Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.48
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3.48.1
एवं ब्रुवत्यां सीतायां संरब्धः परुषं वचः।
ललाटे भ्रुकुटिं कृत्वा रावणः प्रत्युवाच ह ॥ ३.४८.१ ॥
Thus speaking, Sītā was answered harshly by Rāvaṇa, enraged, who furrowed his brow and replied.
3.48.2
भ्राता वैश्रवणस्याहं सापत्नो वरवर्णिनि।
रावणो नाम भद्रं ते दशग्रीवः प्रतापवान् ॥ ३.४८.२ ॥
O fair-complexioned lady, I am the half-brother of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera). May good be yours. My name is Rāvaṇa, the ten-necked, mighty one.
3.48.3
यस्य देवाः सगन्धर्वाः पिशाचपतगोरगाः।
विद्रवन्ति सदा भीता मृत्योरिव सदा प्रजाः ॥ ३.४८.३ ॥
Those before whom gods, Gandharvas, Piśācas, birds and serpents always flee in terror, as creatures flee from death.
3.48.4
येन वैश्रवणो भ्राता वैमात्राः कारणान्तरे।
द्वन्द्वमासादितः क्रोधाद् रणे विक्रम्य निर्जितः ॥ ३.४८.४ ॥
By whom, angered for another reason, my half-brother Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) was met in combat and conquered in battle by valour.
3.48.5
मद्भयार्तः परित्यज्य स्वमधिष्ठानमृद्धिमत्।
कैलासं पर्वतश्रेष्ठमध्यास्ते नरवाहनः ॥ ३.४८.५ ॥
Distressed by fear of me, he abandoned his prosperous abode, and the man-borne Kubera now dwells on Kailāsa, the best of mountains.
3.48.6
यस्य तत् पुष्पकं नाम विमानं कामगं शुभम्।
वीर्यादावर्जितं भद्रे येन यामि विहायसम् ॥ ३.४८.६ ॥
O gentle lady, that splendid Puṣpaka vimāna, which moves at will, I won from him by valour; by it I go through the sky.
3.48.7
मम संजातरोषस्य मुखं दृष्ट्वैव मैथिलि।
विद्रवन्ति परित्रस्ताः सुराः शक्रपुरोगमाः ॥ ३.४८.७ ॥
O Maithilī, at the mere sight of my face, kindled with anger, the gods led by Indra flee in terror.
3.48.8
यत्र तिष्ठाम्यहं तत्र मारुतो वाति शङ्कितः।
तीव्रांशुः शिशिरांशुश्च भयात् सम्पद्यते दिवि ॥ ३.४८.८ ॥
Where I stand, the wind blows fearfully; in the sky the scorching-rayed sun and the cool-rayed moon grow dim out of fear.
3.48.9
निष्कम्पपत्रास्तरवो नद्यश्च स्तिमितोदकाः।
भवन्ति यत्र तत्राहं तिष्ठामि च चरामि च ॥ ३.४८.९ ॥
Wherever I stand or move, the leaves of the trees stand motionless and the waters of the rivers become still.
3.48.10
मम पारे समुद्रस्य लङ्का नाम पुरी शुभा।
सम्पूर्णा राक्षसैर्घोरैर्यथेन्द्रस्यामरावती ॥ ३.४८.१० ॥
Beyond the ocean lies my fair city named Laṅkā, filled with fearsome rākṣasas, like Indra's Amarāvatī.
3.48.11
प्राकारेण परिक्षिप्ता पाण्डुरेण विराजिता।
हेमकक्ष्या पुरी रम्या वैदूर्यमयतोरणा ॥ ३.४८.११ ॥
Encircled by a white rampart and gleaming, that city is delightful, with golden girdles and gates of lapis lazuli.
3.48.12
हस्त्यश्वरथसम्बाधा तूर्यनादविनादिता।
सर्वकामफलैर्वृक्षैः संकुलोद्यानभूषिता ॥ ३.४८.१२ ॥
Crowded with elephants, horses and chariots, resounding with the notes of musical instruments, adorned with trees bearing fruit for every desire and with dense gardens, that city is splendid.
