Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.28
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4.28.1
स तदा वालिनं हत्वा सुग्रीवमभिषिच्य च।
वसन् माल्यवतः पृष्ठे रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ॥ ४.२८.१ ॥
Then, having slain Vālin and anointed Sugrīva, Rāma, dwelling on the slope of Mālyavat, spoke to Lakṣmaṇa.
4.28.2
अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तः समयोऽद्य जलागमः।
सम्पश्य त्वं नभो मेघैः संवृतं गिरिसंनिभैः ॥ ४.२८.२ ॥
This is that season; today the rains have arrived. Behold the sky, covered with clouds like mountains.
4.28.3
नवमासधृतं गर्भं भास्करस्य गभस्तिभिः।
पीत्वा रसं समुद्राणां द्यौः प्रसूते रसायनम् ॥ ४.२८.३ ॥
Having carried its womb nine months with the sun's rays and drunk the essence of the oceans, the sky gives birth to the life-giving elixir.
4.28.4
शक्यमम्बरमारुह्य मेघसोपानपंक्तिभिः।
कुटजार्जुनमालाभिरलंकर्तुं दिवाकरः ॥ ४.२८.४ ॥
Having climbed the sky by rows of cloud-staircases, the sun is able to adorn it with garlands of kuṭaja and arjuna flowers.
4.28.5
संध्यारागोत्थितैस्ताम्रैरन्तेष्वपि च पाण्डुभिः।
स्निग्धैरभ्रपटच्छेदैर्बद्धव्रणमिवाम्बरम् ॥ ४.२८.५ ॥
With copper-red hues rising from the twilight glow, pale at the edges, and smooth rents in the cloth of clouds, the sky is like a bandaged wound.
4.28.6
मन्दमारुतिनिःश्वासं संध्याचन्दनरञ्जितम्।
आपाण्डुजलदं भाति कामातुरमिवाम्बरम् ॥ ४.२८.६ ॥
With gentle breezes for its sighs, tinted with twilight's sandal, and pale-tinged clouds, the sky shines like one lovesick.
4.28.7
एषा घर्मपरिक्लिष्टा नववारिपरिप्लुता।
सीतेव शोकसंतप्ता मही बाष्पं विमुञ्चति ॥ ४.२८.७ ॥
This earth, worn by the heat and drenched with fresh water, sheds tears like Sītā tormented by grief.
4.28.8
मेघोदरविनिर्मुक्ताः कर्पूरदलशीतलाः।
शक्यमञ्जलिभिः पातुं वाताः केतकगन्धिनः ॥ ४.२८.८ ॥
The winds released from the bellies of the clouds, cool as camphor leaves and fragrant with ketaka flowers, are so cool that they could be drunk from cupped hands.
4.28.9
एष फुल्लार्जुनः शैलः केतकैरभिवासितः।
सुग्रीव इव शान्तारिर्धाराभिरभिषिच्यते ॥ ४.२८.९ ॥
This mountain, with its arjuna trees in bloom and perfumed with ketaka flowers, is being anointed with streams like Sugrīva, whose enemy has been pacified.
4.28.10
मेघकृष्णाजिनधरा धारायज्ञोपवीतिनः।
मारुतापूरितगुहाः प्राधीता इव पर्वताः ॥ ४.२८.१० ॥
The mountains, wearing the black antelope skins of clouds and the sacred threads of streams, with their caves filled by wind, are like sages who have finished their recitation of the Vedas.
4.28.11
कशाभिरिव हैमीभिर्विद्युद्भिरभिताडितम्।
अन्तःस्तनितनिर्घोषं सवेदनमिवाम्बरम् ॥ ४.२८.११ ॥
The sky, struck on all sides as if by whips of golden lightning, with the roar of thunder echoing within, seems to suffer in pain.
4.28.12
नीलमेघाश्रिता विद्युत् स्फुरन्ती प्रतिभाति मे।
स्फुरन्ती रावणस्याङ्के वैदेहीव तपस्विनी ॥ ४.२८.१२ ॥
The lightning, resting on the dark-blue cloud and flashing, appears to me like the ascetic Vaidehī flashing on Rāvaṇa's lap.
4.28.13
इमास्ता मन्मथवतां हिताः प्रतिहता दिशः।
अनुलिप्ता इव घनैर्नष्टग्रहनिशाकराः ॥ ४.२८.१३ ॥
These quarters, welcome to those ruled by desire, are obstructed, as if smeared with dense clouds, with planets and moon lost from sight.
