pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मम प्राणैः प्रियतरं पुत्रं पुत्रमिवौरसम्। मया हीनमहीनार्थं सर्वतः परिपालय॥
English: Do you maintain this my son, dearer than my life, like to your own son, born of your loins, satisfying all his wants in my absence.
Sanskrit: त्वमप्यस्य पिता दाता परित्राता च सर्वशः। भयेष्वभयदश्चैव यथाहं प्लवगेश्वर॥
English: O best of monkeys, like to me, you are his father, protector, conferrer of gifts and remover of fear.
Sanskrit: एष तारात्मजः श्रीमांस्त्वया तुल्यपराक्रमः। रक्षसां च वधे तेषामग्रतस्ते भविष्यति॥
English: This graceful son of Tārā equals you in prowess and shall precede you in the destruction of Raksasas.
Sanskrit: अनुरूपाणि कर्माणि विक्रम्य बलवान् रणे। करिष्यत्येष तारेयस्तेजस्वी तरुणोऽङ्गदः॥
English: This youthful Angada, Tārā's son, gifted with energy and strength, shall perform befitting exploits displaying his prowess in the battle.
Sanskrit: सुषेणदुहिता चेयमर्थसूक्ष्मविनिश्चये। औत्पातिके च विविधे सर्वतः परिनिष्ठिता॥
English: Surasen's daughter is wonderfully expert in ascertaining sabtle things and giving counsels in the time of danger.
Sanskrit: यदेषा साध्विति ब्रूयात् कार्यं तन्मुक्तसंशयम्। नहि तारामतं किंचिदन्यथा परिवर्तते॥
English: Do you, without the least doubt perform what shall the chaste lady instruct you to do; for Tārā's advice never goes without effect.
Sanskrit: राघवस्य च ते कार्यं कर्तव्यमविशङ्कया। स्यादधर्मो ह्यकरणे त्वां च हिंस्यादमानितः॥
English: It behoveth you to perform Rāghava's service fearlessly or else you shall be visited with sin: on his being insulted you shall be injured.
Sanskrit: इमां च मालामाधत्स्व दिव्यां सुग्रीव काञ्चनीम्। उदारा श्रीः स्थिता ह्यस्यां सम्प्रजह्यान्मृते मयि॥
English: O Sugrīva, do you put on this celestial golden garland-herein dwelleth the bounteous Sree who shall renounce me after my death.
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्तः सुग्रीवो वालिना भ्रातृसौहृदात्। हर्षं त्यक्त्वा पुनर्दीनो ग्रहग्रस्त इवोडुराट्॥
English: Having been accosted thus by Vāli, out of fraternal affection, Sugrīva renouncing joy again became pale like to the Moon possessed by Rahu.
Sanskrit: तद्वालिवचनाच्छान्तः कुर्वन् युक्तमतन्द्रितः। जग्राह सोऽभ्यनुज्ञातो मालां तां चैव काञ्चनीम्॥
English: Renouncing his inimical feelings, being thus addressed by Vāli and carrying out his words energetically Sugrīva accepted the golden garland as ordered (by him).
Sanskrit: तां मालां काञ्चनीं दत्त्वा दृष्ट्वा चैवात्मजं स्थितम्। संसिद्धः प्रेत्यभावाय स्नेहादङ्गदमब्रवीत्॥
English: And conferring (upon Sugrīva) that golden garland and beholding his son before him, Vāli, resolved upon death, spoke to Angada, saying.
Sanskrit: देशकालौ भजस्वाद्य क्षममाणः प्रियाप्रिये। सुखदुःखसहः काले सुग्रीववशगो भव॥
English: Do you place yourself now under the control of Sugrīva, ascertaining time and place, putting up with misery for your welfare and injury.
