Hearing of Indrajit's killing and having ascertained the news, Ravana's counsellors reported the matter hurriedly to Ravana.
तब रावण के मंत्रियों ने इंद्रजीत के मारे जाने की खबर सुनकर, उसे अत्यंत दुःख के साथ बताया।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v2
युद्धे हतो महाराज लक्ष्मणेन तवात्मजः |
विभीषणसहायेन मिषतां नो महाद्युते || ९२-६-२
"O monarch! Your great majestic son has been killed by Lakshmana with the help of Vibhishana, while we were witnessing the event in the battle-field."
युद्ध में तुम्हारे पुत्र को लक्ष्मण ने विभीषण की सहायता से मार डाला है, हे महाद्युति! यह हम सबके सामने हुआ।
"Your valiant son, who was unbeatable in combats and that hero who conquered Indra the lord of celestials, having collided with valiant Lakshmana, has been killed. Having tormented Lakshmana with his arrows, Indrajit departed to the highest world."
यहाँ संस्कृत श्लोक का सरल हिंदी अनुवाद दिया गया है: युद्ध में पराजित न होने वाले वीर योद्धा का वीर योद्धा से मिलन हुआ। तुम्हारे पुत्र विबुधेन्द्रजित् का वध लक्ष्मण द्वारा हुआ। वह लक्ष्मण को बाणों से संतप्त करके परम लोकों को प्राप्त हुआ।
Hearing that news of formidable, harsh and terrific death of Indrajit his son in battle, Ravana gave way to a protracted swoon.
यह सुनकर कि इंद्रजीत ने युद्ध में उनके पुत्र का भयंकर वध कर दिया है, वे अत्यंत व्याकुल हो गए।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v5
उपलभ्य चिरात्संज्ञां राजा राक्षसपुङ्गवः || ९२-६-५
पुत्रशोकाकुलो दीनो विललापाकुलेन्द्रियः |
Regaining his consciousness after a long time, the king Ravana, confounded as he was with sorrow on account of his son's death and with his mind confused, lamented as follows depressed as he was.
बहुत देर बाद होश में आकर, वह दीन राजा, जो पुत्र के शोक से व्याकुल था, अपनी इंद्रियों पर नियंत्रण खोकर विलाप करने लगा।
"Alas! My child, the chief of the army of demons, having extraordinary might! Having conquered Indra, how have you been subjected to the power of Lakshmana now?"
हे राक्षस सेना के प्रमुख, मेरे प्रिय पुत्र, तुम इतने बड़े योद्धा होकर आज लक्ष्मण के वश में कैसे आ गए?
"Certainly, when enraged, you would pierce with your arrows in battle, even the all-destroying time in the form of Yama the Lord of Death and even the peaks of Mount Mandara. What to tell about Lakshmana?"
निश्चित रूप से, मैं आपकी सहायता कर सकता हूँ। **सरल हिंदी अनुवाद:** क्रोधित होकर तुम बाणों से काल और अंतक को भी भेद सकते हो, तो फिर युद्ध में मंदराचल के शिखरों को भेदना क्या बड़ी बात है, लक्ष्मण की तो बात ही क्या है।
"O the long armed one! Highly esteemed to me is the king Yama, son of sun-god, by whom you have been subjected to the ravages of time today."
आज सूर्यपुत्र यमराज मेरे लिए अत्यंत आदरणीय हैं। हे महाबाहो, आज तुम काल के नियम से बंध गए हो।
"This is the path for great warriors even among all the celestial hosts. That male offspring who is killed for the cause of his lord, obtains heaven."
यह श्लोक बताता है कि जो वीर अपने स्वामी के लिए युद्ध में मारा जाता है, वह देवताओं के समान महान हो जाता है और स्वर्ग को प्राप्त करता है। यह शूरवीरों का मार्ग है, जो उन्हें देवलोक तक ले जाता है।
"Seeing Indrajit having been killed, all the hosts of celestials, the guardians of the world and the great sages now can sleep comfortably and peacefully."
आज देवताओं, लोकपालों और ऋषियों ने इंद्रजित को मरा हुआ देखकर निर्भय होकर सुख से विश्राम किया।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v11
अद्य लोकास्त्रयः कृत्स्नाः पृथिवी च सकानना || ९२-६-११
एकेनेन्द्रजिता हीना शूण्येव प्रतिभाति मे |
"Bereft of Indrajit alone, the entire earth with its forest appear to be wholly alone to me. Nay, even the three worlds!"
यह श्लोक कहता है कि आज मुझे तीनों लोक और यह सारी पृथ्वी, वन सहित, इंद्रजित के बिना सूनी लग रही है।
"Now, I shall hear the hue and cry of the demon-maidens in the gynaecium, even as one would hear the roar of a troop of female-elephants in a mountain cave."