4.28.14
क्वचिद् बाष्पाभिसंरुद्धान् वर्षागमसमुत्सुकान्।
कुटजान् पश्य सौमित्रे पुष्पितान् गिरिसानुषु।
मम शोकाभिभूतस्य कामसंदीपनान् स्थितान् ॥ ४.२८.१४ ॥
Look, Saumitri, at the kuṭaja trees in bloom on the mountain slopes, eager for the coming of the rains, here and there enveloped in mist. To me, overcome by grief, they stand as kindlers of desire.
4.28.15
रजः प्रशान्तं सहिमोऽद्य वायु-
र्निदाघदोषप्रसराः प्रशान्ताः।
स्थिता हि यात्रा वसुधाधिपानां
प्रवासिनो यान्ति नराः स्वदेशान् ॥ ४.२८.१५ ॥
The dust has settled; now the wind is cool, and the spread of summer's faults has ceased. The expeditions of kings have halted, and travelers are returning to their own lands.
4.28.16
सम्प्रस्थिता मानसवासलुब्धाः
प्रियान्विताः सम्प्रति चक्रवाकाः।
अभीक्ष्णवर्षोदकविक्षतेषु
यानानि मार्गेषु न सम्पतन्ति ॥ ४.२८.१६ ॥
Now the ruddy geese, eager to dwell at Lake Mānasa, have set out with their mates. On roads wounded by constant rain-water, vehicles no longer proceed.
4.28.17
क्वचित् प्रकाशं क्वचिदप्रकाशं
नभः प्रकीर्णाम्बुधरं विभाति।
क्वचित् क्वचित् पर्वतसंनिरुद्धं
रूपं यथा शान्तमहार्णवस्य ॥ ४.२८.१७ ॥
The sky shines, here bright, there dim, adorned with scattered clouds; here and there, held back by mountains, it looks like the surface of a calm great ocean.
4.28.18
व्यामिश्रितं सर्जकदम्बपुष्पै-
र्नवं जलं पर्वतधातुताम्रम्।
मयूरकेकाभिरनुप्रयातं
शैलापगाः शीघ्रतरं वहन्ति ॥ ४.२८.१८ ॥
Mingled with sarja and kadamba flowers, reddened by the mountain minerals, the fresh water is carried swiftly by the mountain streams, accompanied by the cries of peacocks.
4.28.19
रसाकुलं षट्पदसंनिकाशं
प्रभुज्यते जम्बुफलं प्रकामम्।
अनेकवर्णं पवनावधूतं
भूमौ पतत्याम्रफलं विपक्वम् ॥ ४.२८.१९ ॥
The juicy jambu fruit, dark as bees, is eaten to one's fill; the ripe mango fruit of many colours, shaken by the wind, falls to the ground.
4.28.20
विद्युत्पताकाः सबलाकमालाः
शैलेन्द्रकूटाकृतिसंनिकाशाः।
गर्जन्ति मेघाः समुदीर्णनादा
मत्ता गजेन्द्रा इव संयुगस्थाः ॥ ४.२८.२० ॥
The clouds, with lightning for banners and garlands of cranes, shaped like the peaks of the lord of mountains, thunder with loud roars, like maddened lordly elephants standing in battle.
4.28.21
वर्षोदकाप्यायितशाद्वलानि
प्रवृत्तनृत्तोत्सवबर्हिणानि।
वनानि निर्वृष्टबलाहकानि
पश्यापराह्णेष्वधिकं विभान्ति ॥ ४.२८.२१ ॥
Behold the forests, their grass nourished by rain-water, where peacocks dance in festive joy and the clouds have poured down; in the afternoons they shine forth all the more.
4.28.22
समुद्वहन्तः सलिलातिभारं
बलाकिनो वारिधरा नदन्तः।
महत्सु शृङ्गेषु महीधराणां
विश्रम्य विश्रम्य पुनः प्रयान्ति ॥ ४.२८.२२ ॥
Carrying the great weight of their water, crane-bearing clouds roaring, they rest again and again on the lofty peaks of the mountains, and then move on once more.
4.28.23
मेघाभिकामा परिसम्पतन्ती
सम्मोदिता भाति बलाकपंक्तिः।
वातावधूता वरपौण्डरीकी
लम्बेव माला रुचिराम्बरस्य ॥ ४.२८.२३ ॥
The row of cranes, eager for the clouds and flying about in delight, shines like a lovely hanging garland of the sky, made of excellent white lotuses stirred by the wind.
