काकुत्स्थ: scion of Kakuthsa dynasty, सुग्रीवस्य: of Sugriva, हेतुमत्: wellmeaning, परमार्थवत्: one who spoke the truth with deep understanding, वचः words, श्श्रुत्वा: having heard, प्रतिजग्राह: having accepted, अथ: then, हनूमन्तम्: at Hanuman, अब्रवीत्: said
Meaning
Rama the scion of Kakuthsa dynasty having accepted the wellmeaning words of Sugriva, who spoke the truth with deep understanding, turned to Hanuman and said.
तपसा: by austerity, सेतुबन्धेन: construction of bridge, सागरोच्छोणेनच: or by drying the ocean, सर्वथापि: any other way, अस्यसागरस्य: that ocean's, लङ्घने: to cross, सुसमर्थः highly capable, अस्मि: I am.
Meaning
"By austerity or by drying up the ocean or by any other means, I am capable of crossing the ocean."
वानर: vanara, दुर्गायाः forts, लङ्कायाः in Lanka, कति: how many, दुर्गाणि: difficult to access, सर्वम्: totally, दर्शनादिव: just as you have seen, ज्ञातुम्: to know, इच्छामि: I wish, तानि: all that, ब्रूहि: tell me
Meaning
"O Vanara How many forts are in Lanka? You may tell me whatever you have seen. I wish to know all that."
बलस्य: of the strength of army, परिमाणंच: the size, द्वारदुर्गक्रियामपि: the gateways that are difficult to enter, लङ्कायाः of Lanka, गुप्तिकर्मच: the way in which the entrances have been protected, रक्षसाम्: by the rakshasas, सदनानिच: and the dwellings, यथासुखम्: very conveniently, यथावच्च: tell in detail लङ्कायाम्: in Lanka, दृष्टवान्: one who has seen, असि: to me, सर्वम्: all,तत्त्वेन: truly, आचक्षय: you are aware, सर्वथा: in all aspects, कुशलः you are capable, असिहि: indeed to me
Meaning
"Tell me in detail about the strength and size of the army, the number of gateways that are difficult to enter, the way in which the entrances have been protected by the rakshasas, and their dwellings in Lanka. Indeed you are aware of all aspects and are also capable."
वाक्यविदाम्: among those who are good in speech, श्रेष्ठः foremost, मारुतात्मजः son of Maruti, हनुमान्: Hanuman, रामस्य: Rama's, वचनम्: words, श्रुत्वा: having heard, अथ: then, पुनः again, रामम्: to Rama, अब्रवीत्: said
Meaning
Hanuman the son of Maruti, the foremost among those who are good at speech, having heard Rama's words again said to Rama.
लङ्कापुरी: city of Lanka, यथा: so also, दुर्गकर्मविधानतः the way in which, it is fortified, गुप्ता: secret , बलैः forces, यथा: that way, रक्षिताच: and protected, सर्वम्: everything, आख्यास्ये: relate, श्रूयताम्: wish to hear
Meaning
"I will relate the way in which the city of Lanka is fortified, the way in which it is protected by secret forces, everything you wish to hear."
राक्षसाः rakshasas, यथा: like that, स्निग्द्धा: affection, रावणस्य: Ravana's , तेजसा: power, लङ्कायाः in Lanka, पराम्: superior, समृद्धिम्: abundance, सागरस्य: ocean's, भीमताम्: terrifying, बलौघस्य: army,विभागम्: divisions, वाहनस्य: the means of transport, like chariots, elephants horses and soldiers, निर्देशंच: and point out, तत्त्ववित: as it truly is, कपिश्रेष्ठःforemost of vanaras, एवम्: in that way, उक्त्वा: tell, कथयामास: every thing
Meaning
Hanuman, the foremost of the vanaras said that he will truly point out everything in Lanka:"Ravana's power, the affection of rakshasas to Ravana, his prosperity, the terrifying ocean, the divisions of the army such as chariots, elephants, horses and soldiers."
महती: vast, लङ्का: Lanka, हृष्टप्रमुदिता: very delighted, मत्तद्विपसमाकुला: full of elephants in rut, रथसंपूर्णा: filled with chariots, रक्षोगणसमाकुला: filled with innumerable rakshasas
Meaning
"The people in the vast island of Lanka are very delighted. Lanka is filled with chariots and innumerable rakshasas."
अस्याः in that Lanka, सुमहान्ति: lofty, विपुलानि: wide, चत्वारि: courtyards, द्वाराणि: entrances, दृढबद्धकवाटानि: doors fixed with metal fixtures , महापरिघवन्तिच: with large iron bars
Meaning
"Lanka is endowed with lofty wide courtyards, entrances with doors that are fixed with metal fixtures and large iron bars."
