pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तेषां संजल्पमानानामशोकवनिकां गताम्। अभिदुद्राव वैदेहीं रावणः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः॥
English: As they were speaking thus, Ravana, reft of his senses by wrath, rushed against Vaidehi, who had taken up her abode in the Asoka wood.
Sanskrit: वार्यमाणः सुसंस्क्रुद्धः सुहृद्भिर्हितबुद्धिभिः। अभ्यधावत संक्रुद्धः खे ग्रहो रोहिणीमिव।॥
English: And dissuaded by his friends endowed with good intelligence, he wrought up with high wrath, darted (against Sītā), even as an enraged planet' rush against Rohinr in the firmament. 1. Kuja etc. 2. Hesperus.
Sanskrit: मैथिली रक्ष्यमाणा तु राक्षसीभिरनिन्दिता। ददर्श राक्षसं क्रुद्धं निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणम् ॥ तं निशम्य सनिस्त्रिंश व्यथिता जनकात्मजा। निवार्यमाणं बहुशः सुहृद्भिरनिवर्तिनम्॥ सीता दुःखसमाविष्टा विलपन्तीदमब्रवीत्। यथायं मामभिक्रुद्धः समभिद्रवति स्वयम्।। वधिष्यति सनाथां मामनाथामिव दुर्मतिः॥
English: The blameless daughter of Mithilă protected by the Rākşasis, saw the infuriated Rāvana bearing that best of blades in his hand. Seeing (Ravana) approach, sword in hand, despite the earnest entreaties of his friends, Janaka's daughter, SIta, pained and overcome by grief, said, weeping-From the way in which, wrought up with wrath, this wicked-minded one is rushing on at me personally it appears that he will slay me, who have a lord, as one who has not.
Sanskrit: बहुशश्चोदयामास भर्तारं मामनुव्रताम्। भार्या मम भवस्वेति प्रत्याख्यातो ध्रुवं मया॥
English: He did urge me much ever devoted to my lord saying Be you my wife; but forsooth I disregarded him.
Sanskrit: सोऽयं मामनुपस्थाने व्यक्तं नैराश्यमागतः। क्रोधमोहसमाविष्टो व्यक्तं मां हन्तुमुद्यतः॥
English: And plainly in consequence of my refusal, he has given way to despair. And overcome by anger and passion, he is ready to slay me.
Sanskrit: अथवा तौ नरव्याघ्रौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। मन्निमित्तमनार्येण समरेऽद्य निपातितौ॥
English: Or it may be that today for me those foremost of men, the brothers-Rama and Laksmana-have been slain in encounter by this inglorious one.
Sanskrit: भैरवो हि महानादो राक्षसानां श्रुतो भया। बहूनामिह हृष्टानां तथा विक्रोशतमां प्रियम्॥
English: I heard a furious and fearful uproar raised by countless Rākşasas rejoicing and expressing their delight.
Sanskrit: अहो धिङ्मन्निमित्तोऽयं विनाशो राजपुत्रयोः। अथवा पुत्रशोकेन अहत्वा रामलक्ष्मणौ॥ विधमिष्यति मां रौद्रो राक्षसः पापनिश्चयः।
English: Alas! O fie! For me those princes have met with destruction. Or it may be that not without slaying Rāma and Laksmana, this terrific Rākşasa having his heart set on sin, from grief for his son will slay me.
Sanskrit: हनूमतस्तु तद्वाक्यं न कृतं क्षुद्रया मया॥ यद्यहं तस्य पृष्ठेन तदायासमनिर्जिता। नाद्यैवमुशोचेयं भर्तुरङ्कगता सती॥
English: Fool that I am I did not then act agreeably to Hanumān's words. If I had gone away seated on his back, without waiting for the victory (of my lord). I devoted to him placed on his lap, should not have come by this repentance.
Sanskrit: मन्ये तु हृदयं तस्याः कौसल्यायाः फलिष्यति। एकपुत्रा यदा पुत्रं विनष्टं श्रोष्यते युधि ॥
English: When Kausalya, having an only son, will hear of her son slain in battle, I fancy, her heart shall burst.
