pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: चेष्टमानामथाविष्टां पन्नगेन्द्रवधूमिव। धूप्यमानां ग्रहेणेव रोहिणीं धूमकेतुना॥
English: She was troubled like to the daughter-in-law of the lord of serpents, of impeded course by means of incantations, and stricken with grief like to Rohini, possessed by Ketu.
Sanskrit: वृत्तशीले कुले जातामाचारवति धार्मिके। पुनः संस्कारमापन्नां जातामिव च दुष्कुले॥
English: And although born in a pious family, well behaved and good-natured and married according to their rites, she appeared to have been sprung form a low race and wedded according to their base ceremonials.
Sanskrit: सन्नामिव महाकीर्तिं श्रद्धामिव विमानिताम्। प्रज्ञामिव परिक्षीणामाशां प्रतिहतामिव ॥ आयतीमिव विध्वस्तामाज्ञां प्रतिहतामिव । दीप्तामिव दिशं काले पूजामपहतामिव ॥ पौर्णमासीमिव निशां तमोग्रस्तेन्दुमण्डलाम्। पद्मिनीमिव विध्वस्तां हतशूरां चमूमिव ॥ प्रभामिव तमोध्वस्तामुपक्षीणामिवापगाम्। वेदीमिव परामृष्टां शान्तामग्निशिखामिव ॥ उत्कृष्टपर्णकमलां वित्रासितविहङ्गमाम्। हस्तिहस्तपरामृष्टामाकुलामिव पद्मिनीम्॥
English: She seemed like mighty fame disappearing, like respect disregarded, like intellect waning and hope disappointed; like a sacred altar trampled, like royal mandate disobeyed, like the quarters burnt by a firebrand; like offerings to God soiled; like the disc of the full-moon stricken with darkness, a lotus distressed, an army without a leader; like the raves of the moon enveloped with gloom, like a river of shallow water, like a sacrificial altar possessed by an outcast, like the flame of fire extinguished; like water fowls terrified and lotuses disturbed and petals crushed by the trunks of elephants.
Sanskrit: पतिशोकातुरां शुष्कां नदी विस्रावितामिव। परया मृजया हीनां कृष्णपक्षे निशामिव ॥
English: And her grace greatly famished by the absence of her husband she appeared like a river whose liquid contents were dried up. And not cleaning her limbs she appeared like a dark night.
Sanskrit: सुकुमारी सुजाताङ्गी रत्नगर्भगृहोचिताम्। तप्यमानामिवोष्णेन मृणालीमचिरोद्धृताम्॥
English: That one of graceful limbs, tender and worthy of living in a jewelled abode, being stricken with grief, seemed like a dried lotus-stalk just extracted from its bed.
Sanskrit: गृहीतां लाडितां स्तम्भे यूथपेन विनाकृताम्। निःश्वसन्ती सुदुःखात गजराजवधूमिव ॥
English: And she like the daughter-in-law of the lord of elephants, caught, separated from her band and tied to a pillar, was overwhelmed with grief and was sighing again and again.
Sanskrit: एकया दीर्घया वेण्या शोभमानामयत्नतः। नीलया नीरदापाये वनराज्या महीमिव ॥
English: A long lock of dark-blue hair, taken not the least care of, was on her back; and with this she appeared like to the earth covered with dark-blue forests at the expiration of the rainy season.
Sanskrit: उपवासेन शोकेन ध्यानेन च भयेन च। परिक्षीणां कृशां दीनामल्पाहारां तपोधनाम्॥
English: With fasts and grief, anxiety and fear, she was greatly weakened and reduced and gave up cating and took recourse to asceticism only.
Sanskrit: आयाचमानां दुःखार्ता प्राञ्जलिं देवतामिव। भावेन रघुमुख्यस्य दशग्रीवपराभवम्॥
English: Stricken with grief, she seemed to have been offering prayers to that foremost of Raghus for the destruction of the Ten-necked one, like those to the deities with folded hands.