आज मैं नैरृत कन्या के अंतःपुर में हाथियों के झुंड के गर्जन को सुनूंगा, जैसे वह किसी पर्वत की गुफा में गूंजता है।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v13
यौवराज्यं च लङ्कां च रक्षांसि च परन्तप || ९२-६-१३
मातरं मां च भार्यां च क्व गतोऽसि विहाय नः |
"O destroyer of enemies! Where did you go leaving the rank of Prince Regent as also Lanka, the demons, your mother and myself, your wives and all of us."
हे शत्रुओं को संताप देने वाले! तुमने राज्य, लंका, राक्षसों, माता, मुझे और पत्नी को छोड़कर कहाँ चले गए?
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v14
मम नाम त्वया वीर गतस्य यमसादनम् || ९२-६-१४
प्रेतकार्याणि कार्याणि विपरीते हि वर्तसे |
"O hero! The obsequies rights in my honour ought to have been done by you, consequent upon my death in future. You are, however, following a reverse path."
हे वीर, तुम्हारा नाम यमलोक को गया है। तुम प्रेत के कार्य कर रहे हो, जबकि विपरीत आचरण कर रहे हो।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v15
स त्वं जीवति सुग्रीवे लक्ष्मणे च राघवे || ९२-६-१५
मम शल्यमनुद्धृत्य क्व गतोऽसि विहाय नः |
"Deserting us without taking away my tormentation, while Sugreeva, lakshmana and Rama are still alive, where have you gone?"
जब तक सुग्रीव, लक्ष्मण और राम जीवित हैं, तब तक मेरे हृदय से कांटे को निकालकर तुम हमें छोड़कर कहाँ चले गए?
A huge rage enveloped Ravana, the king of demons, born of his son's death, while he was feeling distressed through grief as aforesaid.
रावण के पुत्र के वियोग से दुखी होने पर, उस राक्षस राजा को अत्यंत क्रोध आ गया।
The anguishes occasioned by the death of his son, flared up further for him, who by his very nature, was wrathful, as rays of the sun flare up the blazing sun in summer.
प्रकृति से ही क्रोधी इस पुत्र को उसके कष्टों ने और भी अधिक प्रज्वलित कर दिया, जैसे गर्मी में सूर्य को उसकी किरणें और अधिक दीप्त कर देती हैं।
With his eye brows joined together on his forehead, he shone brightly like an ocean, at the time of the dissolution of the world, with crocodiles and giant waves.
यहाँ संस्कृत श्लोक का सरल हिंदी अनुवाद दिया गया है: जैसे प्रलय के अंत में विशाल लहरों से समुद्र सुशोभित होता है, वैसे ही भौंहों के मिलने से माथे पर वह (देवी) सुशोभित हो रही थी।
While he was yawning with anger; a fire with smoke, as though clearly burning, broke out from his mouth, as it did from the month of Vritra (in the former days).
क्रोध से जम्हाई लेते हुए वृत्र के मुख से मानो धुआँ सहित अग्नि निकल पड़ी।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v20
स पुत्रवधसंतप्तः शूरः क्रोधवशं गतः || ९२-६-२०
समीक्ष्य रावणो बुद्ध्या वैदेह्या रोचयद्वधम् |
Afflicted with the grief of his son's killing, that valiant Ravana got wrapped up in wrath and pondering with his mind, craved for the killing of Seetha.
पुत्र के वध से दुखी और क्रोधित शूरवीर रावण ने बुद्धि से विचार करके सीता को मारने का निश्चय किया।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v21
तस्य प्रकृत्या रक्ते च रक्ते क्रोधाग्निनापि च || ९२-६-२१
रावणस्य महाघोरे दीप्ते नेत्रे बभूवतुः |
The dreadful eyes of that Ravana, which were red in colour by their very nature and were red even by the fire of his wrath, looked glittering.
रावण के अत्यंत भयानक और लाल सुर्ख नेत्र क्रोध की अग्नि से जल उठे।
That naturally terrific form of Ravana, filled with the fire of his wrath, became difficult to be approached, like the form of enraged Rudra the god of destruction.
क्रोध से व्याकुल रुद्र का वह भयानक रूप, जैसे दुष्टों के लिए असहनीय हो, वैसा ही हो गया।
Drops of tears fell down from his enraged eyes, as drops of oil with flames fall down from blazing lamps.
क्रोधित होने पर, उसकी आँखों से आँसू ऐसे गिरने लगे, जैसे जलती हुई मशालों से तेल की बूँदें गिर रही हों।
The sound of his teeth, produced from the friction of his teeth as he ground them, were heard like the noise of a large machine being bragged by the demons.
