Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.37
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3.37.1
तच्छ्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रस्य वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः।
प्रत्युवाच महातेजा मारीचो राक्षसेश्वरम् ॥ ३.३७.१ ॥
Having heard the words of the lord of the rākṣasas, Mārīca, great in brilliance and skilled in speech, replied to the lord of the rākṣasas.
3.37.2
सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन् सततं प्रियवादिनः।
अप्रियस्य च पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः ॥ ३.३७.२ ॥
O king, men who always speak pleasantly are easy to find; but one who speaks, and one who hears, what is unpleasant yet beneficial is rare.
3.37.3
न नूनं बुध्यसे रामं महावीर्यगुणोन्नतम्।
अयुक्तचारश्चपलो महेन्द्रवरुणोपमम् ॥ ३.३७.३ ॥
Surely you do not understand Rāma, exalted by the qualities of great valour; you, who act improperly and are rash, do not know him, who is like Indra and Varuṇa.
3.37.4
अपि स्वस्ति भवेत् तात सर्वेषामपि रक्षसाम्।
अपि रामो न संक्रुद्धः कुर्याल्लोकानराक्षसान् ॥ ३.३७.४ ॥
Dear one, will there be well-being for all the rākṣasas? Will not Rāma, if enraged, make the worlds free of rākṣasas?
3.37.5
अपि ते जीवितान्ताय नोत्पन्ना जनकात्मजा।
अपि सीतानिमित्तं च न भवेद् व्यसनं महत् ॥ ३.३७.५ ॥
Was not the daughter of Janaka born to bring about the end of your life? Will not a great calamity come because of Sītā?
3.37.6
अपि त्वामीश्वरं प्राप्य कामवृत्तं निरङ्कुशम्।
न विनश्येत् पुरी लङ्का त्वया सह सराक्षसा ॥ ३.३७.६ ॥
Having obtained you as lord, one who acts by desire and is unrestrained, will not the city of Laṅkā be destroyed together with you and the rākṣasas?
3.37.7
त्वद्विधः कामवृत्तो हि दुःशीलः पापमन्त्रितः।
आत्मानं स्वजनं राष्ट्रं स राजा हन्ति दुर्मतिः ॥ ३.३७.७ ॥
A king of ill mind, who acts from desire like you, of bad conduct and counseled by evil, destroys himself, his own people, and his kingdom.
3.37.8
न च पित्रा परित्यक्तो नामर्यादः कथंचन।
न लुब्धो न च दुःशीलो न च क्षत्रियपांसनः ॥ ३.३७.८ ॥
He was not abandoned by his father in any way; he is not without propriety, not greedy, not of bad conduct, and not a disgrace to the warrior lineage.
3.37.9
न च धर्मगुणैर्हीनः कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः।
न च तीक्ष्णो हि भूतानां सर्वभूतहिते रतः ॥ ३.३७.९ ॥
He is not lacking in the qualities of dharma; he increases the joy of Kausalyā; he is not harsh toward beings, but delights in the welfare of all beings.
3.37.10
वञ्चितं पितरं दृष्ट्वा कैकेय्या सत्यवादिनम्।
करिष्यामीति धर्मात्मा ततः प्रव्रजितो वनम् ॥ ३.३७.१० ॥
Seeing his truthful father deceived by Kaikeyī, the righteous-souled one thought, 'I shall do it,' and then went forth to the forest.
3.37.11
कैकेय्याः प्रियकामार्थं पितुर्दशरथस्य च।
हित्वा राज्यं च भोगांश्च प्रविष्टो दण्डकावनम् ॥ ३.३७.११ ॥
For the sake of fulfilling Kaikeyī's beloved wish and of his father Daśaratha, he abandoned kingdom and pleasures and entered the Daṇḍaka forest.
3.37.12
न रामः कर्कशस्तात नाविद्वान् नाजितेन्द्रियः।
अनृतं न श्रुतं चैव नैव त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ ३.३७.१२ ॥
Rāma is not harsh, sir; he is not unlearned, nor uncontrolled in his senses. Falsehood has never been heard of him, and it does not befit you to speak it.
3.37.13
रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः।
राजा सर्वस्य लोकस्य देवानामिव वासवः ॥ ३.३७.१३ ॥
Rāma is dharma embodied, virtuous, his valour is truth; he is king of all the world, as Vāsava is king of the gods.
