अवगाह्यार्णवं स्वप्स्ये सौमित्रे भवता विना। एवं च प्रज्वलन् कामो न मा सुप्तं जले दहेत्
I will plunge into the ocean and sleep, O Saumitri, without you; thus, even if desire blazes, it will not burn me as I sleep in the water.
बह्वेतत् कामयानस्य शक्यमेतेन जीवितुम्। यदहं सा च वामोरुरेकां धरणिमाश्रितौ
This is much for one who longs; yet one can live by it—when she and I, with slender thighs, rest together upon the earth.
केदारस्येवाकेदारः सोदकस्य निरूदकः। उपस्नेहेन जीवामि जीवन्तीं यच्छृणोमि ताम्
Like a field with water and one without, I live by her nearness; I survive by hearing that she lives.
कदा नु खलु सुश्रोणीं शतपत्रायतेक्षणाम्। विजित्य शत्रून् द्रक्ष्यामि सीतां स्फीतामिव श्रियम्
When, indeed, will I see Sita, of lovely hips and lotus-like eyes, after conquering my enemies, radiant as abundant fortune?
कदा सुचारुदन्तोष्ठं तस्याः पद्ममिवाननम्। ईषदुन्नाम्य पास्यामि रसायनमिवातुरः
When will I, raising her lotus-like face with charming teeth and lips, drink from it as a sick man drinks an elixir?
तौ तस्याः सहितौ पीनौ स्तनौ तालफलोपमौ। कदा न खलु सोत्कम्पौ श्लिष्यन्त्या मां भजिष्यतः
When will her two full breasts, like palm fruits, trembling as she embraces me, truly delight me?
सा नूनमसितापाङ्गी रक्षोमध्यगता सती। मन्नाथा नाथहीनेव त्रातारं नाधिगच्छति
Surely, she of dark eyes, surrounded by demons, deprived of her protector, finds no savior, as one abandoned seeks refuge.
कथं जनकराजस्य दुहिता मम च प्रिया। राक्षसीमध्यगा शेते स्नुषा दशरथस्य च
How does the daughter of King Janaka, my beloved, lying among demons, and the daughter-in-law of Dasharatha, sleep?
अविक्षोभ्याणि रक्षांसि सा विधूयोत्पतिष्यति। विधूय जलदान् नीलान् शशिलेखा शरत्स्विव
She will cast off the unshakable demons and rise, just as the moon's crescent emerges in autumn, dispelling dark clouds.
स्वभावतनुका नूनं शोकेनानशनेन च। भूयस्तनुतरा सीता देशकालविपर्ययात्
Surely, Sita, naturally slender, has grown even thinner from grief and fasting, due to the change of place and time.
कदा नु राक्षसेन्द्रस्य निधायोरसि सायकान्। शोकं प्रत्याहरिष्यामि शोकमुत्सृज्य मानसम्
When will I, indeed, return sorrow to the heart of the king of demons by placing arrows in his chest, and cast off the grief in my mind?
कदा नु खलु मे साध्वी सीतामरसुतोपमा। सोत्कण्ठा कण्ठमालम्ब्य मोक्ष्यत्यानन्दजं जलम्
When, indeed, will my virtuous Sita, like a daughter of the gods, in longing, embrace my neck and shed tears of joy?
कदा शोकमिमं घोरं मैथिलीविप्रयोगजम्। सहसा विप्रमोक्ष्यामि वासः शुक्लेतरं यथा
When will I suddenly be freed from this terrible grief born of separation from Maithili, as one changes from dark to white clothing?
एवं विलपतस्तस्य तत्र रामस्य धीमतः। दिनक्षयान्मन्दवपुर्भास्करोऽस्तमुपागमत्
As that wise Rama lamented there, the sun, with its faint form at day's end, went down to its setting.
आश्वासितो लक्ष्मणेन रामः संध्यामुपासत। स्मरन् कमलपत्राक्षीं सीतां शोकाकुलीकृतः
Consoled by Lakshmana, Rama performed the evening rites, his mind troubled as he remembered Sita, whose eyes are like lotus petals.
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Hear now the sixth chapter. In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Book of War, the sixth chapter.
