महार्हाणि च पानानि शयनान्यासनानि च। गीतं नृत्यं च वाद्यं च लभ मां प्राप्य मैथिलि
There are costly drinks, beds, seats, songs, dances, and music—enjoy these, having obtained me, O Maithilī.
स्त्रीरत्नमसि मैवं भूः कुरु गात्रेषु भूषणम्। मां प्राप्य हि कथं वा स्यास्त्वमनर्हा सुविग्रहे
You are a jewel among women—do not be so; adorn your body with ornaments. Having gained me, how could you, so beautiful, be unworthy?
इदं ते चारु संजातं यौवनं ह्यतिवर्तते। यदतीतं पुनर्नैति स्रोतः स्रोतस्विनामिव
This lovely youth of yours is passing away; what is gone does not return, just as a stream never flows back.
त्वां कृत्वोपरतो मन्ये रूपकर्ता स विश्वकृत्। नहि रूपोपमा ह्यन्या तवास्ति शुभदर्शने
I think that the creator of forms, the maker of the universe, ceased his work after making you, O beautiful one; for there is no other form comparable to yours.
त्वां समासाद्य वैदेहि रूपयौवनशालिनीम्। कः पुनर्नातिवर्तेत साक्षादपि पितामहः
Who, having approached you, Vaidehi, endowed with beauty and youth, could resist—even the Grandfather himself?
यद् यत् पश्यामि ते गात्रं शीतांशुसदृशानने। तस्मिंस्तस्मिन् पृथुश्रोणि चक्षुर्मम निबध्यते
Whatever part of your body I see, O one with a face like the cool-rayed moon, to that my gaze is drawn, O broad-hipped lady.
भव मैथिलि भार्या मे मोहमेतं विसर्जय। बह्वीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणां ममाग्रमहिषी भव
Be my wife, O Maithili, abandon this delusion; among my many excellent wives, become my chief queen.
लोकेभ्यो यानि रत्नानि सम्प्रमथ्याहृतानि मे। तानि ते भीरु सर्वाणि राज्यं चैव ददामि ते
All the jewels I have seized from the worlds, O timid one, and the kingdom as well—I give them all to you.
विजित्य पृथिवीं सर्वां नानानगरमालिनीम्। जनकाय प्रदास्यामि तव हेतोर्विलासिनि
Having conquered the whole earth adorned with many cities, I will give it to your father, O playful one, for your sake.
नेह पश्यामि लोकेऽन्यं यो मे प्रतिबलो भवेत्। पश्य मे सुमहद्वीर्यमप्रतिद्वन्द्वमाहवे
I see no one else in the world who could match my strength; behold my great, unrivaled valor in battle.
इच्छ मां क्रियतामद्य प्रतिकर्म तवोत्तमम्। सुप्रभाण्यवसज्जन्तां तवांगे भूषणानि हि
Desire me—let the finest adornments be made for you today; let splendid ornaments be attached to your limbs.
साधु पश्यामि ते रूपं सुयुक्तं प्रतिकर्मणा। प्रतिकर्माभिसंयुक्ता दाक्षिण्येन वरानने
Indeed, I see your form well suited to adornment; adorned with ornaments and grace, O lovely-faced one.
भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान् यथाकामं पिब भीरु रमस्व च। यथेष्टं च प्रयच्छ त्वं पृथिवीं वा धनानि च
Enjoy pleasures as you wish, drink, O timid one, and delight; give as you desire, whether the earth or wealth.
ललस्व मयि विस्रब्धा धृष्टमाज्ञापयस्व च। मत्प्रासादाल्ललन्त्याश्च ललतां बान्धवस्तव
Indulge in me freely, command boldly; by my favor, as you enjoy, let your relatives also rejoice.
ऋद्धिं ममानुपश्य त्वं श्रियं भद्रे यशस्विनि। किं करिष्यसि रामेण सुभगे चीरवासिना
See my prosperity, my wealth, O fortunate and renowned one; what will you do with Rama, O lovely one, clad in bark?
