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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 6 (Yuddhakāṇḍa) • Sarga 19

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 19

युद्धकाण्डम् • सर्गः 19

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 19 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 34 verses.

Total: 34 Verses • Citations: VR 6.19.1–34 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 6.19.1 अनुष्टुप्
सारणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रावणं राक्षसाधिपम् । बलमालोकयन्सर्वं शुको वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥
sāraṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasādhipam | balamālokayansarvaṃ śuko vākyamathābravīt ||
English Translation
Having heard the words of Säraņa, who had described the forces (of the monkeys), Suka, addressed Rāvana, lord of Rākşasas, saying.
VR 6.19.2 अनुष्टुप्
स्थितान्पश्यसि यानेतान्मत्तानिव महाद्विपान् । न्यग्रोधानिव गाङ्गेयान्सालान्हैमवतीनिव ॥
sthitānpaśyasi yānetānmattāniva mahādvipān | nyagrodhāniva gāṅgeyānsālānhaimavatīniva ||
English Translation
Those, o king, whom you see stationed, resembling mad elephants, like to nyagrodhas* belonging to the Gangă, like to Sālas in the Himavān, are incapable of being borne, they are possessed of strength, and able to wear forms at will; resembling deities and Dänavas, and like the gods in conflict. *Banians.
VR 6.19.3 अनुष्टुप्
एते दुष्प्रसहा राजन्बलिनः कामरूपिणः । दैत्यदानवसंकाशा युद्धे देवपराक्रमाः ॥
ete duṣprasahā rājanbalinaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ | daityadānavasaṃkāśā yuddhe devaparākramāḥ ||
English Translation
Those, o king, whom you see stationed, resembling mad elephants, like to nyagrodhas* belonging to the Gangă, like to Sālas in the Himavān, are incapable of being borne, they are possessed of strength, and able to wear forms at will; resembling deities and Dänavas, and like the gods in conflict. *Banians.
VR 6.19.4 अनुष्टुप्
एषां कोटिसहस्राणि नव पञ्चच सप्त च । तथा शङ्खसहस्राणि तथा वृन्दशतानि च ॥
eṣāṃ koṭisahasrāṇi nava pañcaca sapta ca | tathā śaṅkhasahasrāṇi tathā vṛndaśatāni ca ||
English Translation
These, numbering nine, five, and seven thousand koțis and thousand sankus and an hundred urindas, are the ministers of Sugriva, residing in Kişkindhā-monkeys begot by gods and Gandharvas, capable of assuming shapes at will.
VR 6.19.5 अनुष्टुप्
एते सुग्रीवसचिवाः किष्किन्धानिलयाः सदा । हरयो देवगन्धर्वैरुत्पन्नाः कामरूपिणः ॥
ete sugrīvasacivāḥ kiṣkindhānilayāḥ sadā | harayo devagandharvairutpannāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ ||
English Translation
These, numbering nine, five, and seven thousand koțis and thousand sankus and an hundred urindas, are the ministers of Sugriva, residing in Kişkindhā-monkeys begot by gods and Gandharvas, capable of assuming shapes at will.
VR 6.19.6 अनुष्टुप्
यौ तौ पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तौ कुमारौ देवरूपिणौ । मैन्दश्च द्विविदश्चोभौ ताभ्यां नास्ति समो युधि ॥
yau tau paśyasi tiṣṭhantau kumārau devarūpiṇau | maindaśca dvividaścobhau tābhyāṃ nāsti samo yudhi ||
English Translation
Those two whom you beholdest, staying there, of equal proportions and endowed with god-like shapes, are Mainda and Dvivida, who have no equals in fight. Permitted by Brahma, they had partaken of ambrosia. They hope to humble Lanka by their prowess.
VR 6.19.7 अनुष्टुप्
ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञातावमृतप्राशिनावुभौ । आशंसेते युधा लङ्कामेतौ मर्दितुमोजसा ॥
brahmaṇā samanujñātāvamṛtaprāśināvubhau | āśaṃsete yudhā laṅkāmetau marditumojasā ||
English Translation
"They drank the nectar of immortality with the permission of Brahma. These leaders are aspiring to destroy Lanka by their prowess."
