Vaalmeeki Raamaayana Sundara Kaanda Sargas 59-61 (Devanagari, Roman)

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Subject: Vaalmeeki Raamaayana Sundara Kaanda Sargas 59-61 (Devanagari, Roman)
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Sundara Kaanda - Sarga 59 In this Sarga, after narrating all that he had done since he left them till he came back to them, Hanumān asks the Vānaras whether it makes sense for them to take Seetā by themselves and present her to Rāma. He tells how confident that he himself is in killing Rāvaṇa and his forces, and how confident he is in the prowess, strength and power of the other Vānaras like Jāmbavan, Sugreeva, Panasa, Neela, Mainda and Dwivida. He tells them again about the pitiable condition of Seetā. He asks them to think about what is to be done next, given her situation.
5.59.1 अ 5.59.1 आ 5.59.1 इ 5.59.1 ई	एतदाख्याय तत्सर्वम् हनुमान्मारुतात्मजः । भूयस्समुपचक्राम वचनं वक्तुमुत्तरम् ॥ ētadākhyāya tatsarvam hanumānmārutātmajaḥ । bhūyassamupacakrāma vacanaṃ vaktumuttaram ॥ Thus narrating all that had happened, Hanumān, the son of Vāyu, went on again, to say more words, beyond what he had already said.
5.59.2 अ 5.59.2 आ 5.59.2 इ 5.59.2 ई	सफलो राघवोद्योगः सुग्रीवस्य च सम्भ्रमः । शीलमासाद्य सीताया मम च प्रवणं मनः ॥ saphalō rāghavōdyōgaḥ sugrīvasya ca sambhramaḥ । ṡīlamāsādya sītāyā mama ca pravaṇaṃ manaḥ ॥ Rāghava’s enterprise and Sugreeva’s urgency have already borne fruit. And having seen for myself the virtues of Seetā, my mind is filled with devotion to her.
5.59.3 अ 5.59.3 आ 5.59.3 इ 5.59.3 ई	तपसा निर्दहेल्लोकान् कृद्धो वा निर्दहेदपि । सर्वधातिप्रवृद्धोऽसौ रावणो राक्षसाधिपः ॥ tapasā nirdahēllōkān kṛddhō vā nirdahēdapi । sarvadhātipravṛddhō'sau rāvaṇō rākṣasādhipaḥ ॥ Rāvaṇa, the lord of the Rākshasas, is quite accomplished in every aspect. He can burn the worlds with the power of his Tapa and he can burn them even with his anger.
5.59.4 अ 5.59.4 आ 5.59.4 इ 5.59.4 ई 5.59.5 अ 5.59.5 आ	तस्य तां स्पृशतो गात्रम् तपसा न विनाशितम् । न तदग्निशिखा कुर्यात् संस्पृष्टा पाणिना सती । जनकस्यात्मजा कुर्यात् यत्क्रोधकलुषीकृता ॥ tasya tāṃ spṛṡatō gātram tapasā na vināṡitam । na tadagniṡikhā kuryāt saṃspṛṣṭā pāṇinā satī । janakasyātmajā kuryāt yatkrōdhakaluṣīkṛtā ॥ It was only because of his Tapa that his body was not destroyed even after touching her. Not even the tongues of fire, when touched by hand, would be as disastrous as the daughter of Janaka, when she is taken over by wrath.
5.59.5 इ 5.59.5 ई 5.59.6 अ 5.59.6 आ 5.59.6 इ 5.59.6 ई	जाम्बवत्प्रमुखान् सर्वान् अनुज्ञाप्य महाहरीन् । अस्मिन्नेवं गते कार्ये भवतां च निवेदिते । न्याय्यं स्म सह वैदेह्या द्रष्टुं तौ पार्थिवात्मजौ ॥ jāmbavatpramukhān sarvān anujñāpya mahāharīn । asminnēvaṃ gatē kāryē bhavatāṃ ca nivēditē । nyāyyaṃ sma saha vaidēhyā draṣṭuṃ tau pārthivātmajau ॥ With all that I have relayed to you have been what it is, does it not make sense – if Jāmbavan and all other great Vānara chiefs agree to it - to take Seetā along with us, before we see the two princes?
5.59.7 अ 5.59.7 आ 5.59.7 इ 5.59.7 ई	अहमेकोऽपि पर्याप्तः सराक्षसगणां पुरीम् । तां लङ्कां तरसा हन्तुम् रावणं च महाबलम् ॥ ahamēkō'pi paryāptaḥ sarākṣasagaṇāṃ purīm । tāṃ laṅkāṃ tarasā hantum rāvaṇaṃ ca mahābalam ॥ I myself, with my sheer muscle, can singlehandedly destroy the city of Laṅkā with all its Rākshasa hordes and also Rāvaṇa, of immense strength.
5.59.8 अ 5.59.8 आ 5.59.8 इ 5.59.8 ई	किं पुनस्सहितो वीरैः बलवद्भिः कृतात्मभिः । कृतास्त्रैः प्लवगैश्शूरैः भवद्भिर्विजयैषिभिः ॥ kiṃ punassahitō vīraiḥ balavadbhiḥ kṛtātmabhiḥ । kṛtāstraiḥ plavagaiṡṡūraiḥ bhavadbhirvijayaiṣibhiḥ ॥ Then, what is there ,to speak of, when Veeras like you, strong, brave and resolute Vānaras who have mastered weapons and are eager for victory, all join!