4.28.24
बालेन्द्रगोपान्तरचित्रितेन
विभाति भूमिर्नवशाद्वलेन।
गात्रानुपृक्तेन शुकप्रभेण
नारीव लाक्षोक्षितकम्बलेन ॥ ४.२८.२४ ॥
The earth, adorned with fresh indragopa insects and covered with new green grass, shines like a woman wrapped in a parrot-green blanket that clings to her body and is sprinkled with lac dye.
4.28.25
निद्रा शनैः केशवमभ्युपैति
द्रुतं नदी सागरमभ्युपैति।
हृष्टा बलाका घनमभ्युपैति
कान्ता सकामा प्रियमभ्युपैति ॥ ४.२८.२५ ॥
Sleep slowly approaches Keśava; a river quickly flows toward the ocean; the joyful crane approaches the cloud; the beloved woman, full of desire, goes to her beloved.
4.28.26
जाता वनान्ताः शिखिसुप्रनृत्ता
जाताः कदम्बाः सकदम्बशाखाः।
जाता वृषा गोषु समानकामा
जाता मही सस्यवनाभिरामा ॥ ४.२८.२६ ॥
At the edges of the forests peacocks dance beautifully; kadamba trees have sprung up with kadamba blossoms on their branches; among the cows the bulls have become equally desirous; and the earth has become lovely with crops and groves.
4.28.27
वहन्ति वर्षन्ति नदन्ति भान्ति
ध्यायन्ति नृत्यन्ति समाश्वसन्ति।
नद्यो घना मत्तगजा वनान्ताः
प्रियाविहीनाः शिखिनः प्लवंगमाः ॥ ४.२८.२७ ॥
Rivers flow, clouds pour rain, roar and shine; maddened elephants meditate, dance and take comfort; at the forest edges, peacocks and monkeys are bereft of their beloved.
4.28.28
प्रहर्षिताः केतकिपुष्पगन्ध-
माघ्राय मत्ता वननिर्झरेषु।
प्रपातशब्दाकुलिता गजेन्द्राः
सार्धं मयूरैः समदा नदन्ति ॥ ४.२८.२८ ॥
Delighted and maddened by the scent of ketaki flowers, the lordly elephants, agitated by the roar of the forest waterfalls, trumpet together with the peacocks.
4.28.29
धारानिपातैरभिहन्यमानाः
कदम्बशाखासु विलम्बमानाः।
क्षणार्जितं पुष्परसावगाढं
शनैर्मदं षट्चरणास्त्यजन्ति ॥ ४.२८.२९ ॥
Struck by the falling streams of rain, clinging to the branches of the kadamba trees, the bees, sunk deep in the nectar gained in a moment, slowly let go of their intoxication.
4.28.30
अङ्गारचूर्णोत्करसंनिकाशैः
फलैः सुपर्याप्तरसैः समृद्धैः।
जम्बूद्रुमाणां प्रविभान्ति शाखा
निपीयमाना इव षट्पदौघैः ॥ ४.२८.३० ॥
Like heaps of powdered embers, the branches of the jambu trees, rich with juicy ripe fruit, shine as though being sipped by swarms of bees.
4.28.31
तडित्पताकाभिरलंकृताना-
मुदीर्णगम्भीरमहारवाणाम्।
विभान्ति रूपाणि बलाहकानां
रणोत्सुकानामिव वारणानाम् ॥ ४.२८.३१ ॥
Adorned with banners of lightning, the forms of the clouds roar deeply and loudly, shining like elephants eager for battle.
4.28.32
मार्गानुगः शैलवनानुसारी
सम्प्रस्थितो मेघरवं निशम्य।
युद्धाभिकामः प्रतिनादशङ्की
मत्तो गजेन्द्रः प्रतिसंनिवृत्तः ॥ ४.२८.३२ ॥
Following the path and roaming the mountain forests, the maddened lordly elephant, having heard the thunder of the clouds and set out, desiring battle and suspecting a rival in the echo, turns back.
4.28.33
क्वचित् प्रगीता इव षट्पदौघैः
क्वचित् प्रनृत्ता इव नीलकण्ठैः।
क्वचित् प्रमत्ता इव वारणेन्द्रै-
र्विभान्त्यनेकाश्रयिणो वनान्ताः ॥ ४.२८.३३ ॥
At times they seem sung by swarms of bees, at times danced by peacocks, at times filled with maddened lordly elephants: the forest edges, sheltering many, shine forth.
