pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: छिन्नमात्रं च तच्छीषं पुनरेव प्रदृश्यते॥ तदप्यशनिसंकाशैश्छिन्नं रामस्य सायकैः।
English: As soon as the second head was chopped off in the encounter by means of shafts another appeared again. And that was again severed by Rāma's shafts resembling thunder-bolts.
Sanskrit: एवमेव शतं छिन्नं शिरसां तुल्यवर्चसाम्॥ न चैव रावणस्यान्तो दृश्यते जीवितक्षये।
English: Thus were severed hundred heads all equal in brilliance. But the end of Ravana's life was not seen by him.
Sanskrit: ततः सर्वास्त्रविद्वीरः कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः॥ मार्गणैर्बहुभिर्युक्तश्चिन्तयामास राघवः।
English: Thereupon the heroic Rāghava conversant with the use of all weapons, the enhancer of Kausalya's joy, began to reason within himself in various ways.
Sanskrit: मारीचो निहतो यैस्तु खरो यैस्तु सदूषणः॥ क्रौञ्चावटे विराधस्तु कबन्धो दण्डकावने। यैः साला गिरयो भग्ना वाली च क्षुभितोऽम्बुधिः।६०। त इमे सायकाः सर्वे युद्धे प्रात्ययिका मम। किं तु तत्कारणं येन रावणे मन्दतेजसः॥
English: Verily these are the arrows by which Mārīca was killed and Khara with Dūşaņa was slainVirādaha was destroyed in the forest of Krauñcathe headless demon in the forest of DandakaSālas and mountains were broken the ocean was agitated-and Vāli was killed; I do not perceive the reason, why they were becoming fruitless when discharged at Răvaņa.
Sanskrit: इति चिन्तापरश्चासीदप्रमत्तश्च संयुगे। ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि राघवो रावणोरसि ॥
English: Thinking thus Rāghava made himself ready in the conflict and began to shower arrows on Rāvana's breast.
Sanskrit: रावणोऽपि ततः क्रुद्धो रथस्थो राक्षसेश्वरः। गदामुसलवर्षेण रामं प्रत्यर्दयद्रणे॥
English: Thereupon Rāvana too, the lord of Rākṣasas seated in car and highly enraged, assailed Răma in the conflict with a downpour of maces and Musalas.
Sanskrit: तत्प्रवृत्तं महाद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम। अन्तरिक्षे च भूमौ च पुनश्च गिरिमूर्धनि ॥ देवदानवयक्षाणां पिशाचोरगरक्षसाम्। पश्यतां तन्महाद्धं सर्वरात्रमवर्तत॥
English: That dreadful and huge conflict, capable of making hairs stand on end, continued for seven nights before the eyes of the celestials, Dānavas, Yaksas, Piśācas, Uragas and serpents stationed in the sky, on the earth or on the mountain-tops.
Sanskrit: नैव रात्रिं न दिवसं न मुहूर्तं न च क्षणम्। रामरावणयोर्युद्ध विराममुपगच्छति॥
English: Neither for the night nor for the day, nor for a moment did the fight between Rāma and Rāvaņa cease.
Sanskrit: जयमनवेक्ष्य रणे स राघवस्य। सुरवररथसारथिर्महात्मा रणरतराममुवाच वाक्यमाशु॥
English: And beholding the conflict between Dasaratha's son and the lord of Raksasas, and Ragahava's victory, the high-souled charioteer of the lord of the celestials spade speedily to Rāma engaged in the conflict.
Sanskrit: अथ संस्मारयामास मातली राघवं तदा। अजानन्निव किं वीर त्वमेनमनुवर्तसे॥
English: Thereupon Mätali reminding him, spoke to Rāghava, Why did you, o hero, as if not knowing, fear him?
Sanskrit: विसृजास्मै वधाय त्वमा पैतामहं प्रभो। विनाशकालः कथितो यः सुरैः सोऽद्य वर्तते॥
English: Do you, O lord, discharge at him the weapon obtained from the great Patriarch. The time for (his) destruction, as described by the celestials, has arrived.
