Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.55
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4.55.1
श्रुत्वा हनुमतो वाक्यं प्रश्रितं धर्मसंहितम्।
स्वामिसत्कारसंयुक्तमङ्गदो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ४.५५.१ ॥
Having heard Hanumān's humble words, joined with dharma and full of honor for his master, Aṅgada spoke these words.
4.55.2
स्थैर्यमात्ममनःशौचमानृशंस्यमथार्जवम्।
विक्रमश्चैव धैर्यं च सुग्रीवे नोपपद्यते ॥ ४.५५.२ ॥
Steadiness, purity of self and mind, freedom from cruelty, uprightness, valor and fortitude are not found in Sugrīva.
4.55.3
भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य यो भार्यां जीवतो महिषीं प्रियाम्।
धर्मेण मातरं यस्तु स्वीकरोति जुगुप्सितः ॥ ४.५५.३ ॥
He who takes as a mother, in the name of dharma, the beloved chief queen of his living elder brother is contemptible.
4.55.4
कथं स धर्मं जानीते येन भ्रात्रा दुरात्मना।
युद्धायाभिनियुक्तेन बिलस्य पिहितं मुखम् ॥ ४.५५.४ ॥
How can that wicked-minded brother know dharma, who, when sent out to battle, sealed the mouth of the cave?
4.55.5
सत्यात् पाणिगृहीतश्च कृतकर्मा महायशाः।
विस्मृतो राघवो येन स कस्य सुकृतं स्मरेत् ॥ ४.५५.५ ॥
He who has forgotten Rāghava, of great fame and accomplished deeds, whose hand was taken in marriage by truth, whose good deed would he remember?
4.55.6
लक्ष्मणस्य भयेनेह नाधर्मभयभीरुणा।
आदिष्टा मार्गितुं सीता धर्मस्तस्मिन् कथं भवेत् ॥ ४.५५.६ ॥
Out of fear of Lakṣmaṇa, and fearful of the terror of unrighteousness, he did not order Sītā to be sought here. How then could dharma exist in him?
4.55.7
तस्मिन् पापे कृतघ्ने तु स्मृतिभिन्ने चलात्मनि।
आर्यः को विश्वसेज्जातु तत्कुलीनो विशेषतः ॥ ४.५५.७ ॥
How could any noble man ever trust one born into the lineage of that sinful, ungrateful, fickle-hearted breaker of right conduct, especially such a one?
4.55.8
राज्ये पुत्रः प्रतिष्ठाप्यः सगुणो निर्गुणोऽपि वा।
कथं शत्रुकुलीनं मां सुग्रीवो जीवयिष्यति ॥ ४.५५.८ ॥
In a kingdom it is a son who must be established, whether he is virtuous or not. How will Sugrīva let me, born of an enemy's line, go on living?
4.55.9
भिन्नमन्त्रोऽपराद्धश्च भिन्नशक्तिः कथं ह्यहम्।
किष्किन्धां प्राप्य जीवेयमनाथ इव दुर्बलः ॥ ४.५५.९ ॥
With my counsel broken, my strength shattered, and as one at fault, how shall I live in Kiṣkindhā, weak and without a protector?
4.55.10
उपांशुदण्डेन हि मां बन्धनेनोपपादयेत्।
शठः क्रूरो नृशंसश्च सुग्रीवो राज्यकारणात् ॥ ४.५५.१० ॥
By secret punishment and by bonds, Sugrīva will bring about my end. The deceitful, cruel and merciless Sugrīva will do so for the sake of the kingdom.
4.55.11
बन्धनाच्चावसादान्मे श्रेयः प्रायोपवेशनम्।
अनुजानन्तु मां सर्वे गृहं गच्छन्तु वानराः ॥ ४.५५.११ ॥
Better for me than bondage and despair is to sit in prāyopaveśana, fasting unto death. Let all the monkeys permit me, and let them go home.
4.55.12
अहं वः प्रतिजानामि न गमिष्याम्यहं पुरीम्।
इहैव प्रायमासिष्ये श्रेयो मरणमेव मे ॥ ४.५५.१२ ॥
I make this vow to you: I shall not go to the city. Here, right here, I shall sit in prāyopaveśana; for me, death is the better course.
