मामाह सुहृदां मध्ये वाक्यं परमगर्हितम्। विदितं वो मया रात्रौ मायावी स महासुरः
He addressed me among friends with words of utmost reproach: 'You all know, by me, that Māyāvī, the great demon, at night.'
मां समाह्वयत क्रुद्धो युद्धाकांक्षी तदा पुरा। तस्य तद् भाषितं श्रुत्वा निःसृतोऽहं नृपालयात्
Long ago, when he was enraged and eager for battle, he challenged me; hearing his words, I left the royal city.
अनुयातश्च मां तूर्णमयं भ्राता सुदारुणः। स तु दृष्ट्वैव मां रात्रौ सद्वितीयं महाबलः
My fierce brother swiftly followed after me; but when that mighty one saw me at night, not alone but with another,
प्राद्रवद् भयसंत्रस्तो वीक्ष्यावां समुपागतौ। अभिद्रुतस्तु वेगेन विवेश स महाबिलम्
He, terrified and seized by fear upon seeing us approach together, fled; rushing swiftly, he entered a great cavern.
तं प्रविष्टं विदित्वा तु सुघोरं सुमहद्बिलम्। अयमुक्तोऽथ मे भ्राता मया तु क्रूरदर्शनः
Knowing that he had entered that dreadful, vast cave, my brother, grim in aspect, then said to me:
अहत्वा नास्ति मे शक्तिः प्रतिगन्तुमितः पुरीम्। बिलद्वारि प्रतीक्ष त्वं यावदेनं निहन्म्यहम्
"Without killing him, I have no power to return to the city; wait at the cave's entrance until I slay him."
स्थितोऽयमिति मत्वाहं प्रविष्टस्तु दुरासदम्। तं मे मार्गयतस्तत्र गतः संवत्सरस्तदा
Thinking, 'He is waiting here,' I entered that difficult-to-approach place; as I searched for him there, a year passed.
स तु दृष्टो मया शत्रुरनिर्वेदाद् भयावहः। निहतश्च मया सद्यः स सर्वैः सह बन्धुभिः
There I saw my enemy, terrifying and relentless; I slew him at once, along with all his kin.
तस्यास्यात्तु प्रवृत्तेन रुधिरौघेण तद्बिलम्। पूर्णमासीद् दुराक्रामं स्तनतस्तस्य भूतले
From his mouth, a torrent of blood flowed, filling that impassable cave, and it resounded upon the earth.
सूदयित्वा तु तं शत्रुं विक्रान्तं तमहं सुखम्। निष्क्रामं नैव पश्यामि बिलस्य पिहितं मुखम्
Having slain that powerful foe, I sought to leave, but I could not see the cave's sealed entrance.
विक्रोशमानस्य तु मे सुग्रीवेति पुनः पुनः। यतः प्रतिवचो नास्ति ततोऽहं भृशदुःखितः
Though I called out again and again, 'Sugrīva!', and received no reply, I was greatly distressed.
पादप्रहारैस्तु मया बहुभिः परिपातितम्। ततोऽहं तेन निष्क्रम्य पथा पुरमुपागतः
With many blows of my feet, I battered the entrance; then, by that means, I emerged and returned to the city.
तत्रानेनास्मि संरुद्धो राज्यं मृगयताऽऽत्मनः। सुग्रीवेण नृशंसेन विस्मृत्य भ्रातृसौहृदम्
There, I was barred from the kingdom by Sugrīva, who, seeking the throne for himself, cruelly forgot the bond of brotherhood.
एवमुक्त्वा तु मां तत्र वस्त्रेणैकेन वानरः। तदा निर्वासयामास वाली विगतसाध्वसः
Having said this, Vāli, now fearless, exiled me from there with only a single garment.
तेनाहमपविद्धश्च हृतदारश्च राघव। तद्भयाच्च महीं सर्वां क्रान्तवान् सवनार्णवाम्
Thus cast out by him and deprived of my wife, O Rāghava, I wandered the whole earth, forests and seas, out of fear of him.