लङ्कायां तु कृतं कर्म घोरं दृष्ट्वा भयावहम्। राक्षसेन्द्रो हनुमता शक्रेणेव महात्मना। अब्रवीद् राक्षसान् सर्वान् ह्रिया किंचिदवाङ्मुखः
Having witnessed the dreadful and terrifying deed done in Lanka, the king of the rakshasas, subdued in spirit, spoke to all the rakshasas, his face lowered in shame, just as Indra would before the great-souled Hanuman.
धर्षिता च प्रविष्टा च लङ्का दुष्प्रसहा पुरी। तेन वानरमात्रेण दृष्टा सीता च जानकी
Lanka, the city difficult to conquer, has been violated and entered by that single monkey; Sita, daughter of Janaka, has been seen.
प्रासादो धर्षितश्चैत्यः प्रवरा राक्षसा हताः। आविला च पुरी लङ्का सर्वा हनुमता कृता
The palace and the temple have been violated, the foremost rakshasas slain, and the entire city of Lanka has been thrown into turmoil by Hanuman.
किं करिष्यामि भद्रं वः किं वो युक्तमनन्तरम्। उच्यतां नः समर्थं यत् कृतं च सुकृतं भवेत्
What should I do for your welfare? What is the proper course for you now? Let us speak of what is possible, so that what is done may be well done.
मन्त्रमूलं च विजयं प्रवदन्ति मनस्विनः। तस्माद् वै रोचये मन्त्रं रामं प्रति महाबलाः
The wise declare that victory is rooted in counsel; therefore, I favor deliberation regarding Rama, O mighty ones.
मन्त्रस्त्रिभिर्हि संयुक्तः समर्थैर्मन्त्रनिर्णये। मित्रैर्वापि समानार्थैर्बान्धवैरपि वाधिकैः
A counsel joined by three, skilled in the discernment of strategy, whether with friends sharing the same interests, relatives, or even rivals—
सहितो मन्त्रयित्वा यः कर्मारम्भान् प्रवर्तयेत्। दैवे च कुरुते यत्नं तमाहुः पुरुषोत्तमम्
He who, having deliberated together, initiates actions and applies effort in matters of fate, is called the best among men.
एकोऽर्थं विमृशेदेको धर्मे प्रकुरुते मनः। एकः कार्याणि कुरुते तमाहुर्मध्यमं नरम्
One who considers a matter alone, sets his mind on righteousness alone, or acts alone, is called a middling man.
गुणदोषौ न निश्चित्य त्यक्त्वा दैवव्यपाश्रयम्। करिष्यामीति यः कार्यमुपेक्षेत् स नराधमः
He who, without determining merits and faults, disregards reliance on fate and neglects the task, saying 'I will do it,' is called the lowest of men.
यथेमे पुरुषा नित्यमुत्तमाधममध्यमाः। एवं मन्त्रोऽपि विज्ञेय उत्तमाधममध्यमः
Just as men are always classified as superior, inferior, and middling, so too is counsel to be understood as superior, inferior, and middling.
ऐकमत्यमुपागम्य शास्त्रदृष्टेन चक्षुषा। मन्त्रिणो यत्र निरतास्तमाहुर्मन्त्रमुत्तमम्
When unity is achieved, with vision guided by scripture, and counselors are devoted to deliberation, that counsel is called the best.
बह्वीरपि मतीर्गत्वा मन्त्रिणामर्थनिर्णयः। पुनर्यत्रैकतां प्राप्तः स मन्त्रो मध्यमः स्मृतः
When, after many opinions among counselors, the determination of the matter is reached, and unity is again attained, that counsel is considered middling.
अन्योन्यमतिमास्थाय यत्र सम्प्रतिभाष्यते। न चैकमत्ये श्रेयोऽस्ति मन्त्रः सोऽधम उच्यते
Where, relying on mutual opinion, there is argument and no unity, and no benefit is found, that counsel is said to be inferior.
तस्मात् सुमन्त्रितं साधु भवन्तो मतिसत्तमाः। कार्यं सम्प्रतिपद्यन्तमेतत् कृत्यं मतं मम
Therefore, let the best of minds deliberate well; let you all decide upon the proper action. This is my considered view.