न हि क्षमं तवानेन वैरं धनद रक्षसा । जानीषे हि यथा ऽनेन लब्धः परमको वरः ।। ७.११.
It is not fitting for you, O Dhanada, to have enmity with this Rakshasa; for you know what supreme boon he has obtained.
एवमुक्तो गृहीत्वा ऽ ऽशु तद्वचः पितृगौरवात् । सदारपुत्रः सामान्यः सवाहनधनो गतः ।। ७.११.
Thus addressed, out of respect for his father, he took those words to heart and departed, accompanied by his wife, son, attendants, vehicle, and wealth.
प्रहस्तो ऽथ दशग्रीवं गत्वा वचनमब्रवीत् । प्रहृष्टात्मा महात्मानं सहामात्यं सहानुजम् ।। ७.११.
Then Prahasta, with a joyful spirit, went to Daśagrīva and spoke to him, the great-souled one, together with his ministers and younger brother.
शून्या सा नगरी लङ्का त्यक्त्त्वैनां धनदो गतः । प्रविश्य तां सहास्माभिः स्वधर्मं प्रतिपालय ।। ७.११.
That city of Laṅkā is empty, abandoned by Kubera; enter it with us and uphold your own duty.
एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवः प्रहस्तेन महाबलः । विवेश नगरीं लङ्कां भ्रातृभिः सबलानुगैः ।। ७.११.
Thus addressed by Prahasta, the mighty Daśagrīva entered the city of Laṅkā with his brothers and followers.
धनदेन परित्यक्तां सुविभक्तमहापथाम् । आरुरोह स देवारिः स्वर्गं देवाधिपो यथा ।। ७.११.
He ascended the city, which had been abandoned by Kubera and had its great roads well divided, like the lord of the gods ascending heaven.
स चाभिषिक्तः क्षणदाचरैस्तदा निवेशयामास पुरीं दशाननः । निकामपूर्णा च बभूव सा पुरी निशाचरैर्नीलबलाहकोपमैः ।। ७.११.
Then Daśānana, consecrated by the night-wandering beings, established his residence in the city; and that city became completely filled with night-wanderers, resembling dark rain clouds.
धनेश्वरस्त्वथ पितृवाक्यगौरवान्न्यवेशयच्छशिविमले गिरौ पुरीम् । स्वलङ्कृतैर्भवनवरैर्विभूषितां पुरन्दरस्वेव तदा ऽमरावतीम् ।। ७.११.
Kubera, out of respect for his father's command, established a city on the pure mountain, adorned with splendid buildings, just like Indra's Amarāvatī.
राक्षसेन्द्रो ऽभिषिक्तस्तु भ्रातृभ्यां सहितस्तदा । ततः प्रदानं राक्षस्या भगिन्याः समचिन्तयत् ।। ७.१२.
Then the king of the rākṣasas, having been consecrated together with his brothers, considered what gift he should give to his rākṣasī sister.
स्वसारं कालकेयाय दानवेन्द्राय राक्षसीम् । ददौ शूर्पणखां नाम विद्युज्जिह्वाय नामतः ।। ७.१२.
He gave his sister, named Śūrpaṇakhā, to Kālakeya, the lord of the dānavas, whose name was Vidyujjihva.
अथ दत्त्वा स्वयं रक्षो मृगयामटते स्म तत् । तत्रापश्यत्ततो राम मयं नाम दितेः सुतम् ।। ७.१२.
After giving her, the rākṣasa himself wandered about for hunting; there, he saw Maya, the son of Diti.
कन्यासहायं तं दृष्ट्वा दशग्रीवो निशाचरः । अपृच्छत्को भवानेको निर्मनुष्यमृगे वने । अनया मृगशावाक्ष्या किमर्थं सह तिष्ठसि ।। ७.१२.
Seeing him accompanied by a maiden, Daśagrīva, the night-wanderer, asked: 'Who are you, alone in this forest devoid of men and beasts? For what reason do you remain here with this girl, whose eyes resemble those of a fawn?'
मयस्तथाब्रवीद्राम पृच्छन्तं तं निशाचरम् । श्रूयतां सर्वमाख्यास्ये यथावृत्तमिदं मम ।। ७.१२.
Maya then spoke to the night-wanderer who questioned him: 'Listen, I will tell you everything as it happened to me.'
हेमा नामाप्सरास्तात श्रुतपूर्वा यदि त्वया । दैवतैर्मम सा दत्ता पौलोमीव शतक्रतोः ।। ७.१२.
Hemā is the name of an apsaras, O dear one, whom you may have heard of before; she was given to me by the gods, just as Paulomī was given to Śatakratu.
