pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: आह रामोऽथ धर्मात्मा ह्यगस्त्यं मुनिसत्तमम्। द्वीपस्थः पुरुषः कोऽसौ तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु काश्च ताः॥ शयानः पुरुषः कोऽसौ दैत्यदानवदर्पहा। रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा ह्यगस्त्यो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि देवदेव सनातन। भगवान्कपिलो नाम द्वीपस्थो नर उच्यते॥ ये तु नृत्यन्ति वै तत्र स्वरास्ते तस्य धीमतः। तुल्यतेजःप्रभावास्ते कपिलस्य नरस्य वै॥ नासौ क्रुद्धेन दृष्टस्तु राक्षसः पापनिश्चयः। न बभूव तदा तेन भस्मसादाम रावणः॥ खिन्नगात्रो नगप्रख्यो रावणः पतितो भुवि। वाक्शरैस्तं बिभेदाशु रहस्यं पिशुनो यथा॥ अथ दीर्पण कालेन लब्धसंज्ञः स राक्षसः। आजगाम महातेजा यत्र ते सचिवाः स्थिताः॥
English: Hearing Rama's words Agastya said, “O you existing eternally, O god of gods, hearken, I shall relate (it) to you. The person stationed in the island is the illustrious Kapila. All those dancing persons are the deities equalling that intelligent Kapila in energy and power. And that Raksasa, sent on sin, was not seen by him with angry looks, and therefore, O Rama, Ravana, was not there and then reduced to ashes. And he, resembling a mountain, with his person pierced, fell on the ground. As a wily Wight goes through a secret so he pierced (Rāvana's person) with his shaft-like words. Having regained his sense, however, after a long time, that Raksasa, of great prowess, returned where his councillors were.
Sanskrit: निवर्तमानः संहृष्टो रावणः स दुरात्मवान्। जहे पथि नरेन्द्रषिदेवदानवकन्यकाः॥
English: While thus returning the vicious-souled Rāvana, with delight, carried away stealthily, on his way, the daughters of the royal saints, celestials and Dänavas.
Sanskrit: दर्शनीयां हि यां रक्षः कन्यां स्त्री वापि पश्यति। हत्वा बन्धुजनं तस्या विमाने तां रुरोध सः।२।।
English: And whatever beautiful damsel he saw, married or unmarried, that demon held them captive in his car, having slain all their friends and relatives.
Sanskrit: एवं पत्रगकन्याश्च राक्षसासुरमानुषीः। यक्षदानवकन्याश्च विमाने सोऽध्यरोपयत्॥
English: In this wise he got on his chariot many a female of the Nagas, Raksasa, Asuras, Yaksas, Dänavas and of men.
Sanskrit: ता हि सर्वाः समं दुःखान्मुमुचुर्बाष्पजं जलम्। तुल्यमवयर्चिषां तत्र शोकाग्निभयसंभवम्॥ ताभिः सर्वानवद्याभिनंदीभिरिव सागरः। आपूरितं विमानं तद्भयशोकाशिवाश्रुभिः॥
English: They, all afflicted, shed tears, hot as fiery flames, caused by fear and fire of grief. As the ocean is filled with the currents of the rivers so that car was flooded with their tears originating from fear and sorrow.
Sanskrit: नागगन्धर्वकन्याश्च महर्षितनयाश्च याः। दैत्यदानवकन्याश्च विमाने शतशोरुदन्॥
English: And wept there in the chariot, hundreds of the females of Nagas, Gandharvas, of great ascetics, Daityas and of Dänavas.
Sanskrit: दीर्घकेश्यः सुचार्वङ्गयः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः। पीनस्तनतटा मध्ये वज्रवेदिसमप्रभाः॥ रथकूबरसंकाशैः श्रोणिदेशैर्मनोहराः। स्त्रियः सुराङ्गनाप्रख्या निष्टप्तकनकप्रभाः।८।। शोकदुःखभयवस्ता विह्वलाश्च सुमध्यमाः। तासां निश्वासवातेन सर्वतः संप्रदीपितम्॥ अग्निहोत्रमिवाभाति संनिरुद्धाग्निपुष्पकम्। दशग्रीववशं प्राप्तास्तास्तु शोकाकुलाः स्त्रियः॥
English: They had long hairs, graceful persons, countenances resembling the full-moon, rising breast, slender waist like that of a black-bee and were graceful with back like the pole of a car. They were like the females of the celestials and the burning gold and were all afflicted by grief, sorrow and terror and were young. And the car was ablaze on all sides with the sighing of those damsels and Pușpaka looked like the chamber where fire is kept perpetually.
