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Bhaṭṭikāvyam • Chapter 20

Canto 20

विंशः सर्गः

Canto 20 of Bhaṭṭikāvyam.

Total: 37 Verses • Citations: BK 20.1–37 • 1 Lexicon Terms
BK 20.1 अनुष्टुप्
समुपेत्य ततः सीतामुक्तवान्पवनाऽऽत्मजः । दिष्ट्या वर्धस्व वैदेहि ! हतस्त्रैलोक्य-कण्टकः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Then having approached Sita, Maruti said, "Oh Videha Princess, may you prosper by good fortune. The thorn of the three worlds (Ravana) is slain.
BK 20.2 अनुष्टुप्
अनुजानीहि हन्यन्तां मयैताः क्षुद्र-मानसाः । रक्षिकास्तव राक्षस्यो गृहाणैतासु मत्सरम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: "Permit me ; let these meanminded demonessess, your guards, be killed by me ; entertain anger towards these.
तृण्हानि दुराऽऽचारघोर-रूपाऽऽशय-क्रियाः । हिंस्रा भवतु ते बुद्धिरेतास्कुरु निष्ठुरम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: I would kill (these guards) whose behaviour is evil and whose forms, intentions and actions are dreadful ; let your intention be harmful to these ; act mercilessly.
BK 20.4 अनुष्टुप्
पश्चिमं करवामैतत्प्रियं देवि ! वयं तव" । ततः प्रोक्तवती सीता वानरं करुणाऽऽशया ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: "Let us do this final (deed) pleasurable to you." Then Sita, whose heart was compassionate, spoke to the monkey thus:
BK 20.5 अनुष्टुप्
"उपशाम्यतु ते बुद्धिः पिण्ड-निर्वेश-कारिषु । लघु-सत्वेषु दोषोऽयं यत्-कृतो-निहतोऽसकौ ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: May your mind calm down towards these insignificant creatures who make (their) living on morsels. The wretch by whom this crime was committed is slain.
BK 20.6 अनुष्टुप्
न हि प्रेष्य-वधं घोरं करवान्यस्तु ते मतिः ।एधि कार्य-करस्त्वं मे गत्वा प्रवद राघवम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: May the intention I shall indulge in the cruel massacre of servants, be not yours. Be inclined to do my work. Having departed, you speak to Rama :
BK 20.7 अनुष्टुप्
"दिदृक्षुर्मैथिली राम ! पश्यतु त्वाऽविलम्बितम्"। । तथेति स प्रतिज्ञाय गत्वा राघवमुक्तवान् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Rama, let the Mithila Princess, desirous of seeing you, see you without delay' .' After promising, ‘‘As you say, and having gone, he said to Rama :
BK 20.8 अनुष्टुप्
"उत्सुकाऽऽनीयतां देवी काकुत्स्थ-कुल-नन्दन !" । क्ष्मां लिखित्वा विनिश्वस्य स्वराऽऽलोक्य विभीषणम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Oh delighter of the Kakutstha family, let the pining queen be brought (here).” Having scratched the ground, sighed and looked up into the sky, to Vibhisana.
BK 20.9 अनुष्टुप्
उक्तवान्राघवः-"सीतामानयाऽलंकृतामिति।" । गत्वा प्रणम्य तेनोक्ता मैथिली मधुरं वचः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: -Rama said, "Fetch Sita, (properly) decorated. " After having gone (to the place where Sita was), Sita was add ressed by him (these) sweet words:
BK 20.10 अनुष्टुप्
"जहीहि शोकां वैदेहि ! प्रीतये धेहि मानसम् । रावणे जहिहि द्वेषां जहाहि प्रमदा-वनम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: "Give up grief, Oh Videha Princess, set your mind on delight; dismiss hatred towards Ravana ; leave the ladies ' grove;
BK 20.11 अनुष्टुप्
स्नाह्यनुलिम्प धूपाय निवस्स्वाऽऽविध्य च स्रजम् । रत्नान्याऽऽमुञ्च संदीप्ते हविर्जुहुधि पावके ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘Bathe, anoint,fumigate with incense, dress up in (rich) clothes, wear a garland, put on jewellery and offer an oblation in enkindled fire.
BK 20.12 अनुष्टुप्
अद्धि त्वं पञ्च-गव्यं च छिन्धि संरोध-जं तमः ।आरोह शिबिकां हैमीं द्विषां जहि मनो-रथान् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘Consume the pentamix-cow-product (panica-gavya) and dispel the gloom arising from imprisonment, Mount a golden palanquin, thwart the desires of the enemies.
