Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 5.17
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5.17.1
ततः कुमुदखण्डाभो निर्मलं निर्मलोदयः।
प्रजगाम नभश्चन्द्रो हंसो नीलमिवोदकम् ॥ ५.१७.१ ॥
Then the moon, bright as a piece of white lotus, of spotless rising, moved across the sky like a swan in dark blue water.
5.17.2
साचिव्यमिव कुर्वन् स प्रभया निर्मलप्रभः।
चन्द्रमा रश्मिभिः शीतैः सिषेवे पवनात्मजम् ॥ ५.१७.२ ॥
As if acting as his assistant, the moon of spotless brilliance attended upon the son of the Wind with his cool rays.
5.17.3
स ददर्श ततः सीतां पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम्।
शोकभारैरिव न्यस्तां भारैर्नावमिवाम्भसि ॥ ५.१७.३ ॥
Then he saw Sītā, her face like the full moon, weighed down by burdens of sorrow, like a boat laid low with weight upon the water.
5.17.4
दिदृक्षमाणो वैदेहीं हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः।
स ददर्शाविदूरस्था राक्षसीर्घोरदर्शनाः ॥ ५.१७.४ ॥
Desiring to see Vaidehī, Hanumān, son of the Wind, saw the rākṣasī women standing not far off, of terrible appearance.
5.17.5
एकाक्षीमेककर्णां च कर्णप्रावरणां तथा।
अकर्णां शङ्कुकर्णां च मस्तकोच्छ्वासनासिकाम् ॥ ५.१७.५ ॥
One-eyed, one-eared, one with her ears for a covering, one without ears, one with ears like stakes, and one with nostrils raised toward her head.
5.17.6
अतिकायोत्तमांगीं च तनुदीर्घशिरोधराम्।
ध्वस्तकेशीं तथाकेशीं केशकम्बलधारिणीम् ॥ ५.१७.६ ॥
Of exceedingly huge and outstanding body, with a thin, long neck, with disheveled hair, one without hair, and one wearing a blanket of hair.
5.17.7
लम्बकर्णललाटां च लम्बोदरपयोधराम्।
लम्बोष्ठीं चिबुकोष्ठीं च लम्बास्यां लम्बजानुकाम् ॥ ५.१७.७ ॥
Long-eared and long-foreheaded, with long bellies and long breasts, long-lipped, with chin-like lips, long-faced, and long-kneed.
5.17.8
ह्रस्वां दीर्घां च कुब्जां च विकटां वामनां तथा।
करालां भुग्नवक्त्रां च पिंगाक्षीं विकृताननाम् ॥ ५.१७.८ ॥
Short and tall, hunchbacked and misshapen, dwarfish too, fearsome, crooked-faced, tawny-eyed, and distorted-faced.
5.17.9
विकृताः पिंगलाः कालीः क्रोधनाः कलहप्रियाः।
कालायसमहाशूलकूटमुद्गरधारिणीः ॥ ५.१७.९ ॥
Distorted, tawny, dark, wrathful, and fond of quarrels, bearing great iron spears, clubs, and hammers.
5.17.10
वराहमृगशार्दूलमहिषाजशिवामुखाः।
गजोष्ट्रहयपादाश्च निखातशिरसोऽपराः ॥ ५.१७.१० ॥
With faces of boar, deer, tiger, buffalo, goat, and jackal; with feet of elephant, camel, and horse; and others with sunken heads.
5.17.11
एकहस्तैकपादाश्च खरकर्ण्यश्वकर्णिकाः।
गोकर्णीर्हस्तिकर्णीश्च हरिकर्णीस्तथापराः ॥ ५.१७.११ ॥
One-handed and one-footed, donkey-eared, horse-eared, cow-eared, elephant-eared, and deer-eared, and others too.
5.17.12
अतिनासाश्च काश्चिच्च तिर्यङ्नासा अनासिकाः।
गजसंनिभनासाश्च ललाटोच्छ्वासनासिकाः ॥ ५.१७.१२ ॥
Some with very long noses, some with sideways noses, some noseless, some with elephant-like noses, and some with noses breathing from the forehead.
5.17.13
हस्तिपादा महापादा गोपादाः पादचूलिकाः।
अतिमात्रशिरोग्रीवा अतिमात्रकुचोदरीः ॥ ५.१७.१३ ॥
They had elephant feet, great feet, cow feet, and tufts on their feet; they had excessively large heads and necks, and excessively large breasts and bellies.
5.17.14
अतिमात्रास्यनेत्राश्च दीर्घजिह्वाननास्तथा।
अजामुखीर्हस्तिमुखीर्गोमुखीः सूकरीमुखीः ॥ ५.१७.१४ ॥
They had excessively large mouths and eyes, and long tongues and faces; some were goat-faced, some elephant-faced, some cow-faced, and some boar-faced.
5.17.15
हयोष्ट्रखरवक्त्राश्च राक्षसीर्घोरदर्शनाः।
शूलमुद्गरहस्ताश्च क्रोधनाः कलहप्रियाः ॥ ५.१७.१५ ॥
The rakshasi women, with horse, camel and donkey faces, looked terrible; holding spears and clubs in their hands, they were quick to anger and fond of quarrels.
5.17.16
कराला धूम्रकेशिन्यो राक्षसीर्विकृताननाः।
पिबन्ति सततं पानं सुरामांससदाप्रियाः ॥ ५.१७.१६ ॥
The fearsome rakshasi women, smoke-haired and with distorted faces, kept drinking liquor without pause; they were always fond of wine and flesh.