Sanskrit: सा हि जन्म च बाल्यं च यौवनं च महात्मनः। धर्मकार्याणि रूपं च रुदती संस्मरिष्यति॥
English: And weeping she will remember that highsouled one's birth and weeping, she will remember that high-souled one's birth and boyhood, and youth and pious acts and loveliness.
Sanskrit: निराशा निहते पुत्रे दत्त्वा श्राद्धमचेतना। अग्निमावेक्ष्यते नूनमपो वापि प्रवेक्ष्यति॥
English: That one bereft of her consciousness, filled with despair, after having performed his srāddha,* will doubtless enter into fire or water. *Funereal rites performed in accordance with the injunctions of the Hindu Scriptures.
Sanskrit: धिगस्तु कुब्जामसती मन्थरां पापनिश्चयाम्। यनिमित्तमिमं शोकं कौसल्या प्रतिपत्स्यते॥
English: Shame on the unchaste and hump-backed Manthara, having her heart fixed in sin, for whose sake this grief shat Rāvana's exercise Kausalya!
Sanskrit: इत्येवं मैथिली दृष्ट्वा विलपन्तीं तपस्विनीम्। रोहिणीमिव चन्द्रेण विना ग्रहवशं गताम्॥ एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तस्य अमात्यः शीलवञ्छुचिः। सुपार्थो नाम मेधावी रावणं रक्षसां वरम्।। निवार्यमाणः सचिवैरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Seeing the distressed daughter of Mithila lament thus, like to Rohiņi come under the sway of a planet in the absence of the Moon, in the meanwhile his (Rāvana's) pure and good courtier, named Suparsva, endowed with intelligence, albeit prevented by other courtiers, spoke to Rāvana, foremost of Räkșasa.
Sanskrit: कथं नाम दशग्रीव साक्षाद्वैश्रवणानुज। हन्तुमिच्छसि वैदेही क्रोधाद्धर्ममपास्य च॥
English: Wherefore, O Ten-necked one, O you who are the very younger brother of Vaiśravaņa himself, Did you desire to slay Vaidehī, forsaking righteousness?
Sanskrit: वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातः स्वकर्मनिरतस्तथा। स्त्रियः कस्माद्वधं वीर मन्यसे राक्षसेश्वर॥
English: Why O hero! O lord of Rākşasas! having led the Brahmacarya mode of life, studied the Vedas, and returned from the house of your spiritual guide, and ever engaged in religious acts, today did you intend to slay a woman?
Sanskrit: मैथिली रूपसंपन्नां प्रत्यवेक्षस्व पार्थिव । तस्मिन्नेव सहास्माभिराहवे क्रोधमुत्सृज॥
English: Do you, O king, now stay expecting Mithila's daughter' endowed with loveliness; and do you along with us vent your wrath on him." 1. Explains the commentator: till you slay Rāma in battle. 2. Rama.
Sanskrit: अभ्युत्थानं त्वमद्यैव कृष्णपक्षचतुर्दशी। कृत्वा निर्याह्यमावास्यां विजयाय बलैर्वृतः॥
English: To-day being the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, do you this very day prepare for conflict; at amăvāsyā,* environed with your forces do you march for victory. *i.e. tomorrow.
Sanskrit: शूरो धीमारथी खङ्गी रथप्रवरमास्थितः। हत्वा दाशरथिं भीमं भवान्प्राप्स्यति मैथिलीम्॥
English: Heroic, and intelligent, a mighty car-warrior and swordsman, you, mounted on a car, slay the redoubtable son of Dasaratha, will obtain Mithilā's daughter.
Sanskrit: स तदुरात्मा सुहृदा निवेदितं वचः सुधयं प्रतिगृह्य रावणः। गृहं जगामाथ ततश्च वीर्यवान् पुनः सभां च प्रययौ सुहृद्वृतः॥
English: Thus exhorted by his friend, the untighteous Rāvana accepted his virtuous speech; and then that powerful one went (back) to his house, and, surrounded by his friends, entered the court.