4.55.13
अभिवादनपूर्वं तु राजा कुशलमेव च।
अभिवादनपूर्वं तु राघवौ बलशालिनौ ॥ ४.५५.१३ ॥
First salute the king and inquire after his welfare. And first salute those two mighty descendants of Raghu.
4.55.14
वाच्यस्तातो यवीयान् मे सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः।
आरोग्यपूर्वं कुशलं वाच्या माता रुमा च मे ॥ ४.५५.१४ ॥
Tell my father's younger brother, Sugrīva, lord of the vānaras, first asking after his health and welfare. Tell my mother Rumā of my welfare as well.
4.55.15
मातरं चैव मे तारामाश्वासयितुमर्हथ।
प्रकृत्या प्रियपुत्रा सा सानुक्रोशा तपस्विनी ॥ ४.५५.१५ ॥
You should also console my mother Tārā. By nature she loves her dear son; she is compassionate and an ascetic lady.
4.55.16
विनष्टमिह मां श्रुत्वा व्यक्तं हास्यति जीवितम्।
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं वृद्धांस्तानभिवाद्य च ॥ ४.५५.१६ ॥
Having heard that I have perished here, she will surely give up her life.” Having spoken these words and saluted the elders there—
4.55.17
विवेश चाङ्गदो भूमौ रुदन् दर्भेषु दुर्मनाः।
तस्य संविशतस्तत्र रुदन्तो वानरर्षभाः ॥ ४.५५.१७ ॥
Aṅgada, sorrowful, weeping, sat down on the ground upon the kuśa grass. As he sat down there, the best of the vānaras also began to weep.
4.55.18
नयनेभ्यः प्रमुमुचुरुष्णं वै वारि दुःखिताः।
सुग्रीवं चैव निन्दन्तः प्रशंसन्तश्च वालिनम् ॥ ४.५५.१८ ॥
Sorrowful, they poured hot tears from their eyes, blaming Sugrīva and praising Vāli.
4.55.19
परिवार्याङ्गदं सर्वे व्यवसन् प्रायमासितुम्।
तद् वाक्यं वालिपुत्रस्य विज्ञाय प्लवगर्षभाः ॥ ४.५५.१९ ॥
Surrounding Aṅgada, the best of the monkeys, having understood the words of Vāli's son, resolved to sit down in the fast unto death.
4.55.20
उपस्पृश्योदकं सर्वे प्राङ्मुखाः समुपाविशन्।
दक्षिणाग्रेषु दर्भेषु उदक्तीरं समाश्रिताः ॥ ४.५५.२० ॥
Having sipped water, all sat facing east, resorting to the kuśa grass with southern tips on the northern bank.
4.55.21
मुमूर्षवो हरिश्रेष्ठा एतत् क्षममिति स्म ह।
रामस्य वनवासं च क्षयं दशरथस्य च ॥ ४.५५.२१ ॥
The best of monkeys, wishing to die, said, "This is indeed fitting": Rāma's exile in the forest, the ruin of Daśaratha,
4.55.22
जनस्थानवधं चैव वधं चैव जटायुषः।
हरणं चैव वैदेह्या वालिनश्च वधं तथा।
रामकोपं च वदतां हरीणां भयमागतम् ॥ ४.५५.२२ ॥
The slaughter at Janasthāna, the slaying of Jaṭāyu, the abduction of Vaidehī, and the slaying of Vāli, and Rāma's anger—as the monkeys spoke of these, fear arose.
4.55.23
स संविशद्भिर्बहुभिर्महीधरो
महाद्रिकूटप्रतिमैः प्लवंगमैः।
बभूव संनादितनिर्दरान्तरो
भृशं नदद्भिर्जलदैरिवाम्बरम् ॥ ४.५५.२३ ॥
As the many monkeys, like peaks of great mountains, entered the mountain, its caves and crevices resounded, as the sky resounds with thundering clouds.