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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 6 (Yuddhakāṇḍa) • Sarga 17

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 17

युद्धकाण्डम् • सर्गः 17

Yuddhakāṇḍa Sarga 17 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 40 verses.

Total: 40 Verses • Citations: VR 6.17.1–40 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 6.17.1 अनुष्टुप्
तद्वचः पथ्यमक्लीबं सारणेनाभिभाषितम् । निशम्य रावणो राजा प्रत्यभाषत सारणम् ॥
tadvacaḥ pathyamaklībaṃ sāraṇenābhibhāṣitam | niśamya rāvaṇo rājā pratyabhāṣata sāraṇam ||
English Translation
Hearing Sarana's words, pregnant and truthful, king Ravana addressed him, saying.
VR 6.17.2 अनुष्टुप्
यदि मामभियुञ्जीरन्देवगन्धर्वदानवाः । नैव सीतां प्रदास्यामि सर्वलोकभयादपि ॥
yadi māmabhiyuñjīrandevagandharvadānavāḥ | naiva sītāṃ pradāsyāmi sarvalokabhayādapi ||
English Translation
Even if gods, and Gandharvas, and Danavas should array themselves against me, I will not from fear of all creatures, render (back) Sītā.
VR 6.17.3 उपजातिः
त्वं तु सौम्य परित्रस्तो हरिभिर्निर्जितो भृशम् । प्रतिप्रदानमद्यैव सीतायाः साधु मन्यसे । को हि नाम सपत्नो मां समरे जेतुमर्हति ॥
tvaṃ tu saumya paritrasto haribhirnirjito bhṛśam | pratipradānamadyaiva sītāyāḥ sādhu manyase | ko hi nāma sapatno māṃ samare jetumarhati ||
English Translation
O amiable one, you, having been hard handled by the monkeys and distressed in consequence, deems it fit that Sītā should be rendered back this very day. What foe of mine is there who is competent to conquer me in battle?
VR 6.17.4 उपजातिः
इत्युक्त्वा परुषं वाक्यं रावणो राक्षसाधिपः । आरुरोह ततः श्रीमान्प्रासादं हिमपाण्डुरम् । बहुतालसमुत्सेधं रावणोऽथ दिदृक्षया ॥
ityuktvā paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ | āruroha tataḥ śrīmānprāsādaṃ himapāṇḍuram | bahutālasamutsedhaṃ rāvaṇo'tha didṛkṣayā ||
English Translation
Having uttered this rough speech, the graceful Ravana-lord of the Raksasas, desirous of surveying (the monkey-hosts), ascended an edifice white like snow, and elevated like many palms (placed one upon another).
VR 6.17.5 उपजातिः
ताभ्यां चराभ्यां सहितो रावणः क्रोधमूर्छितः । पश्यमानः समुद्रं च पर्वतांश्च वनानि च । ददर्श पृथिवीदेशं सुसंपूर्णं प्लवंगमैः ॥
tābhyāṃ carābhyāṃ sahito rāvaṇaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ | paśyamānaḥ samudraṃ ca parvatāṃśca vanāni ca | dadarśa pṛthivīdeśaṃ susaṃpūrṇaṃ plavaṃgamaiḥ ||
English Translation
Deluded with anger Ravana along with both the spies observed the sea, the mountains and the woods crowded with monkeys in that region of the earth.
VR 6.17.6 अनुष्टुप्
तदपारमसंख्येयं वानराणां महद्बलम् । आलोक्य रावणो राजा परिपप्रच्छ सारणम् ॥
tadapāramasaṃkhyeyaṃ vānarāṇāṃ mahadbalam | ālokya rāvaṇo rājā paripapraccha sāraṇam ||
English Translation
Ravana seeing the innumerable army force of monkeys which was impossible to count again enquired looking at Saarana.
