Hanuman's Farewell to Sita

Shloka 1 (sundara.56.1)

ततस्तु शिंशपामूले जानकीं पर्यवस्थिताम्। अभिवाद्याब्रवीद् दिष्ट्या पश्यामि त्वामिहाक्षताम् ॥ 56.1 ॥

tatastu śiṃśapāmūle jānakīṃ paryavasthitām| abhivādyābravīd diṣṭyā paśyāmi tvāmihākṣatām || 56.1 ||

Then, having saluted Janaki who stood at the foot of the shimshapa tree, he said: "By good fortune, I see you here unharmed."

Shloka 2 (sundara.56.2)

ततस्तं प्रस्थितं सीता वीक्षमाणा पुनः पुनः। भर्तुः स्नेहान्विता वाक्यं हनूमन्तमभाषत ॥ 56.2 ॥

tatastaṃ prasthitaṃ sītā vīkṣamāṇā punaḥ punaḥ| bhartuḥ snehānvitā vākyaṃ hanūmantamabhāṣata || 56.2 ||

Then Sita, gazing again and again at him as he made ready to depart, filled with love for her husband, spoke these words to Hanuman.

Shloka 3 (sundara.56.3)

यदि त्वं मन्यसे तात वसैकाहमिहानघ। क्वचित् सुसंवृते देशे विश्रान्तः श्वो गमिष्यसि ॥ 56.3 ॥

yadi tvaṃ manyase tāta vasaikāhamihānagha| kvacit susaṃvṛte deśe viśrāntaḥ śvo gamiṣyasi || 56.3 ||

"If you think it fit, dear one, O sinless one, stay here for just one day; having rested in some well-hidden place, you may go tomorrow."

Shloka 4 (sundara.56.4)

मम चैवाल्पभाग्यायाः सांनिध्यात् तव वानर। शोकस्यास्याप्रमेयस्य मुहूर्तं स्यादपि क्षयः ॥ 56.4 ॥

mama caivālpabhāgyāyāḥ sāṃnidhyāt tava vānara| śokasyāsyāprameyasya muhūrtaṃ syādapi kṣayaḥ || 56.4 ||

"And, O monkey, through your presence, even I, so unfortunate, might find some easing of this immeasurable grief, if only for a moment."

Shloka 5 (sundara.56.5)

गते हि हरिशार्दूल पुनः सम्प्राप्तये त्वयि। प्राणेष्वपि न विश्वासो मम वानरपुङ्गव ॥ 56.5 ॥

gate hi hariśārdūla punaḥ samprāptaye tvayi| prāṇeṣvapi na viśvāso mama vānarapuṅgava || 56.5 ||

"For once you have gone, O tiger among monkeys, I have no confidence, O foremost of monkeys, that my life will last until you return."

Shloka 6 (sundara.56.6)

अदर्शनं च ते वीर भूयो मां दारयिष्यति। दुःखाद् दुःखतरं प्राप्तां दुर्मनःशोककर्शिताम् ॥ 56.6 ॥

adarśanaṃ ca te vīra bhūyo māṃ dārayiṣyati| duḥkhād duḥkhataraṃ prāptāṃ durmanaḥśokakarśitām || 56.6 ||

"And, O hero, not seeing you again will tear me apart even further — me, who has passed from sorrow into greater sorrow, worn thin by despondency and grief."

Shloka 7 (sundara.56.7)

अयं च वीर संदेहस्तिष्ठतीव ममाग्रतः। सुमहत्सु सहायेषु हर्यृक्षेषु महाबलः ॥ 56.7 ॥

ayaṃ ca vīra saṃdehastiṣṭhatīva mamāgrataḥ| sumahatsu sahāyeṣu haryṛkṣeṣu mahābalaḥ || 56.7 ||

"And this doubt too, O hero, stands as it were before me — even though the mighty monkeys and bears are exceedingly powerful as allies,"

Shloka 8 (sundara.56.8)

कथं नु खलु दुष्पारं संतरिष्यति सागरम्। तानि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानि तौ वा नरवरात्मजौ ॥ 56.8 ॥

kathaṃ nu khalu duṣpāraṃ saṃtariṣyati sāgaram| tāni haryṛkṣasainyāni tau vā naravarātmajau || 56.8 ||

"...how indeed will those armies of monkeys and bears, or those two sons of the noblest of men, cross this ocean so hard to traverse?"

