Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 5.51
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5.51.1
तं समीक्ष्य महासत्त्वं सत्त्ववान् हरिसत्तमः।
वाक्यमर्थवदव्यग्रस्तमुवाच दशाननम् ॥ ५.५१.१ ॥
Seeing that mighty being, the valiant best of monkeys, unagitated, spoke meaningful words to the ten-faced Rāvaṇa.
5.51.2
अहं सुग्रीवसंदेशादिह प्राप्तस्तवान्तिके।
राक्षसेश हरीशस्त्वां भ्राता कुशलमब्रवीत् ॥ ५.५१.२ ॥
By Sugrīva's message I have come here into your presence. O lord of rākṣasas, the lord of monkeys, your brother, has asked after your well-being.
5.51.3
भ्रातुः श्रृणु समादेशं सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः।
धर्मार्थसहितं वाक्यमिह चामुत्र च क्षमम् ॥ ५.५१.३ ॥
Listen to the instruction of your brother, the great-souled Sugrīva. These words, joined with dharma and artha, are fitting both here and hereafter.
5.51.4
राजा दशरथो नाम रथकुञ्जरवाजिमान्।
पितेव बन्धुर्लोकस्य सुरेश्वरसमद्युतिः ॥ ५.५१.४ ॥
A king named Daśaratha, rich in chariots, elephants and horses, a kinsman like a father to the world, radiant like the lord of the gods.
5.51.5
ज्येष्ठस्तस्य महाबाहुः पुत्रः प्रियतरः प्रभुः।
पितुर्निदेशान्निष्क्रान्तः प्रविष्टो दण्डकावनम् ॥ ५.५१.५ ॥
His eldest son, the mighty-armed, dearest and powerful lord, went forth by his father's command and entered the Daṇḍaka forest.
5.51.6
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्राता सीतया सह भार्यया।
रामो नाम महातेजा धर्म्यं पन्थानमाश्रितः ॥ ५.५१.६ ॥
With Lakṣmaṇa his brother and with Sītā his wife, the greatly radiant one named Rāma took refuge in the righteous path.
5.51.7
तस्य भार्या जनस्थाने भ्रष्टा सीतेति विश्रुता।
वैदेहस्य सुता राज्ञो जनकस्य महात्मनः ॥ ५.५१.७ ॥
His wife, lost in Janasthāna, is renowned as Sītā, the daughter of the great-souled King Janaka of Videha.
5.51.8
मार्गमाणस्तु तां देवीं राजपुत्रः सहानुजः।
ऋष्यमूकमनुप्राप्तः सुग्रीवेण च संगतः ॥ ५.५१.८ ॥
Searching for that goddess, Sītā, the prince reached Ṛṣyamūka with his younger brother and met Sugrīva there.
5.51.9
तस्य तेन प्रतिज्ञातं सीतायाः परिमार्गणम्।
सुग्रीवस्यापि रामेण हरिराज्यं निवेदितुम् ॥ ५.५१.९ ॥
He pledged to search for Sītā, and Rāma pledged also to restore the kingdom of the monkeys to Sugrīva.
5.51.10
ततस्तेन मृधे हत्वा राजपुत्रेण वालिनम्।
सुग्रीवः स्थापितो राज्ये हर्यृक्षाणां गणेश्वरः ॥ ५.५१.१० ॥
Then, slaying Vālin in battle, the prince established Sugrīva on the throne, and he became lord of the hosts of monkeys and bears.
5.51.11
त्वया विज्ञातपूर्वश्च वाली वानरपुङ्गवः।
स तेन निहतः संख्ये शरेणैकेन वानरः ॥ ५.५१.११ ॥
You already know Vāli, the best of monkeys; in battle he was slain by him with a single arrow.
5.51.12
स सीतामार्गणे व्यग्रः सुग्रीवः सत्यसंगरः।
हरीन् सम्प्रेषयामास दिशः सर्वा हरीश्वरः ॥ ५.५१.१२ ॥
Intent on the search for Sītā, Sugrīva, true to his vow and lord of the monkeys, sent monkeys out in all directions.
