Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.16
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4.16.1
तामेवं ब्रुवतीं तारां ताराधिपनिभाननाम्।
वाली निर्भर्त्सयामास वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥ ४.१६.१ ॥
As she spoke thus, Tārā with her moon-like face, Vālī rebuked her and said these words.
4.16.2
गर्जतोऽस्य सुसंरब्धं भ्रातुः शत्रोर्विशेषतः।
मर्षयिष्यामि केनापि कारणेन वरानने ॥ ४.१६.२ ॥
Though he roars in furious rage — the enemy of my brother, above all — O fair-faced one, I shall endure it for some reason.
4.16.3
अधर्षितानां शूराणां समरेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्।
धर्षणामर्षणं भीरु मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥ ४.१६.३ ॥
For heroes who are never defeated in battle and never turn back, enduring insult is worse than death, O timid one.
4.16.4
सोढुं न च समर्थोऽहं युद्धकामस्य संयुगे।
सुग्रीवस्य च संरम्भं हीनग्रीवस्य गर्जितम् ॥ ४.१६.४ ॥
I am not able to endure the fury of Sugrīva, who desires battle, nor the roaring of that dishonored one.
4.16.5
न च कार्यो विषादस्ते राघवं प्रति मत्कृते।
धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च कथं पापं करिष्यति ॥ ४.१६.५ ॥
And you should not grieve over Rāghava (Rāma) on my account; how would he, who knows dharma and is grateful, commit a sin?
4.16.6
निवर्तस्व सह स्त्रीभिः कथं भूयोऽनुगच्छसि।
सौहृदं दर्शितं तावन्मयि भक्तिस्त्वया कृता ॥ ४.१६.६ ॥
Turn back with the women. Why do you keep following me again and again? So far you have shown me your friendship and performed your devotion to me.
4.16.7
प्रतियोत्स्याम्यहं गत्वा सुग्रीवं जहि सम्भ्रमम्।
दर्पं चास्य विनेष्यामि न च प्राणैर्वियोक्ष्यते ॥ ४.१६.७ ॥
I will go and fight Sugrīva. Cast off your agitation. I will crush his pride, and he will not be parted from his life.
4.16.8
अहं ह्याजिस्थितस्यास्य करिष्यामि यदीप्सितम्।
वृक्षैर्मुष्टिप्रहारैश्च पीडितः प्रतियास्यति ॥ ४.१६.८ ॥
For I will do to him, standing in battle, what I desire. Tormented by trees and blows of the fist, he will turn back.
4.16.9
न मे गर्वितमायस्तं सहिष्यति दुरात्मवान्।
कृतं तारे सहायत्वं दर्शितं सौहृदं मयि ॥ ४.१६.९ ॥
That evil-minded one will not endure my proud striving. O Tārā, you have given help and shown friendship toward me.
4.16.10
शापितासि मम प्राणैर्निवर्तस्व जनेन च।
अलं जित्वा निवर्तिष्ये तमहं भ्रातरं रणे ॥ ४.१६.१० ॥
I swear by my life: turn back with the people. Having conquered that brother in battle, I will simply return.
4.16.11
तं तु तारा परिष्वज्य वालिनं प्रियवादिनी।
चकार रुदती मन्दं दक्षिणा सा प्रदक्षिणम् ॥ ४.१६.११ ॥
Tārā, speaking sweetly, embraced Vāli, and weeping softly, she circled him keeping him to her right.
4.16.12
ततः स्वस्त्ययनं कृत्वा मन्त्रविद् विजयैषिणी।
अन्तःपुरं सह स्त्रीभिः प्रविष्टा शोकमोहिता ॥ ४.१६.१२ ॥
Then Tārā, skilled in counsel and desiring victory, performed the auspicious rite, and bewildered by grief, entered the inner palace with the women.
4.16.13
प्रविष्टायां तु तारायां सह स्त्रीभिः स्वमालयम्।
नगर्या निर्ययौ क्रुद्धो महासर्प इव श्वसन् ॥ ४.१६.१३ ॥
When Tārā had entered her dwelling with the women, the enraged Vālin came out of the city, hissing like a great serpent.
4.16.14
स निःश्वस्य महारोषो वाली परमवेगवान्।
सर्वतश्चारयन् दृष्टिं शत्रुदर्शनकांक्षया ॥ ४.१६.१४ ॥
Vālin, greatly enraged and supremely swift, sighed heavily and cast his gaze in all directions, eager to see an enemy.