Sanskrit: दीनवक्त्रेक्षणाः श्यामा मृग्यः सिंहवशा इव। काचिच्चिन्तयती तत्र किं नु मां भक्षयिष्यति॥ काचिद्दध्यौ सुदुःखार्ता अपि मां मारयेदयम्।
English: The countenance and eyes, of those beautiful damsels, brought under the subjection of the tennecked demon, and afflicted with sorrow, looked poorly like a hind attacked by a lion. Some thought, “Will he eat me up" and another, stricken with sorrow, thought, “Will he destroy me?"
Sanskrit: इति मातृः पितॄन्स्मृत्वा भर्तृन्भ्रानुंस्तथैव च॥ दुःखशोकसमाविष्टा विलेपुः सहिताः स्त्रियः। कथं नु खलु मे पुत्रो भविष्यति मया विना ॥ कथं माता कथं भ्राता निमग्नाः शोकसागरे। हा कथं नु करिष्यामि भर्तुस्तस्मादहं विना॥ मृत्यो प्रसादयामि त्वां नय मां दुःखभागिनीम्। किं नु तदुष्कृतं कर्म पुरा देहान्तरे कृतम्॥ एवं स्म दुःखिताः सर्वाः पतिताः शोकसागरे। न खल्विदानी पश्यामो दुःखस्यास्यान्तमात्मनः॥
English: Thus remembering their mothers, fathers, husbands and brothers, all those females, overwhelmed with grief and sorrow, bewailed, some exclaiming. “What shall befall my son in my absence? Alas! into what ocean of grief my mother or brother is sunk? Alas! what shall my husband do in my absence? Therefore, O death, I propitiate you, do you take me, who am subject to miseries. Alas! what an iniquity did I perpetrate in my former birth in another body? Therefore, we all, overwhelmed with grief, are sunk in the ocean of sorrow, and I do not behold the end of my miseries.
Sanskrit: अहो धिङ् मानुषं लोकं नास्ति खल्वधमः परः। यहुर्बला बलवता भर्तारो रावणेन नः॥ सूर्येणोदयता काले नक्षत्राणीव नाशिताः।
English: Oh! fie upon humanity: there is none more vile than a man for they are weak. As the stars disappear with the rising of the sun in time, so our husbands have been destroyed by the powerful Ravana.
Sanskrit: अहो सुबलवद्रक्षो वधोपायेषु रज्यते॥ अहो दुर्वृत्तमास्थाय नात्मानं वै जुगुप्सते। सर्वथा सदृशस्तावद्विक्रमोऽस्य दुरात्मनः॥ इदं त्वसदृशं कर्म परदाराभिमर्शनम्। यस्मादेष परक्यासु रमते राक्षसाधमः॥ तस्माद्वै स्त्रीकृतेनैव वधं प्राप्स्यति दुर्मतिः।
English: Oh! highly powerful is this Rākşasa and he is mad after devising the means of destruction. Alas! being engaged in such vile actions, he does not consider himself cursed; he is as powerful as he is vicious. And though the ravishment of another's wife is a greets in, still that vile Rākşasa is enjoying us who belong to others. Therefore this vicious-minded one shall meet with death, by his own actions.
Sanskrit: सतीभिर्वरनारीभिरेवं वाक्येऽभ्युदीरिते॥ नेदुर्दुन्दुभयः खस्थाः पुष्पवृष्टिः पपात च।
English: As soon as these words were uttered by those chaste damsels, bugles were sounded in heaven and flowery showers fell on earth.
Sanskrit: शप्तः स्त्रीभिः स तु समं हतौजा इव निष्प्रभः॥ पतिव्रताभिः साध्वीभिर्बभूव विमना इव।
English: Being thus imprecated by those chaste females, devoted to their husbands, he became shorn of energy and effulgence and appeared like one divested of mind.
