pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मदान्वितानां घोराणां कुञ्जराणां तरस्विनाम्॥ कथमेका महारण्ये न विभेषि वरानने।
English: Alone in this forest, are you not afraid of these terrible elephants of fierce motion and maddened with the exuding of their temporal juice?
Sanskrit: कासि कस्य कुतश्च त्वं किं निमित्तं च दण्डकान्।।३१ एका चरसि कल्याणि घोरान् राक्षससेवितान्।
English: Who are you? Whose wife? What for do you range alone in this forest of Dandaka frequented by terrible Rākşasas?
Sanskrit: इति प्रशस्तः वैदेही रावणेन महात्मना ॥ द्विजातिवेषेण हि तं दृष्ट्वा रावणमागतम्। सर्वैरतिथिसत्कारैः पूजयामास मैथिली॥
English: Thus addressed was Vaidehĩ by the vicious souled Rāvana. Seeing him come under the guise of a twice-born one, Maithelee worshipped him with diverse articles necessary for serving a guest.
Sanskrit: उपानीयासनं पूर्वं पायेनाभिनिमन्त्र्य च। अब्रवीत् सिद्धमित्येव तदा तं सौम्यदर्शनम्॥
English: Offering him a seat first and afterwards inviting him to wash his feet she said to that one of placid look cooked rice is ready.
Sanskrit: द्विजातिवेषेण समीक्ष्य मैथिली समागतं पात्रकुसुम्भधारिणम्। न्यमन्त्रयद्ब्राह्मणवत् तथागतम्॥
English: Seeing Rāvaņa approach with Kamandalu and wearing a red cloth under the guise of a Brāhmana, Maithelee could not pass by him any way, and considering him a twice-born one by various signs invited him as if a Brāhmana ,
Sanskrit: मिदं च पाद्यं प्रतिगृह्यतामिति। इदं च सिद्धं वनजातमुत्तमं त्वदर्थमव्यग्रमिहोपभुज्यताम्॥
English: O Brāhmana, do you sit on this seat facing the right; do you take this water to wash your feet); do you enjoy these well-cooked eatables growing in the forest and intended for you.
Sanskrit: निमन्त्र्यमाणः प्रतिपूर्णभाषिणीं नरेन्द्रपत्नी प्रसमीक्ष्य मैथिलीम्। प्रसह्य तस्या हरणे दृढं मनः समर्पयामास वधाय रावणः॥
English: Jānakí the wife of Lord of men inviting him thus, Ravana, casting a look upon her, addressed himself for his own destruction, to carry her away.
Sanskrit: ततः सुवेषं मृगयागतं पति प्रतीक्षमाणा सहलक्ष्मणं तदा। निरीक्षमाणा हरितं ददर्श तन्महद्वनं नैव तु रामलक्ष्मणौ॥
English: She was anxiously expecting the return of Rāma who had gone a-hunting with Lakşmaņa; she looked around and beheld but on all sides the spacious yellow forest-land-~-there was neither Rāma nor Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: रावणेन तु वैदेही तदा पृष्टा जिहीर्षुणा। परिव्राजकरूपेण शशंसात्मानमात्मना॥
English: Being thus addressed by Rāvaņa under the guise of a mendicant, desirous of carrying her away Vaidehī thought within herself.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणश्चातिथिश्चैव अनुक्तो हि शपेत माम्। इति ध्यात्वा मुहूर्तं तु सीता वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: This person is my guest and a Brahmin; he may curse me if I do not speak to him. Thinking this for a moment Sītā said.
Sanskrit: दुहिता जनकस्याहं मैथिलस्य महात्मनः। सीता नाम्नास्मि भद्रं ते रामस्य महिषी प्रिया॥
English: May good betide you! I am the daughter of the high-souled Janaka, the king of Mithilā, the beloved Queen of Rāma and my name is Sītā.
Sanskrit: उषित्वा द्वादश समा इक्ष्वाकूणां निवेशने। भुञ्जाना मानुषान् भोगान् सर्वकामसमृद्धिनी॥
English: Dwelling in the palace of Ikşäkus for twelve years, I enjoyed many things passing human and had all my desires satisfied.
