Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.30
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4.30.1
गृहं प्रविष्टे सुग्रीवे विमुक्ते गगने घनैः।
वर्षरात्रे स्थितो रामः कामशोकाभिपीडितः ॥ ४.३०.१ ॥
When Sugrīva had entered his house and the sky was freed from the clouds, Rāma stood on the rainy night, afflicted by desire and sorrow.
4.30.2
पाण्डुरं गगनं दृष्ट्वा विमलं चन्द्रमण्डलम्।
शारदीं रजनीं चैव दृष्ट्वा ज्योत्स्नानुलेपनाम् ॥ ४.३०.२ ॥
Seeing the pale sky and the stainless disc of the moon, and seeing the autumn night smeared with moonlight.
4.30.3
कामवृत्तं च सुग्रीवं नष्टां च जनकात्मजाम्।
दृष्ट्वा कालमतीतं च मुमोह परमातुरः ॥ ४.३०.३ ॥
Seeing Sugrīva given over to desire, Janaka's daughter lost, and time gone by, Rāma, deeply distressed, fell into a swoon.
4.30.4
स तु संज्ञामुपागम्य मुहूर्तान्मतिमान् नृपः।
मनःस्थामपि वैदेहीं चिन्तयामास राघवः ॥ ४.३०.४ ॥
But the wise prince Rāghava, regaining consciousness after a moment, began to think of Vaidehī, who dwelt in his heart.
4.30.5
दृष्ट्वा च विमलं व्योम गतविद्युद्बलाहकम्।
सारसारावसंघुष्टं विललापार्तया गिरा ॥ ४.३०.५ ॥
Seeing the sky clear, with lightning and clouds gone, and resounding with the cries of cranes, Rāma lamented in an anguished voice.
4.30.6
आसीनः पर्वतस्याग्रे हेमधातुविभूषिते।
शारदं गगनं दृष्ट्वा जगाम मनसा प्रियाम् ॥ ४.३०.६ ॥
Seated on the summit of the mountain adorned with golden ores, seeing the autumnal sky, Rāma went in his mind to his beloved.
4.30.7
सारसारावसंनादैः सारसारावनादिनी।
याऽऽश्रमे रमते बाला साद्य मे रमते कथम् ॥ ४.३०.७ ॥
She who speaks with the sweet calls of the sārasa cranes, who delighted in the hermitage — how can that young woman now delight, without me?
4.30.8
पुष्पितांश्चासनान् दृष्ट्वा काञ्चनानिव निर्मलान्।
कथं सा रमते बाला पश्यन्ती मामपश्यती ॥ ४.३०.८ ॥
Seeing the blossoming seats, pure as gold, how can that young woman delight, seeing me not, not seeing me?
4.30.9
या पुरा कलहंसानां कलेन कलभाषिणी।
बुध्यते चारुसर्वाङ्गी साद्य मे रमते कथम् ॥ ४.३०.९ ॥
She who once spoke sweetly, like the lovely swans' calls, beautiful in every limb — how can she now delight, without me?
4.30.10
निःस्वनं चक्रवाकानां निशम्य सहचारिणाम्।
पुण्डरीकविशालाक्षी कथमेषा भविष्यति ॥ ४.३०.१० ॥
Hearing the calls of her companion ruddy geese, how will she be, she of lotus-large eyes?
4.30.11
सरांसि सरितो वापीः काननानि वनानि च।
तां विना मृगशावाक्षीं चरन्नाद्य सुखं लभे ॥ ४.३०.११ ॥
Lakes, rivers, ponds, forests and groves — wandering without her, the fawn-eyed one, I find no happiness today.
4.30.12
अपि तां मद्वियोगाच्च सौकुमार्याच्च भामिनीम्।
सुदूरं पीडयेत् कामः शरद्गुणनिरन्तरः ॥ ४.३०.१२ ॥
Indeed, from separation from me and from her tenderness, desire, unceasing with autumn's qualities, must torment that lovely woman greatly.
