Vālmīki (Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि)
Introduction
Dadhimukha comes to Sugreeva and reports that Madhuvana, the grove abounding in honey, has been damaged by monkeys headed by Angada and Hanuma. When Lakshmana in the vicinity enquires Sugreeva about the matter, Sugreeva says that by hearing about the jubilation of the monkeys, it can be concluded that Seetha has been traced out. Assuaging Dadhimukha, Sugreeva asks him to send without delay, Hanuma, Angada and others to him, so as to hear about their efforts in tracing out Seetha.
ततो मूर्ध्ना निपतितम् वानरम् वानर ऋषभः |
दृष्ट्वा एव उद्विग्न हृदयो वाक्यम् एतत् उवाच ह || ५-६३-१
dR^iShTvaa eva udvigna hR^idayo vaakyam etat uvaaca ha || 5-63-1
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.1
Just on seeing Dadhimukha, who fell touching his feet with his head, Sugreeva the chief of monkeys, with an agitated mind, spoke the following words:
उत्तिष्ठ उत्तिष्ठ कस्मात् त्वम् पादयोः पतितो मम |
अभयम् ते भवेत् वीर सत्यम् एव अभिधीयताम् || ५-६३-२
abhayam te bhavet viira satyam eva abhidhiiyataam || 5-63-2
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.2
“O valiant monkey! Stand up, rise! Why have you fallen on my feet? I grant you immunity from fear. Let the entire truth be spoken!” .
स तु विश्वासितः तेन सुग्रीवेण महात्मना |
उत्थाय च महाप्राज्ञो वाक्यम् दधि मुखो अब्रवीत् || ५-६३-३
utthaaya ca mahaapraaj~no vaakyam dadhi mukho abraviit || 5-63-3
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.3
Thus inspired by the high-souled Sugreeva with confidence, that highly intelligent Dadhimukha, rising up, spoke the following words:
न एव ऋक्ष रजसा राजन् न त्वया न अपि वालिना |
वनम् निसृष्ट पूर्वम् हि भक्षितम् तत् तु वानरैः || ५-६३-४
vanam nisR^iShTa puurvam hi bhakShitam tat tu vaanaraiH || 5-63-4
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.4
“O king! Madhuvana was indeed not set free previously at any time by Riksharajas, your father, or by you, or by even Vali. That Madhuvana has been consumed away by the monkeys.”
एभिः प्रधर्षिताः च एव वारिता वन रक्षिभिः |
मधूनि अचिन्तयित्वा इमान् भक्षयन्ति पिबन्ति च || ५-६३-५
madhuuni acintayitvaa imaan bhakShayanti pibanti ca || 5-63-5
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.5
“When these guards of the grove obstructed the monkeys, they disregarded the guards and continue to eat the fruits and drink the honey too.”
शिष्टम् अत्र अपविध्यन्ति भक्षयन्ति तथा अपरे |
निवार्यमाणाः ते सर्वे भ्रुवौ वै दर्शयन्ति हि || ५-६३-६
nivaaryamaaNaaH te sarve bhruvau vai darshayanti hi || 5-63-6
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.6
“Some are throwing away a remnant of honey, after drinking it there and some others are consuming that remnant. When prevented by us, all of them are indeed exhibiting their eye-brows to us (in anger).”
इमे हि सम्रब्धतराः तथा तैः सम्प्रधर्षिताः |
वारयन्तो वनात् तस्मात् क्रुद्धैः वानर पुम्गवैः || ५-६३-७
vaarayanto vanaat tasmaat kruddhaiH vaanara pumgavaiH || 5-63-7
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.7
“When these guards of the grove became angry and tried to keep them off from the grove, those enraged monkeys threatened them.”
ततः तैः बहुभिः वीरैः वानरैः वानर ऋषभाः |
सम्रक्त नयनैः क्रोधाद्त् हरयः सम्प्रचालिताः || ५-६३-८
samrakta nayanaiH krodhaadt harayaH sampracaalitaaH || 5-63-8
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.8
“O chief of monkeys! Then, those valiant monkeys in large numbers, having their red eyes in anger, drove away these monkeys.”
पाणिभिः निहताः केचित् केचिज् जानुभिः आहताः |
प्रकृष्टाः च यथा कामम् देव मार्गम् च दर्शिताः || ५-६३-९
prakR^iShTaaH ca yathaa kaamam deva maargam ca darshitaaH || 5-63-9
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.9
“Those monkeys struck some of the guards with their hands. They beat some of them with their knees. They dragged some of them and tossed them into air.”
एवम् एते हताः शूराः त्वयि तिष्ठति भर्तरि |
कृत्स्नम् मधु वनम् चैव प्रकामम् तैः प्रभक्ष्यते || ५-६३-१०
kR^itsnam madhu vanam caiva prakaamam taiH prabhakShyate || 5-63-10
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.10
“While you are in the position of a king, those monkeys have beaten these valiant guards and are eating away the entire Maduvana too.”