Sanskrit: तत्र त्रयोदशे वर्षे राजामन्त्रयत प्रभुः। अभिषेचयितुं रामं समेतो राजमन्त्रिभिः॥
English: On the thirteenth year king (Dasaratha) counselled with his ministers about the installation of Rāma.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् सम्ध्रियमाणे तु राघवस्याभिषेचने। कैकेयी नाम भर्तारं ममार्या याचते वनम्॥
English: Accordingly everything necessary for the installation being made ready, KaikeyI, one of my mothers-in-law, begged of her husband a boon.
Sanskrit: परिगृह्य तु कैकेयी श्वशुरं सुकृतेन मे। मम प्रव्राजनं भर्तुर्भरतस्याभिषेचनम्।७।। द्वावयाचत भर्तारं सत्यसंधं नृपोत्तमम्।
English: Bringing my father-in-law under control by means of her virtuous deeds, Kaikeyi begged, of that truthful, best of monarchs, two boons namely the exile of my husband into woods and the installation of Bharata,
Sanskrit: नाद्य भोक्ष्ये न च स्वप्स्ये न पास्ये न कदाचन ॥ एष मे जीवितस्यान्तो रामो यदभिषिच्यते।
English: And said-I shall never eat, drink or sleep and (if Rāma be installed) I shall end my life.
Sanskrit: इति ब्रुवाणां कैकेयीं श्वशुरो मे स पार्थिवः॥ अयाचतार्थैरन्वथैर्न च याञ्चां चकार सा।
English: Kaikeyī speaking thus, that lord of earth, my father-in-law begged her to accept diverse riches; but Kaikeyi did not agree.
Sanskrit: मम भर्ता महातेजा वयसा पञ्चविंशकः॥ अष्टादश हि वर्षाणि मम जन्मनि गण्यते।
English: Then the highly effulgent Răma, my husband was twenty-five years old, and myself was eighteen years old counting from my birth.
Sanskrit: रामेति प्रथितो लोके सत्यवाशीलवाञ्शुचिः॥ विशालाक्षो महाबाहुः सर्वभूतहिते रतः।
English: My husband is known all over the world under the name of Rāma he is truthful, goodnatured, of pure character, ever engaged in the welfare of all created beings, of mighty-arms and expansive eyes.
Sanskrit: कामार्तश्च महाराजः पिता दशरथः स्वयम्॥ कैकेय्याः प्रियकामार्थं तं रामं नाभ्यषेचयत्।
English: Our father the king Daśaratha was entirely under the control of passions, and hence for the satisfaction of Kaikeyi did not install Rāma.-
Sanskrit: अभिषेकाय तु पितुः समीपं राममागतम् ॥ कैकेयी मम भर्तारमित्युवाच द्रुतं वचः।
English: When Rāma came to his father for being installed Kaikeyi spoke to my husband the following cruel words.
Sanskrit: तव पित्रा समाज्ञप्तं ममेदं शृणु राघव॥ भरताय प्रदातव्यमिदं राज्यमकण्टकम्। त्वया तु खलु वस्तव्यं नव वर्षाणि पञ्च च॥ वने प्रव्रज काकुत्स्थ पितरं मोचयानृतात्।
English: Do you hear, O Rāghava, how I have been ordered by your Sire. This kingdom, rid of thorns is to be conferred of Bharata, and you shall have to sojourn into woods for years nine and five. Do you therefore repair to forest, O Kākutstha and save your Sire from untruth.
Sanskrit: तथेत्युवाच तां रामः कैकेयीमकुतोभयः॥ चकार तद्वचः श्रुत्वा भर्ता मम दृढव्रतः।
English: Whereto Rāma fearlessly replied 'So be it!' Hearing her words my husband of firm vows acted accordingly.
Sanskrit: दद्यान्न प्रतिगृह्णीयात् सत्यं ब्रूयान्न चानृतम्॥ एतद् ब्राह्मण रामस्य व्रतं धृतमनुत्तमम्।
English: He always maketh gifts and taketh none. He always speaketh truth and never telleth an untruth. This is his best observance O Brāhmana.