5.59.9 अ 5.59.9 आ 5.59.9 इ 5.59.9 ई	अहं तु रावणं युद्धे ससैन्यं सपुरस्सरम् । सहपुत्त्रं वधिष्यामि सहोदरयुतं युधि ॥ ahaṃ tu rāvaṇaṃ yuddhē sasainyaṃ sapurassaram । sahaputtraṃ vadhiṣyāmi sahōdarayutaṃ yudhi ॥ I shall myself slay in battle Rāvaṇa and his forces, his retinue, his sons and his brothers.
5.59.10 अ 5.59.10 आ 5.59.10 इ 5.59.10 ई 5.59.11 अ 5.59.11 आ	ब्राह्ममैन्द्रं च रौद्रं च वायव्यं वारणं तथा । यदि शक्रजितोऽस्त्राणि दुर्निरीक्षाणि संयुगे । तान्यहं विधमिष्यामि हनिष्यामि च राक्षसान् ॥ brāhmamaindraṃ ca raudraṃ ca vāyavyaṃ vāraṇaṃ tathā । yadi ṡakrajitō'strāṇi durnirīkṣāṇi saṃyugē । tānyahaṃ vidhamiṣyāmi haniṣyāmi ca rākṣasān ॥ I can annihilate the Rākshasas, by easily foiling the Astras of Brahma, Indra, Rudra, Vāyu, Varuṇa that none can even dare look at, if they are to be deployed by Indrajit!
5.59.11 इ 5.59.11 ई 5.59.12 अ 5.59.12 आ 5.59.12 इ 5.59.12 ई	भवतामभ्यनुज्ञातो विक्रमो मे रुणद्धि तम् । मयातुला विसृष्टा हि शैलवृष्टिर्निरन्तरा । देवानपि रणे हन्यात् किं पुनस्तान्निशाचरान् ॥ bhavatāmabhyanujñātō vikramō mē ruṇaddhi tam । mayātulā visṛṣṭā hi ṡailavṛṣṭirnirantarā । dēvānapi raṇē hanyāt kiṃ punastānniṡācarān ॥ My prowess, with your permission, can easily arrest him in his tracks. My matchless and incessant downpour of boulders can destroy even the Dēvas, what to say of the Night-Rovers?
5.59.13 अ 5.59.13 आ 5.59.13 इ 5.59.13 ई	सागरोऽप्यतियाद्वेलाम् मन्दरः प्रचलेदपि । न जाम्बवन्तं समरे कम्पयेदरिवाहिनी ॥ sāgarō'pyatiyādvēlām mandaraḥ pracalēdapi । na jāmbavantaṃ samarē kampayēdarivāhinī ॥ Mandara Mountain might quiver and oceans might cross their shorelines, but no enemy force can shake Jāmbavan on the battle-field.
5.59.14 अ 5.59.14 आ 5.59.14 इ 5.59.14 ई	सर्वराक्षससङ्घानाम् राक्षसा ये च पूर्वकाः । अलमेको विनाशाय वीरो वालिसुतः कपिः ॥ sarvarākṣasasaṅghānām rākṣasā yē ca pūrvakāḥ । alamēkō vināṡāya vīrō vālisutaḥ kapiḥ ॥ The son of Vāli, the heroic Vānara alone, is capable of destroying the Rākshasa chiefs of all the Rākshasa hordes.
5.59.15 अ 5.59.15 आ 5.59.15 इ 5.59.15 ई	पनसस्योरुवेगेन नीलस्य च महात्मनः । मन्दरोऽप्यवशीर्येत किंपुनर्युधि राक्षसाः ॥ panasasyōruvēgēna nīlasya ca mahātmanaḥ । mandarō'pyavaṡīryēta kiṃpunaryudhi rākṣasāḥ ॥ The speed of Panasa’s thighs and that of Mahātma Neela’s can shatter even the Mandara, what to say of Rākshasas in the battle?
5.59.16 अ 5.59.16 आ 5.59.16 इ 5.59.16 ई	सदेवासुरयक्षेषु गन्धर्वोरगपक्षिषु । मैन्दस्य प्रतियोद्धारम् शंसत द्विविदस्य वा ॥ sadēvāsurayakṣēṣu gandharvōragapakṣiṣu । maindasya pratiyōddhāram ṡaṃsata dvividasya vā ॥ Tell me, is there any one among Dēvas, Asuras and Yakshas, or among Gandharvas, Uragas and Birds, who can stand against Mainda and Dwivida in a battle?
5.59.17 अ 5.59.17 आ 5.59.17 इ 5.59.17 ई	अश्विपुत्रौ महाभागौ एतौ प्लवगसत्तमौ । एतयोः प्रतियोद्दारम् न पश्यामि रणाजिरे ॥ aṡviputrau mahābhāgau ētau plavagasattamau । ētayōḥ pratiyōddāram na paṡyāmi raṇājirē ॥ I cannot think of anyone who can stand in a fight against these two, the blessed ones, sons of the Aṡwin twins and the best among the Vānaras!