उस विशाल यंत्र के दाँतों को जब दानवों ने जकड़ लिया, तब उसके पीसने की भयंकर ध्वनि सुनाई दी।
Trembling with fear, the demons hid themselves, in whichever quarter to which he directed his look, enraged as he was, like the fire of universal dissolution.
जैसे प्रलय की अग्नि क्रोधित होकर जिस-जिस दिशा को देखती थी, उस-उस दिशा में भयभीत राक्षस छिप जाते थे।
Demons could not go towards Ravana, who was looking at all the four quarters, like the enraged Yama the god of Death, who wants to devour both the mobile and the immobile creatures.
क्रोधित और चराचर को भक्षण करने वाले यमराज के समान उस भयानक रूप को देखकर, राक्षस निकट नहीं आए।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v27
ततः परमसंक्रुद्धो रावणो राक्षसाधिपः || ९२-६-२७
अब्रवीद्रक्षसां मध्ये संस्तम्भयिषुराहवे |
Desirous of posting the demons to the battle-field, Ravana the king of demons, who was very much enraged, then spoke as follows, in their midst:
तब अत्यंत क्रोधित होकर राक्षसों के राजा रावण ने युद्ध में उन्हें स्तंभित करने की इच्छा से राक्षसों के बीच कहा।
"Brahma the lord of creation was gratified by me, by performing a stupendous austerity for thousands of years, at the conclusion of those austerities."
मैंने सहस्रों वर्षों तक कठोर तपस्या की। तब स्वयं उत्पन्न ईश्वर प्रसन्न हुए। उन्होंने मुझे वरदान दिया।
"As a consequence of that austerity alone and by the grace of Brahma the lord of creation, there was never a fear for me either from the demons or from the celestials."
उस तपस्या के प्रभाव से और स्वयं उत्पन्न ईश्वर की कृपा से, मुझे कभी भी असुरों से या देवताओं से भय नहीं होगा।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v30
कवचं ब्रह्मदत्तं मे यदादित्यसमप्रभम् || ९२-६-३०
देवासुरविमर्देषु न भिन्नं वज्रशक्तिभिः |
"In the course of combats with the gods and demons, the armour gifted to me by Brahma, the lord of creation, which is as brilliant as the sun, could not be mutilated by those who held the thunderbolt in their fists."
यह कवच ब्रह्मदत्त द्वारा दिया गया है, जो सूर्य के समान तेजस्वी है। देवताओं और असुरों के युद्धों में भी यह वज्र और शक्ति से कभी नहीं टूटा।
"Who will, be it Indra himself, dare to attack me on the battle-field now, when mounted on chariot on this field of battle, and duly wearing the aforesaid armour?"
इस श्लोक का सरल हिंदी अनुवाद इस प्रकार है: आज मुझे रथ पर सवार देखकर युद्ध में कोई भी, यहाँ तक कि स्वयं इंद्र भी, मुझे पहचान नहीं पाएंगे।
"Let that large bow of mine, which was given at that time to me along with arrows by the gracious Brahma the lord of creation, on the occasion of my combat between gods and demons, be taken out today to the accompaniment of a band of musical instruments, for the purpose of killing Rama and Lakshmana in the great battle."
यह श्लोक रामायण के युद्ध प्रसंग से लिया गया है। इसका सरल हिंदी अनुवाद इस प्रकार है: जब ब्रह्मा ने प्रसन्न होकर मुझे यह महान धनुष और बाण दिए थे, तब से यह मेरे पास है। आज, राम और लक्ष्मण के वध के लिए इस भयंकर युद्ध में, मैं अपने इस धनुष को उठाता हूँ।
That cruel Ravana, afflicted as he was with grief at the killing of his son, was subjected to anger and deeply pondering with his mind, decided kill Seetha.
रावण अपने पुत्र के वध से संतप्त और क्रोधित होकर, बुद्धि से विचार करके सीता को मारने का निश्चय किया।
Looking fixedly with blood-red eyes on all those demons, who were making miserable sounds, that very awful Ravana for his part, who had assumed a terrible appearance, though feeling distressed, spoke to them as follows:
ताम्र नेत्रों वाले उस भयानक राक्षस ने, भयानक रूप वाले सभी निशाचरों को दीन स्वर में कहा।
"In order to hoodwink the monkeys, something which had been killed there, was shown, by taking recourse to conjuring tricks, as Seetha, by my child (Indrajit)"
यह श्लोक कहता है कि मायावी रावण ने सीता को छलने के लिए, वनवासियों को धोखा देने के उद्देश्य से, वहाँ किसी और को ही सीता के रूप में प्रस्तुत किया था।
"I shall make that hoax into a hard reality, which is pleasing to me. I shall destroy Seetha, who is devoted to Rama, a bad warrior". Thus speaking to his counsellors, he swiftly drew his sword.
