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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 2 of 2 (Verses 15 shown)
VR 4.17.31 अनुष्टुप्
हत्वा बाणेन काकुत्स्थ मामिहानपराधिनम् । किं वक्ष्यसि सतां मध्ये कर्म कृत्वा जुगुप्सितम् ॥
hatvā bāṇena kākutstha māmihānaparādhinam | kiṃ vakṣyasi satāṃ madhye karma kṛtvā jugupsitam ||
English Translation
O Kākutstha, destroying me sinless, with your shaft and perpetrating such a disgraceful act, how shall you relate it to the pious.
VR 4.17.32 अनुष्टुप्
राजहा ब्रह्महा गोघ्नश्चोरः प्राणिवधे रतः । नास्तिकः परिवेत्ता च सर्वे निरयगामिनः ॥
rājahā brahmahā goghnaścoraḥ prāṇivadhe rataḥ | nāstikaḥ parivettā ca sarve nirayagāminaḥ ||
English Translation
Those, who commit treason, destroy Brahmins and kine, who are thieves and always engaged in the destruction of animals, and who are atheists and marry before their elder brothers are married, do all go to hell.
VR 4.17.33 अनुष्टुप्
अधार्यं चर्म मे सद्भी रोमाण्यस्थि च वर्जितम् । अभक्ष्याणि च मांसानि त्वद्विधैर्धर्मचारिभिः ॥
adhāryaṃ carma me sadbhī romāṇyasthi ca varjitam | abhakṣyāṇi ca māṃsāni tvadvidhairdharmacāribhiḥ ||
English Translation
And there is not the least doubt about it. My skin is not worthy of your touch and my bones and hairs should always be avoided by the virtuous. And my flesh is not worthy of being eaten by persons of your piety.
VR 4.17.34 अनुष्टुप्
पञ्च पञ्चनखा भक्ष्या ब्रह्मक्षत्रेण राघव । शल्यकः श्वाविधो गोधा शशः कूर्मश्च पञ्चमः ॥
pañca pañcanakhā bhakṣyā brahmakṣatreṇa rāghava | śalyakaḥ śvāvidho godhā śaśaḥ kūrmaśca pañcamaḥ ||
English Translation
A hedge-hog a porcupine, an iguana, a hare and a tortoise these five animals only, having five toes, are worthy of being eaten by the Ks atryas and Brahmins, O Rāghava.
VR 4.17.35 अनुष्टुप्
चर्म चास्थि च मे राजन्न स्पृशन्ति मनीषिणः । अभक्ष्याणि च मांसानि सोऽहं पञ्चनखो हतः ॥
carma cāsthi ca me rājanna spṛśanti manīṣiṇaḥ | abhakṣyāṇi ca māṃsāni so'haṃ pañcanakho hataḥ ||
English Translation
The wise, O Rāma, do not touch my skin and bones and my flesh is not worthy of being taken-I am that (monkey) having five toes who have been killed by you.
VR 4.17.36 अनुष्टुप्
त्वया नाथेन काकुत्स्थ न सनाथा वसुंधरा । प्रमदा शीलसंपन्ना धूर्तेन पतिता यथा ॥
tvayā nāthena kākutstha na sanāthā vasuṃdharā | pramadā śīlasaṃpannā dhūrtena patitā yathā ||
English Translation
O Kākutstha, the Earth has got you as her husband like to a good natured damsel being wedded to a husband who has forsaken his own religion.
VR 4.17.37 अनुष्टुप्
शठो नैकृतिकः क्षुद्रो मिथ्या प्रश्रितमानसः । कथं दशरथेन त्वं जातः पापो महात्मना ॥
śaṭho naikṛtikaḥ kṣudro mithyā praśritamānasaḥ | kathaṃ daśarathena tvaṃ jātaḥ pāpo mahātmanā ||
English Translation
How are you, who are wicked, narrowminded, a liar and ever intent upon bringing about others' misfortune, born of the loins of the high-souled Dasaratha?
VR 4.17.38 अनुष्टुप्
छिन्नचारित्र्यकक्ष्येण सतां धर्मातिवर्तिना । त्यक्तधर्माङ्कुशेनाहं निहतो रामहस्तिना ॥
chinnacāritryakakṣyeṇa satāṃ dharmātivartinā | tyaktadharmāṅkuśenāhaṃ nihato rāmahastinā ||
English Translation
I have been killed by an elephant-Rāma, disregarding the virtue of the pious, breaking the chord of character, and neglecting the goad of religion.
