Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 9

वाली नाम मम भ्राता ज्येष्ठश्शत्रुनिषूदनः। पितुर्बहुमतो नित्यं ममापि च तथा पुरा4.9.1।।

vālī nāma mama bhrātā jyeṣṭhaśśatruniṣūdanaḥ| piturbahumato nityaṃ mamāpi ca tathā purā4.9.1||

'My elder brother called Vali, capable of exterminating enemies was always highly regarded by my father and me.

पितर्युपरतेऽस्माकं ज्येष्ठोऽयमिति मन्त्रिभिः। कपीनामीश्वरो राज्ये कृतः परमसम्मतः4.9.2।।

pitaryuparate'smākaṃ jyeṣṭho'yamiti mantribhiḥ| kapīnāmīśvaro rājye kṛtaḥ paramasammataḥ4.9.2||

On the death of our father, the ministers, holding him the elder, installed this one as the highly esteemed king of the monkeys.

राज्यं प्रशासतस्तस्य पितृपैतामहं महत्। अहं सर्वेषु कालेषु प्रणतः प्रेष्यवत् स्थितः4.9.3।।

rājyaṃ praśāsatastasya pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mahat| ahaṃ sarveṣu kāleṣu praṇataḥ preṣyavat sthitaḥ4.9.3||

'I served him obediently like a servant while he ruled over the great ancestral kingdom inherited by him.

मायावी नाम तेजस्वी पूर्वजो दुन्दुभेः सुतः। तेन तस्य महद्वैरं स्त्रीकृतं विश्श्रुतं पुरा4.9.4।।

māyāvī nāma tejasvī pūrvajo dundubheḥ sutaḥ| tena tasya mahadvairaṃ strīkṛtaṃ viśśrutaṃ purā4.9.4||

'Dundubhi's eldest son Mayabi was a mighty demon. He developed bitter enmity with Vali for the sake of a woman.

स तु सुप्तजने रात्रौ किष्किन्धाद्वारमागतः। नर्दति स्म सुसंरब्धो वालिनं चाह्वयद्रणे4.9.5।।

sa tu suptajane rātrau kiṣkindhādvāramāgataḥ| nardati sma susaṃrabdho vālinaṃ cāhvayadraṇe4.9.5||

'One midnight when all were asleep, he (Mayabi) came to the entrance of Kishkinda screaming angrily and bellowing at Vali, challenging him to a duel.

प्रसुप्तस्तु मम भ्राता नर्दितं भैरवस्वनम्। श्रुत्वा न ममृषे वाली निष्पपात जवात्तदा4.9.6।।

prasuptastu mama bhrātā narditaṃ bhairavasvanam| śrutvā na mamṛṣe vālī niṣpapāta javāttadā4.9.6||

' My brother Vali, who was asleep could not tolerate the frightful sound and jumped out of bed hastily.

स तु वै निस्सृतः क्रोधात्तं हन्तुमसुरोत्तमम्। वार्यमाणस्तत स्त्रीभिर्मया च प्रणतात्मना4.9.7।।

sa tu vai nissṛtaḥ krodhāttaṃ hantumasurottamam| vāryamāṇastata strībhirmayā ca praṇatātmanā4.9.7||

'Enraged, he came out to kill the powerful demon even though I with the womenfolk (of the harem) tried to prevent him.

स तु निर्धूय ताः सर्वा निर्जगाम महाबलः। ततोऽहमपि सौहार्दान्निस्सृतो वालिना सह4.9.8।।

sa tu nirdhūya tāḥ sarvā nirjagāma mahābalaḥ| tato'hamapi sauhārdānnissṛto vālinā saha4.9.8||

'That mighty warrior(Vali) came out, pushing aside all the womenfolk. I too followed him due to my affection towards him.

स तु मे भ्रातरं दृष्ट्वा मां च दूरादवस्थितम्। असुरो जातसन्त्रासः प्रदुद्राव ततो भृशम्4.9.9।।

sa tu me bhrātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā māṃ ca dūrādavasthitam| asuro jātasantrāsaḥ pradudrāva tato bhṛśam4.9.9||

'On seeing my brother and me from a distance, the demon took to his heels scared.

तस्मिन् द्रवति सन्त्रस्ते ह्यावां द्रुततरं गतौ। प्रकाशश्च कृतो मार्गश्चन्द्रेणोद्गच्छता तदा4.9.10।।

tasmin dravati santraste hyāvāṃ drutataraṃ gatau| prakāśaśca kṛto mārgaścandreṇodgacchatā tadā4.9.10||

'Frightened, he ran. We too chased him running faster. As the Moon was rising the path was welllit.

