तं दृष्ट्वा त्वभिनिर्यान्तं सर्वे ते काननौकसः। उत्पेतुरभिसंक्रुद्धाः शिलाहस्ता युयुत्सवः
Seeing him advancing, all those dwellers of the forest, enraged and eager for battle, sprang up with stones in hand.
हनूमान् पुरतस्तेषां जगाम कपिकुञ्जरः। प्रगृह्य सुमहच्छृङ्गं पर्वतस्य दुरासदम्
Hanuman, the elephant among monkeys, went ahead of them, grasping the immense and formidable peak of a mountain.
स ददर्श हतानन्दां सीतामिन्द्रजितो रथे। एकवेणीधरां दीनामुपवासकृशाननाम्
He saw Sītā, deprived of joy, on Indrajit's chariot, wearing a single braid, forlorn, her face emaciated from fasting.
परिक्लिष्टैकवसनाममृजां राघवप्रियाम्। रजोमलाभ्यामालिप्तैः सर्वगात्रैर्वरस्त्रियम्
He saw her, clad in a single soiled garment, unadorned, beloved of Rāghava, her entire body smeared with dust and filth, that noble lady.
तां निरीक्ष्य मुहूर्तं तु मैथिलीमध्यवस्य च। बभूवाचिरदृष्टा हि तेन सा जनकात्मजा
Gazing for a moment at Maithilī and reflecting, he realized that she, the daughter of Janaka, had not been seen by him for a long time.
अब्रवीत् तां तु शोकार्तां निरानन्दां तपस्विनीम्। दृष्ट्वा रथस्थितां दीनां राक्षसेन्द्रसुतश्रिताम्
He spoke to her, afflicted by sorrow, joyless, ascetic, seeing her standing on the chariot, forlorn, under the power of the Rakshasa lord's son.
किं समर्थितमस्येति चिन्तयन् स महाकपिः। सह तैर्वानरश्रेष्ठैरभ्यधावत रावणिम्
Wondering what purpose this act served, the great monkey, together with those foremost monkeys, rushed toward Rāvaṇa's son.
तद् वानरबलं दृष्ट्वा रावणिः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। कृत्वा विकोशं निस्त्रिंशं मूर्ध्नि सीतामकर्षयत्
Seeing the army of monkeys, the son of Ravana, overcome with rage, drew his sharp sword and dragged Sita by the hair.
तां स्त्रियं पश्यतां तेषां ताडयामास राक्षसः। क्रोशन्तीं राम रामेति मायया योजितां रथे
That rakshasa struck the woman as all looked on, while she cried out 'Rama! Rama!'—her form conjured by illusion and placed upon the chariot.
गृहीतमूर्धजां दृष्ट्वा हनूमान् दैन्यमागतः। दुःखजं वारि नेत्राभ्यामुत्सृजन् मारुतात्मजः
Seeing her seized by the hair, Hanuman was filled with sorrow, and the son of the wind-god shed tears of grief from his eyes.
तां दृष्ट्वा चारुसर्वाङ्गीं रामस्य महिषीं प्रियाम्। अब्रवीत् परुषं वाक्यं क्रोधाद् रक्षोधिपात्मजम्
Beholding her, beautiful in every limb, the beloved queen of Rama, Hanuman spoke harsh words in anger to the son of the rakshasa king.
दुरात्मन्नात्मनाशाय केशपक्षे परामृशः। ब्रह्मर्षीणां कुले जातो राक्षसीं योनिमाश्रितः
Wicked one, you act for your own destruction, seizing her by the hair; though born in the lineage of Brahmarshis, you have embraced a rakshasa's nature.
धिक् त्वां पापसमाचारं यस्य ते मतिरीदृशी। नृशंसानार्य दुर्वृत्त क्षुद्र पापपराक्रम। अनार्यस्येदृशं कर्म घृणा ते नास्ति निर्घृण
Shame on you, evil-doer, whose mind is so depraved! Cruel, ignoble, vile, of wicked power—such an act befits the ignoble; you are utterly without compassion.
च्युता गृहाच्च राज्याच्च रामहस्ताच्च मैथिली। किं तवैषापराद्धा हि यदेनां हंसि निर्दय
Maithili has been cast out from her home, her kingdom, and from Rama's hand; what fault is hers, that you slay her so mercilessly?
