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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 3 (Araṇyakāṇḍa) • Sarga 41

Araṇyakāṇḍa Sarga 41

अरण्यकाण्डम् • सर्गः 41

Araṇyakāṇḍa Sarga 41 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 49 verses.

Total: 49 Verses • Citations: VR 3.41.1–49 • 175 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 19 shown)
VR 3.41.31 अनुष्टुप्
तत्सारमखिलं नॄणां धनं निचयवर्धनम् । मनसा चिन्तितं सर्वं यथा शुक्रस्य लक्ष्मण ॥
tatsāramakhilaṃ nṝṇāṃ dhanaṃ nicayavardhanam | manasā cintitaṃ sarvaṃ yathā śukrasya lakṣmaṇa ||
English Translation
There is not the least doubt that these wild riches filling up their coffers are comparatively far better (than the wealth acquired by other sources) like to the objects of enjoyment, enjoyed at their fancy by the people inhabiting the celestial region.
VR 3.41.32 अनुष्टुप्
अर्थी येनार्थकृत्येन संव्रजत्यविचारयन् । तमर्थमर्थशास्त्रज्ञः प्राहुरर्थ्याश्च लक्ष्मण ॥
arthī yenārthakṛtyena saṃvrajatyavicārayan | tamarthamarthaśāstrajñaḥ prāhurarthyāśca lakṣmaṇa ||
English Translation
The object which persons desirous of acquiring wealth follow without any discretion in their actions, is the true definition of wealth given by the political economists.
VR 3.41.33 अनुष्टुप्
एतस्य मृगरत्नस्य परार्ध्ये काञ्चनत्वचि । उपवेक्ष्यति वैदेही मया सह सुमध्यमा ॥
etasya mṛgaratnasya parārdhye kāñcanatvaci | upavekṣyati vaidehī mayā saha sumadhyamā ||
English Translation
Vaidehi of slender waist desire to sit with me on the exquisitely fine golden skin of this gem of a deer, me-seems no deer skin is so comfortable to touch as this neither the skin of Kādali, Priyaki, Praveni nor of Caviki.
VR 3.41.34 अनुष्टुप्
न कादली न प्रियकी न प्रवेणी न चाविकी । भवेदेतस्य सदृशी स्पर्शनेनेति मे मतिः ॥
na kādalī na priyakī na praveṇī na cāvikī | bhavedetasya sadṛśī sparśaneneti me matiḥ ||
English Translation
Vaidehi of slender waist desire to sit with me on the exquisitely fine golden skin of this gem of a deer, me-seems no deer skin is so comfortable to touch as this neither the skin of Kādali, Priyaki, Praveni nor of Caviki.
VR 3.41.35 अनुष्टुप्
एष चैव मृगः श्रीमान्यश्च दिव्यो नभश्चरः । उभावेतौ मृगौ दिव्यौ तारामृगमहीमृगौ ॥
eṣa caiva mṛgaḥ śrīmānyaśca divyo nabhaścaraḥ | ubhāvetau mṛgau divyau tārāmṛgamahīmṛgau ||
English Translation
Truly handsome in this deer and the one that range in the welkin, indeed these two deer only are celestial—the one that range in the sky* (Mrgasirā) and this that range on earth. This refers to Mrgaşiră, the fifth lunar constellation which resembles a deer.
VR 3.41.36 अनुष्टुप्
यदि वायं तथा यन्मां भवेद्वदसि लक्ष्मण । मायैषा राक्षसस्येति कर्तव्योऽस्य वधो मया ॥
yadi vāyaṃ tathā yanmāṃ bhavedvadasi lakṣmaṇa | māyaiṣā rākṣasasyeti kartavyo'sya vadho mayā ||
English Translation
And if it be a Raksasa's illusion as you say, O Laksmana, then it must be killed by me.
VR 3.41.37 अनुष्टुप्
एतेन हि नृशंसेन मारीचेनाकृतात्मना । वने विचरता पूर्वं हिंसिता मुनिपुंगवाः ॥
etena hi nṛśaṃsena mārīcenākṛtātmanā | vane vicaratā pūrvaṃ hiṃsitā munipuṃgavāḥ ||
English Translation
This cruel vicious-souled Mārica made away with many eminent ascetics, while travelling in the forest; and this Räkşasa assuming the shape of an illusive deer destroyed many kings-mighty archers while a-hunting in this forest; it is for this that this deer must be killed.
VR 3.41.38 अनुष्टुप्
उत्थाय बहवो येन मृगयायां जनाधिपाः । निहताः परमेष्वासास्तस्माद्वध्यस्त्वयं मृगः ॥
utthāya bahavo yena mṛgayāyāṃ janādhipāḥ | nihatāḥ parameṣvāsāstasmādvadhyastvayaṃ mṛgaḥ ||
English Translation
This cruel vicious-souled Mārica made away with many eminent ascetics, while travelling in the forest; and this Räkşasa assuming the shape of an illusive deer destroyed many kings-mighty archers while a-hunting in this forest; it is for this that this deer must be killed.
VR 3.41.39 अनुष्टुप्
पुरस्तादिह वातापिः परिभूय तपस्विनः । उदरस्थो द्विजान्हन्ति स्वगर्भोऽश्वतरीमिव ॥
purastādiha vātāpiḥ paribhūya tapasvinaḥ | udarastho dvijānhanti svagarbho'śvatarīmiva ||
English Translation