VR 6.19.8 अनुष्टुप्
यावेतावेतयोः पार्श्वे स्थितौ पर्वतसंनिभौ । सुमुखो विमुखश्चैव मृत्युपुत्रौ पितुः समौ ॥
yāvetāvetayoḥ pārśve sthitau parvatasaṃnibhau | sumukho vimukhaścaiva mṛtyuputrau pituḥ samau ||
VR 6.19.9 अनुष्टुप्
यं तु पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तं प्रभिन्नमिव कुञ्जरम् । यो बलात्क्षोभयेत्क्रुद्धः समुद्रमपि वानरः ॥
yaṃ tu paśyasi tiṣṭhantaṃ prabhinnamiva kuñjaram | yo balātkṣobhayetkruddhaḥ samudramapi vānaraḥ ||
English Translation
"O Lord! You may see the one standing there like an elephant who can churn up the sea when he is angry. He has come to Lanka earlier, seen Sita and gone back. You may see that he has come again."
VR 6.19.10 अनुष्टुप्
एषोऽभिगन्ता लङ्काया वैदेह्यास्तव च प्रभो । एनं पश्य पुरा दृष्टं वानरं पुनरागतम् ॥
eṣo'bhigantā laṅkāyā vaidehyāstava ca prabho | enaṃ paśya purā dṛṣṭaṃ vānaraṃ punarāgatam ||
English Translation
"O Lord! You may see the one standing there like an elephant who can churn up the sea when he is angry. He has come to Lanka earlier, seen Sita and gone back. You may see that he has come again."
VR 6.19.11 अनुष्टुप्
ज्येष्ठः केसरिणः पुत्रो वातात्मज इति श्रुतः । हनूमानिति विख्यातो लङ्घितो येन सागरः ॥
jyeṣṭhaḥ kesariṇaḥ putro vātātmaja iti śrutaḥ | hanūmāniti vikhyāto laṅghito yena sāgaraḥ ||
English Translation
"He is the eldest son born of Kesari and the son of WindGod and is popularly known as Hanuman. He leapt over the sea and came."
VR 6.19.12 अनुष्टुप्
कामरूपी हरिश्रेष्ठो बलरूपसमन्वितः । अनिवार्यगतिश्चैव यथा सततगः प्रभुः ॥
kāmarūpī hariśreṣṭho balarūpasamanvitaḥ | anivāryagatiścaiva yathā satatagaḥ prabhuḥ ||
English Translation
Capable of wearing forms at pleasure, that first of monkeys is endued with grace and strength, and is of irresistible impetuosity even as that lord, the Wind.
VR 6.19.13 अनुष्टुप्
उद्यन्तं भास्करं दृष्ट्वा बालः किल पिपासितः । त्रियोजनसहस्रं तु अध्वानमवतीर्य हि ॥
udyantaṃ bhāskaraṃ dṛṣṭvā bālaḥ kila pipāsitaḥ | triyojanasahasraṃ tu adhvānamavatīrya hi ||
English Translation
When he was a child, on seeing the rising Sun, he travelled three thousand yojanas and said, "I will eat up the Sun otherwise I will not be appeased', being proud of his strength."
VR 6.19.14 अनुष्टुप्
आदित्यमाहरिष्यामि न मे क्षुत्प्रतियास्यति । इति संचिन्त्य मनसा पुरैष बलदर्पितः ॥
ādityamāhariṣyāmi na me kṣutpratiyāsyati | iti saṃcintya manasā puraiṣa baladarpitaḥ ||
English Translation
When he was a child, on seeing the rising Sun, he travelled three thousand yojanas and said, "I will eat up the Sun otherwise I will not be appeased', being proud of his strength."
VR 6.19.15 अनुष्टुप्
अनाधृष्यतमं देवमपि देवर्षिदानवैः । अनासाद्यैव पतितो भास्करोदयने गिरौ ॥
anādhṛṣyatamaṃ devamapi devarṣidānavaiḥ | anāsādyaiva patito bhāskarodayane girau ||
English Translation
And, not getting that god, incapable of being subdued by the deities, saints and Rākṣasas, he dropped down on the Ascending-hill. And thereat a jaw of that strong jawed one was little fractured on the rock, and he is called Hanuman in consequence.
VR 6.19.16 अनुष्टुप्
पतितस्य कपेरस्य हनुरेका शिलातले । किंचिद्भिन्ना दृढहनोर्हनूमानेष तेन वै ॥
patitasya kaperasya hanurekā śilātale | kiṃcidbhinnā dṛḍhahanorhanūmāneṣa tena vai ||
English Translation
And, not getting that god, incapable of being subdued by the deities, saints and Rākṣasas, he dropped down on the Ascending-hill. And thereat a jaw of that strong jawed one was little fractured on the rock, and he is called Hanuman in consequence.
