Siraatसुन्दरकाण्डः सर्गः 66
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एवमुक्तो हनुमता रामो दशरथात्मजः। तं मणिं हृदये कृत्वा रुरोद सहलक्ष्मणः॥
evamukto hanumatā rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ| taṃ maṇiṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā ruroda sahalakṣmaṇaḥ||
Being thus accosted by Hanumān, Rāma, the son of Dasaratha, placing that jewel on his breast, wept with Laksmana.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तं तु दृष्ट्वा मणिश्रेष्ठं राघवः शोककर्शितः। नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यां सुग्रीवमिदमब्रवीत्॥
taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā maṇiśreṣṭhaṃ rāghavaḥ śokakarśitaḥ| netrābhyāmaśrupūrṇābhyāṃ sugrīvamidamabravīt||
Beholding that excellent jewel, Rāghava, stricken with grief, with eyes full of tears, spake to Sugriva, saying.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
यथैव धेनुः स्रवति स्नेहाद् वत्सस्य वत्सला। तथा ममापि हृदयं मणिश्रेष्ठस्य दर्शनात्॥
yathaiva dhenuḥ sravati snehād vatsasya vatsalā| tathā mamāpi hṛdayaṃ maṇiśreṣṭhasya darśanāt||
Forsooth my heart melt on beholding this jewel as milk trickle down from the udders of a cow on beholding its calf.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
मणिरत्नमिदं दत्तं वैदेह्याः श्वशुरेण मे। वधूकाले यथा बद्धमधिकं मूर्ध्नि शोभते॥
maṇiratnamidaṃ dattaṃ vaidehyāḥ śvaśureṇa me| vadhūkāle yathā baddhamadhikaṃ mūrdhni śobhate||
This jewel was conferred on Sītā by my father-in-law at the time of our wedding, and to enhance its beauty, she wore it on her head.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अयं हि जलसम्भूतो मणिः प्रवरपूजितः। यज्ञे परमतुष्टेन दत्तः शक्रेण धीमता॥
ayaṃ hi jalasambhūto maṇiḥ pravarapūjitaḥ| yajñe paramatuṣṭena dattaḥ śakreṇa dhīmatā||
And this jewel, obtained from the bed of the ocean, was conferred on him (Janaka) by the intelligent Sakra, greatly delighted for being adored in a sacrifice.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
इमं दृष्ट्वा मणिश्रेष्ठं तथा तातस्य दर्शनम्। अद्यास्म्यवगतः सौम्य सौम्य वैदेहस्य तथा विभोः॥
imaṃ dṛṣṭvā maṇiśreṣṭhaṃ tathā tātasya darśanam| adyāsmyavagataḥ saumya saumya vaidehasya tathā vibhoḥ||
O gentle one, this bring back to my mind, the memory of my father, and father-in-law the king of Videha.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अयं हि शोभते तस्याः प्रियाया मूर्ध्नि मे मणिः। अद्यास्य दर्शनेनाहं प्राप्तां तामिव चिन्तये।७।।
ayaṃ hi śobhate tasyāḥ priyāyā mūrdhni me maṇiḥ| adyāsya darśanenāhaṃ prāptāṃ tāmiva cintaye|7||
This excellent jewel appeared beautiful on the crown of my dear one, and methinks, on beholding it, I have as if got back my beloved spouse.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
किमाह सीता वैदेही ब्रूहि सौम्य पुनः पुनः। परासुमिव तोयेन सिञ्चन्ती वाक्यवारिणा ॥
kimāha sītā vaidehī brūhi saumya punaḥ punaḥ| parāsumiva toyena siñcantī vākyavāriṇā ||
Do you relate to me again and again, O gentle one what Vaidehi has said, as if sprinkling me with the water of her words like to one rendered senseless.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
इतस्तु किं दुःखतरं यदिमं वारिसम्भवम् । मणिं पश्यामि सौमित्रे वैदेहीमागतां विना॥
itastu kiṃ duḥkhataraṃ yadimaṃ vārisambhavam | maṇiṃ paśyāmi saumitre vaidehīmāgatāṃ vinā||
What greater grief can there be, O Saumitri, that I behold the jewel obtained from the ocean but not Vaidehi.?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
चिरं जीवति वैदही यदि मासं धरिष्यति। क्षणं वीर न जीवेयं विना तामसितेक्षणाम् ॥
ciraṃ jīvati vaidahī yadi māsaṃ dhariṣyati| kṣaṇaṃ vīra na jīveyaṃ vinā tāmasitekṣaṇām ||
Truly dose Vaidehī live for a long time if she breathes for a month. But O hero, I cannot live blue eyes.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
नय मामपि तं देशं यत्र दृष्टा मम प्रिया। न तिष्ठेयं क्षणमपि प्रवृत्तिमुपलभ्य च॥
naya māmapi taṃ deśaṃ yatra dṛṣṭā mama priyā| na tiṣṭheyaṃ kṣaṇamapi pravṛttimupalabhya ca||
Do you take me there where you had beheld iny dear spouse. I cannot live for a moment while I have received intelligence about her.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
कथं सा मम सुश्रोणी भीरुभीरुः सती तदा। भयावहानां घोराणां मध्ये तिष्ठति रक्षसाम्॥
kathaṃ sā mama suśroṇī bhīrubhīruḥ satī tadā| bhayāvahānāṃ ghorāṇāṃ madhye tiṣṭhati rakṣasām||
How live that timid damsel, having a beautiful waist, being terrified, amidst the terrible and grim Raksasis?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
शारदस्तिमिरोन्मुक्तो नूनं चन्द्र इवाम्बुदैः। आवृतो वदनं तस्या न विराजति साम्प्रतम्॥
śāradastimironmukto nūnaṃ candra ivāmbudaiḥ| āvṛto vadanaṃ tasyā na virājati sāmpratam||
Truly her countenance is not appearing beautiful like to the autumnal moon, enveloped with clouds, although cleared off the darkness.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
किमाह सीता हनुमंस्तत्त्वतः कथयस्व मे। एतेन खलु जीविष्ये भेषजेनातुरो यथा॥
kimāha sītā hanumaṃstattvataḥ kathayasva me| etena khalu jīviṣye bheṣajenāturo yathā||
Do you relate to me in sooth, O Hanuman, what Şītā has spoken to you. I shall live by these words, as the sick are cured by medicine.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
मधुरा मधुरालापा किमाह मम भामिनी। मद्विहीना वरारोहा हनुमन् कथयस्व मे। दुःखाद् दुःखतरं प्राप्य कथं जीवति जानकी॥
madhurā madhurālāpā kimāha mama bhāminī| madvihīnā varārohā hanuman kathayasva me| duḥkhād duḥkhataraṃ prāpya kathaṃ jīvati jānakī||
O Hanumān, what has my dear wife, sweetspeeched, and highly beautiful, spoken to you, being separated form me? How breathes she going through a series of calamities?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)