pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स तु तां राम रामेति रुदती लक्ष्मणेति च । जगामादाय चाकाशं रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः॥
English: As she went on weeping with ( Rāma, O Lakşmaņa, Rāvana-lord of Rākşasas—taking her, coursed through the sky.
Sanskrit: तप्ताभरणवर्णाङ्गी पीतकौशेयवासिनी। रराज राजपुत्री तु विद्युत्सौदामनी यथा॥
English: And then the king's daughter hued like molten gold, clad in a yellow silken cloth, looked exceedingly beautiful like to lighting.
Sanskrit: उद्धृतेन च वस्त्रेण तस्याः पीतेन रावणः। अधिकं परिबभ्राज गिरिर्दीप्त इवाग्निना॥
English: And on her yellow cloth streaming up, Rāvaņa looked surpassingly graceful like a hill aflame with fire.
Sanskrit: तस्याः परमकल्याण्यास्ताम्राणि सुरभीणि च। पद्मपत्राणि वैदेह्या अभ्यकीर्यन्त रावणम्॥
English: And coppery fragrant lotus-leaves belonging to the eminently auspicious Vaidehī showered upon Ravana.
Sanskrit: तस्याः कौशेयमुद्धृतमाकाशे कनकप्रभम्। बभौ चादित्यरागेण ताम्रमभ्रमिवातपे॥
English: And her gold-glowing silken cloth, flying in the air, appeared like clouds coloured by the sunken sun.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तद् विमलं वक्त्रमाकाशे रावणाङ्कगम्। न रराज विना रामं विनालमिव पङ्कजम्॥
English: And her blameless countenance on Rāvana's lap in the sky did not appear beauteous without Rāma, like a lotus without its stalk;
Sanskrit: बभूव जलदं नीलं भित्त्वा चन्द्र इवोदितः। सुललाटं सुकेशान्तं पद्मगर्भाभमव्रणम्॥ शुक्लैः सुविमलैर्दन्तैः प्रभावद्भिरलंकृतम्। तस्याः सुनयनं वक्त्रमाकाशे रावणाङ्कगम्॥ रुदितं व्यपमृष्टास्रं चन्द्रवत् प्रियदर्शनम्। सुनासं चारुताम्रोष्टमाकाशे हाटकप्रभम्॥ राक्षसेन्द्रसमाधूतं तस्यास्तद् वदनं शुभम्। शुशुभे न विना रामं दिवा चन्द्र इवोदितः॥
English: It appeared like the moon risen tearing away dark clouds. And in the aerial regions her countenance on Rāvana's lap furnished with a fair forehead and graceful hair glowing like the interior of a lotus, without scars, graced with white, shining, stainless teeth, having excellent eyes, lovely like the moon, having a shapely nose, a rubeous upper lip, wearing the splendour of gold in the sky, that captivating countenance of hers in consequence of her weeping, and of being stained with tears, as also owing to the violence it had undergone at the hands of the lord of Rākşasas,-did not appear beautiful without Rāma' like the moon risen during the day.
Sanskrit: सा हेमवर्णां नीलाङ्ग मैथिली राक्षसाधिपम्। शुशुभे काञ्चनी काञ्ची नीलं गजमिवाश्रिता ॥
English: And furnished with the hue of gold, Mithila's daughter beside the dark-bodied lord of the Rākşasas, looked like a golden girth round a sable elephant.
Sanskrit: सा पद्मपीता हेमाभा रावणं जनकात्मजा। विद्युद् घनमिवाविश्य शुशुभे तप्तभूषणा॥
English: Janaka's daughter, yellow-hued like lotus, having the lustre of gold-and adorned with shining ornaments, coming in contact with Rāvana, appeared like lightning embosomed among clouds.
Sanskrit: तस्या भूषणघोषेण वैदेह्या राक्षसेश्वरः। बभूव विमलो नीलः सघोष इव तोयदः॥
English: And in consequence of Vaidehi's ornaments sending sounds, the lord of Rākşasas resembled an entirely dark rumbling cloud.