मैं वही करूँगा जो मेरे लिए प्रिय है। मैं क्षत्रिय कुल की स्त्री वैदेही का नाश करूँगा। ऐसा कहकर उसने शीघ्रता से तलवार उठा ली।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v37
उत्प्लुत्य गुणसम्पन्नं विमलाम्बरवर्चसं |
निष्पपात स वेगेन सभायाः सचिवैर्वृतः || ९२-६-३९
रावणः पुत्रशोकेन भृशमाकुलचेतनः |
संक्रुद्धः खड्गमादाय सहसा यत्र मैथिली || ९२-६-४०
The enraged Ravana, who was very much agitated in mind because of the grief for his son's death, springing up suddenly and taking his excellent sword, having the dazzle of a clear sky, sallied forth from the assembly hall along with his ministers swiftly and quickly to the place where Seetha was.
यहाँ संस्कृत श्लोक का सरल हिंदी अनुवाद दिया गया है: गुणों से युक्त, निर्मल वस्त्रों वाले रावण ने पुत्र के शोक से व्याकुल होकर, क्रोध में तलवार लेकर अचानक उस सभा में छलांग लगाई जहाँ मैथिली थीं, और वह सचिवों से घिर गया।
Seeing Ravana going, his followers emitted a lion's roar. Seeing the enraged Ravana and embracing each other, they spoke as follows:
राक्षस को जाते हुए देखकर सिंह की तरह दहाड़ते हुए वे चिल्लाए। क्रोधित राक्षस को देखकर वे एक-दूसरे से गले मिले और बोले।
"Both those brothers (Rama and Lakshmana), on seeing him now in fury, will get perturbed. Indeed even the four guardians of the world had been frightened by him, who was in fury. Many other enemies were also frightened by him in various battles."
यह दोनों भाई आज इसे देखकर भयभीत हो जाएंगे, क्योंकि इस क्रोधित व्यक्ति ने चारों लोकपालों को डराया है और युद्ध में अनेक शत्रुओं को पराजित किया है।
"Fetching precious things existing in all the three worlds, Ravana enjoys them. No one on the earth is equal to him in strength and prowess."
यह श्लोक कहता है कि रावण तीनों लोकों के रत्नों का उपभोग करता था। पृथ्वी पर पराक्रम और बल में उसकी बराबरी करने वाला कोई नहीं था।
While those demons were thus talking, Ravana who was excited with fury, rushed towards Seetha, who was present in the Ashoka grove.
रावण, क्रोध से मूर्छित होकर, अशोक वाटिका में बैठी हुई सीता की ओर दौड़ा।
Though being kept back by his companions whose minds were set on his welfare, Ravana who was very much enraged, rushed like Mars, in the sky, which would rush towards the constellation, Rohini in fury.
मित्रों द्वारा रोके जाने पर भी, क्रोधित वह (राक्षस) रोहिणी को ग्रहण करने वाले ग्रह की तरह, अत्यंत क्रोधित होकर दौड़ा।
The faultless Seetha for her part, who was being guarded by female demons, saw the enraged Ravana who was bearing an excellent sword.
मैथिली, जो राक्षसों द्वारा रक्षित थी, ने एक क्रोधित राक्षस को तलवार लिए हुए देखा। वह सुंदर थी और निंदनीय नहीं थी।
Seetha was perturbed in seeing him, bearing sword and who was not going back eventhough being kept back in many ways by his friends.
यह श्लोक राजा जनक की पुत्री (सीता) के बारे में है। जब उन्होंने अपने हाथ में तलवार लिए हुए अपने प्रियतम को देखा, जो मित्रों द्वारा बार-बार रोके जाने पर भी नहीं रुक रहे थे, तो वे बहुत व्यथित हो गईं।
Filled with sorrow and lamenting, Seetha said to herself as follows: "From the manner in which this fellow himself is rushing towards me in fury, I fear the evil-minded demon is going to kill me, to make me husband-less, even though I have a husband".
सीता दुःख से व्याकुल होकर विलाप करते हुए बोलीं कि यह क्रुद्ध व्यक्ति मुझे अनाथ की तरह सनाथ होते हुए भी मार डालेगा।
"He incited me several times, devoted as I am to my husband, saying 'Be my consort!'. He was refused firmly by me. Having been evidently afflicted with despair on my refusing to wait upon him, he is surely intent to kill me, filled as he was with anger and infatuation."
