🌊 Sundara Kanda

Sarga 55

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SK-55-1Sundara Kanda 55.1

लङ्कां समस्तां सन्दीप्य लाङ्गूलाग्निं महाबलः। निर्वापयामास तदा समुद्रे हरिसत्तमः।। सन्दीप्यमानां विध्वस्तां त्रस्तरक्षोगणां पुरीम्। आवेक्ष्य हनुमान् लङ्कां चिन्तयामास वानरः।।5.55.1।।

laṅkāṃ samastāṃ sandīpya lāṅgūlāgniṃ mahābalḥ| nirvāpayāmāsa tadā samudre harisattamḥ|| sandīpyamānāṃ vidhvastāṃ trastarakṣogaṇāṃ purīm| āvekṣya hanumān laṅkāṃ cintayāmāsa vānarḥ||5.55.1||

Translation

लङ्कां समस्तां the entire city of Lanka, सन्दीप्य having burnt, महाबलः powerful, तदा then, लाङ्गूलाग्निं fire on his tail, समुद्रे in the ocean, निर्वापयामास put off, वानरः vanara, हनुमान् Hanuman, सन्दीप्यमानाम् having been lit, विध्वस्ताम् destroyed, त्रस्तरक्षोगणाम् panic stricken ogres, लङ्कां पुरीम् Lanka city, आवेक्ष्य seeing, चिन्तयामास began to think.

Meaning

Powerful Hanuman, having burnt the entire city of Lanka, put out the fire on his tail in the ocean. Beholding the burning city, the destroyed gardens and the panic stricken ogres, he began to think:

SK-55-2Sundara Kanda 55.2

तस्याभूत्सुमहांस्त्रासः कुत्सा चात्मन्यजायत। लङ्कां प्रदहता कर्म किंस्वित्कृतमिदं मया।।5.55.2।।

tasyābhūtsumahāṃstrāsḥ kutsā cātmanyajāyata| laṅkāṃ pradahatā karma kiṃsvitkṛtamidṃ mayā||5.55.2||

Translation

तस्य to him, सुमहान् very great, त्रासः fear, अभूत् overtook, आत्मनि in himself, कुत्सा च self reproach, अजायत was felt, लङ्काम् Lanka, प्रदहता while burning, मया by me, इदम् this, किंस्वित् what a heinous, कर्म action, कृतम् perpetrated.

Meaning

Overtaken by great fear, Hanuman felt a sense of selfreproach seeing Lanka reduced to ashes, and said, ' Lanka is burnt. What a heinous action has been perpetrated by me'.

SK-55-3Sundara Kanda 55.3

धन्यास्ते पुरुषश्रेष्ठा ये बुद्ध्या कोपमुत्थितम्। निरुन्धन्ति महात्मानो दीप्तमग्निमिवाम्भसा।।5.55.3।।

dhanyāste puruṣaśreṣṭhā ye buddhyā kopamutthitam| nirundhanti mahātmāno dīptamagnimivāmbhasā||5.55.3||

Translation

उत्थितम् rising, कोपम् anger, बुद्ध्या by their wisdom,दीप्तम् burning अग्निम् fire, अम्भसा इव with water, ये those, निरुन्धन्ति will restrain, महात्मानः highsouled men, ते they, पुरुषश्रेष्ठाः best among men, धन्याः blessed.

Meaning

'Blessed indeed are the highsouled men, who in their wisdom restrain their own anger as one would put off burning fire with water.

SK-55-4Sundara Kanda 55.4

क्रुद्धः पापं न कुर्यात्कः क्रुद्धो हन्याद्गुरूनपि। क्रुद्धः परुषया वाचा नरस्साधूनधिक्षिपेत्।।5.55.4।।

kruddhḥ pāpṃ na kuryātkḥ kruddho hanyādgurūnapi| kruddhḥ paruṣayā vācā narassādhūnadhikṣipet||5.55.4||

Translation

क्रुद्धः angry man, कः who, पापम् sin, न कुर्यात् will not comit, क्रुद्धः angry man, गुरूनपि even his elders, हन्यात् will kill, क्रुद्धः angry, नरः human being, परुषया with a harsh, वाचा with word, साधून् sages, अधिक्षिपेत् will accuse.