Sanskrit: स प्रविश्य सभां राजा दीनः परमदुःखितः। निषसादासने मुख्ये सिंहः क्रुद्ध इव श्वसन्॥
English: Entering his court, the king, distressed, and exceeding aggrieved sat him down on the foremost seat sighing like an enraged lion.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच्च स तान्सर्वान्बलमुख्यान्महाबलः। रावणः प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं पुत्रव्यसनकर्शितः॥
English: And stricken with grief in consequence of his son's death, that highly powerful Ravana, with folded hands, addressed all the heroic Rākşasas saying.
Sanskrit: सर्वे भवन्तः सर्वेण हस्त्यश्वेन समावृताः। निर्यात रथसङ्घश्च हस्त्यश्वैश्चोपशोभिताः॥ एकं रामं परिक्षिप्य समरे हन्तुमर्हथ। प्रहृष्टाः शरवर्षाणि प्रावृट्काल इवाम्बुदाः॥
English: Do you all proceed to battle with elephants, horses and cars. And encircling Rāma only and discharging shafts at him, delightedly, like to clouds, in the rainy season, poring water, do you slay him.
Sanskrit: अथवाहं शरैस्तीक्ष्णैभिन्नगात्रं महाहवे। भवद्भिः श्वो निरन्तास्मि रामं लोकस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Or I shall slay him to morrow in the presence of all, wounded by you in the mighty encounter with sharpened arrows.
Sanskrit: इत्येतद्वाक्यमादाय राक्षसेन्द्रस्य राक्षसाः। निर्ययुस्ते रथैः शीघे नानीकैश्च संयुताः॥
English: Hearing the speech of their lord the Rākṣasas, with a huge army and a host of cars, speedily issued out for battle.
Sanskrit: परिघान्पट्टिशांश्चैव शरखङ्गपरश्वधान्। शरीरान्तकरान्सर्वे चिक्षिपुर्वानरान्प्रति।। वानराश्च द्रुमाञ्छैलानराक्षसान्प्रति चिक्षिपुः॥
English: They all threw at the monkeys life-destroying Parighas, pattisas, arrows, daggers and Parasvadhas. And the monkeys too threw crags and trees at the Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: स संग्रामो महाभीमः सूर्यस्योदयनं प्रति। रक्षसां वानराणां च तुमुलः समपद्यत।।।।
English: Thus on the eve of sun set there arose a terrible conflict between the Rakşasas and the monkeys.
Sanskrit: ते गदाभिश्च चित्राभिः प्रासैः खङ्गैः परश्वधैः। अन्योन्यं समरे जघ्नुस्तदा वानरराक्षसाः।९।।
English: They struck each other in the conflict with clubs chitras, Prasas daggers and Parasvadha.
Sanskrit: एवं प्रवृत्चे संग्रामे ह्यद्भुतं सुमहद्रजः। रक्षसां वानराणां च शान्तं शोणितविस्रवैः॥
English: The conflict being thus carried on, there arose a mighty dust which was again destroyed by the current of blood gushing out of the persons of the Rakşasas and the monkeys:
Sanskrit: मातंगरथकूलाश्च शरमत्स्या ध्वजदुमाः। शरीरसंघाटवहाः प्रसस्नुः शोणितापगाः॥
English: Elephants and cars were like the banks of that river of blood, the arrows were like the fishes, and the flags were the trees on their banks and the corpses were like planks afloat there.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते वानराः सर्वे शोणितौघपरिप्लुताः। ध्वजवर्मरथानश्वान्नानाप्रहरणानि च।। आप्लुत्याप्लुत्य समरे वानरेन्द्रा बभञ्जिरे॥
English: Being thus wounded and assailed by the Rākşasas, those heroic monkeys leaped and broke down the flags, armours, cars, horses and other weapons.
