न मां प्रार्थयितुं युक्तस्त्वं सिद्धिमिव पापकृत्। अकार्यं न मया कार्यमेकपत्न्या विगर्हितम्
You are not fit to desire me, just as a sinner is not fit to attain success; what is improper must not be done by me, a woman devoted to one husband, for it is condemned.
कुलं सम्प्राप्तया पुण्यं कुले महति जातया। एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेही रावणं तं यशस्विनी
Born into a great and noble family, having attained a virtuous lineage—thus spoke Vaidehī, the illustrious one, to Rāvaṇa.
रावणं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा भूयो वचनमब्रवीत्। नाहमौपयिकी भार्या परभार्या सती तव
Turning her back to Rāvaṇa, she spoke again: 'I am not a suitable wife for you; I am another's wife, and true to him.'
साधु धर्ममवेक्षस्व साधु साधुव्रतं चर। यथा तव तथान्येषां रक्ष्या दारा निशाचर
Practice righteousness, observe the vow of virtue; as your own, so should others' wives be protected, O night-wanderer.
आत्मानमुपमां कृत्वा स्वेषु दारेषु रम्यताम्। अतुष्टं स्वेषु दारेषु चपलं चपलेन्द्रियम्। नयन्ति निकृतिप्रज्ञं परदाराः पराभवम्
Considering yourself as a measure, delight in your own wives; those dissatisfied with their own, fickle in their senses, and cunning, are ruined by other men's wives.
इह सन्तो न वा सन्ति सतो वा नानुवर्तसे। यथा हि विपरीता ते बुद्धिराचारवर्जिता
Whether there are good people here or not, you do not follow them; for your mind is perverse and devoid of proper conduct.
वचो मिथ्याप्रणीतात्मा पथ्यमुक्तं विचक्षणैः। राक्षसानामभावाय त्वं वा न प्रतिपद्यसे
You do not accept the wholesome words spoken by the wise, meant for the welfare of the Rākṣasas; your mind is set on falsehood.
अकृतात्मानमासाद्य राजानमनये रतम्। समृद्धानि विनश्यन्ति राष्ट्राणि नगराणि च
When a king, lacking self-control and devoted to unrighteousness, is encountered, prosperous kingdoms and cities are destroyed.
तथैव त्वां समासाद्य लंका रत्नौघसंकुला। अपराधात् तवैकस्य नचिराद् विनशिष्यति
In the same way, having you as their lord, Lankā, filled with heaps of jewels, will soon be destroyed because of your single offense.
स्वकृतैर्हन्यमानस्य रावणादीर्घदर्शिनः। अभिनन्दन्ति भूतानि विनाशे पापकर्मणः
When one like Ravana, who sees far ahead, is struck down by his own deeds, all beings rejoice at the destruction of the wicked.
एवं त्वां पापकर्माणं वक्ष्यन्ति निकृता जनाः। दिष्ट्यैतद् व्यसनं प्राप्तो रौद्र इत्येव हर्षिताः
Thus, people will speak of you as evil-doer, saying, 'By fate, this calamity has come upon the fierce one,' and they will be glad.
शक्या लोभयितुं नाहमैश्वर्येण धनेन वा। अनन्या राघवेणाहं भास्करेण यथा प्रभा
I cannot be enticed by wealth or power; I am devoted only to Raghava, as light is to the sun.
उपधाय भुजं तस्य लोकनाथस्य सत्कृतम्। कथं नामोपधास्यामि भुजमन्यस्य कस्यचित्
Having placed my trust in the honored arm of that lord of the world, how could I ever rest my arm upon anyone else’s?
अहमौपयिकी भार्या तस्यैव च धरापतेः। व्रतस्नातस्य विद्येव विप्रस्य विदितात्मनः
I am the rightful wife only of that lord of the earth, as knowledge is for the sage who has mastered himself and bathed in vows.
साधु रावण रामेण मां समानय दुःखिताम्। वने वासितया सार्धं करेण्वेव गजाधिपम्
O Ravana, bring me to Rama, who is suffering, as the elephant king is brought to the forest by the female elephant.