Sanskrit: यथा हि त्वं महाबाहो लालितः सततं मया। न तथा वर्तमानं त्वां सुग्रीवो बहु मन्यते॥
English: O you having long arms, Sugrīva shall not regard you much, if did you remain in the same wise in which you hadst been brought up by me before*. The significance of the passage is as follows:You wert a mere child while I brought you up. But now you are a grown up young man and this is the time for you to serve your elders. Do you therefore serve Sugriva.
Sanskrit: नास्यामित्रैर्गतं गच्छेर्मा शत्रुभिररिंदम। भर्तुरर्थपरो दान्तः सुग्रीववशगो भव॥
English: O slayer of foes, do you never mix with Sugrīva's enemies, and place yourself always under Sugrīva's control, having subdued your senses and being intent upon your master's (Sugriva's) welfare.
Sanskrit: न चातिप्रणयः कार्यः कर्तव्योऽप्रणयश्च ते। उभयं हि महादोषं तस्मादन्तरदृग्भव॥
English: Do you not cultivate too much of friendship nor be wanting in it-for both of these extremes are sources of disasters. Do you therefore follow the golden mean.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वाथ विवृत्ताक्षः शरसम्पीडितो भृशम्। विवृतैर्दशनैर्भीमैर्बभूवोत्क्रान्तजीवितः॥
English: After he had said this, his eyes became expanded, his teeth were opened and his appearance became ghastly. And greatly pained by shafts he breathed his last.
Sanskrit: ततो विचुक्रुशुस्तत्र वानरा हतयूथपाः। परिदेवयमानास्ते सर्वे प्लवगसत्तमाः॥
English: And thereupon, the monkeys, the foremost of those who go jumping, having lost their chief, bewailed and cried.
Sanskrit: किष्किन्धां ह्यद्य शून्या च स्वर्गते वानरेश्वरे। उद्यानानि च शून्यानि पर्वताः काननानि च॥
English: On that monkey chief's departure to the land of celestials, Kişkindhā was divested of her lord, and gardens, hills and woods were all rendered lonely.
Sanskrit: हते प्लवगशार्दूले निष्प्रभा वानराः कृताः। येन दत्तं महद् युद्धं गन्धर्वस्य महात्मनः॥ गोलभस्य महाबाहोर्दश वर्षाणि पञ्च च। नैव रात्रौ न दिवसे तद् युद्धमुपशाम्यति ॥ ततः षोडशमे वर्षे गोलभो विनिपातितः। तं हत्वा दुर्विनीतं तु वाली दंष्ट्राकरालवान्। सर्वाभयंकरोऽस्माकं कथमेष निपातितः॥
English: That best of monkeys, who fought a dreadful battle with the high-souled Gandharvas, being dead, all other monkeys became of pale countenance. Vāli entered into a terrible conflict with the mighty-armed Golava and fought for ten years and five, for nights and days without respite. And on the sixteenth year, Golabha was killed. Bringing about the destruction of that wicked Gandharba, Vāli, having terrible teeth, saved us all from fear. How has he been killed to-day?
Sanskrit: हते तु वीरे प्लवगाधिपे तदा वनेचरास्तत्र न शर्म लेभिरे। वनेचराः सिंहयुते महावने यथा हि गावो निहते गवां पतौ॥
English: Like to kine, incapable of enjoying peace in a mighty forest filled with lions, their chief being dead, these forest-rangers could not attain to felicity on the demise of that lord of monkeys.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु तारा व्यसनार्णवप्लुता मृतस्य भर्तुर्वदनं समीक्ष्य सा। जगाम भूमिं परिरभ्य वालिनं महादुमं छिन्नमिवाश्रिता लता॥
English: Thereupon, Tārā, sunk in the gulf of disaster, eyeing the countenance of her deceased lord, fell down to the ground embracing Vāli like to a creeper clinging for its support to a mighty but broken tree.
Sanskrit: ततः समुपजिघ्रन्ती कपिराजस्य तन्मुखम्। पतिं लोकश्रुता तारा मृतं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon smelling the face of that lord of monkeys, Tārā again addressed her deceased lord, known all over the world, saying.