4.28.34
कदम्बसर्जार्जुनकन्दलाढ्या
वनान्तभूमिर्मधुवारिपूर्णा।
मयूरमत्ताभिरुतप्रनृत्तै-
रापानभूमिप्रतिमा विभाति ॥ ४.२८.३४ ॥
The forest-floor, rich with kadamba, sarja, and arjuna trees and young shoots, full of honeyed water, shines like a drinking-hall, with peacocks maddened and leaping in dance.
4.28.35
मुक्तासमाभं सलिलं पतद् वै
सुनिर्मलं पत्रपुटेषु लग्नम्।
हृष्टा विवर्णच्छदना विहंगाः
सुरेन्द्रदत्तं तृषिताः पिबन्ति ॥ ४.२८.३५ ॥
Clear as pearls, the falling water lodges in leaf-cups, and the thirsty birds, glad, with dulled plumage, drink the water Indra has given.
4.28.36
षट्पादतन्त्रीमधुराभिधानं
प्लवंगमोदीरितकण्ठतालम्।
आविष्कृतं मेघमृदङ्गनादै-
र्वनेषु संगीतमिव प्रवृत्तम् ॥ ४.२८.३६ ॥
Sweetly named for the bees' strings, voiced by the monkeys' throats and beat, revealed by the drum-sounds of the clouds: in the forests, music seems to have begun.
4.28.37
क्वचित् प्रनृत्तैः क्वचिदुन्नदद्भिः
क्वचिच्च वृक्षाग्रनिषण्णकायैः।
व्यालम्बबर्हाभरणैर्मयूरै-
र्वनेषु संगीतमिव प्रवृत्तम् ॥ ४.२८.३७ ॥
At times dancing, at times calling out, at times perched atop the treetops, peacocks with long tail-feathers for ornaments: in the forests, music seems to have begun.
4.28.38
स्वनैर्घनानां प्लवगाः प्रबुद्धा
विहाय निद्रां चिरसंनिरुद्धाम्।
अनेकरूपाकृतिवर्णनादा
नवाम्बुधाराभिहता नदन्ति ॥ ४.२८.३८ ॥
Awakened by the roar of the clouds, the monkeys, abandoning sleep long held back, of many forms, shapes, colours and cries, struck by the streams of fresh rain, roar aloud.
4.28.39
नद्यः समुद्वाहितचक्रवाका-
स्तटानि शीर्णान्यपवाहयित्वा।
दृप्ता नवप्रावृतपूर्णभोगा-
दृतं स्वभर्तारमुपोपयान्ति ॥ ४.२८.३९ ॥
The rivers, carrying away the cakravāka birds and sweeping away their broken banks, swollen with the full bounty of the new rainy season, rush in due course to their lord, the ocean.
4.28.40
नीलेषु नीला नववारिपूर्णा
मेघेषु मेघाः प्रतिभान्ति सक्ताः।
दवाग्निदग्धेषु दवाग्निदग्धाः
शैलेषु शैला इव बद्धमूलाः ॥ ४.२८.४० ॥
Dark clouds full of fresh water appear among the dark clouds, clinging to the clouds; and those scorched by forest fire appear among the mountains scorched by forest fire, like mountains firmly rooted.
4.28.41
प्रमत्तसंनादितबर्हिणानि
सशक्रगोपाकुलशाद्वलानि।
चरन्ति नीपार्जुनवासितानि
गजाः सुरम्याणि वनान्तराणि ॥ ४.२८.४१ ॥
In the lovely forest tracts, where intoxicated peacocks cry aloud, where the grass is full of indragopa insects, and which are scented with nīpa and arjuna trees, elephants roam.
4.28.42
नवाम्बुधाराहतकेसराणि
द्रुतं परित्यज्य सरोरुहाणि।
कदम्बपुष्पाणि सकेसराणि
नवानि हृष्टा भ्रमराः पिबन्ति ॥ ४.२८.४२ ॥
Quickly abandoning the lotuses whose filaments are struck by streams of new rain, the delighted bees drink from the fresh kadamba flowers, filaments and all.
4.28.43
मत्ता गजेन्द्रा मुदिता गवेन्द्रा
वनेषु विक्रान्ततरा मृगेन्द्राः।
रम्या नगेन्द्राः निभृता नरेन्द्राः
प्रक्रीडितो वारिधरैः सुरेन्द्रः ॥ ४.२८.४३ ॥
Mad and exultant lordly elephants, delighted lordly bulls, lions bolder still in the forests, lovely mountains, and calm kings — the lord of the gods (Indra) plays with the clouds.
