Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.33
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3.33.1
ततः शूर्पणखा दीना रावणं लोकरावणम्।
अमात्यमध्ये संक्रुद्धा परुषं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.३३.१ ॥
Then Śūrpaṇakhā, wretched and enraged, spoke harsh words to Rāvaṇa, the terror of the worlds, in the midst of his ministers.
3.33.2
प्रमत्तः कामभोगेषु स्वैरवृत्तो निरङ्कुशः।
समुत्पन्नं भयं घोरं बोद्धव्यं नावबुध्यसे ॥ ३.३३.२ ॥
You are heedless, given to the pleasures of desire, acting at will and unrestrained; the terrible danger that has arisen ought to be perceived by you, yet you do not perceive it.
3.33.3
सक्तं ग्राम्येषु भोगेषु कामवृत्तं महीपतिम्।
लुब्धं न बहु मन्यन्ते श्मशानाग्निमिव प्रजाः ॥ ३.३३.३ ॥
Subjects do not hold in high regard a king who is attached to coarse worldly pleasures, who acts from desire and is greedy, just as they do not regard the funeral fire.
3.33.4
स्वयं कार्याणि यः काले नानुतिष्ठति पार्थिवः।
स तु वै सह राज्येन तैश्च कार्यैर्विनश्यति ॥ ३.३३.४ ॥
The king who does not himself attend to his duties in due time certainly perishes, together with his kingdom and those very affairs.
3.33.5
अयुक्तचारं दुर्दर्शमस्वाधीनं नराधिपम्।
वर्जयन्ति नरा दूरान्नदीपङ्कमिव द्विपाः ॥ ३.३३.५ ॥
People shun from afar a king whose conduct is improper, who is hard to approach and not self-controlled, as elephants avoid the mud of a river.
3.33.6
ये न रक्षन्ति विषयमस्वाधीनं नराधिपाः।
ते न वृद्ध्या प्रकाशन्ते गिरयः सागरे यथा ॥ ३.३३.६ ॥
Kings who, not being self-controlled, do not protect their realm do not shine forth in prosperity, just as mountains do not gain growth in the ocean.
3.33.7
आत्मवद्भिर्विगृह्य त्वं देवगन्धर्वदानवैः।
अयुक्तचारश्चपलः कथं राजा भविष्यसि ॥ ३.३३.७ ॥
Having quarrelled with the self-controlled gods, gandharvas and dānavas, and having no proper control over your spies, how, fickle one, will you become king?
3.33.8
त्वं तु बालस्वभावश्च बुद्धिहीनश्च राक्षस।
ज्ञातव्यं तन्न जानीषे कथं राजा भविष्यसि ॥ ३.३३.८ ॥
You, O rākṣasa, are childish in nature and lacking in wisdom. What ought to be known, you do not know; how will you become king?
3.33.9
येषां चाराश्च कोशश्च नयश्च जयतां वर।
अस्वाधीना नरेन्द्राणां प्राकृतैस्ते जनैः समाः ॥ ३.३३.९ ॥
O best of victors, those kings whose spies, treasury and statecraft are not under their own control are no better than ordinary men.
3.33.10
यस्मात् पश्यन्ति दूरस्थान् सर्वानर्थान् नराधिपाः।
चारेण तस्मादुच्यन्ते राजानो दीर्घचक्षुषः ॥ ३.३३.१० ॥
Because kings see all affairs, even distant ones, through their spies, therefore kings are called long-sighted.
3.33.11
अयुक्तचारं मन्ये त्वां प्राकृतैः सचिवैर्युतः।
स्वजनं च जनस्थानं निहतं नावबुध्यसे ॥ ३.३३.११ ॥
I think your spies are ill-managed, and you are surrounded by ordinary ministers; you do not perceive that your own people and Janasthāna have been slain.
3.33.12
चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम्।
हतान्येकेन रामेण खरश्च सहदूषणः ॥ ३.३३.१२ ॥
Fourteen thousand rākṣasas of terrible deeds, and Khara along with Dūṣaṇa, were slain by one man, Rāma.
