समीक्ष्य विमलं व्योम गतविद्युबलाहकम्। सारसाकुलसंधुएं रम्यज्योत्स्नानुलेपनम्॥ समृद्धार्थं च सुग्रीवं मन्दधर्मार्थसंग्रहम्। अत्यर्थं चासतां मार्गमेकान्तगतमानसम्॥ निवृत्तकार्यं सिद्धार्थं प्रमदाभिरतं सदा। प्राप्तवन्तमभिप्रेतान् सर्वानेव मनोरथान्॥ स्वां च पत्नीमभिप्रेतां तारां चापि समीप्सिताम्। विहरन्तमहोरात्रं कृतार्थं विगतज्वरम्॥ क्रीडन्तमिव देवेशं गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणैः। मन्त्रिषु न्यस्तका च मन्त्रिणामनवेक्षकम्॥ उच्छिन्नराज्यसंदेहं कामवृत्तमिव स्थितम्। निश्चितार्थोऽर्थतत्त्वज्ञः कालधर्मविशेषवित्॥ प्रसाद्य वाक्यैर्विविधैर्हेतुमद्भिमनोरमैः। वाक्यविद् वाक्यतत्त्वज्ञं हरीशं मारुतात्मजः॥ हितं तथ्यं च पथ्यं च सामधर्मार्थनीतिमत्। प्रणयप्रीतिसंयुक्तं विश्वासकृतनिश्चयम्॥ हरीश्वरमुपागम्य हनूमान् वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
samīkṣya vimalaṃ vyoma gatavidyubalāhakam| sārasākulasaṃdhueṃ ramyajyotsnānulepanam|| samṛddhārthaṃ ca sugrīvaṃ mandadharmārthasaṃgraham| atyarthaṃ cāsatāṃ mārgamekāntagatamānasam|| nivṛttakāryaṃ siddhārthaṃ pramadābhirataṃ sadā| prāptavantamabhipretān sarvāneva manorathān|| svāṃ ca patnīmabhipretāṃ tārāṃ cāpi samīpsitām| viharantamahorātraṃ kṛtārthaṃ vigatajvaram|| krīḍantamiva deveśaṃ gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ| mantriṣu nyastakā ca mantriṇāmanavekṣakam|| ucchinnarājyasaṃdehaṃ kāmavṛttamiva sthitam| niścitārtho'rthatattvajñaḥ kāladharmaviśeṣavit|| prasādya vākyairvividhairhetumadbhimanoramaiḥ| vākyavid vākyatattvajñaṃ harīśaṃ mārutātmajaḥ|| hitaṃ tathyaṃ ca pathyaṃ ca sāmadharmārthanītimat| praṇayaprītisaṃyuktaṃ viśvāsakṛtaniścayam|| harīśvaramupāgamya hanūmān vākyamabravīt|
English Meaning
Beholding the clear welkin, void of clouds and lightnings, filled with Sarasas and sprinkled with the charmings rays of the Moon, Hanumān, the son of Marut, versed in religious lore and political economy, and conversant with effects proper to the time or season, approaching the Lord of monkeys, addressed him with various sound, reasonable and pleasant words, wellmeaning, true and teaching the means of acquiring forgiveness, piety and wealth. Acquiring riches Sugriva has grown careless for the collection of righteousness and wealth, is following the track of the vicious, and is addicted to the satisfaction of sensual appetites having all his actions stopped and desires attained-and given to enjoyments with damsels. Having attained all his desires and wishes, his own wife and the much-desired-for Tārā, Sugrīva is sporting with them, day and night, without any affliction, like to the Lord of celestials with Gandharvas and Apsarās. Placing all the royal affairs at the hands of the counsellors, without looking to them, and confiding fully in their abilities he is living like one under the influence of passions.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)