तत्र: there , बलवन्ति: powerful, महान्तिच: and large, इषूपलयान्त्राणि: machines that release darts and stones, तत्र: there, आगतम्: when they reach , परसैन्यम्: enemy's army, तैः those, प्रतिनिवार्यते: will retaliate and destroy
Meaning
"The doors are fitted with powerful machines which retaliate by discharging darts and stones on the enemy's army and kill them."
तस्याः its, सौवर्णः golden , महान्: lofty, मणीविद्रुमवैदूर्यमुक्ताविरचितान्तरः encrusted here and there with gems, corals and Vaiduryas and pearls, प्राकारः boundary wall, दुष्पधर्षणः difficult to assail
Meaning
"Its lofty golden boundary wall encrusted here and there with gems, corals, Vaiduryas and pearls is difficult to assail."
सर्वताः all round it, महाभीमाः very frightening, शीततोयाः very cold water, महाशुभाः very splendid, अगाधाः fathomless, ग्राहवत्यश्च: crocodiles, मीनसेविताः inhabited by fish, परिखा: moats
Meaning
All round it (boundary wall) are very splendid moats filled with frighteningcold water inhabited by fish and crocodiles.
द्वारेषु: at the entrance of gateways,चत्वार: on four sides, परमायताः very extensive, बहुभिः huge, यन्त्रै: engines, महद्भि: huge,गृहपङ्क्तिभिः rows of houses, उपेताः when people approach, तासां: movable bridges, सङ्क्रमाः four roadways
Meaning
At the entrance of the gateways around the moats are four road ways. Huge engines are fixed to move the bridges when people approach. There are rows of houses (for the guards) at the gateways.
तत्र: there, परसैन्यागतेसति: when enemy army enters, सङ्क्रमाः road ways, त्रायन्ते: protected, समन्ततः all over, परिखासु: in the moats, तैः those, यन्त्रै: those engines, अपकीर्यन्ते: not possible to cross
Meaning
"When the enemy arrives, the engines all over the moats lift the bridges making entry impossible for enemy armies."
राम: O Rama, स्वयम्: Ravana himself , युयुत्सुः one with hostile intention, प्रकृतिम्: assuming natural tendency, आपन्नः one who has adopted, रावणः Ravana, उत्थितश्च: eager to combat, बलानाम्: army, अनुदर्शने: looks after, अप्रमत्तश्च: ever very alert
Meaning
"O Rama Ravana, who is hostile in his intentions, assuming his natural tendency which is eagerness to combat, is always very alert and looks after the army."
देवदुर्गा: difficult for devatas to access, निरालम्बा: being located on peak of mountain, लङ्का: Lanka, पुनः again, भयावहा: fierce, नादेयम्: rivers, पार्वतम्: mountains, वान्यम्: forests, कृत्रिमंच: and artificial fortress, चतुर्विधम्: four kinds
Meaning
"Lanka is difficult to access even for devatas located on high peaks of the mountain. It is fierce to onlookers, surrounded by four kinds of forts, like rivers, mountains, forests and artificial fortresses."
राघव: O Raghava, दूरपारस्य: difficult to cross, समुद्रस्य: ocean's, पारे: other shore, स्थिता: located, अत्र: there, नौपथोपिश्च: passage for ships, नास्ति: not possible, सर्वशः all over, निरादेशश्च: nothing around.
Meaning
"O Raghava Lanka is located on the other shore of the ocean. Passage through the sea is not possible. It is away from all and there is nothing around."
दुर्गा: inaccessible, देवपुरोपमा: like the abode of devatas, सा: that, पुरै: city, शैलाग्रे: peak of the mountain, रचिता: to prepare, वाजिवारणसम्पूर्णा: full of horses and elephants, सा: that, लङ्का: Lanka, परमदुर्जया: difficult for anyone to conquer
Meaning
"It is inaccessible like the abode of devatas as it is on the peak of the mountain. It is difficult to conquer for any one as it is full of horses and elephants."
दुरात्मनः evil minded, रावणस्य: Ravana's, पुरीम्: city, लङ्काम्: of Lanka, परिखाश्च: by moats, शतघ्नयश्च: by missiles विविधानि: of many kinds, यन्त्राणिच: and machinery, शोभयन्ति: is shining
Meaning
"Evil minded Ravana's city of Lanka is shining with moats and missiles of many kinds and machinery."
अत्र:there, रक्षसाम्: rakshasas, अयुतम्: ten thousand, पूर्वद्वारम्: eastern gate, समाश्रितम्: garrisoned there , सर्वे: all, शूलहस्ताः those wielding tridents, दुराधर्षाः unassailable in war, खङ्गाग्रयोधिनः stand in front and fight with swords
Meaning
"There(in Lanka) ten thousand warriors are garrisoned at the eastern gate way holding tridents, and those who are unassailable in war stand in front with swords."