Sanskrit: ततः संस्मारितो रामस्तेन वाक्येन मातलेः। जग्राह स शरं दीप्तं निःश्वसन्तमिवोरगम्॥
English: Being reminded by those words of Mätali, Rāma took up the flaming shaft breathing as if like a serpent.
Sanskrit: यं तस्मै प्रथमं प्रादादगस्त्यो भगवानृषिः। ब्रह्मदत्तं महद्वाणममोघं युधि वीर्यवान्॥
English: The great Rși Agastya first conferred this upon him. This is a huge and dreadful shaft given by Brahma and highly useful in battle.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पूर्वमिन्द्रार्थममितौजसा। दत्तं सुरपतेः पूर्व त्रिलोकजयकाक्षिणः॥
English: It was made by Brahmä of undecaying prowess for Indra and conferred by him upon the lord of celestials desirous of acquiring victory.
Sanskrit: यस्य वाजेषु पवनः फले पावकभास्करौ। शरीरमाकाशमयं गौरवे मेरुमन्दरौ॥
English: In its wings there is wind, in its head there is fire and the Sun, in its body there is the sky and in its weight there are the Chill) Meru and Mandara.
Sanskrit: जाज्वल्यमानं वपुषा सुपुङ्ख हेमभूषितम्। तेजसा सर्वभूतानां कृतं भास्करवर्चसम्।७।। सधूममिव कालाग्नि दीप्तमाशीविषोपमम्। नरनागाश्ववृन्दानां भेदनं क्षिप्रकारिणम्॥
English: It is resplendent by its own lustre, well feathered and adorned with gold-made of the essence of all objects and bright as the rays of the Sun. It is like the fire of dissolution enveloped in smoke-like the flaming serpent, capable of piercing men, serpents and horses and was swift-coursing.
Sanskrit: द्वाराणां परिघाणां च गिरीणां चापि भेदनम्। नानारुधिरदिग्धाङ्ग मेदोदिग्धं सुदारुणम्॥ वज्रसारं महानादं नानासमितिदारणम्। सर्वचित्रासनं भीमं श्वसन्तमिव पन्नगम्॥ कङ्कगृध्रबकानां च गोमायुगणरक्षसाम्। नित्यभक्षप्रदं युद्धे यमरूपं भयावहम्॥
English: (It-can) rend the gateways, Parighas and hillis soaked in blood dipped in marrow, and extremely dreadful. It is hard as the lightningproducing a dreadful sound, assailing various (divisions of the) army creating terror to all, dreadful and (as if) breathing like a serpent. It is terrible as the Death in the conflict and provides food always for the herons, vultures cranes jackals and the Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: नन्दनं वानरेन्द्राणां रक्षसामवसादनम्। वाजितं विविधैर्वाजैश्चारुचित्रैर्गरुत्मतः॥
English: It is the enhancer of the monkey-leaders, joy and the repressor of the Rakşasas and is feathered like to a bird with many a picturesque wing.
Sanskrit: तमुत्तमेषु लोकानामिक्ष्वाकुभयनाशनम्। द्विषतां कीर्तिहरणं प्रहर्षकरमात्मनः॥ अभिमन्त्र्य ततो रामस्तं महेषु महाबलः। वेदप्रोक्तेन विधिना संदधे कार्मुके बली॥
English: The highly powerful Rāma, consecrating in accordance with the mantras laid down in the Vedas, that huge shaft-the foremost of all in the world, removing the fear of the Ikşvaku race, destroying the fame of the enemies and conduction to the joy of its own party, set it on his bow.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्संधीयमाने तु राघवेण शरोत्तमे। सर्वभूतानि संत्रेसुश्चचाल च वसुंधरा ॥
English: That excellent arrow being mounted on his bow by Rāghava all the animals were stricker. with fear and the earth shook.
Sanskrit: स रावणाय संकृद्धो भृशमायम्य कार्मुकम्। चिक्षेप परमायत्तः शरं मर्मविदारणम्॥
English: And (Rāma) highly enraged, and greatly wary, suppressing (his breath) discharged that shaft at Ravana-piercing to the vitals.
