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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 5 (Sundarakāṇḍa) • Sarga 24

Sundarakāṇḍa Sarga 24

सुन्दरकाण्डम् • सर्गः 24

Sundarakāṇḍa Sarga 24 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 49 verses.

Total: 49 Verses • Citations: VR 5.24.1–49 • 175 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
VR 5.24.1 अनुष्टुप्
प्रसक्ताश्रुमुखीत्येवं ब्रुवन्ती जनकात्मजा । अधोमुखमुखी बाला विलप्तुमुपचक्रमे ॥
prasaktāśrumukhītyevaṃ bruvantī janakātmajā | adhomukhamukhī bālā vilaptumupacakrame ||
English Translation
The young daughter of king Janaka thus speaking, began to cry, her face bent down.
VR 5.24.2 अनुष्टुप्
उन्मत्तेव प्रमत्तेव भ्रान्तचित्तेव शोचती । उपावृत्ता किशोरीव विवेष्टन्ती महीतले ॥
unmatteva pramatteva bhrāntacitteva śocatī | upāvṛttā kiśorīva viveṣṭantī mahītale ||
English Translation
Saying this, the daughter of the king Janaka, bathed her countenance with tears and hanging down her head began to lament. And she began to roll on the earth like to a colt as if she was mad, possessed by a devil and had lost her sense.
VR 5.24.3 अनुष्टुप्
राघवस्याप्रमत्तस्य रक्षसा कामरूपिणा । रावणेन प्रमथ्याहमानीता क्रोशती बलात् ॥
rāghavasyāpramattasya rakṣasā kāmarūpiṇā | rāvaṇena pramathyāhamānītā krośatī balāt ||
English Translation
I, the spouse of Rāma, who was drawn away at a distance by the Rākşasa (Mārīca) assuming shapes at will, was seized and borne away by Rāvana.
VR 5.24.4 अनुष्टुप्
राक्षसी वशमापन्ना भर्त्यमाना सुदारुणम् । चिन्तयन्ती सुदुःखार्ता नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे ॥
rākṣasī vaśamāpannā bhartyamānā sudāruṇam | cintayantī suduḥkhārtā nāhaṃ jīvitumutsahe ||
English Translation
A captive of the Rākşasis, subject to their terrible threats and taunts, sunk in grief and anxiety, I desire not to keep my life.
VR 5.24.5 अनुष्टुप्
न हि मे जीवितेनार्थो नैवार्थैर्न च भूषणैः । वसन्त्या राक्षसी मध्ये विना रामं महारथम् ॥
na hi me jīvitenārtho naivārthairna ca bhūṣaṇaiḥ | vasantyā rākṣasī madhye vinā rāmaṃ mahāratham ||
English Translation
Of what avail are wealth, ornament and life to me, who am living in the midst of the Răkşasas and separated from Ráma, of the mighty car?
VR 5.24.6 अनुष्टुप्
धिङ्मामनार्यामसतीं याहं तेन विना कृता । मुहूर्तमपि रक्षामि जीवितं पापजीविता ॥
dhiṅmāmanāryāmasatīṃ yāhaṃ tena vinā kṛtā | muhūrtamapi rakṣāmi jīvitaṃ pāpajīvitā ||
English Translation
Woe to me! who am unchaste and vile and my life is vicious, since breathe I still in the absence of my lord.
VR 5.24.7 अनुष्टुप्
का च मे जीविते श्रद्धा सुखे वा तं प्रियं विना । भर्तारं सागरान्ताया वसुधायाः प्रियं वदम् ॥
kā ca me jīvite śraddhā sukhe vā taṃ priyaṃ vinā | bhartāraṃ sāgarāntāyā vasudhāyāḥ priyaṃ vadam ||
English Translation
"How can I have interest in any kind of pleasure without my sweettongued husband, the lord of the whole earth extending up to the ocean.
