शंस कस्माद् भयं तेऽत्र को वा प्रेतो भविष्यति। भ्रातरं रावणः क्रुद्धं कुम्भकर्णमवस्थितम्
'Tell me, what is this fear of yours here? Who is destined to die?' Thus Rāvaṇa addressed his angry brother Kumbhakarṇa, who stood before him.
रोषेण परिवृत्ताभ्यां नेत्राभ्यां वाक्यमब्रवीत्। अद्य ते सुमहान् कालः शयानस्य महाबल
With eyes turned in anger, he spoke: 'A very long time has passed for you, O mighty one, lying asleep.'
सुषुप्तस्त्वं न जानीषे मम रामकृतं भयम्। एष दाशरथिः श्रीमान् सुग्रीवसहितो बली
'Deep in sleep, you did not know the fear caused to me by Rāma. This son of Daśaratha, glorious and strong, has come with Sugrīva.'
समुद्रं लङ्घयित्वा तु मूलं नः परिकृन्तति। हन्त पश्यस्व लङ्कायां वनान्युपवनानि च
'Having crossed the ocean, he is cutting at our very root. Behold, in Laṅkā, the forests and groves.'
सेतुना सुखमागत्य वानरैकार्णवं कृतम्। ये राक्षसा मुख्यतमा हतास्ते वानरैर्युधि
'Having come easily by the bridge, the sea has been filled with monkeys. The foremost Rākṣasas have been slain by the monkeys in battle.'
वानराणां क्षयं युद्धे न पश्यामि कथंचन। न चापि वानरा युद्धे जितपूर्वाः कदाचन
'I do not see any destruction of the monkeys in battle, nor have the monkeys ever been defeated in war.'
तदेतद् भयमुत्पन्नं त्रायस्वेह महाबल। नाशय त्वमिमानद्य तदर्थं बोधितो भवान्
'Therefore, this fear has arisen; protect us here, O mighty one. Destroy these enemies today; for this purpose you have been awakened.'
सर्वक्षपितकोशं च स त्वमभ्युपपद्य माम्। त्रायस्वेमां पुरीं लङ्कां बालवृद्धावशेषिताम्
'With all my treasury exhausted, I have come to you. Protect this city of Laṅkā, now left with only children and the aged.'
भ्रातुरर्थे महाबाहो कुरु कर्म सुदुष्करम्। मयैवं नोक्तपूर्वो हि भ्राता कश्चित् परंतप
'For the sake of your brother, O mighty-armed one, perform this most difficult deed. Never before have I spoken thus to any brother, O subduer of foes.'
त्वय्यस्ति मम च स्नेहः परा सम्भावना च मे। देवासुरेषु युद्धेषु बहुशो राक्षसर्षभ
'In you, and in me, there is affection, and I have the highest regard for you. In battles with gods and asuras, O bull among Rākṣasas, you have often prevailed.'
त्वया देवाः प्रतिव्यूह्य निर्जिताश्चासुरा युधि
'By you, the gods have been resisted and the asuras defeated in battle.'
तदेतत् सर्वमातिष्ठ वीर्यं भीमपराक्रम। नहि ते सर्वभूतेषु दृश्यते सदृशो बली
'Therefore, display all that strength and terrible valor; for among all beings, no one equal to you in might is seen.'
कुरुष्व मे प्रियहितमेतदुत्तमं यथाप्रियं प्रियरण बान्धवप्रिय। स्वतेजसा व्यथय सपत्नवाहिनीं शरद्घनं पवन इवोद्यतो महान्
'Do for me this excellent and pleasing act, beloved in battle and dear to your kin. With your own brilliance, shatter the enemy's army, as a great wind scatters autumn clouds.'
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Hear now the sixty-third sarga.
तस्य राक्षसराजस्य निशम्य परिदेवितम्। कुम्भकर्णो बभाषेदं वचनं प्रजहास च
Hearing the lamentation of the king of the Rākṣasas, Kumbhakarṇa spoke these words and laughed.
दृष्टो दोषो हि योऽस्माभिः पुरा मन्त्रविनिर्णये। हितेष्वनभियुक्तेन सोऽयमासादितस्त्वया
The fault that we previously observed in the deliberation of counsel—by one not devoted to the welfare—has now been encountered by you.
