Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 4.8
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4.8.1
परितुष्टस्तु सुग्रीवस्तेन वाक्येन हर्षितः।
लक्ष्मणस्याग्रजं शूरमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ४.८.१ ॥
Greatly pleased and delighted by those words, Sugrīva spoke these words to the heroic elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa.
4.8.2
सर्वथाहमनुग्राह्यो देवतानां न संशयः।
उपपन्नो गुणोपेतः सखा यस्य भवान् मम ॥ ४.८.२ ॥
In every way I am favoured by the gods, there is no doubt, since you, endowed with virtues, have become my friend.
4.8.3
शक्यं खलु भवेद् राम सहायेन त्वयानघ।
सुरराज्यमपि प्राप्तुं स्वराज्यं किमुत प्रभो ॥ ४.८.३ ॥
O Rāma, faultless one, with your help it would indeed be possible to obtain even the kingdom of the gods; how much more my own kingdom, O lord!
4.8.4
सोऽहं सभाज्यो बन्धूनां सुहृदां चैव राघव।
यस्याग्निसाक्षिकं मित्रं लब्धं राघववंशजम् ॥ ४.८.४ ॥
O Rāghava, I am honoured among kinsmen and friends, for I have obtained the friendship of you, born of the Rāghava line, witnessed by fire.
4.8.5
अहमप्यनुरूपस्ते वयस्यो ज्ञास्यसे शनैः।
न तु वक्तुं समर्थोऽहं त्वयि आत्मगतान् गुणान् ॥ ४.८.५ ॥
I too am a fitting companion for you; you will come to know it gradually. But I am not able to speak now of the qualities that dwell within me.
4.8.6
महात्मनां तु भूयिष्ठं त्वद्विधानां कृतात्मनाम्।
निश्चला भवति प्रीतिर्धैर्यमात्मवतां वर ॥ ४.८.६ ॥
O best of men, among great-souled and accomplished beings such as you, affection mostly remains steady, and the steadfastness of the self-controlled is firm.
4.8.7
रजतं वा सुवर्णं वा शुभान्याभरणानि च।
अविभक्तानि साधूनामवगच्छन्ति साधवः ॥ ४.८.७ ॥
Silver or gold, or fine ornaments: good people understand the possessions of good people as held in common.
4.8.8
आढ्योवापि दरिद्रो वा दुःखितः सुखितोऽपि वा।
निर्दोषश्च सदोषश्च वयस्यः परमा गतिः ॥ ४.८.८ ॥
Rich or poor, sorrowful or happy, blameless or faulty: a friend is the supreme refuge.
4.8.9
धनत्यागः सुखत्यागो देशत्यागोऽपि वानघ।
वयस्यार्थे प्रवर्तन्ते स्नेहं दृष्ट्वा तथाविधम् ॥ ४.८.९ ॥
O sinless one, the giving up of wealth, the giving up of pleasure, even the giving up of one's homeland, are undertaken for a friend when such affection is seen.
4.8.10
तत् तथेत्यब्रवीद् रामः सुग्रीवं प्रियवादिनम्।
लक्ष्मणस्याग्रतो लक्ष्म्या वासवस्येव धीमतः ॥ ४.८.१० ॥
Rāma said to the sweet-spoken Sugrīva, 'So be it.' Standing before Lakṣmaṇa, radiant with splendour like Indra, the wise one stood.
4.8.11
ततो रामं स्थितं दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्।
सुग्रीवः सर्वतश्चक्षुर्वने लोलमपातयत् ॥ ४.८.११ ॥
Then, seeing Rāma standing and the mighty Lakṣmaṇa, Sugrīva cast his restless eyes about on all sides in the forest.
4.8.12
स ददर्श ततः सालमविदूरे हरीश्वरः।
सुपुष्पमीषत्पत्राढ्यं भ्रमरैरुपशोभितम् ॥ ४.८.१२ ॥
Then the lord of monkeys saw, not far off, a sāla tree, full of fine flowers and somewhat leafy, adorned with bees.
4.8.13
तस्यैकां पर्णबहुलां शाखां भङ्क्त्वा सुशोभिताम्।
रामस्यास्तीर्य सुग्रीवो निषसाद सराघवः ॥ ४.८.१३ ॥
Breaking off a single leafy and beautiful branch of that tree, and spreading it out for Rāma, Sugrīva sat down together with Rāghava.
4.8.14
तावासीनौ ततो दृष्ट्वा हनूमानपि लक्ष्मणम्।
शालशाखां समुत्पाट्य विनीतमुपवेशयत् ॥ ४.८.१४ ॥
Seeing those two seated, Hanumān too uprooted a sāla branch and respectfully had Lakṣmaṇa sit down.
4.8.15
सुखोपविष्टं रामं तु प्रसन्नमुदधिं यथा।
सालपुष्पावसंकीर्णे तस्मिन् गिरिवरोत्तमे ॥ ४.८.१५ ॥
Rāma, seated at ease on that excellent mountain strewn with sāla blossoms, serene like the ocean.
