Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.50
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4.50.1
सह ताराङ्गदाभ्यां तु संगम्य हनुमान् कपिः।
विचिनोति च विन्ध्यस्य गुहाश्च गहनानि च ॥ ४.५०.१ ॥
Together with Tārā and Aṅgada, the monkey Hanumān joined them and searched the caves and thickets of the Vindhya.
4.50.2
सिंहशार्दूलजुष्टाश्च गुहाश्च परितस्तदा।
विषमेषु नगेन्द्रस्य महाप्रस्रवणेषु च ॥ ४.५०.२ ॥
Then, all around the king of mountains, they searched the caves frequented by lions and tigers, the rough places, and the great waterfalls.
4.50.3
आसेदुस्तस्य शैलस्य कोटिं दक्षिणपश्चिमाम्।
तेषां तत्रैव वसतां स कालो व्यत्यवर्तत ॥ ४.५०.३ ॥
They reached the southwestern peak of that mountain, and while they dwelt there, that time passed.
4.50.4
स हि देशो दुरन्वेष्यो गुहागहनवान् महान्।
तत्र वायुसुतः सर्वं विचिनोति स्म पर्वतम् ॥ ४.५०.४ ॥
That region was hard to search, vast and full of caves and thickets; there the son of the Wind searched the entire mountain.
4.50.5
परस्परेण रहिता अन्योन्यस्याविदूरतः।
गजो गवाक्षो गवयः शरभो गन्धमादनः ॥ ४.५०.५ ॥
They were separated from one another, yet not far apart: Gaja, Gavākṣa, Gavaya, Śarabha, and Gandhamādana.
4.50.6
मैन्दश्च द्विविदश्चैव हनूमान् जाम्बवानपि।
अङ्गदो युवराजश्च तारश्च वनगोचरः ॥ ४.५०.६ ॥
Maindha and Dvivida, Hanumān and also Jāmbavān, the heir apparent Aṅgada, and Tāra—forest-dwellers.
4.50.7
गिरिजालावृतान् देशान् मार्गित्वा दक्षिणां दिशम्।
विचिन्वन्तस्ततस्तत्र ददृशुर्विवृतं बिलम् ॥ ४.५०.७ ॥
Searching the regions covered with mountain thickets in the southern direction, there they saw an open cave.
4.50.8
दुर्गमृक्षबिलं नाम दानवेनाभिरक्षितम्।
क्षुत्पिपासापरीतास्तु श्रान्तास्तु सलिलार्थिनः ॥ ४.५०.८ ॥
It was a difficult cave named Ṛkṣa-bila, guarded by a dānava. Overcome by hunger and thirst, weary, they were seeking water.
4.50.9
अवकीर्णं लतावृक्षैर्ददृशुस्ते महाबिलम्।
तत्र क्रौञ्चाश्च हंसाश्च सारसाश्चापि निष्क्रमन् ॥ ४.५०.९ ॥
They saw that great cave overgrown with creepers and trees, from which cranes, swans and sārasa birds were emerging.
4.50.10
जलार्द्राश्चक्रवाकाश्च रक्ताङ्गाः पद्मरेणुभिः।
ततस्तद् बिलमासाद्य सुगन्धि दुरतिक्रमम् ॥ ४.५०.१० ॥
There were also ruddy geese (cakravāka), wet with water, their bodies reddened with lotus pollen. Then, having reached that cave, fragrant and hard to cross—
4.50.11
विस्मयव्यग्रमनसो बभूवुर्वानरर्षभाः।
संजातपरिशङ्कास्ते तद् बिलं प्लवगोत्तमाः ॥ ४.५०.११ ॥
With minds agitated by wonder, those bulls among vānaras became filled with suspicion about that cave—the best of leapers.
4.50.12
अभ्यपद्यन्त संहृष्टास्तेजोवन्तो महाबलाः।
नानासत्त्वसमाकीर्णं दैत्येन्द्रनिलयोपमम् ॥ ४.५०.१२ ॥
Radiant and mighty, they joyfully approached that cave, teeming with many kinds of creatures, like the abode of the lord of the daityas.
4.50.13
दुर्दर्शमिव घोरं च दुर्विगाह्यं च सर्वशः।
ततः पर्वतकूटाभो हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः ॥ ४.५०.१३ ॥
The cave was dreadful to behold and hard to enter from every side. Then Hanumān, son of the Wind, tall as a mountain peak,
4.50.14
अब्रवीद् वानरान् घोरान् कान्तारवनकोविदः।
गिरिजालावृतान् देशान् मार्गित्वा दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥ ४.५०.१४ ॥
Hanumān, skilled in wilds and forest paths, having searched the regions ringed with mountain networks in the southern direction, spoke to the fierce monkeys:
4.50.15
वयं सर्वे परिश्रान्ता न च पश्याम मैथिलीम्।
अस्माच्चापि बिलाद्धंसाः क्रौञ्चाश्च सह सारसैः ॥ ४.५०.१५ ॥
We are all exhausted and do not see Maithilī. Yet from this cave swans and cranes are coming out together with sārasa birds.
