Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 5.14
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5.14.1
स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा मनसा चाधिगम्य ताम्।
अवप्लुतो महातेजाः प्राकारं तस्य वेश्मनः ॥ ५.१४.१ ॥
Mighty-radiant Hanumān, after pondering for a moment in his mind and resolving upon her, leapt down from the wall of that dwelling.
5.14.2
स तु संहृष्टसर्वांगः प्राकारस्थो महाकपिः।
पुष्पिताग्रान् वसन्तादौ ददर्श विविधान् द्रुमान् ॥ ५.१४.२ ॥
Standing on the wall, the great monkey Hanumān, his whole body thrilled with joy, saw various trees with blossoming tops at the beginning of spring.
5.14.3
सालानशोकान् भव्यांश्च चम्पकांश्च सुपुष्पितान्।
उद्दालकान् नागवृक्षांश्चूतान् कपिमुखानपि ॥ ५.१४.३ ॥
He saw sāla trees, splendid aśoka trees, campaka trees in full bloom, uddālaka trees, nāga trees, mango trees, and the trees called kapimukha.
5.14.4
तथाऽऽम्रवणसम्पन्नाँल्लताशतसमन्वितान्।
ज्यामुक्त इव नाराचः पुप्लुवे वृक्षवाटिकाम् ॥ ५.१४.४ ॥
Likewise, into the tree-garden abounding in mango groves and endowed with hundreds of creepers, he leapt like an arrow released from the bowstring.
5.14.5
स प्रविश्य विचित्रां तां विहगैरभिनादिताम्।
राजतैः काञ्चनैश्चैव पादपैः सर्वतो वृताम् ॥ ५.१४.५ ॥
He entered that wondrous grove, resounding with birds and surrounded on all sides by trees silver and golden.
5.14.6
विहगैर्मृगसङ्घैश्च विचित्रां चित्रकाननाम्।
उदितादित्यसंकाशां ददर्श हनुमान् बली ॥ ५.१४.६ ॥
The mighty Hanumān beheld that wondrous grove, filled with birds and herds of deer, with its varied woods, gleaming like the rising sun.
5.14.7
वृतां नानाविधैर्वृक्षैः पुष्पोपगफलोपगैः।
कोकिलैर्भृङ्गराजैश्च मत्तैर्नित्यनिषेविताम् ॥ ५.१४.७ ॥
Surrounded by trees of many kinds, laden with flowers and fruit, always frequented by cuckoos, bees, and the intoxicated creatures.
5.14.8
प्रहृष्टमनुजां काले मृगपक्षिमदाकुलाम्।
मत्तबर्हिणसंघुष्टां नानाद्विजगणायुताम् ॥ ५.१४.८ ॥
Filled with joyful creatures in their season, stirred with the excitement of deer and birds, echoing with the calls of intoxicated peacocks, teeming with many flocks of birds.
5.14.9
मार्गमाणो वरारोहां राजपुत्रीमनिन्दिताम्।
सुखप्रसुप्तान् विहगान् बोधयामास वानरः ॥ ५.१४.९ ॥
Searching for that blameless princess of the lovely hips, the monkey woke the birds that slept peacefully.
5.14.10
उत्पतद्भिर्द्विजगणैः पक्षैर्वातैः समाहताः।
अनेकवर्णा विविधा मुमुचुः पुष्पवृष्टयः ॥ ५.१४.१० ॥
Stirred by the wings of the rising flocks of birds and by the winds, showers of flowers of many colours and kinds fell down.
5.14.11
पुष्पावकीर्णः शुशुभे हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः।
अशोकवनिकामध्ये यथा पुष्पमयो गिरिः ॥ ५.१४.११ ॥
In the midst of the Aśoka grove, strewn with flowers, the son of the Wind, Hanumān, shone like a mountain made of flowers.
5.14.12
दिशः सर्वाभिधावन्तं वृक्षखण्डगतं कपिम्।
दृष्ट्वा सर्वाणि भूतानि वसन्त इति मेनिरे ॥ ५.१४.१२ ॥
Seeing the monkey running in every direction among the clusters of trees, all creatures thought that spring had come.
5.14.13
वृक्षेभ्यः पतितैः पुष्पैरवकीर्णाः पृथग्विधैः।
रराज वसुधा तत्र प्रमदेव विभूषिता ॥ ५.१४.१३ ॥
Strewn with many kinds of flowers fallen from the trees, the earth there shone like a woman adorned.