3.33.13
ऋषीणामभयं दत्तं कृतक्षेमाश्च दण्डकाः।
धर्षितं च जनस्थानं रामेणाक्लिष्टकारिणा ॥ ३.३३.१३ ॥
The sages were given fearlessness and the Daṇḍaka forest was made secure, while Rāma, who acts without effort, assaulted Janasthāna.
3.33.14
त्वं तु लुब्धः प्रमत्तश्च पराधीनश्च राक्षस।
विषये स्वे समुत्पन्नं यद् भयं नावबुध्यसे ॥ ३.३३.१४ ॥
You, rākṣasa, are greedy, careless and dependent on others, so you fail to perceive the danger that has arisen in your own realm.
3.33.15
तीक्ष्णमल्पप्रदातारं प्रमत्तं गर्वितं शठम्।
व्यसने सर्वभूतानि नाभिधावन्ति पार्थिवम् ॥ ३.३३.१५ ॥
In calamity, no creature runs to a king who is harsh, gives little, is careless, proud and deceitful.
3.33.16
अतिमानिनमग्राह्यमात्मसम्भावितं नरम्।
क्रोधनं व्यसने हन्ति स्वजनोऽपि नराधिपम् ॥ ३.३३.१६ ॥
In calamity, his own people kill a man who is overly proud, unapproachable, self-conceited and irascible, even though he is a lord of men.
3.33.17
नानुतिष्ठति कार्याणि भयेषु न बिभेति च।
क्षिप्रं राज्याच्च्युतो दीनस्तृणैस्तुल्यो भवेदिह ॥ ३.३३.१७ ॥
A king who does not carry out his duties in dangers and does not fear them, being wretched and quickly cast from his kingdom, becomes like grass here.
3.33.18
शुष्ककाष्ठैर्भवेत् कार्यं लोष्ठैरपि च पांसुभिः।
न तु स्थानात् परिभ्रष्टैः कार्यं स्याद् वसुधाधिपैः ॥ ३.३३.१८ ॥
Work may be done with dry sticks, with clods and even with dust, but no work is accomplished by kings who have fallen from their place.
3.33.19
उपभुक्तं यथा वासः स्रजो वा मृदिता यथा।
एवं राज्यात् परिभ्रष्टः समर्थोऽपि निरर्थकः ॥ ३.३३.१९ ॥
As a garment that has been worn, or a garland that has been crushed, is of no use, so a king fallen from his kingdom, though capable, becomes useless.
3.33.20
अप्रमत्तश्च यो राजा सर्वज्ञो विजितेन्द्रियः।
कृतज्ञो धर्मशीलश्च स राजा तिष्ठते चिरम् ॥ ३.३३.२० ॥
The king who is vigilant, all-knowing, master of his senses, grateful, and of righteous character, endures for a long time.
3.33.21
नयनाभ्यां प्रसुप्तो वा जागर्ति नयचक्षुषा।
व्यक्तक्रोधप्रसादश्च स राजा पूज्यते जनैः ॥ ३.३३.२१ ॥
The king who, though his eyes are closed in sleep, remains awake with the eye of policy, whose anger and favour are openly shown, is honoured by the people.
3.33.22
त्वं तु रावण दुर्बुद्धिर्गुणैरेतैर्विवर्जितः।
यस्य तेऽविदितश्चारै रक्षसां सुमहान् वधः ॥ ३.३३.२२ ॥
You, Rāvaṇa, are evil-minded and lacking these qualities; your spies have not known of the great destruction of the rākṣasas.
3.33.23
परावमन्ता विषयेषु सङ्गवान्
न देशकालप्रविभागतत्त्ववित्।
अयुक्तबुद्धिर्गुणदोषनिश्चये
विपन्नराज्यो न चिराद् विपत्स्यसे ॥ ३.३३.२३ ॥
You despise others, are attached to sense-objects, do not know the truth of the division of place and time, and have an unsteady mind in judging merit and fault; having lost your kingdom, you will soon perish.
3.33.24
समीक्ष्य बुद्ध्या क्षणदाचरेश्वरः।
धनेन दर्पेण बलेन चान्वितो
विचिन्तयामास चिरं स रावणः ॥ ३.३३.२४ ॥
Having considered with his intellect, Rāvaṇa, lord of the night-wanderers, endowed with wealth, pride and strength, reflected for a long time.