Sanskrit: स वज्र इव दुर्धर्षो वज्रिबाहुविसर्जितः। कृतान्त इव चावार्यो न्यपतद्रावणोरसि॥
English: (That Brahma weapon) irrepressible as the thunder, dreadful as the Death and discharged by Rama, fell down on Ravana's breast.
Sanskrit: स विसृष्टो महावेगः शरीरान्तकरः परः। बिभेद हृदयं तस्य रावणस्य दुरात्मनः॥
English: That shaft, capable of bringing about death and gifted with velocity, when discharged, cleft the breast of the vicious-souled Rāvana.
Sanskrit: रुधिराक्तः स वेगेन शरीरान्तकरः शरः। रावणस्य हरन्प्राणान्विवेश धरणीतलम्॥
English: That body-ending arrow bathed in blood stealing away the life of Råvana entered the earth.
Sanskrit: स शरो रावणं हत्वा रुधिरार्द्रकृतच्छविः। कृतकर्मा निभृतवत्स तूणीं पुनराविशत्॥
English: That shaft, slaying Răvaņa soaked in blood and successful, again entered the quiver* humbly. *In some texts there is "na punaravisat" i.e. did not enter the quiver.
Sanskrit: तस्य हस्ताद्धतस्याशु कार्मुकं चापि सायकम्। निपपात सह प्राणैर्धश्यमानश्च जीवितात्॥
English: And from his hand who was deprived of his life fell down instantly on earth his shafts and bow. v
Sanskrit: गतासुीभवेगस्तु नैर्ऋतेन्द्रो महाद्युतिः। पपा स्यन्दनाद्भूमौ वृत्रो वज्रहतो यथा॥
English: And fell down on the earth from the chariot, the highly effulgent Rāvaņa, gifted with dreadful velocity and shom of his life.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ हतशेषा निशाचराः। हतनाथा भयत्रस्ताः सर्वतः संप्रदुद्रुवुः॥
English: Beholding him thus fallen down, the remaining night-rangers, deprived of their lord and stricken with terror fled away to various quarters.
Sanskrit: सर्वतश्चाभिपेतुस्तान्वानरान्दुमयोधिनः। दशग्रीववधं दृष्ट्वा वानरा जितकाशिनः॥
English: Beholding the destruction of the Ten-necked (demon) and the victory of Raghava, the monkeys fighting with trees, pursued them on all sides.
Sanskrit: अर्दिता वानरैभ्रष्टा लङ्कामभ्यपतन्भयात्। हताश्रयत्वात्करुणैर्वाष्पप्रस्रवणैर्मुखैः॥
English: Being assailed by the monkeys and having their countenances full of tears in consequence of their lord being slain they fled away to Lankā in fear.
Sanskrit: ततो विनेदुः संहृष्टा वानरा जितकाशिनः। वदन्तो राघवजयं रावणस्य त तद्वधम्॥
English: Thereupon the monkeys being greatly delighted roared out the victory of Rāma.
Sanskrit: अथान्तरिक्षे व्यनदत्सौम्यस्त्रिदशदुन्दुभिः। दिव्यगन्धवहस्तत्र मारुतः सुसुखो ववौ॥
English: The celestial bugle was sounded in the sky and there blew the excellent air carrying the celestial fragrance.
Sanskrit: निपपातान्तरिक्षाच्च पुष्पवृष्टिस्तदा भुवि। किरन्ती राघवरथं दुरावापा मनोहरा ॥
English: Flowers were showered upon Rama's car which was covered therewith.
Sanskrit: राघवस्तवसंयुक्ता गगने च विशुश्रुवे। साधुसाध्विति वागग्र्या देवतानां महात्मनाम्॥
English: The celestials in the sky began to chaunt the glory of Rāma and praise him.
Sanskrit: आविवेश महान्हर्षों देवानां चारणैः सह। रावणे निहते रौद्रे सर्वलोकभयंकरे॥
English: And Ravana, the dread of all people, being slain, the celestials with the Cäraņas were greatly delighted.