4.8.16
ततः प्रहृष्टः सुग्रीवः श्लक्ष्णया शुभया गिरा।
उवाच प्रणयाद् रामं हर्षव्याकुलिताक्षरम् ॥ ४.८.१६ ॥
Then Sugrīva, delighted, spoke to Rāma affectionately, in a gentle and auspicious voice, his syllables faltering with joy.
4.8.17
अहं विनिकृतो भ्रात्रा चराम्येष भयार्दितः।
ऋष्यमूकं गिरिवरं हृतभार्यः सुदुःखितः ॥ ४.८.१७ ॥
Wronged by my brother, afflicted with fear, having lost my wife and deeply grieved, I wander here on the excellent mountain Ṛṣyamūka.
4.8.18
सोऽहं त्रस्तो भये मग्नो वने सम्भ्रान्तचेतनः।
वालिना निकृतो भ्रात्रा कृतवैरश्च राघव ॥ ४.८.१८ ॥
I, terrified and sunk in fear in the forest, my mind bewildered, wronged by my brother Vāli, and, O Rāghava, having made an enemy of him.
4.8.19
वालिनो मे भयार्तस्य सर्वलोकाभयंकर।
ममापि त्वमनाथस्य प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ ४.८.१९ ॥
O terror of all worlds, you ought to show favour to me as well, afflicted with fear of Vāli, and to me who am without protector.
4.8.20
एवमुक्तस्तु तेजस्वी धर्मज्ञो धर्मवत्सलः।
प्रत्युवाच स काकुत्स्थः सुग्रीवं प्रहसन्निव ॥ ४.८.२० ॥
Thus addressed, the radiant Rāma, knower of dharma and lover of dharma, the Kākutstha, replied to Sugrīva, smiling as it were.
4.8.21
उपकारफलं मित्रमपकारोऽरिलक्षणम्।
अद्यैव तं वधिष्यामि तव भार्यापहारिणम् ॥ ४.८.२१ ॥
The fruit of a kindness is friendship; injury is the mark of an enemy. Today I shall slay him who carried off your wife.
4.8.22
इमे हि मे महाभाग पत्रिणस्तिग्मतेजसः।
कार्तिकेयवनोद्भूताः शरा हेमविभूषिताः ॥ ४.८.२२ ॥
O greatly fortunate one, these are my feathered arrows of keen brilliance, born in the forest of Kārtikeya, adorned with gold.
4.8.23
कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छन्ना महेन्द्राशनिसंनिभाः।
सुपर्वाणः सुतीक्ष्णाग्राः सरोषा भुजगा इव ॥ ४.८.२३ ॥
Covered with heron feathers, like Indra's great thunderbolt, well-jointed, with very sharp tips, wrathful like serpents.
4.8.24
वालिसंज्ञममित्रं ते भ्रातरं कृतकिल्बिषम्।
शरैर्विनिहतं पश्य विकीर्णमिव पर्वतम् ॥ ४.८.२४ ॥
See your enemy, your brother named Vāli, guilty of wrong, slain by arrows and scattered like a mountain.
4.8.25
राघवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सुग्रीवो वाहिनीपतिः।
प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे साधु साध्विति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ४.८.२५ ॥
Hearing Rāghava's words, Sugrīva, lord of the army, felt incomparable joy and said, "Well said! Well said!"
4.8.26
राम शोकाभिभूतोऽहं शोकार्तानां भवान् गतिः।
वयस्य इति कृत्वा हि त्वय्यहं परिदेवये ॥ ४.८.२६ ॥
O Rāma, I am overcome with grief. You are the refuge of those who suffer. Regarding you as a friend, I lament before you.
4.8.27
त्वं हि पाणिप्रदानेन वयस्यो मेऽग्निसाक्षिकम्।
कृतः प्राणैर्बहुमतः सत्येन च शपाम्यहम् ॥ ४.८.२७ ॥
You became my friend at the joining of hands, with Fire as witness; you are dear to my very life and deeply honored. I swear it by truth.
4.8.28
वयस्य इति कृत्वा च विस्रब्धः प्रवदाम्यहम्।
दुःखमन्तर्गतं तन्मे मनो हरति नित्यशः ॥ ४.८.२८ ॥
Regarding you as a friend, I speak with trust. That sorrow hidden within me constantly takes hold of my mind.
4.8.29
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं बाष्पदूषितलोचनः।
बाष्पदूषितया वाचा नोच्चैः शक्नोति भाषितुम् ॥ ४.८.२९ ॥
Having spoken thus far, with eyes clouded by tears, his voice choked with weeping, he could no longer speak aloud.
4.8.30
बाष्पवेगं तु सहसा नदीवेगमिवागतम्।
धारयामास धैर्येण सुग्रीवो रामसंनिधौ ॥ ४.८.३० ॥
But suddenly the surge of tears, like a river's flood, Sugrīva held back with fortitude in Rāma's presence.
4.8.31
स निगृह्य तु तं बाष्पं प्रमृज्य नयने शुभे।
विनिःश्वस्य च तेजस्वी राघवं पुनरूचिवान् ॥ ४.८.३१ ॥
Having restrained those tears and wiped his beautiful eyes, and sighed deeply, the radiant Sugrīva spoke again to Rāghava.
