Chapter [Sarga] 58

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Book V : Sundara Kanda - Book Of Beauty

Chapter [Sarga] 58

Introduction

Jambavan, seated along with the monkey-troops, requested Hanuma to narrate clearly whatever has occurred. Hanuma narrates in detail how he saw Mount Mainaka in the course of his journey to Lanka and how he escaped on the way from the clutches of Surasa, a great serpent living in the ocean. Hanuma also narrated about his killing of Simhika, a female demon on the way and also about defeating another female demon (Lanka-incarnate) who was guarding the City of Lanka. Hanuma explains to Jambavan, how he beholds Seetha in Ashoka garden after a thorough search in the City of Lanka and how he introduces himself as an envoy sent by Rama and Sugreeva. Hanuma informs Jambavan that he hands over a finger-ring of Rama as a token of remembrance to Seetha and that he further asks for a return-token of remembrance from her, to be handed over to Rama. Hanuma then narrates about Seetha having delivered to him an excellent jewel for her head, as a token of remembrance. He further narrates about the demolition of the garden attached to Ravana's gynaecium and about killing of Aksha, Ravana's son. Hanuma further informs about his capture by Indrajit, Ravana's son and his tail being burnt by demons on receiving the orders of Ravana. He further informs about his setting fire of the City of Lanka. He finally narrates about his re-visit to Seetha and his return to Mount Mahendra.

tataH tasya gireH shR^inge mahaaindrasya mahaabalaaH |
hanumat pramukhaaH priitim harayo jagmuH uttamaam || 5-58-1

1. tataH= thereafter; mahaabalaaH= the mighty; harayaH= monkeys; hanumat pramukhaaH= headed by Hanuma and others; jagaama= obtained; uttamaam= a great; priitim= joy; tasya mahendrasyagireH= on that summit of Mount Mahendra.

Thereafter, the mighty monkeys, headed by Hanuma and others, experienced a great joy on that summit of Mount Mahendra.

tam tataH pratisamhR^iShTaH priitimantam mahaakapim |
jaambavaan kaarya vR^itta antam apR^icChat anila aatmajam || 5-58-2

2. tataH= then; jaambavaan= Jambavan; priitisamhR^iSTaH= thrilling with rapture; apR^ichchhat= asked; priitimantam= the delighted; mahaakapim= the great monkey; tam kaaryavR^ittaantam= about the particulars of that actual occurrence (of seeing Seetha) as follows.

Then, Jambavan, thrilling with rapture, asked the delighted Hanuma, the great monkey about the particulars of that actual occurrence (of seeing Seetha) as follows

katham dR^iShTaa tvayaa devii katham vaa tatra vartate |
tasyaam vaa sa katham vR^ittaH kruura karmaa dasha aananaH || 5-58-3

3. katham= how; devii= was Seetha; dR^iSTaa= seen; tvayaa= by you?; katham vaa= how; vartate= was she; tatra= there?; katham vR^ittaH= of what behavior; tasyaam= towards her; saH dashaananaH= was that Ravana; kruura karma= having terrible deeds?

“How did you see Seetha? How was she there? How was that Ravana of terrible deeds behaving towards her?”

tattvataH sarvam etan naH prabruuhi tvam mahaakape |
shruta arthaaH cintayiShyaamo bhuuyaH kaarya vinishcayam || 5-58-4

4. mahaakape= O Hanuma!; tvam= you; prabruuhi= tell; naH= us; etat= this; sarvam= entirely; tattvataH= in this; shrutaarthaaH= ascertained by having the matter; chintayiSyaamaH= we shall think; kaaryavinishchayam= about a mutual resolve to do something; bhuuyaH= again.

“O Hanuma! Tell us entirely, in truth whatever has occurred. Ascertaining the truth, from you, we shall again think about what decision to be taken further.”

yaH ca arthaH tatra vaktavyo gataiH asmaabhiH aatmavaan |
rakShitavyam ca yat tatra tat bhavaan vyaakarotu naH || 5-58-5

5. gataiH= gone; tatra= there; asmaabhiH= by us; bhavaan= you; aatmavaan= having prudence; vyaakarotu= clearly tell; naH= us; yaH= which; arthaH= matter; tat= that; vaktavyaH= can be disclosed; yat= and which; rakSitavyam= is to be kept off.

“When we go there (to the presence of Rama), having prudence, tell us clearly which matter is to be disclosed and which matter is to be kept off from him.”

sa niyuktaH tataH tena samprahR^iShTa tanuu ruhaH |
namasyan shirasaa devyai siitaayai pratyabhaaShata || 5-58-6

6. niyuktaH= thus commanded; tena= by that Jambavan; saH= that Hanuma; tataH= then; samprahR^iSTatanuuruhaH= with his hair thrilling in rapture; praNamya= offering salutation; devyai siitaayai= to Seetha the princess; shirasaa= (by bowing) his head; pratyabhaaSata= replied (as follows):

Thus commanded by Jambavan, Hanuma, with his hair standing on end mentally offered his salutation to Seetha, the princess, by bowing his head and replied as follows:

pratyakSham eva bhavataam mahaaindra agraat kham aaplutaH |
udadheH dakShiNam paaram kaankShamaaNaH samaahitaH || 5-58-7

7. kaaNkSamaaNaH= desirous; samaahitaH= and intent upon; udadheH dakSiNam paaram= (reaching) the southern shore of the ocean; aaplutaH= I leapt; kham= into the sky; mahendraagraat= from the summit of Mount Mahendra; bhavataam pratyakSameva= just before your presence indeed!

“With an intention to reach the southern shore of the ocean, I leapt into the sky, indeed before your presence, from the summit of Mount Mahendra.”

gacChataH ca hi me ghoram vighna ruupam iva abhavat |
kaancanam shikharam divyam pashyaami sumano haram || 5-58-8

8. me= to me; gachchhataH= who was going; ghoram= a terrific; vighnaruupamiva= hindrance-like thing; abhavat= occurred; pashyaami= I saw; kaaN^chanam shikharam= a golden mountain-peak; divyam= which was charming; sumanoharam= and so fascinating.

“While I was going, a terrific hindrance occurred in my way as it was. I saw a golden mountain-peak which was so charming and fascinating.”

sthitam panthaanam aavR^itya mene vighnam ca tam nagam |
upasamgamya tam divyam kaancanam naga sattamam || 5-58-9
kR^itaa me manasaa buddhiH bhettavyo ayam mayaa iti ca |

9. mene= I considered; tam nayam= that mountain; sthitam= staying; aavR^itya= turned round towards; panthaanam= the path; vighnam= as a hindrance; upasamgamya= approaching; tam nagasattamam= that excellent mountain; divyam= which was charming; kaaNchanam= and golden-coloured; buddhiH= a thought; kR^itaa= was formed; me manasaa= in my mind; ayam; bhettavyaH iti= that the mountain should be demolished; mayaa= by me.

“I accounted that mountain staying turned towards the path, as an impediment. Approaching that excellent charming and golden mountain, I made up my mind to shatter it.”

prahatam ca mayaa tasya laanguulena mahaagireH || 5-58-10
shikharam suurya samkaasham vyashiiryata sahasradhaa |

10. prahatam= struck; mayaa= by me; laaNguulena= with my tail; shikharam= the mountain-peak; mahaagireH= of that large mountain; suurya samkaasham= resembling the sun; vyashiiryata= was broken; sahasradhaa= into a thousand pieces.

"As I struck it with my tail, the mountain-peak of that great hill, resembling the sun, was broken into a thousand pieces."

vyavasaayam ca me buddhvaa sa ha uvaaca mahaagiriH || 5-58-11
putra iti madhuraam baaNiim manaH prahlaadayann iva |

11. buddhvaa= understanding; tam vyavasaayam= that intention; saH mahaagiriH= that great mountain; uvaacha ha= spoke; madhuraam= sweet; vaaNiim= words; putra iti= saying "O my son!"; manaH prahlaadayanniva= as though it was refreshing my mind.

"Understanding my purpose, that great mountain spoke the following sweet words saying, 'O my son!', As though it was refreshing my mind (once more to proceed further)."

pitR^ivyam ca api maam viddhi sakhaa ayam maatarishvanaH || 5-58-12
mainaakam iti vikhyaatam nivasantam mahaaudadhau |

12. viddhi= know; maam= me; vikhyaatam= to be generally called; mynaakamiti= as Mynaka; nivasantam= dwelling; mahaa dadhau= in the great ocean; sakhaaya= as a companion; maatarishvanaH= of the wind-god; pitR^ivyamohaapi= and even as your father's brother.

" 'Know me to be generally called as Mynaa dwelling in this great ocean, as a companion of the wind-god and even as your father's brother'."

pakShvavantaH puraa putra babhuuvuH parvata uttamaaH || 5-58-13
chandataH pR^ithiviim ceruH baadhamaanaaH samantataH |

13. putra= O my son!; puraa= long ago; parvatottamaaH= foremost among mountains; babhuuvuH= used to; pakSavantaH= have wings; cheruH= they used to wander; samantataH= the entire; pR^ithiviim= earth; chhandataH= freely; baadhamaanaaH= hurting the people.

" 'O my son! Long ago, the foremost among the mountains used to have wings. They used to wander the entire earth freely, hurting the people!"

shrutvaa nagaanaam caritam mahaaindraH paaka shaasanaH || 5-58-14
cicCheda bhagavaan pakShaan vajreNa eShaam sahasrashaH |

14. shrutvaa= hearing; charitam= the behaviour nagaanaam= of the mountains; bhagavaan mahendraH= the venerable Indra the lord of celestials; paaka shaasanaH= the destroyer of the demon called Paka; chichchheda= chopped; eSaam pakSaan= their wings; sahasrashaH= into thousand pieces; vajreNa= by his thunderbolt.

" 'Hearing that behaviour of those mountains, the venerable Indra the lord of celestials, the destroyer of a demon called Paka, chopped their wings into a thousand pieces by using his thunderbolt.' "

aham tu mokShitaH tasmaat tava pitraa mahaatmanaa || 5-58-15
maarutena tadaa vatsa prakShipto asmi mahaaarNave |

15. vatsa= O child!; aham tu= I, on my part; prakSiptaH asmi= was hurled; mahaarNave= into the great ocean; mahaatmanaa maarutena= by the high-souled wind-god; tava pittraa= your father; mokSitaH= and was liberated; tadaa= then; tasmaat= (from the clutches) of that Indra.

" 'O child! I, on my part, was hurled into the great ocean by the high-souled wind-god, your father and was liberated from the clutches of Indra.' "

raamasya ca mayaa saahye vartitavyam arim dama || 5-58-16
raamo dharmabhR^itaam shreShTho mahaaindra sama vikramaH |

16. arindama= O Hanuma, the annihilater of enemies!; vartitavayam= It s to be behaved; mayaa= by me in such a way; ramasya saahye= to help Rama; raamaH= Rama' mahendra samavikramaH= similar to the prowess of Indra; shreSThaH= is excellent; dharma bhR^itaam= in supporting righteousness.

" 'O Hanuma the annihilator of enemies! I have to behave in such a way as to help Rama. For, Rama, having a prowess equal to that of Indra; is indeed excellent in supporting righteousness.'"

etat shrutvaa mayaa tasya mainaakasya mahaatmanaH || 5-58-17
kaaryam aavedya tu gireH uddhatam ca mano mama |
tena ca aham anuj~naato mainaakena mahaatmanaa || 5-58-18

17, 18. shrutvaa= hearing; vachaH= the words; tasya mahaatmanaH mynaakasya= of that high-souled Mynaka; aavedya= and informing; kaaryam= my purpose; mama= my; manaH= mind; udyatam= was prepared for the travel; aham= I; anujJNaatashcha= was allowed to depart; tena mahaatmanaa= by that high-souled; mynaakena cha= Mynaka also.

"Hearing the words of that high-souled Mynaka and after informing my purpose, my mind was prepared for a further travel. The high-soled Mynaka also allowed me to depart."

sa chaapyantarhitaH shailo maanuSeNa vapuSmataa |
shariireNa mahaashailaH shailena cha mahodadhau || 5-58-19

19. saH= that; shailaH= mountain; antarhitaH= vanished; maanuSeNa vapuSmataa= in a beautiful form of a human being; mahaashailaH= that large mountain; shailena shariireNa= in the form of the body of a mountain; antarhitaH= vanished; mahodadhau= into the great ocean.

