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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 4 (Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa) • Sarga 3

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 3

किष्किन्धाकाण्डम् • सर्गः 3

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 3 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.

Total: 25 Verses • Citations: VR 4.3.1–25 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 4.3.1 अनुष्टुप्
वचो विज्ञाय हनुमान्सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः । पर्वतादृश्यमूकात्तु पुप्लुवे यत्र राघवौ ॥
vaco vijñāya hanumānsugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ | parvatādṛśyamūkāttu pupluve yatra rāghavau ||
English Translation
Understanding the words of the high-souled Sugrīva, Hanumān, proceeded, springing, from the mount Rsyamūka, towards the descendants of Raghu.
VR 4.3.2 अनुष्टुप्
स तत्र गत्वा हनुमान्बलवान्वानरोत्तमः । उपचक्राम तौ वाग्भिर्मृद्वीभिः सत्यविक्रमः ॥
sa tatra gatvā hanumānbalavānvānarottamaḥ | upacakrāma tau vāgbhirmṛdvībhiḥ satyavikramaḥ ||
VR 4.3.3 अनुष्टुप्
स्वकं रूपं परित्यज्य भिक्षुरूपेण वानरः । आबभाषे च तौ वीरौ यथावत्प्रशशंस च ॥
svakaṃ rūpaṃ parityajya bhikṣurūpeṇa vānaraḥ | ābabhāṣe ca tau vīrau yathāvatpraśaśaṃsa ca ||
VR 4.3.4 अनुष्टुप्
राजर्षिदेवप्रतिमौ तापसौ संशितव्रतौ । देशं कथमिमं प्राप्तौ भवन्तौ वरवर्णिनौ ॥
rājarṣidevapratimau tāpasau saṃśitavratau | deśaṃ kathamimaṃ prāptau bhavantau varavarṇinau ||
English Translation
'You both fair in complexion, resemble royal sages or gods. You appear like ascetics and pursue vows in austerity. How come, you are present here, as if to frighten the animals and other creatures roaming this forest?
VR 4.3.5 अनुष्टुप्
त्रासयन्तौ मृगगणानन्यांश्च वनचारिणः । पम्पातीररुहान्वृक्षान्वीक्षमाणौ समन्ततः ॥
trāsayantau mṛgagaṇānanyāṃśca vanacāriṇaḥ | pampātīraruhānvṛkṣānvīkṣamāṇau samantataḥ ||
VR 4.3.6 अनुष्टुप्
इमां नदीं शुभजलां शोभयन्तौ तरस्विनौ । धैर्यवन्तौ सुवर्णाभौ कौ युवां चीरवाससौ ॥
imāṃ nadīṃ śubhajalāṃ śobhayantau tarasvinau | dhairyavantau suvarṇābhau kau yuvāṃ cīravāsasau ||
English Translation
'Gazing at the trees on the bank of Pampa, you both appear in brilliant complexion as if to enhance the beauty of the auspicious river water. Though young, courageous and with handsome shoulders, you seem to sigh in exhaustion. And though you look like ascetics robed in bark, you seem to terrify these creatures.
VR 4.3.7 अनुष्टुप्
सिंहविप्रेक्षितौ वीरौ सिंहातिबलविक्रमौ । शक्रचापनिभे चापे प्रगृह्य विपुलैर्भुजैः ॥
siṃhaviprekṣitau vīrau siṃhātibalavikramau | śakracāpanibhe cāpe pragṛhya vipulairbhujaiḥ ||
English Translation
'Having the gaze of a lion, both of you are heroic in your stance. As each of you hold a bow resembling the rainbow, you seem to be mighty warriors eager to annihilate the enemies. With the valour of superior bulls and your shoulders resembling elephant's trunks, you look magnificent, handsome and brilliant. (No doubt,) you are the best among the humans.
VR 4.3.8 अनुष्टुप्
श्रीमन्तौ रूपसंपन्नौ वृषभश्रेष्ठविक्रमौ । हस्तिहस्तोपमभुजौ द्युतिमन्तौ नरर्षभौ ॥
śrīmantau rūpasaṃpannau vṛṣabhaśreṣṭhavikramau | hastihastopamabhujau dyutimantau nararṣabhau ||
English Translation
'Having the gaze of a lion, both of you are heroic in your stance. As each of you hold a bow resembling the rainbow, you seem to be mighty warriors eager to annihilate the enemies. With the valour of superior bulls and your shoulders resembling elephant's trunks, you look magnificent, handsome and brilliant. (No doubt,) you are the best among the humans.
