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title: "Uttara Kanda, Sarga 39"
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# Uttara Kanda, Sarga 39

> ते प्रयाता महात्मानः पार्थिवास्ते प्रहृष्टवत्।  
> गजवाजिसहस्रौघैः कम्पयन्तो वसुंधराम्॥ १॥

Those well-known and high-souled princes joyously departed, shaking the earth with their contingents consisting of thousands of elephants and horses. (1)

> अक्षौहिण्यो हि तत्रासन् राघवार्थे समुद्यताः।  
> भरतस्याज्ञयानेकाः प्रहृष्टबलवाहनाः॥ २॥

More than one Akṣauhiṇī (or units of army, consisting of 21,870 elephants, the same number of chariots, 65,610 horses and 109,350 infantry) stood garrisoned there under the orders of Bharata, fully equipped for the sake of Śrī Rāma (in his conflict with Rāvaṇa, if need be) and full of highly delighted troops and mounts. (2)

> ऊचुस्ते च महीपाला बलदर्पसमन्विताः।  
> न राम रावणं युद्धे पश्यामः पुरतः स्थितम्॥ ३॥

Nay, fully possessed with pride of might, the aforesaid kings said to one another, “We do not see Śrī Rāma and Rāvaṇa standing face to face on the field of battle. (3)

> भरतेन वयं पश्चात् समानीता निरर्थकम्।  
> हता हि राक्षसाः क्षिप्रं पार्थिवैः स्युर्न संशयः॥ ४॥

“We were uselessly brought together by Bharata when the war was over. The ogres would have surely been killed in no time by the kings had they been summoned in time; there is no doubt about it. (4)

> रामस्य बाहुवीर्येण रक्षिता लक्ष्मणस्य च।  
> सुखं पारे समुद्रस्य युध्येम विगतज्वराः॥ ५॥

“Protected by the might of arms of Śrī Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa we could have fought at ease on the other side of the sea (dividing the island of Laṅkā from the mainland), free from anxiety.” (5)

> एताश्चान्याश्च राजानः कथास्तत्र सहस्रशः।  
> कथयन्तः स्वराज्यानि जग्मुर्हर्षसमन्विताः॥ ६॥

Saying these and other things in thousands on the way, the kings returned to their respective dominions, full of joy. (6)

> स्वानि राज्यानि मुख्यानि ऋद्धानि मुदितानि च।  
> समृद्धधनधान्यानि पूर्णानि वसुमन्ति च॥ ७॥  
> यथापुराणि ते गत्वा रत्नानि विविधान्यथ।  
> रामस्य प्रियकामार्थमुपहारं नृपा ददुः॥ ८॥  
> अश्वान् यानानि रत्नानि हस्तिनश्च मदोत्कटान्।  
> चन्दनानि च मुख्यानि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च॥ ९॥  
> मणिमुक्ताप्रवालांस्तु दास्यो रूपसमन्विताः।  
> अजाविकं च विविधं रथांस्तु विविधान् बहून्॥ १०॥

Duly reaching their own well-known kingdoms, which were prosperous and happy, with plentiful gold and grains, self-contained and full of treasures, and then to their respective cities, the aforesaid rulers of men forthwith bestowed on the escorts accompanying them as representatives of Śrī Rāma by way of so many presents for the gratification of Śrī Rāma, valuable things of various kinds, horses, vehicles, precious stones and elephants excited by passion, also excellent pieces of sandalwood and brilliant ornaments, gems, pearls and coral, nay, servant-maids richly endowed with comeliness, she-goats and sheep of different species and numerous chariots of every description. (7—10)

> भरतो लक्ष्मणश्चैव शत्रुघ्नश्च महाबलः।  
> आदाय तानि रत्नानि स्वां पुरीं पुनरागताः॥ ११॥

Taking the aforesaid valuable presents, Bharata as well as Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna, who was endowed with extraordinary might, returned to their own city, Ayodhyā. (11)

> आगम्य च पुरीं रम्यामयोध्यां पुरुषर्षभाः।  
> तानि रत्नानि चित्राणि रामाय समुपानयन्॥ १२॥

Nay, reaching the delightful city of Ayodhyā, the jewels among men handed those wonderful objects to Śrī Rāma. (12)

> प्रतिगृह्य च तत् सर्वं रामः प्रीतिसमन्वितः।  
> सुग्रीवाय ददौ राज्ञे महात्मा कृतकर्मणे॥ १३॥  
> विभीषणाय च ददौ तथान्येभ्योऽपि राघवः।  
> राक्षसेभ्यः कपिभ्यश्च यैर्वृतो जयमाप्तवान्॥ १४॥

Accepting all that, the high-souled Śrī Rāma, a scion of Raghu, full of joy bestowed them on King Sugrīva, who had done his duty to Śrī Rāma, as well as on Vibhīṣaṇa and on other monkeys and ogres, surrounded by whom He had scored a victory over Rāvaṇa. (13-14)

> ते सर्वे रामदत्तानि रत्नानि कपिराक्षसाः।  
> शिरोभिर्धारयामासुर्भुजेषु च महाबलाः॥ १५॥

All the aforesaid monkeys and ogres, who were endowed with extraordinary might, wore the precious stones bestowed on them by Śrī Rāma, on their heads as well as around their arms. (15)