स तृणैरावृतं दुर्गं धरण्या विवरं महत्। प्रविवेशासुरो वेगादावामासाद्य विष्ठितौ4.9.11।।

sa tṛṇairāvṛtaṃ durgaṃ dharaṇyā vivaraṃ mahat| praviveśāsuro vegādāvāmāsādya viṣṭhitau4.9.11||

'The demon entered into a hole (cave) covered with a heap of grass, difficult, therefore, of access. Both of us reached there and took position.

तं प्रविष्टं रिपुं दृष्ट्वा बिलं रोषवशं गतः। मामुवाच तदा वाली वचनं क्षुभितेन्द्रियः4.9.12।।

taṃ praviṣṭaṃ ripuṃ dṛṣṭvā bilaṃ roṣavaśaṃ gataḥ| māmuvāca tadā vālī vacanaṃ kṣubhitendriyaḥ4.9.12||

'Seeing the enemy entering the cave, Vali became wrathful and his senses were terribly disturbed.He said to me:

इह त्वं तिष्ठ सुग्रीव बिलद्वारि समाहितः। यावत्तत्र प्रविश्याहं निहन्मि सहसा रिपुम्4.9.13।।

iha tvaṃ tiṣṭha sugrīva biladvāri samāhitaḥ| yāvattatra praviśyāhaṃ nihanmi sahasā ripum4.9.13||

'O Sugriva wait here at the entrance of the cave and be on your alert until I enter this hole and kill the enemy'.

मया त्वेतद्वचश्श्रुत्वा याचितस्स परन्तपः। शापयित्वा तु मां पद्भ्यां प्रविवेश बिलं महत्4.9.14।।

mayā tvetadvacaśśrutvā yācitassa parantapaḥ| śāpayitvā tu māṃ padbhyāṃ praviveśa bilaṃ mahat4.9.14||

'On hearing him, I begged the scorcher of enemies (Vali) that I would follow him, but he made me swear on his feet and entered the cave.

तस्य प्रविष्टस्य बिलं साग्रस्संवत्सरो गतः। स्थितस्य मम बिलद्वारि स कालो व्यत्यवर्तत4.9.15।।

tasya praviṣṭasya bilaṃ sāgrassaṃvatsaro gataḥ| sthitasya mama biladvāri sa kālo vyatyavartata4.9.15||

Well over a year passed for him who had entered the cave, and that whole time passed for me as I waited at its entrance.

अहं तु नष्टं ज्ञात्वा तं स्नेहादागतसम्भ्रमः। भ्रातरं न च पश्यामि पापाशङ्कि च मे मनः4.9.16।।

ahaṃ tu naṣṭaṃ jñātvā taṃ snehādāgatasambhramaḥ| bhrātaraṃ na ca paśyāmi pāpāśaṅki ca me manaḥ4.9.16||

'Thinking him dead, I became agitated because of my love for him. My mind began to apprehend his death since I had not seen my brother for long.

अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य बिलात्तस्माद्विनिस्सृतम्। सफेनं रुधिरं रक्तमहं दृष्ट्वा सुदुःखितः।।4.9.17।।

atha dīrghasya kālasya bilāttasmādvinissṛtam| saphenaṃ rudhiraṃ raktamahaṃ dṛṣṭvā suduḥkhitaḥ

Then, after a long while, seeing frothy red blood flowing out of that cave, I became deeply grieved.

नर्दतामसुराणां च ध्वनिर्मे श्रोत्रमागतः। निरस्तस्य च सङ्ग्रामे क्रोशतोनिस्स्वनो गुरोः4.9.18।।

nardatāmasurāṇāṃ ca dhvanirme śrotramāgataḥ| nirastasya ca saṅgrāme krośatonissvano guroḥ4.9.18||

'I heard the roaring voices of the demons and not the yelling of my brother engaged in the duel.

अहं त्ववगतो बुद्ध्या चिह्नैस्तैर्भ्रातरं हतम्। पिधाय च बिलद्वारं शिलया गिरिमात्रया4.9.19।। शोकार्तश्चोदकं कृत्वा किष्किन्धामागतस्सखे। गूहमानस्य मे तत्त्वं यत्नतो मन्त्रिभिश्श्रुतम्4.9.20।।

ahaṃ tvavagato buddhyā cihnaistairbhrātaraṃ hatam| pidhāya ca biladvāraṃ śilayā girimātrayā4.9.19|| śokārtaścodakaṃ kṛtvā kiṣkindhāmāgatassakhe| gūhamānasya me tattvaṃ yatnato mantribhiśśrutam4.9.20||

'O friend by those signs I understood that my brother was killed and concluding that way I blocked the entrance of the cave with a rock of the size of a mountain and offered oblations to my brother and came to Kishkinda. I intended to hide the fact of Vali's death. But the ministers came to know the truth with their efforts.