5.17.17
मांसशोणितदिग्धांगीर्मांसशोणितभोजनाः।
ता ददर्श कपिश्रेष्ठो रोमहर्षणदर्शनाः ॥ ५.१७.१७ ॥
Hanumān, best of monkeys, saw those rakshasi women, their bodies smeared with flesh and blood, feeding on flesh and blood, hair-raising to behold.
5.17.18
स्कन्धवन्तमुपासीनाः परिवार्य वनस्पतिम्।
तस्याधस्ताच्च तां देवीं राजपुत्रीमनिन्दिताम् ॥ ५.१७.१८ ॥
The rakshasi women sat surrounding that great tree, and beneath it sat that goddess, the princess, the blameless one (Sītā).
5.17.19
लक्षयामास लक्ष्मीवान् हनूमाञ्जनकात्मजाम्।
निष्प्रभां शोकसंतप्तां मलसंकुलमूर्धजाम् ॥ ५.१७.१९ ॥
The fortunate Hanumān saw the daughter of Janaka, lustreless, tormented by grief, her hair matted with dirt.
5.17.20
क्षीणपुण्यां च्युतां भूमौ तारां निपतितामिव।
चारित्रव्यपदेशाढ्यां भर्तृदर्शनदुर्गताम् ॥ ५.१७.२० ॥
Like a star fallen to earth when its merit is spent, she was rich in the renown of good conduct yet wretched for lack of seeing her husband.
5.17.21
भूषणैरुत्तमैर्हीनां भर्तृवात्सल्यभूषिताम्।
राक्षसाधिपसंरुद्धां बन्धुभिश्च विनाकृताम् ॥ ५.१७.२१ ॥
Bereft of fine ornaments, adorned only with her husband's love, held captive by the lord of the rākṣasas, and separated from her kinsmen.
5.17.22
वियूथां सिंहसंरुद्धां बद्धां गजवधूमिव।
चन्द्ररेखां पयोदान्ते शारदाभ्रैरिवावृताम् ॥ ५.१७.२२ ॥
Like a female elephant separated from her herd, surrounded by lions and bound fast; like the crescent moon veiled by autumn clouds at the end of the rains.
5.17.23
क्लिष्टरूपामसंस्पर्शादयुक्तामिव वल्लकीम्।
स तां भर्तृहिते युक्तामयुक्तां रक्षसां वशे ॥ ५.१७.२३ ॥
Her form afflicted for want of touch, like an untuned lute; devoted to her husband's welfare, yet under the power of the rākṣasas.
5.17.24
अशोकवनिकामध्ये शोकसागरमाप्लुताम्।
ताभिः परिवृतां तत्र सग्रहामिव रोहिणीम् ॥ ५.१७.२४ ॥
Immersed in an ocean of sorrow in the middle of the Aśoka grove, surrounded there by them, like Rohiṇī together with the planets.
5.17.25
ददर्श हनुमांस्तत्र लतामकुसुमामिव।
सा मलेन च दिग्धांगी वपुषा चाप्यलंकृता।
मृणाली पङ्कदिग्धेव विभाति च न भाति च ॥ ५.१७.२५ ॥
There Hanumān saw her, like a creeper without flowers. Though her limbs were smeared with dirt, she seemed adorned in her body. Like a lotus stalk smeared with mud, she seemed to shine and yet not to shine.
5.17.26
मलिनेन तु वस्त्रेण परिक्लिष्टेन भामिनीम्।
संवृतां मृगशावाक्षीं ददर्श हनुमान् कपिः ॥ ५.१७.२६ ॥
That lovely woman, clothed in a soiled and worn garment, doe-eyed, was seen by the monkey Hanumān.
5.17.27
तां देवीं दीनवदनामदीनां भर्तृतेजसा।
रक्षितां स्वेन शीलेन सीतामसितलोचनाम् ॥ ५.१७.२७ ॥
That goddess, whose face was sorrowful yet undaunted, protected by her husband's splendour and guarded by her own virtue, Sītā with dark eyes.
5.17.28
तां दृष्ट्वा हनुमान् सीतां मृगशावनिभेक्षणाम्।
मृगकन्यामिव त्रस्तां वीक्षमाणां समन्ततः ॥ ५.१७.२८ ॥
Having seen Sītā, with eyes like a fawn's, Hanumān saw her looking all around like a frightened doe.
5.17.29
दहन्तीमिव निःश्वासैर्वृक्षान् पल्लवधारिणः।
संघातमिव शोकानां दुःखस्योर्मिमिवोत्थिताम् ॥ ५.१७.२९ ॥
As if burning the leaf-bearing trees with her sighs, like a heap of sorrows, like a wave of grief risen up.
5.17.30
तां क्षमां सुविभक्तांगीं विनाभरणशोभिनीम्।
प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे मारुतिः प्रेक्ष्य मैथिलीम् ॥ ५.१७.३० ॥
Seeing that Maithilī, patient, with well-formed limbs, shining even without ornaments, Hanumān, son of the wind, obtained incomparable joy.
5.17.31
हर्षजानि च सोऽश्रूणि तां दृष्ट्वा मदिरेक्षणाम्।
मुमोच हनुमांस्तत्र नमश्चक्रे च राघवम् ॥ ५.१७.३१ ॥
Seeing her with eyes like wine-intoxicated, Hanumān shed tears born of joy right there, and bowed to Rāghava.
5.17.32
नमस्कृत्वाथ रामाय लक्ष्मणाय च वीर्यवान्।
सीतादर्शनसंहृष्टो हनुमान् संवृतोऽभवत् ॥ ५.१७.३२ ॥
Having then paid homage to Rāma and to Lakṣmaṇa, the mighty Hanumān, gladdened by the sight of Sītā, concealed himself.