Chapter 54
Sundara Kanda - Book Of Beauty
वीक्षमाणः ततो लन्काम् कपिः कृत मनो रथः
वर्धमान समुत्साहः कार्य शेषम् अचिन्तयत्
vīkṣamāṇaḥ tato lankām kapiḥ kṛta mano rathaḥ
vardhamāna samutsāhaḥ kārya śeṣam acintayat
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TRANSLATION
Then, after fulfilling his heart's wish, Hanuma, looking over Lanka, thought about the remaining act to be done, with an augmented energy.
किम् नु खल्व् अविशिष्टम् मे कर्तव्यम् इह साम्प्रतम्
यत् एषाम् रक्षसाम् भूयः सम्ताप जननम् भवेत्
kim nu khalv aviśiṣṭam me kartavyam iha sāmpratam
yat eṣām rakṣasām bhūyaḥ samtāpa jananam bhavet
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TRANSLATION
"Which act indeed is remaing nowto be done by me here, that may further create anguish to these demons?"
वनम् तावत् प्रमथितम् प्रकृष्टा राक्षसा हताः
बल एक देशः क्षपितः शेषम् दुर्ग विनाशनम्
vanam tāvat pramathitam prakṛṣṭā rākṣasā hatāḥ
bala eka deśaḥ kṣapitaḥ śeṣam durga vināśanam
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"I have demolished the garden. I have killed excellent demons. I destroyed a portion of the army. The demolition of the fort is still remaining."
दुर्गे विनाशिते कर्म भवेत् सुख परिश्रमम्
अल्प यत्नेन कार्ये अस्मिन् मम स्यात् सफलः श्रमः
durge vināśite karma bhavet sukha pariśramam
alpa yatnena kārye asmin mama syāt saphalaḥ śramaḥ
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TRANSLATION
"When the fort gets destroyed, the task (of Rama's battle) will be devoid of fatigue. Even with a small effort in this task, the work will become fruitful."
यो हि अयम् मम लान्गूले दीप्यते हव्य वाहनः
अस्य सम्तर्पणम् न्याय्यम् कर्तुम् एभिः गृह उत्तमैः
yo hi ayam mama lāngūle dīpyate havya vāhanaḥ
asya samtarpaṇam nyāyyam kartum ebhiḥ gṛha uttamaiḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"It is justified to satisfy this blazing flame on my tail, by feeding it to the full, with these excellent houses (in the city of Lanka)."
ततः प्रदीप्त लान्गूलः सविद्युत् इव तोयदः
भवन अग्रेषु लन्काया विचचार महाकपिः
tataḥ pradīpta lāngūlaḥ savidyut iva toyadaḥ
bhavana agreṣu lankāyā vicacāra mahākapiḥ
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TRANSLATION
Then, Hanuma, with his burning tail, strolled over the house-tops of Lanka, like a cloud charged with lightning.
गृहाद्गृहम् राक्षसानामुद्यानानि च वानरः
वीक्षमाणो ह्यसम्त्रस्तः प्रासादांश्च चचार सः
gṛhādgṛham rākṣasānāmudyānāni ca vānaraḥ
vīkṣamāṇo hyasamtrastaḥ prāsādāṃśca cacāra saḥ
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TRANSLATION
Surveying the gardens and lofty palatial mansions, that Hanuma, without fear, passed from one house to another, of the demons.
अवप्लुत्य महावेगः प्रहस्तस्य निवेशनम्
अग्निम् तत्र स निक्षिप्य श्वसनेन समो बली
avaplutya mahāvegaḥ prahastasya niveśanam
agnim tatra sa nikṣipya śvasanena samo balī
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TRANSLATION
Jumping down on Prahasta's house, the valiant Hanuma, with great swiftness, having strength equal to wind, scattering fire on it, jumped over from there, to another house belonging to Mahaparsva. Hanuma, with great swiftness, having strength equal to wind, scattering fire on it, jumped over from there, to another house belonging to Mahaparsva. Hanuma scattered a fire there resembling a flame of fire that is to destroy the world.
वज्रदंष्ट्र स्य च तदा पुप्लुवे स महाकपिः
शुकस्य च महातेजाः सारणस्य च धीमतः
vajradaṃṣṭra sya ca tadā pupluve sa mahākapiḥ
śukasya ca mahātejāḥ sāraṇasya ca dhīmataḥ
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TRANSLATION
That Hanuma, of great splendour, then leapt to the houses of Vajradamshtra, Shuka and Sarana, the intelligent.