Sanskrit: केशान्कर्णललाटं च नासिकाश्च प्लवंगमाः। रक्षसां दशनैस्तीक्ष्णैर्नखैश्चापि व्यकर्तयन्॥
English: With their sharp teeth and nails they scratched the hair, ears, foreheads and the noses of the Raksasas.
Sanskrit: एकैकं राक्षसं संख्ये शतं वानरपुङ्गवाः। अभ्यधावन्त पतितं वृक्षं शकुनयो यथा॥
English: Like to vultures falling upon a felled tree, hundreds of monkeys fell upon one Räkşasas in that encounter.
Sanskrit: तदा गदाभिर्गुर्वीभिः प्रासैः खङ्गैः परश्वधैः। निर्जघ्नुर्वानरान्घोराराक्षसाः पर्वतोपमाः॥
English: The Rákşasas resembling mountains, with huge clubs, prasas, daggers and Parasvādhas, struck the monkeys (in their turn).
Sanskrit: राक्षसैर्वध्यमानानां वानराणां महाचमूः। शरण्यं शरणं याता रामं दशरथात्मजम्॥
English: Being thus assailed by the Räkşasas, the mighty host of monkeys took refuge of Răma, the son of Dasaratha, the worthy refuge of all creatures.
Sanskrit: ततो रामो महातेजा धनुरादाय वीर्यवान्। प्रविश्य राक्षसं सैन्यं शरवर्ष ववर्ष च॥
English: Thereupon the highly effulgent and powerful Rāma, taking up his bow, entered the Rākşasa host and began to make a downpour of arrows.
Sanskrit: प्रविष्टं तु तदा रामं मेघाः सूर्यमिवाम्बरे। नाधिजग्मुर्महाघोरा निर्दहन्तं शराग्निना॥
English: Rama entering the field, those terrible Rakş asas, being burnt with the fire of his arrows, could not stand before him like to clouds disappearing before the Sun in the welkin.
Sanskrit: कृतान्येव सुघोराणि रामेण रजनीचराः। रणे रामस्य ददृशुः कर्माण्यसुकाराणि ते॥
English: The night-rangers only espied the dreadful feats performed by Råma and which were above the power of others.
Sanskrit: चालयन्तं महासैन्यं विधमन्तं महारथान्। ददृशुस्तेन वै रामं वातं वनगतं यथा॥
English: Except when guiding the huge army or driving the cars they could not see Rama like to the wind invisible in a forest.
Sanskrit: छिन्नं भिन्नं शरैर्दग्धं प्रभग्नं शस्त्रपीडितम्। बलं रामेण ददृशुर्न रामं शीघ्रकारिणम्॥
English: The all beheld the Råkşasas force scattered, wounded, burnt down with arrows, broken and assailed with weapons by Rāma But none could see the quick moving Rāma.
Sanskrit: प्रहरन्तं शरीरेषु न ते पश्यन्ति राघवम्। इन्द्रियार्थेषु तिष्ठन्तं भूतात्मानामिव प्रजाः॥
English: As people cannot see the soul which governs all objects of sense so they could not see Rāma, who was thus inflicting wounds on them.
Sanskrit: एष हन्ति गजानीकमेष हन्ति महारथान्। एष हन्ति शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः पदातीन्वाजिभिः सह॥ इति ते राक्षसाः सर्वे रामस्य सदृशारणे। अन्योन्यं कुपिता जघ्नुः सादृश्याद्राघवस्य तु॥
English: It is he who is destroying the soldiers riding the elephants, it he who is breaking down the mighty cars, and it is he who with sharp arrows is slaying the cavalry-rider and horse. "Thus saying those Räkşasas, in that conflict and in the very presence of Rāma, highly enraged began to slay each other.
Sanskrit: न ते ददृशिरे रामं दहन्तमपि वाहिनीम्। मोहिताः परमात्रेण गान्धर्वेण महात्मना॥
English: They were all bewildered by the huge Gandharva weapon discharged by the high souled Rama and so they could not see Rama, whose was thus burning down their force.