Sanskrit: समीक्षमाणां रुदतीमनिन्दितां सुपक्ष्मताम्रायतशुक्ललोचनाम्। अनुव्रतां राममतीव मैथिली प्रलोभयामास वधाय रावणः॥
English: Beholding that blameless Maithili, having expansive eyes with beautiful eye lashes, greatly attached to Rāma, and weeping Rāvana tempted her for his own destruction.
Sanskrit: स तां परिवृतां दीनां निरानन्द तपस्विनीम्। साकारैर्मधुरैर्वाक्यैर्त्यदर्शयत रावणः॥
English: Thereupon Rāvana, with sweet words and gestures, expressed his own desire to Sītā, poorly, deprived of joy, encircled by Rākşasīs and leading the life of an ascetic.
Sanskrit: मां दृष्ट्वा नागनासोरु गूहमाना स्तनोदरम्। अदर्शनमिवात्मानं भयान्नेतुं त्वमिच्छसि॥
English: O you having thighs like the trunks of elephants, while you had, beholding me, hidden your breast and belly, perhaps you are afraid of exposing your person to me.
Sanskrit: कामये त्वां विशालाक्षि बहु मन्यस्व मां प्रिये। सर्वाङ्गगुणसम्पन्ने सर्वलोकमनोहरे॥
English: I do long for you, O you having expansive eyes; do you esteem me, O my dear one, O you gifted with all accomplishments and pleasant to all persons.
Sanskrit: नेह किंचिन्मनुष्या वा राक्षसाः कामरूपिणः। व्यपसर्पतु ते सीते भयं मत्तः समुत्थितम्॥
English: O Sītā, here is no human being or any Rākşasa assuming shapes at will, do you therefore renounce all fear from me.
Sanskrit: स्वधर्मो रक्षसां भीरु सर्वदैव न संशयः। गमनं वा परस्त्रीणां हरणं सम्प्रमथ्य वा॥
English: O timid damsel, for certain it is the virtue of the Rākşasas that they always visit others' wives or come by them by force.
Sanskrit: एवं चैवमकामां त्वां न च स्प्रक्ष्यामि मैथिलि। कामं कामः शरीरे मे यथाकामं प्रवर्तताम्॥
English: In spite of this, O Maithili, I do not touch you for you are not under the influence of amour—but for me, I am completely under its sway.
Sanskrit: देवि नेह भयं कार्यं मयि विश्वसिहि प्रिये। प्रणयस्व च तत्त्वेन मैवं भूः शोकलालसा॥
English: Do not fear me, O worshipful damsel, confide in me O my beloved one, and become attached to me. Do not give way to grief.
Sanskrit: एकवेणी अधःशय्या ध्यानं मलिनमम्बरम्। अस्थानेऽप्युपवासश्च नैतान्यौपयिकानि ते॥
English: A single lock of hair, to lie down on earth and useless fast-these do not become you.
Sanskrit: विचित्राणि च माल्यानि चन्दनान्यगुरूणि च। विविधानि च वासांसि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च॥ महार्हाणि च पानानि शयनान्यासनानि च। गीतं नृत्यं च वाद्यं च लभ मां प्राप्य मैथिलि॥
English: Attaining me, O Maithili, do you enjoy excellent garlands, sandal, ornaments, costly wines, beds, seats, songs, dancing and music.
Sanskrit: स्त्रीरत्नमसि मैवं भूः कुरु गात्रेषु भूषणम्। मां प्राप्य हि कथं वा स्यास्त्वमनीं सुविग्रहे ॥
English: You are a jewel of a female; do you not therefore remain in this guise. Put on your ornaments therefore. How shall you remain unadorned obtaining me, O you of a beautiful figure?