तथा चेन्द्रजितो वेश्म ददाह हरियूथपः
जम्बुमालेः सुमालेश्च ददाह भवनम् ततः
tathā cendrajito veśma dadāha hariyūthapaḥ
jambumāleḥ sumāleśca dadāha bhavanam tataḥ
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TRANSLATION
Leaving the house of Vibhishana, Hanuma of great splendour, went successively to the houses of Rashmiketu, Surya shatru, Hrasvakarna, Damshtra, Romasha the demon, Yuddhonmatta, Matta, Dhvajagreeva the demon, the terrific Vidyujjihva, Hastimukha, Karala, Pishacha, Shonitaaksha, Kumbhakarna, Makaraksha, Yajnashatru, Brahmashatru, Narantaka, Kumbha as also the evil-minded Nikumbha and burnt the houses.
तेषु तेषु महार्हेषु भवनेषु महायशाः
गृहेष्वृद्धिमतामृद्धिम् ददाह स महाकपिः
teṣu teṣu mahārheṣu bhavaneṣu mahāyaśāḥ
gṛheṣvṛddhimatāmṛddhim dadāha sa mahākapiḥ
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TRANSLATION
That Hanuma of great fame burnt away wealth in the mansions of the rich.
सर्वेषाम् समतिक्रम्य राक्षसेन्द्रस्य वीर्यवान्
आससादाथ लक्ष्मीवान् रावणस्य निवेशनम्
sarveṣām samatikramya rākṣasendrasya vīryavān
āsasādātha lakṣmīvān rāvaṇasya niveśanam
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TRANSLATION
Having passed over all the houses, the mighty and glorious Hanuma thereafter approached the house of Ravana the king of demons.
ततस्तस्मिन् गृहे मुख्ये नानारत्नविभूषिते
मेरुमन्दरसंकाशे सर्वमङ्गल्दशोभिते
tatastasmin gṛhe mukhye nānāratnavibhūṣite
merumandarasaṃkāśe sarvamaṅgaldaśobhite
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TRANSLATION
Thereafter, scattering a blazing fire located at the tip of his tail, on that principal house, decorated with various kinds of precious stones, resembling Mounts Meru and Mandara as also embellished with all good work, the valiant Hanuma roared like a cloud thundering at noon-time in a rainy season.
श्वसनेन च सम्योगात् अतिवेगो महाबलः
काल अग्निः इव जज्वाल प्रावर्धत हुत अशनः
śvasanena ca samyogāt ativego mahābalaḥ
kāla agniḥ iva jajvāla prāvardhata huta aśanaḥ
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TRANSLATION
In contact with the wind, the fire escalated with a great speed and intensity, blazing like a fire that is to destroy the world.
प्रदीप्तम् अग्निम् पवनः तेषु वेश्मसु चारयत्
अभूच्छ्वसनसम्योगादतिवेगो हुताशनः
pradīptam agnim pavanaḥ teṣu veśmasu cārayat
abhūcchvasanasamyogādativego hutāśanaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
The wind carried the blazing fire to other houses. In conjunction with the wind, the fire became very swift.
तानि कान्चन जालानि मुक्ता मणिमयानि च
भवनानि अवशीर्यन्त रत्नवन्ति महान्ति च
tāni kāncana jālāni muktā maṇimayāni ca
bhavanāni avaśīryanta ratnavanti mahānti ca
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TRANSLATION
Those large houses, with golden windows, embedded with pearls, gems and precious jewels were shattered to pieces.
सम्जज्ञे तुमुलः शब्दो राक्षसानाम् प्रधावताम्
स्वग्रिहस्य परित्राणे भग्नोत्साहोर्जिअश्रियाम्
samjajñe tumulaḥ śabdo rākṣasānām pradhāvatām
svagrihasya paritrāṇe bhagnotsāhorjiaśriyām
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TRANSLATION
The demons, who were running hither and thither to protect their houses and who lost their spirits and abundant wealth, created a tumultuous nose, saying "Alas! The fire-god has come really in a form of this monkey!"
क्रन्दन्त्यः सहसा पेतुः स्तनंधयधराः स्त्रियः
krandantyaḥ sahasā petuḥ stanaṃdhayadharāḥ striyaḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
Some women crying and carrying their suckling's with their hair dishevelled, fell down from their houses, which were enveloped with fire, and shone like flashes of lightning falling from clouds in the sky.
