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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 3 (Araṇyakāṇḍa) • Sarga 5

Araṇyakāṇḍa Sarga 5

अरण्यकाण्डम् • सर्गः 5

Araṇyakāṇḍa Sarga 5 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 21 verses.

Total: 21 Verses • Citations: VR 3.5.1–21 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 3.5.1 अनुष्टुप्
शरभङ्गे दिवं प्राप्ते मुनिसंघाः समागताः । अभ्यगच्छन्त काकुत्स्थं रामं ज्वलिततेजसं ॥
śarabhaṅge divaṃ prāpte munisaṃghāḥ samāgatāḥ | abhyagacchanta kākutsthaṃ rāmaṃ jvalitatejasaṃ ||
English Translation
After Sarabhanga had ascended heaven, ascetics in bodies, assembled together, presented themselves before Kākutstha, Rāma of flaming energy.
VR 3.5.2 अनुष्टुप्
वैखानसा वालखिल्याः संप्रक्षाला मरीचिपाः । अश्मकुट्टाश्च बहवः पत्राहाराश्च तापसाः ॥
vaikhānasā vālakhilyāḥ saṃprakṣālā marīcipāḥ | aśmakuṭṭāśca bahavaḥ patrāhārāśca tāpasāḥ ||
English Translation
Gathered together under the great tree were great sages like vaikhanasas, mashas, marichipas, valakhilyas, ajas and dhumras.
VR 3.5.3 अनुष्टुप्
दन्तोलूखलिनश्चैव तथैवोन्मज्जकाः परे । मुनयः सलिलाहारा वायुभक्षास्तथापरे ॥
dantolūkhalinaścaiva tathaivonmajjakāḥ pare | munayaḥ salilāhārā vāyubhakṣāstathāpare ||
VR 3.5.4 अनुष्टुप्
आकाशनिलयाश्चैव तथा स्थण्डिलशायिनः । तथोर्ध्ववासिनो दान्तास्तथार्द्रपटवाससः ॥
ākāśanilayāścaiva tathā sthaṇḍilaśāyinaḥ | tathordhvavāsino dāntāstathārdrapaṭavāsasaḥ ||
VR 3.5.5 उपजातिः
सजपाश्च तपोनित्यास्तथा पञ्चतपोऽन्विताः । सर्वे ब्राह्म्या श्रिया जुष्टा दृढयोगसमाहिताः । शरभङ्गाश्रमे राममभिजग्मुश्च तापसाः ॥
sajapāśca taponityāstathā pañcatapo'nvitāḥ | sarve brāhmyā śriyā juṣṭā dṛḍhayogasamāhitāḥ | śarabhaṅgāśrame rāmamabhijagmuśca tāpasāḥ ||
VR 3.5.6 अनुष्टुप्
अभिगम्य च धर्मज्ञा रामं धर्मभृतां वरम् । ऊचुः परमधर्मज्ञमृषिसंघाः समाहिताः ॥
abhigamya ca dharmajñā rāmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam | ūcuḥ paramadharmajñamṛṣisaṃghāḥ samāhitāḥ ||
English Translation
And coming before Rāma, the foremost of those practising righteousness, those sages conversant with morality, met in a body, said to that pre-eminently virtuous one,
VR 3.5.7 अनुष्टुप्
त्वमिक्ष्वाकुकुलस्यास्य पृथिव्याश्च महारथः । प्रधानश्चासि नाथश्च देवानां मघवानिव ॥
tvamikṣvākukulasyāsya pṛthivyāśca mahārathaḥ | pradhānaścāsi nāthaśca devānāṃ maghavāniva ||
English Translation
A mighty car-warrior, you are the foremost person of the lkshvāku race and the world; as well as their lord, even as Maghavān is the lord of the celestials.