4.30.13
एवमादि नरश्रेष्ठो विललाप नृपात्मजः।
विहंग इव सारङ्गः सलिलं त्रिदशेश्वरात् ॥ ४.३०.१३ ॥
Thus and so on the best of men, the king's son, lamented, like a bird longing for water from the lord of the gods.
4.30.14
ततश्चञ्चूर्य रम्येषु फलार्थी गिरिसानुषु।
ददर्श पर्युपावृत्तो लक्ष्मीवाँल्लक्ष्मणोऽग्रजम् ॥ ४.३०.१४ ॥
Then Lakṣmaṇa, glorious one, returning from searching for fruit on the pleasant mountain slopes, saw his elder brother.
4.30.15
स चिन्तया दुस्सहया परीतं
विसंज्ञमेकं विजने मनस्वी।
भ्रातुर्विषादात् त्वरितोऽतिदीनः
समीक्ष्य सौमित्रिरुवाच दीनम् ॥ ४.३०.१५ ॥
Seeing his high-minded brother, overcome by unbearable anxiety, lying alone and dazed in a lonely place, Lakṣmaṇa, son of Sumitrā, hastily spoke to him in sorrow.
4.30.16
किमार्य कामस्य वशंगतेन
किमात्मपौरुष्यपराभवेन ।
अयं ह्रिया संह्रियते समाधिः
किमत्र योगेन निवर्तते न ॥ ४.३०.१६ ॥
O noble one, why have you fallen under the power of desire? Why through the defeat of your own manly strength? This composure is being overcome by shame; why does it not return here through effort?
4.30.17
क्रियाभियोगं मनसः प्रसादं
समाधियोगानुगतं च कालम्।
सहायसामर्थ्यमदीनसत्त्वः
स्वकर्महेतुं च कुरुष्व तात ॥ ४.३०.१७ ॥
Dear one, be devoted to action for the clearing of the mind; keep to the time suited to meditative union; take the strength of your allies; with an undaunted spirit, become the cause of your own duty.
4.30.18
न जानकी मानववंशनाथ
त्वया सनाथा सुलभा परेण।
न चाग्निचूडां ज्वलितामुपेत्य
न दह्यते वीर वरार्ह कश्चित् ॥ ४.३०.१८ ॥
Lord of the human race, Jānakī is under your protection and cannot easily be taken by another. No one approaches a blazing, crested flame and is burned, O hero, worthy of the best!
4.30.19
सलक्षणं लक्ष्मणमप्रधृष्यं
स्वभावजं वाक्यमुवाच रामः।
हितं च पथ्यं च नयप्रसक्तं
ससामधर्मार्थसमाहितं च ॥ ४.३०.१९ ॥
Rāma spoke these words, born of his own nature, to Lakṣmaṇa, the well-marked and unassailable: words beneficial and wholesome, intent on sound policy, and joined to conciliation, duty and purpose.
4.30.20
निस्संशयं कार्यमवेक्षितव्यं
क्रियाविशेषोऽप्यनुवर्तितव्यः।
न तु प्रवृद्धस्य दुरासदस्य
कुमार वीर्यस्य फलं च चिन्त्यम् ॥ ४.३०.२० ॥
Without doubt the task must be examined, and the particular course of action must also be followed. But, O prince, one must also consider the outcome of the power of an enemy who has grown great and is hard to overcome.
4.30.21
अथ पद्मपलाशाक्षीं मैथिलीमनुचिन्तयन्।
उवाच लक्ष्मणं रामो मुखेन परिशुष्यता ॥ ४.३०.२१ ॥
Then, thinking of Maithilī, the lotus-petal-eyed Sītā, Rāma spoke to Lakṣmaṇa, his face parched.
4.30.22
तर्पयित्वा सहस्राक्षः सलिलेन वसुंधराम्।
निर्वर्तयित्वा सस्यानि कृतकर्मा व्यवस्थितः ॥ ४.३०.२२ ॥
Sahasrākṣa (Indra), having satisfied the earth with water and brought the crops to growth, has stood firm, his task accomplished.
