Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.13
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4.13.1
ऋष्यमूकात् स धर्मात्मा किष्किन्धां लक्ष्मणाग्रजः।
जगाम सह सुग्रीवो वालिविक्रमपालिताम् ॥ ४.१३.१ ॥
From Ṛṣyamūka the righteous-souled elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa went with Sugrīva toward Kiṣkindhā, the city protected by the prowess of Vāli.
4.13.2
समुद्यम्य महच्चापं रामः काञ्चनभूषितम्।
शरांश्चादित्यसंकाशान् गृहीत्वा रणसाधकान् ॥ ४.१३.२ ॥
Rāma lifted his great golden-adorned bow and took up arrows, shining like the sun, effective in battle.
4.13.3
अग्रतस्तु ययौ तस्य राघवस्य महात्मनः।
सुग्रीवः संहतग्रीवो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः ॥ ४.१३.३ ॥
Ahead of that great-souled Rāghava went Sugrīva, thick-necked, and Lakṣmaṇa, of great strength.
4.13.4
पृष्ठतो हनुमान् वीरो नलो नीलश्च वीर्यवान्।
तारश्चैव महातेजा हरियूथपयूथपः ॥ ४.१३.४ ॥
Behind them came the hero Hanumān, Nala, the valiant Nīla, and the greatly radiant Tāra, chief among the chiefs of the monkey troops.
4.13.5
ते वीक्षमाणा वृक्षांश्च पुष्पभारावलम्बिनः।
प्रसन्नाम्बुवहाश्चैव सरितः सागरंगमाः ॥ ४.१३.५ ॥
Gazing at the trees hanging heavy with flowers, and at the rivers carrying clear water flowing toward the sea, they went on.
4.13.6
कन्दराणि च शैलांश्च निर्दराणि गुहास्तथा।
शिखराणि च मुख्यानि दरीश्च प्रियदर्शनाः ॥ ४.१३.६ ॥
Mountain caves and mountains, ravines and grottoes, the principal peaks and valleys pleasing to behold.
4.13.7
वैदूर्यविमलैस्तोयैः पद्मैश्चाकोशकुड्मलैः।
शोभितान् सजलान् मार्गे तटाकांश्चावलोकयन् ॥ ४.१३.७ ॥
Looking at the lakes along the way, full of water, adorned with lotuses in bloom and in bud, their water clear as lapis lazuli.
4.13.8
कारण्डैः सारसैर्हंसैर्वञ्जुलैर्जलकुक्कुटैः।
चक्रवाकैस्तथा चान्यैः शकुनैः प्रतिनादितान् ॥ ४.१३.८ ॥
Resounding with the calls of kāraṇḍava ducks, sārasa cranes, swans, vañjula birds, water-hens, cakravāka ducks, and other birds.
4.13.9
मृदुशष्पाङ्कुराहारान्निर्भयान् वनगोचरान्।
चरतः सर्वतः पश्यन् स्थलीषु हरिणान् स्थितान् ॥ ४.१३.९ ॥
Seeing on all sides the deer, feeding on tender grass shoots, fearless, roaming the forest, grazing and standing on the level ground.
4.13.10
तटाकवैरिणश्चापि शुक्लदन्तविभूषितान्।
घोरानेकचरान् वन्यान् द्विरदान् कूलघातिनः ॥ ४.१३.१० ॥
And the wild elephants, enemies of the lake-shores, adorned with white tusks, fierce, roaming alone, tearing down the banks.
4.13.11
मत्तान् गिरितटोत्कृष्टान् पर्वतानिव जङ्गमान्।
वानरान् द्विरदप्रख्यान् महीरेणुसमुक्षितान् ॥ ४.१३.११ ॥
The monkeys, maddened, standing high on the mountain slopes, like moving mountains, resembling elephants, sprinkled with the dust of the earth.
4.13.12
वने वनचरांश्चान्यान् खेचरांश्च विहंगमान्।
पश्यन्तस्त्वरिता जग्मुः सुग्रीववशवर्तिनः ॥ ४.१३.१२ ॥
Seeing the other forest-wanderers and the birds flying in the sky, those subject to Sugrīva's command went swiftly onward.
4.13.13
तेषां तु गच्छतां तत्र त्वरितं रघुनन्दनः।
द्रुमषण्डवनं दृष्ट्वा रामः सुग्रीवमब्रवीत् ॥ ४.१३.१३ ॥
As they hurried onward there, Rāma, delight of the Raghus, saw the grove of trees and spoke to Sugrīva.
4.13.14
एष मेघ इवाकाशे वृक्षषण्डः प्रकाशते।
मेघसंघातविपुलः पर्यन्तकदलीवृतः ॥ ४.१३.१४ ॥
Look, the grove of trees shines in the sky like a cloud, vast as a mass of clouds, ringed at its edges by plantain trees.
4.13.15
किमेतज्ज्ञातुमिच्छामि सखे कौतूहलं मम।
कौतूहलापनयनं कर्तुमिच्छाम्यहं त्वया ॥ ४.१३.१५ ॥
Friend, I wish to know what this is; I desire that you remove my curiosity.