Shloka 9 (sundara.56.9)

त्रयाणामेव भूतानां सागरस्यापि लङ्घने। शक्तिः स्याद् वैनतेयस्य तव वा मारुतस्य वा ॥ 56.9 ॥

trayāṇāmeva bhūtānāṃ sāgarasyāpi laṅghane| śaktiḥ syād vainateyasya tava vā mārutasya vā || 56.9 ||

"Only three beings would have the power to leap even across the ocean: Vainateya, that is Garuda, or you, or the Wind-god himself."

Shloka 10 (sundara.56.10)

तदत्र कार्यनिर्बन्धे समुत्पन्ने दुरासदे। किं पश्यसि समाधानं त्वं हि कार्यविशारदः ॥ 56.10 ॥

tadatra kāryanirbandhe samutpanne durāsade| kiṃ paśyasi samādhānaṃ tvaṃ hi kāryaviśāradaḥ || 56.10 ||

"So now that this difficult and pressing task has arisen, what solution do you see for it? For you are indeed skilled in such matters."

Shloka 11 (sundara.56.11)

काममस्य त्वमेवैकः कार्यस्य परिसाधने। पर्याप्तः परवीरघ्न यशस्यस्ते फलोदयः ॥ 56.11 ॥

kāmamasya tvamevaikaḥ kāryasya parisādhane| paryāptaḥ paravīraghna yaśasyaste phalodayaḥ || 56.11 ||

"Surely, O destroyer of enemy heroes, you alone are sufficient to accomplish this task single-handed; this rising of your strength will bring you fame."

Shloka 12 (sundara.56.12)

बलैस्तु संकुलां कृत्वा लङ्कां परबलार्दनः। मां नयेद् यदि काकुत्स्थस्तत् तस्य सदृशं भवेत् ॥ 56.12 ॥

balaistu saṃkulāṃ kṛtvā laṅkāṃ parabalārdanaḥ| māṃ nayed yadi kākutsthastat tasya sadṛśaṃ bhavet || 56.12 ||

"But if Kakutstha, the destroyer of hostile armies, were to fill Lanka with his own forces and then take me away, that alone would be worthy of him."

Shloka 13 (sundara.56.13)

तद् यथा तस्य विक्रान्तमनुरूपं महात्मनः। भवत्याहवशूरस्य तथा त्वमुपपादय ॥ 56.13 ॥

tad yathā tasya vikrāntamanurūpaṃ mahātmanaḥ| bhavatyāhavaśūrasya tathā tvamupapādaya || 56.13 ||

"So act in such a way that the outcome may match the valor of that great-souled hero, so brave in battle."

Shloka 14 (sundara.56.14)

तदर्थोपहितं वाक्यं प्रश्रितं हेतुसंहितम्। निशम्य हनुमान् वीरो वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रवीत् ॥ 56.14 ॥

tadarthopahitaṃ vākyaṃ praśritaṃ hetusaṃhitam| niśamya hanumān vīro vākyamuttaramabravīt || 56.14 ||

Hearing those words, so meaningful, humble, and full of sound reason, the heroic Hanuman gave this reply.

Shloka 15 (sundara.56.15)

देवि हर्यृक्षसैन्यानामीश्वरः प्लवतां वरः। सुग्रीवः सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तवार्थे कृतनिश्चयः ॥ 56.15 ॥

devi haryṛkṣasainyānāmīśvaraḥ plavatāṃ varaḥ| sugrīvaḥ sattvasampannastavārthe kṛtaniścayaḥ || 56.15 ||

"O queen, Sugriva, lord of the armies of monkeys and bears, foremost among the leapers, endowed with great strength, has firmly resolved to act on your behalf."

