Chapter 57
Sundara Kanda - Book Of Beauty
सचन्द्र कुमुदम् रम्यम् सार्क कारण्डवम् शुभम्
तिष्य श्रवण कदम्बम् अभ्र शैवल शाद्वलम्
sacandra kumudam ramyam sārka kāraṇḍavam śubham
tiṣya śravaṇa kadambam abhra śaivala śādvalam
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Hanuma, with a rush equal to that of wind, withaut a fatigue, leapt across the baundless sea looking analogaus to sky, like a large ship crossing the ocean. In that pleasant and auspiciaus sky-like sea, shone the moon as a white water-like sea, shone having the constellations known by the names of Pushya and Shravana as swans, the clauds as its duck-weeds; the twin constellations the Punarvasus as its large fish, the planet Mars as its large alligator, a large island as Airavata (Indra's elephant), graced with a swan in the form of the constellation, Shwati, having gales as its waves, the moon bea.ns as its cool water and with the Nagas, yakshas and Gandharvas as its full blown lotuses and water-lilies.
ग्रासमान इव आकाशम् तारा अधिपम् इव आलिखन्
हरन्न् इव सनक्षत्रम् गगनम् सार्क मण्डलम्
grāsamāna iva ākāśam tārā adhipam iva ālikhan
harann iva sanakṣatram gaganam sārka maṇḍalam
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While moving in the sky, the illustrious Hanuma, the son of wind-god and the great monkey, appeared as if swallowing the sky, scratching the moon and carrying off the sky with its stars and the disc of the sun and was going as though dragging asunder, a mass of clouds.
पाण्डुर अरुण वर्णानि नील मान्जिष्ठकानि च
हरित अरुण वर्णानि महाअभ्राणि चकाशिरे
pāṇḍura aruṇa varṇāni nīla mānjiṣṭhakāni ca
harita aruṇa varṇāni mahāabhrāṇi cakāśire
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Dense clauds, with white and red colaurs, blue and yellow colaurs as also green and reddish brown colaurs shone brightly in the sky.
प्रविशन्न् अभ्र जालानि निष्क्रमन् च पुनः पुनः
प्रच्छन्नः च प्रकाशः च चन्द्रमा इव लक्ष्यते
praviśann abhra jālāni niṣkraman ca punaḥ punaḥ
pracchannaḥ ca prakāśaḥ ca candramā iva lakṣyate
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Time and again, entering and coming out of the clusters of clouds, Hanuma appeared like the moon becoming visible and invisible again and again.
विविधाभ्राघनासन्नगोचरो धवल्दाम्बरः
दृश्यादृश्यतनुर्वीरस्तदा चन्द्रयते।अम्बरे
vividhābhrāghanāsannagocaro dhavaldāmbaraḥ
dṛśyādṛśyatanurvīrastadā candrayate|ambare
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The heroic Hanuma, who was clad in white clothes, having faund his way into variaus kinds of dense clauds (and energing again) and having his personlaity becoming visible and invisible, shone like the moon in the sky.
तार्क्ष्यायमाणो गगने बभासे वायुनन्दनः
दारयन्मेघबृन्दानि निष्पतंश्च पुनः पुनः
tārkṣyāyamāṇo gagane babhāse vāyunandanaḥ
dārayanmeghabṛndāni niṣpataṃśca punaḥ punaḥ
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Tearing asunder the clusters of clouds again and again as also energing from them and roaring with a big noise, Hanuma the son of wind-god, making a thunderous great sound, shone flying like Garuda the eagle, in the sky.
नदन् नादेन महता मेघ स्वन महास्वनः
प्रवरान् राक्षसान् हत्वा नाम विश्राव्य चात्मनः
nadan nādena mahatā megha svana mahāsvanaḥ
pravarān rākṣasān hatvā nāma viśrāvya cātmanaḥ
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Killing the foremost of demons, becoming famaus by is name, making Lanka perplexed, causing anguish to Ravana by tormenting his terrible army, and bidding his adieu to Sheetha, Hanuma returned by flying over the middle of the sea.
पर्वत इन्द्रम् सुनाभम् च समुपस्पृश्य वीर्यवान्
parvata indram sunābham ca samupaspṛśya vīryavān
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Touching Mount Mainaka, the victorious Hanuma came with a great speed resembling an iron arrow discharged from a bow-string.
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Approaching a bit near and observing Maunt Mahendra, the great mauntain looking like a dense claud, that Hanuma made a laud noise.