3.37.14
कथं नु तस्य वैदेहीं रक्षितां स्वेन तेजसा।
इच्छसे प्रसभं हर्तुं प्रभामिव विवस्वतः ॥ ३.३७.१४ ॥
How, then, do you wish to seize by force Vaidehī, guarded by his own radiance, as one would seek to seize the light of the sun?
3.37.15
शरार्चिषमनाधृष्यं चापखड्गेन्धनं रणे।
रामाग्निं सहसा दीप्तं न प्रवेष्टुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ ३.३७.१५ ॥
You ought not suddenly enter the fire of Rāma, whose flames are arrows, unassailable, blazing in battle with bow and sword for fuel.
3.37.16
धनुर्व्यादितदीप्तास्यं शरार्चिषममर्षणम्।
चापबाणधरं तीक्ष्णं शत्रुसेनापहारिणम् ॥ ३.३७.१६ ॥
Rāma, with a blazing mouth opened by the bow, whose flame is arrows, unforgiving, bearing bow and arrow, fierce, seizing the enemy's army.
3.37.17
राज्यं सुखं च संत्यज्य जीवितं चेष्टमात्मनः।
नात्यासादयितुं तात रामान्तकमिहार्हसि ॥ ३.३७.१७ ॥
Dear one, abandoning kingdom and pleasure, and the life you hold dear, you should not approach so near here the death that is Rāma.
3.37.18
अप्रमेयं हि तत्तेजो यस्य सा जनकात्मजा।
न त्वं समर्थस्तां हर्तुं रामचापाश्रयां वने ॥ ३.३७.१८ ॥
Immeasurable is that radiance of him of whom she, the daughter of Janaka, is; you are not able to seize her, who dwells in the forest under the shelter of Rāma's bow.
3.37.19
तस्य वै नरसिंहस्य सिंहोरस्कस्य भामिनी।
प्राणेभ्योऽपि प्रियतरा भार्या नित्यमनुव्रता ॥ ३.३७.१९ ॥
She is the radiant wife of that lion among men, lion-chested, dearer to him than life itself, ever devoted to him.
3.37.20
न सा धर्षयितुं शक्या मैथिल्योजस्विनः प्रिया।
दीप्तस्येव हुताशस्य शिखा सीता सुमध्यमा ॥ ३.३७.२० ॥
She, the Maithili princess, beloved of that mighty one, cannot be violated; Sītā, slender-waisted, is like the flame of a blazing fire.
3.37.21
किमुद्यमं व्यर्थमिमं कृत्वा ते राक्षसाधिप।
दृष्टश्चेत् त्वं रणे तेन तदन्तमुपजीवितम् ॥ ३.३७.२१ ॥
Lord of the rākṣasas, why make this useless effort? If in battle he sees you, your very life-support will come to an end there.
3.37.22
जीवितं च सुखं चैव राज्यं चैव सुदुर्लभम्।
यदीच्छसि चिरं भोक्तुं मा कृथा रामविप्रियम् ॥ ३.३७.२२ ॥
If you wish to enjoy life, happiness, and a kingdom that is most difficult to obtain, for a long time, do not do what displeases Rāma.
3.37.23
स सर्वैः सचिवैः सार्धं विभीषणपुरस्कृतैः।
मन्त्रयित्वा स धर्मिष्ठैः कृत्वा निश्चयमात्मनः।
दोषाणां च गुणानां च सम्प्रधार्य बलाबलम् ॥ ३.३७.२३ ॥
Having taken counsel with all his ministers, the righteous ones, with Vibhīṣaṇa at their head, and having made his own resolve, he weighed well the faults and virtues, the strength and weakness.
3.37.24
आत्मनश्च बलं ज्ञात्वा राघवस्य च तत्त्वतः।
हितं हि तव निश्चित्य क्षमं त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ ३.३७.२४ ॥
Knowing truly your own strength and the strength of Rāghava, and having determined what is for your good, you ought to do what is fitting.
3.37.25
अहं तु मन्ये तव न क्षमं रणे
समागमं कोसलराजसूनुना।
इदं हि भूयः शृणु वाक्यमुत्तमं
क्षमं च युक्तं च निशाचराधिप ॥ ३.३७.२५ ॥
Yet I think it is not fitting for you to meet the son of the king of Kosala in battle. O lord of the night-rangers, listen once more to this excellent word, which is fitting and proper.