pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: देवान्तको वापि नरान्तको वा तथातिकायोऽतिरथो महात्मा। अकम्पनश्चापि समानसारः स्थातुं न शक्ता युधि राघवस्य॥
English: And neither Devāntaka nor Narāntaka, neither Atikāya, nor the magnanimous Atiratha, nor the equally strong Akampana, is competent to stay Rāghava in fight.
Sanskrit: अयं च राजा व्यसनाभिभूतो मित्रैरमित्रप्रतिमैर्भवद्भिः। अन्वास्यते राक्षसनाशनार्थे तीक्ष्णः प्रकृत्या ह्यसमीक्ष्यकारी॥
English: The king, naturally of fierce temper and thoughtless, through the instrumentality of you who appearing to be his friends are in reality his foes, seek to destroy the Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: अनन्तभोगेन सहस्रमूर्धा नागेन भीमेन महाबलेन। बलात्परिक्षिप्तमिमं भवन्तो राजानमुत्क्षिप्य विमोचयन्तु॥
English: Do you take out and deliver the monarch, who has through force become subject to a dreadful and mighty, and thousand-headed serpent bursting with immeasurable prowess.
Sanskrit: यावद्धि केशग्रहणात्सुहृद्भिः समेत्य सर्वैः परिपूर्णकामैः। निगृह्य राजा परिरक्षितव्यो भूतैर्यथा भीमबलैर्गृहीतः॥
English: As a person possessed by fearfully strong ghosts, is saved by his friends pulling him by his hair, attaining your desire you desire you should, assembling together, rescuer the king.
Sanskrit: सुवारिणा राघवसागरेण प्रच्छाद्यमानस्तरसा भवद्भिः। युक्तस्त्वयं तारयितुं समेत्य काकुत्स्थपातालमुखे पतन्सः॥
English: This one is sunk in the Rāghava sea having excellent waters. He (the king) has fallen into the Kākutstha neither regions. Do you speedily coming together deliver him.
Sanskrit: इदं पुरस्यास्य सराक्षसस्य राज्ञश्च पथ्यं ससुहज्जनस्य। सम्यग्धि वाक्यं स्वमतं ब्रवीमि नरेन्द्रपुत्राय ददातु मैथिलीम्॥
English: I tell you my full mind, fraught with the welfare of this city together with the Rākṣasas, as well of the king with his adherents. Do you make over Maithili to the son of the king.
Sanskrit: परस्य वीर्य स्वबलं च बुद्ध्वा स्थानं क्षयं चैव तथैव वृद्धिम्। तथा स्वपक्षेऽप्यनुमृश्य बुद्ध्या वदेत्क्षम स्वामिहितं स मन्त्री॥
English: He is a true counsellor who advises his master, after duly ascertaining the strength, position, increase or destruction of the enemies as well as of their own party.
Sanskrit: निशम्य यत्नेन विभीषणस्य। ततो महात्मा वचनं बभाषे तत्रेन्द्रजिनैर्ऋतयूथमुख्यः॥
English: Hearing carefully the words of Vibhīşaņa, gifted with the intelligence of the lord of speech, the high-souled Indrajit, the leader of demons, spoke, saying.
Sanskrit: मनर्थकं वै बहुभीतवच्च। अस्मिन्कुले योऽपि भवेन जातः सोऽपीदृशं नैव वदेन कुर्यात्॥
English: Why are you, O uncle, speaking these useless words like one terrified? He even, who is not born in this race, cannot speak or act in this wise.
Sanskrit: सत्त्वेन वीर्येण पराक्रमेण धैर्येण शौर्येण च तेजसा च। एकः कुलेऽस्मिन्पुरुषो विमुक्तो विभीषणस्तात कनिष्ठ एषः॥
English: Only one man in this family, my uncle Vibhisana, is weak in energy, strength, prowess, patience, heroism and vigour.