Sanskrit: एवं विलपितं तासां शृण्वनराक्षसपुङ्गवः॥ प्रविवेश पुरीं लङ्कां पूज्यमानो निशाचरैः।
English: Hearing their lamentations thus and being honoured by the night-rangers that foremost of Raksasas entered his city Lankā.
Sanskrit: एतस्मिन्नन्तरे घोरा राक्षसी कामरूपिणी॥ सहसा पतिता भूमौ भगिनी रावणस्य सा।
English: In the interval, Ravana sister, a dreadful and grim visaged she-demon suddenly fell down on the ground.
Sanskrit: तां स्वसारं समुत्थाप्य रावणः परिसान्त्वयन्॥ अब्रवीत्किमिदं भद्रे वक्तुकामासि मां द्रुतम्। सा बाष्पपरिरुद्धाक्षी रक्ताक्षी वाक्यमब्रीत्॥
English: Having raised up his sister and consoled her Rāvana said, “Tell me speedily, O good sister, what you wish to say.” Thereat that she-demon, having blood-red eyes, closed with tears, said.
Sanskrit: कृतास्मि विधवा राजंस्त्वया बलवता बलात्। एते राजंस्त्वया वीयर्यादैत्या विनिहता रणे॥ कालकेया इति ख्याताः सहस्राणि चतुर्दशः। प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयान्मे तत्र भर्ता महाबलः॥ सोपि त्वया हतस्तात रिपुणा भ्रातृगन्धिना। त्वयास्मि निहता राजस्वयमेव हि बन्धुना॥
English: “O king, by you, powerful as you are, I have forcibly been made widow." Fourteen a thousand demons, under the name of Kälakeyas, have been destroyed by you, O King, in the battle and among them was my highly powerful husband, dearer than my life. He has been slain by you, O dear one, an enemy, a brother only in name. I have been killed by you, O king, who are my brother.
Sanskrit: राजन्वैधव्यशब्दं च भोक्ष्यामि त्वत्कृतं ह्यहम्। ननु नाम त्वया रक्ष्यो जामाता समरेष्वपि॥ स त्वया निहतो युद्धे स्वयमेव न लज्जसे।
English: For you, O king, I shall enjoy the word 'widow!' My husband? should have been saved by you in the battle. But he was slain by your ownself in the battle; are you not ashamed of this?" 1. This is the literal translation of the passage-i.e. for you, I shall for ever be known as widow. 2. The word in the text is Tāmata, which literally means son-in-law-but here perhaps it must mean husband for she was his sister.)
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवो भगिन्या क्रोशमानया॥ अब्रवीत्सान्त्वयित्वा तां समापूर्वमिदं वचः।
English: Being thus addressed by his bewailing sister, the Ten-necked demon, consoling her in sweet words, said.
Sanskrit: अलं वत्से रुदित्वा ते न भेतव्यं च सर्वशः॥ दानमानप्रसादैस्त्वां तोषयिष्यामि यत्नतः।
English: Of no avail is your lamentation, dear sister; you need not be afraid of any of your of relatives. I shall please you studiously by gifts, honours and favours.
Sanskrit: युद्धप्रमत्तो व्याक्षिप्तो जयाकाङ्क्षी क्षिपशरान्।।३३ नाहमज्ञासिषं युध्यन्स्वान्परान्वापि संयुगे। जामातरं न जाने स्म प्रहरन्युद्धदुर्मदः॥
English: Being mad after war-fare and desirous of acquiring victory, I was continually making a downpour of shafts, so I could not distinguish in the conflict between my own men and enemies, and thus unwittingly I did hurt your husband.
Sanskrit: तेनासौ निहतः संख्ये मया भर्ना तव स्वसः। अस्मिन्काले तु यत्प्राप्तं तत्करिष्यामि ते हितम् ॥
English: And thus, sister, your husband was slain by me in the conflict; I shall now do whatever shall conduce to your well-being.