Sanskrit: उत्तमाङ्गच्युता तस्याः पुष्पवृष्टिः समन्ततः। सीताया ह्रियमाणायाः पपात धरणीतले॥
English: As Sītā was being borne away, showers of blossoms, falling off from her head, were scattered all around on the earth beneath.
Sanskrit: सा तु रावणवेगेन पुष्पवृष्टिः समन्ततः। समाधूता दशग्रीवं पुनरेवाभ्यवर्तत ॥
English: And that blossoms shower all around, drawn up by the vehemence of the ten-headed Rāvana, again alighted beside him.
Sanskrit: अभ्यवर्तत पुष्पाणां धारा वैश्रवणानुजम्। नक्षत्रमाला विमला मेरुं नगमिवोत्तमम् ॥
English: And the showers of blossoms scattered around Vaisravana's younger brother, looked like rows of burning stars round the foremost of mountains*. Sumerus
Sanskrit: चरणान्नूपुरं भ्रष्टं वैदेह्या रत्नभूषितम्। विद्युन्मण्डलसंकाशं पपात धरणीतले॥
English: And the bangles studded with gems, loosened . from Vaidehi's feet, fell on the earth, like the lighting circle. Instead of On the earth-some texts have [bangles] sweet-sounding.
Sanskrit: तरुप्रवालरक्ता सा नीलाङ्गं राक्षसेश्वरम्। प्रशोभयत् वैदेही गजं कक्ष्येव काञ्चनी॥
English: O hue like the light red of tender twigs, Vaidehi set off the dark-bodied lord of Rākşasas, as does a golden cover an elephant.
Sanskrit: तां महोल्कामिवाकाशे दीप्यमानां स्वतेजसा। जहाराकाशमाविश्य सीतां वैश्रवणानुजः॥
English: Vaisravana's younger brother carried away Sītā, who, like a mighty meteor, filled the heavens with her splendour.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तान्यग्निवर्णानि भूषणानि महीतले। सघोषाण्यवशीर्यन्त क्षीणास्तारा इवाम्बरात्॥
English: And like stars of exhausted religious merit dropping down from the sky, her fiery ornaments began to fall to the earth with sounds.
Sanskrit: तस्याः स्तनान्तराद् भ्रष्टो हारस्ताराधिपद्युतिः। वैदेह्या निपतन् भाति गङ्गेव गगनच्युता॥
English: And the chain of the splendour of the moon, removed from Vaidehi's breast, falling down, shone like the Gangā dropping from the sky.
Sanskrit: उत्पातवाताभिरता नानाद्विजगणायुक्ताः। मा भैरीति विधूताग्रा व्याजह्वरिव पादपाः॥
English: The trees filled with various fowls, with their tops waving because of the wind blowing on high and swaying them, seemed to say, No fear, [to Sita.]
Sanskrit: नलिन्यो ध्वस्तकमलास्त्रस्तंमीनजलेचराः। सखीमिव गतोत्साहां शोचन्तीव स्म मैथिलीम्॥
English: And the pools with their lotuses faded and their fishes agitated, seemed to sorrow for the desponding daughter of Mithilā as for their friend.
Sanskrit: समन्तादभिसम्पत्य सिंहव्याघ्रगद्विजाः। अन्वधावंस्तदा रोषाद् सीताच्छायानुगामिनः॥
English: And following Sītā's shadow, lions, and tigers, and other beasts and birds, rushed from all sides in wrath.
Sanskrit: जलप्रपातास्रमुखाः शृङ्गैरुच्छ्रितबाहुभिः। सीतायां ह्वियमाणायां विक्रोशन्तीव पर्वताः॥
English: And the mountains, with their faces washed with water-falls representing tears, and their summits resembling uplifted arms, seemed to lament for Sītă, as she was being carried away.
Sanskrit: ह्वियमाणां तु वैदेही दृष्ट्वा दीनो दिवाकरः। प्रविध्वस्तप्रभः श्रीमानासीत् पाण्डुर मण्डलः॥
English: And beholding Vaidehỉ carried away, the glorious Sun, oppressed with sadness, had his rays dimmed and his disc darkened.
