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Sarga 42

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SK-42-1Sundara Kanda 42.1

ततः पक्षिनिनादेन वृक्षभङ्गस्वनेन च। बभूवुस्त्राससम्भ्रान्तास्सर्वे लङ्कानिवासिनः।।5.42.1।।

tatḥ pakṣininādena vṛkṣabhaṅgasvanena ca| babhūvustrāsasambhrāntāssarve laṅkānivāsinḥ||5.42.1||

Translation

ततः thereafter, पक्षिनिनादेन by the sounds of birds, वृक्षभङ्गस्वनेन by the cracking sound of trees, सर्वे all, लङ्कानिवासिनः the residents of Lanka, त्राससम्भ्रान्ताः were panicked, बभूवुः became.

Meaning

The residents of Lanka panicked at the shrieking sounds of birds and cracking sounds of trees.

SK-42-2Sundara Kanda 42.2

विद्रुताश्च भयत्रस्ता विनेदुर्मृगपक्षिणः। रक्षसां च निमित्तानि क्रूराणि प्रतिपेदिरे।।5.42.2।।

vidrutāśca bhayatrastā vinedurmṛgapakṣiṇḥ| rakṣasāṃ ca nimittāni krūrāṇi pratipedire||5.42.2||

Translation

मृगपक्षिणः beasts and birds, विद्रुता: ran and flown away, भयत्रस्ताः became scared, विनेदुः screeching in all directions, रक्षसां च for the ogres, क्रूराणि fierce, निमित्तानि portents, प्रतिपेदिरे appeared.

Meaning

The frightened beasts and birds ran and flew, screeching in all directions. Fierce portents appeared to the demons.

SK-42-3Sundara Kanda 42.3

ततो गतायां निद्रायां राक्षस्यो विकृताननाः। तद्वनं ददृशुर्भग्नं तं च वीरं महाकपिम्।।5.42.3।।

tato gatāyāṃ nidrāyāṃ rākṣasyo vikṛtānanāḥ| tadvanṃ dadṛśurbhagnṃ tṃ ca vīrṃ mahākapim||5.42.3||

Translation

ततः then, विकृताननाः women of hideous faces, राक्षस्यः ogressses, निद्रायाम् in sleep, गतायाम् was awakened, भग्नम् devastated, तत् that, वनम् garden, वीरम् hero, तं महाकपिं च that great vanara, ददृशुः saw.

Meaning

Hideouslooking ogresses, awakened from sleep, saw the garden devastated by the heroic Vanara.

SK-42-4Sundara Kanda 42.4

स ता दृष्ट्वा महाबाहुर्महासत्त्वो महाबलः। चकार सुमहद्रूपं राक्षसीनां भयावहम्।।5.42.4।।

sa tā dṛṣṭvā mahābāhurmahāsattvo mahābalḥ| cakāra sumahadrūpṃ rākṣasīnāṃ bhayāvaham||5.42.4||

Translation

महाबाहुः strong armed one, महासत्त्वः a great hero, महाबलः mighty, सः he, Hanuman, ताः the women, दृष्ट्वा seeing, राक्षसीनाम् for the ogresses, भयावहम् to create fear, सुमहत् very huge, रूपम् form, चकार assumed.

Meaning

When the powerful, mighty and strongarmed Hanuman saw the ogresses he assumed a very huge form in order to strike terror in them.

SK-42-5Sundara Kanda 42.5

ततस्तं गिरिसङ्काशमतिकायं महाबलम्। राक्षस्यो वानरं दृष्ट्वा पप्रच्छुर्जनकात्मजाम्।।5.42.5।।

tatastṃ girisaṅkāśamatikāyṃ mahābalam| rākṣasyo vānarṃ dṛṣṭvā papracchurjanakātmajām||5.42.5||

Translation

ततः then, गिरिसङ्काशम् looking like a mountain, अतिकायम् of huge body, महाबलम् mighty, तं वानरम् that vanara, दृष्ट्वा after seeing, राक्षस्यः ogresses, जनकात्मजाम् Janaki, पप्रच्छुः questioned.

Meaning

Then, seeing the huge body of the mighty vanara resembling a mountain the ogresses questioned Janaki about him.

SK-42-6Sundara Kanda 42.6

कोऽयं कस्य कुतो वायं किं निमित्तमिहागतः। कथं त्वया सहानेन संवादः कृत इत्युत।।5.42.6।।

ko'yṃ kasya kuto vāyṃ kiṃ nimittamihāgatḥ| kathṃ tvayā sahānena sṃvādḥ kṛta ityuta||5.42.6||

Translation

अयम् this person, कः who, कस्य whose, अयम् he, कुतः from where, किं निमित्तम् for what purpose, इह here, आगतः he has come, उत or, अनेन by him, त्वया सह with you, संवादः talk, कृतः made.