VR 6.19.17 अनुष्टुप्
सत्यमागमयोगेन ममैष विदितो हरिः । नास्य शक्यं बलं रूपं प्रभावो वानुभाषितुम् ॥
satyamāgamayogena mamaiṣa vidito hariḥ | nāsya śakyaṃ balaṃ rūpaṃ prabhāvo vānubhāṣitum ||
English Translation
"I came to know about him through one of my contacts. His strength, his appearance and glory are indescribable."
VR 6.19.18 अनुष्टुप्
एष आशंसते लङ्कामेको मर्दितुमोजसा । यश्चैषोऽनन्तरः शूरः श्यामः पद्मनिभेक्षणः ॥
eṣa āśaṃsate laṅkāmeko marditumojasā | yaścaiṣo'nantaraḥ śūraḥ śyāmaḥ padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ ||
VR 6.19.19 अनुष्टुप्
इक्ष्वाकूणामतिरथो लोके विख्यात पौरुषः । यस्मिन्न चलते धर्मो यो धर्मं नातिवर्तते ॥
ikṣvākūṇāmatiratho loke vikhyāta pauruṣaḥ | yasminna calate dharmo yo dharmaṃ nātivartate ||
VR 6.19.20 अनुष्टुप्
यो ब्राह्ममस्त्रं वेदांश्च वेद वेदविदां वरः । यो भिन्द्याद्गगनं बाणैः पर्वतांश्चापि दारयेत् ॥
yo brāhmamastraṃ vedāṃśca veda vedavidāṃ varaḥ | yo bhindyādgaganaṃ bāṇaiḥ parvatāṃścāpi dārayet ||
English Translation
O worshipful dame, Rāma, the son of Dasaratha, the master of the Vedas, and the foremost of those conversant with Vedas has enquired of your welfare.
VR 6.19.21 अनुष्टुप्
यस्य मृत्योरिव क्रोधः शक्रस्येव पराक्रमः । स एष रामस्त्वां योद्धुं राजन्समभिवर्तते ॥
yasya mṛtyoriva krodhaḥ śakrasyeva parākramaḥ | sa eṣa rāmastvāṃ yoddhuṃ rājansamabhivartate ||
VR 6.19.22 अनुष्टुप्
यश्चैष दक्षिणे पार्श्वे शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभः । विशालवक्षास्ताम्राक्षो नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजः ॥
yaścaiṣa dakṣiṇe pārśve śuddhajāmbūnadaprabhaḥ | viśālavakṣāstāmrākṣo nīlakuñcitamūrdhajaḥ ||
English Translation
"To his right is his brother known as Lakshmana whose body radiates like gold, he has broad chest, red eyes, dark curly hair. He is as dear as his life to Rama. He is skilled in moral science and warfare. He is the foremost and the best among wielders of weapons."
VR 6.19.23 अनुष्टुप्
एषोऽस्य लक्ष्मणो नाम भ्राता प्राणसमः प्रियः । नये युद्धे च कुशलः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः ॥
eṣo'sya lakṣmaṇo nāma bhrātā prāṇasamaḥ priyaḥ | naye yuddhe ca kuśalaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ ||
English Translation
"To his right is his brother known as Lakshmana whose body radiates like gold, he has broad chest, red eyes, dark curly hair. He is as dear as his life to Rama. He is skilled in moral science and warfare. He is the foremost and the best among wielders of weapons."
VR 6.19.24 अनुष्टुप्
अमर्षी दुर्जयो जेता विक्रान्तो बुद्धिमान्बली । रामस्य दक्षिणो बाहुर्नित्यं प्राणो बहिश्चरः ॥
amarṣī durjayo jetā vikrānto buddhimānbalī | rāmasya dakṣiṇo bāhurnityaṃ prāṇo bahiścaraḥ ||
English Translation
"He is one who does not forgive (Rama's enemies), difficult to win, indomitable, victorious, strong and wise one. He is the right hand of Rama and external breath of his life."
VR 6.19.25 अनुष्टुप्
न ह्येष राघवस्यार्थे जीवितं परिरक्षति । एषैवाशंसते युद्धे निहन्तुं सर्वराक्षसान् ॥
na hyeṣa rāghavasyārthe jīvitaṃ parirakṣati | eṣaivāśaṃsate yuddhe nihantuṃ sarvarākṣasān ||
English Translation
"For the cause of Rama, he will spare his life. He too is intent upon destroying all Rakshasas."