Sanskrit: नास्ति धर्मः कुतः सत्यं नार्जवं नानृशंसता। यत्र रामस्य वैदेही सीतां हरति रावणः॥ इता भूतानि सर्वाणि गणशः पर्यदेवयन्। वित्रस्तका दीनमुखा रूरुदुर्मुगपोतकाः॥
English: Virtue is not; and where is truth? And there is neither sincerity nor kindness, in a case in which Rāvana is carrying away Rāma's Vaidehī; thus did all creatures lament in numbers. And the young of deer, afflicted with fear, wept with woe-began faces.
Sanskrit: उद्वीक्ष्योतीक्ष्य नयनैर्भयादिव विलक्षणैः। सुप्रवेपितगात्राश्च बभूवुर्वनदेवताः॥ विक्रोशन्तीं दृषं सीतां दृष्ट्वा दुःशं तता गताम्।
English: And the sylvan deities, looking up now and again with eyes betokening fear, had their persons all in a tremble.
Sanskrit: तां तु लक्ष्मण रामेति क्रोशन्तीं मधुरस्वराम्।॥ अवेक्षमाणां बहुशो वैदहीं धरणीतलम्। स तामाकुलकेशान्तां विप्रमृष्टविशेषकाम्। जहारात्मविनाशाय दशग्रीरो मनस्विनीम्॥
English: headed one carried away the intelligent Vaidehī, bewailing bitterly, Sītā, who had come by such misfortune, sweet-voiced, crying, O Lakşmaņa O Rāma, and casting glances on the ground many time and oft, the ends of her hair waving and her tilika wiped out.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु सा चारुदती शुचिस्मिता विनाकृता बन्धुजनेन मैथिली। अपश्यती राधवलक्ष्मणाबुभौ विवर्षक्त्रा फयभारपीडिता॥
English: Then oppressed with the load of fear, Sītā of luminous smiles, Mithila's daughter, bereft of her friends-not beholding either Rāma or Lakşmaņa, became pale of countenance.
Sanskrit: खमुत्पतन्तं तं दृष्ट्वा मैथिली जनकात्मजा। दुःखिता परमोद्विग्ना भये महति वर्तिनी॥
English: Seeing him fly up into the air, Janaka's daughter, Maithili, became aggrieved and exceedingly agitated, and great was the fear that possessed her.
Sanskrit: रोषरोदनताम्राक्षी भीमाक्षं राक्षसाधिपम्। रुदती करुणं सीता ह्रियमाणा तमब्रवीत्॥
English: Her eyes expressing rage, weeping and fright, Sītā, as she was being carried away, weeping piteously, spoke to the grim-eyed lord of the Raksasas.
Sanskrit: न व्यपत्रपसे नीच कर्मणानेन रावण। ज्ञात्वा विरहितां यो मां चोरयित्वा पलायसे॥
English: Do you not, O base wretch, O Ravana, feel shame on account of this act-you, who, knowing that I was alone fly away, carrying me?
Sanskrit: त्वयैव नूनं दुष्टात्मन् भीरूणा हर्तुमिच्छता। ममापवाहितो भर्ता मृगरूपेण मायया॥
English: Coward that you are, you it was, who, desirous of carrying me off, by the shape of a deer, had, by your (powers of] illusion taken away my lord.
Sanskrit: यो हि मामुद्यतस्त्रातुं सोऽप्ययं विनिपातितः। गृध्रराजः पुराणोऽसौ श्वशुरस्य सखा मम ॥
English: And he also that endeavoured to rescue me, has been slain by you—the ancient king of vultures, who was the friend of my father-in-law.
Sanskrit: परमं खलु ते वीर्यं दृश्यते राक्षसाधम। विश्राव्य नामधेयं हि युद्धे नास्मि जिता त्वया॥ ईदृशं गर्हितं कर्म कथं कृत्वा न लज्जसे। स्त्रियाश्चाहरणं नीच रहिते च परस्य च ॥
English: Great, forsooth, is found to be your might, you vilest of Rākşasas, in that you have carried me off; by simply declaring your name, but have not won me in war. Why do you not, O execrable one, take shame to yourself, having perpetrated such a heinous act-having carried off another's wife in the absence of her husband?
