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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 4 (Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa) • Sarga 60

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 60

किष्किन्धाकाण्डम् • सर्गः 60

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 60 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 16 verses.

Total: 16 Verses • Citations: VR 4.60.1–16 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 4.60.1 अनुष्टुप्
ततस्तद्दारुणं कर्म दुष्करं साहसात्कृतम् । आचचक्षे मुनेः सर्वं सूर्यानुगमनं तथा ॥
tatastaddāruṇaṃ karma duṣkaraṃ sāhasātkṛtam | ācacakṣe muneḥ sarvaṃ sūryānugamanaṃ tathā ||
English Translation
Thereat Sampāti related to the ascetic all about his fearful, arduous, and rash act of following up the sun.
VR 4.60.2 अनुष्टुप्
भगवन्व्रणयुक्तत्वाल्लज्जया चाकुलेन्द्रियः । परिश्रान्तो न शक्नोमि वचनं परिभाषितुम् ॥
bhagavanvraṇayuktatvāllajjayā cākulendriyaḥ | pariśrānto na śaknomi vacanaṃ paribhāṣitum ||
English Translation
O reverend sire, in consequence of my body suffering from sores, I, my senses bewildered from shame, and myself fatigued, cannot utter words.
VR 4.60.3 अनुष्टुप्
अहं चैव जटायुश्च संघर्षाद्दर्पमोहितौ । आकाशं पतितौ वीरौ जिघासन्तौ पराक्रमम् ॥
ahaṃ caiva jaṭāyuśca saṃgharṣāddarpamohitau | ākāśaṃ patitau vīrau jighāsantau parākramam ||
English Translation
'Deluded by pride, I and my brother Jatayu challenging each other to test our relative strength flew far into the sky.
VR 4.60.4 अनुष्टुप्
कैलासशिखरे बद्ध्वा मुनीनामग्रतः पणम् । रविः स्यादनुयातव्यो यावदस्तं महागिरिम् ॥
kailāsaśikhare baddhvā munīnāmagrataḥ paṇam | raviḥ syādanuyātavyo yāvadastaṃ mahāgirim ||
English Translation
From pride for power of flight, I and Jatayu, being intoxicated by conceit, began to voyage the sky afar off, with the view of testing each other's prowess, binding ourselves by the vow that we would follow the Sun so long as he did not enter that mighty Setting mountain,-and appear before the ascetics on the summit of Kailāsa.
VR 4.60.5 अनुष्टुप्
अथावां युगपत्प्राप्तावपश्याव महीतले । रथचक्रप्रमाणानि नगराणि पृथक्पृथक् ॥
athāvāṃ yugapatprāptāvapaśyāva mahītale | rathacakrapramāṇāni nagarāṇi pṛthakpṛthak ||
VR 4.60.6 अनुष्टुप्
क्वचिद्वादित्रघोषांश्च ब्रह्मघोषांश्च शुश्रुव । गायन्तीश्चाङ्गना बह्वीः पश्यावो रक्तवाससः ॥
kvacidvāditraghoṣāṃśca brahmaghoṣāṃśca śuśruva | gāyantīścāṅganā bahvīḥ paśyāvo raktavāsasaḥ ||
English Translation
'We heard at some places sounds of musical instruments, sounds of Vedic chanting, and many lovely young women dressed in redsinging.
VR 4.60.7 अनुष्टुप्
तूर्णमुत्पत्य चाकाशमादित्यपथमास्थितौ । आवामालोकयावस्तद्वनं शाद्वलसंस्थितम् ॥
tūrṇamutpatya cākāśamādityapathamāsthitau | āvāmālokayāvastadvanaṃ śādvalasaṃsthitam ||
English Translation
And swiftly darting up into the sky and approaching the path of the Sun, we saw a wood interspersed with swards.
VR 4.60.8 अनुष्टुप्
उपलैरिव संछन्ना दृश्यते भूः शिलोच्चयैः । आपगाभिश्च संवीता सूत्रैरिव वसुंधरा ॥
upalairiva saṃchannā dṛśyate bhūḥ śiloccayaiḥ | āpagābhiśca saṃvītā sūtrairiva vasuṃdharā ||
English Translation
We saw the earth covered with crags and masses of rocks, and intersected by streams resembling threads.
VR 4.60.9 अनुष्टुप्