Meaning

'Which sinful act an angry man will not commit? He will even kill his respectable elders or insult sages with his harsh tongue.

SK-55-5Sundara Kanda 55.5

वाच्यावाच्यं प्रकुपितो न विजानाति कर्हिचित्। नाकार्यमस्ति क्रुद्धस्य नावाच्यं विद्यते क्वचित्।।5.55.5।।

vācyāvācyṃ prakupito na vijānāti karhicit| nākāryamasti kruddhasya nāvācyṃ vidyate kvacit||5.55.5||

Translation

प्रकुपितः one who is angry, कर्हिचित् at any time, वाच्यावाच्यम् a word worthy of speaking or not, न विजानाति knows not, क्रुद्धस्य angry man's, अकार्यम् misdeed, न अस्ति exists not, अवाच्यम् unutterable, क्वचित् anywhere, न विद्यते exists not.

Meaning

'An angry person knows not what he should utter and what he should not. No act appears wrong for an angry man. Nothing is unutterable for him at any time, anywhere.

SK-55-6Sundara Kanda 55.6

यस्समुत्पतितं क्रोधं क्षमयैव निरस्यति। यथोरगस्त्वचं जीर्णां स वै पुरुष उच्यते।।5.55.6।।

yassamutpatitṃ krodhṃ kṣamayaiva nirasyati| yathoragastvacṃ jīrṇāṃ sa vai puruṣa ucyate||5.55.6||

Translation

उरगः snake, जीर्णाम् worn out, त्वचं यथा as its slough, यः he who, समुत्पतितम् rising, क्रोधम् anger, क्षमया एव with tolerance alone, निरस्यति drives away, सः वै he alone, पुरुषः man, उच्यते is said to be.

Meaning

'A man who drives away his rising anger with tolerance just as a snake casts off its slough is alone called a truly wise man.

SK-55-7Sundara Kanda 55.7

धिगस्तु मां सुदुर्बुद्धिं निर्लज्जं पापकृत्तमम्। अचिन्तयित्वा तां सीतामग्निदं स्वामिघातुकम्।।5.55.7।।

dhigastu māṃ sudurbuddhiṃ nirlajjṃ pāpakṛttamam| acintayitvā tāṃ sītāmagnidṃ svāmighātukam||5.55.7||

Translation

तां सीताम् that Sita, अचिन्तयित्वा not thinking of, अग्निदम् set fire, स्वामिघातुकम् betrayer of the master, सुदुर्बुद्धिम् having of a wicked mind, निर्लज्जम् shameless, पापकृत्तमम् greatest sinner, माम् me, धिक् अस्तु fie upon.

Meaning

'Fie upon me, a wicked, shameless person and the greatest sinner for betraying the master and setting fire to the city without thinking of Sita.

SK-55-8Sundara Kanda 55.8

यदि दग्धा त्वियं लङ्का नूनमार्याऽपि जानकी। दग्धा तेन मया भर्तुर्हितं कार्यमजानता।।5.55.8।।

yadi dagdhā tviyṃ laṅkā nūnamāryā'pi jānakī| dagdhā tena mayā bharturhitṃ kāryamajānatā||5.55.8||

Translation

इयम् this, लङ्का Lanka, दग्धा यदि if it burnt, आर्या noble lady, जानक्यपि even Janaki, दग्धा is burnt, तेन therefore, अजानता unknowingly, मया by me, भर्तुः master's, कार्यम् mission, हतम् spoilt.

Meaning

'If this Lanka is burnt, even noble Janaki is burnt, my master's work is spoilt by me unknowingly.

SK-55-9Sundara Kanda 55.9

यदर्थमयमारम्भस्तत्कार्यमवसादितम्। मया हि दहता लङ्कां न सीता परिरक्षिता।।5.55.9।।

yadarthamayamārambhastatkāryamavasāditam| mayā hi dahatā laṅkāṃ na sītā parirakṣitā||5.55.9||

Translation

यदर्थम् on account of what, अयम् this, आरम्भ: effort, तत् कार्यम् that work, अवसादितम् is foiled, लङ्काम् Lanka, दहता while burning, मया by me, सीता Sita, न परिरक्षिता हि not protected.

Meaning

'My very mission is foiled. Sita has not been protected by me for no part of Lanka has escaped unburnt.

