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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 4 (Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa) • Sarga 17

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 17

किष्किन्धाकाण्डम् • सर्गः 17

Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa Sarga 17 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 45 verses.

Total: 45 Verses • Citations: VR 4.17.1–45 • 175 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
VR 4.17.1 अनुष्टुप्
ततः शरेणाभिहतो रामेण रणकर्कशः । पपात सहसा वाली निकृत्त इव पादपः ॥
tataḥ śareṇābhihato rāmeṇa raṇakarkaśaḥ | papāta sahasā vālī nikṛtta iva pādapaḥ ||
English Translation
Thereupon Vāli, adept in warfare, wounded by Rāma's shaft, fell down to the ground like to a felled tree.
VR 4.17.2 अनुष्टुप्
स भूमौ न्यस्तसर्वाङ्गस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणः । अपतद्देवराजस्य मुक्तरश्मिरिव ध्वजः ॥
sa bhūmau nyastasarvāṅgastaptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaḥ | apataddevarājasya muktaraśmiriva dhvajaḥ ||
English Translation
Ornamented with burning gold, he stretched the whole length of his person on the ground like to the banner of the Lord of celestials, loosened and thrown (off the chariot).
VR 4.17.3 अनुष्टुप्
तस्मिन्निपतिते भूमौ हर्यृषाणां गणेश्वरे । नष्टचन्द्रमिव व्योम न व्यराजत भूतलम् ॥
tasminnipatite bhūmau haryṛṣāṇāṃ gaṇeśvare | naṣṭacandramiva vyoma na vyarājata bhūtalam ||
English Translation
That lord of monkeys being levelled to the ground, his kingdom appeared like to the sky, shorn of the Moon.
VR 4.17.4 अनुष्टुप्
भूमौ निपतितस्यापि तस्य देहं महात्मनः । न श्रीर्जहाति न प्राणा न तेजो न पराक्रमः ॥
bhūmau nipatitasyāpi tasya dehaṃ mahātmanaḥ | na śrīrjahāti na prāṇā na tejo na parākramaḥ ||
English Translation
Though struck down to the earth, neither vitality, effulgence nor prowess did renounce the body of that high-souled one.
VR 4.17.5 अनुष्टुप्
शक्रदत्ता वरा माला काञ्चनी रत्नभूषिता । दधार हरिमुख्यस्य प्राणांस्तेजः श्रियं च सा ॥
śakradattā varā mālā kāñcanī ratnabhūṣitā | dadhāra harimukhyasya prāṇāṃstejaḥ śriyaṃ ca sā ||
English Translation
That excellent gold and jewel-crested garland conferred on him by Sakra maintained the vitality, effulgence and prowess of that lord of monkeys.
VR 4.17.6 अनुष्टुप्
स तया मालया वीरो हैमया हरियूथपः । संध्यानुगतपर्यन्तः पयोधर इवाभवत् ॥
sa tayā mālayā vīro haimayā hariyūthapaḥ | saṃdhyānugataparyantaḥ payodhara ivābhavat ||
English Translation
Being adorned with that golden garland, that heroic lord, of monkey-herds, appeared like to an evening cloud.
VR 4.17.7 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य माला च देहश्च मर्मघाती च यः शरः । त्रिधेव रचिता लक्ष्मीः पतितस्यापि शोभते ॥
tasya mālā ca dehaśca marmaghātī ca yaḥ śaraḥ | tridheva racitā lakṣmīḥ patitasyāpi śobhate ||
English Translation
Though felled to the ground, his beauty appeared as if divided into three, namely, his garland, his body and the shaft piercing his heart.
VR 4.17.8 अनुष्टुप्
तदस्त्रं तस्य वीरस्य स्वर्गमार्गप्रभावनम् । रामबाणासनक्षिप्तमावहत्परमां गतिम् ॥
tadastraṃ tasya vīrasya svargamārgaprabhāvanam | rāmabāṇāsanakṣiptamāvahatparamāṃ gatim ||
English Translation
The arrow thrown off Răma's bow pointing out to him the way to the celestial region, became an excellent means to that hero.