मेरे पति ने मुझे बार-बार समझाया कि मैं उनकी पत्नी बनकर उनके साथ रहूँ, पर मैंने उन्हें अस्वीकार कर दिया। अब वे मुझसे मिलने न आने के कारण निराश हो गए हैं और क्रोध व मोह से भरकर मुझे मारने के लिए उद्यत हैं।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v47
अथ वा तौ नरव्याघ्रौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ |
मन्निमित्तमनार्येण समरेऽद्य निपातितौ || ९२-६-५२
"Otherwise, that vulgar demon might have killed those brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, the foremost of men, today in battle, because of me."
यहाँ संस्कृत श्लोक का सरल हिंदी अनुवाद दिया गया है: अथवा, वे नरश्रेष्ठ भाई राम और लक्ष्मण, मेरे कारण उस अनार्य (रावण) द्वारा आज युद्ध में मारे गए हैं।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v48
भैरवो हि महान्नादो राक्षसानां श्रुतो मया |
बहूनामिह हृष्टानां तथा विक्रोशतां प्रियम् || ९२-६-५३
"Here, I just heard a terrific great noise of a multitude of demons, who have been jubilant and roaring about a pleasant happening."
भैरव की महान गर्जना मैंने राक्षसों के लिए सुनी है। यह उन अनेक हृष्ट-पुष्ट और प्रिय राक्षसों की भी गर्जना है जो यहाँ चिल्ला रहे हैं।
"Alas! Woe is me, if that destruction of the two princes was brought about because of me. Otherwise, the terrific demon of a sinful resolve, having not been able to kill Rama and Lakshmana, is going to kill, me, because of the grief over his son's death."
अहो, यह राजपुत्रों का अकारण विनाश कितना खेदजनक है! अथवा पुत्रों के शोक से क्रूर और पापी निश्चय वाला वह राक्षस राम और लक्ष्मण को न मारकर ही मुझे नष्ट कर देगा।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v50
हनूमतो हि तद्वाक्यं न कृतं क्षुद्रया मया || ९२-६-५५
यद्यहं तस्य पृष्ठेन तदायासमनिन्दिता |
नाद्यैवमनुशोचेयं भर्तुरंकगता सती || ९२-६-५६
"Those words of Hanuma were not acted upon by me, having a low mind. If I left on that day on his back, though not won back by my husband, I would not have grieved like this today, as I should be resting on the lap of my husband (in that case)."
हनुमान जी की बात न मानकर मैंने यह भूल की। यदि मैं उनके साथ चली जाती तो आज मुझे अपने स्वामी की गोद में बैठकर यह पश्चाताप न करना पड़ता।
"I think that the heart of that Kausalya will get burst, when the lady, who had only one son, hears of her son having been killed in battle."
कौसल्या का हृदय तब अवश्य ही टूट जाएगा, जब वह युद्ध में अपने इकलौते पुत्र के मारे जाने का समाचार सुनेगी।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v52
सा हि जन्म च बाल्यं च यौवनं च महात्मनः |
धर्मकार्याणि रूपं च रुदती संस्रमिष्यति || ९२-६-५८
"While lamenting, Kausalya will vividly recall about the birth, childhood, youth, the righteous acts and the handsome form of the great-souled Rama."
वह महात्मा की जन्म, बाल्य और यौवन अवस्थाओं को, तथा उनके रूप को भी, रोते हुए संसार में व्यतीत करेगी।
"Having observed a ceremony in honour of her deceased son and getting despondent and unconscious, Kausalya will surely enter the flame or be drowned in water."
निराश होकर, पुत्र के मर जाने पर, और श्राद्ध कर्म भी अचेतन होकर किया गया हो, तो वह व्यक्ति निश्चित रूप से अग्नि में कूद जाएगा या जल में डूब जाएगा।
"Woe be to the unfaithful hunch-back Manthara, of sinful resolve, on whose consequence, Kausalya will get this grief."
धिक्कार है कुबड़ी, दुष्ट और पापपूर्ण निश्चय वाली मंथरा को, जिसकी वजह से कौशल्या को यह दुःख सहना पड़ेगा।
Seeing Seetha miserably weeping in that manner like Rohini (the deity presiding over a constellation of this name), fallen under the sway of the planet Mars, when away of the moon-god (her husband), a minister called Suparshva, a good-natured, upright and highly intelligent demon, even though restrained by other ministers, spoke the following words Ravana, the foremost of demons:
इस प्रकार तपस्या करती हुई, रोहिणी के चंद्रमा के बिना ग्रहवश में जाने के समान, विलाप करती हुई मैथिली को देखकर, उसी समय उसके शीलवान, पवित्र और बुद्धिमान अमात्य सुपार्श्व नामक ने, राक्षसेश्वर रावण से, जिसे मंत्री रोक रहे थे, यह वचन कहा।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v56
कथं नाम दशग्रीव साक्षाद्वैश्रवणानुज || ९२-६-६३
हन्तुमिच्छसि वैदेहीं क्रोधाद्धर्ममपास्य हि |
"O Ravana, the younger brother of Kubera himself! How do you wish to kill Seetha, abandoning your righteousness, in a bout of anger?"