"That Mynaka mountain vanished in the guise of a beautiful form of a human being. That large mountainous form also later drowned into the great ocean."

uttamam javam aasthaaya sheSham adhvaanam aasthitaH |
tato aham suciram kaalam vegena abhyagamam pathi || 5-58-20

20. tataH= thereafter; aasthaaya= employing; uttamam= an excellent; javam= speed; aasthitaH= and existing; sheSam= in the remaining; panthaanam= path; aham= I; abhyaagamam= went; pathi= in that path; vegena= with speed; suchiram kaalam= for a very long time.

"Thereafter, employing an excellent speed and continuing on my course, I proceeded in that path speedily for a long time."

tataH pashyaami aham deviim surasaam naaga maataram |
samudra madhye saa devii vacanam maam abhaaShata || 5-58-21

21. tataH= thereafter; aham= I; pashyaami= saw; surasaam= Surasa; naagamaataram= the mother of serpents; samudramadhye= in the midst of the sea; saa devii= and that goddess; abhaaSata= spoke; vachanam= (the following) words; maam= to me.

"Thereafter, I saw Surasa, the mother of serpents in the midst of the sea. That goddess spoke the following words to me.

mama bhakShyaH pradiShTaH tvam amaaraiH hari sattamam |
tataH tvaam bhakShayiShyaami vihitaH tvam cirasya me || 5-58-22

22. harisattama= O the excellent of monkeys!; tvam= you; pradiSTaH= have been shown; mama bhakSaH= as my eatable; amaraiH= by the celstials; ataH= therefore; bhakSayiSyaam= I will eat; tvaam= you; tvam= you vihitaH= have been arranged; me= to me; chirasya= after a long time.

"O excellent of monkeys! The celestials have shown you as my eatable. Therefore, I will eat you since you have been bestowed to me by gods after a long time."

evam uktaH surasayaa praa~njaliH praNataH sthitaH |
vivarNa vadano bhuutvaa vaakyam ca idam udiirayam || 5-58-23

23. evam uktaH= thus spoken; surasayaa= by Surasa; sthitaH= I stood; praNataH praaJNaliH= offering my salutation with joined palms to her; bhuutvaa= becoming; vivarNavadanaH= pale- faced; udiirayam= I spoke; idam= these; vaakyam cha= words too.

"Hearing Surasa's words, I stood there, offering salutation with my joined palms to her. Becoming pale-faced, I spoke the following words:

raamo daasharathiH shriimaan praviShTo daNDakaa vanam |
lakShmaNena saha bhraatraa siitayaa ca param tapaH || 5-58-24

24. raamaH= Rama; daasharathiH= the son of Dasaratha; shriimaaan= the splendid man; paramtapaH= the tormentator of enemies; bhraataa lakSmaNena saha= together with Lakshmana, his brother; siitaayaacha= and Seetha; praviSTaH= entered; daN^Dakaavanam= the forest of Dandaka.

" 'Rama, the son of Dasaratha the splendid man and the tormentator of enemies, together with Lakshmana, his brother and Seetha entered the forest of Dandaka.'"

tasya siitaa hR^itaa bhaaryaa raavaNena duraatmanaa |
tasyaaH sakaasham duuto aham gamiShye raama shaasanaat || 5-58-25

25. duraatmanaa raavaNena= by the evil-minded Ravana; siitaa= Seetha; tasya bhaaryaa= Rama's wife; hR^itaa= was taken away; raamashaasanaat= by the orders of Rama; aham= I; gamiSye= can go; tasyaaH sakaasham= near to her; duutaH= as an envoy.

" 'The evil-minded Ravana took away Seetha, Rama's wife. By the orders of Rama, I am going to her as an envoy.’ "

kartum arhasi raamasya saahyam viShaya vaasini |
athavaa maithiliim dR^iShTvaa raamam ca akliShTa kaariNam || 5-58-26
aagamiShyaami te vaktram satyam pratishR^iNoti me |

26. satii= you staying; viSaye= in Rama's country; arhasi= ought; kartum= to do; saahaayyam= a help; raamasya= to Rama; athavaa= or else; dR^iSTvaa= after seeing; maithiliim= Seetha; raamamcha= and Rama; akliSTa kaariNam= who is unwearied in action; aagamiSyaami= I will come; te= to your; vakraam= mouth; pratishR^iNomi= I am doing a promise; te= to you; satyam= in truth.

"'You, abiding in Rama's country, ought to do a help to Rama. Otherwise, after seeing Seetha and Rama, who is unwearied in action, I will come to your mouth. I am thus promising you in truth."

evam uktaa mayaa saa tu surasaa kaama ruupiNii || 5-58-27
abraviin na ativarteta kashcit eSha varo mama |

27. evam= thus; uktaa= spoken; mayaa= by me; saa surasaa= that Surasa; kaama ruupiNii= who can assume any form at will; abraviit= spoke (as follows); na kshchit= no one; ativarte ta= can violate (me by unfaithfulness); eSaH= this; mama varaH= is my boon.

Hearing my words, that Surasa who can assume any form at her will said: "No one can violate me by unfaithfulness. I have this boon with me."

evam uktaH surasayaa dasha yojanam aayataH || 5-58-28
tato ardha guNa vistaaro babhuuva aham kShaNena tu |

28. evam= thus; uktaH= spoken; surasayaa= by Surasa; aham= I; aayataH= as tall as; dashayojanam= ten Yojanas; (eighty miles); kSaNena= within a moment; babhuuva= became; ardhaguNavistaaraH= half as much in size (fifteen yojanas or one hundred and twenty miles).

"Hearing the words of Surasa, I, as tall as ten Yojanas (eighty miles), within a moment, grew half as much in size (fifteen Yojanas or one hundred twenty miles)."

mat pramaaNa anuruupam ca vyaaditam tan mukham tayaa || 5-58-29
tat dR^iShTvaa vyaaditam tu aasyam hrasvam hi akaravam vapuH |
tasmin muhuurte ca punaH babhuuva anguShTha sammitaH || 5-58-30

29, 30. mukham= the mouth; vyaaditam= was opened wide; matpramaaNaanuruupam= corresponding to the size of my body; tayaa= by her; dR^iSTvaa= seeing; tat vyaaditam= that expanded; aasyam= mouth; akaravam= i made; vapuH= my body; hrasvam= small; tasmin= at that; muhuurte; moment; babhuuva= I became; (reduced) punaH= still; aN^guSThamaatrakaH= is to the size of a human thumb.

"She opened her mouth so wide as to correspond to the size of my body. Seeing her expanded mouth, I assumed a dwarfish form. At that moment, I still became reduced to the size of a human thumb."

abhipatya aashu tat vaktram nirgato aham tataH kShaNaat |
abraviit surasaa devii svena ruupeNa maam punaH || 5-58-31

31. abhipatya= after entering; tadvaktram= her mouth; aashu= quickly; aham- I; tataH= then; nirgataH= came out; kSaNaat= instantly; devii= the divine; surasaa= Surasa; svena ruupeNa= in her native form; abraviit= spoke; maam= to me; punaH= again (as follows):

"After entering her mouth quickly, I then came out instantly. The divine Surasa, in her native form, spoke to me again, as follows:

artha siddhyai hari shreShTha gacCha saumya yathaa sukham |
samaanaya ca vaidehiim raaghaveNa mahaatmanaa || 5-58-32
sukhii bhava mahaabaaho priitaa asmi tava vaanara |

32. saumya= O gentle monkey!; harishreSTha= O the foremost among monkeys!; gachchha= go yathaasukham= happily; artha siddhyai= for the fulfillment of your purpose; samaanaya= bring back; vaidehiim= Seetha; mahaatmanaa raaghaveNa= to the magnanimous Rama; mahaabaaho vaanara= O the mighty armed monkey!; bhava sukhii= be happy; priitaasmi= I am pleased; tava= with you.

"'O gently monkey! O the foremost among monkeys! Go happily for the fulfillment of your purpose. Bring back Seetha to the magnanimous Rama. O mighty armed monkey! Be happy. I am pleased with you.'"

tato aham saadhu saadhvii iti sarva bhuutaiH prashamsitaH || 5-58-33
tato antarikSham vipulam pluto aham garuDo yathaa |

33. tataH= then; aham= I; prashamsitaH= was praised; sarva bhuutaiH= by all living beings; saadhu saadhviti= saying; "Good! Well done! Bravo!"; tataH= thereupon; aham= I; plutaH= leapt; vipulam antarikSam= into the extensive sky; garuDo yathaa= like Garuda the eagle, the carrier of Lord Vishnu.

"Then, all living beings praised me! Saying Good! Well done! Bravo! Thereupon, I leapt into the extensive sky, like Garuda the eagle, the carrier of Lord Vishnu."

chaayaa me nigR^ihiitaa ca na ca pashyaami kimcana || 5-58-34
so aham vigata vegaH tu disho dasha vilokayan |
na kimcit tatra pashyaami yena me apahR^itaa gatiH || 5-58-35

34, 35. me= my; chhaayaa= shadow; nigR^ihiitaa= was held fast; na cha pashyaami= I did not perceive; kimchana= anything; vihata vegaH= my speed having been blocked; saH aham= I; vilokayan= surveyed; dasha dishaH= all the ten directions; na cha pashyaami= I could not discover; tatra= there; yena kimchit= any object by which; gataH= my movement; apahR^itaa= was blocked.

"In the meanwhile, my shadow was held fast. Yet, I did not perceive anything. My speed having been blocked, I surveyed all the ten directions. But I could not discover there, any object by which my movement was blocked."

tato me buddhiH utpannaa kim naama gamane mama |
iidR^isho vighna utpanno ruupam yatra na dR^ishyate || 5-58-36

36. tataH= then; me= to me; buddhiH= the thought; utpannaa= arose; yatra= where; gamane= in my journey; na ruupam= no configuration; na dR^ishaH= is being seen; kim naama= what is it?; iidR^ishaH= such; vighnaH= a hindrance; utpannaH= arose?

"Then, the thought arose in me: "How I wonder has such a hindrance arose in my journey, although no concrete configuration is being seen here?"

adho bhaagena me dR^iShTiH shocataa paatitaa mayaa |
tato adraakSham aham bhiimaam raakShasiim salile shayaam || 5-58-37

37. shochataa= while it was thus being thought; mayaa= by me; me= my; dR^iSThiH= sight; paatitaa= has fallen; adhobhaagena= downward; tataH= then; aham= I; adraakSam= saw; bhiimaam= a terrible; raakSasiim= female-demons; salileshayaam= lying in water.

"While I was thinking thus, my sight has fallen downward. There, I saw a terrible female-demon lying in water."

prahasya ca mahaanaadam ukto aham bhiimayaa tayaa |
avasthitam asambhraantam idam vaakyam ashobhanam || 5-58-38

38. tayaa= by her; bhiimayaa= who was terrible;aham= I; uktaH= was spoken; idam= these; ashobhanam= bad; vaakyam= words; prahasya mahaanaadam= heartily laughing with a great noise; avasthitam= firmly; asambhraantaam= and without bewilderment.

"Heartily laughing with a great noise, that terrific woman, spoke to me the following inauspicious words, firmly and without any bewilderment (as follows):

kva asi gantaa mahaakaaya kShudhitaayaa mama iipsitaH |
bhakShaH priiNaya me deham ciram aahaara varjitam || 5-58-39

39. mahaakaaya= O gigantic monkey!; kva= where; asi= are you; gantaa= going?; mama= to me; kSudhitaayaaH= who is hungry; priiNaya= gratify; me deham= my person; chiram aahaaravarjitam= which has remained without sustenance for long; iipsitaH bhakSaH= bhakSaH= as my required food.

"O gigantic monkey! Where are you going? You are my requisite food, hungry as I am. Gratify my person, who has remained without sustenance for long."

baaDham iti eva taam vaaNiim pratyagR^ihNaam aham tataH |
aasya pramaaNaat adhikam tasyaaH kaayam apuurayam || 5-58-40

40. baaDam ityeva= saying 'Amen'; aham= I; pratyagR^ihNaam= actually accepted; taam vaaNiim= those words; tataH= thereupon; apuurayan= I expanded; deham= my body; adhikam tasyaaH aasyapraamaaNaat= to a size larger than the capacity of her mouth.