Shloka 16 (sundara.56.16)

स वानरसहस्राणां कोटीभिरभिसंवृतः। क्षिप्रमेष्यति वैदेहि सुग्रीवः प्लवगाधिपः ॥ 56.16 ॥

sa vānarasahasrāṇāṃ koṭībhirabhisaṃvṛtaḥ| kṣiprameṣyati vaidehi sugrīvaḥ plavagādhipaḥ || 56.16 ||

"Surrounded by tens of millions of monkeys, that lord of monkeys, Sugriva, will come swiftly, O Vaidehi."

Shloka 17 (sundara.56.17)

तौ च वीरौ नरवरौ सहितौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। आगम्य नगरीं लङ्कां सायकैर्विधमिष्यतः ॥ 56.17 ॥

tau ca vīrau naravarau sahitau rāmalakṣmaṇau| āgamya nagarīṃ laṅkāṃ sāyakairvidhamiṣyataḥ || 56.17 ||

"And those two heroic, noblest of men, Rama and Lakshmana together, will come to the city of Lanka and shatter it with their arrows."

Shloka 18 (sundara.56.18)

सगणं राक्षसं हत्वा नचिराद् रघुनन्दनः। त्वामादाय वरारोहे स्वां पुरीं प्रति यास्यति ॥ 56.18 ॥

sagaṇaṃ rākṣasaṃ hatvā nacirād raghunandanaḥ| tvāmādāya varārohe svāṃ purīṃ prati yāsyati || 56.18 ||

"Having slain the demon, together with his kin, O lady of lovely form, Raghunandana will, before long, take you and set out for his own city."

Shloka 19 (sundara.56.19)

समाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते भव त्वं कालकाङ्क्षिणी। क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि रामेण निहतं रावणं रणे ॥ 56.19 ॥

samāśvasihi bhadraṃ te bhava tvaṃ kālakāṅkṣiṇī| kṣipraṃ drakṣyasi rāmeṇa nihataṃ rāvaṇaṃ raṇe || 56.19 ||

"Take heart, blessed one; only wait for the right time. Soon you shall see Ravana slain by Rama in battle."

Shloka 20 (sundara.56.20)

निहते राक्षसेन्द्रे च सपुत्रामात्यबान्धवे। त्वं समेष्यसि रामेण शशाङ्केनेव रोहिणी ॥ 56.20 ॥

nihate rākṣasendre ca saputrāmātyabāndhave| tvaṃ sameṣyasi rāmeṇa śaśāṅkeneva rohiṇī || 56.20 ||

"When the lord of demons is slain, together with his sons, ministers, and kinsmen, you shall be united with Rama, as Rohini is united with the moon."

Shloka 21 (sundara.56.21)

क्षिप्रमेष्यति काकुत्स्थो हर्यृक्षप्रवरैर्युतः। यस्ते युधि विजित्यारीञ्छोकं व्यपनयिष्यति ॥ 56.21 ॥

kṣiprameṣyati kākutstho haryṛkṣapravarairyutaḥ| yaste yudhi vijityārīñchokaṃ vyapanayiṣyati || 56.21 ||

"Kakutstha will come swiftly, accompanied by the foremost of monkeys and bears; having vanquished your enemies in battle, he will dispel your grief."

Shloka 22 (sundara.56.22)

एवमाश्वास्य वैदेहीं हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः। गमनाय मतिं कृत्वा वैदेहीमभ्यवादयत् ॥ 56.22 ॥

evamāśvāsya vaidehīṃ hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ| gamanāya matiṃ kṛtvā vaidehīmabhyavādayat || 56.22 ||

Having thus consoled Vaidehi, Hanuman, son of the Wind-god, having resolved on his departure, saluted Vaidehi.