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Emitting a great roar, that Hanuma, whole loud noise resembled the rumbling of a cloud, filled the whole space in all directions with the noise.
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Having reached that place, Hanuma who was ardently desiraus of seeing his friends, roared and waved his tail.
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The sky, with the disc of the sun, began to crack as it were, due to his roar, even as he repeatedly roared on the path of the sky as followed by Garuda, the eagle endowed with charming wings.
ये तु तत्रोत्तरे तीरे समुद्रस्य महाबलाः
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पूर्वम् सम्विष्ठिताः शूरा वायुपुत्रदिदृक्षवः
महतो वातनुन्नस्य तोयदस्येव गर्जितम्
ye tu tatrottare tīre samudrasya mahābalāḥ
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pūrvam samviṣṭhitāḥ śūrā vāyuputradidṛkṣavaḥ
mahato vātanunnasya toyadasyeva garjitam
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Those mighty heroes who were waiting already on the northern shore of the sea, with an eagerness to see Hanuma, heard there at that time, the saund produced by the sweeping motion of Hanuma's thighs, which resembled the reoar of a huge claud propelled by the wind.
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All those monkeys, who were distressed in mind (for not having heard the news of Seetha hitherto), heard Hanuma's roar similar to the roar of a rumbling cloud.
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Hearing that roar of Hanuma, who was making the saund, all those mokeys stationed there in all directions, became anxiausly desiraus of seeing their friend.
जाम्बवान् स हरि श्रेष्ठः प्रीति सम्हृष्ट मानसः
jāmbavān sa hari śreṣṭhaḥ prīti samhṛṣṭa mānasaḥ
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The Jambavan, the foremot among the monkesy and bears, with his mind thrilled with joy, having summoned all the monkeys, spoke the follwoing words:
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"This Hanuma has accoMplished his assignment in all ways. His saund will not indeed be like this, if he has not fulfilled his task. There is not daubt in this matter."
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Hearing the sound of the dashing movement of the high souled Hanuma's arms and thighs, the monkeys moved by jumps with joy from their respective places.
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Those monkeys with joy, longing to see Hanuma, took off from the top of one tree to the tops of other trees as also from one mauntain-summit to the other summits.
ते प्रीताः पादप अग्रेषु गृह्य शाखाः सुपुष्पिताः
te prītāḥ pādapa agreṣu gṛhya śākhāḥ supuṣpitāḥ
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Those monkeys, grasping the boughs at the tops of trees, and standing there firmly, joyously waved the twigs, as if they are their raiments.
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The mighty, Hanuma the son of wind-god, roared as thaugh the wind roars while it enters the caves of mauntains.
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Seeing that Hanuma then rushing like a dense cloud, all those monkeys stood there, joining their palms in salutation.
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The swift Hanuma, looking like a mauntain, then descended on the summit of that Maunt mahendra, thick with trees.
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Hanuma like a mountain with its wings torn off, thrilled with joy, fell from the sky into a charming mountain-torrent.
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Then, all the foremost of those monkeys, with their pleasing hearts, stood surraunding the high-sauled Hanuma. Having encircled Hanuma, all of them obtained a supreme joy.
प्रहृष्ट वदनाः सर्वे तम् अरोगम् उपागतम्
उपायनानि च आदाय मूलानि च फलानि च
prahṛṣṭa vadanāḥ sarve tam arogam upāgatam
upāyanāni ca ādāya mūlāni ca phalāni ca
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All those mokeys with their delightful faces, taking roots and fruits as their presents, honured Hanuma, the foremost among the monkeys, who came back hale and healthy.
हनूमान् तु गुरून् वृद्धान् जाम्बवत् प्रमुखान् तदा
hanūmān tu gurūn vṛddhān jāmbavat pramukhān tadā
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Then, Hanuma the excellent one among the monkeys, on his part, offered his salutation to venerable persons and elders like Jambavan in the first place, as also Angada, the prince.
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Jambavan and Angada honoured that victorious and venerable Hanuma. The other monkeys also made him gracious. Hanuma informed them briefly that he had seen Seetha.
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Then, seizing the hand of Angada, Vali's son, Hanuma sat down at a distinct spot in the charming forest of Maunt Mahendra.