Sanskrit: तस्य भ्राता तु वैमात्रो लक्ष्मणो नाम वीर्यवान्॥ रामस्य पुरुषव्याघ्रः सहायः समरेऽरिहा। स भ्राता लक्ष्मणो नाम ब्रह्मचारी दृढव्रतः॥
English: His half-brother named Lakşmaņa is of mighty prowess. That best of men is Rāma's help and the destroyer of foes in battle. That brother of his named Lakşmaņa is of firm resolution and given to asceticism.
Sanskrit: अन्वगच्छद् धनुष्पाणिः प्रव्रजन्तं मया सह। जटी तापसरूपेण मया सह सहानुजः॥ प्रविष्टो दण्डकारण्यं धर्मनित्यो दृढव्रतः।
English: With a bow in hand he has followed (Rama) flying as an exile to woods along with me. Thus that one (Rāma) of firm resolution and ever engaged in pious offices wearing matted hair and assuming the semblance of an ascetic has entered this forest of Dandaka along with myself and his younger brother,
Sanskrit: ते वयं प्रच्युता राज्यात् कैकेय्यास्तु कृते त्रयः॥ विचराम द्विजश्रेष्ठ वनं गम्भीरमोजसा। समाश्वस मुहूर्ते तु शक्यं वस्तुमिह त्वया।२२।। आगमिष्यति मे भर्ता वन्यमादाय पुष्कलम्। रु.न् गोधान् वराहांश्च हत्वाऽऽदायामिषं बहु ॥ स त्वं नाम च गोत्रं च कुलमाचक्ष्व तत्त्वतः। एकश्च दण्डकारण्ये किमर्थं चरसि द्विज॥
English: O you the best of twice-born ones, we three being deprived of our kingdom by Kaikeyi have been living in this dense forest by virtue of our ! effulgence. Do you take heart for a moment and live here. Instantly shall my husband return with good many wild fruits and roots and with sufficient meat after killing many a deer, hog and Gosamp. Truly do you relate to me your name, Gotra and leneage. O you twice-born one, why do you range alone in this forest of Dandaka?
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवत्यां सीतायां रामपल्ल्यां महाबलः। प्रत्युवाचोत्तरं तीव्र रावणो राक्षसाधिपः॥
English: Sītā the wife of Rāma speaking thus, the mighty Lord of Rākşasas-Rävana replied with these harsh words,
Sanskrit: येन वित्रासिता लोकाः सदेवासुरमानुषाः। अहं स रावणो नाम सीते रक्षोगणेश्वरः॥
English: O Sītā I am that Rāvaņa, the lord of Rākşasas, whoin fear the celestials, Asuras and human beings.
Sanskrit: त्वां तु काञ्चनवर्णाभां दृष्ट्वा कौशेयवासिनाम्। रति स्वकेषु दारेषु नाधिगच्छाम्यनिन्दिते॥
English: O you of blameless beauty, seeing you of golden hue and wearing silk cloth I do not relish my own wives.
Sanskrit: बह्नीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणामाहृतानामितस्ततः। सर्वासामेव भद्रं ते महाग्रमहिषी भव॥
English: I have brought many a beautiful damsel from various quarters, do you become my foremost Queen among them.
Sanskrit: लङ्का नाम समुद्रस्य मध्ये मम महापुरी। सागरेण परिक्षिप्ता निविष्टा गिरिमूर्धनि॥
English: That great city in the midst of the ocean, Larkā, encircled on all sides by the sea and situated on the summit of a hill, is my capital.
Sanskrit: तत्र सीते मया सार्धं वनेषु विचरिष्यसि। न चास्य वनवासस्य स्पृहयिष्यसि भामिनि॥
English: There shall you with me, O Sītā, walk in gardens, and thus you shall no more long for living in the forest.
Sanskrit: पञ्च दास्यः सहस्राणि सर्वाभरणभूषिताः। सीते परिचरिष्यन्ति भार्या भवसि मे यदि॥
English: If you did become my wife, O Sītā, five thousand maid-servants decorated with divers ornaments shall serve you.