VR 6.17.7 अनुष्टुप्
एषां वानरमुख्यानां के शूराः के महाबलाः । के पूर्वमभिवर्तन्ते महोत्साहाः समन्ततः ॥
eṣāṃ vānaramukhyānāṃ ke śūrāḥ ke mahābalāḥ | ke pūrvamabhivartante mahotsāhāḥ samantataḥ ||
English Translation
"Who among the Vanaras is foremost, who is valiant, strong in prowess and most energetic? Who are their equals in the earlier war, you may tell in order?"
VR 6.17.8 अनुष्टुप्
केषां शृणोति सुग्रीवः के वा यूथपयूथपाः । सारणाचक्ष्व मे सर्वं के प्रधानाः प्लवंगमाः ॥
keṣāṃ śṛṇoti sugrīvaḥ ke vā yūthapayūthapāḥ | sāraṇācakṣva me sarvaṃ ke pradhānāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ ||
English Translation
Who, bursting with spirits, stay all about the fore? Whom does Sugriva listen to? And who are the leaders of the monkey-leader? O Sarana, relate you all this to me. And what is the prowess of the monkeys?
VR 6.17.9 अनुष्टुप्
सारणो राक्षसेन्द्रस्य वचनं परिपृच्छतः । आचचक्षेऽथ मुख्यज्ञो मुख्यांस्तांस्तु वनौकसः ॥
sāraṇo rākṣasendrasya vacanaṃ paripṛcchataḥ | ācacakṣe'tha mukhyajño mukhyāṃstāṃstu vanaukasaḥ ||
English Translation
Thereat, Sarana knowing the chiefs (of the monkey-army), spoke to the sovereign of Raksasas, who had asked (him), as to who were the heads of the rangers of the woods.
VR 6.17.10 अनुष्टुप्
एष योऽभिमुखो लङ्कां नर्दंस्तिष्ठति वानरः । यूथपानां सहस्राणां शतेन परिवारितः ॥
eṣa yo'bhimukho laṅkāṃ nardaṃstiṣṭhati vānaraḥ | yūthapānāṃ sahasrāṇāṃ śatena parivāritaḥ ||
VR 6.17.11 अनुष्टुप्
यस्य घोषेण महता सप्राकारा सतोरणा । लङ्का प्रवेपते सर्वा सशैलवनकानना ॥
yasya ghoṣeṇa mahatā saprākārā satoraṇā | laṅkā pravepate sarvā saśailavanakānanā ||
English Translation
With that sound the entire Lankā, with her wall and gateways, her mountains, woods, and forests, began to shake.
VR 6.17.12 अनुष्टुप्
सर्वशाखामृगेन्द्रस्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः । बलाग्रे तिष्ठते वीरो नीलो नामैष यूथपः ॥
sarvaśākhāmṛgendrasya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ | balāgre tiṣṭhate vīro nīlo nāmaiṣa yūthapaḥ ||
VR 6.17.13 अनुष्टुप्
बाहू प्रगृह्य यः पद्भ्यां महीं गच्छति वीर्यवान् । लङ्कामभिमुखः कोपादभीक्ष्णं च विजृम्भते ॥
bāhū pragṛhya yaḥ padbhyāṃ mahīṃ gacchati vīryavān | laṅkāmabhimukhaḥ kopādabhīkṣṇaṃ ca vijṛmbhate ||
VR 6.17.14 अनुष्टुप्
गिरिशृङ्गप्रतीकाशः पद्मकिञ्जल्कसंनिभः । स्फोटयत्यभिसंरब्धो लाङ्गूलं च पुनः पुनः ॥
giriśṛṅgapratīkāśaḥ padmakiñjalkasaṃnibhaḥ | sphoṭayatyabhisaṃrabdho lāṅgūlaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ ||
VR 6.17.15 उपजातिः
यस्य लाङ्गूलशब्देन स्वनन्तीव दिशो दश । एष वानरराजेन सुर्ग्रीवेणाभिषेचितः । यौवराज्येऽङ्गदो नाम त्वामाह्वयति संयुगे ॥
yasya lāṅgūlaśabdena svanantīva diśo daśa | eṣa vānararājena surgrīveṇābhiṣecitaḥ | yauvarājye'ṅgado nāma tvāmāhvayati saṃyuge ||
VR 6.17.16 अनुष्टुप्
ये तु विष्टभ्य गात्राणि क्ष्वेडयन्ति नदन्ति च । उत्थाय च विजृम्भन्ते क्रोधेन हरिपुंगवाः ॥
ye tu viṣṭabhya gātrāṇi kṣveḍayanti nadanti ca | utthāya ca vijṛmbhante krodhena haripuṃgavāḥ ||
English Translation
Those that with their limbs lying inactive, and setting up roars and ululation's, are following this one,' are heroes dwelling in Candana.? *The reference is prospective. It means the monkeys, Sveta, in the next slok.
