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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 4 (Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa) • Sarga 21

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 21

किष्किन्धाकाण्डम् • सर्गः 21

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 21 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 16 verses.

Total: 16 Verses • Citations: VR 4.21.1–16 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 4.21.1 अनुष्टुप्
ततो निपतितां तारां च्युतां तारामिवाम्बरात् । शनैराश्वासयामास हनूमान्हरियूथपः ॥
tato nipatitāṃ tārāṃ cyutāṃ tārāmivāmbarāt | śanairāśvāsayāmāsa hanūmānhariyūthapaḥ ||
English Translation
Thereupon beholding Tārā fallen (on the ground) like to a star dropt down from the sky, Hanumān, the lord of monkey-herds, consoled her again and again.
VR 4.21.2 अनुष्टुप्
गुणदोषकृतं जन्तुः स्वकर्मफलहेतुकम् । अव्यग्रस्तदवाप्नोति सर्वं प्रेत्य शुभाशुभम् ॥
guṇadoṣakṛtaṃ jantuḥ svakarmaphalahetukam | avyagrastadavāpnoti sarvaṃ pretya śubhāśubham ||
English Translation
Animals unagitated, attain to happiness or misery, as an outcome of their actions performed (in their previous existence) by merits or demerits.
VR 4.21.3 अनुष्टुप्
शोच्या शोचसि कं शोच्यं दीनं दीनानुकम्पसे । कश्च कस्यानुशोच्योऽस्ति देहेऽस्मिन्बुद्बुदोपमे ॥
śocyā śocasi kaṃ śocyaṃ dīnaṃ dīnānukampase | kaśca kasyānuśocyo'sti dehe'sminbudbudopame ||
English Translation
Why did you mourn for others, yourself being an object of mourning? Why did you feel commiseration for the poor, yourself being poorly? In this body like to a bubble who is there who mourneth for another?
VR 4.21.4 अनुष्टुप्
अङ्गदस्तु कुमारोऽयं द्रष्टव्यो जीवपुत्रया । आयत्या च विधेयानि समर्थान्यस्य चिन्तय ॥
aṅgadastu kumāro'yaṃ draṣṭavyo jīvaputrayā | āyatyā ca vidheyāni samarthānyasya cintaya ||
English Translation
It behoveth you now, O you having your son alive, to look after prince Angada and think of those duties which remain to be executed by you (after the demise of Vāli).
VR 4.21.5 अनुष्टुप्
जानास्यनियतामेवं भूतानामागतिं गतिम् । तस्माच्छुभं हि कर्तव्यं पण्डिते नैहलौकिकम् ॥
jānāsyaniyatāmevaṃ bhūtānāmāgatiṃ gatim | tasmācchubhaṃ hi kartavyaṃ paṇḍite naihalaukikam ||
English Translation
Do you know that life and death of the animals is very unsettled. It is therefore proper to perform what tends to the welfare of after-life. It does not behove you, O learned damsel, to mourn like others.
VR 4.21.6 अनुष्टुप्
यस्मिन्हरिसहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च । वर्तयन्ति कृतांशानि सोऽयं दिष्टान्तमागतः ॥
yasminharisahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca | vartayanti kṛtāṃśāni so'yaṃ diṣṭāntamāgataḥ ||
English Translation
He even, who (while living) was surrounded by thousands of monkeys cherishing hopes, has met his destined end.
VR 4.21.7 अनुष्टुप्
यदयं न्यायदृष्टार्थः सामदानक्षमापरः । गतो धर्मजितां भूमिं नैनं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥
yadayaṃ nyāyadṛṣṭārthaḥ sāmadānakṣamāparaḥ | gato dharmajitāṃ bhūmiṃ nainaṃ śocitumarhasi ||
English Translation
This hero discharged his royal duties in consonance with the sanctions of morality and was gifted with various kingly accomplishments such as conciliation, clarity and forgiveness. He has attained to the land of kings and it becomes you not to mourn for him.
VR 4.21.8 अनुष्टुप्
सर्वे च हरिशार्दूल पुत्रश्चायं तवाङ्गदः । हर्यृष्कपतिराज्यं च त्वत्सनाथमनिन्दिते ॥