Sanskrit: ततः सकामं सुग्रीवमङ्गदं च विभीषणम्। चकार राघवः प्रीतो हत्वा राक्षसपुङ्गवम्॥
English: And slaying that foremost of the Rākşasas Rāma satisfied the desire of Sugriva, Angada and Vibhisana.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रजग्मुः प्रशमं मरुद्गणा दिशः प्रसेदुर्विमलं नभोऽभवत्। मही चकम्पे न च मारुतो ववौ स्थिरप्रभश्चाप्यभवद्दिवाकरः॥
English: Thereupon the celestials attained their peace, the quarters were delighted, the atmosphere was clear, calm air began to prevail all over the earth, and the Sun appeared in its full rays.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु सुग्रीवविभीषणाङ्गदाः सुहृद्विशिष्टाः सहलक्ष्मणास्तदा। समेत्य हृष्टा विजयेन राघवं रणेऽभिरामं विधिनाभ्यपूजयन्॥
English: Thereupon Sugrīva Vibhișana and Lakşmaņa, welcomed Rāma, of unmitigated prowess singing his glory.
Sanskrit: स तु निहतरिपुः स्थिरप्रतिज्ञः स्वजनबलाभिवृतो रणे बभूव। स्त्रिदशगणैरभिसंवृतो महेन्द्रः॥
English: There appeared beautiful at the battle-field Rāma of firm promise, slaying his enemy and encircled by his army and friends like to the lord of the celestials surrounded by the gods.
Sanskrit: तासां विलपमानानां तदा राक्षसयोषिताम्। ज्येष्ठपत्नी प्रिया दीना भर्तारं समुदैक्षत॥ दशग्रीवं हतं दृष्ट्वा रामेणाचिन्त्यकर्मणा। पतिं मण्डोदरी तत्र कृपणा पर्यदेवयत्॥
English: The foremost of the wives of the Rākşasas (king) bewailing piteously cast her looks poorly towards her husband. And beholding her Tennecked husband slain by Rāma of Inconceivable actions Mandodarī bewailed there piteously.
Sanskrit: ननु नाम महाबाहो तव वैश्रवणानुज। क्रुद्धस्य प्रमुखे स्थातुं त्रस्यत्यपि पुरंदरः॥
English: O you of huge arms! O younger brother of Baishravana! Even Purandara feared to stand before you when enraged.
Sanskrit: ऋषयश्च महान्तोऽपि गन्धर्वाश्च यशस्विनः। ननु नाम तवोद्वेगाच्चारणाश्च दिशो गताः॥
English: The great Rşis-the far-famed Gandharvas and the charanas, fled away to different quarters in your fear.
Sanskrit: स त्वं मानुषमात्रेण रामेण युधि निर्जितः। न व्यपत्रपसे राजन्किमिदं राक्षसेश्वर ॥
English: Then (how) have you been overpowered in battle by Rāma who is a mere man? Why is it that you are not ashamed of it, О king, O lord of the Raksasas?
Sanskrit: कथं त्रैलोक्यमाक्रम्य श्रिया वीर्येण चान्वितम्। अविषह्यं जघान त्वां मानुषो वनगोचरः॥
English: Conquering the three worlds with your prowess you did attain your glory; and it is unbearable, that a man, ranging in the forest, has slain you.
Sanskrit: मानुषाणामविषये चरतः कामरूपिणः। विनाशस्तव रामेण संयुगे नोपपद्यते॥
English: You who are capable of assuming shapes at will have been slain in conflict by Rāma, in the city of Lankā unapproachable by men.
Sanskrit: न चैतत्कर्म रामस्य श्रद्दधामि चमूमुखे। सर्वतः समुपेतस्य तव तेनाभिभर्षणम्॥
English: I do not believe that your destruction, who had always been crowned with success, before the forces, is work of Rāma.
