Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 10

ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टं सम्रब्धं तमुपागतम्। अहं प्रसादयाञ्चक्रे भ्रातरं प्रियकाम्यया4.10.1

tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭaṃ samrabdhaṃ tamupāgatam| ahaṃ prasādayāñcakre bhrātaraṃ priyakāmyayā4.10.1

'I sought to appease my brother who arrived in an agitated state overpowered with anger.

दिष्ट्यासि कुशली प्राप्तो निहतश्च त्वया रिपुः। अनाथस्य हि मे नाथस्त्वमेकोऽनाथनन्दनः4.10.2।।

diṣṭyāsi kuśalī prāpto nihataśca tvayā ripuḥ| anāthasya hi me nāthastvameko'nāthanandanaḥ4.10.2||

'By providence you have come back safe and the enemy has been killed. You are the only protector to an orphan which I am.

इदं बहुशलाकं ते पूर्णचन्द्रमिवोदितम्। छत्रं सवालव्यजनं प्रतीच्छस्व मया धृतम्4.10.3।।

idaṃ bahuśalākaṃ te pūrṇacandramivoditam| chatraṃ savālavyajanaṃ pratīcchasva mayā dhṛtam4.10.3||

'Here is the manyribbed parasol shining like the full Moon above the horizon and the yak's tailfan held by me.Pray accept it.

आर्तश्चाथ बिलद्वारि स्थितस्संवत्सरं नृप। दृष्ट्वाऽहं शोणितं द्वारि बिलाच्चापि समुत्थितम्4.10.4।। शोकसंविग्नहृदयो भृशं व्याकुलितेन्द्रियः। अपिधाय बिलद्वारं शैलशृङ्गेण तत्तथा4.10.5।। तस्माद्देशादपाक्रम्य किष्किन्धां प्राविशं पुनः।

ārtaścātha biladvāri sthitassaṃvatsaraṃ nṛpa| dṛṣṭvā'haṃ śoṇitaṃ dvāri bilāccāpi samutthitam4.10.4|| śokasaṃvignahṛdayo bhṛśaṃ vyākulitendriyaḥ| apidhāya biladvāraṃ śailaśṛṅgeṇa tattathā4.10.5|| tasmāddeśādapākramya kiṣkindhāṃ prāviśaṃ punaḥ|

'O king I waited at the entrance of the cave for a year. As you did not come out, I felt distressed and my heart sank in great sorrow seeing blood flowing out of the cave. With my senses fused I returned to Kishkinda, closing the entrance with a rock(lest the demon should come out).

आर्तश्चाथ बिलद्वारि स्थितस्संवत्सरं नृप। दृष्ट्वाऽहं शोणितं द्वारि बिलाच्चापि समुत्थितम्4.10.4।। शोकसंविग्नहृदयो भृशं व्याकुलितेन्द्रियः। अपिधाय बिलद्वारं शैलशृङ्गेण तत्तथा4.10.5।। तस्माद्देशादपाक्रम्य किष्किन्धां प्राविशं पुनः।

ārtaścātha biladvāri sthitassaṃvatsaraṃ nṛpa| dṛṣṭvā'haṃ śoṇitaṃ dvāri bilāccāpi samutthitam4.10.4|| śokasaṃvignahṛdayo bhṛśaṃ vyākulitendriyaḥ| apidhāya biladvāraṃ śailaśṛṅgeṇa tattathā4.10.5|| tasmāddeśādapākramya kiṣkindhāṃ prāviśaṃ punaḥ|

'O king I waited at the entrance of the cave for a year. As you did not come out, I felt distressed and my heart sank in great sorrow seeing blood flowing out of the cave. With my senses fused I returned to Kishkinda, closing the entrance with a rock(lest the demon should come out).

विषादात्विह मां दृष्ट्वा पौरैर्मन्त्रिभिरेव च4.10.6।। अभिषिक्तो न कामेन तन्मेत्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि।

viṣādātviha māṃ dṛṣṭvā paurairmantribhireva ca4.10.6|| abhiṣikto na kāmena tanmetvaṃ kṣantumarhasi|

'Here I was consecrated by the people and ministers who saw me immersed in grief. It was not my desire to be coronated. Therefore, I may be forgiven.

त्वमेव राजा मानार्हस्सदा चाहं यथा पुरम्4.10.7।। राजभावनियोगोऽयं मम त्वद्विरहात्कृतः। सामात्यपौरनगरं स्थितं निहतकण्टकम्4.10.8।।

tvameva rājā mānārhassadā cāhaṃ yathā puram4.10.7|| rājabhāvaniyogo'yaṃ mama tvadvirahātkṛtaḥ| sāmātyapauranagaraṃ sthitaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam4.10.8||

'You alone are the king and worthy of reverence.I will be the same old brother carrying out my work as earlier. I held the responsibility of the state in your absence forced by the citizens and ministers. The kingdom has been kept stable with the enemies destroyed.