VR 5.24.8 अनुष्टुप्
भिद्यतां भक्ष्यतां वापि शरीरं विसृजाम्यहम् । न चाप्यहं चिरं दुःखं सहेयं प्रियवर्जिता ॥
bhidyatāṃ bhakṣyatāṃ vāpi śarīraṃ visṛjāmyaham | na cāpyahaṃ ciraṃ duḥkhaṃ saheyaṃ priyavarjitā ||
English Translation
"I will give up my body. Break me into pieces or eat me up. I cannot bear the sorrow of separation from my dear Rama any longer.
VR 5.24.9 अनुष्टुप्
चरणेनापि सव्येन न स्पृशेयं निशाचरम् । रावणं किं पुनरहं कामयेयं विगर्हितम् ॥
caraṇenāpi savyena na spṛśeyaṃ niśācaram | rāvaṇaṃ kiṃ punarahaṃ kāmayeyaṃ vigarhitam ||
English Translation
What of fixing my fancy on that night-ranger Rāvaņa, my meaner foot even shall not touch him?
VR 5.24.10 अनुष्टुप्
प्रत्याख्यातं न जानाति नात्मानं नात्मनः कुलम् । यो नृशंस स्वभावेन मां प्रार्थयितुमिच्छति ॥
pratyākhyātaṃ na jānāti nātmānaṃ nātmanaḥ kulam | yo nṛśaṃsa svabhāvena māṃ prārthayitumicchati ||
English Translation
That (demon) who is courting me in this terrible way, does not know himself, his own race and that I loathe him so much.
VR 5.24.11 अनुष्टुप्
छिन्ना भिन्ना विभक्ता वा दीप्ते वाग्नौ प्रदीपिता । रावणं नोपतिष्ठेयं किं प्रलापेन वश्चिरम् ॥
chinnā bhinnā vibhaktā vā dīpte vāgnau pradīpitā | rāvaṇaṃ nopatiṣṭheyaṃ kiṃ pralāpena vaściram ||
English Translation
What more shall I speak to you, I shall never consent to Rāvana's prayer, I might be rent from limb to limb or burnt in fire.
VR 5.24.12 अनुष्टुप्
ख्यातः प्राज्ञः कृतज्ञश्च सानुक्रोशश्च राघवः । सद्वृत्तो निरनुक्रोशः शङ्के मद्भाग्यसंक्षयात् ॥
khyātaḥ prājñaḥ kṛtajñaśca sānukrośaśca rāghavaḥ | sadvṛtto niranukrośaḥ śaṅke madbhāgyasaṃkṣayāt ||
English Translation
Rāghava is grateful, true, wise and kind. I fear it is through my ill-luck that he dose not feel pity for me.
VR 5.24.13 अनुष्टुप्
राक्षसानां जनस्थाने सहस्राणि चतुर्दश । येनैकेन निरस्तानि स मां किं नाभिपद्यते ॥
rākṣasānāṃ janasthāne sahasrāṇi caturdaśa | yenaikena nirastāni sa māṃ kiṃ nābhipadyate ||
English Translation
Will he not take me back who alone slew the thousands of the Rākşasas in Janasthāna?
VR 5.24.14 अनुष्टुप्
निरुद्धा रावणेनाहमल्पवीर्येण रक्षसा । समर्थः खलु मे भर्ता रावणं हन्तुमाहवे ॥
niruddhā rāvaṇenāhamalpavīryeṇa rakṣasā | samarthaḥ khalu me bhartā rāvaṇaṃ hantumāhave ||
English Translation
I have been captured by Rāvana, a Rākşasa of feeble prowess. Forsooth my lord is capable of slaying this Rāvana in conflict.
VR 5.24.15 अनुष्टुप्
विराधो दण्डकारण्ये येन राक्षसपुंगवः । रणे रामेण निहतः स मां किं नाभिपद्यते ॥
virādho daṇḍakāraṇye yena rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ | raṇe rāmeṇa nihataḥ sa māṃ kiṃ nābhipadyate ||
English Translation
Will not that Rāma regain me, by whom was killed in the forest of Dandaka, Virādha, the foremost of the Rākṣasa crew?
