Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.22
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6.22.1
अथोवाच रघुश्रेष्ठः सागरं दारुणं वचः।
अद्य त्वां शोषयिष्यामि सपातालं महार्णव ॥ ६.२२.१ ॥
Then the best of the Raghus spoke harsh words to the ocean: "Today I will dry you up, together with the netherworld, O great ocean!"
6.22.2
शरनिर्दग्धतोयस्य परिशुष्कस्य सागर।
मया निहतसत्त्वस्य पांसुरुत्पद्यते महान् ॥ ६.२२.२ ॥
"O ocean, your water will be burnt and dried by my arrows, and when the creatures in you are slain by me, a great dust will rise."
6.22.3
मत्कार्मुकविसृष्टेन शरवर्षेण सागर।
परं तीरं गमिष्यन्ति पद्भिरेव प्लवंगमाः ॥ ६.२२.३ ॥
"O ocean, by a rain of arrows released from my bow, the monkeys will cross on foot to the far shore."
6.22.4
विचिन्वन्नाभिजानासि पौरुषं नापि विक्रमम्।
दानवालय संतापं मत्तो नाम गमिष्यसि ॥ ६.२२.४ ॥
"O abode of demons, not recognizing my manly strength nor my valour, you shall surely suffer torment from me."
6.22.5
ब्राह्मेणास्त्रेण संयोज्य ब्रह्मदण्डनिभं शरम्।
संयोज्य धनुषि श्रेष्ठे विचकर्ष महाबलः ॥ ६.२२.५ ॥
The mighty Rāma fixed on the excellent bow an arrow charged with the brahma-weapon, like Brahmā's rod, and drew it back.
6.22.6
तस्मिन् विकृष्टे सहसा राघवेण शरासने।
रोदसी सम्पफालेव पर्वताश्च चकम्पिरे ॥ ६.२२.६ ॥
When Rāghava suddenly drew that bow, heaven and earth seemed to split apart, and the mountains trembled.
6.22.7
तमश्च लोकमावव्रे दिशश्च न चकाशिरे।
प्रतिचुक्षुभिरे चाशु सरांसि सरितस्तथा ॥ ६.२२.७ ॥
Darkness enveloped the world; the directions did not shine, and the lakes and rivers too were at once agitated.
6.22.8
तिर्यक् च सह नक्षत्रैः संगतौ चन्द्रभास्करौ।
भास्करांशुभिरादीप्तं तमसा च समावृतम् ॥ ६.२२.८ ॥
The moon and the sun, athwart, joined together with the stars; though lit by the sun's rays, it was covered over by darkness.
6.22.9
प्रचकाशे तदाऽऽकाशमुल्काशतविदीपितम्।
अन्तरिक्षाच्च निर्घाता निर्जग्मुरतुलस्वनाः ॥ ६.२२.९ ॥
Then the sky, lit by hundreds of meteors, shone forth, and from the atmosphere came thunderclaps of incomparable sound.
6.22.10
वपुःप्रकर्षेण ववुर्दिव्यमारुतपङ्क्तयः।
बभञ्ज च तदा वृक्षाञ्जलदानुद्वहन्मुहुः ॥ ६.२२.१० ॥
Rows of divine winds blew with their full force; then they broke the trees and repeatedly bore the clouds aloft.
6.22.11
आरुजंश्चैव शैलाग्रान् शिखराणि बभञ्ज च।
दिवि च स्म महामेघाः संहताः समहास्वनाः ॥ ६.२२.११ ॥
They broke the mountain peaks and shattered the summits; and in the sky the great clouds massed together and roared mightily.
6.22.12
मुमुचुर्वैद्युतानग्नींस्ते महाशनयस्तदा।
यानि भूतानि दृश्यानि चुक्रुशुश्चाशनेः समम् ॥ ६.२२.१२ ॥
Then those great thunderbolts released fires born of lightning, and the visible creatures cried out together with the thunderclap.
6.22.13
अदृश्यानि च भूतानि मुमुचुर्भैरवस्वनम्।
शिश्यिरे चाभिभूतानि संत्रस्तान्युद्विजन्ति च ॥ ६.२२.१३ ॥
The unseen beings uttered a terrible roar; overcome, they lay down, terrified and trembling.