Sanskrit: रावणेनैवमुक्ता तु कुपिता जनकात्मजा। प्रत्युवाचानवद्याङ्गी तमनादृत्य राक्षसम्॥
English: That blameless daughter of Janaka, being thus addressed by Ravana, was highly enraged, and, passing by him, replied.
Sanskrit: महागिरिमिवाकम्प्य महेन्द्रसदृशं पतिम्। महोदधिमिवाक्षोभ्यमहं राममनुव्रता॥
English: I am a dependant of Rāma, who is incapable of being, shaken, like to a mighty mountain, incapable of being agitated, like to a vast ocean, and resembling Mahendra in effulgence.
Sanskrit: सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नं न्यग्रोधररिमण्डलम्। सत्यसंधं महाभागमहं राममनुव्रता॥
English: I am a dependant of that great and truthful Rāma who is gifted with auspicious marks and like to a fig tree.
Sanskrit: महाबाहुं महोरस्कं सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनम्। नृसिंहं सिंहसंकाशमहं राममनुव्रता ॥
English: I am a dependant of that lion among men, Rāma, of mighty arms, of a spacious breast an treading like a lion.
Sanskrit: पूर्णचन्द्राननं रामं राजवत्सं जितेन्द्रियम्। पृथुकीर्तिं महाबाहुमहं राममनुव्रता॥
English: I am a dependant of that son of a king, Rāma, of mighty arms, having control over his passions, whose face resembles the full moon and whose fame has spread far and wide over the earth.36
Sanskrit: त्वं पुनर्जम्बुक: सिंहीं मामिहेच्छसि दुर्लभाम्। नाहं शक्या त्वया स्प्रष्टुमादित्यस्य प्रभा यथा॥
English: Why do you being a tiger wish for a she-lion? You shall not be able to touch me like to the rays of the sun.
Sanskrit: पादपान् काञ्चनान् नूनं बहून् पश्यसि मन्दभाक्। राघवस्य प्रियां भार्यां यस्त्वमिच्छसि राक्षस॥
English: O you wretched Rākşasa, when you have desired to steal away Raghhava's beloved spouse, surely do you see these trees (before you) as made of gold.
Sanskrit: क्षुधितस्य च सिंहस्य मृगशत्रोस्तरस्विनः। आशीविषस्य वदनाद् दंष्ट्रामादातुमिच्छसि॥ मन्दरं पर्वतश्रेष्ठं पाणिना हर्तुमिच्छसि। कालकूटं विषं पीत्वा स्वस्तिमान् गन्तुमिच्छसि॥ अक्षि सूच्या प्रमृजसि जिह्वया लेढि च क्षुरम्। राघवस्य प्रियां भार्यामधिगन्तुं त्वमिच्छसि॥
English: Do you wish to uproot the teeth from the mouth of a lion, that enemy of deer, or from that of a serpent? Do you wish to clasp with your hands the Mandara hill, or do you wish to walk in peace after drinking poison? Do you wish to rub your eyes with pins and lick a razor with your tongue?
Sanskrit: अवसज्ज्य शिलां कण्ठे समुद्रं तर्तुमिच्छसि। सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ चोभौ पाणिभ्यां हर्तुमिच्छसि ॥ यो रामस्य प्रियां भार्यां प्रधर्षयितुमिच्छसि। अग्नि प्रज्वलितं दृष्ट्वा वस्त्रेणाहर्तुमिच्छसि॥ कल्याणवृत्तं शूलानामग्रे चरितुमिच्छसि। रामस्य सदृशी भार्या योऽधिगन्तुं त्वमिच्छसि॥
English: You did wish to swim across an ocean, having a rock tied to your neck. You did wish to get at the Sun and Moon, to bind a flaming fire with a piece of cloth and walk through iron-spikes, as you have wished to come by the worthy spouse of Rama.