VR 4.17.9 अनुष्टुप्
तं तथा पतितं संख्ये गतार्चिषमिवानलम् । ययातिमिव पुण्यान्ते देवलोकात्परिच्युतम् ॥
taṃ tathā patitaṃ saṃkhye gatārciṣamivānalam | yayātimiva puṇyānte devalokātparicyutam ||
VR 4.17.10 अनुष्टुप्
आदित्यमिव कालेन युगान्ते भुवि पातितम् । महेन्द्रमिव दुर्धर्षं महेन्द्रमिव दुःसहम् ॥
ādityamiva kālena yugānte bhuvi pātitam | mahendramiva durdharṣaṃ mahendramiva duḥsaham ||
VR 4.17.11 उपजातिः
महेन्द्रपुत्रं पतितं वालिनं हेममालिनम् । सिंहोरस्कं महाबाहुं दीप्तास्यं हरिलोचनम् । लक्ष्मणानुगतो रामो ददर्शोपससर्प च ॥
mahendraputraṃ patitaṃ vālinaṃ hemamālinam | siṃhoraskaṃ mahābāhuṃ dīptāsyaṃ harilocanam | lakṣmaṇānugato rāmo dadarśopasasarpa ca ||
VR 4.17.12 अनुष्टुप्
स दृष्ट्वा राघवं वाली लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम् । अब्रवीत्प्रश्रितं वाक्यं परुषं धर्मसंहितम् ॥
sa dṛṣṭvā rāghavaṃ vālī lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam | abravītpraśritaṃ vākyaṃ paruṣaṃ dharmasaṃhitam ||
English Translation
And beholding that highly powerful Rāghava and Laksmana, Vāli addressed them with the following bold and pious words.
VR 4.17.13 अनुष्टुप्
पराङ्मुखवधं कृत्वा को नु प्राप्तस्त्वया गुणः । यदहं युद्धसंरब्धस्त्वत्कृते निधनं गतः ॥
parāṅmukhavadhaṃ kṛtvā ko nu prāptastvayā guṇaḥ | yadahaṃ yuddhasaṃrabdhastvatkṛte nidhanaṃ gataḥ ||
English Translation
What merit have you reaped by destroying me, who was not engaged in fight with you? I was exercised with ire, being engaged in conflict (with another person) and for you I have met with destruction.
VR 4.17.14 अनुष्टुप्
कुलीनः सत्त्वसंपन्नस्तेजस्वी चरितव्रतः । रामः करुणवेदी च प्रजानां च हिते रतः ॥
kulīnaḥ sattvasaṃpannastejasvī caritavrataḥ | rāmaḥ karuṇavedī ca prajānāṃ ca hite rataḥ ||
English Translation
People speak highly of you, O Rāma, on this earth, describing you as coming of a high family, gifted with manliness and prowess, ever engaged in the welfare of your subjects, compassionate, energetic, of firm resolution and knowing time.
VR 4.17.15 अनुष्टुप्
सानुक्रोशो महोत्साहः समयज्ञो दृढव्रतः । इति ते सर्वभूतानि कथयन्ति यशो भुवि ॥
sānukrośo mahotsāhaḥ samayajño dṛḍhavrataḥ | iti te sarvabhūtāni kathayanti yaśo bhuvi ||
English Translation
People speak highly of you, O Rāma, on this earth, describing you as coming of a high family, gifted with manliness and prowess, ever engaged in the welfare of your subjects, compassionate, energetic, of firm resolution and knowing time.
VR 4.17.16 अनुष्टुप्
तान्गुणान्संप्रधार्याहमग्र्यं चाभिजनं तव । तारया प्रतिषिद्धः सन्सुग्रीवेण समागतः ॥
tānguṇānsaṃpradhāryāhamagryaṃ cābhijanaṃ tava | tārayā pratiṣiddhaḥ sansugrīveṇa samāgataḥ ||
English Translation
And knowing your high pedigree, and all these your accomplishments I approached Sugrīva with a hostile intention, albeit prevented by Tārā.
