Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.16
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6.16.1
सुनिविष्टं हितं वाक्यमुक्तवन्तं विभीषणम्।
अब्रवीत् परुषं वाक्यं रावणः कालचोदितः ॥ ६.१६.१ ॥
Having heard Vibhīṣaṇa's well-considered and beneficial words, Rāvaṇa, impelled by time, spoke harsh words.
6.16.2
वसेत् सह सपत्नेन क्रुद्धेनाशीविषेण च।
न तु मित्रप्रवादेन संवसेच्छत्रुसेविना ॥ ६.१६.२ ॥
One may dwell with an enemy, or with an angry serpent, but one should never dwell, under the name of a friend, with one who serves the enemy.
6.16.3
जानामि शीलं ज्ञातीनां सर्वलोकेषु राक्षस।
हृष्यन्ति व्यसनेष्वेते ज्ञातीनां ज्ञातयः सदा ॥ ६.१६.३ ॥
O rākṣasa, I know the nature of kinsmen in all the worlds: kinsmen always rejoice in the calamities of their kinsmen.
6.16.4
प्रधानं साधकं वैद्यं धर्मशीलं च राक्षस।
ज्ञातयोऽप्यवमन्यन्ते शूरं परिभवन्ति च ॥ ६.१६.४ ॥
O rākṣasa, even a leader, an effective doer, a physician, or one of virtuous nature is despised by kinsmen, and even a hero is humiliated by them.
6.16.5
नित्यमन्योन्यसंहृष्टा व्यसनेष्वाततायिनः।
प्रच्छन्नहृदया घोरा ज्ञातयस्तु भयावहाः ॥ ६.१६.५ ॥
Kinsmen always rejoice in one another's calamities; they are assailants with hidden hearts, terrible, and bringers of fear.
6.16.6
श्रूयन्ते हस्तिभिर्गीताः श्लोकाः पद्मवने पुरा।
पाशहस्तान् नरान् दृष्ट्वा शृणुष्व गदतो मम ॥ ६.१६.६ ॥
Verses sung by elephants in a lotus-forest are said to have been heard in former times, when they saw men holding nooses in their hands. Listen as I speak.
6.16.7
नाग्निर्नान्यानि शस्त्राणि न नः पाशा भयावहाः।
घोराः स्वार्थप्रयुक्तास्तु ज्ञातयो नो भयावहाः ॥ ६.१६.७ ॥
Not fire, nor other weapons, nor fear-bringing nooses are for us; it is the terrible kinsmen, driven by self-interest, who bring us fear.
6.16.8
उपायमेते वक्ष्यन्ति ग्रहणे नात्र संशयः।
कृत्स्नाद् भयाज्ज्ञातिभयं कुकष्टं विहितं च नः ॥ ६.१६.८ ॥
These men will tell the means of seizing us, of this there is no doubt; fear from kinsmen is more painful than all fears, and that is what is ordained for us.
6.16.9
विद्यते गोषु सम्पन्नं विद्यते ज्ञातितो भयम्।
विद्यते स्त्रीषु चापल्यं विद्यते ब्राह्मणे तपः ॥ ६.१६.९ ॥
In cows there is abundance, from kinsmen there is fear; in women there is fickleness, in a brahmin there is austerity.
6.16.10
ततो नेष्टमिदं सौम्य यदहं लोकसत्कृतः।
ऐश्वर्यमभिजातश्च रिपूणां मूर्ध्नि च स्थितः ॥ ६.१६.१० ॥
Therefore, gentle one, it is not desired by me that I, honored by the world, endowed with sovereignty and nobly born, should stand upon the heads of my enemies.
6.16.11
यथा पुष्करपत्रेषु पतितास्तोयबिन्दवः।
न श्लेषमभिगच्छन्ति तथानार्येषु सौहृदम् ॥ ६.१६.११ ॥
As water drops fallen on lotus leaves do not cling, so friendship does not cling among the ignoble.
6.16.12
यथा शरदि मेघानां सिञ्चतामपि गर्जताम्।
न भवत्यम्बुसंक्लेदस्तथानार्येषु सौहृदम् ॥ ६.१६.१२ ॥
As, in autumn, even clouds pouring and thundering do not make things wet, so friendship does not become moist among the ignoble.
6.16.13
यथा मधुकरस्तर्षाद् रसं विन्दन्न तिष्ठति।
तथा त्वमपि तत्रैव तथानार्येषु सौहृदम् ॥ ६.१६.१३ ॥
As a thirsty bee, finding nectar, does not stay there, so you too are there; so is friendship with the ignoble.