4.8.32
पुराहं वालिना राम राज्यात् स्वादवरोपितः।
परुषाणि च संश्राव्य निर्धूतोऽस्मि बलीयसा ॥ ४.८.३२ ॥
O Rāma, formerly I was cast down from my own kingdom by Vālin; after harsh words were made to be heard, I was driven out by the mighty one.
4.8.33
हृता भार्या च मे तेन प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी।
सुहृदश्च मदीया ये संयता बन्धनेषु ते ॥ ४.८.३३ ॥
He has taken away my wife, who is dearer to me even than life; and my friends, who were mine, have been bound in fetters.
4.8.34
यत्नवांश्च स दुष्टात्मा मद्विनाशाय राघव।
बहुशस्तप्रयुक्ताश्च वानरा निहता मया ॥ ४.८.३४ ॥
O Rāghava, that wicked-minded one strives for my destruction; many monkeys sent by him have been slain by me.
4.8.35
शङ्कया त्वेतयाहं च दृष्ट्वा त्वामपि राघव।
नोपसर्पाम्यहं भीतो भये सर्वे हि बिभ्यति ॥ ४.८.३५ ॥
O Rāghava, it is out of this very suspicion that, though I see you, I do not approach you; afraid, I am in fear, for indeed all beings fear in fear.
4.8.36
केवलं हि सहाया मे हनुमत्प्रमुखास्त्विमे।
अतोऽहं धारयाम्यद्य प्राणान् कृच्छ्रगतोऽपि सन् ॥ ४.८.३६ ॥
Only these companions of mine, led by Hanumān, are my support; therefore, though fallen into distress, I hold on to life today.
4.8.37
एते हि कपयः स्निग्धा मां रक्षन्ति समन्ततः।
सह गच्छन्ति गन्तव्ये नित्यं तिष्ठन्ति चास्थिते ॥ ४.८.३७ ॥
These monkeys are affectionate; they guard me on every side. Wherever I go, they go with me, and when I sit, they always stand near me.
4.8.38
संक्षेपस्त्वेष मे राम किमुक्त्वा विस्तरं हि ते।
स मे ज्येष्ठो रिपुर्भ्राता वाली विश्रुतपौरुषः ॥ ४.८.३८ ॥
Rāma, this is my brief account; why say more at length to you? My elder brother Vālī, renowned for his valour, is my enemy.
4.8.39
तद्विनाशेऽपि मे दुःखं प्रमृष्टं स्यादनन्तरम्।
सुखं मे जीवितं चैव तद्विनाशनिबन्धनम् ॥ ४.८.३९ ॥
Only after his destruction would my sorrow be wiped away; my happiness and my very life depend upon his destruction.
4.8.40
एष मे राम शोकान्तः शोकार्तेन निवेदितः।
दुःखितः सुखितो वापि सख्युर्नित्यं सखा गतिः ॥ ४.८.४० ॥
Rāma, this is the end of my sorrow, which I, afflicted with grief, have declared to you. Whether in sorrow or in joy, a friend is always the refuge of his friend.
4.8.41
श्रुत्वैतच्च वचो रामः सुग्रीवमिदमब्रवीत्।
किं निमित्तमभूद् वैरं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥ ४.८.४१ ॥
Having heard these words, Rāma said this to Sugrīva: "What was the cause of this enmity? I wish to hear it truly."
4.8.42
सुखं हि कारणं श्रुत्वा वैरस्य तव वानर।
आनन्तर्याद् विधास्यामि सम्प्रधार्य बलाबलम् ॥ ४.८.४२ ॥
O monkey, having heard the cause of your enmity, I shall act at once, after weighing strength and weakness.
4.8.43
बलवान् हि ममामर्षः श्रुत्वा त्वामवमानितम्।
वर्धते हृदयोत्कम्पी प्रावृड्वेग इवाम्भसः ॥ ४.८.४३ ॥
Having heard that you were insulted, my wrath grows mightily, like the rush of water in the rainy season, and it sets my heart trembling.
4.8.44
हृष्टः कथय विस्रब्धो यावदारोप्यते धनुः।
सृष्टश्च हि मया बाणो निरस्तश्च रिपुस्तव ॥ ४.८.४४ ॥
Be glad and speak without fear, while I bend the bow; the arrow I release shall surely strike down your enemy.
4.8.45
एवमुक्तस्तु सुग्रीवः काकुत्स्थेन महात्मना।
प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे चतुर्भिः सह वानरैः ॥ ४.८.४५ ॥
When the high-souled Kākutstha (Rāma) had spoken thus, Sugrīva, together with the four monkeys, felt unequalled joy.
4.8.46
ततः प्रहृष्टवदनः सुग्रीवो लक्ष्मणाग्रजे।
वैरस्य कारणं तत्त्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे ॥ ४.८.४६ ॥
Then Sugrīva, his face joyful, began to tell Lakṣmaṇa's elder brother the cause of that enmity.