SK-55-10Sundara Kanda 55.10

ईषत्कार्यमिदं कार्यं कृतमासीन्न संशयः। तस्य क्रोधाभिभूतेन मया मूलक्षयः कृतः।।5.55.10।।

īṣatkāryamidṃ kāryṃ kṛtamāsīnna sṃśayḥ| tasya krodhābhibhūtena mayā mūlakṣayḥ kṛtḥ||5.55.10||

Translation

इदं कार्यम् this work, ईषत्कार्यम् a small work, कृतम् is done, आसीन्न was, क्रोधाभिभूतेन over powered by anger, मया by me, तस्य its, मूलक्षयः the very root of my achievement is defeated, कृतः done, संशयः doubt, न no.

Meaning

'A small work is done, no doubt. But the very root of my achievement has been destroyed in my anger.

SK-55-11Sundara Kanda 55.11

विनष्टा जानकी नूनं न ह्यदग्धः प्रदृश्यते। लङ्कायां कश्चिदुद्धेशस्सर्वा भस्मीकृता पुरी।।5.55.11।।

vinaṣṭā jānakī nūnṃ na hyadagdhḥ pradṛśyate| laṅkāyāṃ kaściduddheśassarvā bhasmīkṛtā purī||5.55.11||

Translation

नूनम् surely, जानकी Janaki, विनष्टा lost, लङ्कायाम् in Lanka, कश्चित् even a little, उद्धेशः place, अदग्धः unburnt, न प्रदृश्यते हि indeed not seen, सर्वाः entire, पुरी city, भस्मीकृता is reduced to ashes.

Meaning

'Surely Janaki has perished in Lanka, for not even a little place is left unburnt. The entire city is reduced to ashes.

SK-55-12Sundara Kanda 55.12

यदि तद्विहतं कार्यं मम प्रज्ञाविपर्ययात्। इहैव प्राणसंन्यासो ममापि ह्यद्य रोचते।।5.55.12।।

yadi tadvihatṃ kāryṃ mama prajñāviparyayāt| ihaiva prāṇasṃnyāso mamāpi hyadya rocate||5.55.12||

Translation

मम my, प्रज्ञाविपर्ययात् stupidity, तत् this, कार्यम् work, विहतं यदि if it has been foiled, ममापि foil me also, इहैव here itself, प्राणसन्यासः give up life, अद्य now, रोचते is proper.

Meaning

'If my work has been destroyed by my perversity of judgement, I will give up my life now and here itself'.

SK-55-13Sundara Kanda 55.13

किमग्नौ निपताम्यद्य आहोस्विद्बडबामुखे। शरीरमाहो सत्त्वानां दद्मि सागरवासिनाम्।।5.55.13।।

kimagnau nipatāmyadya āhosvidbaḍabāmukhe| śarīramāho sattvānāṃ dadmi sāgaravāsinām||5.55.13||

Translation

अद्य today, अग्नौ in fire, निपतामि shall I jump, आहोस्वित् alas बडबामुखे in the mouth of submarine fire, आहो alas शरीरम् body, सागरवासिनाम् सत्त्वानाम् to those aquatic creatures living in the ocean दद्मि I would offer.

Meaning

'Shall I end my life by jumping into fire just now, or else into the mouth of submarine fire? Should I offer my body to the living creatures of the ocean as their food?

SK-55-14Sundara Kanda 55.14

कथं हि जीवता शक्यो मया द्रष्टुं हरीश्वरः। तौ वा पुरुषशार्दूलौ कार्यसर्वस्वघातिना।।5.55.14।।

kathṃ hi jīvatā śakyo mayā draṣṭuṃ harīśvarḥ| tau vā puruṣaśārdūlau kāryasarvasvaghātinā||5.55.14||

Translation

कार्यसर्वस्वघातिना after completely spoiling the work, मया by me, जीवता with life, हरीश्वरः king of monkeys, द्रष्टुम् to see, कथं वा how to, शक्यः possible, पुरुषशार्दूलौ two tigers among men, तौ वा or both those (Rama and Lakshmana.)

Meaning

'Having spoilt the entire work how can I show my face to the king of monkeys? How is it possible to see both the tigers among men?