6.16.14
यथा मधुकरस्तर्षात् काशपुष्पं पिबन्नपि।
रसमत्र न विन्देत तथानार्येषु सौहृदम् ॥ ६.१६.१४ ॥
As a thirsty bee, drinking from the kāśa flower, finds no nectar here, so is friendship with the ignoble.
6.16.15
यथा पूर्वं गजः स्नात्वा गृह्य हस्तेन वै रजः।
दूषयत्यात्मनो देहं तथानार्येषु सौहृदम् ॥ ६.१६.१५ ॥
As an elephant, having first bathed, takes up dust with its trunk and defiles its own body, so is friendship with the ignoble.
6.16.16
योऽन्यस्त्वेवंविधं ब्रूयाद् वाक्यमेतन्निशाचर।
अस्मिन् मुहूर्ते न भवेत् त्वां तु धिक् कुलपांसन ॥ ६.१६.१६ ॥
O night-wanderer, had any other man spoken such words, he would not live this very moment; but shame upon you, O defiler of your family!
6.16.17
इत्युक्तः परुषं वाक्यं न्यायवादी विभीषणः।
उत्पपात गदापाणिश्चतुर्भिः सह राक्षसैः ॥ ६.१६.१७ ॥
Thus addressed with harsh words, Vibhīṣaṇa, the speaker of justice, rose up with a mace in hand, together with four rākṣasas.
6.16.18
अब्रवीच्च तदा वाक्यं जातक्रोधो विभीषणः।
अन्तरिक्षगतः श्रीमान् भ्राता वै राक्षसाधिपम् ॥ ६.१६.१८ ॥
Then Vibhīṣaṇa, filled with anger, standing in the sky, that glorious brother spoke these words to the lord of the rākṣasas.
6.16.19
स त्वं भ्रान्तोऽसि मे राजन् ब्रूहि मां यद् यदिच्छसि।
ज्येष्ठो मान्यः पितृसमो न च धर्मपथे स्थितः।
इदं हि परुषं वाक्यं न क्षमाम्यग्रजस्य ते ॥ ६.१६.१९ ॥
O king, you are deluded. Tell me whatever you wish. Though you are the elder, worthy of honour and like a father, you do not stand on the path of dharma. I will not forgive this harsh speech of yours, though you are my elder brother.
6.16.20
सुनीतं हितकामेन वाक्यमुक्तं दशानन।
न गृह्णन्त्यकृतात्मानः कालस्य वशमागताः ॥ ६.१६.२० ॥
O ten-faced one, those of unrestrained self who have fallen under the power of time do not accept these well-advised words spoken out of desire for your welfare.
6.16.21
सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन् सततं प्रियवादिनः।
अप्रियस्य च पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः ॥ ६.१६.२१ ॥
O king, men who always speak pleasing words are easy to find, but one who speaks and one who hears unpleasant yet beneficial words is rare.
6.16.22
बद्धं कालस्य पाशेन सर्वभूतापहारिणः।
न नश्यन्तमुपेक्षे त्वां प्रदीप्तं शरणं यथा ॥ ६.१६.२२ ॥
Bound by the noose of time, you who carry off all beings — I will not overlook you perishing, as one would not overlook a blazing fire as refuge.
6.16.23
दीप्तपावकसंकाशैः शितैः काञ्चनभूषणैः।
न त्वामिच्छाम्यहं द्रष्टुं रामेण निहतं शरैः ॥ ६.१६.२३ ॥
I do not wish to see you slain by Rāma's sharp arrows, gleaming like blazing fire and adorned with gold.
6.16.24
शूराश्च बलवन्तश्च कृतास्त्राश्च नरा रणे।
कालाभिपन्नाः सीदन्ति यथा वालुकसेतवः ॥ ६.१६.२४ ॥
Heroes, the mighty, and men skilled in weapons, when overtaken by time in battle, sink down like embankments of sand.
6.16.25
तन्मर्षयतु यच्चोक्तं गुरुत्वाद्धितमिच्छता।
आत्मानं सर्वथा रक्ष पुरीं चेमां सराक्षसाम्।
स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि सुखी भव मया विना ॥ ६.१६.२५ ॥
Forgive what I have said, for I spoke out of respect for your seniority and wishing you well. Protect yourself in every way, and this city together with its rākṣasas. May well-being be yours; I am going. Be happy without me.
6.16.26
निवार्यमाणस्य मया हितैषिणा
न रोचते ते वचनं निशाचर।
परान्तकाले हि गतायुषो नरा
हितं न गृह्णन्ति सुहृद्भिरीरितम् ॥ ६.१६.२६ ॥
O night-wanderer, though I restrain you out of desire for your good, my words do not please you. When the final time comes and men's lives have run out, they do not accept the good counsel spoken by their well-wishers.