हे दशग्रीव, वैश्रवण के छोटे भाई, तुम क्रोध में धर्म का त्याग करके वैदेही को क्यों मारना चाहते हो?
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v57
वेद विद्याव्रत स्नातः स्वधर्मनिरतः सदा || ९२-६-६४
स्त्रियाः कस्माद्वधं वीर मन्यसे राक्षसेश्वर |
"O valiant king of demons! Why are you thinking of destroying a lady, ever since you completed the vow of celibacy essential for a study of the Vedic lore and were devoted to your own duty?"
यहाँ संस्कृत श्लोक का सरल हिंदी अनुवाद दिया गया है: हे वीर राक्षसराज, तुम स्त्री से मृत्यु की कामना क्यों करते हो? वह तो वेद-विद्या में पारंगत और अपने धर्म का पालन करने वाली है।
"O king! Behold at Seetha, endowed, as she is, with beauty. Together with us, release your anger, in battle, on Rama alone."
हे पार्थिव, रूपवान मैथिली को देखो और हमारे साथ राघव पर क्रोध छोड़ दो।
"Making yourself ready today itself, the fourteenth day of the dark half of this month, you along with the armies, sally forth tomorrow, the moonless day, to victory."
हे कृष्ण, आज ही चतुर्दशी को उठकर अमावस्या को अपनी सेनाओं से घिरकर विजय के लिए प्रस्थान करो।
"As a valiant and shrewd chariot-warrior, fighting with a sword, in the foremost of your chariots, you can fetch Seetha by killing Rama, the son of Dasaratha."
हे वीर, बुद्धिमान और खड्गधारी योद्धा, तुम श्रेष्ठ रथ पर सवार होकर, दशरथपुत्र राम को मारकर, जानकी (सीता) को प्राप्त करोगे।
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v61
स तद्दुरात्मा सुहृदा निवेदितं |
वचः सुधर्म्यं प्रतिगृह्य रावणः |
गृहं जगामाथ ततश्च वीर्यवान् |
पुनः सभां च प्रययौ सुहृद्वृतः || ९२-६-६८
Accepting that advice, endowed with justice, tendered by a friend, the evil-minded Ravana went to his palace. Thereafter, that valiant Ravana, along with his friends, again went to his assembly hall from there.
वह दुष्ट रावण, अपने मित्र द्वारा कही गई उस धर्मयुक्त बात को सुनकर, घर गया और फिर मित्रों से घिरा हुआ बलवान होकर पुनः सभा में आया।
"Your valiant son, who was unbeatable in combats and that hero who conquered Indra the lord of celestials, having collided with valiant Lakshmana, has been killed. Having tormented Lakshmana with his arrows, Indrajit departed to the highest world."
Hearing that news of formidable, harsh and terrific death of Indrajit his son in battle, Ravana gave way to a protracted swoon.
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v66
उपलभ्य चिरात्संज्ञां राजा राक्षसपुङ्गवः || ९२-६-५
पुत्रशोकाकुलो दीनो विललापाकुलेन्द्रियः |
Regaining his consciousness after a long time, the king Ravana, confounded as he was with sorrow on account of his son's death and with his mind confused, lamented as follows depressed as he was.
"Alas! My child, the chief of the army of demons, having extraordinary might! Having conquered Indra, how have you been subjected to the power of Lakshmana now?"
"Certainly, when enraged, you would pierce with your arrows in battle, even the all-destroying time in the form of Yama the Lord of Death and even the peaks of Mount Mandara. What to tell about Lakshmana?"
"Seeing Indrajit having been killed, all the hosts of celestials, the guardians of the world and the great sages now can sleep comfortably and peacefully."
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v72
अद्य लोकास्त्रयः कृत्स्नाः पृथिवी च सकानना || ९२-६-११
एकेनेन्द्रजिता हीना शूण्येव प्रतिभाति मे |
"Bereft of Indrajit alone, the entire earth with its forest appear to be wholly alone to me. Nay, even the three worlds!"
"Now, I shall hear the hue and cry of the demon-maidens in the gynaecium, even as one would hear the roar of a troop of female-elephants in a mountain cave."
