Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 20

ततोनिविष्टांध्वजिनींसुग्रीवेणाभिपालिताम् । ददर्शराक्षसोऽभ्येत्यशार्दूलोनामवीर्यवान् ।।6.20.1।।

tatoniviṣṭāṃdhvajinīṃsugrīveṇābhipālitām | dadarśarākṣaso'bhyetyaśārdūlonāmavīryavān

Then the heroic Rakshasa called Shardula entered into the area encamped by the army under Sugriva's command and saw the sign flag of the army.

चारोराक्षसराजस्यरावणस्यदुरात्मनः । तांदृष्ट्वासर्वतोव्यग्रंप्रतिगम्यसराक्षसः ।।6.20.2।। प्रविश्यलङ्कांवेगेनरावणंवाक्यमब्रवीत् ।

cārorākṣasarājasyarāvaṇasyadurātmanaḥ | tāṃdṛṣṭvāsarvatovyagraṃpratigamyasarākṣasaḥ praviśyalaṅkāṃvegenarāvaṇaṃvākyamabravīt |

The evil minded raskshasa who was a spy of Ravana went back to Lanka speedily unruffled after having observed all over the camp and spoke these words to Ravana.

एषवानरऋक्षौघोलङ्कांसमभिवर्तते । अगाधश्चाप्रमेयश्चद्वितीयइवसागरः ।।6.20.3।।

eṣavānaraṛkṣaugholaṅkāṃsamabhivartate | agādhaścāprameyaścadvitīyaivasāgaraḥ

As if it is a second ocean deep and immeasurable, the ocean of Vanaras and Bears are heading towards Lanka (reported the spy).

पुत्रौदशरथस्येमौभ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।।6.20.4।। उत्तमौरूपसम्पन्नौसीतायाःपदमागतौ । एतौसागरमासाद्यसन्निविष्टौमहाद्युती ।।6.20.5।।

putraudaśarathasyemaubhrātaraurāmalakṣmaṇau uttamaurūpasampannausītāyāḥpadamāgatau | etausāgaramāsādyasanniviṣṭaumahādyutī

"Great sons of Dasaratha, Rama and Lakshmana, endowed with beautiful form and exceptional fortitude have come and set their foot on the seashore and settled to come to Sita."

पुत्रौदशरथस्येमौभ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।।6.20.4।। उत्तमौरूपसम्पन्नौसीतायाःपदमागतौ । एतौसागरमासाद्यसन्निविष्टौमहाद्युती ।।6.20.5।।

putraudaśarathasyemaubhrātaraurāmalakṣmaṇau uttamaurūpasampannausītāyāḥpadamāgatau | etausāgaramāsādyasanniviṣṭaumahādyutī

"Great sons of Dasaratha, Rama and Lakshmana, endowed with beautiful form and exceptional fortitude have come and set their foot on the seashore and settled to come to Sita."

बलंचामाकाशमावृत्यसर्वतोदशयोजनम् । तत्त्वभूतंमहाराज क्षिप्रंवेदितुमर्हसि ।।6.20.6।।

balaṃcāmākāśamāvṛtyasarvatodaśayojanam | tattvabhūtaṃmahārāja kṣipraṃveditumarhasi

"Mighty king Ravana the army also is spread all over ten yojanas. I have seen going round the sky. You ought to know the real situation at once."

तवदूतामहाराजक्षिप्रमर्हन्त्यवेक्षितुम् । उपप्रदानंसान्त्वंवाभेदोवात्रप्रयुज्यताम् ।।6.20.7।।

tavadūtāmahārājakṣipramarhantyavekṣitum | upapradānaṃsāntvaṃvābhedovātraprayujyatām

"O king at once your spies should be deployed there and entrusted to have claims either by conciliation or creating differences."

