Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 5.33
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5.33.1
सोऽवतीर्य द्रुमात् तस्माद् विद्रुमप्रतिमाननः।
विनीतवेषः कृपणः प्रणिपत्योपसृत्य च ॥ ५.३३.१ ॥
Descending from that tree, he whose face was like coral, modestly dressed, bowed humbly and approached.
5.33.2
तामब्रवीन्महातेजा हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः।
शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय सीतां मधुरया गिरा ॥ ५.३३.२ ॥
Hanumān, of great radiance, son of the Wind, placing folded hands on his head, spoke to her in sweet words.
5.33.3
का नु पद्मपलाशाक्षि क्लिष्टकौशेयवासिनि।
द्रुमस्य शाखामालम्ब्य तिष्ठसि त्वमनिन्दिते ॥ ५.३३.३ ॥
Who are you, lotus-petal-eyed lady, clad in worn silk, blameless one, standing holding the branch of a tree?
5.33.4
किमर्थं तव नेत्राभ्यां वारि स्रवति शोकजम्।
पुण्डरीकपलाशाभ्यां विप्रकीर्णमिवोदकम् ॥ ५.३३.४ ॥
For what reason does water born of grief flow from your eyes, as if scattered from lotus petals?
5.33.5
सुराणामसुराणां च नागगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्।
यक्षाणां किंनराणां च का त्वं भवसि शोभने ॥ ५.३३.५ ॥
O radiant one, of the gods, the asuras, the nāgas, the gandharvas and the rākṣasas, of the yakṣas and the kinnaras, who are you?
5.33.6
का त्वं भवसि रुद्राणां मरुतां वा वरानने।
वसूनां वा वरारोहे देवता प्रतिभासि मे ॥ ५.३३.६ ॥
O fair-faced one, of the Rudras, or the Maruts, or the Vasus, who are you? O fair-hipped one, you appear to me as a goddess.
5.33.7
किं नु चन्द्रमसा हीना पतिता विबुधालयात्।
रोहिणी ज्योतिषां श्रेष्ठा श्रेष्ठा सर्वगुणाधिका ॥ ५.३३.७ ॥
Are you Rohiṇī, parted from the moon and fallen from the abode of the gods, the best of the luminaries, surpassing in all virtues?
5.33.8
कोपाद् वा यदि वा मोहाद् भर्तारमसितेक्षणे।
वसिष्ठं कोपयित्वा त्वं वासि कल्याण्यरुन्धती ॥ ५.३३.८ ॥
O dark-eyed one, have you, out of anger or delusion, angered your husband or Vasiṣṭha, and so are you Arundhatī, O auspicious lady?
5.33.9
को नु पुत्रः पिता भ्राता भर्ता वा ते सुमध्यमे।
अस्माल्लोकादमुं लोकं गतं त्वमनुशोचसि ॥ ५.३३.९ ॥
O slender-waisted one, which son, father, brother, or husband of yours has gone from this world to that world, that you grieve for him?
5.33.10
रोदनादतिनिःश्वासाद् भूमिसंस्पर्शनादपि।
न त्वां देवीमहं मन्ये राज्ञः संज्ञावधारणात् ॥ ५.३३.१० ॥
By weeping, by heavy sighing, and even by touching the ground, I do not take you for the queen, since the recognition of the king's signs is not thereby established.
5.33.11
व्यञ्जनानि हि ते यानि लक्षणानि च लक्षये।
महिषी भूमिपालस्य राजकन्या च मे मता ॥ ५.३३.११ ॥
The bodily marks and characteristic signs of yours that I observe show that you are the chief queen of the lord of the earth and a king's daughter.
5.33.12
रावणेन जनस्थानाद् बलात् प्रमथिता यदि।
सीता त्वमसि भद्रं ते तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥ ५.३३.१२ ॥
If you are Sītā, who was forcibly carried off from Janasthāna by Rāvaṇa, may blessings be upon you; tell me this truly, as I ask.
5.33.13
यथा हि तव वै दैन्यं रूपं चाप्यतिमानुषम्।
तपसा चान्वितो वेषस्त्वं राममहिषी ध्रुवम् ॥ ५.३३.१३ ॥
Just as your misery, your superhuman form and your garb endowed with austerity show, you are certainly the chief queen of Rāma.
5.33.14
सा तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा रामकीर्तनहर्षिता।
उवाच वाक्यं वैदेही हनूमन्तं द्रुमाश्रितम् ॥ ५.३३.१४ ॥
Hearing his words, Vaidehī, delighted by the praise of Rāma, spoke these words to Hanumān, who sat in the tree.
5.33.15
पृथिव्यां राजसिंहानां मुख्यस्य विदितात्मनः।
स्नुषा दशरथस्याहं शत्रुसैन्यप्रणाशिनः ॥ ५.३३.१५ ॥
I am the daughter-in-law of Daśaratha, foremost among the lion-like kings on earth, self-knowing, destroyer of enemy armies.
5.33.16
दुहिता जनकस्याहं वैदेहस्य महात्मनः।
सीतेति नाम्ना चोक्ताहं भार्या रामस्य धीमतः ॥ ५.३३.१६ ॥
I am the daughter of the great-souled Janaka, king of Videha; I am called by the name Sītā, and I am the wife of the wise Rāma.