Shloka 23 (sundara.56.23)

राक्षसान् प्रवरान् हत्वा नाम विश्राव्य चात्मनः। समाश्वास्य च वैदेहीं दर्शयित्वा परं बलम् ॥ 56.23 ॥

rākṣasān pravarān hatvā nāma viśrāvya cātmanaḥ| samāśvāsya ca vaidehīṃ darśayitvā paraṃ balam || 56.23 ||

Having slain the foremost demons, having proclaimed his own name, having consoled Vaidehi, and having displayed his supreme strength —

Shloka 24 (sundara.56.24)

नगरीमाकुलां कृत्वा वञ्चयित्वा च रावणम्। दर्शयित्वा बलं घोरं वैदेहीमभिवाद्य च ॥ 56.24 ॥

nagarīmākulāṃ kṛtvā vañcayitvā ca rāvaṇam| darśayitvā balaṃ ghoraṃ vaidehīmabhivādya ca || 56.24 ||

— having thrown the city into turmoil, having outwitted Ravana, having shown his terrible might, and having saluted Vaidehi —

Shloka 25 (sundara.56.25)

प्रतिगन्तुं मनश्चक्रे पुनर्मध्येन सागरम्। ततः स कपिशार्दूलः स्वामिसंदर्शनोत्सुकः ॥ 56.25 ॥

pratigantuṃ manaścakre punarmadhyena sāgaram| tataḥ sa kapiśārdūlaḥ svāmisaṃdarśanotsukaḥ || 56.25 ||

— he resolved in his mind to return once more across the midst of the ocean. Then that tiger among monkeys, eager to see his lord,

Shloka 26 (sundara.56.26)

आरुरोह गिरिश्रेष्ठमरिष्टमरिमर्दनः। तुङ्गपद्मकजुष्टाभिर्नीलाभिर्वनराजिभिः ॥ 56.26 ॥

āruroha giriśreṣṭhamariṣṭamarimardanaḥ| tuṅgapadmakajuṣṭābhirnīlābhirvanarājibhiḥ || 56.26 ||

— that crusher of foes, ascended the excellent mountain Arishta, a mountain draped with dark rows of forest, dense with towering Padmaka trees,

Shloka 27 (sundara.56.27)

सोत्तरीयमिवाम्भोदैः शृङ्गान्तरविलम्बिभिः। बोध्यमानमिव प्रीत्या दिवाकरकरैः शुभैः ॥ 56.27 ॥

sottarīyamivāmbhodaiḥ śṛṅgāntaravilambibhiḥ| bodhyamānamiva prītyā divākarakaraiḥ śubhaiḥ || 56.27 ||

with clouds hanging between its peaks as if it wore an upper garment; seeming, as it were, to be lovingly awakened by the sun's auspicious rays,

Shloka 28 (sundara.56.28)

उन्मिषन्तमिवोद्धूतैर्लोचनैरिव धातुभिः। तोयौघनिःस्वनैर्मन्द्रैः प्राधीतमिव पर्वतम् ॥ 56.28 ॥

unmiṣantamivod‍dhūtairlocanairiva dhātubhiḥ| toyaughaniḥsvanairmandraiḥ prādhītamiva parvatam || 56.28 ||

seeming to open its eyes, as it were, with its gleaming streaks of ore like raised eyelids; seeming, as it were, to be reciting the Veda aloud with the deep, resonant roar of its cascading waters —

Shloka 29 (sundara.56.29)

प्रगीतमिव विस्पष्टं नानाप्रस्रवणस्वनैः। देवदारुभिरुद्धूतैरूर्ध्वबाहुमिव स्थितम् ॥ 56.29 ॥

pragītamiva vispaṣṭaṃ nānāprasravaṇasvanaiḥ| devadārubhirud‍dhūtairūrdhvabāhumiva sthitam || 56.29 ||

— seeming, as it were, to be singing clearly aloud with the sounds of its many cascades; standing, as it were, with arms upraised in its swaying deodar trees —

Shloka 30 (sundara.56.30)

