Narasimha Purana — Chapter 50
NsP 50.1
वालिना कृतवैरो ऽथ दुर्गवर्ती हरीश्वरः सुग्रीवो दृष्टवान् दूराद् दृष्ट्वाह पवनात्मजम्
vālinā kṛtavairo 'tha durgavartī harīśvaraḥ sugrīvo dṛṣṭavān dūrād dṛṣṭvāha pavanātmajam
Now Sugrīva, lord of the monkeys, who had made enmity with Vālin and was living in a stronghold, saw (them) from afar, and having seen (them) said to the son of the Wind:
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NsP 50.2
कस्येमौ सुधनुःपाणी चीरवल्कलधारिणौ पश्यन्तौ सरसीं दिव्यां पद्मोत्पलसमावृताम्
kasyemau sudhanuḥpāṇī cīravalkaladhāriṇau paśyantau sarasīṃ divyāṃ padmotpalasamāvṛtām
"Whose men are these two, bow in hand, wearing bark garments, gazing at the divine lake covered with lotuses and water-lilies?"
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NsP 50.3
नानारूपधराव् एतौ तापसं वेषम् आस्थितौ वालिदूताव् इह प्राप्ताव् इति निश्चित्य सूर्यजः
nānārūpadharāv etau tāpasaṃ veṣam āsthitau vālidūtāv iha prāptāv iti niścitya sūryajaḥ
"These two, who can take on many forms, have assumed the guise of ascetics; they have come here as Vālin's messengers" — so concluding, the son of the Sun
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NsP 50.4
उत्पपात भयत्रस्तः ऋष्यमूकाद् वनान्तरम् वानरैः सहितः सर्वैर् अगस्त्याश्रमम् उत्तमम्
utpapāta bhayatrastaḥ ṛṣyamūkād vanāntaram vānaraiḥ sahitaḥ sarvair agastyāśramam uttamam
leapt up, terrified with fear, (going) from Ṛṣyamūka to another forest, together with all the monkeys — to the excellent hermitage of Agastya.
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NsP 50.5
तत्र स्थित्वा स सुग्रीवः प्राह वायुसुतं पुनः हनूमन् पृच्छ शीघ्रं त्वं गच्छ तापसवेषधृक्
tatra sthitvā sa sugrīvaḥ prāha vāyusutaṃ punaḥ hanūman pṛccha śīghraṃ tvaṃ gaccha tāpasaveṣadhṛk
Staying there, that Sugrīva spoke again to the son of the Wind: "Hanūmān, go quickly, wearing the guise of an ascetic, and ask:
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NsP 50.6
कौ हि कस्य सुतौ जातौ किमर्थं तत्र संस्थितौ ज्ञात्वा सत्यं मम ब्रूहि वायुपुत्र महामते
kau hi kasya sutau jātau kimarthaṃ tatra saṃsthitau jñātvā satyaṃ mama brūhi vāyuputra mahāmate
who indeed are these two, whose sons are they born, and for what purpose are they staying there? Find out and tell me the truth, O son of the Wind, great-minded one."
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NsP 50.7
इत्युक्तो हनुमान् गत्वा पम्पातटम् अनुत्तमम् बिक्षुरूपी स तं प्राह रामं भ्रात्रा समन्वितम्
ityukto hanumān gatvā pampātaṭam anuttamam bikṣurūpī sa taṃ prāha rāmaṃ bhrātrā samanvitam
Addressed thus, Hanumān went to the unsurpassed bank of the Pampā, and in the form of a mendicant he said to that Rāma, who was accompanied by his brother:
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NsP 50.8
को भवान् इह संप्राप्तस् तथ्यं ब्रूहि महामते अरण्ये निर्जने घोरे कुतस् त्वं किं प्रयोजनम्
ko bhavān iha saṃprāptas tathyaṃ brūhi mahāmate araṇye nirjane ghore kutas tvaṃ kiṃ prayojanam
"Who are you, come here? Speak the truth, O great-minded one. In this dreadful, deserted forest — whence are you, and what is your purpose?"
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NsP 50.9
एवं वदन्तं तं प्राह लक्ष्मणो भ्रातुर् आज्ञया प्रवक्ष्यामि निबोध त्वं रामवृत्तान्तम् आदितः
evaṃ vadantaṃ taṃ prāha lakṣmaṇo bhrātur ājñayā pravakṣyāmi nibodha tvaṃ rāmavṛttāntam āditaḥ
To him, speaking thus, Lakṣmaṇa said, by his brother's command: "I shall tell it; listen to Rāma's story from the beginning.
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NsP 50.10
राजा दशरथो नाम बभूव भुवि विश्रुतः तस्य पुत्रो महाबुद्धे रामो ज्येष्ठो ममाग्रजः
rājā daśaratho nāma babhūva bhuvi viśrutaḥ tasya putro mahābuddhe rāmo jyeṣṭho mamāgrajaḥ
There was a king named Daśaratha, renowned on earth. His son, O greatly wise one, is Rāma, the eldest, my elder brother.
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NsP 50.11
अस्याभिषेक आरब्धः कैकेय्या तु निवारितः पितुर् आज्ञाम् अयं कुर्वन् रामो भ्राता ममाग्रजः
asyābhiṣeka ārabdhaḥ kaikeyyā tu nivāritaḥ pitur ājñām ayaṃ kurvan rāmo bhrātā mamāgrajaḥ
His consecration was begun, but was blocked by Kaikeyī; carrying out his father's command, this Rāma, my elder brother,
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NsP 50.12
मया सह विनिष्क्रम्य सीतया सह भार्यया प्रविष्टो दण्डकारण्यं नानामुनिसमाकुलम्
mayā saha viniṣkramya sītayā saha bhāryayā praviṣṭo daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ nānāmunisamākulam
went out along with me and with his wife Sītā, and entered the Daṇḍaka forest, thronged with many sages.
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NsP 50.13
जनस्थाने निवसतो रामस्यास्य महात्मनः भार्या सीता तत्र वने केनापि पाप्मना हृता
janasthāne nivasato rāmasyāsya mahātmanaḥ bhāryā sītā tatra vane kenāpi pāpmanā hṛtā
While this great-souled Rāma was dwelling in Janasthāna, his wife Sītā was carried off there in the forest by some evil-doer.
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NsP 50.14
सीताम् अन्वेषयन् वीरो रामः कमललोचनः इहायातस् त्वया दृष्ट इति वृत्तान्तम् ईरितम्
sītām anveṣayan vīro rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ ihāyātas tvayā dṛṣṭa iti vṛttāntam īritam
Searching for Sītā, the hero Rāma, the lotus-eyed, has come here, and has been seen by you" — thus the account was told.
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NsP 50.15
श्रुत्वा ततो वचस् तस्य लक्ष्मणस्य महात्मनः अव्यञ्जितात्मा विश्वासाद् *धनूमान् मारुतात्मजः
śrutvā tato vacas tasya lakṣmaṇasya mahātmanaḥ avyañjitātmā viśvāsād *dhanūmān mārutātmajaḥ
Then, having heard that speech of the great-souled Lakṣmaṇa, Hanūmān, son of the Wind, who had not (yet) revealed himself, out of trust
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NsP 50.16
त्वं मे स्वामी इति वदन् रामं रघुपतिं तदा आश्वास्यानीय सुग्रीवं तयोः सख्यम् अकारयत्
tvaṃ me svāmī iti vadan rāmaṃ raghupatiṃ tadā āśvāsyānīya sugrīvaṃ tayoḥ sakhyam akārayat
then said to Rāma, lord of the Raghus, "You are my master," and having reassured (him) and brought Sugrīva, he brought about friendship between the two.
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NsP 50.17
शिरस्य् आरोप्य पादाब्जं रामस्य विदितात्मनः सुग्रीवो वानरेन्द्रस् तु उवाच मधुराक्षरम्
śirasy āropya pādābjaṃ rāmasya viditātmanaḥ sugrīvo vānarendras tu uvāca madhurākṣaram
Placing on his head the lotus-foot of Rāma, the knower of the Self, Sugrīva, the lord of the monkeys, spoke sweet-syllabled words.
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NsP 50.18
अद्यप्रभृति राजेन्द्र त्वं मे स्वामी न संशयः अहं तु तव भृत्यश् च वानरैः सहितः प्रभो
adyaprabhṛti rājendra tvaṃ me svāmī na saṃśayaḥ ahaṃ tu tava bhṛtyaś ca vānaraiḥ sahitaḥ prabho
"From today onward, best of kings, you are my master — there is no doubt of it; and I, together with the monkeys, am your servant, O lord."
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NsP 50.19
त्वच्छत्रुर् मम शत्रुः स्याद् अद्यप्रभृति राघव मित्रं ते मम सन्मित्रं त्वद्दुःखं तन् ममापि च
tvacchatrur mama śatruḥ syād adyaprabhṛti rāghava mitraṃ te mama sanmitraṃ tvadduḥkhaṃ tan mamāpi ca
"From today onward, Rāghava, your enemy shall be my enemy; your friend is my true friend, and your sorrow is mine as well."
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NsP 50.20
त्वत्प्रीतिर् एव मत्प्रीतिर् इत्य् उक्त्वा पुनर् आह तम् वाली नाम मम ज्येष्ठो महाबलपराक्रमः
tvatprītir eva matprītir ity uktvā punar āha tam vālī nāma mama jyeṣṭho mahābalaparākramaḥ
"Your joy alone is my joy." Having said this, he spoke to him again: "There is one named Vālī, my elder brother, of great strength and prowess,
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NsP 50.21
भार्यापहारी दुष्टात्मा मदनासक्तमानसः त्वाम् ऋते पुरुषव्याघ्र नास्ति हन्ताद्य वालिनम्
bhāryāpahārī duṣṭātmā madanāsaktamānasaḥ tvām ṛte puruṣavyāghra nāsti hantādya vālinam
a stealer of (my) wife, an evil-souled one whose mind is attached to lust. Except for you, tiger among men, there is none to slay Vālī today.