5.59.18 अ 5.59.18 आ 5.59.18 इ 5.59.18 ई	पितामहवरोत्सेकात् परमं दर्पमास्थितौ । अमृतप्राशिनावेतौ सर्ववानरसत्तमौ ॥ pitāmahavarōtsēkāt paramaṃ darpamāsthitau । amṛtaprāṡināvētau sarvavānarasattamau ॥ They are held in high standing because of the boon they received from the Grandsire. They, who drank Amṛt, are the best among Vānaras.
5.59.19 अ 5.59.19 आ 5.59.19 इ 5.59.19 ई	अश्विनोर्माननार्थं हि सर्वलोकपितामहः । सर्वावध्यत्वमतुलम् अनयोर्दत्तवान्पुरा ॥ aṡvinōrmānanārthaṃ hi sarvalōkapitāmahaḥ । sarvāvadhyatvamatulam anayōrdattavānpurā ॥ Once upon a time, in honor of the Aṡwins, the Grandsire of all worlds gave them the matchless boon of immunity from death from the hands of anyone.
5.59.20 अ 5.59.20 आ 5.59.20 इ 5.59.20 ई	वरोत्सेकेन मत्तौ च प्रमथ्य महतीं चमूम् । सुराणाममृतं वीरौ पीतवन्तौ प्लवङ्गमौ ॥ varōtsēkēna mattau ca pramathya mahatīṃ camūm । surāṇāmamṛtaṃ vīrau pītavantau plavaṅgamau ॥ Haughty on acquiring that boon, they subdued the great army of the Dēvas and drank Amṛt.
5.59.21 अ 5.59.21 आ 5.59.21 इ 5.59.21 ई	एतावेव हि सङ्कृद्धौ सवाजिरथकुञ्जराम् । लङ्कां नाशयितुं शक्तौ सर्वे तिष्ठन्तु वानराः ॥ ētāvēva hi saṅkṛddhau savājirathakuñjarām । laṅkāṃ nāṡayituṃ ṡaktau sarvē tiṣṭhantu vānarāḥ ॥ Provoked and enraged, they alone can destroy Laṅkā along with its horses, chariots and elephants; the other Vānaras could just stand aside and watch.
5.59.22 अ 5.59.22 आ 5.59.22 इ 5.59.22 ई	मयैव निहता लङ्का दग्धा भस्मीकृता पुनः । राजमार्गेषु सर्वत्र नाम विश्रावितं मया ॥ mayaiva nihatā laṅkā dagdhā bhasmīkṛtā punaḥ । rājamārgēṣu sarvatra nāma viṡrāvitaṃ mayā ॥ I have already destroyed Laṅkā, burning it down and reducing it to ashes. I proclaimed who I am, everywhere along the royal pathways.
5.59.23 अ 5.59.23 आ 5.59.23 इ 5.59.23 ई 5.59.24 अ 5.59.24 आ 5.59.24 इ 5.59.24 ई	जयत्यतिबलो रामो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः । राजा जयति सुग्रीवो राघवेणाभिपालितः । अहं कोसलराजस्य दासः पवनसम्भवः । हनुमानिति सर्वत्र नाम विश्रावितं मया ॥ jayatyatibalō rāmō lakṣmaṇaṡca mahābalaḥ । rājā jayati sugrīvō rāghavēṇābhipālitaḥ । ahaṃ kōsalarājasya dāsaḥ pavanasambhavaḥ । hanumāniti sarvatra nāma viṡrāvitaṃ mayā ॥ I proclaimed, ‘My name is Hanumān, I am born from the power of Vāyu and I am the servant of the king of Kōsala.’ I chanted, ‘Victory to the extremely powerful Rāma and Lakshmaṇa of immense strength and victory to the King Sugreeva, who enjoys the protection of Rāghava!’
5.59.25 अ 5.59.25 आ 5.59.25 इ 5.59.25 ई 5.59.26 अ 5.59.26 आ 5.59.26 इ 5.59.26 ई 5.59.27 अ 5.59.27 आ	अशोकवनिकामध्ये रावणस्य दुरात्मनः । अधस्ताच्छिंशुपावृक्षे साध्वी करुणमास्थिता । राक्षसीभिः परिवृता शोकसंतापकर्शिता । मेघलेखापरिवृता चन्द्रलेखेव निष्प्रभा । अचिन्तयन्ती वैदेही रावणं बलदर्पितम् ॥ aṡōkavanikāmadhyē rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ । adhastācchiṃṡupāvṛkṣē sādhvī karuṇamāsthitā । rākṣasībhiḥ parivṛtā ṡōkasaṃtāpakarṡitā । mēghalēkhāparivṛtā candralēkhēva niṣprabhā ।< br>acintayantī vaidēhī rāvaṇaṃ baladarpitam ॥ Vaidēhi, the good lady, giving no heed to Rāvaṇa who is haughty because of his strength, sits at the foot of the Ṡiṃṡupa tree in the Aṡōka pleasance of the wicked Rāvaṇa, in a pitiable state surrounded by the Rākshasis, worn out by grief and suffering, lusterless like a digit of the moon overcast by patches of clouds.
