Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.17
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4.17.1
ततः शरेणाभिहतो रामेण रणकर्कशः।
पपात सहसा वाली निकृत्त इव पादपः ॥ ४.१७.१ ॥
Struck by Rāma's arrow, Vālin, fierce in battle, suddenly fell like a felled tree.
4.17.2
स भूमौ न्यस्तसर्वाङ्गस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणः।
अपतद् देवराजस्य मुक्तरश्मिरिव ध्वजः ॥ ४.१७.२ ॥
Laid out on the ground with all his limbs, adorned with gold heated in the fire, he fell like the banner of the king of gods, Indra, with its cords loosed.
4.17.3
अस्मिन् निपतिते भूमौ हर्यृक्षाणां गणेश्वरे।
नष्टचन्द्रमिव व्योम न व्यराजत मेदिनी ॥ ४.१७.३ ॥
When this lord of the monkeys and bears fell to the ground, the earth no longer shone, like the sky with the moon gone.
4.17.4
भूमौ निपतितस्यापि तस्य देहं महात्मनः।
न श्रीर्जहाति न प्राणा न तेजो न पराक्रमः ॥ ४.१७.४ ॥
Even though he had fallen to the ground, splendor did not leave the body of that great-souled one, nor life-breath, nor radiance, nor valor.
4.17.5
शक्रदत्ता वरा माला काञ्चनी रत्नभूषिता।
दधार हरिमुख्यस्य प्राणांस्तेजः श्रियं च सा ॥ ४.१७.५ ॥
That excellent golden garland, given by Indra and adorned with jewels, held the life-breath, radiance and splendor of the foremost of monkeys.
4.17.6
स तया मालया वीरो हैमया हरियूथपः।
संध्यानुगतपर्यन्तः पयोधर इवाभवत् ॥ ४.१७.६ ॥
With that golden garland, the hero, lord of the monkey troops, looked like a cloud whose edges are tinged by the glow of evening.
4.17.7
तस्य माला च देहश्च मर्मघाती च यः शरः।
त्रिधेव रचिता लक्ष्मीः पतितस्यापि शोभते ॥ ४.१७.७ ॥
His garland, his body, and the arrow that pierced his vital point — as though arranged in three forms, splendour still shone on him as he lay fallen.
4.17.8
तदस्त्रं तस्य वीरस्य स्वर्गमार्गप्रभावनम्।
रामबाणासनक्षिप्तमावहत् परमां गतिम् ॥ ४.१७.८ ॥
That weapon, loosed from Rāma's bow, revealed to this hero the path to heaven and carried him to the highest state.
4.17.9
तं तथा पतितं संख्ये गतार्चिषमिवानलम्।
ययातिमिव पुण्यान्ते देवलोकादिह च्युतम् ॥ ४.१७.९ ॥
Thus fallen in battle, he was seen like a fire whose flame has gone out, like Yayāti fallen here from the heavenly world when his merit was spent.
4.17.10
आदित्यमिव कालेन युगान्ते भुवि पातितम्।
महेन्द्रमिव दुर्धर्षमुपेन्द्रमिव दुःसहम् ॥ ४.१७.१० ॥
Like the sun cast down to earth by time at the end of an age, like the unassailable great Indra, like the unbearable Upendra.
4.17.11
महेन्द्रपुत्रं पतितं वालिनं हेममालिनम्।
व्यूढोरस्कं महाबाहुं दीप्तास्यं हरिलोचनम् ॥ ४.१७.११ ॥
Vāli, son of great Indra, lay fallen — wearing a golden garland, broad-chested, great-armed, radiant-faced, tawny-eyed.
4.17.12
लक्ष्मणानुचरो रामो ददर्शोपससर्प च।
तं तथा पतितं वीरं गतार्चिषमिवानलम् ॥ ४.१७.१२ ॥
Rāma, attended by Lakṣmaṇa, saw him and drew near. The hero lay fallen thus, like a fire whose flame has gone out.
4.17.13
बहुमान्य च तं वीरं वीक्षमाणं शनैरिव।
उपयातौ महावीर्यौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥ ४.१७.१३ ॥
Honoring that hero and looking at him slowly, the two brothers of great valor, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, drew near.
4.17.14
तं दृष्ट्वा राघवं वाली लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्।
अब्रवीत् परुषं वाक्यं प्रश्रितं धर्मसंहितम् ॥ ४.१७.१४ ॥
Seeing Rāghava and the mighty Lakṣmaṇa, Vālī spoke harsh words, yet words accordant with dharma.
