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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 3 (Araṇyakāṇḍa) • Sarga 49

Araṇyakāṇḍa Sarga 49

अरण्यकाण्डम् • सर्गः 49

Araṇyakāṇḍa Sarga 49 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 40 verses.

Total: 40 Verses • Citations: VR 3.49.1–40 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 3.49.1 अनुष्टुप्
इत्युक्तस्य यथान्यायं रावणस्य जटायुषा । क्रुद्धस्याग्निनिभाः सर्वा रेजुर्विंशतिदृष्टयः ॥
ityuktasya yathānyāyaṃ rāvaṇasya jaṭāyuṣā | kruddhasyāgninibhāḥ sarvā rejurviṃśatidṛṣṭayaḥ ||
English Translation
Ravana's twenty eyes glowed like fire in anger after Jatayu thus rightly said.
VR 3.49.2 अनुष्टुप्
संरक्तनयनः कोपात्तप्तकाञ्चनकुण्डलः । राक्षसेन्द्रोऽभिदुद्राव पतगेन्द्रममर्षणः ॥
saṃraktanayanaḥ kopāttaptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ | rākṣasendro'bhidudrāva patagendramamarṣaṇaḥ ||
English Translation
While Jatayu, the king of birds, spake this, Rāvana, the lord of Rākşasas, wearing pendants made of pure gold, having his eyes reddened with ire, darted towards him.
VR 3.49.3 अनुष्टुप्
स संप्रहारस्तुमुलस्तयोस्तस्मिन्महावने । बभूव वातोद्धतयोर्मेघयोर्गगने यथा ॥
sa saṃprahārastumulastayostasminmahāvane | babhūva vātoddhatayormeghayorgagane yathā ||
English Translation
Thereupon they began a terrible conflict in the welkin, like to clouds driven by wind.
VR 3.49.4 अनुष्टुप्
तद्बभूवाद्भुतं युद्धं गृध्रराक्षसयोस्तदा । सपक्षयोर्माल्यवतोर्महापर्वतयोरिव ॥
tadbabhūvādbhutaṃ yuddhaṃ gṛdhrarākṣasayostadā | sapakṣayormālyavatormahāparvatayoriva ||
English Translation
There occurred a mighty conflict between Jatayu, the lord of vultures, and Ravana, the lord of Raksasas, like to two Malyavān* hills supplies with wings. A mountainous range described as one of the smaller mountains of India proper, lying eastward of mount Meru.—
VR 3.49.5 अनुष्टुप्
ततो नालीकनाराचैस्तीक्ष्णाग्रैश्च विकर्णिभिः । अभ्यवर्षन्महाघोरैर्गृध्रराजं महाबलः ॥
tato nālīkanārācaistīkṣṇāgraiśca vikarṇibhiḥ | abhyavarṣanmahāghorairgṛdhrarājaṃ mahābalaḥ ||
English Translation
As a mighty elephant is struck with the goad, Rāma in the conflict attacked (his opponent) with nalikas and nārācas and sharp-pointed vikarna.
VR 3.49.6 अनुष्टुप्
स तानि शरजालानि गृध्रः पत्ररथेश्वरः । जटायुः प्रतिजग्राह रावणास्त्राणि संयुगे ॥
sa tāni śarajālāni gṛdhraḥ patraratheśvaraḥ | jaṭāyuḥ pratijagrāha rāvaṇāstrāṇi saṃyuge ||
English Translation
Jatayu, the king of birds, began to withstand in conflict the arrows and weapons darted by Rāvana, and wounded Rāvana's person with his feet supplies with sharpened talons.
VR 3.49.7 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य तीक्ष्णनखाभ्यां तु चरणाभ्यां महाबलः । चकार बहुधा गात्रे व्रणान्पतगसत्तमः ॥
tasya tīkṣṇanakhābhyāṃ tu caraṇābhyāṃ mahābalaḥ | cakāra bahudhā gātre vraṇānpatagasattamaḥ ||
English Translation
Jatayu, the king of birds, began to withstand in conflict the arrows and weapons darted by Rāvana, and wounded Rāvana's person with his feet supplies with sharpened talons.
VR 3.49.8 अनुष्टुप्
अथ क्रोधाद्दशग्रीवो जग्राह दशमार्गणान् । मृत्युदण्डनिभान्घोराञ्शत्रुमर्दनकाङ्क्षया ॥
atha krodhāddaśagrīvo jagrāha daśamārgaṇān | mṛtyudaṇḍanibhānghorāñśatrumardanakāṅkṣayā ||
English Translation
Ravana in a rage took ten dreadful darts (looking) like the staff of death with a desire to crush the enemy.