Sanskrit: शेषे त्वं विषमे दुःखमकृत्वा वचनं मम। उपलोपचिते वीर सुदुःखे वसुधातले॥
English: O hero, disregarding my words, you are lying on the uneven earth, hard and filled with gravels.
Sanskrit: मत्तः प्रियतरा नूनं वानरेन्द्र मही तव। शेषे हि तां परिष्वज्य मां च न प्रतिभाषसे॥
English: O lord of monkeys, the earth is dearer to you than I, since you are lying there embracing her and are not welcoming me.
Sanskrit: सुग्रीवस्य वशं प्राप्तो विधिरेष भवत्यहो। सुग्रीव एव विक्रान्तो वीर साहसिकप्रिय॥
English: O hero, O dear, O brave lord, wonder it is that God under the semblance of Rāma, has placed himself under the control of Sugrīva; hither to fore he shall be regarded as a hero.
Sanskrit: ऋक्षवानरमुख्यास्त्वां बलिनं पर्युपासते। तेषां विलपितं कृच्छ्रमङ्गदस्य च शोचतः॥ मम चेमा गिरः श्रुत्वा किं त्वं न प्रतिबुध्यसे।
English: Why are you not awake, hearing the bewailings of bears and monkeys who used to wait upon you, powerful, as well as that of Angada and myself?
Sanskrit: इदं तद् वीरशयनं तत्र शेषे हतो युधि ॥ शायिता निहता यत्र त्वयैव रिपवः पुरा।
English: Alas! you are lying on this bed of the heroes, being slain in the battle, where formerly, your enemies destroyed by you, used to lie down,
Sanskrit: विशुद्धसत्त्वाभिजन प्रिययुद्ध मम प्रिय॥ मामनाथां विहायैकां गतस्त्वमसि मानद।
English: O you born of a pure family, O you that are fond of warfare, O my dear, O conferror of honours, whither have you departed making me husbandless?
Sanskrit: शूराय न प्रदातव्या कन्या खलु विपश्चिता ॥ शूरभार्यां हतां पश्य सद्यो मां विधवां कृताम्।
English: Let not the wise, henceforth, confer their daughters upon the heroes. Alas! behold me, the wife of a hero, made a widow in no time.
Sanskrit: अवभग्नश्च मे मानो भग्ना मे शाश्वती गतिः॥ अगाधे च निमग्नास्मि विपुले शोकसागरे।
English: Shattered is my honour and destroyed is my happiness and I am sunk in the deep abyss of grief.
Sanskrit: अश्मसारमयं नूनमिदं मे हृदयं दृढम्॥ भर्तारं निहतं दृष्ट्वा यन्नाद्य शतधा कृतम्।
English: Forsooth, this my firm heart is not sundered into hundred pieces, beholding my husband slain!
Sanskrit: सुहृच्चैव च भर्ता च प्रकृत्या च मम प्रियः॥ प्रहारे च पराक्रान्तः शूरः पञ्चत्वमागतः।
English: You are my friend, my dear husband and a great hero-and you had met with destruction, being struck by another man.
Sanskrit: पतिहीना तु या नारी कामं भवतु पुत्रिणी॥ धनधान्यसमृद्धापि विधवेत्युच्यते जनैः।
English: A husbandless woman is always styled by the wise as widow, although she might have a son and enough of riches.
Sanskrit: स्वगात्रप्रभवे वीर शेषे रुधिरमण्डले॥ कृमिरागपरिस्तोमे स्वकीये शयने यथा।
English: O hero, you are lying down in a pool of blood issuing out of your own person, like to your own bed having a red-dyed bed-sheet.
Sanskrit: रेणुशोणितसंवीतं गात्रं तव समन्ततः॥ परिरब्धुं न शक्नोमि भुजाभ्यां प्लवगर्षभ।
English: Your body is on all sides besmeared with blood and dust and I am incapable of embracing you with my arms, O best of monkeys.