BK 20.13 अनुष्टुप्
तृणेढु त्वद्-वियोगोत्थां राजन्यानां पतिः शुचम् । भवतादधियुक्ता त्वमत ऊर्ध्वं स्व-वेश्मनि ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: May the Lord of the Ksatriyas and the grief arising from your separation. May you henceforward be in your own house, united (with Rama).
BK 20.14 अनुष्टुप्
दीक्षस्व सह रामेण त्वरितं तुरगाऽध्वरे । दृश्यस्व पत्या प्रीतेन प्रीत्या प्रेक्षस्व राघवम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: May you soon be consecrated with Rama in a horse sacrifice; may you be looked at by your delighted husband; ( yourself) pleased, behold Rama.
BK 20.15 अनुष्टुप्
अयं नियोगः पत्युस्ते कार्या नाऽत्र विचारणा । भूषयाऽङ्गं प्रमाणं चेद्रामं गन्तुं यतस्व च ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: This is the command of your husband; no investi gation need be done herein. If authentic (these words) be to you , adorn (your) body and exert to go to Rama.
BK 20.16 अनुष्टुप्
मुदा संयुहि काकुत्स्थं स्वयं चाऽऽप्नूहि सम्पदम् ।उपेह्यूर्ध्वं मुहूर्तात्त्वं देवि ! राघव-सन्निधिम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘Unite Rama with joy, and yourself too acquire ecstacy. Oh Queen, you reach the vicinity of Rama within a thrita.
BK 20.17 अनुष्टुप्
ऊर्ध्वं मुहूर्तादह्नोऽङ्ग ! स्वामिनी स्म भव क्षितेः । राज-पत्नी-नियोग-स्थमनुशाधि पुरी-जनम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: After a muhra of the day, Oh queen, be the mistress of the earth. Ordain the people of the city who abide by the orders of the King's wife.
BK 20.18 अनुष्टुप्
उत्तिष्ठस्व मते पत्युर्यतस्वाऽलङ्कृतौ तथा । प्रतिष्ठस्व च तं द्रष्टुं द्रष्टव्यं त्वं मही-पतिम्।" ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: “Stand up by the intention of (your) husband; so also exert for personal decoration and you proceed to see that King who deserves to be seen.'"
BK 20.19 अनुष्टुप्
अनुष्ठाय यथाऽऽदिष्टं नियोगं जनकाऽऽत्मजा । ममारूढवती यानं पट्टांऽशुक-वृताऽऽनना ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Having carried out the order as instructed, Janaka's daughter, who had covered her face with a silken garment, mounted the vehicle.
BK 20.20 अनुष्टुप्
लज्जाऽनता विसंयोग-दुःख-स्मरण-विह्वला । साऽस्रा गत्वाऽन्तिकं पत्युर्दीना रुदितवत्यसौ ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Bent down in shyness, pained by the recollection of the grief of separation, full of tears, that poor (pitiable) one wept after reaching the vicinity of her husband.
BK 20.21 अनुष्टुप्
प्राप्त-चारित्र्य-सन्देहस्ततस्तामुक्तवान्नृपः ।इच्छामे-"नाऽऽददे सीते ! त्वामहं गम्यतामतः" ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Then the King, who had attained (felt) a suspicion regarding her behaviour, spoke to her : ‘This is my desire; I should not accept you ; go away from here,
BK 20.22 अनुष्टुप्
रावणाऽङ्क-परिश्लिष्टा त्वं हृल्-लेख-करी मम । मतिं बधान सुग्रीवे राक्षसेन्द्रं गृहाण वा ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Molested on Ravana's lap, you who have left scars on my heart, fix your mind on Sugriva or take to the lord of the demons.
BK 20.23 अनुष्टुप्
अशान भरताद्भोगान्लक्ष्मणं प्रवृणीष्व वा । कामाद्वा याहि मुच्यन्तामाशा राम-निबन्धनाः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Enjoy pleasures from Bharata or choose Laksmana, or go away at your will; let the hopes fixed on Rama be given up.
BK 20.24 अनुष्टुप्
क्व च ख्यातो रघोर्वंशः क्व तं पर-गृहोषिता ।अन्यस्मै हृदयं देहि नाऽनभीष्टे घटामहे ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘‘Where (is) the renowned race of Raghu and where (are) {you who stayed in the enemys house ? Give your heart to someone else ; we do not indulge in undesired things.
BK 20.25 अनुष्टुप्
यथेष्टं चर वैदेहि ! पन्थानः सन्तु ते शिवाः । कामास्तेऽन्यत्र तायन्तां विशङ्कां त्यज मद्-गताम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘‘Act as you wish, Oh Videha Princess; may your ways be auspicious ; let your desires develop elsewhere; give up (all) fear from me".