वज्र विद्रुम वैदूर्य मुक्ता रजत सम्हितान्
विचित्रान् भवनात् धातून् स्यन्दमानान् ददर्श सः
vajra vidruma vaidūrya muktā rajata samhitān
vicitrān bhavanāt dhātūn syandamānān dadarśa saḥ
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TRANSLATION
That Hanuma saw molten metals mixed with diamonds, corals, cat's eye-gems, pearls and silver, surging from every marvellous house.
न अग्निः तृप्यति काष्ठानाम् तृणानाम् च यथा तथा
हनूमान् राक्षस इन्द्राणाम् वधे किंचिन् न तृप्यति
na agniḥ tṛpyati kāṣṭhānām tṛṇānām ca yathā tathā
hanūmān rākṣasa indrāṇām vadhe kiṃcin na tṛpyati
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TRANSLATION
As the fire does not get satisfied with any amount of firewood and straw fed to it, Hanuma was not wearied in killing any number of demons. The earth was not then wearied in receiving the number of demons killed by Hanuma (in her lap).
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TRANSLATION
Flames of fire glittered like Kimshuka flowers at some places, blossoms of Shalmali tree at some places and like saffron-flowers at some other places.
हनूमता वेगवता वानरेण महात्मना
लङ्कापुरम् प्रदग्धम् तद्रुद्रेण त्रिपुरम् यथा
hanūmatā vegavatā vānareṇa mahātmanā
laṅkāpuram pradagdham tadrudreṇa tripuram yathā
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TRANSLATION
The high souled Hanuma, the swift monkey scorched the city of Lanka, as Rudra scorched the city of Tripura.
ततस्तु लङ्कापुरपर्वताग्रे
स्मुत्थितो भीमपराक्रमो।अग्निः
प्रसार्य चूडावलयम् प्रदीप्तो
हनूमता वेगवता विसृष्टः
tatastu laṅkāpuraparvatāgre
smutthito bhīmaparākramo|agniḥ
prasārya cūḍāvalayam pradīpto
hanūmatā vegavatā visṛṣṭaḥ
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Then, the fire having a terrific prowess, diffused by the swift Hanuma, stretching out a circle of flames, blazed and rose up to the summit of the mountain on which the city of Lanka.
युगान्तकालानलतुल्यवेगः
समारुतो।अग्निर्ववृधे दिवस्पृक्
विधूमरश्मिर्भवनेषु सक्तो
रक्षः शरीराज्यसमर्पितार्चिः
yugāntakālānalatulyavegaḥ
samāruto|agnirvavṛdhe divaspṛk
vidhūmaraśmirbhavaneṣu sakto
rakṣaḥ śarīrājyasamarpitārciḥ
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TRANSLATION
That fire diffused on those buildings, together with the wind picked up a speed equal to that of a fire at the time of dissolution of the world. It grew taller, touching the sky with a smokeless splendour. Those flames of fire shot up, as inflamed by ghee
आदित्यकोटीसदृशः सुतेजा
लङ्काम् समस्ताम् परिवार्य तिष्ठन्
शब्दैरनेकैरशनिप्ररूडै
र्भिन्दन्निवाण्डम् प्रबभौ महाग्निः
ādityakoṭīsadṛśaḥ sutejā
laṅkām samastām parivārya tiṣṭhan
śabdairanekairaśaniprarūḍai
rbhindannivāṇḍam prababhau mahāgniḥ
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TRANSLATION
The great fire persisted, surrounding the entire Lanka, having a good splendour equal to that of millions of suns and blazed like a broken-up hemi-sphere of the world, creating many sounds of a wide-spread thunderbolt.
तत्राम्बरादग्निरतिप्रवृद्धो
रूक्षप्रभः किंशुकपुष्पचूडाः
निर्वाणधूमाकुलराजयश्च
नीलोत्पलाभाः प्रचकाशिरे।अभ्राः
tatrāmbarādagniratipravṛddho
rūkṣaprabhaḥ kiṃśukapuṣpacūḍāḥ
nirvāṇadhūmākularājayaśca
nīlotpalābhāḥ pracakāśire|abhrāḥ
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TRANSLATION
The fire with a fierce splendour there, extended fully to the sky, shooting flames like Kumshuka flowers. The clouds, bearing the colour of blue lotuses, shone as covered by smoke formed out of the extinguished fire.
वज्री महेन्द्रस्त्रिदशेश्वरो वा
साक्षाद्यमो वा वरुणो।अनिलो वा
रुद्रोग्निरर्को धनदश्च सोमो
न वानरो।अयम् स्वयमेव कालः
५५४३५
vajrī mahendrastridaśeśvaro vā
sākṣādyamo vā varuṇo|anilo vā
rudrognirarko dhanadaśca somo
na vānaro|ayam svayameva kālaḥ
5-54-35
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
"He is not a monkey. He is either Indra the Lord of celestials wielding a thunderbolt, or Yama the lord of death of water, or the wind-god or the fire seated in the third eye of Lord Shiva or the sun-god or Kubera the lord of riches or the moon-god. He may be Kala (the Time-spirit) himself."
