Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.109
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6.109.1
भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा शयानं निर्जितं रणे।
शोकवेगपरीतात्मा विललाप विभीषणः ॥ ६.१०९.१ ॥
Seeing his brother slain and lying defeated on the battlefield, Vibhīṣaṇa, his mind overwhelmed by the surge of grief, lamented.
6.109.2
वीरविक्रान्त विख्यात प्रवीण नयकोविद।
महार्हशयनोपेत किं शेषे निहतो भुवि ॥ ६.१०९.२ ॥
O hero of valour, renowned, skilled, expert in policy! Worthy of a costly bed, why do you lie slain upon the ground?
6.109.3
निक्षिप्य दीर्घौ निश्चेष्टौ भुजावङ्गदभूषितौ।
मुकुटेनापवृत्तेन भास्कराकारवर्चसा ॥ ६.१०९.३ ॥
His long, motionless arms, adorned with armlets, lie flung down, and the crown, fallen askew, shines with the radiance of the sun.
6.109.4
तदिदं वीर सम्प्राप्तं यन्मया पूर्वमीरितम्।
काममोहपरीतस्य यत् तन्न रुचितं तव ॥ ६.१०९.४ ॥
O hero, this has come to pass, just as I had said before; it did not please you, for you were beset by desire and delusion.
6.109.5
यन्न दर्पात् प्रहस्तो वा नेन्द्रजिन्नापरे जनाः।
न कुम्भकर्णोऽतिरथो नातिकायो नरान्तकः।
न स्वयं बहु मन्येथास्तस्योदर्कोऽयमागतः ॥ ६.१०९.५ ॥
This is the outcome of pride, to which you yourself attached great weight: not Prahasta, nor Indrajit, nor others; not Kumbhakarṇa, the mighty charioteer, nor Atikāya, nor Narāntaka.
6.109.6
गतः सेतुः सुनीतानां गतो धर्मस्य विग्रहः।
गतः सत्त्वस्य संक्षेपः सुहस्तानां गतिर्गता ॥ ६.१०९.६ ॥
Gone is the bridge of the well-counselled; gone is the very embodiment of dharma; gone is the essence of courage; gone too is the refuge of the skilled-handed.
6.109.7
आदित्यः पतितो भूमौ मग्नस्तमसि चन्द्रमाः।
चित्रभानुः प्रशान्तार्चिर्व्यवसायो निरुद्यमः।
अस्मिन् निपतिते वीरे भूमौ शस्त्रभृतां वरे ॥ ६.१०९.७ ॥
When this hero, the best of weapon-bearers, fell upon the ground, the sun fell to the earth, the moon sank into darkness, the flame of the fire was quenched, and effort was undone.
6.109.8
किं शेषमिहलोकस्य गतसत्त्वस्य सम्प्रति।
रणे राक्षसशार्दूले प्रसुप्त इव पांसुषु ॥ ६.१०९.८ ॥
Now that the vital spirit has left this world, what remains? In battle, the tiger among rākṣasas lies as if asleep in the dust.
6.109.9
धृतिप्रवालः प्रसभाग्र्यपुष्प-
स्तपोबलः शौर्यनिबद्धमूलः।
रणे महान् राक्षसराजवृक्षः
सम्मर्दितो राघवमारुतेन ॥ ६.१०९.९ ॥
That great tree of the rākṣasa king, whose young shoots are steadfastness, whose finest flowers are violent force, whose strength is austerity, whose roots are bound fast by valor, was crushed in battle by the wind of Rāghava.
6.109.10
तेजोविषाणः कुलवंशवंशः
कोपप्रसादापरगात्रहस्तः।
इक्ष्वाकुसिंहावगृहीतदेहः
सुप्तः क्षितौ रावणगन्धहस्ती ॥ ६.१०९.१० ॥
Rāvaṇa's scent-elephant, whose tusks are brilliance, the offspring of his lineage's lineage, whose other limbs and trunk are wrath and grace, its body seized by the lion of Ikṣvāku, lies asleep upon the ground.
6.109.11
पराक्रमोत्साहविजृम्भितार्चि-
र्निःश्वासधूमः स्वबलप्रतापः।
प्रतापवान् संयति राक्षसाग्नि-
र्निर्वापितो रामपयोधरेण ॥ ६.१०९.११ ॥
That mighty fire of the rākṣasas, whose flames blazed with prowess and zeal, whose smoke was its breath, whose splendor was its own might, was quenched in battle by Rāma, the rain-cloud.
6.109.12
सिंहर्क्षलाङ्गूलककुद्विषाणः
पराभिजिद्गन्धनगन्धवाहः।
रक्षोवृषश्चापलकर्णचक्षुः
क्षितीश्वरव्याघ्रहतोऽवसन्नः ॥ ६.१०९.१२ ॥
Lion, bear, tail, hump and horn; conqueror of foes, bearer of a scent that is no scent; a bull among rākṣasas, restless of ear and eye, struck down by the tiger, lord of the earth, he fell, spent.