"Saying 'Amen', I actually accepted those words. Thereupon, I expanded my body to a size larger than the capacity of her mouth."

tasyaaH ca aasyam mahat bhiimam vardhate mama bhakShaNe |
na ca maam saa tu bubudhe mama vaa vikR^itam kR^itam || 5-58-41

41. tasyaaH= her; mahat= large; bhiimam= terrific; aasyam cha= mouth too; vardhate= began to grow; mama bhakSaNe= to devour me; na bubudhe= she could not understand; saadhu= well; mama vaa= either about me; mama kR^itam vikR^itam= or about the change subsequently gone through by me (in the shape of a minute form)

"Her terrific large mouth too began to grow to devour me. She could not understand well about me or about the change subsequently gone through by me (in the shape of a minute form)"

tato aham vipulam ruupam samkShipya nimiSha antaraat |
tasyaa hR^idayam aadaaya prapataami nabhaH talam || 5-58-42

42. tataH= then; samkSipya= having contracted; vipulam ruupam= my large body; nimiSantaraat= within another moment; aham= I; aadaaya= having taken off; hR^idayam= her heart; prapataami= leapt; nabhasthalam= into the sky.

"Then, having contracted my large body within another moment, I extracted her heart and leapt back into the sky."

saa visR^iShTa bhujaa bhiimaa papaata lavaNa ambhasi |
mayaa parvata samkaashaa nikR^itta hR^idayaa satii || 5-58-43

43. nikR^ittahR^idayaa satii= when her heart has been cut off; mayaa= by me; bhiimaa= the terrific; sea= simhika; parvatasamkaashaa= looking like a mountain; papaata= fell; lavaNaambhasi= into the ocean; visR^iSTa bhujaa= with her arms allowed to flow in it.

"When her heart has been cut off by me, that terrific Simhika looking like a mountain, fell into the ocean with her arms emanating from it."

shR^iNomi kha gataanaam ca siddhaanaam caaraNaiH saha |
raakShasii simhikaa bhiimaa kShipram hanumataa hR^itaa || 5-58-44

44. shR^iNomi= I heard; siddhaanaam= great sages; chaaraNaiH saha= along with the wandering celestial singers; khagataanaam= moving in the sky; (saying that); simhikaa= Simhika; bhiimaa raakSasii= the dreadful female-demon; kSipram hataa= was instantly killed; hanumataa= by Hanuma.

"I heard great sages along with wandering celestial singers, moving in the sky, saying that Simhika the dreadful demon was instantly killed by Hanuma."

taam hatvaa punaH eva aham kR^ityam aatyayikam smaran |
gatvaa ca mahat adhvaanam pashyaami naga maNDitam || 5-58-45
dakShiNam tiiram udadheH lankaa yatra ca saa purii |

45. hatvaa= after killing; taam= her; punareva= and again; smaran= recollecting; kR^ityam= the task; aatyayikam= to be done quickly; gatvaa= travelling; mahat adhvaanam= a great distance; aham= I; pashyaami= saw; dakSiNam tiiram= the southern shore; udadhah= of the ocean; yatra= where; saa= that; laN^kaapurii= City of Lanka; naga maNDitam= was adorned with trees.

"After killing her and again recollecting the task to be performed quickly, I travelled for a long distance and saw the southern shore of the ocean, where that City of Lanka, adorned with its trees, was situated."

astam dina kare yaate rakShasaam nilayam puriim || 5-58-46
praviShTo aham avij~naato rakShobhiH bhiima vikramaiH |

46. dinakare astam yaate= while the sun was setting; aham= I; avijJNaataH= without being noticed; rakSobhiH= by the demons; bhiima vikramaiH= of dreadful prowess; praviSTaH= entered; puram= the City of Lanka; nilayam= the abode; rakSasaam= of demons.

"While the sun was setting, I, without being noticed by the demons of dreadful prowess, entered the city of Lanka, the abode of demons."

tatra pravishatashchaapi kalpaantaghanasannibhaa || 5-58-47
aTTahaasam vimuJNchantii naarii kaapyutthitaa puraH |

47. puraH= in front; pravishataH= of me entering; tatra= that city; kaapi naarii= a woman; kalpaanta ghana sannibhaa= resembling a cloud at the time of dissolution of the world; utthitaa= rose; vimuN^chantii= emitting; aTTahaasam= a loud laughter.

"While I was entering the City, a woman, resembling a cloud at the time of dissolution of the world, stood up in front of me, emitting a loud laughter."

jighaamsantiim tatastaam tu jvaladagnishiroruhaam || 5-58-48
savyamuSTiprahaareNa paraajitya subhairavaam |
pradoSakaale pravisham bhiitayaaham tayoditaH || 5-58-49

48, 49. tataH= then; paarajitya= defeating; taam= her; jvaladagnishiroruhaam= having her hair looking like a blazing fire; subhairavaam= and very terrific; jighaamsantiim= desirous of killing me; savyamuSTi prahaareNa= with a blow of the fist of my left hand; pravisham= and entered (the land); pradoSa kaale= at the dusk of early night; aham= I; uditah= was spoken (as follows); tayaa= by her; bhiitayaa= duly frightened.

"Then defeating that woman, having her hair looking terrific like a blazing fire and who was trying to kill me, by striking her with a blow of the fist of my left hand and entered the land of Lanka at the dusk of early night. she, being frightened, spoke to me as follows:

aham laN^kaapurii viira nirjitaa vikrameNa te |
yasmaattasmaadvijetaasi sarvarakSaamsyasheSataH || 5-58-50

50. viira= O, hero!; aham= I am; laN^kaapurii= the City of Lanka; yasmaat tasmaat= therefore; te vikramaNe= by your prowess; nirjitaa= which conquered me; vijetaasi= you can defeat; asheSataH= completely; sarva rakSaamsi= all the demons.

"O hero! I am (the personified) City of Lanka. Therefore, by the same prowess you conquered me, you can defeat all the demons here completely."

tatra aham sarva raatram tu vicinvan janaka aatmajaam |
raavaNa antaH pura gato na ca apashyam sumadhyamaam || 5-58-51

51. vinchinvaa= searching; tatra= there; janakaatmajam= for Seetha; sarva raatram= the whole night; raavaNaantaH puragataH= after going to Ravana's gynaecium; aham= I; na apashyam cha= could not find; sumadhyamaam= that Seetha, the slender-waisted lady.

"Searching there for Seetha that whole night in Ravana's gynaecium, I could not find that Seetha, the slender-waisted lady."

tataH siitaam apashyan tu raavaNasya niveshane |
shoka saagaram aasaadya na paaram upalakShaye || 5-58-52

52. apashyamstu= unable to find; siitaam= Seetha; raavaNasya niveshane= in Ravana's dwelling; aasaadya= and reaching; shokasaagaram= a sea of sorrow; na upalakSyate= I could not perceive; paaram= its other shore; tataH= then.

"Unable to find Seetha in Ravana's dwelling and facing a sea of sorrow, I could not then perceive its other shore."

shocataa ca mayaa dR^iShTam praakaareNa samaavR^itam |
kaancanena vikR^iShTena gR^iha upavanam uttamam || 5-58-53

53. mayaa= by me; shochataa= who was bemoaning; uttamam= an excellent; gR^ihopavanam= grove near the house; samaavR^itam= concealed; vikR^iSTena praakaareNa= by a prolonged fence; kaaNchanena= of golden colour; dR^iSTam= was seen.

"While bemoaning, I saw an excellent grove near that gynaecium, concealed by a prolonged fence painted with golden colour."

sa praakaaram avaplutya pashyaami bahu paadapam |
ashoka vanikaa madhye shimshapaa paadapo mahaan || 5-58-54
tam aaruhya ca pashyaami kaancanam kadalii vanam |

54. avaplutya= crossing; praakaaram= the fence; saH= I as such; pashyaami= saw; bahupaadapam= that grove, having copious trees; ashokavanikaamadhye= amidst that Ashoka garden; mahaan shimshupaa paadapah= was a large Shimshupa tree; aaruhya= ascending; tam= it; pashyaami= I saw; kaaN^chanam kadaLiivanam= yellow-pigmented thicket of banana plants.

Crossing the fence, I saw that grove having copious trees. Amidst that Ashoka garden, I saw a large Shimshupa* garden. After ascending it, I beheld an yellow-pigmented thicket of banana plants."

* Botanical name: Delbergia sissoo.

aduuraat shimshapaa vR^ikShaat pashyaami vana varNiniim || 5-58-55
shyaamaam kamala patra akShiim upavaasa kR^isha aananaam |
tadekavaasaHsaMviitaam rajodhvastashiroruhaam || 5-58-56
shokasantaapadiinaaN^giim siitaam bhartR^ihite sthitaam |
raakShasiibhiH viruupaabhiH kruuraabhiH abhisamvR^itaam || 5-58-57
maamsa shoNita bhakShyaabhiH vyaaghriibhiH hariNiim yathaa |

55,56,57. aduuraat= not far, shimshupaa vR^ikSaat= from Shimshupa tree; pashyaami= I saw; siitaam= Seetha; shyaamaam vara vaNiniim= of youthful complexion; kamala patraakSiim= with eyes like louts petals; upavaasakR^ishaananaam= with her face emaciated by fasting; tadeka vaasaH samvitaam= clad in a single piece of cloth; rajodhvasta shiroruhaam= with her hair soiled with dust; shoka samtaapa diinaaN^giim= her limbs afflicted with grief and agony; sthitaam bhartR^ihite= devoted to the good of her lord; abhisamvR^itaam= surrounded on all sides; hariNiimiva= as a doe; vyaaghriibhiH= encircled by tigresses; raakSasiibhiH= by female-demons; viruupaabhiH= who were ugly; kruuraabhiH= and who were cruel; maamsa shoNita bhakSaabhiH= living on flesh and blood.

"Not far from that Shimshupa tree. I saw Seetha, of youthful complexion, with eyes looking like lotus-petals, with her face emaciated by fasting, clad in a single piece of cloth, her hair soiled with dust, her limbs afflicted with grief and agony, devoted as she was to the good of her lord and surrounded on all sides by ugly and cruel female-demons living on flesh and blood, as a doe encircled by tigresses."

saa mayaa raakSasiimadhye tarjyamaanaa muhurmahuH || 5-58-58
ekaveNiidharaa diinaa bhartR^ichintaaparaayaNaa |
bhuumishayyaa vivarNaaN^gii padminiiva himaagame || 5-58-59
raavaNaadvinivR^ittaarthaa martavyakR^itanishchayaa |
kathamchinmR^igashaabaakSii tuurNamaasaaditaa mayaa || 5-58-60

58, 59, 60. saa= she; tarjyamaana= who was being frightened; muhurmuhuH= again and again; ekaveNiidharaa= putting on a single braid of hair; diinaa= looking depressed; bhartR^ichintaaparaayaNaa= wholly devoted to the thought about her lord; bhuumishayya= with floor as her bedstead; vivarNaaN^gii= pale-limbed; padminiiva= like a lotus-stalk; himaagame= in a cool season; vinivR^ittaarthaa= turning away the request; raavaNaat= from Ravana; martavya kR^itanishchayaa= being determined to die; aasaaditaa= was found; mayaa= by me; raakSasiimadhye= amidst female-demons; mR^igashaabaakSii= Seetha with her eyes like those of a deer; aasaaditaa= was found; kathamchit= somehow; tuurNam= quickly; mayaa= by me.

"Seetha, who had eyes like those of a deer, was somehow quickly found by me looking depressed in the amidst of female-demons, frightened (as she was by them) again and again, putting on a single braid of hair (as a mark of desolation), wholly devoted to the thought of her lord, having floor as her bedstead, pale-limbed like a lotus-stalk in a cool season, turning away the request of Ravana, and determined to die."

taam dR^iShTvaa taadR^ishiim naariim raama patniim aninditaam |
tatra eva shimshapaa vR^ikShe pashyann aham avasthitaH || 5-58-61

61. dR^iSTvaa= seeing; taam= that; yashasviniim= illustrious; raamapatniim= consort of Rama; neariim= the woman; taadR^ishiim= in such a state; aham= I; avasthitaH= stayed; tatra= there; pashyan= looking (at her); shimshupaavR^ikSe eva= in the same Simsupa tree.

