अस्माकं कामभोगानां दातारं रथिनां वरम्। एवंप्रभावं भर्तारं दृष्ट्वा रामेण पातितम्
He who granted us pleasures and desires, who was the foremost among chariot-warriors—seeing such a mighty lord struck down by Rāma.
स्थिरास्मि या देहमिमं धारयामि हतप्रिया। शयनेषु महार्हेषु शयित्वा राक्षसेश्वर
I remain steadfast, bearing this body though my beloved is slain, having lain on luxurious beds, O lord of the Rākṣasas.
इह कस्मात् प्रसुप्तोऽसि धरण्यां रेणुगुण्ठितः। यदा मे तनयः शस्तो लक्ष्मणेनेन्द्रजिद् युधि
Why do you lie here asleep, covered in dust upon the earth, when my son Indrajit was killed by Lakṣmaṇa in battle?
तदा त्वभिहता तीव्रमद्य त्वस्मिन् निपातिता। साहं बन्धुजनैर्हीना हीना नाथेन च त्वया
Then you were struck down fiercely, and now you have fallen here; I am bereft of kinsmen, and deprived of you, my protector.
विहीना कामभोगैश्च शोचिष्ये शाश्वतीः समाः। प्रपन्नो दीर्घमध्वानं राजन्नद्य सुदुर्गमम्
Deprived of pleasures and desires, I shall grieve for countless years, having entered a long and arduous path, O king, today so difficult to traverse.
नय मामपि दुःखार्तां न वर्तिष्ये त्वया विना। कस्मात् त्वं मां विहायेह कृपणां गन्तुमिच्छसि
Take me also, afflicted by sorrow; I will not live without you. Why do you wish to leave me here, wretched, and depart?
दीनां विलपतीं मन्दां किं च मां नाभिभाषसे। दृष्ट्वा न खल्वभिक्रुद्धो मामिहानवगुण्ठिताम्
Why do you not speak to me, who am miserable, lamenting, and feeble? Surely you are not angry, seeing me here uncovered and unadorned.
निर्गतां नगरद्वारात् पद्भ्यामेवागतां प्रभो। पश्येष्टदार दारांस्ते भ्रष्टलज्जावगुण्ठनान्
Having left the city gates, I have come here on foot, O lord; look upon your beloved wives, stripped of their modest veils.
बहिर्निष्पतितान् सर्वान् कथं दृष्ट्वा न कुप्यसि। अयं क्रीडासहायस्तेऽनाथो लालप्यते जनः
How do you not grow angry, seeing all your companions outside? This playmate of yours, now without a protector, is lamenting.
न चैनमाश्वासयसि किं वा न बहुमन्यसे। यास्त्वया विधवा राजन् कृता नैकाः कुलस्त्रियः
Nor do you comfort him, nor do you value him; O king, many noble women have been made widows by you.
पतिव्रता धर्मरता गुरुशुश्रूषणे रताः। ताभिः शोकाभितप्ताभिः शप्तः परवशं गतः
Devoted to their husbands, intent on righteousness, eager to serve elders—afflicted by grief, cursed, and now fallen under another's power.
त्वया विप्रकृताभिश्च तदा शप्तस्तदागतम्। प्रवादः सत्यमेवायं त्वां प्रति प्रायशो नृप
Wronged by you, they cursed you, and now that curse has come to pass. This rumor about you, O king, is indeed true.
पतिव्रतानां नाकस्मात् पतन्त्यश्रूणि भूतले। कथं च नाम ते राजँल्लोकानाक्रम्य तेजसा
It is not without cause that tears fall from the eyes of devoted wives upon the earth. How, O king, did you conquer the worlds with your splendor?
नारीचौर्यमिदं क्षुद्रं कृतं शौण्डीर्यमानिना। अपनीयाश्रमाद् रामं यन्मृगच्छद्मना त्वया
This petty act of stealing a woman was done by you, who pride yourself on valor, by luring Rāma away from the hermitage under the guise of a deer.
आनीता रामपत्नी सा अपनीय च लक्ष्मणम्। कातर्यं च न ते युद्धे कदाचित् संस्मराम्यहम्
Rāma’s wife was brought here, and Lakṣmaṇa was separated; yet I have never recalled any cowardice from you in battle.