Sanskrit: यदन्तरं सिंहसृगालयोने यदन्तरं स्यन्दनिकासमुद्रयोः। सुराग्र्यसौवीरकयोर्यदन्तरं तदन्तरं दाशरथेस्तवैव च।।४५ यदन्तरं काञ्चनसीसलोहया र्यदन्तरं चन्दनवारिपङ्कयोः। यदन्तरं हस्तिबिडालयोर्वने तदन्तरं दाशरथेस्तवैव च। यदन्तरं वायसवैनतेययो र्यदन्तरं मद्गुमयूरयोरपि। यदन्तरं हंसकगृध्रयोर्वने तदन्तरं दाशरथेस्तवैव च।।४७। तस्मिन् सहस्राक्षसमप्रभावे रामे स्थिते कार्मुकबाणपाणौ हृतापि तेऽहं न जरां गमिष्ये आज्यं यथा मक्षिकयावगीर्णम्।४८।।
English: Mighty is the difference between Rāma and you, like to that between a lion and a jackal, a sea and a rivulet, nectar and gruel, gold and iron, sandal and mud, an elephant and a cat, a crow and Garuda, a peacock and a madgie (an acquatic bird), or a duck and a vulture. Even If you did steal me, that mighty archer Rāma, gifted with the prowess of the lord celestials, living, surely shall I die, like to a gnat sucking clarified butter.
Sanskrit: इतीव तद्वाक्यमदुष्टभावा सुदुष्टमुक्त्वा रजनीचरं तम्। गात्रप्रकम्पाद् व्यथिता बभूव वातोद्धता सा कदलीव तन्वी॥
English: Addressing those words to that wicked ranger of the night, that innocent ($ītā) shook like a plantain tree shaken by the wind.
Sanskrit: तां वेपमानामुपलक्ष्य सीतां स रावणो मृत्युसमप्रभावः। कुलं बलं नाम च कर्म चात्मनः समाचचक्षे भयकारणार्थम्॥
English: There upon Rāvaņa, like to Death in prowess, trembling, began to relate to her with a view to frighten (her) his race, power, name and actions.
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवत्यां सीतायां संरब्धः परुषं वचः। ललाटे भृकुटिं कृत्वा रावणः प्रत्युवाच ह॥
English: After Sītā had spoken these harsh words, Rāvana, enraged, with a frown, replied.
Sanskrit: भ्राता वैश्रवणस्याहं सापत्नो वरवर्णिनि। रावणो नाम भद्रं ते दशग्रीवः प्रतापवान्॥
English: O you of a beatiful countenance, I am the step-brother of the Lord of wealth and my name is the mighty Ten-necked Rāvana May good betide you!
Sanskrit: यस्य देवाः सगन्धर्वाः पिशाचपतगोरगाः। विद्रवन्ति सदा भीता मृत्योरिव सदा प्रजाः॥ येन वैश्रवणे भ्राता वैमात्रः कारणान्तरे। द्वन्द्वमासादितः कोधाद् रणे विक्रम्य निर्जितः॥
English: Like to people fearing Death, the celestials, Gandharvas, Piśāchas, Pannagas and Serpents fly in diverse directions being frightened by me. I have subdued by my prowess, my step-brother, the Lord of wealth in a conflict, quarrelling with him for some reason.
Sanskrit: मद्भयार्तः परित्यज्य स्वमधिष्ठानमृद्धिमत्। कैलासं पर्वतश्रेष्ठमध्यास्ते नरवाहनः॥
English: Thereat, that one carried by men, renouncing out of my fear this wealthy abode of Lankā, has been living on that Lord of mountains, Kailāśa.
Sanskrit: यस्य तत् पुष्पकं नाम विमानं कामगं शुभम्। वीर्यादावर्जितं भद्रे येन यामि विहायसम्॥
English: O you auspicious one, by virtue of my prowess I have taken away that beautiful chariot of his called Puspaka. Ascending that chariot you shall travei by the ethereal route.
Sanskrit: मम संजातरोषस्य मुखं दृष्ट्वैव मैथिलि। विद्रवन्ति परित्रस्ताः सुराः शक्रपुरोगमाः॥
English: O Maithilee, when I am excited with ire, Indra and other celestials at the mere sight of my countenance fly away in divers directions out of fear.