5.59.27 इ 5.59.27 ई 5.59.28 अ 5.59.28 आ 5.59.28 इ 5.59.28 ई	पतिव्रता च सुश्रोणी अवष्टब्धा च जानकी । अनुरक्ता हि वैदेही रामं सर्वात्मना शुभा । अनन्यचित्ता रामे च पौलोमीव पुरन्दरे ॥ pativratā ca suṡrōṇī avaṣṭabdhā ca jānakī । anuraktā hi vaidēhī rāmaṃ sarvātmanā ṡubhā । ananyacittā rāmē ca paulōmīva purandarē ॥ That daughter of Janaka, of lovely Kaṭee, a chaste and devoted wife, is kept confined there. That princess of Vidēha has every bit of her pure love lodged in Rāma. She does not think about anything other than Rāma, like the daughter of Pulōma about Indra.
5.59.29 अ 5.59.29 आ 5.59.29 इ 5.59.29 ई	तदेकवासस्संवीता रजोध्वस्ता तथैव च । शोकसन्तापदीनाङ्गी सीता भर्तृहिते रता ॥ tadēkavāsassaṃvītā rajōdhvastā tathaiva ca । ṡōkasantāpadīnāṅgī sītā bhartṛhitē ratā ॥ Wearing the same single garment, covered in dust, burnt by grief and her every limb looking pitiable, Seetā’s thoughts are occupied by nothing but the welfare of her husband.
5.59.30 अ 5.59.30 आ 5.59.30 इ 5.59.30 ई 5.59.31 अ 5.59.31 आ 5.59.31 इ 5.59.31 ई 5.59.32 अ 5.59.32 आ	सा मया राक्षसीमध्ये तर्ज्यमाना मुहुर्मुहुः । राक्षसीभिर्विरूपाभिः दृष्टा हि प्रमदावने । एकवेणीधरा दीना भर्तृचिन्तापरायणा । अधश्शय्या विवर्णाङ्गी पद्मिनीव हिमागमे । रावणाद्विनिवृत्तार्था मर्तव्यकृतनिश्चया ॥ sā mayā rākṣasīmadhyē tarjyamānā muhurmuhuḥ । rākṣasībhirvirūpābhiḥ dṛṣṭā hi pramadāvanē । ēkavēṇīdharā dīnā bhartṛcintāparāyaṇā । adhaṡṡayyā vivarṇāá �…gī padminīva himāgamē । rāvaṇādvinivṛttārthā martavyakṛtaniṡcayā ॥ I saw her in that women’s pleasance in the midst of the Rākshasis who were threating her repeatedly. Her hair braided in a single plait, she was thinking only about her husband. She lay on the ground with her limbs lacking color and luster, like a lotus vine at the onset of winter. Resolute against Rāvaṇa’s pleadings, she was bent upon casting away her life.
5.59.32 इ 5.59.32 ई 5.59.33 अ 5.59.33 आ 5.59.33 इ 5.59.33 ई	कथञ्चिन्मृगशाबाक्षी विश्वासमुपपादिता । ततः संभाषिता चैव सर्वमर्थं च दर्शिता । रामसुग्रीवसख्यं च श्रुत्वा प्रीतिमुपागता ॥ kathañcinmṛgaṡābākṣī viṡvāsamupapāditā । tataḥ saṃbhāṣitā caiva sarvamarthaṃ ca darṡitā । rāmasugrīvasakhyaṃ ca ṡrutvā prītimupāgatā ॥ I could manage somehow to make her confidence in me. She could understand the entire mission once I explained it to her. She was pleased to hear about the alliance between Rāma and Sugreeva.
5.59.34 अ 5.59.34 आ 5.59.34 इ 5.59.34 ई 5.59.34 उ 5.59.34 ऊ	नियतस्समुदाचारो भक्तिर्भर्तरि चोत्तमा । यन्न हन्ति दशग्रीवम् सा महात्मा कृतागसम् । निमित्तमात्रं रामस्तु वधे तस्य भविष्यति ॥ niyatassamudācārō bhaktirbhartari cōttamā । yanna hanti daṡagrīvam sā mahātmā kṛtāgasam । nimittamātraṃ rāmastu vadhē tasya bhaviṣyati ॥ If the Ten-necked one who has committed such an offence is not destroyed by her, a Mahātma, who adheres to the best of the customs (with the power of her Tapa), it is because of her supreme devotion to her husband; and Rāma will be merely an instrument in killing him.
5.59.35 अ 5.59.35 आ 5.59.35 इ 5.59.35 ई	सा प्रकृत्यैव तन्वङ्गी तद्वियोगाच्च कर्शिता । प्रतिपत्पाठशीलस्य विद्येव तनुतां गता ॥ sā prakṛtyaiva tanvaṅgī tadviyōgācca karṡitā । pratipatpāṭhaṡīlasya vidyēva tanutāṃ gatā ॥ She, who is already slender by nature, has become worn out by separation from him, like the studies of one who habitually devotes the dark fortnight for them.	Tradition holds that venturing on to the study of a new subject or topic during the dark fortnight of the month (from full moon to new moon) would not be as fruitful as the study in the bright fortnight.
5.59.36 अ 5.59.36 आ 5.59.36 इ 5.59.36 ई	एवमत्र महाभागा सीता शोकपरायणा । यदत्र प्रतिकर्तव्यम् तत्सर्वमुपपाद्यताम् ॥ ēvamatra mahābhāgā sītā ṡōkaparāyaṇā । yadatra pratikartavyam tatsarvamupapādyatām ॥ Given that such is the state of the blessed Seetā, who is given completely to grief, let all that needs to be done now in response, be done.