Sanskrit: किं नाम तौ मानुषराजपुत्रावस्माकमेकेन हि राक्षसेन। सुप्राकृतेनापि निहन्तुमेतौ शक्यौ कुतो भीषयसे स्म भीरो॥
English: Why are you O timid one, afraid of them since any one of these Rākṣasas is capable of slaying those two princes, human beings as they are?
Sanskrit: त्रिलोकनाथो ननु देवराजः शक्तो मया भूमितले निविष्टः। भयार्पिताश्चापि दिशः प्रपन्नाः सर्वे तदा देवगणाः समग्राः॥
English: The master of the three worlds, the lord of the celestials, has been brought down by me as captive on this earth. And all the celestials smitten with fear fled to different quarters.
Sanskrit: ऐरावतो निःस्वनमुनदन्स निपातितो भूमितले मया तु। विकृष्य दन्तौ तु मया प्रसह्य वित्रासिता देवगणाः समग्राः॥
English: I brought down on earth the loud-roaring celestial elephant Airavata and uprooted by force its tusks. And all the celestials were terrified at this.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं सुराणामपि दर्पहन्ता दैत्योत्तमानामपि शोककर्ता। कथं नरेन्द्रात्मजरयोर्न शक्तो मनुष्ययोः प्राकृतयोः सुवीर्यः॥
English: Am I not, who have shattered the pride of the celestials, afflicted the leading Daityas, and am gifted with excellent prowess, capable of discomfiting these two princess-very ordinary mortals as they are?
Sanskrit: अथेन्द्रकल्पस्य दुरासदस्य महौजसस्तद्वचनं निशम्य। ततो महार्थं वचनं बभाषे विभीषणः शस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठः।।।।।
English: Hearing the words of (Indrajit) gifted with high energy irrepressible and resembling the lord of celestials, Vibhisana, the foremost of those using weapons, addressed him with words, fraught with high import.
Sanskrit: न तात मन्त्रे तव निश्चयोऽस्ति बालस्त्वमद्याप्यविपक्वबुद्धिः। तस्मात्त्वयाप्यात्मविनाशनाय वचोऽर्थहीनं बहु विप्रलप्तम्॥
English: O my son, you are a mere child and of unripe intellect and hence you are not capable of as certaining the propriety and impropriety of counsels. You are therefore speaking thus like a maniac for your own destruction.
Sanskrit: पुत्रप्रवादेन तु रावणस्य त्वमिन्द्रजिन्मित्रमुखोऽसि शत्रुः। यस्येदृशं राघवतो विनाशं निशम्य मोहादनुमन्यसे त्वम्॥
English: You are known as a son to Ravana, O Indrajit, but in sooth, you are his foe in disguise, since knowing of his destruction from Rāghava, you did not prevent him.
Sanskrit: त्वमेव वध्यश्च सुदुर्मतिश्च स चापि वध्यो य इहानयत्वाम्। बालं दृढं साहसिकं च योऽद्य प्रावेशयन्मन्त्रकृतां समीपम्॥
English: You are brave, childish and have been impelled by your silly understanding. You shall be slain along with him who has brought you in this counsel chamber.
Sanskrit: स्तीक्ष्णस्वभावोऽल्पमतिर्दुरात्मा। मूर्खस्त्वमत्यन्तसुदुर्मतिश्च त्वमिन्द्रजिद्वालतया ब्रवीषि॥
English: You are, O Indrajit, foolish, imprudent, devoid of humility, of an irritable temper, of feeble sense, vicious-minded and of a silly understanding. And you did speak so, being impelled by childishness.
Sanskrit: नर्चिष्मतः कालनिकाशरूपान्। सहेत बाणान्यमदण्डकल्पान् समक्षमुक्तान्युधि राघवेण॥
English: Who shall withstand in battle, the shafts, shot by Raghava, resembling the rod of Death, the stick of Brahmā, flaming like the Fire of Dissolution.
Sanskrit: धनानि रत्नानि सुभूषणानि वासांसि दिव्यानि मणींश्च चित्रान्। सीतां च रामाय निवेद्य देवी वसेम राजनिह वीतशोकाः॥
English: Do you render back Sītā, O king, to Rāma, with riches, jewels, excellent ornaments, clothes and jems and we shall then be able to live here void of grief.