प्रपातजलनिर्घोषैः प्राक्रुष्टमिव सर्वतः। वेपमानमिव श्यामैः कम्पमानैः शरद्वनैः ॥ 56.30 ॥

prapātajalanirghoṣaiḥ prākruṣṭamiva sarvataḥ| vepamānamiva śyāmaiḥ kampamānaiḥ śaradvanaiḥ || 56.30 ||

— that seemed, as it were, to be crying aloud on every side with the roar of its waterfalls; that seemed, as it were, to tremble with its dark, quivering autumn groves —

Shloka 31 (sundara.56.31)

वेणुभिर्मारुतोद्धूतैः कूजन्तमिव कीचकैः। निःश्वसन्तमिवामर्षाद् घोरैराशीविषोत्तमैः ॥ 56.31 ॥

veṇubhirmārutod‍dhūtaiḥ kūjantamiva kīcakaiḥ| niḥśvasantamivāmarṣād ghorairāśīviṣottamaiḥ || 56.31 ||

— that seemed, as it were, to be warbling through its hollow bamboos shaken by the wind; that seemed, as it were, to be hissing in anger through its terrible, most venomous serpents —

Shloka 32 (sundara.56.32)

नीहारकृतगम्भीरैर्ध्यायन्तमिव गह्वरैः। मेघपादनिभैः पादैः प्रक्रान्तमिव सर्वतः ॥ 56.32 ॥

nīhārakṛtagambhīrairdhyāyantamiva gahvaraiḥ| meghapādanibhaiḥ pādaiḥ prakrāntamiva sarvataḥ || 56.32 ||

— that seemed, as it were, to be lost in meditation with its caves made deep and mysterious by mist; that seemed, as it were, to be striding forth on every side with its foothills resembling the trailing feet of clouds.

Shloka 33 (sundara.56.33)

जृम्भमाणमिवाकाशे शिखरैरभ्रमालिभिः। कूटैश्च बहुधा कीर्णं शोभितं बहुकन्दरैः ॥ 56.33 ॥

jṛmbhamāṇamivākāśe śikharairabhramālibhiḥ| kūṭaiśca bahudhā kīrṇaṃ śobhitaṃ bahukandaraiḥ || 56.33 ||

— that seemed, as it were, to yawn into the sky with its peaks garlanded in clouds; strewn over in many places with crags, adorned with numerous caves,

Shloka 34 (sundara.56.34)

सालतालैश्च कर्णैश्च वंशैश्च बहुभिर्वृतम्। लतावितानैर्विततैः पुष्पवद्भिरलंकृतम् ॥ 56.34 ॥

sālatālaiśca karṇaiśca vaṃśaiśca bahubhirvṛtam| latāvitānairvitataiḥ puṣpavadbhiralaṃkṛtam || 56.34 ||

— surrounded by many sala, tala, karnikara, and bamboo trees; adorned with spreading, flowering canopies of creepers,

Shloka 35 (sundara.56.35)

नानामृगगणैः कीर्णं धातुनिष्यन्दभूषितम्। बहुप्रस्रवणोपेतं शिलासंचयसंकटम् ॥ 56.35 ॥

nānāmṛgagaṇaiḥ kīrṇaṃ dhātuniṣyandabhūṣitam| bahuprasravaṇopetaṃ śilāsaṃcayasaṃkaṭam || 56.35 ||

— teeming with many herds of wild creatures, adorned with streaks of oozing ore, endowed with many cascades, dense with masses of rock,

Shloka 36 (sundara.56.36)

महर्षियक्षगन्धर्वकिंनरोरगसेवितम्। लतापादपसम्बाधं सिंहाधिष्ठितकन्दरम् ॥ 56.36 ॥

maharṣiyakṣagandharvakiṃnaroragasevitam| latāpādapasambādhaṃ siṃhādhiṣṭhitakandaram || 56.36 ||

— frequented by great sages, Yakshas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and serpents; dense with creepers and trees, its caves the dwelling of lions —

Shloka 37 (sundara.56.37)

व्याघ्रादिभिः समाकीर्णं स्वादुमूलफलद्रुमम्। आरुरोहानिलसुतः पर्वतं प्लवगोत्तमः ॥ 56.37 ॥

vyāghrādibhiḥ samākīrṇaṃ svādumūlaphaladrumam| ārurohānilasutaḥ parvataṃ plavagottamaḥ || 56.37 ||

— thronged with tigers and other beasts, its trees laden with sweet roots and fruit — that mountain the son of the Wind-god, foremost of the leapers, ascended.