	इत्यार्षे वाल्मीकीये श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमस्सर्गः॥ ityārṣē vālmīkīyē ṡrīmadrāmāyaṇē ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē ēkōnaṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ॥ Thus concludes the fifty ninth Sarga in Sundara Kāṇḍa of the glorious Rāmāyaṇa, the first ever poem of humankind, composed by Maharshi Vālmeeki.
Sundara Kaanda - Sarga 60 In this Sarga, Aṅgada, agreeing with Hanumān, suggests that they should take Jānaki with them before going back to Rāma. But Jāmbavan disagrees saying that it is not in alignment with what Rāma intended.
5.60.1 अ 5.60.1 आ	तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वालिसूनुरभाषत ॥ tasya tadvacanaṃ ṡrutvā vālisūnurabhāṣata ॥ Hearing his words, the son of Vāli said:	There seems to be some Ṡlōkas missing in this Sarga, which should have been present between the Ṡlōkas 6 and 7. Jāmbavan’s response to Sugreeva, for example, is more detailed in the translation of N. Raghunathan, which is as follows: When he thus declared his mind, the worthy Jambavan, who was experienced in worldly matters, objected for a relevant reason, while affectionately applauding his motive, ‘ What you say, O great ape, would not be the right course to follow, immensely sagacious as you are. We were ordered to search the great Southern quarter; but neither the King of the apes nor the wise Rama told us to bring Sita with us. Raghava, that tiger among men, keeping in mind the dignity of his own race, would hardly like the idea of Sita being brought back by us somehow. Having vowed in the presence of the ape chiefs that he would himself win back Sita, how could that King go back on his word? All that we have done would be so much labour wasted. It would give him no satisfaction. All the prowess so far displayed would prove of no account, great apes. So we shall go to the place where Rama and Lakshmana and Sugriva of the immense power are to be found and acquaint them with what we have done. It is not, O Prince, as if the course you have suggested is improper; but we should seek to achieve our object in conformity with Rama’s own ideas and wishes.’
5.60.2 अ 5.60.2 आ 5.60.2 इ 5.60.2 ई	अयुक्तं तु विना देवीम् दृष्टवद्भिश्च वानराः । समीपं गन्तुमस्माभी राघवस्य महात्मनः ॥ ayuktaṃ tu vinā dēvīm dṛṣṭavadbhiṡca vānarāḥ । samīpaṃ gantumasmābhī rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ ॥ O Vānaras! Having found her, it is not right for us to go to the presence of Rāghava, the Mahātma, without taking her with us.
5.60.3 अ 5.60.3 आ 5.60.3 इ 5.60.3 ई	दृष्टा देवी न चानीता इति तत्र निवेदनम् । अयुक्तमिव पश्यामि भवद्भिः ख्यातविक्रमैः ॥ dṛṣṭā dēvī na cānītā iti tatra nivēdanam । ayuktamiva paṡyāmi bhavadbhiḥ khyātavikramaiḥ ॥ I see it as inappropriate for you, of famed prowess, to report, ‘We have seen the Dēvi, but did not bring her!’
5.60.4 अ 5.60.4 आ 5.60.4 इ 5.60.4 ई	न हि नः प्लवने कश्चित् न्ऽपि कश्चित्पराक्रमे । तुल्यस्सामरदैत्येषु लोकेषु हरिसत्तमाः ॥ na hi naḥ plavanē kaṡcit n'pi kaṡcitparākramē । tulyassāmaradaityēṣu lōkēṣu harisattamāḥ ॥ There is no one in all the worlds, including among Dēvas and Daityas, that are equal to us, O best of Vānaras, in flight or in attack.
5.60.5 अ 5.60.5 आ 5.60.5 इ 5.60.5 ई	तेष्वेवं हतवीरेषु राक्षसेषु हनूमता । किमन्यदत्र कर्तव्यम् गृहीत्वा याम जानकीम् ॥ tēṣvēvaṃ hatavīrēṣu rākṣasēṣu hanūmatā । kimanyadatra kartavyam gṛhītvā yāma jānakīm ॥ With the Rākshasa Veeras killed by Hanumān, what else is there for us to do? Let us take Jānaki and go!
5.60.6 अ 5.60.6 आ 5.60.6 इ 5.60.6 ई	तमेवं कृतसङ्कल्पम् जाम्बवान् हरिसत्तमः । उवाच परमप्रीतो वाक्यमर्थवदर्थवित् ॥ tamēvaṃ kṛtasaṅkalpam jāmbavān harisattamaḥ । uvāca paramaprītō vākyamarthavadarthavit ॥ When he had all but made up his mind thus, Jāmbavan, the best of the Vānaras and a savant of worldly affairs, said these words, with a hint, albeit in a pleasing manner:
5.60.7 अ 5.60.7 आ 5.60.7 इ 5.60.7 ई	न तावदेषा मतिरक्षमा नो यथा भवान् पश्यति राजपुत्र । यथा तु रामस्य मतिर्निविष्टा तथा भवान् पश्यतु कार्यसिद्धिम् ॥ na tāvadēṣā matirakṣamā nō yathā bhavān paṡyati rājaputra । yathā tu rāmasya matirniviṣṭā tathā bhavān paṡyatu kāryasiddhim ॥ O Prince! It is not that inappropriate for us to do the way you see things, but you shall see what would accomplish the object in alignment with what Rāma has in mind.