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NsP 50.22
युगपत् सप्ततालांस् तु तरून् यो वै वधिष्यति स तं वधिष्यतीत्य् उक्तं पुराणज्ञैर् नृपात्मज
yugapat saptatālāṃs tu tarūn yo vai vadhiṣyati sa taṃ vadhiṣyatīty uktaṃ purāṇajñair nṛpātmaja
"He who shall fell seven palm trees at one stroke, he will slay him" — so it has been said by those who know the ancient lore, O son of a king.
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NsP 50.23
तत्प्रियार्थं हि रामो ऽपि श्रीमांश् छित्त्वा महातरून् अर्धाकृष्टेन बाणेन युगपद् रघुनन्दनः
tatpriyārthaṃ hi rāmo 'pi śrīmāṃś chittvā mahātarūn ardhākṛṣṭena bāṇena yugapad raghunandanaḥ
So for his pleasure Rāma too, the glorious delight of the Raghus, cut down the great trees all at once with a half-drawn arrow;
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NsP 50.24
विद्ध्वा महातरून् रामः सुग्रीवं प्राह पार्थिवम् वालिना गच्छ युध्यस्व कृतचिह्नो रवेः सुत
viddhvā mahātarūn rāmaḥ sugrīvaṃ prāha pārthivam vālinā gaccha yudhyasva kṛtacihno raveḥ suta
having pierced the great trees, Rāma said to Sugrīva the ruler: "Go, son of the Sun, marked with the sign, and fight with Vālī."
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NsP 50.25
इत्युक्तः कृतचिह्नो ऽयं युद्धं चक्रे ऽथ वालिना रामो ऽपि तत्र गत्वाथ शरेणैकेन वालिनम्
ityuktaḥ kṛtacihno 'yaṃ yuddhaṃ cakre 'tha vālinā rāmo 'pi tatra gatvātha śareṇaikena vālinam
Thus addressed, he, marked with the sign, then made battle with Vālī; and Rāma too, going there, with a single arrow
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NsP 50.26
विव्याध वीर्यवान् वाली पपात च ममार च वित्रस्तं वालिपुत्रं तु अङ्गदं विनयान्वितम्
vivyādha vīryavān vālī papāta ca mamāra ca vitrastaṃ vāliputraṃ tu aṅgadaṃ vinayānvitam
— the valiant one — pierced Vālī, and he fell and died. And Aṅgada, Vālī's son, terrified but endowed with modesty,
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NsP 50.27
रणशौण्डं यौवराज्ये नियुक्त्वा राघवस् तदा तां च तारां तथा दत्त्वा रामश् च रविसूनवे
raṇaśauṇḍaṃ yauvarājye niyuktvā rāghavas tadā tāṃ ca tārāṃ tathā dattvā rāmaś ca ravisūnave
skilled in battle — Rāghava then appointed him to the office of crown prince; and Rāma likewise gave that Tārā to the son of the Sun,
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NsP 50.28
सुग्रीवं प्राह धर्मात्मा रामः कमललोचनः राज्यम् अन्वेषय स्वं त्वं कपीनां पुनर् आव्रज
sugrīvaṃ prāha dharmātmā rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ rājyam anveṣaya svaṃ tvaṃ kapīnāṃ punar āvraja
(and) the righteous, lotus-eyed Rāma said to Sugrīva: "Take charge of your own kingdom; go back again to the monkeys.
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NsP 50.29
त्वं सीतान्वेषणे यत्नं कुरु शीघ्रं हरीश्वर इत्युक्तः प्राह सुग्रीवो रामं लक्ष्मणसंयुतम्
tvaṃ sītānveṣaṇe yatnaṃ kuru śīghraṃ harīśvara ityuktaḥ prāha sugrīvo rāmaṃ lakṣmaṇasaṃyutam
You, lord of the monkeys, make effort quickly in the search for Sītā." Thus addressed, Sugrīva said to Rāma, who was accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa:
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NsP 50.30
प्रावृट्कालो महान् प्राप्तः सांप्रतं रघुनन्दन वानराणां गतिर् नास्ति वने वर्षति वासवे
prāvṛṭkālo mahān prāptaḥ sāṃprataṃ raghunandana vānarāṇāṃ gatir nāsti vane varṣati vāsave
"The great rainy season has now arrived, delight of the Raghus; for monkeys there is no going about in the forest while Vāsava (Indra) rains.
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NsP 50.31
गते तस्मिंस् तु राजेन्द्र प्राप्ते शरदि निर्मले चारान् संप्रेषयिष्यामि वानरान् दिक्षु राघव
gate tasmiṃs tu rājendra prāpte śaradi nirmale cārān saṃpreṣayiṣyāmi vānarān dikṣu rāghava
But when it has passed, best of kings, and the cloudless autumn has come, I shall send monkeys as scouts in (all) directions, Rāghava."
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NsP 50.32
इत्य् उक्त्वा रामचन्द्रं स तं प्रणम्य कपीश्वरः पम्पापुरं प्रविश्याथ रेमे तारासमन्वितः
ity uktvā rāmacandraṃ sa taṃ praṇamya kapīśvaraḥ pampāpuraṃ praviśyātha reme tārāsamanvitaḥ
Having said this to Rāmacandra and bowed to him, that lord of the monkeys entered the city of Pampā and took his pleasure together with Tārā.
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NsP 50.33
रामो ऽपि विधिवद् भ्रात्रा शैलसानौ महावने निवासं कृतवान् शैले नीलकण्ठे महामतिः
rāmo 'pi vidhivad bhrātrā śailasānau mahāvane nivāsaṃ kṛtavān śaile nīlakaṇṭhe mahāmatiḥ
Rāma too, the greatly wise one, duly took up residence with his brother on a mountain-plateau in the great forest, on the mountain Nīlakaṇṭha.
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NsP 50.34
प्रावृट्काले गते कृच्छ्रात् प्राप्ते शरदि राघवः सीतावियोगाद् व्यथितः सौमित्रिं प्राह लक्ष्मणम्
prāvṛṭkāle gate kṛcchrāt prāpte śaradi rāghavaḥ sītāviyogād vyathitaḥ saumitriṃ prāha lakṣmaṇam
When the rainy season had passed with difficulty and autumn had come, Rāghava, pained by separation from Sītā, said to Lakṣmaṇa, Sumitrā's son:
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NsP 50.35
उल्लङ्घितस् तु समयः सुग्रीवेण ततो रुषा लक्ष्मणं प्राह काकुत्स्थो भ्रातरं भ्रातृवत्सलः
ullaṅghitas tu samayaḥ sugrīveṇa tato ruṣā lakṣmaṇaṃ prāha kākutstho bhrātaraṃ bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
"The agreement has been transgressed by Sugrīva." Then, in anger, Kākutstha, fond of his brother, said to his brother Lakṣmaṇa:
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NsP 50.36
गच्छ लक्ष्मण दुष्टो ऽसौ नागतः कपिनायकः गते तु वर्षाकाले ऽहं आगमिष्यामि ते ऽन्तिकम्
gaccha lakṣmaṇa duṣṭo 'sau nāgataḥ kapināyakaḥ gate tu varṣākāle 'haṃ āgamiṣyāmi te 'ntikam
"Go, Lakṣmaṇa — that wicked monkey-chief has not come. He said, 'When the rainy season has passed I shall come to your presence
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NsP 50.37
अनेकैर् वानरैः सार्धम् इत्य् उक्त्वासौ तदा गतः तत्र गच्छ त्वरायुक्तो यत्रास्ते कपिनायकः
anekair vānaraiḥ sārdham ity uktvāsau tadā gataḥ tatra gaccha tvarāyukto yatrāste kapināyakaḥ
Having spoken thus, he then went off together with many monkeys. Go, in haste, to where the monkey-chief dwells.
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NsP 50.38
तं दुष्टं अग्रतः कृत्वा हरिसेनासमन्वितम् रमन्तं तारया सार्धं शीघ्रम् आनय मां प्रति
taṃ duṣṭaṃ agrataḥ kṛtvā harisenāsamanvitam ramantaṃ tārayā sārdhaṃ śīghram ānaya māṃ prati
Putting that wicked one in front, accompanied by the monkey army, revelling together with Tārā — bring (him) quickly to me.
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NsP 50.39
नात्रागच्छति सुग्रीवो यद्य् असौ प्राप्तभूतिकः तदा त्वयैवं वक्तव्यः सुग्रीवो ऽनृतभाषकः
nātrāgacchati sugrīvo yady asau prāptabhūtikaḥ tadā tvayaivaṃ vaktavyaḥ sugrīvo 'nṛtabhāṣakaḥ
If Sugrīva, who has obtained prosperity, does not come here, then you must speak to him thus: "Sugrīva, you are a speaker of falsehood!"