Sanskrit: भ्रातुरैश्वर्ययुक्तस्य खरस्य वस पार्श्वतः। चतुर्दशानां भ्राता ते सहस्राणां भविष्यति॥ प्रभुः प्रयाणे दाने च राक्षसानां महाबलः। तत्र मातृष्वसेयस्ते भ्रातायं वै खरः प्रभुः॥ भविष्यति तवादेशं सदा कुर्वनिशाचरः।
English: Do you ever reside by the side of your rich brother Khara he shall be the lord of fourteen thousand Räkşasas. That highly powerful one shall give food and clothes to all those Rākşasas. He is your cousin and that night-ranger shall always carry out your orders.
Sanskrit: शीघ्रं गच्छत्वयं वीरो दण्डकान्परिरक्षितुम्॥ दूषणोऽस्य बलाध्यक्षो भविष्यति महाबलः।
English: Let that hero now speedily go to protect the Dandaka forest and the highly powerful Duşana shall be the commander of his forces.
Sanskrit: तत्र ते वचनं शूरः करिष्यति तदा खरः॥ रक्षसां कामरूपाणां प्रभुरेष भविष्यति।
English: There the heroic Khara shall obey your words and be the lord of Raksasas assuming shapes at will.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा दशग्रीवः सैन्यमस्यादिदेश ह॥ चदुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां वीर्यशालिनाम्। स तैः परिवृतः सर्वै राक्षसै?रदर्शनैः॥ आगच्छतः खरः शीघ्रं दण्डकानकुतोभयः। स तत्र कारयामास राज्यं निहतकण्टकम्। सा च शूर्पणखा तत्र न्यवसद्दण्डके वने।॥
English: Having said this the Ten-necked demon issued orders to his army-fourteen thousand highly powerful Rākṣasas, Being encircled by those grim-visaged Rākşasas, Khara, undaunted, speedily came to the Dandaka forest. There he governed without thorns and Śūrpanakhă also resided in the forest of Dandaka.
Sanskrit: स तु दत्त्वा दशग्रीवो बलं घोरं खरस्य तत्। भगिनीं च समाश्वास्य हृष्टः स्वस्थतरोऽभवत्॥
English: Having thus given the command of a huge and dreadful army to Khara and consoled his sister the Ten-necked demon was satisfied and freed from anxiety.
Sanskrit: ततो निकुम्भिला नाम लङ्कोपवनमुत्तमम्। तद्राक्षसेन्द्रो बलवान्प्रविवेश सहानुगः॥
English: Thereupon that highly powerful lord of Rāksasas with his followers entered an excellent garden in Larkā named Nikumbhilā.
Sanskrit: ततो यूपशताकीर्णं सौम्यचैत्योपशोभितम्। ददर्श विष्ठितं यज्ञं श्रिया संप्रज्वलनिव॥
English: There, he saw, filled with hundreds of sacrificial posts and altars, a sacrifice being celebrated, as if burning in its lustre.
Sanskrit: ततः कृष्णाजिनधरं कमण्डलुशिखाध्वजम्। ददर्श स्वसुतं तत्र मेघनादं भयावहम्॥
English: He beheld his fearful son Meghanāda too, clad in an antelope skin and holding Sikhă and Kamandalu.
Sanskrit: तं समासाद्य लङ्केशः परिष्वज्याथ बाहुभिः। अब्रवीत्किमिदं वत्स वर्तसे ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः॥
English: Having seen him (there) and embraced him by his arms the lord of Lankā said: “What are you after, O my child? Tell me the truth."
Sanskrit: उशना त्वब्रवीत्तत्र यज्ञसंपत्समृद्धये। रावणं राक्षसश्रेष्ठं द्विजश्रेष्ठो महातपाः॥
English: Thereupon that foremost of twice-born ones Usanas* of austere penances, wishing the prosperity of the sacrifice, said to Rāvana, the Raksasa chief. *Another name of Sukra. Indrajit took the vow of silence so he thought it improper to disturb him.