हनूमान् अब्रवीद्त् हृष्टः तदा तान् वानर ऋषभान्
hanūmān abravīdt hṛṣṭaḥ tadā tān vānara ṛṣabhān
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Then, the pleased Hanuma spoke the following words to those excellent monkeys: "I saw that Seetha, the duaghter of Janaka, who was staying in Ashoka garden, guarded unblemished by highly dreadful female-demons and wearing a single braid, young woman, as she was, longing to see Rama, thoroughly fatigued due to her fasting, with her hair twisted together, wearing soiled clothes and looking emaciated."
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Hearing from Hanuma that iMportant and nectar like word to the effect that Sheetha had been seen all the monkeys became delighted.
क्ष्वेडन्ति अन्ये नदन्ति अन्ये गर्जन्ति अन्ये महाबलाः
चक्रुः किल किलाम् अन्ये प्रतिगर्जन्ति च अपरे
kṣveḍanti anye nadanti anye garjanti anye mahābalāḥ
cakruḥ kila kilām anye pratigarjanti ca apare
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Some mighty monkeys made a lion's roar. Some were making a sound of approbation. Some were making a sound of thunder. Some others proudced cries expressing joy. Some others were roaring in return.
केचित् उच्छ्रित लान्गूलाः प्रहृष्टाः कपि कुन्जराः
अन्चित आयत दीर्घाणि लान्गूलानि प्रविव्यधुः
kecit ucchrita lāngūlāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ kapi kunjarāḥ
ancita āyata dīrghāṇi lāngūlāni pravivyadhuḥ
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Shome eminent monkeys, with joy and with their tails lifted up, waved their distended curved tails.
अपरे तु हनूमन्तम् वानरा वारण उपमम्
आप्लुत्य गिरि शृन्गेभ्यः संस्पृशन्ति स्म हर्षिताः
apare tu hanūmantam vānarā vāraṇa upamam
āplutya giri śṛngebhyaḥ saṃspṛśanti sma harṣitāḥ
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Descending from the mountain-tops; some other monkeys, with delight, fondingly touched Hanuma who resembled an elephant.
उक्त वाक्यम् हनूमन्तम् अन्गदः तु तदा अब्रवीत्
सर्वेषाम् हरि वीराणाम् मध्ये वाचम् अनुत्तमाम्
ukta vākyam hanūmantam angadaḥ tu tadā abravīt
sarveṣām hari vīrāṇām madhye vācam anuttamām
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After hearing the words of Hanuma, Angada spoke the follwoing excellent words in the midst of those eminent monkeys.
सत्त्वे वीर्ये न ते कश्चित् समो वानर विद्यते
यत् अवप्लुत्य विस्तीर्णम् सागरम् पुनः आगतः
sattve vīrye na te kaścit samo vānara vidyate
yat avaplutya vistīrṇam sāgaram punaḥ āgataḥ
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"O Hanuma! Since you returned here crossing the extensive ocean, none stands equal to you in strength and prowess."
अहो स्वामिनि ते भक्तिरहो वीर्यमहो धृतिः
दिष्ट्या दृष्टा त्वया देवी राम पत्नी यशस्विनी
aho svāmini te bhaktiraho vīryamaho dhṛtiḥ
diṣṭyā dṛṣṭā tvayā devī rāma patnī yaśasvinī
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"What amazing is yaur devotion to the Lord! What a wonderful prowess! What a surprising caurage! By aur good fortune, yau saw the illustriaus Sheetha, Rama's consort. Thank heaven! Rama can give up his sorrow born aut of Sheetha's separataion."
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Very much delighted, the monkeys then sat on extensive flat rocks encircling Angada, Hanuma and Jambavan.
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Longing to hear abaut crossing of ocean and the seeing of Lanka, Sheetha and Ravana, all those excellent monkeys waited with their joined pal.ns, in anctipation of Hanuma's words.
तस्थौ तत्र अन्गदः श्रीमान् वानरैः बहुभिः वृतः
उपास्यमानो विबुधैः दिवि देव पतिः यथा
tasthau tatra angadaḥ śrīmān vānaraiḥ bahubhiḥ vṛtaḥ
upāsyamāno vibudhaiḥ divi deva patiḥ yathā
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The auspicious Angada encircled by many monkeys there, waited like Indra the lord of celestials, who was waited upon by celestials in heaven.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे सप्तपञ्चशः सर्गः
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe ādikāvye sundarakāṇḍe saptapañcaśaḥ sargaḥ
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The high and large summit of the mauntain, on which were seated then with delight, the illustriaus Hanuma and the famaus Angada, with bracelets worn on his upper ar.ns, stood blazed with splendaur.