Sanskrit: ते तु रामसहस्राणि रणे पश्यन्ति राक्षसाः। पुनः पश्यन्ति काकुत्स्थमेकमेव महाहवे॥
English: The Rákşasas sometimes beheld thousands of Rāma in the battle field and again saw one Rāma only.
Sanskrit: भ्रमन्ता काञ्चनी कोटिं कार्मुकस्य महात्मनः। अलातचक्रप्रतिमां ददृशुस्ते न राघवम्॥
English: They at times saw the quick-moving golden end of the bow of that high-souled one, resembling a circular fire brand but they did not behold Rāghava.
Sanskrit: शरीरनाभिसत्वार्चिः शरीरं नेमिकार्मुकम्। ज्याघोषतलनिर्घोषं तेजोबुद्धिगुणप्रभम्॥ दिव्यास्त्रगुणपर्यन्तं निघ्नन्तं युधि राक्षसान्। ददृशू रामचक्रं तत्कालचक्रमिव प्रजाः॥
English: He looked like kālacakra, having his middle body as its navel, his own strength as its lustre, the arrow for its radius or spoke, the bow for the circumference, the twang of the bow for its sound, his power and intelligence for its brightness, and the aim of the celestial Weapons for its limit.
Sanskrit: अनीकं दशसाहस्रं रथानां वातरंहसाम्। अष्टादश सहस्राणि कुञ्जराणां तरस्विनाम्।।३० चतुर्दश सहस्राणि सारोहाणां च वाजिनाम्। पूर्णे शतसहस्रे द्वे राक्षसानां पदातिनाम्॥ दिवसस्याष्टभागेन शरैरग्निशिखोपमैः। हतान्येकेन रामेण रक्षसां कामरूपिणाम्॥
English: In the eighth division of the time by Rāma alone with arrows resembling the flame of fire were destroyed ten thousands swift-coursing cars, eighteen thousand elephants fourteen thousand horses and riders and tow million Rākṣasas infantry assuming shapes at will.
Sanskrit: ते हताश्वा हतरथाः शान्ता विमथितध्वजाः। अभिपेतुः पुरीं लङ्कां हतशेषा निशाचराः॥
English: And those night rangers, who were still left, having their horses killed, cars and flags broken fled in fear of life to the city of Lanka.
Sanskrit: हतैर्गजपदात्यश्वैस्तद्वभूव रणाजिरम्। आक्रीडभूमिः क्रुद्धस्य रुद्रस्येव महात्मनः॥
English: The battle field, filled with slain horses, elephants and infantry, looked like the high-souled and enraged Rudra's arena of sports.
Sanskrit: ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः। साधुसाध्विति रामस्य तत्कर्म समपूजयन्॥
English: Thereupon the celestials with Gandarbas, Siddhas and the great ascetics glorified the wonderful feat of Rāma.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच्च तदा राम सुग्रीवं प्रत्यनन्तरम्। विभीषणं च धर्मात्मा हनूमन्तं च वानरम्॥ जाम्बवन्तं हरिश्रेष्ठं मैन्दं द्विविदमेव च। एतदत्रबलं भीमं मम वा त्र्यम्बकस्य वा॥
English: The virtuous-souled Rāma addressed Sugrīva, Vibhīşaņa the monkey Hanumān, the leading monkeys Jämbavān, Mainda and Divada who were near him, saying, This is the power of my weapons and as well as that of Rudra.
Sanskrit: निहत्य तां राक्षसराजवाहिनी रामस्तदा शक्रसमो महात्मा।। अस्त्रेषु शस्त्रेषु जितक्लमश्च संस्तूयते देवगणैः प्रहृष्टैः॥
English: The high-souled Rāma, equalling Śakra in prowess, thus slaying the huge host of the lord of Rākşasas and assailing them with shafts and weapons-the celestials, delighted, saying his praises.