अत्र: there, रक्षसा: rakshasas, नियुतम्: one lakh , दक्षिणद्वारम्: at the southern gateway, आश्रितम्: garrisoned, तत्रापि: they are also, चतुरङ्गेण: with four divisions of army , सैन्येन: with army, योधाः warriors, अनुत्तमाः best ones
Meaning
At the southern gate also one lakh of rakshasas are garrisoned with four divisions of army. They are also the best warriors.
अत्र: there, रक्षसाम्: the rakshasas, प्रयुतम्: ten lakhs, पश्चिमद्वारम्: western gate, आश्रितम्: garrisoned, सर्वे: all, चर्मखङ्गधराः: wearing shields of skin and holding swords, तथा: that way, सर्वास्त्रकोविदाः knowledgeable in several weapons.
Meaning
At the western gate are garrisoned ten lakhs of rakshasas wearing shields of skin and holding swords. They are knowledgeable in several weapons.
अत्र: there, रक्षसाम्: rakshasas, न्यर्बुदम्: one hundred crores, उत्तरद्वारम्: northern gate, अपि: even, आश्रितम्: garrisoned, रथिनः charioteers, अश्ववाहाश्च: horse riders and elephant riders,सुपूजिताः well respected trust worthy ones, कुलपुत्राः born in noble families
Meaning
At the northern gate(of Lanka) are garrisoned one hundred crores of rakshasas constituting, charioteers, horse riding and elephant riding ogres born of noble families, respected and trustworthy (for Ravana).
अथ: and , शतशः hundreds, सहस्राणि: thousands, दुराधर्षाः unassailable in war, यातुधानाः warriors, मध्यमस्कन्धम्: in the center of the city, आश्रिताः collected, रक्षसाम्: ogres, साग्रकोटिश्च: in multitude of crores
Meaning
"Hundreds and thousands of warriors who are unassailable are collected in the center(of Lanka) in multitudes of crores."
मया: by me, ते: those, सङ्क्रमाः the road ways, भग्नाः destroyed, परिखाश्च: and even moats, अवपूरिताः filled up, लङ्कानगरी: city of Lanka, दग्दाच: burnt also , प्राकाराश्च: even boundary walls, अवसादिताः smashed, महात्मनाम्: very powerful ones, राक्षसानाम्: rakshasas,बलैकदेशः part of the army, क्षपितः killed
Meaning
"I have destroyed some of those roadways, even filled up the moats, burnt parts of the city of Lanka, smashed the boundary walls and killed part of the powerful army."
येनकेनतु: by whatever means , मार्गेण: passage, वरुणालयम्: the ocean, abode of Varuna, तराम: cross over , वानरैः vanaras, लङ्कानगरी: Lanka city, हताइति: has destroyed, अवधार्यताम्: taken as destroyed
Meaning
"If by whatever means the passage of ocean can be crossed by vanaras it can be taken for granted that the city of Lanka is destroyed."
राघव: Raghava, बलशेषेण: with the rest of the army, तव: your, किम्: why, अङ्गदः Angada, द्विविदः Dwivida, मैन्दः Mainda, जाम्बवान्: Jambavan, पनसः Panasa, अनलः Anala, सेनापतिः chief of the army, नीलश्चैव: even Nila, प्लवमानाः reaching by leaping, गत्वासपर्वतावनाम्: going over the mountains , सखाताम्: outer gates, सप्रतोरणाम्: archways, सप्राकाराम्: those boundaries, सभवनाम्: and the buildings, ताम्: those, रावणस्यमहापुरीम्: Ravana's city, भित्त्वा: demolishing, आनयिष्यन्ति: will get
Meaning
"Raghava What do we have to do with the rest of the army when Angada, Dwivida, Mainda, Jambavan, Panasa, Nala and the chief of the army Nila are there? Reaching Ravana's city by leaping over the mountains and demolishing the outer gates, other boundaries, archways and other buildings they will get into Lanka city."
एवम्: in that way, बलानाम्: the army, सर्वसङ्ग्रहम्: who the total, क्षिप्रम्: quickly, आज्ञापय: command, युक्तेनप्रस्थानम्: start at opportune time, अभिरोचय: you may command
Meaning
"You may command the total army this way."Quickly start at an opportune time towards Lanka (said Hanuman to Rama)" commanded Hanuman." ।।इत्यार्षेवाल्मीकीयेश्रीमद्रामायणेआदिकाव्येयुद्धकाण्डेतृतीयस्सर्गः।। This is the end of the third Sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic, the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.