शार्दूलस्यवचश्श्रुत्वारावणोराक्षसेश्वरः । उवाचसहसाव्यग्रस्सम्प्रधार्यार्थमात्मनः ।।6.20.8।। शुकंनामतदारक्षोवाक्यमर्थविदांवरम् ।

śārdūlasyavacaśśrutvārāvaṇorākṣaseśvaraḥ | uvācasahasāvyagrassampradhāryārthamātmanaḥ śukaṃnāmatadārakṣovākyamarthavidāṃvaram |

Ravana the tiger among Rakshasas, after having heard Shardula's words decided within himself and said to Suka who is good at work praising him very much as usual.

सुग्रीवंब्रूहिगत्वाशुराजानंवचनान्मम । यथासन्देशमक्लीबंश्लक्ष्णयापरयागिरा ।।6.20.9।।

sugrīvaṃbrūhigatvāśurājānaṃvacanānmama | yathāsandeśamaklībaṃślakṣṇayāparayāgirā

"Departing quickly, speak to the king Sugriva boldly without getting disturbed but in a gentle way and communicate this message."

त्वंवैमहाराजकुलप्रसूतोमहाबलश्चर् क्षरजस्सुतश्च । नकश्चिदार्थस्तवनास्त्यनर्थस्तथाहिमेभ्रातृसमोहरीश ।।6.20.10।।

tvaṃvaimahārājakulaprasūtomahābalaścar kṣarajassutaśca | nakaścidārthastavanāstyanarthastathāhimebhrātṛsamoharīśa

"O Sugriva, king of Vanaras You are born in a race of eminent kings, a mighty son of Rksharaja. Even a little harm has not been done to you by me. I am like your brother (Ravana's words to Sugriva to be communicated by Suka)."

अहंयद्यहरंभार्यांराजपुत्रस्यधीमतः । किंतत्रतवसुग्रीव: किष्किन्धांप्रतिगम्यताम् ।।6.20.11।।

ahaṃyadyaharaṃbhāryāṃrājaputrasyadhīmataḥ | kiṃtatratavasugrīva: kiṣkindhāṃpratigamyatām

"Sugriva What harm is done to you if I have brought the consort of prince? You are a wise one, go back to Kishkinda."

नहीयंहरिभिर्लङ्काशक्याप्राप्तुंकथञ्चन । देवैरपिसगन्धर्वैःकिंपुनर्नरवानरैः ।।6.20.12।।

nahīyaṃharibhirlaṅkāśakyāprāptuṃkathañcana | devairapisagandharvaiḥkiṃpunarnaravānaraiḥ

"It is not possible for Vanaras to get here even for Gandharvas or Devas also. What to say of humans and Vanaras? (You may tell this to Sugriva)."

सतथाराक्षसेन्द्रेणसन्दिष्टोरजनीचरः । शुकोविहङ्गमोभूत्वातूर्णमाप्लुत्यचाम्बरम् ।।6.20.13।।

satathārākṣasendreṇasandiṣṭorajanīcaraḥ | śukovihaṅgamobhūtvātūrṇamāplutyacāmbaram

Thus, commanded by the ruler of Rakshasas, Suka immediately transformed into a bird form and rose apace into the sky.

सगत्वादूरमध्वानमुपर्युपरिसागरम् । संस्थितोह्यम्बरेवाक्यंसुग्रीवमिदमब्रवीत् ।।6.20.14।।

sagatvādūramadhvānamuparyuparisāgaram | saṃsthitohyambarevākyaṃsugrīvamidamabravīt

Suka having gone a long way in the sky to a distant place, stationed there spoke these words to Sugriva.

सर्वमुक्तंयथादिष्टंरावणेनदुरात्मना । तंप्रापयन्तंवचनंतूर्णमाप्लुत्यवानराः ।।6.20.15।। प्रापद्यन्तदिवंक्षिप्रंलोप्तुंहन्तुंचमुष्टिभि: ।

sarvamuktaṃyathādiṣṭaṃrāvaṇenadurātmanā | taṃprāpayantaṃvacanaṃtūrṇamāplutyavānarāḥ prāpadyantadivaṃkṣipraṃloptuṃhantuṃcamuṣṭibhi: |

Thus, commanded by evil minded Ravana, Suka communicated everything as spoken by Ravana. At once the Vanaras rose and started to injure Suka with their fists.

