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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 6 (Yuddhakāṇḍa) • Sarga 52

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 52

युद्धकाण्डम् • सर्गः 52

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 52 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 35 verses.

Total: 35 Verses • Citations: VR 6.52.1–35 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 6.52.1 अनुष्टुप्
तदुक्तमतिकायस्य बलिनो बाहुशालिनः । कुम्भकर्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वोवाच महोदरः ॥
taduktamatikāyasya balino bāhuśālinaḥ | kumbhakarṇasya vacanaṃ śrutvovāca mahodaraḥ ||
English Translation
Hearing the speech of the huge-bodied, longarmed and mighty Kumbhkarma, Mahodara said.
VR 6.52.2 अनुष्टुप्
कुम्भकर्णकुले जातो धृष्टः प्राकृतदर्शनः । अवलिप्तो न शक्नोषि कृत्यं सर्वत्र वेदितुम् ॥
kumbhakarṇakule jāto dhṛṣṭaḥ prākṛtadarśanaḥ | avalipto na śaknoṣi kṛtyaṃ sarvatra veditum ||
English Translation
O Kumbhakarņa, although sprung in a noble line, you are wondrous haughty and of a vulgar form; and you are not everywhere competent to discern your course.
VR 6.52.3 अनुष्टुप्
न हि राजा न जानीते कुम्भकर्ण नयानयौ । त्वं तु कैशोरकाद्धृष्टः केवलं वक्तुमिच्छसि ॥
na hi rājā na jānīte kumbhakarṇa nayānayau | tvaṃ tu kaiśorakāddhṛṣṭaḥ kevalaṃ vaktumicchasi ||
English Translation
It certainly cannot well be that the king cannot distinguish between proper and improper; but you has from your youth upwards been insolent; and your joy is in talking perenially.
VR 6.52.4 अनुष्टुप्
स्थानं वृद्धिं च हानिं च देशकालविभागवित् । आत्मनश्च परेषां च बुध्यते राक्षसर्षभ ॥
sthānaṃ vṛddhiṃ ca hāniṃ ca deśakālavibhāgavit | ātmanaśca pareṣāṃ ca budhyate rākṣasarṣabha ||
English Translation
But the foremost of the Raksasa is versed in place and increase and injury, and know the duties touching season and place, and how to advance his own party and lower that of the foe.
VR 6.52.5 अनुष्टुप्
यत्तु शक्यं बलवता कर्तुं प्राकृतबुद्धिना । अनुपासितवृद्धेन कः कुर्यात्तादृशं बुधः ॥
yattu śakyaṃ balavatā kartuṃ prākṛtabuddhinā | anupāsitavṛddhena kaḥ kuryāttādṛśaṃ budhaḥ ||
English Translation
But what person ever act according to what is proposed feebly by one having strength, yet of inferior intelligence, and who has never respected the aged.
VR 6.52.6 अनुष्टुप्
यांस्तु धर्मार्थकामांस्त्वं ब्रवीषि पृथगाश्रयान् । अनुबोद्धुं स्वभावेन न हि लक्षणमस्ति ते ॥
yāṃstu dharmārthakāmāṃstvaṃ bravīṣi pṛthagāśrayān | anuboddhuṃ svabhāvena na hi lakṣaṇamasti te ||
English Translation
You are not naturally competent to understand what you yourself says touching the opposed virtue, profit and desire.
VR 6.52.7 अनुष्टुप्
कर्म चैव हि सर्वेषां कारणानां प्रयोजनम् । श्रेयः पापीयसां चात्र फलं भवति कर्मणाम् ॥
karma caiva hi sarveṣāṃ kāraṇānāṃ prayojanam | śreyaḥ pāpīyasāṃ cātra phalaṃ bhavati karmaṇām ||
English Translation
" Actions alone are the means of happiness. Being so how can sinful actions accrue good results?"