"Seeing that illustrious woman, the consort of Rama in such a state, I stayed perched on the same Simsupa tree, looking at her."

tato halahalaa shabdam kaancii nuupura mishritam |
shR^iNomi adhika gambhiiram raavaNasya niveshane || 5-58-62

62. tataH= then; shR^iNomi= I heard; adhikagambhiiram= an exceedingly roaring; hala halaashabdam= and halloing sound; kaaN^chiinuupura mishritam= mixed with sounds of girdles and anklets; raavaNasya niveshane= in the abode of Ravana.

"Meanwhile, I heard an exceedingly roaring and hallooing sound, mixed with sounds of girdles and anklets in the abode of Ravana."

tato aham parama udvignaH svaruupam pratyasamharam |
aham ca shimshapaa vR^ikShe pakShii iva gahane sthitaH || 5-58-63

63. tataH= then; aham= I; paramodvignaH= was very much frightened; pratyasamharam= and contracted; svam ruupam= my physique; aham tu= I, for my part; sthitaH= remained; pakSiiva= like a bird; gahane shimshupaavR^ikSe= hidden in the dense Simsupa tree.

"Then, I was very much frightened and contracted my physique. I, on my part, remained hidden like a bird in that Simsupa tree dense with foliage.'"

tato raavaNa daaraaH ca raavaNaH ca mahaabalaH |
tam desham samanupraaptaa yatra siitaa abhavat sthitaa || 5-58-64

64. tataH= then; mahaabalah= the mighty; raavaNashcha= Ravana; raavaNa daaraashcha= and Ravana's wives; samanupraaptaaH= reached; tam= that desham= place; yatra= where; siitaa= Seetha; abhavat sthitaa= was situated.

"Then, the mighty Ravana and his wives reached that place where Seetha was staying."

tam dR^iShTvaa atha varaaarohaa siitaa rakSho gaNa iishvaram |
samkucya uuruu stanau piinau baahubhyaam parirabhya ca || 5-58-65

65. atha= thereupon; dR^iSTvaa= seeing; tam= that Ravana; rakSogaNeshvaram= the cheif of a troop of demons; siitaa= Seetha; varaarohaa= with an excellent waist; samkuchya= (sat) compressing; uuruu= her thighs; parirabhya cha= and enclosing; piinau stanau= her swollen breasts; baahubhyaam= with her arms.

"Thereupon, seeing that Ravana the chief of a troop of demons, Seetha with her lovely waist, sat compressing her thighs enclosing her swollen breasts with her arms."

vitrastaam paramodvignaam viikSamaaNaamitastataH |
traaNam kimchidapashyantiim vepamaanaam tapasviniim || 5-58-66
taam uvaaca dashagriivaH siitaam parama duhkhitaam |
avaak shiraaH prapatito bahu manyasva maam iti || 5-58-67

66, 67. dashagriivaH= Ravana; aavaakchiraa= bowing his head; prapatitaH= and coming down; uvaacha= spoke; taam siitaam= to that Seetha; vitrastaam= who was frightened; paramodvignaani= very much grieving for her lord; viikSamaaNaani= who was glancing; tatastataH= hither and thither; apashyantiim= not seeing; kimchit= any; traaNam= protection; vepamaanaam= trembling; tapasviniim= distressed; parama duHkhitaam= and extremely sorrowful; iti= saying; maam bahumanyasva= 'Treat me with respect'.

"Ravana, bowing his head and coming down, spoke (as follows) to that Seetha who was frightened, very much grieving for her lord, glancing hither and thither, not finding any protection for her, trembling, distressed and extremely sorrowful saying, 'Treat me with respect.'"

yadi cet tvam tu maam darpaan na abhinandasi garvite |
dvau maasa anantaram siite paasyaami rudhiram tava || 5-58-68

68. garvite= O arrogant lady!; siite= O Seetha!; tvam na abhinandasi yadichet= I you refuse; na abhinandasi yadichachet= If you refuse; maam= me; darpaat= by your arrogance; paasyaami= I will be drinking; tava rudhiram= your blood; dvau maasau antaram= after a period of two months.

" 'O arrogant lady! O Seetha! If you refuse me by your arrogance, I will be drinking your blood after a period of two months.'"

etat shrutvaa vacaH tasya raavaNasya duraatmanaH |
uvaaca parama kruddhaa siitaa vacanam uttamam || 5-58-69

69. shrutvaa= hearing; etat= these; vachaH= words; tasya raavaNasya= of that Ravana; duraatmanaH= the evil-minded; siitaa= Seetha; parama kruddhaa= very much irritated; uvaacha= spoke; uttamam= excellent; vachanam= words (as follows):

"Hearing those words of the evil-minded Ravana, Seetha was very much irritated and spoke the following excellent words:

raakShasa adhama raamasya bhaaryaam amita tejasaH |
ikShvaaku kula naathasya snuShaam dasharathasya ca || 5-58-70
avaacyam vadato jihvaa katham na patitaa tava |

70. katham= how; tava jihvaa= did your tongue; na patitaa= not fall off; raakSasaadham= O the worst demon; vadataH= by speaking; avaachyam= such words not to be uttered; raamasya bhaaryaam= to the consort of Rama; amita tejasaH= of boundless glory; suuSaamcha= and the daughter-in-law; dasharathasya= of Dasaratha; ikSvaaku kulanaathasya= the lord of Ikshvaku dynasty?

"How did your tongue not fall of, O the worst demon, by speaking such words not to be uttered, to the consort of Rama, of boundless glory, and the daughter-in-law of Dasaratha the lord of Ikshvaku dynasty?"

kimsvit viiryam tava anaarya yo maam bhartuH asamnidhau || 5-58-71
apahR^itya aagataH paapa tena adR^iShTo mahaatmanaa |

71. anaarya= O ignoble soul!; paapa= O sinful one! bhartuH asmnidhau= during the absence of my husband; yaH aagataH= when you came; adR^iSTaH= without being noticed; mahaatmanaa tena= by that great soul; apahR^itya= abducting; maam= me; kimchit= of what account; tava viiryam= is your prowess?

"O ignoble soul! Of what account is your prowess, when you came unnoticed during the absence of my lord, that great soul and abducted me, O sinful one?"

na tvam raamasya sadR^isho daasye api asyaa na yujyase || 5-58-72
yaj~niiyaH satya vaak caiva raNa shlaaghii ca raaghavaH |

72. tvam= you; na sadR^ishaH= have no similarity; raamasya= to Rama; na yujyase= you are not fit; daasye.api= even to do service; asya= to him; raaghavaH= Rama; yajJNiiyaH= performs sacrifices; satya vaadii= speaks only truth; raNashlaaghiicha= and praise-worthy in battle.

" 'You have no similarity with Rama. You are unfit even to do service to Rama. Rama performs sacrifices. He speaks only truth. He is a lover of battle'."

jaanakyaa paruSham vaakyam evam ukto dasha aananaH || 5-58-73
jajvaala sahasaa kopaac citaastha iva paavakaH |

73. evam= thus; uktaH= spoken; paruSam= harshly; jaanakyaa= by Seetha; dashaananaH= Ravana, sahasaa= at once; jajvaala= was ablaze; kopaat= with anger; paavakaH iva= like a fire; chitaasthaH= in a pile of wood.

"Hearing these harsh words from Seetha, Ravana was at once ablaze with anger, as a fire blazes in a pile of wood."

vivR^itya nayane kruure muShTim udyamya dakShiNam || 5-58-74
maithiliim hantum aarabdhaH striibhiH haahaa kR^itam tadaa |

74. vivR^itya= rolling; kruure nayane= his cruel eyes; udyamya= and lifting; dakSiNam muSTim= his right fist; aarbdhaH= he began; hantum= to kill; maithiliim= Seetha; tadaa= then; haahaakR^itam= an alarm was raised; striibhiH= by the women.

" 'Rolling his cruel eyes and lifting his right fist, Ravana was about to kill Seetha. Then, an alarm was raised by a women there'."

striiNaam madhyaat samutpatya tasya bhaaryaa duraatmanaH || 5-58-75
varaa manda udarii naama tayaa sa pratiShedhitaH |

75. varaa= a royal woman; manDodarii naama= named Mandodari; bhaarya= the wife; tasya duraatmanaH= of that evil-minded Ravana; samutpatya= springing up; madhyaat= from the midst; striiNaam= of the woman; sah= he; pratiSeditah= was restrained; tayaa= by her.

"Springing up from the midst of those women, a royal woman named Mandodari, the wife of that evil-minded Ravana, ran to him. He was restrained by her."

uktaH ca madhuraam vaaNiim tayaa sa madana arditaH || 5-58-76
siitayaa tava kim kaaryam mahaaindra sama vikrama |

76. saH= Ravana; madanaarditaH= tormented with love; uktashcha= was spoken; madhuraam= sweet; vaacham= words; tayaa= by her; (as follows); mahendra samavikrama= O the one having a prowess equal to that of Indra!; kim kaaryam= of what need; siitayaa= is with Seetha; tava= to you?

"She spoke to Ravana, smitten with love, the following sweet words: 'O Ravana having a prowess similar to that of Indra! Of what need is with Seetha to you?"

deva gandharva kanyaabhiH yakSha kanyaabhiH eva ca || 5-58-77
saardham prabho ramasva iha siitayaa kim kariShyasi |

77. prabho= O Lord! ramasya= enjoy yourself; iha= here; deva gandharva kanyaabhiH= with daughters of gods Gandharvas the celestial musicians; yakSakanyaabhirevacha saardham= and Yakshas the semi divine beings kimkariSyasi= what will you do; siitayaa= with Seetha?

" 'O lord! Enjoy yourself with the daughters of gods, Gandharvas the celestial musicians and Yakshas the semi-divine beings. What will you do with Seetha?'"

tataH taabhiH sametaabhiH naariibhiH sa mahaabalaH || 5-58-78
utthaapya sahasaa niito bhavanam svam nishaa caraH |

78. tataH= thereupon; saH mahaabalaH= that mighty; nishaacharaH= Ravana; prasaadya= was propitiated; taabhiH naaribhiH= by those women; sametaabhiH= joined together; niitaH= and was taken; sahasaa= quickly; svam bhavanam= to his palace.

"Thereupon, those women together propitiated that mighty Ravana and quickly took him to his palace."

yaate tasmin dashagriive raakShasyo vikR^ita aananaaH || 5-58-79
siitaam nirbhartsayaam aasuH vaakyaiH kruuraiH sudaaruNaiH |

79. tasmin dashagriive yaate= when that Ravana left; vikrutaananaaH= the ugly-faced; raakSasyaH= female-demons; nirbhartasyaamaasuH= frightened; siitaam= Seetha; kruuraiH sudaarunaiH vaakyaiH= with their cruel and very dreadful words.

"When that Ravana left, the ugly-faced female-demons frightened. Seetha with their cruel and very dreadful words."

tR^iNavat bhaaShitam taasaam gaNayaamaasa jaanakii || 5-58-80
tarjitam ca tadaa taasaam siitaam praapya nirarthakam |

80. jaanakii= Seetha; gaNayaamaasa= reckoned; bhaaSitam= the utterance; taasaam= of those women; tR^iNavat= as a blade of grass; tadaa= at that time; garjitam= the roaring; taasaam= of those female-demons; praapya= reached; siitaam= Seetha; ninarthakam= in vain.

"Seetha reckoned the utterance of those women as a blade of grass. At that time, the roaring of those female-demons reached Seetha in vain."

vR^ithaa garjita nishceShTaa raakShasyaH pishita ashanaaH || 5-58-81
raavaNaaya shashamsuH taaH siitaa avyavasitam mahat |

81. vR^ithaagarjitanishcheSTaaH= being helpless, as their raoring became waste; taaH raakSasyaH= those female-demons; pishitaashnanaaH= eating raw flesh; shashamsuH= reported; tat= that; mahat= great; siitaadhyavasitam= determination of Seetha; raavaNaaya= to Ravana.

