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.
अवश्यमेव लभते फलं पापस्य कर्मणः। भर्तः पर्यागते काले कर्ता नास्त्यत्र संशयः
Surely, one must reap the fruit of sinful deeds; when the time comes, the doer receives it—of this there is no doubt.
शुभकृच्छुभमाप्नोति पापकृत् पापमश्नुते। विभीषणः सुखं प्राप्तस्त्वं प्राप्तः पापमीदृशम्
The doer of good attains good, the doer of evil reaps evil; Vibhīṣaṇa has found happiness, while you have met with such evil.
सन्त्यन्याः प्रमदास्तुभ्यं रूपेणाभ्यधिकास्ततः। अनङ्गवशमापन्नस्त्वं तु मोहान्न बुद्ध्यसे
There are other women for you, even more beautiful; but, overcome by desire, you do not understand this due to delusion.
न कुलेन न रूपेण न दाक्षिण्येन मैथिली। मयाधिका वा तुल्या वा तत् तु मोहान्न बुद्ध्यसे
Neither in lineage, nor in beauty, nor in graciousness is Maithilī superior or equal to me; yet, because of delusion, you do not perceive this.
सर्वदा सर्वभूतानां नास्ति मृत्युरलक्षणः। तव तद्वदयं मृत्युर्मैथिलीकृतलक्षणः
For all beings, death has no mark; but for you, death has taken the form of Maithilī.
सीतानिमित्तजो मृत्युस्त्वया दूरादुपाहृतः। मैथिली सह रामेण विशोका विहरिष्यति
Death, born from Sītā, has been brought near by you from afar; Maithilī, together with Rāma, will rejoice free from sorrow.
अल्पपुण्या त्वहं घोरे पतिता शोकसागरे। कैलासे मन्दरे मेरौ तथा चैत्ररथे वने
But I, of little merit, have fallen into a dreadful ocean of grief, on Kailāsa, Mandara, Meru, and in the forest of Caitraratha.
देवोद्यानेषु सर्वेषु विहृत्य सहिता त्वया। विमानेनानुरूपेण या याम्यतुलया श्रिया
Having delighted together with you in all the celestial gardens, I would travel in a splendid aerial chariot, adorned with incomparable glory.
पश्यन्ती विविधान् देशांस्तांस्तांश्चित्रस्रगम्बरा। भ्रंशिता कामभोगेभ्यः सास्मि वीर वधात् तव
Beholding many lands, adorned with various garlands and garments, I was cast down from pleasures and enjoyments, O hero, by your death.
सैवान्येवास्मि संवृत्ता धिग्राज्ञां चञ्चलां श्रियम्। हा राजन् सुकुमारं ते सुभ्रु सुत्वक्समुन्नसम्
I am now that very same woman, transformed; shame upon the fickle fortune of kings! Alas, O king, your tender, beautiful, well-shaped, and smooth-skinned form—