Sanskrit: तानि नागसहस्राणि सारोहाणि च वाजिनाम्। रथानां त्वग्निवर्णानां सध्वजानां सहस्रशः॥ राक्षसानां सहस्राणि गदापरिघयोधिनाम्। काञ्चनध्वजचित्राणां शूराणां कामरूपिणाम्॥ निहतानि शरैर्दीपैस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः। रावणेन प्रयुक्तानि रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा॥ दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वा च संभ्रान्ता हतशेषा निशाचराः। राक्षस्यश्च समागम्य दीनाश्चिन्तापरिप्लुताः॥
English: By Rāma of unwearied actions, with flaming arrows feathered in burning gold, were destroyed thousands of elephants-many horses with their riders, many a car crested with flaming banners; thousands of heroic Rákşasas assuming shapes at will engaged by Råvana, and armed with clubs and parighas; and golden pennons. Beholding and hearing of this the remaining night-rangers assembled and were greatly bewildered, poorly and stricken with anxiety.
Sanskrit: विधवा हतपुत्राश्च क्रोशन्त्यो हतबान्धवाः। राक्षस्यः सह संगम्य दुःखार्ताः पर्यदेवयन्॥
English: The widows and those who had lost their children or kinsmen approached those Rākşasas and overwhelmed with grief bewailed piteously.
Sanskrit: कथं शूर्पणखा वृद्धा कराला निर्णतोदरी। आससाद वने रामं कंदर्पसमरूपिणम्॥
English: Alas! why did the aged and grim-visaged Śūrpanakhă, having her belly extending down ward, behold in the forest Rāma graceful like Kandarpa.
Sanskrit: सुकुमारं महासत्त्वं सर्वभूतहिते रतम्। तं दृष्ट्वा लोकवध्या स हीनरूपा प्रकामिता॥
English: Beholding him of great beauty and prowess, ever engaged in the welfare of all creatures, that ugly one, worthy of being slain by people, was excited with lust.
Sanskrit: कथं सर्वगुणैींना गुणवन्तं महोजसम्। सुमुखं दुर्मुखी रामं कामयामास राक्षसी॥
English: Why did that ugly-faced she-demon, devoid of all qualities, address Räma, having a beautiful countenance, gifted with many virtues and great effulgence?
Sanskrit: जनस्यास्याल्पभाग्यत्वाद्वलिनी श्वेतमूर्धजा। अकार्यमपहास्यं च सर्वलोकविगर्हितम्॥ राक्षसानां विनाशाय दूषणस्य खरस्य च। चकाराप्रतिरूपा सा राघवस्य प्रधर्षणम्॥
English: Alas for the misfortune of the Rākşasas, the aged Rākşasaee brought before him such a vile proposal, hated of all and worthy of creating laughter. for the destruction of Khara, Düşaņa and other Räksasas that ugly one approached Rāghava with such a vile intention.
Sanskrit: तन्निमित्तमिदं वैरं रावणेन कृतं महत्। वधाय सीता सा नीता दशग्रीवेण रक्षसा॥
English: It was for her that Rāvana created enmity (with Răma) and Sītä was carried away by the Ten-necked Rākşasa.
Sanskrit: न च सीतां दशग्रीवः प्राप्नोति जनकात्मजाम्। बद्धं बलवता वैरमक्षयं राघवेण च ॥
English: But he could not spread his influence upon Sitā the daughter of king Jannak and deep rooted and eternal became the enmity with the highly powerful Rāghava.
Sanskrit: वैदेही प्रार्थयानं तं विराधं प्रेक्ष्य राक्षसम्। हतमेकेन रामेण पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्॥
English: Beholding the Rākşasa Virādha slain by Rāma alone (Rāvana) wishing Vaidehỉ should have regarded that as a sufficient proof of his prowess.
Sanskrit: चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम्। निहतानि जनस्थाने शरैरग्निशिखोपमैः॥ खरश्च निहतः संख्ये दूषणः स्त्रिशिरास्तथा। शरैरादित्यसंकाशैः पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम् ॥
English: And fourteen thousand Rākşasas of terrible deeds were slain by him in janasthāna with shafts resembling the flame of fire. Khara Düş aņa as well as Tricira were slain by him in conflict with arrows resembling the Sun-this was a sufficient proof (of his power).