6.22.14
सम्प्रविव्यथिरे चापि न च पस्पन्दिरे भयात्।
सह भूतैः सतोयोर्मिः सनागः सहराक्षसः ॥ ६.२२.१४ ॥
They were greatly agitated, yet did not stir from fear—together with the beings, the waves of water, the serpents, and the rākṣasas.
6.22.15
सहसाभूत् ततो वेगाद् भीमवेगो महोदधिः।
योजनं व्यतिचक्राम वेलामन्यत्र सम्प्लवात् ॥ ६.२२.१५ ॥
Then suddenly the great ocean, of terrible force, rose with violence, and in the flood it overstepped its shore by a yojana.
6.22.16
तं तथा समतिक्रान्तं नातिचक्राम राघवः।
समुद्धतममित्रघ्नो रामो नदनदीपतिम् ॥ ६.२२.१६ ॥
Though the ocean overstepped in this way, Rāghava did not overstep; Rāma, the destroyer of enemies, looked upon the surging lord of rivers and streams with restraint.
6.22.17
ततो मध्यात् समुद्रस्य सागरः स्वयमुत्थितः।
उदयाद्रिमहाशैलान्मेरोरिव दिवाकरः ॥ ६.२२.१७ ॥
Then from the midst of the ocean the Sea-god himself arose, as the sun rises from the great mountain of the eastern peak, or from Meru.
6.22.18
पन्नगैः सह दीप्तास्यैः समुद्रः प्रत्यदृश्यत।
स्निग्धवैदूर्यसंकाशो जाम्बूनदविभूषणः ॥ ६.२२.१८ ॥
With serpents of blazing mouths, the ocean appeared, resembling smooth lapis lazuli, adorned with ornaments of gold.
6.22.19
रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणः।
सर्वपुष्पमयीं दिव्यां शिरसा धारयन् स्रजम् ॥ ६.२२.१९ ॥
Clad in red garlands and garments, with eyes like lotus petals, bearing on his head a divine garland made of all flowers, the ocean appeared.
6.22.20
जातरूपमयैश्चैव तपनीयविभूषणैः।
आत्मजानां च रत्नानां भूषितो भूषणोत्तमैः ॥ ६.२२.२० ॥
Adorned with ornaments of gold and of refined gold, with jewels of his own offspring (the rivers), and with the finest ornaments.
6.22.21
धातुभिर्मण्डितः शैलो विविधैर्हिमवानिव।
एकावलीमध्यगतं तरलं पाण्डरप्रभम् ॥ ६.२२.२१ ॥
Like the Himalaya adorned with many kinds of minerals, the ocean shone, trembling and pale-lustrous, at the centre of a single necklace.
6.22.22
विपुलेनोरसा बिभ्रत्कौस्तुभस्य सहोदरम्।
आघूर्णिततरङ्गौघः कालिकानिलसंकुलः ॥ ६.२२.२२ ॥
Bearing on his broad chest what seemed a twin of the Kaustubha jewel, the ocean was agitated by a whirling mass of waves and by the dark stormy wind.
6.22.23
गङ्गासिन्धुप्रधानाभिरापगाभिः समावृतः।
उद्वर्तितमहाग्राहः सम्भ्रान्तोरगराक्षसः ॥ ६.२२.२३ ॥
Surrounded by rivers headed by the Ganges and the Sindhu, with great crocodiles churned up and serpents and demons thrown into agitation, the ocean stood.
6.22.24
देवतानां सुरूपाभिर्नानारूपाभिरीश्वरः।
सागरः समुपक्रम्य पूर्वमामन्त्र्य वीर्यवान् ॥ ६.२२.२४ ॥
The mighty lord, the ocean, having come near in various beautiful forms of the gods and having first addressed him, spoke to Rāma.
6.22.25
अब्रवीत् प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं राघवं शरपाणिनम् ॥ ६.२२.२५ ॥
With folded palms he spoke these words to Rāghava, who held an arrow in his hand.
6.22.26
पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्च राघव।
स्वभावे सौम्य तिष्ठन्ति शाश्वतं मार्गमाश्रिताः ॥ ६.२२.२६ ॥
O Rāghava, earth, air, space, waters and fire, O gentle one, abide in their own nature, having resorted to the eternal path.