"As their roaring frittered away, those flesh-eating female-demons became helpless and reported that great resolve of Seetha to Ravana."

tataH taaH sahitaaH sarvaa vihata aashaa nirudyamaaH || 5-58-82
parikShipya samantaat taam nidraa vasham upaagataaH |

82. tataH= thereafter; sarvaaaH= all; taaH= those women; sahitaaH= joined together; vihataashaaH= warded off their hopes; nirudyamaaH= held back their effort; samantaat= and in the end; upaagataaH= samantaat= and in the end; upaagataaH= entered to a condition; nidraavasham= overpowered with sleep; parikSipya= encircling; taam= Seetha.

"Thereafter, all those women joined together, warded off their hopes and held back their effort. In the end, they encircled Seetha and were overpowered with sleep."

taasu caiva prasuptaasu siitaa bhartR^i hite rataa || 5-58-83
vilapya karuNam diinaa prashushoca suduhkhitaa |

83. taasu prasuptaasu= when those women went to sleep; siitaa= Seetha; rataa= intent upon; bhartR^ihite= the welfare of her husband; prashushocha= was deeply aggrieved; diinaa= miserable; suduHkhita= and sore distressed as she was vilapya= lamenting; karuNam= pitifully.

"When those women went to sleep, Seetha, intent upon the welfare of her husband, was deeply aggrieved, miserable and sore depressed as she was, lamenting pitifully."

taasaam madhyaatsamutthaaya trijaTaa vaakyamabraviit || 5-58-84
aatmaanam khaadata kShipram na siitaa vinashiSyati |
janakasyaatmajaa saadhvii snuSa dasharathasya cha || 5-58-85

84, 85. trijaTa= TrijaTa; samutthaaya= rising; madhyaat= from the midst; taasaam= of those female-demons; abraviit= spoke; vaakyam= (the following) words; khaadata= devour; aatmaanam= yourself; khhipram= quickly; siitaa= Seetha; aatmajaa= the daughter; janakasya= of Janaka; saadhvii= a virtuous woman; snuSaa= and the daughter-in-law; dasharathasya= of Dasaratha; na vinashyati= does not get destroyed.

"Trijata, rising from the midst of those female-demons, spoke the following words; 'Feed on yourself quickly rather than on Seetha, the daughter of Janaka, a virtuous woman and the daughter-in-law of Dasartha who des not get destroyed'."

svapno hyadya mayaa dR^iSTo daaruNo romaharSaNaH |
rakSasaam cha vinaashaaya bharturasyaa jayaaya cha || 5-58-86

86. daaruNaH= A dreadful; svapnaH= dream; romaharSaNaH= causing my hair to stand erect; dR^iSTaH= has been seen; mayaa= by me; adya= now; vinaashaayacha= for the ruin; rakSasaam= of demons; jayaayacha= and for the victory; asyaaH= of her; bhartuH= husband.

"'Now, I have seen a dreadful dream, causing my hair to stand erect. It is pointing towards the ruin of our demons and the victory of her husband."

alamasmaatparitraatum raaghavaadrakSasiigaNam |
abhiyaachaama vaidehiimetaddhi mama rochate || 5-58-87

87. abhiyaachaama= we will pray; vaidehiim= Seetha; alam= (who is) enough; paritraatum= to protect; raakSasiigaNam= our female-demons; asmaat raaghavaat= from this Rama; etat= this; rochate hi= is indeed agreable; mam= to me.

" ‘We will pray Seetha, who is capable of protecting all our female-demons from Rama. I feel that it is batter for us'."

yasyaa hyevamvidhaH svapno duHkhitaayaaH pradR^ishyate |
saa duHkhairvividhairmuktaa sukhamaapnotyanuttamam || 5-58-88
praNipaataprasannaa hi maithilii janakaatmajaa |

88. evam vidhaH svapnaH= (when) such a dream; pradR^ishyate= is seen; yasyaaH duHkhitaayaaH= while a woman is weeping; saa= that woman; vimuktaaH= being relieved; vividhaiH duHkhaiH= from many kinds of sorrows; aapnoti= will obtain; anuttamam sukham= utmost happiness; maithilii= Seetha; janakaatmajaa= the daughter of Janaka; praNipaataprasannaa hi= indeed gets pleased on receiving a salutation indeed gets pleased on receiving.

" 'When such a dream is seen while a woman is weeping, that woman gets relieved of many kinds of sorrows and will obtain happiness. Seetha, the daughter of Janaka, indeed will be pleased on receiving a salutation'."

tatah saa hriimatii baalaa bharturvijayaharSitaa || 5-58-89
avochadyadi tattathyam bhaveyam sharaNam hi vaH |

89. vijaya harSitaa= delighted at (hearing of) the victory; bhartuH= of her lord; saa baalaa= that girl, Seetha; tataH= then; hriimati= bashfully; avochat= spoke; tat tathyamyadi= If it is true; bhaveyam= I will be; sharaNam hi= indeed a refuge; vaH= to you.

"Delighted at hearing the victory of her lord, that girl Seetha then basfully spoke: 'If it is true, I will be protecting you all'."

taam ca aham taadR^ishiim dR^iShTvaa siitaayaa daaruNaam dashaam |
cintayaamaasa vishraanto na ca me nirvR^itam manaH || 5-58-90

90. vishraantaH= taking rest; dR^iSTvaa= and seeing; taam= that; daaruNaam= dreadful; dashaam= situation; taadR^ishiim= as such; aham= I; chintayaamasa= reflected upon it; me= my; manaH= mind; na nirvR^itam= could not satisfy itself.

"Taking rest for some time and seeing such a dreadful state of Seetha, I reflected upon it. My mind could not satisfy itself."

sambhaaShaNa arthe ca mayaa jaanakyaaH cintito vidhiH || 5-58-91
ikShvaaku kula vamshaH tu tato mama puraH kR^itaH |

91. vidhuH= a means; sambhaaSaNaartham= for doing a conversation; jaanakyaaH= with Seetha; chintitaH= was thought of; mayaa= by me; tataH= then; ikSvaakuuNaam vamshastu= Ikshvaku's dynasty; puraskR^itaH= was placed in front; mama= by me.

"Thinking about a means for starting a conversation with Seetha, I started to describe the history of Ikshvaku's dynasty."

shrutvaa tu gaditaam vaacam raaja R^iShi gaNa puujitaam || 5-58-92
pratyabhaaShata maam devii baaShpaiH pihita locanaa |

92. shrutvaa= hearing; vaacham= the words; gaditaam= spoken by me; raajarSigaNa puujitaam= adored by assemblies of royal sages; devii= Seetha the princess; baaSpaiH pihita lochanaa= with her eyes filled with tears; pratyabhaaSata= spoke; maa= to me (as follows)

"Hearing the words spoken by me, which are adored by the assemblies of royal sages, Seetha the princess, with her eyes filled with tears, spoke to me, as follows:"

kaH tvam kena katham ca iha praapto vaanara pumgava || 5-58-93
kaa ca raameNa te priitiH tan me shamsitum arhasi |

93. vaanara puN^gava= O the foremost among the monkeys!; kaH= who; tvam= are you?; kena= why; katham= and how; praaptaH= did you come; iha= here?; kaa= what; priitiH= friendship; te= to you; raameNa= with Rama?; arhasi= you ought; shamsitum= to tell; tat= it; me= to me.

" 'O the foremost among the monkeys! Who are you? Why did you come here? How did you come? What type of friendship do you have with Rama? You ought to tell me all this?"

tasyaaH tat vacanam shrutvaa aham api abruvam vacaH || 5-58-94
devi raamasya bhartuH te sahaayo bhiima vikramaH |
sugriivo naama vikraanto vaanara indo mahaabalaH || 5-58-95

94, 95. shrutvaa= Hearing; tat vachanam= those words; tasyaaH= of Seetha; aham api= I; abruvat= spoke; vachaH= (the following) words; devi= O princess!; vikraantaH= the courageous; vaanarendraH= king of monkeys; sugriivo naama= by name Sugreeva; mahaabalah= a mighty; sahaayaH= companion; bhartuH= to your husband; bhiima vikramaH= having a terrific prowess.

"Hearing those words of Seetha, I spoke the following words: 'O princess! There is a courageous king of monkeys, by name Sugreeva, who is a mighty companion to your husband, possessing a terrific prowess."

tasya maam viddhi bhR^ityam tvam hanuumantam iha aagatam |
bhartraa aham prahitaH tubhyam raameNa akliShTa karmaNaa || 5-58-96

96. tvam= you; viddhi= know; maam= me; aagatam= who came; iha= here; hanumantam= as Hanuma; tasya bhR^ityam= a servant of that Sugreeva; aham= I; preSitaH= was sent; tubhyam= for you; raameNa= by Rama; bhartraa= your husband; akliSTakarmaNaa= who is unwearied in action.

"Know me, who came here, as Hanuma, a servant of that Sugreeva, Rama, you husband, who is unwearied in his actions, sent me here for your sake."

idam ca puruSha vyaaghraH shriimaan daasharathiH svayam |
anguliiyam abhij~naanam adaat tubhyam yashasvini || 5-58-97

97. yashasvini= O illustrious lady!; daasharathiH= Rama; puruSavyaaghraH= the foremost among men; shriimaan= and the glorious man; adaat= gave; idam= this; aN^guliiyam= finger-ring; svayam= personally; tubhyam= to you; abhiJNaanam= as a token of remembrance.

"O illustrious lady! Rama, the foremost among men and the glorious man, gave this finger-ring personally to you as a token of remembrance."

tat icChaami tvayaa aaj~naptam devi kim karavaaNi aham |
raama lakShmaNayoH paarshvam nayaami tvaam kim uttaram || 5-58-98

98. devi= O princess!; tat= for that reason; ichchhaami= I wish to have; aaJNaptam= a command; tvayaa= by you; kim= what; aham= karavaaNi= am I do?; nayaami= I shall take; tvaam= you; paarshvam= to the proximity; raamalakSmaNayoH= of Rama and Lakshmana; kim= what; uttaram= is your reply?

"O princess! For that reason, I wish to have a command from you. What am I to do? I shall take you to the proximity of Rama and Lakshmana. What do you say?"

etat shrutvaa viditvaa ca siitaa janaka nandinii |
aaha raavaNam utsaadya raaghavo maam nayatu iti || 5-58-99

99. shrutvaa= hearing; etat= these words; viditvaacha= and understanding them; siitaa= Seetha; janakanandinii= the daughter of Janaka; aaha= said; iti= as follows; raaghavaH= (Let) Rama; nayatu= take me; utsaadya= after killing; raavaNam= Ravana.

"Hearing my words and understanding them, Seetha the daughter of Janaka said as follows: 'Let Rama take me back, after killing Ravana'."

praNamya shirasaa deviim aham aaryaam aninditaam |
raaghavasya mano hlaadam abhij~naanam ayaaciSham || 5-58-100

100. praNamya= shirasaa= bowing my head in salutation; deviim= to Seetha; aaryaam= the noble; aninditaam= and irreproachable woman; ayaachiSam= I asked for; abhiJNaanam= a token of remembrance; manohlaadam= gladdening the heart; raaghavasya= of Rama.

"Bowing my head in salutation to the noble and irreproachable Seetha, I asked for a token of remembrance which would gladden the heart of Rama."

atha maamabraviitsiitaa gR^ihyataamayamttamaH |
maNiryena mahaabaahuu raamastvaam bahumanyate || 5-58-101

101. atha= then; siitaa= Seetha; abraviit= spoke; maam= to me (as follows); ayam uttamaH maNiH= (Let) this best jewel; gR^ihyataam= be taken; yena= by which; mahaabaahuH= the long armed; raamaH= Rama; bahumanyate= will be having a high opinion of; tvaam= you.

"Then, Seetha spoke to me as follows: 'Let this foremost jewel, be taken, by which the long-armed Rama will be having a high opinion of you'."

evam uktaa varaaarohaa maNi pravaram uttamam |
praayacChat parama udvignaa vaacaa maam samdidesha ha || 5-58-102

102. uktvaa= uttering; iti= in this way; varaarohaa= Seetha, having fine hips; praayachchhat= gave; adbhutam= the wonderful; maNipravaram= and the foremost jewel; paramodvignaa= highly sorrowful; samdidesha ha= she gave a message too; vaachaa= in words; maam= to me.