सतैःप्लवङ्गैःप्रसभंनिगृहीतोनिशाचरः । गगनाद्भूतलेचाशुपरिगृह्यनिपातितः ।।6.20.16।।

sataiḥplavaṅgaiḥprasabhaṃnigṛhītoniśācaraḥ | gaganādbhūtalecāśuparigṛhyanipātitaḥ

At once the Vanaras violently seized the night ranger Suka and held him and threw him down to the ground from the sky.

वानरैःपीड्यमानस्तुशुकोवचनमब्रवीत् । नदूतान्घ्नन्तिकाकुत्स्थ वार्यन्तांसाधुवानराः ।।6.20.17।।

vānaraiḥpīḍyamānastuśukovacanamabravīt | nadūtānghnantikākutstha vāryantāṃsādhuvānarāḥ

Being attacked by Vanaras, Suka told these words. "Oh Kakuthsa Rama messengers should not be killed. It will be good to prevent the Vanaras."

यस्तुहित्वामतंभर्तुस्स्वमतंसम्प्रभाषते । अनुक्तवादीदूतस्सन् सदूतोवधमर्हति ।।6.20.18।।

yastuhitvāmataṃbhartussvamataṃsamprabhāṣate | anuktavādīdūtassan sadūtovadhamarhati

"The envoy who puts aside the king's opinion and expresses his own opinion, which has not been said by the king ought to be killed."

शुकस्यवचनंश्रुत्वारामस्तुपरिदेवितम् । उवाचमावधिष्टेतिघ्नतश्शाखामृगर्षभान् ।।6.20.19।।

śukasyavacanaṃśrutvārāmastuparidevitam | uvācamāvadhiṣṭetighnataśśākhāmṛgarṣabhān

After hearing the appeal of Suka and seeing the monkeys shouting, Rama spoke indicating not to kill him.

सचपत्रलघुर्भूत्वाहरिभिर्दर्शितेभये । अन्तरिक्षेस्थितोभूत्वापुनर्वचनमब्रवीत् ।।6.20.20।।

sacapatralaghurbhūtvāharibhirdarśitebhaye | antarikṣesthitobhūtvāpunarvacanamabravīt

Suka, felt secure in the air and finding monkeys also settled, once again spoke these words.

सुग्रीव:स त्त्वसम्पन्न: महाबलपराक्रम: । किंमयाखलुवक्तव्योरावणोलोकरावणः ।।6.20.21।।

sugrīva:sa ttvasampanna: mahābalaparākrama: | kiṃmayākhaluvaktavyorāvaṇolokarāvaṇaḥ

"Oh Sugriva Who is rich in spirit and endowed with mighty prowess What should I convey to Ravana who makes the world cry?"

सएवमुक्तःप्लवगाधिपस्तदाप्लवङ्गमानामृषभोमहाबलः । उवाचवाक्यंरजनीचरस्यचारंशुकंतूर्णमदीनसत्त्वः ।।6.20.22।।

saevamuktaḥplavagādhipastadāplavaṅgamānāmṛṣabhomahābalaḥ | uvācavākyaṃrajanīcarasyacāraṃśukaṃtūrṇamadīnasattvaḥ

Suka having spoken in that way, Sugriva the leader of the monkeys who was not depressed in his spirit spoke these pleasant words to the Rakshasa spy.

नमेऽसिमित्रंनतथानुकम्प्योनचोपकर्तापिनमेप्रियोऽसि । अरिश्चरामस्यसहानुबन्धस्ततोऽसिवालीववधार्हवध्यः ।।6.20.23।।

name'simitraṃnatathānukampyonacopakartāpinamepriyo'si | ariścarāmasyasahānubandhastato'sivālīvavadhārhavadhyaḥ

"O Rakshasa, you are the one who deserves death (Convey to Ravana this as my word). You are an enemy to my friend, like wise you are not worthy of sympathy, not my well wisher and also not dear to me. You are Rama's enemy, so like your relative Vali you are to be killed."