Sanskrit: अहमाख्यामि ते राजश्रूयतां सर्वमेव तत्। यज्ञास्ते सप्त पुत्रेण प्राप्तास्ते बहुविस्तराः।७।। अग्निष्टोमोऽश्वमेधश्च यज्ञो बहुसुवर्णकः। राजसूयस्तथा यज्ञो गोमेधो वैष्णवस्तथा।।।। माहेश्वरे प्रवृत्ते तु यज्ञे पुंभिः सुदुर्लभे। वरांस्ते लब्धवान्पुत्रः साक्षात्पशुपतेरिह॥
English: Hear, I shall relate to you everything, O king; your son has met with the fruits of many a sacrifice, Agnistoma, Asvamedha, Bahusuvarņaka, Rājsūya, Gomedha and Vaisnava. And being engaged in this Maheśvara sacrifice, which is incapable of being celebrated by men, your son has obtained boon from Pasupati’ himself.
Sanskrit: कामगं स्यन्दनं दिव्यमन्तरिक्षचरं ध्रुवम्। मायां च तामसी नाम यया संपद्यते तमः॥
English: He has also obtained illusory powers, which create darkness or ignorance, namely of ranging in the sky, of being eternal, of ascending a celestial car which curses at will and of creating darkness.
Sanskrit: एतया किल सङ्ग्रामे मायया राक्षसेश्वर। प्रयुक्तया गतिः शक्या नहि ज्ञातुं सुरासुरैः॥
English: O lord of Rākşasas, these illusory powers being used in a conflict, even the celestials and Asuras shall not be able to perceive his course.
Sanskrit: अक्षयाविषुधी बाणैश्चापं चापि सुदुर्जयम्। अस्त्रं च बलवद्राजञ्छत्रुविध्वंसनं रणे॥
English: Besides he has obtained a quiver, the arrows whereof shall never be exhausted, a bow, which is hard of being got by and a dreadful weapon which destroys enemies in a conflict.
Sanskrit: एतान्सर्वान्वरांल्लब्ध्वा पुत्रस्तेऽयं दशानन । अद्य यज्ञसमाप्तौ च त्वां दिदृक्षन्स्थितो ह्यहम्॥
English: Having obtained these boons your son, O you having ten faces, and myself, the sacrifice being finished, have been waiting to behold you.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीद्दशग्रीवो न शोभनमिदं कृतम्। पूजिताः शत्रवो यस्माद्रव्यैरिन्द्रपुरोगमाः॥
English: Whereto the Ten-necked demon replied, You have not done well as you have worshipped, with diverse articles my enemies, Indra and others.
Sanskrit: एहीदानी कृतं यद्धिसुकृतं तन्त्र संशयः। आगच्छ सौम्य गच्छामः स्वमेव भवनं प्रति॥
English: However, what is done is done, there is virtue in this, no doubt; come, o gentle one, we shall go to our house.
Sanskrit: ततो गत्वा दशग्रीवः सपुत्रः सविभीषणः। स्त्रियोऽवतारयामास सर्वास्ता बाष्पगद्गदाः॥ लक्षिण्यो रत्नभूताश्च देवदानवरक्षसाम्। तस्य तासु मतिं ज्ञात्वा धर्मात्मा वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon going there with his son and Vibhișana, the Ten-necked demon got down all those damsels, speechless with tears, gifted with auspicious marks, the precious females of the celestials, Dānavas and Räkşasas. Perceiving his vicious desire for those damsels, the virtuoussouled (Vibhisana) said.
Sanskrit: ईदृशैस्त्वं समाचारैर्यशोर्थकुलनाशनैः। धर्षणं प्राणिनां ज्ञात्वा स्वमतेन विचेष्टसे॥
English: You do (still) follow your own whims, knowing that people are injured by these actions which destroy piety, wealth and fame.
Sanskrit: ज्ञातींस्तान्धर्षयित्वेमास्त्वयानीता वराङ्गनाः। त्वामतिक्रम्य मधुना राजन्कुम्भीनसी हृता ॥
English: Having slain their kinsmen you past brought these beautiful damsels hither, but disregarding you, O King, Madhu has carried away Kumbhīnasī.
Sanskrit: रावणस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं नावगच्छामि किं त्विदम्। कोऽयं यस्तु त्वयाख्यातो मधुरित्येव नामतः।।२०
English: Ravana said:-“I do not understand all this. Who is that Madhu, who has been named by you?"