"Speaking thus, Seetha having fine hips, gave that wonderful and the foremost jewel. Highly distressed, she gave a message also in words to me."

tataH tasyai praNamya aham raaja putryai samaahitaH |
pradakShiNam parikraamam iha abhyudgata maanasaH || 5-58-103

103. tataH= then; praNamya= offering salutation; tasyai raajaputrayai= to that princess; samaahitah= with steadfest devotion; aham= I; parikraamam pradakSiNam= circumambulated her from left to right; iha abhyudgata maanasaH= with my mind setting out to come here."

"Then, offering salutation to Seetha the princess in utmost devotion, I circumambulated her from left to right, of course with my mind setting out to come here."

uttaram punaH eva aaha nishcitya manasaa tadaa |
hanuuman mama vR^itta antam vaktum arhasi raaghave || 5-58-104

104. nishchitya= determining (something); manasaa= in mind; aham= I; uktaH= was spoken; punareva= again; tayaa= by her; hanuman= O Hanuma!; arhasi= you ought; vaktum= to tell; raaghave= Rama; mama vR^ittaantam= about my tale (of woes).

"Determining something in mind, she spoke to me again as follows: 'O Hanuma! You ought to tell Rama about my tale of woes occurring here'."

yathaa shrutvaa eva naciraat taav ubhau raama lakShmaNau |
sugriiva sahitau viiraav upeyaataam tathaa kuru || 5-58-105

105. kuru= act; yathaa tathaa= so that; ubhau= both; tau= those; viirau= heroes; raama lakSmaNau= Rama and Lakshmana; sugriiva sahitau= together with Sugreeva; upeyaataam= arrive (here); na chiraat= quickly; shrutvaiva= soon after hearing (my tale).

" 'Act so that both those heroes Rama and Lakshmana together with Sugreeva quickly arrive here, soon after hearing my tale'."

yadi anyathaa bhavet etat dvau maasau jiivitam mama |
na maam drakShyati kaakutstho mriye saa aham anaathavat || 5-58-106

106. anyathaa bhavedyadi= If it proves to be otherwise; mama= my; jiivitam= survival; dvau maase= will be for two moths only; kaakutthsaH= Rama; na drakSyati= cannot see; maam= me(thereafter); saa aham= I as such; mriye= will die; anaathavat= like helpless woman.

"'If proves to be otherwise, my survival will be only for two months. Rama cannot see me thereafter. As such, I will be dying like a helpless woman'."

tat shrutvaa karuNam vaakyam krodho maam abhyavartata |
uttaram ca mayaa dR^iShTam kaarya sheSham anantaram || 5-58-107

107. shrutvaa= hearing; tat= that; karuNam= miserable; vaakyam= sentence; krodhaH= anger; abhyavartata= turned towards; maam= me; uttaram thereafter; anantaram kaaryasheSam= the remaining action subsequently to be done; dR^iSTam= was seen; mayaa= by me.

"Hearing those miserable words, I became angry. Thereafter, I thought of my remaining successive action to be done."

tato avardhata me kaayaH tadaa parvata samnibhaH |
yuddha kaankShii vanam tac ca vinaashayitum aarabhe || 5-58-108

108. tataH= thereafter; me= my; kaayaH= body; avardhata= grew up; parvatasamnibhaH= to a size equal to that of a mountain; tadaa= then; aarabhe= I started; vinaashayitum= to destroy; tat= that; vanam= garden; yuddha kaaNkii= longing for a battle.

"Thereafter, my body grew up to a size equal to that of a mountain. Then, I started destroying that garden, thereby longing for a combat."

tat bhagnam vana ShaNDam tu bhraanta trasta mR^iga dvijam |
pratibuddhaa niriikShante raakShasyo vikR^ita aananaaH || 5-58-109

109. raakSasyaH= the female-demons; vikR^itaananaaH= with their ugly faces; pratibuddhaaH= woke up; niriikSante= and saw; tat= that; vanaSaN^Dam= thicket of garden; bhagnam= being broken; bhraantatrastamR^igadvijam= and with its frightened animals and birds moving about unsteadily.

"The female-demons; with their ugly faces woke up and saw that thicket of garden being broken and with its frightened animals and birds moving about unsteadily."

maam ca dR^iShTvaa vane tasmin samaagamya tataH tataH |
taaH samabhyaagataaH kShipram raavaNaaya aacacakShire || 5-58-110

110. samaagmaya= coming; tatastataH= from their respective places; dR^iSTvaa= and seeing; maam= me; tasmin vane= in that garden; taah= those female-demons; kSipram= quickly; samaabhyaagataaH= went; aachachakSire= and reported; raavaNaaya= to Ravana.

"Coming from their respective places and seeing me in that garden, those female-demons quickly went and reported the matter to Ravana (as follows):"

raajan vanam idam durgam tava bhagnam duraatmanaa |
vaanareNa hi avij~naaya tava viiryam mahaabala || 5-58-111

111. mahaabalaH raajan= O mighty king!; hi= indeed; aviJNaaya=not knowing; tavaviiryam= your prowess; vaanareNa= by the monkey; duraatmanaa= an evil-minded; idam tava vanam= your garden of this; durgam= which is inaccessible; bhagnam= has been destroyed.

"O mighty king! Indeed not knowing your prowess, an evil-minded monkey ahs demolished your inaccessible garden."

durbuddheH tasya raaja indra tava vipriya kaariNaH |
vadham aaj~naapaya kShipram yathaa asau vilayam vrajet || 5-58-112

112. raajendra= O emperor!; aaJNaapaya= giver oders; kSipram= quickly; tsya vadham= for killing him; yathaa= so that; asau durbuddheH= the evil-minded monkey; tava vipriya kaarinaH= who casued offence to you; vrajet= will get; vilayam= destroyed.

"O emperor! Give orders quickly for killing him, so that the evil-minded monkey, who caused offence to you, will get destroyed."

tat shrutvaa raakShasa indreNa visR^iShTaa bhR^isha durjayaaH |
raakShasaaH kimkaraa naama raavaNasya mano anugaaH || 5-58-113

113. shrutvaa= hearing; tat= those words; raakSasaaH= demons; kimkaraanaama= by name kinkaras; manonugaaH= adapted to the mind; raavaNasya= of Ravana; bhR^ishadurjayaaH= and very much invincible; visR^iSTaaH= were sent; raakSasendraNa= by Ravana.

"Hearing those words, Ravana sent invincible demons called Kinkaras, who were adapted to the mind of Ravana."

teShaam ashiiti saahasram shuula mudgara paaNinaam |
mayaa tasmin vana uddeshe parigheNa niShuuditam || 5-58-114

114. tasmin= vanoddeshe= in that portion of the garden; ashiitisaahasraam= eight thousand; teSaam= of them; shuula mudgara paaNinaam= having darts and hammers in their hands; niSuuditaam were destroyed; mayaa= by me; parigheNa= by an iron rod.

"In that portion of the garden, I destroyed with an iron rod, eight thousand kinkaras, having darts and hammers in their hands."

teShaam tu hata sheShaa ye te gataa laghu vikramaaH |
nihatam ca mayaa sainyam raavaNaaya aacacakShire || 5-58-115

115. laghuvikramaaH= taking quick steps; teSaam= those; ye= who; hatasheSaaH= have survived; gatvaa= going; aachakSire= reported; raavaNaaya= to Ravana; mahat sainyam= of the large army; nihatam= having been killed; (by me)

"Taking quick steps, those few who have survived, went and reported the news to Ravana, of their large army having been killed by me."

tato me buddhiH utpannaa caitya praasaadam aakramam |
tatrasthaan raakShasaan hatvaa shatam stambhena vai punaH || 5-58-116
lalaama bhuuto lankaayaa mayaa vidhvamsito ruShaa |

116. tataH= then; buddhiH= an idea; utpannaa= arose; me= to me; aakramam= I occupied; chaitya praasaadam= lofty palatial mansion of sanctuary; hatvaa= killing; punaH= again; shatam raakSasaan= hundred demons; tatrasthaan= staying there; stambhena= with pillar; saH= that mansion; lalaamabhuutaH= being an eminent decoration; laN^kaayaaH= of Lanka.

"Then, an idea came to me. Occupying a lofty palatial mansion of a sanctuary which was an eminent ornament of Lanka. I killed again a hundred demons stationed there with a pillar."

tataH prahastasya sutam jambu maalinam aadishat || 5-58-117
raakSasairbahubhiH saartham ghoraruupairbhayaanakaiH |

117. tataH= then; aadishat= (Ravana) dispatched; jambumaalin= Jambumali; sutam= the son; prahastasya= of Prahasta; bahubhiH raakSasaiH saartham= together with many demons; ghoraruupaiH= having terrific forms; bhayaanakaiH= and fearful.

"Then, Ravana dispatched Jambumali, the son of Prahasta together with numerous dreadful demons having terrific forms."

tam aham bala sampannam raakShasam raNa kovidam || 5-58-118
parigheNa atighoreNa suudayaami saha anugam |

118. suudayaami= I destroyed; tam raakSasam= that demon; mahaabalasampannam= (though) endowed with a great strength; raNakovidam= and skilled in warfare; sahaanugam= along with his followers; ghoreNa parigheNa= with my terrific iron bar itself.

"I destroyed that demon, though endowed with a great strength and skilled in warfare, along with his followers, with my terrific iron bar itself."

tat shrutvaa raakShasa indraH tu mantri putraan mahaabalaan || 5-58-119
padaati bala sampannaan preShayaamaasa raavaNaH |

119. tachchhrutvaa= hearing of it; raavaNaH= Ravana; raakSasendraH= the king of demons; preSayaamaasa= dispatched; mantriputraan= the son of his minister; mahaabalaan= endowed with great strength; padaatiblasampannaan= andstrengthened with a regiment of infantry.

"Hearing of it, Ravana, the king of demons, dispatched the son of his minister, endowed with great strength and strengthened with a regiment of infantry."

parigheNa eva taan sarvaan nayaami yama saadanam || 5-58-120
mantri putraan hataan shrutvaa samare laghu vikramaan |
panca senaa agragaan shuuraan preShayaamaasa raavaNaH || 5-58-121

120, 121. nayaami= I fetched; taan sarvaan= all of them; yamasaadanam= to the abode of Death; parigheNaina= by the iron bar itself; shrutvaa= hearing; mantriputraan= of the minister's sons; laghu vikramaan= who were quick in exhibiting their valour; samare= in battle; hataan= having been killed; raavaNaH= Ravana; preSayaamaasa= dispatched; paN^cha= five; shuuraan= valiant; senaagragaan= generals.

"I killed all of them also by that iron bar itself. Hearing of the minster's sons, who were quick in exhibiting their valour in battle, having been killed, Ravana dispatched five valiant generals."

taan aham saha sainyaan vai sarvaan eva abhyasuudayam |
tataH punaH dashagriivaH putram akSham mahaabalam || 5-58-122
bahubhii raakasaiH saardham preShayaamaasa raavaNaH |

122. aham= I; abhyasuudayam taan sarvaan saha sainyaan= got all of those minister's sons together with their army destroyed; tataH= thereafter; raavaNaH= Ravana; dashagriivaH= the ten-headed monster; preSayaamaasa= sent; mahaabalam putram= his mighty son; akSam= Aksha; bahubhiH raakSasaiH saartham= together with a multitude of demons.

"I got all the minster's sons together with their army destroyed. Then, Ravana, the ten-headed monster, sent his mighty son, Aksha together with a multitude of army for the combat."

tam tu manda udarii putram kumaaram raNa paNDitam || 5-58-123
sahasaa kham samutkraantam paadayoH ca gR^ihiitavaan |
carma asinam shata guNam bhraamayitvaa vyapeShayam || 5-58-124

123, 124. sahasaa grahiitavaan= I, suddenly caught; paadayoH= by the feet; tam kumaaram= that prince; maN^Dodariiputram= son of Mandodari; raNapaN^Ditam= who was skilled in warfare; utkraantam= and who was jumping; kham= into the sky; charmaasinam= with sword and shield; bhraamayitvaa= whirled him round; shataguNam= a hundred times; vyapeSayam= and crushed him.