5.14.14
तरस्विना ते तरवस्तरसा बहु कम्पिताः।
कुसुमानि विचित्राणि ससृजुः कपिना तदा ॥ ५.१४.१४ ॥
Those mighty trees, violently and greatly shaken by the monkey, then released wondrous flowers.
5.14.15
निर्धूतपत्रशिखराः शीर्णपुष्पफलद्रुमाः।
निक्षिप्तवस्त्राभरणा धूर्ता इव पराजिताः ॥ ५.१४.१५ ॥
With leaves and crests shaken off and flowers and fruit broken, those trees looked like defeated cheats who had cast off their cloth and ornaments.
5.14.16
हनूमता वेगवता कम्पितास्ते नगोत्तमाः।
पुष्पपत्रफलान्याशु मुमुचुः फलशालिनः ॥ ५.१४.१६ ॥
Those noble trees, shaken by swift Hanumān, laden though they were with fruit, quickly let go their flowers, leaves and fruit.
5.14.17
विहंगसङ्घैर्हीनास्ते स्कन्धमात्राश्रया द्रुमाः।
बभूवुरगमाः सर्वे मारुतेन विनिर्धुताः ॥ ५.१४.१७ ॥
Stripped of their flocks of birds and left resting only on their trunks, all those trees, thoroughly shaken by the wind, became motionless.
5.14.18
विधूतकेशी युवतिर्यथा मृदितवर्णका।
निपीतशुभदन्तोष्ठी नखैर्दन्तैश्च विक्षता ॥ ५.१४.१८ ॥
Like a young woman with disheveled hair, her complexion bruised, her fair teeth and lips pressed, wounded by nails and teeth.
5.14.19
तथा लांगूलहस्तैस्तु चरणाभ्यां च मर्दिता।
तथैवाशोकवनिका प्रभग्नवनपादपा ॥ ५.१४.१९ ॥
Likewise the Aśoka grove, trampled by the hands of his tail and by his feet, its forest trees broken.
5.14.20
महालतानां दामानि व्यधमत् तरसा कपिः।
यथा प्रावृषि वेगेन मेघजालानि मारुतः ॥ ५.१४.२० ॥
The monkey swiftly scattered the garlands of the great creepers, as in the rainy season the wind with force scatters masses of clouds.
5.14.21
स तत्र मणिभूमीश्च राजतीश्च मनोरमाः।
तथा काञ्चनभूमीश्च विचरन् ददृशे कपिः ॥ ५.१४.२१ ॥
Wandering there, the monkey saw the delightful grounds set with jewels, and those of silver, and those of gold.
5.14.22
वापीश्च विविधाकाराः पूर्णाः परमवारिणा।
महार्हैर्मणिसोपानैरुपपन्नास्ततस्ततः ॥ ५.१४.२२ ॥
Step-wells and ponds of various shapes, full of the finest water, furnished here and there with precious jewelled steps.
5.14.23
मुक्ताप्रवालसिकताः स्फाटिकान्तरकुट्टिमाः।
काञ्चनैस्तरुभिश्चित्रैस्तीरजैरुपशोभिताः ॥ ५.१४.२३ ॥
With sands of pearl and coral, with floors of crystal within, adorned by golden and wondrous trees growing on their banks.
5.14.24
बुद्धपद्मोत्पलवनाश्चक्रवाकोपशोभिताः।
नत्यूहरुतसंघुष्टा हंससारसनादिताः ॥ ५.१४.२४ ॥
Groves of opened lotuses and water-lilies, adorned with ruddy geese, resounding with the calls of waterfowl, echoing with the cries of swans and cranes.
5.14.25
दीर्घाभिर्द्रुमयुक्ताभिः सरिद्भिश्च समन्ततः।
अमृतोपमतोयाभिः शिवाभिरुपसंस्कृताः ॥ ५.१४.२५ ॥
It was adorned on all sides with long rivers lined with trees, whose waters were like nectar, and which were auspicious.
5.14.26
लताशतैरवतताः संतानकुसुमावृताः।
नानागुल्मावृतवनाः करवीरकृतान्तराः ॥ ५.१४.२६ ॥
Covered with hundreds of creepers, shrouded in santānaka flowers, its groves encircled by many kinds of shrubs and its gaps lined with oleanders.