SK-55-15Sundara Kanda 55.15

मया खलु तदेवेदं रोषदोषात्प्रदर्शितम्। प्रथितं त्रिषु लोकेषु कपित्वमनवस्थितम्।।5.55.15।।

mayā khalu tadevedṃ roṣadoṣātpradarśitam| prathitṃ triṣu lokeṣu kapitvamanavasthitam||5.55.15||

Translation

मया by me, रोषदोषात् due to the mistake committed angerily, त्रिषु लोकेषु in all the three worlds, प्रथितम् wellknown, अनवस्थितम् Instability, तत् that, इदम् this, कपित्वम् monkeynature, प्रदर्शितं खलु indeed exhibited.

Meaning

'On account of my mistake of yielding to anger, I have exhibited the unstable monkeynature and made it well established in the three worlds.

SK-55-16Sundara Kanda 55.16

धिगस्तु राजसं भावमनीशमनवस्थितम्। ईश्वरेणापि यद्रागान्मया सीता न रक्षिता।।5.55.16।।

dhigastu rājasṃ bhāvamanīśamanavasthitam| īśvareṇāpi yadrāgānmayā sītā na rakṣitā||5.55.16||

Translation

अनीशम् having no control, अनवस्थितम् unstable, राजसम् excitable, भावम् nature, धिक् अस्तु fie upon, यत् that which, ईश्वरेणापि even though I am powerful, मया by me, रागात् out of passion, सीता Sita, न रक्षिता is not protected.

Meaning

'Fie upon my hasty action commited due to lack of selfcontrol. I did not save Sita eventhough the entire situation was under my control. (I had the capacity to save her. But I failed due to anger.)

SK-55-17Sundara Kanda 55.17

विनष्टायां तु सीतायां तावुभौ विनशिष्यतः। तयोर्विनाशे सुग्रीवः सबन्धुर्विनशिष्यति।।5.55.17।।

vinaṣṭāyāṃ tu sītāyāṃ tāvubhau vinaśiṣyatḥ| tayorvināśe sugrīvḥ sabandhurvinaśiṣyati||5.55.17||

Translation

सीतायाम् When Sita, विनष्टायाम् is lost, तौ उभौ those two, विनशिष्यतः will die, तयोः of those two, विनाशे when they are dead, सबन्धुः including all relatives, सुग्रीवः Sugriva, विनशिष्यति will perish.

Meaning

'If the two princes know about Sita's loss they will die and when they are dead Sugriva would perish along with all his relatives.

SK-55-18Sundara Kanda 55.18

एतदेव वचश्श्रुत्वा भरतो भ्रातृवत्सलः। धर्मात्मा सहशत्रुघ्नः कथं शक्ष्यति जीवितुम्।।5.55.18।।

etadeva vacaśśrutvā bharato bhrātṛvatsalḥ| dharmātmā sahaśatrughnḥ kathṃ śakṣyati jīvitum||5.55.18||

Translation

एतदेव this alone, वचः word, श्रुत्वा having heard, भ्रातृवत्सलः a loving brother, धर्मात्मा righteous one, सहशत्रुघ्नः along with Satrughna, भरतः Bharata, जीवितुम् to live, कथम् how, शक्ष्यति he can.

Meaning

'How will the loving righteous brother, Bharata along with Satrughna survive after hearing this?

SK-55-19Sundara Kanda 55.19

इक्ष्वाकुवंशे धर्मिष्ठे गते नाशमसंशयम्। भविष्यन्ति प्रजास्सर्वाश्शोकसन्तापपीडिताः।।5.55.19।।

ikṣvākuvṃśe dharmiṣṭhe gate nāśamasṃśayam| bhaviṣyanti prajāssarvāśśokasantāpapīḍitāḥ||5.55.19||

Translation

धर्मिष्ठे when the righteous, इक्ष्वाकुवंशे Ikshvaku race, नाशम् will perish, गते when it happens, सर्वाः all, प्रजाः people, असंशयम् there is no doubt, शोकसन्तापपीडिताः tormented by grief and remorse, भविष्यन्ति would be.

Meaning

'When the righteous Ikshvaku race perishes the people would be tormented by grief and remorse. There is no doubt.