मित्रमौपयिकं कर्तुं रामः स्थानं परीप्सता। बन्धं चानिच्छता घोरं त्वयासौ पुरुषर्षभः
Rama, the best among men, desires to make a fitting alliance, seeking a place, and does not wish for a dreadful bond with you.
विदितः सर्वधर्मज्ञः शरणागतवत्सलः। तेन मैत्री भवतु ते यदि जीवितुमिच्छसि
He is known as one who understands all dharmas, who cherishes those who seek refuge; let friendship be with him, if you wish to live.
एवं हि ते भवेत् स्वस्ति सम्प्रदाय रघूत्तमे। अन्यथा त्वं हि कुर्वाणः परां प्राप्स्यसि चापदम्
Thus, you will have well-being by making peace with the best of the Raghu line; otherwise, by acting differently, you will meet with the highest calamity.
वर्जयेद् वज्रमुत्सृष्टं वर्जयेदन्तकश्चिरम्। त्वद्विधं न तु संक्रुद्धो लोकनाथः स राघवः
One may avoid a hurled thunderbolt, one may long evade Death; but not one like you, when enraged, can escape the lord of the world, Raghava.
रामस्य धनुषः शब्दं श्रोष्यसि त्वं महास्वनम्। शतक्रतुविसृष्टस्य निर्घोषमशनेरिव
You will hear the mighty sound of Rama’s bow, like the thunder of a bolt released by Indra.
इह शीघ्रं सुपर्वाणो ज्वलितास्या इवोरगाः। इषवो निपतिष्यन्ति रामलक्ष्मणलक्षिताः
Here, swiftly, arrows with strong shafts, marked by Rama and Lakshmana, will fall like serpents with blazing mouths.
रक्षांसि निहनिष्यन्तः पुर्यामस्यां न संशयः। असम्पातं करिष्यन्ति पतन्तः कङ्कवाससः
There is no doubt that, striking down the demons in this city, they will make them vanish, as vultures fall from the sky.
राक्षसेन्द्रमहासर्पान् स रामगरुडो महान्। उद्धरिष्यति वेगेन वैनतेय इवोरगान्
That great Garuda, Rama, will swiftly lift up the king of demons and great serpents, as Vainateya does with snakes.
अपनेष्यति मां भर्ता त्वत्तः शीघ्रमरिंदमः। असुरेभ्यः श्रियं दीप्तां विष्णुस्त्रिभिरिव क्रमैः
My husband, the destroyer of foes, will quickly rescue me from you, as Vishnu took the radiant fortune from the demons in three strides.
जनस्थाने हतस्थाने निहते रक्षसां बले। अशक्तेन त्वया रक्षः कृतमेतदसाधु वै
In Janasthana, where the demon forces were slain and destroyed, you, unable to defend, committed this unrighteous act.
आश्रमं तत्तयोः शून्यं प्रविश्य नरसिंहयोः। गोचरं गतयोर्भ्रात्रोरपनीता त्वयाधम
Entering the empty hermitage of those lion-like brothers, when they had gone out, you, vile one, took me away from their domain.
नहि गन्धमुपाघ्राय रामलक्ष्मणयोस्त्वया। शक्यं संदर्शने स्थातुं शुना शार्दूलयोरिव
Without even smelling the scent of Rama and Lakshmana, you cannot stand before them, as a dog cannot before tigers.
तस्य ते विग्रहे ताभ्यां युगग्रहणमस्थिरम्। वृत्रस्येवेन्द्रबाहुभ्यां बाहोरेकस्य विग्रहे
The grasp upon his form by those two was unsteady, like Indra’s arms holding Vṛtra, upon the arm of one in battle.
क्षिप्रं तव स नाथो मे रामः सौमित्रिणा सह। तोयमल्पमिवादित्यः प्राणानादास्यते शरैः
Soon, your master—Rāma, together with Saumitri—will take your life with arrows, as the sun draws away a small amount of water.
गिरिं कुबेरस्य गतोऽथवाऽऽलयं सभां गतो वा वरुणस्य राज्ञः। असंशयं दाशरथेर्विमोक्ष्यसे महाद्रुमः कालहतोऽशनेरिव
Whether you have gone to Kubera’s mountain, or to his abode, or entered the assembly of King Varuṇa, without doubt, you will be released by the son of Daśaratha, like a great tree struck down by lightning at its appointed time.