4.28.44
मेघाः समुद्भूतसमुद्रनादा
महाजलौघैर्गगनावलम्बाः।
नदीस्तटाकानि सरांसि वापी-
र्महीं च कृत्स्नामपवाहयन्ति ॥ ४.२८.४४ ॥
Clouds roaring like the ocean hang in the sky; with great torrents of water they wash away the rivers, ponds, lakes, and wells, and the whole earth.
4.28.45
वर्षप्रवेगा विपुलाः पतन्ति
प्रवान्ति वाताः समुदीर्णवेगाः।
प्रणष्टकूलाः प्रवहन्ति शीघ्रं
नद्यो जलं विप्रतिपन्नमार्गाः ॥ ४.२८.४५ ॥
With the fierce force of the rains, heavy torrents fall; winds blow with surging power; rivers, having lost their banks and their courses, rush on swiftly, carrying the water.
4.28.46
नरैर्नरेन्द्रा इव पर्वतेन्द्राः
सुरेन्द्रदत्तैः पवनोपनीतैः।
घनाम्बुकुम्भैरभिषिच्यमाना
रूपं श्रियं स्वामिव दर्शयन्ति ॥ ४.२८.४६ ॥
Like kings anointed by men, the lordly mountains, bathed with water-pots of clouds given by the lord of the gods and brought by the wind, seem to display their own beauty and splendor.
4.28.47
घनोपगूढं गगनं न तारा
न भास्करो दर्शनमभ्युपैति।
नवैर्जलौघैर्धरणी वितृप्ता
तमोविलिप्ता न दिशः प्रकाशाः ॥ ४.२८.४७ ॥
The sky is shrouded in dense clouds; neither stars nor the sun come into view. The earth is quenched by fresh torrents of water, and the directions, smeared with darkness, are not bright.
4.28.48
महान्ति कूटानि महीधराणां
धाराविधौतान्यधिकं विभान्ति।
महाप्रमाणैर्विपुलैः प्रपातै-
र्मुक्ताकलापैरिव लम्बमानैः ॥ ४.२८.४८ ॥
The great peaks of the mountains, washed by streams, shine exceedingly; their vast waterfalls, like strings of pearls hanging down, appear.
4.28.49
शैलोपलप्रस्खलमानवेगाः
शैलोत्तमानां विपुलाः प्रपाताः।
गुहासु संनादितबर्हिणासु
हारा विकीर्यन्त इवावभान्ति ॥ ४.२८.४९ ॥
The vast waterfalls of the best mountains, their force slipping over rocks and stones, appear in the caves where peacocks call, as if strings of pearls were scattered.
4.28.50
शीघ्रप्रवेगा विपुलाः प्रपाता
निर्धौतशृङ्गोपतला गिरीणाम्।
मुक्ताकलापप्रतिमाः पतन्तो
महागुहोत्सङ्गतलैर्ध्रियन्ते ॥ ४.२८.५० ॥
The vast waterfalls of the mountains flow swiftly, their peaks' lower slopes washed clean. Falling like strings of pearls, they seem held up by the floors of the great caves' hollows.
4.28.51
सुरतामर्दविच्छिन्नाः स्वर्गस्त्रीहारमौक्तिकाः।
पतन्ति चातुला दिक्षु तोयधाराः समन्ततः ॥ ४.२८.५१ ॥
Like pearls from the necklaces of celestial women, broken in the crush of lovemaking, incomparable streams of water fall in all directions, on every side.
4.28.52
विलीयमानैर्विहगैर्निमीलद्भिश्च पङ्कजैः।
विकसन्त्या च मालत्या गतोऽस्तं ज्ञायते रविः ॥ ४.२८.५२ ॥
With the birds settling down, the lotuses closing, and the jasmine opening, the sun is known to have set.
4.28.53
वृत्ता यात्रा नरेन्द्राणां सेना पथ्येव वर्तते।
वैराणि चैव मार्गाश्च सलिलेन समीकृताः ॥ ४.२८.५३ ॥
The march of kings has ceased; the army remains, as it were, upon the road. Enmities and paths alike have been made level by water.
4.28.54
मासि प्रौष्ठपदे ब्रह्म ब्राह्मणानां विवक्षताम्।
अयमध्यायसमयः सामगानामुपस्थितः ॥ ४.२८.५४ ॥
In the month of Prauṣṭhapada, the time for study has arrived for the brahmins who wish to recite the Veda, and for the singers of the Sāman.