SK-55-20Sundara Kanda 55.20

तदहं भाग्यरहितो लुप्तधर्मार्थसङ्ग्रहः।।5.55.20।। रोषदोषपरीतात्मा व्यक्तं लोकविनाशनः।

tadahṃ bhāgyarahito luptadharmārthasaṅgrahḥ||5.55.20|| roṣadoṣaparītātmā vyaktṃ lokavināśanḥ|

Translation

तत् then, भाग्यरहितः unfortunate, लुप्तधर्मार्थसङ्ग्रहः failed to secure dharma and artha, रोषदोषपरीतात्मा overwhelmed with anger, अहम् I, व्यक्तम् this is evident, लोकनाशनः destroyer of the whole world.

Meaning

'I have failed in seeking dharma and artha. It is evident is that I am a destroyer of the world because I was overtaken by anger. How unfortunate I am'

SK-55-21Sundara Kanda 55.21

इति चिन्तयतस्तस्य निमित्तान्युपपेदिरे। पूर्वमप्युपलब्धानि साक्षात्पुनरचिन्तयत्।।5.55.21।।

iti cintayatastasya nimittānyupapedire| pūrvamapyupalabdhāni sākṣātpunaracintayat||5.55.21||

Translation

तस्य when he, इति thus, चिन्तयतः while he was bemoaning, साक्षात् directly witnessed, पूर्वमपि earlier, उपलब्धानि experienced, निमित्तानि omens, उपपेदिरे पुनः once again appeared, अचिन्तयत् he reflected upon them again.

Meaning

When Hanuman was thus bemoaning, good omens as in the past appeared before him. He started reflecting once again:

SK-55-22Sundara Kanda 55.22

अथवा चारुसर्वाङ्गी रक्षिता स्वेन तेजसा। न नशिष्यति कल्याणी नाग्निरग्नौ प्रवर्तते।।5.55.22।।

athavā cārusarvāṅgī rakṣitā svena tejasā| na naśiṣyati kalyāṇī nāgniragnau pravartate||5.55.22||

Translation

अथवा or else, चारुसर्वाङ्गी lady of beautiful limbs, स्वेन by her own, तेजसा by splendour, रक्षिता is protected, कल्याणी auspicious lady, न नशिष्यति will not perish, अग्निः fire, अग्नौ at fire, न प्रवर्तते cannot actbe effective.

Meaning

'On the other hand a beautiful and auspicious lady like Sita will be protected by her own splendour and will not perish as fire cannot extinguish fire. (Sita is pure like fire. Here the great sage Valmiki is suggesting the future incident in which Sita emerged safe from 'Agnipariksha' or fireordeal.)

SK-55-23Sundara Kanda 55.23

न हि धर्मात्मनस्तस्य भार्याममिततेजसः। स्वचारित्राभिगुप्तां तां स्प्रष्टुमर्हति पावकः।।5.55.23।।

na hi dharmātmanastasya bhāryāmamitatejasḥ| svacāritrābhiguptāṃ tāṃ spraṣṭumarhati pāvakḥ||5.55.23||

Translation

धर्मात्मनः of the righteous one, अमिततेजसः of a man of immeasureable glory, तस्य his, भार्याम् wife, स्वचारित्राभिगुप्ताम् protected by her own chastity, ताम् her, पावकः fire, स्प्रष्टुम् to touch, नार्हति हि cannot.

Meaning

'Fire cannot touch that lady who is protected by her own chastity and who is wedded to the righteous man of immasureable glory.

SK-55-24Sundara Kanda 55.24

नूनं रामप्रभावेण वैदेह्यास्सुकृतेन च। यन्मां दहनकर्मायं नादहद्धव्यवाहनः।।5.55.24।।

nūnṃ rāmaprabhāveṇa vaidehyāssukṛtena ca| yanmāṃ dahanakarmāyṃ nādahaddhavyavāhanḥ||5.55.24||

Translation

दहनकर्मा fire who consumes, अयम् this, हन्यवाहनः the consumer of oblations, माम् me, नादहत् did not burn, इति यत् and this is, नूनम् surely, रामप्रभावेण by Rama's power, वैदेह्याः Vaidehi's, सुकृतेन च by her merits also.

Meaning

'Fire, the consumer of oblations who has the property of burning has not burnt me and this is surely on account of Rama's power and Vaidehi's merits.