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NsP 50.40
वालिहन्ता शरो दुष्ट करे मे ऽद्यापि तिष्ठति स्मृत्वैतद् आचर कपे रामवाक्यं हितं तव
vālihantā śaro duṣṭa kare me 'dyāpi tiṣṭhati smṛtvaitad ācara kape rāmavākyaṃ hitaṃ tava
"The arrow that slew Vālin, you wicked one, still stands in my hand today. Remember this and act, O monkey; Rāma's word is for your good."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.41
इत्युक्तस् तु तथेत्य् उक्त्वा रामं नत्वा च लक्ष्मणः पम्पापुरं जगामाथ सुग्रीवो यत्र तिष्ठति दृष्ट्वा स तत्र सुग्रीवं कपिराजं बभाष वै
ityuktas tu tathety uktvā rāmaṃ natvā ca lakṣmaṇaḥ pampāpuraṃ jagāmātha sugrīvo yatra tiṣṭhati dṛṣṭvā sa tatra sugrīvaṃ kapirājaṃ babhāṣa vai
Addressed thus, Lakṣmaṇa said "So be it," and having bowed to Rāma he then went to the city of Pampā, where Sugrīva dwelt; and seeing Sugrīva, the monkey-king, there, he spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.42
ताराभोगविषक्तस् त्वं रामकार्यपराङ्मुखः किं त्वया विस्मृतं सर्वं रामाग्रे समयं कृतम्
tārābhogaviṣaktas tvaṃ rāmakāryaparāṅmukhaḥ kiṃ tvayā vismṛtaṃ sarvaṃ rāmāgre samayaṃ kṛtam
"You, clinging to the enjoyment of Tārā, have turned your face away from Rāma's business. Has all of it been forgotten by you — the pact made before Rāma?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.43
सीताम् अन्विष्य दास्यामि यत्र क्वापीति दुर्मते हत्वा तु वालिनं राज्यं येन दत्तं पुरा तव
sītām anviṣya dāsyāmi yatra kvāpīti durmate hatvā tu vālinaṃ rājyaṃ yena dattaṃ purā tava
"'Having searched out Sītā, wherever she may be, I shall deliver her' — so (you said), O evil-minded one, to him who, having slain Vālin, formerly gave you the kingdom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.44
त्वाम् ऋते को ऽवमन्येत कपीन्द्र पापचेतस प्रतिश्रुत्य च रामस्य भार्याहीनस्य भूपते
tvām ṛte ko 'vamanyeta kapīndra pāpacetasa pratiśrutya ca rāmasya bhāryāhīnasya bhūpate
"Apart from you, O lord of monkeys, evil-hearted one, who would slight (him) — after having promised to Rāma, O king, who is bereft of his wife:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.45
साहाय्यं ते करोमीति देवाग्निजलसंनिधौ ये ये च शत्रवो राजंस् ते ते च मम शत्रवः
sāhāyyaṃ te karomīti devāgnijalasaṃnidhau ye ye ca śatravo rājaṃs te te ca mama śatravaḥ
"'I will render you aid' — in the presence of the gods, the fire and the water, (saying) 'Whoever, O king, are your enemies, those same are my enemies;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.46
मित्राणि यानि ते देव तानि मित्राणि मे सदा सीताम् अन्वेषितुं राजन् वानरैर् बहुभिर् वृतः
mitrāṇi yāni te deva tāni mitrāṇi me sadā sītām anveṣituṃ rājan vānarair bahubhir vṛtaḥ
"'Whatever friends are yours, O lord, those are ever my friends. To search for Sītā, O king, surrounded by many monkeys,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.47
सत्यं यास्यामि ते पार्श्वम् इत्य् उक्त्वा को ऽन्यथाकरोत् त्वाम् ऋते पापिनं दुष्टं रामदेवस्य संनिधौ
satyaṃ yāsyāmi te pārśvam ity uktvā ko 'nyathākarot tvām ṛte pāpinaṃ duṣṭaṃ rāmadevasya saṃnidhau
"'truly I shall go to your side' — having said this, who but you, a sinner and a wicked one, would have done otherwise, in the presence of the divine Rāma?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.48
कारयित्वा तु तेनैवं स्वकार्यं दुष्टवानर ऋषीणां सत्यवद् वाक्यं त्वयि दृष्टं मयाधुना
kārayitvā tu tenaivaṃ svakāryaṃ duṣṭavānara ṛṣīṇāṃ satyavad vākyaṃ tvayi dṛṣṭaṃ mayādhunā
"Having had your own purpose accomplished by him in this way, O wicked monkey, the saying of the sages has now been seen by me (proved) true in you:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.49
सर्वस्य हि कृतार्थस्य मतिर् अन्या प्रवर्तते वत्सः क्षीरक्षयं दृष्ट्वा परित्यजति मातरम्
sarvasya hi kṛtārthasya matir anyā pravartate vatsaḥ kṣīrakṣayaṃ dṛṣṭvā parityajati mātaram
"For everyone whose purpose has been achieved, a different intention sets in: the calf, seeing the milk exhausted, abandons its mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.50
जनवृत्तविदां लोके सर्वज्ञानां महात्मनाम् न तं पश्यामि लोके ऽस्मिन् कृतं प्रतिकरोति यः
janavṛttavidāṃ loke sarvajñānāṃ mahātmanām na taṃ paśyāmi loke 'smin kṛtaṃ pratikaroti yaḥ
"Among those in the world who know the ways of people, among the all-knowing, the great-souled — I do not see in this world the one who requites what has been done (for him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.51
शास्त्रेषु निष्कृतिर् दृष्टा महापातकिनाम् अपि कृतघ्नस्य कपे दुष्ट न दृष्टा निष्कृतिः पुरा
śāstreṣu niṣkṛtir dṛṣṭā mahāpātakinām api kṛtaghnasya kape duṣṭa na dṛṣṭā niṣkṛtiḥ purā
"In the treatises an expiation is prescribed even for those guilty of the great sins; but for the ingrate, O wicked monkey, no expiation has ever been seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.52
कृतघ्नता न कार्या ते त्वत्कृतं समयं स्मर एह्य् एह्य् आगच्छ शरणं ककुत्स्थं हितपालकम्
kṛtaghnatā na kāryā te tvatkṛtaṃ samayaṃ smara ehy ehy āgaccha śaraṇaṃ kakutsthaṃ hitapālakam
"Ingratitude must not be practised by you; remember the pact you made. Come, come, come for refuge to the Kakutstha, the protector of (your) welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.53
यदि नायासि च कपे रामवाक्यम् इदं शृणु नयिषे मृत्युसदनं सुग्रीवं वालिनं यथा
yadi nāyāsi ca kape rāmavākyam idaṃ śṛṇu nayiṣe mṛtyusadanaṃ sugrīvaṃ vālinaṃ yathā
"And if you do not come, O monkey, hear this word of Rāma: 'I shall lead Sugrīva to the house of death, as (I did) Vālin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.54
स शरो विद्यते ऽस्माकं येन वाली हतः कपिः लक्ष्मणेनैवम् उक्तो ऽसौ सुग्रीवः कपिनायकः
sa śaro vidyate 'smākaṃ yena vālī hataḥ kapiḥ lakṣmaṇenaivam ukto 'sau sugrīvaḥ kapināyakaḥ
"'That arrow of ours by which the monkey Vālin was slain still exists.'" Addressed thus by Lakṣmaṇa, that Sugrīva, chief of the monkeys —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.55
निर्गत्य तु नमश् चक्रे लक्ष्मणं मन्त्रिणोदितः उवाच च महात्मानं लक्ष्मणं वानराधिपः
nirgatya tu namaś cakre lakṣmaṇaṃ mantriṇoditaḥ uvāca ca mahātmānaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ vānarādhipaḥ
having come out, urged by his minister, made obeisance to Lakṣmaṇa; and the lord of the monkeys spoke to the great-souled Lakṣmaṇa:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.56
अज्ञानकृतपापानाम् अस्माकं क्षन्तुम् अर्हसि समयः कृतो मया राज्ञा रामेणामिततेजसा
ajñānakṛtapāpānām asmākaṃ kṣantum arhasi samayaḥ kṛto mayā rājñā rāmeṇāmitatejasā
"You ought to forgive us our offences committed in ignorance. A pact was made by me with king Rāma of measureless splendour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.57
यस् तदानीं महाभाग तम् अद्यापि न लङ्घये यास्यामि निखिलैर् अद्य कपिभिर् नृपनन्दन
yas tadānīṃ mahābhāga tam adyāpi na laṅghaye yāsyāmi nikhilair adya kapibhir nṛpanandana
That (pact) which (was made) then, O greatly blessed one — even now I do not overstep it; today I will go with all the monkeys, O son of a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.58
त्वया सह महावीर रामपार्श्वं न संशयः मां दृष्ट्वा तत्र काकुत्स्थो यद् वक्ष्यति च मां प्रति
tvayā saha mahāvīra rāmapārśvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ māṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra kākutstho yad vakṣyati ca māṃ prati
along with you, O great hero, to Rāma's side — of that there is no doubt; and whatever Kākutstha, seeing me there, shall say to me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.59
तत् सर्वं शिरसा गृह्य करिष्यामि न संशयः सन्ति मे हरयः शूराः सीतान्वेषणकर्मणि
tat sarvaṃ śirasā gṛhya kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ santi me harayaḥ śūrāḥ sītānveṣaṇakarmaṇi
all that I shall take upon my head and do, without doubt. I have valiant monkeys for the task of searching for Sītā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.60
तान्य् अहं प्रेषयिष्यामि दिक्षु सर्वासु पार्थिव इत्युक्तः कपिराजेन सुग्रीवेण स लक्ष्मणः
tāny ahaṃ preṣayiṣyāmi dikṣu sarvāsu pārthiva ityuktaḥ kapirājena sugrīveṇa sa lakṣmaṇaḥ