Meaning

"Who is he? By whom has he been sent? From where and why did he come here? What dialogue did you have with him?

SK-42-7Sundara Kanda 42.7

आचक्ष्व नो विशालाक्षि मा भूत्ते सुभगे भयम्। संवादमसितापाङ्गे त्वया किं कृतवानयम्।।5.42.7।।

ācakṣva no viśālākṣi mā bhūtte subhage bhayam| sṃvādamasitāpāṅge tvayā kiṃ kṛtavānayam||5.42.7||

Translation

विशालाक्षि largeeyed lady, नः to us, आचक्ष्व O you may tell, सुभगे O auspicious one, ते to you, भयम् fear, मा भूत् let there be none, असितापाङ्गे O lady with dark sideglances, अयम् this, त्वया with you, किम् what, संवादम् dialogue, कृतवान् he had.

Meaning

"O lovely, largeeyed lady O auspicious one have no fear. What conversation did he have with you? Tell us".

SK-42-8Sundara Kanda 42.8

अथाब्रवीन्महासाध्वी सीता सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरी। रक्षसां भीमरूपाणां विज्ञाने मम का गतिः।।5.42.8।।

athābravīnmahāsādhvī sītā sarvāṅgasundarī| rakṣasāṃ bhīmarūpāṇāṃ vijñāne mama kā gatiḥ||5.42.8||

Translation

अथ then, महासाध्वी a chaste lady, सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरी a lady of beautiful limbs, सीता Sita, तदा then, अब्रवीत् said, भीमरूपाणाम् of fierce form, रक्षसाम् of ogresses, विज्ञाने in knowing, गतिः direction, मम to me, का what?

Meaning

Chaste and beautiful Sita said, "How do I know about the ogresses who assume many fierce forms?"

SK-42-9Sundara Kanda 42.9

यूयमेवाभिजानीत योऽयं यद्वा करिष्यति। अहिरेव ह्यहेः पादान्विजानाति न संशयः।।5.42.9।।

yūyamevābhijānīta yo'yṃ yadvā kariṣyati| ahireva hyaheḥ pādānvijānāti na sṃśayḥ||5.42.9||

Translation

अयम् this, यः whoever, यद्वा what, करिष्यति he is about, यूयमेव you alone, अभिजानीत you may find out, अहेः of a serpent, पादान् feet, अहिरेव a serpent alone, विजानाति knows, संशयः doubt, न no.

Meaning

"You alone can know about who he is and what he is about. A serpent alone knows the movement (footprints) of another serpent. There is no doubt about it.

SK-42-10Sundara Kanda 42.10

अहमप्यस्य भीतास्मि नैनं जानामि को न्वयं। वेद्मि राक्षसमेवैनं कामरूपिणमागतम्।।5.42.10।।

ahamapyasya bhītāsmi nainṃ jānāmi ko nvayṃ| vedmi rākṣasamevainṃ kāmarūpiṇamāgatam||5.42.10||

Translation

अहमपि I am also, अस्य at him, भीता अस्मि I am scared of, एनम् him, को नु who he is, अयम् this person, न जानामि I do not know, एनम् him, आगतम् came, कामरूपिणम् who has assumed his desired form in various ways, राक्षसमेव demon only, वेद्मि I think.

Meaning

"I am also scared of him. I do not know who he is. I think he is a demon, who came here assuming a form of his choice.

SK-42-11Sundara Kanda 42.11

वैदेह्या वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षस्यो विद्रुता दिशः। स्थिताः काश्चिद्गताः काश्चिद्रावणाय निवेदितुम्।।5.42.11।।

vaidehyā vacanṃ śrutvā rākṣasyo vidrutā diśḥ| sthitāḥ kāścidgatāḥ kāścidrāvaṇāya niveditum||5.42.11||

Translation

वैदेह्याः Vaidehi's, वचनम् words, श्रुत्वा after listening to, राक्षस्यः ogresses, दिशः in all directions, विद्रुताः ran, काश्चित् some, स्थिताः stood there, काश्चित् some, रावणाय to Ravana, निवेदितुम् to report, गताः fled.

Meaning

LIstening to Vaidehi's words the ogresses divided themselves and fled in all directions. While some stood there, others went to report to Ravana.