तस्यां सक्तमनास्तात पञ्चवर्षशतान्यहम् । सा च दैवतकार्येण त्रयोदश समा गताः ।। ७.१२.
Attached to her, O dear one, my mind dwelled for five hundred years; but she departed for the work of the gods, and thirteen years have passed.
वर्षं चतुर्दशं चैव ततो हेममयं पुरम् । वज्रवैडूर्यचित्रं च मायया निर्मितं मया ।। ७.१२.
After fourteen years, I created by my art a golden city, adorned with varied jewels of diamond and beryl.
तत्राहमवसं दीनस्तया हीनः सुदुःखितः ।। ७.१२.
There I stayed, miserable, deprived of her, greatly afflicted.
तस्मात्पुराद्दुहितरं गृहीत्वा वनमागतः । इयं ममात्मजा राजंस्तस्याः कुक्षौ विवर्धिता ।। ७.१२.
From that city, taking my daughter, I came to the forest; this is my own child, O king, who grew in her womb.
भर्तारमनया सार्धमस्याः प्राप्तो ऽस्मि मार्गितुम् । कन्यापितृत्वं दुःखं हि सर्वेषां मानकाङ्क्षिणाम् ।। ७.१२.
With her, I have come to seek a husband for her; for the fatherhood of a maiden is indeed painful for all who desire honor.
कन्या हि द्वे कुले नित्यं संशये स्थाप्य तिष्ठति । पुत्रद्वयं ममाप्यस्यां भार्यायां सम्बभूव ह ।। ७.१२.
A maiden, indeed, always remains in a state of uncertainty between two families; in this wife of mine, two sons were born to me.
मायावी प्रथमस्तात दुन्दुभिस्तदनन्तरः । एवं ते सर्वमाख्यातं याथातथ्येन पृच्छतः ।। ७.१२.
The first, O dear one, was Māyāvī, and after him came Dundubhi; thus I have told you everything as it truly is, since you asked.
त्वामिदानीं कथं तात जानीयां को भवानिति । एवमुक्तस्तु तद्रक्षो विनीतमिदमब्रवीत् ।। ७.१२.
Now, dear one, how should I know who you are? Thus addressed, that courteous Rākṣasa replied as follows:
अहं पौलस्त्यतनयो दशग्रीवश्च नामतः । मुनेर्विश्रवसो यस्तु तृतीयो ब्रह्मणो ऽभवत् ।। ७.१२.
I am the son of Pulastya, known by the name Daśagrīva; the sage Viśravas, who was the third son of Brahmā, is my father.
एवमुक्तस्तदा राम राक्षसेन्द्रेण दानवः । महर्षेस्तनयं ज्ञात्वा मयो हर्षमुपागतः । दातुं दुहितरं तस्मै रोचयामास यत्र वै ।। ७.१२.
Thus addressed by the lord of Rākṣasas, O Rāma, the Dānava, recognizing him as the great sage's son, became delighted and wished to give him his daughter.
करेण तु करं तस्या ग्राहयित्वा मयस्तदा । प्रहसन्प्राह दैत्येन्द्रो राक्षसेन्द्रमिदं वचः ।। ७.१२.
Then Maya, taking his daughter's hand in his own, smilingly spoke these words to the king of Rākṣasas:
इयं ममात्मजा राजन्हेमया ऽप्सरसा धृता । कन्या मन्दोदरी नाम पत्न्यर्थं प्रतिगृह्यताम् ।। ७.१२.
O king, this is my own daughter, Mandodarī by name, held by the celestial nymph Hemā; accept her as your wife.
बाढमित्येव तं राम दशग्रीवो ऽभ्यभाषत । प्रज्चाल्य तत्र चैवाग्निमकरोत्पाणिसङ्ग्रहम् ।। ७.१२.
Daśagrīva replied, 'So be it,' and, after invoking fire as witness, performed the joining of hands there.
स हि तस्य मयो राम शापाभिज्ञस्तपोधनात् । विदित्वा तेन सा दत्ता तस्य पैतामहं कुलम् ।। ७.१२.
O Rāma, Maya, being aware of the curse from the ascetic, gave her to him, knowing his ancestral lineage.
अमोघां तस्य शक्तिं च प्रददौ परमाद्भुताम् । परेण तपसा लब्धां जघ्निवाँल्लक्ष्मणं यया ।। ७.१२.
He also gave him an unfailing and wondrous weapon, obtained through intense austerity, by which Lakṣmaṇa was struck down.
एवं सीकृतदारो वै लङ्काया ईश्वरः प्रभुः । गत्वा तु नगरीं भार्ये भ्रातृभ्यां समुपाहरत् ।। ७.१२.
Thus having acquired a wife, the lord and master of Laṅkā went to the city and brought his wife home with his brothers.