Shloka 38 (sundara.56.38)

रामदर्शनशीघ्रेण प्रहर्षेणाभिचोदितः। तेन पादतलक्रान्ता रम्येषु गिरिसानुषु ॥ 56.38 ॥

rāmadarśanaśīghreṇa praharṣeṇābhicoditaḥ| tena pādatalakrāntā ramyeṣu girisānuṣu || 56.38 ||

Driven by an eager joy at the thought of soon seeing Rama, as those lovely mountain ridges were trodden by the soles of his feet —

Shloka 39 (sundara.56.39)

सघोषाः समशीर्यन्त शिलाश्चूर्णीकृतास्ततः। स तमारुह्य शैलेन्द्रं व्यवर्धत महाकपिः ॥ 56.39 ॥

saghoṣāḥ samaśīryanta śilāścūrṇīkṛtāstataḥ| sa tamāruhya śailendraṃ vyavardhata mahākapiḥ || 56.39 ||

— the rocks, with a great crashing sound, crumbled and were pulverized. Having climbed that lord of mountains, the great monkey began to grow in size.

Shloka 40 (sundara.56.40)

दक्षिणादुत्तरं पारं प्रार्थयँल्लवणाम्भसः। अधिरुह्य ततो वीरः पर्वतं पवनात्मजः ॥ 56.40 ॥

dakṣiṇāduttaraṃ pāraṃ prārthaya~llavaṇāmbhasaḥ| adhiruhya tato vīraḥ parvataṃ pavanātmajaḥ || 56.40 ||

Desiring to reach the northern shore of the salt ocean from the southern shore, that hero, the son of the Wind-god, having climbed the mountain —

Shloka 41 (sundara.56.41)

ददर्श सागरं भीमं भीमोरगनिषेवितम्। स मारुत इवाकाशं मारुतस्यात्मसम्भवः ॥ 56.41 ॥

dadarśa sāgaraṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmoraganiṣevitam| sa māruta ivākāśaṃ mārutasyātmasambhavaḥ || 56.41 ||

— beheld the fearsome ocean, home to fearsome serpents. He, the offspring of the Wind-god, like the wind itself entering the sky,

Shloka 42 (sundara.56.42)

प्रपेदे हरिशार्दूलो दक्षिणादुत्तरां दिशम्। स तदा पीडितस्तेन कपिना पर्वतोत्तमः ॥ 56.42 ॥

prapede hariśārdūlo dakṣiṇāduttarāṃ diśam| sa tadā pīḍitastena kapinā parvatottamaḥ || 56.42 ||

— that tiger among monkeys set out from the southern toward the northern direction. Then, pressed down by that monkey, that excellent mountain —

Shloka 43 (sundara.56.43)

ररास विविधैर्भूतैः प्राविशद् वसुधातलम्। कम्पमानैश्च शिखरैः पतद्भिरपि च द्रुमैः ॥ 56.43 ॥

rarāsa vividhairbhūtaiḥ prāviśad vasudhātalam| kampamānaiśca śikharaiḥ patadbhirapi ca drumaiḥ || 56.43 ||

— cried out along with the various creatures upon it, and sank into the surface of the earth, its peaks trembling, its trees crashing down —

Shloka 44 (sundara.56.44)

तस्योरुवेगोन्मथिताः पादपाः पुष्पशालिनः। निपेतुर्भूतले भग्नाः शक्रायुधहता इव ॥ 56.44 ॥

tasyoruvegonmathitāḥ pādapāḥ puṣpaśālinaḥ| nipeturbhūtale bhagnāḥ śakrāyudhahatā iva || 56.44 ||

— the flowering trees, torn loose by the force of his mighty leap, fell broken to the ground, as though struck down by Indra's thunderbolt.