Sanskrit: इदं ते चारुसंजातं यौवनं ह्यतिवर्तते। यदतीतं पुनर्रुति स्रोतः स्रोतस्विनामिव ॥
English: This your beautiful youth is passing away, which like the current of a river when once gone, dose not turn back,
Sanskrit: त्वां कृत्वोपरतो मन्ये रूपकर्ता स विश्वकृत्। नहि रूपोपमा ह्यन्या तवास्ति शुभदर्शने॥
English: O you of a fair look, having created you, the artist of Gods, the maker of celestial beauties, has ceased from his work, for a match of your beauty I find in none.
Sanskrit: त्वां समासाद्य वैदेहि रूपयौवनशालिनीम्। कः पुनर्नातिवर्तेत साक्षादपि पितामहः॥
English: Who is there, O Vaidehi, who can withstand the influence of amour, getting you, gifted with beauty and youth? (What of others) even Brahmā, the grand-father of the celestials, is moved.
Sanskrit: यद् यत् पश्यामि ते गात्रं शीतांशुसदृशानने। तस्मिंस्तस्मिन् पृथुश्रोणि चक्षुर्मम निबध्यते॥
English: O you having a moon-like countenance, and well-developed hips, whatever limbs of yours, I behold, I find my gaze fixed therein.
Sanskrit: भव मैथिलि भार्या मे मोहमेतं विसर्जय। बह्वीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणां ममाग्रमहिषी भव॥
English: O Maithili, do you become my spouse, and renounce this delusion. Do you become the foremost queen of all my excellent wives.
Sanskrit: लोकेभ्यो यानि रत्नानि सम्प्रमथ्याहृतानि मे। तानि ते भीरु सर्वाणि राज्यं चैव ददामि ते॥
English: O timid one, all the jewels that I have collected from the three worlds, and all my kingdom I shall confer on you.
Sanskrit: विजित्य पृथिवीं सर्वां नानानगरमालिनीम्। जनकाय प्रदास्यामि तव हेतोर्विलासिनि॥
English: O sportive damsel, for your satisfaction, I shall conquer the whole earth, engarlanded by many cities and bestow it upon Janaka.
Sanskrit: नेह पश्यामि लोकेऽन्यं यो मे प्रतिबलो भवेत्। पश्य मे सुमहद्वीर्यमप्रतिद्वन्द्वमाहवे॥
English: Find I none on this earth who can withstand my prowess. Do you behold my matchless prowess in battle.
Sanskrit: असकृत्संयुगे भग्ना मया विमृदितध्वजाः। अशक्ताः प्रत्यनीकेषु स्थातुं मम सुरासुराः॥
English: The celestials and Asuras are incapable of withstanding me, defeated as they were by me in battle and their pennons struck down.
Sanskrit: इच्छ मां क्रियतामद्य प्रतिकर्म तवोत्तमम्। सुप्रभाण्यवसज्जन्तां तवाङ्गे भूषणानि हि॥
English: Do you therefore desire ine to-day, dress yourself in excellent robes and adorn yourself in beautifully brilliant ornaments.
Sanskrit: साधु पश्यामि ते रूपं सुयुक्तं प्रतिकर्मणा। प्रतिकर्माभिसंयुक्ता दाक्षिण्येन वरानने॥
English: I shall behold your dazzling beauty whenadorned with ornaments. For pity to me, do you embellish, yourself with ornaments, O you of a graceful countenance.
Sanskrit: भुक्ष्व भोगान् यथाकामं पिब भीरु रमस्व च। यथेष्टं च प्रयच्छ त्वं पृथिवीं वा धनानि च ॥
English: O timid damsel, do you, at your pleasure, enjoy all sorts of comforts and luxuries, and do you, as you desirest, confer wealth and land on others.
Sanskrit: ललस्व मयि विस्रब्धा धृष्टमाज्ञापयस्व च। मत्प्रासादाल्ललन्त्याश्च ललतां बान्धवस्तव॥
English: Do you confiding in me, ask for your wishedfor objects and do you command me like to an unmannerly damsel. You shall, by asking favours from me, satisfy the desires of your friends.