VR 4.3.9 अनुष्टुप्
प्रभया पर्वतेन्द्रोऽयं युवयोरवभासितः । राज्यार्हावमरप्रख्यौ कथं देशमिहागतौ ॥
prabhayā parvatendro'yaṃ yuvayoravabhāsitaḥ | rājyārhāvamaraprakhyau kathaṃ deśamihāgatau ||
English Translation
'You are young and radiant like the gods. This king of mountains (Rishyamuka) dazzles with your brilliance. Although you deserve to be sovereigns, how is it that you are here (into the forest)?
VR 4.3.10 अनुष्टुप्
पद्मपत्रेक्षणौ वीरौ जटामण्डलधारिणौ । अन्योन्यसदृशौ वीरौ देवलोकादिवागतौ ॥
padmapatrekṣaṇau vīrau jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau | anyonyasadṛśau vīrau devalokādivāgatau ||
English Translation
Having eyes resembling lotus-petals, heroic, wearing matted locks, resembling each other, have you come here from the celestial region?
VR 4.3.11 अनुष्टुप्
यदृच्छयेव संप्राप्तौ चन्द्रसूर्यौ वसुंधराम् । विशालवक्षसौ वीरौ मानुषौ देवरूपिणौ ॥
yadṛcchayeva saṃprāptau candrasūryau vasuṃdharām | viśālavakṣasau vīrau mānuṣau devarūpiṇau ||
English Translation
'Both of you appear alike, with eyes like lotus petals and locks of matted hair. You look like heroes descending from the world of the gods. You look like the Sun and the Moon dropped incidentally on this earth. With shoulders like those of a lion and the majesty of energetic bulls, you broadchested warriors appear like divine beings, though in fact humans.
VR 4.3.12 उपजातिः
सिंहस्कन्धौ महासत्त्वौ समदाविव गोवृषौ । आयताश्च सुवृत्ताश्च बाहवः परिघोत्तमाः । सर्वभूषणभूषार्हाः किमर्थं न विभूषितः ॥
siṃhaskandhau mahāsattvau samadāviva govṛṣau | āyatāśca suvṛttāśca bāhavaḥ parighottamāḥ | sarvabhūṣaṇabhūṣārhāḥ kimarthaṃ na vibhūṣitaḥ ||
English Translation
'Your long arms and spherelike shoulders appear as strong as iron clubs. Although they deserve to be decked with ornaments, how is it they are unadorned?
VR 4.3.13 अनुष्टुप्
उभौ योग्यावहं मन्ये रक्षितुं पृथिवीमिमाम् । ससागरवनां कृत्स्नां विन्ध्यमेरुविभूषिताम् ॥
ubhau yogyāvahaṃ manye rakṣituṃ pṛthivīmimām | sasāgaravanāṃ kṛtsnāṃ vindhyameruvibhūṣitām ||
English Translation
'To me, you both deserve to rule the entire earth encompassed by seas and forests and adorned with mountains like Vindhya and Meru.
VR 4.3.14 अनुष्टुप्
इमे च धनुषी चित्रे श्लक्ष्णे चित्रानुलेपने । प्रकाशेते यथेन्द्रस्य वज्रे हेमविभूषिते ॥
ime ca dhanuṣī citre ślakṣṇe citrānulepane | prakāśete yathendrasya vajre hemavibhūṣite ||
English Translation
These your painted and smooth bows appear like to the thunder-bolts of Indra adorned with gold.
VR 4.3.15 अनुष्टुप्
संपूर्णा निशितैर्बाणैर्तूणाश्च शुभदर्शनाः । जीवितान्तकरैर्घोरैर्ज्वलद्भिरिव पन्नगैः ॥
saṃpūrṇā niśitairbāṇairtūṇāśca śubhadarśanāḥ | jīvitāntakarairghorairjvaladbhiriva pannagaiḥ ||
English Translation
And these beautiful quivers are filled to the brim with sharpened and deadly shafts like to flaming fire and serpents.
VR 4.3.16 अनुष्टुप्
महाप्रमाणौ विपुलौ तप्तहाटकभूषितौ । खड्गावेतौ विराजेते निर्मुक्तभुजगाविव ॥
mahāpramāṇau vipulau taptahāṭakabhūṣitau | khaḍgāvetau virājete nirmuktabhujagāviva ||
English Translation
And these two daggers, of mighty proportions, furnished with burning gold, appear like to serpents, let loose.