Sanskrit: अथवा रामरूपेण कृतान्तः स्वयमागतः। मायां तव विनाशाय विधायाप्रतितर्किताम्॥
English: (Methinks) Death (himself) came there in the shape of Rāma and spread illusions unconsciously for your destruction, O you of great strength.
Sanskrit: अथवा वासवेन त्वं धर्षितोऽसि महाबल। वासवस्य तु का शक्तिस्त्वां द्रष्टुमपि संयुगे॥ महाबलं महावीर्यं देवशत्रु महौजसम्।
English: Or you have been slain by Väsava (no) what power has he got to face you in the conflict gifted with great strength, prowess and energy and an enemy of the celestials as you are?
Sanskrit: व्यक्तमेष महायोगी परमात्मा सनातनः॥ अनादिमध्यनिधनो महतः परमो महान्। तमसः परमो धाता शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः॥ श्रीवत्सवक्षा नित्यश्रीरजय्यः शाश्वतो ध्रुवः। मानुषं रूपमास्थाय विष्णुः सत्यपराक्रमः॥ सर्वैः परिवृत्तो देवैर्वानरत्वमुपागतः। सर्वलोकेश्वरः श्रीमॅल्लोकानां हितकाम्यया।॥ स राक्षसपरीवारं देवशत्रु भयावहम्।
English: It is evident that the great ascetic Vişnu having truth for his prowess-the soul of all beings ever existing, without beginning, middle or end, greater than the great, the Preserver of the Nature, holding conch discus and club having Śrīvatsa* on his breast, always beautiful, incapable of being conquered, without destruction, devoid of end, and the lord of all men, assuming this shape of a man and encircled by the celestials, assuming monkey shapes, has for the behoof of mankind, slain (you) the dreadful enemy of the gods with all (your) family and Rākşasas. *A particular mark usually said to be a curl of hair on the breast of Vişnu. The emblem of the tenth jina or the mark above ascribed to Vişņu or Kṛṣṇa.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रियाणि पुरा जित्वा जितं त्रिभुवनं त्वया॥ स्मरद्भिरिव तद्वैरमिन्द्रियैरेव निर्जितः।
English: Subduing all your passions, you did conquer the three worlds-remembering their grudge they have now over powered you.
Sanskrit: यदैव हि जनस्थाने राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृतः॥ खरस्तु निहतो भ्राता तदा रामो न मानुषः।
English: Rāma is not a man since he slew at Janasthāna your brother Khara encircied by many a Rāks asas.
Sanskrit: यदैव नगरी लङ्का दुष्प्रवेशां सुरैरपि।॥ प्रविष्टो हनुमान्वीर्यात्तदैव व्यथिता वयम्।
English: We were sore-distressed when Hanuman, by his own prowess, entered the city of Lanka incapable of being approached even by the celestials.
Sanskrit: क्रियतामविरोधश्च राघवेणेति यन्मया॥ उच्यमानं न गृह्णासि तस्येयं व्युष्टिरागता।
English: I prevented you from creating enmity with Rāghava but you did not pay heed to my words and this is the result (thereof).
Sanskrit: अकस्माच्चाभिकामोऽसि सीतां राक्षसपुङ्गव॥ ऐश्वर्यस्य विनाशाय देहस्य स्वजनस्य च। अरुन्धत्या विशिष्टां तां रोहिण्याश्चापि दुर्मते।२०॥ सीतां धर्षयता मान्यां त्वया ह्यसदृशं कृतम्। वसुधाया हि वसुधां श्रियाः श्रीं भर्तृवत्सलाम्॥
English: O foremost of Rākşasas-0 you of a vicious understanding, for the destruction of your wealth yourself and your relatives, you did suddenly cherish amour for Sitā, greater than-Yeven) Arundhati and Rohiņi. Forsooth you did perpetrated an unbecoming deed by distressing the adorable Sitā ever devoted to her lord, an earth* even to Earth herself and a Śrī (Śrt is the goddess of wealth and good fortune-but Sitā is more fortunate than fortune herself-) even to Śrī herself. *The Earth is an emblem of patience but Sítā is more patient than the earth.