VR 6.52.8 अनुष्टुप्
निःश्रेयस फलावेव धर्मार्थावितरावपि । अधर्मानर्थयोः प्राप्तिः फलं च प्रत्यवायिकम् ॥
niḥśreyasa phalāveva dharmārthāvitarāvapi | adharmānarthayoḥ prāptiḥ phalaṃ ca pratyavāyikam ||
English Translation
" All virtues and worldly pleasures and even otherwise give only benefit. But if done with disinterest and unrighteousness it can give a result which is other than prosperity."
VR 6.52.9 अनुष्टुप्
ऐहलौकिकपारत्र्यं कर्म पुम्भिर्निषेव्यते । कर्माण्यपि तु कल्प्यानि लभते काममास्थितः ॥
aihalaukikapāratryaṃ karma pumbhirniṣevyate | karmāṇyapi tu kalpyāni labhate kāmamāsthitaḥ ||
English Translation
" All beings reap the fruit of their actions in this world as well as in other worlds. He, who remains to be pleasure seeking, devoted to actions will receive blessings and attain pleasures in this life only (not here after)."
VR 6.52.10 अनुष्टुप्
तत्र कॢप्तमिदं राज्ञा हृदि कार्यं मतं च नः । शत्रौ हि साहसं यत्स्यात्किमिवात्रापनीयते ॥
tatra kḷptamidaṃ rājñā hṛdi kāryaṃ mataṃ ca naḥ | śatrau hi sāhasaṃ yatsyātkimivātrāpanīyate ||
English Translation
" At that time the king intended in his heart (to abduct Sita), and we approved his action, and it was done. What is wrong in doing such a courageous action against an enemy?"
VR 6.52.11 अनुष्टुप्
एकस्यैवाभियाने तु हेतुर्यः प्रकृतस्त्वया । तत्राप्यनुपपन्नं ते वक्ष्यामि यदसाधु च ॥
ekasyaivābhiyāne tu heturyaḥ prakṛtastvayā | tatrāpyanupapannaṃ te vakṣyāmi yadasādhu ca ||
English Translation
Did you show the reasons for your taking the field alone? But I shall point you out what is improper and unreasonable in this (proposed) course.
VR 6.52.12 अनुष्टुप्
येन पूर्वं जनस्थाने बहवोऽतिबला हताः । राक्षसा राघवं तं त्वं कथमेको जयिष्यसि ॥
yena pūrvaṃ janasthāne bahavo'tibalā hatāḥ | rākṣasā rāghavaṃ taṃ tvaṃ kathameko jayiṣyasi ||
English Translation
How shall you alone vanquish that Rāghava who formerly routed in Jansthāna innumerable Rākşasas possessed of exceeding strength?
VR 6.52.13 अनुष्टुप्
ये पुरा निर्जितास्तेन जनस्थाने महौजसः । राक्षसांस्तान्पुरे सर्वान्भीतानद्यापि पश्यसि ॥
ye purā nirjitāstena janasthāne mahaujasaḥ | rākṣasāṃstānpure sarvānbhītānadyāpi paśyasi ||
English Translation
Did you not today in the palace behold those powerful Rākşasas that had been beaten in Janasthana-cowed down in fear?
VR 6.52.14 अनुष्टुप्
तं सिंहमिव संक्रुद्धं रामं दशरथात्मजम् । सर्पं सुप्तमिवाबुद्ध्या प्रबोधयितुमिच्छसि ॥
taṃ siṃhamiva saṃkruddhaṃ rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam | sarpaṃ suptamivābuddhyā prabodhayitumicchasi ||
English Translation
Alas! you wished to awake Rima, son to Daśaratha-knowing full well that le resembles an enraged lion or a sleeping serpeni.
VR 6.52.15 अनुष्टुप्
ज्वलन्तं तेजसा नित्यं क्रोधेन च दुरासदम् । कस्तं मृत्युमिवासह्यमासादयितुमर्हति ॥
jvalantaṃ tejasā nityaṃ krodhena ca durāsadam | kastaṃ mṛtyumivāsahyamāsādayitumarhati ||
English Translation
But whom does it behove to confront him ever flaming in energy, difficult of being approached when enraged, and unbearable even like Death himself?
