Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 1.54
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1.54.1
कामधेनुं वसिष्ठोऽपि यदा न त्यजते मुनिः।
तदास्य शबलां राम विश्वामित्रोऽन्वकर्षत ॥ १.५४.१ ॥
O Rāma, when the sage Vasiṣṭha would not give up even the wish-fulfilling cow Kāmadhenu, Viśvāmitra then dragged away his spotted cow Śabalā.
1.54.2
नीयमाना तु शबला राम राज्ञा महात्मना।
दुःखिता चिन्तयामास रुदन्ती शोककर्शिता ॥ १.५४.२ ॥
O Rāma, Śabalā, being led away by the high-souled king, grieved, wept, and thinned with sorrow, and began to reflect.
1.54.3
परित्यक्ता वसिष्ठेन किमहं सुमहात्मना।
याहं राजभृतैर्दीना ह्रियेय भृशदुःखिता ॥ १.५४.३ ॥
Why has the great-souled Vasiṣṭha abandoned me? I, wretched, dragged off by the king's servants, am deeply grieved.
1.54.4
किं मयापकृतं तस्य महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः।
यन्मामनागसं दृष्ट्वा भक्तां त्यजति धार्मिकः ॥ १.५४.४ ॥
What wrong have I done to that great sage of disciplined self, that the righteous one abandons me, seeing me blameless and devoted?
1.54.5
जगाम वेगेन तदा वसिष्ठं परमौजसम् ॥ १.५४.५ ॥
Then she went swiftly to Vasiṣṭha, the supremely powerful one.
1.54.6
निर्धूय तांस्तदा भृत्यान् शतशः शत्रुसूदन।
जगामानिलवेगेन पादमूलं महात्मनः ॥ १.५४.६ ॥
O destroyer of enemies, then, shaking off the servants by the hundred, she went with the speed of the wind to the feet of the great-souled one.
1.54.7
शबला सा रुदन्ती च क्रोशन्ती चेदमब्रवीत्।
वसिष्ठस्याग्रतः स्थित्वा रुदन्ती मेघनिःस्वना ॥ १.५४.७ ॥
Weeping and crying out, Śabalā stood before Vasiṣṭha and spoke these words, her voice like a thundering cloud.
1.54.8
भगवन् किं परित्यक्ता त्वयाहं ब्रह्मणः सुत।
यस्माद् राजभटा मां हि नयन्ते त्वत्सकाशतः ॥ १.५४.८ ॥
Revered sir, son of Brahmā, have you abandoned me? The king's soldiers are taking me away from your very presence.
1.54.9
एवमुक्तस्तु ब्रह्मर्षिरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।
शोकसंतप्तहृदयां स्वसारमिव दुःखिताम् ॥ १.५४.९ ॥
Thus addressed, the brahmin-sage spoke these words to her, whose heart was tormented by grief, who was afflicted like a sister.
1.54.10
न त्वां त्यजामि शबले नापि मेऽपकृतं त्वया।
एष त्वां नयते राजा बलान्मत्तो महाबलः ॥ १.५४.१० ॥
I do not abandon you, Śabalā, nor have you done me any wrong. This mighty king is taking you from me by force.
1.54.11
नहि तुल्यं बलं मह्यं राजा त्वद्य विशेषतः।
बली राजा क्षत्रियश्च पृथिव्याः पतिरेव च ॥ १.५४.११ ॥
My strength is not equal to the king's, especially now. The king is powerful, a warrior of the kṣatriya class, and indeed the lord of the earth.
1.54.12
इयमक्षौहिणी पूर्णा गजवाजिरथाकुला।
हस्तिध्वजसमाकीर्णा तेनासौ बलवत्तरः ॥ १.५४.१२ ॥
This akṣauhiṇī army is complete, full of elephants, horses and chariots, crowded with elephant-banners; therefore he is the mightier.
