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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 4 (Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa) • Sarga 46

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 46

किष्किन्धाकाण्डम् • सर्गः 46

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 46 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 14 verses.

Total: 14 Verses • Citations: VR 4.46.1–14 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 4.46.1 अनुष्टुप्
दर्शनार्थं तु वैदेह्याः सर्वतः कपियूथपाः । व्यादिष्टाः कपिराजेन यथोक्तं जग्मुरञ्जसा ॥
darśanārthaṃ tu vaidehyāḥ sarvataḥ kapiyūthapāḥ | vyādiṣṭāḥ kapirājena yathoktaṃ jagmurañjasā ||
English Translation
The principal monkeys, having been ordered by the monkey-king, speedily went in all directions to their destinations for the purpose of seeing Vaidehi.
VR 4.46.2 अनुष्टुप्
सरांसि सरितः कक्षानाकाशं नगराणि च । नदीदुर्गांस्तथा शैलान्विचिन्वन्ति समन्ततः ॥
sarāṃsi saritaḥ kakṣānākāśaṃ nagarāṇi ca | nadīdurgāṃstathā śailānvicinvanti samantataḥ ||
English Translation
And on all sides they explore watery expanses, and streams, and lawns, and commons, and cities, and tracts rendered impassable by torrents.
VR 4.46.3 अनुष्टुप्
सुग्रीवेण समाख्यातान्सर्वे वानरयूथपाः । प्रदेशान्प्रविचिन्वन्ति सशैलवनकाननान् ॥
sugrīveṇa samākhyātānsarve vānarayūthapāḥ | pradeśānpravicinvanti saśailavanakānanān ||
English Translation
And the leaders of monkey-herds search all those countries, countries, described described by Sugrīva,-containing mountains, woods and forests.
VR 4.46.4 अनुष्टुप्
विचिन्त्य दिवसं सर्वे सीताधिगमने धृताः । समायान्ति स्म मेदिन्यां निशाकालेशु वानराः ॥
vicintya divasaṃ sarve sītādhigamane dhṛtāḥ | samāyānti sma medinyāṃ niśākāleśu vānarāḥ ||
English Translation
Engaged during the day in search of Sītā, at night the monkeys seek the ground (for sleep).
VR 4.46.5 अनुष्टुप्
सर्वर्तुकांश्च देशेषु वानराः सफलान्द्रुमान् । आसाद्य रजनीं शय्यां चक्रुः सर्वेष्वहःसु ते ॥
sarvartukāṃśca deśeṣu vānarāḥ saphalāndrumān | āsādya rajanīṃ śayyāṃ cakruḥ sarveṣvahaḥsu te ||
English Translation
In every place, by day coming to trees aye enjoying every season, and crowned with fruits, the monkeys prepared their beds at night.* *The sense is rather obscure, it being difficult to understand the relation their beds bore to the neighbouring trees.
VR 4.46.6 अनुष्टुप्
तदहः प्रथमं कृत्वा मासे प्रस्रवणं गताः । कपिराजेन संगम्य निराशाः कपियूथपाः ॥
tadahaḥ prathamaṃ kṛtvā māse prasravaṇaṃ gatāḥ | kapirājena saṃgamya nirāśāḥ kapiyūthapāḥ ||
English Translation
Counting that day* as the first, the principal monkeys, after the month had run out, resigning all hope, came to the Fountain and met with the monkey-king. *i.e. the day of their departure.
VR 4.46.7 अनुष्टुप्
विचित्य तु दिशं पूर्वां यथोक्तां सचिवैः सह । अदृष्ट्वा विनतः सीतामाजगाम महाबलः ॥
vicitya tu diśaṃ pūrvāṃ yathoktāṃ sacivaiḥ saha | adṛṣṭvā vinataḥ sītāmājagāma mahābalaḥ ||
English Translation
And having explored the Eastern regions, as directed, the exceedingly strong Vinata not having been able to see Sītā, came back, in company with his counsellors.
VR 4.46.8 अनुष्टुप्
उत्तरां तु दिशं सर्वां विचित्य स महाकपिः । आगतः सह सैन्येन वीरः शतबलिस्तदा ॥
uttarāṃ tu diśaṃ sarvāṃ vicitya sa mahākapiḥ | āgataḥ saha sainyena vīraḥ śatabalistadā ||
English Translation
And then that mighty ape, Satavali, daunted in spirits, arrived with his forces, after having searched all through the North.
VR 4.46.9 अनुष्टुप्
सुषेणः पश्चिमामाशां विचित्य सह वानरैः । समेत्य मासे संपूर्णे सुग्रीवमुपचक्रमे ॥
suṣeṇaḥ paścimāmāśāṃ vicitya saha vānaraiḥ | sametya māse saṃpūrṇe sugrīvamupacakrame ||
English Translation
And having searched the West in company with his monkeys, Sușeņa, on the month being complete, presented himself before Sugrīva.
VR 4.46.10 अनुष्टुप्
तं प्रस्रवणपृष्ठस्थं समासाद्याभिवाद्य च । आसीनं सह रामेण सुग्रीवमिदमब्रुवन् ॥
taṃ prasravaṇapṛṣṭhasthaṃ samāsādyābhivādya ca | āsīnaṃ saha rāmeṇa sugrīvamidamabruvan ||
English Translation
And coming to Sugrīva seated along with Rāma behind the Fountain, and saluting the former, Susena said to Sugriva.
VR 4.46.11 अनुष्टुप्
विचिताः पर्वताः सर्वे वनानि नगराणि च । निम्नगाः सागरान्ताश्च सर्वे जनपदास्तथा ॥
vicitāḥ parvatāḥ sarve vanāni nagarāṇi ca | nimnagāḥ sāgarāntāśca sarve janapadāstathā ||
English Translation
'We searched for her in the mountains, in inaccessible forests, in rivers and seas and also the countryside.
VR 4.46.12 अनुष्टुप्
गुहाश्च विचिताः सर्वा यास्त्वया परिकीर्तिताः । विचिताश्च महागुल्मा लताविततसंतताः ॥
guhāśca vicitāḥ sarvā yāstvayā parikīrtitāḥ | vicitāśca mahāgulmā latāvitatasaṃtatāḥ ||
English Translation
'We searched for her in the caves, in places filled with extensive vines and huge bushes and in all places mentioned by you.
VR 4.46.13 उपजातिः
गहनेषु च देशेषु दुर्गेषु विषमेषु च । सत्त्वान्यतिप्रमाणानि विचितानि हतानि च । ये चैव गहना देशा विचितास्ते पुनः पुनः ॥
gahaneṣu ca deśeṣu durgeṣu viṣameṣu ca | sattvānyatipramāṇāni vicitāni hatāni ca | ye caiva gahanā deśā vicitāste punaḥ punaḥ ||
English Translation
'We searched again and again the interior, inaccessible and uneven locations,and killed huge animals. We searched in regions difficult to penetrate.
VR 4.46.14 उपजातिः
उदारसत्त्वाभिजनो महात्मा; स मैथिलीं द्रक्ष्यति वानरेन्द्रः । दिशं तु यामेव गता तु सीता; तामास्थितो वायुसुतो हनूमान् ॥
udārasattvābhijano mahātmā; sa maithilīṃ drakṣyati vānarendraḥ | diśaṃ tu yāmeva gatā tu sītā; tāmāsthito vāyusuto hanūmān ||
English Translation
O lord of monkeys, possessed of great strength and nobly born, it is Hanumān who will be able to ascertain the whereabouts of Mithila's daughter. And the Wind's son, Hanumān, has followed even the has by which Sītā has gone.
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