Sanskrit: कृतकृत्योऽद्य सुग्रीवो वैरेऽस्मिन्नतिदारुणे॥ यस्य रामविमुक्तेन हृतमेकेषुणा भयम्।
English: Surely has Sugrīva satisfied his hostile intention to-day, whose fear has been removed by one shaft, discharged by Rāma.
Sanskrit: शरेण हृदि लग्नेन गात्रसंस्पर्शने तव॥ वार्यामि त्वां निरीक्षन्ती त्वयि पञ्चत्वमागते।
English: Thyself departing to the land of the dead. I have been eyeing you simply, being prevented from touching your person by the shaft piercing your heart.* The meaning is:-Lest by my touching that shaft you feelest a greater pain.
Sanskrit: उद्घबर्ह शरं नीलस्तस्य गात्रगतं तदा॥ गिरिगह्वरसंलीनं दीप्तमाशीविषं यथा।
English: Thereupon Neela took out that shaft from the person of (Vāli) like to a flaming serpent lurking in a mountain cave.
Sanskrit: तस्य निष्कृष्यमाणस्य बाणस्यापि बभौ द्युतिः॥ अस्तमस्तकसंरुद्धरश्मेदिनकरादिव।
English: There beamed the shaft extracted from his body like to the rays of the Sun, stationed on the summit of the setting hill.
Sanskrit: पेतुः क्षतजधारास्तु व्रणेभ्यस्तस्य सर्वशः॥ ताम्रगैरिकसम्पृक्ता धारा इव धराधरात्।
English: And there poured forth from all his wounds, streams of blood, like to showers of melted copper and other metals falling from a mountain.
Sanskrit: अवकीर्णं विमार्जन्ती भर्तारं रणरेणुना॥ अनैर्नयनजैः शूरं सिषेचास्त्रसमाहतम् ।
English: And (Tārā) washed, with tears, her heroic husband's body covered with dust and wounded with weapons.
Sanskrit: रुधिरोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं दृष्ट्वा विनिहतं पतिम्॥ उवाच तारा पिङ्गाक्षं पुत्रमङ्गदमङ्गना।
English: Beholding her husband thus slain and besmeared with blood, she spoke to her son, Angada, having coppery eyes, saying:
Sanskrit: अवस्था पश्चिमां पश्य पितुः पुत्र सुदारुणाम्॥ सम्प्रसक्तस्य वैरस्य गतोऽन्तः पापकर्मणा।
English: Behold this terrible declining stage of your Sire. Here is the end of his hostilities collected by his impious action.
Sanskrit: बालसूर्योज्ज्वलतनुं प्रयातं यमसादनम्॥ अभिवादय राजानं पितरं पुत्र मानदम्।
English: O my son, do you how to your kingly father, the conferrer of honours, who has departed to the abode of Death, having a flaming person like to the rising Sun.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः समुत्थाय जग्राह चरणौ पितुः॥ भुजाभ्यां पीनवृत्ताभ्यामङ्गदोऽहमिति ब्रुवन्।
English: Thus accosted, Angada rose up and, saying, I (do touch my Sire's feet), embraced his father's feet with his plump arms.
Sanskrit: अभिवादयमानं त्वामङ्गदं त्वं यथा पुरा॥ दीर्घायुर्भव पुत्रेति किमर्थं नाभिभाषसे।
English: (Thereupon Tāră said)—Saying 'Do you live long' why did you not welcome Angada, to-day as before, who has bowed to you?
Sanskrit: अहं पुत्रसहाया त्वामुपासे गतचेतनम्। सिंहेन पातितं सद्यो गौः सवत्सेव गोवृषम्॥
English: I am with my son, standing by you who are dead, like to a cow with her calf, having the bull slain by a lion.