5.51.13
तां हरीणां सहस्राणि शतानि नियुतानि च।
दिक्षु सर्वासु मार्गन्ते ह्यधश्चोपरि चाम्बरे ॥ ५.५१.१३ ॥
In search of her, thousands, hundreds and hundreds of thousands of monkeys searched in all directions, below and above, even in the sky.
5.51.14
वैनतेयसमाः केचित् केचित् तत्रानिलोपमाः।
असङ्गगतयः शीघ्रा हरिवीरा महाबलाः ॥ ५.५१.१४ ॥
Some were equal to Garuḍa, others like the wind; monkey heroes of unobstructed movement, swift and very strong.
5.51.15
अहं तु हनुमान्नाम मारुतस्यौरसः सुतः।
सीतायास्तु कृते तूर्णं शतयोजनमायतम् ॥ ५.५१.१५ ॥
I am Hanumān by name, the true son of Māruta. For Sītā's sake I swiftly leapt across the ocean, a hundred yojanas wide.
5.51.16
समुद्रं लङ्घयित्वैव त्वां दिदृक्षुरिहागतः।
भ्रमता च मया दृष्टा गृहे ते जनकात्मजा ॥ ५.५१.१६ ॥
Having crossed the ocean, I have come here wishing to see you. While wandering, I saw in your house the daughter of Janaka.
5.51.17
तद् भवान् दृष्टधर्मार्थस्तपःकृतपरिग्रहः।
परदारान् महाप्राज्ञ नोपरोद्धुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ ५.५१.१७ ॥
Therefore you, who know dharma and purpose and have gained your power through austerity, O most wise one, ought not to seize the wives of others by force.
5.51.18
नहि धर्मविरुद्धेषु बह्वपायेषु कर्मसु।
मूलघातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधाः ॥ ५.५१.१८ ॥
Indeed, the wise, such as yourself, do not become attached to deeds contrary to dharma, fraught with many dangers, that destroy the very root.
5.51.19
कश्च लक्ष्मणमुक्तानां रामकोपानुवर्तिनाम्।
शराणामग्रतः स्थातुं शक्तो देवासुरेष्वपि ॥ ५.५१.१९ ॥
Who, even among gods and demons, could stand before the arrows loosed by Lakṣmaṇa, which follow Rāma's anger?
5.51.20
न चापि त्रिषु लोकेषु राजन् विद्येत कश्चन।
राघवस्य व्यलीकं यः कृत्वा सुखमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ५.५१.२० ॥
O king, in none of the three worlds could anyone be found who, having wronged Rāghava, would obtain happiness.
5.51.21
तत् त्रिकालहितं वाक्यं धर्म्यमर्थानुयायि च।
मन्यस्व नरदेवाय जानकी प्रतिदीयताम् ॥ ५.५१.२१ ॥
O lord of men, consider this word, beneficial in all three times, righteous and leading to welfare: return Jānakī.
5.51.22
दृष्टा हीयं मया देवी लब्धं यदिह दुर्लभम्।
उत्तरं कर्म यच्छेषं निमित्तं तत्र राघवः ॥ ५.५१.२२ ॥
I have indeed seen this goddess, and have obtained here what was hard to obtain; the remaining task has Rāghava there as its cause.
5.51.23
लक्षितेयं मया सीता तथा शोकपरायणा।
गृहे यां नाभिजानासि पञ्चास्यामिव पन्नगीम् ॥ ५.५१.२३ ॥
I have observed Sītā here, absorbed in grief, whom you do not recognize though she is in your house, like a five-headed serpent-woman.
5.51.24
नेयं जरयितुं शक्या सासुरैरमरैरपि।
विषसंस्पृष्टमत्यर्थं भुक्तमन्नमिवौजसा ॥ ५.५१.२४ ॥
This one cannot be digested, not even by demons or gods, as food heavily tainted with poison, though eaten by force, cannot be digested.