4.30.23
दीर्घगम्भीरनिर्घोषाः शैलद्रुमपुरोगमाः।
विसृज्य सलिलं मेघाः परिशान्ता नृपात्मज ॥ ४.३०.२३ ॥
O prince, the clouds with their long, deep roar, that move before the mountains and trees, have released their water and have now subsided.
4.30.24
नीलोत्पलदलश्यामाः श्यामीकृत्वा दिशो दश।
विमदा इव मातङ्गाः शान्तवेगाः पयोधराः ॥ ४.३०.२४ ॥
Dark as the petals of the blue lotus, having darkened the ten directions, like elephants without rut, their force subsided—the water-bearing clouds.
4.30.25
जलगर्भा महावेगाः कुटजार्जुनगन्धिनः।
चरित्वा विरताः सौम्य वृष्टिवाताः समुद्यताः ॥ ४.३०.२५ ॥
Laden with water, of great force, fragrant with kuṭaja and arjuna blossoms, the rain-winds, having roamed and ceased, O gentle one, have risen again.
4.30.26
घनानां वारणानां च मयूराणां च लक्ष्मण।
नादः प्रस्रवणानां च प्रशान्तः सहसानघ ॥ ४.३०.२६ ॥
O Lakṣmaṇa, sinless one, the sound of the clouds, the elephants, the peacocks and the waterfalls has suddenly grown quiet.
4.30.27
अभिवृष्टा महामेघैर्निर्मलाश्चित्रसानवः।
अनुलिप्ता इवाभान्ति गिरयश्चन्द्ररश्मिभिः ॥ ४.३०.२७ ॥
Drenched by great clouds, clear, with variegated peaks, the mountains shine as though smeared with moonbeams.
4.30.28
शाखासु सप्तच्छदपादपानां
प्रभासु तारार्कनिशाकराणाम्।
लीलासु चैवोत्तमवारणानां
श्रियं विभज्याद्य शरत्प्रवृत्ता ॥ ४.३०.२८ ॥
Having shared out its splendour among the branches of the saptacchada trees, the lights of the stars, sun and moon, and the playful motions of noble elephants, autumn has now set in.
4.30.29
सम्प्रत्यनेकाश्रयचित्रशोभा
लक्ष्मीः शरत्कालगुणोपपन्ना।
सूर्याग्रहस्तप्रतिबोधितेषु
पद्माकरेष्वभ्यधिकं विभाति ॥ ४.३०.२९ ॥
Now the splendour of autumn, endowed with its many forms and wondrous beauty, shines most brightly in the lotus pools awakened by the sun's first rays.
4.30.30
सप्तच्छदानां कुसुमोपगन्धी
षट्पादवृन्दैरनुगीयमानः।
मत्तद्विपानां पवनानुसारी
दर्पं विनेष्यन्नधिकं विभाति ॥ ४.३०.३० ॥
Fragrant with the blossoms of the saptacchada trees, sung after by swarms of bees, following the wind, as if about to dispel the pride of maddened elephants, it shines forth exceedingly.
4.30.31
अभ्यागतैश्चारुविशालपक्षैः
स्मरप्रियैः पद्मरजोऽवकीर्णैः।
महानदीनां पुलिनोपयातैः
क्रीडन्ति हंसाः सह चक्रवाकैः ॥ ४.३०.३१ ॥
The swans, with their fine broad wings, dear and lovely, strewn with lotus pollen, having returned and come to the sandbanks of the great rivers, play together with the ruddy geese.
4.30.32
मदप्रगल्भेषु च वारणेषु
गवां समूहेषु च दर्पितेषु।
प्रसन्नतोयासु च निम्नगासु
विभाति लक्ष्मीर्बहुधा विभक्ता ॥ ४.३०.३२ ॥
In the rut-bold elephants, in the proud herds of cattle, and in the clear-watered streams flowing downward, Lakṣmī shines forth, divided in many ways.
4.30.33
नभः समीक्ष्याम्बुधरैर्विमुक्तं
विमुक्तबर्हाभरणा वनेषु।
प्रियास्वरक्ता विनिवृत्तशोभा
गतोत्सवा ध्यानपरा मयूराः ॥ ४.३०.३३ ॥
Having looked at the sky cleared by the clouds, the peacocks in the forests, having cast off their plumed ornaments, unattached to their beloved females, their beauty faded and festivity gone, have turned absorbed in thought.