Sanskrit: इष्ट्वा संग्रामयज्ञेन रामप्रहरणाम्भसा। तस्मिन्नवभृथे स्नातः कथं पत्न्या मया विना ॥ या दत्ता देवराजेन तव तुष्टेन संयुगे। शातकौम्भीं प्रियां मालां तां ते पश्यामि नेह किम्।।२८
English: How have you, without me, your wife, bathed in the water of Rāma's shafts, at the end of your battle-like sacrifice? Why do I not behold here that favourite golden garland of thine, which was conferred on you by the lord of celestials, pleased in a battle?
Sanskrit: राज्यश्रीन जहाति त्वां गतासुमपि मानद। सूर्यस्यावर्तमानस्य शैलराजमिव प्रभा॥
English: Royal grace has not renounced you, O conferrer of honours, albeit you are dead, like to the rays not quitting the king of mountains, even after the Sun is set.
Sanskrit: न मे वचः पथ्यमिदं त्वया कृतं न चास्मि शक्ता हि निवारणे तव। हता सपुत्रास्मि हतेन संयुगे सह त्वया श्रीजिहाति मामपि॥
English: You didst not act by my wholesome words, nor could I prevent you. And I am now destroyed with my son, along with you in the battle. Truly has Sree (goddess of wealth) renounced me.
Sanskrit: तामाशु वेगेन दुरासदेन त्वभिप्लुतां शोकमहार्णवेन। पश्यंस्तदा वाल्यनुजस्तरस्वी भ्रातुर्वधेनाप्रतिमेन तेपे॥
English: Beholding Tārā emerged in a deep and mighty ocean of grief, Vali's younger brother was overwhelmed with penitence, in consequence of the unbecoming destruction of his brother.
Sanskrit: स वाष्पपूर्णेन मुखेन पश्यन् क्षणेन निर्विण्णमना मनस्वी। जगाम रामस्य शनैः समीपं भृत्यैर्वृतः सम्परिदूयमानः॥
English: And seeing her countenance full of tears, the high-souled (Sugriva), racked with grief and repentance, approached slowly Ráma along with his followers.
Sanskrit: मुदात्तमाशीविषतुल्यबाणम्। मवस्थितं राघवमित्युवाच ॥
English: And nearing him, with a bow in his hand, having arrows like to serpents, famed and having auspicious marks on his person, he spoke to Rāghava, seated there, saying.
Sanskrit: यथा प्रतिज्ञामिदं नरेन्द्र कृतं त्वया दृष्टफलं च कर्म। ममाद्य भोगेषु नरेन्द्रसूनो मनो निवृत्तं हतजीवितेन॥
English: O lord of men, you had fulfilled your promise by carrying it out into practice; and as for wretched me, O son of a king, I shall refrain today from all enjoyments.
Sanskrit: अस्यां महिष्यां तु भृशं रुदत्यां पुरेऽतिविक्रोशति दुःखतप्ते। हते नृपे संशयितेऽङ्गदे च न राम राज्ये रमते मनो मे।।
English: This queen lamenting piteously, these subjects and retinue bewailing, being overwhelmed with grief, this king being slain, how can kingdom please me.?
Sanskrit: क्रोधादमर्षादतिविप्रधर्षाद् भ्रातुर्वधो मेऽनुमतः पुरस्तात्। हते त्विदानी हरियूथपेऽस्मिन् सुतीक्ष्णमिक्ष्वाकुवर प्रतप्स्ये॥
English: O Rāma out of anger, and passion, and on account of my being insulted by him, I did formerly desire to bring about my brother's destruction. But that lord of monkey-herds being shain, O best of lkswakus, I am truly pierced to the quick with anguish.
Sanskrit: श्रेयोऽद्य मन्ये मम शैलमुख्ये तस्मिन् हि वासश्चिरमृष्यमूके। यथा तथा वर्तयतः स्ववृत्या नेमं निहत्य त्रिदिवस्य लाभः॥
English: I do prefer living for good in the mount Rșyamūka, earning my livelihood somehow or other, to the accession of heaven by destroying (Vāli).