VR 3.49.9 अनुष्टुप्
स तैर्बाणैर्महावीर्यः पूर्णमुक्तैरजिह्मगैः । बिभेद निशितैस्तीक्ष्णैर्गृध्रं घोरैः शिलीमुखैः ॥
sa tairbāṇairmahāvīryaḥ pūrṇamuktairajihmagaiḥ | bibheda niśitaistīkṣṇairgṛdhraṃ ghoraiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ ||
English Translation
Thereupon, to destroy his enemy, that mighty hero, the Ten-necked Ravana, being exercised with ire, took up ten terrible arrows like to the sceptre of Death, and stretching the bow to the full he shot those straight-coursing sharpened shafts at Jatayu, the king of birds.
VR 3.49.10 अनुष्टुप्
स राक्षसरथे पश्यञ्जानकीं बाष्पलोचनाम् । अचिन्तयित्वा बाणांस्तान्राक्षसं समभिद्रवत् ॥
sa rākṣasarathe paśyañjānakīṃ bāṣpalocanām | acintayitvā bāṇāṃstānrākṣasaṃ samabhidravat ||
English Translation
Beholding Jānaki with tears in her eyes in that Raksasa's car, Jatayu, the king of birds, disregarding those arrows, darted towards Rāvana, and with his feet broke asunder his bow with the arrows, adorned with pearls and diamonds.
VR 3.49.11 अनुष्टुप्
ततोऽस्य सशरं चापं मुक्तामणिविभूषितम् । चरणाभ्यां महातेजा बभञ्ज पतगेश्वरः ॥
tato'sya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ muktāmaṇivibhūṣitam | caraṇābhyāṃ mahātejā babhañja patageśvaraḥ ||
English Translation
The glorious lord of birds crushed with his feet the bow and arrow of Ravana with pearls and gems encrusted.
VR 3.49.12 अनुष्टुप्
तच्चाग्निसदृशं दीप्तं रावणस्य शरावरम् । पक्षाभ्यां च महातेजा व्यधुनोत्पतगेश्वरः ॥
taccāgnisadṛśaṃ dīptaṃ rāvaṇasya śarāvaram | pakṣābhyāṃ ca mahātejā vyadhunotpatageśvaraḥ ||
English Translation
Pushing away these arrows by the wind of his wings, he again snapped that mighty bow with his feet, and with a stroke of his wings shattered Rāvaņa's flaming shield like to burning fire.
VR 3.49.13 अनुष्टुप्
काञ्चनोरश्छदान्दिव्यान्पिशाचवदनान्खरान् । तांश्चास्य जवसंपन्नाञ्जघान समरे बली ॥
kāñcanoraśchadāndivyānpiśācavadanānkharān | tāṃścāsya javasaṃpannāñjaghāna samare balī ||
English Translation
Thereupon moving away with the wind of his wings Rāvana's blazing cuirass resembling flaming fire, Jațāyu in that conflict made away with his fleet-coursing asses having the faces of demons.
VR 3.49.14 उपजातिः
वरं त्रिवेणुसंपन्नं कामगं पावकार्चिषम् । मणिहेमविचित्राङ्गं बभञ्ज च महारथम् । पूर्णचन्द्रप्रतीकाशं छत्रं च व्यजनैः सह ॥
varaṃ triveṇusaṃpannaṃ kāmagaṃ pāvakārciṣam | maṇihemavicitrāṅgaṃ babhañja ca mahāratham | pūrṇacandrapratīkāśaṃ chatraṃ ca vyajanaiḥ saha ||
English Translation
Then he(Jatayu) broke down the great chariot(of Ravana) glowing like fire, glittering with gold and gems, made of three bamboo reeds, and capable of flying wherever the rider willed.
VR 3.49.15 अनुष्टुप्
स भग्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः । अङ्केनादाय वैदेहीं पपात भुवि रावणः ॥
sa bhagnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ | aṅkenādāya vaidehīṃ papāta bhuvi rāvaṇaḥ ||
English Translation
Having his bow snapped and deprived of his car, horses and charioteer, Rāvana fell down to the earth, taking Vaidehi on his lap.