SK-42-12Sundara Kanda 42.12

रावणस्य समीपे तु राक्षस्यो विकृताननाः। विरूपं वानरं भीममाख्यातुमुपचक्रमुः।।5.42.12।।

rāvaṇasya samīpe tu rākṣasyo vikṛtānanāḥ| virūpṃ vānarṃ bhīmamākhyātumupacakramuḥ||5.42.12||

Translation

विकृताननाः uglyfaced, राक्षस्यः shedemons, रावणस्य to Ravana, समीपे presence, विरूपम् disfigured, भीमम् frightening, वानरम् vanara, आख्यातुम् to report, उपचक्रमुः started.

Meaning

The uglyfaced ogresses went to the presence of Ravana and reported about the frightening form of the vanara.

SK-42-13Sundara Kanda 42.13

अशोकवनिकामध्ये राजन्भीमवपुः कपिः। सीतया कृतसंवादस्तिष्ठत्यमितविक्रमः।।5.42.13।।

aśokavanikāmadhye rājanbhīmavapuḥ kapiḥ| sītayā kṛtasṃvādastiṣṭhatyamitavikramḥ||5.42.13||

Translation

राजन् O king, सीतया with Sita, कृतसंवादः had a dialogue, भीमवपुः fearsome figure, अमितविक्रमः very powerful, कपिः vanara, अशोकवनिकामध्ये in the midst of Ashoka garden, तिष्ठति is stationed.

Meaning

"Your majesty an extremely powerful and frightening Vanara had a dialogue with Sita. He is stationed in the midst of Ashoka garden.

SK-42-14Sundara Kanda 42.14

न च तं जानकी सीता हरिं हरिणलोचना। अस्माभिर्बहुधा पृष्टा निवेदयितुमिच्छति।।5.42.14।।

na ca tṃ jānakī sītā hariṃ hariṇalocanā| asmābhirbahudhā pṛṣṭā nivedayitumicchati||5.42.14||

Translation

हरिणलोचना deereyed, जानकी Janaki, सीता Sita, अस्माभिः by us, पृष्टा questioned, तम् about him, निवेदयितुम् to disclose, न इच्छति not willing.

Meaning

"The deereyed Sita is not willing to disclose to us his identity even when we questioned her.

SK-42-15Sundara Kanda 42.15

वासवस्य भवेद्दूतो दूतो वैश्रवणस्य वा। प्रेषितो वापि रामेण सीतान्वेषणकाङ्क्षया।।5.42.15।।

vāsavasya bhaveddūto dūto vaiśravaṇasya vā| preṣito vāpi rāmeṇa sītānveṣaṇakāṅkṣayā||5.42.15||

Translation

वासवस्य Vasava's, दूतः envoy, वैश्रवणस्य Vaisravana's, दूतो वा is he an envoy, सीतान्वेषणकाङ्क्षया or one who has come to trace Sita, रामेण by Rama, प्रेषितो वापि or sent, भवेत् may be.

Meaning

"He may be an envoy of Indra or Kubera or of Rama sent with an intent to trace Sita.

SK-42-16Sundara Kanda 42.16

तेन त्वद्भुतरूपेण यत्तत्तव मनोहरम्। नानामृगगणाकीर्णं प्रमृष्टं प्रमदावनम्।।5.42.16।।

tena tvadbhutarūpeṇa yattattava manoharam| nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇṃ pramṛṣṭṃ pramadāvanam||5.42.16||

Translation

अद्भुतरूपेण by a person of wonderful form, तेन by him, मनोहरम् delightful, नानामृगगणाकीर्णम् filled with various kinds of animals, यत् such, तव your, प्रमदावनम् beautiful pleasure garden, प्रमृष्टम् ruined.

Meaning

"Your beautiful pleasure garden filled with a variety of beasts has been ruined by this wonderful figure.

SK-42-17Sundara Kanda 42.17

न तत्र कश्चिदुद्देशो यस्तेन न विनाशितः। यत्र सा जानकी सीता स तेन न विनाशितः।।5.42.17।।

na tatra kaściduddeśo yastena na vināśitḥ| yatra sā jānakī sītā sa tena na vināśitḥ||5.42.17||

Translation

तेन by him, यः whichever, न विनाशितः not ruined, उद्देशः place, तत्र there, कश्चित् even one, न not, सा that, जानकी Janaki, सीता Sita, यत्र wherever, सः that place, तेन by him, न विनाशितः not ruined.