	इत्यार्षे वाल्मीकीये श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे षष्टितमस्सर्गः॥ ityārṣē vālmīkīyē ṡrīmadrāmāyaṇē ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē ṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ॥ Thus concludes the sixtieth Sarga in Sundara Kāṇḍa of the glorious Rāmāyaṇa, the first ever poem of humankind, composed by Maharshi Vālmeeki.
Sundara Kaanda - Sarga 61 In this Sarga, the Vānaras take flight to go back to Rāma and Sugreeva, eager to give the good news and resolute on helping Rāma take revenge. On their way they come across the Madhuvana that was maintained and protected by Sugreeva, and was guarded by his maternal uncle Dadhimukha. The Vānaras seek the permission of Aṅgada to drink the liquor in that Vana, which he grants after consulting senior Vānaras like Jāmbavan. Intoxicated after consuming the liquor, they have all the fun and frolic in the world pushing each other, jumping up and down and so on. Seeing them destroy everything, Dadhimukha tries to stop them in every which way possible, yelling, hitting and reasoning with them. But intoxicated, they turn against him, drag him about and beat him almost to death. They empty the Vana completely.
5.61.1 अ 5.61.1 आ 5.61.1 इ 5.61.1 ई	ततो जाम्बवतो वाक्यम् अगृह्णन्त वनौकसः । अङ्गदप्रमुखा वीरा हनुमांश्च महाकपिः ॥ tatō jāmbavatō vākyam agṛhṇanta vanaukasaḥ । aṅgadapramukhā vīrā hanumāṃṡca mahākapiḥ ॥ The Veeras like Aṅgada and the great Vānara Hanumān and all the Vana dwellers accepted the advice of Jāmbavan.
5.61.2 अ 5.61.2 आ 5.61.2 इ 5.61.2 ई	प्रीतिमन्तस्ततः सर्वे वायुपुत्रपरस्पराः । महेन्द्राद्रिं परित्यज्य पुप्लुवुः प्लवगर्षभाः ॥ prītimantastataḥ sarvē vāyuputraparasparāḥ । mahēndrādriṃ parityajya pupluvuḥ plavagarṣabhāḥ ॥ Feeling elated, led by the son of Vāyu, those bulls among Vānaras flew, from the Mandara Mountain.
5.61.3 अ 5.61.3 आ 5.61.3 इ 5.61.3 ई	मेरुमन्दरसङ्काशा मत्ता इव महागजाः । छादयन्त इवाकाशम् महाकाया महाबलाः ॥ mērumandarasaṅkāṡā mattā iva mahāgajāḥ । chādayanta ivākāṡam mahākāyā mahābalāḥ ॥ They, of immense strength and giant bodies, who resembled the Mēru and Mandara mountains and elephants in rut, seemed to cloud the entire sky.
5.61.4 अ 5.61.4 आ 5.61.4 इ 5.61.4 ई	सभाज्यमानं भूतैस्तम् आत्मवन्तं महाबलम् । हनूमन्तं महावेगम् वहन्त इव दृष्टिभिः ॥ sabhājyamānaṃ bhūtaistam ātmavantaṃ mahābalam । hanūmantaṃ mahāvēgam vahanta iva dṛṣṭibhiḥ ॥ (With their eyes fixed on him), it seemed as if they carried Hanumān of great composure, speed and immense strength, whom all the creatures honored, with their eyesight.
5.61.5 अ 5.61.5 आ 5.61.5 इ 5.61.5 ई	राघवे चार्थनिर्वृत्तिं कर्तुं च परमं यशः । समाधाय समृद्धार्थाः सर्वेसिद्धिभिरुन्नता ॥ rāghavē cārthanirvṛttiṃ kartuṃ ca paramaṃ yaṡaḥ । samādhāya samṛddhārthāḥ sarvēsiddhibhirunnatā ॥ Set on accomplishing the mission of Rāma and looking for no less than great acclaim, they went, having succeeded in their task and their efforts having come to fruition.
5.61.6 अ 5.61.6 आ 5.61.6 इ 5.61.6 ई	प्रियाख्यानोन्मुखाः सर्वे सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिनः । सर्वे रामप्रतीकारे निश्चितार्था मनस्स्विनः ॥ priyākhyānōnmukhāḥ sarvē sarvē yuddhābhinandinaḥ । sarvē rāmapratīkārē niṡcitārthā manassvinaḥ ॥ Everyone was eager to convey the good news. Everyone was ready for a chance to fight. Everyone, in his mind, in all sincerity, was resolute on helping Rāma take revenge.
5.61.7 अ 5.61.7 आ 5.61.7 इ 5.61.7 ई	प्लवमानाः खमाप्लुत्य ततस्ते काननौकसः । नन्दनोपमयासेदुः वनं द्रुमलतायुतम् ॥ plavamānāḥ khamāplutya tatastē kānanaukasaḥ । nandanōpamayāsēduḥ vanaṃ drumalatāyutam ॥ Taking a leap into the sky and flying, the Vānaras came to a Nandana-like Vana that was full of trees and creepers.