Sanskrit: सीतां सर्वानवद्याङ्गीमरण्ये विजने शुभाम्। आनयित्वा तु तां दीनां छद्मनात्मस्वदूषणम्॥ अप्राप्य तं चैव कामं मैथिलीसंगमे कृतम्। पतिव्रतायास्तपसा नूनं दग्धोऽसि मे प्रभो॥
English: Having brought in a false guise from the solitary forest the sorrowful and chaste Sītā, having a blameless person, you did bring on the destruction of your family. You did fail to encompass your desire for the company of Sītā. But now, forsooth, O my lord you have been burnt down by her devotion who is devoted to her husband. *i.e. that you were not burnt down there and then shows her greatness of mind.
Sanskrit: तदैव यन्न दग्धस्त्वं धर्षयंस्तनुमध्यमाम्। देवा बिभ्यति ते सर्वे सेन्द्राः साग्निपुरोगमाः।।२४
English: You were not burnt down when you did captivate that middle-statured (damsel) whom fear all the celestial headed by Indra and Agni. (The god of Fire).
Sanskrit: अवश्यमेव लभते फलं पापस्य कर्मणः। भर्तः पर्यागते काले कर्ता नास्त्यत्र संशयः॥
English: O husband, (proper) time appearing the perpetrator gets the result of his vicious deeds: there is not the least doubt in this.
Sanskrit: शुभकृच्छुभमाप्नोति पापकृत्पापमश्नुते। विभीषणः सुखं प्राप्तस्त्वं प्राप्तः पापमीदृशम्।।२६
English: The performer of the good receives good (result)-the perpetrator of the vicious (deeds) meets with bad (result). Vibhisana has attained to happiness and you have met with this your end.
Sanskrit: सन्त्यन्याः प्रमदास्तुभ्यं रूणेणाभ्यधिकास्ततः। अनङ्गवशमापन्नस्त्वं तु मोहान बुद्ध्यसे॥
English: There are damsels in your sergalio far more beautiful than she but you possessed by cupid could not perceive this.
Sanskrit: न कुलेन न रूपेण न दाक्षिण्येन मैथिली। मयाधिका वा तुल्या वा तत्तु मोहान बुद्ध्यसे॥
English: Maithili is not my equal nor superior either in birth, beauty or accomplishments, but you did not perceive this by your misgivings.
Sanskrit: सर्वदा सर्वभूतानां नास्ति मृत्युरलक्षणः। तव तद्वदयं मृत्युमैथिलीकृतलक्षणः॥
English: Death does not always visit all men without any cause-and Maithili is the cause of the death.
Sanskrit: सीतानिमित्तजो मृत्युस्त्वया दूरादुपाहृतः। मैथिली सह रामेण विशोका विहरिष्यति॥ अल्पपुण्या त्वहं घोरे पतिता शोकसागरे।
English: And death, in consequence of Maithili, has taken you far away. And she, shorn of all sorrow, shall enjoy in the company of Rāma, and I, of limited piety, am now sunk in the ocean of grief.
Sanskrit: कैलासे मन्दरे मेरौ तथा चैत्ररथे वने॥ देवोद्यानेषु सर्वेषु विहृत्य सहिता त्वया। विमानेनानुरूपेण या याम्यतुलया श्रिया॥ पश्यन्ती विविधान्देशांस्तांस्तांश्चित्रनगम्बरा। भ्रंशिता कामभोगेभ्यः सास्मि वीर वधात्तव ॥
English: Roaming at large with you in a car unequalled in beauty on the hill Kailāsa Mandara, Meru, in the garden of Caitraratha and all other celestial gardens, beholding many a country, wearing variegated clothes and garlands, I have been deprived of all pleasures and enjoyments, O hero, by your death.