Them I shall send out into all the directions, O king. Thus addressed by Sugrīva, king of the monkeys, that Lakṣmaṇa (said):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.61
एहि शीघ्रं गमिष्यामो रामपार्श्वम् इतो ऽधुना सेना चाहूयतां वीर ऋक्षाणां हरिणाम् अपि
ehi śīghraṃ gamiṣyāmo rāmapārśvam ito 'dhunā senā cāhūyatāṃ vīra ṛkṣāṇāṃ hariṇām api
"Come, quickly we shall go from here now to Rāma's side; and let the army of bears and of monkeys too be summoned, O hero,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.62
यां दृष्ट्वा प्रीतिम् अबह्येति राघवस् ते महामते इत्युक्तो लक्ष्मणेनाथ सुग्रीवः स तु वीर्यवान्
yāṃ dṛṣṭvā prītim abahyeti rāghavas te mahāmate ityukto lakṣmaṇenātha sugrīvaḥ sa tu vīryavān
on seeing which your Rāghava will come to delight, O great-minded one." Thus addressed by Lakṣmaṇa, that valorous Sugrīva then
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.63
पार्श्वस्थं युवराजानम् अङ्गदं संज्ञयाब्रवीत् सो ऽपि निर्गत्य सेनानीम् आह सेनापतिं तदा
pārśvasthaṃ yuvarājānam aṅgadaṃ saṃjñayābravīt so 'pi nirgatya senānīm āha senāpatiṃ tadā
spoke by a sign to Aṅgada, the crown prince standing at his side; and he too went out and then spoke to the commander, the general of the army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.64
तेनाहूताः समागत्य ऋक्षवानरकोटयः गुहास्थाश् च गिरिस्थाश् च वृक्षस्थाश् चैव वानराः
tenāhūtāḥ samāgatya ṛkṣavānarakoṭayaḥ guhāsthāś ca giristhāś ca vṛkṣasthāś caiva vānarāḥ
Summoned by him, crores of bears and monkeys came together — monkeys dwelling in caves, dwelling on mountains, and dwelling in trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.65
तैः सार्धं पर्वताकारैर् वानरैर् भीमविक्रमैः सुग्रीवः शीघ्रम् आगत्य ववन्दे राघवं तदा
taiḥ sārdhaṃ parvatākārair vānarair bhīmavikramaiḥ sugrīvaḥ śīghram āgatya vavande rāghavaṃ tadā
Together with those monkeys of mountainous form and terrible prowess, Sugrīva came quickly and then made obeisance to Rāghava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.66
लक्ष्मणो ऽपि नमस्कृत्य रामं भ्रातरम् अब्रवीत् प्रसादं कुरु सुग्रीवे विनीते चाधुना नृप
lakṣmaṇo 'pi namaskṛtya rāmaṃ bhrātaram abravīt prasādaṃ kuru sugrīve vinīte cādhunā nṛpa
Lakṣmaṇa too, having bowed, said to his brother Rāma: "Show favour now to Sugrīva, who is submissive, O king."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.67
इत्युक्तो राघवस् तेन भ्राता सुग्रीवम् अब्रवीत् आगच्छात्र महावीर सुग्रीव कुशलं तव
ityukto rāghavas tena bhrātā sugrīvam abravīt āgacchātra mahāvīra sugrīva kuśalaṃ tava
Thus addressed by him, his brother, Rāghava said to Sugrīva: "Come here, O great hero Sugrīva; may it be well with you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.68
श्रुत्वेत्थं रामवचनं प्रसन्नं च नराधिपम् शिरस्य् अञ्जलिम् आधाय सुग्रीवो रामम् अब्रवीत्
śrutvetthaṃ rāmavacanaṃ prasannaṃ ca narādhipam śirasy añjalim ādhāya sugrīvo rāmam abravīt
Hearing Rāma's speech thus, and (seeing) the lord of men pleased, Sugrīva placed his joined palms on his head and said to Rāma:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.69
तदा मे कुशलं राजन् सीतादेवी तव प्रभो अन्विष्य तु यदा दत्ता मया भवति नान्यथा
tadā me kuśalaṃ rājan sītādevī tava prabho anviṣya tu yadā dattā mayā bhavati nānyathā
"It will be well with me then, O king, when queen Sītā, my lord, has been sought out and given (back) by me — not otherwise."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.70
इत्युक्ते वचने तेन हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः नत्वा रामं बभाषैनं सुग्रीवं कपिनायकम्
ityukte vacane tena hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ natvā rāmaṃ babhāṣainaṃ sugrīvaṃ kapināyakam
When that speech had been made by him, Hanūmān, son of the Wind, having bowed to Rāma, said this to Sugrīva, the monkeys' leader:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.71
शृणु सुग्रीव मे वाक्यं राजायं दुःखितो भृशम् सीतावियोगेन च सदा नाश्नाति च फलादिकम्
śṛṇu sugrīva me vākyaṃ rājāyaṃ duḥkhito bhṛśam sītāviyogena ca sadā nāśnāti ca phalādikam
"Hear my words, Sugrīva: this king is exceedingly grieved, and because of his separation from Sītā he never eats fruit or the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.72
अस्य दुःखेन सततं लक्ष्मणो ऽयं सुदुःखितः एतयोर् अत्र यावस्था तां श्रुत्वा भरतो ऽनुजः
asya duḥkhena satataṃ lakṣmaṇo 'yaṃ suduḥkhitaḥ etayor atra yāvasthā tāṃ śrutvā bharato 'nujaḥ
Through his grief this Lakṣmaṇa is constantly much grieved. And whatever the condition of these two here is, hearing of it the younger brother Bharata
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.73
दुःखी भवति तद्दुःखाद् दुःखं प्राप्नोति तज्जनः यत एवम् अतो राजन् सीतान्वेषनम् आचर
duḥkhī bhavati tadduḥkhād duḥkhaṃ prāpnoti tajjanaḥ yata evam ato rājan sītānveṣanam ācara
becomes grieved, and from his grief his people come to grief. Since it is so, therefore, O king, undertake the search for Sītā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.74
इत्युक्ते वचने तत्र वायुपुत्रेण धीमता जाम्बवान् अतितेजस्वी नत्वा रामं पुरःस्थितः
ityukte vacane tatra vāyuputreṇa dhīmatā jāmbavān atitejasvī natvā rāmaṃ puraḥsthitaḥ
When that speech had been made there by the wise son of the Wind, Jāmbavān, exceedingly majestic, having bowed to Rāma, stood before (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.75
स प्राह कपिराजं तं नीतिमान् नीतिमद् वचः यद् उक्तं वायुपुत्रेण तत् तथेत्य् अवगच्छ भोः
sa prāha kapirājaṃ taṃ nītimān nītimad vacaḥ yad uktaṃ vāyuputreṇa tat tathety avagaccha bhoḥ
He, versed in policy, spoke to that monkey king a word full of policy: "What has been said by the Wind's son — understand, sir, that it is so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.76
यत्र क्वापि स्थिता सीता रामभार्या यशस्विनी पतिव्रता महाभागा वैदेही जनकात्मजा
yatra kvāpi sthitā sītā rāmabhāryā yaśasvinī pativratā mahābhāgā vaidehī janakātmajā
Wherever Sītā may be staying — Rāma's wife, the illustrious, devoted to her husband, the greatly blessed Vaidehī, Janaka's daughter —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.77
अद्यापि वृत्तसंपन्ना इति मे मनसि स्थितम् न हि कल्याणचित्तायाः सीतायाः केनचिद् भुवि
adyāpi vṛttasaṃpannā iti me manasi sthitam na hi kalyāṇacittāyāḥ sītāyāḥ kenacid bhuvi
"Even now she is possessed of (unbroken) good conduct—so it stands in my mind; for Sītā, whose heart is auspicious, can suffer no
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.78
पराभवो ऽस्ति सुग्रीव प्रेषयाद्यैव वानरान् इत्युक्तस् तेन सुग्रीवः प्रीतात्मा कपिनायकः
parābhavo 'sti sugrīva preṣayādyaiva vānarān ityuktas tena sugrīvaḥ prītātmā kapināyakaḥ
defeat on earth at anyone's hands, Sugrīva; send out the monkeys this very day." Thus addressed by him, Sugrīva, the leader of the apes, was glad at heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.79
पश्चिमायां दिशि तदा प्रेषयाम् अस तान् कपीन् अन्वेष्टुं रामभार्यां तां महाबलपराक्रमः
paścimāyāṃ diśi tadā preṣayām asa tān kapīn anveṣṭuṃ rāmabhāryāṃ tāṃ mahābalaparākramaḥ
Then he of great strength and valour sent those monkeys in the western direction to search for Rāma's wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.80
उत्तरस्यां दिशि तदा नियुतान् वानरान् असौ प्रेषयाम्_अस धर्मात्मा सीतान्वेषणकर्मणि
uttarasyāṃ diśi tadā niyutān vānarān asau preṣayām_asa dharmātmā sītānveṣaṇakarmaṇi
Then that righteous one sent a myriad monkeys in the northern direction upon the task of searching for Sītā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.81
पूर्वास्यां दिशि कपींश् च कपिराजः प्रतापवान् प्रेषयाम्_अस रामस्य सुभारान्वेषणाय वै
pūrvāsyāṃ diśi kapīṃś ca kapirājaḥ pratāpavān preṣayām_asa rāmasya subhārānveṣaṇāya vai
And the majestic king of the apes sent monkeys in the eastern direction, indeed, to search for Rāma's noble wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.82
इति तान् प्रेषयाम्_अस वानरान् वानराधिपः सुग्रीवो वालिपुत्रं तम् अङ्गदं प्राह बुद्धिमान्
iti tān preṣayām_asa vānarān vānarādhipaḥ sugrīvo vāliputraṃ tam aṅgadaṃ prāha buddhimān
