Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 5.59
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5.59.1
एतदाख्याय तत् सर्वं हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः।
भूयः समुपचक्राम वचनं वक्तुमुत्तरम् ॥ ५.५९.१ ॥
Having reported all of this, Hanumān, son of the Wind-god, again began to speak in reply.
5.59.2
सफलो राघवोद्योगः सुग्रीवस्य च सम्भ्रमः।
शीलमासाद्य सीताया मम च प्रीणितं मनः ॥ ५.५९.२ ॥
The effort of Rāghava and the zeal of Sugrīva have borne fruit; and beholding Sītā's character, my mind is gladdened.
5.59.3
आर्यायाः सदृशं शीलं सीतायाः प्लवगर्षभाः।
तपसा धारयेल्लोकान् क्रुद्धा वा निर्दहेदपि ॥ ५.५९.३ ॥
O best of monkeys, the character of the noble Sītā is fitting for her: by her austerity she could sustain the worlds, and if angered, she could even burn them down.
5.59.4
सर्वथातिप्रकृष्टोऽसौ रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः।
यस्य तां स्पृशतो गात्रं तपसा न विनाशितम् ॥ ५.५९.४ ॥
That Rāvaṇa, lord of the rākṣasas, is in every way utterly base, for though he touched her body, it was not destroyed by her austerity.
5.59.5
न तदग्निशिखा कुर्यात् संस्पृष्टा पाणिना सती।
जनकस्य सुता कुर्याद् यत् क्रोधकलुषीकृता ॥ ५.५९.५ ॥
The chaste daughter of Janaka, touched by a hand, would not be harmed like a tongue of fire; but when made turbid by anger, she could do what the flame cannot.
5.59.6
जाम्बवत्प्रमुखान् सर्वाननुज्ञाप्य महाकपीन्।
अस्मिन् नेवंगते कार्ये भवतां च निवेदिते।
न्याय्यं स्म सह वैदेह्या द्रष्टुं तौ पार्थिवात्मजौ ॥ ५.५९.६ ॥
Having taken leave of all the great monkeys headed by Jāmbavān, and having reported that this task has thus been accomplished, it is proper indeed that those two princes should see Vaidehī.
5.59.7
अहमेकोऽपि पर्याप्तः सराक्षसगणां पुरीम्।
तां लङ्कां तरसा हन्तुं रावणं च महाबलम् ॥ ५.५९.७ ॥
I alone am sufficient to swiftly destroy that city Laṅkā, with its hosts of rākṣasas, and the mighty Rāvaṇa.
5.59.8
किं पुनः सहितो वीरैर्बलवद्भिः कृतात्मभिः।
कृतास्त्रैः प्लवगैः शक्तैर्भवद्भिर्विजयैषिभिः ॥ ५.५९.८ ॥
Then what need is there to speak, when heroes such as you—strong, self-controlled, skilled in weapons, capable, and seeking victory—are with me among the monkeys?
5.59.9
अहं तु रावणं युद्धे ससैन्यं सपुरःसरम्।
सहपुत्रं वधिष्यामि सहोदरयुतं युधि ॥ ५.५९.९ ॥
And I shall slay Rāvaṇa in battle, together with his army, his vanguard, his son, and his brothers.
5.59.10
ब्राह्ममस्त्रं च रौद्रं च वायव्यं वारुणं तथा।
यदि शक्रजितोऽस्त्राणि दुर्निरीक्ष्याणि संयुगे।
तान्यहं निहनिष्यामि विधमिष्यामि राक्षसान् ॥ ५.५९.१० ॥
Even if the weapons of Indrajit—the Brahma, Raudra, Vāyavya and Vāruṇa weapons, and his arms hard to look upon in battle—are used, I shall destroy them and scatter the rākṣasas.
5.59.11
भवतामभ्यनुज्ञातो विक्रमो मे रुणद्धि तम्।
मयातुला विसृष्टा हि शैलवृष्टिर्निरन्तरा ॥ ५.५९.११ ॥
With your permission, my valor will check him; and the incomparable, unceasing rain of mountains hurled by me will check him too.
5.59.12
देवानपि रणे हन्यात् किं पुनस्तान् निशाचरान्।
भवतामननुज्ञातो विक्रमो मे रुणद्धि माम् ॥ ५.५९.१२ ॥
My valor could slay even the gods in battle—how much more those night-wanderers! Yet, without your permission, that very valor of mine will check me.
5.59.13
सागरोऽप्यतियाद् वेलां मन्दरः प्रचलेदपि।
न जाम्बवन्तं समरे कम्पयेदरिवाहिनी ॥ ५.५९.१३ ॥
Though the ocean should overstep its shore and Mandara should move, the enemy host could not shake Jāmbavān in battle.
5.59.14
सर्वराक्षससङ्घानां राक्षसा ये च पूर्वजाः।
अलमेकोऽपि नाशाय वीरो वालिसुतः कपिः ॥ ५.५९.१४ ॥
Even one alone suffices to destroy all the hosts of rākṣasas and their forefathers — that heroic monkey, the son of Vāli.
5.59.15
प्लवगस्योरुवेगेन नीलस्य च महात्मनः।
मन्दरोऽप्यवशीर्येत किं पुनर्युधि राक्षसाः ॥ ५.५९.१५ ॥
Even Mandara would be crushed by the great speed of the leaping monkey and of the great-souled Nīla — what then of the rākṣasas in battle!