4.30.34
मनोज्ञगन्धैः प्रियकैरनल्पैः
पुष्पातिभारावनताग्रशाखैः।
सुवर्णगौरैर्नयनाभिरामै-
रुद्योतितानीव वनान्तराणि ॥ ४.३०.३४ ॥
The inner parts of the forests seem illumined by the priyaka trees, lovely-scented, abundant, their branch-tips bowed by the heavy weight of flowers, golden-fair and pleasing to the eyes.
4.30.35
प्रियान्वितानां नलिनीप्रियाणां
वने प्रियाणां कुसुमोद्गतानाम्।
मदोत्कटानां मदलालसानां
गजोत्तमानां गतयोऽद्य मन्दाः ॥ ४.३०.३५ ॥
The gaits of the finest elephants, fierce with rut and eager with desire, fond of lotus-pools, dear in the forest, companioned by their beloved ones, are now slow.
4.30.36
व्यक्तं नभः शस्त्रविधौतवर्णं
कृशप्रवाहानि नदीजलानि।
कह्लारशीताः पवनाः प्रवान्ति
तमो विमुक्ताश्च दिशः प्रकाशाः ॥ ४.३०.३६ ॥
The sky is clear, its colour burnished like a polished weapon. The rivers' waters flow in thin streams. Winds cool as lotuses blow, and the quarters, freed from darkness, shine.
4.30.37
सूर्यातपक्रामणनष्टपङ्का
भूमिश्चिरोद्घाटितसान्द्ररेणुः।
अन्योन्यवैरेण समायुताना-
मुद्योगकालोऽद्य नराधिपानाम् ॥ ४.३०.३७ ॥
The mud is gone, dried by the sun's heat, and the earth long laid open with thick dust. For the kings gathered in mutual enmity, now is the time of effort toward battle.
4.30.38
शरद्गुणाप्यायितरूपशोभाः
प्रहर्षिताः पांसुसमुत्थिताङ्गाः।
मदोत्कटाः सम्प्रति युद्धलुब्धा
वृषा गवां मध्यगता नदन्ति ॥ ४.३०.३८ ॥
Their beauty and form nourished by the virtues of autumn, delighted, their limbs raised amid dust, fierce with rut and now eager for battle, the bulls standing among the cows bellow.
4.30.39
समन्मथा तीव्रतरानुरागा
कुलान्विता मन्दगतिः करेणुः।
मदान्वितं सम्परिवार्य यान्तं
वनेषु भर्तारमनुप्रयाति ॥ ४.३०.३९ ॥
Full of desire, her passion ever more intense, accompanied by her herd, the slow-moving female elephant surrounds her rutting mate as he walks and follows him through the forests.
4.30.40
त्यक्त्वा वराण्यात्मविभूषितानि
बर्हाणि तीरोपगता नदीनाम्।
निर्भर्त्स्यमाना इव सारसौघैः
प्रयान्ति दीना विमना मयूराः ॥ ४.३०.४० ॥
The peacocks, come to the riverbanks, abandon their fine plumes that adorn them, and go away wretched and dejected, as though scolded by flocks of cranes.
4.30.41
वित्रास्य कारण्डवचक्रवाकान्
महारवैर्भिन्नकटा गजेन्द्राः।
सरस्सुबद्धाम्बुजभूषणेषु
विक्षोभ्य विक्षोभ्य जलं पिबन्ति ॥ ४.३०.४१ ॥
Frightening the kāraṇḍava ducks and cakravāka birds with their great roars, the lordly elephants, their cheeks streaming with rut-ichor, drink, stirring the water again and again in the lakes adorned with lotuses.
4.30.42
व्यपेतपङ्कासु सवालुकासु
प्रसन्नतोयासु सगोकुलासु।
ससारसारावविनादितासु
नदीषु हंसा निपतन्ति हृष्टाः ॥ ४.३०.४२ ॥
In rivers whose mud has cleared away, with sandy banks, clear waters, herds of cattle, resounding with the cries of cranes, the joyful swans descend.