Sanskrit: कथयिष्यन्ति लोकेषु पुरुषाः कर्म कुत्सितम्। कुनृशंसमधर्मिष्ठं तव शौटीर्यमानिनः॥
English: This fell and foul ict of yours fraught with unrighteousness, heroic persons shall bruit about the world.
Sanskrit: धिक् ते शौर्यं च सत्त्वं च यत्वया कथितं तदा। कुलाक्रोशकरं लोके धिक् ते चारित्रमीदृशम्॥
English: Fie on your heroism and your truth, of which you did speak at that time; and fie also on this character of yours, calculated to sully your line in this world.
Sanskrit: किं शक्यं कर्तुमेवं हि यज्जवेनैव धावसि। मुहूर्तमपि तिष्ठ त्वं न जीवन् प्रतियास्यसि ॥
English: What can I do (to you), as you proceed with speed? But stay you for a moment; and you shall not return with life.
Sanskrit: न हि चक्षुःपथं प्राप्य तयोः पार्थिवपुत्रयोः। ससैन्योऽपि समर्थस्त्वं मुहूर्तमपि जीवितुम् ॥
English: Should you come within the range of the vision of those sons of the king, you could not, although you should happen to be accompanied with your army, live for a moment.
Sanskrit: न त्वं तयोः शरस्पर्श सोढुं शक्तः कथंचन। वने प्रज्वलितस्येव स्पर्शमग्नेविहंगमः॥
English: Even as a bird cannot bear the touch of a flaming fire in a forest, you can never bear the touch of their arrows. Effecting your own welfare, do you, O Ravana, leave me.
Sanskrit: साधु कृत्वात्मनः पथ्यं साधु मां मुञ्च रावण। मत्प्रधर्षणसंक्रुद्धो भ्रात्रा सह पतिर्मम ॥ विधास्यति विनाशाय त्वं मां यदि न मुञ्चसि। येन त्वं व्यवसायेन बलान्मां हर्तुमिच्छसि॥ व्यवसायस्तु ते नीच भविष्यति निरर्थकः।
English: If you do not let me go, iny husband along with his brother would strive for your destruction. As intent upon sensual enjoyment, you endeavour to ravish me, this very endeavour of yours O mean wight, shall come to naught.
Sanskrit: नह्यहं तमपश्यन्ती भर्तारं विबुधोपमम्॥ उत्सहे शत्रुवशगा प्राणान् धारयितुं चिरम्।
English: Not beholding my lord resembling a celestial, I cannot, come under the sway of my enemy, bear to live long.
Sanskrit: न नूनं चात्मनः श्रेयः पथ्यं वा समवेक्षसे॥ मृत्युकाले यथा मर्यो विपरितानि सेवते। मुमूर्तृणां तु सर्वेषां यत् पथ्यं तन्न रोचते॥
English: As one dwelling on earth perceives objects in their reversed relations at the time of one's death SO you do not perceive what is for your good or profit. Those moribund do not relish what would do them good.
Sanskrit: पश्यामीहि हि कण्ठे त्वां कालपाशावपाशितम्। यथा चास्मिन् भयस्थाने न बिभेषि निशाचर॥ व्यक्तं हिरण्यमयांस्त्वं हि सम्पश्यसि महीरूहान्। नदी वैतरणी घोरां रुधिरौघविवाहिनीम्॥ खङ्गपत्रवनं चैव भीमं पश्यसि रावण। तप्तकाञ्चनपुष्पां च वैदूर्यप्रवरच्छदाम्॥
English: I see with the noose of Death wound round your neck. As, O ranger of night, you are not affected with fear, albeit the situation is one calculated to raise one's apprehensions it is clear that you will see the golden treus, the dreadful river Vaitaraṇī flowing with blood, the terrible wood, O Rāvana, rife with leaves in the shape of swords, and a sharp Šalmali containing blossoms of shining gold, having lapises for its leaves, and bearing iron thorns.