VR 3.5.8 अनुष्टुप्
विश्रुतस्त्रिषु लोकेषु यशसा विक्रमेण च । पितृव्रतत्वं सत्यं च त्वयि धर्मश्च पुष्कलः ॥
viśrutastriṣu lokeṣu yaśasā vikrameṇa ca | pitṛvratatvaṃ satyaṃ ca tvayi dharmaśca puṣkalaḥ ||
English Translation
Famous over the three worlds in high worth and prowess, in you are found truth and virtue in profusion and obedience to the mandate of your sire.
VR 3.5.9 अनुष्टुप्
त्वामासाद्य महात्मानं धर्मज्ञं धर्मवत्सलम् । अर्थित्वान्नाथ वक्ष्यामस्तच्च नः क्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥
tvāmāsādya mahātmānaṃ dharmajñaṃ dharmavatsalam | arthitvānnātha vakṣyāmastacca naḥ kṣantumarhasi ||
English Translation
O lord, it behoves you cognizant of virtue and attached to it, to forgive us for what we as suiters say to you.
VR 3.5.10 अनुष्टुप्
अधार्मस्तु महांस्तात भवेत्तस्य महीपतेः । यो हरेद्बलिषड्भागं न च रक्षति पुत्रवत् ॥
adhārmastu mahāṃstāta bhavettasya mahīpateḥ | yo haredbaliṣaḍbhāgaṃ na ca rakṣati putravat ||
English Translation
The sin, O lord, of that monarch is mighty that take a sixth part of the subjects' incomes, but dose not protect them as sons.
VR 3.5.11 अनुष्टुप्
युञ्जानः स्वानिव प्राणान्प्राणैरिष्टान्सुतानिव । नित्ययुक्तः सदा रक्षन्सर्वान्विषयवासिनः ॥
yuñjānaḥ svāniva prāṇānprāṇairiṣṭānsutāniva | nityayuktaḥ sadā rakṣansarvānviṣayavāsinaḥ ||
English Translation
But he that, setting his heart on protecting the people, dose ever carefully protect all the inhabitants of his dominions, like his own life or like his son dearer to him than life itself, repeat, O Rāma, enduring renown extending over many years, and (at length) attaining the regions of Brahmā, is glorified there.
VR 3.5.12 अनुष्टुप्
प्राप्नोति शाश्वतीं राम कीर्तिं स बहुवार्षिकीम् । ब्रह्मणः स्थानमासाद्य तत्र चापि महीयते ॥
prāpnoti śāśvatīṃ rāma kīrtiṃ sa bahuvārṣikīm | brahmaṇaḥ sthānamāsādya tatra cāpi mahīyate ||
English Translation
But he that, setting his heart on protecting the people, dose ever carefully protect all the inhabitants of his dominions, like his own life or like his son dearer to him than life itself, repeat, O Rāma, enduring renown extending over many years, and (at length) attaining the regions of Brahmā, is glorified there.
VR 3.5.13 अनुष्टुप्
यत्करोति परं धर्मं मुनिर्मूलफलाशनः । तत्र राज्ञश्चतुर्भागः प्रजा धर्मेण रक्षतः ॥
yatkaroti paraṃ dharmaṃ munirmūlaphalāśanaḥ | tatra rājñaścaturbhāgaḥ prajā dharmeṇa rakṣataḥ ||
English Translation
The king that protect his subjects righteously, is entitled to a fourth part of the great religious merit that is reaped by an ascetic subsisting on fruits and roots.
VR 3.5.14 अनुष्टुप्
सोऽयं ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठो वानप्रस्थगणो महान् । त्वन्नाथोऽनाथवद्राम राक्षसैर्वध्यते भृशम् ॥
so'yaṃ brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭho vānaprasthagaṇo mahān | tvannātho'nāthavadrāma rākṣasairvadhyate bhṛśam ||
English Translation
O Rāma, this many Brahmanas-this great body of men that have assumed the Vānaprastha mode of life, although having you for their lord, are being sorely troubled by Rákşasas, as if they had none.