Sanskrit: सुनिविष्टं हितं वाक्यमुक्तवन्तं विभीषणम्। अब्रवीत्परुषं वाक्यं रावणः कालचोदितः॥
English: Vibhīşaņa addressing him with these excellent and auspicious words, fraught with high sense, Rāvaņa, impelled by Death, again spoke in harsh accents.
Sanskrit: वसेत्सह सपत्नेन क्रुद्धनाशीविषेण च। न तु मित्रप्रवादेन संवसेच्छत्रुसेविना॥
English: It is better to live with open enemies or enraged serpents than with those who pass for friends but are in reality foes.
Sanskrit: जानामि शीलं ज्ञातीनां सर्वलोकेषु राक्षस। हृष्यन्ति व्यसनेष्वेते ज्ञातीनां ज्ञातयः सदा॥
English: I know well the nature of kinsmen, in all the worlds, O Raksasas, one takes delight in another's misfortune.
Sanskrit: प्रधानं साधकं वैद्यं धर्मशीलं च राक्षस। ज्ञातयोऽप्यवमन्यन्ते शूरं परिभवन्ति च॥
English: The kinsmen, O Raksasa, generally disregard him who is their king, * protects the kingdom, educated and pious-and they always try to discomfit him, if he be a heroe. *On account of the priority of his birth,
Sanskrit: नित्यमन्योन्यसंहृष्टा व्यसनेष्वाततायिनः। प्रच्छन्नहृदया घोरा ज्ञातयस्तु भयावहाः॥
English: These terrible enemies-the kinsmen, hypocrite as they are, always take delight in one another's calamity.
Sanskrit: श्रूयन्ते हस्तिभिर्गीताः श्लोकाः पद्मवने पुरा। पाशहस्तानरान्दृष्ट्वा शृणुष्व गदतो मम॥ नाग्निर्नान्यानि शस्त्राणि न नः पाशा भयावहाः।। घोराः स्वार्थप्रयुक्तास्तु ज्ञातयो नो भयावहाः॥
English: Hear, I shall relate what elephants, in yore, spoke beholding some persons with noose in hand-We do not fear, fire, weapons, or even the terrible noose-we fear only the dreadful kinsmen, blinded with selfishness.
Sanskrit: उपायमेते वक्ष्यन्ति ग्रहणे नात्र संशयः। कृत्स्नाद्भयाज्ज्ञातिभयं सुकष्टं विदितं च नः॥
English: They alone unfold the means of our detection, there is not the least doubt about it. Fear from kinsmen is therefore known as the worst of all fears.
Sanskrit: विद्यते गोषु संपन्न विद्यते ज्ञातितो भयम्। विद्यते स्त्रीषु चापल्यं विद्यते ब्राह्मणे तपः॥
English: In kine there is milk, in kinsmen, there is fear, in women there is fickleness, and in Brahmanas, there is asceticism.
Sanskrit: ततो नेष्टमिदं सौम्य यदहं लोकसत्कृतः। ऐश्वर्यमभिजातश्च रिपूणां मूर्ध्नि च स्थितः॥
English: It does not please you, I fancy, O gentle one, that I am honoured of the three worlds, the lord of riches, and the subduer of my foes.
Sanskrit: यथा पुष्करपत्रेषु पतितास्तोयबिन्दवः। न श्लेषमभिगच्छन्ति तथानार्येषु सौहृदम्॥
English: As the drops of water do not last long on the leaves of lotuses, so is the friendship with unworthy persons.
Sanskrit: यथा शरदि मेघानां सिञ्चतामपि गर्जताम्। न भवत्यम्बुसंक्लेदस्तथानार्येषु सौहृदम्॥
English: As the autumnal clouds, albeit muttering, do not pour forth water, so is the friendship with unworthy persons.