VR 4.17.17 अनुष्टुप्
न मामन्येन संरब्धं प्रमत्तं वेद्धुमर्हसि । इति मे बुद्धिरुत्पन्ना बभूवादर्शने तव ॥
na māmanyena saṃrabdhaṃ pramattaṃ veddhumarhasi | iti me buddhirutpannā babhūvādarśane tava ||
English Translation
Before I saw you I had thought within myself:-'Forsooth Rāma shall not destroy me, engaged as I am with another person and hence not prepared to fight with him.'
VR 4.17.18 अनुष्टुप्
न त्वां विनिहतात्मानं धर्मध्वजमधार्मिकम् । जाने पापसमाचारं तृणैः कूपमिवावृतम् ॥
na tvāṃ vinihatātmānaṃ dharmadhvajamadhārmikam | jāne pāpasamācāraṃ tṛṇaiḥ kūpamivāvṛtam ||
English Translation
I do now know you as one who has spoliated his soul through impious actions, feigning religion while in truth an irreligious person, resorting to all vicious deeds, like to a well crusted with grass, unrighteous while passing under the clock of honesty and religion like to a hidden fire.
VR 4.17.19 अनुष्टुप्
सतां वेषधरं पापं प्रच्छन्नमिव पावकम् । नाहं त्वामभिजानानि धर्मच्छद्माभिसंवृतम् ॥
satāṃ veṣadharaṃ pāpaṃ pracchannamiva pāvakam | nāhaṃ tvāmabhijānāni dharmacchadmābhisaṃvṛtam ||
English Translation
I do now know you as one who has spoliated his soul through impious actions, feigning religion while in truth an irreligious person, resorting to all vicious deeds, like to a well crusted with grass, unrighteous while passing under the clock of honesty and religion like to a hidden fire.
VR 4.17.20 अनुष्टुप्
विषये वा पुरे वा ते यदा नापकरोम्यहम् । न च त्वां प्रतिजानेऽहं कस्मात्त्वं हंस्यकिल्बिषम् ॥
viṣaye vā pure vā te yadā nāpakaromyaham | na ca tvāṃ pratijāne'haṃ kasmāttvaṃ haṃsyakilbiṣam ||
English Translation
'I did no harm to your affairs or to your city. I did not insult you. Why did you choose to kill me, a monkey roaming in the forest and living on fruits and roots? I was not fighting you. Why did you come and strike a person like me?
VR 4.17.21 अनुष्टुप्
फलमूलाशनं नित्यं वानरं वनगोचरम् । मामिहाप्रतियुध्यन्तमन्येन च समागतम् ॥
phalamūlāśanaṃ nityaṃ vānaraṃ vanagocaram | māmihāpratiyudhyantamanyena ca samāgatam ||
English Translation
'I did no harm to your affairs or to your city. I did not insult you. Why did you choose to kill me, a monkey roaming in the forest and living on fruits and roots? I was not fighting you. Why did you come and strike a person like me?
VR 4.17.22 अनुष्टुप्
त्वं नराधिपतेः पुत्रः प्रतीतः प्रियदर्शनः । लिङ्गमप्यस्ति ते राजन्दृश्यते धर्मसंहितम् ॥
tvaṃ narādhipateḥ putraḥ pratītaḥ priyadarśanaḥ | liṅgamapyasti te rājandṛśyate dharmasaṃhitam ||
English Translation
'O prince, you are son to a king, handsome and famous. Even signs of righteousness are discernible in you.