Meaning

There is not a single place that has not been ruined by him there. Only the place where Janaka's daughter, Sita is resting has not been touched.

SK-42-18Sundara Kanda 42.18

जानकीरक्षणार्थं वा श्रमाद्वा नोपलभ्यते। अथवा कश्श्रमस्तस्य सैव तेनाभिरक्षिता।।5.42.18।।

jānakīrakṣaṇārthṃ vā śramādvā nopalabhyate| athavā kaśśramastasya saiva tenābhirakṣitā||5.42.18||

Translation

जानकीरक्षणार्थं वा is it to protect Janaki, श्रमाद्वा or is it because he was tired, नोपलभ्यते we are not able to understand, अथवा or else, तस्य his, श्रमः tiresomeness, कः what, तेन by him, सैव she alone, अभिरक्षिता is spared.

Meaning

"It is not clear whether he spared that place for protecting Janakai or he stopped due to exhaustion. What is fatigue for him? It must be to save her that she is spared by him.

SK-42-19Sundara Kanda 42.19

चारुपल्लवपुष्पाढ्यं यं सीता स्वयमास्थिता। प्रवृद्धश्शिंशुपावृक्ष स्स च तेनाभिरक्षितः।।5.42.19।।

cārupallavapuṣpāḍhyṃ yṃ sītā svayamāsthitā| pravṛddhaśśiṃśupāvṛkṣa ssa ca tenābhirakṣitḥ||5.42.19||

Translation

सीता Sita, चारुपल्लवपुष्पाढ्यम् a tree with lovely tender leaves and flowers, यम् whom, स्वयम् personally, आस्थिता she resorted, सः that, प्रवृद्धः large, शिंशुपावृक्षः simsupa tree, तेन by him, अभिरक्षितः is saved from destruction.

Meaning

"He has spared the simsupa tree with lovely, tender leaves and flowers which is a chosen resort by Sita.

SK-42-20Sundara Kanda 42.20

तस्योग्ररूपस्योग्र त्वं दण्डमाज्ञातुमर्हसि। सीता सम्भाषिता येन तद्वनं च विनाशितम्।।5.42.20।।

tasyograrūpasyogra tvṃ daṇḍamājñātumarhasi| sītā sambhāṣitā yena tadvanṃ ca vināśitam||5.42.20||

Translation

येन whomsoever, सीता Sita, सम्भाषिता had dialogue, तत् वनं च that garden also, विनाशितम् has been ruined, तस्य his, उग्ररूपस्य of a fierce form, त्वम् you, उग्रम् severe, दण्डम् punishment, आज्ञातुम् to order, अर्हसि is proper

Meaning

"Your highness should take severe action on that person of fierce appearance with whom Sita dared to speak, and by whom the garden is ruined.

SK-42-21Sundara Kanda 42.21

मनः परिगृहीतां तां तव रक्षोगणेश्वर। कस्सीतामभिभाषेत यो न स्यात्त्यक्तजीवितः।।5.42.21।।

manḥ parigṛhītāṃ tāṃ tava rakṣogaṇeśvara| kassītāmabhibhāṣeta yo na syāttyaktajīvitḥ||5.42.21||

Translation

रक्षोगणेश्वर O lord of the demon clan, मनः परिगृहीताम् one who is desired by you, तां सीताम् that Sita, यः whoever, त्यक्तजीवितः given up hope of life, न स्यात् if not, कः who, अभिभाषेत he will dare to talk.

Meaning

"O lord of the demon clan Who dares to talk to Sita if he has not given up all hope of life, since she is desired by you".

SK-42-22Sundara Kanda 42.22

राक्षसीनां वचश्त्रुत्वा रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः। हुताग्निरिव जज्वाल कोपसंवर्तितेक्षणः।।5.42.22।।

rākṣasīnāṃ vacaśtrutvā rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvarḥ| hutāgniriva jajvāla kopasṃvartitekṣaṇḥ||5.42.22||

Translation

राक्षसेश्वरः lord of ogres, रावणः Ravana, राक्षसीनाम् shedemons, वचः words, श्रुत्वा after hearing, कोपसंवर्तितेक्षणः his eyeballs rolling in anger, हुताग्निरिव like sacrificial fire into which offering is made,जज्वाल flared.

Meaning

On listening to the report of the ogresses, Ravana, the lord of demons flared up like blazing flame of a sacrificial fire, his eyeballs rolling in rage.