6.22.27
तत्स्वभावो ममाप्येष यदगाधोऽहमप्लवः।
विकारस्तु भवेद् गाध एतत् ते प्रवदाम्यहम् ॥ ६.२२.२७ ॥
Being unfathomable and unnavigable is my nature; yet a change may come, and then I may be fordable — this I tell you.
6.22.28
न कामान्न च लोभाद् वा न भयात् पार्थिवात्मज।
ग्राहनक्राकुलजलं स्तम्भयेयं कथंचन ॥ ६.२२.२८ ॥
O prince, not out of desire, nor out of greed, nor out of fear, would I stop these waters, full of crocodiles and sharks, in any way.
6.22.29
विधास्ये येन गन्तासि विषहिष्येऽप्यहं तथा।
न ग्राहा विधमिष्यन्ति यावत्सेना तरिष्यति।
हरीणां तरणे राम करिष्यामि यथा स्थलम् ॥ ६.२२.२९ ॥
I will act so that you may go; I will endure this as well. The crocodiles will not harass the army while it crosses. O Rāma, I will make dry ground for the monkeys to cross.
6.22.30
तमब्रवीत् तदा रामः शृणु मे वरुणालय।
अमोघोऽयं महाबाणः कस्मिन् देशे निपात्यताम् ॥ ६.२२.३० ॥
Then Rāma said to him: Listen to me, O abode of Varuṇa. This is an unfailing great arrow; in what region should it be discharged?
6.22.31
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तं च दृष्ट्वा महाशरम्।
महोदधिर्महातेजा राघवं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ६.२२.३१ ॥
Having heard Rāma's words and seen that great arrow, the great ocean, of mighty splendour, spoke these words to Rāghava.
6.22.32
उत्तरेणावकाशोऽस्ति कश्चित् पुण्यतरो मम।
द्रुमकुल्य इति ख्यातो लोके ख्यातो यथा भवान् ॥ ६.२२.३२ ॥
To my north there is a region, more sacred than the rest, known as Drumakulya, just as you are famed in the world.
6.22.33
उग्रदर्शनकर्माणो बहवस्तत्र दस्यवः।
आभीरप्रमुखाः पापाः पिबन्ति सलिलं मम ॥ ६.२२.३३ ॥
There are many robbers there, of terrible appearance and deeds, led by the Ābhīras; these sinners drink my water.
6.22.34
तैर्न तत्स्पर्शनं पापं सहेयं पापकर्मभिः।
अमोघः क्रियतां राम अयं तत्र शरोत्तमः ॥ ६.२२.३४ ॥
Their touch of sinful deeds I cannot bear. O Rāma, let this best of arrows be made unfailing there.
6.22.35
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा सागरस्य महात्मनः।
मुमोच तं शरं दीप्तं परं सागरदर्शनात् ॥ ६.२२.३५ ॥
Having heard that speech of the great-souled ocean, Rāma released that blazing supreme arrow the moment he saw the sea.
6.22.36
तेन तन्मरुकान्तारं पृथिव्यां किल विश्रुतम्।
निपातितः शरो यत्र वज्राशनिसमप्रभः ॥ ६.२२.३६ ॥
Thereby that desert wilderness became renowned on earth, where the arrow, shining like thunderbolt and lightning, was made to fall.
6.22.37
ननाद च तदा तत्र वसुधा शल्यपीडिता।
तस्माद् व्रणमुखात् तोयमुत्पपात रसातलात् ॥ ६.२२.३७ ॥
Then the earth, afflicted by the arrow, cried out there, and water burst up from the netherworld through the mouth of that wound.
6.22.38
स बभूव तदा कूपो व्रण इत्येव विश्रुतः।
सततं चोत्थितं तोयं समुद्रस्येव दृश्यते ॥ ६.२२.३८ ॥
That became a well renowned by the very name of 'the wound'; the water constantly rising from it looks like the ocean.
6.22.39
अवदारणशब्दश्च दारुणः समपद्यत।
तस्मात् तद् बाणपातेन अपः कुक्षिष्वशोषयत् ॥ ६.२२.३९ ॥
And from the falling of the arrow a dreadful sound of splitting arose; by it he dried up the waters in the earth's depths.