Sanskrit: विभीषणस्तु संक्रुद्धो भ्रातरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्। श्रूयतामस्य पापस्य कर्मणः फलमागतम्॥
English: Worked up with ire Vibhîşana said to his brother: "Hear, the fruit of your vicious actions has arrived.
Sanskrit: मातामहस्य योऽस्माकं ज्येष्ठो भ्राता सुमालिनः। माल्यवानिति विख्यातो वृद्धः प्राज्ञो निशाचरः॥ पिता ज्येष्ठो जनन्या नो ह्यस्माकं चार्यकोऽभवत्। तस्य कुम्भीनसी नाम दुहितुर्दुहिताभवत्॥ मातृष्वसुरथास्माकं सा च कन्यानलोद्भवा। भवत्यस्माकमेवैषा भ्रातृणां धर्मतः स्वसा॥
English: There was an old Räkşasas, celebrated for his wisdom, named Mālyavān, the elder brother of Sumālin, our maternal grandfather. His granddaughter is Kumbhinaşi and is born of our maternal aunt Analā.; so she is virtually our sister.
Sanskrit: सा हृता मधुना राजनराक्षसेन बलीयसा। यज्ञप्रवृत्ते पुत्रे तु मयि चान्तर्जलोषिते॥ कुम्भकर्णो महाराज निद्रामनुभवत्यथ। निहत्य राक्षसश्रेष्ठानमात्यानिह संमतान्॥ धर्षयित्वा हृता राजनगुप्ताप्यन्तःपुरे तव।
English: Your son being engaged in the sacrifice and myself being under waters she was stolen away, Oking, by the powerful Rākşasa Madhu. Kumbhakarma, ogreat king, was then asleep. Having slain all the powerful Rākşasas and your councillors, he had stolen her away, O king, who was in your inner apartments.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वापि तन्महाराज क्षान्तमेव हतो न सः॥ यस्मादवश्यं दातव्या कन्या भत्रे हि भ्रातृभिः। तदेतत्कर्मणो ह्यस्य फलं पापस्य दुर्मतेः।२८।। अस्मिन्नेवाभिसंप्राप्तं लोके विदितमस्तु ते।
English: Hearing this even, O great king, we have pardoned and not slain him; an unmarried girl should be given away to her husband by her brothers, but that has not been the case, this is merely the result of your vicious actions, wicked-minded as you are. And this you have met with instantly, so the people say.
Sanskrit: विभीषणवचः श्रुत्वा राक्षसेन्द्रः स रावणः॥ दौरात्म्येनात्मनोद्भूतस्तप्ताम्भा इव सागरः। ततोऽब्रवीद्दशग्रीवः क्रुद्धः संरक्तलोचनः॥
English: Hearing the words of Vibhīşaņa, Råvana, the lord of Rākşasas, became agitated like an ocean, by the recollection of his vicious deeds. And engaged, with blood-red eyes the ten-necked demon said.
Sanskrit: कल्प्यतां मे रथः शीघ्रं शूराः सज्जीभवन्तु नः। भ्राता मे कुम्भकर्णश्च ये च मुख्या निशाचराः॥ वाहनान्यधिरोहन्तु नानाप्रहरणायुधाः। अद्य तं समरे हत्वा मधुं रावणनिर्भयम्॥ सुरलोकं गमिष्यामि युद्धाकाङ्क्षी सुहृद्धृतः।
English: Get my chariot ready soon and let all the heroes of our party be prepared. Let my brother Kumbhakarņa and other leading night-rangers, armed with various weapons, ascend their conveyances. Having slain today in the encounter that Madhu, who is not afraid of Ravana, I shall, encircled by my friends, and desirous of battle, proceed to the region of the celestials.