4.50.16
जलार्द्राश्चक्रवाकाश्च निष्पतन्ति स्म सर्वशः।
नूनं सलिलवानत्र कूपो वा यदि वा ह्रदः ॥ ४.५०.१६ ॥
Chakravāka birds, wet with water, also fly out on every side. Surely there is water here, a well or else a lake.
4.50.17
तथा चेमे बिलद्वारे स्निग्धास्तिष्ठन्ति पादपाः।
इत्युक्तास्तद् बिलं सर्वे विविशुस्तिमिरावृतम् ॥ ४.५०.१७ ॥
And these lush trees stand at the cave's mouth. Having been told this, all the monkeys entered that cave covered in darkness.
4.50.18
अचन्द्रसूर्यं हरयो ददृशू रोमहर्षणम्।
निशाम्य तस्मात् सिंहांश्च तांस्तांश्च मृगपक्षिणः ॥ ४.५०.१८ ॥
The monkeys saw that hair-raising place, without moon or sun. Hearing from there the roars of lions and the cries of the various beasts and birds,
4.50.19
प्रविष्टा हरिशार्दूला बिलं तिमिरसंवृतम्।
न तेषां सज्जते दृष्टिर्न तेजो न पराक्रमः ॥ ४.५०.१९ ॥
Having entered that cave shrouded in darkness, the tiger-like monkeys found that their sight, their radiance, and their valor were of no avail.
4.50.20
वायोरिव गतिस्तेषां दृष्टिस्तमसि वर्तते।
ते प्रविष्टास्तु वेगेन तद् बिलं कपिकुञ्जराः ॥ ४.५०.२० ॥
Their motion was swift as the wind, yet their sight remained in darkness; having rushed into that cave, the elephant-like monkeys were held fast there.
4.50.21
प्रकाशं चाभिरामं च ददृशुर्देशमुत्तमम्।
ततस्तस्मिन् बिले भीमे नानापादपसंकुले ॥ ४.५०.२१ ॥
Then, in that terrible cave thick with many kinds of trees, they saw a radiant, delightful, excellent region.
4.50.22
अन्योन्यं सम्परिष्वज्य जग्मुर्योजनमन्तरम्।
ते नष्टसंज्ञास्तृषिताः सम्भ्रान्ताः सलिलार्थिनः ॥ ४.५०.२२ ॥
Clasping one another, they went a yojana's distance; bereft of their senses, thirsty and bewildered, they were searching for water.
4.50.23
परिपेतुर्बिले तस्मिन् कंचित् कालमतन्द्रिताः।
ते कृशा दीनवदनाः परिश्रान्ताः प्लवङ्गमाः ॥ ४.५०.२३ ॥
In that cave they wandered for some time, weary yet alert; lean, with downcast faces, the leaping monkeys were utterly spent.
4.50.24
आलोकं ददृशुर्वीरा निराशा जीविते यदा।
ततस्तं देशमागम्य सौम्या वितिमिरं वनम् ॥ ४.५०.२४ ॥
When the heroes had given up hope of life, they then saw light; and those gentle monkeys came to that region, a forest free of darkness.
4.50.25
ददृशुः काञ्चनान् वृक्षान् दीप्तवैश्वानरप्रभान्।
सालांस्तालांस्तमालांश्च पुंनागान् वञ्जुलान् धवान् ॥ ४.५०.२५ ॥
They saw golden trees, blazing like a kindled fire: sāla, tāla, tamāla, puṃnāga, vañjula and dhava trees.
4.50.26
चम्पकान् नागवृक्षांश्च कर्णिकारांश्च पुष्पितान्।
स्तबकैः काञ्चनैश्चित्रै रक्तैः किसलयैस्तथा ॥ ४.५०.२६ ॥
They saw champaka and nāga trees, and blossoming karṇikāra trees, adorned with clusters of golden, variegated and red sprouts.
4.50.27
आपीडैश्च लताभिश्च हेमाभरणभूषितान्।
तरुणादित्यसंकाशान् वैदूर्यमयवेदिकान् ॥ ४.५०.२७ ॥
Adorned with garlands and creepers and golden ornaments, they shone like the young sun, with platforms of lapis lazuli.
