Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 2

तंतुशोकपरिद्यूनंरामंदशरथात्मजम् । उवाचवचनंश्रीमान् सुग्रीवश्शोकनाशनम् ।।6.2.1।।

taṃtuśokaparidyūnaṃrāmaṃdaśarathātmajam | uvācavacanaṃśrīmān sugrīvaśśokanāśanam

Glorious Sugriva spoke such words of advice to remove the agony of Rama,son of Dasaratha, who was filled with sorrow.

किंत्वंसन्तप्यसेवीर यथान्यःप्राकृतस्तथा । मैवंभूस्त्यजसन्तापंकृतघ्नइवसौहृदम् ।।6.2.2।।

kiṃtvaṃsantapyasevīra yathānyaḥprākṛtastathā | maivaṃbhūstyajasantāpaṃkṛtaghnaivasauhṛdam

"Heroic Rama Why are you grieving like a common man? Give up your grief just like an ungrateful one gives up friendship."

सन्तापस्यचतेस्थानंनहिपश्यामिराघव । प्रवृत्तावुपलब्धायांज्ञातेचनिलयेरिपोः ।।6.2.3।।

santāpasyacatesthānaṃnahipaśyāmirāghava | pravṛttāvupalabdhāyāṃjñātecanilayeripoḥ

"Raghava Having secured the information (of Sita) and known the location of the enemy's residence, I do not see the reason for your mourning."

मतिमान्शास्त्रवित्प्राज्ञःपण्डितश्चासिराघव । त्यजेमांपापिकांबुद्धिंकृतात्मेवार्थदूषणीम् ।।6.2.4।।

matimānśāstravitprājñaḥpaṇḍitaścāsirāghava | tyajemāṃpāpikāṃbuddhiṃkṛtātmevārthadūṣaṇīm

"Raghava You are an intellectual, well versed in Sastras, wise and learned. Give up this sinful thought just as the one who is efficient gives up the one who violates subtle truth."

समुद्रंलङ्घयित्वातुमहानक्रसमाकुलम् । लङ्कामारोहयिष्यामोहनिष्यामश्चतेरिपुम् ।।6.2.5।।

samudraṃlaṅghayitvātumahānakrasamākulam | laṅkāmārohayiṣyāmohaniṣyāmaścateripum

"If we cross over that ocean infested with huge crocodiles and ascend the fortress of Lanka, know that the enemy is killed."

निरुत्साहस्यदीनस्यशोकपर्याकुलात्मनः । सर्वार्थाव्यवसीदन्तिव्यसनंचाधिगच्छति ।।6.2.6।।

nirutsāhasyadīnasyaśokaparyākulātmanaḥ | sarvārthāvyavasīdantivyasanaṃcādhigacchati

"One who is despondent, dejected and overwhelmed with grief, will be dispirited in all matters. Not only that with worry he will meet with disaster."

इमेशूरास्समर्थाश्चसर्वनोहरियूथपाः । त्वत्प्रियार्थंकृतोत्साहाःप्रवेष्टुमपिपावकम् । एषांहर्षेणजानामितर्कश्चास्मिन् दृढोमम ।।6.2.7।।

imeśūrāssamarthāścasarvanohariyūthapāḥ | tvatpriyārthaṃkṛtotsāhāḥpraveṣṭumapipāvakam | eṣāṃharṣeṇajānāmitarkaścāsmin dṛḍhomama

All these vanara leaders and heroes are highly capable and for your happiness they are even ready to enter fire. I know this from their joy and I even infer that it is certain (to happen).

विक्रमेणसमानेष्येसीतांहत्वायथारिपुम् । रावणंपापकर्माणंतथात्वंकर्तुमर्हसि ।।6.2.8।।

vikrameṇasamāneṣyesītāṃhatvāyathāripum | rāvaṇaṃpāpakarmāṇaṃtathātvaṃkartumarhasi

"You ought to work such that we would kill that enemy Ravana of sinful deeds with our prowess and get back Sita. I hope you are capable of doing that."

