Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 5.22
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5.22.1
सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा परुषं राक्षसेश्वरः।
प्रत्युवाच ततः सीतां विप्रियं प्रियदर्शनाम् ॥ ५.२२.१ ॥
Having heard Sītā's harsh words, the lord of the rākṣasas then answered Sītā, pleasing to behold, with unpleasant words.
5.22.2
यथा यथा सान्त्वयिता वश्यः स्त्रीणां तथा तथा।
यथा यथा प्रियं वक्ता परिभूतस्तथा तथा ॥ ५.२२.२ ॥
As one soothes women, so they yield to him; and as one speaks pleasing words, so he is the more humbled.
5.22.3
संनियच्छति मे क्रोधं त्वयि कामः समुत्थितः।
द्रवतो मार्गमासाद्य हयानिव सुसारथिः ॥ ५.२२.३ ॥
As a skilled charioteer, upon reaching the path, restrains galloping horses, so desire for you, arisen in me, restrains my anger.
5.22.4
वामः कामो मनुष्याणां यस्मिन् किल निबध्यते।
जने तस्मिंस्त्वनुक्रोशः स्नेहश्च किल जायते ॥ ५.२२.४ ॥
Men's desire is crooked: upon whomever it becomes fixed, compassion and affection indeed arise toward that person.
5.22.5
एतस्मात् कारणान्न त्वां घातयामि वरानने।
वधार्हामवमानार्हां मिथ्या प्रव्रजने रताम् ॥ ५.२२.५ ॥
For this reason, O fair-faced one, I do not kill you; you are worthy of death and of contempt, delighting in a false ascetic exile.
5.22.6
परुषाणि हि वाक्यानि यानि यानि ब्रवीषि माम्।
तेषु तेषु वधो युक्तस्तव मैथिलि दारुणः ॥ ५.२२.६ ॥
O Maithilī, for each and every harsh word you speak to me, a terrible death is indeed fitting for you.
5.22.7
एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेहीं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः।
क्रोधसंरम्भसंयुक्तः सीतामुत्तरमब्रवीत् ॥ ५.२२.७ ॥
Having spoken thus to Vaidehī, Rāvaṇa, lord of the rākṣasas, filled with fury and agitation, addressed Sītā in reply.
5.22.8
द्वौ मासौ रक्षितव्यौ मे योऽवधिस्ते मया कृतः।
ततः शयनमारोह मम त्वं वरवर्णिनि ॥ ५.२२.८ ॥
Two months are to be waited for by me, the term I have set for you. After that, O fair-complexioned one, you shall mount my bed.
5.22.9
द्वाभ्यामूर्ध्वं तु मासाभ्यां भर्तारं मामनिच्छतीम्।
मम त्वां प्रातराशार्थे सूदाश्छेत्स्यन्ति खण्डशः ॥ ५.२२.९ ॥
If, after two months, you still refuse me as husband, my cooks will cut you into pieces for the morning meal.
5.22.10
तां भर्त्स्यमानां सम्प्रेक्ष्य राक्षसेन्द्रेण जानकीम्।
देवगन्धर्वकन्यास्ता विषेदुर्विकृतेक्षणाः ॥ ५.२२.१० ॥
Seeing Jānakī being threatened by the lord of the rākṣasas, those daughters of gods and gandharvas, their eyes distorted with alarm, were distressed.
5.22.11
ओष्ठप्रकारैरपरा नेत्रैर्वक्त्रैस्तथापराः।
सीतामाश्वासयामासुस्तर्जितां तेन रक्षसा ॥ ५.२२.११ ॥
Some comforted Sītā, threatened by that rākṣasa, with gestures of their lips, others with their eyes, and others likewise with their faces.
5.22.12
ताभिराश्वासिता सीता रावणं राक्षसाधिपम्।
उवाचात्महितं वाक्यं वृत्तशौटीर्यगर्वितम् ॥ ५.२२.१२ ॥
Comforted by them, Sītā, proud of her conduct and valour, spoke words beneficial to herself to Rāvaṇa, lord of the rākṣasas.
