Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.12
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6.12.1
स तां परिषदं कृत्स्नां समीक्ष्य समितिंजयः।
प्रचोदयामास तदा प्रहस्तं वाहिनीपतिम् ॥ ६.१२.१ ॥
Seeing the whole assembly, the victor in battle then urged Prahasta, the commander of the army.
6.12.2
सेनापते यथा ते स्युः कृतविद्याश्चतुर्विधाः।
योधा नगररक्षायां तथा व्यादेष्टुमर्हसि ॥ ६.१२.२ ॥
O commander, you should assign the warriors trained in the four kinds of skill to guard the city, so that they may be in place.
6.12.3
स प्रहस्तः प्रणीतात्मा चिकीर्षन् राजशासनम्।
विनिक्षिपद् बलं सर्वं बहिरन्तश्च मन्दिरे ॥ ६.१२.३ ॥
Prahasta, self-controlled and wishing to carry out the king's command, posted the whole army outside and inside the palace.
6.12.4
ततो विनिक्षिप्य बलं सर्वं नगरगुप्तये।
प्रहस्तः प्रमुखे राज्ञो निषसाद जगाद च ॥ ६.१२.४ ॥
Then, having posted the whole army to guard the city, Prahasta sat down before the king and spoke.
6.12.5
विहितं बहिरन्तश्च बलं बलवतस्तव।
कुरुष्वाविमनाः क्षिप्रं यदभिप्रेतमस्ति ते ॥ ६.१२.५ ॥
O mighty one, your army has been arranged outside and inside; now, with a steady mind, quickly do what you intend.
6.12.6
प्रहस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजा राज्यहितैषिणः।
सुखेप्सुः सुहृदां मध्ये व्याजहार स रावणः ॥ ६.१२.६ ॥
Having heard Prahasta's words, King Rāvaṇa, who sought the kingdom's welfare and desired happiness, spoke among his friends.
6.12.7
प्रियाप्रिये सुखे दुःखे लाभालाभे हिताहिते।
धर्मकामार्थकृच्छ्रेषु यूयमर्हथ वेदितुम् ॥ ६.१२.७ ॥
In what is dear and what is not, in happiness and sorrow, in gain and loss, in what is good and what is harmful, and in the perplexities of dharma, desire and wealth, it is you who are fit to know.
6.12.8
सर्वकृत्यानि युष्माभिः समारब्धानि सर्वदा।
मन्त्रकर्मनियुक्तानि न जातु विफलानि मे ॥ ६.१२.८ ॥
All my undertakings, always begun by you and entrusted to counsel and action, have never been fruitless for me.
6.12.9
ससोमग्रहनक्षत्रैर्मरुद्भिरिव वासवः।
भवद्भिरहमत्यर्थं वृतः श्रियमवाप्नुयाम् ॥ ६.१२.९ ॥
Just as Vāsava, Indra, with the moon, planets and stars, is surrounded by the Maruts, so may I, greatly supported by you, attain prosperity.
6.12.10
अहं तु खलु सर्वान् वः समर्थयितुमुद्यतः।
कुम्भकर्णस्य तु स्वप्नान् नेममर्थमचोदयम् ॥ ६.१२.१० ॥
I, indeed, was intent on strengthening all of you; but concerning Kumbhakarṇa's sleep, I had not urged him to wake for this purpose.
6.12.11
अयं हि सुप्तः षण्मासान् कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः।
सर्वशस्त्रभृतां मुख्यः स इदानीं समुत्थितः ॥ ६.१२.११ ॥
This mighty Kumbhakarṇa had been asleep for six months; foremost of all who bear weapons, he has now risen.
6.12.12
इयं च दण्डकारण्याद् रामस्य महिषी प्रिया।
रक्षोभिश्चरितोद्देशादानीता जनकात्मजा ॥ ६.१२.१२ ॥
And this one, the beloved chief queen of Rāma, the daughter of Janaka, was brought by the rākṣasas from the Daṇḍaka forest, from the place where she was wandering.
6.12.13
सा मे न शय्यामारोढुमिच्छत्यलसगामिनी।
त्रिषु लोकेषु चान्या मे न सीतासदृशी तथा ॥ ६.१२.१३ ॥
She does not wish to mount my bed, she who walks with languid gait. In the three worlds there is no other like Sītā for me.
6.12.14
तनुमध्या पृथुश्रोणी शरदिन्दुनिभानना।
हेमबिम्बनिभा सौम्या मायेव मयनिर्मिता ॥ ६.१२.१४ ॥
Slender-waisted and broad-hipped, her face like the autumn moon, gentle as a golden image, like an illusion created by Maya.