एवम् विज्ञाप्यमानम् तु सुग्रीवम् वानर ऋषभम् |
अपृच्छत् तम् महाप्राज्ञो लक्ष्मणः पर वीरहा || ५-६३-११
apR^icchhat tam mahaapraaj~no lakShmaNaH para viirahaa || 5-63-11
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.11
Lakshmana, the killer of hostile heroes and a very wise man, asked that Sugreeva, the excellent of monkeys (as follows) while Dadhimukha was thus reporting to him:
किम् अयम् वानरो राजन् वनपः प्रत्युपस्थितः |
कम् च अर्थम् अभिनिर्दिश्य दुह्खितो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् || ५-६३-१२
kam ca artham abhinirdishya duhkhito vaakyam abraviit || 5-63-12
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.12
“O king! Why has this monkey the garden-protector, come here?’ Pointing out what matter has this monkey in grief, spoken these words to you?”.
एवम् उक्तः तु सुग्रीवो लक्ष्मणेन महात्मना |
लक्ष्मणम् प्रत्युवाच इदम् वाक्यम् वाक्य विशारदः || ५-६३-१३
lakShmaNam pratyuvaaca idam vaakyam vaakya vishaaradaH || 5-63-13
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.13
Hearing the words of the high-souled Lakshmana, the eloquent Sugreeva replied to him as follows:
आर्य लक्ष्मण सम्प्राह वीरो दधि मुखः कपिः |
अन्गद प्रमुखैः वीरैः भक्षितम् मधु वानरैः || ५-६३-१४
विचित्य दक्षिणामाशामागतैर्हरिपुङ्गवैः |
angada pramukhaiH viiraiH bhakShitam madhu vaanaraiH || 5-63-14
vichitya dakShiNaamaashaamaagatairharipuN^gavaiH |
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.14, 5.63.15a
“O esteemed Lakshmana! Dadhimukha, the valiant monkey is informing that the foremost of monkeys, who returned from the southern direction, after searching for Seetha as also Angada and other heroes consumed honey.”
न एषाम् अकृत कृत्यानाम् ईदृशः स्यात् उपक्रमः || ५-६३-१५
आगतैश्च प्रमथितम् यथा मधुवनम् हि तैः |
धर्षितं च वनम् कृत्स्नमुपयुक्तम् च वानरैः || ५-६३-१६
aagataishcha pramathitam yathaa madhuvanam hi taiH |
dharShitaM cha vanam kR^itsnamupayuktam cha vaanaraiH || 5-63-16
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.15b, 5.63.16
“By seeing the manner in which these returned monkeys overpowered, destroyed and behaved towards Madhuvana, we can deduce that the monkeys would not have indulged in such an exploit, had they not accomplished my purpose.”
वनम् यथा अभिपन्नम् तैः साधितम् कर्म वानरैः |
दृष्टा देवी न संदेहो न च अन्येन हनूमता || ५-६३-१७
dR^iShTaa devii na sa.ndeho na ca anyena hanuumataa || 5-63-17
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.17
“When those monkeys have overpowered Madhuvana, then it means that our task has been accomplished by the monkeys. Seetha was found. There is no doubt. None other than Hanuma must have seen Seetha.”
न हि अन्यः साधने हेतुः कर्मणो अस्य हनूमतः |
कार्य सिद्धिः हनुमति मतिः च हरि पुम्गव || ५-६३-१८
व्यवसायः च वीर्यम् च श्रुतम् च अपि प्रतिष्ठितम् |
kaarya siddhiH hanumati matiH ca hari pumgava || 5-63-18
vyavasaayaH ca viiryam ca shrutam ca api pratiShThitam |
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.18, 5.63.19a
“There is none other than, Hanuma who is the executor in accomplishing this work. In that Hanuma, the foremost among the monkeys, capacity to accomplish any object; intelligence; strenuous, vigour effort; and learning are well established in his life.”
जाम्बवान् यत्र नेता स्यात् अन्गदस्य बल ईश्वरः |
हनूमान् च अपि अधिष्ठाता न तस्य गतिः अन्यथा || ५-६३-१९
hanuumaan ca api adhiShThaataa na tasya gatiH anyathaa || 5-63-19
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.19b, 5.63.19c
“Where Jambavan as well as Angada are leaders and Hanuma is an administrator, the progress of that work cannot be as otherwise.”
अन्गद प्रमुखैः वीरैः हतम् मधु वनम् किल || ५-६३-२०
वारिताः सहिताः पालाः तथा जानुभिः आहताः |
vaaritaaH sahitaaH paalaaH tathaa jaanubhiH aahataaH |
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.20, 5.63.21a
“It is so reported that Madhuvana has been destroyed by the heroes with Angada as the chief and the garden-guards who were together preventing the damage, were beaten up with knees.”
