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Srimad Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa | Kishkindha Kāṇḍa ~ Sarga 47 of 67

Kishkindha Kāṇḍa : book of the monkey kingdom || Total Sargas (or) Chapters: 67

Abstract: Rama meets Hanuman and helps destroy the monkey people’s king, Vali, making Vali’s younger brother, Sugriva, king of Kishkindha instead.

Sarga (chapter): 47 of 67 || śloka (verses): 14

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Vālmīki (Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि)

Vālmīki (Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि)



Introduction

Search for Seetha failed in east, north, and west directions. The monkey chiefs who went there have come back to inform that she is not found and they all hoped Hanuma to find her out, because he is pursuing the direction in which Seetha was taken away.

दर्शनार्थम् तु वैदेह्याः सर्वतः कपि कुंजराः |
व्यादिष्टाः कपि राजेन यथा उक्तम् जग्मुर् अंजसा || ४-४७-१
darshanaartham tu vaidehyaaH sarvataH kapi ku.njaraaH |
vyaadiShTaaH kapi raajena yathaa uktam jagmur a.njasaa || 4-47-1


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.1

1. kapi raajena vyaadiSTaaH [vi aa dish] = by monkeys, king, commanded; kapi kunjaraaH = monkeys, elephantine; yathaa uktam = as, said [true to command]; vaidehyaaH darshanaartham = of Vaidehi, for a glimpse; anjasaa = with post-haste; sarvataH jagmuH = everywhere, essayed at.

As commanded by the king of monkeys Sugreeva all of the elephantine monkeys essayed everywhere with post-hast for a glimpse of Vaidehi. [4-47-1] .

ते सरांसि सरित् कक्षान् आकाशम् नगराणि च |
नदी दुर्गान् तथा शैलान् विचिन्वन्ति समन्ततः || ४-४७-२
te saraaMsi sarit kakShaan aakaasham nagaraaNi ca |
nadii durgaan tathaa shailaan vicinvanti samantataH || 4-47-2


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.2

2. te = those – monkeys; saraamsi saritaH kakSaan = at lakes, river’s [on riverbanks,] chambers, [creeper-pens]; aakaasham nagaraaNi ca = sky [empty space, unpeopled lands,] cities, also; tathaa = thus; nadii dur gaan shailaan = with rivers, not, passable places, mountains; samantataH vi cinvanti = everywhere, thoroughly, searched out.

Those monkeys have thoroughly searched at lakes, in the pens of creepers on riverbanks, in vacant lands and in crowded cities and at impassable places with rivers and mountains. [4-47-2] .

सुग्रीवेण समाख्याताः सर्वे वानर यूथपाः |
तत्र देशान् प्रविचिन्वन्ति स शैल वन काननान् || ४-४७-३
sugriiveNa samaakhyaataaH sarve vaanara yuuthapaaH |
tatra deshaan pravicinvanti sa shaila vana kaananaan || 4-47-3


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.3

3. sugriiveNa sam aakhyaataaH = by Sugreeva, well-said [explicitly, commanded]; sarve vaanara yuuthapaaH = all, monkey’s, commanders; tatra = in that matter; pra sa shaila vana kaananaan = inclusive of, mountains, woodlands, thick forests; [sarvaan = all of the]; deshaan = provinces; vi cinvanti = carefully, searched.

All the monkey commanders explicitly commanded by Sugreeva, very carefully searched all the provinces inclusive of mountains, woodlands, and thick forests of those provinces. [4-47-3] .

विचिन्त्य दिवसम् सर्वे सीता अधिगमने धृताः |
समायान्ति स्म मेदिन्याम् निशा कालेषु वानराः || ४-४७-४
vicintya divasam sarve siitaa adhigamane dhR^itaaH |
samaayaanti sma medinyaam nishaa kaaleShu vaanaraaH || 4-47-4


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.4

4. sarve vaanaraaH = all of the, monkeys; siitaa adhigamane dhR^itaaH = in Seetha’s, attaining, firmed up; divasam vicintya = by day, on searching; nishaa kaaleSu = at night, time; medinyaam = onto earth; sam aayaanti sma = well [together,] come, they are.

All the Vanara-s firmed up in finding Seetha have searched nooks and corners of earth by day, and at nighttimes they used to come together onto earth at scheduled places. [4-47-4] .

सर्व ऋतुकान् च देशेषु वानराः स फलान् द्रुमान् |
आसाद्य रजनीम् शय्याम् चक्रुः सर्वेषु अहस्सु ते || ४-४७-५
sarva R^itukaan ca desheShu vaanaraaH sa phalaan drumaan |
aasaadya rajaniim shayyaam cakruH sarveShu ahassu te || 4-47-5


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.5

5. te vaanaraaH = those, Vanara-s; sarveSu ahassu [ te] = in all [those,] days; sarva R^itukaan ca = all, seasonal, also; sa phalaan drumaan = with, fruits, trees; desheSu aasaadya = in [those and those] provinces, on getting at; rajaniim shayyaam cakruH = at nights [at bedtime,] bed, made.

