नहि शक्तिं प्रपश्यामि जगत्यन्यस्य कस्यचित्। सागरं वानरैस्तीर्त्वा निश्चयेन जयो मम
I see no one else in the world with the power to cross the ocean with monkeys; surely victory is mine.
तस्य कामपरीतस्य निशम्य परिदेवितम्। कुम्भकर्णः प्रचुक्रोध वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
Hearing the lament of him overcome by desire, Kumbhakarṇa grew angry and spoke these words.
यदा तु रामस्य सलक्ष्मणस्य प्रसह्य सीता खलु सा इहाहृता। सकृत् समीक्ष्यैव सुनिश्चितं तदा भजेत चित्तं यमुनेव यामुनम्
When Sītā, along with Lakṣmaṇa, was forcibly brought here from Rāma, then, seeing her just once, the mind would surely be drawn to her, as the Yamunā flows to the Yamuna.
सर्वमेतन्महाराज कृतमप्रतिमं तव। विधीयेत सहास्माभिरादावेवास्य कर्मणः
All this, O great king, has been accomplished by you in an unparalleled manner; let us also be engaged from the very beginning in this undertaking.
न्यायेन राजकार्याणि यः करोति दशानन। न स संतप्यते पश्चान्निश्चितार्थमतिर्नृपः
He, O Ten-headed one, who carries out royal duties justly, does not later regret, for his mind is fixed on what is certain, O king.
अनुपायेन कर्माणि विपरीतानि यानि च। क्रियमाणानि दुष्यन्ति हवींष्यप्रयतेष्विव
Actions performed without proper means, or those that are contrary, become corrupted, just as oblations are spoiled when offered improperly.
यः पश्चात् पूर्वकार्याणि कर्माण्यभिचिकीर्षति। पूर्वं चापरकार्याणि स न वेद नयानयौ
He who wishes to do what should be done later before what should be done first, and what should be done first later, does not know the right and wrong course.
चपलस्य तु कृत्येषु प्रसमीक्ष्याधिकं बलम्। छिद्रमन्ये प्रपद्यन्ते क्रौञ्चस्य खमिव द्विजाः
When a fickle person undertakes actions without careful consideration of superior strength, others find a weakness, like birds entering the sky of the heron.
त्वयेदं महदारब्धं कार्यमप्रतिचिन्तितम्। दिष्ट्या त्वां नावधीद् रामो विषमिश्रमिवामिषम्
You have undertaken this great task without proper reflection; by good fortune, Rāma did not kill you, like poisoned meat spared.
तस्मात् त्वया समारब्धं कर्म ह्यप्रतिमं परैः। अहं समीकरिष्यामि हत्वा शत्रूंस्तवानघ
Therefore, this unparalleled task begun by you against the enemy, I will complete, O faultless one, by slaying your foes.
अहमुत्सादयिष्यामि शत्रूंस्तव निशाचर। यदि शक्रविवस्वन्तौ यदि पावकमारुतौ। तावहं योधयिष्यामि कुबेरवरुणावपि
I will destroy your enemies, O night-wanderer, even if they are Indra and Vivasvat, or Fire and Wind; I will fight even Kubera and Varuṇa.
गिरिमात्रशरीरस्य महापरिघयोधिनः। नर्दतस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रस्य बिभीयाद् वै पुरंदरः
Even Indra would be afraid of one whose body is like a mountain, who wields a great iron club, who roars, and whose fangs are sharp.
पुनर्मां स द्वितीयेन शरेण निहनिष्यति। ततोऽहं तस्य पास्यामि रुधिरं काममाश्वस
He will strike me again with a second arrow; then I will drink his blood as I desire, so be at ease.
वधेन वै दाशरथेः सुखावहं जयं तवाहर्तुमहं यतिष्ये। हत्वा च रामं सह लक्ष्मणेन खादामि सर्वान् हरियूथमुख्यान्
By killing the son of Daśaratha, I will strive to bring you victory that brings happiness; having slain Rāma together with Lakṣmaṇa, I will devour all the chief leaders of the monkey army.