"I suddenly caught by the feet, that prince, son of Mandodari, who was skilled in warfare and who was jumping into the sky with his sword and shield. I whirled him round a hundred times and crushed him."

tam akSham aagatam bhagnam nishamya sa dasha aananaH |
tata indrajitam naama dvitiiyam raavaNaH sutam || 5-58-125
vyaadidesha susamkruddho balinam yuddha durmadam |

125. nishamya= hearing; bhagnam= of the death; akSam= of Aksha; aagatam= who came for combat; saH dashaananaH raavaNaH= that ten headed Ravana; susamkR^iddhaH= was very much enraged; tataH= and then; vyaadidesha= dispateched; dvitiiyam sutam= his second son; indrajitam naama= by name, Indrajit; balinam= who was strong; yuddha durmadam= but foolishly arrogant in battle.

"Hearing of the death of Aksha in combat, that ten-headed Ravana was very much enraged and thereupon dispatched his second son, by name Indrajit, who was strong but foolishly arrogant in battle."

tasya api aham balam sarvam tam ca raakShasa pumgavam || 5-58-126
naShTa ojasam raNe kR^itvaa param harSham upaagamam |

126. kR^itvaa= by making; naSTaujasam= lusterless; sarvam tat balamcha= all that army; tam raakSasapuNgavam cha= and that Indrajit the foremost among demons; rane= in battle; upaagamam= I experienced; param harSam= a great joy.

"By conquering all that army in battle and making that Indrajit the foremost among demons; lusterless, I experienced a great joy."

mahataa hi mahaabaahuH pratyayena mahaabalaH || 5-58-127
preShito raavaNena eSha saha viiraiH mada utkaTaiH |

127. mahaabalaH= that mighty Indrajit; mahaabaahuH= the long-armed; viiraiH saha= along with valiant demons; madotkaTaiH= excited with their arrogance; preSitaH= were dispatched; mahataapratyayena= with a great confidence; raavaNe naiva= by Ravana himself.

"Ravana himself dispatched, with a great confidence, that long-armed and mighty Indrajit along with valiant demons excited with their arrogance."

so.aviSahyam hi maam buddhvaa svam balam chaavamarditam |
braahmeNa astreNa sa tu maam prabadhnaac ca ativegataH || 5-58-128

128. buddhvaa= knowing; maam= me; aviSahyam= to be irresistible; svam balamcha= and his own army; avamarditam= to be destroyable; saH= that Indrajit; ativegitaH= with a great haste; prabadhnaat= captured; maam= me; braahmeNaastreNa= with a Brahma missile.

"Knowing me to be irresistible and his own army being perishable, that Indrajit with a great haste, captured me with a Brahma-missile."

rajjuubhiH abhibadhnanti tato maam tatra raakShasaaH || 5-58-129
raavaNasya samiipam ca gR^ihiitvaa maam upaanayan |

129. tataH= then; raakSasaaH= the demons; abhibadhnanti= tied; maam= me; tatra= there; rajjubhiH= with ropes; gR^ihiitvaa= taking; maam= me; upaanayan= and carrying me away to; raavaNasya samiipam= Ravana's presence.

"Then, the demons, after capturing me, tied me there with ropes and carried me away to Ravana's presence."

dR^iShTvaa sambhaaShitaH ca aham raavaNena duraatmanaa || 5-58-130
pR^iShTaH ca lankaa gamanam raakShasaanaam ca tat vadham |

130. aham= I; dR^iSTvaa= being seen; duraatmanaa raavaNena= by the evil-minded Ravana; sambhaaSitashcha= was spoken; pR^iSTashcha= I was asked; laN^kaagamanam= about my coming to Lanka; tam vadham= and about that killing; raakSasaanaam= of demons.

"Seeing me, the evil-minded Ravana spoke to me. He asked, why did you come to Lanka? 'Why did you kill the demons?'"

tat sarvam ca mayaa tatra siitaa artham iti jalpitam || 5-58-131
asya aham darshana aakaankShii praaptaH tvat bhavanam vibho |
maarutasya aurasaH putro vaanaro hanumaan aham || 5-58-132

131, 132. jalpitam= It was spoken; tatra= there; mayaa= by me; iti= thus; sarvam= all; tat= that; siitaartham= was for Seetha's sake;vibho= O king of demons!; praaptaH= I came; tvadbhavanam= to your abode; tasyaaH darshana kaaNkSii= desirous of seeing Seetha; aham= I; maarutasya ourasaputraH= am the own son of wind-god; vaanaraH= a monkey; hanumaan= by name, Hanuma.

"I answered 'I have done all these acts for the sake of Seetha. O king of demons! I came to your abode with a desire to see Seetha. I am the offspring of wind-god and a monkey by name Hanuma'."

raama duutam ca maam viddhi sugriiva sacivam kapim |
so aham dautyena raamasya tvat samiipam iha aagataH || 5-58-133

133. viddhi= know; maam= me; kapim= to be a monkey; raama duutam= an envoy of Rama; sugriiva sachivam= and a minister of Sugreeva; raamasya dontyena= on a function as Rama's messenger; saH aham= I as such; aagatah= came; iha= here; tvatsakaasham= to your presence.

" 'Know me to be a monkey, an envoy of Rama and a minister of Sugreeva. As Rama's messenger, I sought your presence here!"

sugriivashcha mahaatejaaH sa tvaam kushalamabraviit |
dharmaarthakaamasahitam hitam pathyamuvaacha cha || 5-58-134

134. saH sugriivashcha= that Sugreeva; mahaatejaH= of great splendour; abraviit= enquired; tvaam= you; kushalam= about your welfare; uvaacha= (He) spoke; hitam= beneficiary words; dharmaartha kaama sahitam= endowed with righteousness, wealth and pleasure; pathyam= appropriate (for you).

" ‘That Sugreeva of great splendour enquired about your welfare. He told you (the following) beneficiary words, endowed with righteousness wealth and pleasure, appropriate for you'."

vasato R^iShyamuuke me parvate vipula drume |
raaghavo raNa vikraanto mitratvam samupaagataH || 5-58-135

135. me= to me; vasataH= who was dwelling; R^ishyamuuke= in Mount Rishyamuka; vipuladrume= having numerous trees; raaghavaH= Rama; raNavikraantaH= having a great prowess in battle; samupaagataH= obtained; mitratvam= my friendship.

" 'While I was dwelling in Mount R^ishyamuka, abounding with numerous trees, Rama having a great prowess in battle became a friend to me'."

tena me kathitam raajan bhaaryaa me rakShasaa hR^itaa |
tatra saahaayya hetoH me samayam kartum arhasi || 5-58-136

136. kathitam= It was told; me= to me; tena= by him; raaJNaa= the king; me bhaaryaa= 'my wife; hR^itaa= was taken away; rakSasaa= by a demon; saahaayyam= a help; kaaryam= has to be done; tvayaa= by you; asmaakam= to me; tatra= in that matter; sarvaatmanaa= in all ways.

" 'The king Rama told me that his wife had been taken away by a demon and that I had to help him in that matter by all means'."

mayaa cha kathitam tasmai vaalinashcha vadham prati |
tatra saahayyahetorme samayam kartumarhasi || 5-58-137

137. kathitam= It was told; tasmai= to him; mayaa= by me too; vadhamprati= about the killing; vaalinaH= of Vali; arhasi= you ought; kartum= to do; samayam= a mutual agreement; saahaayya hetoH= for helping; me= me; tatra= in that matter.

" 'I also told him about the killing of Vali and requested him to come to a mutual agreement for helping me in that matters'."

vaalinaa hR^ita raajyena sugriiveNa saha prabhuH |
cakre agni saakShikam sakyam raaghavaH saha lakShmaNaH || 5-58-138

138. raaghavaH= Rama; mahaaprabhuh= the great lord; saha lakSmaNaH= along with Lakshmana; chakre= made; sakhyam= friendship; sugriiveNa= with Sugreeva; hR^ita raajyena vaalinaa= whose kingdom was taken away by Vali; agnisaakSikam= taking Agni; the fire-god for a witness.

" 'Rama, the great lord along with Lakshmana made friendship with Sugreeva, (whose kingdom was taken away by Vali) taking Agni the fire-god for a witness.'

tena vaalinam utsaadya shareNa ekena samyuge |
vaanaraaNaam mahaaraajaH kR^itaH samplavataam prabhuH || 5-58-139

139. utpaaTya= tearing out; vaalinam= Vali; ekena shareNa= by a single arrow; samyuge= in combat; tena= by that Rama; saH= that Sugreeva; prabhuH= the lord; plavataam= monkeys; kR^itaH= was made; mahaaraajaH= an emperor; vaanaraanaam= of monkeys.

" 'Killing Vali by a single arrow in combat, Rama made Sugreeva (lord of monkeys) an emperor of monkeys'."

tasya saahaayyam asmaabhiH kaaryam sarva aatmanaa tu iha |
tena prasthaapitaH tubhyam samiipam iha dharmataH || 5-58-140

140. iha= now; saahaayyam= a help; kaaryam= is to be done; tasya= to him; asmaabhiH= by us; sarvaatmanaa= by all means; tena= therefore; prasthaapitaH= (he) was sent; tubhyam samiipam= to your presence; dharmatah= rightly.

" 'Now we have to extend help to that Rama in all ways. Therefore, I am sending Hanuma rightly to your presence'."

kShipram aaniiyataam siitaa diiyataam raaghavasya ca |
yaavan na harayo viiraa vidhamanti balam tava || 5-58-141

141. yaavat na= even before; viiraaH harayaH= the heroic monkeys; vidhamanti= destroy; taa balam= your army; aaniiyataam siitaa= let Seetha be brought; kSipram= quickly; diiyataamcha= and given back; raaghavaaya= to Rama.

" 'Even before the heroic monkeys destroy your army, bring Seetha quickly and give her back to Rama'."

vaanaraaNaam prabhavo hi na kena viditaH puraa |
devataanaam sakaasham ca ye gacChanti nimantritaaH || 5-58-142

142. kena= to whom; prabhaavaH= is this strength; vaanaraaNaam= of the monkeys; na viditaH= not already known; gachchhanti= who go; sakaasham= to ther presence; devataanaam= of gods; ye= who; nimantritaa= when invited?

" 'To whom is this strength of the monkeys not already known, who go even to the presence of gods, when invited by them for help?'"

iti vanara raajaH tvaam aaha iti abhihito mayaa |
maam aikShata tato ruShTaH cakShuShaa pradahann iva || 5-58-143

143. abhihitaH= spoken; mayaa= by me; iti= thus; vaanararaajaH= (about) Sugreeva the king of monkeys; iti= thus; aaha= saying; tvaam= to you; kruddhaH= (he) was enraged; tataH= then; aikSata= and looked on maam= me; pradahanniva= as though burning (me); cakSuSaa= with his eyes.

" 'Sugreeva the king of monkeys has sent the foregoing message to you. 'When spoken by me in these words, Ravana was enraged and looked on me, as though he was going to reduce me to ashes with his very looks."

tena vadhyo aham aaj~napto rakShasaa raudra karmaNaa |
matrpabhaavamavijJNaaya raavaNena duraatmanaa || 5-58-144

144. duraatmanaa tena raavaNena= by that evil-minded Ravana; rakSasaa raudra karmaNaa= the demon doing terrific acts; aviJNaaya= without knowing matprabhaavam= my glory (in the form of my immunity to death); aham= I; aaJNaptaH= was ordered; vadhyaH= to be killed.

"Without knowing my glory ( in the form of my immunity to death), the evil-minded Ravana, the demon doing terrific acts, ordered for my killing."

tato vibhiiShaNo naama tasya bhraataa mahaamatiH |
tena raakShasa raajo asau yaacito mama kaaraNaat || 5-58-145

145. tataH= then; tasya bhraataa= (there is) the brother of that Ravana; vibhiiSaNo naama= by name; Vibhishana; mahaamatiH= with a great intelligence; tena= by him; asau= this; raakSasaraajah= king of demons; yaachitaH= was entreated; mama kaaraNaat= for my cause.