SK-42-23Sundara Kanda 42.23

तस्य क्रुद्धस्य नेत्राभ्यां प्रापतन्नास्रबिन्दवः। दीप्ताभ्यामिव दीपाभ्यां सार्चिष स्स्नेहबिन्दवः।।5.42.23।।

tasya kruddhasya netrābhyāṃ prāpatannāsrabindavḥ| dīptābhyāmiva dīpābhyāṃ sārciṣa ssnehabindavḥ||5.42.23||

Translation

क्रुद्धस्य of the angry, तस्य his, नेत्राभ्याम् from both the eyes, दीप्ताभ्याम् burning ones, दीपाभ्याम् from two lamps, सार्चिषः with flames, स्नेहबिन्दवः इव like drops of oil, अस्रबिन्दवः drops of tears, प्रापतन् fell down.

Meaning

From his angry eyes fell down drops of tears just as burning drops of oil drip from two burning lamps.

SK-42-24Sundara Kanda 42.24

आत्मनस्सदृशान्शूरान्किङ्करान्नाम राक्षसान्। व्यादिदेश महातेजा निग्रहार्थं हनूमतः।।5.42.24।।

ātmanassadṛśānśūrānkiṅkarānnāma rākṣasān| vyādideśa mahātejā nigrahārthṃ hanūmatḥ||5.42.24||

Translation

महातेजाः powerful, हनूमतः Hanuman's, निग्रहार्थम् to catch, आत्मनः his, सदृशान् equals, शूरान् heroes, किङ्करान्नाम called kinkaras, राक्षसान् demons, व्यादिदेश commanded.

Meaning

Then powerful Ravana commanded heroic demons called kinkaras who vied in strength to catch Hanuman.

SK-42-25-26Sundara Kanda 42.25–26 (युग्मम्)

तेषामशीतिसाहस्रं किङ्कराणां तरस्विनाम्। निर्ययुर्भवनात्तस्मात्कूटमुद्गरपाणयः।।5.42.25।। महोदरा महादंष्ट्रा घोररूपा महाबलाः। युद्धाभिमनसस्सर्वे हनुमद्ग्रहणोद्यताः।।5.42.26।।

teṣāmaśītisāhasrṃ kiṅkarāṇāṃ tarasvinām| niryayurbhavanāttasmātkūṭamudgarapāṇayḥ||5.42.25|| mahodarā mahādṃṣṭrā ghorarūpā mahābalāḥ| yuddhābhimanasassarve hanumadgrahaṇodyatāḥ||5.42.26||

Translation

तरस्विनाम् of swiftmoving ones, तेषां किङ्कराणाम् of the kinkaras, अशीतिसाहस्रम् eighty thousand, महोदराः largebellied, महादंष्ट्राः largetoothed, घोररूपाः dreadfullooking, महाबलाः powerful, युद्धाभिमनसः ready to fight in war, सर्वे all, कूटमुद्गरपाणयः hammers and clubs, हनुमद्ग्रहणोद्यताः resolved to capture Hanuman, तस्मात् from that, भवनात् building, निर्ययुः came out.

Meaning

Eighty thousand powerful kinkaras (a clan of demons), largebellied, with large teeth and of dreadful appearance, swift in action, armed with hammers and clubs marched from there, resolved to capture Hanuman.

SK-42-27Sundara Kanda 42.27

ते कपीन्द्रं समासाद्य तोरणस्थमवस्थितम्। अभिपेतुर्महावेगाः पतङ्गा इव पावकम्।।5.42.27।।

te kapīndrṃ samāsādya toraṇasthamavasthitam| abhipeturmahāvegāḥ pataṅgā iva pāvakam||5.42.27||

Translation

ते they, तोरणस्थम् near the archway, अवस्थितम् stood ready, कपीन्द्रम् leader of vanaras, समासाद्य having approached, महावेगाः swift ones, पतङ्गाः moths, पावकम् इव like rushing into the flame, अभिपेतुः rushed.

Meaning

The kinkaras rushed towards the leader of vanaras who stood near the archway like the moths rushing towards the flame.

SK-42-28Sundara Kanda 42.28

ते गदाभिर्विचित्राभिः परिघैः काञ्चनाङ्गदैः। आजघ्नुर्वानरश्रेष्ठं शरैश्चादित्यसन्निभैः।।5.42.28।।

te gadābhirvicitrābhiḥ parighaiḥ kāñcanāṅgadaiḥ| ājaghnurvānaraśreṣṭhṃ śaraiścādityasannibhaiḥ||5.42.28||

Translation

ते they, विचित्राभिः with wonderful ones, गदाभिः with iron maces, काञ्चनाङ्गदैः edged with gold, परिघैः with crowbars, आदित्यसन्निभैः resembling the Sun, शरैश्च with arrows, वानरश्रेष्ठम् best of vanaras, आजघ्नुः assailed.