VR 3.49.16 अनुष्टुप्
दृष्ट्वा निपतितं भूमौ रावणं भग्नवाहनम् । साधु साध्विति भूतानि गृध्रराजमपूजयन् ॥
dṛṣṭvā nipatitaṃ bhūmau rāvaṇaṃ bhagnavāhanam | sādhu sādhviti bhūtāni gṛdhrarājamapūjayan ||
English Translation
Seeing Dūşaņa down on the ground, and slain in battle, all creatures, saying, ''well done! well done!" paid homage to Kākutstha.
VR 3.49.17 अनुष्टुप्
परिश्रान्तं तु तं दृष्ट्वा जरया पक्षियूथपम् । उत्पपात पुनर्हृष्टो मैथिलीं गृह्य रावणः ॥
pariśrāntaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā jarayā pakṣiyūthapam | utpapāta punarhṛṣṭo maithilīṃ gṛhya rāvaṇaḥ ||
English Translation
Thereupon, finding the lord of birds worn out on account of his old age, Ravana, highly encouraged, again rose high up in the welkin, taking Maithill with him.
VR 3.49.18 अनुष्टुप्
तं प्रहृष्टं निधायाङ्के गच्छन्तं जनकात्मजाम् । गृध्रराजः समुत्पत्य जटायुरिदमब्रवीत् ॥
taṃ prahṛṣṭaṃ nidhāyāṅke gacchantaṃ janakātmajām | gṛdhrarājaḥ samutpatya jaṭāyuridamabravīt ||
English Translation
He had all his weapons broken in the conflict, and had but his dagger left to him. beholding him proceed thus pleased, taking the daughter of Janaka on his lap, all his weapons having been lost, with his sword alone left, the mighty and powerful lord of vultures, Jațāyu, rose up and, darting towards Rāvana, resisted him and said,
VR 3.49.19 अनुष्टुप्
वज्रसंस्पर्शबाणस्य भार्यां रामस्य रावण । अल्पबुद्धे हरस्येनां वधाय खलु रक्षसाम् ॥
vajrasaṃsparśabāṇasya bhāryāṃ rāmasya rāvaṇa | alpabuddhe harasyenāṃ vadhāya khalu rakṣasām ||
English Translation
O Rāvana of feeble sense, it is for the destruction of the whole line of Rākşasas that you carries away this spouse of Răma, having arrows like to thunderbolts.
VR 3.49.20 अनुष्टुप्
समित्रबन्धुः सामात्यः सबलः सपरिच्छदः । विषपानं पिबस्येतत्पिपासित इवोदकम् ॥
samitrabandhuḥ sāmātyaḥ sabalaḥ saparicchadaḥ | viṣapānaṃ pibasyetatpipāsita ivodakam ||
English Translation
Like one thirsty drinking water, you do address yourself to drinking poison along with your friends, courtiers, four-fold forces, servants and relatives.
VR 3.49.21 अनुष्टुप्
अनुबन्धमजानन्तः कर्मणामविचक्षणाः । शीघ्रमेव विनश्यन्ति यथा त्वं विनशिष्यसि ॥
anubandhamajānantaḥ karmaṇāmavicakṣaṇāḥ | śīghrameva vinaśyanti yathā tvaṃ vinaśiṣyasi ||
English Translation
Foolish persons unaware of the fruit of their actions, meet in a short time with their own destruction, so shall you very soon meet with your own end.
VR 3.49.22 अनुष्टुप्
बद्धस्त्वं कालपाशेन क्व गतस्तस्य मोक्ष्यसे । वधाय बडिशं गृह्य सामिषं जलजो यथा ॥
baddhastvaṃ kālapāśena kva gatastasya mokṣyase | vadhāya baḍiśaṃ gṛhya sāmiṣaṃ jalajo yathā ||
English Translation
You have been bound up by the noose of Death; and, proceeding whither, shall you save yourself, like to fish eating up baits with hooks for their own destruction?
VR 3.49.23 अनुष्टुप्
न हि जातु दुराधर्षौ काकुत्स्थौ तव रावण । धर्षणं चाश्रमस्यास्य क्षमिष्येते तु राघवौ ॥
na hi jātu durādharṣau kākutsthau tava rāvaṇa | dharṣaṇaṃ cāśramasyāsya kṣamiṣyete tu rāghavau ||
English Translation
O Rāvana, it is beyond your power to defeat the Kakutsthas. They shall not forgive you for this your encroachment upon their asylum.