Having thus sent out those monkeys, the lord of the monkeys, the wise Sugrīva, said to Aṅgada, the son of Vālin:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.83
त्वं गच्छ दक्षिणं देशं सीतान्वेषणकर्मणि जाम्बवांश् च हनूमांश् च मैन्दो द्विविद एव च
tvaṃ gaccha dakṣiṇaṃ deśaṃ sītānveṣaṇakarmaṇi jāmbavāṃś ca hanūmāṃś ca maindo dvivida eva ca
"You go to the southern region upon the task of searching for Sītā; and Jāmbavān and Hanūmān, and Mainda and Dvivida too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.84
नीलाद्याश् चैव हरयो महाबलपराक्रमाः अनुयास्यन्ति गच्छन्तं त्वाम् अद्य मम शासनात्
nīlādyāś caiva harayo mahābalaparākramāḥ anuyāsyanti gacchantaṃ tvām adya mama śāsanāt
and the monkeys headed by Nīla, of great strength and valour, will follow you as you go today, by my command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.85
अचिराद् एव यूयं तां दृष्ट्वा सीतां यशस्विनीम् स्थानतो रूपतश् चैव शीलतश् च विशेषतः
acirād eva yūyaṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sītāṃ yaśasvinīm sthānato rūpataś caiva śīlataś ca viśeṣataḥ
Before long you all, having seen that illustrious Sītā, (should learn) her place, her form, and above all her character—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.86
केन नीता च कुत्रास्ते ज्ञात्वात्रागच्छ पुत्रक इत्युक्तः कपिराजेन पितृव्येण महात्मना
kena nītā ca kutrāste jñātvātrāgaccha putraka ityuktaḥ kapirājena pitṛvyeṇa mahātmanā
and by whom she was carried off and where she is: knowing this, come back here, my boy." Thus addressed by the king of the apes, his great-souled uncle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.87
अङ्गदस् तूर्णम् उत्थाय तस्याज्ञां शिरसा दधे इत्युक्ते दूरतः स्थाप्य वानरान् अथ जाम्बवान्
aṅgadas tūrṇam utthāya tasyājñāṃ śirasā dadhe ityukte dūrataḥ sthāpya vānarān atha jāmbavān
Aṅgada rose at once and set his command upon his head. When this had been said, then Jāmbavān, placing the monkeys at a distance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.88
रामं च लक्ष्मणं चैव सुग्रीवं मारुतात्मजम् एकतः स्थाप्य तान् आह नीतिमान् नीतिमद् वचः
rāmaṃ ca lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva sugrīvaṃ mārutātmajam ekataḥ sthāpya tān āha nītimān nītimad vacaḥ
and setting Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, Sugrīva and the son of the Wind (Hanūmān) apart in one place, the politic one spoke to them a politic word:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.89
श्रूयतां वचनं मे ऽद्य सीतान्वेषणकर्मणि श्रुत्वा च तद् गृहाण त्वं रोचते यन् नृपात्मज
śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ me 'dya sītānveṣaṇakarmaṇi śrutvā ca tad gṛhāṇa tvaṃ rocate yan nṛpātmaja
"Let my word be heard today concerning the task of searching for Sītā; and having heard it, take up, O prince, whatever pleases you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.90
रावणेन जनस्थानान् नीयमाना तपस्विनी जटायुषा तु सा दृष्ट्वा शक्त्या युद्धं प्रकुर्वता
rāvaṇena janasthānān nīyamānā tapasvinī jaṭāyuṣā tu sā dṛṣṭvā śaktyā yuddhaṃ prakurvatā
That ascetic woman, as she was being carried off from Janasthāna by Rāvaṇa, was seen by Jaṭāyus, who made battle (with him) with all his strength;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.91
भूषणानि च दृष्टानि तया क्षिप्तानि तेन वै तान्य् अस्माभिः प्रदृष्टानि सुग्रीवायार्पितानि च
bhūṣaṇāni ca dṛṣṭāni tayā kṣiptāni tena vai tāny asmābhiḥ pradṛṣṭāni sugrīvāyārpitāni ca
and the ornaments thrown down by her were seen (there) by him; these were then observed by us and handed over to Sugrīva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.92
जटायुवाक्याद् राजेन्द्र सत्यम् इत्य् अवधारय एतस्मात् कारणात् सीता नीता तेनैव रक्षसा
jaṭāyuvākyād rājendra satyam ity avadhāraya etasmāt kāraṇāt sītā nītā tenaiva rakṣasā
From Jaṭāyus's words, O best of kings, determine that this is true: for this reason (it is certain that) Sītā was carried off by that very demon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.93
रावणेन महाबाहो लङ्कायां वर्तते तु सा त्वां स्मरन्ती तु तत्रस्था त्वद्दुःखेन सुदुःखिता
rāvaṇena mahābāho laṅkāyāṃ vartate tu sā tvāṃ smarantī tu tatrasthā tvadduḥkhena suduḥkhitā
by Rāvaṇa, O mighty-armed one; and she is in Laṅkā, remaining there remembering you, deeply grieved by your grief,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.94
रक्षन्ती यत्नतो वृत्तं तत्रापि जनकात्मजा त्वद्ध्यानेनैव स्वान् प्राणान् धारयन्ती शुभानना
rakṣantī yatnato vṛttaṃ tatrāpi janakātmajā tvaddhyānenaiva svān prāṇān dhārayantī śubhānanā
guarding her chastity with effort even there, the daughter of Janaka, fair-faced, sustaining her own life-breaths only by meditation on you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.95
स्थिता प्रायेण ते देवी सीता दुःखपरायणा हितम् एव च ते राजन्न् उदधेर् लङ्घने क्षमम्
sthitā prāyeṇa te devī sītā duḥkhaparāyaṇā hitam eva ca te rājann udadher laṅghane kṣamam
Your queen Sītā abides all but at the point of death, given over to sorrow; and what is beneficial for you, O king, is one able to leap the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 50.96
वायुपुत्रं हनूमन्तं त्वम् अत्रादेष्टुम् अर्हसि त्वं चाप्य् अर्हसि सुग्रीव प्रेषितुं मारुतात्मजम्
vāyuputraṃ hanūmantaṃ tvam atrādeṣṭum arhasi tvaṃ cāpy arhasi sugrīva preṣituṃ mārutātmajam
You ought to appoint Hanūmān, the son of the Wind, to this; and you too, Sugrīva, ought to send the son of the Wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.97
तम् ऋते सागरं गन्तुं वानराणां न विद्यते बलं कस्यापि वा वीर इति मे मनसि स्थितम्
tam ṛte sāgaraṃ gantuṃ vānarāṇāṃ na vidyate balaṃ kasyāpi vā vīra iti me manasi sthitam
"Apart from him, no monkey has the strength to cross the ocean—nor has anyone at all, O hero: this is the conviction fixed in my mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.98
क्रियतां मद्वचः क्षिप्रं हितं पथ्यं च नः सदा उक्ते जाम्बवतैवं तु नीतिस्वल्पाक्षरान्विते
kriyatāṃ madvacaḥ kṣipraṃ hitaṃ pathyaṃ ca naḥ sadā ukte jāmbavataivaṃ tu nītisvalpākṣarānvite
"Let my word be carried out at once, for it is beneficial and always wholesome for us." When Jāmbavat had spoken thus, in words of policy and few syllables,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.99
वाक्ये वानरराजो ऽसौ शीघ्रम् उत्थाय चासनात् वायुपुत्रसमीपं तु तं गत्वा वाक्यम् अब्रवीत्
vākye vānararājo 'sau śīghram utthāya cāsanāt vāyuputrasamīpaṃ tu taṃ gatvā vākyam abravīt
at that speech the monkey king quickly rose from his seat, and going up to the son of the Wind, spoke these words to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.100
शृणु मद्वचनं वीर हनुमन् मारुतात्मज अयम् इक्ष्वाकुतिलको राजा रामः प्रतापवान्
śṛṇu madvacanaṃ vīra hanuman mārutātmaja ayam ikṣvākutilako rājā rāmaḥ pratāpavān
"Hear my word, hero Hanumān, son of the Wind: this is Rāma, the mighty king, the ornament of the Ikṣvākus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.101
पितुर् आदेशम् आदाय भ्रातृभार्यासमन्वितः प्रविष्टो दण्डकारण्यं साक्षाद् धर्मपरायणः
pitur ādeśam ādāya bhrātṛbhāryāsamanvitaḥ praviṣṭo daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ sākṣād dharmaparāyaṇaḥ
who, taking his father's command, together with his brother and his wife, entered the Daṇḍaka forest—he who is devotion to dharma itself,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.102
सर्वात्मा सर्वलोकेशो विष्णुर् मानुषरूपवान् अस्य भार्या हृता तेन दुष्टेनापि दुरात्मना
sarvātmā sarvalokeśo viṣṇur mānuṣarūpavān asya bhāryā hṛtā tena duṣṭenāpi durātmanā
the Self of all, lord of all worlds, Viṣṇu bearing human form. His wife was carried off by that wicked and evil-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.103
तद्वियोगजदुःखार्तो विचिन्वंस् तां वने वने त्वया दृष्टो नृपः पूर्वम् अयं वीरः प्रतापवान्
tadviyogajaduḥkhārto vicinvaṃs tāṃ vane vane tvayā dṛṣṭo nṛpaḥ pūrvam ayaṃ vīraḥ pratāpavān
Stricken with the grief born of separation from her, searching for her from forest to forest, this heroic and mighty king was seen by you before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.104