रमस्व कामं पिब चाग्र्यवारुणीं कुरुष्व कार्याणि हितानि विज्वरः। मया तु रामे गमिते यमक्षयं चिराय सीता वशगा भविष्यति
Enjoy yourself as you wish, drink the finest liquor, and carry out beneficial tasks without anxiety; when I have sent Rāma to the abode of Yama, Sītā will be under your control for a long time.
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Listen to the thirteenth sarga. Thus ends the thirteenth sarga in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa of the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa.
रावणं क्रुद्धमाज्ञाय महापार्श्वो महाबलः। मुहूर्तमनुसंचिन्त्य प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्
Understanding that Rāvaṇa was enraged, the mighty Mahāpārśva, after reflecting for a moment, spoke with joined palms.
यः खल्वपि वनं प्राप्य मृगव्यालनिषेवितम्। न पिबेन्मधु सम्प्राप्य स नरो बालिशो भवेत्
Indeed, any man who, having reached a forest inhabited by deer and beasts, does not drink the honey he finds, would be a fool.
ईश्वरस्येश्वरः कोऽस्ति तव शत्रुनिबर्हण। रमस्व सह वैदेह्या शत्रूनाक्रम्य मूर्धसु
Who is lord over you, the subduer of enemies? Enjoy yourself with Vaidehī, having subdued your foes and placed your foot upon their heads.
बलात् कुक्कुटवृत्तेन प्रवर्तस्व महाबल। आक्रम्याक्रम्य सीतां वै तां भुङ्क्ष्व च रमस्व च
Act with force, O mighty one, like a cock among hens; seize Sītā again and again, enjoy her, and take your pleasure.
लब्धकामस्य ते पश्चादागमिष्यति किं भयम्। प्राप्तमप्राप्तकालं वा सर्वं प्रतिविधास्यसे
Once your desire is fulfilled, what fear can come to you afterwards? Whatever comes, whether timely or untimely, you will be able to handle it all.
कुम्भकर्णः सहास्माभिरिन्द्रजिच्च महाबलः। प्रतिषेधयितुं शक्तौ सवज्रमपि वज्रिणम्
Kumbhakarṇa, together with us, and the mighty Indrajit, are capable of opposing even the wielder of the thunderbolt, Indra, armed with his weapon.
उपप्रदानं सान्त्वं वा भेदं वा कुशलैः कृतम्। समतिक्रम्य दण्डेन सिद्धिमर्थेषु रोचये
Having surpassed all means—gifts, conciliation, or division—employed by the wise, I now prefer the use of punishment to achieve our aims.
इह प्राप्तान् वयं सर्वाञ्छत्रूंस्तव महाबल। वशे शस्त्रप्रतापेन करिष्यामो न संशयः
All your enemies who have come here, O mighty one, we shall subdue by the power of our weapons—there is no doubt.
एवमुक्तस्तदा राजा महापार्श्वेन रावणः। तस्य सम्पूजयन् वाक्यमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
Thus addressed, King Rāvaṇa then honored Mahāpārśva's words and spoke this reply to him.
महापार्श्व निबोध त्वं रहस्यं किंचिदात्मनः। चिरवृत्तं तदाख्यास्ये यदवाप्तं पुरा मया
Mahāpārśva, listen as I reveal to you a certain secret of mine, something that happened long ago, which I once obtained.
पितामहस्य भवनं गच्छन्तीं पुञ्जिकस्थलाम्। चञ्चूर्यमाणामद्राक्षमाकाशेऽग्निशिखामिव
Once, I saw Puñjikasthalā, as she was going to the house of Brahmā, shining in the sky like a tongue of flame, her wings fluttering.
सा प्रसह्य मया भुक्ता कृता विवसना ततः। स्वयम्भूभवनं प्राप्ता लोलिता नलिनी यथा
I overpowered her and violated her, stripping her of her garments; then, like a swaying lotus, she reached the abode of the Self-born.
अद्यप्रभृति यामन्यां बलान्नारीं गमिष्यसि। तदा ते शतधा मूर्धा फलिष्यति न संशयः
From this day forward, if you force yourself upon another woman, then your head will split into a hundred pieces—there is no doubt.
इत्यहं तस्य शापस्य भीतः प्रसभमेव ताम्। नारोहये बलात् सीतां वैदेहीं शयने शुभे
Frightened by that curse, I have never forcibly made Sītā, the daughter of Videha, ascend my splendid bed.