4.17.15
स भूमावल्पतेजोऽसुर्निहतो नष्टचेतनः।
अर्थसंहितया वाचा गर्वितं रणगर्वितम् ॥ ४.१७.१५ ॥
He lay on the ground, his splendor dimmed, his life-breath spent, his consciousness lost; with meaningful speech, proud and full of battle-pride, he spoke.
4.17.16
त्वं नराधिपतेः पुत्रः प्रथितः प्रियदर्शनः।
पराङ्मुखवधं कृत्वा कोऽत्र प्राप्तस्त्वया गुणः।
यदहं युद्धसंरब्धस्त्वत्कृते निधनं गतः ॥ ४.१७.१६ ॥
You are the renowned, pleasing-to-behold son of the lord of men. Having slain one who had turned his back, what merit have you gained here? I, eager for battle, have met death because of you.
4.17.17
कुलीनः सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तेजस्वी चरितव्रतः।
रामः करुणवेदी च प्रजानां च हिते रतः ॥ ४.१७.१७ ॥
Rāma is of noble birth, endowed with strength of character, radiant, and steadfast in his vows; he knows compassion and is devoted to the welfare of the people.
4.17.18
सानुक्रोशो महोत्साहः समयज्ञो दृढव्रतः।
इत्येतत् सर्वभूतानि कथयन्ति यशो भुवि ॥ ४.१७.१८ ॥
He is full of compassion, of great energy, knowing the right time and conduct, firm in his vows; thus do all beings proclaim his fame upon the earth.
4.17.19
दमः शमः क्षमा धर्मो धृतिः सत्यं पराक्रमः।
पार्थिवानां गुणा राजन् दण्डश्चाप्यपकारिषु ॥ ४.१७.१९ ॥
Self-restraint, calm, forbearance, righteousness, steadfastness, truth and valour—these are the qualities of kings, O king; and punishment for those who do wrong.
4.17.20
तान् गुणान् सम्प्रधार्याहमग्र्यं चाभिजनं तव।
तारया प्रतिषिद्धः सन् सुग्रीवेण समागतः ॥ ४.१७.२० ॥
Having weighed those qualities and your foremost lineage, though restrained by Tārā, I came here together with Sugrīva.
4.17.22
न मामन्येन संरब्धं प्रमत्तं वेद्धुमर्हसि।
स त्वां विनिहतात्मानं धर्मध्वजमधार्मिकम्।
जाने पापसमाचारं तृणैः कूपमिवावृतम् ॥ ४.१७.२२ ॥
It was not right for you to strike me while I was enraged with another and heedless. I know you: self-destroyed, a banner of dharma yet unrighteous, of evil conduct, like a well covered with grass.
4.17.23
सतां वेषधरं पापं प्रच्छन्नमिव पावकम्।
नाहं त्वामभिजानामि धर्मच्छद्माभिसंवृतम् ॥ ४.१७.२३ ॥
I did not recognise you, a sinner who wears the guise of the good, like a hidden fire, concealed beneath the cloak of dharma.
4.17.24
विषये वा पुरे वा ते यदा पापं करोम्यहम्।
न च त्वामवजानेऽहं कस्मात् तं हंस्यकिल्बिषम् ॥ ४.१७.२४ ॥
If I had ever done wrong in your realm or your city, or disregarded you—though I have not—why did you kill him, who is blameless?
4.17.25
फलमूलाशनं नित्यं वानरं वनगोचरम्।
मामिहाप्रतियुध्यन्तमन्येन च समागतम् ॥ ४.१७.२५ ॥
I, a monkey who always lives in the forest feeding on fruit and roots, who here was not fighting another and had come to meet him—
4.17.26
त्वं नराधिपतेः पुत्रः प्रतीतः प्रियदर्शनः।
लिङ्गमप्यस्ति ते राजन् दृश्यते धर्मसंहितम् ॥ ४.१७.२६ ॥
You are known as the son of the lord of men, pleasing to behold. O king, a mark accompanied by dharma is also seen in you.
4.17.27
कः क्षत्रियकुले जातः श्रुतवान् नष्टसंशयः।
धर्मलिङ्गप्रतिच्छन्नः क्रूरं कर्म समाचरेत् ॥ ४.१७.२७ ॥
Who, born in a kṣatriya lineage, learned and free from doubt, would commit a cruel deed while concealed behind the marks of dharma?
4.17.28
त्वं राघवकुले जातो धर्मवानिति विश्रुतः।
अभव्यो भव्यरूपेण किमर्थं परिधावसे ॥ ४.१७.२८ ॥
You were born in the lineage of the Raghus and are renowned as righteous; why do you run about in the guise of the noble while doing what is base?