4.30.43
नदीघनप्रस्रवणोदकाना-
मतिप्रवृद्धानिलबर्हिणानाम्।
प्लवंगमानां च गतोत्सवानां
ध्रुवं रवाः सम्प्रति सम्प्रणष्टाः ॥ ४.३०.४३ ॥
The cries of the rivers, the dense clouds, the waters of the springs, the peacocks dancing in the strong winds, and the monkeys whose festivity has passed — surely these sounds have now completely ceased.
4.30.44
अनेकवर्णाः सुविनष्टकाया
नवोदितेष्वम्बुधरेषु नष्टाः।
क्षुधार्दिता घोरविषा बिलेभ्य-
श्चिरोषिता विप्रसरन्ति सर्पाः ॥ ४.३०.४४ ॥
The many-colored serpents, their bodies greatly wasted, hidden among the newly risen clouds, tormented by hunger and terribly venomous, come forth from their holes after long dwelling in them.
4.30.45
चञ्चच्चन्द्रकरस्पर्शहर्षोन्मीलिततारका।
अहो रागवती संध्या जहाति स्वयमम्बरम् ॥ ४.३०.४५ ॥
With the stars opened in joy at the touch of the shining moonbeams, ah! the passion-reddened twilight herself is leaving the sky.
4.30.46
रात्रिः शशाङ्कोदितसौम्यवक्त्रा
तारागणोन्मीलितचारुनेत्रा।
ज्योत्स्नांशुकप्रावरणा विभाति
नारीव शुक्लांशुकसंवृताङ्गी ॥ ४.३०.४६ ॥
The night, its gentle face risen with the moon, its lovely eyes opened by the host of stars, shines wrapped in a garment of moonlight, like a woman with her body covered in white cloth.
4.30.47
विपक्वशालिप्रसवानि भुक्त्वा
प्रहर्षिता सारसचारुपङ्क्तिः ।
नभः समाक्रामति शीघ्रवेगा
वातावधूता ग्रथितेव माला ॥ ४.३०.४७ ॥
The lovely line of cranes, delighted after eating the ripe grains of rice, swiftly crosses the sky, like a garland strung together and shaken by the wind.
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सुप्तैकहंसं कुमुदैरुपेतं
महाह्रदस्थं सलिलं विभाति।
घनैर्विमुक्तं निशि पूर्णचन्द्रं
तारागणाकीर्णमिवान्तरिक्षम् ॥ ४.३०.४८ ॥
The water of the great lake, with a single swan asleep and furnished with water-lilies, shines like the sky at night, freed from clouds, with the full moon and strewn with a host of stars.
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प्रकीर्णहंसाकुलमेखलानां
प्रबुद्धपद्मोत्पलमालिनीनाम्।
वाप्युत्तमानामधिकाद्य लक्ष्मी-
र्वराङ्गनानामिव भूषितानाम् ॥ ४.३०.४९ ॥
The splendor of the excellent ponds, whose girdles are scattered and disturbed by swans, and who wear garlands of opened lotuses and lilies, is like that of adorned excellent women, surpassing even former splendor.
4.30.50
वेणुस्वरव्यञ्जिततूर्यमिश्रः
प्रत्यूषकालेऽनिलसम्प्रवृत्तः।
सम्मूर्छितो गर्गरगोवृषाणा-
मन्योन्यमापूरयतीव शब्दः ॥ ४.३०.५० ॥
At dawn, a sound set in motion by the wind, mingled with the notes of instruments expressed in flute-tones, blends with the gargara-drums and the lowing of cattle and bulls, as if each filling the other.
4.30.51
नवैर्नदीनां कुसुमप्रहासै-
र्व्याधूयमानैर्मृदुमारुतेन।
धौतामलक्षौमपटप्रकाशैः
कूलानि काशैरुपशोभितानि ॥ ४.३०.५१ ॥
The riverbanks are adorned with kāśa grass, swaying in the gentle breeze, glistening like spotless washed silk, as if the rivers were smiling with new flowers.