VR 4.17.23 अनुष्टुप्
कः क्षत्रियकुले जातः श्रुतवान्नष्टसंशयः । धर्मलिङ्ग प्रतिच्छन्नः क्रूरं कर्म समाचरेत् ॥
kaḥ kṣatriyakule jātaḥ śrutavānnaṣṭasaṃśayaḥ | dharmaliṅga praticchannaḥ krūraṃ karma samācaret ||
English Translation
Who, born in the race of Kșatriyas, versed in religious lore, having his doubts removed and marks of piety on his person, perpetrates such an iniquitous deed?
VR 4.17.24 अनुष्टुप्
राम राजकुले जातो धर्मवानिति विश्रुतः । अभव्यो भव्यरूपेण किमर्थं परिधावसि ॥
rāma rājakule jāto dharmavāniti viśrutaḥ | abhavyo bhavyarūpeṇa kimarthaṃ paridhāvasi ||
English Translation
You are born in the family of Raghus and known all over the world as being pious. Being clothed in righteousness why did you commit such an unrighteous act?
VR 4.17.25 अनुष्टुप्
साम दानं क्षमा धर्मः सत्यं धृतिपराक्रमौ । पार्थिवानां गुणा राजन्दण्डश्चाप्यपकारिषु ॥
sāma dānaṃ kṣamā dharmaḥ satyaṃ dhṛtiparākramau | pārthivānāṃ guṇā rājandaṇḍaścāpyapakāriṣu ||
English Translation
Punishment, control of passions, forgiveness, piety, firmness, truth, prowess and suppression of the wicked-these all are the royal virtues.
VR 4.17.26 अनुष्टुप्
वयं वनचरा राम मृगा मूलफलाशनाः । एषा प्रकृतिरस्माकं पुरुषस्त्वं नरेश्वरः ॥
vayaṃ vanacarā rāma mṛgā mūlaphalāśanāḥ | eṣā prakṛtirasmākaṃ puruṣastvaṃ nareśvaraḥ ||
English Translation
We are, O Rama, wild beasts ranging in the forest and living on roots and fruits-our nature is such—but you are a man, O king.
VR 4.17.27 अनुष्टुप्
भूमिर्हिरण्यं रूप्यं च निग्रहे कारणानि च । तत्र कस्ते वने लोभो मदीयेषु फलेषु वा ॥
bhūmirhiraṇyaṃ rūpyaṃ ca nigrahe kāraṇāni ca | tatra kaste vane lobho madīyeṣu phaleṣu vā ||
English Translation
Land, gold and silver are the causes of dissension. But who is there who is avaricious enough to get by our forest habitations and fruits?
VR 4.17.28 अनुष्टुप्
नयश्च विनयश्चोभौ निग्रहानुग्रहावपि । राजवृत्तिरसंकीर्णा न नृपाः कामवृत्तयः ॥
nayaśca vinayaścobhau nigrahānugrahāvapi | rājavṛttirasaṃkīrṇā na nṛpāḥ kāmavṛttayaḥ ||
English Translation
The royal virtue consists in humbly and freely administering discipline, favour and punishment. Kings by no means, should follow their whims.
VR 4.17.29 अनुष्टुप्
त्वं तु कामप्रधानश्च कोपनश्चानवस्थितः । राजवृत्तैश्च संकीर्णः शरासनपरायणः ॥
tvaṃ tu kāmapradhānaśca kopanaścānavasthitaḥ | rājavṛttaiśca saṃkīrṇaḥ śarāsanaparāyaṇaḥ ||
English Translation
But you are angry and unsteady by nature, capricious, perfectly narrow-minded in the discharge of your royal duties and did use your bow and shaft: (any where and every time).
VR 4.17.30 अनुष्टुप्
न तेऽस्त्यपचितिर्धर्मे नार्थे बुद्धिरवस्थिता । इन्द्रियैः कामवृत्तः सन्कृष्यसे मनुजेश्वर ॥
na te'styapacitirdharme nārthe buddhiravasthitā | indriyaiḥ kāmavṛttaḥ sankṛṣyase manujeśvara ||
English Translation
You have no attachment for virtue, no comprehension of right things and are always guided by your passions albeit you are a lord of men.
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