VR 6.17.17 अनुष्टुप्
एते दुष्प्रसहा घोराश्चण्डाश्चण्डपराक्रमाः । अष्टौ शतसहस्राणि दशकोटिशतानि च ॥
ete duṣprasahā ghorāścaṇḍāścaṇḍaparākramāḥ | aṣṭau śatasahasrāṇi daśakoṭiśatāni ca ||
VR 6.17.18 अनुष्टुप्
य एनमनुगच्छन्ति वीराश्चन्दनवासिनः । एष आशंसते लङ्कां स्वेनानीकेन मर्दितुम् ॥
ya enamanugacchanti vīrāścandanavāsinaḥ | eṣa āśaṃsate laṅkāṃ svenānīkena marditum ||
English Translation
"He has seventy lakhs under his command. Single handed with army force is aspiring to crush Lanka."
VR 6.17.19 अनुष्टुप्
श्वेतो रजतसंकाशः सबलो भीमविक्रमः । बुद्धिमान्वानरः शूरस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः ॥
śveto rajatasaṃkāśaḥ sabalo bhīmavikramaḥ | buddhimānvānaraḥ śūrastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ ||
English Translation
"One who resembles silver in colour is Swetha. He is an intelligent one with terrific prowess, and a warrior is well known in the three worlds. Swetha is quickly coming towards Sugriva, dividing the Vanara army forces and again proceeding swiftly."
VR 6.17.20 अनुष्टुप्
तूर्णं सुग्रीवमागम्य पुनर्गच्छति वानरः । विभजन्वानरीं सेनामनीकानि प्रहर्षयन् ॥
tūrṇaṃ sugrīvamāgamya punargacchati vānaraḥ | vibhajanvānarīṃ senāmanīkāni praharṣayan ||
English Translation
"One who resembles silver in colour is Swetha. He is an intelligent one with terrific prowess, and a warrior is well known in the three worlds. Swetha is quickly coming towards Sugriva, dividing the Vanara army forces and again proceeding swiftly."
VR 6.17.21 अनुष्टुप्
यः पुरा गोमतीतीरे रम्यं पर्येति पर्वतम् । नाम्ना संकोचनो नाम नानानगयुतो गिरिः ॥
yaḥ purā gomatītīre ramyaṃ paryeti parvatam | nāmnā saṃkocano nāma nānānagayuto giriḥ ||
English Translation
From days of yore on the banks of the Gomatī there is a mountain, (named) Ramya, (otherwise) called Sanrocana. The mount abounds with various trees. There that leader of bands, named Kumuda, governs his kingdom.
VR 6.17.22 अनुष्टुप्
तत्र राज्यं प्रशास्त्येष कुमुदो नाम यूथपः । योऽसौ शतसहस्राणां सहस्रं परिकर्षति ॥
tatra rājyaṃ praśāstyeṣa kumudo nāma yūthapaḥ | yo'sau śatasahasrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ parikarṣati ||
VR 6.17.23 अनुष्टुप्
यस्य वाला बहुव्यामा दीर्घलाङ्गूलमाश्रिताः । ताम्राः पीताः सिताः श्वेताः प्रकीर्णा घोरकर्मणः ॥
yasya vālā bahuvyāmā dīrghalāṅgūlamāśritāḥ | tāmrāḥ pītāḥ sitāḥ śvetāḥ prakīrṇā ghorakarmaṇaḥ ||
English Translation
"One who is of terrific action, whose long tail with plenty of hair of different colours like red, white, yellow with shining ends shining like the scattered rays of the rising sun is holding and dragging on the ground is a leader known as Hara."