4.17.29
साम दानं क्षमा धर्मः सत्यं धृतिपराक्रमौ।
पार्थिवानां गुणा राजन् दण्डश्चाप्यपकारिषु ॥ ४.१७.२९ ॥
Conciliation, giving, forbearance, righteousness, truth, steadfastness and valor are the qualities of kings, O king; and punishment for those who do wrong.
4.17.30
वयं वनचरा राम मृगा मूलफलाशिनः।
एषा प्रकृतिरस्माकं पुरुषस्त्वं नरेश्वर ॥ ४.१७.३० ॥
We are forest-dwellers, O Rāma, deer that eat roots and fruits. This is our nature; but you, O lord of men, are a man.
4.17.31
भूमिर्हिरण्यं रूपं च विग्रहे कारणानि च।
तत्र कस्ते वने लोभो मदीयेषु फलेषु वा ॥ ४.१७.३१ ॥
Land, gold and beauty are the causes of conflict; so what greed do you have in this forest for my fruits?
4.17.32
नयश्च विनयश्चोभौ निग्रहानुग्रहावपि।
राजवृत्तिरसंकीर्णा न नृपाः कामवृत्तयः ॥ ४.१७.३२ ॥
Policy and discipline, both punishment and favour: these are the unmixed conduct of kingship. Kings do not act driven by desire.
4.17.33
त्वं तु कामप्रधानश्च कोपनश्चानवस्थितः।
राजवृत्तेषु संकीर्णः शरासनपरायणः ॥ ४.१७.३३ ॥
But you are dominated by desire, quick to anger, and unsteady; you are impure in the conduct of kings, and devoted only to the bow.
4.17.34
न तेऽस्त्यपचितिर्धर्मे नार्थे बुद्धिरवस्थिता।
इन्द्रियैः कामवृत्तः सन् कृष्यसे मनुजेश्वर ॥ ४.१७.३४ ॥
You hold no reverence for dharma, and your intellect is not fixed on wealth and purpose. Lord of men, driven by the senses and acting from desire, you are being dragged along.
4.17.35
हत्वा बाणेन काकुत्स्थ मामिहानपराधिनम्।
किं वक्ष्यसि सतां मध्ये कर्म कृत्वा जुगुप्सितम् ॥ ४.१७.३५ ॥
O descendant of Kakutstha, having killed me, who am blameless, with an arrow, and having done this reprehensible deed, what will you say in the midst of the good?
4.17.36
राजहा ब्रह्महा गोघ्नश्चोरः प्राणिवधे रतः।
नास्तिकः परिवेत्ता च सर्वे निरयगामिनः ॥ ४.१७.३६ ॥
The slayer of a king, the slayer of a Brahmin, the slayer of a cow, the thief, the one devoted to killing living beings, the atheist, and the one who marries before his elder brother: all these go to hell.
4.17.37
सूचकश्च कदर्यश्च मित्रघ्नो गुरुतल्पगः।
लोकं पापात्मनामेते गच्छन्ते नात्र संशयः ॥ ४.१७.३७ ॥
The informer, the miser, the betrayer of a friend, and the one who lies with a teacher's wife: these go to the world of the sinful, without doubt.
4.17.38
अधार्यं चर्म मे सद्भी रोमाण्यस्थि च वर्जितम्।
अभक्ष्याणि च मांसानि त्वद्विधैर्धर्मचारिभिः ॥ ४.१७.३८ ॥
My hide may not be worn by the virtuous, my hair and bones are also forbidden; and flesh is not to be eaten by men like you, who walk the path of dharma.
4.17.39
पञ्च पञ्चनखा भक्ष्या ब्रह्मक्षत्रेण राघव।
शल्यकः श्वाविधो गोधा शशः कूर्मश्च पञ्चमः ॥ ४.१७.३९ ॥
O Rāghava, the five-clawed animals fit to be eaten by brahmins and kṣatriyas are these: the porcupine, the śvāvidha, the monitor lizard, the hare, and the tortoise as the fifth.
4.17.40
चर्म चास्थि च मे राम न स्पृशन्ति मनीषिणः।
अभक्ष्याणि च मांसानि सोऽहं पञ्चनखो हतः ॥ ४.१७.४० ॥
O Rāma, the wise do not touch my hide and bone, and flesh unfit to be eaten is the same. I, the five-clawed one, have been struck down.
4.17.41
तारया वाक्यमुक्तोऽहं सत्यं सर्वज्ञया हितम्।
तदतिक्रम्य मोहेन कालस्य वशमागतः ॥ ४.१७.४१ ॥
Tārā, who knows all, spoke to me true and beneficial words; disregarding them, through delusion I came under the power of Time.