6.12.15
सुलोहिततलौ श्लक्ष्णौ चरणौ सुप्रतिष्ठितौ।
दृष्ट्वा ताम्रनखौ तस्या दीप्यते मे शरीरजः ॥ ६.१२.१५ ॥
Her soles are deep red, smooth and well set, and seeing her feet with their copper-colored nails, desire blazes up in my body.
6.12.16
हुताग्नेरर्चिसंकाशामेनां सौरीमिव प्रभाम्।
उन्नसं विमलं वल्गु वदनं चारुलोचनम् ॥ ६.१२.१६ ॥
Like the flame of a sacrificial fire, like the radiance of the sun, her face is high-nosed, spotless, lovely, and beautiful-eyed.
6.12.17
पश्यंस्तदवशस्तस्याः कामस्य वशमेयिवान्।
क्रोधहर्षसमानेन दुर्वर्णकरणेन च ॥ ६.१२.१७ ॥
Gazing at her, I have fallen under her power and under the sway of desire, which equally bring anger and joy, and which makes the complexion pale.
6.12.18
शोकसंतापनित्येन कामेन कलुषीकृतः।
सा तु संवत्सरं कालं मामयाचत भामिनी ॥ ६.१२.१८ ॥
Defiled by desire, which brings constant grief and torment, I was made impure. And that proud lady asked me for a space of a year.
6.12.19
प्रतीक्षमाणा भर्तारं राममायतलोचना।
तन्मया चारुनेत्रायाः प्रतिज्ञातं वचः शुभम् ॥ ६.१२.१९ ॥
Waiting for her husband Rāma, the long-eyed, beautiful-eyed woman had been promised a good word by me.
6.12.20
श्रान्तोऽहं सततं कामाद् यातो हय इवाध्वनि।
कथं सागरमक्षोभ्यं तरिष्यन्ति वनौकसः ॥ ६.१२.२० ॥
I am constantly worn out by desire, like a horse run hard along the road. How will the forest-dwellers cross that unshakable ocean?
6.12.21
बहुसत्त्वझषाकीर्णं तौ वा दशरथात्मजौ।
अथवा कपिनैकेन कृतं नः कदनं महत् ॥ ६.१२.२१ ॥
Will those two sons of Daśaratha cross that ocean crowded with many creatures and fish, or has a single monkey wrought great destruction upon us?
6.12.22
दुर्ज्ञेयाः कार्यगतयो ब्रूत यस्य यथामति।
मानुषान्नो भयं नास्ति तथापि तु विमृश्यताम् ॥ ६.१२.२२ ॥
The courses of action are hard to know; let each speak according to his understanding. We have no fear of men, yet let this be considered.
6.12.23
तदा देवासुरे युद्धे युष्माभिः सहितोऽजयम्।
ते मे भवन्तश्च तथा सुग्रीवप्रमुखान् हरीन् ॥ ६.१२.२३ ॥
Then, in the battle of gods and demons, I was unconquered, being accompanied by you; they, who are mine, you all, and the chief monkeys led by Sugrīva also...
6.12.24
परे पारे समुद्रस्य पुरस्कृत्य नृपात्मजौ।
सीतायाः पदवीं प्राप्य सम्प्राप्तौ वरुणालयम् ॥ ६.१२.२४ ॥
Having reached the far shore of the ocean, the two princes, having found Sītā's trail and keeping it before them, have come to the abode of Varuṇa.
6.12.25
अदेया च यथा सीता वध्यौ दशरथात्मजौ।
भवद्भिर्मन्त्र्यतां मन्त्रः सुनीतं चाभिधीयताम् ॥ ६.१२.२५ ॥
Sītā cannot be given back, and Daśaratha's two sons must be slain. Let it be deliberated by you, and let a sound counsel be declared.
6.12.26
नहि शक्तिं प्रपश्यामि जगत्यन्यस्य कस्यचित्।
सागरं वानरैस्तीर्त्वा निश्चयेन जयो मम ॥ ६.१२.२६ ॥
I see no power in the world in anyone else. Even if the monkeys cross the ocean, my victory is certain.
6.12.27
तस्य कामपरीतस्य निशम्य परिदेवितम्।
कुम्भकर्णः प्रचुक्रोध वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥ ६.१२.२७ ॥
Hearing his lament, tormented by desire, Kumbhakarṇa grew furious and spoke these words.