"Then, there is the brother of that Ravana, called Vibhishana having a great intelligence. He entreated Ravana, the king of demons, on my behalf (as follows)"

naivam raakSasashaarduula tyajyataameSa nishchayaH |
raajashaastravyapeto hi maargaH samsevyate tvayaa || 5-58-146

146. raakSasa shaarduula= O the foremost among the demons!; na evam= no such attempt should be made in this way; eSaaH nishchayaH tyajyataam= let this design be abandoned; tvayaa samsevyate hi= you are indeed following maargaH= a path; raajashaastra vyapetaH= contrary to the statesmanship.

"O Ravana the foremost among the demons! No such attempt should be made in this way. Let this design be abandoned forthwith. Your are indeed following a path which is contrary to the statesmanship."

duuta vadhyaa na dR^iShTaa hi raaja shaastreShu raakShasa |
duutena veditavyam ca yathaa artham hita vaadinaa || 5-58-147

147. raakSasa= O Ravana!; na dR^iSTaahi= It is not indeed seen; raajashaastreSu= in states' policies; duuta vadhyaa= of killing an envoy; yathaartham veditavyam= the real truth is to be known; duutena= from an envoy; hitavaadinaa= speakinga good counsel.

"O Ravana! It is not indeed found in states' policies of killing an envoy. The real truth is to be known from an envoy speaking a good counsel."

sumahati aparaadhe api duutasya atula vikramaH |
viruupa karaNam dR^iShTam na vadho asti iha shaastrataH || 5-58-148

148. atula vikrama= O Ravana of unequalled prowess!; sumahati aparaadhe api= even if a very high offence is committed; duutasya= of an envoy; dR^iSTam= it was seen in states policies; viruupakaraNam= an act of disfiguring; naasti= not; vadhaH= killing; shaastrataH= as per the political treatise.

"O Ravana of great prowess! Even if a very high offence is committed by an envoy, an act of disfiguring the person is mentioned in a treatise of state-policy and not of killing."

vibhiiShaNena evam ukto raavaNaH samdidesha taan |
raakShasaan etat eva adya laanguulam dahyataam iti || 5-58-149

149. evam uktaH= thus spoken; vibhiiSanena= by Vibhishana; raavaNaH= Ravana; samdidesha= ordered; taan raakSasaan= those demons; asya etat laaNguulam iti= that let this tail of him; dahyataam= be burnt by fire.

"Hearing the words of Vibhishana, Ravana ordered those demons to burn my tail by fire."

tataH stasya vacaH shrutvaa mama pucCham samantataH |
veShTitam shaNa vaklaiH ca paTaiH kaarpaasakaiH tathaa || 5-58-150

150. tataH= thereupon; shrutvaa= hearing; tasya vachah= his words; mama puchchham= my tail; samamtatam= in its entirety; veSTitam= was wrapped up; shaNavalkaiH= with bark of hemp; jiirNaiH= and torn; paTaiH= clothes; kaarpaasajaiH= made of cotton.

"Thereupon, hearing Ravana's words; the demons wrapped up my entire tail with bark of hemp and torn cotton-clothes."

raakShasaaH siddha samnaahaaH tataH te caNDa vikramaaH |
tat aadiipyanta me pucCham hanantaH kaaShTha muShTibhiH || 5-58-151
baddhasya bahubhiH paashaiH yantritasya ca raakShasaiH |

151. tataH= thereafter; raakSasaaH= the demons; chaN^DavikramaaH= of terrible prowess, siddha samnaahaaH= who completed their arrangements; nighanantaH= striking me; kaaSThamuSTibhiH= with their wooden staffs and fists; tadaa= then; adahyanta= burnt; me puchchham= my tail; baddhasya= (eventhough) I was bound; bahubhiH= paashaih= with many ropes; yantritasya= I (maintained) restraint.

"Thereafter, the demons of terrible prowess, who completed their arrangements, striking me with their wooden staffs and fists, burnt my tail. Eventhough I was bound with many ropes, I maintained restraint."

tataH te raakShasaaH shuuraa baddham maam agni samvR^itam || 5-58-152
aghoShayan raaja maarge nagara dvaaram aagataaH |

152. tataH= then; aagataaH= having reached; nagaradvaaram= the city-gate; shuuraaH= those strong; raakSasaaH= demons; aghoSayan= made a proclamation of my presence; raajamaarge= in the principal streets; baddham= bound; agnisamvR^itam= and enveloped in flames (as I was).

"Then, having reached the city-gate, those strong demons made a loud proclamation of my presence in the principal streets, bound and enveloped in flames as I was."

tato aham sumahat ruupam samkShipya punaH aatmanaH || 5-58-153
vimocayitvaa tam bandham prakR^itisthaH sthitaH punaH |
aayasam parigham gR^ihya taani rakShaamsi asuudayam || 5-58-154

153, 154. tataH= then; samkSipya= after contracting; aatmanaH sumahat ruupam= my gigantic form; punaH= again; vimochayitvaa= and releasing; tam bandham= my bondage; sthitaH= I stood; pinaH= again; prakR^itiSthaH= in my native form; gR^ihya= seizing; aayasam parigham= an iron bar; asuudayam= I killed; taani rakSaamisi= those demons.

"Then, after contracting my gigantic form once more and releasing my bondage, I stood in my native form again. Seizing an iron bar, I killed those demons."

tataH tan nagara dvaaram vegena aaplutavaan aham |
pucChena ca pradiiptena taam puriim saaTTa gopuraam || 5-58-155
dahaami aham asambhraanto yuga anta agniH iva prajaaH |

155. tataH= then; aham= I; aaplutavaan= jumped; vegena= quickly; tat nagara dvaaram= on to that city-gate; asambhraantaH= without set fire; taam purim= that city; saaTTa praakaaragopuram= with its attics; ramparts and gates; pradiiptena puchchhena= by my tail inflamed; yugaantaagniH iva= even as a fire at the end of the world; prajaa= burns all living creatures.

"Then, I quickly jumped on to that city-gate and without any bewilderment, I set fire that city with its attics, ramparts and gates with my tail inflamed, even as a fire at the end of the world, burns all living creatures."

vinaSTaa jaanakii vyaktam na hyadagdhaH pradR^ishyate || 5-58-156
laN^kaayaam kashchiduddeshaH sarvaa bhasmiikR^itaa purii |
dahataa ca mayaa lankaam daghdaa siitaa na samshayaH || 5-58-157
raamasya hi mahatkaaryam mayedam vitathiikR^itam |

156, 157. laN^kaayaam= In Lanka; na uddeshaH= no place; kashchit= whatsoever; pradR^ishyate= is seen indeed; adagdhaH= not being burnt; sarvaa= the entire; purii= city burnt; sarvaa= the entire; purii- city; bhasmiikR^itaa= has been reduced to ashes; jaanakii= Seetha; nuunam= surely; vinaSTaa= has been lost.

"The entire Lanka has been reduced to ashes. No place is seen unburnt in this City. Therefore Seetha also must have been surely burnt."

iti shokasamaaviSTashchantaamahamupaagataH || 5-58-158
atha aham vaacam ashrauSham caaraNaanaam shubha akSharaam |
jaanakii na ca dagdhaa iti vismaya udanta bhaaShiNaam || 5-58-159

158, 159. iti= thus; shokamaaviSTaH= filled with grief; aham= I; upaagataH= came about; chintaam= to reflect (as above); ashrouSam= (meanwhile) I heard; shubhaakSaraam= the auspiciously worded; vaacham= utterance; chaaraNaanaam= of Charanas the celestial singers; vismayodant bhaaSaNam= who were naraating a tale of ashtonishment; iti= saying that; jaanakii= Seetha; na chadagdhaa= has not been burnt.

"Thus filled with grief, I came about to reflect as above. Meanwhile, I heard the auspiciously worded utterance of charanas the celestial signers who were narrating a tale of astonishment saying that Seetha has not been burnt."

tato me buddhiH utpannaa shrutvaa taam adbhutaam giram |
adagdhaa jaanakiityevam nimittaishchopalakSitaa || 5-58-160

160. shrutvaa= hearing; taam adbhutaam giram= those surprising words; buddhiH= (the following) thought; tataH= then; utpannaa= arose; me= in me; ityevam= that; jaanakii= Seetha; adagdhaa= was not burnt; upalakSitaa= It was understood by implication; nimittaishcha= because of good omens too.

"After hearing those surprising words, a thought arose in me that Seetha escaped being burnt. This indicated by the following good omens:

diipyamaane tu laaN^guule na maam dahati paavakaH |
hR^idayam cha prahR^iSTam me vaataaH surabhigandhinaH 5-58-161

161. laaNguule= (even though) my tail; diipyamaane= is burning; paavakaH= the fire; na dahati= is not burning; maam= me; me= my; hR^idayamcha= heart too; prahR^iSTam= is delighted; vaataaH= the winds; suraabhigandhinaH= are sweet-smelling.

"In the first place, even though me tail is burning, the fire is not burning my body. My heart too is delighted. The winds are sweet-smelling."

tairnimittaishcha dR^iSTaarthaiH kaaraNaishcha mahaaguNaiH |
R^iSivaakyaishcha siddhaarthairabhavam hR^iSTamaanasaH || 5-58-162

162. abhavam= I became; hR^iSTamaanasaH= delighted in mind; taiH= by those; nimittaiH= good omens; dR^iSTaarthaih= having their fruits apparent; kaaraNashcha= by the reasons; mahaaguNaiH= of high characteristics; R^iSivaakyeshcha= by the words of sages; siddhaarthaih= who were efficacious.

"My heart was delighted by seeing those good omens having their fruits apparent, by looking into the their fruits apparent, by looking into the reasons of high characteristics and by hearing the words of accomplished sages."

punaH dR^iShTaa ca vaidehii visR^iShTaH ca tayaa punaH |
tataH parvatamaasaadya tatrariStamaham punaH || 5-58-163
pratiplavanamaarebhe yuSmaddarshanakaaMkSayaa |

163. dR^iSTavaa= seeing; vaidehiim= Seetha; punaH= once more; visR^iSTaH= relieed; tayaa= by her; punaH= again; tataH= and then; aasaadya= reaching; ariSTaparvatam= Mount Arishta; punaH= again; tatra= there; aham= I; aarabhe= started; pratiplavanam= leaping back; yuSmaddarshana kaaN^kSayaa= with a longing to see you.

"Seeing Seetha once more, relieved by her again and then reaching the Mount Arishta there again, I started leaping back (over the sea) with a longing to see you (all)."

tataH pavanachandrarka siddhagandharva sevitam || 5-58-164
panthaanamahamaakramya bhavato dR^iSTavaaniha |

164. tataH= then; aakramya= treading upon; panthaanam= the path of the sky; pavana chandraarka siddhagandharva sevitam= frequented by the wind, the moon, the sun, Siddhas the semi-divine beings and Gandharvas the celestial musicians, aham dR^iSTavaan- I saw; bhavatah= you (all); iha= here.

"Then, treading upon the path of the sky, frequented by the wind, the moon, the sun, Siddhas the semi-divine beings and Gandharvas the celestial musicians, I saw you all here."

raaghavasya prabhaavena bhavataam caiva tejasaa || 5-58-165
sugriivasya ca kaarya artham mayaa sarvam anuShThitam |

165. sarvam= all the task; anuSThitam= was performed; mayaa= by me; kaaryaartham cha= for accomplishing the purpose; sugriivasya= of Sugreeva; prabhaaveNa= by the power; raaghavasya= of Rama; bhavaaam tejasaa chaiva= and by your brilliance.

"I performed all tasks for accomplishing the purpose of Sugreeva, by the grace of Rama and also through your energy."

etat sarvam mayaa tatra yathaavat upapaaditam || 5-58-166
atra yan na kR^itam sheSham tat sarvam kriyataam iti |

166. sarvam= all; etat= this; upapaaditam= has been performed; mayaa= by me; tatra= there; yathaavat= properly; yat= that which; sheSam= is remaining; nakR^itam= undone; atra= in this task; kriyataam= is to be done; sarvam= entirely (by you).

"I have done all this properly there. Do accomplish that which remains undone in this task by me and complete it."

ityaarSe shriimadraamaayaNe aadikaavye sundarakaaNDe aSTapamchaashaH sargaH

Thus completes 58th Chapter of Sundara Kanda of the glorious Ramayana of Valmiki, the work of a sage and the oldest epic.

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