Meaning

They assailed Hanuman with iron maces, crowbars edged with gold and shining arrows resembling the Sun.

SK-42-29Sundara Kanda 42.29

मुद्गरैः पट्टिशैश्शूलैः प्रासतोमरशक्तिभिः। परिवार्य हनूमन्तं सहसा तस्थुरग्रतः।।5.42.29।।

mudgaraiḥ paṭṭiśaiśśūlaiḥ prāsatomaraśaktibhiḥ| parivārya hanūmantṃ sahasā tasthuragratḥ||5.42.29||

Translation

मुद्गरैः with hammers, पट्टि with sharpedged spears, शूलैः with tridents, प्रासतोमरशक्तिभिः with barbed missiles and powerful javelins, सहसा at once, हनूमन्तम् Hanuman, परिवार्य surrounded, अग्रतः in front of him, तस्थुः stood.

Meaning

They quickly surrounded Hanuman and stood with hammers, sharpedged spears, tridents, barbed missiles and powerful javelins.

SK-42-30Sundara Kanda 42.30

हनुमानपि तेजस्वी श्रीमान्पर्वतसन्निभः। क्षितावाविध्य लाङ्गूलं ननाद च महास्वनम्।।5.42.30।।

hanumānapi tejasvī śrīmānparvatasannibhḥ| kṣitāvāvidhya lāṅgūlṃ nanāda ca mahāsvanam||5.42.30||

Translation

तेजस्वी brilliant, श्रीमान् illustrious one, पर्वतसन्निभः resembling a mountain, हनुमानपि Hanuman also, लाङ्गूलम् tail, क्षितौ on the ground, आविध्य waved, महास्वनम् causing loud sound, ननाद च roared.

Meaning

Gigantic Hanuman, illustrious and brilliant, roared and waved his tail striking it with force on the ground causing loud sound.

SK-42-31Sundara Kanda 42.31

स भूत्वा सुमहाकायो हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः। धृष्टमास्फोटयामास लङ्कां शब्देन पूरयन्।।5.42.31।।

sa bhūtvā sumahākāyo hanumānmārutātmajḥ| dhṛṣṭamāsphoṭayāmāsa laṅkāṃ śabdena pūrayan||5.42.31||

Translation

मारुतात्मजः Maruti's son, सः हनुमान् that Hanuman, सुमहाकायः with a huge body, भूत्वा assuming, शब्देन by the sound, लङ्काम् entire Lanka, पूरयन् echoed, धृष्टम् wildly, अस्फोटयामास patted.

Meaning

Hanuman, son of Maruti, enlarged his body to a huge size and patted himself wildly making loud noise that echoed the entire Lanka.

SK-42-32Sundara Kanda 42.32

तस्यास्फोटितशब्देन महता सानुनादिना। पेतुर्विहङ्गा गगनादुच्चैश्चेदमघोषयत्।।5.42.32।।

tasyāsphoṭitaśabdena mahatā sānunādinā| peturvihaṅgā gaganāduccaiścedamaghoṣayat||5.42.32||

Translation

सानुनादिना by the frightening echoing sound, महता with great, तस्य his, अस्फोटितशब्देन by the sound of the patting, विहङ्गाः birds, गगनात् from the sky, पेतुः fell down, उच्चैः with a loud noise, इदम् thus, अघोषयत् च proclaimed.

Meaning

By the highly frightening sound caused by Hanuman patting, the birds from the sky fell down making a loud noise and Hanuman proclaimed in a loud voice as follows:

SK-42-33Sundara Kanda 42.33

जयत्यतिबलो रामो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः। राजा जयति सुग्रीवो राघवेणाभिपालितः।।5.42.33।।

jayatyatibalo rāmo lakṣmaṇaśca mahābalḥ| rājā jayati sugrīvo rāghaveṇābhipālitḥ||5.42.33||

Translation

अतिबलः mighty, रामः Rama, जयति is victorious, महाबलः powerful, लक्ष्मणश्च Lakshmana also, राघवेण by Rama, अभिपालितः ruled, राजा king, सुग्रीवः Sugriva, जयति is victorious.

Meaning

"Victory to Rama, the mighty and powerful, Victory to Lakshmana. Victory to king Sugriva who is ruled by Rama."

