Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.104
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6.104.1
स तु मोहात् सुसंक्रुद्धः कृतान्तबलचोदितः।
क्रोधसंरक्तनयनो रावणः सूतमब्रवीत् ॥ ६.१०४.१ ॥
But Rāvaṇa, greatly enraged through delusion, driven by the force of Death, his eyes red with wrath, spoke to the charioteer.
6.104.2
हीनवीर्यमिवाशक्तं पौरुषेण विवर्जितम्।
भीरुं लघुमिवासत्त्वं विहीनमिव तेजसा ॥ ६.१०४.२ ॥
As if you were powerless and lacking valour, without manly strength, a coward, base, without spirit, bereft of brilliance.
6.104.3
विमुक्तमिव मायाभिरस्त्रैरिव बहिष्कृतम्।
मामवज्ञाय दुर्बुद्धे स्वया बुद्ध्या विचेष्टसे ॥ ६.१०४.३ ॥
As if abandoned by illusions, as if cast out by weapons. Disregarding me, O fool, you act by your own judgment.
6.104.4
किमर्थं मामवज्ञाय मच्छन्दमनवेक्ष्य च।
त्वया शत्रुसमक्षं मे रथोऽयमपवाहितः ॥ ६.१०४.४ ॥
Why, disregarding me and not heeding my wish, have you driven my chariot back before the enemy?
6.104.5
त्वयाद्य हि ममानार्य चिरकालमुपार्जितम्।
यशो वीर्यं च तेजश्च प्रत्ययश्च विनाशितः ॥ ६.१०४.५ ॥
Today it is you, O ignoble one, who have destroyed the fame, valour, brilliance and reputation that I acquired over a long time.
6.104.6
शत्रोः प्रख्यातवीर्यस्य रञ्जनीयस्य विक्रमैः।
पश्यतो युद्धलुब्धोऽहं कृतः कापुरुषस्त्वया ॥ ६.१०४.६ ॥
While I was eager for battle and watched the enemy, renowned for valour and admirable in his prowess, you have made me a coward.
6.104.7
यत् त्वं कथमिदं मोहान्न चेद् वहसि दुर्मते।
सत्योऽयं प्रतितर्को मे परेण त्वमुपस्कृतः ॥ ६.१०४.७ ॥
Why, through delusion, do you bear this, O ill-minded one, if you did not? This conjecture of mine is true: you have been prompted by another.
6.104.8
नहि तद् विद्यते कर्म सुहृदो हितकांक्षिणः।
रिपूणां सदृशं त्वेतद् यत् त्वयैतदनुष्ठितम् ॥ ६.१०४.८ ॥
Such a deed is not found in a friend who desires your welfare; what you have done is like the act of enemies.
6.104.9
निवर्तय रथं शीघ्रं यावन्नापैति मे रिपुः।
यदि वाध्युषितोऽसि त्वं स्मर्यते यदि मे गुणः ॥ ६.१०४.९ ॥
Quickly turn the chariot back, before my enemy departs; if you have dwelt with me, and if my virtues are remembered by you, do so.
6.104.10
एवं परुषमुक्तस्तु हितबुद्धिरबुद्धिना।
अब्रवीद् रावणं सूतो हितं सानुनयं वचः ॥ ६.१०४.१० ॥
Though so harshly addressed by the unwise Rāvaṇa, the charioteer, whose intent was good, spoke to Rāvaṇa beneficial words in a conciliatory tone.
6.104.11
न भीतोऽस्मि न मूढोऽस्मि नोपजप्तोऽस्मि शत्रुभिः।
न प्रमत्तो न निःस्नेहो विस्मृता न च सत्क्रिया ॥ ६.१०४.११ ॥
I am not afraid, I am not deluded, I am not misled by enemies; I am not careless, I am not without affection, and I have not forgotten proper honour.
6.104.12
मया तु हितकामेन यशश्च परिरक्षता।
स्नेहप्रस्कन्नमनसा हितमित्यप्रियं कृतम् ॥ ६.१०४.१२ ॥
Yet I, desiring your welfare and guarding your glory, with a mind overflowing with affection, spoke what I took to be beneficial, though it was unpleasant.
6.104.13
नास्मिन्नर्थे महाराज त्वं मां प्रियहिते रतम्।
कश्चिल्लघुरिवानार्यो दोषतो गन्तुमर्हसि ॥ ६.१०४.१३ ॥
Great king, in this matter you should not think of me, who am devoted to your beloved welfare, as some light-minded ignoble man at fault.
6.104.14
श्रूयतां प्रति दास्यामि यन्निमित्तं मया रथः।
नदीवेग इवाम्भोभिः संयुगे विनिवर्तितः ॥ ६.१०४.१४ ॥
Listen, and I will tell you the reason for which I turned the chariot back in battle, as a river's current is turned back by its waters.
