1. samiikSya= seeing; tam= that; mahaasattvam= highly energetic; dashaananam= Ravana; sattvavaan= the courageous; harisattamaH= Hanuma; uvaacha= spoke; tam= to him; arthavat= (the following) meaningful; vaakyam= words; avyagram= coolly.

2. raakSasendra= O king of demons!; sugriiva samdeshaat= by the command of Sugreeva; aham= I; praaptaH= came; iha= here; tava aalayam= to your abode; hariishaH= Sugreeva, that Lord of monkeys; bhraataa= your brother; abraviit= enquired; tvaam kushalam= about your welfare.

3. shruNa= here; vaakyam= the words; samaadesham= as an advice; mahaatmanaH sugriivasya= of the high-souled Sugreeva; bhraatuH= your brother; kSamam= conducive to good; ihacha= in this world; amutracha= and in the other world; dharmaarthopahitam= as also endowed with righteousness and meaningfulness.

4. raajaa= (there was) a king; dasharathonaama= named Dasaratha; ratha kuN^jara vaajimaan= having chariots, elephants and horses; piteva= like a father; lokasya= to the people; sureshvara samadyutiH= and possessing a splendour equal to that of Indra the Lord of celestials.

5, 6. tasya= his; jyeSThaH putraH= eldest son; raamo naama= named Rama; mahaabaahuH= having mighty arms; priyakaraH= a bestower of affection; prabhuH= and our lord; nideshaat= by the command; pitaH= of his father; asthitaH= abiding; dharmyam panthaanam= in a righteous path; niSkraantaH= went out; praviSTaH= and entered; daNDakaavanam= a forest called Dandaka; bhraatraa lakSmaNena= (along with) his brother Lakshmana; bhaaryayaa siitayaa= and with his wife, Seetha.

7. siitaa= Seetha; tasya bhaaryaa= Rama's wife; patim anuvrataa= devoted to her husaband; sutaa= and daughter; mahaatmanaH= of the high-souled; raaj~naH= king; janakasya= called Janaka; vaidehasya= the head of Videha kingdom; naSTaa= got lost; vane= in the forest.

8. saH raajaputraH= Rama, that prince; sahaanujaH= along with his brother; maarga maaNaH= searching; taam deviim= that lady; anupraaptaH= reached; R^iSyamuukam= Mount Rishyamuka; samaagataH= and met; sugreevaNa= Sugreeva.

9. tena= by that Sugreeva; siitaayaaH parimaargaNam= looking for Seetha; pratijJNaatam= was promised; tasya= to that Rama; raameNa api= even by Rama; hariraajyam= the kingdom of monkeys; niveditam= was announced (promised); sugriivasya= to Sugreeva.

10. tataH= thereafter; vaalinam= Vali; hatvaa= having been killed; mR^idhe= in combat; tena raajaputreNa= by Rama; sugriiva= Sugreeva; sthaapitaH= was installed; raajye= in the kingdom; haryR^ikSaNaam= of monkeys and bears; gaNeshvaraH= as a Lord of that troop.

11. vaali= Vali; vaanarapuNgavaH= the foremost among monkeys; tvayaa vijJNaata puurvashcha= was known to you previously; vaanaraH= that Vali; nihataH= was killed; raameNa= by Rama; ekena shareNa= with a single arrow; samkhye= in battle.

12. saH hariishvaraH= that lord of monkeys; sugriivaH= Sugreeva; satya sangaraH= true to his promise; vyagraH= was intent on; siitaamaargaNe= searching for Seetha; sampreSayaamaasa= and sent; hariin= his monkeys; sarvaaaH= to all dishaH= directions.

13. sahasraaNi= thousands; shataani= hundreds; niyutaani= and lakhs; hariiNaam= of monkeys; maargante= are searching; taam= for her; sarvaasu dikSu= in all directions; adhashcha= as also below; upari= and above; ambare cha= in the sky.

14. tatra= in those monkeys; kechit= some; mahaabalaaH= mighty; hariviiraaH= virile monkeys; vainateya samaaH= are like Garuda the eagle. kechit= some; anilopamaaH= are like wind; shiighraaH= swiftly going; asmgagatayaH= with an unhindered movement.

15. aham tu= I am, however; ourasaH sutaH= an own son; maarutasya= of wind-god; hanumaannaama= and named as Hanuma; aagataH= who came; iha= here; laN^ghayitvaiva= even by crossing; tuurNam= quickly; samudram= the sea; shatayojanam aayatam= which is a hundred yojanas (or eight hundred miles) wide; siitaayaaH kR^ite= for the sake of Seetha; didR^ikSuH= and wishing to see; taam= her.

16, 17. mayaa= by me; bhramataa= who was strolling around; janakaamajaa= Seetha; dR^iSTaa= was seen; te gR^ihe= in your abode; bhavaan= you; dR^iSTadharmaarthaH= learnt about religious merit and wealth; tapaH kR^itaparigrahaH= and performed and mastered the austerities; mahaapraajJNa= O great intellectual!; tat= that is why; tvam na arhasi= you ought not; uparoddhum= besiege; paradaaraan= the wife of another.