Shloka 45 (sundara.56.45)

कन्दरोदरसंस्थानां पीडितानां महौजसाम्। सिंहानां निनदो भीमो नभो भिन्दन् हि शुश्रुवे ॥ 56.45 ॥

kandarodarasaṃsthānāṃ pīḍitānāṃ mahaujasām| siṃhānāṃ ninado bhīmo nabho bhindan hi śuśruve || 56.45 ||

The terrible roar of the mighty, tormented lions dwelling within the caves was heard, seeming to split open the very sky.

Shloka 46 (sundara.56.46)

त्रस्तव्याविद्धवसना व्याकुलीकृतभूषणाः। विद्याधर्यः समुत्पेतुः सहसा धरणीधरात् ॥ 56.46 ॥

trastavyāviddhavasanā vyākulīkṛtabhūṣaṇāḥ| vidyādharyaḥ samutpetuḥ sahasā dharaṇīdharāt || 56.46 ||

The Vidyadhara women, terrified, their garments in disarray, their ornaments thrown into confusion, suddenly rose up in flight from the mountain.

Shloka 47 (sundara.56.47)

अतिप्रमाणा बलिनो दीप्तजिह्वा महाविषाः। निपीडितशिरोग्रीवा व्यवेष्टन्त महाहयः ॥ 56.47 ॥

atipramāṇā balino dīptajihvā mahāviṣāḥ| nipīḍitaśirogrīvā vyaveṣṭanta mahāhayaḥ || 56.47 ||

Huge, powerful, great serpents, their tongues ablaze, deadly with venom, writhed about, their heads and necks crushed.

Shloka 48 (sundara.56.48)

किंनरोरगगन्धर्वयक्षविद्याधरास्तथा। पीडितं तं नगवरं त्यक्त्वा गगनमास्थिताः ॥ 56.48 ॥

kiṃnaroragagandharvayakṣavidyādharāstathā| pīḍitaṃ taṃ nagavaraṃ tyaktvā gaganamāsthitāḥ || 56.48 ||

Kinnaras, serpents, Gandharvas, Yakshas, and Vidyadharas alike abandoned that afflicted, excellent mountain and took refuge in the sky.

Shloka 49 (sundara.56.49)

स च भूमिधरः श्रीमान् बलिना तेन पीडितः। सवृक्षशिखरोदग्रः प्रविवेश रसातलम् ॥ 56.49 ॥

sa ca bhūmidharaḥ śrīmān balinā tena pīḍitaḥ| savṛkṣaśikharodagraḥ praviveśa rasātalam || 56.49 ||

And that glorious mountain, oppressed by that mighty one, its lofty summit still crowned with trees, sank down into the netherworld.

Shloka 50 (sundara.56.50)

दशयोजनविस्तारस्त्रिंशद्योजनमुच्छ्रितः। धरण्यां समतां यातः स बभूव धराधरः ॥ 56.50 ॥

daśayojanavistārastriṃśadyojanamucchritaḥ| dharaṇyāṃ samatāṃ yātaḥ sa babhūva dharādharaḥ || 56.50 ||

That mountain, ten yojanas in breadth and thirty yojanas in height, then became level with the earth.

Shloka 51 (sundara.56.51)

स लिलङ्घयिषुर्भीमं सलीलं लवणार्णवम्। कल्लोलास्फालवेलान्तमुत्पपात नभो हरिः ॥ 56.51 ॥

sa lilaṅghayiṣurbhīmaṃ salīlaṃ lavaṇārṇavam| kallolāsphālavelāntamutpapāta nabho hariḥ || 56.51 ||

He, that monkey, desiring to leap playfully across the fearsome salt ocean whose shore was lashed by great waves, sprang up into the sky.