VR 3.49.24 अनुष्टुप्
यथा त्वया कृतं कर्म भीरुणा लोकगर्हितम् । तस्कराचरितो मार्गो नैष वीरनिषेवितः ॥
yathā tvayā kṛtaṃ karma bhīruṇā lokagarhitam | taskarācarito mārgo naiṣa vīraniṣevitaḥ ||
English Translation
What have been perpetrated by you coward, is blamed by all, and is the way taken recourse to by thieves and not by heroes.
VR 3.49.25 अनुष्टुप्
युध्यस्व यदि शूरोऽसि मुहूर्तं तिष्ठ रावण । शयिष्यसे हतो भूमौ यथा भ्राता खरस्तथा ॥
yudhyasva yadi śūro'si muhūrtaṃ tiṣṭha rāvaṇa | śayiṣyase hato bhūmau yathā bhrātā kharastathā ||
English Translation
If you are a hero do you fight. Or do you wait for a moment, O Rāvana, you shall also embrace the earth like to Khara.
VR 3.49.26 अनुष्टुप्
परेतकाले पुरुषो यत्कर्म प्रतिपद्यते । विनाशायात्मनोऽधर्म्यं प्रतिपन्नोऽसि कर्म तत् ॥
paretakāle puruṣo yatkarma pratipadyate | vināśāyātmano'dharmyaṃ pratipanno'si karma tat ||
English Translation
Truly have you for your own destruction engaged yourself in these impious acts, which are perpetrated by men on the eve of their death.
VR 3.49.27 अनुष्टुप्
पापानुबन्धो वै यस्य कर्मणः को नु तत्पुमान् । कुर्वीत लोकाधिपतिः स्वयम्भूर्भगवानपि ॥
pāpānubandho vai yasya karmaṇaḥ ko nu tatpumān | kurvīta lokādhipatiḥ svayambhūrbhagavānapi ||
English Translation
What person do that which lead solely into sin? neither the lord of celestials nor the selfcreate Deity do engage in such an action.
VR 3.49.28 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्त्वा शुभं वाक्यं जटायुस्तस्य रक्षसः । निपपात भृशं पृष्ठे दशग्रीवस्य वीर्यवान् ॥
evamuktvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ jaṭāyustasya rakṣasaḥ | nipapāta bhṛśaṃ pṛṣṭhe daśagrīvasya vīryavān ||
English Translation
Brave Jatayu having thus said these cautious words to the demon dashed against his back again and again.
VR 3.49.29 अनुष्टुप्
तं गृहीत्वा नखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्विरराद समन्ततः । अधिरूढो गजारोहि यथा स्याद्दुष्टवारणम् ॥
taṃ gṛhītvā nakhaistīkṣṇairvirarāda samantataḥ | adhirūḍho gajārohi yathā syādduṣṭavāraṇam ||
English Translation
Thereafter, seizing Ravana, Jatayu ascended on his back and pierced his body all over with his sharp claws just as a rider goads an unruly elephant.
VR 3.49.30 अनुष्टुप्
विरराद नखैरस्य तुण्डं पृष्ठे समर्पयन् । केशांश्चोत्पाटयामास नखपक्षमुखायुधः ॥
virarāda nakhairasya tuṇḍaṃ pṛṣṭhe samarpayan | keśāṃścotpāṭayāmāsa nakhapakṣamukhāyudhaḥ ||
English Translation
Jatayu who had his claws, wings and beak as the only weapons pierced and pricked Ravana all over with his nails by pressing his beak on his back and pulled out his hair.
VR 3.49.31 अनुष्टुप्
स तथा गृध्रराजेन क्लिश्यमानो मुहुर्मुहुः । अमर्षस्फुरितौष्ठः सन्प्राकम्पत स राक्षसः ॥
sa tathā gṛdhrarājena kliśyamāno muhurmuhuḥ | amarṣasphuritauṣṭhaḥ sanprākampata sa rākṣasaḥ ||
English Translation
Being thus afflicted again and again by the king of vultures, the Răkşasa shook, with his lips quivering in anger.
VR 3.49.32 अनुष्टुप्
संपरिष्वज्य वैदेहीं वामेनाङ्केन रावणः । तलेनाभिजघानार्तो जटायुं क्रोधमूर्छितः ॥
saṃpariṣvajya vaidehīṃ vāmenāṅkena rāvaṇaḥ | talenābhijaghānārto jaṭāyuṃ krodhamūrchitaḥ ||
English Translation
Beside himself with anger, Ravana, holding Jānaki fast by her left flank, struck Jațāyu with his palms.
