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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 5 (Sundarakāṇḍa) • Sarga 8

Sundarakāṇḍa Sarga 8

सुन्दरकाण्डम् • सर्गः 8

Sundarakāṇḍa Sarga 8 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 50 verses.

Total: 50 Verses • Citations: VR 5.8.1–50 • 175 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
VR 5.8.1 अनुष्टुप्
तत्र दिव्योपमं मुख्यं स्फाटिकं रत्नभूषितम् । अवेक्षमाणो हनुमान्ददर्श शयनासनम् ॥
tatra divyopamaṃ mukhyaṃ sphāṭikaṃ ratnabhūṣitam | avekṣamāṇo hanumāndadarśa śayanāsanam ||
English Translation
And there Hanumán employed in looking around saw a grand dais made of crystal; and embellished with jewels; comparable to one belonging to the celestial regions; furnished with superb and costly sofas, having their parts painted and composed of ivory, gold, and lapis lazulis; with highly precious canopies.
VR 5.8.2 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य चैकतमे देशे सोऽग्र्यमाल्यविभूषितम् । ददर्श पाण्डुरं छत्रं ताराधिपतिसंनिभम् ॥
tasya caikatame deśe so'gryamālyavibhūṣitam | dadarśa pāṇḍuraṃ chatraṃ tārādhipatisaṃnibham ||
English Translation
At one place thereof he saw a white umbrella, adorned with beautiful wreaths, resembling the lord of the stars himself.
VR 5.8.3 अनुष्टुप्
बालव्यजनहस्ताभिर्वीज्यमानं समन्ततः । गन्धैश्च विविधैर्जुष्टं वरधूपेन धूपितम् ॥
bālavyajanahastābhirvījyamānaṃ samantataḥ | gandhaiśca vividhairjuṣṭaṃ varadhūpena dhūpitam ||
English Translation
Around which persons kept waving with their hands chowris furnished with hair;* rife with perfumes of various kinds; odorous with rich dhupa, spread with excellent sheets; covered with the skins of rams; and decked on all sides with chaplets of gorgeous flowers. *The commentator throws out a conjecture that artificial figures are here meant; which mechanically performed the function herein assigned to them.
VR 5.8.4 अनुष्टुप्
परमास्तरणास्तीर्णमाविकाजिनसंवृतम् । दामभिर्वरमाल्यानां समन्तादुपशोभितम् ॥
paramāstaraṇāstīrṇamāvikājinasaṃvṛtam | dāmabhirvaramālyānāṃ samantādupaśobhitam ||
English Translation
Around which persons kept waving with their hands chowris furnished with hair;* rife with perfumes of various kinds; odorous with rich dhupa, spread with excellent sheets; covered with the skins of rams; and decked on all sides with chaplets of gorgeous flowers. *The commentator throws out a conjecture that artificial figures are here meant; which mechanically performed the function herein assigned to them.