Sanskrit: सैवान्येवास्मि संवृत्ता धिराज्ञां चञ्चलां श्रियम्। हा राजन्सुकुमारं ते सुभ्र सुत्वक्समुन्नसम्॥ कान्तिश्रीद्युतिभिस्तुल्यमिन्दुपद्मदिवाकरैः। किरीटकूटोज्ज्वलितं ताम्रास्यं दीप्तकुण्डलम् ।।३५ मदव्याकुललोलाक्षं भूत्वा यत्पानभूमिषु। विविधस्रग्धरं चारु वल्गुस्मितकथं शुभम्॥ तदेवाद्य तवैवं हि वक्रं न भ्राजते प्रभो। रामसायकनिर्भिन्नं रक्तं रुधिरविस्रवैः॥ विशीर्णमेदोमस्तिष्कं रूक्षं स्यन्दनरेणुभिः।
English: I am a widow now O fie on fickle fortune! O king, in lustre of countenance you are like the Syn, in grace like the Moon in beauty like the lotus; you are graceful, O you having excellent brows; you have got excellent skin, high nose and your countenance is graced with a brilliant crown and Kundalas. Oh how beautiful you did look with various garlands when your eye whirled with intoxication on the drinking ground and how beautiful were your smiles, O lord. Your countenance does not shine now-being severed with Rāma's shafts, bathed in a pool of blood, having your back-bone and brain deranged and covered with the dust raised by the wheels of the chariots.
Sanskrit: हा पश्चिमा मे संप्राप्ता दशा वैधव्यदायिनी॥ या मयासीन संबुद्धा कदाचिदपि मन्दया।
English: Alas! by my ill-luck I have attained to that after state making me a widow which I did never think of.
Sanskrit: पिता दानवराजो मे भर्ता मे राक्षसेश्वरः॥ पुत्रो मे शक्रनिर्जेता इत्यहं गर्विता भृशम्। दृप्तारिमथनाः क्रूराः प्रख्यातबलपौरुषाः॥ अकुतश्चिद्भया नाथा ममेत्यासीन्मतिर्बुवा।
English: My father is the king of Dănvas, my husband the lord of Rākşasas, and my son the subduer of Śakra. I was greatly proud of this and always confident that my protectors were undaunted dreadful, repressors of the enemies and famous for their strength and manliness.
Sanskrit: तेषामेवंप्रभावाणां युष्माकं राक्षसर्षभाः॥ कथं भयमसंबुद्धं मानुषादिदमागतम्।
English: O you foremost of the Rākşasas, how could this fear from man overwhelm you all who were so powerful.
Sanskrit: स्निग्धेन्द्रनीलनीलं तु प्रांशुशैलोपमं महत्॥ केयूराङ्गदवैदूर्यमुक्ताहारस्रगुज्ज्वलम्। कान्तं विहारेष्वधिकं दीप्तं संग्रामभूमिषु॥ भात्याभरणभाभिर्यद्विद्युद्भिरिव तोयदः। तदेवाद्य शरीरं ते तीक्ष्णै कचरैश्चितम्॥ पुनर्दुर्लभसंस्पर्श परिष्वक्तुं न शक्यते।
English: (This your body) is cool green like Indranila, high like a huge mountain, and adorned with Keyūra, Angada, jewels and garlands of flowers. It was graceful in places of enjoyments and incapable of being looked at in the field of battle. It was brilliant, being decked with ornaments like to clouds accompanied by lightnings.
Sanskrit: श्वाविधः शललैर्युक्तं लग्नैर्बाणैर्निरन्तरम् ॥ स्वर्पितैर्मर्मसु भृशं संछिन्नस्नायुबन्धनम्। क्षितौ निपतितं राजश्यामं वै रुधिरच्छवि॥ वज्रप्रहारमभितो विकीर्ण इव पर्वतः।
English: This your person has been pierced with shafts today; (and knowing) that it is not easy of attainment for me I am incapable of embracing (it) covered with shafts piercing through the very vitals. O king (this your body) green-hued (but now) blood-red is now lying on the ground like to a mountain shattered with thunder-bolts.
Sanskrit: हा स्वप्नः सत्यमेवेदं त्वं रामेण कथं हतः॥ त्वं मृत्योरपि मृत्युः स्याः कथं मृत्युवशं गतः।
English: That you wouldst be slain by Rāma was like a dream, but it has proved true! You were like death to Death himself, why have you been possessed by him then?