Sanskrit: यथा मधुकरस्तांद्रसं विन्दन्न तिष्ठति। तथा त्वमपि तत्रैव तथानार्येषु सौहृदम्॥
English: As a bee flies away after sucking up the honey so is the friendship with unworthy persons.
Sanskrit: यथा मधुकरस्तर्षात्काशपुष्पं पिबन्नपि। रसमत्रन न विन्देत तथानार्येषु सैहृदम्॥
English: As a bee, after feeding uport the Kāśa flowers, does not get honey so is (fruitless) the friendship with unworthy persons.
Sanskrit: यथा पूर्वं गजः स्नात्वा गृह्य हस्तेन वै रजः। दूषयत्यात्मनो देहं तथानार्येषु सौहदम्॥
English: As an elephant, after being bathed, covers its body again with dust, taking it with its trunk, so is the friendship with unworthy persons.* *They afterwards forsake their former friends.
Sanskrit: योऽन्यस्त्वेवंविधं ब्रूयाद्वाक्यमेतन्निशाचर। अस्मिन्मुहूर्ते न भवेत्त्वां तु धिक्कुलपांसन॥
English: Fie you, O night ranger, O you that bring disgrace on the family. Had any one else spoken thus he would have ceased to live by this time.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः परुषं वाक्यं न्यायवादी विभीषणः। उत्पपात गदापाणिश्चतुर्भिः सह राक्षसैः॥
English: Being thus accosted harshly, Vibhisana, speaking truth, rose up along with four Rākṣasas having maces in their hands.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच्च तदा वाक्यं जातक्रोधो विभीषणः। अन्तरिक्षगतः श्रीमान्धाता वै राक्षसाधिपम्॥
English: There upon, rising up in the welkin, the graceful brother Vibhisana, worked up with ire, addressed the lord of Rāshasas.
Sanskrit: स त्वं भ्रान्तोऽसि मे राजन्ब्रूहि मां यद्यदिच्छसि। ज्येष्ठो मान्यः पितृसमो न च धर्मपथे स्थितः। इदं हि परुषं वाक्यं न क्षमाम्यग्रजस्य ते॥
English: You are mistaken, O king. Do you speak what you wish, you are my elder brother, adorable like to father-you did not follow the track of virtue. I cannot tolerate the harsh accents of you, my elder brother.
Sanskrit: सुनीतं हितकामेन वाक्यमुक्तं दशानन। न गृह्णन्त्यकृतात्मानः कालस्य वशमागताः॥
English: For your welfare I spoke those w ell-meaning words, O Ten-necked one, but you did not pay heed to them being brought under the control of Death.
Sanskrit: सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन्सततं प्रियवादिनः। अप्रियस्य च पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः॥
English: O king, many are the persons who speak sweet words. hit rare are they who can speak and near anpalatable but well-meaning words.
Sanskrit: बद्धं कालस्य पाशेन सर्वभूतापहारिणः। न नश्यन्तमुपेक्षे त्वां प्रदीप्तं शरणं यथा ॥
English: How can I disregard your death like to a burning house bound as you are by the noose of Death, the destroyer of all creatures.
Sanskrit: दीप्तपावकसंकाशैः शितैः काञ्चनभूषणैः। न त्वामिच्छाम्यहं द्रष्टुं रामेण निहतं शरैः॥
English: I do not wish to behold you slain by the well sharpened shafts of Rāma, feathered in gold and resembling the flaming fire.
Sanskrit: शूराश्च बलवन्तश्च कृतास्त्राश्च नरा रणे। कालाभिपन्नाः सीदन्ति यथा वालुकसेतवः॥
English: Even the heroic and powerful persons, well versed in the use of weapons, wear away like sands in battle, being attracted by Death.
Sanskrit: तन्मर्षयतु यच्चोक्तं गुरुत्वाद्धितमिच्छता। आत्मानं सर्वथा रक्ष पुरीं चेमां सराक्षसाम्। स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि सुखी भव मया विना॥
English: You are worshipful to me, do you forgive me for what I have said for your welfare. Do you protect yourself and this city, abounding in Raksasas. May good betide you! I am going away and do you be happy without me.
