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श्रुत्वा हनुमतो वाक्यं यथावदभिभाषितम् ।
रामः प्रीति समायुक्तो वाक्यमुत्तरमब्रवीत् ॥
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Hearing those words of Hanuman who related all events as they happened , SriRama was very happy and spoke thus.

कृतं हनुमता कार्यं सुमहद्भुवि दुर्लभम् ।
मनसा अपि यदन्येन न शक्यं धरणीतले ॥

" Hanuman's accomplishments are great. Those are fantastic events in the world. They are beyond imagination. They are also not possible for anybody else.

नहितं परिपश्यामि यस्तरेत माहार्णवम् ।
अन्यत्र गरुडाद्वायोः अन्यत्र च हनूमतः ||

"No body can cross that great ocean except for the three namely Garuda , Vayu and Hanuman"

देवदानव यक्षाणां गंधर्वोरगरक्षसाम्।
अप्रधृष्यां पुरीं लंकां रावणेन सुरक्षिताम्।

"The Celestials , Gandharvas etc cannot even look towards that city of Lanka protected by Ravana"

प्रविष्टस्सत्त्वमाश्रित्य श्वसन् कोनाम निष्क्रमेत् ।
को विशेत् सुदुरादर्षाण् राक्षसैश्च सुरक्षिताम् ॥

" Who can enter that impregnable city protected by the Rakshasa warriors ? Even if one is able to enter who can get out of that city with his limbs intact.?"

यो वीर्य बलसंपन्नो न समस्स्यात् हनूमतः ।
भृत्यकार्यं हनुमता सुग्रीवश्च कृतं महत् ॥

"Nobody can equal the illustrious Hanuman. Indeed as the true follower of powerful Sugriva , he undertook the Kings bidding successfully" .

स्वयं विधाय स्वबलं सदृशं विक्रमस्य च ।
यो हि भृत्यो नियुक्तस्सन् बर्त्रा कर्मणि दुष्करे ।
कुर्यात् तदनुरागेण तमाहुः पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥

"The best among the Kings attendants is that one who accomplishes even the most difficult task assigned by the king . Over and above that he goes ahead and accomplishes more without affecting the main task."

नियुक्तो यः परं कार्यं नकुर्यानृपतेः प्रियम् ।
भृत्यो युक्तस्समर्थश्च तामाहुर्मध्यमं नरं ॥
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"The one who accomplishes only the tasks assigned by the king , though he may be capable of accomplishing more is second category of Kings attendants" .

नियुक्ते नृपतेः कार्यं नकुर्याद्समाहितः ।
भृत्यो युक्तस्समर्थश्छ त माहुः प्रुषाधमम् ॥

"The attendant who does not complete the tasks assigned by the king though he has the capability, is the worst type attendant !".

तन्नियोगे नियुक्तेन कृतं कृत्यं हनूमता ।
न चात्मा लघुतां नीतः सुग्रीवश्चापि तोषितः ॥

" Hanuman has completed the task of searching for Sita as oredered by the king with due diligence".

अहं च रघुवंशश्च लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः ।
वैदेह्या दर्शनेनाद्य धर्मतः परिरक्षिताः॥

" Thus Myself , the powerful Lakshmana and Sugriva and even the line of Raghus have protected Dharma because of Hanuman's actions. And we have been saved too".

इदं तु ममदीनस्य मनोभूयः प्रकर्षति ।
यदिहास्य प्रियाख्यातुः न कुर्मि सदृशं प्रियम् ॥

"Bringing the news of Sita being safe, this Maruti has done a great favor. Being unable to do anything in return for that favor, my mind is deeply grieved !"

एष सर्वस्वभूतस्तु परिष्वंगो हनूमतः ।
मया कालमिमं प्राप्य दत्तस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥

" On this occasion I can only give him the pleasure of deep embrace. This can give all the pleasure. Presently this is all I can do ".

इत्युक्त्वा प्रीति हृष्टांगो रामस्तं परिषस्वजे ।
हनूमंतं महात्मानं कृतकार्यमुपागतम् ॥

So saying SriRama who was deeply appreciative of Hanuman's accomplishments embraced Hanuman

Thus ends the praise of SriRama for Hanuman's achievements in locating Sita.

om tat sat !!!