sarve ca hariśārdūla putraścāyaṃ tavāṅgadaḥ | haryṛṣkapatirājyaṃ ca tvatsanāthamanindite ||
English Translation
O blameless damsel, all these foremost of monkeys, this your son Angada, this kingdom of the monkey chief, do belong to you.
VR 4.21.9 अनुष्टुप्
ताविमौ शोकसंतप्तौ शनैः प्रेरय भामिनि । त्वया परिगृहीतोऽयमङ्गदः शास्तु मेदिनीम् ॥
tāvimau śokasaṃtaptau śanaiḥ preraya bhāmini | tvayā parigṛhīto'yamaṅgadaḥ śāstu medinīm ||
English Translation
Do you soon despatch, O passionate lady, these two (Angada and Sugrīva) exercised with grief as they are (for the performance of Vali's funeral rites). And abiding by your commandments let Angada govern the earth.
VR 4.21.10 अनुष्टुप्
संततिश्च यथादृष्टा कृत्यं यच्चापि साम्प्रतम् । राज्ञस्तत्क्रियतां सर्वमेष कालस्य निश्चयः ॥
saṃtatiśca yathādṛṣṭā kṛtyaṃ yaccāpi sāmpratam | rājñastatkriyatāṃ sarvameṣa kālasya niścayaḥ ||
English Translation
Let Angada perform all those ceremonies, which should be gone through by sons according to the Šāstras and which are for the well-being of the king; this is the time for the performance of those funeral rites.
VR 4.21.11 अनुष्टुप्
संस्कार्यो हरिराजस्तु अङ्गदश्चाभिषिच्यताम् । सिंहासनगतं पुत्रं पश्यन्ती शान्तिमेष्यसि ॥
saṃskāryo harirājastu aṅgadaścābhiṣicyatām | siṃhāsanagataṃ putraṃ paśyantī śāntimeṣyasi ||
English Translation
Performing the funeral ceremonies of the lord of monkeys do you install Angada. And beholding your son thus established on the throne you shall be able to pacify your grief?
VR 4.21.12 अनुष्टुप्
सा तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा भर्तृव्यसनपीडिता । अब्रवीदुत्तरं तारा हनूमन्तमवस्थितम् ॥
sā tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā bhartṛvyasanapīḍitā | abravīduttaraṃ tārā hanūmantamavasthitam ||
English Translation
Hearing those words of Hanumān, Tārā, racked with grief consequent upon the loss of her lord, bespake him who was standing there:
VR 4.21.13 अनुष्टुप्
अङ्गद प्रतिरूपाणां पुत्राणामेकतः शतम् । हतस्याप्यस्य वीरस्य गात्रसंश्लेषणं वरम् ॥
aṅgada pratirūpāṇāṃ putrāṇāmekataḥ śatam | hatasyāpyasya vīrasya gātrasaṃśleṣaṇaṃ varam ||
English Translation
I would rather die with this hero who has been slain than have hundred sons like Angada.
VR 4.21.14 अनुष्टुप्
न चाहं हरिराजस्य प्रभवाम्यङ्गदस्य वा । पितृव्यस्तस्य सुग्रीवः सर्वकार्येष्वनन्तरः ॥
na cāhaṃ harirājasya prabhavāmyaṅgadasya vā | pitṛvyastasya sugrīvaḥ sarvakāryeṣvanantaraḥ ||
English Translation
I cannot myself govern this kingdom nor can I confer it upon Angada. Such duty-devolves upon his (Angada's) uncle Sugrīva now.
VR 4.21.15 अनुष्टुप्
न ह्येषा बुद्धिरास्थेया हनूमन्नङ्गदं प्रति । पिता हि बन्धुः पुत्रस्य न माता हरिसत्तम ॥
na hyeṣā buddhirāstheyā hanūmannaṅgadaṃ prati | pitā hi bandhuḥ putrasya na mātā harisattama ||
English Translation
O Hanumān, do you not consider that I shall confer this kingdom upon Angada-0 best of monkeys, father is son's friend (in this respect) not mother.
VR 4.21.16 अपरवक्त्र = [११: ननरलग] १,३ + [१२: नजजर] २,४
न हि मम हरिराजसंश्रया;त्क्षमतरमस्ति परत्र चेह वा । अभिमुखहतवीरसेवितं; शयनमिदं मम सेवितुं क्षमम् ॥
na hi mama harirājasaṃśrayā;tkṣamataramasti paratra ceha vā | abhimukhahatavīrasevitaṃ; śayanamidaṃ mama sevituṃ kṣamam ||
English Translation
There is no other resource for me tending to my welfare both in this world and the next than taking refuge to this lord of monkeys. It is becoming for me to serve this bed which has been resorted to by the hero, slain (and lying before me.)
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