VR 5.8.5 अनुष्टुप्
तस्मिञ्जीमूतसंकाशं प्रदीप्तोत्तमकुण्डलम् । लोहिताक्षं महाबाहुं महारजतवाससं ॥
tasmiñjīmūtasaṃkāśaṃ pradīptottamakuṇḍalam | lohitākṣaṃ mahābāhuṃ mahārajatavāsasaṃ ||
VR 5.8.6 अनुष्टुप्
लोहितेनानुलिप्ताङ्गं चन्दनेन सुगन्धिना । संध्यारक्तमिवाकाशे तोयदं सतडिद्गुणम् ॥
lohitenānuliptāṅgaṃ candanena sugandhinā | saṃdhyāraktamivākāśe toyadaṃ sataḍidguṇam ||
VR 5.8.7 अनुष्टुप्
वृतमाभरणैर्दिव्यैः सुरूपं कामरूपिणम् । सवृक्षवनगुल्माढ्यं प्रसुप्तमिव मन्दरम् ॥
vṛtamābharaṇairdivyaiḥ surūpaṃ kāmarūpiṇam | savṛkṣavanagulmāḍhyaṃ prasuptamiva mandaram ||
VR 5.8.8 अनुष्टुप्
क्रीडित्वोपरतं रात्रौ वराभरणभूषितम् । प्रियं राक्षसकन्यानां राक्षसानां सुखावहम् ॥
krīḍitvoparataṃ rātrau varābharaṇabhūṣitam | priyaṃ rākṣasakanyānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ sukhāvaham ||
VR 5.8.9 अनुष्टुप्
पीत्वाप्युपरतं चापि ददर्श स महाकपिः । भास्करे शयने वीरं प्रसुप्तं राक्षसाधिपम् ॥
pītvāpyuparataṃ cāpi dadarśa sa mahākapiḥ | bhāskare śayane vīraṃ prasuptaṃ rākṣasādhipam ||
VR 5.8.10 अनुष्टुप्
निःश्वसन्तं यथा नागं रावणं वानरोत्तमः । आसाद्य परमोद्विग्नः सोऽपासर्पत्सुभीतवत् ॥
niḥśvasantaṃ yathā nāgaṃ rāvaṇaṃ vānarottamaḥ | āsādya paramodvignaḥ so'pāsarpatsubhītavat ||
English Translation
Respiring like a (hissing) serpent.* And reaching there, Hanumān, waxing wondrous agitated, shrank back, as if in fear. And then arriving at the staircase, the mighty monkey, stationing himself on a dais in the middle of the stairs, gazed at the inebriate, Raksasa, resembling a tiger. 'The commentator, however, interprets: like an elephant. Serpent is, I fancy, a happy rendering of Nāga.
VR 5.8.11 अनुष्टुप्
अथारोहणमासाद्य वेदिकान्तरमाश्रितः । सुप्तं राक्षसशार्दूलं प्रेक्षते स्म महाकपिः ॥
athārohaṇamāsādya vedikāntaramāśritaḥ | suptaṃ rākṣasaśārdūlaṃ prekṣate sma mahākapiḥ ||
English Translation
The great vanara ascended the stairway and reached another altar and once again looked at the sleeping Ravana, the tiger among demons.
VR 5.8.12 अनुष्टुप्
शुशुभे राक्षसेन्द्रस्य स्वपतः शयनोत्तमम् । गन्धहस्तिनि संविष्टे यथाप्रस्रवणं महत् ॥
śuśubhe rākṣasendrasya svapataḥ śayanottamam | gandhahastini saṃviṣṭe yathāprasravaṇaṃ mahat ||
English Translation
As the sovereign of the Rākșasas was sleeping, his graceful bed resembled a grand cascade, beside which stands an elephant breathing odour.
VR 5.8.13 अनुष्टुप्
काञ्चनाङ्गदनद्धौ च ददर्श स महात्मनः । विक्षिप्तौ राक्षसेन्द्रस्य भुजाविन्द्रध्वजोपमौ ॥
kāñcanāṅgadanaddhau ca dadarśa sa mahātmanaḥ | vikṣiptau rākṣasendrasya bhujāvindradhvajopamau ||
English Translation
Hanuman saw the arms of the huge-bodied lord of Raksasas, fastened with bracelets, stretched (there), like to the banners of Indra;
VR 5.8.14 अनुष्टुप्
ऐरावतविषाणाग्रैरापीडितकृतव्रणौ । वज्रोल्लिखितपीनांसौ विष्णुचक्रपरिक्षितौ ॥
airāvataviṣāṇāgrairāpīḍitakṛtavraṇau | vajrollikhitapīnāṃsau viṣṇucakraparikṣitau ||
English Translation
Which had been wounded by the tusk-ends of Airāvata, whose plump parts had been riven by vajra; and which had been torn by the discus of Visnu;
VR 5.8.15 अनुष्टुप्
