Chapter 12
Sundara Kanda - Book Of Beauty
स तस्य मध्ये भवनस्य वानरो
लता ग्र्हाम्ः चित्र गृहान् निशा गृहान्
जगाम सीताम्
प्रति दर्शन उत्सुको
न च एव ताम् पश्यति चारु दर्शनाम्
sa tasya madhye bhavanasya vānaro
latā grhāmḥ citra gṛhān niśā gṛhān
jagāma sītām
prati darśana utsuko
na ca eva tām paśyati cāru darśanām
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
That Hanuma interested in sight of Seetha, in the middle of that building, went towards houses made of plant creepers, art houses, and nocturnal houses but did not see Her with a beautiful appearance.
स चिन्तयाम् आस ततो महा कपिः
प्रियाम् अपश्यन् रघु नन्दनस्य ताम्
ध्रुवम् नु सीता
म्रियते यथा न मे
विचिन्वतो दर्शनम् एति मैथिली
sa cintayām āsa tato mahā kapiḥ
priyām apaśyan raghu nandanasya tām
dhruvam nu sītā
mriyate yathā na me
vicinvato darśanam eti maithilī
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
That great Hanuma then later not seeing that Seetha dear to Rama thought thus: "to me searching Seetha in whatever way appearance not being obtained, from that Seetha definitely has died."
सा राक्षसानाम् प्रवरेण बाला
स्व शील सम्रक्षण तत् परा सती
अनेन नूनम् प्रतिदुष्ट
कर्मणा
हता भवेद् आर्य पथे परे स्थिता
sā rākṣasānām pravareṇa bālā
sva śīla samrakṣaṇa tat parā satī
anena nūnam pratiduṣṭa
karmaṇā
hatā bhaved ārya pathe pare sthitā
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"That Seetha standing in the best traditional path being chaste interested, in preserving her character must have been killed by the king of these Rakshasas who performed evil deeds - this is certain."
विरूप रूपा विकृता विवर्चसो
महा आनना दीर्घ विरूप दर्शनाः
समीक्ष्य सा राक्षस
राज योषितो
भयाद् विनष्टा जनक ईश्वर आत्मजा
virūpa rūpā vikṛtā vivarcaso
mahā ānanā dīrgha virūpa darśanāḥ
samīkṣya sā rākṣasa
rāja yoṣito
bhayād vinaṣṭā janaka īśvara ātmajā
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"That daughter of King Janaka died of fear seeing the wives of Ravana with crooked appearances - horrible ones without radiance with great faces with long and crooked eyes."
सीताम् अद्र्ष्ट्वा हि अनवाप्य पौरुषम्
विह्र्त्य कालम् सह वानरैः चिरम्
न मे अस्ति
सुग्रीव समीपगा गतिः
सुतीक्ष्ण दण्डो बलवाम्ः च वानरः
sītām adrṣṭvā hi anavāpya pauruṣam
vihrtya kālam saha vānaraiḥ ciram
na me asti
sugrīva samīpagā gatiḥ
sutīkṣṇa daṇḍo balavāmḥ ca vānaraḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"Without seeing Seetha, not obtaining destiny and wandering for a long time together with Vanaras, to me there is not a path to go near Sugreeva. Sugreeva has a sharp punishment and also is strong."
दृष्टम् अन्तः पुरम् सर्वम् दृष्ट्वा रावण योषितः
न सीता दृश्यते साध्वी वृथा जातो मम
श्रमः
dṛṣṭam antaḥ puram sarvam dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇa yoṣitaḥ
na sītā dṛśyate sādhvī vṛthā jāto mama
śramaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"All inner city has been seen. Women of Ravana have been seen. The chaste Seetha has not been seen. My effort became wastefull."
किम् नु माम् वानराः सर्वे गतम् वक्ष्यन्ति सम्गताः
गत्वा तत्र त्वया वीर किम् कृतम् तद्
वदस्व नः
kim nu mām vānarāḥ sarve gatam vakṣyanti samgatāḥ
gatvā tatra tvayā vīra kim kṛtam tad
vadasva naḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"To me who has gone back all Vanaras after meeting what they would say? O strong one! Going there, what has been done by you? Tell that to us."
अदृष्ट्वा किम् प्रवक्ष्यामि ताम् अहम् जनक आत्मजाम्
ध्रुवम् प्रायम् उपेष्यन्ति कालस्य व्यतिवर्तने
adṛṣṭvā kim pravakṣyāmi tām aham janaka ātmajām
dhruvam prāyam upeṣyanti kālasya vyativartane
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"Without seeing that Seetha what can I say? Due to passing of time, definitely they will obtain fire."
किम् वा वक्ष्यति व्र्द्धः च जाम्बवान् अन्गदः च सः
गतम् पारम् समुद्रस्य वानराः च
समागताः
kim vā vakṣyati vrddhaḥ ca jāmbavān angadaḥ ca saḥ
gatam pāram samudrasya vānarāḥ ca
samāgatāḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"To me who had gone for the other shore of the ocean what will the old Jambavan say? What would that Angada and vanaras who meet say?"
अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलम् अनिर्वेदः परम् सुखम्
अनिर्वेदो हि सततम् सर्व अर्थेषु प्रवर्तकः
anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlam anirvedaḥ param sukham
anirvedo hi satatam sarva artheṣu pravartakaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"Non-depression is root of development. Absence of despondency is the greatest comfort. Self reliance always is indeed the promoter in all matters."