एतेन सह संगम्य समयं चापि कारितम् अनेन निहतः शत्रुर् मम वालिर् महाबलः
etena saha saṃgamya samayaṃ cāpi kāritam anena nihataḥ śatrur mama vālir mahābalaḥ
Joining with him, a pact too was made; by him was slain my enemy, the greatly powerful Vālin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.105
अस्य प्रसादेन कपे राज्यं प्राप्तं मयाधुना मया च तत् पर्तिज्ञातम् अस्य साहाय्यकर्मणि
asya prasādena kape rājyaṃ prāptaṃ mayādhunā mayā ca tat partijñātam asya sāhāyyakarmaṇi
By his favour, O monkey, the kingdom has now been obtained by me; and I promised that (I would render) service in the work of helping him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.106
तत् सत्यं कर्तुम् इच्छामि त्वद्बलान् मारुतात्मज उत्तीर्य सागरं वीर दृष्ट्वा सीताम् अनिन्दिताम्
tat satyaṃ kartum icchāmi tvadbalān mārutātmaja uttīrya sāgaraṃ vīra dṛṣṭvā sītām aninditām
That I wish to make true through your strength, son of the Wind—by crossing the ocean, O hero, and seeing the blameless Sītā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.107
भूयस् तर्तुं बलं नास्ति वानराणां त्वया विना अतस् त्वम् एव जानासि स्वामिकार्यं महामते
bhūyas tartuṃ balaṃ nāsti vānarāṇāṃ tvayā vinā atas tvam eva jānāsi svāmikāryaṃ mahāmate
The monkeys have no strength to cross over again without you; therefore you alone know the master's business, O great-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.108
बलवान् नीतिमांश् चैव दक्षस् त्वं दौत्यकर्मणि तेनैवम् उक्तो हनुमान् सुग्रीवेण महात्मना
balavān nītimāṃś caiva dakṣas tvaṃ dautyakarmaṇi tenaivam ukto hanumān sugrīveṇa mahātmanā
You are strong, and skilled in policy, and adept in the work of an envoy." Thus addressed by great-souled Sugrīva, Hanumān (said):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.109
स्वामिनो ऽर्थं न किं कुर्याम् ईदृशं किं नु भाषसे इत्युक्तो वायुपुत्रेण रामस् तं पुरतः स्थितम्
svāmino 'rthaṃ na kiṃ kuryām īdṛśaṃ kiṃ nu bhāṣase ityukto vāyuputreṇa rāmas taṃ purataḥ sthitam
"What would I not do for my master's sake? Why do you speak in such a way?" When the son of the Wind had spoken thus, Rāma, (looking at) him standing before him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.110
प्राह वाक्यं महाबाहुर् बाष्पसंपूर्णलोचनः सीतां स्मृत्वा सुदुःखार्तः कालयुक्तम् अमित्रजित्
prāha vākyaṃ mahābāhur bāṣpasaṃpūrṇalocanaḥ sītāṃ smṛtvā suduḥkhārtaḥ kālayuktam amitrajit
the mighty-armed conqueror of foes, his eyes filled with tears, greatly stricken with grief as he remembered Sītā, spoke words suited to the occasion:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.111
त्वयि भारं समारोप्य समुद्रतरणादिकम् सुग्रीवः स्थाप्यते ह्य् अत्र मया सार्धं महामते
tvayi bhāraṃ samāropya samudrataraṇādikam sugrīvaḥ sthāpyate hy atra mayā sārdhaṃ mahāmate
"Having laid the burden upon you—the crossing of the ocean and the rest—Sugrīva is being kept here along with me, O great-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.112
हनूमंस् तत्र गच्छ त्वं मत्प्रीत्यै कृतनिश्चयः ज्ञातीनां च तथा प्रीत्यै सुग्रीवस्य विशेषतः
hanūmaṃs tatra gaccha tvaṃ matprītyai kṛtaniścayaḥ jñātīnāṃ ca tathā prītyai sugrīvasya viśeṣataḥ
Hanumān, go there, resolved, for my satisfaction, and likewise for the satisfaction of your kinsmen, and especially of Sugrīva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.113
प्रायेण रक्षसा नीता भार्या मे जनकात्मजा तत्र गच्छ महावीर यत्र सीता व्यवस्थिता
prāyeṇa rakṣasā nītā bhāryā me janakātmajā tatra gaccha mahāvīra yatra sītā vyavasthitā
In all likelihood my wife, Janaka's daughter, has been carried off by a rākṣasa; go there, great hero, where Sītā is staying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.114
यदि पृच्छति सादृश्यं मदाकारम् अशेषतः अतो निरीक्ष्य मां भूयो लक्ष्मणं च ममानुजम्
yadi pṛcchati sādṛśyaṃ madākāram aśeṣataḥ ato nirīkṣya māṃ bhūyo lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mamānujam
If she asks for a likeness, my form in full—therefore, having looked at me closely, and at Lakṣmaṇa my younger brother,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.115
ज्ञात्वा सर्वाङ्गगं लक्ष्म सकलं चावयोर् इह नान्यथा विश्वसेत् सीता इति मे मनसि स्थितम्
jñātvā sarvāṅgagaṃ lakṣma sakalaṃ cāvayor iha nānyathā viśvaset sītā iti me manasi sthitam
and having learned the marks on all the limbs, all of ours here—otherwise Sītā would not trust (you): this is fixed in my mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.116
इत्युक्तो रामदेवेन प्रभञ्जनसुतो बली उत्थाय तत्पुरः स्थित्वा कृताञ्जलिर् उवाच तम्
ityukto rāmadevena prabhañjanasuto balī utthāya tatpuraḥ sthitvā kṛtāñjalir uvāca tam
Thus addressed by lord Rāma, the mighty son of the Wind rose, stood before him, and with joined palms said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.117
जानामि लक्षणं सर्वं युवयोस् तु विशेषतः गच्छामि कपिभिः सार्धं त्वं शोकं मा कुरुष्व वै
jānāmi lakṣaṇaṃ sarvaṃ yuvayos tu viśeṣataḥ gacchāmi kapibhiḥ sārdhaṃ tvaṃ śokaṃ mā kuruṣva vai
"I know all the marks (of you both), and of you two especially. I shall go together with the monkeys; do not grieve at all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.118
अन्यच् च देह्य् अभिज्ञानं विश्वासो येन मे भवेत् सीतायास् तव देव्यास् तु राजन् राजीवलोचन
anyac ca dehy abhijñānaṃ viśvāso yena me bhavet sītāyās tava devyās tu rājan rājīvalocana
"And give (me) some other token, by which trust in me may arise for Sītā, your queen, O king, lotus-eyed one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.119
इत्युक्तो वायुपुत्रेण रामः कमललोचनः अङ्गुलीयकम् उन्मुच्य दत्तवान् रामचिह्नितम्
ityukto vāyuputreṇa rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ aṅgulīyakam unmucya dattavān rāmacihnitam
Thus addressed by the son of the Wind, Rāma of lotus eyes slipped off his ring, marked with Rāma's (name), and gave it (to him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.120
तद् गृहीत्वा तदा सो ऽपि हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः रामं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य लक्ष्मणं च कपीश्वरम्
tad gṛhītvā tadā so 'pi hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ rāmaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya lakṣmaṇaṃ ca kapīśvaram
Then he too, Hanūmān the son of the Wind, having taken it, circumambulated Rāma, and Lakṣmaṇa, and the lord of the monkeys,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.121
नत्वा ततो जगामाशु हनूमान् अञ्जनीसुतः सुग्रीवो ऽपि च ताञ् छ्रुत्वा वानरान् गन्तुम् उद्यतान्
natvā tato jagāmāśu hanūmān añjanīsutaḥ sugrīvo 'pi ca tāñ chrutvā vānarān gantum udyatān
and having bowed, Hanūmān the son of Añjanī then swiftly departed. And Sugrīva too, hearing of those monkeys who were ready to go,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.122
आज्ञेयान् आज्ञापयति वानरान् बलदर्पितान् शृण्वन्तु वानराः सर्वे शासनं मम भाषितम्
ājñeyān ājñāpayati vānarān baladarpitān śṛṇvantu vānarāḥ sarve śāsanaṃ mama bhāṣitam
commands the monkeys, who are subject to his orders and proud of their strength: "Let all the monkeys hear the command spoken by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.123
विलम्बनं न कर्तव्यं युष्माभिः पर्वतादिषु द्रुतं गत्वा तु तां वीक्ष्य आगन्तव्यम् अनिन्दिताम्
vilambanaṃ na kartavyaṃ yuṣmābhiḥ parvatādiṣu drutaṃ gatvā tu tāṃ vīkṣya āgantavyam aninditām
"No delay is to be made by you among the mountains and such places; having gone swiftly and seen her, the blameless one, you must return —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.124
रामपत्नीं महाभागां स्थास्ये ऽहं रामसंनिधौ कर्तनं वा करिष्यामि अन्यथा कऋननासयोः
rāmapatnīṃ mahābhāgāṃ sthāsye 'haṃ rāmasaṃnidhau kartanaṃ vā kariṣyāmi anyathā kaṛnanāsayoḥ
"Rāma's wife, the greatly blessed one. (Then) I shall stand in Rāma's presence; otherwise I will do a cutting off of (your) ears and noses."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 50.125
एवं तान् प्रेषयित्वा तु आज्ञापूर्वं कपीश्वरः अथ ते वानरा याताः पश्चिमादिषु दिक्षु वै
evaṃ tān preṣayitvā tu ājñāpūrvaṃ kapīśvaraḥ atha te vānarā yātāḥ paścimādiṣu dikṣu vai