Sanskrit: ऋद्धिं ममानुपश्य त्वं श्रियं भद्रे यशस्विनि। किं करिष्यसि रामेण सुभगे चीरवासिना॥
English: Ogently lady, O you of great renown, do you observe my prosperity. What shall you do with Răma, wearing bark, O you of pleasant presence.
Sanskrit: निक्षिप्तविजयो रामो गतश्रीर्वनगोचरः। व्रती स्थण्डिलशायी च शङ्के जीवति वा न वा॥
English: Rāma has ceased from his endeavours for gaining victory. He has lost all his beauty, lives in the forest, is engaged in observances and always lies down on earth. I fear whether he is living still.
Sanskrit: नहि वैदेहि रामस्त्वां द्रष्टुं वाप्युपलभ्यते। पुरोबलाकैरसितैर्मेधैर्योत्स्नामिवावृताम्॥ न चापि मम हस्तात्त्वां प्राप्तुमर्हति राघवः। हिरण्यकशिपुः कीर्तिमिन्द्रहस्तगतामिव ॥
English: O Vaidehī, Rāma shall not be able to see you like to the rays of the moon covered with blue clouds preceded by Balākās.* Rāghava shall never get you back from my hands, like to Hiranyakaśipu unable to regain his wife Kirti from Indra. *A kind of crane.
Sanskrit: चारुस्मिते चारुदति चारुनेत्रे विलासिनी। मनो हरसि मे भीरु सुपर्णः पन्नगं यथा॥
English: O you of beautiful teeth, O you having beautiful eyes, O sportive damsel, O timid one, you do steal my mind like to Garuda catching serpents.
Sanskrit: क्लिष्टकौशेयवसनां तन्वीमप्यनलंकृताम्। त्वां दृष्ट्वा स्वेषु दारेषु रतिं नोपलभाम्यहम्॥
English: Beholding you, wearing a shattered silken cloth, slender and without any ornaments, I do not find any attachment in my own wives.
Sanskrit: अन्तःपुरनिवासिन्यः स्त्रियः सर्वगुणान्विताः। यावत्यो मम सर्वासामैश्वर्यं कुरु जानकि॥
English: O daughter of Janaka, do you exercise, your supremacy, over all my wives, living in my seraglio and gifted with all accomplishments.
Sanskrit: मम ह्यसितकेशान्ते त्रैलोक्यप्रवरस्त्रियः। तास्त्वां परिचरिष्यन्ति श्रियमप्सरसो यथा।॥
English: O you having black hair, all my wives are foremost in beauty over the three worlds. And they shall all attained you like to Apsaras waiting upon the Goddess of wealth.
Sanskrit: यानि वैश्रवणे सुभ्र रत्नानि च धनानि च। तानि लोकांश्च सुश्रोणि मया भुझ्व यथासुखम्॥
English: O you having beautiful eye brows and welldeveloped hips, do you, along with me, enjoy at your pleasure all the wealth and riches of Kubera. "The God of wealth or Pluto in Greak myth.
Sanskrit: न रामस्तपसा देवि न बलेन च विक्रमैः। न धनेन मया तुल्यस्तेजसा यशसाऽपि वा॥
English: O worshipful damsel, in asceticism, strength or prowess, wealth or fame, Rāma is not my equal.
Sanskrit: पिब विहर रमस्व भुक्ष्व भोगान् धननिचयं प्रदिशाभि मेदिनीं च। मयि लल ललने यथासुखं त्वं त्वयि च समेत्य ललन्तु बान्धवास्ते॥
English: Do you therefore at your pleasure drink, enjoy and eat. I shall confer on you wealth and the whole earth. Do you satisfy all your desires in me, O fair damsel, and let your friends be satisfied in you.
Sanskrit: कुसुमिततरुजालसंततानि भ्रमरयुतानि समुद्रतीरजानि। कनकविमलहारभूषिताङ्गी विहर मया सह भीरु काननानि॥
English: And adorned with beautiful golden necklace, O timid lady, do you at your pleasure, range with me, in the forests, situated on the bank of the ocean, and filled with flowery trees and black bees. a
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा सीता रौद्रस्य रक्षसः। आर्ता दीनस्वरा दीनं प्रत्युवाच ततः शनैः॥
English: Hearing those words of that terrible Rākşasa, Sītā, stricken with grief and of feeble voice, slowly replied.