5.61.8 अ 5.61.8 आ 5.61.8 इ 5.61.8 ई	यत्तन्मधुवनं नाम सुग्रीवस्याभिरक्षितम् । अधृष्यं सर्वभूतानाम् सर्वभूतमनोहरम् ॥ yattanmadhuvanaṃ nāma sugrīvasyābhirakṣitam । adhṛṣyaṃ sarvabhūtānām sarvabhūtamanōharam ॥ Well-protected by Sugreeva, captivating the hearts of everyone and inaccessible to all creatures, it was known as Madhuvana.
5.61.9 अ 5.61.9 आ 5.61.9 इ 5.61.9 ई	यद्रक्षति महावीर्यः सदा दधिमुखः कपिः । मातुलः कपिमुख्यस्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः ॥ yadrakṣati mahāvīryaḥ sadā dadhimukhaḥ kapiḥ । mātulaḥ kapimukhyasya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ ॥ It was guarded by Dadhimukha, a Vānara of great valor. He was the maternal uncle of the chief of Vānaras, Sugreeva, the Mahātma.
5.61.10 अ 5.61.10 आ 5.61.10 इ 5.61.10 ई	ते तद्वनमुपागम्य बभूवुः परमोत्कटाः । वानरा वानरेन्द्रस्य मनः कान्ततमं महत् ॥ tē tadvanamupāgamya babhūvuḥ paramōtkaṭāḥ । vānarā vānarēndrasya manaḥ kāntatamaṃ mahat ॥ On reaching that great Vana, which the lord of the Vānaras loved as the apple of his eye, the Vānaras were in a frenzy of excitement.
5.61.11 अ 5.61.11 आ 5.61.11 इ 5.61.11 ई	ततस्ते वानरा हृष्टा दृष्ट्वा मधुवनं महत् । कुमारमभ्ययाचन्त मधूनि मधुपिङ्गलाः ॥ tatastē vānarā hṛṣṭā dṛṣṭvā madhuvanaṃ mahat । kumāramabhyayācanta madhūni madhupiṅgalāḥ ॥ Excited on seeing that great Madhuvana, the Vānaras of honey complexion begged the young prince (Aṅgada) to let them have the liquor.
5.61.12 अ 5.61.12 आ 5.61.12 इ 5.61.12 ई	ततः कुमारस्तान् वृद्धान् जाम्बवत्प्रमुखान् कपीन् । अनुमान्य ददौ तेषाम् विसर्गं मधुभक्षणे ॥ tataḥ kumārastān vṛddhān jāmbavatpramukhān kapīn । anumānya dadau tēṣām visargaṃ madhubhakṣaṇē ॥ After convincing the elderly Vānaras like Jāmbavan, the young prince let them have the liquor.
5.61.13 अ 5.61.13 आ 5.61.13 इ 5.61.13 ई	ततश्चानुमतास्सर्वे सम्प्रहृष्टा वनौकसः । मुदिताः प्रेरिताश्चापि प्रनृत्यन्तोऽभवंस्तदा ॥ tataṡcānumatāssarvē samprahṛṣṭā vanaukasaḥ । muditāḥ prēritāṡcāpi pranṛtyantō'bhavaṃstadā ॥ Thus permitted, all the Vana dwellers became extremely happy. Happy and egged on by each other, they started dancing and capering.
5.61.14 अ 5.61.14 आ 5.61.14 इ 5.61.14 ई	गायन्ति केचित्प्रणमन्ति केचित् नृत्यन्ति केचित्प्रहसन्ति केचित् । पतन्ति केचिद्विचरन्ति केचित् प्लवन्ति केचित्प्रलपन्ति केचित् ॥ gāyanti kēcitpraṇamanti kēcit nṛtyanti kēcitprahasanti kēcit । patanti kēcidvicaranti kēcit plavanti kēcitpralapanti kēcit ॥ Some sang, some bowed, some danced, and others burst out laughing. Some fell on the ground, some walked up and down, some jumped and some talked gibberish.
5.61.15 अ 5.61.15 आ 5.61.15 इ 5.61.15 ई	परस्परं केचिदुपाश्रयन्ते परस्परं केचिदुपाक्रमन्ते । परस्परं केचिदुपब्रुवन्ते परस्परं केचिदुपारमन्ते ॥ parasparaṃ kēcidupāṡrayantē parasparaṃ kēcidupākramantē । parasparaṃ kēcidupabruvantē parasparaṃ kēcidupāramantē ॥ Some leaned on each other for support, some just fell on each other. Some talked with each other and some played with each other.
5.61.16 अ 5.61.16 आ 5.61.16 इ 5.61.16 ई	द्रुमाद्द्रुमं केचिदभिद्रवन्ते क्षितौ नगाग्रान्निपतन्ति केचित् । महीतलात्केचिदुदीर्णवेगा महाद्रुमाग्राण्यभिसम्पतन्ति ॥ drumāddrumaṃ kēcidabhidravantē kṣitau nagāgrānnipatanti kēcit । mahītalātkēcidudīrṇavēgā mahādrumāgrāṇyabhisampatanti ॥ Some ran from one tree to the other. Some fell from the top of the trees on to the ground. Some jumped from the ground to the top of huge trees with great speed.