Sanskrit: अक्षोहिणीसहस्राणि चत्वार्यग्र्याणि रक्षसाम्।।३३ नानाप्रहरणान्याशु निर्ययुयुद्धकाङ्क्षिणाम्। इन्द्रजित्त्वग्रतः सैन्यात्सैनिकान्परिगृह्य च॥ जगाम रावणो मध्ये कुम्भकर्णश्च पृष्ठतः। विभीषणश्च धर्मात्मा लङ्कायां धर्ममाचरन्॥ शेषाः सर्वे महाभागा ययुर्मधुपुरं प्रति।
English: Thereupon issued out for battle leading Rākşasas four thousand Akşauhiņi strong taking various weapons. Commanding them Indrajit proceeded the army, Răvaņa went in the middle and Kumbhakarna was in the rear; the virtuoussouled Vibhīşaņa remained in Lankā, being engaged in pious observances. And the rest of the leading Rākşasas proceeded towards the city of Madhu.
Sanskrit: शरैरुष्टैर्हयैर्दीप्तैः शिशुमारैर्महोरगैः॥ राक्षसाः प्रययुः सर्वे कृत्वाकाशं निरन्तरम्।
English: All the Rākşasas went covering the sky, some on asses, some on camels, some on horses, some on quick-coursing porpoises and some on huge serpents.
Sanskrit: दैत्याश्च शतशस्तत्र कृतवैराश्च दैवतैः ॥ रावणं प्रेक्ष्य गच्छन्तमन्वगच्छन्हि पृष्ठतः। स तु गत्वा मधुपुरं प्रविश्य च दशाननः॥ न ददर्श मधुं तत्र भगिनीं तत्र दृष्टवान्।
English: And beholding Rävaņa proceed, hundreds of Daityas, inimical to the celestials, followed him. Having arrived at the city of Madhu and entered there the ten-necked demon did not behold Madhu but espied his sister.
Sanskrit: सा च प्रह्वाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा शिरसा चरणौ गता॥ तस्य राक्षसराजस्य वस्ता कुम्भीनसी तदा।
English: Thereupon being afraid of the king of Raksasas, Kumbhinasi, with folded palms, touched his feet with her crown.
Sanskrit: तां समुत्थापयामास न भेतव्यमिति ब्रुवन्॥ रावणो राक्षसश्रेष्ठः किं चापि करवाणि ते।
English: Having raised her up the Rākşasa-chief Ravana said “No fear, what can I do for you?
Sanskrit: साब्रवीद्यादि मे राजन्प्रसन्नस्त्वं महाभुज ॥ भर्तारं न ममेहाद्य हन्तुर्महसि मानद। नहीदृशं भयं किंचित्कुलस्त्रीणामिहोच्यते॥ भयानामपि सर्वेषां वैधव्यं व्यसनं महत्।
English: Where to she replied “O King, O you having long arms, if you are pleased with me, do not slay my husband today, Oconfrere of honours. It is said there is no other fear like this for damsels of high pedigree. The greatest of fears is that of being a widow.
Sanskrit: सत्यवाग्भव राजेन्द्र मामवेक्षस्व याचतीम्॥ त्वयाप्युक्तं महाराज न भेतव्यमिति स्वयम्।
English: Be you truthful, O king of Kings, do you look towards me, who am thus begging. You have yourself said, O king, "no fear.”
Sanskrit: रावणस्त्वब्रवीद्धृष्टः स्वसारं तत्र संस्थिताम्॥ क्व चासौ तव भर्ता वै मम शीघ्रं निवेद्यताम्। सह तेन गमिष्यामि सुरलोकं जयाय हि ॥
English: Being thus addressed Råvana said to his sister there: "Do you tell me speedily where is your husband. I shall go with him for conquests to the region of the celestials."
Sanskrit: तव कारुण्यसौहार्दानिवृत्तोऽस्मि मधोर्वधात्। इत्युक्ता सा समुत्थाप्य प्रसुप्तं तं निशाचरम्॥ अब्रवीत्संप्रहृष्टेव राक्षसी सा पतिं वचः।
English: Out of pity and love for you I refrain from slaying Madhu. Being thus accosted, that Raksasi, being pleased, got her sleeping husband, the night-ranger, up and said.
Sanskrit: एष प्राप्तो दशग्रीवो मम भ्राता महाबलः॥ सुरलोकजयाकाङ्क्षी साहाय्ये त्वां वृणोति च। तदस्य त्वं सहायार्थं सबन्धुर्गच्छ राक्षस॥
English: Here is my brother, the highly power Dasagrīva. Being desirous of conquering the region of the celestials he prays for your help. Do you therefore proceed to his help, O Raksasa, with all they friends.