VR 5.24.16 अनुष्टुप्
कामं मध्ये समुद्रस्य लङ्केयं दुष्प्रधर्षणा । न तु राघवबाणानां गतिरोधी ह विद्यते ॥
kāmaṃ madhye samudrasya laṅkeyaṃ duṣpradharṣaṇā | na tu rāghavabāṇānāṃ gatirodhī ha vidyate ||
English Translation
Although situated in the midst of the ocean, Lankā is unapproachable by others, but Raghava's arrows shall also reach here.
VR 5.24.17 अनुष्टुप्
किं नु तत्कारणं येन रामो दृढपराक्रमः । रक्षसापहृतां भार्यामिष्टां नाभ्यवपद्यते ॥
kiṃ nu tatkāraṇaṃ yena rāmo dṛḍhaparākramaḥ | rakṣasāpahṛtāṃ bhāryāmiṣṭāṃ nābhyavapadyate ||
English Translation
(I am at a loss to ascertain) why Rāma of firm prowess, dose not regain me, his beloved spouse who have been borne away by the Räkşasa.
VR 5.24.18 अनुष्टुप्
इहस्थां मां न जानीते शङ्के लक्ष्मणपूर्वजः । जानन्नपि हि तेजस्वी धर्षणां मर्षयिष्यति ॥
ihasthāṃ māṃ na jānīte śaṅke lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ | jānannapi hi tejasvī dharṣaṇāṃ marṣayiṣyati ||
English Translation
Methinks Rāma dose not know that I am here, or else, powerful as he is, he would not have put up with this insult.
VR 5.24.19 अनुष्टुप्
हृतेति योऽधिगत्वा मां राघवाय निवेदयेत् । गृध्रराजोऽपि स रणे रावणेन निपातितः ॥
hṛteti yo'dhigatvā māṃ rāghavāya nivedayet | gṛdhrarājo'pi sa raṇe rāvaṇena nipātitaḥ ||
English Translation
That lord of vultures, who could have informed Rāghava, of my being born away by the Rākṣasa, was killed by Rāvana in the battle.
VR 5.24.20 अनुष्टुप्
कृतं कर्म महत्तेन मां तदाभ्यवपद्यता । तिष्ठता रावणद्वन्द्वे वृद्धेनापि जटायुषा ॥
kṛtaṃ karma mahattena māṃ tadābhyavapadyatā | tiṣṭhatā rāvaṇadvandve vṛddhenāpi jaṭāyuṣā ||
English Translation
O great was the work done by him, who, old as he was, for my sake, addressed himself to bring about Rāvana's destruction.
VR 5.24.21 अनुष्टुप्
यदि मामिह जानीयाद्वर्तमानां स राघवः । अद्य बाणैरभिक्रुद्धः कुर्याल्लोकमराक्षसं ॥
yadi māmiha jānīyādvartamānāṃ sa rāghavaḥ | adya bāṇairabhikruddhaḥ kuryāllokamarākṣasaṃ ||
English Translation
If Rāghava could know that I was here, he, exceedingly wroth, would have cleared the earth with his arrows, of the Raksasas.
VR 5.24.22 अनुष्टुप्
विधमेच्च पुरीं लङ्कां शोषयेच्च महोदधिम् । रावणस्य च नीचस्य कीर्तिं नाम च नाशयेत् ॥
vidhamecca purīṃ laṅkāṃ śoṣayecca mahodadhim | rāvaṇasya ca nīcasya kīrtiṃ nāma ca nāśayet ||
English Translation
He would have then burnt down the city of Lankā, dried up the deep and blotted out the name and fame of Rāvana.
VR 5.24.23 उपजातिः
ततो निहतनथानां राक्षसीनां गृहे गृहे । यथाहमेवं रुदती तथा भूयो न संशयः । अन्विष्य रक्षसां लङ्कां कुर्याद्रामः सलक्ष्मणः ॥
tato nihatanathānāṃ rākṣasīnāṃ gṛhe gṛhe | yathāhamevaṃ rudatī tathā bhūyo na saṃśayaḥ | anviṣya rakṣasāṃ laṅkāṃ kuryādrāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ ||
English Translation
And from each ruined home would have risen the Rākşasa widow's groans and cries like to those of mine.