5.51.25
तपःसंतापलब्धस्ते सोऽयं धर्मपरिग्रहः।
न स नाशयितुं न्याय्य आत्मप्राणपरिग्रहः ॥ ५.५१.२५ ॥
This acceptance of dharma you gained through the heat of austerity; it is not right to use the holding of your own life-breath to destroy it.
5.51.26
अवध्यतां तपोभिर्यां भवान् समनुपश्यति।
आत्मनः सासुरैर्देवैर्हेतुस्तत्राप्ययं महान् ॥ ५.५१.२६ ॥
The invulnerability you consider won through austerities, and the great cause of your protection from asuras and gods, is here too this very thing.
5.51.27
सुग्रीवो न च देवोऽयं न यक्षो न च राक्षसः।
मानुषो राघवो राजन् सुग्रीवश्च हरीश्वरः।
तस्मात् प्राणपरित्राणं कथं राजन् करिष्यसि ॥ ५.५१.२७ ॥
This Sugrīva is neither a god, nor a yakṣa, nor a rākṣasa. Rāghava is a human, and Sugrīva is the lord of the monkeys. Therefore, O king, how will you protect your life?
5.51.28
न तु धर्मोपसंहारमधर्मफलसंहितम्।
तदेव फलमन्वेति धर्मश्चाधर्मनाशनः ॥ ५.५१.२८ ॥
But the abandonment of dharma is joined with the fruit of adharma; that very fruit follows, while dharma is the destroyer of adharma.
5.51.29
प्राप्तं धर्मफलं तावद् भवता नात्र संशयः।
फलमस्याप्यधर्मस्य क्षिप्रमेव प्रपत्स्यसे ॥ ५.५१.२९ ॥
The fruit of dharma you have obtained so far, there is no doubt of that; but the fruit of this adharma too you will quickly obtain.
5.51.30
जनस्थानवधं बुद्ध्वा वालिनश्च वधं तथा।
रामसुग्रीवसख्यं च बुद्ध्यस्व हितमात्मनः ॥ ५.५१.३० ॥
Knowing the destruction at Janasthāna and the death of Vālin, and understanding the friendship of Rāma and Sugrīva, understand what is good for yourself.
5.51.31
कामं खल्वहमप्येकः सवाजिरथकुञ्जराम्।
लङ्कां नाशयितुं शक्तस्तस्यैष तु न निश्चयः ॥ ५.५१.३१ ॥
Indeed, I alone am able to destroy Laṅkā with its horses, chariots and elephants; but that is not my resolve.
5.51.32
रामेण हि प्रतिज्ञातं हर्यृक्षगणसंनिधौ।
उत्सादनममित्राणां सीता यैस्तु प्रधर्षिता ॥ ५.५१.३२ ॥
Rāma has vowed, in the presence of the hosts of monkeys and bears, the uprooting of the enemies by whom Sītā was outraged.
5.51.33
अपकुर्वन् हि रामस्य साक्षादपि पुरंदरः।
न सुखं प्राप्नुयादन्यः किं पुनस्त्वद्विधो जनः ॥ ५.५१.३३ ॥
One who wrongs Rāma cannot obtain happiness, even if he were Indra himself; how much less a man like you.
5.51.34
यां सीतेत्यभिजानासि येयं तिष्ठति ते गृहे।
कालरात्रीति तां विद्धि सर्वलङ्काविनाशिनीम् ॥ ५.५१.३४ ॥
This Sītā whom you know, who stays in your house — know her as Kālarātrī, the destroyer of all Laṅkā.
5.51.35
तदलं कालपाशेन सीताविग्रहरूपिणा।
स्वयं स्कन्धावसक्तेन क्षेममात्मनि चिन्त्यताम् ॥ ५.५१.३५ ॥
Therefore, let this noose of death in the form of Sītā's image suffice; think of your own welfare, while it clings to your shoulder.