अहं त्ववगतो बुद्ध्या चिह्नैस्तैर्भ्रातरं हतम्। पिधाय च बिलद्वारं शिलया गिरिमात्रया4.9.19।। शोकार्तश्चोदकं कृत्वा किष्किन्धामागतस्सखे। गूहमानस्य मे तत्त्वं यत्नतो मन्त्रिभिश्श्रुतम्4.9.20।।

ahaṃ tvavagato buddhyā cihnaistairbhrātaraṃ hatam| pidhāya ca biladvāraṃ śilayā girimātrayā4.9.19|| śokārtaścodakaṃ kṛtvā kiṣkindhāmāgatassakhe| gūhamānasya me tattvaṃ yatnato mantribhiśśrutam4.9.20||

'O friend by those signs I understood that my brother was killed and concluding that way I blocked the entrance of the cave with a rock of the size of a mountain and offered oblations to my brother and came to Kishkinda. I intended to hide the fact of Vali's death. But the ministers came to know the truth with their efforts.

ततोऽहं तैस्समागम्य सम्मतैरभिषेचितः। राज्यं प्रशासतस्तस्य न्यायतो मम राघव4.9.21।। आजगाम रिपुं हत्वा वाली तमसुरोत्तमम्।।

tato'haṃ taissamāgamya sammatairabhiṣecitaḥ| rājyaṃ praśāsatastasya nyāyato mama rāghava4.9.21|| ājagāma ripuṃ hatvā vālī tamasurottamam||

'Then all the ministers assembled together and consecrated me. While I was ruling the kingdom lawfully, Vali, the monkey came back after killing the enemy demon.

अभिषिक्तं तु मां दृष्ट्वा वाली संरक्तलोचनः। मदीयान्मन्त्रिणो बद्ध्वा परुषं वाक्यमब्रवीत्4.9.22।।

abhiṣiktaṃ tu māṃ dṛṣṭvā vālī saṃraktalocanaḥ| madīyānmantriṇo baddhvā paruṣaṃ vākyamabravīt4.9.22||

'Seeing me on the throne, Vali became angry and his eyes turned red. He imprisoned my ministers and spoke to me harshly.

निग्रहेऽपि समर्थस्य तं पापं प्रति राघव। न प्रावर्तत मे बुद्धिर्भ्रातुर्गौरवयन्त्रिता4.9.23।।

nigrahe'pi samarthasya taṃ pāpaṃ prati rāghava| na prāvartata me buddhirbhrāturgauravayantritā4.9.23||

'O Rama even though I was capable of restraining the sinner, my intellect did not let me do so out of respect for my brother.

हत्वा शत्रुं स मे भ्राता प्रविवेश पुरं तदा4.9.24।। मानयंस्तं महात्मानं यथावच्चाभ्यवादयम्। उक्ताश्च नाशिषस्तेन सन्तुष्टेनान्तरात्मना4.9.25।।

hatvā śatruṃ sa me bhrātā praviveśa puraṃ tadā4.9.24|| mānayaṃstaṃ mahātmānaṃ yathāvaccābhyavādayam| uktāśca nāśiṣastena santuṣṭenāntarātmanā4.9.25||

'When my brother came back to the town after killing the enemy, I offered as usual my salutations to him. But he did not bless me wholeheartedly.

हत्वा शत्रुं स मे भ्राता प्रविवेश पुरं तदा4.9.24।। मानयंस्तं महात्मानं यथावच्चाभ्यवादयम्। उक्ताश्च नाशिषस्तेन सन्तुष्टेनान्तरात्मना4.9.25।।

hatvā śatruṃ sa me bhrātā praviveśa puraṃ tadā4.9.24|| mānayaṃstaṃ mahātmānaṃ yathāvaccābhyavādayam| uktāśca nāśiṣastena santuṣṭenāntarātmanā4.9.25||

'When my brother came back to the town after killing the enemy, I offered as usual my salutations to him. But he did not bless me wholeheartedly.

नत्वा पादावहं तस्य मकुटेनास्पृशं प्रभो अपि वाली मम क्रोधान्न प्रसादं चकार सः4.9.26।।

natvā pādāvahaṃ tasya makuṭenāspṛśaṃ prabho api vālī mama krodhānna prasādaṃ cakāra saḥ4.9.26||

'O lord I bowed at his feet with my crown in total submission. Even then Vali was not pleased a bit. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये किष्किन्धाकाण्डे नवमस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the ninth sarga of Kishkindakanda of the Holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.