एतत् अर्थम् अयम् प्राप्तो वक्तुम् मधुर वाग् इह || ५-६३-२१
नाम्ना दधि मुखो नाम हरिः प्रख्यात विक्रमः |
naamnaa dadhi mukho naama hariH prakhyaata vikramaH |
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.21b, 5.63.22a
“To tell this matter in sweet words, the monkey renowned by Dadhimukha by name, with his celebrated prowess, has come here.”
दृष्टा सीता महाबाहो सौमित्रे पश्य तत्त्वतः || ५-६३-२२
अभिगम्य यथा सर्वे पिबन्ति मधु वानराः |
abhigamya yathaa sarve pibanti madhu vaanaraaH |
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.22b, 5.63.23a
“O the long-armed Lakshmana! Perceive the truth that Seetha has been seen and see that all monkeys, getting together, are drinking honey.”
न च अपि अदृष्ट्वा वैदेहीम् विश्रुताः पुरुष ऋषभ || ५-६३-२३
वनम् दात्त वरम् दिव्यम् धर्षयेयुः वन ओकसः |
vanam daatta varam divyam dharShayeyuH vana okasaH |
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.23b, 5.63.24a
“O Lakshmana, the foremost among men! If the renowned monkeys have not seen Seetha, they would not have abused the charming grove; which was granted as a boon.”
ततः प्रहृष्टो धर्म आत्मा लक्ष्मणः सह राघवः || ५-६३-२४
श्रुत्वा कर्ण सुखाम् वाणीम् सुग्रीव वदनाच् च्युताम् |
प्राहृष्यत भृशम् रामो लक्ष्मणः च महायशाः || ५-६३-२५
shrutvaa karNa sukhaam vaaNiim sugriiva vadanaac cyutaam |
praahR^iShyata bhR^isham raamo lakShmaNaH ca mahaayashaaH || 5-63-25
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.24b, 5.63.25
Then, the righteous Lakshmana, together with Rama, felt delighted. Hearing the words coming from the mouth of Sugreeva, which were pleasant for the ears, Rama was rejoiced. The mighty Lakshmana too was very much rejoiced.
श्रुत्वा दधि मुखस्य इदम् सुग्रीवः तु प्रहृष्य च |
वन पालम् पुनः वाक्यम् सुग्रीवः प्रत्यभाषत || ५-६३-२६
vana paalam punaH vaakyam sugriivaH pratyabhaaShata || 5-63-26
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.26
Hearing those words of Dadhimukha, Sugreeva with a charming neck, was very much pleased and further spoke to Dadhimukha, the guardian of the grove (as follows):
प्रीतो अस्मि सौम्य यत् भुक्तम् वनम् तैः कृत कर्मभिः |
मर्षितम् मर्षणीयम् च चेष्टितम् कृत कर्मणाम् || ५-६३-२७
marShitam marShaNiiyam ca ceShTitam kR^ita karmaNaam || 5-63-27
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.27
“I am happy that Madhuvana has been enjoyed by those monkeys, who have accomplished their act. Since the act (damage to the grove) done by those monkeys, who have accomplished their purpose is fit to be forgiven, I pardon them.
इच्छामि शीघ्रम् हनुमत् प्रधानान् |
शाखा मृगान् तान् मृग राज दर्पान् |
द्रष्टुम् कृत अर्थान् सह राघवाभ्याम् |
श्रोतुम् च सीता अधिगमे प्रयत्नम् || ५-६३-२८
shaakhaa mR^igaan taan mR^iga raaja darpaan |
draShTum kR^ita arthaan saha raaghavaabhyaam |
shrotum ca siitaa adhigame prayatnam || 5-63-28
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.28
“I, together with Rama and Lakshmana, soon desire to see those monkeys, with Hanuma as their chief, who having acquired the pride of a lion and who attained his purpose; and also to hear about their effort in finding out Seetha.”
प्रीतिस्फीताक्षौ सम्प्रहृष्टौ कुमारौ |
दृष्ट्वा सिद्धार्थौ वानराणाम् च राजा |
अङ्गैः सम्हृष्टैः कर्मसिद्धिम् विदित्वा |
बाह्वोओरासन्नाम् सोऽतिमात्रम् ननन्द || ५-६३-२९
dR^iShTvaa siddhaarthau vaanaraaNaam cha raajaa |
aN^gaiH samhR^iShTaiH karmasiddhim viditvaa |
baahvooraasannaam so.atimaatram nananda || 5-63-29
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Show Description: Sloka 5.63.29
Seeing Rama and Lakshmana with their eyes filled with ecstatic delight, the princes, who were thrilled with joy and who accomplished their aim, Sugreeva that king of the monkeys was very much delighted, knowing that accomplishment of their work is coming close to their hands and his limbs were thrilled with joy.
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