5.22.13
नूनं न ते जनः कश्चिदस्मिन्निःश्रेयसि स्थितः।
निवारयति यो न त्वां कर्मणोऽस्माद् विगर्हितात् ॥ ५.२२.१३ ॥
Surely there is no one near you who, wishing your welfare, would hold you back from this reprehensible deed.
5.22.14
मां हि धर्मात्मनः पत्नीं शचीमिव शचीपतेः।
त्वदन्यस्त्रिषु लोकेषु प्रार्थयेन्मनसापि कः ॥ ५.२२.१४ ॥
Who, in all three worlds except you, would even desire in his mind a wife of the righteous Rāma, such as I am, like Śacī to Indra?
5.22.15
राक्षसाधम रामस्य भार्याममिततेजसः।
उक्तवानसि यत् पापं क्व गतस्तस्य मोक्ष्यसे ॥ ५.२२.१५ ॥
Lowest of the rākṣasas, you have spoken a sinful word about the wife of Rāma of immeasurable splendor; where will you go to escape him?
5.22.16
यथा दृप्तश्च मातंगः शशश्च सहितौ वने।
तथा द्विरदवद् रामस्त्वं नीच शशवत् स्मृतः ॥ ५.२२.१६ ॥
As in the forest a proud elephant and a hare might stand together, so Rāma is like the elephant, and you, base one, are thought of as the hare.
5.22.17
स त्वमिक्ष्वाकुनाथं वै क्षिपन्निह न लज्जसे।
चक्षुषो विषये तस्य न यावदुपगच्छसि ॥ ५.२२.१७ ॥
Reviling here the lord of the Ikṣvākus, are you not ashamed? It is only so long as you have not come within the range of his sight.
5.22.18
इमे ते नयने क्रूरे विकृते कृष्णपिंगले।
क्षितौ न पतिते कस्मान्मामनार्य निरीक्षतः ॥ ५.२२.१८ ॥
Why have these cruel, distorted, dark-and-tawny eyes of yours not fallen to the ground while you gaze upon me, ignoble one?
5.22.19
तस्य धर्मात्मनः पत्नी स्नुषा दशरथस्य च।
कथं व्याहरतो मां ते न जिह्वा पाप शीर्यति ॥ ५.२२.१९ ॥
I am the wife of that righteous-souled one, the daughter-in-law of Daśaratha. Why does your tongue not fall apart, wicked one, as you speak thus to me?
5.22.20
असंदेशात्तु रामस्य तपसश्चानुपालनात्।
न त्वां कुर्मि दशग्रीव भस्म भस्मार्हतेजसा ॥ ५.२२.२० ॥
Without Rāma's command, and to keep the protection of my ascetic power, I do not reduce you to ashes, ten-necked one, by my radiance.
5.22.21
नापहर्तुमहं शक्या तस्य रामस्य धीमतः।
विधिस्तव वधार्थाय विहितो नात्र संशयः ॥ ५.२२.२१ ॥
No one can carry me off, the wife of that wise Rāma. Your fate has been ordained for your death; there is no doubt in this.
5.22.22
शूरेण धनदभ्रात्रा बलैः समुदितेन च।
अपोह्य रामं कस्माच्चिद् दारचौर्यं त्वया कृतम् ॥ ५.२२.२२ ॥
You are valiant, the brother of Dhanada, endowed with forces; why, having set aside Rāma, have you committed this theft of a wife?
5.22.23
सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा रावणो राक्षसाधिपः।
विवृत्य नयने क्रूरे जानकीमन्ववैक्षत ॥ ५.२२.२३ ॥
Having heard Sītā's words, Rāvaṇa, lord of the rākṣasas, rolled open his cruel eyes and gazed upon Jānakī.