ऋष्यमूकं गिरिवरं भार्याहरणदुःखितः। प्रविष्टोऽस्मि दुराधर्षं वालिनः कारणान्तरे
Grieving for my abducted wife, I entered the great mountain Ṛṣyamūka, which Vāli could not approach for another reason.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं वैरानुकथनं महत्। अनागसा मया प्राप्तं व्यसनं पश्य राघव
Thus I have told you everything, the full account of this enmity; see, O Rāghava, how I, though blameless, have come to this misfortune.
वालिनश्च भयात् तस्य सर्वलोकभयापह। कर्तुमर्हसि मे वीर प्रसादं तस्य निग्रहात्
Because of fear of Vāli, who terrifies all the worlds, O hero, you ought to grant me your favor by restraining him.
एवमुक्तः स तेजस्वी धर्मज्ञो धर्मसंहितम्। वचनं वक्तुमारेभे सुग्रीवं प्रहसन्निव
Thus addressed, the radiant and righteous one, knowing the law, began to speak words of justice to Sugrīva, as if smiling.
अमोघाः सूर्यसंकाशा निशिता मे शरा इमे। तस्मिन् वालिनि दुर्वृत्ते पतिष्यन्ति रुषान्विताः
These arrows of mine, unfailing, sharp, and shining like the sun, will fall upon that wicked Vāli, filled with wrath.
यावत् तं नहि पश्येयं तव भार्यापहारिणम्। तावत् स जीवेत् पापात्मा वाली चारित्रदूषकः
As long as I do not see that Vāli, the abductor of your wife, that evil-hearted destroyer of virtue shall live.
आत्मानुमानात् पश्यामि मग्नस्त्वं शोकसागरे। त्वामहं तारयिष्यामि बाढं प्राप्स्यसि पुष्कलम्
By my own judgment, I see you are submerged in an ocean of sorrow; I will surely rescue you, and you will attain abundant happiness.
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा हर्षपौरुषवर्धनम्। सुग्रीवः परमप्रीतः सुमहद्वाक्यमब्रवीत्
Hearing those words, which increased his joy and courage, Sugrīva, greatly pleased, spoke these excellent words.
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Listen to the eleventh sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa.
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा हर्षपौरुषवर्धनम्। सुग्रीवः पूजयांचक्रे राघवं प्रशशंस च
Hearing Rāma's words, which increased his joy and courage, Sugrīva honored Rāghava and praised him.
असंशयं प्रज्वलितैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मर्मातिगैः शरैः। त्वं दहेः कुपितो लोकान् युगान्त इव भास्करः
Without doubt, with blazing, sharp arrows that pierce the vital points, you could burn the worlds in anger, like the sun at the end of an age.
वालिनः पौरुषं यत्तद् यच्च वीर्यं धृतिश्च या। तन्ममैकमनाः श्रुत्वा विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम्
Hear with full attention about Vāli's strength, valor, and steadfastness; then act as you see fit.
समुद्रात् पश्चिमात् पूर्वं दक्षिणादपि चोत्तरम्। क्रामत्यनुदिते सूर्ये वाली व्यपगतक्लमः
From the western ocean to the east, and from the south to the north, Vāli, free from fatigue, traverses when the sun has not yet risen.
अग्राण्यारुह्य शैलानां शिखराणि महान्त्यपि। ऊर्ध्वमुत्पात्य तरसा प्रतिगृह्णाति वीर्यवान्
Climbing the highest peaks of mountains, even the greatest ones, he leaps upward with force and catches them, such is his might.
बहवः सारवन्तश्च वनेषु विविधा द्रुमाः। वालिना तरसा भग्ना बलं प्रथयताऽऽत्मनः
Many sturdy and various trees in the forests have been broken by Vāli's strength, as he displays his power.