Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.50
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3.50.1
तं शब्दमवसुप्तस्तु जटायुरथ शुश्रुवे।
निरैक्षद् रावणं क्षिप्रं वैदेहीं च ददर्श सः ॥ ३.५०.१ ॥
Jaṭāyu, lying half-asleep, heard that sound. At once he looked out and saw Rāvaṇa, and he saw Vaidehī.
3.50.2
ततः पर्वतशृङ्गाभस्तीक्ष्णतुण्डः खगोत्तमः।
वनस्पतिगतः श्रीमान् व्याजहार शुभां गिरम् ॥ ३.५०.२ ॥
Then Jaṭāyu, like a mountain peak, sharp-beaked, best of birds, perched upon a tree, the glorious one spoke words of good omen.
3.50.3
दशग्रीव स्थितो धर्मे पुराणे सत्यसंश्रयः।
भ्रातस्त्वं निन्दितं कर्म कर्तुं नार्हसि साम्प्रतम् ॥ ३.५०.३ ॥
O ten-necked one, you stand firm in ancient dharma and rest upon truth. Brother, you ought not to commit this reprehensible deed now.
3.50.4
जटायुर्नाम नाम्नाहं गृध्रराजो महाबलः।
राजा सर्वस्य लोकस्य महेन्द्रवरुणोपमः ॥ ३.५०.४ ॥
I am known by the name Jaṭāyu, king of the vultures, of great might, a king over all the worlds, like Mahendra and Varuṇa.
3.50.5
लोकानां च हिते युक्तो रामो दशरथात्मजः।
तस्यैषा लोकनाथस्य धर्मपत्नी यशस्विनी ॥ ३.५०.५ ॥
Rāma, son of Daśaratha, devoted to the welfare of the worlds, is the lord of the worlds; and this famed woman is his dharma-wife.
3.50.6
सीता नाम वरारोहा यां त्वं हर्तुमिहेच्छसि।
कथं राजा स्थितो धर्मे परदारान् परामृशेत् ॥ ३.५०.६ ॥
She whom you desire to seize here is named Sītā, of lovely hips. How could a king established in dharma touch the wives of others?
3.50.7
रक्षणीया विशेषेण राजदारा महाबल।
निवर्तय गतिं नीचां परदाराभिमर्शनात् ॥ ३.५०.७ ॥
O mighty one, the wives of kings must be guarded above all. Turn back from this base course of touching another's wife.
3.50.8
न तत् समाचरेद् धीरो यत् परोऽस्य विगर्हयेत्।
यथाऽऽत्मनस्तथान्येषां दारा रक्ष्या विमर्शनात् ॥ ३.५०.८ ॥
The steadfast man does not do what others would censure. As one guards one's own wife, so must the wives of others be guarded from touch.
3.50.9
अर्थं वा यदि वा कामं शिष्टाः शास्त्रेष्वनागतम्।
व्यवस्यन्त्यनुराजानं धर्मं पौलस्त्यनन्दन ॥ ३.५०.९ ॥
Even concerning wealth or desire not stated in the scriptures, the virtuous settle what is dharma by following the king. O son of Pulastya.
3.50.10
राजा धर्मश्च कामश्च द्रव्याणां चोत्तमो निधिः।
धर्मः शुभं वा पापं वा राजमूलं प्रवर्तते ॥ ३.५०.१० ॥
The king is dharma and desire, and the best treasure among possessions. Whether dharma be good or evil, it proceeds from the root of the king.
3.50.11
पापस्वभावश्चपलः कथं त्वं रक्षसां वर।
ऐश्वर्यमभिसम्प्राप्तो विमानमिव दुष्कृती ॥ ३.५०.११ ॥
O best of rakshasas, sinful in nature and fickle, how have you attained such sovereignty, as an evil-doer might attain a flying chariot?
3.50.12
कामस्वभावो यःसोऽसौ न शक्यस्तं प्रमार्जितुम्।
नहि दुष्टात्मनामार्यमावसत्यालये चिरम् ॥ ३.५०.१२ ॥
One whose nature is desire cannot be wiped away. Noble ones do not dwell long in the house of the wicked-minded.
3.50.13
विषये वा पुरे वा ते यदा रामो महाबलः।
नापराध्यति धर्मात्मा कथं तस्यापराध्यसि ॥ ३.५०.१३ ॥
In your realm or your city, when the mighty Rāma commits no offence, how is it that you offend against the righteous-souled Rāma?
3.50.14
यदि शूर्पणखाहेतोर्जनस्थानगतः खरः।
अतिवृत्तो हतः पूर्वं रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ॥ ३.५०.१४ ॥
If Khara, who dwelt in Janasthāna, overstepped for the sake of Śūrpaṇakhā, then he was slain earlier by Rāma, whose deeds are effortless.