सेतुरत्रयथाबध्येद्यथापश्येमतांपुरीम् । तस्यराक्षसराजस्यतथात्वंकुरुराघव ।।6.2.9।।

seturatrayathābadhyedyathāpaśyematāṃpurīm | tasyarākṣasarājasyatathātvaṃkururāghava

"Raghava You think that we will be building a bridge and then seeing that city of the king of Rakshasas."

दृष्टवातांतुपुरींलङ्कांत्रिकूटशिखरेस्थिताम् । हतंचरावणंयुद्धेदर्शनावधारय ।।6.2.10।।

dṛṣṭavātāṃtupurīṃlaṅkāṃtrikūṭaśikharesthitām | hataṃcarāvaṇaṃyuddhedarśanāvadhāraya

"If the city of Lanka situated on top of Trikuta mountain is seen, you can be sure that Ravana is killed."

अबध्वासागरेसेतुंघोरेचतुवरुणालये । लङ्कांनमर्दितुंशक्यासेन्द्रैरपिसुरासुरैः ।।6.2.11।।

abadhvāsāgaresetuṃghorecatuvaruṇālaye | laṅkāṃnamardituṃśakyāsendrairapisurāsuraiḥ

"Without building a bridge on that dreadful ocean, the abode of Varuna, it is not possible for suras or asuras accompanied by Indra also to crush Lanka."

सेतुर्बद्धस्समुद्रेचयावल्लङ्कास्समीपतः ।।6.2.12।। सर्वंतीर्णंचमेसैन्यंजितमित्युपधारय । इमेहिसमरेवीराहरयःकामरूपिण ।।6.2.13।।

seturbaddhassamudrecayāvallaṅkāssamīpataḥ sarvaṃtīrṇaṃcamesainyaṃjitamityupadhāraya | imehisamarevīrāharayaḥkāmarūpiṇa

"On building a bridge over the large ocean up to Lanka, when all my army of vanaras can cross over, you may consider that you have won. These vanaras are heroic in war and can assume any form at will."

सेतुर्बद्धस्समुद्रेचयावल्लङ्कास्समीपतः ।।6.2.12।। सर्वंतीर्णंचमेसैन्यंजितमित्युपधारय । इमेहिसमरेवीराहरयःकामरूपिण ।।6.2.13।।

seturbaddhassamudrecayāvallaṅkāssamīpataḥ sarvaṃtīrṇaṃcamesainyaṃjitamityupadhāraya | imehisamarevīrāharayaḥkāmarūpiṇa

"On building a bridge over the large ocean up to Lanka, when all my army of vanaras can cross over, you may consider that you have won. These vanaras are heroic in war and can assume any form at will."

तदलंविक्लबांबुद्धिम् राजन सर्वार्थनाशनीम् । पुरुषस्यहिलोकेऽस्मिन् शोकश्शौर्यापकर्षणः ।।6.2.14।।

tadalaṃviklabāṃbuddhim rājana sarvārthanāśanīm | puruṣasyahiloke'smin śokaśśauryāpakarṣaṇaḥ

"O king, therefore enough of this agitated feeling which destroys everything. In this world the valiance of man is lost if he is sorrowful."

यत्तुकार्यंमनुष्येणशौण्डीर्यमवलम्बता । अस्मिन् कालेमहाप्राज्ञसत्त्वमातिष्ठतेजसा ।।6.2.15।।

yattukāryaṃmanuṣyeṇaśauṇḍīryamavalambatā | asmin kālemahāprājñasattvamātiṣṭhatejasā

"Just as heroism follows a human being in this world on accomplishing a task, you who are very wise, should resort to courage and valour and rise up."

शूराणांहिमनुष्याणांत्वद्विधानांमहात्मनाम् । विनष्टेवाप्रणष्टेवाशोकस्सर्वार्थनाशनः ।।6.2.16।।

śūrāṇāṃhimanuṣyāṇāṃtvadvidhānāṃmahātmanām | vinaṣṭevāpraṇaṣṭevāśokassarvārthanāśanaḥ

"If you who are great among the valiant ones worry for that which is destroyed or lost, it would lead to disaster of everything."