VR 6.19.26 अनुष्टुप्
यस्तु सव्यमसौ पक्षं रामस्याश्रित्य तिष्ठति । रक्षोगणपरिक्षिप्तो राजा ह्येष विभीषणः ॥
yastu savyamasau pakṣaṃ rāmasyāśritya tiṣṭhati | rakṣogaṇaparikṣipto rājā hyeṣa vibhīṣaṇaḥ ||
English Translation
He that stay occupying the left side of Rāma, and surrounded by Raksasas, is the king, Vibhīșana, sprinkled as the king of Lankā by the auspicious king of kings, he, filled with wrath, approach you (for battle).
VR 6.19.27 अनुष्टुप्
श्रीमता राजराजेन लङ्कायामभिषेचितः । त्वामेव प्रतिसंरब्धो युद्धायैषोऽभिवर्तते ॥
śrīmatā rājarājena laṅkāyāmabhiṣecitaḥ | tvāmeva pratisaṃrabdho yuddhāyaiṣo'bhivartate ||
English Translation
He that stay occupying the left side of Rāma, and surrounded by Raksasas, is the king, Vibhīșana, sprinkled as the king of Lankā by the auspicious king of kings, he, filled with wrath, approach you (for battle).
VR 6.19.28 अनुष्टुप्
यं तु पश्यसि तिष्ठन्तं मध्ये गिरिमिवाचलम् । सर्वशाखामृगेन्द्राणां भर्तारमपराजितम् ॥
yaṃ tu paśyasi tiṣṭhantaṃ madhye girimivācalam | sarvaśākhāmṛgendrāṇāṃ bhartāramaparājitam ||
VR 6.19.29 अनुष्टुप्
तेजसा यशसा बुद्ध्या ज्ञानेनाभिजनेन च । यः कपीनति बभ्राज हिमवानिव पर्वतान् ॥
tejasā yaśasā buddhyā jñānenābhijanena ca | yaḥ kapīnati babhrāja himavāniva parvatān ||
VR 6.19.30 अनुष्टुप्
किष्किन्धां यः समध्यास्ते गुहां सगहनद्रुमाम् । दुर्गां पर्वतदुर्गस्थां प्रधानैः सह यूथपैः ॥
kiṣkindhāṃ yaḥ samadhyāste guhāṃ sagahanadrumām | durgāṃ parvatadurgasthāṃ pradhānaiḥ saha yūthapaiḥ ||
VR 6.19.31 अनुष्टुप्
यस्यैषा काञ्चनी माला शोभते शतपुष्करा । कान्ता देवमनुष्याणां यस्यां लक्ष्मीः प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
yasyaiṣā kāñcanī mālā śobhate śatapuṣkarā | kāntā devamanuṣyāṇāṃ yasyāṃ lakṣmīḥ pratiṣṭhitā ||
VR 6.19.32 अनुष्टुप्
एतां च मालां तारां च कपिराज्यं च शाश्वतम् । सुग्रीवो वालिनं हत्वा रामेण प्रतिपादितः ॥
etāṃ ca mālāṃ tārāṃ ca kapirājyaṃ ca śāśvatam | sugrīvo vālinaṃ hatvā rāmeṇa pratipāditaḥ ||
English Translation
Rāma, having slain Vālī, has conferred this garland, Tārā, and the eternal monkey-kingdom on Sugriva.
VR 6.19.33 अनुष्टुप्
एवं कोटिसहस्रेण शङ्कूनां च शतेन च । सुग्रीवो वानरेन्द्रस्त्वां युद्धार्थमभिवर्तते ॥
evaṃ koṭisahasreṇa śaṅkūnāṃ ca śatena ca | sugrīvo vānarendrastvāṃ yuddhārthamabhivartate ||
VR 6.19.34 वंशस्थम्
इमां महाराजसमीक्ष्य वाहिनी;मुपस्थितां प्रज्वलितग्रहोपमाम् । ततः प्रयत्नः परमो विधीयतां; यथा जयः स्यान्न परैः पराजयः ॥
imāṃ mahārājasamīkṣya vāhinī;mupasthitāṃ prajvalitagrahopamām | tataḥ prayatnaḥ paramo vidhīyatāṃ; yathā jayaḥ syānna paraiḥ parājayaḥ ||
English Translation
Observing this host, that has presented itself, resembling a flaming planet, do you, O might monarch, prepare yourself to the uttermost, so that victory may be your, and that you may not come by discomfiture at the hands of the foe.
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