Sanskrit: शयनेषु महार्हेषु शयित्वा राक्षसेश्वर॥ इह कस्मात्प्रसुप्तोऽसि धरण्यां रेणुगुण्ठितः।
English: O lord of Raksasas, used are to many a valuable bed, why are you sleeping on earth covered with dust?
Sanskrit: यदा मे तनयः शस्तो लक्ष्मणेनेन्द्रजिधुधि॥ तदा त्वभिहता तीव्रमद्य त्वस्मि निपातिता।
English: When my son Indrajit was slain by Lakşmaņa in conflict I was greatly pained-but today I am slain.
Sanskrit: साहं बन्धुजनैींना हीना नाथेन च त्वया॥ विहीना कामभोगैश्च शोचिष्ये शाश्वतीः समाः।
English: Deprived of my friends and relatives, separated from you O my lord, deprived from the enjoyment of many pleasures I shall lament for you perpetually.
Sanskrit: प्रपन्नो दीर्घमध्वानं राजन्नद्य सुदुर्गमम्॥ नय मामपि दुःखाता न वर्तिष्ये त्वया विना।
English: You have, O king. reached the way long and hard to be treaded-do you take me. who am stricken with grief and who shall not be able to live without you.
Sanskrit: कस्मात्त्वं मां विहायेह कृपणां गन्तुमिच्छसि॥ दीनां विलपती मन्दां किं च मां नाभिभाषसे।
English: Why did you wish to go leaving me behind who have been rendered poorly? Why did you not welcome me, unfortunate and poor, who am bewailing?
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा न खल्वभिक्रुद्धो मामिहामवगुण्ठिताम्॥ निर्गतां नगरद्वारात्पद्भ्यामेवागतां प्रभो। पश्येष्टदार दारांस्ते भ्रष्टलज्जावगुण्ठनान्॥ बहिनिष्पतितान्सर्वान्कथं दृष्ट्वा न कुप्यसि। अयं क्रीडासहायस्तेऽनाथो लालप्यते जनः॥
English: Why are you not angry, O lord beholding me, having put off my veil, walk out on foot by the city-gate. O beloved of your wives do you behold your wives-who have thrown off their veils. Why are you not angry seeing them all come out (of the city)? I was your companion in sports, O my lord; I long for having you; why are you not consoling and welcoming me?
Sanskrit: न चैनमाश्वासयसि किं वा न बहुमन्यसे। यास्त्वया विधवा राजन्कृता नैका कुलस्त्रियः।।६४ पतिव्रता धर्मरता गुरुशुश्रूषणे रताः। ताभिः शोकाभितप्ताभिः शप्तः परवशं गतः॥ त्वया विप्रकृताभिश्च तदा शप्तस्तदागतम्।
English: O king, being imprecated by those damsels, not one devoted to their husbands, pious and ever engaged in attending upon their superiors, who had been widowed by you, you have been overpowered by your enemy. The curse, proceeding from them who had been ill-treated by you has born fruit.
Sanskrit: प्रवादः सत्यमेवायं त्वां प्रति प्रायशो नृप॥ पतिव्रतानां नाकस्मात्पतन्त्यश्रूणि भूतले।
English: O kin, the saying, that the tears of chaste damsels do not uselessly fall on the ground, has been verified (here) forsooth.
Sanskrit: कथं च नाम ते राजन्लोकानाक्रम्य तेजसा॥ नारीचौर्यमिदं क्षुद्रं कृतं शौटीर्यमानिना।
English: O king, conquering the worlds with your prowess, how could you, always honoured by the king, cherish the vile desire of stealing away women?
Sanskrit: अपनीयाश्रमाद्रामं यन्मृगच्छद्मना त्वया।६८॥ 'आनीता रामपत्नी सा अपनीय च लक्ष्मणम्।
English: Taking away Răma and Lakşmaņa from the hermitage by an illusionary dear you did steal away Rāma's spouse.