Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.44
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3.44.1
तथा तु तं समादिश्य भ्रातरं रघुनन्दनः।
बबन्धासिं महातेजा जाम्बूनदमयत्सरुम् ॥ ३.४४.१ ॥
Having thus instructed his brother, Rāma, delight of the Raghus, of great splendor, girded on a sword with a scabbard of gold.
3.44.2
ततस्त्रिविनतं चापमादायात्मविभूषणम्।
आबध्य च कपालौ द्वौ जगामोदग्रविक्रमः ॥ ३.४४.२ ॥
Then, taking his bow bent in three places, his own ornament, and binding on the two arm-guards, Rāma of lofty valor set forth.
3.44.3
तं वन्यराजो राजेन्द्रमापतन्तं निरीक्ष्य वै।
बभूवान्तर्हितस्त्रासात् पुनः संदर्शनेऽभवत् ॥ ३.४४.३ ॥
Seeing Rāma, lord of kings, rushing toward him, the king of the forest vanished out of fear, and then became visible again.
3.44.4
बद्धासिर्धनुरादाय प्रदुद्राव यतो मृगः।
तं स्म पश्यति रूपेण द्योतयन्तमिवाग्रतः ॥ ३.४४.४ ॥
With sword girded and bow in hand, Rāma ran wherever the deer went; he kept seeing it before him, shining as if with its own radiance.
3.44.5
अवेक्ष्यावेक्ष्य धावन्तं धनुष्पाणिर्महावने।
अतिवृत्तमिवोत्पाताल्लोभयानं कदाचन ॥ ३.४४.५ ॥
With bow in hand, Rāma ran through the great forest, looking again and again; the deer, sometimes leaping far ahead, lured him on.
3.44.6
शङ्कितं तु समुद्भ्रान्तमुत्पतन्तमिवाम्बरम्।
दृश्यमानमदृश्यं च वनोद्देशेषु केषुचित् ॥ ३.४४.६ ॥
That deer, wary and wildly agitated, seemed to leap up into the sky; in certain places of the forest it was seen, and in others it was not.
3.44.7
छिन्नाभ्रैरिव संवीतं शारदं चन्द्रमण्डलम्।
मुहूर्तादेव ददृशे मुहुर्दूरात् प्रकाशते ॥ ३.४४.७ ॥
Like an autumn moon wrapped in torn clouds, it appeared for a moment and shone again and again from afar.
3.44.8
दर्शनादर्शनेनैव सोऽपाकर्षत राघवम्।
स दूरमाश्रमस्यास्य मारीचो मृगतां गतः ॥ ३.४४.८ ॥
By appearing and vanishing, he drew Rāghava far away; that Mārīca, having taken the form of a deer, went far from this hermitage.
3.44.9
आसीत् क्रुद्धस्तु काकुत्स्थो विवशस्तेन मोहितः।
अथावतस्थे सुश्रान्तश्छायामाश्रित्य शाद्वले ॥ ३.४४.९ ॥
Kākutstha (Rāma) was enraged; deluded by him and helpless, he then stood very weary in the shade on the grassy ground.
3.44.10
स तमुन्मादयामास मृगरूपो निशाचरः।
मृगैः परिवृतोऽथान्यैरदूरात् प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥ ३.४४.१० ॥
That night-wanderer in deer form maddened him; then, surrounded by other deer, he appeared close by.
3.44.11
ग्रहीतुकामं दृष्ट्वा तं पुनरेवाभ्यधावत।
तत्क्षणादेव संत्रासात् पुनरन्तर्हितोऽभवत् ॥ ३.४४.११ ॥
Seeing him with the desire to seize him, Rāma ran toward him again; in that very moment, out of fright, he vanished once more.
3.44.12
पुनरेव ततो दूराद् वृक्षखण्डाद् विनिःसृतः।
दृष्ट्वा रामो महातेजास्तं हन्तुं कृतनिश्चयः ॥ ३.४४.१२ ॥
Then again, from afar, he emerged from a clump of trees; seeing him, Rāma of great radiance resolved to slay him.
3.44.13
भूयस्तु शरमुद्धृत्य कुपितस्तत्र राघवः।
सूर्यरश्मिप्रतीकाशं ज्वलन्तमरिमर्दनम् ॥ ३.४४.१३ ॥
Then the Rāghava, enraged, drew out an arrow there, blazing like a ray of the sun, a crusher of foes.