Sanskrit: दुःखार्ता रुदती सीता वेपमाना तपस्विनी। चिन्तयन्ती वरारोहा पतिमेव पतिव्रता ॥
English: Racked with grief, engaged in asceticism and weeping, Sita began. to tremble. And that excellent damsel, devoted to her husband, began to think of him.
Sanskrit: तृणमन्तरतः कृत्वा प्रत्युवाच शुचिस्मिता। निवर्तय मनो मत्तः स्वजने प्रीयतां मनः॥
English: Placing a twig before, that one, of beautiful smile, said-"Do you take back your mind from me and place it in your own wives."
Sanskrit: न मां प्रार्थयितुं युक्तस्त्वं सिद्धिमिव पापकृत्। अकार्यं न मया कार्यमेकपत्न्या विगर्हितम्॥
English: Like to a sinner unworthy of praying for final emancipation, it dose not behove you to expect to come by me. Devoted to one husband I shall never perpetrate such an iniquitous act.
Sanskrit: कुलं सम्प्राप्तया पुण्यं कुले महति जातया। एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेही रावणं तं यशस्विनी॥ रावणं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा भूयो वचनमब्रवीत्। नाहमौपयिकी भार्या परभार्या सती तव॥
English: I am born in a high and have been married in a pious family. Having accosted Rāvana thus, the well-known Vaidehi, turning her back, again spake to him, saying. "I should not live with you since I am another's wife and chaste."
Sanskrit: साधु धर्ममवेक्षस्व साधु साधुव्रतं चर। यथा तव तथान्येषां रक्ष्या दारा निशाचर॥
English: Have your eyes always on religion and do you follow in the track of piety. Like to yours own wives, others are worthy of being protected by you, O ranger of the night.
Sanskrit: आत्मानमुपमां कृत्वा स्वेषु दारेषु रम्यताम्। अतुष्टं स्वेषु दारेषु चपलं चपलेन्द्रियम्। नयन्ति निकृतिप्रज्ञं परदाराः पराभवम्॥
English: Making an example of you, do you enjoy with your own wives. Forsooth those vicious-minded, those of agitated senses, who are not satisfied with their own wives, are brought to misery by others' wives.
Sanskrit: इह सन्तो न वा सन्ति सतो वा नानुवर्तसे। यथा हि विपरीता ते बुद्धिराचारवर्जिता॥
English: (Methinks) there are no pious men here and even if there be any you do not follow him since you had such an adverse understanding, against human practice and usage.
Sanskrit: वचो मिथ्याप्रणीतात्मा पथ्यमुक्तं विचक्षणैः। राक्षसानामभावाय त्वं वा न प्रतिपद्यसे॥
English: Or the considerate people have spoken the truth, but you, for the destruction of the race of the Raksasas, considering that false, had not followed it.
Sanskrit: अकृतात्मानमासाद्य राजानमनये रतम्। समृद्धानि विनश्यन्ति राष्ट्राणि नगराणि च॥
English: Wealth, kingdom and cities-all are brought to naught when they are placed at the hands of a vicious and illiterate king.
Sanskrit: तथैव त्वां समासाद्य लङ्का रत्नौघसंकुला। अपराधात् तवैकस्य न चिराद् विनशिष्यति॥
English: Obtaining you, (therefore) as her king and for your folly only, this city of Lankā, abounding in jewels, shall soon be ruined.
Sanskrit: स्वकृतैर्हन्यमानस्य रावणादीर्घदर्शिनः। अभिनन्दन्ति भूतानि विनाशे पापकर्मणः॥
English: O Rāvana, every one delight in the destruction of that inconsiderate being, who bring about his own destruction and is engaged in the perpetration of evil deeds.