Sanskrit: द्रक्ष्यसे शाल्मली तीक्ष्णामायसैः कण्टकैश्रिताम्। नहि त्वमीदृशं कृत्वा तस्यालीकं महात्मनः॥ धारितुं शक्ष्यसि चिरं विषं पीत्वे निघृण। बद्धस्त्वं कालपाशेन दुर्निवारेण रावण ॥
English: But, O shameless one, like a person that has drunk poison, having done this wrong to that high-souled one, you with not be able to save yourself. O Rāvana, you are fast fettered in the noose of Death.
Sanskrit: क्व गतो लप्स्यसे शर्म मम भर्तुर्महात्मनः। निमेषान्तरमात्रेण बिना भ्रातरमाहवे॥ राक्षसा निहता येन सहस्राणि चतुर्दश। कथं स राघवो वीरः सर्वास्त्रकुशलो बली॥
English: Having done this foul turn to that high-souled one, repairing whither, shall you obtain respite? Shall not that strong and heroic Rāghava, skilled in all weapons, who without his brother, in the twinkling of an eye, in battle slew fourteen thousand Rākṣasas, slay you, who carries away his beloved wife?
Sanskrit: न त्वां हन्याच्छरैस्तीक्ष्णैरिष्टभार्यापहारिणम्। एतच्चान्यच्च परुषं वैदेही रावणाङ्कगा। भयशोकसमाविष्टा करुणं विललाप ह॥
English: Thus and in other ways, Videha's daughter, lying on the lap of Rāvana, overwhelmed with fear and grief, indulged in piteous lamentations.
Sanskrit: तदा भृशात् बहु चैव भाषिणी विलापपूर्वं करुणं च भामिनीम्। जहार पापस्तरुणी विचेष्टती नृपात्मजामागतगात्रदे'थुः॥
English: And the wicked (Rävaņa) with a shaking frame carried away the daughter of the king extremely distressed, speaking much, and speaking piteously, uttering lamentations, and putting forth endeavours (to free herself.) saw
Sanskrit: ह्रियमाणा तु वैदेही कंचिन्नाथमपश्यती। ददर्श गिरिशृङ्गस्थान् पञ्च वानरपुङ्गवान्॥
English: Carried away (by Ravana), Vaidehi, not finding any defender, five principal monkeys stationed on the top of a hill.
Sanskrit: तेषां मध्ये विशालाक्षी कौशेयं कनकप्रभम्। उत्तरीयं वरारोहा शुभान्याभरणानि च॥ मुमोच यदि रामाय शंसेयुरिति भामिनी। वस्रमुत्सृज्य तन्मध्ये निक्षिप्तं सहभूषणम्॥
English: Thereat, that lady of expansive eyes and surpassing charms, in the hope that they might convey the intelligence to Rāma, flung off in their midst her gold-gleaming silken sheet, and elegant ornaments.
Sanskrit: सम्भ्रमात् तु दशग्रीवस्तत्कर्म च न बुद्धवान्। पिङ्गाक्षास्तां विशालाक्षी नेत्रैरनिमिषैरिव ॥ विक्रोशन्तीं तदा सीतां दद्दशुर्वानरोत्तमाः।
English: But the Ten headed one owing to hurry did not observe the throwing of the cloth along with the ornaments. Those foremost of monkeys having tawny eyes observes with winkless eyes the large-eyed Sītā as she was giving way to grief.
Sanskrit: स च पम्पामतिक्रम्य लङ्कामभिमुखः पुरीम्॥ जगाम मैथिली गृह्य रुदतीं राक्षसेश्वरः।
English: The lord of Rākşasas, passing beyond Pampā, directed his course towards the city of Lankā, taking Mithilā's daughter along with him, indulging lamentations.
Sanskrit: तां जहार सुसंहृष्टो रावणो मृत्युमात्मनः॥ उत्सङ्गेनैव भुजगी तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रां महाविषाम्।
English: Experiencing the height of delight, Rāvana ravished her, taking her on his lap like a sharp-toothed serpent of virulent poison.