पीनौ समसुजातांसौ संगतौ बलसंयुतौ । सुलक्षण नखाङ्गुष्ठौ स्वङ्गुलीतललक्षितौ ॥
pīnau samasujātāṃsau saṃgatau balasaṃyutau | sulakṣaṇa nakhāṅguṣṭhau svaṅgulītalalakṣitau ||
English Translation
Well developed; having equal and elegant parts; with hard joints; fraught with strength; with thumbs having nails bearing auspicious marks; having rings (on the fingers); covered; formed like bludgeons; round; resembling the trunks of elephants; cast on the white bed like to five-hooded serpents;
VR 5.8.16 अनुष्टुप्
संहतौ परिघाकारौ वृत्तौ करिकरोपमौ । विक्षिप्तौ शयने शुभ्रे पञ्चशीर्षाविवोरगौ ॥
saṃhatau parighākārau vṛttau karikaropamau | vikṣiptau śayane śubhre pañcaśīrṣāvivoragau ||
English Translation
Well developed; having equal and elegant parts; with hard joints; fraught with strength; with thumbs having nails bearing auspicious marks; having rings (on the fingers); covered; formed like bludgeons; round; resembling the trunks of elephants; cast on the white bed like to five-hooded serpents;
VR 5.8.17 अनुष्टुप्
शशक्षतजकल्पेन सुशीतेन सुगन्धिना । चन्दनेन परार्ध्येन स्वनुलिप्तौ स्वलंकृतौ ॥
śaśakṣatajakalpena suśītena sugandhinā | candanena parārdhyena svanuliptau svalaṃkṛtau ||
English Translation
Smeared and adorned with cool, fragrant, and excellent sandal resembling the blood of hares; pressed by paragons; odorous with incense; resisting (in battle) Yaksas, and Pannagas, Gandharvas, gods and Dānavas.
VR 5.8.18 अनुष्टुप्
उत्तमस्त्रीविमृदितौ गन्धोत्तमनिषेवितौ । यक्षपन्नगगन्धर्वदेवदानवराविणौ ॥
uttamastrīvimṛditau gandhottamaniṣevitau | yakṣapannagagandharvadevadānavarāviṇau ||
English Translation
Smeared and adorned with cool, fragrant, and excellent sandal resembling the blood of hares; pressed by paragons; odorous with incense; resisting (in battle) Yaksas, and Pannagas, Gandharvas, gods and Dānavas.
VR 5.8.19 अनुष्टुप्
ददर्श स कपिस्तस्य बाहू शयनसंस्थितौ । मन्दरस्यान्तरे सुप्तौ महार्ही रुषिताविव ॥
dadarśa sa kapistasya bāhū śayanasaṃsthitau | mandarasyāntare suptau mahārhī ruṣitāviva ||
English Translation
That monkey saw his arms resting on the bed, like to two beautiful and mighty serpents sleeping in the entrails of Mandara.
VR 5.8.20 अनुष्टुप्
ताभ्यां स परिपूर्णाभ्यां भुजाभ्यां राक्षसाधिपः । शुशुभेऽचलसंकाशः शृङ्गाभ्यामिव मन्दरः ॥
tābhyāṃ sa paripūrṇābhyāṃ bhujābhyāṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ | śuśubhe'calasaṃkāśaḥ śṛṅgābhyāmiva mandaraḥ ||
English Translation
With both those well developed arms of his, the lord of Rākṣasas resembling a hill, looked handsome like Mandara with its summits.
VR 5.8.21 अनुष्टुप्
चूतपुंनागसुरभिर्बकुलोत्तमसंयुतः । मृष्टान्नरससंयुक्तः पानगन्धपुरःसरः ॥
cūtapuṃnāgasurabhirbakulottamasaṃyutaḥ | mṛṣṭānnarasasaṃyuktaḥ pānagandhapuraḥsaraḥ ||
English Translation
The breath released from the huge mouth of that lion of demons carried the fragrance of mango and punnaga as well as excellent Bakula flowers. It exuded the aroma of rich and delicious food and different drink. It was as though pervading the whole chamber.