5.33.17
समा द्वादश तत्राहं राघवस्य निवेशने।
भुञ्जाना मानुषान् भोगान् सर्वकामसमृद्धिनी ॥ ५.३३.१७ ॥
There, in the Rāghava's dwelling, for twelve years I enjoyed human pleasures, abundant in all that I desired.
5.33.18
ततस्त्रयोदशे वर्षे राज्ये चेक्ष्वाकुनन्दनम्।
अभिषेचयितुं राजा सोपाध्यायः प्रचक्रमे ॥ ५.३३.१८ ॥
Then, in the thirteenth year, the king, together with his preceptor, began to prepare the anointing of Rāma, delight of the Ikṣvāku line, as king.
5.33.19
तस्मिन् सम्भ्रियमाणे तु राघवस्याभिषेचने।
कैकेयी नाम भर्तारमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ५.३३.१९ ॥
While preparations for Rāghava's consecration were under way, the queen named Kaikeyī spoke these words to her husband.
5.33.20
न पिबेयं न खादेयं प्रत्यहं मम भोजनम्।
एष मे जीवितस्यान्तो रामो यद्यभिषिच्यते ॥ ५.३३.२० ॥
If Rāma is consecrated, I shall not drink or eat my daily food; this will be the end of my life.
5.33.21
यत् तदुक्तं त्वया वाक्यं प्रीत्या नृपतिसत्तम।
तच्चेन्न वितथं कार्यं वनं गच्छतु राघवः ॥ ५.३३.२१ ॥
O best of kings, if the word you spoke to me in love is not to be made void, let Rāghava go to the forest.
5.33.22
स राजा सत्यवाग् देव्या वरदानमनुस्मरन्।
मुमोह वचनं श्रुत्वा कैकेय्याः क्रूरमप्रियम् ॥ ५.३३.२२ ॥
That truthful king, recalling the boons he had granted the queen, was stunned on hearing Kaikeyī's cruel and unwelcome words.
5.33.23
ततस्तं स्थविरो राजा सत्यधर्मे व्यवस्थितः।
ज्येष्ठं यशस्विनं पुत्रं रुदन् राज्यमयाचत ॥ ५.३३.२३ ॥
Then the aged king, firm in the dharma of truth, weeping, begged his illustrious eldest son for the kingdom.
5.33.24
स पितुर्वचनं श्रीमानभिषेकात् परं प्रियम्।
मनसा पूर्वमासाद्य वाचा प्रतिगृहीतवान् ॥ ५.३३.२४ ॥
That glorious Rāma, having first received his father's word in his heart, which was dearer to him than the consecration, then accepted it with his voice.
5.33.25
दद्यान्न प्रतिगृह्णीयात् सत्यं ब्रूयान्न चानृतम्।
अपि जीवितहेतोर्हि रामः सत्यपराक्रमः ॥ ५.३३.२५ ॥
He would give, but not receive; he would speak truth, not falsehood. Even for the sake of life, Rāma is one whose valour is truth.
5.33.26
स विहायोत्तरीयाणि महार्हाणि महायशाः।
विसृज्य मनसा राज्यं जनन्यै मां समादिशत् ॥ ५.३३.२६ ॥
That one of great fame set aside his precious upper garments, gave up the kingdom in his mind, and entrusted me to his mother.
5.33.27
साहं तस्याग्रतस्तूर्णं प्रस्थिता वनचारिणी।
नहि मे तेन हीनाया वासः स्वर्गेऽपि रोचते ॥ ५.३३.२७ ॥
So I, a forest-wanderer, set out swiftly ahead of him; for, deprived of him, dwelling even in heaven does not please me.
5.33.28
प्रागेव तु महाभागः सौमित्रिर्मित्रनन्दनः।
पूर्वजस्यानुयात्रार्थे कुशचीरैरलंकृतः ॥ ५.३३.२८ ॥
Earlier still, the greatly fortunate Saumitri, delight of his friends, had already been adorned with kuśa-grass and bark garments, to accompany his elder brother.
5.33.29
ते वयं भर्तुरादेशं बहुमान्य दृढव्रताः।
प्रविष्टाः स्म पुरादृष्टं वनं गम्भीरदर्शनम् ॥ ५.३३.२९ ॥
We, firm in vow, honouring our husband's command greatly, entered that forest of profound appearance, never seen before.
5.33.30
वसतो दण्डकारण्ये तस्याहममितौजसः।
रक्षसापहृता भार्या रावणेन दुरात्मना ॥ ५.३३.३० ॥
While dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest, I, the wife of that boundless-powered one, was carried off by the wicked-minded demon Rāvaṇa.
5.33.31
द्वौ मासौ तेन मे कालो जीवितानुग्रहः कृतः।
ऊर्ध्वं द्वाभ्यां तु मासाभ्यां ततस्त्यक्ष्यामि जीवितम् ॥ ५.३३.३१ ॥
He has granted my life a reprieve of two months. After those two months, I shall give up my life.