Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.64
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7.64.1
एवमुक्त्वा च काकुत्स्थं प्रशस्य च पुनः पुनः ।
पुनरेवापरं वाक्यमुवाच रघुनन्दनः ॥ ७.६४.१ ॥
Having spoken thus and praised Kākutstha (Rāma) again and again, Raghunandana (Bharata) then spoke another speech.
7.64.2
इमान्यश्वसहस्राणि चत्वारि पुरुषर्षभ ।
रथानां द्वे सहस्रे च गजानां शतमुत्तमम् ॥ ७.६४.२ ॥
O best of men, these four thousand horses, two thousand chariots, and a hundred excellent elephants (are yours).
7.64.3
अन्तरा पणवीथ्यश्च नानापण्योपशोभिताः ।
अनुगच्छन्तु काकुत्स्थं तथैव नटनर्तकाः ॥ ७.६४.३ ॥
Let the market streets, adorned with various wares, lie along the way, and likewise let actors and dancers follow Kākutstha (Rāma).
7.64.4
हिरण्यस्य सुवर्णस्य नियुतं पुरुषर्षभ ।
आदाय गच्छ शत्रुघ्न पर्याप्तधनवाहनः ॥ ७.६४.४ ॥
Śatrughna, taking a niyuta of gold and gold for the best of men (Rāma), go, bearing sufficient wealth and conveyances.
7.64.5
बलं च सुभृतं वीर हृष्टपुष्टमनुद्धतम् ।
सम्भाषासम्प्रदानेन रञ्जयस्व नगेत्तम ॥ ७.६४.५ ॥
O hero, please the well-supported, joyful, sturdy, and humble army with kind words and gifts, O best of mountains.
7.64.6
न ह्यर्थास्तत्र तिष्ठन्ति न दारा न च बान्धवाः ।
सुप्रीतो भृत्यवर्गश्च यत्र तिष्ठसि राघव ॥ ७.६४.६ ॥
O Rāghava, where you stay, neither wealth remains, nor wives, nor kinsmen; there only the well-pleased company of servants remains.
7.64.7
ततो हृष्टजनाकीर्णां प्रस्थाप्य महतीं चमूम् ।
एक एव धनुष्पाणिर्गच्छ त्वं मधुनो वनम् ॥ ७.६४.७ ॥
Then, having sent forth the great army filled with joyful people, go alone, bow in hand, to Madhu's forest.
7.64.8
यथा त्वां न प्रजानाति गच्छन्तं युद्धकाङ्क्षिणम् ।
लवणस्तु मधोः पुत्रस्तथा गच्छेरशङ्कितम् ॥ ७.६४.८ ॥
So that Lavaṇa, son of Madhu, does not recognize you as you go, desiring battle — thus you should go unsuspected.
7.64.9
न तस्य मूत्युरन्यो ऽस्ति कश्चिद्धि पुरुषर्षभ ।
दर्शनं यो ऽभिगच्छेत स वध्यो लवणेन हि ॥ ७.६४.९ ॥
O bull among men, there is no other death for him; whoever comes into his sight shall be slain by Lavaṇa.
7.64.10
स हि ग्रीष्मो ऽपयाते तु वर्षारात्र उपागते ।
हन्यास्त्वं लवणं सौम्य सहि कालो ऽस्य दुर्मतेः ॥ ७.६४.१० ॥
Gentle one, when summer has passed and the rainy-season night has come, you should slay Lavaṇa — for that is the time of that ill-minded one.
7.64.11
महर्षींस्तु पुरत्कृत्य प्रयान्तु तव सौनिकाः ।
यथा ग्रीष्मावशेषेण तरेयुर्जाह्नवीजलम् ॥ ७.६४.११ ॥
Placing the great sages in front, let your soldiers set out, so that with the remainder of summer they may cross the waters of the Ganges.
7.64.12
तत्र स्थाप्य बलं सर्वं नदीतीरे समाहितः ।
अग्रतो धनुषा सार्धं गच्छ त्वं लघुविक्रमः ॥ ७.६४.१२ ॥
Having stationed the whole army there on the riverbank, composed in mind, go forward ahead with your bow, O swift in valour.
7.64.13
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण शत्रुघ्नस्तान्महाबलान् ।
सेनामुख्यान्समानीय ततो वाक्यमुवाच ह ॥ ७.६४.१३ ॥
Thus addressed by Rāma, Śatrughna summoned those mighty army commanders and then spoke these words.
7.64.14
एते वो गणिता वासा यत्र तत्र निवत्स्यथ ।
स्थातव्यं चाविरोधेन यथा बाधा न कस्यचित् ॥ ७.६४.१४ ॥
These are the quarters assigned to you; wherever you are stationed, you must remain without hostility, so that no one is harmed.
7.64.15
तथा तांस्तु समाज्ञाप्य प्रस्थाप्य च महद्बलम् ।
कौसल्यां च सुमित्रां च कैकेयीं चाभ्यवादयत् ॥ ७.६४.१५ ॥
Having thoroughly instructed them and dispatched the great army, he bowed to Kausalyā, Sumitrā and Kaikeyī.
7.64.16
रामं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य शिरसा ऽभिप्रणम्य च ।
रामेण चाभ्यनुज्ञातः शत्रुघ्नः शत्रुतापनः ॥ ७.६४.१६ ॥
Having circumambulated Rāma and bowed low with his head, and having received Rāma's leave, Śatrughna, tormentor of his enemies...
7.64.17
लक्ष्मणं भरतं चैव प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः ।
पुरोहितं वसिष्ठं च शत्रुघ्नः प्रयतात्मवान् ।
प्रदक्षिणमथो कृत्वा निर्जगाम महाबलः ॥ ७.६४.१७ ॥
Having also prostrated before Lakṣmaṇa and Bharata with joined palms, and before the priest Vasiṣṭha, the self-controlled and mighty Śatrughna circumambulated them and departed.
7.64.18
प्रस्थाप्य सेनामथ सो ऽग्रतस्तदा गजेन्द्रवाजिप्रवरौघसङ्कुलाम् ।
उपास मासं तु नरेन्द्रपार्श्वतस्त्वथ प्रयातो रघुवंशवर्धनः ॥ ७.६४.१८ ॥
Having sent the army forward ahead of him, thronged with multitudes of elephants and excellent horses, the enhancer of the Raghu line attended upon the king at his side for a month, and then departed.