1.54.13
एवमुक्ता वसिष्ठेन प्रत्युवाच विनीतवत्।
वचनं वचनज्ञा सा ब्रह्मर्षिमतुलप्रभम् ॥ १.५४.१३ ॥
Thus addressed by Vasiṣṭha, she, skilled in speech, humbly answered the brahmarṣi of incomparable splendour.
1.54.14
न बलं क्षत्रियस्याहुर्ब्राह्मणा बलवत्तराः।
ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मबलं दिव्यं क्षात्राच्च बलवत्तरम् ॥ १.५४.१४ ॥
The brahmins say the strength of a kṣatriya is not greater than theirs. O brahmin, the strength of brahman is divine, and stronger even than the strength of the warrior.
1.54.15
अप्रमेयं बलं तुभ्यं न त्वया बलवत्तरः।
विश्वामित्रो महावीर्यस्तेजस्तव दुरासदम् ॥ १.५४.१५ ॥
Your strength is immeasurable; there is none stronger than you. Viśvāmitra is of great valour, and his splendour is hard to approach.
1.54.16
नियुङ्क्ष्व मां महातेजस्त्वं ब्रह्मबलसम्भृताम्।
तस्य दर्पं बलं यत्नं नाशयामि दुरात्मनः ॥ १.५४.१६ ॥
O greatly radiant one, employ me with the army born of brahman's power. I will destroy the pride, the strength and the effort of that wicked one.
1.54.17
इत्युक्तस्तु तया राम वसिष्ठस्तु महायशाः।
सृजस्वेति तदोवाच बलं परबलार्दनम् ॥ १.५४.१७ ॥
Thus addressed by her, O Rāma, the greatly renowned Vasiṣṭha then said, 'Create', an army that crushes the forces of the enemy.
1.54.18
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा सुरभिः सासृजत् तदा।
तस्या हुंभारवोत्सृष्टाः पह्लवाः शतशो नृप ॥ १.५४.१८ ॥
Hearing his words, Surabhi then created the army; from her bellowing roar sprang forth hundreds of Pahlavas, O king.
1.54.19
नाशयन्ति बलं सर्वं विश्वामित्रस्य पश्यतः।
स राजा परमक्रुद्धः क्रोधविस्फारितेक्षणः ॥ १.५४.१९ ॥
As Viśvāmitra watched, they were destroying the king's entire army. Then the king, greatly enraged, stood with his eyes wide with fury.
1.54.20
पह्लवान् नाशयामास शस्त्रैरुच्चावचैरपि।
विश्वामित्रार्दितान् दृष्ट्वा पह्लवान् शतशस्तदा ॥ १.५४.२० ॥
With weapons of many kinds he destroyed the Pahlavas too. Then, seeing hundreds of Pahlavas tormented by Viśvāmitra...
1.54.21
भूय एवासृजद् घोरान् शकान् यवनमिश्रितान्।
तैरासीत् संवृता भूमिः शकैर्यवनमिश्रितैः ॥ १.५४.२१ ॥
He again created fierce Śakas mixed with Yavanas. The earth was filled with them and covered by the Śakas mixed with Yavanas.
1.54.22
प्रभावद्भिर्महावीर्यैर्हेमकिंजल्कसंनिभैः।
तीक्ष्णासिपट्टिशधरैर्हेमवर्णाम्बरावृतैः ॥ १.५४.२२ ॥
They were radiant and of great valor, gleaming like golden filaments, bearing sharp swords and maces, clad in garments of gold.
1.54.23
निर्दग्धं तद्बलं सर्वं प्रदीप्तैरिव पावकैः।
ततोऽस्त्राणि महातेजा विश्वामित्रो मुमोच ह।
तैस्ते यवनकाम्बोजा बर्बराश्चाकुलीकृताः ॥ १.५४.२३ ॥
Their entire army was burned as if by blazing fires. Then the greatly radiant Viśvāmitra released his weapons, and by them the Yavanas, Kāmbojas and Barbaras were thrown into confusion.