5.14.27
ततोऽम्बुधरसंकाशं प्रवृद्धशिखरं गिरिम्।
विचित्रकूटं कूटैश्च सर्वतः परिवारितम् ॥ ५.१४.२७ ॥
Then he saw that mountain, like a rain cloud, with high peaks, the variegated Vicitrakūṭa, surrounded on all sides by its peaks.
5.14.28
शिलागृहैरवततं नानावृक्षसमावृतम्।
ददर्श कपिशार्दूलो रम्यं जगति पर्वतम् ॥ ५.१४.२८ ॥
Hanumān, tiger among monkeys, saw that mountain, covered with rock dwellings and surrounded by many kinds of trees, the most lovely in the world.
5.14.29
ददर्श च नगात् तस्मान्नदीं निपतितां कपिः।
अंकादिव समुत्पत्य प्रियस्य पतितां प्रियाम् ॥ ५.१४.२९ ॥
And from that mountain Hanumān saw a river falling, like a beloved woman leaping down from her lover's lap.
5.14.30
जले निपतिताग्रैश्च पादपैरुपशोभिताम्।
वार्यमाणामिव क्रुद्धां प्रमदां प्रियबन्धुभिः ॥ ५.१४.३० ॥
That river, adorned with trees whose tops bent down into the water, was like an angry woman being restrained by her dear kinsfolk.
5.14.31
पुनरावृत्ततोयां च ददर्श स महाकपिः।
प्रसन्नामिव कान्तस्य कान्तां पुनरुपस्थिताम् ॥ ५.१४.३१ ॥
The great monkey saw that lake, its water brought back again, like a beloved woman, pleased, come back to her lover.
5.14.32
तस्यादूरात् स पद्मिन्यो नानाद्विजगणायुताः।
ददर्श कपिशार्दूलो हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः ॥ ५.१४.३२ ॥
Not far from it, Hanumān, the tiger among monkeys, son of the Wind, saw lotus ponds filled with flocks of many kinds of birds.
5.14.33
कृत्रिमां दीर्घिकां चापि पूर्णां शीतेन वारिणा।
मणिप्रवरसोपानां मुक्तासिकतशोभिताम् ॥ ५.१४.३३ ॥
There was also an artificial long pond, full of cool water, its steps made of excellent jewels and adorned with sand of pearls.
5.14.34
विविधैर्मृगसङ्घैश्च विचित्रां चित्रकाननाम्।
प्रासादैः सुमहद्भिश्च निर्मितैर्विश्वकर्मणा ॥ ५.१४.३४ ॥
It was adorned with herds of many kinds of deer and wondrous groves, and with very great mansions built by Viśvakarmā.
5.14.35
काननैः कृत्रिमैश्चापि सर्वतः समलंकृताम्।
ये केचित् पादपास्तत्र पुष्पोपगफलोपगाः ॥ ५.१४.३५ ॥
It was on all sides richly adorned with artificial groves; whatever trees were there bore flowers and fruits.
5.14.36
सच्छत्राः सवितर्दीकाः सर्वे सौवर्णवेदिकाः।
लताप्रतानैर्बहुभिः पर्णैश्च बहुभिर्वृताम् ॥ ५.१४.३६ ॥
With parasols and terraces, all with golden altars, covered with many tangled creepers and many leaves.
5.14.37
काञ्चनीं शिंशपामेकां ददर्श स महाकपिः।
वृतां हेममयीभिस्तु वेदिकाभिः समन्ततः ॥ ५.१४.३७ ॥
There the great monkey saw a single golden śiṃśapā tree, surrounded on all sides by platforms made of gold.
5.14.38
सोऽपश्यद् भूमिभागांश्च नगप्रस्रवणानि च।
सुवर्णवृक्षानपरान् ददर्श शिखिसंनिभान् ॥ ५.१४.३८ ॥
He saw stretches of ground and the springs of the mountains, and other golden trees resembling flames of fire.
5.14.39
तेषां द्रुमाणां प्रभया मेरोरिव महाकपिः।
अमन्यत तदा वीरः काञ्चनोऽस्मीति सर्वतः ॥ ५.१४.३९ ॥
By the radiance of those trees the great monkey shone as if he were Meru; then the hero thought, 'I too am golden on all sides.'