6.22.40
विख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु मरुकान्तारमेव च।
शोषयित्वा तु तं कुक्षिं रामो दशरथात्मजः ॥ ६.२२.४० ॥
That famed wasteland, known in the three worlds, indeed became the desert; and having dried that hollow, Rāma, son of Daśaratha...
6.22.41
वरं तस्मै ददौ विद्वान् मरवेऽमरविक्रमः ॥ ६.२२.४१ ॥
To that desert the wise one of immortal valour granted a boon.
6.22.42
पशव्यश्चाल्परोगश्च फलमूलरसायुतः।
बहुस्नेहो बहुक्षीरः सुगन्धिर्विविधौषधिः ॥ ६.२२.४२ ॥
It will be good for cattle, with few diseases, abounding in fruits, roots and juices, rich in fat and milk, fragrant, and full of many kinds of herbs.
6.22.43
एवमेतैश्च संयुक्तो बहुभिः संयुतो मरुः।
रामस्य वरदानाच्च शिवः पन्था बभूव ह ॥ ६.२२.४३ ॥
Thus that desert, endowed with these and many other qualities, became an auspicious path by virtue of Rāma's boon.
6.22.44
तस्मिन् दग्धे तदा कुक्षौ समुद्रः सरितां पतिः।
राघवं सर्वशास्त्रज्ञमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ६.२२.४४ ॥
When that region had been burned, the ocean, lord of rivers, spoke these words to Rāghava, knower of all the sciences.
6.22.45
अयं सौम्य नलो नाम तनयो विश्वकर्मणः।
पित्रा दत्तवरः श्रीमान् प्रीतिमान् विश्वकर्मणः ॥ ६.२२.४५ ॥
O gentle one, this is Nala, the son of Viśvakarman; his father granted him a boon. He is glorious and beloved of Viśvakarman.
6.22.46
एष सेतुं महोत्साहः करोतु मयि वानरः।
तमहं धारयिष्यामि यथा ह्येष पिता तथा ॥ ६.२२.४६ ॥
Let this vānara of great energy build a bridge upon me; I will support it just as his father did.
6.22.47
एवमुक्त्वोदधिर्नष्टः समुत्थाय नलस्ततः।
अब्रवीद् वानरश्रेष्ठो वाक्यं रामं महाबलम् ॥ ६.२२.४७ ॥
Having spoken thus, the ocean vanished; then Nala, best of the monkeys, rose and spoke these words to Rāma, the mighty one.
6.22.48
अहं सेतुं करिष्यामि विस्तीर्णे मकरालये।
पितुः सामर्थ्यमासाद्य तत्त्वमाह महोदधिः ॥ ६.२२.४८ ॥
I shall build a bridge across this vast abode of sea-monsters. Having obtained his father's power, the great ocean has spoken this truth.
6.22.49
दण्ड एव वरो लोके पुरुषस्येति मे मतिः।
धिक् क्षमामकृतज्ञेषु सान्त्वं दानमथापि वा ॥ ६.२२.४९ ॥
In the world, punishment is best for a person, so I judge. Shame on forbearance toward the ungrateful; even conciliation or a gift (is of no use to them).
6.22.50
अयं हि सागरो भीमः सेतुकर्मदिदृक्षया।
ददौ दण्डभयाद् गाधं राघवाय महोदधिः ॥ ६.२२.५० ॥
This terrible ocean, wishing to see the building of the bridge and fearing punishment, gave Rāghava (Rāma) firm ground to cross — the great ocean.
6.22.51
मम मातुर्वरो दत्तो मन्दरे विश्वकर्मणा।
मया तु सदृशः पुत्रस्तव देवि भविष्यति ॥ ६.२२.५१ ॥
On Mandara, Viśvakarman granted a boon to my mother: "You shall have a son equal to me." O goddess, your son will be like me.
6.22.52
औरसस्तस्य पुत्रोऽहं सदृशो विश्वकर्मणा।
स्मारितोऽस्म्यहमेतेन तत्त्वमाह महोदधिः।
न चाप्यहमनुक्तो वः प्रब्रूयामात्मनो गुणान् ॥ ६.२२.५२ ॥
I am his true-born son, equal to Viśvakarman. Reminded by this, the great ocean spoke the truth. Unasked by you, I would not speak of my own qualities.
