न मोक्ष्यसे रावण राघवस्य सुरैः सहेन्द्रैरपि मूढ गुप्तः। अन्तर्हितः सूर्यपथं गतोऽपि तथैव पातालमनुप्रविष्टः। गिरीशपादाम्बुजसंगतो वा हतोऽसि रामेण सहानुजस्त्वम्
You will not escape, Ravana, from Raghava, even if protected by the gods and Indra; even if you hide, go to the path of the sun, or enter the netherworld, or cling to the lotus feet of Shiva—you and your brother will be slain by Rama.
तस्य ते त्रिषु लोकेषु न पिशाचं न राक्षसम्। त्रातारं नानुपश्यामि न गन्धर्वं न चासुरम्
In all three worlds, I see no protector for you—not a goblin, not a rakshasa, not a Gandharva, nor an asura.
अवधीस्त्वं जरावृद्धं गृध्रराजं जटायुषम्। किं नु ते रामसांनिध्ये सकाशे लक्ष्मणस्य च। हृता सीता विशालाक्षी यां त्वं गृह्य न बुध्यसे
You killed the aged king of vultures, Jatayu; but what will you do now, with Rama and Lakshmana present? You have abducted Sita, the wide-eyed one, yet you do not realize whom you have taken.
महाबलं महात्मानं दुराधर्षं सुरैरपि। न बुध्यसे रघुश्रेष्ठं यस्ते प्राणान् हरिष्यति
You do not recognize the mighty, great-souled one, unconquerable even by the gods, O best of the Raghu lineage, who will take your life.
ततोऽब्रवीद् वालिसुतोऽप्यङ्गदो हरिसत्तमः। नायं दूतो महाराज चारकः प्रतिभाति मे
Then Angada, son of Vali and foremost among monkeys, spoke: 'O great king, this is not a messenger or a spy, as he appears to me.'
तुलितं हि बलं सर्वमनेन तव तिष्ठता। गृह्यतां मागमल्लङ्कामेतद्धि मम रोचते
Indeed, all his strength has been weighed against yours as he stands here; let him be seized, O mighty one, for this pleases me.
ततो राज्ञा समादिष्टाः समुत्पत्य वलीमुखाः। जगृहुश्च बबन्धुश्च विलपन्तमनाथवत्
Then, as ordered by the king, the leaders of the troops sprang up, seized him, and bound him, as he lamented like one without support.
शुकस्तु वानरैश्चण्डैस्तत्र तैः सम्प्रपीडितः। व्याचुक्रोश महात्मानं रामं दशरथात्मजम्। लुप्येते मे बलात् पक्षौ भिद्येते मे तथाक्षिणी
Shuka, tormented there by those fierce monkeys, cried out to Rama, son of Dasharatha: 'My wings are being torn by force, my eyes are being injured as well.'
यां च रात्रिं मरिष्यामि जाये रात्रिं च यामहम्। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे काले यन्मया ह्यशुभं कृतम्। सर्वं तदुपपद्येथा जह्यां चेद् यदि जीवितम्
The night in which I shall die, and the night in which I was born—whatever evil I have done in this interval, let all that come upon me, if I must lose my life.
नाघातयत् तदा रामः श्रुत्वा तत्परिदेवितम्। वानरानब्रवीद् रामो मुच्यतां दूत आगतः
Rama did not have him struck, hearing that lamentation; he spoke to the monkeys: 'Release the messenger who has come.'
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Listen to the twenty-first chapter.
ततः सागरवेलायां दर्भानास्तीर्य राघवः। अञ्जलिं प्राङ्मुखः कृत्वा प्रतिशिश्ये महोदधेः
Then, on the shore of the ocean, Raghava spread darbha grass, faced east, joined his palms, and lay down before the great ocean.