तत् तु भाग्यविपर्यासान्नूनं ते पक्वलक्षणम्। अतीतानागतार्थज्ञो वर्तमानविचक्षणः
Surely, by a reversal of fortune, your destiny has ripened; you, who know past and future matters, and discern the present.
मैथिलीमाहृतां दृष्ट्वा ध्यात्वा निःश्वस्य चायतम्। सत्यवाक् स महाबाहो देवरो मे यदब्रवीत्
Seeing Maithilī abducted, reflecting and sighing deeply, I remember what my truthful, mighty-armed brother once said.
अयं राक्षसमुख्यानां विनाशः प्रत्युपस्थितः। कामक्रोधसमुत्थेन व्यसनेन प्रसङ्गिना
Now destruction has come upon the foremost of rākṣasas, brought about by the calamity arising from desire and anger.
निवृत्तस्त्वत्कृतेनार्थः सोऽयं मूलहरो महान्। त्वया कृतमिदं सर्वमनाथं राक्षसं कुलम्
The purpose you pursued has ended through your actions, bringing great ruin; you have made the entire rākṣasa clan bereft of support.
नहि त्वं शोचितव्यो मे प्रख्यातबलपौरुषः। स्त्रीस्वभावात् तु मे बुद्धिः कारुण्ये परिवर्तते
You are not to be mourned by me, renowned for strength and prowess; yet, because of my womanly nature, my mind turns toward compassion.
सुकृतं दुष्कृतं च त्वं गृहीत्वा स्वां गतिं गतः। आत्मानमनुशोचामि त्वद्विनाशेन दुःखिताम्
You have met your fate, whether good or evil; I grieve for myself, afflicted by your destruction.
सुहृदां हितकामानां न श्रुतं वचनं त्वया। भ्रातॄणां चैव कात्स्र्न्येन हितमुक्तं दशानन
You did not heed the words spoken for your welfare by friends, nor the wholesome advice given by your brothers, O Daśānana.
हेत्वर्थयुक्तं विधिवच्छ्रेयस्करमदारुणम्। विभीषणेनाभिहितं न कृतं हेतुमत् त्वया
You did not act upon the beneficial, reasoned, and proper counsel, though it was spoken by Vibhīṣaṇa, full of reasons.
मारीचकुम्भकर्णाभ्यां वाक्यं मम पितुस्तथा। न कृतं वीर्यमत्तेन तस्येदं फलमीदृशम्
The advice of Mārīca, Kumbhakarṇa, and my father, as well as mine, was not followed by you, intoxicated by power; this is its result.
नीलजीमूतसंकाश पीताम्बर शुभाङ्गद। स्वगात्राणि विनिक्षिप्य किं शेषे रुधिरावृतः
O you who resemble a dark cloud, clad in yellow garments and adorned with splendid armlets, why do you lie here, covered in blood, having cast aside your limbs?
प्रसुप्त इव शोकार्तां किं मां न प्रतिभाषसे। महावीर्यस्य दक्षस्य संयुगेष्वपलायिनः
Like one asleep, why do you not speak to me, who am distressed by sorrow? You, of great valor and skill, who never fled in battle.
यातुधानस्य दौहित्रीं किं मां न प्रतिभाषसे। उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ किं शेषे नवे परिभवे कृते
O granddaughter of a yātudhāna, why do you not speak to me? Arise, arise! Why do you lie here, when a new humiliation has been inflicted?
अद्य वै निर्भया लङ्कां प्रविष्टाः सूर्यरश्मयः। येन सूदयसे शत्रून् समरे सूर्यवर्चसा
Today, the rays of the sun have entered Laṅkā without fear, by which you used to destroy enemies in battle with the brilliance of the sun.
वज्रं वज्रधरस्येव सोऽयं ते सततार्चितः। रणे बहुप्रहरणो हेमजालपरिष्कृतः
That mace, always honored by you, like Indra’s thunderbolt, adorned with golden mesh, and wielded in battle, now lies shattered.
परिघो व्यवकीर्णस्ते बाणैश्छिन्नः सहस्रधा। प्रियामिवोपसंगृह्य किं शेषे रणमेदिनीम्
Your iron club is scattered, cut into a thousand pieces by arrows; why do you lie on the battlefield, embracing it as if it were your beloved?