SK-55-25Sundara Kanda 55.25

त्रयाणां भरतादीनां भ्रात्रूणां देवता च या। रामस्य च मन: कान्ता सा कथं विनशिष्यति।।5.55.25।।

trayāṇāṃ bharatādīnāṃ bhrātrūṇāṃ devatā ca yā| rāmasya ca mana: kāntā sā kathṃ vinaśiṣyati||5.55.25||

Translation

या such lady, भरतादीनाम् of Bharata and others, त्रयाणाम् of all the three, देवताः च is treated as a goddess, रामस्य Rama's, मनः कान्ता dear to his heart, सा she, कथम् how, विनशिष्यति will she be destroyed?

Meaning

'To Bharata, Lakshmana and Satrughna she is a goddess and she is dear to Rama's heart, how would she perish?

SK-55-26Sundara Kanda 55.26

यद्वा दहनकर्मायं सर्वत्र प्रभुरव्ययः। न मे दहति लाङ्गूलं कथमार्यां प्रधक्ष्यति।।5.55.26।

yadvā dahanakarmāyṃ sarvatra prabhuravyayḥ| na me dahati lāṅgūlṃ kathamāryāṃ pradhakṣyati||5.55.26|

Translation

यद्वा or if, सर्वत्र everywhere, प्रभुः lord, अव्ययः that which never fails, अयम् this, दहनकर्मा burning firegod, मे my, लङ्गूलम् tail, न दहति has not burnt, आर्याम् noble Sita, कथम् how, प्रधक्ष्यति will he burn.

Meaning

'If not so, the firegod who never fails in burning has not burnt my tail. How will he burn noble Sita?'

SK-55-27Sundara Kanda 55.27

पुनश्चाचिन्तयत्तत्र हनुमान्विस्मितस्तदा। हिरण्यनाभस्य गिरेर्जलमध्ये प्रदर्शनम्।।5.55.27।।

punaścācintayattatra hanumānvismitastadā| hiraṇyanābhasya girerjalamadhye pradarśanam||5.55.27||

Translation

तदा then, हनुमान् Hanuman, विस्मितः wondered, जलमध्ये in the midst of water, हिरण्यनाभस्य of Hiranyanabha's, गिरेः mountain, प्रदर्शनम् appearing, तत्र there, पुनः again, अचिन्तयत् thought.

Meaning

Then Hanuman thought of the appearance of mountain Hiranyanabha in the midst of water, a wonderful phenomenon.

SK-55-28Sundara Kanda 55.28

तपसा सत्यवाक्येन अनन्यत्वाच्च भर्तरि। अपि सा निर्दहेदग्निं न तामग्निः प्रधक्ष्यति।।5.55.28।।

tapasā satyavākyena ananyatvācca bhartari| api sā nirdahedagniṃ na tāmagniḥ pradhakṣyati||5.55.28||

Translation

तपसा by asceticism, सत्यवाक्येन by adhering to truth, भर्तरि towards her husband, अनन्यत्वाच्च completeexclusive devotion, सा she, अग्निम् fire, निर्दहेत् अपि may even burn, ताम् her, अग्निः fire, न प्रधक्ष्यति is not capable of burning.

Meaning

'By virtue of her power of asceticism, power of truthfulness and exclusive devotion towards her husband, she may consume the fire. Fire will not burn her'.

SK-55-29Sundara Kanda 55.29

स तथा चिन्तयंस्तत्र देव्या धर्मपरिग्रहम्। शुश्राव हनुमान्वाक्यं चारणानां महात्मनाम्।।5.55.29।।

sa tathā cintayṃstatra devyā dharmaparigraham| śuśrāva hanumānvākyṃ cāraṇānāṃ mahātmanām||5.55.29||

Translation

तत्र there, तथा so, देव्याः queen's, धर्मपरिग्रहम् power of righteousness, चिन्तयन् while thinking, सः हनुमान् that Hanuman, महात्मनाम् of the great ones, चारणानाम् of charanas (heavenly birds moving in the sky), वाक्यम् word, शुश्राव heard.

Meaning

As Hanuman was thinking so, he heard the words of the great charanas who were praising the queen's power of righteousness.

