त्वया पुनर्नृशंसेन सीतां संरुन्धता बलात्। राक्षसा वयमात्मा च त्रयं तुल्यं निपातितम्
But by you, cruelly detaining Sita by force, the rākṣasas, we, and you yourself—three have been equally destroyed.
न कामकारः कामं वा तव राक्षसपुंगव। दैवं चेष्टयते सर्वं हतं दैवेन हन्यते
Neither desire nor the fulfillment of desire is yours, O foremost of rākṣasas; fate directs all actions—what is destroyed is destroyed by fate.
वानराणां विनाशोऽयं राक्षसानां च ते रणे। तव चैव महाबाहो दैवयोगादुपागतः
This destruction of the vānaras and rākṣasas in battle, and even yours, O mighty-armed one, has come about through the workings of destiny.
नैवार्थेन च कामेन विक्रमेण न चाज्ञया। शक्या दैवगतिर्लोके निवर्तयितुमुद्यता
Neither by wealth, nor desire, nor valor, nor command can the course of fate, once set in motion in this world, be turned back.
विलेपुरेवं दीनास्ता राक्षसाधिपयोषितः। कुरर्य इव दुःखार्ता बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः
Thus, those wives of the rākṣasa lord, afflicted and sorrowful, wept, their eyes clouded with tears, like distressed she-owls.
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Listen to the one hundred and eleventh sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
तासां विलपमानानां तदा राक्षसयोषिताम्। ज्येष्ठपत्नी प्रिया दीना भर्तारं समुदैक्षत
Then, as those rākṣasa women lamented, the eldest and beloved wife, stricken with grief, gazed upon her husband.
दशग्रीवं हतं दृष्ट्वा रामेणाचिन्त्यकर्मणा। पतिं मन्दोदरी तत्र कृपणा पर्यदेवयत्
Seeing Daśagrīva slain by Rāma, whose deeds are unimaginable, Mandodarī, wretched, mourned her husband there.
ननु नाम महाबाहो तव वैश्रवणानुज। क्रुद्धस्य प्रमुखे स्थातुं त्रस्यत्यपि पुरंदरः
Surely, O mighty-armed one, even Indra himself trembles to stand before you in anger, you who are the brother of Vaiśravaṇa.
ऋषयश्च महान्तोऽपि गन्धर्वाश्च यशस्विनः। ननु नाम तवोद्वेगाच्चारणाश्च दिशो गताः
Indeed, because of your wrath, even great sages and renowned gandharvas, and the celestial bards, have fled in all directions.
स त्वं मानुषमात्रेण रामेण युधि निर्जितः। न व्यपत्रपसे राजन् किमिदं राक्षसेश्वर
And yet, you have been defeated in battle by Rāma, a mere man—do you not feel shame, O king, what is this, lord of rākṣasas?
कथं त्रैलोक्यमाक्रम्य श्रिया वीर्येण चान्वितम्। अविषह्यं जघान त्वां मानुषो वनगोचरः
How is it that, having conquered the three worlds, endowed with splendor and might, you, unconquerable, have been slain by a man dwelling in the forest?
मानुषाणामविषये चरतः कामरूपिणः। विनाशस्तव रामेण संयुगे नोपपद्यते
For you, who move beyond the reach of men and assume forms at will, destruction at the hands of Rāma in battle is inconceivable.
न चैतत् कर्म रामस्य श्रद्दधामि चमूमुखे। सर्वतः समुपेतस्य तव तेनाभिमर्षणम्
Nor do I believe this deed to be Rāma's, that he, surrounded on all sides, could have struck you down in the midst of the army.
अथवा रामरूपेण कृतान्तः स्वयमागतः। मायां तव विनाशाय विधायाप्रतितर्किताम्
Or perhaps, in the form of Rāma, Death himself has come, devising an unfathomable illusion for your destruction.
अथवा वासवेन त्वं धर्षितोऽसि महाबल। वासवस्य तु का शक्तिस्त्वां द्रष्टुमपि संयुगे
Or perhaps you have been overpowered by Vāsava, O mighty one; but what power does Vāsava have even to behold you in battle?
