तदेषा सुस्थिरा बुद्धिर्मृत्युलोभादुपस्थिता। भयान्न शक्तस्त्वां मोक्तुमनिरस्तः स संयुगे
Therefore, this firm resolve has arisen in him from a desire for death; out of fear, he is unable to release you, and he remains unshaken in battle.
राक्षसानां च सर्वेषामात्मनश्च वधेन हि। निहत्य रावणं संख्ये सर्वथा निशितैः शरैः। प्रतिनेष्यति रामस्त्वामयोध्यामसितेक्षणे
By killing Ravana in battle, along with all the Rakshasas and himself, Rama will surely return you, O dark-eyed one, to Ayodhya with his sharp arrows.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शब्दो भेरीशङ्खसमाकुलः। श्रुतो वै सर्वसैन्यानां कम्पयन् धरणीतलम्
Meanwhile, a tumultuous sound of drums and conches was heard, shaking the earth and filling all the armies.
श्रुत्वा तु तं वानरसैन्यनादं लङ्कागता राक्षसराजभृत्याः। हतौजसो दैन्यपरीतचेष्टाः श्रेयो न पश्यन्ति नृपस्य दोषात्
Hearing that roar of the Vanara army, the servants of the Rakshasa king in Lanka, their strength destroyed and actions overcome by despair, see no hope for good due to the king's fault.
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Hear now the thirty-fifth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
तेन शङ्खविमिश्रेण भेरीशब्देन नादिना। उपयाति महाबाहू रामः परपुरंजयः
With that resounding noise of drums mingled with conches, Rama, the mighty-armed conqueror of enemy cities, advances.
तं निनादं निशम्याथ रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः। मुहूर्तं ध्यानमास्थाय सचिवानभ्युदैक्षत
Then Ravana, lord of the Rakshasas, hearing that tumult, entered into contemplation for a moment and looked upon his ministers.
अथ तान् सचिवांस्तत्र सर्वानाभाष्य रावणः। सभां संनादयन् सर्वामित्युवाच महाबलः
Then Ravana, of great strength, addressing all those ministers there, made the whole assembly hall resound and spoke thus:
जगत्संतापनः क्रूरोऽगर्हयन् राक्षसेश्वरः। तरणं सागरस्यास्य विक्रमं बलपौरुषम्
The lord of the Rakshasas, cruel and tormentor of the world, praised the crossing of this ocean, his valor, and his strength and heroism.
यदुक्तवन्तो रामस्य भवन्तस्तन्मया श्रुतम्। भवतश्चाप्यहं वेद्मि युद्धे सत्यपराक्रमान्। तूष्णीकानीक्षतोऽन्योन्यं विदित्वा रामविक्रमम्
What you have said about Rama, I have heard; and I also know your true prowess in battle. Seeing each other silent, you know Rama's valor.
ततस्तु सुमहाप्राज्ञो माल्यवान् नाम राक्षसः। रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा इति मातामहोऽब्रवीत्
Then the exceedingly wise Mālyavān, a Rakshasa, hearing Ravana's words, spoke thus as his maternal grandfather:
विद्यास्वभिविनीतो यो राजा राजन् नयानुगः। स शास्ति चिरमैश्वर्यमरींश्च कुरुते वशे
O King, that ruler who is well-versed in knowledge and follows policy, governs for a long time and brings his enemies under control.
संदधानो हि कालेन विगृह्णंश्चारिभिः सह। स्वपक्षे वर्धनं कुर्वन्महदैश्वर्यमश्नुते
By making alliances at the right time and engaging with enemies, while increasing his own side, he attains great sovereignty.
हीयमानेन कर्तव्यो राज्ञा संधिः समेन च। न शत्रुमवमन्येत ज्यायान् कुर्वीत विग्रहम्
When declining, a king should make peace on equal terms; he should not underestimate the enemy, and should wage war only against a superior foe.
तन्मह्यं रोचते संधिः सह रामेण रावण। यदर्थमभियुक्तोऽसि सीता तस्मै प्रदीयताम्
Therefore, Ravana, I favor peace with Rama; for the sake of which you have been attacked, let Sita be returned to him.
तस्य देवर्षयः सर्वे गन्धर्वाश्च जयैषिणः। विरोधं मा गमस्तेन संधिस्ते तेन रोचताम्
All the divine sages and Gandharvas, desiring victory, do not wish for enmity with him; let peace with him be pleasing to you.