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v74
यौवराज्यं च लङ्कां च रक्षांसि च परन्तप || ९२-६-१३
मातरं मां च भार्यां च क्व गतोऽसि विहाय नः |
"O destroyer of enemies! Where did you go leaving the rank of Prince Regent as also Lanka, the demons, your mother and myself, your wives and all of us."
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v75
मम नाम त्वया वीर गतस्य यमसादनम् || ९२-६-१४
प्रेतकार्याणि कार्याणि विपरीते हि वर्तसे |
"O hero! The obsequies rights in my honour ought to have been done by you, consequent upon my death in future. You are, however, following a reverse path."
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v76
स त्वं जीवति सुग्रीवे लक्ष्मणे च राघवे || ९२-६-१५
मम शल्यमनुद्धृत्य क्व गतोऽसि विहाय नः |
"Deserting us without taking away my tormentation, while Sugreeva, lakshmana and Rama are still alive, where have you gone?"
The anguishes occasioned by the death of his son, flared up further for him, who by his very nature, was wrathful, as rays of the sun flare up the blazing sun in summer.
With his eye brows joined together on his forehead, he shone brightly like an ocean, at the time of the dissolution of the world, with crocodiles and giant waves.
While he was yawning with anger; a fire with smoke, as though clearly burning, broke out from his mouth, as it did from the month of Vritra (in the former days).
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v81
स पुत्रवधसंतप्तः शूरः क्रोधवशं गतः || ९२-६-२०
समीक्ष्य रावणो बुद्ध्या वैदेह्या रोचयद्वधम् |
Afflicted with the grief of his son's killing, that valiant Ravana got wrapped up in wrath and pondering with his mind, craved for the killing of Seetha.
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v82
तस्य प्रकृत्या रक्ते च रक्ते क्रोधाग्निनापि च || ९२-६-२१
रावणस्य महाघोरे दीप्ते नेत्रे बभूवतुः |
The dreadful eyes of that Ravana, which were red in colour by their very nature and were red even by the fire of his wrath, looked glittering.
That naturally terrific form of Ravana, filled with the fire of his wrath, became difficult to be approached, like the form of enraged Rudra the god of destruction.
The sound of his teeth, produced from the friction of his teeth as he ground them, were heard like the noise of a large machine being bragged by the demons.
Trembling with fear, the demons hid themselves, in whichever quarter to which he directed his look, enraged as he was, like the fire of universal dissolution.
Demons could not go towards Ravana, who was looking at all the four quarters, like the enraged Yama the god of Death, who wants to devour both the mobile and the immobile creatures.
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v88
ततः परमसंक्रुद्धो रावणो राक्षसाधिपः || ९२-६-२७
अब्रवीद्रक्षसां मध्ये संस्तम्भयिषुराहवे |
Desirous of posting the demons to the battle-field, Ravana the king of demons, who was very much enraged, then spoke as follows, in their midst:
"Brahma the lord of creation was gratified by me, by performing a stupendous austerity for thousands of years, at the conclusion of those austerities."
"As a consequence of that austerity alone and by the grace of Brahma the lord of creation, there was never a fear for me either from the demons or from the celestials."
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v91
कवचं ब्रह्मदत्तं मे यदादित्यसमप्रभम् || ९२-६-३०
देवासुरविमर्देषु न भिन्नं वज्रशक्तिभिः |
"In the course of combats with the gods and demons, the armour gifted to me by Brahma, the lord of creation, which is as brilliant as the sun, could not be mutilated by those who held the thunderbolt in their fists."
"Who will, be it Indra himself, dare to attack me on the battle-field now, when mounted on chariot on this field of battle, and duly wearing the aforesaid armour?"
"Let that large bow of mine, which was given at that time to me along with arrows by the gracious Brahma the lord of creation, on the occasion of my combat between gods and demons, be taken out today to the accompaniment of a band of musical instruments, for the purpose of killing Rama and Lakshmana in the great battle."
That cruel Ravana, afflicted as he was with grief at the killing of his son, was subjected to anger and deeply pondering with his mind, decided kill Seetha.
Looking fixedly with blood-red eyes on all those demons, who were making miserable sounds, that very awful Ravana for his part, who had assumed a terrible appearance, though feeling distressed, spoke to them as follows:
"In order to hoodwink the monkeys, something which had been killed there, was shown, by taking recourse to conjuring tricks, as Seetha, by my child (Indrajit)"
"I shall make that hoax into a hard reality, which is pleasing to me. I shall destroy Seetha, who is devoted to Rama, a bad warrior". Thus speaking to his counsellors, he swiftly drew his sword.