निह्नन्म्यहंत्वांससुतंसबन्धुंसज्ञातिवर्गरजनीचरेश । लङ्काञ्चसर्वांमहताबलेनक्षिप्रंकरिष्यामिसमेत्यभस्म ।।6.20.24।।

nihnanmyahaṃtvāṃsasutaṃsabandhuṃsajñātivargarajanīcareśa | laṅkāñcasarvāṃmahatābalenakṣipraṃkariṣyāmisametyabhasma

"O Night ranger Ravana I shall kill all your sons, relatives, your kinsfolk. I shall come at once and even burn Lanka into ashes with my mighty prowess."

नमोक्षयसेरावण: राघवस्यसुरैस्सहेन्द्रैदपिमूढगुप्तः । अन्तर्हितस्सूर्यपथंगतोऽवा ।तथैवपातालमनुप्रविष्टः ।।6.20.25।। गिरीशपादम्बुजसङ्गतोवाहतोऽसिरामेणसहानुजस्त्वम् ।।6.20.26।।

namokṣayaserāvaṇa: rāghavasyasuraissahendraidapimūḍhaguptaḥ | antarhitassūryapathaṃgato'vā |tathaivapātālamanupraviṣṭaḥ girīśapādambujasaṅgatovāhato'sirāmeṇasahānujastvam

"O Foolish Ravana Even if you go to a secret place, or rendered invisible by your interposition, or go into the orbit of the Sun, or go underground to Patala or go to the feet of Lord Siva for protection, you cannot escape from Rama. You along with your brother will be slain."

नमोक्षयसेरावण: राघवस्यसुरैस्सहेन्द्रैदपिमूढगुप्तः । अन्तर्हितस्सूर्यपथंगतोऽवा ।तथैवपातालमनुप्रविष्टः ।।6.20.25।। गिरीशपादम्बुजसङ्गतोवाहतोऽसिरामेणसहानुजस्त्वम् ।।6.20.26।।

namokṣayaserāvaṇa: rāghavasyasuraissahendraidapimūḍhaguptaḥ | antarhitassūryapathaṃgato'vā |tathaivapātālamanupraviṣṭaḥ girīśapādambujasaṅgatovāhato'sirāmeṇasahānujastvam

"O Foolish Ravana Even if you go to a secret place, or rendered invisible by your interposition, or go into the orbit of the Sun, or go underground to Patala or go to the feet of Lord Siva for protection, you cannot escape from Rama. You along with your brother will be slain."

तस्यतेत्रिषुलोकेषुनपिशाचंनराक्षसम् । त्रातारमनुपश्यामिनगन्धर्वंनचासुरम् ।।6.20.27।।

tasyatetriṣulokeṣunapiśācaṃnarākṣasam | trātāramanupaśyāminagandharvaṃnacāsuram

"I do not see anyone who can save you in these three worlds, not Rakshasas, not devils or even Gandharvas."

अवधीर्यजरावृद्दंगृध्रराजंजटायुषम् । किंनुतेरामसान्निध्येसकाशेलक्ष्मणस्यवा ।।6.20.28।। हृतासीताविशालाक्षीयांत्वंगृह्यनबुध्यसे ।

avadhīryajarāvṛddaṃgṛdhrarājaṃjaṭāyuṣam | kiṃnuterāmasānnidhyesakāśelakṣmaṇasyavā hṛtāsītāviśālākṣīyāṃtvaṃgṛhyanabudhyase |

"When the aged and old vulture Jatayu restrained you, why did you disregard and seize broadeyed Sita? Why did you not take her away in the presence of Rama or even Lakshmana?"

महाबलंमहात्मानंदुर्धर्षममरैरपि । नबुध्यसेरघुश्रेष्ठंयस्तेप्राणान्हरिष्यति ।।6.20.29।।

mahābalaṃmahātmānaṃdurdharṣamamarairapi | nabudhyaseraghuśreṣṭhaṃyasteprāṇānhariṣyati

"You do not understand that the foremost of Raghu's, a benevolent one, is difficult to overcome even for Indra. He will take away your life with his extraordinary might."