4.13.16
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राघवस्य महात्मनः।
गच्छन् नेवाचचक्षेऽथ सुग्रीवस्तन्महद् वनम् ॥ ४.१३.१६ ॥
Having heard the words of the great-souled Rāghava, Sugrīva, as they walked on, described that great forest.
4.13.17
एतद् राघव विस्तीर्णमाश्रमं श्रमनाशनम्।
उद्यानवनसम्पन्नं स्वादुमूलफलोदकम् ॥ ४.१३.१७ ॥
This vast hermitage, O Rāghava, banishes weariness; it abounds in gardens and groves, with sweet roots, fruits and water.
4.13.18
अत्र सप्तजना नाम मुनयः संशितव्रताः।
सप्तैवासन्नधःशीर्षा नियतं जलशायिनः ॥ ४.१३.१८ ॥
Here are the sages called the Seven-folk, of stern vows; all seven, head-down, always sleep in water.
4.13.19
सप्तरात्रे कृताहारा वायुनाचलवासिनः।
दिवं वर्षशतैर्याताः सप्तभिः सकलेवराः ॥ ४.१३.१९ ॥
Having taken food only after seven nights, living on air and dwelling on the mountain, they went to heaven with their bodies whole, after hundreds of years, seven of them.
4.13.20
तेषामेतत्प्रभावेण द्रुमप्राकारसंवृतम्।
आश्रमं सुदुराधर्षमपि सेन्द्रैः सुरासुरैः ॥ ४.१३.२० ॥
By their power this hermitage, enclosed by a wall of trees, is very hard to assail, even for gods and demons together with Indra.
4.13.21
पक्षिणो वर्जयन्त्येतत् तथान्ये वनचारिणः।
विशन्ति मोहाद् येऽप्यत्र न निवर्तन्ति ते पुनः ॥ ४.१३.२१ ॥
Birds avoid this place, and so do other forest-wanderers; those who enter here out of delusion never return.
4.13.22
विभूषणरवाश्चात्र श्रूयन्ते सकलाक्षराः।
तूर्यगीतस्वनश्चापि गन्धो दिव्यश्च राघव ॥ ४.१३.२२ ॥
Here are heard the sounds of ornaments and voices with clear words, the sound of instruments and song too; and, O Rāghava, a divine fragrance as well.
4.13.23
त्रेताग्नयोऽपि दीप्यन्ते धूमो ह्येष प्रदृश्यते।
वेष्टयन्निव वृक्षाग्रान् कपोताङ्गारुणो घनः ॥ ४.१३.२३ ॥
The three sacred fires are also blazing; indeed this smoke is seen, enveloping the treetops like a dense cloud, red as a pigeon's embers.
4.13.24
एते वृक्षाः प्रकाशन्ते धूमसंसक्तमस्तकाः।
मेघजालप्रतिच्छन्ना वैडूर्यगिरयो यथा ॥ ४.१३.२४ ॥
These trees shine forth with their crowns wreathed in smoke, like lapis-lazuli mountains covered by a net of clouds.
4.13.25
कुरु प्रणामं धर्मात्मंस्तेषामुद्दिश्य राघव।
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा प्रयतः संहताञ्जलिः ॥ ४.१३.२५ ॥
O righteous-souled Rāghava, with your brother Lakṣmaṇa, reverently and with palms joined, bow in their direction.
4.13.26
प्रणमन्ति हि ये तेषामृषीणां भावितात्मनाम्।
न तेषामशुभं किंचिच्छरीरे राम विद्यते ॥ ४.१३.२६ ॥
Those who bow to the sages of purified souls, O Rāma, no harm whatsoever remains in their body.
4.13.27
ततो रामः सह भ्रात्रा लक्ष्मणेन कृताञ्जलिः।
समुद्दिश्य महात्मानस्तानृषीनभ्यवादयत् ॥ ४.१३.२७ ॥
Then Rāma, together with his brother Lakṣmaṇa, with palms joined, turning toward those great-souled sages, greeted them.
4.13.28
अभिवाद्य च धर्मात्मा रामो भ्राता च लक्ष्मणः।
सुग्रीवो वानराश्चैव जम्मुः संहृष्टमानसाः ॥ ४.१३.२८ ॥
Having paid their respects, the righteous Rāma, his brother Lakṣmaṇa, Sugrīva and the monkeys set off with gladdened hearts.
4.13.29
ते गत्वा दूरमध्वानं तस्मात् सप्तजनाश्रमात्।
ददृशुस्तां दुराधर्षां किष्किन्धां वालिपालिताम् ॥ ४.१३.२९ ॥
Having gone a long way from that hermitage of the seven, they beheld Kiṣkindhā, unassailable and guarded by Vālī.
4.13.30
ततस्तु रामानुजरामवानराः
प्रगृह्य शस्त्राण्युदितोग्रतेजसः।
पुरीं सुरेशात्मजवीर्यपालितां
वधाय शत्रोः पुनरागतास्त्विह ॥ ४.१३.३० ॥
Then Rāma, his younger brother Lakṣmaṇa and the monkeys, taking up their weapons with fierce blazing splendor, have come again here to slay the enemy in that city guarded by the valor of the son of the lord of the gods.