Sanskrit: निवार्यमाणस्य मया हितैषिणा न रोचते ते वचनं निशाचर। परान्तकाले हि गतायुषो नरा हितं न गृह्णन्ति सुहृद्भिरीरितम्॥
English: What, I spoke to you, O ranger of the night, to prevent you, for your welfare, did not please you. Persons, whose lease of life is well-nigh expired, do not pay heed to the well-meaning words of their friends.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा परुषं वाक्यं रावणं रावणानुजः। आजगाम मुहूर्तेन यत्र रामः सलक्ष्मणः॥
English: Having addressed Rāvana with these harsh words, his younger brother, reached in no time, where Rāma along with Lakṣmaṇa was.
Sanskrit: तं मेरुशिखराकारं दीप्तामिव शतहदाम्। गगनस्थं महीस्थास्ते ददृशुर्वानराधिपाः॥
English: The leading monkeys, stationed on earth, espied him on the welkin, resembling in size the summit of the mount Meru, and burning like lightning in the effulgence of his own person.
Sanskrit: ते चाप्यनुचरास्तस्य चत्वारो भीमविक्रमाः। तेऽपि वर्मायुधोपेता भूषणोत्तमभूषिताः॥
English: And his four attendants of terrible prowess were adorned with excellent ornaments and armed with armours and maces.
Sanskrit: स च मेघाचलप्रख्यो वज्रायुधसमप्रभः। वरायुधधरो वीरो दिव्याभरणभूषितः॥
English: He was like to a collection of clouds, powerful as the thunder-bolt, holding an excellent mace, heroic and embellished with excellent ornaments.
Sanskrit: तमात्मपञ्चमं दृष्ट्वा सुग्रीवो वानराधिपः। वानरैः सह दुर्धर्षश्चिन्तयामास बुद्धिमान्॥
English: Beholding him along with four counsellors, the highly intelligent Sugrīva, the lord of monkeys, engaged in meditation along with them.
Sanskrit: चिन्तयित्वा मुहूर्तं तु वानरांस्तानुवाच ह। हनुमत्प्रमुखान्सर्वानिदं वचनमुत्तमम्॥
English: And meditating for a while, he spoke to the monkeys headed by Hanuman the following excellent words.
Sanskrit: एष सर्वायुधोपेतश्चतुर्भिः सह राक्षसैः। राक्षसोऽभ्येति पश्यध्वमस्मान्हन्तुं न संशयः।७।।
English: Behold, there comes a Rākşasa, armed with various weapons and followed by four demons to slay us and there is not the least doubt about it.
Sanskrit: सुग्रीवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वे ते वानरोत्तमाः। शालानुद्यम्य शैलांश्च इदं वचनमब्रुवन्।।।।।
English: And hearing the words of Sugrīva, the excellent monkeys, taking up huge trees and crages, bespoke him.
Sanskrit: शीघ्रं व्यादिश नो राजन्वधायैषां दुरात्मनाम्। निपतन्ति हता यावद्धरण्यामल्पचेतनाः॥
English: Do you order us, O king, to destroy these vicious-souled demons. These shall crush them to death, limited as is the tenure of their life.
Sanskrit: तेषां संभाषमाणानामन्योन्यं स विभीषणः। उत्तरं तीरमासाद्य स्वस्थ एव व्यतिष्ठत॥
English: They addressing each other in this wise, Vibhīşaņa descended from the sky on the northern shore.
Sanskrit: स उवाच महाप्राज्ञः स्वरेण महता महान्। सुग्रीवं तांश्च संप्रेक्ष्य स्वस्थ एव विभीषणः॥
English: And beholdings Sugrīva and all others stationed near him, the highly intelligent Vibhīşaņa accosted them, at the highest pitch of his voice, saying.
Sanskrit: रावणो नाम दुर्वृत्तो राक्षसो राक्षसेश्वरः। तस्याहमनुजो भ्राता विभीषण इति श्रुतः॥
English: There lives a Raksasa, named Ravana, the lord of demons, and perpetrator of many iniquitous deeds. I am his younger brother known as Vibhişaņa.
