Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 3.56
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3.56.1
सा तथोक्ता तु वैदेही निर्भया शोककर्शिता।
तृणमन्तरतः कृत्वा रावणं प्रत्यभाषत ॥ ३.५६.१ ॥
Thus addressed, Vaidehī, fearless and worn down by grief, placed a blade of grass between them and spoke to Rāvaṇa.
3.56.2
राजा दशरथो नाम धर्मसेतुरिवाचलः।
सत्यसंधः परिज्ञातो यस्य पुत्रः स राघवः ॥ ३.५६.२ ॥
There was a king named Daśaratha, immovable like a bridge of dharma, firm in his vows, renowned; his son is that Rāghava.
3.56.3
रामो नाम स धर्मात्मा त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः।
दीर्घबाहुर्विशालाक्षो दैवतं स पतिर्मम ॥ ३.५६.३ ॥
That righteous-souled one named Rāma is famed in the three worlds; the long-armed, broad-eyed one is my deity and my husband.
3.56.4
इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातः सिंहस्कन्धो महाद्युतिः।
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा यस्ते प्राणान् वधिष्यति ॥ ३.५६.४ ॥
Born in the line of the Ikṣvākus, lion-shouldered and greatly radiant, he together with his brother Lakṣmaṇa will take your life-breaths.
3.56.5
प्रत्यक्षं यद्यहं तस्य त्वया वै धर्षिता बलात्।
शयिता त्वं हतः संख्ये जनस्थाने यथा खरः ॥ ३.५६.५ ॥
Had you violently assaulted me before his very eyes, you would now lie slain in battle at Janasthāna, like Khara.
3.56.6
य एते राक्षसाः प्रोक्ता घोररूपा महाबलाः।
राघवे निर्विषाः सर्वे सुपर्णे पन्नगा यथा ॥ ३.५६.६ ॥
These rākṣasas you have described, terrible in form and very mighty, are all venomless before Rāghava, as serpents are before Garuḍa.
3.56.7
तस्य ज्याविप्रमुक्तास्ते शराः काञ्चनभूषणाः।
शरीरं विधमिष्यन्ति गङ्गाकूलमिवोर्मयः ॥ ३.५६.७ ॥
The arrows, freed from his bowstring and adorned with gold, will shatter your body as waves shatter the bank of the Gaṅgā.
3.56.8
असुरैर्वा सुरैर्वा त्वं यद्यवध्योऽसि रावण।
उत्पाद्य सुमहद् वैरं जीवंस्तस्य न मोक्ष्यसे ॥ ३.५६.८ ॥
Rāvaṇa, even if you are unslayable by demons or by gods, having raised such great enmity against him you will not escape him alive.
3.56.9
स ते जीवितशेषस्य राघवोऽन्तकरो बली।
पशोर्यूपगतस्येव जीवितं तव दुर्लभम् ॥ ३.५६.९ ॥
Rāghava, mighty, is the bringer of the end of your remaining life; like a beast brought to the sacrificial post, your life is now hard to keep.
3.56.10
यदि पश्येत् स रामस्त्वां रोषदीप्तेन चक्षुषा।
रक्षस्त्वमद्य निर्दग्धो यथा रुद्रेण मन्मथः ॥ ३.५६.१० ॥
If Rāma should look at you with eyes blazing in anger, demon, you will be burnt to ash today, as Manmatha was burnt by Rudra.
3.56.11
यश्चन्द्रं नभसो भूमौ पातयेन्नाशयेत वा।
सागरं शोषयेद् वापि स सीतां मोचयेदिह ॥ ३.५६.११ ॥
Whoever could bring the moon down from the sky to the earth, or destroy it, or dry up the ocean — he alone could free Sītā here.
3.56.12
गतासुस्त्वं गतश्रीको गतसत्त्वो गतेन्द्रियः।
लङ्का वैधव्यसंयुक्ता त्वत्कृतेन भविष्यति ॥ ३.५६.१२ ॥
You will become lifeless, bereft of splendor, strength, and senses; and Laṅkā, through your deed, will be joined to widowhood.