5.22.24
नीलजीमूतसंकाशो महाभुजशिरोधरः।
सिंहसत्त्वगतिः श्रीमान् दीप्तजिह्वोग्रलोचनः ॥ ५.२२.२४ ॥
Resembling a dark storm cloud, with great arms and neck, with the gait and spirit of a lion, the glorious Rāvaṇa appeared, with blazing tongue and fierce eyes.
5.22.25
चलाग्रमुकुटप्रांशुश्चित्रमाल्यानुलेपनः।
रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरस्तप्तांगदविभूषणः ॥ ५.२२.२५ ॥
Tall with a crown whose tips tremble, adorned with varied garlands and unguents, wearing red garlands and garments, decked with armlets of burnished gold.
5.22.26
श्रोणीसूत्रेण महता मेचकेन सुसंवृतः।
अमृतोत्पादने नद्धो भुजंगेनेव मन्दरः ॥ ५.२२.२६ ॥
Well wrapped in a great dark hip-girdle, like Mandara mountain bound by a serpent at the churning for amṛta.
5.22.27
ताभ्यां स परिपूर्णाभ्यां भुजाभ्यां राक्षसेश्वरः।
शुशुभेऽचलसंकाशः शृंगाभ्यामिव मन्दरः ॥ ५.२२.२७ ॥
With those two full arms the lord of the rākṣasas shone like a mountain, like Mandara with its two peaks.
5.22.28
तरुणादित्यवर्णाभ्यां कुण्डलाभ्यां विभूषितः।
रक्तपल्लवपुष्पाभ्यामशोकाभ्यामिवाचलः ॥ ५.२२.२८ ॥
Adorned with earrings the hue of the young sun, like a mountain with red sprouts and flowers on its aśoka trees.
5.22.29
स कल्पवृक्षप्रतिमो वसन्त इव मूर्तिमान्।
श्मशानचैत्यप्रतिमो भूषितोऽपि भयंकरः ॥ ५.२२.२९ ॥
He was like a wish-fulfilling tree, like spring embodied, like a funeral shrine; adorned though he was, he was terrifying.
5.22.30
अवेक्षमाणो वैदेहीं कोपसंरक्तलोचनः।
उवाच रावणः सीतां भुजंग इव निःश्वसन् ॥ ५.२२.३० ॥
Looking at Vaidehī, his eyes reddened with anger, Rāvaṇa spoke to Sītā, hissing like a serpent.
5.22.31
अनयेनाभिसम्पन्नमर्थहीनमनुव्रते।
नाशयाम्यहमद्य त्वां सूर्यः संध्यामिवौजसा ॥ ५.२२.३१ ॥
Woman endowed with wrongdoing and bereft of worth, who follow me! Today I will destroy you, as the sun destroys twilight with its radiance.
5.22.32
इत्युक्त्वा मैथिलीं राजा रावणः शत्रुरावणः।
संददर्श ततः सर्वा राक्षसीर्घोरदर्शनाः ॥ ५.२२.३२ ॥
Having spoken thus to Maithilī, King Rāvaṇa, terror of his enemies, then looked upon all the rākṣasī women, terrible to behold.
5.22.33
एकाक्षीमेककर्णां च कर्णप्रावरणां तथा।
गोकर्णीं हस्तिकर्णीं च लम्बकर्णीमकर्णिकाम् ॥ ५.२२.३३ ॥
One-eyed, one-eared, using their ears as a covering, cow-eared, elephant-eared, long-eared, and earless.
5.22.34
हस्तिपद्यश्वपद्यौ च गोपदीं पादचूलिकाम्।
एकाक्षीमेकपादीं च पृथुपादीमपादिकाम् ॥ ५.२२.३४ ॥
Elephant-footed, horse-footed, cow-footed, small-footed, one-footed, broad-footed, and footless.