Sanskrit: वनानि सरितः शैलान् सरांसि च विहायसा॥ स क्षिप्रं समतीयाय शरश्चापादिव च्युतः।
English: And speedily, like an arrow shot from a bow, he, coursing the welkin, left behind woods and streams and mountains and pieces of water.
Sanskrit: तिमिनक्रनिकेतं तु वरुणालयमक्षयम्॥ सरितां शरणं गत्वा समतीयाय सागरम्।
English: Coming to the abode of Varuņa, that refuge of rivers, the exhaustless ocean—the home of whales and alligators, he crossed over it.
Sanskrit: सम्भ्रमान् परिवृत्तोर्मी रुद्धमीनमहोरगः॥ वैदेह्यां ह्रियमाणायां बभूव वरुणालयः।
English: In consequence of the carrying away of Vaidehi, Varuna's abode, from grief, had all its waves stilled and its fishes and mighty snakes inert.
Sanskrit: अन्तरिक्षगता वाचः ससृजुश्चारणास्तदा॥ एतदन्तो दशग्रीव इति सिद्धास्तथाब्रुवन्।
English: And the Cāranas uttered in the heavens these words, O Ten-headed one, this is your end. Thus did the Siddhas then say.
Sanskrit: स तु सीतां विचेष्टन्तीमङ्केनादाय रावणः॥ प्रविवेश पुरीं लङ्कां रूपिणीं मृत्युमात्मनः।
English: And taking Sītā on his lap, representing his own Death, who endeavoured (to liberate herself). Rāvana entered the city of Lankā.
Sanskrit: सोऽभिगम्य पुरीं लङ्कां सुविभक्तमहापथाम्॥ संरूढकक्ष्यां बहुलां स्वमन्तःपुरमाविशत्।
English: And entering the city of Lankā, vast, with all its highways well-arranged, and with people thronging its gates, he entered his own inner apartment.
Sanskrit: तत्र तामसितापाङ्गी शोकमोहसमन्विताम्॥ निदधे रावणः सीतां मयो मायामिवासुरीम्।
English: Then Rāvana set Sītā there, having eyes with dark outer corners, exercised with grief and dole; as if Máyā had set his own Asura Illusion (in his own palace).
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच्च दशग्रीवः पिशाची?रदर्शनाः॥ यथा नैनां पुमान् स्त्री वा सीतां पश्यत्यसम्मतः।
English: Then the Ten-headed one spoke to some female friends of terrible visages, Let no man or woman behold Sītā without my permission.
Sanskrit: मुक्तामणि सुवर्णानि वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च॥ यद् यदिच्छेत् तदैवास्या देयं मच्छन्दतो यथा।
English: And I command that, should she ask for pearls, or rubies, or gold, or apparel, or ornaments, the same should be rendered to her.
Sanskrit: या च वक्ष्यति वैदेही वचनं किंचिदप्रियम्॥ अज्ञानाद् वा ज्ञानान तस्या जीवितं प्रियम्।
English: She that, whether knowingly or unknowingly should say anything unpleasant to Vaidehī, would hold her life cheap.
Sanskrit: तथोक्त्वा राक्षसीस्तास्तु राक्षसेन्द्रः प्रतापवान्॥ निष्क्रम्यान्तः पुरात् तस्मात् किं कृत्यमिति चिन्तयन्। ददर्शाष्टौ महावीर्यान् राक्षसान् पिशिताशनान्॥
English: Heaving said this to the Rākşasis, the puissant lord of the Rākṣasas, went out of the inner apartment, and thought within himself as to what was to be done (next). And he saw eight flesheating Rākşasas of wondrous prowess.
Sanskrit: स तान् दृष्ट्वा महावीर्यो वरदानेन मोहितः। उवाच तानिदं वाक्यं प्रशस्य बलवीर्यतः॥
English: And seeing them, the exceedingly powerful. (Ravana), blinded by the bestowal of the boon, after extolling their strength and heroism, addressed them.