Sanskrit: स्निग्धस्य भजमानस्य युक्तमर्थाय कल्पितुम्। तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तथेत्याह मधुर्वचः॥
English: It behoves you to help him, who out of affection for me, has prayed for your help.” Hearing those words Madhu said:-"So be it."
Sanskrit: ददर्श राक्षसश्रेष्ठं यथान्यायमुपेत्य सः। पूजयामास धर्मेण रावणं राक्षसाधिपम्॥
English: Approaching a little he beheld that foremost of Rākşasas and duly welcomed Rāvana.
Sanskrit: प्राप्य पूजां दशग्रीवो मधुवेश्मनि वीर्यवान्। तत्र चैकां निशामुष्य गमनायोपचक्रमे॥
English: Being thus honoured the highly power Dasagrīva spent one night in Madhu's house and then, addressed himself for departure.
Sanskrit: ततः कैलासमासाद्य शैलं वैश्रवणालयम्। राक्षसेन्द्रो महेन्द्राभः सेनामुपनिवेशयत्॥
English: Thereupon reaching the hill Kailāsa, the abode of Vaisravana, the lord of Raksasas, resembling Mahendra, encamped his army.
Sanskrit: स तु तत्र दशग्रीवः सह सैन्येन वीर्यवान्। अस्तं प्राप्ते दिनकरे निवासं समरोचयत्॥ उदिते विमले चन्द्रे तुल्यपर्वतवर्चसि। प्रसुप्तं सुमहत्सैन्यं नानाप्रहरणायुधम्॥
English: After sunset the highly power Rāvaņa encamped his army there. And the clear moon, brilliant as the mountain, having risen, that huge army, armed with diverse weapons, became asleep.
Sanskrit: रावणस्तु महावीर्यो निषण्णः शैलमूर्धनि स ददर्श गुणांस्तत्र चन्द्रपादपशोभितान्॥
English: And lying down on the summit of the mountain, the highly powerful Rāvaņa espied the caves beautified with the rays of the moon and the trees.
Sanskrit: कर्णिकारवनैर्दीप्तैः कदम्बवकुलैस्तथा। पद्मिनीभिश्च फुल्लाभिर्मन्दाकिन्या जलैरपि॥ चम्पकाशोकपुंनागमन्दारतरुभिस्तथा। चूतपाटललोधैश्च प्रियङ्ग्वर्जुनकेतकैः॥ तगरैनारिकेरैश्च प्रियालपनसैस्तथा। एतैरन्यैश्च तरुभिरुद्भासितवानान्तरे॥
English: The interior of the forest was beautified with the brilliant groves of Karņikār, with Kadamba and Vakula trees, groves of full blown lotuses, the waters of Mandākini, with Campaka, Asoka, Punnaga, Mandāra, mangoe, Pātala, Lodhra, Priyangu, Arjuna, Ketka, Tagara, Coconut, Pyāla, Panasa and various other trees.
Sanskrit: किंनरा मदनेनार्ता रक्ता मधुरकण्ठिनः। समं संप्रजगुर्यत्र मनस्तुष्टिविवर्धनम्॥
English: There sang the Kinnaras, possessed by desire, and having sweet voice, enhancing the delight of the mind.
Sanskrit: विद्याधरा मदक्षीवा मदरक्तान्तलोचनाः। योषिद्भिःसह संक्रान्ताश्चिक्रीडुर्जहषुश्च वै॥
English: There danced mirthfully, with their damsels, the Vidyādharas, inebriate and having their eyes reddened with drink.
Sanskrit: घण्टानामिव संनादः शुश्रुवे मधुरस्वनः। अप्सरोगणसङ्घानां गायतां धनदालये॥
English: There was audible in the house of the lord of riches, the sweet music of the assembled Apsarās like to the sound of the bell.
Sanskrit: पुष्पवर्षाणि मुश्चन्तो नगाः पवनताडिताः। शैलं तं वासयन्तीव मधुमाधवगन्धिनः॥
English: Being shaken by the wind the nectar-smelling trees made the hill fragrant with the shower of flowers.