3.56.13
न ते पापमिदं कर्म सुखोदर्कं भविष्यति।
याहं नीता विनाभावं पतिपार्श्वात् त्वया बलात् ॥ ३.५६.१३ ॥
This sinful deed of yours will not bring you a happy outcome, for you have forcibly taken me from my husband's side toward ruin.
3.56.14
स हि देवरसंयुक्तो मम भर्ता महाद्युतिः।
निर्भयो वीर्यमाश्रित्य शून्ये वसति दण्डके ॥ ३.५६.१४ ॥
My husband, the greatly radiant one, together with his younger brother, dwells fearless in the empty Daṇḍaka forest, relying on his own valor.
3.56.15
स ते वीर्यं बलं दर्पमुत्सेकं च तथाविधम्।
अपनेष्यति गात्रेभ्यः शरवर्षेण संयुगे ॥ ३.५६.१५ ॥
In battle, with a shower of arrows, he will strip from your limbs your valor, your strength, your pride, and your arrogance of that kind.
3.56.16
यदा विनाशो भूतानां दृश्यते कालचोदितः।
तदा कार्ये प्रमाद्यन्ति नराः कालवशं गताः ॥ ३.५६.१६ ॥
When the destruction of beings appears, impelled by time, then men who have fallen under the power of time become careless in their duties.
3.56.17
मां प्रधृष्य स ते कालः प्राप्तोऽयं राक्षसाधम।
आत्मनो राक्षसानां च वधायान्तःपुरस्य च ॥ ३.५६.१७ ॥
Lowest of demons! Having assaulted me, your doom has now come—for the destruction of yourself, of the demons, and of the inner apartments.
3.56.18
न शक्या यज्ञमध्यस्था वेदिः स्रुग्भाण्डमण्डिता।
द्विजातिमन्त्रसम्पूता चण्डालेनावमर्दितुम् ॥ ३.५६.१८ ॥
An altar standing in the midst of a sacrifice, adorned with ladles and vessels, purified by the mantras of the twice-born, cannot be defiled by an outcast.
3.56.19
तथाहं धर्मनित्यस्य धर्मपत्नी दृढव्रता।
त्वया स्प्रष्टुं न शक्याहं राक्षसाधम पापिना ॥ ३.५६.१९ ॥
Likewise I, the lawful wife of the one ever steadfast in dharma, firm in vow, cannot be touched by you, lowest of rākṣasas, sinner.
3.56.20
क्रीडन्ती राजहंसेन पद्मषण्डेषु नित्यशः।
हंसी सा तृणमध्यस्थं कथं द्रक्ष्येत मद्गुकम् ॥ ३.५६.२० ॥
How would the female swan, who ever plays with the royal swan among the clumps of lotuses, see a mudgu bird sitting amid the grass?
3.56.21
इदं शरीरं निःसंज्ञं बन्ध वा घातयस्व वा।
नेदं शरीरं रक्ष्यं मे जीवितं वापि राक्षस ॥ ३.५६.२१ ॥
Bind this insensible body, or have it killed; neither this body nor my life, O rākṣasa, is mine to protect.
3.56.22
न तु शक्यमपक्रोशं पृथिव्यां दातुमात्मनः।
एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेही क्रोधात् सुपरुषं वचः ॥ ३.५६.२२ ॥
But it is not possible for me to bring disgrace upon myself on earth. Having said thus, Vaidehī spoke in anger these very harsh words.
3.56.23
रावणं जानकी तत्र पुनर्नोवाच किंचन।
सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा परुषं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ ३.५६.२३ ॥
There Jānakī said nothing more to Rāvaṇa; having heard Sītā's harsh words, which made the hair stand on end,
3.56.24
प्रत्युवाच ततः सीतां भयसंदर्शनं वचः।
शृणु मैथिलि मद्वाक्यं मासान् द्वादश भामिनि ॥ ३.५६.२४ ॥
Then Rāvaṇa, showing menace, replied to Sītā: "Listen to my words, Maithilī: twelve months, O lady—
3.56.25
कालेनानेन नाभ्येषि यदि मां चारुहासिनि।
ततस्त्वां प्रातराशार्थं सूदाश्छेत्स्यन्ति लेशशः ॥ ३.५६.२५ ॥
Sweet-smiling one, if you do not come to me within this time, the cooks will cut you into pieces for the morning meal.