Sanskrit: हतो योजनबाहुश्च कबन्धो रुधिराशनः। क्रोधान्नादं नदन्सोऽथ पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्॥
English: Yojanabāhu and Kabandha, drinking blood, were slain by him, roaring with wrath-this too was a sufficient proof of his power.
Sanskrit: जघान बलिनं रामः सहस्रनयनात्मजम्। वालिनं मेघसंकाशं पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्॥
English: Rāma slew the powerful Vāli, the son of the thousand eyed one, resembling the cloud-that too was the sufficient proof of his prowess.
Sanskrit: ऋष्यमूके वसंश्चैव दीनो भग्नमनोरथः। सुग्रीवः प्रापितो राज्यं पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम् ॥
English: By him Sugriva, poorly and living in the mount Rșyamūka, having all his desires frustrated, was placed on the throne-that too even was the sufficient proof of his power.
Sanskrit: धर्मार्थसहितं वाक्यं सर्वेषां रक्षसां हितम्। युक्तं विभीषणेनोक्तं मोहात्तस्य न रोचते॥ विभीषणवचः कुर्याद्यदि स्म धनदानुजः। श्मशानभूता दुःखार्ता नेयं लङ्का भविष्यति॥
English: He (Rāvana) from foolishness did not like the becoming speech of Vibhīşaņa conducive to the acquirement of piety and wealth and securing the welfare of the Rakşasas. Had the younger brother of the lord of wealth (Rāvana) observed the words of Vibhīşaņa, Lanka would not have been overwhelmed with grief and reduced to the state of a cremation ground.
Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्णं हतं श्रुत्वा राघवेण महाबलम्। अतिकायं च दुर्मर्ष लक्ष्मणेन हतं तदा।। प्रियं चेन्द्रजितं पुत्रं रावणो नावबुद्ध्यते॥
English: Hearing of the destruction of the highly powerful Kumbhakarņa by Rāma of the irrepressible Atikay by Lakşmaņa as well as of his beloved son Indrajit, Rāvana did not come to his senses.* *One śloka has been omitted here by some of the editors which when translated stands thus; When one monkey only Hanumān killed the prince Akşaya and reduced the whole city to ashes with the fire of his tail Rāvana should have come to his senses.
Sanskrit: मम पुत्रो मम भ्राता मम भर्ता रणे हतः। इत्येष श्रूयते शब्दो राक्षसीनां कुले कुले॥
English: There is audible in every house of the Rāks sas, the cry-My son, my brother, my husband is slain in battle.
Sanskrit: रथाश्वनागाश्च हतास्तत्र तत्र सहस्रशः। रणे रामेण शूरेण हताश्चापि पदातयः॥
English: In conflict have been destroyed by the heroic Rāma, thousand cars, horses, serpents and infantry.
Sanskrit: रुद्रो वा यदि वा विष्णुर्महेन्द्रो वा शतक्रतुः। हन्ति नो रामरूपेण यदि वा स्वयमन्तकः॥
English: Perhaps Rudra, Visnu, Mehendra or the performer of hundred sacrifices, or even Death, in the shape of Rāma, is slaying us.
Sanskrit: हतप्रवीरा रामेण निराशा जीविते वयम्। अपश्यन्त्यो भयस्यान्तमनाथा विलपामहे ॥
English: By Rāma all the heroes have been slaindespair has taken possession of our minds-we do not behold the end of our terror and are bewailing being deprived of our lords.
Sanskrit: रामहस्ताद्दशग्रीवः शूरो दत्तमहावरः। इदं भयं महाघोरं समुत्पन्नं न बुद्ध्यते।२६।।
English: Does not the Ten-necked hero, who has obtained boons (from Brahmă) perceive that a mighty disaster shall befall him from Råma?