Sanskrit: नानाप्रहरणाः क्षिप्रमितो गच्छत सत्वराः। जनस्थानं हतस्थानं भूतं पूर्वं खरालयम्॥ तत्रास्यतां जनस्थाने शून्ये निहतराक्षसे। पौरुषं बलमाश्रित्य त्रासमुत्सृज्य दूरतः॥
English: Equipped with various weapons, do you speedily take yourself to Janasthāna-that field of carnage-which ere this contained the abode of Khara; and casting off fear at a distance, do you sojourn in vacant Janasthāna with all its Raksasas slain (by Rama).
Sanskrit: वहुसैन्यं महावीर्यं जनस्थाने निवेशितम्। सदूषणखरं युद्धे निहतं रामसायकैः॥
English: A great many troops endued with exceeding prowess, who had been posted in Janasthāna, have, along with Düşana and Khara, been slain by the shafts of Rāma.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रोधो ममापूर्वो धैर्यस्योपरि वर्धते। वैरं च सुमहज्जातं रामं प्रति सुदारुणम् ॥
English: Hence unprecedented is my wrath, towering above my patience; and great and fierce also is the hostility I have conceived against Rāma.
Sanskrit: निर्यातयितुमिच्छामि तच्च वैरं महारिपोः। नहि लप्स्याम्यहं निद्रामहत्वा संयुगे रिपुम्॥ तं त्विदानीमहं हत्वा खरदूषणघातिनम्। राम शर्मोपलप्स्यामि धनं लब्ध्वेव निर्धनः॥
English: I wish to avenge myself on my mighty enemy. Sleep find I none without slaying my foe in fight. Slaying that slayer of Khara and Dūşaņa, Rāma, I shall attain delight like to that attained by a pauper on gaining riches.
Sanskrit: जनस्थाने वसद्भिस्तु भवद्भि राममाश्रिता। प्रवृत्तिरूपनेतव्या किं करोतीति तत्वतः॥ अप्रमादाच्च गन्तव्यं सर्वैरेव निशाचरैः। कर्तव्यश्च सदा यत्नो राघवस्य वधं प्रति॥
English: Staying in Janasthāna, you shall gather true information touching Rāma as to what he is about. Repair all you rangers of the night carefully, and strive yourselves always for slaying Rāma.
Sanskrit: युष्माकं तु बलं ज्ञातं बहुशो रणमूर्धने। अतस्तस्मिञ्जनस्थाने मया यूयं निवेशिताः॥
English: I have been well acquainted with your strength in many a field, and it is for this that I set you in Janasthāna.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रियं वाक्यमुपेत्य राक्षसा महार्थमष्टावभिवाद्य रावणम्। विहाय लङ्कां सहिताः प्रतस्थिरे यतो जनस्थानमलक्ष्यदर्शनाः॥
English: Hearing these agreeable and weighty words of Ravana, those Raksasas, bowing down to Rāvana, left Lankā, and in a body invisible proceeded in the direction of Janasthāna.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु सीतामुपलभ्य रावणः सुसम्प्रहृष्टः परिगृह्य मैथिलीम्। प्रसज्य रामेण च वैरमुत्तमं बभूव मोहान्मुदितः स रावणः॥
English: Having obtained Mithilā's daughter, Rāvaņa experienced great joy in establishing her (in his own house); and having created high hostility with Rāma, Rāvana through blindness rejoiced greatly.
Sanskrit: संदिश्य राक्षसान् घोरान् रावणोऽष्टौ महाबलान्। आत्मानं बुद्धिवैक्लव्यात् कृतकृत्यममन्यत॥
English: Having commissioned those eight terrible and mighty Rākşasas, Rāvana, in consequence of perversion of sense, considered himself as crowned with success.
Sanskrit: स चिन्तयानो वैदेहीं कामबाणैः प्रपीडितः। प्रविवेश गृहं रम्यं सीतां द्रष्टुमभित्वरन्॥
English: And brooding over Vaidehi, he, sore pierced by the shafts of Kāma, hastily entered his charming mansion, with the intention of secing Sitā.