किम् ब्रह्मण सर्वपितामहस्य
सर्वस्य धातुश्चतुराननस्य
इहागतो वानररूपधारी
रक्षोपसम्हारकरः प्रतापः ५५४३६
kim brahmaṇa sarvapitāmahasya
sarvasya dhātuścaturānanasya
ihāgato vānararūpadhārī
rakṣopasamhārakaraḥ pratāpaḥ 5-54-36
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TRANSLATION
"Whether the rage of four-faced Brahma, the grand father of all and the creator of all has arrived here in the guise of a monkey, playing the role of a destroyer of demons?"
किम् वैष्णवम् वा कपिरूपमेत्य
रक्षोविनाशाय परम् सुतेजः
अनन्तमव्यक्तमचिन्त्यमेकम्
स्वमायया साम्प्रतमागतम् वा ५५४३७
kim vaiṣṇavam vā kapirūpametya
rakṣovināśāya param sutejaḥ
anantamavyaktamacintyamekam
svamāyayā sāmpratamāgatam vā 5-54-37
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"Or whether a supreme bright energy of Vishnu, the lord of maintenance of the Universe, unthinkable, unmanifest, infinite and pearless, arrived now, assuming the form of a monkey for the destruction of demons, by virtue of Her extraordinary power?"
इत्येवमूचुर्बहवो विशिष्टा
रक्षोगणास्तत्र समेत्य सर्वे
सप्राणिसम्घां सगृहाम् सवृक्षाम्
दग्धाम् पुरीम् ताम् सहसा समीक्ष्य
ityevamūcurbahavo viśiṣṭā
rakṣogaṇāstatra sametya sarve
saprāṇisamghāṃ sagṛhām savṛkṣām
dagdhām purīm tām sahasā samīkṣya
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TRANSLATION
Thus spoke all those excellent troops of demons in multitude, gathering together there, on seeing that city scorched so soon, with its host of living beings, houses and trees.
ततस्तु लङ्का सहसा प्रदग्धा
सराक्षसा साश्वरथा सनागा
सपक्षिसम्घा समृगा सवृक्षा
रुरोद दीना तुमुलम् सशब्दम्
tatastu laṅkā sahasā pradagdhā
sarākṣasā sāśvarathā sanāgā
sapakṣisamghā samṛgā savṛkṣā
ruroda dīnā tumulam saśabdam
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TRANSLATION
Then, Lanka having been scorched with its demons, horses, chariots, elephants, multitude of birds, animals and trees, cried pitiably with tumultuous noise.
हा तात हा पुत्रक कान्त मित्र
हा जीवितम् भोगयुतम् सुपुण्यम्
रक्षोभिरेवम् बहुधा ब्रुवद्भिः
शब्दः कृतो घोररवः सुभीमः
hā tāta hā putraka kānta mitra
hā jīvitam bhogayutam supuṇyam
rakṣobhirevam bahudhā bruvadbhiḥ
śabdaḥ kṛto ghoraravaḥ subhīmaḥ
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TRANSLATION
Making a very terrific noise with a dreadful sound, the demons cried in various ways as follows: "O my dear beloved son! O my beloved husband! O my friend! O my very auspicious life, filled with enjoyments!"
हुताशनज्वालसमावृता सा
हतप्रवीरा परिवृत्तयोधा
हनूमतः क्रोधबलाभिभूता
बभूव शापोपहतेअ लङ्का
hutāśanajvālasamāvṛtā sā
hatapravīrā parivṛttayodhā
hanūmataḥ krodhabalābhibhūtā
babhūva śāpopahatea laṅkā
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TRANSLATION
That Lanka appeared as though afflicted by a curse, as defeated by a strong fury of Hanuma, enveloped by flames of fire, with its distinguished heroes killed and with its warriors in retreat.
स सम्भ्रामत्रस्तविषण्णराक्षसां
समुज्ज्वलज्ज्वालहुताशनाङ्किताम्
ददर्श लङ्काम् हनुमान् महामानाः
स्वयम्भूकोपोपहतामिवावनिम्
sa sambhrāmatrastaviṣaṇṇarākṣasāṃ
samujjvalajjvālahutāśanāṅkitām
dadarśa laṅkām hanumān mahāmānāḥ
svayambhūkopopahatāmivāvanim
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TRANSLATION
Hanuma, with his great mind, saw Lanka with its dazed, frightened and dejected demons, marked by blazing flames of fire and afflicted by the fury of Brahma the creator of the universe.