Sanskrit: तेन सीता जनस्थानाद्धृता हत्वा जटायुषम्। रुद्धा च विवशा दीना राक्षसीभिः सुरक्षिता॥
English: By him, slaying the vulture Jatayu, was carried away Sītā from Janasthana. She is imprisoned, brought under his sway, poorly, and being well guarded by the Rakşasees.
Sanskrit: तमहं हेतुभिर्वाक्यैर्विविधैश्च न्यदर्शयम्। साधु निर्यात्यतां सीता रामायेति पुनः पुनः॥
English: With various well meaning words and reasonings I pointed out to him, the necessity of rendering back Sītā to Rāma.
Sanskrit: स च न प्रतिजग्राह रावणः कालचोदितः। उच्यमानं हितं वाक्यं विपरीत इवौषधम्॥
English: And Ravana, possessed by Death, paid no heed to my well-meaning words, like to one, lying on the brink of death, neglecting the administration of medicine.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं परुषितस्तेन दासवच्चावमानितः। त्यक्त्वा पुत्रांश्च दारांश्च राघवं शरणं गतः॥
English: Being reviled by him and treated harshly like a menial, I have come to seek Rāghava's shelter, renouncing my children and wives.
Sanskrit: निवेदयत मां क्षिप्रं राघवाय महात्मने। सर्वलोकशरण्याय विभीषणमुपस्थितम्॥
English: Do you soon mention to the high-souled Rāghava, the refuge of all creatures, that Vibhīşaņa has arrived.
Sanskrit: एतत्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा सुग्रीवो लघुविक्रमः। लक्ष्मणस्याग्रतो रामं संरब्धमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing those words the quick-paced Sugrīva, excited with ire, spoke to Rāma, before Laksmana, saying.
Sanskrit: प्रविष्टः सत्रुसैन्यं हि प्राप्तः शत्रुरतर्कितः। निहन्यादन्तरं लब्ध्वा उलूको वायसानिव॥
English: Forsooth has an enemy entered secretly in our midst and he shall slay us getting an opportunity like to an owl killing the crows.
Sanskrit: मन्त्रे व्यूहे नये चारे युक्तो भवितुमर्हसि। वानराणां च भद्रं ते परेषां च परंतप॥
English: O slayer of foes, it now behove you to be particularly careful about the counsels, arrangement of soldiers, polity-civil and military and spies of our own party as well as those of the enemies.
Sanskrit: अन्तर्धानगता ह्येते राक्षसाः कामरूपिणः। शूराश्च निकृतिज्ञाश्च तेषां जातु न विश्वसेत्॥
English: These Rākşasas are heroic; they assume shapes at will, always lie in ambush and secretly bring about others' ruin-we should not therefore place confidence in them.
Sanskrit: प्रणिधी राक्षसेन्द्रस्य रावणस्य भवेदयम्। अनुप्रविश्य सोऽस्मासु भेदं कुर्यान्न संशयः॥ अथ वा स्वयमेवैष छिद्रमासाद्य बुद्धिमान्। अनुप्रविश्य विश्वस्ते कदाचित्प्रहरेदपि ॥
English: This must be the emissary of Rāvaņa-the lord of Raksasas. Entering in our midst, he shall, in sooth, sow dissensions in our camp, or he shall slay us when we are careless, confiding in them.
Sanskrit: मित्राटविबलं चैव मौलभृत्यबलं तथा। सर्वमेतद्वलं ग्राह्यं वर्जयित्वा द्विषद्बलम्॥
English: Avoiding the enemies, we should now collect the forest-rangers our friends and servants.
Sanskrit: प्रकृत्या राक्षसो ह्येष भ्रातामित्रस्य वै प्रभो। आगतश्च रिपुः साक्षात्कथमस्मिंश्च विश्वसेत्॥
English: O lord, this man is a Rākşasa by birth and the brother of our foe and so is he our enemy, how can we trust him?