4.16.15
स ददर्श ततः श्रीमान् सुग्रीवं हेमपिङ्गलम्।
सुसंवीतमवष्टब्धं दीप्यमानमिवानलम् ॥ ४.१६.१५ ॥
Then the glorious Vālin saw Sugrīva, golden-tawny, well arrayed and standing ready, blazing like a fire.
4.16.16
तं स दृष्ट्वा महाबाहुः सुग्रीवं पर्यवस्थितम्।
गाढं परिदधे वासो वाली परमकोपनः ॥ ४.१६.१६ ॥
Seeing Sugrīva standing firm, the mighty-armed Vālin, supremely wrathful, tightly girded on his garment.
4.16.17
स वाली गाढसंवीतो मुष्टिमुद्यम्य वीर्यवान्।
सुग्रीवमेवाभिमुखो ययौ योद्धुं कृतक्षणः ॥ ४.१६.१७ ॥
Vālin, valiant and tightly girded, raised his fist and, resolved to fight, strode straight toward Sugrīva.
4.16.18
श्लिष्टं मुष्टिं समुद्यम्य संरब्धतरमागतः।
सुग्रीवोऽपि समुद्दिश्य वालिनं हेममालिनम् ॥ ४.१६.१८ ॥
Sugrīva too came with his clenched fist fully raised and in greater fury, aiming himself at Vālin, who wore the golden garland.
4.16.19
तं वाली क्रोधताम्राक्षः सुग्रीवं रणकोविदम्।
आपतन्तं महावेगमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ४.१६.१९ ॥
Seeing Sugrīva, skilled in battle, rushing upon him with great speed, Vālī, his eyes red with anger, spoke these words.
4.16.20
एष मुष्टिर्महान् बद्धो गाढः सुनियताङ्गुलिः।
मया वेगविमुक्तस्ते प्राणानादाय यास्यति ॥ ४.१६.२० ॥
This is my great fist, clenched tightly, its fingers well curled. Hurled by me with force, it will take your life-breath away.
4.16.21
एवमुक्तस्तु सुग्रीवः क्रुद्धो वालिनमब्रवीत्।
तव चैष हरन् प्राणान् मुष्टिः पततु मूर्धनि ॥ ४.१६.२१ ॥
Thus addressed, Sugrīva, enraged, said to Vālī: 'May this fist, which takes your life, fall upon your own head!'
4.16.22
ताडितस्तेन तं क्रुद्धः समभिक्रम्य वेगतः।
अभवच्छोणितोद्गारी सापीड इव पर्वतः ॥ ४.१६.२२ ॥
Struck by him, Vālī, enraged, charged swiftly at him, spewing blood, like a mountain with peaks.
4.16.23
सुग्रीवेण तु निःशङ्कं सालमुत्पाट्य तेजसा।
गात्रेष्वभिहतो वाली वज्रेणेव महागिरिः ॥ ४.१६.२३ ॥
Without fear, Sugrīva uprooted a sāla tree with force and struck Vālī's limbs with it; Vālī was struck as a great mountain is struck by a thunderbolt.
4.16.24
स तु वृक्षेण निर्भग्नः सालताडनविह्वलः।
गुरुभारभराक्रान्ता नौः ससार्थेव सागरे ॥ ४.१६.२४ ॥
Shattered by the tree and dazed by the blow of the sāla, he reeled like a boat overwhelmed by a heavy load, with its merchants, tossing in the ocean.
4.16.25
तौ भीमबलविक्रान्तौ सुपर्णसमवेगितौ।
प्रवृद्धौ घोरवपुषौ चन्द्रसूर्याविवाम्बरे ॥ ४.१६.२५ ॥
Those two, terrible in strength and valour, swift as Garuḍa, grown mighty of fearsome form, were like the moon and the sun in the sky.
4.16.26
परस्परममित्रघ्नौ छिद्रान्वेषणतत्परौ।
ततोऽवर्धत वाली तु बलवीर्यसमन्वितः ॥ ४.१६.२६ ॥
Those two, slayers of enemies, each intent on seeking the other's opening; then Vālī, endowed with strength and power, grew stronger still.
4.16.27
सूर्यपुत्रो महावीर्यः सुग्रीवः परिहीयत।
वालिना भग्नदर्पस्तु सुग्रीवो मन्दविक्रमः ॥ ४.१६.२७ ॥
Sugrīva, son of the Sun and of great power, was diminished; his pride broken by Vālī, Sugrīva's valour grew feeble.