6.109.13
वदन्तं हेतुमद्वाक्यं परिदृष्टार्थनिश्चयम्।
रामः शोकसमाविष्टमित्युवाच विभीषणम् ॥ ६.१०९.१३ ॥
To Vibhīṣaṇa, who was speaking reasoned words and had firmly grasped the meaning clearly seen, Rāma, overcome with grief, spoke thus.
6.109.14
नायं विनष्टो निश्चेष्टः समरे चण्डविक्रमः।
अत्युन्नतमहोत्साहः पतितोऽयमशङ्कितः ॥ ६.१०९.१४ ॥
He is not destroyed, nor is he motionless in battle; he was fierce in valor and of exceedingly lofty, great zeal. Fearless, he has fallen.
6.109.15
नैवं विनष्टाः शोचन्ते क्षत्रधर्मव्यवस्थिताः।
वृद्धिमाशंसमाना ये निपतन्ति रणाजिरे ॥ ६.१०९.१५ ॥
Those who stand firm in the warrior's duty and fall on the battlefield, hoping for advancement, do not grieve in this way when slain.
6.109.16
येन सेन्द्रास्त्रयो लोकास्त्रासिता युधि धीमता।
तस्मिन् कालसमायुक्ते न कालः परिशोचितुम् ॥ ६.१०९.१६ ॥
The wise one by whom the three worlds, with Indra, were terrified in battle — now that he is joined to time, there is no time to lament him.
6.109.17
नैकान्तविजयो युद्धे भूतपूर्वः कदाचन।
परैर्वा हन्यते वीरः परान् वा हन्ति संयुगे ॥ ६.१०९.१७ ॥
Certain victory in battle has never been known before; the hero is either slain by his enemies, or he slays his enemies in the fight.
6.109.18
इयं हि पूर्वैः संदिष्टा गतिः क्षत्रियसम्मता।
क्षत्रियो निहतः संख्ये न शोच्य इति निश्चयः ॥ ६.१०९.१८ ॥
This path, prescribed by the ancestors and approved for kṣatriyas: a kṣatriya slain in battle is not to be mourned — this is the settled conclusion.
6.109.19
तदेवं निश्चयं दृष्ट्वा तत्त्वमास्थाय विज्वरः।
यदिहानन्तरं कार्यं कल्प्यं तदनुचिन्तय ॥ ६.१०९.१९ ॥
Therefore, seeing this conclusion and holding fast to the truth, free from the fever of grief, consider what duty is to be arranged next here.
6.109.20
तमुक्तवाक्यं विक्रान्तं राजपुत्रं विभीषणः।
उवाच शोकसंतप्तो भ्रातुर्हितमनन्तरम् ॥ ६.१०९.२० ॥
To that valiant prince who had spoken thus, Vibhīṣaṇa, tormented by grief, then spoke words for his brother's welfare.
6.109.21
योऽयं विमर्देष्वविभग्नपूर्वः
सुरैः समस्तैरपि वासवेन।
भवन्तमासाद्य रणे विभग्नो
वेलामिवासाद्य यथा समुद्रः ॥ ६.१०९.२१ ॥
This one, who had never before been broken in battles — not by all the gods, not even by Indra — has been broken in battle upon meeting you, as the ocean breaks upon reaching the shore.
6.109.22
अनेन दत्तानि वनीपकेषु
भुक्ताश्च भोगा निभृताश्च भृत्याः।
धनानि मित्रेषु समर्पितानि
वैराण्यमित्रेषु च यापितानि ॥ ६.१०९.२२ ॥
By him gifts were given to beggars, enjoyments were enjoyed, and servants were kept well sustained; wealth was entrusted to friends, and enmities were maintained toward foes.
6.109.23
एषोऽहिताग्निश्च महातपाश्च
वेदान्तगः कर्मसु चाग्र्यशूरः।
एतस्य यत् प्रेतगतस्य कृत्यं
तत् कर्तुमिच्छामि तव प्रसादात् ॥ ६.१०९.२३ ॥
This one was a keeper of the sacred fires, a great ascetic, learned in the Vedānta, and the foremost hero in rites. I wish, by your grace, to perform the rite due to him now that he has gone to the realm of the dead.
6.109.24
स तस्य वाक्यैः करुणैर्महात्मा
सम्बोधितः साधु विभीषणेन।
आज्ञापयामास नरेन्द्रसूनुः
स्वर्गीयमाधानमदीनसत्त्वः ॥ ६.१०९.२४ ॥
Consoled rightly by Vibhīṣaṇa's compassionate words, the great-souled son of the king, of undaunted spirit, ordered the funeral fire rite fit for heaven.
6.109.25
मरणान्तानि वैराणि निर्वृत्तं नः प्रयोजनम्।
क्रियतामस्य संस्कारो ममाप्येष यथा तव ॥ ६.१०९.२५ ॥
Enmities that end only in death are finished, and our purpose is accomplished. Let his funeral rite be performed just as yours would be, and let mine be so too.