VR 6.52.16 अनुष्टुप्
संशयस्थमिदं सर्वं शत्रोः प्रतिसमासने । एकस्य गमनं तत्र न हि मे रोचते तव ॥
saṃśayasthamidaṃ sarvaṃ śatroḥ pratisamāsane | ekasya gamanaṃ tatra na hi me rocate tava ||
English Translation
On approaching the foe, this whole host itself shall be imperilled: and therefore, my child, your marching alone does nowise recommend itself to me.
VR 6.52.17 अनुष्टुप्
हीनार्थस्तु समृद्धार्थं को रिपुं प्राकृतो यथा । निश्चितं जीवितत्यागे वशमानेतुमिच्छति ॥
hīnārthastu samṛddhārthaṃ ko ripuṃ prākṛto yathā | niścitaṃ jīvitatyāge vaśamānetumicchati ||
English Translation
Who is there that, albeit weak bent on renouncing his life, wish to bring under subjection a foe that is powerful, as if he would act with reference to one that is inferior?
VR 6.52.18 अनुष्टुप्
यस्य नास्ति मनुष्येषु सदृशो राक्षसोत्तम । कथमाशंससे योद्धुं तुल्येनेन्द्रविवस्वतोः ॥
yasya nāsti manuṣyeṣu sadṛśo rākṣasottama | kathamāśaṃsase yoddhuṃ tulyenendravivasvatoḥ ||
English Translation
O foremost of Rākasas, why did you wish to fight with him whose peer there is none among men, and who is equal to Indra and Vavasvata himself?
VR 6.52.19 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्त्वा तु संरब्धं कुम्भकर्णं महोदरः । उवाच रक्षसां मध्ये रावणो लोकरावणम् ॥
evamuktvā tu saṃrabdhaṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahodaraḥ | uvāca rakṣasāṃ madhye rāvaṇo lokarāvaṇam ||
English Translation
Having said this to Kumbhakarņa wrought up with wrath, Mahodara addressed that destroyer of creature-Ravana-in the midst of the Raksasas.
VR 6.52.20 अनुष्टुप्
लब्ध्वा पुनस्तां वैदेहीं किमर्थं त्वं प्रजल्पसि । यदेच्छसि तदा सीता वशगा ते भविष्यति ॥
labdhvā punastāṃ vaidehīṃ kimarthaṃ tvaṃ prajalpasi | yadecchasi tadā sītā vaśagā te bhaviṣyati ||
English Translation
Having already obtained Vaidehi, why did you delay ? If you wish it, Sītā shall come under your control.
VR 6.52.21 अनुष्टुप्
दृष्टः कश्चिदुपायो मे सीतोपस्थानकारकः । रुचितश्चेत्स्वया बुद्ध्या राक्षसेश्वर तं शृणु ॥
dṛṣṭaḥ kaścidupāyo me sītopasthānakārakaḥ | rucitaścetsvayā buddhyā rākṣaseśvara taṃ śṛṇu ||
English Translation
I have perceived a way as to how Sītā may smile upon you. Do you listen: and should it please you; act you accordingly.
VR 6.52.22 अनुष्टुप्
अहं द्विजिह्वः संह्रादी कुम्भकर्णो वितर्दनः । पञ्चरामवधायैते निर्यान्तीत्यवघोषय ॥
ahaṃ dvijihvaḥ saṃhrādī kumbhakarṇo vitardanaḥ | pañcarāmavadhāyaite niryāntītyavaghoṣaya ||
English Translation
Do you proclaim it about that I and Dvijihva and Samhrādī, and Kumbhakarņa and Vitardanathese five-are marching for compassing the destruction of Rāma.
