Passage 1
आभूषणानि वैदेह्या निरस्तानि निजाङ्गतः। पतितानि गिरिद्रोण्यामानीतानि प्लवङ्गमैः॥१॥
The monkeys had brought away the ornaments that Vaidehī cast from her own body and that fell into a mountain valley.
Passage 2
तानि वानरराजेन सुग्रीवेण महात्मना। रामचन्द्रस्य पुरतः स्थापितानि ससम्भ्रमम्॥२॥
The noble monkey king Sugrīva reverently placed them before Rāmacandra.
Passage 3
इमानि वल्लभायास्ते भूषणानि जगत्पते। तयैव नूनं क्षिप्तानि रक्षसा नीयमानया॥३॥
“Lord of the world, these are your beloved's ornaments. She surely cast them down herself while the rākṣasa was carrying her away.
Passage 4
लब्धानि किल काकुत्स्थ विचरद्भिर्बलीमुखैः। ऋष्यमूकस्य शिखरे रक्षितानि चिरं मया॥४॥
“Kākutstha, monkeys roaming about found them, and I have kept them for a long time on Ṛṣyamūka's summit.
Passage 5
गृहाण रघुशार्दूल संवीतानि सुवाससा। महार्हाणि मनोज्ञानि भास्वन्ति मणिकान्तिभिः॥५॥
“Tiger of the Raghus, receive these precious and lovely ornaments, wrapped in fine cloth and shining with the radiance of their jewels.
Passage 6
तदङ्कपरिधार्याणि सावधानं निभालय। तावद्रक्ष महाबाहो यावदायाति जानकी॥६॥
“Look carefully upon the ornaments worn on her body. Mighty-armed one, guard them until Jānakī returns.”
Passage 7
इत्युक्त्वा सुहृदा तेन कपीन्द्रेण महाधिया। समर्पितानि जगृहे भूषणानि रघूद्वहः॥७॥
Having spoken thus, the wise monkey lord and friend offered the ornaments, and the bearer of the Raghu line received them.
Passage 8
उन्मोच्य वसनग्रन्थिं तानि रामो ददर्श ह। हारकङ्कणकेयूरग्रीवेयकमुखानि वै॥८॥
Rāma untied the knot in the cloth and saw them—the necklace, bracelets, armlets, neck ornament, and the rest. Rāma Is Overcome
Passage 9
तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण मुमोह रघुपुङ्गवः। चिरं मूर्छामुपगतो दीप्ते विश्लेषपावके॥९॥
At the mere sight of them, the foremost Raghu lost awareness. He lay unconscious for a long time in the blazing fire of separation.
Passage 10
चिराद्दृशौ समुन्मील्य विललाप सुदुःखितः। गद्बाष्पजलस्रोतःसिक्ताद्रिशिखरावनिः॥१०॥
After a long while he opened his eyes and lamented in great anguish, soaking the mountain ground with streams of choking tears.
Passage 11
हा तानि तासु रजनीषु समग्रचन्द्रज्योत्स्नाप्रकाशधवलासु विभूषिता यैः। आनन्दिनी मम मनो रमयाम्बभूव तानीदृशीं बत दशां तव भूषणानि॥११॥
“Alas, ornaments of yours! Adorned with you on those nights made white by the full moon's light, she who gave me joy used to delight my heart. Now you have come to such a state!
Passage 12
प्राप्तानि चन्द्रमुखि यानि सहे न कथंचिद्द्रष्टुं न तु क्षणमपि प्रसृतातिशोकः। पश्याम्यमून्यपि चिराद्विरहाधिना ते भूमीरजोव्यतिकरान्मलिनानि शश्वत्॥१२॥
“Moon-faced one, intense grief spreads through me, and I can scarcely bear to see the ornaments that have arrived here. After so long in the pain of separation, I now behold them perpetually soiled by contact with the earth's dust. Rāma Addresses Each Ornament
Passage 13
हा हा मणिस्तबकहार चिरेण तस्या वक्षोजकुम्भविरहाद् बत दुःखितोऽसि। भग्नश्च ते गुणगणोऽपि ततः सखेऽसौ किं रोदिषि प्रसृतकान्तिलवच्छलेन॥१३॥
“Alas, jewel-clustered necklace! Long separated from the rounded breasts of that lady, you too are suffering. Friend, your many-stranded cord is broken—do you weep under the guise of this faint radiance spreading from you?
Passage 14
ताटङ्कयुग्म तव कापि दशाद्य जाता तत्कर्णयोर्विरहदुःखभरेण भूयः। हा मित्र तन्निधुवनोत्सवकौतुकेषु क्वान्दोलनं तव गतं बहुसौख्यकारि॥१४॥
“Pair of earrings, today some indescribable condition has befallen you beneath the crushing sorrow of separation from her ears. Alas, friend, where has your joy-giving swinging gone—the motion you had amid the delights of our festivals of love?
Passage 15
हा मालिके किमपि ते बत हेममय्याः सोढः स पावकजलान्तरतीव्रतापः। प्राप्तं फलं जनकजोरसि तस्य वासो लब्धस्तु केन विधिना बत विप्रयोगः॥१५॥
“Alas, golden necklace! You endured fierce heat amid fire and water, and won its fruit by dwelling on Janaka's daughter's breast. By what decree has this separation now been imposed upon you?
Passage 16
केयूर हा बत सखे ननु शोचनीयां प्राप्तो दशां त्वमसि तद्भुजविप्रयोगात्। विख्यातिरङ्गद तथापि च ते मुधाभूद्दूरे किलाद्य जितपद्मदलं तदङ्गम्॥१६॥
“Alas, armlet, my friend! Through separation from her arm you have surely come to a lamentable condition. Your renown as an aṅgada—one that belongs upon a limb—has proved vain, for today that limb, lovelier than a lotus petal, is far away.