4.28.55
निवृत्तकर्मायतनो नूनं संचितसंचयः।
आषाढीमभ्युपगतो भरतः कोसलाधिपः ॥ ४.२८.५५ ॥
Having finished his ritual duties and gathered his stores, Bharata, lord of Kosala, surely has now come upon the month of Āṣāḍhī.
4.28.56
नूनमापूर्यमाणायाः सरय्वा वर्धते रयः।
मां समीक्ष्य समायान्तमयोध्याया इव स्वनः ॥ ४.२८.५६ ॥
Surely the current of the swelling Sarayū increases; seeing me coming, it roars like the sound of Ayodhyā.
4.28.57
इमाः स्फीतगुणा वर्षाः सुग्रीवः सुखमश्नुते।
विजितारिः सदारश्च राज्ये महति च स्थितः ॥ ४.२८.५७ ॥
Sugrīva enjoys these rainy seasons full of abundant qualities, having conquered his enemy, with his wife, established in the great kingdom.
4.28.58
अहं तु हृतदारश्च राज्याच्च महतश्च्युतः।
नदीकूलमिव क्लिन्नमवसीदामि लक्ष्मण ॥ ४.२८.५८ ॥
But I, whose wife has been taken and who has fallen from the great kingdom, O Lakṣmaṇa, am sinking down, soaked like a riverbank.
4.28.59
शोकश्च मम विस्तीर्णो वर्षाश्च भृशदुर्गमाः।
रावणश्च महाञ्छत्रुरपारः प्रतिभाति मे ॥ ४.२८.५९ ॥
My grief is vast, the rainy seasons are exceedingly hard to cross, and the great enemy Rāvaṇa appears to me boundless.
4.28.60
अयात्रां चैव दृष्ट्वेमां मार्गांश्च भृशदुर्गमान्।
प्रणते चैव सुग्रीवे न मया किंचिदीरितम् ॥ ४.२८.६० ॥
Seeing this journey and these very difficult paths, and even as Sugrīva bowed low, I said nothing.
4.28.61
अपि चापि परिक्लिष्टं चिराद् दारैः समागतम्।
आत्मकार्यगरीयस्त्वाद् वक्तुं नेच्छामि वानरम् ॥ ४.२८.६१ ॥
Though he is exhausted and has rejoined his wives after a long time, because my own task weighs so heavily I do not wish to speak to the monkey.
4.28.62
स्वयमेव हि विश्रम्य ज्ञात्वा कालमुपागतम्।
उपकारं च सुग्रीवो वेत्स्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ ४.२८.६२ ॥
He himself, having rested and knowing the time has come, will also recognize the obligation; there is no doubt of this.
4.28.63
तस्मात् कालप्रतीक्षोऽहं स्थितोऽस्मि शुभलक्षण।
सुग्रीवस्य नदीनां च प्रसादमभिकांक्षयन् ॥ ४.२८.६३ ॥
Therefore, O one of auspicious marks, I have stayed here, waiting for the right time and desiring the favor of Sugrīva and of the rivers.
4.28.64
उपकारेण वीरो हि प्रतीकारेण युज्यते।
अकृतज्ञोऽप्रतिकृतो हन्ति सत्त्ववतां मनः ॥ ४.२८.६४ ॥
A hero is bound by service returned with service; the ungrateful one who repays nothing wounds the hearts of the virtuous.
4.28.65
अथैवमुक्तः प्रणिधाय लक्ष्मणः
कृताञ्जलिस्तत् प्रतिपूज्य भाषितम्।
उवाच रामं स्वभिरामदर्शनं
प्रदर्शयन् दर्शनमात्मनः शुभम् ॥ ४.२८.६५ ॥
Thus addressed, Lakṣmaṇa, attending closely, with joined palms and honoring that speech, spoke to Rāma, whose appearance is most pleasing, showing his own auspicious form.
4.28.66
यदुक्तमेतत् तव सर्वमीप्सितं
नरेन्द्र कर्ता नचिराद्धरीश्वरः।
शरत्प्रतीक्षः क्षमतामिमं भवान्
जलप्रपातं रिपुनिग्रहे धृतः ॥ ४.२८.६६ ॥
O lord of men, all that you desire the lord of the monkeys will soon accomplish. Resolute in subduing your enemies, endure this torrent of rain and wait for the autumn.