Sanskrit: तं न देवा न गन्धर्वा न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः। उपसृष्टं परित्रातुं शक्ता रामेण संयुगे॥
English: Neither the celestials Gandharvas, Piśācas nor Rāksasas shall be able to save him from Rāma in conflict.
Sanskrit: उत्पाताश्चापि दृश्यन्ते रावणस्य रणे रणे। कथयन्ति हि रामेण रावणस्य निबर्हणम्॥
English: In very battle many an accident befalls Rāvaņa, this bespeaks of his destruction at the hands of Rāma.
Sanskrit: पितामहेन प्रीतेन देवदानवराक्षसैः। रावणस्याभयं दत्तं मनुष्येभ्यो न याचितम्॥
English: The great Patriarch, being pleased conferred upon Rāvaņa the boon that no fear would proceed to him from the celestials, the Dānavas or the Rākşasas-but he did not beg of him, security from men.
Sanskrit: तदिदं मानुषं मन्ये प्राप्तं निःसंशयं भयम्। जीवितान्तकरं घोरं रक्षसां रावणस्य च॥
English: Forsooth, he is that fearful man who shall slay Rāvana and the Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: पीड्यमानास्तु बलिना वरदानेन रक्षसा। दीप्तैस्तपोभिर्विबुधाः पितामहपूजयन् ॥
English: The celestials being thus oppressed by Ravana, who had obtained the boon, worshipped the great Patriachs with sever austerities.
Sanskrit: देवतानां हितार्थाय महात्मा वै पितामहः। उवाच देवतास्तुष्ट इदं सर्वा महद्वचः॥
English: Being propitiated with them, the high-souled Patriarch, for their welfare, addressed the celestials, with the following pregnant speech.
Sanskrit: अद्यप्रभृति लोकांस्त्रीन्सर्वे दानवराक्षसाः। भयेन प्रभृता नित्यं विचरिष्यन्ति शाश्वतम्॥
English: From today shall the Rākṣasas and Dänavas roam for ever afraid of the celestials in three worlds,
Sanskrit: दैवतैस्तु समागम्य सर्वेश्चन्द्रपुरोगमैः। वृषध्वजस्त्रिपुरहा महादेवः प्रतोषितः॥
English: Thereupon the celestials headed by Indra engaged in propitiating Mahādeva, the slayer of Tripura, and who rides upon a bull.
Sanskrit: प्रसन्नस्तु महादेवो देवानेतद्वचोऽब्रवीत्। उत्पत्स्यति हितार्थं वो नारी रक्षःक्षयावहा॥
English: And being pleased, Mahädeva addressed them saying, For your welfare there will be born a woman who shall be the cause of the destruction of the Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: एषा देवैः प्रयुक्ता तु क्षुद्यथा दानवान्पुरा। भक्षयिष्यति नः सर्वान्राक्षसघ्नी सरावणान्॥
English: As hunger, being engaged by the celestials, did destroy in olden time, all the Dānvas, so shall she (Sītā) the root of the extinction of Rāksasa race destroy us all with Rāvana.
Sanskrit: रावणस्यापनीतेन दुविनीतस्य दुर्मतेः। अयं निष्टानको घोरः शोकेन समभिप्लुतः॥
English: Alas! for the foolishness of the vicious minded and insolent Răvaņa destruction has faced us and we are overwhelmed with grief.
Sanskrit: तं न पश्यामहे लोके यो नः शरणदो भवेत्। राघवेणोपसृष्टानां कालेनेव युगक्षये॥ नास्ति नः शरणः किंचिद्भये महति तिष्ठताम्। दावाग्निवेष्टितानां हि करेणूनां यथा वने॥
English: We do not see any such being in the world who can afford us shelter. Rāghava has attacked us like to the fire of dissolution. There is no refuge for who have been stricken with fear as no help re.. hes the elephants in a forest best with fire.
Sanskrit: प्राप्तकालं कृतं तेन पौलस्त्येन महात्मना। यत एव भयं दृष्टं तमेव शरणं गतः॥
English: The high-souled Vibhīşaņa did the just thing in proper time-he took shelter of him from whom he expected danger.