Sanskrit: रावणस्यानुजो भ्राता विभीषण इति श्रुतः। चतुर्भिः सह रक्षोभिर्भवन्तं शरणं गतः॥
English: Ravana's younger brother, known Vibilisana, uc come here with four Raksasas, to seck your shelter.
Sanskrit: रावणेन प्रणीतं हि तमवेहि विभीषणम्। तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये क्षमं क्षमवतां वर॥
English: O you the foremost of forgiving persons, I consider this Vibhīşaņa, who has been despatched by Ravana, worthy of being slain. as
Sanskrit: राक्षसो जिह्मया बुद्ध्या संदिष्टोऽयमिहागतः। प्रहर्तुं मायया छनो विश्वस्ते त्वयि चानघ॥ बध्यतामेष तीव्रण दण्डेन सचिवैः सह। रावणस्य नृशंसस्य भ्राता ह्येष विभीषणः॥
English: Being impelled by his wicked intention and commissioned by Rävaņa, this Rākşasa has come here and secretly by virtue of his illusive powers he shall slay you, O innocent one, when you shall place confidence in him.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु तं रामं संरब्धो वाहिनीपतिः। वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकुशलं ततो मौनमुपागमत्॥
English: Having thus accosted Rāma, skilled in the are of speech, that lord of the army, Sugriva, well versed in speech, became silent.
Sanskrit: सुग्रीवस्य तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा रामो महाबलः। समीपस्थानुवाचेदं हनुमत्प्रमुखान्कपीन्॥
English: And hearing the words of Sugrīva, the mighty Rāma spoke to the monkeys, near him, headed by Hanumān, saying.
Sanskrit: यदुक्तं कपिराजेन रावणावरजं प्रति। वाक्यं हेतुमदत्यर्थं भवद्भिरपि च श्रुतम्॥
English: You have all heard, the words well grounded in reason, the lord of monkeys has said, regarding Rāvana's younger brother.
Sanskrit: सुहृदामर्थकृच्छ्रेषु युक्तं बुद्धिमता सदा। समर्थेनोपसंदेष्टुं शाश्वतीं भूतिमिच्छता॥
English: It behove him, who desires for perpetual wealth, and is intelligent and capable of giving sound counsels, to advise his friends in difficult matters.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं परिपृष्टास्ते स्वं स्वं मतमतन्द्रिताः। सोपचारं तदा राममूचुः प्रियचिकीर्षवः॥
English: Being thus addressed by Rāma (to minister to him best counsels) all those monkeys, intent upon encompassing his well-being, gave out their respective opinions.
Sanskrit: अज्ञातं नास्ति ते किंचित्रिषु लोकेषु राधव। आत्मानं पूजयन्राम पृच्छस्यस्मान्सुहत्तया ॥
English: O Rāghava, there is nothing beyond your knowledge in the three worlds. It is only to show your respect towards us; O Răma, that you did accost us in this wise.
Sanskrit: त्वं हि सत्यव्रतः शूरो धार्मिको दृढविक्रमः। परीक्ष्यकारी स्मृतिमानिसृष्टात्मा सुहृत्सु च।३६।।
English: You are of truthful vows, heroic, pious, of firm prowess, discriminating, recollecting and having implicit confidence in your friends.
Sanskrit: तस्मादेकैकशस्तावब्रुवन्तु सचिवास्तव। हेतुतो मतिसंपन्नाः समर्थाश्च पुनस्तथा॥
English: Let the intelligent and capable counsellors deliver their reasonable opinions to you.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्ते राघवायाथ मतिमानङ्गदोऽग्रतः। विभीषणपरीक्षार्थमुवाच वचनं हरिः॥
English: They speaking thus to Rāghava, the intelligent monkey Angada, spoke as follows for sounding the intention of Vibhīşaņa.
Sanskrit: शत्रोः सकाशात्संप्राप्तः सर्वथा तय॑ एव हि। विश्वासनीयः सहसा न कर्तव्यो विभीषणः॥
English: We should always suspect him since he has come from the side of our enemies, and should not, all on a sudden, place confidence in him.