6.22.53
समर्थश्चाप्यहं सेतुं कर्तुं वै वरुणालये।
तस्मादद्यैव बध्नन्तु सेतुं वानरपुङ्गवाः ॥ ६.२२.५३ ॥
I too am capable of building a bridge in Varuṇa's abode, the sea. Therefore let the best of the monkeys bind the bridge today itself.
6.22.54
ततो विसृष्टा रामेण सर्वतो हरिपुङ्गवाः।
उत्पेततुर्महारण्यं हृष्टाः शतसहस्रशः ॥ ६.२२.५४ ॥
Then the best of the monkeys, dispatched by Rāma in all directions, leaped up delighted by hundreds of thousands toward the great forest.
6.22.55
ते नगान् नगसंकाशाः शाखामृगगणर्षभाः।
बभञ्जुः पादपांस्तत्र प्रचकर्षुश्च सागरम् ॥ ६.२२.५५ ॥
Like mountains, those bulls among the herds of branch-dwelling monkeys broke the trees there and dragged them toward the ocean.
6.22.56
ते सालैश्चाश्वकर्णैश्च धवैर्वंशैश्च वानराः।
कुटजैरर्जुनैस्तालैस्तिलकैस्तिनिशैरपि ॥ ६.२२.५६ ॥
Those monkeys also used sāla, aśvakarṇa, dhava and bamboo trees, and kuṭaja, arjuna, palm, tilaka and tiniśa trees.
6.22.57
बिल्वकैः सप्तपर्णैश्च कर्णिकारैश्च पुष्पितैः।
चूतैश्चाशोकवृक्षैश्च सागरं समपूरयन् ॥ ६.२२.५७ ॥
With bilva, saptaparṇa, blossoming karṇikāra, mango and aśoka trees they filled the ocean completely.
6.22.58
समूलांश्च विमूलांश्च पादपान् हरिसत्तमाः।
इन्द्रकेतूनिवोद्यम्य प्रजह्रुर्वानरास्तरून् ॥ ६.२२.५८ ॥
The best of monkeys lifted trees, some with roots and some uprooted, like Indra's banners, and carried them off.
6.22.59
तालान् दाडिमगुल्मांश्च नारिकेलविभीतकान्।
करीरान् बकुलान् निम्बान् समाजह्रुरितस्ततः ॥ ६.२२.५९ ॥
Palms, pomegranate bushes, coconut and vibhītaka trees, karīra shrubs, bakula and neem trees they gathered from here and there.
6.22.60
हस्तिमात्रान् महाकायाः पाषाणांश्च महाबलाः।
पर्वतांश्च समुत्पाट्य यन्त्रैः परिवहन्ति च ॥ ६.२२.६० ॥
Great-bodied, mighty monkeys tore up boulders as large as elephants and mountains, and carried them off with engines.
6.22.61
प्रक्षिप्यमाणैरचलैः सहसा जलमुद्धृतम्।
समुत्ससर्प चाकाशमवासर्पत् ततः पुनः ॥ ६.२२.६१ ॥
As the mountains were hurled down, the water was suddenly thrown up; it surged into the sky and then fell back again.
6.22.62
समुद्रं क्षोभयामासुर्निपतन्तः समन्ततः।
सूत्राण्यन्ये प्रगृह्णन्ति ह्यायतं शतयोजनम् ॥ ६.२२.६२ ॥
Falling from every side, they churned the ocean; others took hold of measuring cords a hundred yojanas long.
6.22.63
नलश्चक्रे महासेतुं मध्ये नदनदीपतेः।
स तदा क्रियते सेतुर्वानरैर्घोरकर्मभिः ॥ ६.२२.६३ ॥
Nala built a great bridge in the midst of the lord of rivers; and the bridge was then being constructed by the vanaras of terrible deeds.
6.22.64
दण्डानन्ये प्रगृह्णन्ति विचिन्वन्ति तथापरे।
वानरैः शतशस्तत्र रामस्याज्ञापुरःसरैः ॥ ६.२२.६४ ॥
Some took up measuring staves, and others searched for them likewise; there hundreds of vanaras, going forward under Rāma's command, were doing so.