BK 20.26 अनुष्टुप्
ततः प्रगदिता वाक्यं मैथिलाऽभिजना नृपम् । "स्त्रीसामान्येन सम्भूता शङ्का मयि विमुच्यताम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Then (Sita), whose relatives were from Mithila, addressed this utterance to Rama, May the suspicion arising (as if) from a common woman be given up with reference to me.
BK 20.27 अनुष्टुप्
दैवाद्बिभीहि काकुत्स्थ ! जिह्रीहि त्वं तथा जनात् । मिथ्या मामभिसंक्रुध्य- न्न-वशां शत्रुणा हृताम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘‘Fear fate , so also shy away from the people, Oh Rama, who are, in vain, getting enraged with me who was help less and (hence) kidnapped by the enemy.
BK 20.28 अनुष्टुप्
चेतसस्त्वयि वृत्तिर्मे शरीरं रक्षसा हृतम् । विदांकुर्वन्तु सम्यञ्चो देवाः सत्यमिदं वचः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The activity of my mind rests on you; (only) the body was abducted by the demon; let the equanimous gods, verify this true statement.
BK 20.29 अनुष्टुप्
त्वं पुनीहि पुनीहीति पुनन्वायो ! जगत्त्रयम् । चरन्देहेषु भूतानां विद्धि मे बुद्धि-विप्लवम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Oh Wind, you who purify the three worlds (saying), ‘do purify, do purify' ( and ) circulate in the bodies of beings, ascertain (if there is any) aberration in my mind.
BK 20.30 अनुष्टुप्
खमट द्यामटाऽटोर्वीमित्यटन्त्योऽति-पावनाः । यूयमापो ! विजानीत मनो-वृत्तिं शुभां मम ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘Oh extremely purifying waters that wander about (saying), ‘traverse the sky, traverse the heaven, traverse the earth', ascertain my auspicious mental disposition.
BK 20.31 अनुष्टुप्
जगन्ति धत्स्व धत्स्वेति दधती त्वं वसुन्धरे ! ।अवेहि मम चारित्रं नक्तं-दिवम-विच्युतम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: "Oh Earth, you who sustain the worlds, (saying) do support, do support, know my character which has not swerved (fallen) day and night.
BK 20.32 अनुष्टुप्
रसान्संहर दीप्यस्व ध्वान्तं जहि नभो भ्रम ।इतीहमानस्तिग्मांऽशो ! वृत्तं ज्ञातुं घटस्व मे ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘'Oh Sun, you who exert (saying), ‘withdraw (suck up) the water, shine, destroy darkness, traverse the sky, try to under stand my behaviour.
BK 20.33 अनुष्टुप्
स्वर्गे विद्यस्व भुव्याऽऽस्व भुजङ्ग-निलये भव ।एवं वसन्ममाऽऽकाश ! संबुध्यस्व कृताऽकृतम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘‘Oh sky, who abide (saying), exist in the heaven, stay on the earth, be in the abode of the snakes, ascertain my commissions and omissions .
BK 20.34 अनुष्टुप्
चितां कुरु च सौमित्रे ! व्यसनस्याऽस्य भेषजम् । रामस्तुष्यतु मे वाऽद्य पापां प्लुष्णातु वाऽनलः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: And Oh Laksmana, prepare a burning pyre, the antidote of this censure; let either Rama be satisfied with me today or may the fire burn (me) out, the sinner."
BK 20.35 अनुष्टुप्
राघवस्य मतेनाऽथ लक्ष्मणेनाऽऽचितां चिताम् । दृष्ट्वा प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य रामं प्रगदिता वचः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Then after seeing the burning pyre arranged by Laksmana with the consent of Rama, Sita, having gone round Rama from the right, addressed a declaration to Rama :
BK 20.36 अनुष्टुप्
प्रवपाणि वपुर्वह्नौ रासाऽहं शाङ्किता त्वया । सर्वे विदन्तु शृण्वन्तु भवन्तः स प्लवङ्गमाः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Oh Rama, suspected by you, I sacrifice my body in the fire. May you all, including the monkeys , understand and listen.
BK 20.37 प्रहर्षिणी
मां दुष्टां ज्वलित-वपुः प्लुषाण वह्ने ! संरक्ष क्षत-मलिनां सुहृद्यथा वा ।एषाऽहं क्रतुषु वसोर्यथाऽऽज्य-धारा त्वां प्राप्ता विधि-वदुदीर्ण-दीप्ति-मालम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Oh Fire of a blazing form, burn me out, (if I be) violated (Sullied); otherwise protect (me) like a friend (who is) disproved (to be) impure. Here, like the stream (trickle) of ghee for Vasu, have I, according to the prescribed rites, come to you who have shot out a garland of flames. ”
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