Formerly this Vātăpi entering into the womb of twice-born ones used to come out reaving them like to the embryo of a mule. The name of an Asur devoured by Agastya.
VR 3.41.40 अनुष्टुप्
स कदाचिच्चिराल्लोके आससाद महामुनिम् । अगस्त्यं तेजसा युक्तं भक्ष्यस्तस्य बभूव ह ॥
sa kadāciccirālloke āsasāda mahāmunim | agastyaṃ tejasā yuktaṃ bhakṣyastasya babhūva ha ||
English Translation
Once on a time this Vātāpi approached the eminent saint Agastya and was devoured by him.
VR 3.41.41 अनुष्टुप्
समुत्थाने च तद्रूपं कर्तुकामं समीक्ष्य तम् । उत्स्मयित्वा तु भगवान्वातापिमिदमब्रवीत् ॥
samutthāne ca tadrūpaṃ kartukāmaṃ samīkṣya tam | utsmayitvā tu bhagavānvātāpimidamabravīt ||
English Translation
After the Šrāddha ceremony had been over, finding that Bātāpi desirous of assuming the shape of a Rākṣasa the great saint Agastya said smiling.
VR 3.41.42 अनुष्टुप्
त्वयाविगण्य वातापे परिभूताश्च तेजसा । जीवलोके द्विजश्रेष्ठास्तस्मादसि जरां गतः ॥
tvayāvigaṇya vātāpe paribhūtāśca tejasā | jīvaloke dvijaśreṣṭhāstasmādasi jarāṃ gataḥ ||
English Translation
Being blinded with your prowess O Vātāpi, you have destroyed many eminent twice-born ones on this earth and for this that I do digest you.
VR 3.41.43 अनुष्टुप्
एवं तन्न भवेद्रक्षो वातापिरिव लक्ष्मण । मद्विधं योऽतिमन्येत धर्मनित्यं जितेन्द्रियम् ॥
evaṃ tanna bhavedrakṣo vātāpiriva lakṣmaṇa | madvidhaṃ yo'timanyeta dharmanityaṃ jitendriyam ||
English Translation
Truly that Raksasa, O, Laksmana who wish to surpass one like me who has controlled his senses and is ever engaged in pious offices shall meet with his end like to this Vātāpi.
VR 3.41.44 अनुष्टुप्
भवेद्धतोऽयं वातापिरगस्त्येनेव मा गतिः । इह त्वं भव संनद्धो यन्त्रितो रक्ष मैथिलीम् ॥
bhaveddhato'yaṃ vātāpiragastyeneva mā gatiḥ | iha tvaṃ bhava saṃnaddho yantrito rakṣa maithilīm ||
English Translation
Therefore this Mārīca approaching me shall be killed by me like to Vātāpi being devoured by Agastya. Do you therefore vigilantly protect Vaidehi with mail and armours on.
VR 3.41.45 अनुष्टुप्
अस्यामायत्तमस्माकं यत्कृत्यं रघुनन्दन । अहमेनं वधिष्यामि ग्रहीष्याम्यथ वा मृगम् ॥
asyāmāyattamasmākaṃ yatkṛtyaṃ raghunandana | ahamenaṃ vadhiṣyāmi grahīṣyāmyatha vā mṛgam ||
English Translation
It is our prime duty, O descendant of Raghu, to protect Jānaki. I shall either kill this deer or shall get hold of it.
VR 3.41.46 अनुष्टुप्
यावद्गच्छामि सौमित्रे मृगमानयितुं द्रुतम् । पश्य लक्ष्मण वैदेहीं मृगत्वचि गतस्पृहाम् ॥
yāvadgacchāmi saumitre mṛgamānayituṃ drutam | paśya lakṣmaṇa vaidehīṃ mṛgatvaci gataspṛhām ||
English Translation
Look, O Laksmana, Vaidehi is extremely anxious to get the skin of this deer I shall therefore proceed at once, O son of Sumitrā, to catch this deer.
VR 3.41.47 अनुष्टुप्
त्वचा प्रधानया ह्येष मृगोऽद्य न भविष्यति । अप्रमत्तेन ते भाव्यमाश्रमस्थेन सीतया ॥
tvacā pradhānayā hyeṣa mṛgo'dya na bhaviṣyati | apramattena te bhāvyamāśramasthena sītayā ||
English Translation
The skin of this deer is the best of its kind; for certain shall it loose its life today. As long as I do not kill this deer, O Lakşmaņa, do you with Sītā remain with vigilance in this asylum. I shall in no time come back with its skin after killing in with one arrow.
VR 3.41.48 अनुष्टुप्
यावत्पृषतमेकेन सायकेन निहन्म्यहम् । हत्वैतच्चर्म आदाय शीघ्रमेष्यामि लक्ष्मण ॥
yāvatpṛṣatamekena sāyakena nihanmyaham | hatvaitaccarma ādāya śīghrameṣyāmi lakṣmaṇa ||
English Translation
The skin of this deer is the best of its kind; for certain shall it loose its life today. As long as I do not kill this deer, O Lakşmaņa, do you with Sītā remain with vigilance in this asylum. I shall in no time come back with its skin after killing in with one arrow.
VR 3.41.49 वंशस्थम्
प्रदक्षिणेनातिबलेन पक्षिणा; जटायुषा बुद्धिमता च लक्ष्मण । भवाप्रमत्तः प्रतिगृह्य मैथिलीं; प्रतिक्षणं सर्वत एव शङ्कितः ॥
pradakṣiṇenātibalena pakṣiṇā; jaṭāyuṣā buddhimatā ca lakṣmaṇa | bhavāpramattaḥ pratigṛhya maithilīṃ; pratikṣaṇaṃ sarvata eva śaṅkitaḥ ||
English Translation
Do you stay here, O Lakşmaņa, with Jānakī in constant fear and vigilance, along with the mighty Jațāyu, intelligent and ever engaged in pious offices.
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