Sanskrit: मयं महात्मा मतिमानुवाच। मिदं वचः कर्म च मेऽनुरूपम्॥
English: This highly intellectual and high-souled one spoke to me Do you range at large, I do not wish to destroy you. Such words were really becoming of him, O Rāma. And these words and this action become me (vile as I am).
Sanskrit: भ्राता कथं नाम महागुणस्य भ्रातुर्वधं राम विरोचयेत। राज्यस्य दुःखस्य च वीर सारं विचिन्तयन्कामपुरस्कृतोऽपि॥
English: How can a brother, O Rāma, however avaricious he might be, relish the destruction of his qualified brother, comparing the happiness of a kingdom, with the grief (consequent upon his brother's demise)?
Sanskrit: वधो हि मतो नासीत् स्वमाहात्म्यव्यतिक्रमात्। ममासीद् बुद्धिदौरात्म्यात् प्राणहारी व्यतिक्रमः॥
English: He did not desire to slay me, lest his greatness inight be spoiled; but alas! through my wicked sense, I performed an iniquity by taking the life of my brother.
Sanskrit: दुमशाखावभग्नोऽहं मुहूर्तं परिनिष्टनन्। सान्त्वयित्वा त्वनेनोक्तो न पुनः कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
English: Being struck by him with branches of trees, while I fled away and wept, he, consoling me, said only Do not do this again.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृत्वमार्यभावश्च धर्मश्चानेन रक्षितः। मया क्रोधश्च कामश्च कपित्वं च प्रदर्शितम्॥
English: He all along maintained his fraternal feelings, his honesty and piety; but (woe to me) I have displayed my wrath, passion and monkey-hood.
Sanskrit: मनीप्सनीयं स्वनवेक्षणीयम्। प्राप्तोऽस्मि पाप्मानमिदं वयस्य भ्रातुर्वधात् त्वाष्ट्रवधादिवेन्द्रः॥
English: O friend, like to the lord of celestials perpetrating sin by destroying Biswarupa, I have been, by bringing about the destruction of my brother, visited. with this sin, beyond comprehensio”, avoidable, undesirable and invisible.
Sanskrit: पाप्मानमिन्द्रस्य मही जलं च वृक्षाश्च कामं जगृहुः स्त्रियश्च। को नाम पाप्मानमिमं सहेत शाखामृगस्य प्रतिपत्तुमिच्छेत्॥
English: Indra's sin was shared by earth, water, trees and women; but who is there who will bear and desire to participate this monkey's sin?-
Sanskrit: नार्हामि सम्मानमिमं प्रजानां न यौवराज्यं कुत एव राज्यम्। मेवंविधं राघव कर्म कृत्वा ॥
English: Perpetrating such an improper and irreligious act, tending to the decay of my family, I do not deserve the respect of my subjects and the heirapparentship; what of kingdom, O Rāghava.
Sanskrit: पापस्य कर्तास्मि विगर्हितस्य क्षुद्रस्य लोकापकृतस्य लोके। शोको महान् मामभिवर्ततेऽयं वृष्टेर्यथा निम्नमिवाम्बुवेगः॥
English: I am the perpetrator of a vile and disgraceful sin, blamed of all in this world. And like to a current of rain going downwards, this mighty grief has overcome me.
Sanskrit: सोदर्यघातापरगाववालः संतापहस्ताक्षिशिरोविषाणः। एनोमयो मामभिहन्ति हस्ती दृप्तो नदीकूलमिव प्रवृद्धः॥
English: This mighty and infuriated elephant of a sin, having the destruction of a brother as its body, repentance, as its trunk, head, eyes and tusks, has been crushing me like to the banks of a river.
Sanskrit: अंहो वतेदं नृवराविषह्यं निवर्तते मे हृदि साधुवृत्तम्। अग्नौ विवर्णं परितप्यमानं किट्टं यथा राघव जातरूपम्॥
English: Alas! O best of kings, this unbearable sin has been driving away all pious feelings from my heart like to alloy leaking out of discoloured gold when molten in fire, O Rāghava.