VR 4.17.39 अनुष्टुप्
दृश्यमानस्तु युध्येथा मया युधि नृपात्मज । अद्य वैवस्वतं देवं पश्येस्त्वं निहतो मया ॥
dṛśyamānastu yudhyethā mayā yudhi nṛpātmaja | adya vaivasvataṃ devaṃ paśyestvaṃ nihato mayā ||
English Translation
O son of a king, hadst you fought with me openly you wouldst have, forsooth, seen the abode of Death being killed by me.
VR 4.17.40 अनुष्टुप्
त्वयादृश्येन तु रणे निहतोऽहं दुरासदः । प्रसुप्तः पन्नगेनेव नरः पानवशं गतः ॥
tvayādṛśyena tu raṇe nihato'haṃ durāsadaḥ | prasuptaḥ pannageneva naraḥ pānavaśaṃ gataḥ ||
English Translation
O Rāma, like to a serpent destroying persons asleep, you, that are under the control of vice, have killed me, who am hard to repress, keeping yourself out of my sight in the battle.
VR 4.17.41 अनुष्टुप्
सुग्रीवप्रियकामेन यदहं निहतस्त्वया । कण्ठे बद्ध्वा प्रदद्यां तेऽनिहतं रावणं रणे ॥
sugrīvapriyakāmena yadahaṃ nihatastvayā | kaṇṭhe baddhvā pradadyāṃ te'nihataṃ rāvaṇaṃ raṇe ||
English Translation
'Had you sought my help earlier(before you met Sugriva), I would have restored Sita to you within a single day. I have been killed by you to oblige Sugriva. I would have handed over Ravana by the neck after killing him in the battle.
VR 4.17.42 अनुष्टुप्
न्यस्तां सागरतोये वा पाताले वापि मैथिलीम् । जानयेयं तवादेशाच्छ्वेतामश्वतरीमिव ॥
nyastāṃ sāgaratoye vā pātāle vāpi maithilīm | jānayeyaṃ tavādeśācchvetāmaśvatarīmiva ||
English Translation
Whether in the deep ocean or in the region under the earth, I shall bring your Maithili like to an Asyatar* Here is an allusion. A prince of Daityas, named Hayagriva, stole the Vedas at the end of Kalpa; in the recovery of them he was slain by Vişnu after his descent as Matshya.
VR 4.17.43 अनुष्टुप्
युक्तं यत्प्रप्नुयाद्राज्यं सुग्रीवः स्वर्गते मयि । अयुक्तं यदधर्मेण त्वयाहं निहतो रणे ॥
yuktaṃ yatprapnuyādrājyaṃ sugrīvaḥ svargate mayi | ayuktaṃ yadadharmeṇa tvayāhaṃ nihato raṇe ||
English Translation
It is perfectly proper that Sugrīva shall inherit my kingdom on my ascension to heaven. And it is equally improper that I have been viciously killed by you in the battle.
VR 4.17.44 अनुष्टुप्
काममेवंविधं लोकः कालेन विनियुज्यते । क्षमं चेद्भवता प्राप्तमुत्तरं साधु चिन्त्यताम् ॥
kāmamevaṃvidhaṃ lokaḥ kālena viniyujyate | kṣamaṃ cedbhavatā prāptamuttaraṃ sādhu cintyatām ||
English Translation
Every one in time meets with death and hence there is nothing to be sorry for me. But do you think of a proper reply you shall give to the people (when asked about the cause of my destruction).
VR 4.17.45 उपजातिः
इत्येवमुक्त्वा परिशुष्कवक्त्रः; शराभिघाताद्व्यथितो महात्मा । समीक्ष्य रामं रविसंनिकाशं; तूष्णीं बभूवामरराजसूनुः ॥
ityevamuktvā pariśuṣkavaktraḥ; śarābhighātādvyathito mahātmā | samīkṣya rāmaṃ ravisaṃnikāśaṃ; tūṣṇīṃ babhūvāmararājasūnuḥ ||
English Translation
Having said this, that high-souled Son of monkey-chief, greatly distressed being wounded by (Rāma's) shaft and having his countenance dried up, became silent, fixing his look upon Rāma, resembling the sun.
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