VR 6.17.24 अनुष्टुप्
अदीनो रोषणश्चण्डः संग्राममभिकाङ्क्षति । एषैवाशंसते लङ्कां स्वेनानीकेन मर्दितुम् ॥
adīno roṣaṇaścaṇḍaḥ saṃgrāmamabhikāṅkṣati | eṣaivāśaṃsate laṅkāṃ svenānīkena marditum ||
English Translation
"He has seventy lakhs under his command. Single handed with army force is aspiring to crush Lanka."
VR 6.17.25 अनुष्टुप्
यस्त्वेष सिंहसंकाशः कपिलो दीर्घकेसरः । निभृतः प्रेक्षते लङ्कां दिधक्षन्निव चक्षुषा ॥
yastveṣa siṃhasaṃkāśaḥ kapilo dīrghakesaraḥ | nibhṛtaḥ prekṣate laṅkāṃ didhakṣanniva cakṣuṣā ||
VR 6.17.26 अनुष्टुप्
विन्ध्यं कृष्णगिरिं सह्यं पर्वतं च सुदर्शनम् । राजन्सततमध्यास्ते रम्भो नामैष यूथपः ॥
vindhyaṃ kṛṣṇagiriṃ sahyaṃ parvataṃ ca sudarśanam | rājansatatamadhyāste rambho nāmaiṣa yūthapaḥ ||
VR 6.17.27 अनुष्टुप्
शतं शतसहस्राणां त्रिंशच्च हरियूथपाः । परिवार्यानुगच्छन्ति लङ्कां मर्दितुमोजसा ॥
śataṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ triṃśacca hariyūthapāḥ | parivāryānugacchanti laṅkāṃ marditumojasā ||
VR 6.17.28 अनुष्टुप्
यस्तु कर्णौ विवृणुते जृम्भते च पुनः पुनः । न च संविजते मृत्योर्न च यूथाद्विधावति ॥
yastu karṇau vivṛṇute jṛmbhate ca punaḥ punaḥ | na ca saṃvijate mṛtyorna ca yūthādvidhāvati ||
VR 6.17.29 अनुष्टुप्
महाबलो वीतभयो रम्यं साल्वेय पर्वतम् । राजन्सततमध्यास्ते शरभो नाम यूथपः ॥
mahābalo vītabhayo ramyaṃ sālveya parvatam | rājansatatamadhyāste śarabho nāma yūthapaḥ ||
VR 6.17.30 अनुष्टुप्
एतस्य बलिनः सर्वे विहारा नाम यूथपाः । राजञ्शतसहस्राणि चत्वारिंशत्तथैव च ॥
etasya balinaḥ sarve vihārā nāma yūthapāḥ | rājañśatasahasrāṇi catvāriṃśattathaiva ca ||
English Translation
"O King! Under him are forty lakhs of strong warriors known as Viharas."