Sanskrit: एवं त्वां पापकर्माणं वक्ष्यन्ति निकृता जनाः। दिष्ट्यैतद् व्यसनं प्राप्तो रौद्र इत्येव हर्षिताः॥
English: In this way, yourself, the perpetrator of vicious acts, meeting with your end, those persons who had been tyrannised by you, shall, delightedly, say, “Oh! blessed are we since this terrible (Raksasa) has met with his end."
Sanskrit: शक्या लोभयितुं नाहमैश्वर्येण धनेन वा। अनन्या राघवेणाहं भास्करेण यथा प्रभा॥
English: With wealth or riches you shall not be able to tempt me. As the rays of the sun belong to him, so I am Rāghava's only.
Sanskrit: उपधाय भुजं तस्य लोकनाथस्य सत्कृतम्। कथं नामोपधास्यामि भुजमन्यस्य कस्यचित्॥
English: Having laid my head on the beautiful arms of that lord of men, how shall I place it again on another's?
Sanskrit: अहमौपयिकी भार्या तस्यैव च धरापतेः। व्रतस्नातस्य विद्येव विप्रस्य विदितात्मनः॥
English: Like the knowledge of one God monopolized by the Brāhmaṇas only, I am the spouse of that lord of earth only, cognisant of higher truths and marrying me according to the pious ceremonials.
Sanskrit: साधु रावण रामेण मां समानय दुःखिताम्। वने वासितया सार्धं करेण्वेव गजाधिपम्॥
English: to May good betide you, O Rāvaņa. Do you take me to Rāma, stricken with grief as I am, like to a she-elephant anxiously waiting in the forest brought to the lord of elephants.
Sanskrit: मित्रमौपयिकं कर्तुं रामः स्थानं परिप्सता। बन्धं चानिच्छता घोरं त्वयासौ पुरुषर्षभः॥
English: It behove you to make friends with Rāma, that best of men, if do you desire to maintain your empire and do not wish to bring about your own destruction.
Sanskrit: विदितः सर्वधर्मज्ञः शरणागतवत्सलः। तेन मैत्री भवतु ते यदि जीवितुमिच्छसि॥
English: It is known to the world, that Rāma know well the sanctions of religion and is kind to them who seek his shelter. Do you seek his friendship, if do you wish to maintain your life.
Sanskrit: प्रसादयस्व त्वं चैनं शरणागतवत्सलम्। मां चास्मै प्रयतो भूत्वा निर्यातयितुमर्हसि ॥
English: Do you propitiate him therefore who is kind to his dependents and it become you to take me respectfully to him.
Sanskrit: एवं हि ते भवेत् स्वस्ति सम्प्रदाय रघूत्तमे। अन्यथा त्वं हि कुर्वाणः परां प्राप्स्यसि चापदम्॥
English: You shall meet with your well-being if do you in this wise confer me on that best of Raghus. And mighty is the disaster that shall befall you, if do you follow any other procedure.
Sanskrit: वर्जयेद् वज्रमुत्सृष्टं वर्जयेदन्तकाश्चिरम्। त्वद्विधं न तु संक्रुद्धो लोकनाथः स राघवः॥
English: Thunderbolt, even, when hurled, may leave you, Death himself may overlook you-but there is no safety for you, if Rāghava, the lord of men is enraged.
Sanskrit: रामस्य धनुषः शब्दं श्रोष्यसि त्वं महास्वनम्। शतक्रतुविसृष्टस्य निर्घोषमशनेरिव॥ इह शीघ्रं सुपर्वाणो ज्वलितास्या इवोरगाः। इषवो निपतिष्यन्ति रामलक्ष्मणलक्षिताः॥
English: You shall hear the terrible sound of the twang of Rāma's bow, like to the sound of the thunderbolt hurled by Indra. Soon shall arrows, bearing the names of Rāma and Lakşmaņa and having fiery heads like those of snakes, alight here.