हिमवांश्चैव विन्ध्यश्च मेरुश्च सुमहान्नगः । भूतले संप्रकाशन्ते नागा इव जलाशये ॥
himavāṃścaiva vindhyaśca meruśca sumahānnagaḥ | bhūtale saṃprakāśante nāgā iva jalāśaye ||
English Translation
Himavān, and Vindhya, and that mighty mountain, Meru, appeared on the earth like elephants in a tank. Then we began to sweat, and to be filled with regret; and fear seized us both. And we became bewildered; and fainted away frightfully.* *Consequent on Jațāyu having dropped down.
VR 4.60.10 अनुष्टुप्
तीव्रस्वेदश्च खेदश्च भयं चासीत्तदावयोः । समाविशत मोहश्च मोहान्मूर्छा च दारुणा ॥
tīvrasvedaśca khedaśca bhayaṃ cāsīttadāvayoḥ | samāviśata mohaśca mohānmūrchā ca dāruṇā ||
English Translation
'Much sweat, pain and fear generated in us while we went on and up. This led to terrific confusion and stupor.
VR 4.60.11 अनुष्टुप्
न दिग्विज्ञायते याम्या नागेन्या न च वारुणी । युगान्ते नियतो लोको हतो दग्ध इवाग्निना ॥
na digvijñāyate yāmyā nāgenyā na ca vāruṇī | yugānte niyato loko hato dagdha ivāgninā ||
English Translation
We knew not the south, or the west, or the quarter presided over by Fire;' and the world that was still burning at the end of a Yuga, appeared (to us) as if it had been consumed quite.? 1. South-east. 2. The passage is obscure. This is however, all the explanation that the commentator has to give.
VR 4.60.12 अनुष्टुप्
यत्नेन महता भूयो रविः समवलोकितः । तुल्यः पृथ्वीप्रमाणेन भास्करः प्रतिभाति नौ ॥
yatnena mahatā bhūyo raviḥ samavalokitaḥ | tulyaḥ pṛthvīpramāṇena bhāskaraḥ pratibhāti nau ||
English Translation
'My mind was disturbed and I turned my attention from the object. Once again I focused my attention (on the Sun) and could see the Sungod with great effort. The Sun appeared to us equal in size to earth.
VR 4.60.13 अनुष्टुप्
जटायुर्मामनापृच्छ्य निपपात महीं ततः । तं दृष्ट्वा तूर्णमाकाशादात्मानं मुक्तवानहम् ॥
jaṭāyurmāmanāpṛcchya nipapāta mahīṃ tataḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā tūrṇamākāśādātmānaṃ muktavānaham ||
English Translation
'Without taking leave of me Jatayu descended down to the earth. Seeing that, I also followed him down quickly from the sky.
VR 4.60.14 अनुष्टुप्
पक्षिभ्यां च मया गुप्तो जटायुर्न प्रदह्यत । प्रमादात्तत्र निर्दग्धः पतन्वायुपथादहम् ॥
pakṣibhyāṃ ca mayā gupto jaṭāyurna pradahyata | pramādāttatra nirdagdhaḥ patanvāyupathādaham ||
English Translation
'I protected Jatayu with my wings so that he was not burnt. I, however, got burnt miserably and fell down from the aerial region.
VR 4.60.15 अनुष्टुप्
आशङ्के तं निपतितं जनस्थाने जटायुषम् । अहं तु पतितो विन्ध्ये दग्धपक्षो जडीकृतः ॥
āśaṅke taṃ nipatitaṃ janasthāne jaṭāyuṣam | ahaṃ tu patito vindhye dagdhapakṣo jaḍīkṛtaḥ ||
English Translation
'I thought Jatayu had fallen down somewhere at Janasthana, but I fell on Vindhya, wings burnt, in an unconscious state.
VR 4.60.16 अनुष्टुप्
राज्येन हीनो भ्रात्रा च पक्षाभ्यां विक्रमेण च । सर्वथा मर्तुमेवेच्छन्पतिष्ये शिखराद्गिरेः ॥
rājyena hīno bhrātrā ca pakṣābhyāṃ vikrameṇa ca | sarvathā martumevecchanpatiṣye śikharādgireḥ ||
English Translation
Deprived of my kingdom, and my brother, and my wings, and my prowess, I wishing to put a period to my existence, will hurl myself headlong from this summit of the mountain.
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