18. buddhimantaH= Intellectuals; bhavadvidhaaH= like you; na sujjante hi= indeed are not engrossed; karmasu= in actions; dharmaviruddheSu= which are antagonistic to righteousness; bahvapaayeSu= which are attended with many dangers; muulaghaatiSu= and which ruin doer at the roots.

19. kaH= who; shaktaH= is capable; devaaasureSvapi= even among celestials and demons; sthaatum= to stand firmly; agrataH= in front; sharaaNaam= of arrows; lakSmaNamuktaanaam= discharged by LakSmaNamuktaanaam= discharged by Lakshmana; raama kopaanuvartinaam= in the wake of the fury of Rama?

20. raajan= O king!; na vidyeta kashchana= none is known; triSu lokeSu= in the three worlds; yaH= who avaapnuyaat= have gained; sukham= happiness; kR^itaa= by doing; vyaLiikam= harm; raaghavaya= to Rama.

21. tat= that is why; manyasva= agree with; vaakyam= my words; trikaalahitam= which are beneficial for all the three times; dharmyam= legitimate; arthaanubandhicha= and resulting in affluence and respectability janakii= 9let) Seetha; pratidiiyataam= be restored; naradevaaya= to Rama.

22. maaa= by me; iyam devii= this princess, Seetha; dR^iSTaa hi= has been indeed beheld; yat= which; durlabham= is difficult to be achieved; labdham= and which is achieved; iha= here; yat karma= whichever work; sheSam= remaining; uttaram= of future consequence; nimittam= is for; raaghavaH= Rama; tatra= there (to decide)

23. gR^ihya= capturing; yaam= which Seetha; paN^chaasyaam pannagiimiva= akin to a five-hooded female-serpent; naabhijaanaasi= you are not able to recognize; iyam siitaa= this Seetha; shokaparaayaNaa= wholly given up to sorrow; lakSitaa= was seen; mayaa= by me; tathaa= in that manner.

24. iyam= she; na shakyaa= is incapable; jarayitum= of being devoured; ojasaa= with one's might; amarairapi= even by celestials; saasuraiH= together with demons; annamiva= like food; atyartham viSasamsR^iSTam= mixed with abundant poison; bhuktam= is in capable of being consumed.

25. na nyaayyaH= it is not proper; naashayitum= to lose; saH= that; aatma praaNa parigrahaH= capacity to preserve your life (for exceptional longevity); yaH= or which; ayam dharmaparigrahaH= is an outcome of your virtue; tapaH samaapa labdhaH= both of which have been acquired by you through the practice of austerities.

26. bhavaan samanupashyasi= you may perceive; aatmanaH avadhyataam= your own immunity from death; saasuraiH= from demons; devaiH= and celestials; tapobhiH= by your austerities, tatraapi= in that matter also; ayam= this; mahaan= great; hetuH= reason (exists).

27. ayam sugriivaH= this Sugreeva; na hi= is not indeed; devaH= a god; asuraH na= nor Asura the chief of evil spirits; raakSasaH cha= nor a demon; daanavaH na= nor a child of Danu the demons; gandharvaH na= nor Gandhara, the celestial musician; yakSaH na= nor Yaksha, the semi-divine being; pannaga the serpent-demon; raajan= O king!; katham= how; kariSyasi= do you; praaNaparitraaNam= protect your life; tasmaat= from him?

28. dharmopasamhaaram= the fruit of righteousness; na tu= is not; adharmaphalasamhitam= close by the result of unrighteousness; tat phalameva= that consequence of unrighteousness alone; anveti= follows as an adherent; dharmashcha= righteousness; adharma naashanaH= destroys unrighteousness.

29. dharmaphalam= the fruit of virtue; praaptam taavat= has already been obtained; bhavataa= by you; na samshayah= there is no doubt; atra= about it; prapatsyase= you will obtain; kSiprameva= just soon; phalamapi= even the fruit; adharmasya= of unrighteousness also."

30. buddhvaa= recognizing; janasthaana vadham= the killing of demons in Janasthana-forest; tathaa= and; buddhvaa= recognizing; vaalivadham= the killing of Vali; raama sugriiva sakhyam cha= and about the friendship between Rama and Sugreeva; budhyasva= realise; aatmanaH= your own; hitam= interest.

31. aham= I; eko.api= even alone; shaktaH khalu= am capable indeed; naashayitum= to destroy; laN^kaam= Lanka; savaajiratha kuN^jaraam= along with its horses, chariots and elephants; kaamam= undoubtedly; eSaH tu= However, this; ma= is not; nishchayaH= a decision; tasya= of Rama.

32. pratijJNaatamhi= It was indeed promised; raameNa= by Rama; haryR^ikSagaNa sammidhau= in the presence of troops of monkeys and bears; utsaadanam= about the extermination; amitraaNaam= of enemies; yaiH= by whom; siitaa= Seetha; pradharSitaa= was actually laid violent hands upon.

