सागरस्येव मे वेगो मारुतस्येव मे गतिः। नैतद् दाशरथिर्वेद ह्यासादयति तेन माम्
My speed is like the ocean's, my swiftness like the wind's; Daśaratha's son does not know this, nor can he reach me.
को हि सिंहमिवासीनं सुप्तं गिरिगुहाशये। क्रुद्धं मृत्युमिवासीनं प्रबोधयितुमिच्छति
Who would wish to awaken a lion sleeping in a mountain cave, or rouse death itself, seated in anger?
न मत्तो निर्गतान् बाणान् द्विजिह्वान् पन्नगानिव। रामः पश्यति संग्रामे तेन मामभिगच्छति
Rāma does not see the arrows that have gone forth from me in battle, like venomous serpents with two tongues; thus he approaches me.
क्षिप्रं वज्रसमैर्बाणैः शतधा कार्मुकच्युतैः। राममादीपयिष्यामि उल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरम्
Soon, with arrows as hard as thunderbolts, shot from my bow, I will set Rāma ablaze, like meteors burning an elephant.
तच्चास्य बलमादास्ये बलेन महता वृतः। उदितः सविता काले नक्षत्राणां प्रभामिव
I will seize his strength, surrounded by my great power, just as the risen sun at dawn takes away the brilliance of the stars.
न वासवेनापि सहस्रचक्षुषा युधास्मि शक्यो वरुणेन वा पुनः। मया त्वियं बाहुबलेन निर्जिता पुरा पुरी वैश्रवणेन पालिता
Not even Indra, the thousand-eyed, nor Varuṇa, can defeat me in battle; long ago, I conquered this city, once ruled by Vaiśravaṇa, with the strength of my arms.
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Listen now to the fourteenth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
निशाचरेन्द्रस्य निशम्य वाक्यं स कुम्भकर्णस्य च गर्जितानि। विभीषणो राक्षसराजमुख्य- मुवाच वाक्यं हितमर्थयुक्तम्
Hearing the words of the lord of the night-wanderers and the roars of Kumbhakarṇa, Vibhīṣaṇa, chief among the rākṣasas, spoke words that were beneficial and full of meaning.
वृतो हि बाह्वन्तरभोगराशि- श्चिन्ताविषः सुस्मिततीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रः। पञ्चाङ्गुलीपञ्चशिरोऽतिकायः सीतामहाहिस्तव केन राजन्
Surrounded by coils of arms, filled with the poison of anxiety, with sharp teeth revealed in a slight smile, five-fingered, five-headed, and of immense size—by whom, O king, is your great serpent Sītā possessed?
यावन्न लङ्कां समभिद्रवन्ति बलीमुखाः पर्वतकूटमात्राः। दंष्ट्रायुधाश्चैव नखायुधाश्च प्रदीयतां दाशरथाय मैथिली
Before the foremost warriors, as massive as mountain peaks, armed with fangs and claws, rush upon Lanka, let Maithili be given to the son of Dasharatha.
यावन्न गृह्णन्ति शिरांसि बाणा रामेरिता राक्षसपुंगवानाम्। वज्रोपमा वायुसमानवेगाः प्रदीयतां दाशरथाय मैथिली
Before the arrows loosed by Rama, swift as the wind and hard as thunderbolts, seize the heads of the foremost rakshasas, let Maithili be given to the son of Dasharatha.
न कुम्भकर्णेन्द्रजितौ च राजं- स्तथा महापार्श्वमहोदरौ वा। निकुम्भकुम्भौ च तथातिकायः स्थातुं समर्था युधि राघवस्य
Neither Kumbhakarna nor Indrajit, nor indeed Mahaparsva or Mahodara, nor Nikumbha, Kumbha, or Atikaya, O King, are able to stand against Raghava in battle.
जीवंस्तु रामस्य न मोक्ष्यसे त्वं गुप्तः सवित्राप्यथवा मरुद्भिः। न वासवस्याङ्कगतो न मृत्यो- र्नभो न पातालमनुप्रविष्टः
Even if you live, you will not escape from Rama, whether guarded by Savitr or the Maruts; not even if you take refuge with Indra, with Death, in the sky, or having entered the netherworld.
निशम्य वाक्यं तु विभीषणस्य ततः प्रहस्तो वचनं बभाषे। न नो भयं विद्म न दैवतेभ्यो न दानवेभ्योऽप्यथवा कदाचित्
Hearing Vibhishana's words, Prahasta then spoke: 'We have never known fear, neither from the gods nor from the danavas, at any time.'
न यक्षगन्धर्वमहोरगेभ्यो भयं न संख्ये पतगोरगेभ्यः। कथं नु रामाद् भविता भयं नो नरेन्द्रपुत्रात् समरे कदाचित्
We have no fear of yakshas, gandharvas, great serpents, nor in battle from the bird-garuda or serpents; how then could we ever fear Rama, the prince among men, in combat?
प्रहस्तवाक्यं त्वहितं निशम्य विभीषणो राजहितानुकाङ्क्षी। ततो महार्थं वचनं बभाषे धर्मार्थकामेषु निविष्टबुद्धिः
Hearing Prahasta's words, which were not beneficial, Vibhishana, desiring the king's welfare, then spoke these weighty words, his mind set on righteousness, profit, and desire.