Passage 17
हा कङ्कण त्वमसि तद्भुजवल्लिसङ्गात्सौख्यप्रदादहमिवाद्भुतभागधेयः। दौर्भाग्यमेतदधुना किमु सम्प्रयुक्तं केनावनौ लुठसि यद्रजसा परीतः॥१७॥
“Alas, bracelet! Like me, you possessed marvelous good fortune through the joy-giving touch of her vine-like arm. What misfortune has overtaken you now? By whose doing do you roll upon the ground, covered in dust?
Passage 18
हा मेखले तनुलतामवलम्ब्य तस्यास्तान्युद्धतानि कुरुषे सुरते रुतानि। तद्विप्रयोगविधुरा बत दैवयोगात्स्थानेऽधुना भजसि मौनमनूनखेदा॥१८॥
“Alas, girdle! Clinging to her slender vine-like form, you once made those bold sounds in our lovemaking. Stricken by separation through fate's decree, you now fittingly keep silence, your grief undiminished.
Passage 19
ग्रीवेयक क्व नु मनोभवजैत्रकम्बुसंकाशतद्रुचिरकण्ठसमीपलग्नः। कामप्यजस्रमपुषस्त्वमहो अभिख्यां बतैतादृशी च बत मित्र दशा तवाद्य॥१९॥
“Neck ornament, where now is your place beside her lovely conch-like throat, victorious over the god of love? There you always bore an indescribable splendor. Alas, friend, today this is the condition that has become yours!
Passage 20
हा हेमरत्नतिलक त्वमभूः प्रियाया भालस्थले किमपि दीप इवोग्रदीप्तिः। तद्विप्रयोगतमसाद्य बलाभिभूतो दैवे विपर्ययमिते न विपर्ययः कः॥२०॥
“Alas, golden jeweled forehead ornament! Upon my beloved's brow you shone fiercely like an exquisite lamp. Now the darkness of separation has overpowered your strength. When fate turns contrary, what is not overturned?
Passage 21
हा रत्नवेणि भवती जनकाङ्गजायाः केशावलिग्रथितगुण्यसुवेशरूपा। कामप्युवाह गतिमद्भुतकान्तिपूरैर्जातासि सम्प्रति कथं विरहेण मन्दा॥२१॥
“Alas, jeweled braid ornament! Woven into the tresses of Janaka's daughter, you formed part of her lovely coiffure. You once displayed an indescribable grace through floods of wondrous radiance; how have you now grown dull through separation?
Passage 22
हा शीर्षरत्नकुसुमस्तबक त्वदीयं तत्सौभगं जनकजाशिरसः प्रसङ्गात्। किं भूतमद्य विरहाधिजदुर्दशायां यद्रोदिषीव सुचिरेण सखे यथाहम्॥२२॥
“Alas, jeweled flower cluster for the head! What has become today of the beauty you gained through contact with Janaka's daughter's head? Friend, in this wretched state born of separation, you seem to have been weeping for so long, just as I have.
Passage 23
हा नूपुर क्वणितनिर्जितराजहंस न श्रावयस्यतिमुदा किमिति ध्वनिं तम्। प्रायस्त्वमप्यहमिवाधिधरो वियोगान्मौनेन यापयसि कालमशेषमेव॥२३॥
“Alas, anklet whose ringing surpassed the royal swan! Why do you not let me hear that most delightful sound? Overcome by the pain of separation like me, you too evidently pass all your time in silence.
Passage 24
हा वृश्चिकाभरण तच्चरणाङ्गुलीभिर्विश्लिष्य मित्र वहसे बहुखेदमन्तः। नो चेत्त्वयि श्रुतिमनोज्ञरवं दधाने रोति प्रमत्तचटकावलिरेवमेषा॥२४॥
“Alas, scorpion-shaped toe ornament! Torn from her toes, friend, you bear great sorrow within. Otherwise, while you held your ear-pleasing sound, would this excited flock of sparrows be crying so?
Passage 25
हा भूषणानि निखिलानि विदेहजाया यातानि कामपि दशां स्ववियोगदुःखात्। आत्मानमत्र वसनाञ्चलगाढबद्धमेवं विधाय नयथातिभरेण कालम्॥२५॥
“Alas, all the ornaments of Vaidehī! Through the pain of separation from her, you have come to some indescribable state. Thus tightly binding yourselves here within the edge of this cloth, you pass the time beneath an immense burden of sorrow.” Grief Withdraws Rāma's Senses
Passage 26
इति सम्बोध्य सर्वाणि प्रत्येकं तानि राघवः। विललाप वियोगेन भूषणानि विलोकयन्॥२६॥
Addressing every ornament in turn, Rāghava lamented as he looked upon them in his separation.
Passage 27
मुक्तास्थूलाश्रुमोक्षं व्यदधदतितरां दीप्तविश्लेषवह्निः स्मारं स्मारं रसार्द्रः कथमपि मिथिलाधीशपुत्रीविलासान्। दृष्ट्वा भूषाः प्रणयपरवशो भूरिरोमाञ्चशाली स्तब्धः स्विद्यन् सकम्पो मुकुलितनयनो लीनसर्वेन्द्रियोऽभूत्॥२७॥
The blazing fire of separation made him shed large pearl-like tears in abundance. Tender with love, he remembered again and again the pastimes of the king of Mithilā's daughter. Seeing her ornaments, he fell wholly under love's power: covered in horripilation, motionless, sweating, trembling, his eyes closed like buds, all his senses withdrawn.