निक्षिप्तविजयो रामो गतश्रीर्वनगोचरः। व्रती स्थण्डिलशायी च शंके जीवति वा न वा
Rama, his victory lost, his fortune gone, dwelling in the forest, observing vows and lying on the ground—I doubt whether he lives or not.
नहि वैदेहि रामस्त्वां द्रष्टुं वाप्युपलभ्यते। पुरोबलाकैरसितैर्मेघैर्ज्योत्स्नामिवावृताम्
O Vaidehi, Rama cannot even see you, nor reach you, as the moonlight is covered by dark clouds of cranes.
न चापि मम हस्तात् त्वां प्राप्तुमर्हति राघवः। हिरण्यकशिपुः कीर्तिमिन्द्रहस्तगतामिव
Nor can Raghava take you from my hand, just as Hiranyakashipu could not seize the fame that was in Indra's grasp.
चारुस्मिते चारुदति चारुनेत्रे विलासिनि। मनो हरसि मे भीरु सुपर्णः पन्नगं यथा
O charming one with a lovely smile, sweet laughter, and beautiful eyes, you steal my heart, O timid one, as Garuda steals the serpent.
क्लिष्टकौशेयवसनां तन्वीमप्यनलंकृताम्। त्वां दृष्ट्वा स्वेषु दारेषु रतिं नोपलभाम्यहम्
Seeing you, slender and unadorned, clad in soiled silk, I find no pleasure in my own wives.
अन्तःपुरनिवासिन्यः स्त्रियः सर्वगुणान्विताः। यावत्यो मम सर्वासामैश्वर्यं कुरु जानकि
O Janaki, all the women residing in my inner chambers, endowed with every virtue—rule over them all.
मम ह्यसितकेशान्ते त्रैलोक्यप्रवरस्त्रियः। तास्त्वां परिचरिष्यन्ति श्रियमप्सरसो यथा
At the end of my sword, the foremost women of the three worlds will serve you, just as the Apsaras serve the goddess of fortune.
यानि वैश्रवणे सुभ्रु रत्नानि च धनानि च। तानि लोकांश्च सुश्रोणि मया भुङ्क्ष्व यथासुखम्
O beautiful-browed one, enjoy as you please the jewels and treasures that are with Vaiśravaṇa, and the worlds as well, O lovely-hipped lady.
न रामस्तपसा देवि न बलेन च विक्रमैः। न धनेन मया तुल्यस्तेजसा यशसापि वा
O lady, neither by asceticism, nor by strength and valor, nor by wealth, is Rāma equal to me in brilliance or in fame.
पिब विहर रमस्व भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान् धननिचयं प्रदिशामि मेदिनीं च। मयि लल ललने यथासुखं त्वं त्वयि च समेत्य ललन्तु बान्धवास्ते
Drink, wander, delight, enjoy pleasures; I will grant you heaps of wealth and the earth itself. O lovely one, indulge yourself with me as you wish, and let your relatives rejoice, united with you.
कुसुमिततरुजालसंततानि भ्रमरयुतानि समुद्रतीरजानि। कनकविमलहारभूषितांगी विहर मया सह भीरु काननानि
O timid one, roam with me through forests thick with blossoming trees and swarming with bees along the seashore, adorned with pure golden necklaces.
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Listen to the twenty-first chapter.
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा सीता रौद्रस्य रक्षसः। आर्ता दीनस्वरा दीनं प्रत्युवाच ततः शनैः
Hearing those words of the fierce Rākṣasa, Sītā, distressed, replied to him in a faint, sorrowful voice.
दुःखार्ता रुदती सीता वेपमाना तपस्विनी। चिन्तयन्ती वरारोहा पतिमेव पतिव्रता
Tormented by grief, weeping, trembling, devoted to austerity, the noble Sītā, ever faithful to her husband, kept thinking only of him.
तृणमन्तरतः कृत्वा प्रत्युवाच शुचिस्मिता। निवर्तय मनो मत्तः स्वजने प्रीयतां मनः
Placing a blade of grass between herself and him, the pure-smiling Sītā replied: 'Turn your mind away from me; let your heart find joy among your own.'