3.44.14
संधाय सुदृढे चापे विकृष्य बलवद्बली।
तमेव मृगमुद्दिश्य श्वसन्तमिव पन्नगम् ॥ ३.४४.१४ ॥
Fitting the arrow to his very strong bow and drawing it forcefully, the mighty one aimed at that very deer, like a hissing serpent.
3.44.15
मुमोच ज्वलितं दीप्तमस्त्रं ब्रह्मविनिर्मितम्।
शरीरं मृगरूपस्य विनिर्भिद्य शरोत्तमः ॥ ३.४४.१५ ॥
He released a blazing, shining weapon fashioned by Brahmā; that best of arrows pierced through the body of the deer-form.
3.44.16
मारीचस्यैव हृदयं बिभेदाशनिसंनिभः।
तालमात्रमथोत्प्लुत्य न्यपतत् स भृशातुरः ॥ ३.४४.१६ ॥
That arrow, like a thunderbolt, pierced the very heart of Mārīca; he leapt up a palm-tree's height and fell, sorely afflicted.
3.44.17
व्यनदद् भैरवं नादं धरण्यामल्पजीवितः।
म्रियमाणस्तु मारीचो जहौ तां कृत्रिमां तनुम् ॥ ३.४४.१७ ॥
The short-lived one let out a terrible cry on the ground; as he was dying, Mārīca abandoned that false form.
3.44.18
स्मृत्वा तद्वचनं रक्षो दध्यौ केन तु लक्ष्मणम्।
इह प्रस्थापयेत् सीता तां शून्ये रावणो हरेत् ॥ ३.४४.१८ ॥
Recalling those words, the demon thought: by what means could Lakṣmaṇa be sent away from here, so that Rāvaṇa might carry off Sītā in the empty place?
3.44.19
स प्राप्तकालमाज्ञाय चकार च ततः स्वनम्।
सदृशं राघवस्येव हा सीते लक्ष्मणेति च ॥ ३.४४.१९ ॥
Knowing the moment had come, he raised a cry like Rāghava's own voice: "Alas, Sītā! Alas, Lakṣmaṇa!"
3.44.20
तेन मर्मणि निर्विद्धं शरेणानुपमेन हि।
मृगरूपं तु तत् त्यक्त्वा राक्षसं रूपमास्थितः ॥ ३.४४.२० ॥
Pierced in a vital spot by that incomparable arrow, he cast off the deer form and took on his demon shape.
3.44.21
चक्रे स सुमहाकायं मारीचो जीवितं त्यजन्।
तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ राक्षसं भीमदर्शनम् ॥ ३.४४.२१ ॥
Mārīca took his huge body, and seeing that demon, terrible to behold, fall to the ground as he gave up his life—
3.44.22
रामो रुधिरसिक्ताङ्गं चेष्टमानं महीतले।
जगाम मनसा सीतां लक्ष्मणस्य वचः स्मरन् ॥ ३.४४.२२ ॥
Seeing him writhing on the ground, his body smeared with blood, Rāma, remembering Lakṣmaṇa's words, turned his mind toward Sītā.
3.44.23
मारीचस्य तु मायैषा पूर्वोक्तं लक्ष्मणेन तु।
तत् तथा ह्यभवच्चाद्य मारीचोऽयं मया हतः ॥ ३.४४.२३ ॥
This was indeed Mārīca's illusion; it came about just as Lakṣmaṇa had said before. And today this Mārīca has been killed by me.
3.44.24
हा सीते लक्ष्मणेत्येवमाक्रुश्य तु महास्वनम्।
ममार राक्षसः सोऽयं श्रुत्वा सीता कथं भवेत् ॥ ३.४४.२४ ॥
Crying out loudly, "Alas, Sītā! Alas, Lakṣmaṇa!", that rākṣasa died. Who knows what Sītā will do on hearing this!
3.44.26
लक्ष्मणश्च महाबाहुः कामवस्थां गमिष्यति।
तत्र रामं भयं तीव्रमाविवेश विषादजम्।
राक्षसं मृगरूपं तं हत्वा श्रुत्वा च तत्स्वनम् ॥ ३.४४.२६ ॥
Mighty-armed Lakṣmaṇa will come to that state. There, a sharp fear born of sorrow entered Rāma, having killed that deer-shaped rākṣasa and heard that cry.
3.44.27
निहत्य पृषतं चान्यं मांसमादाय राघवः।
त्वरमाणो जनस्थानं ससाराभिमुखं तदा ॥ ३.४४.२७ ॥
Having slain another spotted deer and taken its flesh, Rāghava then hurried straight toward Janasthāna.