VR 6.52.23 अनुष्टुप्
ततो गत्वा वयं युद्धं दास्यामस्तस्य यत्नतः । जेष्यामो यदि ते शत्रून्नोपायैः कृत्यमस्ति नः ॥
tato gatvā vayaṃ yuddhaṃ dāsyāmastasya yatnataḥ | jeṣyāmo yadi te śatrūnnopāyaiḥ kṛtyamasti naḥ ||
English Translation
We, marching out, shall battle with Rāma, putting forth our uttermost. And if we succeed in securing victory, no expedient need we resort to (or bringing Sītā round).
VR 6.52.24 अनुष्टुप्
अथ जीवति नः शत्रुर्वयं च कृतसंयुगाः । ततः समभिपत्स्यामो मनसा यत्समीक्षितुम् ॥
atha jīvati naḥ śatrurvayaṃ ca kṛtasaṃyugāḥ | tataḥ samabhipatsyāmo manasā yatsamīkṣitum ||
English Translation
But if our foe live after fight and we also having faught the fight, then shall we do what I conceive in my mind.
VR 6.52.25 अनुष्टुप्
वयं युद्धादिहैष्यामो रुधिरेण समुक्षिताः । विदार्य स्वतनुं बाणै रामनामाङ्कितैः शितैः ॥
vayaṃ yuddhādihaiṣyāmo rudhireṇa samukṣitāḥ | vidārya svatanuṃ bāṇai rāmanāmāṅkitaiḥ śitaiḥ ||
English Translation
We shall come hither from the field, bathed in blood, and having our bodies cleft with arrows marked with the name of Rama. And we shall give out that both Ráma and Lakşmaņa have been eaten up by us And then we Shall hold your feet, saying, 'Do you gratify us'.
VR 6.52.26 अनुष्टुप्
भक्षितो राघवोऽस्माभिर्लक्ष्मणश्चेति वादिनः । तव पादौ ग्रहीष्यामस्त्वं नः काम प्रपूरय ॥
bhakṣito rāghavo'smābhirlakṣmaṇaśceti vādinaḥ | tava pādau grahīṣyāmastvaṃ naḥ kāma prapūraya ||
English Translation
We shall come hither from the field, bathed in blood, and having our bodies cleft with arrows marked with the name of Rama. And we shall give out that both Ráma and Lakşmaņa have been eaten up by us And then we Shall hold your feet, saying, 'Do you gratify us'.
VR 6.52.27 अनुष्टुप्
ततोऽवघोषय पुरे गजस्कन्धेन पार्थिव । हतो रामः सह भ्रात्रा ससैन्य इति सर्वतः ॥
tato'vaghoṣaya pure gajaskandhena pārthiva | hato rāmaḥ saha bhrātrā sasainya iti sarvataḥ ||
English Translation
Then, O king, do you through Gajaskandha publish it all round that Ráma has been slain along with his brother and the army.
VR 6.52.28 अनुष्टुप्
प्रीतो नाम ततो भूत्वा भृत्यानां त्वमरिंदम । भोगांश्च परिवारांश्च कामांश्च वसुदापय ॥
prīto nāma tato bhūtvā bhṛtyānāṃ tvamariṃdama | bhogāṃśca parivārāṃśca kāmāṃśca vasudāpaya ||
English Translation
O repressor of foes, (pretending to be) well pleased, do you dispense-viands, and servants, and objects of enjoyments, and wealth to your retainers; and to the many heroes and warriors distribute wreaths and attires and unguents. And do you (Simulating) delight drink.
VR 6.52.29 अनुष्टुप्
ततो माल्यानि वासांसि वीराणामनुलेपनम् । पेयं च बहु योधेभ्यः स्वयं च मुदितः पिब ॥
tato mālyāni vāsāṃsi vīrāṇāmanulepanam | peyaṃ ca bahu yodhebhyaḥ svayaṃ ca muditaḥ piba ||
English Translation
O repressor of foes, (pretending to be) well pleased, do you dispense-viands, and servants, and objects of enjoyments, and wealth to your retainers; and to the many heroes and warriors distribute wreaths and attires and unguents. And do you (Simulating) delight drink.