Sanskrit: मिदं कुलं राघव मनिमित्तम्। दर्धस्थितप्राणमितीव मन्ये॥
English: Methinks, for me, O Rāghava, these mighty monkeys and Angada are almost half-dead (with grief).
Sanskrit: सुतः सुलभ्यः सुजनः सुवश्यः कुतस्तु पुत्रः सदृशोऽङ्गदेन। न चापि विद्येत स वीर देशो यस्मिन् भवेत् सोदरसंनिकर्षः॥
English: A good-natured and obedient son is rare. Where is to be found Angada's equal? O hero, there is no such land where I may meet again my brother.
Sanskrit: जीवेत माता परिपालनार्थम्। विना तु पुत्रं परितापदीना सा नैव जीवेदिति निश्चितं मे॥
English: The heroic Angada shall not live to-day and if he lives, his another shall live to bring him up. Forsooth, without her son, she shall not live long.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं प्रवेक्ष्याम्यतिदीप्तमग्नि भ्रात्रा च पुत्रेण च सख्यमिच्छन्। इमे विचेष्यन्ति हरिप्रवीराः सीतां निदेशे परिवर्तमानाः॥
English: Therefore shall I enter this flaming fire with a view to place myself on the same level with my brother and his son and all these mighty monkeys shall engage in quest of Sītā, abiding by your commandments.
Sanskrit: न्मय्यप्यतीते मनुजेन्द्रपुत्र। कुलस्य हन्तारमजीवना रामानुजानीहि कृतागसं माम्॥
English: O son of a king, they shall all carry out your orders even in my absence, do you, therefore, order me (to enter fire) who am the destroyer of my own race, have performed an inequity and do not deserve living any more.
Sanskrit: इत्येवमार्तस्य रघुप्रवीरः श्रुत्वा वचो वालिजघन्यजस्य। संजातवाष्पः परवीरहन्ता रामो मुहूर्तं विमना बभूव ॥
English: Hearing the words of Vali's younger brother, who was bewailing thus, Rāma, the heroic descendant of Rāghu and the slayer of foes, remained stupefied for some time with tears in his eyes.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् क्षणेऽभीक्ष्णमवेक्षमाणः क्षितिक्षमावान् भुवनस्य गोप्ता। रामो रुदन्ती व्यसने निमग्नां समुत्सुकः सोऽथ ददर्श ताराम्॥
English: In the mean-time, Rāma patient like to the protector of the world, worked with curiosity looked again and again towards the bewailing Tārā sunk in the gulf of disaster.
Sanskrit: तां चारुनेत्रां कपिसिंहनाथां पतिं समाश्लिष्य तदा शयानाम्। उत्थापयामासुरदीनसत्त्वां मन्त्रिप्रधानाः कपिराजपत्नीम्।।
English: Thereupon the principal counsellors raised up the brave spouse of the lord of monkeys, having graceful eyes and lying on the earth, embracing her husband.
Sanskrit: सा विस्फुरन्ती परिरभ्यमाणा भर्तुः समीपादपनीयमाना। ददर्श राम शरचापपाणिं स्वतेजसा सूर्यमिव ज्वलन्तम्॥
English: And snatched away from her husband and trembling, she beheld Rāma, with bow and arrows in his hand burning like to the Sun by virtue of his own effulgence.
Sanskrit: सुसंवृतं पार्थिवलक्षणैश्च तं चारुनेत्रं मृगशावनेत्रा। मयं स काकुत्स्थ इति प्रजज्ञे॥
English: Beholding him gifted with all royal marks, having beautiful eyes and never seen before, that one, having the eyes of a fawn, thought within herself. This great one must be Kākutstha.
Sanskrit: तस्येन्द्रकल्पस्य दुरासदस्य महानुभावस्य समीपमार्या। आर्ताऽतितूर्णं व्यसनं प्रपन्ना जगाम तारा परिविह्वलन्ती॥
English: The worshipful Tārā, worked with grief, and overwhelmed with disasters, bewailing, neared quickly that high-souled one, resembling the lord of celestials and hard to approach.