VR 3.49.33 अनुष्टुप्
जटायुस्तमतिक्रम्य तुण्डेनास्य खराधिपः । वामबाहून्दश तदा व्यपाहरदरिंदमः ॥
jaṭāyustamatikramya tuṇḍenāsya kharādhipaḥ | vāmabāhūndaśa tadā vyapāharadariṃdamaḥ ||
English Translation
Jatayu, the subduer of foes, bearing the strokes, tore into pieces his ten left arms with his beak.
VR 3.49.34 अनुष्टुप्
ततः क्रुद्धो दशक्रीवः सीतामुत्सृज्य वीर्यवान् । मुष्टिभ्यां चरणाभ्यां च गृध्रराजमपोथयत् ॥
tataḥ kruddho daśakrīvaḥ sītāmutsṛjya vīryavān | muṣṭibhyāṃ caraṇābhyāṃ ca gṛdhrarājamapothayat ||
English Translation
The mighty Ten-necked one, leaving aside Sitä, out of anger bore down Jațāyu with his fists and feet.
VR 3.49.35 अनुष्टुप्
ततो मुहूर्तं संग्रामो बभूवातुलवीर्ययोः । राक्षसानां च मुख्यस्य पक्षिणां प्रवरस्य च ॥
tato muhūrtaṃ saṃgrāmo babhūvātulavīryayoḥ | rākṣasānāṃ ca mukhyasya pakṣiṇāṃ pravarasya ca ||
English Translation
Thereupon arose a mighty conflict between the lord of vultures and the lord of Rākṣasas of incomparable prowess.
VR 3.49.36 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य व्यायच्छमानस्य रामस्यार्थेऽथ रावणः । पक्षौ पादौ च पार्श्वौ च खड्गमुद्धृत्य सोऽच्छिनत् ॥
tasya vyāyacchamānasya rāmasyārthe'tha rāvaṇaḥ | pakṣau pādau ca pārśvau ca khaḍgamuddhṛtya so'cchinat ||
English Translation
Jațāyu addressing himself to displaying his prowess for the benefit of Rāma, Rāvaņa taking out his dagger, cut off his two wings, two legs and two sides.
VR 3.49.37 अनुष्टुप्
स छिन्नपक्षः सहसा रक्षसा रौद्रकर्मणा । निपपात हतो गृध्रो धरण्यामल्पजीवितः ॥
sa chinnapakṣaḥ sahasā rakṣasā raudrakarmaṇā | nipapāta hato gṛdhro dharaṇyāmalpajīvitaḥ ||
English Translation
The ranger of the night of cruel deeds having şundered his wings, the king of vultures approaching well-nigh the verge of death, fell। down on the earth.
VR 3.49.38 अनुष्टुप्
तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ क्षतजार्द्रं जटायुषम् । अभ्यधावत वैदेही स्वबन्धुमिव दुःखिता ॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā patitaṃ bhūmau kṣatajārdraṃ jaṭāyuṣam | abhyadhāvata vaidehī svabandhumiva duḥkhitā ||
English Translation
Beholding him fallen on the ground with his person bathed in blood, Sītā became exceedingly aggrieved and darted towards him like to a friend.
VR 3.49.39 उपजातिः
तं नीलजीमूतनिकाशकल्पं; सुपाण्डुरोरस्कमुदारवीर्यम् । ददर्श लङ्काधिपतिः पृथिव्यां; जटायुषं शान्तमिवाग्निदावम् ॥
taṃ nīlajīmūtanikāśakalpaṃ; supāṇḍuroraskamudāravīryam | dadarśa laṅkādhipatiḥ pṛthivyāṃ; jaṭāyuṣaṃ śāntamivāgnidāvam ||
English Translation
The lord of Lankā beheld Jațāyu, fallen on the ground, resembling sable clouds, having a yellow breast and of exceeding prowess, like to an extinguished forest-fire.
VR 3.49.40 वंशस्थम्
ततस्तु तं पत्ररथं महीतले; निपातितं रावणवेगमर्दितम् । पुनः परिष्वज्य शशिप्रभानना; रुरोद सीता जनकात्मजा तदा ॥
tatastu taṃ patrarathaṃ mahītale; nipātitaṃ rāvaṇavegamarditam | punaḥ pariṣvajya śaśiprabhānanā; ruroda sītā janakātmajā tadā ||
English Translation
Then Sītā the daughter of Janaka, having a moon-like countenance began lamenting, clasping with her hands Jațāyu, crushed and fallen on the ground by the vehemence of Rāvana's prowess.
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