बाहुं भुजङ्गभोगाभमुपधायारिसूदनः। जातरूपमयैश्चैव भूषणैर्भूषितं पुरा
The destroyer of enemies, resting his arm resembling a serpent's coil, adorned with ornaments of pure gold,
मणिकाञ्चनकेयूरमुक्ताप्रवरभूषणैः। भुजैः परमनारीणामभिमृष्टमनेकधा
With arms decorated by bracelets of jewels and gold, and the finest pearl ornaments, repeatedly touched by the hands of noble women,
चन्दनागुरुभिश्चैव पुरस्तादभिसेवितम्। बालसूर्यप्रकाशैश्च चन्दनैरुपशोभितम्
Served in the past with sandalwood and aloe, and beautified with sandalwood shining like the rays of the rising sun,
शयने चोत्तमाङ्गेन सीतायाः शोभितं पुरा। तक्षकस्येव सम्भोगं गङ्गाजलनिषेवितम्
Once graced by Sita's presence on the bed with her noble form, enjoyed like Takshaka, and sprinkled with Ganga water,
संयुगे युगसंकाशं शत्रूणां शोकवर्धनम्। सुहृदां नन्दनं दीर्घं सागरान्तव्यपाश्रयम्
In battle, resembling the end of an age, increasing the sorrow of enemies, bringing joy to friends, long, and resting at the edge of the ocean,
अस्यता च पुनः सव्यं ज्याघातविहतत्वचम्। दक्षिणो दक्षिणं बाहुं महापरिघसंनिभम्
Again, his left arm, with skin marked by the bowstring, and his right arm, resembling a great iron bar,
गोसहस्रप्रदातारं ह्युपधाय भुजं महत्। अद्य मे तरणं वाथ मरणं सागरस्य वा
Resting his mighty arm, the giver of a thousand cows, he said: 'Today, either I will cross the ocean or meet death.'
इति रामो धृतिं कृत्वा महाबाहुर्महोदधिम्। अधिशिष्ये च विधिवत् प्रयतो नियतो मुनिः
Thus, Rama, resolute and broad-armed, lay down before the great ocean, properly, with discipline and devotion, like a sage.
तस्य रामस्य सुप्तस्य कुशास्तीर्णे महीतले। नियमादप्रमत्तस्य निशास्तिस्रोऽभिजग्मतुः
As Rama slept on the earth covered with kusa grass, vigilant and disciplined, three nights passed.
स त्रिरात्रोषितस्तत्र नयज्ञो धर्मवत्सलः। उपासत तदा रामः सागरं सरितां पतिम्
There, the righteous Rama, devoted to duty, spent three nights performing austerities, worshipping the ocean, lord of rivers.
न च दर्शयते रूपं मन्दो रामस्य सागरः। प्रयतेनापि रामेण यथार्हमभिपूजितः
Yet the sluggish ocean did not reveal his form to Rama, even though Rama had worshipped him with all due honor and effort.
समुद्रस्य ततः क्रुद्धो रामो रक्तान्तलोचनः। समीपस्थमुवाचेदं लक्ष्मणं शुभलक्षणम्
Then Rama, his eyes reddened with anger, spoke to the auspicious Lakshmana, who stood nearby.
अवलेपः समुद्रस्य न दर्शयति यः स्वयम्। प्रशमश्च क्षमा चैव आर्जवं प्रियवादिता
Arrogance prevents the ocean from appearing of his own accord; for calmness, patience, straightforwardness, and gentle speech—
असामर्थ्यफला ह्येते निर्गुणेषु सतां गुणाः। आत्मप्रशंसिनं दुष्टं धृष्टं विपरिधावकम्
—these virtues of the good bear fruit only with the worthy, not with the unworthy; for one who praises himself, is wicked, insolent, and unruly—
सर्वत्रोत्सृष्टदण्डं च लोकः सत्कुरुते नरम्। न साम्ना शक्यते कीर्तिर्न साम्ना शक्यते यशः
—the world respects only the man who wields punishment everywhere; neither fame nor glory can be attained by conciliation alone.
प्राप्तुं लक्ष्मण लोकेऽस्मिञ्जयो वा रणमूर्धनि। अद्य मद्बाणनिर्भग्नैर्मकरैर्मकरालयम्
In this world, O Lakshmana, victory in battle is achieved not by gentleness; today, with my arrows, I will shatter the abode of makaras and its denizens.
निरुद्धतोयं सौमित्रे प्लवद्भिः पश्य सर्वतः। भोगिनां पश्य भोगानि मया भिन्नानि लक्ष्मण
See, O gentle one, how the waters will be restrained everywhere by the leaping creatures; see, Lakshmana, the bodies of serpents broken by me.
महाभोगानि मत्स्यानां करिणां च करानिह। सशङ्खशुक्तिकाजालं समीनमकरं तथा
Here are the great bodies of fish and the trunks of elephants, along with clusters of conch shells and oysters, and also various kinds of fish and makaras.