Sanskrit: रक्षांसि निहनिष्यन्तः पुर्यामस्यां न संशयः। असम्पातं करिष्यन्ति पतन्तः कङ्कवाससः॥
English: And covered with Kanka leaves they shall undoubtedly cover the whole city and devastate it by destroying all the Rākṣasas.
Sanskrit: राक्षसेन्द्र महासन्सि रामगरुडो महान्। उद्धरिष्यति वेगेन वैनतेय इवोरगान्॥
English: Like to Garuda pulling up the snakes, the Garuda like Rāma shall pull up your snake-like Raksasas.
Sanskrit: अपनेष्यति मां भर्ता त्वत्तः शीघ्रमरिंदमः। असुरेभ्यः श्रियं दीप्तां विष्णुस्त्रिभिरिव क्रमैः॥
English: Like to Vişņu recovering the effulgent Śrī (the Goddess of wealth) from the Asuras, by crossing over the three worlds with three foot-steps, my husband, the conqueror of foes, shall recover me from you.
Sanskrit: जनस्थाने हतस्थाने निहते रक्षसां बले। अशक्तेन त्वया रक्षः कृतमेतदसाधु वै॥
English: Janasthāna has been devastated, the host of Rākṣasas has been killed, and you had been disabled. Truly you had perpetrated an impious deed.
Sanskrit: आश्रमं तत्तयोः शून्यं प्रविश्य नरसिंहयोः। गोचरं गतयोर्धात्रोरपनीता त्वयाऽधम॥ नहि गन्धमुपाघ्राय रामलक्ष्मणयोस्त्वया। शक्यं संदर्शने स्थातुं शुना शार्दूलयोरिव ॥
English: O Rākṣasa, those two lions among men going out to enquire about the illusive deer, I was ravished by you, entering the empty hermitage O vile wight. And like to a dog incapable of standing before a tiger, it would have been impossible for you, to wait there in the presence of Rāma and Laksmana.
Sanskrit: तस्य ते विग्रहे ताभ्यां युगग्रहणमस्थिरम्। वृत्रस्येवेन्द्रबाहुभ्यां बाहोरेकस्य विग्रहे॥
English: If do you engage in conflict with them, your wealth and friends shall be of no avail to you (and you shall be discomfited) like to onehanded Asura Vſtra by the two handed Indra.* *The allusion is-the mighty Asura Vrtra fought with Indra for a long time even after he had his one hand chopped off.
Sanskrit: क्षिप्रं तव सनाथो मे रामः सौमित्रिणा सह । तोयमल्पमिवादित्यः प्राणानादास्यते शरैः॥
English: Soon shall my husband, with the assistance of Lakşmaņa, draw out your life with arrows, like to the sun drying up, by his rays, shallow water.
Sanskrit: गिरिं कुबेरस्य गतोऽथवाऽऽलयं सभां गतो वा वरुणस्य राज्ञः। असंशयं दाशरथेविमोक्ष्यसे महाद्रुमः कालहतोऽशनेरिव ॥
English: Whether do you repair to the abode of Kubera, or whether do you, terrified, take refuge to the assembly of Varuna, you shall, for certain, be destroyed by the son of Dasaratha, like to a mighty tree broken down by thunderbolt.
Sanskrit: सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा परुषं राक्षसेश्वरः। प्रत्युवाच ततः सीतां विप्रियं प्रियदर्शनाम्॥
English: Hearing those harsh accents, that lord of Rākṣasas, replied to Sītā, of comely presence, with the following unpleasant words.
Sanskrit: यथा यथा सान्त्वयिता वश्यः स्त्रीणां तथा तथा। यथा यथा प्रियं वक्ता परिभूतस्तता तथा॥
English: It is generally found on earth that the more a woman is courted by a man, the more she is brought under his influence, (But for you) the more kindly I have been behaving towards you, the more roughly I have been treated.