त्वमेव राजा मानार्हस्सदा चाहं यथा पुरम्4.10.7।। राजभावनियोगोऽयं मम त्वद्विरहात्कृतः। सामात्यपौरनगरं स्थितं निहतकण्टकम्4.10.8।।

tvameva rājā mānārhassadā cāhaṃ yathā puram4.10.7|| rājabhāvaniyogo'yaṃ mama tvadvirahātkṛtaḥ| sāmātyapauranagaraṃ sthitaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam4.10.8||

'You alone are the king and worthy of reverence.I will be the same old brother carrying out my work as earlier. I held the responsibility of the state in your absence forced by the citizens and ministers. The kingdom has been kept stable with the enemies destroyed.

न्यासभूतमिदं राज्यं तव निर्यातयाम्यहम्। मा च रोषं कृथास्सौम्य मयि शत्रुनिबर्हण4.10.9।।

nyāsabhūtamidaṃ rājyaṃ tava niryātayāmyaham| mā ca roṣaṃ kṛthāssaumya mayi śatrunibarhaṇa4.10.9||

'I am handing over this kingdom which was in trust. O slayer of enemies, O good natured one, give up your anger against me.

याचे त्वां शिरसा राजन्मया बद्धोऽयमञ्जलिः। बलादस्मिन् समागम्य मन्त्रिभिः पुरवासिभिः4.10.10।। राजभावे नियुक्तोऽहं शून्यदेशजिगीषया।

yāce tvāṃ śirasā rājanmayā baddho'yamañjaliḥ| balādasmin samāgamya mantribhiḥ puravāsibhiḥ4.10.10|| rājabhāve niyukto'haṃ śūnyadeśajigīṣayā|

'O king I bow my head and beg you with folded hands. The ministers and citizens assembled and forced me to take charge, as the kingdom without a ruler was vulnerable to attack.'

स्निग्धमेवं ब्रुवाणं मां स तु निर्भर्त्स्य वानरः4.10.11।। धिक्त्वामिति च मा मुक्त्वा बहु तत्तदुवाच ह।

snigdhamevaṃ bruvāṇaṃ māṃ sa tu nirbhartsya vānaraḥ4.10.11|| dhiktvāmiti ca mā muktvā bahu tattaduvāca ha|

'Even tnough I spoke to him with affection, Vali abused me in many words, saying, 'Fie on you'.

प्रकृतीश्च समानीय मुन्त्रिणश्चैव सम्मतान्4.10.12।। मामाह सुहृदां मध्ये वाक्यं परमगर्हितम्।

prakṛtīśca samānīya muntriṇaścaiva sammatān4.10.12|| māmāha suhṛdāṃ madhye vākyaṃ paramagarhitam|

'Having invited ordinary people and favourite ministers he condemned me in the presence of friends.

विदितं वो यथा रात्रौ मायावी स महासुरः4.10.13।। मां समाह्वयत क्रूरो युद्धाकाङ्क्षी सुदुर्मतिः।

viditaṃ vo yathā rātrau māyāvī sa mahāsuraḥ4.10.13|| māṃ samāhvayata krūro yuddhākāṅkṣī sudurmatiḥ|

'You know very well how that wicked demon, Mayabi, that night challenged me angrily to a duel.

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा निस्सृतोऽहं नृपालयात्4.10.14।। अनुयातश्च मां तूर्णमयं भ्राता सुदारुणः।

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā nissṛto'haṃ nṛpālayāt4.10.14|| anuyātaśca māṃ tūrṇamayaṃ bhrātā sudāruṇaḥ|

'On hearing his words I came out of the royal abode quickly, followed by this wicked brother.

स तु दृष्ट्वैव मां रात्रौ सद्वितीयं महाबलः4.10.15।। प्राद्रवद्भयसन्त्रस्तो वीक्ष्यावां समुपागतौ। अनुद्रुतश्च वेगेन प्रविवेश महाबिलम्4.10.16।।

sa tu dṛṣṭvaiva māṃ rātrau sadvitīyaṃ mahābalaḥ4.10.15|| prādravadbhayasantrasto vīkṣyāvāṃ samupāgatau| anudrutaśca vegena praviveśa mahābilam4.10.16||

'The powerful demon that night saw me followed by another advancing towards him and fled out of fear. When we chased him, he entered this huge cave in great speed.