VR 5.24.24 उपजातिः
न हि ताभ्यां रिपुर्दृष्टो मुहूतमपि जीवति । चिता धूमाकुलपथा गृध्रमण्डलसंकुला । अचिरेण तु लङ्केयं श्मशानसदृशी भवेत् ॥
na hi tābhyāṃ ripurdṛṣṭo muhūtamapi jīvati | citā dhūmākulapathā gṛdhramaṇḍalasaṃkulā | acireṇa tu laṅkeyaṃ śmaśānasadṛśī bhavet ||
English Translation
"Very soon this Lanka will be enveloped with smoke from funeral pyres and thronged with flocks of vultures moving in circles. It will be like a burial ground.
VR 5.24.25 अनुष्टुप्
अचिरेणैव कालेन प्राप्स्याम्येव मनोरथम् । दुष्प्रस्थानोऽयमाख्याति सर्वेषां वो विपर्ययः ॥
acireṇaiva kālena prāpsyāmyeva manoratham | duṣprasthāno'yamākhyāti sarveṣāṃ vo viparyayaḥ ||
English Translation
And soon shall this desire of mine be fulfilled. All these words of mine do sound improbable now but they all indicate your misfortune.
VR 5.24.26 अनुष्टुप्
यादृशानि तु दृश्यन्ते लङ्कायामशुभानि तु । अचिरेणैव कालेन भविष्यति हतप्रभा ॥
yādṛśāni tu dṛśyante laṅkāyāmaśubhāni tu | acireṇaiva kālena bhaviṣyati hataprabhā ||
English Translation
Besides from these bad omens, that are to be seen here, it appear, that Lankä shall soon be shorn of her grace.
VR 5.24.27 अनुष्टुप्
नूनं लङ्का हते पापे रावणे राक्षसाधिपे । शोषं यास्यति दुर्धर्षा प्रमदा विधवा यथा ॥
nūnaṃ laṅkā hate pāpe rāvaṇe rākṣasādhipe | śoṣaṃ yāsyati durdharṣā pramadā vidhavā yathā ||
English Translation
The lord of the Rākşasas, the vicious Rāvana being killed, forsooth shall Lankā, divested of wealth, appear like a widow.
VR 5.24.28 अनुष्टुप्
पुष्योत्सवसमृद्धा च नष्टभर्त्री सराक्षसा । भविष्यति पुरी लङ्का नष्टभर्त्री यथाङ्गना ॥
puṣyotsavasamṛddhā ca naṣṭabhartrī sarākṣasā | bhaviṣyati purī laṅkā naṣṭabhartrī yathāṅganā ||
English Translation
"This city of Lanka with many auspicious celebrations will lose its king and all mean ogresses will remain like widows.
VR 5.24.29 अनुष्टुप्
नूनं राक्षसकन्यानां रुदन्तीनां गृहे गृहे । श्रोष्यामि नचिरादेव दुःखार्तानामिह ध्वनिम् ॥
nūnaṃ rākṣasakanyānāṃ rudantīnāṃ gṛhe gṛhe | śroṣyāmi nacirādeva duḥkhārtānāmiha dhvanim ||
English Translation
For certain, shall I soon hear the cries and groans in every house, of the daughters of the Rākşasas worn with grief.
VR 5.24.30 अनुष्टुप्
सान्धकारा हतद्योता हतराक्षसपुंगवा । भविष्यति पुरी लङ्का निर्दग्धा रामसायकैः ॥
sāndhakārā hatadyotā hatarākṣasapuṃgavā | bhaviṣyati purī laṅkā nirdagdhā rāmasāyakaiḥ ||
English Translation
If that heroic Rāma, having dark-blue eyes, comes to know that I am in the abode of the Rākşasas, the city of Lankā shall be burnt down with his arrows and shall be stricken with darkness and shorn of grace and all the foremost of the Rākşasas shall be destroyed.
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