Sanskrit: यत्र तिष्ठाम्यहं तत्र मारुतो वाति शङ्कितः। तीव्रांशुः शिशिरांशुश्च भयात् सम्पद्यते दिवि॥
English: Wherever I live, the Wind bloweth cautiously and the Sun (of piercing rays) out of fear for me appeareth in the welkin like the Moon.
Sanskrit: निष्कम्पपत्रास्तरवो नद्यश्च स्तिमितोदकाः। भवन्ति यत्र तत्राहं तिष्ठामि च चरामि च॥
English: What shall I say more? Wherever I live, even the leaves of the trees do not flutter and the currents of the rivers are stopped.
Sanskrit: मम पारे समुद्रस्य लङ्का नाम पुरी शुभा। सम्पूर्णा राक्षसैघोरैर्यथेन्द्रस्यामरावती॥
English: Beyond the ocean stands my beautiful capital Larikā like to Indra's Amaravati, (the capital of the Lord of celestials), guarded on all sides by the terrible night-rangers and encircled by yellow walls.
Sanskrit: प्राकारेण परिक्षिप्ता पाण्डुरेण विराजिता। हेमकक्ष्या पुरी रम्या वैदूर्यमयतोरणा॥
English: That beautiful city has gate-ways of ornamented and jewelled arches and golden apartinents.
Sanskrit: हस्त्यश्वरथसम्बाधा तूर्यनादविनादिता। सर्वकामफलैर्वृक्षैः संकुलोद्यान भूषिता॥
English: It is filled with clephants, horses and chariots, always resounds with the sounds of bugles, and is beautified with gardens having divers trees of wished-for fruits.
Sanskrit: तत्र त्वं वस हे सीते राजपुत्रि मया सह। न स्मरिष्यसि नारीणां मानुषीणां मनस्विनि॥
English: O Sītā, O you the daughter of a king, in this city shall you dwell with me. O large-minded damsel, you shall never think of earthly women.
Sanskrit: भुञ्जाना मानुषान् भोगान् दिव्यांश्च वरवर्णिनि। न स्मरिष्यसि रामस्य मानुषस्य गतायुषः॥
English: O you of an exquisite countenance, enjoying these many things passing human, you shall not any more think of Rāma a human being of brief existence.
Sanskrit: स्थापयित्वा प्रियं पुत्रं राज्ये दशरथो नृपः। मन्दवार्यस्ततो ज्येष्ठः सुतः प्रस्थापितो वनम्॥ तेन किं भ्रष्टराज्येन रामेण गतचेतसा। करिष्यसि विशालाक्षि तापसेन तपस्विना ॥
English: Placing his beloved son on the throne, king Dasaratha has sent away his eldest son of weak prowess into the woods. O you of expansive eyes, what shall you do with that wretched ascetic Rāma who has been deprived of his kingdom?
Sanskrit: रक्ष राक्षसभर्तारं कामय स्वयमागतम्। न मन्यथशराविष्टं प्रत्याख्यातुं त्वमर्हसि ॥
English: I am the lord of the whole world of Rākşasas; being pierced by the shafts of Kāma have I come by you. It does not behave you therefore to pass by me.
Sanskrit: प्रत्याख्याय हि मां भीरु पश्चात्तापं गमिष्यसि। चरणेनाभिहत्येव पुरुरवसमुर्वशी॥
English: O timid damsel, truly shall you repent afterwards if you did disregard me, like to Urvasi kicking Pururavā.
Sanskrit: अङ्गुल्या न समो रामो मम युद्धे स मानुषः। तव भाग्येन सम्प्राप्तं भजस्व वरवर्णिनि ॥ एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही क्रुद्धा संरक्तलोचना। अब्रवीत् परुषं वाक्यं रहिते राक्षसाधिपम्॥
English: Rāma is a human being and is not even equal to a finger of mine in battle. By your good luck have I come to you-do you give yourself up to me, O you of a beautiful countenance. Being thus addressed by him, Vaidehi exceedingly wroth and with blood-red eyes spoke to that Lord of Rākşasas in the lonely forest, these bold words.