4.17.42
त्वया नाथेन काकुत्स्थ न सनाथा वसुंधरा।
प्रमदा शीलसम्पूर्णा पत्येव च विधर्मणा ॥ ४.१७.४२ ॥
O Kākutstha, the earth, though you are her lord, is not truly protected; it is like a virtuous woman left without refuge by an unrighteous husband.
4.17.43
शठो नैकृतिकः क्षुद्रो मिथ्याप्रश्रितमानसः।
कथं दशरथेन त्वं जातः पापो महात्मना ॥ ४.१७.४३ ॥
Deceitful, treacherous, base, with a mind feigning false humility, how were you born of the great-souled Daśaratha, O sinner?
4.17.44
छिन्नचारित्र्यकक्ष्येण सतां धर्मातिवर्तिना।
त्यक्तधर्माङ्कुशेनाहं निहतो रामहस्तिना ॥ ४.१७.४४ ॥
Cut off from the girth of my conduct, I am slain by you, Rāma, the elephant who transgresses the dharma of the good and has cast off the goad of dharma.
4.17.45
अशुभं चाप्ययुक्तं च सतां चैव विगर्हितम्।
वक्ष्यसे चेदृशं कृत्वा सद्भिः सह समागतः ॥ ४.१७.४५ ॥
If, having done such a thing and having come together with the good, you speak words that are inauspicious, improper, and condemned by the good...
4.17.46
उदासीनेषु योऽस्मासु विक्रमोऽयं प्रकाशितः।
अपकारिषु ते राम नैवं पश्यामि विक्रमम् ॥ ४.१७.४६ ॥
O Rāma, this prowess you have displayed against us, who were neutral—I do not see such prowess of yours against those who have wronged you.
4.17.47
दृश्यमानस्तु युध्येथा मया युधि नृपात्मज।
अद्य वैवस्वतं देवं पश्येस्त्वं निहतो मया ॥ ४.१७.४७ ॥
O prince, fight in my sight; today, slain by me, you shall see the god Vaivasvata.
4.17.48
त्वयादृश्येन तु रणे निहतोऽहं दुरासदः।
प्रसुप्तः पन्नगेनैव नरः पापवशं गतः ॥ ४.१७.४८ ॥
Unseen by you, you slew me in battle, I who was hard to approach—like a man sleeping, come under the power of sin, struck down by a serpent.
4.17.49
सुग्रीवप्रियकामेन यदहं निहतस्त्वया।
मामेव यदि पूर्वं त्वमेतदर्थमचोदयः।
मैथिलीमहमेकाह्ना तव चानीतवान् भवेः ॥ ४.१७.४९ ॥
Out of desire to please Sugrīva, you slew me; had you first urged me to this purpose, I would have brought Maithilī to you in a single day.
4.17.50
राक्षसं च दुरात्मानं तव भार्यापहारिणम्।
कण्ठे बद्ध्वा प्रदद्यां तेऽनिहतं रावणं रणे ॥ ४.१७.५० ॥
And I would have bound the wicked demon Rāvaṇa, the abductor of your wife, by the neck and delivered him to you, without slaying him in battle.
4.17.51
न्यस्तां सागरतोये वा पाताले वापि मैथिलीम्।
आनयेयं तवादेशाच्छ्वेतामश्वतरीमिव ॥ ४.१७.५१ ॥
Even if she were placed in the waters of the ocean or even in the netherworld, I would bring Maithilī back at your command, as one brings a white mule-mare.
4.17.52
युक्तं यत्प्राप्नुयाद् राज्यं सुग्रीवः स्वर्गते मयि।
अयुक्तं यदधर्मेण त्वयाहं निहतो रणे ॥ ४.१७.५२ ॥
It is proper that Sugrīva should obtain the kingdom when I have gone to heaven; but it is improper that you slew me in battle unrighteously.
4.17.53
काममेवंविधो लोकः कालेन विनियुज्यते।
क्षमं चेद्भवता प्राप्तमुत्तरं साधु चिन्त्यताम् ॥ ४.१७.५३ ॥
Indeed, the world is driven along in such a way by time. If it seems fitting to you, let a good reply be considered.
4.17.54
इत्येवमुक्त्वा परिशुष्कवक्त्रः
शराभिघाताद् व्यथितो महात्मा।
समीक्ष्य रामं रविसंनिकाशं
तूष्णीं बभौ वानरराजसूनुः ॥ ४.१७.५४ ॥
Having spoken thus, the great-souled son of the monkey king, afflicted by the blow of the arrow and with dried-up face, looked at Rāma, who was like the sun, and stood silent.