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वनप्रचण्डा मधुपानशौण्डाः
प्रियान्विताः षट्चरणाः प्रहृष्टाः।
वनेषु मत्ताः पवनानुयात्रां
कुर्वन्ति पद्मासनरेणुगौराः ॥ ४.३०.५२ ॥
Fierce in the forests, addicted to drinking honey, delighted and accompanied by their mates, the six-legged bees, fair with lotus pollen, intoxicated, follow the wind through the woodlands.
4.30.53
जलं प्रसन्नं कुसुमप्रहासं
क्रौञ्चस्वनं शालिवनं विपक्वम्।
मृदुश्च वायुर्विमलश्च चन्द्रः
शंसन्ति वर्षव्यपनीतकालम् ॥ ४.३०.५३ ॥
Clear water, the laughter of flowers, the cry of the krauñca birds, the ripened rice fields, the gentle wind and the stainless moon all proclaim that the season of the rains has passed.
4.30.54
मीनोपसंदर्शितमेखलानां
नदीवधूनां गतयोऽद्य मन्दाः।
कान्तोपभुक्तालसगामिनीनां
प्रभातकालेष्विव कामिनीनाम् ॥ ४.३०.५४ ॥
The gaits of the river-brides, whose girdles are shown by the fish, are slow today, like those of loving women who walk languidly at dawn, enjoyed by their lovers.
4.30.55
सचक्रवाकानि सशैवलानि
काशैर्दुकूलैरिव संवृतानि।
सपत्ररेखाणि सरोचनानि
वधूमुखानीव नदीमुखानि ॥ ४.३०.५५ ॥
The faces of the rivers, covered with ruddy geese, moss, kāśa grass and silken cloth, marked with lines of leaves and adorned with yellow orpiment, look like the faces of brides.
4.30.56
प्रफुल्लबाणासनचित्रितेषु
प्रहृष्टषट्पादनिकूजितेषु।
गृहीतचापोद्यतदण्डचण्डः
प्रचण्डचापोऽद्य वनेषु कामः ॥ ४.३०.५६ ॥
Among the forests painted with the bow of blossoms and resounding with the joyful hum of bees, Kāma has now taken up his fierce bow.
4.30.57
लोकं सुवृष्ट्या परितोषयित्वा
नदीस्तटाकानि च पूरयित्वा।
निष्पन्नसस्यां वसुधां च कृत्वा
त्यक्त्वा नभस्तोयधराः प्रणष्टाः ॥ ४.३०.५७ ॥
Having gladdened the world with good rain, filled the rivers and ponds, and made the earth rich with ripened crops, the water-bearing clouds of the sky have departed and vanished.
4.30.58
दर्शयन्ति शरन्नद्यः पुलिनानि शनैः शनैः।
नवसंगमसव्रीडा जघनानीव योषितः ॥ ४.३०.५८ ॥
The autumn rivers slowly reveal their sandbanks, like bashful women at a new union revealing their hips.
4.30.59
प्रसन्नसलिलाः सौम्य कुरराभिविनादिताः।
चक्रवाकगणाकीर्णा विभान्ति सलिलाशयाः ॥ ४.३०.५९ ॥
O gentle one, these lakes with clear waters, resounding with the cries of ospreys and crowded with flocks of ruddy geese, shine forth.
4.30.60
अन्योन्यबद्धवैराणां जिगीषूणां नृपात्मज।
उद्योगसमयः सौम्य पार्थिवानामुपस्थितः ॥ ४.३०.६० ॥
O prince, O gentle one, the time for the kings' endeavour has arrived—kings bound by mutual enmity, each desiring victory.
4.30.61
इयं सा प्रथमा यात्रा पार्थिवानां नृपात्मज।
न च पश्यामि सुग्रीवमुद्योगं च तथाविधम् ॥ ४.३०.६१ ॥
O prince, this is the first march of the kings, yet I do not see in Sugrīva such an effort.
4.30.62
असनाः सप्तपर्णाश्च कोविदाराश्च पुष्पिताः।
दृश्यन्ते बन्धुजीवाश्च श्यामाश्च गिरिसानुषु ॥ ४.३०.६२ ॥
Asana, saptaparṇa and kovidāra trees are seen in flower, and bandhujīva and śyāma trees on the mountain slopes.