तत्त्वंबुद्धिमतांश्रेष्ठस्सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदः । मद्विधैस्सचिवैस्सार्थमरिंजेतुमिहार्हसि ।।6.2.17।।

tattvaṃbuddhimatāṃśreṣṭhassarvaśāstrārthakovidaḥ | madvidhaissacivaissārthamariṃjetumihārhasi

"You are highly intelligent, foremost among those who are wellversed in the meaning of all shastras. You will conquer your enemy along with friends like me."

नहिपश्याम्यहंकंचित् त्रिषुलोकेषुराघव । गृहीतधनुषेयस्तेतिष्ठेदभिमुखोरणे ।।6.2.18।।

nahipaśyāmyahaṃkaṃcit triṣulokeṣurāghava | gṛhītadhanuṣeyastetiṣṭhedabhimukhoraṇe

"O Raghava When you hold the bow in war, Indeed who can stand in front of you in the three worlds. I have not seen."

वानरेषुसमासक्तंनतेकार्यंविपत्स्यते । अचिराद्द्रक्ष्यसेसीतांतीर्त्वासागरमक्ष्यम् ।।6.2.19।।

vānareṣusamāsaktaṃnatekāryaṃvipatsyate | acirāddrakṣyasesītāṃtīrtvāsāgaramakṣyam

"The task of yours entrusted to vanaras will never be spoiled. Very soon you will see Sita crossing over the ocean that cannot be subdued."

तदलंशोकमालम्ब्यक्रोधमालम्बभूपते । निश्चेष्टाःक्षत्रियामन्दास्सर्वेचण्डस्यबिभ्यति ।।6.2.20।।

tadalaṃśokamālambyakrodhamālambabhūpate | niśceṣṭāḥkṣatriyāmandāssarvecaṇḍasyabibhyati

"O Lord of earth Enough of that pain you have experienced. Give up sorrow and take on to anger. When kshatriyas are lethargic, they become dull but all are scared at a fearful one."

लङ्घनार्थंचघोरस्यसमुद्रस्यनदींपतेः । सहास्माभिरिहोपेतस्सूक्ष्मबुद्धिर्विचारय ।।6.2.21।।

laṅghanārthaṃcaghorasyasamudrasyanadīṃpateḥ | sahāsmābhirihopetassūkṣmabuddhirvicāraya

"You are endowed with subtle intellect and now think of the means to cross over this dreadful looking ocean the lord of rivers."

लङ्घितेतस्यतैस्सैन्यंजितमित्युपधारय । सर्वंतीर्णंचमेसैन्यंजितमित्यवधार्यताम् ।।6.2.22।।

laṅghitetasyataissainyaṃjitamityupadhāraya | sarvaṃtīrṇaṃcamesainyaṃjitamityavadhāryatām

"If the vanara army can cross (the ocean) you are certain that we will conquer. Presume that the army has succeeded."

इमेहिहरयश्शूरास्समरेकामरूपिणः । तानरीन्विधमिष्यन्तिशिलापादपवृष्टिभिः ।।6.2.23।।

imehiharayaśśūrāssamarekāmarūpiṇaḥ | tānarīnvidhamiṣyantiśilāpādapavṛṣṭibhiḥ

"Being heroic in combat, these vanaras can take any form at their will.They would rain boulders and trees on enemies and cut them to size."

कथञ्चित्सन्तरिष्यामस्तेवयंवरुणालयम् । हतमित्येवतंमन्येयुद्धेशत्रुनिबर्हण ।।6.2.24।।

kathañcitsantariṣyāmastevayaṃvaruṇālayam | hatamityevataṃmanyeyuddheśatrunibarhaṇa

"O Exterminator of foes By whatever means the ocean is crossed by us, think that the enemy has been killed in combat."

किमुक्त्वाबहुधाचापिसर्वथाविजयीभवान् । निमित्तानिचपश्यामिमनोमेसम्प्रहृष्यति ।।6.2.25।।

kimuktvābahudhācāpisarvathāvijayībhavān | nimittānicapaśyāmimanomesamprahṛṣyati

"Of what use is speaking many words. By all means you will be victorious. I see signs of it and feel highly delighted in my mind." ।।इत्यार्षेवाल्मीकीयेश्रीमद्रामायणेआदिकाव्येयुद्धकाण्डेद्वितीयस्सर्गः।। This is the end of the second Sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic,the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.