Having thus dispatched them with a command, the lord of the monkeys (remained); then those monkeys went off into the western and other directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.126
ते सानुषु समस्तेषु गिरीणाम् अपि मूर्धसु नदीतीरेषु सर्वेषु मुनीनाम् आश्रमेषु च
te sānuṣu samasteṣu girīṇām api mūrdhasu nadītīreṣu sarveṣu munīnām āśrameṣu ca
They (searched) on all the slopes, and also on the summits of the mountains, on all the river banks, and in the hermitages of the sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.127
कन्दरेषु च सर्वेषु वनेषूपवनेषु च वृक्षेषु वृक्षगुल्मेषु गुहासु च शिलासु च
kandareṣu ca sarveṣu vaneṣūpavaneṣu ca vṛkṣeṣu vṛkṣagulmeṣu guhāsu ca śilāsu ca
and in all the caverns, and in the forests and the groves, in the trees and in the thickets of trees, and in the caves and among the rocks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.128
सह्यपर्वतपार्श्वेषु विन्ध्यसागरपार्श्वयोः हिमवत्य् अपि शैले च तथा किंपुरुषादिषु
sahyaparvatapārśveṣu vindhyasāgarapārśvayoḥ himavaty api śaile ca tathā kiṃpuruṣādiṣu
on the flanks of the Sahya mountain, on the two sides of the Vindhya and the ocean, and on the Himavat mountain too, and likewise in the Kiṃpuruṣa and other (regions),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.129
मनुदेशेषु सर्वेषु सप्तपातालकेषु च मध्यदेशेषु सर्वेषु कश्मीरेषु महाबलाः
manudeśeṣu sarveṣu saptapātālakeṣu ca madhyadeśeṣu sarveṣu kaśmīreṣu mahābalāḥ
in all the lands of Manu and in the seven nether worlds, and in all the middle lands, and in the Kaśmīra regions, those of great strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.130
पूर्वदेशेषु सर्वेषु कामरूपेषु कोशले तीर्थस्थानेषु सर्वेषु सप्तकोङ्कणकेषु च
pūrvadeśeṣu sarveṣu kāmarūpeṣu kośale tīrthasthāneṣu sarveṣu saptakoṅkaṇakeṣu ca
in all the eastern lands, in Kāmarūpa, in Kośala, in all the places of pilgrimage, and in the seven Koṅkaṇas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.131
यत्र तत्रैव ते सीताम् अदृष्ट्वा पुनर् आगताः आगत्य ते नमस्कृत्य रामलक्ष्मणपादयोः
yatra tatraiva te sītām adṛṣṭvā punar āgatāḥ āgatya te namaskṛtya rāmalakṣmaṇapādayoḥ
here and there, not having seen Sītā, they came back again; and having come, they made obeisance at the feet of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.132
सुग्रीवं च विशेषेण नास्माभिः कमलेक्षणा दृष्टा सीता महाभागेत्य् उक्त्वा तांस् तत्र तस्थिरे
sugrīvaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa nāsmābhiḥ kamalekṣaṇā dṛṣṭā sītā mahābhāgety uktvā tāṃs tatra tasthire
and to Sugrīva especially, and saying "The lotus-eyed, greatly blessed Sītā has not been seen by us," they stood there before them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.133
ततस् तं दुःखितं प्राह रामदेवं कपीश्वरः सीता दक्षिणदिग्भागे स्थिता द्रष्टुं वने नृप
tatas taṃ duḥkhitaṃ prāha rāmadevaṃ kapīśvaraḥ sītā dakṣiṇadigbhāge sthitā draṣṭuṃ vane nṛpa
Then the lord of the monkeys said to him, the grieving Rāmadeva: "Sītā is in the southern quarter, O king, (and) can be seen in the forest
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.134
शक्या वानरसिंहेन वायुपुत्रेण धीमता दृष्ट्वा सीताम् इहायाति हनूमान् नात्र संशयः
śakyā vānarasiṃhena vāyuputreṇa dhīmatā dṛṣṭvā sītām ihāyāti hanūmān nātra saṃśayaḥ
by the lion among monkeys, the wise son of the Wind. Having seen Sītā, Hanūmān will come here — there is no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.135
स्थिरो भव महाबाहो राम सत्यम् इदं वचः लक्ष्मणो ऽप्य् आह शकुनं तत्र वाक्यम् इदं तदा
sthiro bhava mahābāho rāma satyam idaṃ vacaḥ lakṣmaṇo 'py āha śakunaṃ tatra vākyam idaṃ tadā
"Be steady, O mighty-armed Rāma; this word is true." Lakṣmaṇa too spoke this word there then, (declaring) the omen:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.136
सर्वथा दृष्टसीतस् तु हनुमान् आगमिष्यति इत्य् आश्वास्य स्थितौ तत्र रामं सुग्रीवलक्ष्मणौ
sarvathā dṛṣṭasītas tu hanumān āgamiṣyati ity āśvāsya sthitau tatra rāmaṃ sugrīvalakṣmaṇau
"In every way Hanūmān will come having seen Sītā." Having thus reassured Rāma, Sugrīva and Lakṣmaṇa remained there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.137
अथाङ्गदं पुरस्कृत्य ये गता वानरोत्तमाः यत्नाद् अन्वेषनार्थाय रामपत्नीं यशस्विनीम्
athāṅgadaṃ puraskṛtya ye gatā vānarottamāḥ yatnād anveṣanārthāya rāmapatnīṃ yaśasvinīm
Now those best of monkeys who had gone forth with Aṅgada at their head, in order to search diligently for Rāma's illustrious wife —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.138
अदृष्ट्वा श्रमम् आपन्नाः कृच्छ्रभूतास् तदा वने भक्षणेन विहीनास् ते क्षुधया च प्रपीडिताः
adṛṣṭvā śramam āpannāḥ kṛcchrabhūtās tadā vane bhakṣaṇena vihīnās te kṣudhayā ca prapīḍitāḥ
— not having seen (her), they fell into exhaustion and came to distress there in the forest; deprived of food, they were tormented by hunger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.139
भ्रमद्भिर् गहने ऽरण्ये क्वापि दृष्टा च सुप्रभा गुहानिवासिनी सिद्धा ऋसिपत्नी ह्य् अनिन्दिता
bhramadbhir gahane 'raṇye kvāpi dṛṣṭā ca suprabhā guhānivāsinī siddhā ṛsipatnī hy aninditā
And as they wandered in the deep forest, somewhere a lady of fair radiance was seen, a cave-dweller, an accomplished (ascetic), a sage's wife, blameless indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.140
सा च तान् आगतान् दृष्ट्वा स्वाश्रमं प्रति वानरान् आगताः कस्य यूयं तु कुतः किं नु प्रयोजनम्
sā ca tān āgatān dṛṣṭvā svāśramaṃ prati vānarān āgatāḥ kasya yūyaṃ tu kutaḥ kiṃ nu prayojanam
And she, seeing those monkeys arrived at her hermitage, (said): "Whose men are you who have come? From where? What indeed is your purpose?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.141
इत्युक्ते जाम्बवान् आह तां सिद्धां सुमहामतिः सुग्रीवस्य वयं भृत्या आगता ह्य् अत्र शोभने
ityukte jāmbavān āha tāṃ siddhāṃ sumahāmatiḥ sugrīvasya vayaṃ bhṛtyā āgatā hy atra śobhane
When this was said, Jāmbavān of very great intelligence spoke to that accomplished woman: "We are servants of Sugrīva, and we have come here, O lovely one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.142
रामभार्यार्थम् अनघे सीतान्वेषणकर्मणि कांदिग्भूता निराहारा अदृष्ट्वा जनकात्मजाम्
rāmabhāryārtham anaghe sītānveṣaṇakarmaṇi kāṃdigbhūtā nirāhārā adṛṣṭvā janakātmajām
"for the sake of Rāma's wife, O sinless one, in the task of searching for Sītā; we are at a loss which way to turn, without food, having not seen Janaka's daughter."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.143
इत्युक्ते जाम्बवत्य् अत्र पुनस् तान् आह सा शुभा जानामि रामं सीतां च लक्ष्मणं च कपीश्वरम्
ityukte jāmbavaty atra punas tān āha sā śubhā jānāmi rāmaṃ sītāṃ ca lakṣmaṇaṃ ca kapīśvaram
When Jāmbavān had thus spoken here, that auspicious woman spoke to them again: "I know Rāma and Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa and the lord of the monkeys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.144
भुञ्जीध्वम् अत्र मे दत्तम् आहारं च कपीश्वराः रामकार्यागतास् त्व् अत्र यूयं रामसमा मम
bhuñjīdhvam atra me dattam āhāraṃ ca kapīśvarāḥ rāmakāryāgatās tv atra yūyaṃ rāmasamā mama
"Eat here the food given by me, O lords of monkeys; since you have come here on Rāma's business, you are the equal of Rāma to me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.145
इत्य् उक्त्वा चामृतं तेषां योगाद् दत्त्वा तपस्विनी भोजयित्वा यथाकामं भूयस् तान् आह तापसी
ity uktvā cāmṛtaṃ teṣāṃ yogād dattvā tapasvinī bhojayitvā yathākāmaṃ bhūyas tān āha tāpasī
Having said this, the ascetic woman, giving them nectar by (her) yogic power and feeding them as much as they wished, the female ascetic spoke to them further:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.146
सीतास्थानं तु जानाति संपातिर् नाम पक्षिराट् आस्थितो वै वने सो ऽपि महेन्द्रे पर्वते द्विजः
sītāsthānaṃ tu jānāti saṃpātir nāma pakṣirāṭ āsthito vai vane so 'pi mahendre parvate dvijaḥ
"There is a king of birds named Sampāti who knows Sītā's whereabouts; that twice-born one too dwells in the forest on Mount Mahendra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.147