> हनूमन्तं च नृपतिरिक्ष्वाकूणां महारथः।  
> अङ्गदं च महाबाहुमङ्कमारोप्य वीर्यवान्॥ १६॥  
> रामः कमलपत्राक्षः सुग्रीवमिदमब्रवीत्।  
> अङ्गदस्ते सुपुत्रोऽयं मन्त्री चाप्यनिलात्मजः॥ १७॥  
> सुग्रीवमन्त्रिते युक्तौ मम चापि हिते रतौ।  
> अर्हतो विविधां पूजां त्वत्कृते वै हरीश्वर॥ १८॥

Placing Hanūmān and Aṅgada too in His lap, Śrī Rāma, the powerful king of the Ikṣwākus, a great chariot-warrior, whose eyes resembled the petals of a lotus, spoke as follows to Sugrīva: “This Aṅgada, your worthy son (nephew) and your minister, the son of the wind-god, too, O Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys, who have both remained engaged in giving counsel to you and have been devoted to My interests, too, actually merit every kind of honour.” (16—18)

> इत्युक्त्वा व्यवमुच्याङ्गाद् भूषणानि महायशाः।  
> स बबन्ध महार्हाणि तदाङ्गदहनूमतोः॥ १९॥

Saying so, and taking off ornaments of great value from His body, the illustrious One fastened them on the person of Aṅgada and Hanumān. (19)

> आभाष्य च महावीर्यान् राघवो यूथपर्षभान्।  
> नीलं नलं केसरिणं कुमुदं गन्धमादनम्॥ २०॥  
> सुषेणं पनसं वीरं मैन्दं द्विविदमेव च।  
> जाम्बवन्तं गवाक्षं च विनतं धूम्रमेव च॥ २१॥  
> बलीमुखं प्रजङ्घं च संनादं च महाबलम्।  
> दरीमुखं दधिमुखमिन्द्रजानुं च यूथपम्॥ २२॥  
> मधुरं श्लक्ष्णया वाचा नेत्राभ्यामापिबन्निव।  
> सुहृदो मे भवन्तश्च शरीरं भ्रातरस्तथा॥ २३॥  
> युष्माभिरुद्धृतश्चाहं व्यसनात् काननौकसः।  
> धन्यो राजा च सुग्रीवो भवद्भिः सुहृदां वरैः॥ २४॥  
> एवमुक्त्वा ददौ तेभ्यो भूषणानि यथार्हतः।  
> वज्राणि च महार्हाणि सस्वजे च नरर्षभः॥ २५॥

Nay, sweetly accosting the foremost of His troop-commanders, who were all endowed with extraordinary prowess, viz., Nīla, Nala, Kesarī, Kumuda, Gandhamādana, Suṣeṇa, Panasa, the valiant Mainda as well as Dwivida, Jāmbavān and Gavākṣa, Vinata and Dhūmra too, Balīmukha and Prajaṅgha, as well as the exceptionally mighty Sannāda, Darīmukha, Dadhimukha and the troop-commander Indrajānu in a soft tone, as though He would drink them up with His eyes, and saying, “you are My friends, nay, My other self, as also My brothers. By you alone was I delivered from misfortune, O dwellers in the woods! Nay, King Sugrīva is blessed because of you, the foremost among his friends,” Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), the foremost of human beings, bestowed on them, according to their deserts, ornaments and diamonds of great value and embraced them. (20—25)

> ते पिबन्तः सुगन्धीनि मधूनि मधुपिङ्गलाः।  
> मांसानि च सुमृष्टानि मूलानि च फलानि च॥ २६॥

The monkeys (who were reddish brown as honey) stayed there, quaffing fragrant honeys, and subsisting on royal dishes, roots and fruits. (26)

> एवं तेषां निवसतां मासः साग्रो ययौ तदा।  
> मुहूर्तमिव ते सर्वे रामभक्त्या च मेनिरे॥ २७॥

More than a month elapsed on that occasion while they stayed at Ayodhyā as aforesaid. Nay, because of their devotion to Śrī Rāma, they all felt it to be less than an hour. (27)

> रामोऽपि रेमे तैः सार्धं वानरैः कामरूपिभिः।  
> राक्षसैश्च महावीर्यैर्ऋक्षैश्चैव महाबलैः॥ २८॥

Śrī Rāma too spent his time happily in the company of those aforesaid monkeys, who could change their form at will, as also with the ogres, who were endowed with extraordinary prowess, as well as with bears who were exceptionally mighty. (28)

> एवं तेषां ययौ मासो द्वितीयः शिशिरः सुखम्।  
> वानराणां प्रहृष्टानां राक्षसानां च सर्वशः॥ २९॥  
> इक्ष्वाकुनगरे रम्ये परां प्रीतिमुपासताम्।  
> रामस्य प्रीतिकरणैः कालस्तेषां सुखं ययौ॥ ३०॥

In this way the second month, Phālguna, of the extreme cold season also passed happily with the monkeys and the ogres, who felt highly rejoiced in every way and enjoyed supreme gratification through the hospitality of Śrī Rāma. Their time passed merrily in the delightful city of the Ikṣwākus. (29-30)

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