Sanskrit: स प्रविश्य तु तद्वेश्म रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। अपश्यद् राक्षसीमध्ये सीतां दुःखपरायणाम्॥ अश्रुपूर्णमुखीं दीनां शोकभारावपीडिताम्। वायुवेगैरिवाक्रान्तां मज्जन्ती नावमर्णवे॥
English: And entering that apartment, Rāvana-lord of Rākşasas-saw the distressed Sītā in the midst of the Raksasas, with a tearful countenance, oppressed with a load of grief, like to a bark sinking in the ocean through the violence of the winds; like to a doe separated from the herd of deer, and surrounded by dogs.
Sanskrit: मृगयूथपरिभ्रष्टां मृगी श्वभिरिवावृताम्। अधोगतमुखीं सीतां तामभ्येत्य निशाचरः॥ तां तु शोकवशाद् दीनामवशां राक्षसाधिपः। स बलाद् दर्शयामास गृहं देवगृहोपमम्॥ हर्म्यप्रासादसम्बाधं स्त्रीसहस्रनिषेवितम्। नानापक्षिगणैर्जुष्टं नानारत्नसमन्वितम्॥ दान्तकैस्तापनीयैश्च स्फाटिकै राजतैस्तथा। वज्रवैदूर्यचित्रैश्च स्तम्भैईष्टिमनोरमैः॥
English: Coming to Sītā disconsolate in consequence of stress of sorrow, remaining with her head bent down, that ranger of the night, the lord of the Rākşasas, forcibly showed to her that mansion resembling the mansion of the celestials, thick with palaces and lordly piles, inhabited by thousands of females; containing birds of various kinds; furnished with various gems; with beautiful pillars of ivory gold and crystal and silver, studded with diamonds and lapises.
Sanskrit: दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम्। सोपानं काञ्चनं चित्रमारुरोह तथा सह॥
English: Rāvana in company with Şītā ascended the beautiful golden stairs, resounding with the sounds of kettle-drums and embellished with ornaments of burnished gold.
Sanskrit: दान्तका राजताश्चैव गवाक्षाः प्रियदर्शनाः। हेमजालावृताश्चासंस्तत्र प्रासादपङ्क्तयः॥
English: And those loftily edifices had excellent windows made of vory and silver, and covered with golden nets.
Sanskrit: सुधामणिविचित्राणि भूमिभागानि सर्वशः। दशग्रीवः स्वभवने प्रादर्शयत मैथिलीम्॥ दीर्घिकाः पुष्करिण्यश्च नानापुप्पसमावृताः। रावणो दर्शयामास सीतां शोकपरायणाम्॥
English: The ground all over was decorated with ambrosia and gems. The Ten-headed one in his own mansion showed to Maithilī large tanks and pools covered with various kinds of flowers. (All this) Rāvaņa showed to Sítā overmastered by sorrow.
Sanskrit: दर्शयित्वा तु वैदेहीं कृत्स्नं तद्भवनोत्तमम्। उवाच वाक्यं पापात्मा सीतां लोभितुमिच्छया॥
English: And after having showed to Vaidehi the whole of that good lie of mansions, that wicked one, with the intention of tempting Sītā, spoke to her.
Sanskrit: दश राक्षसकोट्यश्च द्वाविंशतिरथापराः। वर्जयित्वा जनान्वृद्धान् बालांश्च रजनीचरान्॥ तेषां प्रभुरहं सीते सर्वेषां भीमकर्मणाम्। सहस्रमेकमेकस्य मम कार्यपुरःसरम्॥
English: O Sītā, leaving out old men and boys, I am the lord of thirty two crore of night-rangers of terrible deeds. And a thousand come forward whenever required for any service.
Sanskrit: यदिदं राज्यतन्त्रं मे त्वयि सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्। जीवितं च विशालाक्षि त्वं मे प्राणैर्गरीयसी॥
English: If such is my sovereignty, all this is established in you, O large-eyed lady, as well as my life. You are dearer to me than life.
Sanskrit: बह्वीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणां मम योऽसौ परिग्रहः। तासां त्वमीश्वरी सीते मम भार्या भव प्रिये॥
English: O Sītā, be you the mistress of those numerous excellent women who are my wives. Dear, be you my wife.