स तु दृष्ट्वैव मां रात्रौ सद्वितीयं महाबलः4.10.15।। प्राद्रवद्भयसन्त्रस्तो वीक्ष्यावां समुपागतौ। अनुद्रुतश्च वेगेन प्रविवेश महाबिलम्4.10.16।।

sa tu dṛṣṭvaiva māṃ rātrau sadvitīyaṃ mahābalaḥ4.10.15|| prādravadbhayasantrasto vīkṣyāvāṃ samupāgatau| anudrutaśca vegena praviveśa mahābilam4.10.16||

'The powerful demon that night saw me followed by another advancing towards him and fled out of fear. When we chased him, he entered this huge cave in great speed.

तं प्रविष्टं विदित्वा सुघोरं सुमहद्बिलम्। अयमुक्तोऽथ मे भ्राता मया तु क्रूरदर्शनः4.10.17।।

taṃ praviṣṭaṃ viditvā sughoraṃ sumahadbilam| ayamukto'tha me bhrātā mayā tu krūradarśanaḥ4.10.17||

'When I saw the dreadful demon entering the great cave, I instructed this cruel brother of mine:

अहत्वा नास्ति मे शक्तिः प्रतिगन्तुमितः पुरीम्। बिलद्वारि प्रतीक्ष त्वं यावदेनं निहन्म्यहम्4.10.18।।

ahatvā nāsti me śaktiḥ pratigantumitaḥ purīm| biladvāri pratīkṣa tvaṃ yāvadenaṃ nihanmyaham4.10.18||

'I cannot return from here without killing him. Wait at the entrance of the cave until I kill him. Look forward to my return.

स्थितोऽयमिति मत्वा तु प्रविष्टोऽहं दुरासदम्। तं च मे मार्गमाणस्य गतस्संवत्सरस्तदा4.10.19।।

sthito'yamiti matvā tu praviṣṭo'haṃ durāsadam| taṃ ca me mārgamāṇasya gatassaṃvatsarastadā4.10.19||

'Presuming that Sugriva was waiting there, I entered the formidable cave. While I was searching for the demon there, one year passed.

स तु दृष्टो मया शत्रुरनिर्वेदाद्भयावहः। निहतश्च मया तत्र सोऽसुरो बन्धुभिस्सह।।4.10.20।।

sa tu dṛṣṭo mayā śatruranirvedādbhayāvahaḥ| nihataśca mayā tatra so'suro bandhubhissaha

'I could find that fearful enemy there and killed him along with his relatives without any difficulty.

तस्यास्यात्तु प्रवृत्तेन रुधिरौघेण तद्बिलम्। पूर्णमासीद्दुराक्रामं स्तनतस्तस्य भूतले4.10.21।।

tasyāsyāttu pravṛttena rudhiraugheṇa tadbilam| pūrṇamāsīddurākrāmaṃ stanatastasya bhūtale4.10.21||

That cavern became difficult to bear, filled on the ground with the flood of blood pouring from his mouth as he roared.

सूदयित्वा तु तं शत्रुं विक्रान्तं दुन्दुभेस्सुतम्। निष्क्रामन्नेव पश्यामि बिलस्य पिहितं मुखम्4.10.22।।

sūdayitvā tu taṃ śatruṃ vikrāntaṃ dundubhessutam| niṣkrāmanneva paśyāmi bilasya pihitaṃ mukham4.10.22||

After vanquishing that valiant enemy, the son of Dundubhi, as I came out I found the mouth of the cave closed.

विक्रोशमानस्य तु मे सुग्रीवेति पुनः पुनः। यदा प्रतिवचो नास्ति ततोऽहं भृशदुःखितः4.10.23।।

vikrośamānasya tu me sugrīveti punaḥ punaḥ| yadā prativaco nāsti tato'haṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ4.10.23||

'When there was no response from Sugriva to my repeated call in distress I was very sad.

पादप्रहारैस्तु मया बहुभिस्तद्विदारितम्। ततोऽहं तेन निष्क्रम्य यथा पुरमुपागतः4.10.24।।

pādaprahāraistu mayā bahubhistadvidāritam| tato'haṃ tena niṣkramya yathā puramupāgataḥ4.10.24||

'I kicked the boulder again and again till it yielded. I came out that way and arrived at the city.

अत्रानेनास्मि संरुद्धो राज्यं प्रार्थयताऽत्मनः। सुग्रीवेण नृशंसेन विस्मृत्य भ्रातृसौहृदम्।।4.10.25।।

atrānenāsmi saṃruddho rājyaṃ prārthayatā'tmanaḥ| sugrīveṇa nṛśaṃsena vismṛtya bhrātṛsauhṛdam

'I was obstructed by wicked Sugriva who forgot his brotherly love and was desiring the kingdom, which belongs to me.'