VR 3.5.15 अनुष्टुप्
एहि पश्य शरीराणि मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् । हतानां राक्षसैर्घोरैर्बहूनां बहुधा वने ॥
ehi paśya śarīrāṇi munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām | hatānāṃ rākṣasairghorairbahūnāṃ bahudhā vane ||
English Translation
Come and behold the bodies of innumerable ascetics of pure hearts that have in various ways been slaughtered by Rākşasas in the forest.
VR 3.5.16 अनुष्टुप्
पम्पानदीनिवासानामनुमन्दाकिनीमपि । चित्रकूटालयानां च क्रियते कदनं महत् ॥
pampānadīnivāsānāmanumandākinīmapi | citrakūṭālayānāṃ ca kriyate kadanaṃ mahat ||
English Translation
And great is the worry that is experienced by the dwellers on the river Pampā and the Mandakini as well as those that reside in Citrakūta.
VR 3.5.17 अनुष्टुप्
एवं वयं न मृष्यामो विप्रकारं तपस्विनम् । क्रियमाणं वने घोरं रक्षोभिर्भीमकर्मभिः ॥
evaṃ vayaṃ na mṛṣyāmo viprakāraṃ tapasvinam | kriyamāṇaṃ vane ghoraṃ rakṣobhirbhīmakarmabhiḥ ||
English Translation
We cannot bear the terrible affliction of the ascetics in the forest at the hands of Räkşasas of dreadful deeds.
VR 3.5.18 अनुष्टुप्
ततस्त्वां शरणार्थं च शरण्यं समुपस्थिताः । परिपालय नो राम वध्यमानान्निशाचरैः ॥
tatastvāṃ śaraṇārthaṃ ca śaraṇyaṃ samupasthitāḥ | paripālaya no rāma vadhyamānānniśācaraiḥ ||
English Translation
Therefore, for obtaining refuge, have we come before you who are the refuge (of all). Do you, O Rāma, deliver us all, who are being exceedingly afflicted by the rangers of the night.
VR 3.5.19 उपजातिः
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु काकुत्स्थस्तापसानां तपस्विनाम् । इदं प्रोवाच धर्मात्मा सर्वानेव तपस्विनः । नैवमर्हथ मां वक्तुमाज्ञाप्योऽहं तपस्विनम् ॥
etacchrutvā tu kākutsthastāpasānāṃ tapasvinām | idaṃ provāca dharmātmā sarvāneva tapasvinaḥ | naivamarhatha māṃ vaktumājñāpyo'haṃ tapasvinam ||
English Translation
Hearing these words of the sages and ascetics, that righteous-souled one addressed them.
VR 3.5.20 उपजातिः
भवतामर्थसिद्ध्यर्थमागतोऽहं यदृच्छया । तस्य मेऽयं वने वासो भविष्यति महाफलः । तपस्विनां रणे शत्रून्हन्तुमिच्छामि राक्षसान् ॥
bhavatāmarthasiddhyarthamāgato'haṃ yadṛcchayā | tasya me'yaṃ vane vāso bhaviṣyati mahāphalaḥ | tapasvināṃ raṇe śatrūnhantumicchāmi rākṣasān ||
English Translation
I have at my own will come hither for securing your interest. Then shall my stay in the woods be crowned with mighty fruit.
VR 3.5.21 उपजातिः
दत्त्वा वरं चापि तपोधनानां; धर्मे धृतात्मा सहलक्ष्मणेन । तपोधनैश्चापि सहार्य वृत्तः; सुतीष्क्णमेवाभिजगाम वीरः ॥
dattvā varaṃ cāpi tapodhanānāṃ; dharme dhṛtātmā sahalakṣmaṇena | tapodhanaiścāpi sahārya vṛttaḥ; sutīṣkṇamevābhijagāma vīraḥ ||
English Translation
Having been conferred a boon by the ascetics, that hero entered upon a noble undertaking, and accompanied by the ascetics, in company with Laksmana directed his course to the hermitage of) Sutiksna.
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