असृजद् भगवान् पक्षौ द्वावेव हि पितामहः। सुराणामसुराणां च धर्माधर्मौ तदाश्रयौ
The Blessed Creator, the Grandfather, produced only two sides: that of the gods and that of the demons, founded on righteousness and unrighteousness.
धर्मो हि श्रूयते पक्ष अमराणां महात्मनाम्। अधर्मो रक्षसां पक्षो ह्यसुराणां च राक्षस
Indeed, righteousness is said to be the side of the immortal great souls; unrighteousness is the side of the demons and the Rākṣasas, O Rākṣasa.
धर्मो वै ग्रसतेऽधर्मं यदा कृतमभूद् युगम्। अधर्मो ग्रसते धर्मं यदा तिष्यः प्रवर्तते
When the age of righteousness prevails, righteousness consumes unrighteousness; when the age of Tiṣya arises, unrighteousness consumes righteousness.
तत् त्वया चरता लोकान् धर्मोऽपि निहतो महान्। अधर्मः प्रगृहीतश्च तेनास्मद् बलिनः परे
Thus, as you have acted in the worlds, even great righteousness has been destroyed; unrighteousness has been embraced, and because of this, our enemies have become stronger than us.
स प्रमादात् प्रवृद्धस्तेऽधर्मोऽहिर्ग्रसते हि नः। विवर्धयति पक्षं च सुराणां सुरभावनः
That unrighteousness, grown through your negligence, now devours us like a serpent; and the creator of the gods increases the strength of the gods' side.
विषयेषु प्रसक्तेन यत्किंचित्कारिणा त्वया। ऋषीणामग्निकल्पानामुद्वेगो जनितो महान्
Because you, attached to sense-objects, have acted carelessly, you have caused great distress among the sages, who are like fire.
तेषां प्रभावो दुर्धर्षः प्रदीप्त इव पावकः। तपसा भावितात्मानो धर्मस्यानुग्रहे रताः
Their power is hard to withstand, blazing like fire; their souls are purified by austerity, and they are devoted to the favor of righteousness.
मुख्यैर्यज्ञैर्यजन्त्येते तैस्तैर्यत्ते द्विजातयः। जुह्वत्यग्नींश्च विधिवद् वेदांश्चोच्चैरधीयते
These twice-born ones worship with principal sacrifices, and with those same sacrifices they properly offer oblations into the fires and loudly recite the Vedas.
अभिभूय च रक्षांसि ब्रह्मघोषानुदीरयन्। दिशो विप्रद्रुताः सर्वाः स्तनयित्नुरिवोष्णगे
Overcoming the Rākṣasas and raising the sound of sacred chants, they have caused all directions to be disturbed, like thunder in the hot season.
ऋषीणामग्निकल्पानामग्निहोत्रसमुत्थितः। आदत्ते रक्षसां तेजो धूमो व्याप्य दिशो दश
From the fire-offerings of the sages, who are like fire, a smoke arises that pervades the ten directions and takes away the energy of the Rākṣasas.
तेषु तेषु च देशेषु पुण्येष्वेव दृढव्रतैः। चर्यमाणं तपस्तीव्रं संतापयति राक्षसान्
In those various sacred places, the intense austerity practiced by those of firm vows torments the Rākṣasas.
देवदानवयक्षेभ्यो गृहीतश्च वरस्त्वया। मनुष्या वानरा ऋक्षा गोलाङ्गूला महाबलाः। बलवन्त इहागम्य गर्जन्ति दृढविक्रमाः
You have received a boon from the gods, Dānavas, and Yakṣas; but now, humans, monkeys, bears, and mighty langurs have come here, roaring with firm valor.
उत्पातान् विविधान् दृष्ट्वा घोरान् बहुविधान् बहून्। विनाशमनुपश्यामि सर्वेषां रक्षसामहम्
Seeing many and various dreadful omens, I foresee the destruction of all the Rākṣasas.
खराभिस्तनिता घोरा मेघाः प्रतिभयंकराः। शोणितेनाभिवर्षन्ति लङ्कामुष्णेन सर्वतः
Terrible clouds, dark as the wild ass, threatening with fear, pour hot blood over all of Laṅkā.