4.50.28
बिभ्राजमानान् वपुषा पादपांश्च हिरण्मयान्।
नीलवैदूर्यवर्णाश्च पद्मिनीः पतगैर्वृताः ॥ ४.५०.२८ ॥
The golden trees shone in their very form, and the lotus ponds, blue like lapis lazuli, were surrounded by birds.
4.50.29
महद्भिः काञ्चनैर्वृक्षैर्वृता बालार्कसंनिभैः।
जातरूपमयैर्मत्स्यैर्महद्भिश्चाथ पङ्कजैः ॥ ४.५०.२९ ॥
They were surrounded by great golden trees, like the morning sun; they held golden fish and great lotuses.
4.50.30
नलिनीस्तत्र ददृशुः प्रसन्नसलिलायुताः।
काञ्चनानि विमानानि राजतानि तथैव च ॥ ४.५०.३० ॥
There they saw lotus ponds full of clear water, and mansions of gold and of silver as well.
4.50.31
तपनीयगवाक्षाणि मुक्ताजालावृतानि च।
हैमराजतभौमानि वैदूर्यमणिमन्ति च ॥ ४.५०.३१ ॥
There were golden windows, covered with nets of pearls, made of gold, silver and earth, and adorned with cat's-eye gems.
4.50.32
ददृशुस्तत्र हरयो गृहमुख्यानि सर्वशः।
पुष्पितान् फलिनो वृक्षान् प्रवालमणिसंनिभान् ॥ ४.५०.३२ ॥
There the monkeys saw chief mansions everywhere, and flowering, fruit-bearing trees gleaming like coral and gems.
4.50.33
काञ्चनभ्रमरांश्चैव मधूनि च समन्ततः।
मणिकाञ्चनचित्राणि शयनान्यासनानि च ॥ ४.५०.३३ ॥
Golden bees, honey all around, and couches and seats variegated with gems and gold.
4.50.34
विविधानि विशालानि ददृशुस्ते समन्ततः।
हैमराजतकांस्यानां भाजनानां च राशयः ॥ ४.५०.३४ ॥
They saw, all around, various vast things, and heaps of vessels of gold, silver and bronze.
4.50.35
अगुरूणां च दिव्यानां चन्दनानां च संचयान्।
शुचीन्यभ्यवहाराणि मूलानि च फलानि च ॥ ४.५०.३५ ॥
Heaps of divine aloe-wood and sandalwood, pure foods and drinks, roots and fruits.
4.50.36
महार्हाणि च यानानि मधूनि रसवन्ति च।
दिव्यानामम्बराणां च महार्हाणां च संचयान् ॥ ४.५०.३६ ॥
Very precious vehicles, flavorful honey, and heaps of divine and very costly garments.
4.50.37
कम्बलानां च चित्राणामजिनानां च संचयान्।
तत्र तत्र च विन्यस्तान् दीप्तान् वैश्वानरप्रभान् ॥ ४.५०.३७ ॥
They saw heaps of variegated woolen blankets and deerskins, placed here and there, blazing with the radiance of the sacrificial fire.
4.50.38
ददृशुर्वानराः शुभ्राञ्जातरूपस्य संचयान्।
तत्र तत्र विचिन्वन्तो बिले तत्र महाप्रभाः ॥ ४.५०.३८ ॥
In that cave, the mighty monkeys searching here and there saw heaps of bright gold.
4.50.39
ददृशुर्वानराः शूराः स्त्रियं कांचिददूरतः।
तां च ते ददृशुस्तत्र चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बराम् ॥ ४.५०.३९ ॥
The valiant monkeys saw a certain woman not far off, and they saw her there, clad in bark garments and black antelope skin.
4.50.40
तापसीं नियताहारां ज्वलन्तीमिव तेजसा।
विस्मिता हरयस्तत्र व्यवतिष्ठन्त सर्वशः।
पप्रच्छ हनुमांस्तत्र कासि त्वं कस्य वा बिलम् ॥ ४.५०.४० ॥
Amazed, the monkeys stood all around, seeing that ascetic woman of disciplined diet, blazing as if with radiance. Then Hanumān asked: "Who are you, and whose is this cave?"
4.50.41
ततो हनूमान् गिरिसंनिकाशः
कृताञ्जलिस्तामभिवाद्य वृद्धाम्।
पप्रच्छ का त्वं भवनं बिलं च
रत्नानि चेमानि वदस्व कस्य ॥ ४.५०.४१ ॥
Then Hanumān, like a mountain, with folded hands, greeted that elderly woman and asked: "Who are you? Whose are this dwelling and cave, and these jewels? Tell us."