Sanskrit: तं सा समासाद्य विशुद्धसत्त्वं शोकेन सम्भ्रान्तशरीरभावा। मनस्विनी वाक्यमुवाच तारा रामं रणोत्कर्षणलब्धलक्ष्यम्॥
English: And having reached the pure-souled Rāma, who had his ends fully attained in battle, the high-minded Tārā, having her frame worked with grief, spoke to him, saying.
Sanskrit: त्वमप्रमेयश्च दुरासदश्च जितेन्द्रियश्चोत्तमधर्मकश्च। अक्षीणकीर्तिश्च विचक्षणश्च क्षितिक्षमावान् क्षतजोपमाक्षः॥
English: You are immeasurable, hard to approach, highly pious, prudent of controlled senses and increasing fame, forgiving like to earth and of blood-red eyes.
Sanskrit: महाबलः संहननोपपन्नः। मनुष्यदेहाभ्युदयं विहाय दिव्येन देहाभ्युदयेन युक्तः॥
English: You have bow and arrows in hand, are highly powerful and of a tough body. And renouncing human grace you had assumed the grace of a celestial person.
Sanskrit: येनैव बाणेन हतः प्रियो मे तेनैव बाणेन हि मां जहीहि । हता गमिष्यामि समीपमस्य न मां विना वीर रमेत वाली॥
English: Do you slay me with that self-same shaft with which my dear one was slain. And thus slain, O hero, I shall near him, for Vāli does not relish the company of any other woman but me.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गेऽपि पद्मामलपत्रनेत्र समेत्य सम्प्रेक्ष्य च मामपश्यन्। न ह्येष उच्चावचताम्रचूडा विचित्रवेषाप्यसोऽभजिष्यत्॥
English: O you having eyes resembling clean lotuspetals, this (hero) departing to the abode of celestials and not beholding me there, shall not delight in the company of Apsarās, wearing diversified garments and copper-coloured coronets.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गेऽपि शोकं च विवर्णतां च मया विना प्राप्स्यति वीर वाली। रम्ये नगेन्द्रस्य तटावकाशे विदेहकन्यारहितो यथा त्वम्॥
English: Even in the land of celestials, O hero, Vāli shall turn pale with grief in my separation, like to you in the picuresque dale of the Lord of mountains, separated from the daughter of the king of Videha.
Sanskrit: त्वं वेत्थ तावद् वनिताविहीनः प्राप्नोति दुःखं पुरुषः कुमारः। तत् त्वं प्रजानञ्जहि मां न वाली दुःखं ममादर्शनजं भजेत॥
English: You know well that a hand-some man is greatly afflicted with the separation of his spouse; and knowing this, do you slay me, and Vāli shall not be tormented with grief consequent upon my absence.
Sanskrit: यच्चापि मन्येत भवान् महात्मा स्त्रीघातदोषस्तु भवेन मह्यम्। आत्मेयमस्येति हि मां जहि त्वं न स्त्रीवधः स्यान्मनुजेन्द्रपुत्र ॥
English: High-souled as you are, you are thinking that you shall, slaying me, be visited with a sin arising from the destruction of a female. But do you kill me, O son of a king, knowing me as the soul of Vali, and you shall not be responsible for destroying a woman.
Sanskrit: दनन्यरूपाः पुरुषस्य दाराः। दारप्रदानाद्धि न दानमन्यत् प्रदृश्यते ज्ञानवतां हि लोके ॥
English: According to the Vedas and various other sacred texts, wives are inseparably blended with their husbands. And the wise say that there is no other gift better than that of a wife in this world.
Sanskrit: त्वं चापि मां तस्य मम प्रियस्य प्रदास्यसे धर्ममवेक्ष्य वीर। मधर्मयोगं मम वीर घातात्॥
English: You shall, O hero, confer me religiously upon my dear one and by this gift you shall be saved from the sin consequent upon killing me.