In all those days those Vanara-s used to come to trees which have fruits of all seasons, to make those trees as their beds at bedtime. [4-47-5]

Or to say in another way: drumaan saphalaan cakruH= ‘trees, blessed to be fruitful…’ Fruting trees will be aplenty with fruits, if monkeys visit them. Because monkeys resided on all the trees of all provinces, Rama blesses all of the trees of those and those countries through those monkeys, namely the agents of Rama, to be full of fruits. Even now allowing a troop of monkeys into orchard or groves is tolerable and sacred. But after a sumptuous meal, they start all their monkey tricks and ransack gardens, which is intolerable and then they are driven out.

तत् अहः प्रथमम् कृत्वा मासे प्रस्रवणम् गताः |
कपि राजेन संगम्य निराशाः कपि कुंजराः || ४-४७-६
tat ahaH prathamam kR^itvaa maase prasravaNam gataaH |
kapi raajena sa.ngamya niraashaaH kapi ku.njaraaH || 4-47-6


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.6

6. tat ahaH prathamam kR^itvaa = that, day [of their starting,] first, on making [counting]; maase = in month; kapi kunjaraaH = monkey, elephants; nir aashaaH = without, hope; prasravaNam gataaH = , Mt. Prasavana, went [returned]; kapi raajena sangamya = with monkey, king, joined – met with Sugreeva.

Counting the day of their starting as day one, those elephantine monkeys returned to Mt. Prasavana within one month, hopeless of Seetha, and met Sugreeva, the king of monkeys, who is with Rama awaiting the return of monkeys. [4-47-6] .

विचित्य तु दिशम् पूर्वाम् यथा उक्ताम् सचिवैः सह |
अदृष्ट्वा विनतः सीताम् आजगाम महाबलः || ४-४७-७
vicitya tu disham puurvaam yathaa uktaam sacivaiH saha |
adR^iShTvaa vinataH siitaam aajagaama mahaabalaH || 4-47-7


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.7

7. mahaabalaH = great-mighty one; vinataH = Cmdr. Vinata; sacivaiH saha = 1] ministers, 2] colleagues, together with; yathaa uktaam = as, said [as advised by Sugreeva]; puurvaam disham vicitya = eastern, quarter, on searching; siitaam a dR^iSTvaa = Seetha, not, seeing [finding]; aa jagaama = came back.

Cmdr. Vinata, the great-mighty vanara, came back after searching eastern quarter as Sugreeva had advised, but without finding Seetha there. [4-47-7] .

दिशम् अपि उत्तराम् सर्वाम् विविच्य स महाकपिः |
आगतः सह सैन्येन वीरः शतबलिः तदा || ४-४७-८
disham api uttaraam sarvaam vivicya sa mahaakapiH |
aagataH saha sainyena viiraH shatabaliH tadaa || 4-47-8


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.8

8. tadaa = then; viiraH mahaa kapiH shatabaliH = valiant one, matchless, monkey, Shatabali; sainyena saha = army, along with; sarvaam uttaraam disham api = whole of, northern, direction, even; vi vicya = = explored; [siitaam a dR^iSTvaa = Seetha, without seeing]; saH = such as he is; aagataH = he came back.

Even the valiant and matchless monkey Shatabali explored whole of the northern direction along with his army, but he too came back as Seetha is undiscovered there. [4-47-8] .

सुषेणः पश्चिमाम् आशाम् विविच्य सह वानरैः |
समेत्य मासे पूर्णे तु सुग्रीवम् उपचक्रमे || ४-४७-९
suSheNaH pashcimaam aashaam vivicya saha vaanaraiH |
sametya maase puurNe tu sugriivam upacakrame || 4-47-9


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.9

9. suSeNaH vaanaraiH saha = Sushena [father-in-law of Sugreeva,] vanara-s, along with; pashcimaam aashaam vivicya = in western, direction, on searching; maase puurNe tu = a month, on completion, but; [a dR^iSTvaa siitaam = without seeing, Seetha]; sametya = came back; sugriivam upacakrame = to Sugreeva, nearby arrived.

Sushena, the father-in-law of Sugreeva, searching whole of western quarter along with vanara-s, but not finding Seetha there, he came back when one month is completed, and approached Sugreeva. [4-47-9] .