5.61.17 अ 5.61.17 आ 5.61.17 इ 5.61.17 ई	गायन्तमन्यः प्रहसन्नुपैति हसन्तमन्यः प्ररुदन्नुपैति । रुदन्तमन्यः प्रणुदन्नुपैति नुदन्तमन्यः प्रणदन्नुपैति ॥ gāyantamanyaḥ prahasannupaiti hasantamanyaḥ prarudannupaiti । rudantamanyaḥ praṇudannupaiti nudantamanyaḥ praṇadannupaiti ॥ One, laughing, went to another who was singing. One, crying, went to another who was laughing. One, pushing, went to another who was crying. One, shouting, went to another who was pushing.
5.61.18 अ 5.61.18 आ 5.61.18 इ 5.61.18 ई	समाकुलं तत्कपिसैन्यमासीत् मधुप्रसानोत्कटसत्त्वचेष्टम् । न चात्र कश्चिन्न बभूव मत्तो न चात्र कश्चिन्न बभूव तृप्तः ॥ samākulaṃ tatkapisainyamāsīt madhuprasānōtkaṭasattvacēṣṭam । na cātra kaṡcinna babhūva mattō na cātra kaṡcinna babhūva tṛptaḥ ॥ That army of Vānaras raised a cacophony, losing all sense of control in their frenzy of drinking the liquor. There was no one who was not intoxicated. There was no one who had enough of it.
5.61.19 अ 5.61.19 आ 5.61.19 इ 5.61.19 ई	ततो वनं तत्परिभक्ष्यमाणं द्रुमांश्च विध्वंसितपत्रपुष्पान् । समीक्ष्य कोपाद्धधिवक्रनामा निवारयामास कपिः कपींस्तान् ॥ tatō vanaṃ tatparibhakṣyamāṇaṃ drumāṃṡca vidhvaṃsitapatrapuṣpān । samīkṣya kōpāddhadhivakranāmā nivārayāmāsa kapiḥ kapīṃstān ॥ Seeing everything in the Vana eaten up, its trees denuded of their leaves and flowers, the enraged Vānara Dadhimukha tried to stop those Vānaras.
5.61.20 अ 5.61.20 आ 5.61.20 इ 5.61.20 ई	स तैः प्रवृद्धैः परिभर्त्स्यमानो वनस्य गोप्ता हरिवीरवृद्धः । चकार भूयो मतिमुग्रतेजा वनस्य रक्षां प्रति वानरेभ्यः ॥ sa taiḥ pravṛddhaiḥ paribhartsyamānō vanasya gōptā harivīravṛddhaḥ । cakāra bhūyō matimugratējā vanasya rakṣāṃ prati vānarēbhyaḥ ॥ With them going out of control despite his threats, the veteran Vānara Veera of fierce valor, who was in-charge of the Vana, decided to save the Vana from those Vānaras.
5.61.21 अ 5.61.21 आ 5.61.21 इ 5.61.21 ई	उवाच कांश्चित्परुषाणि धृष्टम् असक्तमन्यांश्च तलैर्जघान । समेत्य कैश्चित्कलहं चकार तथैव साम्नोपजगाम कांश्चित् ॥ uvāca kāṃṡcitparuṣāṇi dhṛṣṭam asaktamanyāṃṡca talairjaghāna । samētya kaiṡcitkalahaṃ cakāra tathaiva sāmnōpajagāma kāṃṡcit ॥ He rebuked some in a stern tone. Being bold and having no hesitation, he smacked some hard with his palm. He went to some and picked up a quarrel. He went to some and tried to reason out.
5.61.22 अ 5.61.22 आ 5.61.22 इ 5.61.22 ई	स तैर्मदादप्रतिवार्य वेगैः बलाच्च तेन प्रतिवार्यमाणैः । प्रधर्षितस्त्यक्तभयैस्समेत्य प्रकृष्यते चाप्यनवेक्ष्य दोषम् ॥ sa tairmadādaprativārya vēgaiḥ balācca tēna prativāryamāṇaiḥ । pradharṣitastyaktabhayaissamētya prakṛṣyatē cāpyanavēkṣya dōṣam ॥ He tried to stop them forcibly, but, intoxicated, there was no stopping them. Giving up every sense of fear, they got together and turned against him. They even dragged him about, losing all sense of impropriety.
5.61.23 अ 5.61.23 आ 5.61.23 इ 5.61.23 ई	नखैस्तुदन्तो दशनैर्दशन्तः तलैश्च पादैश्च समापयन्तः । मदात्कपिं तं कपयस्समग्रा महावनं निर्विषयं च चक्रुः ॥ nakhaistudantō daṡanairdaṡantaḥ talaiṡca pādaiṡca samāpayantaḥ । madātkapiṃ taṃ kapayassamagrā mahāvanaṃ nirviṣayaṃ ca cakruḥ ॥ Mauling him with their claws, biting him with their teeth, and pounding him with their hands and feet, they left him almost dead. Intoxicated, all those Vānaras emptied that Vana completely.
	इत्यार्षे वाल्मीकीये श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये सुन्दरकाण्डे एकषष्टितम स्सर्गः॥ ityārṣē vālmīkīyē ṡrīmadrāmāyaṇē ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē ēkaṣaṣṭitama ssargaḥ॥ Thus concludes the sixty first Sarga in Sundara Kāṇḍa of the glorious Rāmāyaṇa, the first ever poem of humankind, composed by Maharshi Vālmeeki.

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Meaning, notes and commentary by: Krishna Sharma

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