6.22.65
मेघाभैः पर्वताभैश्च तृणैः काष्ठैर्बबन्धिरे।
पुष्पिताग्रैश्च तरुभिः सेतुं बघ्नन्ति वानराः ॥ ६.२२.६५ ॥
Resembling clouds and mountains, the vanaras bound it with grass and wood; they bound the bridge with trees whose tops were in flower.
6.22.66
पाषाणांश्च गिरिप्रख्यान् गिरीणां शिखराणि च।
दृश्यन्ते परिधावन्तो गृह्य दानवसंनिभाः ॥ ६.२२.६६ ॥
Boulders like mountains and the peaks of mountains, seized and carried — the vanaras could be seen running about, like demons.
6.22.67
शिलानां क्षिप्यमाणानां शैलानां तत्र पात्यताम्।
बभूव तुमुलः शब्दस्तदा तस्मिन् महोदधौ ॥ ६.२२.६७ ॥
As rocks were hurled and mountains cast down there, a tumultuous roar rose over that great ocean.
6.22.68
कृतानि प्रथमेनाह्ना योजनानि चतुर्दश।
प्रहृष्टैर्गजसंकाशैस्त्वरमाणैः प्लवङ्गमैः ॥ ६.२२.६८ ॥
On the first day, the delighted monkeys, like elephants and hurrying, completed fourteen yojanas.
6.22.69
द्वितीयेन तथैवाह्ना योजनानि तु विंशतिः।
कृतानि प्लवगैस्तूर्णं भीमकायैर्महाबलैः ॥ ६.२२.६९ ॥
On the second day likewise, the monkeys of terrible bodies and great strength swiftly built twenty yojanas.
6.22.70
अह्ना तृतीयेन तथा योजनानि तु सागरे।
त्वरमाणैर्महाकायैरेकविंशतिरेव च ॥ ६.२२.७० ॥
On the third day likewise, the hurrying monkeys of great bodies built twenty-one yojanas in the sea.
6.22.71
चतुर्थेन तथा चाह्ना द्वाविंशतिरथापि वा।
योजनानि महावेगैः कृतानि त्वरितैस्ततः ॥ ६.२२.७१ ॥
On the fourth day likewise, the swift and hurrying monkeys of great speed built twenty-two yojanas.
6.22.72
पञ्चमेन तथा चाह्ना प्लवगैः क्षिप्रकारिभिः।
योजनानि त्रयोविंशत् सुवेलमधिकृत्य वै ॥ ६.२२.७२ ॥
On the fifth day likewise, the quick-acting monkeys built twenty-three yojanas, reaching as far as Suvela.
6.22.73
स वानरवरः श्रीमान् विश्वकर्मात्मजो बली।
बबन्ध सागरे सेतुं यथा चास्य पिता तथा ॥ ६.२२.७३ ॥
That glorious, mighty best of monkeys, son of Viśvakarman, built a bridge across the ocean, just as his father had.
6.22.74
स नलेन कृतः सेतुः सागरे मकरालये।
शुशुभे सुभगः श्रीमान् स्वातीपथ इवाम्बरे ॥ ६.२२.७४ ॥
That bridge made by Nala across the ocean, the abode of sea-monsters, shone beautiful and glorious, like the Svāti path in the sky.
6.22.75
ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः।
आगम्य गगने तस्थुर्द्रष्टुकामास्तदद्भुतम् ॥ ६.२२.७५ ॥
Then the gods, together with the Gandharvas, the Siddhas and the great sages, came into the sky and stood there, wishing to behold that marvel.
6.22.76
दशयोजनविस्तीर्णं शतयोजनमायतम्।
ददृशुर्देवगन्धर्वा नलसेतुं सुदुष्करम् ॥ ६.२२.७६ ॥
The gods and Gandharvas saw Nala's bridge, ten yojanas wide and a hundred yojanas long, exceedingly hard to build.
6.22.77
आप्लवन्तः प्लवन्तश्च गर्जन्तश्च प्लवंगमाः।
तमचिन्त्यमसह्यं च ह्यद्भुतं लोमहर्षणम् ॥ ६.२२.७७ ॥
The leaping, bounding and roaring monkeys beheld that unthinkable, unbearable, marvelous and hair-raising feat.