तम् प्रस्रवण पृष्ठस्थम् समासाद्य अभिवाद्य च |
आसीनम् सह रामेण सुग्रीवम् इदम् अब्रुवन् || ४-४७-१०
tam prasravaNa pR^iShThastham samaasaadya abhivaadya ca |
aasiinam saha raameNa sugriivam idam abruvan || 4-47-10


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.10

10. raameNa saha aasiinam = Rama, along with, one who is seated; prasravaNa pR^iSThastham = Mt. Prasavana, on peak of; tam sugriivam = him, Sugreeva; sam aasaadya = on reaching; abhivaadya ca = on revering, also; idam abruvan = this, [all the expeditionists] spoke.

All of the expeditionists have reached and venerated Sugreeva who is sitting along with Rama on the peak of Mt. Prasavana and spoke this to him. [4-47-10] .

विचिताः पर्वताः सर्वे वनानि गहनानि च |
निम्नगाः सागर अन्ताः च सर्वे जनपदाः तथा || ४-४७-११
vicitaaH parvataaH sarve vanaani gahanaani ca |
nimnagaaH saagara antaaH ca sarve janapadaaH tathaa || 4-47-11


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.11

11. sarve parvataaH vicitaaH = all, mountains, are searched; gahanaani vanaani ca = serried, forests, also; nimn agaaH = low, going [flowing, rivers that slope down]; saagara antaaH ca = ocean’s, edge of [or, along the rivers that slope down into oceans]; tathaa = likewise; sarve jana padaaH = all, people’s, places [inhabitations – are thoroughly searched.]

“All of the mountains, all of the serried forests, all of the riversides up to the edge of oceans, likewise, all of the inhabitations have been searched. [4-47-11] .

गुहाः च विचिताः सर्वा याः च ते परिकीर्तिताः |
विचिताः च महागुल्मा लता वितत संतताः || ४-४७-१२
guhaaH ca vicitaaH sarvaa yaaH ca te parikiirtitaaH |
vicitaaH ca mahaagulmaa lataa vitata saMtataaH || 4-47-12


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.12

12. sarvaaH = all; te pari kiirtitaaH = by you, explicitly, extolled; yaaH = which of those; guhaaH = caves are there; they too; vicitaaH = thoroughly searched; lataa vitata santataaH = climbers, entwined with, thickly; mahaa gulmaaH = immense, shrubby hutches; vicitaaH ca = rummaged, also.

“Those caves that were explicitly extolled by you, they are all thoroughly searched, and immense shrubby hutches that are thickly entwined with climber plants have also been rummaged. [4-47-12] .

गहनेषु च देशेषु दुर्गेषु विषमेषु च |
सत्त्वानि अतिप्रमाणानि विचितानि हतानि च |
ये चैव गहना देशा विचिताः ते पुनः पुनः || ४-४७-१३
gahaneShu ca desheShu durgeShu viShameShu ca |
sattvaani atipramaaNaani vicitaani hataani ca |
ye caiva gahanaa deshaa vicitaaH te punaH punaH || 4-47-13


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.13

13. gahaneSu = in compacted places; dur geSu = impenetrable areas; viSameSu ca = asymmetrical, [lopsided lands]; desheSu = in such provinces; ati pramaaNaani = too much, in size [colossal beings]; sattvaani = living beings [creatures]; vicitaani = are hunted out; hataani ca = are killed [by us,] also; gahanaaH ye deshaaH = impassable ones, which of those, provinces are there; te = they are; punaH punaH vicitaaH = again, again, searched high and low.

“Search is conducted in the compacted, lopsided, and impenetrable provinces, and colossal beings are hunted out and killed presuming that Ravana might have assumed those odd shapes, and the impassable provinces are searched high and low, time and again. [4-47-13] .

उदार सत्त्व अभिजनो हनूमान्
स मैथिलीम् ज्ञास्यसि वानरेन्द्र |
दिशम् तु याम् एव गता तु सीता
ताम् आस्थितो वायु सुतो हनूमान् || ४-४७-१४
udaara sattva abhijano hanuumaan
sa maithiliim j~naasyasi vaanarendra |
disham tu yaam eva gataa tu siitaa
taam aasthito vaayu suto hanuumaan || 4-47-14


Show Description: Sloka 4.47.14

14. vaanarendra = oh, Vanara king; udaara sattva abhijanaH = exceptionally, mighty, high-born one; saH hanuumaan = he that, Hanuma; maithiliim j~naasyasi = about Maithili, he ascertains; siitaa yaam eva disham gataa = Seetha, in which, direction, alone, has gone [taken away]; taam = that direction; vaayu sutaH hanuumaan = Air-god’s, son, Hanuma; aasthitaH = resorted to.

“Hanuma is high-born and exceptionally mighty, oh, Sugreeva, the king of vanara-s, he will ascertain about Maithili, because the son of Air-god, Hanuma, resorted to the direction in which Seetha is taken away.” Thus, monkey chiefs reported to their king Sugreeva. [4-47-14] .

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