4.30.63
हंससारसचक्राह्वैः कुररैश्च समन्ततः।
पुलिनान्यवकीर्णानि नदीनां पश्य लक्ष्मण ॥ ४.३०.६३ ॥
Swans, sārasa cranes, cakravāka ducks and ospreys cover the sandbanks of the rivers on every side. See, Lakṣmaṇa.
4.30.64
चत्वारो वार्षिका मासा गता वर्षशतोपमाः।
मम शोकाभितप्तस्य तथा सीतामपश्यतः ॥ ४.३०.६४ ॥
For me, tormented by grief and not seeing Sītā, the four rainy-season months have passed like a hundred years.
4.30.65
चक्रवाकीव भर्तारं पृष्ठतोऽनुगता वनम्।
विषमं दण्डकारण्यमुद्यानमिव चाङ्गना ॥ ४.३०.६५ ॥
Like a female cakravāka following her mate, she came behind me into the forest, and she regarded the rough Daṇḍaka forest as if it were a garden.
4.30.66
प्रियाविहीने दुःखार्ते हृतराज्ये विवासिते।
कृपां न कुरुते राजा सुग्रीवो मयि लक्ष्मण ॥ ४.३०.६६ ॥
Bereft of my beloved, tormented by sorrow, deprived of my kingdom and banished, I am shown no compassion by King Sugrīva, Lakṣmaṇa.
4.30.67
अनाथो हृतराज्योऽहं रावणेन च धर्षितः।
दीनो दूरगृहः कामी मां चैव शरणं गतः ॥ ४.३०.६७ ॥
I am without a protector, deprived of my kingdom, assailed by Rāvaṇa, wretched, far from home and lovelorn; yet he has come seeking my refuge.
4.30.68
इत्येतैः कारणैः सौम्य सुग्रीवस्य दुरात्मनः।
अहं वानरराजस्य परिभूतः परंतपः ॥ ४.३०.६८ ॥
For these reasons, gentle one, I have been scorned by Sugrīva, the wicked-minded king of the monkeys, O scorcher of foes.
4.30.69
स कालं परिसंख्याय सीतायाः परिमार्गणे।
कृतार्थः समयं कृत्वा दुर्मतिर्नाववुध्यते ॥ ४.३०.६९ ॥
Having reckoned the time for the search for Sītā and having made his pledge, the ill-minded one, his purpose achieved, no longer heeds it.
4.30.70
स किष्किन्धां प्रविश्य त्वं ब्रूहि वानरपुङ्गवम्।
मूर्खं ग्राम्यसुखे सक्तं सुग्रीवं वचनान्मम ॥ ४.३०.७० ॥
Enter Kiṣkindhā and, at my word, tell Sugrīva, the best of monkeys, foolish and attached to rustic pleasures:
4.30.71
अर्थिनामुपपन्नानां पूर्वं चाप्युपकारिणाम्।
आशां संश्रुत्य यो हन्ति स लोके पुरुषाधमः ॥ ४.३०.७१ ॥
He who, having given hope to suppliants who have come and to those who formerly rendered him aid, destroys that hope, is the lowest of men in the world.
4.30.72
शुभं वा यदि वा पापं यो हि वाक्यमुदीरितम्।
सत्येन परिगृह्णाति स वीरः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ ४.३०.७२ ॥
He who holds fast to a spoken word, whether good or evil, by truth, that hero is the best of men.
4.30.73
कृतार्था ह्यकृतार्थानां मित्राणां न भवन्ति ये।
तान् मृतानपि क्रव्यादाः कृतघ्नान् नोपभुञ्जते ॥ ४.३०.७३ ॥
Those who, their own aims fulfilled, do not help friends whose aims remain unfulfilled — even when such ungrateful ones are dead, the flesh-eating creatures do not devour them.