5.22.35
अतिमात्रशिरोग्रीवामतिमात्रकुचोदरीम्।
अतिमात्रास्यनेत्रां च दीर्घजिह्वानखामपि ॥ ५.२२.३५ ॥
With excessively large heads and necks, excessively large breasts and bellies, excessively large mouths and eyes, and with long tongues and long nails.
5.22.36
अनासिकां सिंहमुखीं गोमुखीं सूकरीमुखीम्।
यथा मद्वशगा सीता क्षिप्रं भवति जानकी ॥ ५.२२.३६ ॥
Noseless, lion-faced, cow-faced, and sow-faced, so that Jānakī Sītā may quickly become subject to me.
5.22.37
तथा कुरुत राक्षस्यः सर्वाः क्षिप्रं समेत्य वा।
प्रतिलोमानुलोमैश्च सामदानादिभेदनैः ॥ ५.२२.३७ ॥
Do thus, O rākṣasīs, all of you, quickly gathering together; by agreeable and disagreeable means, by conciliation, gifts and the other methods, and by division.
5.22.39
आवर्जयत वैदेहीं दण्डस्योद्यमनेन च।
काममन्युपरीतात्मा जानकीं प्रति गर्जत।
उपगम्य ततः क्षिप्रं राक्षसी धान्यमालिनी ॥ ५.२२.३९ ॥
Win over Vaidehī by raising the rod; with a mind seized by desire and anger, roar at Jānakī. Then the rākṣasī Dhānyamālinī quickly approached (and said):
5.22.40
परिष्वज्य दशग्रीवमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।
मया क्रीड महाराज सीतया किं तवानया ॥ ५.२२.४० ॥
Embracing the ten-necked one, she spoke these words: "Great king, enjoy yourself with me; what use is this Sītā to you?"
5.22.41
विवर्णया कृपणया मानुष्या राक्षसेश्वर।
नूनमस्यां महाराज न देवा भोगसत्तमान् ॥ ५.२२.४१ ॥
Lord of rākṣasas, this pale and wretched human woman — surely, O great king, in her there is nothing by which the gods would bestow the finest enjoyments.
5.22.42
विदधत्यमरश्रेष्ठास्तव बाहुबलार्जितान्।
अकामां कामयानस्य शरीरमुपतप्यते ॥ ५.२२.४२ ॥
The best of the immortals do not bestow, through her, the enjoyments won by the might of your arms. The body of one who desires an unwilling woman is tormented.
5.22.43
इच्छतीं कामयानस्य प्रीतिर्भवति शोभना।
एवमुक्तस्तु राक्षस्या समुत्क्षिप्तस्ततो बली।
प्रहसन् मेघसंकाशो राक्षसः स न्यवर्तत ॥ ५.२२.४३ ॥
For one who desires a woman who is willing, delight becomes pleasant. Thus addressed by the rākṣasī, that mighty one, cloud-like, laughing, lifted her up and turned back.
5.22.44
प्रस्थितः स दशग्रीवः कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम्।
ज्वलद्भास्करसंकाशं प्रविवेश निवेशनम् ॥ ५.२२.४४ ॥
Ten-necked Rāvaṇa set out, shaking the earth as it were, and entered his dwelling, which blazed like the sun.
5.22.45
देवगन्धर्वकन्याश्च नागकन्याश्च तास्ततः।
परिवार्य दशग्रीवं प्रविशुस्ता गृहोत्तमम् ॥ ५.२२.४५ ॥
Then the daughters of gods, gandharvas and nagas, surrounding the ten-necked one, entered that finest mansion.
5.22.46
स मैथिलीं धर्मपरामवस्थितां
प्रवेपमानां परिभर्त्स्य रावणः।
विहाय सीतां मदनेन मोहितः
स्वमेव वेश्म प्रविवेश रावणः ॥ ५.२२.४६ ॥
Rāvaṇa, deluded by desire, rebuked the trembling Maithilī, who stood devoted to dharma; leaving Sītā behind, he entered his own dwelling.