5.51.36
सीतायास्तेजसा दग्धां रामकोपप्रदीपिताम्।
दह्यमानामिमां पश्य पुरीं साट्टप्रतोलिकाम् ॥ ५.५१.३६ ॥
Look at this city, burnt by Sītā's power, kindled by Rāma's wrath, with its mansions and avenues, now being consumed.
5.51.37
स्वानि मित्राणि मन्त्रींश्च ज्ञातीन् भ्रातॄन् सुतान्हितान्।
भोगान् दारांश्च लङ्कां च मा विनाशमुपानय ॥ ५.५१.३७ ॥
Do not bring destruction upon your own friends, counsellors, kinsmen, brothers, sons, well-wishers, pleasures, wives, and Laṅkā itself.
5.51.38
सत्यं राक्षसराजेन्द्र शृणुष्व वचनं मम।
रामदासस्य दूतस्य वानरस्य विशेषतः ॥ ५.५१.३८ ॥
Hear the truth, O lord of the rākṣasa kings, and hear my words: I am Rāma's servant and messenger, and above all a monkey.
5.51.39
सर्वाल्ँ लोकान् सुसंहृत्य सभूतान् सचराचरान्।
पुनरेव तथा स्रष्टुं शक्तो रामो महायशाः ॥ ५.५१.३९ ॥
The illustrious Rāma is able to utterly destroy all the worlds with their beings, moving and unmoving, and then to create them again just as they were.
5.51.40
देवासुरनरेन्द्रेषु यक्षरक्षोरगेषु च।
विद्याधरेषु नागेषु गन्धर्वेषु मृगेषु च ॥ ५.५१.४० ॥
Among gods, asuras and human kings, among yakṣas, rākṣasas and serpents, and among vidyādharas, nāgas, gandharvas and animals as well.
5.51.41
सिद्धेषु किंनरेन्द्रेषु पतत्त्रिषु च सर्वतः।
सर्वत्र सर्वभूतेषु सर्वकालेषु नास्ति सः ॥ ५.५१.४१ ॥
Among siddhas, kinnara kings and birds, everywhere, in every place, among all beings, and at all times, there is no one who could match him.
5.51.42
यो रामं प्रति युध्येत विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमम्।
सर्वलोकेश्वरस्येह कृत्वा विप्रियमीदृशम्।
रामस्य राजसिंहस्य दुर्लभं तव जीवितम् ॥ ५.५१.४२ ॥
Whoever would fight against Rāma, whose prowess equals Viṣṇu's, having done such an unwelcome thing to the lord of all worlds — for you, O lion among kings Rāma, your very life will be hard to keep.
5.51.43
देवाश्च दैत्याश्च निशाचरेन्द्र
गन्धर्वविद्याधरनागयक्षाः।
रामस्य लोकत्रयनायकस्य
स्थातुं न शक्ताः समरेषु सर्वे ॥ ५.५१.४३ ॥
O lord of night-wanderers, gods and demons, gandharvas, vidyādharas, nāgas and yakṣas — all of them cannot stand against Rāma, lord of the three worlds, in battles.
5.51.44
ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूश्चतुराननो वा
रुद्रस्त्रिनेत्रस्त्रिपुरान्तको वा।
इन्द्रो महेन्द्रः सुरनायको वा
स्थातुं न शक्ता युधि राघवस्य ॥ ५.५१.४४ ॥
Whether Brahmā, the self-existent four-faced one, or Rudra, the three-eyed destroyer of Tripura, or Indra, the great lord of the gods, none can stand before Rāghava in battle.
5.51.45
स सौष्ठवोपेतमदीनवादिनः
कपेर्निशम्याप्रतिमोऽप्रियं वचः।
दशाननः कोपविवृत्तलोचनः
समादिशत् तस्य वधं महाकपेः ॥ ५.५१.४५ ॥
Hearing the unwelcome yet courteous and fearless words of the great monkey, the incomparable ten-faced Rāvaṇa, his eyes rolled in anger, ordered that the great monkey be put to death.