शीघ्रं खल्वभ्युपेतं त्वां फलं पापस्य कर्मणः। निरयेष्वेव पतनं यथा दुष्कृतकर्मणः
Indeed, you have swiftly attained the fruit of sinful action: a fall into hell, as befalls one who acts wickedly.
प्रथमं वै महाराज कृत्यमेतदचिन्तितम्। केवलं वीर्यदर्पेण नानुबन्धो विचारितः
O great king, this task was at first undertaken without thought; only out of pride in strength, without considering the consequences.
यः पश्चात्पूर्वकार्याणि कुर्यादैश्वर्यमास्थितः। पूर्वं चोत्तरकार्याणि न स वेद नयानयौ
He who, established in power, performs later what should be done first, and first what should be done later, does not know right and wrong.
देशकालविहीनानि कर्माणि विपरीतवत्। क्रियमाणानि दुष्यन्ति हवींष्यप्रयतेष्विव
Actions performed at the wrong place and time, or in reverse order, are spoiled, like offerings made without proper effort.
त्रयाणां पञ्चधा योगं कर्मणां यः प्रपद्यते। सचिवैः समयं कृत्वा स सम्यग् वर्तते पथि
He who, after consulting with ministers, adopts the fivefold combination of three kinds of actions, proceeds rightly on the path.
यथागमं च यो राजा समयं च चिकीर्षति। बुध्यते सचिवैर्बुद्ध्या सुहृदश्चानुपश्यति
And the king who, according to tradition, wishes to make an agreement, understands it with the intellect of his ministers and perceives it with his friends.
धर्ममर्थं हि कामं वा सर्वान् वा रक्षसां पते। भजेत पुरुषः काले त्रीणि द्वन्द्वानि वा पुनः
A man should, at the proper time, pursue righteousness, wealth, or desire—or all three, O lord of the Rākṣasas—or again, any two of these pairs.
त्रिषु चैतेषु यच्छ्रेष्ठं श्रुत्वा तन्नावबुध्यते। राजा वा राजमात्रो वा व्यर्थं तस्य बहुश्रुतम्
If, among these three, after hearing what is best, the king or his counselor does not comprehend it, then his much learning is in vain.
उपप्रदानं सान्त्वं च भेदं काले च विक्रमम्। योगं च रक्षसां श्रेष्ठ तावुभौ च नयानयौ
Conciliation, gifts, division, timely valor, and alliance—O best of Rākṣasas—both right and wrong in these two should be known.
काले धर्मार्थकामान् यः सम्मन्त्र्य सचिवैः सह। निषेवेतात्मवाँल्लोके न स व्यसनमाप्नुयात्
He who, after consulting with wise ministers, pursues righteousness, wealth, and desire at the proper time, being self-controlled in the world, does not encounter calamity.
हितानुबन्धमालोक्य कुर्यात् कार्यमिहात्मनः। राजा सहार्थतत्त्वज्ञैः सचिवैर्बुद्धिजीविभिः
A king should, after observing the connection to benefit, act for his own sake together with ministers who know the essence of wealth and live by wisdom.
अनभिज्ञाय शास्त्रार्थान् पुरुषाः पशुबुद्धयः। प्रागल्भ्याद् वक्तुमिच्छन्ति मन्त्रिष्वभ्यन्तरीकृताः
Men of animal intellect, ignorant of the meaning of the scriptures, wish to speak out of boldness when admitted among the counselors.
अशास्त्रविदुषां तेषां कार्यं नाभिहितं वचः। अर्थशास्त्रानभिज्ञानां विपुलां श्रियमिच्छताम्
The words of those ignorant of the scriptures, who desire great prosperity but do not know the science of wealth, should not be considered in action.
अहितं च हिताकारं धार्ष्ट्याज्जल्पन्ति ये नराः। अवश्यं मन्त्रबाह्यास्ते कर्तव्याः कृत्यदूषकाः
Those men who, out of audacity, speak what is harmful in the guise of benefit, must certainly be excluded from counsel, for they corrupt undertakings.