एवमुक्त्वा तु मां तत्र वस्त्रेणैकेन वानरः। निर्वासयामास तदा वाली विगतसाध्वसः4.10.26।।

evamuktvā tu māṃ tatra vastreṇaikena vānaraḥ| nirvāsayāmāsa tadā vālī vigatasādhvasaḥ4.10.26||

'When Vali, the monkey, spoke that way I remained unperturbed. He banished me with the only cloth I was wearing.

तेनाहमपविद्धश्च हृतदारश्च राघव। तद्भयाच्छ महीकृत्स्ना क्रान्तेयं सवनार्णवा4.10.27।।

tenāhamapaviddhaśca hṛtadāraśca rāghava| tadbhayāccha mahīkṛtsnā krānteyaṃ savanārṇavā4.10.27||

'O Rama my wife has been usurped. There is the fear of his attack. So I am roaming this entire earth, covered with forests and oceans.

ऋष्यमूकं गिरिवरं भार्याहरणदुःखितः। प्रविष्टोऽस्मि दुराधर्षं वालिनः कारणान्तरे4.10.28।।

ṛṣyamūkaṃ girivaraṃ bhāryāharaṇaduḥkhitaḥ| praviṣṭo'smi durādharṣaṃ vālinaḥ kāraṇāntare4.10.28||

'Tormented by the abduction of my wife by Vali, I came to the great Rishyamuka mountain inaccessible to Vali for some other reason.

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं वैरानुकथनं महत्। अनागसा मया प्राप्तं व्यसनं पश्य राघव4.10.29।।

etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ vairānukathanaṃ mahat| anāgasā mayā prāptaṃ vyasanaṃ paśya rāghava4.10.29||

'O Rama I have given you this long, full account of the cause of our enmity. For no fault of mine I am suffering.

वालिनस्तु भयार्तस्य सर्वलोकभयङ्कर। कर्तुमर्हसि मे वीर प्रसादं तस्य निग्रहात्4.10.30।।

vālinastu bhayārtasya sarvalokabhayaṅkara| kartumarhasi me vīra prasādaṃ tasya nigrahāt4.10.30||

'O great warrior you are one who can frighten the entire world Due to the fear of Vali I seek your grace.You may resist Vali and provide me security.'

एवमुक्तस्स तेजस्वी धर्मज्ञो धर्मसंहितम्। वचनं वक्तुमारेभे सुग्रीवं प्रहसन्निव4.10.31।।

evamuktassa tejasvī dharmajño dharmasaṃhitam| vacanaṃ vaktumārebhe sugrīvaṃ prahasanniva4.10.31||

Having thus addressed by Sugriva the righteous and glorious Rama with a gentle smile consistent with righteousness, started speaking:

अमोघास्सूर्यसङ्काशा ममैते निशिता श्शराः। तस्मिन्वालिनि दुर्वृत्ते निपतिष्यन्ति वेगिताः4.10.32।।

amoghāssūryasaṅkāśā mamaite niśitā śśarāḥ| tasminvālini durvṛtte nipatiṣyanti vegitāḥ4.10.32||

'These my sharp, unfailing arrows, bright as the Sun, released by me out of anger will descend on the evildoer, Vali.

यावत्तं नाभिपश्यामि तव भार्यापहारिणम्। तावत्स जीवेत्पापात्मा वाली चारित्रदूषकः4.10.33।।

yāvattaṃ nābhipaśyāmi tava bhāryāpahāriṇam| tāvatsa jīvetpāpātmā vālī cāritradūṣakaḥ4.10.33||

'That sinful Vali who has abducted your wife and violated the moral code will live only as long I do not see him.

आत्मानुमानात्पश्यामि मग्नं त्वां शोकसागरे। त्वामहं तारयिष्यामि कामं प्राप्स्यसि पुष्कलम्4.10.34।।

ātmānumānātpaśyāmi magnaṃ tvāṃ śokasāgare| tvāmahaṃ tārayiṣyāmi kāmaṃ prāpsyasi puṣkalam4.10.34||

'Inferring from my own experience, I see that you are immersed in an ocean of sorrow.I will help you cross over and fulfil your desire.'

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा हर्षपौरुषवर्धनम्। सुग्रीवः परमप्रीतस्सुमहद्वाक्यमब्रवीत्4.10.35।।

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā harṣapauruṣavardhanam| sugrīvaḥ paramaprītassumahadvākyamabravīt4.10.35||

On hearing his words that boosted his joy and vigour, Sugriva was immensely pleased and said these warm words. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये किष्किन्धाकाण्डे दशमस्सर्गः Thus ends the tenth sarga of Kishkindhakanda of the Holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.