6.12.28
यदा तु रामस्य सलक्ष्मणस्य
प्रसह्य सीता खलु सा इहाहृता।
सकृत् समीक्ष्यैव सुनिश्चितं तदा
भजेत चित्तं यमुनेव यामुनम् ॥ ६.१२.२८ ॥
When Sītā has been forcibly carried off here, before Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, then the mind, having seen her but once, will surely cleave to her, as Yamunā's waters flow into the Yamunā.
6.12.29
सर्वमेतन्महाराज कृतमप्रतिमं तव।
विधीयेत सहास्माभिरादावेवास्य कर्मणः ॥ ६.१२.२९ ॥
Great king, all this you have done incomparably; at the very beginning of this deed, it shall be arranged together by us.
6.12.30
न्यायेन राजकार्याणि यः करोति दशानन।
न स संतप्यते पश्चान्निश्चितार्थमतिर्नृपः ॥ ६.१२.३० ॥
O ten-faced one, the king who carries out the affairs of state justly, and whose mind is fixed on its purpose, does not grieve afterward.
6.12.31
अनुपायेन कर्माणि विपरीतानि यानि च।
क्रियमाणानि दुष्यन्ति हवींष्यप्रयतेष्विव ॥ ६.१२.३१ ॥
Actions done by improper means and in a reversed manner are spoiled, like oblations offered by the impure.
6.12.32
यः पश्चात् पूर्वकार्याणि कर्माण्यभिचिकीर्षति।
पूर्वं चापरकार्याणि स न वेद नयानयौ ॥ ६.१२.३२ ॥
He who wishes to do later what should be done first, and first what should be done later, does not know right policy from wrong.
6.12.33
चपलस्य तु कृत्येषु प्रसमीक्ष्याधिकं बलम्।
छिद्रमन्ये प्रपद्यन्ते क्रौञ्चस्य खमिव द्विजाः ॥ ६.१२.३३ ॥
Having carefully observed the great strength in the undertakings of the fickle one, others seize upon his flaw, as birds seize upon the open sky of the krauñca heron.
6.12.34
त्वयेदं महदारब्धं कार्यमप्रतिचिन्तितम्।
दिष्ट्या त्वां नावधीद् रामो विषमिश्रमिवामिषम् ॥ ६.१२.३४ ॥
You have undertaken this great task without due thought; by good fortune Rāma did not strike you down, as one would not eat meat mixed with poison.
6.12.35
तस्मात् त्वया समारब्धं कर्म ह्यप्रतिमं परैः।
अहं समीकरिष्यामि हत्वा शत्रूंस्तवानघ ॥ ६.१२.३५ ॥
Therefore, O faultless one, I will set right the incomparable deed you have undertaken against your enemies, by slaying your foes.
6.12.36
अहमुत्सादयिष्यामि शत्रूंस्तव निशाचर।
यदि शक्रविवस्वन्तौ यदि पावकमारुतौ।
तावहं योधयिष्यामि कुबेरवरुणावपि ॥ ६.१२.३६ ॥
O night-wanderer, I will uproot your enemies. Even if Indra and the Sun, Fire and the Wind, are with them, I will fight them, and even Kubera and Varuṇa.
6.12.37
गिरिमात्रशरीरस्य महापरिघयोधिनः।
नर्दतस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रस्य बिभीयाद् वै पुरंदरः ॥ ६.१२.३७ ॥
Even Puraṃdara (Indra) would fear him, that one whose body is as vast as a mountain, who fights with a great iron club, who roars, and who has sharp fangs.
6.12.38
पुनर्मां स द्वितीयेन शरेण निहनिष्यति।
ततोऽहं तस्य पास्यामि रुधिरं काममाश्वस ॥ ६.१२.३८ ॥
If he slays me again with a second arrow, then I will drink his blood. Take heart as you wish.
6.12.39
वधेन वै दाशरथेः सुखावहं
जयं तवाहर्तुमहं यतिष्ये।
हत्वा च रामं सह लक्ष्मणेन
खादामि सर्वान् हरियूथमुख्यान् ॥ ६.१२.३९ ॥
By killing Daśaratha's son (Rāma) I will strive to bring you a victory that brings happiness. Having slain Rāma together with Lakṣmaṇa, I will devour all the chief leaders of the monkey host.
6.12.40
रमस्व कामं पिब चाग्र्यवारुणीं
कुरुष्व कार्याणि हितानि विज्वरः।
मया तु रामे गमिते यमक्षयं
चिराय सीता वशगा भविष्यति ॥ ६.१२.४० ॥
Enjoy yourself as you desire, drink the finest liquor, and, free from care, attend to your beneficial affairs. When Rāma has been sent by me to the abode of Yama, Sītā will remain in your power for a long time.