Sanskrit: छादयित्वात्मभावं हि चरन्ति शठबुद्धयः। प्रहरन्ति च रन्ध्रेषु सोऽनर्थः सुमहान्भवेत्॥
English: The wicked-minded always move about hiding their real self, and bring about peoples' calamity, taking advantage of their weak points. And great is the disaster thereof.
Sanskrit: अर्थानौँ विनिश्चित्य व्यवसायं भजेत ह। गुणतः संग्रहं कुर्याद्दोषतस्तु विसर्जयेत्॥
English: It is always proper to engage in actions, considering what is right and what is wrong. Virtues should always be gathered and vices abondoned.
Sanskrit: यदि दोषो महांस्तस्मिंस्त्यज्यतामविशङ्कितम्। गुणान्वापि बहून्ज्ञात्वा संग्रहः क्रियतां नृप।॥
English: Do you renounce him unhesitatingly, if did you find in him a source of a great calamity and do you embrace him if did you find him crowned with many virtues.
Sanskrit: शरभस्त्वथ निश्चित्य सार्थं वचनमब्रवीत्। क्षिप्रमस्मिन्नरव्याघ्र चारः प्रतिविधीयताम्॥
English: There upon followed Sarava with words fraught with high import, best of men, do you speedily despatch emissaries to sound Vibhis ana.
Sanskrit: प्रणिधाय हि चारेण यथावत्सूक्ष्मबुद्धिना। परीक्ष्य च ततः कार्यों यथान्यायं परिग्रहः॥
English: If did you, sounding him well through the instrumentality of sharp spies, find him friendly, do you win him over to your side.
Sanskrit: जाम्बवांस्त्वथ संप्रेक्ष्य शास्त्रबुद्ध्या विचक्षणः। वाक्यं विज्ञापयामास गुणवद्दोषवर्जितम्॥
English: There upon the wise Jāmbavān, arriving at conclusions by virtue of his knowledge of Šāstras, began with words, void of defects.
Sanskrit: बद्धवैराच्च पापाच्च राक्षसेन्द्राद्विभीषणः। अदेशकाले संप्राप्तः सर्वथा शङ्कयतामयम्॥
English: Surely does Vibhīşaņa come from the vicious lord of Räkşasas, dead set against us and has arrived at such a bad piace and in such a bad hour. We should always fear him.
Sanskrit: ततो मैन्दस्तु संप्रेक्ष्य नयापनयकोविदः। वाक्यं वचनसंपन्नो बभाषे हेतुमुत्तरम्॥
English: There upon followed Mainda, conversant with what is right and wrong, after due deliberation, with words pregnant with words pregnant with reason.
Sanskrit: अनुजो नाम तस्यैष रावणस्य विभीषणः। पृच्छ्यतां मधुरेणायं शनैर्नरपतीश्वर॥
English: He is Rāvana's younger brother, by name Vibhīşana. Let the lord of men ask him every thing at first in sweet words.
Sanskrit: भावमस्य तु विज्ञाय तत्त्वतस्त्वं करिष्यसि। यदि दुष्टो न दुष्टो वा बुद्धिपूर्वं नरर्षभ॥
English: Do you first ascertain, O foremost of men, with what intention he has come evil or good and then settle what course to adopt.
Sanskrit: अथ संस्कारसंपन्नो हनूमान्सविचोत्तमः। उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णमर्थवन्मधुरं लघु॥
English: There upon spoke Hanumān, the foremost of the counsellors and well versed in Šāstras, in accents sweet, glorious and fraught with a high value.
Sanskrit: न भवन्तं मतिश्रेष्ठं समर्थं वदतां वरम्। अतिशाययितुं शक्तो बृहस्पतिरपि ब्रुवन्।५१।।
English: Even Brhaspati, (the lord of speech) cannot excel you, capaable,* gifted with the best of intellect and foremost of those skilled in the are of speech, as you are. *Capable to ascertain the truth of all Sastras.