VR 6.17.31 अनुष्टुप्
यस्तु मेघ इवाकाशं महानावृत्य तिष्ठति । मध्ये वानरवीराणां सुराणामिव वासवः ॥
yastu megha ivākāśaṃ mahānāvṛtya tiṣṭhati | madhye vānaravīrāṇāṃ surāṇāmiva vāsavaḥ ||
VR 6.17.32 अनुष्टुप्
भेरीणामिव संनादो यस्यैष श्रूयते महान् । घोरः शाखामृगेन्द्राणां संग्राममभिकाङ्क्षताम् ॥
bherīṇāmiva saṃnādo yasyaiṣa śrūyate mahān | ghoraḥ śākhāmṛgendrāṇāṃ saṃgrāmamabhikāṅkṣatām ||
VR 6.17.33 अनुष्टुप्
एष पर्वतमध्यास्ते पारियात्रमनुत्तमम् । युद्धे दुष्प्रसहो नित्यं पनसो नाम यूथपः ॥
eṣa parvatamadhyāste pāriyātramanuttamam | yuddhe duṣprasaho nityaṃ panaso nāma yūthapaḥ ||
VR 6.17.34 अनुष्टुप्
एनं शतसहस्राणां शतार्धं पर्युपासते । यूथपा यूथपश्रेष्ठं येषां यूथानि भागशः ॥
enaṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ śatārdhaṃ paryupāsate | yūthapā yūthapaśreṣṭhaṃ yeṣāṃ yūthāni bhāgaśaḥ ||
English Translation
These are the heroes, incapable of being borne, whose numbers cannot be enumerated. These are the leaders and the heads thereof, as well as the forces set in order of battle.
VR 6.17.35 अनुष्टुप्
यस्तु भीमां प्रवल्गन्तीं चमूं तिष्ठति शोभयन् । स्थितां तीरे समुद्रस्य द्वितीय इव सागरः ॥
yastu bhīmāṃ pravalgantīṃ camūṃ tiṣṭhati śobhayan | sthitāṃ tīre samudrasya dvitīya iva sāgaraḥ ||
English Translation
"He who is stationed there on the shore like a second sea fluttering the division of army and terrifying is known as Vinata. He is a leader who goes about drinking the waters of the Parnasa, the best among the rivers. He has a sixty hundred thousand army force of Vanaras under him."
VR 6.17.36 अनुष्टुप्
एष दर्दरसंकाशो विनतो नाम यूथपः । पिबंश्चरति पर्णाशां नदीनामुत्तमां नदीम् ॥
eṣa dardarasaṃkāśo vinato nāma yūthapaḥ | pibaṃścarati parṇāśāṃ nadīnāmuttamāṃ nadīm ||
VR 6.17.37 अनुष्टुप्
षष्टिः शतसहस्राणि बलमस्य प्लवंगमाः । त्वामाह्वयति युद्धाय क्रथनो नाम यूथपः ॥
ṣaṣṭiḥ śatasahasrāṇi balamasya plavaṃgamāḥ | tvāmāhvayati yuddhāya krathano nāma yūthapaḥ ||
VR 6.17.38 अनुष्टुप्
यस्तु गैरिकवर्णाभं वपुः पुष्यति वानरः । गवयो नाम तेजस्वी त्वां क्रोधादभिवर्तते ॥
yastu gairikavarṇābhaṃ vapuḥ puṣyati vānaraḥ | gavayo nāma tejasvī tvāṃ krodhādabhivartate ||
English Translation
"He who is of an orange colour body of hand some form, who nourishes it ever and who is proud of his strength, a glorious one known as Gava ya is coming towards you angrily with disregard for Vanaras."
VR 6.17.39 अनुष्टुप्
एनं शतसहस्राणि सप्ततिः पर्युपासते । एष आशंसते लङ्कां स्वेनानीकेन मर्दितुम् ॥
enaṃ śatasahasrāṇi saptatiḥ paryupāsate | eṣa āśaṃsate laṅkāṃ svenānīkena marditum ||
English Translation
"He has seventy lakhs under his command. Single handed with army force is aspiring to crush Lanka."
VR 6.17.40 अनुष्टुप्
एते दुष्प्रसहा घोरा बलिनः कामरूपिणः । यूथपा यूथपश्रेष्ठा येषां संख्या न विद्यते ॥
ete duṣprasahā ghorā balinaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ | yūthapā yūthapaśreṣṭhā yeṣāṃ saṃkhyā na vidyate ||
English Translation
"They are difficult to resist, can change their form at will and are strong. These fierce troops, the best of the monkeys, have their units of army force."॥ इत्यार्षेवाल्मीकीयेश्रीमद्रामायणेआदिकाव्येयुद्धकाण्डेषड्विंशस्सर्गः ॥This is the end of the twenty sixth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
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