4.30.74
नूनं काञ्चनपृष्ठस्य विकृष्टस्य मया रणे।
द्रष्टुमिच्छसि चापस्य रूपं विद्युद्गणोपमम् ॥ ४.३०.७४ ॥
Surely you wish to see the form of my gold-backed bow, drawn in battle, which is like a host of lightnings.
4.30.75
घोरं ज्यातलनिर्घोषं क्रुद्धस्य मम संयुगे।
निर्घोषमिव वज्रस्य पुनः संश्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ ४.३०.७५ ॥
You wish to hear again the terrible twang of my bowstring, roused in battle, like the roar of the thunderbolt.
4.30.76
काममेवंगतेऽप्यस्य परिज्ञाते पराक्रमे।
त्वत्सहायस्य मे वीर न चिन्ता स्यान्नृपात्मज ॥ ४.३०.७६ ॥
Though his valor is thus known, O hero, O prince, while you are my helper I shall have no anxiety.
4.30.77
यदर्थमयमारम्भः कृतः परपुरंजय।
समयं नाभिजानाति कृतार्थः प्लवगेश्वरः ॥ ४.३०.७७ ॥
O conqueror of enemy cities, the monkey lord, his purpose fulfilled, does not recall the appointed time for which this undertaking was begun.
4.30.78
वर्षाः समयकालं तु प्रतिज्ञाय हरीश्वरः।
व्यतीतांश्चतुरो मासान् विहरन् नावबुध्यते ॥ ४.३०.७८ ॥
The lord of monkeys had promised the rainy season as the appointed time, yet four months have passed, and he, roaming in pleasure, takes no notice.
4.30.79
सामात्यपरिषत्क्रीडन् पानमेवोपसेवते।
शोकदीनेषु नास्मासु सुग्रीवः कुरुते दयाम् ॥ ४.३०.७९ ॥
Sugrīva, sporting with his ministers and assembly, given only to drink, shows no compassion toward us, wretched with grief.
4.30.80
उच्यतां गच्छ सुग्रीवस्त्वया वीर महाबल।
मम रोषस्य यद्रूपं ब्रूयाश्चैनमिदं वचः ॥ ४.३०.८० ॥
O hero, O mighty one, go and tell Sugrīva this: speak these words to him, so that he may know the form of my anger.
4.30.81
न स संकुचितः पन्था येन वाली हतो गतः।
समये तिष्ठ सुग्रीव मा वालिपथमन्वगाः ॥ ४.३०.८१ ॥
The path by which Vālin was slain and went is not narrow. O Sugrīva, stand firm at the appointed time; do not follow the path of Vālin.
4.30.82
एक एव रणे वाली शरेण निहतो मया।
त्वां तु सत्यादतिक्रान्तं हनिष्यामि सबान्धवम् ॥ ४.३०.८२ ॥
In battle I alone slew Vālin with a single arrow. But you, who have transgressed the truth, I will slay together with your kinsmen.
4.30.83
यदेवं विहिते कार्ये यद्धितं पुरुषर्षभ।
तत् तद् ब्रूहि नरश्रेष्ठ त्वर कालव्यतिक्रमः ॥ ४.३०.८३ ॥
When the matter has been thus settled, tell whatever is beneficial. O best of men, hasten; let no time pass.
4.30.84
कुरुष्व सत्यं मम वानरेश्वर
प्रतिश्रुतं धर्ममवेक्ष्य शाश्वतम्।
मा वालिनं प्रेतगतो यमक्षये
त्वमद्य पश्येर्मम चोदितः शरैः ॥ ४.३०.८४ ॥
O lord of monkeys, make good your promise to me, having regard to eternal dharma. Do not go to Yama's abode as a departed spirit like Vālin; today, impelled by my arrows, you too shall see it.
4.30.85
स पूर्वजं तीव्रविवृद्धकोपं
लालप्यमानं प्रसमीक्ष्य दीनम्।
चकार तीव्रां मतिमुग्रतेजा
हरीश्वरे मानववंशवर्धनः ॥ ४.३०.८५ ॥
He, the increaser of the human lineage, of fierce splendour, saw his elder brother lamenting in distress, and his anger grew intense; then he formed a fierce resolve concerning the lord of monkeys.