SK-42-34Sundara Kanda 42.34

दासोऽहं कोसलेन्द्रस्य रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः। हनुमान्शत्रुसैन्यानां निहन्ता मारुतात्मजः।।5.42.34।।

dāso'hṃ kosalendrasya rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇḥ| hanumānśatrusainyānāṃ nihantā mārutātmajḥ||5.42.34||

Translation

शत्रुसैन्यानाम् of the enemy army, निहन्ता killer, मारुतात्मजः son of the Windgod, हनुमान् Hanuman, अहम् I am, कोसलेन्द्रस्य of the lord of Kosala kingdom, अक्लिष्टकर्मणः a man of unwearied action, रामस्य Rama's, दासः servant.

Meaning

"I, son of the Windgod, destroyer of hostile armies, am a servant of Rama, the lord of Kosala kingdom, a man of unwearied action.

SK-42-35Sundara Kanda 42.35

न रावणसहस्रं मे युद्धे प्रतिबलं भवेत्। शिलाभिस्तु प्रहरतः पादपैश्च सहस्रशः।।5.42.35।।

na rāvaṇasahasrṃ me yuddhe pratibalṃ bhavet| śilābhistu praharatḥ pādapaiśca sahasraśḥ||5.42.35||

Translation

सहस्रशः a thousand ways, शिलाभिः with stones, पादपैश्च with even trees, प्रहरतः while I pound, मे to me, युद्धे in war, रावणसहस्रम् a thousand Ravanas, प्रतिबलम् match in strength, न भवेत् will not.

Meaning

Even a thousand Ravanas will not match me in strength when I pound stones and trees in a thousand ways.

SK-42-36Sundara Kanda 42.36

अर्दयित्वा पुरीं लङ्कामभिवाद्य च मैथिलीम्। समृद्धार्थो गमिष्यामि मिषतां सर्वरक्षसाम्।।5.42.36।।

ardayitvā purīṃ laṅkāmabhivādya ca maithilīm| samṛddhārtho gamiṣyāmi miṣatāṃ sarvarakṣasām||5.42.36||

Translation

सर्वरक्षसाम् all ogres, मिषताम् as they gaze, लङ्कां पुरीम् city of Lanka, अर्दयित्वा shall destroy, मैथिलीम् to Mythili, अभिवाद्य च and pay respects, समृद्धार्थः having accomplished my purpose, गमिष्यामि I will return.

Meaning

"I shall destroy the city of Lanka and pay my respects to Mythili right under the nose of all demons. I will return with my purpose accomplished.

SK-42-37Sundara Kanda 42.37

तस्य सन्नादशब्देन तेऽभवन्भयशङ्किताः। ददृशुश्च हनूमन्तं सन्ध्यामेघमिवोन्नतम्।।5.42.37।।

tasya sannādaśabdena te'bhavanbhayaśaṅkitāḥ| dadṛśuśca hanūmantṃ sandhyāmeghamivonnatam||5.42.37||

Translation

ते they, तस्य his, सन्नादशब्देन with the sound of hearing, भयशङ्किता: errified, अभवन् seemed, सन्ध्यामेघमिव like a cloud in twilight, उन्नतम् towering, हनूमन्तम् Hanuman, ददृशुश्च saw.

Meaning

Terrified on hearing the roar, the kinkaras looked at the towering Hanuman who seemed like a cloud in twilight (red in colour).

SK-42-38Sundara Kanda 42.38

स्वामिसन्देशनिश्शङ्कास्ततस्ते राक्षसाः कपिम्। चित्रैः प्रहरणैर्भीमैरभिपेतुस्ततस्ततः।।5.42.38।।

svāmisandeśaniśśaṅkāstataste rākṣasāḥ kapim| citraiḥ praharaṇairbhīmairabhipetustatastatḥ||5.42.38||

Translation

ततः then, ते they, राक्षसाः demons, स्वामिसन्देशनिःशङ्का: on account the king's command putting aside their fear, चित्रैः with dreadful, प्रहरणैः with weapons, कपिम् the vanara, अभिपेतुः attacked him.

Meaning

Obeying their king's commnad, putting aside their fear, the kinkaras freely attacked the vanara from all directions with dreadful weapons.