4.16.28
वालिनं प्रति सामर्षो दर्शयामास राघवम्।
वृक्षैः सशाखैः शिखरैर्वज्रकोटिनिभैर्नखैः ॥ ४.१६.२८ ॥
In anger toward Vālī, he showed it to Rāghava (Rāma): with trees and their branches, with peaks, and with nails like the points of thunderbolts.
4.16.29
मुष्टिभिर्जानुभिः पद्भिर्बाहुभिश्च पुनः पुनः।
तयोर्युद्धमभूद्घोरं वृत्रवासवयोरिव ॥ ४.१६.२९ ॥
With fists, knees, feet and arms, again and again, a terrible battle arose between them, like that of Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra).
4.16.30
तौ शोणिताक्तौ युध्येतां वानरौ वनचारिणौ।
मेघाविव महाशब्दैस्तर्जमानौ परस्परम् ॥ ४.१६.३० ॥
Smeared with blood, those two forest-roaming monkeys fought, threatening each other with great roars like two clouds.
4.16.31
हीयमानमथापश्यत् सुग्रीवं वानरेश्वरम्।
प्रेक्षमाणं दिशश्चैव राघवः स मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ ४.१६.३१ ॥
Then the Rāghava saw Sugrīva, lord of the monkeys, growing weaker and looking again and again in all directions.
4.16.32
ततो रामो महातेजा आर्तं दृष्ट्वा हरीश्वरम्।
स शरं वीक्षते वीरो वालिनो वधकांक्षया ॥ ४.१६.३२ ॥
Then Rāma of great splendor, seeing the lord of the monkeys in distress, looked at his arrow, eager to slay Vālin.
4.16.33
ततो धनुषि संधाय शरमाशीविषोपमम्।
पूरयामास तच्चापं कालचक्रमिवान्तकः ॥ ४.१६.३३ ॥
Then, fitting to his bow an arrow like a venomous serpent, he drew that bow fully, like Death holding the wheel of time.
4.16.34
तस्य ज्यातलघोषेण त्रस्ताः पत्ररथेश्वराः।
प्रदुद्रुवुर्मृगाश्चैव युगान्त इव मोहिताः ॥ ४.१६.३४ ॥
At the twang of his bowstring the lords of the winged creatures and the deer fled in terror, bewildered as at the end of an age.
4.16.35
मुक्तस्तु वज्रनिर्घोषः प्रदीप्ताशनिसंनिभः।
राघवेण महाबाणो वालिवक्षसि पातितः ॥ ४.१६.३५ ॥
The great arrow released by the Rāghava, roaring like thunder and like a blazing thunderbolt, struck down on Vālin's chest.
4.16.36
ततस्तेन महातेजा वीर्ययुक्तः कपीश्वरः।
वेगेनाभिहतो वाली निपपात महीतले ॥ ४.१६.३६ ॥
Then, struck swiftly by that arrow, Vālin, the mighty and splendid lord of the monkeys, fell to the earth.
4.16.37
इन्द्रध्वज इवोद्धूतः पौर्णमास्यां महीतले।
आश्वयुक्समये मासि गतश्रीको विचेतनः।
बाष्पसंरुद्धकण्ठस्तु वाली चार्तस्वरः शनैः ॥ ४.१६.३७ ॥
Like Indra's banner torn down and fallen to the earth on the full-moon day of the month of Āśvayuja, Vālin, bereft of splendour and senseless, his throat choked with tears, cried out faintly in anguish.
4.16.38
नरोत्तमः कालयुगान्तकोपमं
शरोत्तमं काञ्चनरूप्यभूषितम्।
ससर्ज दीप्तं तममित्रमर्दनं
सधूममग्निं मुखतो यथा हरः ॥ ४.१६.३८ ॥
The best of men released that excellent arrow, blazing like the wrath of Time at the end of an age, adorned with gold and silver and crusher of enemies, as Hara sends forth fire with smoke from his mouth.
4.16.39
अथोक्षितः शोणिततोयविस्रवैः
सुपुष्पिताशोक इवानिलोद्धतः।
विचेतनो वासवसूनुराहवे
प्रभ्रंशितेन्द्रध्वजवत् क्षितिं गतः ॥ ४.१६.३९ ॥
Then Vālin, son of Vāsava, drenched with streams of blood as if with water, like a fully blossomed aśoka tree shaken by the wind, senseless in battle, fell to the earth like a toppled Indra banner.