भम्क्त्वा वनम् पादपरत्नसम्कुलम्
हत्वा तु रक्षांसि महान्ति सम्युगे
दग्ध्वा पुरीम् ताम् गृहरत्नमालिनीम्
तस्थौ हनूमान् पवनात्मजः कपिः
bhamktvā vanam pādaparatnasamkulam
hatvā tu rakṣāṃsi mahānti samyuge
dagdhvā purīm tām gṛharatnamālinīm
tasthau hanūmān pavanātmajaḥ kapiḥ
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
After demolishing the garden which was full of excellent trees, killing great demons in battle and burning that city endowed with a series of excellent houses, Hanuma the monkey and the son of wind-god, stood at ease.
त्रिकूटशृङ्गाग्रतले विचित्रे
प्रतिष्ठितो वानरराजसिम्हः
प्रदीप्तलाङ्गूलकृतार्चिमाली
व्यराजतादित्य इवांशुमाली
trikūṭaśṛṅgāgratale vicitre
pratiṣṭhito vānararājasimhaḥ
pradīptalāṅgūlakṛtārcimālī
vyarājatāditya ivāṃśumālī
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TRANSLATION
Standing there on the wonderful flat summit of Mount Trikuta, Hanuma the foremost leader of the monkeys, having a garland of flames formed by his blazing tail, shone like the sun having a garland of rays.
स राक्षसांस्तान् सुबहूंश्च हत्वा
वनम् च भम्क्त्वा बहूपादपम् तत्
विसृज्य रक्षोभवनेषु चाग्निम्
जगाम रामम् मनसा महात्मा
sa rākṣasāṃstān subahūṃśca hatvā
vanam ca bhamktvā bahūpādapam tat
visṛjya rakṣobhavaneṣu cāgnim
jagāma rāmam manasā mahātmā
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TRANSLATION
Killing those multitudes of demons, demolishing that garden endowed with several trees and scattering fire on the houses of demons, the high-souled Hanuma sought Rama with his mind.
ततस्तु तम् वानवीरमुख्यम्
महाबलम् मारुततुल्यवेगम्
महामतिम् वायुसुतम् वरिष्ठम्
प्रतुष्टवुर्देवगणाश्च सर्वे
tatastu tam vānavīramukhyam
mahābalam mārutatulyavegam
mahāmatim vāyusutam variṣṭham
pratuṣṭavurdevagaṇāśca sarve
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Then, all the multitude of celestials enlogised that Hanuma, the principal warrior of the monkeys, possessing great strength and swiftness similar to the wind, greatly intelligent and the most excellent.
भम्क्त्वा वनम् महातेजा हत्वा रक्षांसि सम्युगे
दग्ध्वा लङ्कापुरीम् रम्याम् रराज स महाकपिः
bhamktvā vanam mahātejā hatvā rakṣāṃsi samyuge
dagdhvā laṅkāpurīm ramyām rarāja sa mahākapiḥ
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Demolishing the garden, killing the demons in battle, Hanuma of great splendour shone brightly, after burning the beautiful City of Lanka.
तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्ष्यः
दृष्ट्वा लङ्काम् प्रद्ग्धाम् ताम् विस्मयम् परमम् गताः
tatra devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāśca paramarṣyaḥ
dṛṣṭvā laṅkām pradgdhām tām vismayam paramam gatāḥ
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Seeing that city of Lanka burnt there, celestials, saints and great sages along with celestial's musicians, got a colossal surprise.
तम् दृष्ट्वा वानरश्रेष्ठम् हनुमन्तम् महाकपिम्
कालाग्निरिति संचिन्त्य सर्वभूतानि तत्रसुः
tam dṛṣṭvā vānaraśreṣṭham hanumantam mahākapim
kālāgniriti saṃcintya sarvabhūtāni tatrasuḥ
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Seeing that Hanuma, the foremost among the monkeys and a mighty monkey, all the created beings were frightened, thinking of him as a fire that is to destroy the world.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे चतुःपञ्चाशः सर्गः
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe ādikāvye sundarakāṇḍe catuḥpañcāśaḥ sargaḥ
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There, all the celestial musicians, Vidyadharas the supernatural beings, Nagas the celestial serpents, Yakshas the spirits and all great living beings attained a great joy.