Sanskrit: कथं वैश्रवणं देवं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्। भ्रातरं व्यपदिश्य त्वमशुभं कर्तुमिच्छसि॥
English: How do you wish to perpetrate such an impious deed after introducing as your brother that highly worshipful Kubera adored by all the deities.
Sanskrit: अवश्यं विनशिष्यन्ति सर्वे रावण राक्षसाः। वेषां त्वं कर्कशो राजा दुर्बुद्धिरजितेन्द्रियः॥
English: O Rāvana, surely shall all the Räkşasas meet with death, who have such a stupid, harsh and lustful person like you for their king.
Sanskrit: अपहृत्य शची भार्यां शक्यमिन्द्रस्य जीवितुम्। नहि रामस्य भार्यां मामानीय स्वस्तिमान् भवेत्॥
English: One can breathe on this earth carrying away Indra's wife, Śacī—but stealing me, the wife of Rāma, no body shall be able to live in peace.
Sanskrit: च्छची प्रधृष्याप्रतिरूपरूपाम्। न मादृशीं राक्षस धर्षयित्वा पीतामृतस्यापि तवास्ति मोक्षः॥
English: O Räkşasa, it might be possible for one to live on this earth treating contemptuously the wife of the holder of thunder-bolt, but insulting me none shall escape the hands of Death even if he drinketh nectar.
Sanskrit: सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा दशग्रीवः प्रतापवान्। हस्ते हस्तं समाहत्य चकार सुमहद् वपुः॥
English: Hearing those words of Sītā the highly powerful Ten necked one striking his hands together, increased his body too high.
Sanskrit: स मैथिली पुनर्वाक्यं बभाषे वाक्यकोविदः। नोन्मत्तया श्रुतौ मन्ये मम वीर्यपराक्रमौ॥
English: Thereupon, that one skilled in speech again spake to Maithili, Methinks you have run mad. Have you not heard of my valour and prowess?
Sanskrit: उद्वहेयं भुजाभ्यां तु मेदिनीमम्बरे स्थितः। आपिबेयं समुद्रं च मृत्युं हन्यां रणे स्थितः॥
English: Stationing myself in the welkin I can with my hands raise up the earth. I can drink up the waters of the ocean. And engaged in conflict I can destroy Death itself
Sanskrit: अर्क तुद्यां शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्विभिन्द्यां हि महीतलम्। कामरूपेण उन्मत्ते पश्य मां कामरूपिणम्॥
English: With my sharpened shafts I can pierce the Sun and cut asunder the earth. You are mad with your beauty. Do you look upon me, who am capable of illusions.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तवतस्यस्य रावणस्य शिखिप्रभे। क्रुद्धस्य हरिपर्यन्ते रक्ते नेत्रे बभूवतुः॥
English: When he had spoken thus, his yellow eyes became blood-red with rage and assumed the, semblance of flaming fire.
Sanskrit: सद्यः सौम्यं परित्यज्य तीक्ष्णरूपं स रावणः। स्वं रूपं कालरूपाभं भेजे वैश्रवणानुजः॥
English: Thereat Răvana, the younger brother of the Lord of wealth, changing his placid countenance, instantly assumed his own terrible shape resembling that of Yama.
Sanskrit: संरक्तनयनः श्रीमांस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणः। क्रोधेन महताविष्टो नीलजीमूतसंनिभः॥ दशास्यो विंशतिभुजो बभूव क्षणदाचरः। स परिव्राजकच्छद्म महाकायो विहाय तत्॥
English: Highly exercised with ire, that ranger of the night became of ten countenances and twenty arms; his eyes were bloody and he appeared beautiful like to blue clouds, being dressed in gold-hued apparel.
Sanskrit: प्रतिपेदे स्वकं रूपं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। रक्ताम्बरधरस्तस्थौ स्त्रीरत्नं प्रेक्ष्य मैथिलीम्॥
English: Leaving aside the semblance of a mendicant, that lord of Raksasas, Ravana, increasing in bulk, assumed his own shape. And wearing a blood-red cloth he stood there fixing his look upon that jewel of a damsel–Maithili.