3.48.13
तत्र त्वं वस हे सीते राजपुत्रि मया सह।
न स्मरिष्यसि नारीणां मानुषीणां मनस्विनि ॥ ३.४८.१३ ॥
There you shall dwell with me, O Sītā, princess. O high-minded one, you will not remember human women.
3.48.14
भुञ्जाना मानुषान् भोगान् दिव्यांश्च वरवर्णिनि।
न स्मरिष्यसि रामस्य मानुषस्य गतायुषः ॥ ३.४८.१४ ॥
Enjoying divine pleasures, O fair-complexioned one, you will not remember Rāma, the human whose life is spent.
3.48.15
स्थापयित्वा प्रियं पुत्रं राज्ये दशरथो नृपः।
मन्दवीर्यस्ततो ज्येष्ठः सुतः प्रस्थापितो वनम् ॥ ३.४८.१५ ॥
King Daśaratha, having installed his beloved son on the throne, and then, feeble in strength, sent the eldest son away to the forest.
3.48.16
तेन किं भ्रष्टराज्येन रामेण गतचेतसा।
करिष्यसि विशालाक्षि तापसेन तपस्विना ॥ ३.४८.१६ ॥
What will you do with Rāma, deprived of his kingdom and bereft of mind, O wide-eyed one? What will you do with that austere ascetic?
3.48.17
रक्ष राक्षसभर्तारं कामय स्वयमागतम्।
न मन्मथशराविष्टं प्रत्याख्यातुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ ३.४८.१७ ॥
Protect the lord of the rākṣasas; desire me, who has come of my own accord. You ought not to reject me, seized by the arrows of love.
3.48.18
प्रत्याख्याय हि मां भीरु पश्चात्तापं गमिष्यसि।
चरणेनाभिहत्येव पुरूरवसमुर्वशी ॥ ३.४८.१८ ॥
Having rejected me, O timid one, you will come to regret it afterward, just as Urvaśī, having struck Purūravas with her foot, cast him off.
3.48.19
अङ्गुल्या न समो रामो मम युद्धे स मानुषः।
तव भाग्येन सम्प्राप्तं भजस्व वरवर्णिनि ॥ ३.४८.१९ ॥
Rāma is not equal to one of my fingers in battle, and he is only a man. By your good fortune this has come to you; accept it, O fair-complexioned lady.
3.48.20
एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही क्रुद्धा संरक्तलोचना।
अब्रवीत् परुषं वाक्यं रहिते राक्षसाधिपम् ॥ ३.४८.२० ॥
Thus addressed, Sītā, the princess of Videha, filled with anger, her eyes reddened, spoke harsh words to the lord of the rākṣasas in a secluded place.
3.48.21
कथं वैश्रवणं देवं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्।
भ्रातरं व्यपदिश्य त्वमशुभं कर्तुमिच्छसि ॥ ३.४८.२१ ॥
How can you, calling the god Vaiśravaṇa, revered by all the gods, your brother, wish to commit such an inauspicious deed?
3.48.22
अवश्यं विनशिष्यन्ति सर्वे रावण राक्षसाः।
येषां त्वं कर्कशो राजा दुर्बुद्धिरजितेन्द्रियः ॥ ३.४८.२२ ॥
O Rāvaṇa, all the rākṣasas over whom you rule as a harsh king, evil-minded and unrestrained in your senses, will surely be destroyed.
3.48.23
अपहृत्य शचीं भार्यां शक्यमिन्द्रस्य जीवितुम्।
नहि रामस्य भार्यां मामानीय स्वस्तिमान् भवेत् ॥ ३.४८.२३ ॥
Indra may be able to live after carrying off his wife Śacī, but having brought me, the wife of Rāma, you will not remain unharmed.
3.48.24
जीवेच्चिरं वज्रधरस्य पश्चा-
च्छचीं प्रधृष्याप्रतिरूपरूपाम्।
न मादृशीं राक्षस धर्षयित्वा
पीतामृतस्यापि तवास्ति मोक्षः ॥ ३.४८.२४ ॥
Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, may live long afterwards after violating Śacī, of matchless beauty; but, O rākṣasa, for you who have outraged one like me, there is no escape, even though you have drunk the nectar.