प्रहस्त राजा च महोदरश्च त्वं कुम्भकर्णश्च यथार्थजातम्। ब्रवीत रामं प्रति तन्न शक्यं यथा गतिः स्वर्गमधर्मबुद्धेः
Prahasta, the king, Mahodara, you, and Kumbhakarna—what you say about Rama is not possible; such is the fate of one whose mind is set on unrighteousness, to fall from heaven.
वधस्तु रामस्य मया त्वया च प्रहस्त सर्वैरपि राक्षसैर्वा। कथं भवेदर्थविशारदस्य महार्णवं तर्तुमिवाप्लवस्य
The killing of Rama by you, by me, Prahasta, or by all the rakshasas—how could that be possible, as for one skilled in means to cross a great ocean by swimming?
धर्मप्रधानस्य महारथस्य इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवस्य राज्ञः। पुरोऽस्य देवाश्च तथाविधस्य कृत्येषु शक्तस्य भवन्ति मूढाः
Even the gods stand before this king, the great chariot-warrior, scion of the Ikshvaku line, whose mind is set on righteousness, and who is capable in such deeds—fools are those who oppose him.
तीक्ष्णा न तावत् तव कङ्कपत्रा दुरासदा राघवविप्रमुक्ताः। भित्त्वा शरीरं प्रविशन्ति बाणाः प्रहस्त तेनैव विकत्थसे त्वम्
Your sharp arrows, with vulture-feathered shafts, are not so formidable when released at Raghava; Prahasta, those arrows pierce the body and enter it—yet you boast thus.
न रावणो नातिबलस्त्रिशीर्षो न कुम्भकर्णस्य सुतो निकुम्भः। न चेन्द्रजिद् दाशरथिं प्रवोढुं त्वं वा रणे शक्रसमं समर्थः
Neither Ravana, nor the exceedingly strong Trishira, nor Nikumbha, son of Kumbhakarna, nor Indrajit, nor you, Prahasta, are capable of defeating the son of Dasharatha in battle, even if you were equal to Indra.
देवान्तको वापि नरान्तको वा तथातिकायोऽतिरथो महात्मा। अकम्पनश्चाद्रिसमानसारः स्थातुं न शक्ता युधि राघवस्य
Neither Devantaka nor Narantaka, nor Atikaya, the mighty chariot-warrior, nor Akampana, whose strength equals a mountain, are able to stand against Raghava in battle.
अयं च राजा व्यसनाभिभूतो मित्रैरमित्रप्रतिमैर्भवद्भिः। अन्वास्यते राक्षसनाशनार्थे तीक्ष्णः प्रकृत्या ह्यसमीक्षकारी
This king, overwhelmed by calamity, is followed by you, his friends who are like enemies, seeking the destruction of the rakshasas; by nature he is harsh and acts without reflection.
अनन्तभोगेन सहस्रमूर्ध्ना नागेन भीमेन महाबलेन। बलात् परिक्षिप्तमिमं भवन्तो राजानमुत्क्षिप्य विमोचयन्तु
Let you all, having surrounded this king, who is beset by the mighty serpent with endless coils and a thousand heads, release him by force from its grasp.
यावद्धि केशग्रहणात् सुहृद्भिः समेत्य सर्वैः परिपूर्णकामैः। निगृह्य राजा परिरक्षितव्यो भूतैर्यथा भीमबलैर्गृहीतः
Before, by seizing his hair, all his friends, their desires fulfilled, come together and restrain the king, he must be protected, as beings of terrible strength guard one who is seized.
सुवारिणा राघवसागरेण प्रच्छाद्यमानस्तरसा भवद्भिः। युक्तस्त्वयं तारयितुं समेत्य काकुत्स्थपातालमुखे पतन् सः
As he is swiftly being covered by the ocean of Raghava's army, you must unite and rescue him, for he is falling into the mouth of the Kakutstha's underworld.
इदं पुरस्यास्य सराक्षसस्य राज्ञश्च पथ्यं ससुहृज्जनस्य। सम्यग्घि वाक्यं स्वमतं ब्रवीमि नरेन्द्रपुत्राय ददातु मैथिलीम्
This is the right course for this city of rakshasas, for the king, and for his friends; I speak these words truly, let Maithili be given to the prince among men.
परस्य वीर्यं स्वबलं च बुद्ध्वा स्थानं क्षयं चैव तथैव वृद्धिम्। तथा स्वपक्षेऽप्यनुमृश्य बुद्ध्या वदेत् क्षमं स्वामिहितं स मन्त्री
A counselor should, after discerning with intelligence the strength and power of the enemy, as well as their own position, decline, and growth, likewise carefully consider the same in their own side, and then speak what is appropriate and beneficial to their master.
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Listen now to the fifteenth chapter in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Book of War.
बृहस्पतेस्तुल्यमतेर्वचस्त- न्निशम्य यत्नेन विभीषणस्य। ततो महात्मा वचनं बभाषे तत्रेन्द्रजिन्नैर्ऋतयूथमुख्यः
Hearing the words of Vibhīṣaṇa, whose intellect was equal to Bṛhaspati, with great attention, then the great-souled Indrajit, chief among the Rākṣasa warriors, spoke these words there.