Sanskrit: स तामसितकेशान्तां भास्करस्य प्रभामिव । वसनाभरणोपेतां मैथिली रावणोऽबवीत्॥ त्रिषु लोकेषु विख्यातं यदि भारमिच्छसि। मामाश्रय वरारोहे तवाहं सदृशं पतिः॥
English: Thereupon Rāvaņa spake to Mathili like to the rays of the sun, having a head of black hair and wearing apparel and ornaments, saying, O you fine damsel, if you did wish to have a husband known all over the world, do you surrender yourself to me.
Sanskrit: मां भजस्व चिराय त्वमहं श्लाघ्यः पतिस्तव। नैव चाहं क्वचिद् भद्रे करिष्ये तव विप्रियम्॥
English: I am a worthy husband for you. Do you serve me for ever, your praiseworthy husband. O fine lady, I hall never do what you did not like.
Sanskrit: त्यजतां मानुषो भारो मयि भावश्च प्रणीयताम्। राज्याच्च्युतमसिद्धार्थं रामं परिमितायुषम्॥ कैर्गुणैरनुरक्तासि मूढे पण्डितमानिनि। यः स्त्रियो वचनाद् राज्यं विहाय ससुहज्जनम्॥ अस्मिन् व्यालानुचरिते वने वसति दुर्मतिः।
English: Renouncing your attachment for a man, do you place your love in me. O foolish girl, worthy of being adored by the learned, for what quality are you attached to Rāma of a limited life, who has been deprived of his kingdom and has his desire frustrated, and who of an evil intent, has, at the words of his wife, renouncing his kingdom and kinsmen, been living in this forest-the abode of voracious animals.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा मैथिली वाक्यं प्रियाहाँ प्रियवादिनीम्॥ अभिगम्य सुदृष्टात्मा राक्षसः काममोहितः। जग्राह रावणः सीतां बुधः खे रोहिणीमिव ॥
English: Speaking thus to Maithili, sweet-speeched and worthy of being sweetly addressed, that highly wicked Raksasa, Rāvaņa, being exercised with lust, approached towards Sītā and got hold of her, like to Budha holding Rohinī in the sky.
Sanskrit: वामेन सीतां पद्माक्षी मूर्धजेषु करेण सः। ऊर्वोस्तु दक्षिणेनैव परिजग्राह पाणिना॥
English: With his left hand he held her, having eyes like to lotus-petals, by the hair, and with his right hand got hold of her thighs.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा गिरिशृङ्गाभं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्र महाभुजम्। प्राद्रवन् मृत्युसंकाशं भयार्ता वनदेवताः॥
English: Seeing Rāvaņa of sharpened teeth, and mighty arms, resembling the summit of a mountain and like to death itself, the deities of the forest became highly terrified and fled in different directions.
Sanskrit: स च मायामयो दिव्यः खरयुक्तः खरस्वनः। प्रत्यदृश्यत हेमाङ्गो रावणस्य महारथः॥
English: Instantly appeared there the celestial car of Ravana, decked in gold, drawn by asses and making a terrible sound.
Sanskrit: ततस्तां परुषैर्वाक्यैरभितM महास्वनः। अंकेनाद्य वैदेहीं रथमारोपयत् तदा॥
English: Thereupon, that one emmiting terrible accents, remonstrated with Vaidehī in harsh words and clasping her ascended the car.
Sanskrit: सा गृहीतातिचुक्रोश रावणेन यशस्विनी। रामेति सीता दुःखार्ता रामं दूरं गतं वने॥
English: The virtuous Sīta, being thus caught by Ravana, began to cry aloud, addressing Rama, who had gone away to a distant forest.
Sanskrit: तामकामां स कामार्तः पन्नगेन्द्रवधूमिव। विचेष्टमानामादाय उत्पपताथ रावणः॥
English: Rāvaņa, racked with lust, rose high up with her like to the wife of a Pannaga, though she tried her best (to get rid of him), for she was not in the least attached to him.