Sanskrit: संनियच्छति मे क्रोधं त्वयि कामः समुत्थितः। द्रवतो मार्गमासाद्य हयानिव सुसारथिः॥
English: Truly dose my love for you keep in control the wrath like to a good charioteer restraining the swerving steed.
Sanskrit: वामः कामो मनुष्याणां यस्मिन् किल निबध्यते। जने तस्मिंस्त्वनुक्रोशः स्नेहश्च किल जायते॥
English: O mighty is amour to men, for on whom this amour fall, albeit she is an object of wrath, becomes an object of kindness and affection.
Sanskrit: एतस्मात् कारणान्न त्वां घातयामि वरानने। वधार्हामवमानाहाँ मिथ्या प्रव्रजने रताम्॥
English: O you of fair countenance, it is for this reason, that I do not destroy you, although you, who are engaged in false asceticism, are worthy of being killed and dishonoured. do you
Sanskrit: परुषाणि हि वाक्यानि यानि यानि ब्रवीषि माम्। तेषु तेषु वधो युक्तस्तव मैथिलि दारुणः॥
English: O Maithili, for each and every one of all those harsh words which you had used by me, deserve death.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेहीं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। क्रोधसंरम्भसंयुक्तः सीतामुत्तरमब्रवीत्॥
English: Having spoken thus to Vaidehi, Ravana, the lord of Raksasas, having his wrath subdued, again bespake Sītā.
Sanskrit: द्वौ मासौ रक्षितव्यौ मे योऽवधिस्ते मया कृतः। ततः शयनमारोह मम त्वं वरवर्णिनि॥
English: I shall wait for those two months, of which I have made a contract, after which you shall have to share my bed. O you of a comely presence.
Sanskrit: द्वाभ्यामूर्ध्वं तु मासाभ्यां भर्तारं मामनिच्छतीम्। मम त्वां प्रातराशार्थे सूदाश्छेत्स्यन्ति खण्डशः॥
English: Even then if you do refuse to regard me as your husband, my cooks shall mince your limbs with steel and serve you for my morning meal.
Sanskrit: तां भय॑मानां सम्प्रेक्ष्य राक्षसेन्द्रेण जानकीम्। देवगन्धर्वकन्यास्ता विषेदुर्विकृतेक्षणाः॥
English: Beholding the lord of Rākşasas remonstrate with the daughter of Janaka is this wise, the daughters of the celestials and Gandharvas became exceedingly sorry.
Sanskrit: ओष्ठप्रकारैरपरा नेत्रैर्वक्त्रैस्तथापराः। सीतामाश्वासयामासुस्तर्जितां तेन रक्षसा॥
English: Some with lips, some with eyes, and some with gestures of their faces, they all consoled Sita, thus distressed by that Raksasa.
Sanskrit: ताभिराश्वासिता सीता रावणं राक्षसाधिपम्। उवाचात्महितं वाक्यं वृत्तशौटीर्यगर्वितम्॥
English: Thus consoled by them, and being proud of her good conduct and her husband's heroism, Sītā thus addressed Rāvana, the lord of Raksasas.
Sanskrit: नूनं न ते जनः कश्चिदस्मिन्निःश्रेयसि स्थितः। निवारयति यो न त्वां कर्मणोऽस्माद् विगर्हितात्॥
English: Forsooth there is no person in this city who desire your welfare and therefore prevent you from such an impious deed.
Sanskrit: मां हि धर्मात्मनः पत्नीं शचीमिव शचीपतेः। त्वदन्यस्त्रिषु लोकेषु प्रार्थयेन्मनसाऽपि कः॥
English: Who is there in the three worlds, who even desire me in mind, who am the spouse of the virtuous souled (Rāma) like to Indra's Sacī.
Sanskrit: राक्षसाधम रामस्य भार्याममिततेजसः। उक्तवानसि यत्पापं व गतस्तस्य मोक्ष्यसे ॥
English: O you the vilest of the Rākşasas, for using those vicious words towards the spouse of Rāma, of immeasured prowess, repairing whither shall you escape vengeance?