3.56.26
इत्युक्त्वा परुषं वाक्यं रावणः शत्रुरावणः।
राक्षसीश्च ततः क्रुद्ध इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.५६.२६ ॥
Having spoken these harsh words, Rāvaṇa, terror of his enemies, then in anger addressed the rākṣasī women with this speech.
3.56.27
शीघ्रमेव हि राक्षस्यो विरूपा घोरदर्शनाः।
दर्पमस्यापनेष्यन्तु मांसशोणितभोजनाः ॥ ३.५६.२७ ॥
Soon, misshapen rākṣasī women, terrible to behold, feeding on flesh and blood, will take away her pride.
3.56.28
वचनादेव तास्तस्य सुघोरा घोरदर्शनाः।
कृतप्राञ्जलयो भूत्वा मैथिलीं पर्यवारयन् ॥ ३.५६.२८ ॥
At his word, those most terrible, dreadful-looking rākṣasī women, hands folded in salutation, stood around Maithilī and encircled her.
3.56.29
स ताः प्रोवाच राजासौ रावणो घोरदर्शनाः।
प्रचल्य चरणोत्कर्षैर्दारयन्निव मेदिनीम् ॥ ३.५६.२९ ॥
That king Rāvaṇa spoke to those terrible-looking rākṣasī women, moving as though he would split the earth with the force of his stamping feet.
3.56.30
अशोकवनिकामध्ये मैथिली नीयतामिति।
तत्रेयं रक्ष्यतां गूढं युष्माभिः परिवारिता ॥ ३.५६.३० ॥
"Let Maithilī be taken into the midst of the Aśoka grove; there you shall surround her and guard her in secret."
3.56.31
तत्रैनां तर्जनैर्घोरैः पुनः सान्त्वैश्च मैथिलीम्।
आनयध्वं वशं सर्वा वन्यां गजवधूमिव ॥ ३.५६.३१ ॥
There, with terrible threats and then with soothing words, bring Maithilī under your control, all of you, as one brings a wild female elephant under control.
3.56.32
अशोकवनिकां जग्मुर्मैथिलीं परिगृह्य तु ॥ ३.५६.३२ ॥
Then they took hold of Maithilī and went to the Aśoka grove.
3.56.33
सर्वकामफलैर्वृक्षैर्नानापुष्पफलैर्वृताम्।
सर्वकालमदैश्चापि द्विजैः समुपसेविताम् ॥ ३.५६.३३ ॥
It was surrounded by trees bearing every desired fruit, with various flowers and fruits, and it was frequented at all seasons by birds rejoicing in their delight.
3.56.34
सा तु शोकपरीताङ्गी मैथिली जनकात्मजा।
राक्षसीवशमापन्ना व्याघ्रीणां हरिणी यथा ॥ ३.५६.३४ ॥
Maithilī, daughter of Janaka, her limbs overcome with sorrow, fell into the power of the rākṣasīs, like a doe among tigresses.
3.56.35
शोकेन महता ग्रस्ता मैथिली जनकात्मजा।
न शर्म लभते भीरुः पाशबद्धा मृगी यथा ॥ ३.५६.३५ ॥
Seized by great sorrow, Maithilī, daughter of Janaka, finds no peace, like a timid doe bound in a snare.
3.56.36
न विन्दते तत्र तु शर्म मैथिली
विरूपनेत्राभिरतीव तर्जिता।
पतिं स्मरन्ती दयितं च देवरं
विचेतनाभूद् भयशोकपीडिता ॥ ३.५६.३६ ॥
There Maithilī found no peace at all; the ugly-eyed rākṣasīs threatened her severely. Remembering her beloved husband and brother-in-law, afflicted by fear and sorrow, she became as one senseless.