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v98
उत्प्लुत्य गुणसम्पन्नं विमलाम्बरवर्चसं |
निष्पपात स वेगेन सभायाः सचिवैर्वृतः || ९२-६-३९
रावणः पुत्रशोकेन भृशमाकुलचेतनः |
संक्रुद्धः खड्गमादाय सहसा यत्र मैथिली || ९२-६-४०
The enraged Ravana, who was very much agitated in mind because of the grief for his son's death, springing up suddenly and taking his excellent sword, having the dazzle of a clear sky, sallied forth from the assembly hall along with his ministers swiftly and quickly to the place where Seetha was.
"Both those brothers (Rama and Lakshmana), on seeing him now in fury, will get perturbed. Indeed even the four guardians of the world had been frightened by him, who was in fury. Many other enemies were also frightened by him in various battles."
Though being kept back by his companions whose minds were set on his welfare, Ravana who was very much enraged, rushed like Mars, in the sky, which would rush towards the constellation, Rohini in fury.
Filled with sorrow and lamenting, Seetha said to herself as follows: "From the manner in which this fellow himself is rushing towards me in fury, I fear the evil-minded demon is going to kill me, to make me husband-less, even though I have a husband".
"He incited me several times, devoted as I am to my husband, saying 'Be my consort!'. He was refused firmly by me. Having been evidently afflicted with despair on my refusing to wait upon him, he is surely intent to kill me, filled as he was with anger and infatuation."
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v108
अथ वा तौ नरव्याघ्रौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ |
मन्निमित्तमनार्येण समरेऽद्य निपातितौ || ९२-६-५२
"Otherwise, that vulgar demon might have killed those brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, the foremost of men, today in battle, because of me."
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v109
भैरवो हि महान्नादो राक्षसानां श्रुतो मया |
बहूनामिह हृष्टानां तथा विक्रोशतां प्रियम् || ९२-६-५३
"Here, I just heard a terrific great noise of a multitude of demons, who have been jubilant and roaring about a pleasant happening."
"Alas! Woe is me, if that destruction of the two princes was brought about because of me. Otherwise, the terrific demon of a sinful resolve, having not been able to kill Rama and Lakshmana, is going to kill, me, because of the grief over his son's death."
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v111
हनूमतो हि तद्वाक्यं न कृतं क्षुद्रया मया || ९२-६-५५
यद्यहं तस्य पृष्ठेन तदायासमनिन्दिता |
नाद्यैवमनुशोचेयं भर्तुरंकगता सती || ९२-६-५६
"Those words of Hanuma were not acted upon by me, having a low mind. If I left on that day on his back, though not won back by my husband, I would not have grieved like this today, as I should be resting on the lap of my husband (in that case)."
"Having observed a ceremony in honour of her deceased son and getting despondent and unconscious, Kausalya will surely enter the flame or be drowned in water."
Seeing Seetha miserably weeping in that manner like Rohini (the deity presiding over a constellation of this name), fallen under the sway of the planet Mars, when away of the moon-god (her husband), a minister called Suparshva, a good-natured, upright and highly intelligent demon, even though restrained by other ministers, spoke the following words Ravana, the foremost of demons:
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v117
कथं नाम दशग्रीव साक्षाद्वैश्रवणानुज || ९२-६-६३
हन्तुमिच्छसि वैदेहीं क्रोधाद्धर्ममपास्य हि |
"O Ravana, the younger brother of Kubera himself! How do you wish to kill Seetha, abandoning your righteousness, in a bout of anger?"
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v118
वेद विद्याव्रत स्नातः स्वधर्मनिरतः सदा || ९२-६-६४
स्त्रियाः कस्माद्वधं वीर मन्यसे राक्षसेश्वर |
"O valiant king of demons! Why are you thinking of destroying a lady, ever since you completed the vow of celibacy essential for a study of the Vedic lore and were devoted to your own duty?"
"Making yourself ready today itself, the fourteenth day of the dark half of this month, you along with the armies, sally forth tomorrow, the moonless day, to victory."
"As a valiant and shrewd chariot-warrior, fighting with a sword, in the foremost of your chariots, you can fetch Seetha by killing Rama, the son of Dasaratha."
Yuddha Kanda – Sarga 92 · v122
स तद्दुरात्मा सुहृदा निवेदितं |
वचः सुधर्म्यं प्रतिगृह्य रावणः |
गृहं जगामाथ ततश्च वीर्यवान् |
पुनः सभां च प्रययौ सुहृद्वृतः || ९२-६-६८
Accepting that advice, endowed with justice, tendered by a friend, the evil-minded Ravana went to his palace. Thereafter, that valiant Ravana, along with his friends, again went to his assembly hall from there.