SK-55-30Sundara Kanda 55.30

अहो खलु कृतं कर्म दुष्करं हि हनूमता। अग्निं विसृजताऽभीक्ष्णं भीमं राक्षसवेश्मनि।।5.55.30।।

aho khalu kṛtṃ karma duṣkarṃ hi hanūmatā| agniṃ visṛjatā'bhīkṣṇṃ bhīmṃ rākṣasaveśmani||5.55.30||

Translation

राक्षसवेश्मनि in the demons buildings, आभीक्ष्णम् excessively, भीमम् terrific, अग्निम् fire, विसृजता spreading, हनूमता by Hanuman, दुष्करम् marvellous, कर्म task, कृतं खलु has been done verily, अहो Oh

Meaning

'Oh Hanuman has indeed accomplished the marvellous task of spreading the terrific fire on the demons buildings.

SK-55-31Sundara Kanda 55.31

प्रपलायितरक्षः स्त्रीबालवृद्धसमाकुला। जनकोलाहलाध्माता क्रन्दन्तीवाद्रिकन्दरै: ।।5.55.31।।

prapalāyitarakṣḥ strībālavṛddhasamākulā| janakolāhalādhmātā krandantīvādrikandarai: ||5.55.31||

Translation

प्रपलायितरक्षस्त्रीबालवृद्धसमाकुला crowded with children, women and old demons running (in a bid to save their lives), जनकोलाहलाध्माता loud with the wails of demons people, अद्रिकन्दरे with the cave like houses, क्रन्दन्ती इव as if wailing loudly.

Meaning

The city is crowded with women, children and old demons running (in a bid to save themselves). The loud wails of demons resounded in the mountaincaves. It was as if the city was shrieking loudly.

SK-55-32Sundara Kanda 55.32

दग्धेयं नगरी सर्वा साट्टप्राकारतोरणा। जानकी न च दग्धेति विस्मयोऽद्भुत एव नः।।5.55.32।।

dagdheyṃ nagarī sarvā sāṭṭaprākāratoraṇā| jānakī na ca dagdheti vismayo'dbhuta eva nḥ||5.55.32||

Translation

साट्टप्राकारतोरणा with towering markets ramparts and portals, इयम् this, नगरी city, सर्वा entirely, दग्धा is burnt, जानकी च and Janaki, न दग्धा is not burnt, इति thus, नः for us, अद्भुतः wonderful, विस्मयः एव It is surprising.

Meaning

'The city with its towering markets, ramparts and portals is burnt, but Janaki is not. It is really wonderful, strange

SK-55-33Sundara Kanda 55.33

स निमित्तैश्च दृष्टार्थैः कारणैश्च महागुणैः। ऋषिवाक्यैश्च हनुमानभवत्प्रीतमानसः।।5.55.33।।

sa nimittaiśca dṛṣṭārthaiḥ kāraṇaiśca mahāguṇaiḥ| ṛṣivākyaiśca hanumānabhavatprītamānasḥ||5.55.33||

Translation

सः हनूमान् that Hanuman, दृष्ठार्थैः with proofs having seen, निमित्तै: with omens, महागुणैः good tidings, कारणैश्च and by reasons, ऋषिवाक्यैश्च by the sages words, प्रीतमानसः happy at heart, अभवत् became.

Meaning

With omens that proved to be right and for good reasons and from the words of the sages (charanas), Hanuman felt happy.

SK-55-34Sundara Kanda 55.34

ततः कपिः प्राप्तमनोरथार्थस्तामक्षतां राजसुतां विदित्वा। प्रत्यक्षतस्तां पुनरेव दृष्टवा प्रतिप्रयाणाय मतिं चकार।।5.55.34।।

tatḥ kapiḥ prāptamanorathārthastāmakṣatāṃ rājasutāṃ viditvā| pratyakṣatastāṃ punareva dṛṣṭavā pratiprayāṇāya matiṃ cakāra||5.55.34||

Translation

ततः then, कपिः Hanuman, प्राप्तमनोरथार्थः with his desires fulfilled, तां राजसुताम् the princess, अक्षताम् not hurt, विदित्वा after knowing, ताम् her, पुनरेव once again, प्रत्यक्षतः directly, दृष्ट्वा after seeing, प्रतिप्रयाणाय for departing, मतिम् thought, चकार entertained.

Meaning

Hanuman, having fulfilled his desires and knowing that Sita is not hurt, thought of departing after meeting Sita once again (to testify that she is really safe). इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे पञ्चपञ्चाशस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the fiftyfifth sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

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