Page 1 of 723 Book V : Sundara Kanda - Book Of Beauty http://www.valmikiramayan.net/sundara_kanda_contents.html K. M. K. 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.................................................................................................................................... 707 Chapter [Sarga] 68 .................................................................................................................................... 717 Page 5 of 723 Chapter [Sarga] 1 Introduction This first chapter of Sundara Kanda describes Hanuma's preparations to cross the ocean in search of Seetha. Mighty Hanuma's flight over the ocean is described in a glorious detail. Hanuma's encountering of Mainaka, Surasa and Simhika form important phases of His flight. ddl Tl4Tldl9l` Rldl9l` UU` 9 (R4 lTTllTd l4'{{ 1. tataH= after that, shatrukarshanaH= the destroyer of foes (Hanuma), iyeshha= desired to (travel in), pathi= the path, chaaraNaa charite= tread by chaaranas, anveshhTum= to search for, siithayaaH padam= Seetha's place, raavaNa niitaayaaH= taken away by Ravana. After that, Hanuma, the destroyer of foes, desired to travel in the sky where celestials like chaaranas tread, to search for Seetha, who was taken away by Ravana. 'T l'ldpp ll R 4lT` RR(lUTll4l H4lldlT4l4l '{\ 2. vaanaraH= The monkey (Hanuma), chikiirshhan= who desired to perform, karma= a deed, dushhkaram= (which is) impossible to do, babhau= shone, gavaam pati iva= like a bull, nishhpratidvandvam= without any obstacles, samudagrashirogriivaH= with a raised head and neck. Hanuma who desired to perform a deed done by no one else, shone like a bull without any obstacles, with his stretched neck and raised head. 4 494T Ulp7 RBl47` lT` Rl77~ l4TlT 94lRMR'{\ Page 6 of 723 3. atha= after that, mahaabalaH= the mighty one, dhiiraH= the courageous one, vichachaara= roamed about, yathaa sukham= at ease, shaadvaleshhu= on the lawns, vaiDuura varNeshhu= wi th the hue of an emerald, salilakalpeshhu= and same as (still) water (from a distance). After that, the mighty and courageous Hanuma roamed at ease on the lawns with the hue of an emerald, which looked like still water from a distance. lp=l l4lR9 lRlTRl l(l BT RHl R4llRH 46 4 RTl '{ 4. dhiimaan= the thoughtful (Hanuma), pravR^iddhaH kesarii iva= (trod) like a ramapant lion, dvijaan vitraasayan= making birds to fear, haran= destroying, paadapaan= trees, urasaa= by his breast, nighnan= killing, subahuun= many, mR^igaaMshcha= animals also. The thoughtful Hanuma tread like a rampant lion, making birds fear, uprooting trees by his breast and also killing many animals. l77llBdRllT94T` lRdllRd` F4l4l4lBdlldl` RR7dR'{' lRFllTll4RlT RlTl?(` 9HlRTH4(4~ RH`'{\ R dF9 lHlT49F9 d7 lH4Tl9d ld9 l4TFd $( lH 4l4l'{~ 5,6,7. saH= that, kapivaraH= great monkey, babhau= shone, naagaH iva= like an elephant, hrade= in a lake, tishhThan= being located, tasya girivarasya= on that great mountain's, tale= foot, naagavaraayute= which had best of elephants, tatra= there, samalaMkR^itam= was decorated by, svabhaavavihitaiH= naturally formed, dhaatubhiH= mineral rocks, chitraiH= of varied hues, sitaasitaiH= (like) black and white, niilalohitamaaJNjishhThapatravarNaiH= blue, red, yellow, leaf color (green), abhiikshNam aavishhTam= surrounded to a great extent by, yakshakinnaragandharvaiH= Yakshas- Kinnaras-Gandharvas, kaamaruupibhiH= who could assume desired form, saparichchhadaiH= together with their famil ies, cha deva kalpaiH pannagaiH= and godly serpents. That great monkey Hanuma shone like an elephant in a lake, standing on the foot of that great mountain by the name of Mahendra, where many elephants of good breed resided, which was beautifully decorated with many naturally formed mineral rocks of varied hue like black, white, red, blue, yellow and green and which was surrounded by godly serpents and Yakshas, Kinnaras, Gandharvas who were capable of assuming desired form, together with their families. R R9l9 RBdl9 4l9 F49 4 d-9lTl7 4l lT HR RldR '{ Page 7 of 723 8. saH= He, kR^itvaa= performed, aJNjaliM= salutation with joined palms, suuryaaya= to Sun-God, mahendraaya= to Lord Indra, pavanaaya= to the God of Wind, svayaMbhuve= to Lord Brahma, cha bhuutebhyaH= and to Bhutas, matim chakaara= (and) set his mind, gamane= to leave. He saluted with joined palms to the Sun-God, Lord Indra, God of Wind, Lord Brahma and Bhutas and decided to leave. Tl7 lRM` 4l 4l9lR9l9l ddl lB 44 Hd (lHTl (lHTl l(