महाबलं महावीर्यं देवशत्रुं महौजसम्। व्यक्तमेष महायोगी परमात्मा सनातनः
This one, of great strength and valor, the foe of the gods, of immense energy, is clearly a great yogi, the supreme, eternal Self.
अनादिमध्यनिधनो महतः परमो महान्। तमसः परमो धाता शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः
He is without beginning, middle, or end, the highest among the great, beyond darkness, the creator, bearing the conch, discus, and mace.
श्रीवत्सवक्षा नित्यश्रीरजय्यः शाश्वतो ध्रुवः। मानुषं रूपमास्थाय विष्णुः सत्यपराक्रमः
With the Śrīvatsa mark upon his chest, ever prosperous, unconquerable, eternal, and steadfast, Viṣṇu of true valor has assumed a human form.
सर्वैः परिवृतो देवैर्वानरत्वमुपागतैः। सर्वलोकेश्वरः श्रीमाँल्लोकानां हितकाम्यया
Surrounded by all the gods who had assumed the form of monkeys, the glorious lord of all worlds, desiring the welfare of the worlds,
स राक्षसपरीवारं देवशत्रुं भयावहम्। इन्द्रियाणि पुरा जित्वा जितं त्रिभुवनं त्वया
He, having conquered the senses long ago, and by you the three worlds were subdued, faced the terrifying enemy of the gods, surrounded by demons.
स्मरद्भिरिव तद् वैरमिन्द्रियैरेव निर्जितः। यदैव हि जनस्थाने राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृतः
But, just as enmity is conquered by the senses when remembered, so too you were overcome when, surrounded by many demons in Janasthāna,
खरस्तु निहतो भ्राता तदा रामो न मानुषः। यदैव नगरीं लङ्कां दुष्प्रवेशां सुरैरपि
When Khara, your brother, was slain, then Rāma was no mere man; and when Hanumān entered the city of Laṅkā, difficult even for gods to penetrate,
प्रविष्टो हनुमान् वीर्यात् तदैव व्यथिता वयम्। क्रियतामविरोधश्च राघवेणेति यन्मया
At that very moment, when Hanumān entered by his valor, we became distressed; and it was I who said, 'Let there be no hostility with Rāghava.'
उच्यमानो न गृह्णासि तस्येयं व्युष्टिरागता। अकस्माच्चाभिकामोऽसि सीतां राक्षसपुङ्गव
Though I spoke thus, you did not heed; now this calamity has come upon you. And, O foremost of demons, you suddenly desired Sītā.
ऐश्वर्यस्य विनाशाय देहस्य स्वजनस्य च। अरुन्धत्या विशिष्टां तां रोहिण्याश्चापि दुर्मते
For the destruction of your wealth, your body, and your kin, you desired her, who surpasses Arundhatī and Rohiṇī, O misguided one.
सीतां धर्षयता मान्यां त्वया ह्यसदृशं कृतम्। वसुधाया हि वसुधां श्रियाः श्रीं भर्तृवत्सलाम्
By violating Sītā, the honorable one, you have acted unworthily; she is the earth among women, the fortune among fortunes, devoted to her husband.
सीतां सर्वानवद्याङ्गीमरण्ये विजने शुभाम्। आनयित्वा तु तां दीनां छद्मनाऽऽत्मस्वदूषणम्
Having brought Sītā, flawless in all her limbs, auspicious, alone in the forest, and wretched, by deceit, you have only defiled yourself.
अप्राप्य तं चैव कामं मैथिलीसंगमे कृतम्। पतिव्रतायास्तपसा नूनं दग्धोऽसि मे प्रभो
And, failing to attain your desire of union with Maithilī, you have been burned, O lord, surely by the austerity of the devoted wife.
तदैव यन्न दग्धस्त्वं धर्षयंस्तनुमध्यमाम्। देवा बिभ्यति ते सर्वे सेन्द्राः साग्निपुरोगमाः
That you were not burned at once when violating the slender-waisted one is only because all the gods, with Indra and Agni at their head, feared you.