“Keeping in mind the time of sandhya, that lovely woman of fair complexion, the daughter of Janaka, will surely come to this river of auspicious water to perform that sandhya rite.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.49) sandhyā kāla manāḥ… Read More ›
“Indeed, previously Rama’s beloved and chaste wife, the daughter of Janaka, always had a fondness for the creatures of the forest.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.48) vane carāṇām satatam nūnam spṛhayate purā | rāmasya dayitā bhāryā janakasya sutā sati… Read More ›
“Tormented by the grief of separation from Rama, that lovely-eyed goddess must always come by this way, for she likes living in the forest and is accustomed to moving about in it.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.47) rāma śoka… Read More ›
“Moreover, she, who has eyes like a deer cub and is very experienced with this grove, being emaciated due to thinking of Rama, will surely come here.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.46) athavā mṛga śāva akṣī vanasya asya vicakṣaṇā… Read More ›
“Janaki, Rama’s beautiful queen, always dear to Raghava, expert at walking about in the forest, will certainly come this way.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.45) sā rāma rāma mahiṣī rāghavasya priyā sadā | vana samcāra kuśalā nūnam eṣyati jānakī… Read More ›
“From this spot I shall see Vaidehi, who is so desperately seeking the sight of Rama. Moving here and there, afflicted with grief, perhaps she will pass by this way.” (Hanuman, Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.42) ito drakṣyāmi vaidehīm rāma… Read More ›
“Seeing that monkey going in all directions through the collection of trees, all the creatures there took him to be Spring personified.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.12) diśaḥ sarva abhidāvantam vṛkṣa ṣaṇḍa gatam kapim | dṣṭvā sarvāṇi bhūtāni vasanta iti… Read More ›
“Being hit by the wings of the flocks of birds flying upwards, the trees released a shower of flowers of many colors and varieties.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.10) utpatadbhir dvija gaṇaiḥ pakṣaiḥ sālāḥ samāhatāḥ | aneka varṇā vividhā mumucuḥ… Read More ›
“While searching for the highly qualified, very beautiful and irreproachable daughter of the king, that monkey awakened the birds that were sleeping peacefully.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.9) mārgamāṇo vara ārohām rāja putrīm aninditām | sukha prasuptān vihagān bodhayām āsa… Read More ›
“Then, like a naracha arrow released from a bowstring, he flew quickly towards the garden of trees, which was surrounded by mango trees and had hundreds of creepers intertwined.” (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 14.4)