Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 6.6
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6.6.1
लङ्कायां तु कृतं कर्म घोरं दृष्ट्वा भयावहम्।
राक्षसेन्द्रो हनुमता शक्रेणेव महात्मना।
अब्रवीद् राक्षसान् सर्वान् ह्रिया किंचिदवाङ्मुखः ॥ ६.६.१ ॥
Seeing the terrible, fear-inducing deed wrought in Laṅkā by Hanumān, the mighty-souled one, the lord of the rākṣasas, as if he were Indra, spoke to all the rākṣasas, his face somewhat downcast with shame.
6.6.2
धर्षिता च प्रविष्टा च लङ्का दुष्प्रसहा पुरी।
तेन वानरमात्रेण दृष्टा सीता च जानकी ॥ ६.६.२ ॥
That one mere monkey has ravaged and entered the unassailable city of Laṅkā, and he has seen Sītā, Jānakī herself.
6.6.3
प्रासादो धर्षितश्चैत्यः प्रवरा राक्षसा हताः।
आविला च पुरी लङ्का सर्वा हनुमता कृता ॥ ६.६.३ ॥
The mansions have been wrecked, the holy shrine (caitya) broken, the foremost rākṣasas slain, and all of the city of Laṅkā thrown into turmoil by Hanumān.
6.6.4
किं करिष्यामि भद्रं वः किं वो युक्तमनन्तरम्।
उच्यतां नः समर्थं यत् कृतं च सुकृतं भवेत् ॥ ६.६.४ ॥
What shall I do? May you prosper! What is fitting for you now? Tell us what is within our power to do, that which would turn out well.
6.6.5
मन्त्रमूलं च विजयं प्रवदन्ति मनस्विनः।
तस्माद् वै रोचये मन्त्रं रामं प्रति महाबलाः ॥ ६.६.५ ॥
The wise declare that victory is rooted in counsel; therefore, O mighty ones, I indeed approve of a plan concerning Rāma.
6.6.6
त्रिविधाः पुरुषा लोके उत्तमाधममध्यमाः।
तेषां तु समवेतानां गुणदोषौ वदाम्यहम् ॥ ६.६.६ ॥
In the world there are three kinds of men: the best, the worst, and the middling. Of those gathered here, I shall speak of their merits and faults.
6.6.7
मन्त्रस्त्रिभिर्हि संयुक्तः समर्थैर्मन्त्रनिर्णये।
मित्रैर्वापि समानार्थैर्बान्धवैरपि वाधिकैः ॥ ६.६.७ ॥
Counsel is made complete by three who are capable of deciding it, or by friends of the same aim, or even by kinsmen who are superior.
6.6.8
सहितो मन्त्रयित्वा यः कर्मारम्भान् प्रवर्तयेत्।
दैवे च कुरुते यत्नं तमाहुः पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥ ६.६.८ ॥
He who, having deliberated with others, sets actions in motion and also makes effort upon fate, they call the best of men.
6.6.9
एकोऽर्थं विमृशेदेको धर्मे प्रकुरुते मनः।
एकः कार्याणि कुरुते तमाहुर्मध्यमं नरम् ॥ ६.६.९ ॥
One alone considers the aim, one directs the mind to dharma, one alone performs the tasks; they call him the middling man.
6.6.10
गुणदोषौ न निश्चित्य त्यक्त्वा दैवव्यपाश्रयम्।
करिष्यामीति यः कार्यमुपेक्षेत् स नराधमः ॥ ६.६.१० ॥
He who, without determining merits and faults and abandoning reliance on fate, says 'I will do it' yet neglects the task, is the lowest of men.
6.6.11
यथेमे पुरुषा नित्यमुत्तमाधममध्यमाः।
एवं मन्त्रोऽपि विज्ञेय उत्तमाधममध्यमः ॥ ६.६.११ ॥
Just as these men are always of the best, the lowest and the middling kind, so too counsel should be understood as best, lowest and middling.
6.6.12
ऐकमत्यमुपागम्य शास्त्रदृष्टेन चक्षुषा।
मन्त्रिणो यत्र निरतास्तमाहुर्मन्त्रमुत्तमम् ॥ ६.६.१२ ॥
Having reached unanimity through the eye of the scriptures, the counselors who are intent upon that counsel, they call it the best counsel.
6.6.13
बह्वीरपि मतीर्गत्वा मन्त्रिणामर्थनिर्णयः।
पुनर्यत्रैकतां प्राप्तः स मन्त्रो मध्यमः स्मृतः ॥ ६.६.१३ ॥
When, after many opinions have been put forward by the counsellors, they finally reach unanimity, that counsel is remembered as middling.
6.6.14
अन्योन्यमतिमास्थाय यत्र सम्प्रतिभाष्यते।
न चैकमत्ये श्रेयोऽस्ति मन्त्रः सोऽधम उच्यते ॥ ६.६.१४ ॥
Where one opinion is set against another and the counsellors keep disputing, with no good in unanimity, that counsel is called the lowest.
6.6.15
तस्मात् सुमन्त्रितं साधु भवन्तो मतिसत्तमाः।
कार्यं सम्प्रतिपद्यन्तमेतत् कृत्यं मतं मम ॥ ६.६.१५ ॥
Therefore, you best of wise counsellors, you have deliberated well. This matter on which we have agreed is, in my view, the thing to be done.
6.6.16
वानराणां हि धीराणां सहस्रैः परिवारितः।
रामोऽभ्येति पुरीं लङ्कामस्माकमुपरोधकः ॥ ६.६.१६ ॥
Rāma, surrounded by thousands of steadfast monkeys, is approaching our city of Laṅkā to lay siege to it.
6.6.17
तरिष्यति च सुव्यक्तं राघवः सागरं सुखम्।
तरसा युक्तरूपेण सानुजः सबलानुगः ॥ ६.६.१७ ॥
It is clear that the scion of Raghu, with his younger brother and his army following him, will cross the ocean easily and with strength.
6.6.18
समुद्रमुच्छोषयति वीर्येणान्यत्करोति वा।
तस्मिन्नेवंविधे कार्ये विरुद्धे वानरैः सह।
हितं पुरे च सैन्ये च सर्वं सम्मन्त्र्यतां मम ॥ ६.६.१८ ॥
He may dry up the ocean by his valour, or do something else. In such a matter, opposed as it is by the monkeys, let everything concerning the welfare of the city and the army be deliberated before me.