सीतां हत्वा तु न चिरं जीविष्यसि कथंचन। वधार्ह कर्मणा तेन मम हस्तगतो ह्यसि
If you kill Sita, you will not live long by any means; by such a deed deserving death, you have now come into my grasp.
ये च स्त्रीघातिनां लोका लोकवध्यैश्च कुत्सिताः। इह जीवितमुत्सृज्य प्रेत्य तान् प्रति लप्स्यसे
Those worlds that are reviled for slayers of women and for the destroyers of people—you will reach them after abandoning your life here.
इति ब्रुवाणो हनुमान् सायुधैर्हरिभिर्वृतः। अभ्यधावत् सुसंक्रुद्धो राक्षसेन्द्रसुतं प्रति
Thus speaking, Hanuman, surrounded by armed monkeys, rushed in great fury toward the son of the rakshasa king.
आपतन्तं महावीर्यं तदनीकं वनौकसाम्। रक्षसां भीमकोपानामनीकेन न्यवारयत्
But a rakshasa, fierce with wrath, blocked that mighty, advancing host of forest-dwellers with his own army.
स तां बाणसहस्रेण विक्षोभ्य हरिवाहिनीम्। हनूमन्तं हरिश्रेष्ठमिन्द्रजित् प्रत्युवाच ह
Then Indrajit, having shaken the monkey forces with a thousand arrows, addressed Hanuman, the foremost of monkeys.
सुग्रीवस्त्वं च रामश्च यन्निमित्तमिहागताः। तां वधिष्यामि वैदेहीमद्यैव तव पश्यतः
Sugriva, Rama, and you have come here for her sake; today, before your eyes, I will slay Vaidehi.
इमां हत्वा ततो रामं लक्ष्मणं त्वां च वानर। सुग्रीवं च वधिष्यामि तं चानार्यं विभीषणम्
After killing her, I will then slay Rama, Lakshmana, you, O monkey, Sugriva, and that ignoble Vibhishana.
न हन्तव्याः स्त्रियश्चेति यद् ब्रवीषि प्लवंगम। पीडाकरममित्राणां यच्च कर्तव्यमेव तत्
You say, 'Women must not be killed,' O monkey; but whatever brings pain to enemies must indeed be done.
तमेवमुक्त्वा रुदतीं सीतां मायामयीं च ताम्। शितधारेण खड्गेन निजघानेन्द्रजित् स्वयम्
Having spoken thus, Indrajit himself struck down the weeping, illusory Sita with his sharp-edged sword.
यज्ञोपवीतमार्गेण छिन्ना तेन तपस्विनी। सा पृथिव्यां पृथुश्रोणी पपात प्रियदर्शना
By the path of her sacred thread, that ascetic woman was cut down; she, broad-hipped and lovely to behold, fell to the earth.
तामिन्द्रजित् स्त्रियं हत्वा हनूमन्तमुवाच ह। मया रामस्य पश्येमां प्रियां शस्त्रनिषूदिताम्। एषा विशस्ता वैदेही निष्फलो वः परिश्रमः
Having slain that woman, Indrajit said to Hanuman: 'See here Rama's beloved, struck down by my weapon; Vaidehi is slain—your efforts are in vain.'
ततः खड्गेन महता हत्वा तामिन्द्रजित्स्वयम्। हृष्टः स रथमास्थाय ननाद च महास्वनम्
Then Indrajit himself, with a great sword, struck her down; rejoicing, he mounted his chariot and roared with a mighty sound.
वानराः शुश्रुवुः शब्दमदूरे प्रत्यवस्थिताः। व्यादितास्यस्य नदतस्तद्दुर्गं संश्रितस्य तु
The monkeys, stationed not far away, heard the sound of his roaring, his mouth wide open as he took refuge in that stronghold.
तथा तु सीतां विनिहत्य दुर्मतिः प्रहृष्टचेताः स बभूव रावणिः। तं हृष्टरूपं समुदीक्ष्य वानरा विषण्णरूपाः समभिप्रदुद्रुवुः
Thus, after slaying Sita, that wicked-minded son of Ravana became exceedingly glad; seeing him in such a joyful state, the monkeys, filled with despair, fled in all directions.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीये आदिकाव्ये युद्धकाण्डे एकाशीतितमः सर्गः
Thus ends the eighty-first sarga in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa of the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, the first epic.
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Let the eighty-second sarga now be heard in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.