VR 4.3.17 अनुष्टुप्
एवं मां परिभाषन्तं कस्माद्वै नाभिभाषथः ॥
evaṃ māṃ paribhāṣantaṃ kasmādvai nābhibhāṣathaḥ ||
VR 4.3.18 अनुष्टुप्
सुग्रीवो नाम धर्मात्मा कश्चिद्वानरयूथपः । वीरो विनिकृतो भ्रात्रा जगद्भ्रमति दुःखितः ॥
sugrīvo nāma dharmātmā kaścidvānarayūthapaḥ | vīro vinikṛto bhrātrā jagadbhramati duḥkhitaḥ ||
English Translation
Why do you not answer me accosting you thus? A certain heroic and virtuous monkeychief, by name Sugrīva, has been journeying on this carth, distressed at heart, being driven away by his brother.
VR 4.3.19 अनुष्टुप्
प्राप्तोऽहं प्रेषितस्तेन सुग्रीवेण महात्मना । राज्ञा वानरमुख्यानां हनुमान्नाम वानरः ॥
prāpto'haṃ preṣitastena sugrīveṇa mahātmanā | rājñā vānaramukhyānāṃ hanumānnāma vānaraḥ ||
English Translation
I have come here being despatched by that high-souled Sugriva-my name is Hanuman, the foremost of monkeys.
VR 4.3.20 अनुष्टुप्
युवाभ्यां सह धर्मात्मा सुग्रीवः सख्यमिच्छति । तस्य मां सचिवं वित्तं वानरं पवनात्मजम् ॥
yuvābhyāṃ saha dharmātmā sugrīvaḥ sakhyamicchati | tasya māṃ sacivaṃ vittaṃ vānaraṃ pavanātmajam ||
English Translation
That virtuous souled Sugrīva desires to make friends with you. And know me to be his counsellor-a monkey, the son of Pavana, ranging every where at my will, coming here, under the guise of a mendicant, from the mount Rsymuka, for the welfare of Sugriva.
VR 4.3.21 अनुष्टुप्
भिक्षुरूपप्रतिच्छन्नं सुग्रीवप्रियकाम्यया । ऋश्यमूकादिह प्राप्तं कामगं कामरूपिणम् ॥
bhikṣurūpapraticchannaṃ sugrīvapriyakāmyayā | ṛśyamūkādiha prāptaṃ kāmagaṃ kāmarūpiṇam ||
English Translation
'The righteous Sugriva wishes to make friendship with both of you. For his wellbeing I came here disguised as a mendicant from Rishyamuka mountain. I am a monkey, son of the Windgod and minister to Sugriva. I can assume any form at my free will and go anywhere I like'.
VR 4.3.22 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्त्वा तु हनुमांस्तौ वीरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ । वाक्यज्ञौ वाक्यकुशलः पुनर्नोवाच किंचन ॥
evamuktvā tu hanumāṃstau vīrau rāmalakṣmaṇau | vākyajñau vākyakuśalaḥ punarnovāca kiṃcana ||
English Translation
Having addressed thus those two heroes-Rama and Laksmana, Hanuman, conversant with words and skilled in speech, did not speak again.
VR 4.3.23 अनुष्टुप्
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् । प्रहृष्टवदनः श्रीमान्भ्रातरं पार्श्वतः स्थितम् ॥
etacchrutvā vacastasya rāmo lakṣmaṇamabravīt | prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ śrīmānbhrātaraṃ pārśvataḥ sthitam ||
English Translation
Hearing those words, the effulgent Rāma, with a delighted countenance, spoke to his younger brother, Laksmana-~-sitting by him.
VR 4.3.24 अनुष्टुप्
सचिवोऽयं कपीन्द्रस्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः । तमेव काङ्क्षमाणस्य ममान्तिकमुपागतः ॥
sacivo'yaṃ kapīndrasya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ | tameva kāṅkṣamāṇasya mamāntikamupāgataḥ ||
English Translation
He is the counsellor of the high-souled Sugriva, the lord of monkeys and has approached me, soliciting my friendship in his (Sugriva's) favour.
VR 4.3.25 अनुष्टुप्
तमभ्यभाष सौमित्रे सुग्रीवसचिवं कपिम् । वाक्यज्ञं मधुरैर्वाक्यैः स्नेहयुक्तमरिंदमम् ॥
tamabhyabhāṣa saumitre sugrīvasacivaṃ kapim | vākyajñaṃ madhurairvākyaiḥ snehayuktamariṃdamam ||
English Translation
Do you welcome, with pleasant words, O Saumitri, this monkey-Sugrīva's minister, the subduer of foes, affectionate and skilled in speech.
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