VR 6.52.30 उपजातिः
ततोऽस्मिन्बहुलीभूते कौलीने सर्वतो गते । प्रविश्याश्वास्य चापि त्वं सीतां रहसि सान्त्वय । धनधान्यैश्च कामैश्च रत्नैश्चैनां प्रलोभय ॥
tato'sminbahulībhūte kaulīne sarvato gate | praviśyāśvāsya cāpi tvaṃ sītāṃ rahasi sāntvaya | dhanadhānyaiśca kāmaiśca ratnaiścaināṃ pralobhaya ||
English Translation
On this report-name that Rāma has been eaten up by the Rākşasas along with his friends, having spread round and round entering (the Asoka wood), and soothing and pacifying Sītā in solitude, Allure her with corn and riches and gems.
VR 6.52.31 अनुष्टुप्
अनयोपधया राजन्भयशोकानुबन्धया । अकामा त्वद्वशं सीता नष्टनाथा गमिष्यति ॥
anayopadhayā rājanbhayaśokānubandhayā | akāmā tvadvaśaṃ sītā naṣṭanāthā gamiṣyati ||
English Translation
By this deceit, О king, working powerfully through Sītā's sorrow, she albeit unwilling, shall, having lost her lord, come under your control.
VR 6.52.32 अनुष्टुप्
रञ्जनीयं हि भर्तारं विनष्टमवगम्य सा । नैराश्यात्स्त्रीलघुत्वाच्च त्वद्वशं प्रतिपत्स्यते ॥
rañjanīyaṃ hi bhartāraṃ vinaṣṭamavagamya sā | nairāśyātstrīlaghutvācca tvadvaśaṃ pratipatsyate ||
English Translation
Losing her charming husband, she from despair and female railty, shall come under your away.
VR 6.52.33 अनुष्टुप्
सा पुरा सुखसंवृद्धा सुखार्हा दुःखकर्षिता । त्वय्यधीनः सुखं ज्ञात्वा सर्वथोपगमिष्यति ॥
sā purā sukhasaṃvṛddhā sukhārhā duḥkhakarṣitā | tvayyadhīnaḥ sukhaṃ jñātvā sarvathopagamiṣyati ||
English Translation
Having formerly been brought up in happiness, she, although worthy of felicity, (ultimately) had come by misfortune. And now finding happiness to be in your custody, she shall unreservedly come over to you.
VR 6.52.34 उपजातिः
एतत्सुनीतं मम दर्शनेन; रामं हि दृष्ट्वैव भवेदनर्थः । इहैव ते सेत्स्यति मोत्सुको भू;र्महानयुद्धेन सुखस्य लाभः ॥
etatsunītaṃ mama darśanena; rāmaṃ hi dṛṣṭvaiva bhavedanarthaḥ | ihaiva te setsyati motsuko bhū;rmahānayuddhena sukhasya lābhaḥ ||
English Translation
In my opinion this is the proper course to follow. As soon as you see Rāma, evil shall befall you. Remain here. Do not wish (to go to the field). By refraining from fight, you shall acquire great good.
VR 6.52.35 वंशस्थम्
अनष्टसैन्यो ह्यनवाप्तसंशयो; रिपूनयुद्धेन जयञ्जनाधिप । यशश्च पुण्यं च महन्महीपते; श्रियं च कीर्तिं च चिरं समश्नुते ॥
anaṣṭasainyo hyanavāptasaṃśayo; ripūnayuddhena jayañjanādhipa | yaśaśca puṇyaṃ ca mahanmahīpate; śriyaṃ ca kīrtiṃ ca ciraṃ samaśnute ||
English Translation
O lord of people, by conquering the foe without battle, you without losing your forces and putting yourself to peril, you, O lord of earth, shall attain fame and high religious merit, and prosperity and renown for ever and for ever.
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