ततोऽब्रवीद्वालिसुतस्त्वङ्गदोहरिसत्तमः । नायंदूतोमहाराजचारिकःप्रतिभातिमे ।।6.20.30।।

tato'bravīdvālisutastvaṅgadoharisattamaḥ | nāyaṃdūtomahārājacārikaḥpratibhātime

"Then Angada, the noble one among Vanaras, the son of Vali, said," O King, to me it appears that he is not a messenger but a spy."

तुलितंहिबलंसर्वमनेनात्रैवतिष्ठता । गृह्यतांमागमल्लङ्कामेतद्दिममरोचते ।।6.20.31।।

tulitaṃhibalaṃsarvamanenātraivatiṣṭhatā | gṛhyatāṃmāgamallaṅkāmetaddimamarocate

"While standing here surely he has assessed the entire strength of the army. I hope he is taken as a captive and not returned to Lanka."

ततोराज्ञासमादिष्टास्समुत्पत्यवलीमुखाः । जगृहुश्चबबन्धुश्चविलपन्तमनाथवत् ।।6.20.32।।

tatorājñāsamādiṣṭāssamutpatyavalīmukhāḥ | jagṛhuścababandhuścavilapantamanāthavat

Then having been commanded by the king he caught the forlorn wailing Rakshasa Suka and bound him.

शुकस्तुवानरैश्चण्डैस्तत्रतैस्सम्प्रपीडितः । व्याचुक्रोशमहात्मानंरामंदशरथात्मजम् ।।6.20.33।।

śukastuvānaraiścaṇḍaistatrataissamprapīḍitaḥ | vyācukrośamahātmānaṃrāmaṃdaśarathātmajam

"Thereafter Suka who was severely tormented by the Vanaras went towards benevolent Rama and wailed."

लुप्येतेमेबलात्पक्षौभिद्येतेमेतथाऽक्षिणी ।।6.20.34।। यांचरात्रिंमरिष्यामिजायेरात्रिंचयामहम् । एतस्मिन्नन्तरेकालेयन्मयाह्यशुभंकृतम् ।।6.20.35।। सर्वंत्वमुपपद्येधाजह्यांचेद्यदिजीवितम् ।

lupyetemebalātpakṣaubhidyetemetathā'kṣiṇī yāṃcarātriṃmariṣyāmijāyerātriṃcayāmaham | etasminnantarekāleyanmayāhyaśubhaṃkṛtam sarvaṃtvamupapadyedhājahyāṃcedyadijīvitam |

"If my wings are cut off and my eyes are injured, on account of that inauspicious act you will take on all sins of my life from the night I was born till the night I am dead leaving my original form, even will happen (Suka tells Rama)."

लुप्येतेमेबलात्पक्षौभिद्येतेमेतथाऽक्षिणी ।।6.20.34।। यांचरात्रिंमरिष्यामिजायेरात्रिंचयामहम् । एतस्मिन्नन्तरेकालेयन्मयाह्यशुभंकृतम् ।।6.20.35।। सर्वंत्वमुपपद्येधाजह्यांचेद्यदिजीवितम् ।

lupyetemebalātpakṣaubhidyetemetathā'kṣiṇī yāṃcarātriṃmariṣyāmijāyerātriṃcayāmaham | etasminnantarekāleyanmayāhyaśubhaṃkṛtam sarvaṃtvamupapadyedhājahyāṃcedyadijīvitam |

"If my wings are cut off and my eyes are injured, on account of that inauspicious act you will take on all sins of my life from the night I was born till the night I am dead leaving my original form, even will happen (Suka tells Rama)."

नाघातयत्तदारामश्श्रुत्वातत्परिदेवनम् । वानरानब्रवीद्रामोमुच्यतांदूतआगतः ।।6.20.36।।

nāghātayattadārāmaśśrutvātatparidevanam | vānarānabravīdrāmomucyatāṃdūtaāgataḥ

"Having heard the lamentation, Rama said to the Vanaras" Do not kill him. Set him free as he had come as an envoy." ।। इत्यार्षेवाल्मीकीयेश्रीमद्रामायणेआदिकाव्येयुद्धकाण्डेविंशस्सर्गः ।। This is the end of the twentieth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.