SK-42-39Sundara Kanda 42.39

स तैः परिवृतश्शूरैस्सर्वतस्सुमहाबलः। आससादाऽयसं भीमं परिघं तोरणाश्रितम्।।5.42.39।।

sa taiḥ parivṛtaśśūraissarvatassumahābalḥ| āsasādā'yasṃ bhīmṃ parighṃ toraṇāśritam||5.42.39||

Translation

सुमहाबलः exceesively powerful one, सः he, Hanuman, शूरैः with heroes, तैः with those, सर्वतः all over, परिवृतः surrounded, तोरणाश्रितम् near the archway, भीमम् terrific, आयसम् a weapon made of iron, परिघम् iron beam, आससाद picked up.

Meaning

Extremely powerful Hanuman surrounded by heroes all over, on his part went to the archway and picked up a terrific iron beam.

SK-42-40Sundara Kanda 42.40

स तं परिघमादाय जघान रजनीचरान्। स पन्नगमिवादाय स्फुरन्तं विनतासुतः।।5.42.40।। विचचाराम्बरे वीरः परिगृह्य च मारुतिः।

sa tṃ parighamādāya jaghāna rajanīcarān| sa pannagamivādāya sphurantṃ vinatāsutḥ||5.42.40|| vicacārāmbare vīrḥ parigṛhya ca mārutiḥ|

Translation

सः he, तं परिघम् that iron beam, आदाय took hold, रजनीचरान् nightrangers, जघान struck them, वीरः hero, सः मारुतिः that Maruti, विनतासुतः just as Vinatha's son, स्फुरन्तम् shoots, पन्नगम् serpent, आदाय seized, परिगृह्य took hold, अम्बरे in the sky, विचचार started moving.

Meaning

Hanuman, the mighty hero, seized the iron beam and struck the kinkaras, just as Garuda, the son of Vinata shoots up a struggling serpent and starts taking strides in the sky with the weapon in his hand (like Indra with his thunderbolt did with demons).

SK-42-41Sundara Kanda 42.41

स हत्वा राक्षसान्वीरान्किङ्करान्मारुतात्मजः।।5.42.41।। युद्धाकाङ्क्षी पुनर्वीरस्तोरणं समुपाश्रितः।

sa hatvā rākṣasānvīrānkiṅkarānmārutātmajḥ||5.42.41|| yuddhākāṅkṣī punarvīrastoraṇṃ samupāśritḥ|

Translation

वीरः hero, सः मारुतात्मजः that Windgod's son, वीरान् heroes, किङ्करान् kinkaras, राक्षसान् ogres, हत्वा having killed, पुनः again, युद्धाकाङ्क्षी desiring further combat, तोरणम् archway, समुपाश्रितः reached.

Meaning

The great Windgod's son killed the kinkaras, and returned to the archway desiring further combat.

SK-42-42Sundara Kanda 42.42

ततस्तस्माद्भयान्मुक्ताः कतिचित्तत्र राक्षसाः।।5.42.42।। निहतान्किङ्करान्सर्वान्रावणायन्यवेदयन्।

tatastasmādbhayānmuktāḥ katicittatra rākṣasāḥ||5.42.42|| nihatānkiṅkarānsarvānrāvaṇāyanyavedayan|

Translation

ततः then, तत्र that, तस्मात् from fear, भयात् out of fear, मुक्ताः relieved, कतिचित् some, राक्षसाः ogres, सर्वान् all, किङ्करान् kinkaras, निहतान् killed, रावणाय to Ravana, न्यवेदयन् reported.

Meaning

Then a few surviving ogres took to their heels after getting over that shock and reported to Ravana of the destruction of the kinkaras in the combat

SK-42-43Sundara Kanda 42.43

स राक्षसानां निहतं महद्बलं निशम्य राजा परिवृत्तलोचनः। समादिदेशाप्रतिमं पराक्रमे प्रहस्तपुत्रं समरे सुदुर्जयम्।।5.42.43।।

sa rākṣasānāṃ nihatṃ mahadbalṃ niśamya rājā parivṛttalocanḥ| samādideśāpratimṃ parākrame prahastaputrṃ samare sudurjayam||5.42.43||

Translation

स he, राजा king, राक्षसानाम् of ogres, महत् mighty, बलम् army, निहतम् killed, निशम्य after hearing, परिवृत्तलोचनः with his eyes rolling, पराक्रमे in valour, अप्रतिमम् matchless, समरे in war, सुदुर्जयम् difficult to conquer, प्रहस्तपुत्रम् son of Prahasta, समादिदेश commanded.

Meaning

The mighty demon king having heard about the killing of the formidable army of ogres, his eyes rolling in rage, commanded the son of Prahasta, who is difficult to conquer and matchless in war. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे द्विचत्वारिंशस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the fortysecond sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

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