3.50.15
अत्र ब्रूहि यथातत्त्वं को रामस्य व्यतिक्रमः।
यस्य त्वं लोकनाथस्य हृत्वा भार्यां गमिष्यसि ॥ ३.५०.१५ ॥
Here, tell the truth: what transgression has Rāma committed, the lord of the worlds, whose wife you will seize and carry away?
3.50.16
क्षिप्रं विसृज वैदेहीं मा त्वा घोरेण चक्षुषा।
दहेद् दहनभूतेन वृत्रमिन्द्राशनिर्यथा ॥ ३.५०.१६ ॥
Release Vaidehī swiftly, lest her terrible gaze burn you like fire, as Indra's thunderbolt burned Vṛtra.
3.50.17
सर्पमाशीविषं बद्ध्वा वस्त्रान्ते नावबुध्यसे।
ग्रीवायां प्रतिमुक्तं च कालपाशं न पश्यसि ॥ ३.५०.१७ ॥
Though you have tied a venomous serpent to the end of your garment, you do not perceive it; and the noose of Death fastened upon your neck, you do not see.
3.50.18
स भारः सौम्य भर्तव्यो यो नरं नावसादयेत्।
तदन्नमपि भोक्तव्यं जीर्यते यदनामयम् ॥ ३.५०.१८ ॥
O gentle one, that burden alone should be borne which does not crush a man; and that food alone should be eaten which, being digested, is wholesome.
3.50.19
यत् कृत्वा न भवेद् धर्मो न कीर्तिर्न यशो ध्रुवम्।
शरीरस्य भवेत् खेदः कस्तत् कर्म समाचरेत् ॥ ३.५०.१९ ॥
What deed, done without gaining righteousness, fame, or certainly renown, and bringing only weariness to the body, would anyone perform?
3.50.20
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि जातस्य मम रावण।
पितृपैतामहं राज्यं यथावदनुतिष्ठतः ॥ ३.५०.२० ॥
O Rāvaṇa, sixty thousand years have passed since my birth, and I have duly governed the kingdom inherited from my father and grandfather.
3.50.21
वृद्धोऽहं त्वं युवा धन्वी सरथः कवची शरी।
न चाप्यादाय कुशली वैदेहीं मे गमिष्यसि ॥ ३.५०.२१ ॥
I am old, while you are young, an archer, armed with chariot, armor and arrows; yet you shall not carry Vaidehī away and go safely while I am here.
3.50.22
न शक्तस्त्वं बलाद्धर्तुं वैदेहीं मम पश्यतः।
हेतुभिर्न्यायसंयुक्तैर्ध्रुवां वेदश्रुतीमिव ॥ ३.५०.२२ ॥
You cannot seize Vaidehī by force before my very eyes, just as no one can shake the unwavering Veda-tradition by reasoned arguments.
3.50.23
युध्यस्व यदि शूरोऽसि मुहूर्तं तिष्ठ रावण।
शयिष्यसे हतो भूमौ यथा पूर्वं खरस्तथा ॥ ३.५०.२३ ॥
O Rāvaṇa, if you are brave, fight; stand but a moment. As Khara was slain and fell upon the ground before, so you too shall be slain and lie upon the earth.
3.50.24
असकृत्संयुगे येन निहता दैत्यदानवाः।
न चिराच्चीरवासास्त्वां रामो युधि वधिष्यति ॥ ३.५०.२४ ॥
He by whom demons and Dānavas were slain again and again in battle, Rāma clad in bark garments, will not be long before he slays you in battle.
3.50.25
किं नु शक्यं मया कर्तुं गतौ दूरं नृपात्मजौ।
क्षिप्रं त्वं नश्यसे नीच तयोर्भीतो न संशयः ॥ ३.५०.२५ ॥
How could I act, now that the two princes have gone far away? Base one, through fear of them you will quickly be destroyed; there is no doubt.
3.50.26
नहि मे जीवमानस्य नयिष्यसि शुभामिमाम्।
सीतां कमलपत्राक्षीं रामस्य महिषीं प्रियाम् ॥ ३.५०.२६ ॥
While I am alive you shall not carry off this auspicious one, lotus-petal-eyed Sītā, Rāma's beloved chief queen.
3.50.27
अवश्यं तु मया कार्यं प्रियं तस्य महात्मनः।
जीवितेनापि रामस्य तथा दशरथस्य च ॥ ३.५०.२७ ॥
I must surely do what is dear to that great-souled one: for Rāma, and for Daśaratha as well, even at the cost of my life.
3.50.28
तिष्ठ तिष्ठ दशग्रीव मुहूर्तं पश्य रावण।
वृन्तादिव फलं त्वां तु पातयेयं रथोत्तमात्।
युद्धातिथ्यं प्रदास्यामि यथाप्राणं निशाचर ॥ ३.५०.२८ ॥
Stop, stop, ten-necked one! Wait a moment and look, Rāvaṇa! As fruit is shaken from its stalk, I will hurl you from this excellent chariot. Night-wanderer, as long as I have life, I will give you the hospitality of battle.