5.59.16
सदेवासुरयक्षेषु गन्धर्वोरगपक्षिषु।
मैन्दस्य प्रतियोद्धारं शंसत द्विविदस्य वा ॥ ५.५९.१६ ॥
Among gods, asuras, yakṣas, gandharvas, serpents and birds, name a rival who could withstand Maindа or Dvivida!
5.59.17
अश्विपुत्रौ महावेगावेतौ प्लवगसत्तमौ।
एतयोः प्रतियोद्धारं न पश्यामि रणाजिरे ॥ ५.५९.१७ ॥
These two, sons of the Aśvins, of great speed, best of leapers — I see no rival to them on the battlefield.
5.59.18
मयैव निहता लङ्का दग्धा भस्मीकृता पुरी।
राजमार्गेषु सर्वेषु नाम विश्रावितं मया ॥ ५.५९.१८ ॥
By me alone Laṅkā was slain, the city burned and reduced to ashes; and on all the royal roads my name has been proclaimed.
5.59.19
जयत्यतिबलो रामो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः।
राजा जयति सुग्रीवो राघवेणाभिपालितः ॥ ५.५९.१९ ॥
Victory to the exceedingly mighty Rāma, and to the greatly mighty Lakṣmaṇa! Victory to King Sugrīva, protected by the Rāghava!
5.59.20
अहं कोसलराजस्य दासः पवनसम्भवः।
हनूमानिति सर्वत्र नाम विश्रावितं मया ॥ ५.५९.२० ॥
I am the servant of the king of Kosala, Hanumān, son of the Wind. I have made my name known everywhere.
5.59.21
अशोकवनिकामध्ये रावणस्य दुरात्मनः।
अधस्ताच्छिंशपामूले साध्वी करुणमास्थिता ॥ ५.५९.२१ ॥
In the midst of the Aśoka grove of the wicked Rāvaṇa, beneath a śiṃśapā tree at its root, the virtuous lady sat in sorrow.
5.59.22
राक्षसीभिः परिवृता शोकसंतापकर्शिता।
मेघरेखापरिवृता चन्द्ररेखेव निष्प्रभा ॥ ५.५९.२२ ॥
Surrounded by rākṣasa women, wasted by grief and anguish, she was lustreless like the crescent moon encircled by a line of clouds.
5.59.23
अचिन्तयन्ती वैदेही रावणं बलदर्पितम्।
पतिव्रता च सुश्रोणी अवष्टब्धा च जानकी ॥ ५.५९.२३ ॥
Vaidehī did not think of Rāvaṇa, proud in his might. The chaste Jānakī, devoted to her husband, fair-hipped and steadfast, paid him no regard.
5.59.24
अनुरक्ता हि वैदेही रामे सर्वात्मना शुभा।
अनन्यचित्ता रामेण पौलोमीव पुरन्दरे ॥ ५.५९.२४ ॥
Indeed Vaidehī, auspicious one, was devoted to Rāma with her whole being; her mind, given to none other, was fixed on Rāma, as Paulomī's was on Purandara.
5.59.25
तदेकवासःसंवीता रजोध्वस्ता तथैव च।
सा मया राक्षसीमध्ये तर्ज्यमाना मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ ५.५९.२५ ॥
Clad in a single garment and covered with dust, she was threatened again and again by the rākṣasī women — so I saw her.
5.59.26
राक्षसीभिर्विरूपाभिर्दृष्टा हि प्रमदावने।
एकवेणीधरा दीना भर्तृचिन्तापरायणा ॥ ५.५९.२६ ॥
In the pleasure-grove I saw her, surrounded by hideous rākṣasī women — wearing a single braid, wretched, absorbed in thoughts of her husband.
5.59.27
अधःशय्या विवर्णाङ्गी पद्मिनीव हिमोदये।
रावणाद् विनिवृत्तार्था मर्तव्यकृतनिश्चया ॥ ५.५९.२७ ॥
Lying on the ground, her body pale, like a lotus-plant at the rising of frost; having turned away from Rāvaṇa in every aim, resolved to die.
5.59.28
कथंचिन्मृगशावाक्षी विश्वासमुपपादिता।
ततः सम्भाषिता चैव सर्वमर्थं प्रकाशिता ॥ ५.५९.२८ ॥
Somehow I won the trust of the fawn-eyed one; then I spoke with her and made the whole matter known.
5.59.29
रामसुग्रीवसख्यं च श्रुत्वा प्रीतिमुपागता।
नियतः समुदाचारो भक्तिर्भर्तरि चोत्तमा ॥ ५.५९.२९ ॥
Hearing of the friendship of Rāma and Sugrīva she rejoiced; her conduct was disciplined, and her devotion to her husband was supreme.
5.59.30
यन्न हन्ति दशग्रीवं स महात्मा दशाननः।
निमित्तमात्रं रामस्तु वधे तस्य भविष्यति ॥ ५.५९.३० ॥
That great-souled one does not slay the ten-necked, ten-faced Rāvaṇa now, because Rāma will be merely the instrument in his slaying.
5.59.31
सा प्रकृत्यैव तन्वङ्गी तद्वियोगाच्च कर्शिता।
प्रतिपत्पाठशीलस्य विद्येव तनुतां गता ॥ ५.५९.३१ ॥
By nature she is slender-limbed, and separation from him has made her thinner still, like learning that fades in one who is practiced in reciting the first-day lesson.
5.59.32
एवमास्ते महाभागा सीता शोकपरायणा।
यदत्र प्रतिकर्तव्यं तत् सर्वमुपकल्प्यताम् ॥ ५.५९.३२ ॥
Thus remains the greatly fortunate Sītā, wholly given over to grief. Let everything that is to be done here be arranged.