करोति सफलम् जन्तोः कर्म यच् च करोति सः
तस्माद् अनिर्वेद क्र्तम् यत्नम् चेष्टे अहम्
उत्तमम्
karoti saphalam jantoḥ karma yac ca karoti saḥ
tasmād anirveda krtam yatnam ceṣṭe aham
uttamam
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"Whatever action a human does that action of man is made to be successful by non-depression. For that reason I will perform a best effort together with non-depression. I will search all those regions ruled by Ravana not yet seen."
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"Bars have been searched; in the same way flower houses, art houses have been searched; again pleasure houses, pathways in the middle of gardens, buildings in all directions have been searched."
इति संचिन्त्य भूयो अपि विचेतुम् उपचक्रमे
भूमी गृहाम्ः चैत्य गृहान् गृह अतिगृहकान्
अपि
iti saṃcintya bhūyo api vicetum upacakrame
bhūmī gṛhāmḥ caitya gṛhān gṛha atigṛhakān
api
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Thus thinking Hanuma began to search again undergrounds, houses at the beginning of street intersections and also small houses faraway from the main houses.
उत्पतन् निपतम्ः च अपि तिष्ठन् गच्चन् पुनः क्वचित्
अपावृण्वम्ः च द्वाराणि कपाटानि अवघट्टयन्
utpatan nipatamḥ ca api tiṣṭhan gaccan punaḥ kvacit
apāvṛṇvamḥ ca dvārāṇi kapāṭāni avaghaṭṭayan
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
The great Hanuma flying again and again and jumping down, standing up, walking, opening doors, pushing doors and entering inside, coming out, climbing down, climbing up wandered all opportunity.
चतुर् अन्गुल मात्रो अपि न अवकाशः स विद्यते
रावण अन्तः पुरे तस्मिन् यम् कपिर् न जगाम
सः
catur angula mātro api na avakāśaḥ sa vidyate
rāvaṇa antaḥ pure tasmin yam kapir na jagāma
saḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
That Hanuma in that city of Ravana - whatever region he did not go that region was not there even for four angulas.
प्राकर अन्तर रथ्याः च वेदिकः चैत्य संश्रयाः
श्वभ्राः च पुष्करिण्यः च सर्वम्
तेन अवलोकितम्
prākara antara rathyāḥ ca vedikaḥ caitya saṃśrayāḥ
śvabhrāḥ ca puṣkariṇyaḥ ca sarvam
tena avalokitam
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Streets between fort walls, platforms together with the intersection of four streets, wells, lakes all these had been seen by him.
राक्षस्यो विविध आकारा विरूपा विकृताः तथा
दृष्टा हनूमता तत्र न तु सा जनक आत्मजा
rākṣasyo vividha ākārā virūpā vikṛtāḥ tathā
dṛṣṭā hanūmatā tatra na tu sā janaka ātmajā
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Rakshasa women of various forms, with crooked forms and horrific forms had been seen there by Hanuma but not that Seetha.
रूपेण अप्रतिमा लोके वरा विद्या धर स्त्रियः
दृटा हनूमता तत्र न तु राघव नन्दिनी
rūpeṇa apratimā loke varā vidyā dhara striyaḥ
dṛṭā hanūmatā tatra na tu rāghava nandinī
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
The best Vidhyadhara women incomparable by beauty in the world had been seen there by Hanuma, but not Seetha.
नाग कन्या वर आरोहाः पूर्ण चन्द्र निभ आननाः
दृष्टा हनूमता तत्र न तु सीता सुमध्यमा
nāga kanyā vara ārohāḥ pūrṇa candra nibha ānanāḥ
dṛṣṭā hanūmatā tatra na tu sītā sumadhyamā
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Naaga women with beautiful buttocks, with faces equaling full moon had been seen by Hanuma there, but not Seetha with a beautiful waist.
प्रमथ्य राक्षस इन्द्रेण नाग कन्या बलाद्द् हृताः
दृष्टा हनूमता तत्र न सा जनक नन्दिनी
pramathya rākṣasa indreṇa nāga kanyā balādd hṛtāḥ
dṛṣṭā hanūmatā tatra na sā janaka nandinī
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Naaga women who had been stolen forcefully, being defeated by Ravana had been seen there by Hanuma, not that Seetha
सो अपश्यम्ः ताम् महा बाहुः पश्यम्ः च अन्या वर स्त्रियः
विषसाद महा बाहुर् हनूमान् मारुत
आत्मजः
so apaśyamḥ tām mahā bāhuḥ paśyamḥ ca anyā vara striyaḥ
viṣasāda mahā bāhur hanūmān māruta
ātmajaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
That Hanuma with great arms, the wise one, the son of Vayu not seeing that Seetha and seeing other women became depressed again and again.
उद्योगम् वानर इन्द्राणम् प्लवनम् सागरस्य च
व्यर्थम् वीक्ष्य अनिल सुतः चिन्ताम् पुनर्
उपागमत्
udyogam vānara indrāṇam plavanam sāgarasya ca
vyartham vīkṣya anila sutaḥ cintām punar
upāgamat
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Seeing the effort of the best Vanaras and the crossing of ocean as being wasted, Hanuma got depression again.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे द्वादशः सर्गः
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe ādikāvye sundarakāṇḍe dvādaśaḥ sargaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Thereafter the son of Vayu Hanuma got down from Pushpaka, obtained thought with a mind overcome with grief.