5.14.40
तान् काञ्चनान् वृक्षगणान् मारुतेन प्रकम्पितान्।
किङ्किणीशतनिर्घोषान् दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमागमत् ॥ ५.१४.४० ॥
Seeing those golden clusters of trees trembling in the wind and sounding with the noise of hundreds of tiny bells, he was filled with wonder.
5.14.41
सुपुष्पिताग्रान् रुचिरांस्तरुणाङ्कुरपल्लवान्।
तामारुह्य महावेगः शिंशपां पर्णसंवृताम् ॥ ५.१४.४१ ॥
With its lovely, well-blossomed tops and young sprouts and shoots, covered with leaves, the swift-moving one climbed up that śiṃśapā tree.
5.14.42
इतो द्रक्ष्यामि वैदेहीं रामदर्शनलालसाम्।
इतश्चेतश्च दुःखार्तां सम्पतन्तीं यदृच्छया ॥ ५.१४.४२ ॥
From here I shall see Vaidehī, longing for the sight of Rāma, tormented by grief, wandering here and there at random.
5.14.43
अशोकवनिका चेयं दृढं रम्या दुरात्मनः।
चन्दनैश्चम्पकैश्चापि बकुलैश्च विभूषिता ॥ ५.१४.४३ ॥
This Ashoka grove, so delightful to the wicked one, is adorned with sandal, champaka and bakula trees.
5.14.44
इयं च नलिनी रम्या द्विजसङ्घनिषेविता।
इमां सा राजमहिषी नूनमेष्यति जानकी ॥ ५.१४.४४ ॥
This lotus pond too is delightful, frequented by flocks of birds. The queen Jānakī will surely come here.
5.14.45
सा रामा राजमहिषी राघवस्य प्रिया सती।
वनसंचारकुशला ध्रुवमेष्यति जानकी ॥ ५.१४.४५ ॥
That lady, the queen, beloved of Rāghava, the faithful one skilled in roaming the forest, Jānakī, will surely come.
5.14.46
अथवा मृगशावाक्षी वनस्यास्य विचक्षणा।
वनमेष्यति साद्येह रामचिन्तासुकर्शिता ॥ ५.१४.४६ ॥
Or perhaps she, fawn-eyed and skilled in this forest, greatly wasted by longing for Rāma, will come to this forest today.
5.14.47
रामशोकाभिसंतप्ता सा देवी वामलोचना।
वनवासरता नित्यमेष्यते वनचारिणी ॥ ५.१४.४७ ॥
That goddess, tormented by grief for Rāma, lovely-eyed, always delighting in forest exile, wandering in the forest, will come here.
5.14.48
वनेचराणां सततं नूनं स्पृहयते पुरा।
रामस्य दयिता चार्या जनकस्य सुता सती ॥ ५.१४.४८ ॥
The forest-dwelling creatures surely constantly long for her; Rāma's beloved, the noble lady, the faithful daughter of Janaka, was so desired even before.
5.14.49
संध्याकालमनाः श्यामा ध्रुवमेष्यति जानकी।
नदीं चेमां शुभजलां संध्यार्थे वरवर्णिनी ॥ ५.१४.४९ ॥
With her mind fixed on the evening hour, the dark-complexioned, fair-formed Jānakī will surely come to this river of pure waters for the twilight rite.
5.14.50
तस्याश्चाप्यनुरूपेयमशोकवनिका शुभा।
शुभायाः पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य पत्नी रामस्य सम्मता ॥ ५.१४.५० ॥
This fine Aśoka grove is fitting for her, the honoured wife of Rāma, the foremost of kings.
5.14.51
यदि जीवति सा देवी ताराधिपनिभानना।
आगमिष्यति सावश्यमिमां शीतजलां नदीम् ॥ ५.१४.५१ ॥
If that goddess, with a face like the lord of stars, is alive, she will certainly come to this river of cool waters.
5.14.52
एवं तु मत्वा हनुमान् महात्मा
प्रतीक्षमाणो मनुजेन्द्रपत्नीम्।
अवेक्षमाणश्च ददर्श सर्वं
सुपुष्पिते पर्णघने निलीनः ॥ ५.१४.५२ ॥
Thinking thus, the great-souled Hanumān, awaiting the wife of the lord of men, looking about and seeing everything, remained hidden among the dense leaves full of blossoms.