6.104.15
श्रमं तवावगच्छामि महता रणकर्मणा।
नहि ते वीर्यसौमुख्यं प्रकर्षं नोपधारये ॥ ६.१०४.१५ ॥
I perceive your weariness from the great work of battle; yet I do not perceive any lessening of the excellence and favourable display of your valour.
6.104.16
रथोद्वहनखिन्नाश्च भग्ना मे रथवाजिनः।
दीना घर्मपरिश्रान्ता गावो वर्षहता इव ॥ ६.१०४.१६ ॥
My chariot horses, worn out from drawing the chariot, have broken down; wretched and exhausted by the heat, they are like cows struck by the rain.
6.104.17
निमित्तानि च भूयिष्ठं यानि प्रादुर्भवन्ति नः।
तेषु तेष्वभिपन्नेषु लक्षयाम्यप्रदक्षिणम् ॥ ६.१०४.१७ ॥
And many omens have appeared to us; whenever each of them occurs, I see it as inauspicious, turning to the left.
6.104.18
देशकालौ च विज्ञेयौ लक्षणानीङ्गितानि च।
दैन्यं हर्षश्च खेदश्च रथिनश्च बलाबलम् ॥ ६.१०४.१८ ॥
Place and time are to be known, and the signs and gestures; also dejection, joy, sorrow, and the strength and weakness of the charioteer.
6.104.19
स्थलनिम्नानि भूमेश्च समानि विषमाणि च।
युद्धकालश्च विज्ञेयः परस्यान्तरदर्शनम् ॥ ६.१०४.१९ ॥
One must know the high and low ground of the earth, the level and uneven places, the time for battle, and the seeing of the enemy's gap.
6.104.20
उपयानापयाने च स्थानं प्रत्यपसर्पणम्।
सर्वमेतद् रथस्थेन ज्ञेयं रथकुटुम्बिना ॥ ६.१०४.२० ॥
Advancing and withdrawing, taking one's position and drawing back in turn—all this must be known by the one who stands on the chariot and by its charioteer.
6.104.21
तव विश्रामहेतोस्तु तथैषां रथवाजिनाम्।
रौद्रं वर्जयता खेदं क्षमं कृतमिदं मया ॥ ६.१०४.२१ ॥
For your rest, and to spare these chariot-horses from fierce exhaustion, I have done this, and rightly so.
6.104.22
स्वेच्छया न मया वीर रथोऽयमपवाहितः।
भर्तुः स्नेहपरीतेन मयेदं यत् कृतं प्रभो ॥ ६.१०४.२२ ॥
O hero, it was not by my own will that I turned this chariot back. O lord, filled with affection for my master, this is what I have done.
6.104.23
आज्ञापय यथातत्त्वं वक्ष्यस्यरिनिषूदन।
तत् करिष्याम्यहं वीर गतानृण्येन चेतसा ॥ ६.१०४.२३ ॥
O destroyer of foes, command as you truly would say; O hero, that I will do, with a mind freed from obligation.
6.104.24
संतुष्टस्तेन वाक्येन रावणस्तस्य सारथेः।
प्रशस्यैनं बहुविधं युद्धलुब्धोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥ ६.१०४.२४ ॥
Pleased by that speech of the charioteer, Rāvaṇa praised him in many ways, and then, eager for battle, he spoke these words.
6.104.25
रथं शीघ्रमिमं सूत राघवाभिमुखं नय।
नाहत्वा समरे शत्रून् निवर्तिष्यति रावणः ॥ ६.१०४.२५ ॥
Charioteer, drive this chariot quickly toward Rāghava. Rāvaṇa will not turn back without slaying the enemies in battle.
6.104.26
एवमुक्त्वा रथस्थस्य रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः।
ददौ तस्य शुभं ह्येकं हस्ताभरणमुत्तमम्।
श्रुत्वा रावणवाक्यानि सारथिः संन्यवर्तत ॥ ६.१०४.२६ ॥
Having spoken thus, Rāvaṇa, lord of the rākṣasas, gave the charioteer standing on the chariot one fine and excellent hand-ornament. Hearing Rāvaṇa's words, the charioteer turned back.
6.104.27
ततो द्रुतं रावणवाक्यचोदितः
प्रचोदयामास हयान् स सारथिः।
स राक्षसेन्द्रस्य ततो महारथः
क्षणेन रामस्य रणाग्रतोऽभवत् ॥ ६.१०४.२७ ॥
Then, urged by Rāvaṇa's words, the charioteer swiftly drove the horses forward, and in a moment that great charioteer stood before Rāma at the front of the battle.