33. puramdaraH api= even Indra the Lord of celestials; saakSaat= in person; na praapnuyaat= cannot attain; sukham= happiness; apakurvan= if he does any harm; raamasya= to Rama; kim punaH= how much more; anyaH janaH= to another person; tvadvidhaH= like you?

34. viddhi= know; yaa imam= her; yaam= whom; abhijaanaasi= you recognize; siitaa iti= as Seetha; tiSThati= and who stays; te vashe= in your captivity; kaalaraatriiti= to be none else than kalaratri (the goddess presiding over and responsible for universal dissolution); sarva laN^kaavinaashiniim= who can destroy the entire Lanka.

35. tat= therefore; alam= enough; kaalapaashena= of this noose of death; siitaavigraharuupiNaa= in the form of Seetha's personality; svayam skandhaavasaktena= which has been placed by yourself around your neck; aatmani= let your; kSemam= safety; chintyatataam= be thought of.

36. pashya= See; (in the immediatefuture); imaam= this; puriim= city (of Lanka); dagdhaam= burnt away; tejasaa= by the effulgence; siitaayaaH= of Seetha; dahyamaanaam= and (the city too) being scorched; saaTTapratoLikaam= with its markets and main streets; raama kopa piiDitaam= afflicted by the wrath of Rama.

37. maa upaanaya= do not lead; vinaasham= to extermination; svaani= your own; mitraaNi= friends; mantriimshcha= counsellors; jJNaatiin= kinsmen; bhraatR^iin= brothers; sutaan= sons; hitaan= well-wishers; bhogaan= enjoyments; daaraamshcha= wives; laN^kaamcha= and Lanka.

38. raakSasaraajendra= O king of demons!; shR^iNusva= listen to; mama= my; satyam= truthful; vahanam= words; raamadaasasya= (coming as it is) from the lips of a serpent of Rama, duutasya= of his messenger; visheSataH= and particularly; vaanarasya= of a monkey.

39. mahaa yashaaH raamaH= the renowned Rama; shaktaH= is capable; susamhR^itya= of completely destroying; sarvaan= all; lokaan= the worlds; sabhuutaan= together with its five elements; sacharaacharaan= along with its animate and inanimate things; tathaa sraSTum= and also to create in like manner as before; punareva= yet again.

40, 41, 42. naasti= there is none; saH yaH= that who; pratiyudhyeta= can fight against; raamam= Rama; viSNutulyaparaakramam= who is equal in prowess to Vishnu the lord of preservation; devaasura narendreSu= among celestials or demons or the foremost of men; yakSarakSogaNeSucha= or among hordes of Yakshas the semi-divine beings or ogres; sarveSu= or among all; vidyaadhareSu= Vidyadharas, a kind of super-natural beings; gandharveSu= or among Gandharvas the celestial musicians; urageSu cha= or among Uragas the semi-divine serpents; siddheSu= or among Siddhas the holy personages having super-natural powers; kinnarendreSu= or among excellent Kinnaras the mythical beings with a human figure and the head of a horse; sarvatra= at all places; sarvakaaleSu= and at all times.

43. kR^itvaa= doing; uttamam vipriyam= a great harm; evam= in this manner; raamasya= to Rama; sarvalokeshvarasya= the lord of all the worlds; raajasimhasya= and the lion among kings; jiivitam= survival; durlabham= is difficult; tava= for you.

44. nishaacharendra= O king of demons!; devaashcha= either celestials; daityaashcha= or demons; gandharva vidyaadhara naaga yakshaaH= or Gandharvas the celestial musicians or Vidyadharas a king of super natural beings or Nagas the semi-divine serpents or Yaksha the semi-divine beings; sarve= all of them; nashaktaaH= are not able; sthatum= to stand; samareSu= in combats; raamasya= in front of Rama; lokatraya naayakasya= the lord of the three worlds.

45. brahmaa vaa= either Brahma; svayambhuuH= the self-existing; chaturaananaH= god with four faces; rudraa vaa= or Rudra; triNetraH= having three eyes; tripuraantakaH= and destroyer of Tripura, the city built of gold, sivler and iron, in the sky, air and earth, by Maya for the demons and burnt (by Shiva); mahendraH vaa= or Mahendra; indraH= the god of atmosphere and sky; suranaayakah= and the lord of celestials; na shaktaaH= are not able; traatum= to protect; raamavadhyam= the one to be killed by Rama; yudhi= in battle.

46. nishamya= hearing; vachaH= the words; sauSThhavopetam= endowed with extreme skillfulness; apriyam= which were unpleasant; adiinavaadinaH= and spoken without fear; kapeH= from Hanuma; saH apratimaH dashaananaH= the unequalled Ravana; samaadishat= ordered; vadham= the killing; tasya mahaakapeH= of that Hanuma.