6.22.78
ददृशुः सर्वभूतानि सागरे सेतुबन्धनम्।
तानि कोटिसहस्राणि वानराणां महौजसाम् ॥ ६.२२.७८ ॥
All creatures saw the bridge being built across the ocean; and those monkeys of great might numbered thousands of millions.
6.22.79
बध्नन्तः सागरे सेतुं जग्मुः पारं महोदधेः।
विशालः सुकृतः श्रीमान् सुभूमिः सुसमाहितः ॥ ६.२२.७९ ॥
Building the bridge across the ocean, they crossed to the far shore of the great sea. The bridge was broad, well made, splendid, firmly founded and well joined.
6.22.80
अशोभत महान् सेतुः सीमन्त इव सागरे।
ततः पारे समुद्रस्य गदापाणिर्विभीषणः ॥ ६.२२.८० ॥
That great bridge shone on the ocean like a parting in the hair. Then, on the far shore of the ocean, Vibhīṣaṇa stood with a mace in his hand.
6.22.81
परेषामभिघातार्थमतिष्ठत् सचिवैः सह।
सुग्रीवस्तु ततः प्राह रामं सत्यपराक्रमम् ॥ ६.२२.८१ ॥
He stood with his ministers, ready to strike the enemies. Then Sugrīva spoke to Rāma of true valour.
6.22.82
हनूमन्तं त्वमारोह अङ्गदं त्वथ लक्ष्मणः।
अयं हि विपुलो वीर सागरो मकरालयः ॥ ६.२२.८२ ॥
Hanumān, mount up, and Aṅgada too, and Lakṣmaṇa. O hero, this vast ocean is the abode of sea monsters.
6.22.83
वैहायसौ युवामेतौ वानरौ धारयिष्यतः।
अग्रतस्तस्य सैन्यस्य श्रीमान् रामः सलक्ष्मणः ॥ ६.२२.८३ ॥
You two monkeys, flying through the air, will carry these two; and in front of that army went glorious Rāma with Lakṣmaṇa.
6.22.84
जगाम धन्वी धर्मात्मा सुग्रीवेण समन्वितः।
अन्ये मध्येन गच्छन्ति पार्श्वतोऽन्ये प्लवंगमाः ॥ ६.२२.८४ ॥
The archer, righteous Rāma, went forth accompanied by Sugrīva. Some monkeys go through the middle, others along the sides.
6.22.85
सलिलं प्रपतन्त्यन्ये मार्गमन्ये प्रपेदिरे।
केचिद् वैहायसगताः सुपर्णा इव पुप्लुवुः ॥ ६.२२.८५ ॥
Some fell into the water, others took another path, and some leapt forward like garuḍas flying through the sky.
6.22.86
घोषेण महता घोषं सागरस्य समुच्छ्रितम्।
भीममन्तर्दधे भीमा तरन्ती हरिवाहिनी ॥ ६.२२.८६ ॥
Amid that great roar, the terrible thunder of the raised-up ocean was drowned out, as the fearsome army of monkeys was crossing.
6.22.87
वानराणां हि सा तीर्णा वाहिनी नलसेतुना।
तीरे निविविशे राज्ञो बहुमूलफलोदके ॥ ६.२२.८७ ॥
That army of monkeys, having crossed over by Nala's bridge, encamped on the shore for the king, rich in roots, fruits and water.
6.22.88
तदद्भुतं राघवकर्म दुष्करं
समीक्ष्य देवाः सह सिद्धचारणैः।
उपेत्य रामं सहसा महर्षिभि-
स्तमभ्यषिञ्चन् सुशुभैर्जलैः पृथक् ॥ ६.२२.८८ ॥
Seeing that wondrous and difficult deed of the Rāghava, the gods together with the siddhas and cāraṇas and the great sages came suddenly to Rāma and anointed him, each with separate, most auspicious waters.
6.22.89
जयस्व शत्रून् नरदेव मेदिनीं
ससागरां पालय शाश्वतीः समाः।
इतीव रामं नरदेवसत्कृतं
शुभैर्वचोभिर्विविधैरपूजयन् ॥ ६.२२.८९ ॥
"O lord of men, conquer your enemies and protect this earth with its oceans for countless years." Thus, with many auspicious words, the gods honored Rāma, who was himself honored by kings.