VR 5.8.22 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य राक्षससिंहस्य निश्चक्राम मुखान्महान् । शयानस्य विनिःश्वासः पूरयन्निव तद्गृहम् ॥
tasya rākṣasasiṃhasya niścakrāma mukhānmahān | śayānasya viniḥśvāsaḥ pūrayanniva tadgṛham ||
English Translation
And breath bearing the aroma of the mango, and the Punnāga, the sweet scent of the Bakula, the savour of viands fraught with the six kinds of tastes, and the perfume of wines, came out of the mighty mouth of the sovereign of the Rākşasas, filling as it were, that entire chamber.
VR 5.8.23 अनुष्टुप्
मुक्तामणिविचित्रेण काञ्चनेन विराजता । मुकुटेनापवृत्तेन कुण्डलोज्ज्वलिताननम् ॥
muktāmaṇivicitreṇa kāñcanena virājatā | mukuṭenāpavṛttena kuṇḍalojjvalitānanam ||
VR 5.8.24 अनुष्टुप्
रक्तचन्दनदिग्धेन तथा हारेण शोभिता । पीनायतविशालेन वक्षसाभिविराजितम् ॥
raktacandanadigdhena tathā hāreṇa śobhitā | pīnāyataviśālena vakṣasābhivirājitam ||
VR 5.8.25 अनुष्टुप्
पाण्डुरेणापविद्धेन क्षौमेण क्षतजेक्षणम् । महार्हेण सुसंवीतं पीतेनोत्तमवाससा ॥
pāṇḍureṇāpaviddhena kṣaumeṇa kṣatajekṣaṇam | mahārheṇa susaṃvītaṃ pītenottamavāsasā ||
VR 5.8.26 अनुष्टुप्
माषराशिप्रतीकाशं निःश्वसन्तं भुजङ्गवत् । गाङ्गे महति तोयान्ते प्रसुतमिव कुञ्जरम् ॥
māṣarāśipratīkāśaṃ niḥśvasantaṃ bhujaṅgavat | gāṅge mahati toyānte prasutamiva kuñjaram ||
VR 5.8.27 अनुष्टुप्
चतुर्भिः काञ्चनैर्दीपैर्दीप्यमानैश्चतुर्दिशम् । प्रकाशीकृतसर्वाङ्गं मेघं विद्युद्गणैरिव ॥
caturbhiḥ kāñcanairdīpairdīpyamānaiścaturdiśam | prakāśīkṛtasarvāṅgaṃ meghaṃ vidyudgaṇairiva ||
VR 5.8.28 अनुष्टुप्
पादमूलगताश्चापि ददर्श सुमहात्मनः । पत्नीः स प्रियभार्यस्य तस्य रक्षःपतेर्गृहे ॥
pādamūlagatāścāpi dadarśa sumahātmanaḥ | patnīḥ sa priyabhāryasya tasya rakṣaḥpatergṛhe ||
English Translation
He (Hanumān) also saw in the mansion of the Rākşas chief, the wives of that huge bodied one dear to his wives, lying at his feet.
VR 5.8.29 अनुष्टुप्
शशिप्रकाशवदना वरकुण्डलभूषिताः । अम्लानमाल्याभरणा ददर्श हरियूथपः ॥
śaśiprakāśavadanā varakuṇḍalabhūṣitāḥ | amlānamālyābharaṇā dadarśa hariyūthapaḥ ||
English Translation
That protector of monkey-bands saw them, having countenances resembling the Moon displayed; decked out with elegant ear-rings; bearing unfading garlands* by way of ornamentation; lying on the arms and lap of the lord of the Räksasa. *i.e. celestial females.
VR 5.8.30 अनुष्टुप्
नृत्तवादित्रकुशला राक्षसेन्द्रभुजाङ्कगाः । वराभरणधारिण्यो निषन्ना ददृशे कपिः ॥
nṛttavāditrakuśalā rākṣasendrabhujāṅkagāḥ | varābharaṇadhāriṇyo niṣannā dadṛśe kapiḥ ||
English Translation
Hanuman saw the women there wearing fine jewellery, performing dances, playing musical instruments, and resting on the lap or leaning on the arms of the demon king.
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