मार्गेणानेन हरयस् तत्र यूयं गमिष्यथ स वक्ति सीतां संपातिर् दूरदर्शी तु यः खगः
mārgeṇānena harayas tatra yūyaṃ gamiṣyatha sa vakti sītāṃ saṃpātir dūradarśī tu yaḥ khagaḥ
"By this road, O monkeys, you shall go there; Sampāti, that bird who sees far, will tell of Sītā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.148
तेनादिष्टं तु पन्थानं पुनर् आसाद्य गच्छथ अवश्यं जानकीं सीतां द्रक्ष्यते पवनात्मजः
tenādiṣṭaṃ tu panthānaṃ punar āsādya gacchatha avaśyaṃ jānakīṃ sītāṃ drakṣyate pavanātmajaḥ
"Reaching again the path indicated by him, you shall go on; the son of the wind will surely see Sītā, Janaka's daughter."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.149
तयैवमुक्ताः कपयः परां प्रीतिम् उपागताः हृष्टास् तेजनम् आपन्नास् तां प्रणम्य प्रतस्थिरे
tayaivamuktāḥ kapayaḥ parāṃ prītim upāgatāḥ hṛṣṭās tejanam āpannās tāṃ praṇamya pratasthire
Thus addressed by her, the monkeys attained the highest delight; joyful, having regained their vigour, they bowed to her and set out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.150
महेन्द्राद्रिं गता वीरा वानरास् तद्दिदृक्षया तत्र सम्पातिम् आसीनं दृष्टवन्तः कपीश्वराः
mahendrādriṃ gatā vīrā vānarās taddidṛkṣayā tatra sampātim āsīnaṃ dṛṣṭavantaḥ kapīśvarāḥ
The heroic monkeys went to Mount Mahendra, desiring to see him, and there those lords of monkeys saw Sampāti seated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.151
तान् उवाचाथ सम्पातिर् वानरान् आगतान् द्विजः के यूयम् इति संप्राप्ताः कस्य वा ब्रूत मा चिरम्
tān uvācātha sampātir vānarān āgatān dvijaḥ ke yūyam iti saṃprāptāḥ kasya vā brūta mā ciram
Then the twice-born Sampāti said to the monkeys who had come: "Who are you who have arrived here, and whose men? Speak without delay."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.152
इत्युक्ते वानरा ऊचुर् यथावृत्तम् अनुक्रमात् रामदूता वयं सर्वे सीतान्वेषणकर्मणि
ityukte vānarā ūcur yathāvṛttam anukramāt rāmadūtā vayaṃ sarve sītānveṣaṇakarmaṇi
When this was said, the monkeys told what had happened in order: "We are all Rāma's envoys, engaged in the task of searching for Sītā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.153
प्रेषिताः कपिराजेन सुग्रीवेण महात्मना त्वां द्रष्टुम् इह संप्राप्ताः सिद्धाया वचनाद् द्विज
preṣitāḥ kapirājena sugrīveṇa mahātmanā tvāṃ draṣṭum iha saṃprāptāḥ siddhāyā vacanād dvija
"sent by the monkey king, the great-souled Sugrīva; we have come here to see you at the word of the accomplished woman, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.154
सीतास्थानं महाभाग त्वं नो वद महामते इत्युक्तो वानरैः श्येनो वीक्षां चक्रे सुदक्षिणाम्
sītāsthānaṃ mahābhāga tvaṃ no vada mahāmate ityukto vānaraiḥ śyeno vīkṣāṃ cakre sudakṣiṇām
"Tell us Sītā's whereabouts, O greatly fortunate, greatly wise one." Thus addressed by the monkeys, the hawk cast a keen glance to the south.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.155
सीतां दृष्ट्वा स लङ्कायाम् अशोकाख्ये महावने स्थितेति कथितं तेन जटायुस् तु मृतस् तव
sītāṃ dṛṣṭvā sa laṅkāyām aśokākhye mahāvane sthiteti kathitaṃ tena jaṭāyus tu mṛtas tava
Having seen Sītā, he told them that she was in Laṅkā, in the great grove called Aśoka. "But your brother Jaṭāyus is dead,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.156
भ्रातेति चोचुः स स्नात्वा दत्त्वा तस्योदकाञ्जलिम् योगम् आस्थाय स्वं देहं विससर्ज महामतिः
bhrāteti cocuḥ sa snātvā dattvā tasyodakāñjalim yogam āsthāya svaṃ dehaṃ visasarja mahāmatiḥ
so they said; and he, having bathed and offered a handful of water for him, taking up yoga, that greatly wise one released his own body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.157
ततस् तं वानरा दग्ध्वा दत्त्वा तस्योदकाञ्जलिम् गत्वा महेन्द्रशृङ्गं ते तम् आरुह्य क्षणं स्थिताः
tatas taṃ vānarā dagdhvā dattvā tasyodakāñjalim gatvā mahendraśṛṅgaṃ te tam āruhya kṣaṇaṃ sthitāḥ
Then the monkeys, having burned him and offered him a handful of water, went to the peak of Mahendra, climbed it, and stood there a moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.158
सागरं वीक्ष्य ते सर्वे परस्परम् अथाब्रुवन् रावणेनैव भार्या सा नीता रामस्य निश्चितम्
sāgaraṃ vīkṣya te sarve parasparam athābruvan rāvaṇenaiva bhāryā sā nītā rāmasya niścitam
Looking at the ocean, they all then said to one another: "It is certain that Rāma's wife was carried off by Rāvaṇa himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.159
सम्पातिवचनाद् अद्य संज्ञातं सकलं हि तत् वानराणां तु कश् चात्र उत्तीर्य लवणोदधिम्
sampātivacanād adya saṃjñātaṃ sakalaṃ hi tat vānarāṇāṃ tu kaś cātra uttīrya lavaṇodadhim
For today all of that has been made known from Sampāti's words. But which one among the monkeys here, having crossed the salt sea,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.160
लङ्कां प्रविष्य दृष्ट्वा तां रामपत्नीं यशस्विनीम् पुनस् चोदधितरणे शक्तिं ब्रूत हि शोभनाः
laṅkāṃ praviṣya dṛṣṭvā tāṃ rāmapatnīṃ yaśasvinīm punas codadhitaraṇe śaktiṃ brūta hi śobhanāḥ
and entered Laṅkā, and seen her, the illustrious wife of Rāma, (can) again (cross)? Speak, good ones, of (your) power to cross the ocean."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.161
इत्युक्तो जाम्बव्वन् प्राह सर्वे शक्तास् तु वानराः सागरोत्तरणे किंतु कार्यम् अन्यस्य संभवेत्
ityukto jāmbavvan prāha sarve śaktās tu vānarāḥ sāgarottaraṇe kiṃtu kāryam anyasya saṃbhavet
Addressed thus, Jāmbavān said: "All the monkeys are indeed capable of crossing the ocean, but the task might be (a matter) for another (i.e. one particular one).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.162
तत्र दक्षो ऽयम् एवात्र हनूमान् इति मे मतिः कालक्षेपो न कर्तव्यो मासार्धम् अधिकं गतम्
tatra dakṣo 'yam evātra hanūmān iti me matiḥ kālakṣepo na kartavyo māsārdham adhikaṃ gatam
In this, this Hanūmān alone is the competent one here — such is my opinion. Delay should not be made; a month and a half has passed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.163
यद्य् अदृष्ट्वा तु गच्छामो वैदेहीं वानरर्षभाः कर्णनासादि नः स्वाङ्गं निकृन्तति कपीश्वरः
yady adṛṣṭvā tu gacchāmo vaidehīṃ vānararṣabhāḥ karṇanāsādi naḥ svāṅgaṃ nikṛntati kapīśvaraḥ
For if we go without having seen Vaidehī, bulls among monkeys, the lord of monkeys will cut off our own limbs — ears, noses, and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.164
तस्मात् प्रार्थ्यः स चास्माभिर् वायुपुत्रस् तु मे मतिः इत्युक्तास् ते तथेत्य् ऊचुर् वानरा वृद्धवानरम्
tasmāt prārthyaḥ sa cāsmābhir vāyuputras tu me matiḥ ityuktās te tathety ūcur vānarā vṛddhavānaram
Therefore he, the son of the Wind, should be entreated by us — such is my opinion." Addressed thus, the monkeys said "So be it" to the aged monkey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.165
ततस् ते प्रार्थयाम्_असुर् वानराः पवनात्मजम् हनूमन्तं महाप्राज्ञं दक्षं कार्येषु चाधिकम्
tatas te prārthayām_asur vānarāḥ pavanātmajam hanūmantaṃ mahāprājñaṃ dakṣaṃ kāryeṣu cādhikam
Then those monkeys entreated the son of the Wind, Hanūmān, of great wisdom, competent and surpassing in undertakings:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.166
गच्छ त्वं रामभृत्यस् त्वं रावणस्य भयाय च रक्षस्व वानरकुलम् अस्माकम् अञ्जनीसुत इत्युक्तस् तांस् तथेत्य् आह वानरान् पवनात्मजः
gaccha tvaṃ rāmabhṛtyas tvaṃ rāvaṇasya bhayāya ca rakṣasva vānarakulam asmākam añjanīsuta ityuktas tāṃs tathety āha vānarān pavanātmajaḥ
"Go, you are Rāma's servant, and (go) for the terror of Rāvaṇa; protect our monkey clan, son of Añjanā!" Addressed thus, the son of the Wind said "So be it" to those monkeys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 50.167
रामप्रयुक्तश् च पुनः स्वभर्तृणा पुनर् महेन्द्रं कपिभिश् च नोदितः गन्तुं प्रचक्रे मतिम् अञ्जनीसुतः समुद्रम् उत्तीर्य निशाचरालयम्
rāmaprayuktaś ca punaḥ svabhartṛṇā punar mahendraṃ kapibhiś ca noditaḥ gantuṃ pracakre matim añjanīsutaḥ samudram uttīrya niśācarālayam
Employed by Rāma, and again by his own master, and further urged on Mahendra by the monkeys, the son of Añjanā made up his mind to go, crossing the ocean, to the dwelling of the night-roamers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition