तं समीक्ष्यागतं रामं सुग्रीवः सहलक्ष्मणम्। ह्रीमान् दीनमुवाचेदं वसुधामवलोकयन्
Seeing Rama arrive with Lakshmana, Sugriva, ashamed and dejected, spoke these words while gazing at the earth.
आह्वयस्वेति मामुक्त्वा दर्शयित्वा च विक्रमम्। वैरिणा घातयित्वा च किमिदानीं त्वया कृतम्
Having called me, shown your prowess, and slain the enemy, what have you now accomplished?
तामेव वेलां वक्तव्यं त्वया राघव तत्त्वतः। वालिनं न निहन्मीति ततो नाहमितो व्रजे
At this very moment, you must tell me the truth, O Raghava: why did you not slay Vali? Otherwise, I will not remain here.
तस्य चैवं ब्रुवाणस्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः। करुणं दीनया वाचा राघवः पुनरब्रवीत्
As Sugriva, the great-souled, spoke thus, with a voice full of sorrow and distress, Raghava replied again.
सुग्रीव श्रूयतां तात क्रोधश्च व्यपनीयताम्। कारणं येन बाणोऽयं स मया न विसर्जितः
Sugriva, listen, dear friend, and let your anger be set aside; I shall explain the reason why I did not release this arrow.
अलंकारेण वेषेण प्रमाणेन गतेन च। त्वं च सुग्रीव वाली च सदृशौ स्थः परस्परम्
In ornament, attire, stature, and gait, you and Vāli, O Sugrīva, are alike to each other.
स्वरेण वर्चसा चैव प्रेक्षितेन च वानर। विक्रमेण च वाक्यैश्च व्यक्तिं वां नोपलक्षये
In voice, radiance, glance, valor, and speech, O monkey, I discern no distinction between you two.
ततोऽहं रूपसादृश्यान्मोहितो वानरोत्तम। नोत्सृजामि महावेगं शरं शत्रुनिबर्हणम्
Therefore, O foremost of monkeys, being bewildered by your resemblance, I did not release the swift arrow that destroys enemies.
जीवितान्तकरं घोरं सादृश्यात् तु विशङ्कितः। मूलघातो न नौ स्याद्धि द्वयोरिति कृतो मया
Because of your similarity, I hesitated to let loose the dreadful arrow that ends life, lest it strike the root of both of you.
त्वयि वीर विपन्ने हि अज्ञानाल्लाघवान्मया। मौढ्यं च मम बाल्यं च ख्यापितं स्यात् कपीश्वर
If you, O hero, had perished through my ignorance, then my folly and childishness would be exposed, O lord of monkeys.
दत्ताभयवधो नाम पातकं महदद्भुतम्। अहं च लक्ष्मणश्चैव सीता च वरवर्णिनी
To slay one who has been granted safety is a great and wondrous sin; and I, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā of noble complexion—
त्वदधीना वयं सर्वे वनेऽस्मिन् शरणं भवान्। तस्माद् युध्यस्व भूयस्त्वं मा माशङ्कीश्च वानर
All of us are under your protection in this forest; you are our refuge. Therefore, fight again, and do not be anxious, O monkey.
एतन्मुहूर्ते तु मया पश्य वालिनमाहवे। निरस्तमिषुणैकेन चेष्टमानं महीतले
In this very moment, you will see Vāli in battle, struck down by a single arrow, lying motionless upon the earth.
अभिज्ञानं कुरुष्व त्वमात्मनो वानरेश्वर। येन त्वामभिजानीयां द्वन्द्वयुद्धमुपागतम्
Establish a mark of recognition for yourself, O lord of monkeys, so that I may know you when you enter the duel.
गजपुष्पीमिमां फुल्लामुत्पाट्य शुभलक्षणाम्। कुरु लक्ष्मण कण्ठेऽस्य सुग्रीवस्य महात्मनः
Pluck this blossoming Gajapuṣpī flower, adorned with auspicious signs, and place it, O Lakṣmaṇa, upon the neck of the great-souled Sugrīva.
ततो गिरितटे जातामुत्पाट्य कुसुमायुताम्। लक्ष्मणो गजपुष्पीं तां तस्य कण्ठे व्यसर्जयत्
Then Lakṣmaṇa, having plucked the Gajapuṣpī flower blooming on the mountain slope and rich with blossoms, placed it upon his neck.
स तया शुशुभे श्रीमाँल्लतया कण्ठसक्तया। मालयेव बलाकानां ससंध्य इव तोयदः
Adorned with that splendid vine fastened around his neck, he shone like a garlanded cloud among cranes at dusk.
विभ्राजमानो वपुषा रामवाक्यसमाहितः। जगाम सह रामेण किष्किन्धां पुनराप सः
Radiant in form and attentive to Rāma's words, he departed with Rāma and returned again to Kiṣkindhā.
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Hear now the thirteenth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa.
ऋष्यमूकात् स धर्मात्मा किष्किन्धां लक्ष्मणाग्रजः। जगाम सह सुग्रीवो वालिविक्रमपालिताम्
From Ṛṣyamūka, that righteous elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa went to Kiṣkindhā with Sugrīva, which was guarded by Vāli's prowess.
समुद्यम्य महच्चापं रामः काञ्चनभूषितम्। शरांश्चादित्यसंकाशान् गृहीत्वा रणसाधकान्
Rāma, raising his great bow adorned with gold, took arrows shining like the sun, fit for battle.
अग्रतस्तु ययौ तस्य राघवस्य महात्मनः। सुग्रीवः संहतग्रीवो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः
Sugrīva, broad-necked, and mighty Lakṣmaṇa went ahead of that great-souled Rāghava.
पृष्ठतो हनुमान् वीरो नलो नीलश्च वीर्यवान्। तारश्चैव महातेजा हरियूथपयूथपः
Behind them followed the heroic Hanumān, Nala, and powerful Nīla, as well as Tāra, the illustrious chief of monkey troops.
ते वीक्षमाणा वृक्षांश्च पुष्पभारावलम्बिनः। प्रसन्नाम्बुवहाश्चैव सरितः सागरंगमाः
They beheld trees weighed down with masses of blossoms, and rivers with clear waters, all flowing toward the ocean.
कन्दराणि च शैलांश्च निर्दराणि गुहास्तथा। शिखराणि च मुख्यानि दरीश्च प्रियदर्शनाः
They saw mountain valleys, peaks, ravines, and caves, as well as prominent summits and delightful glens.
वैदूर्यविमलैस्तोयैः पद्मैश्चाकोशकुड्मलैः। शोभितान् सजलान् मार्गे तटाकांश्चावलोकयन्
Observing on their way lakes adorned with clear waters like beryl, and with lotuses both in bud and full bloom, filled with water.
कारण्डैः सारसैर्हंसैर्वञ्जुलैर्जलकुक्कुटैः। चक्रवाकैस्तथा चान्यैः शकुनैः प्रतिनादितान्
Resounding with the calls of cranes, sarasa birds, swans, vanjula ducks, waterfowl, chakravaka ducks, and other birds.
मृदुशष्पाङ्कुराहारान्निर्भयान् वनगोचरान्। चरतः सर्वतः पश्यन् स्थलीषु हरिणान् स्थितान्
They saw deer grazing everywhere on tender grass shoots, roaming fearlessly through the forest, and standing on the plains.
तटाकवैरिणश्चापि शुक्लदन्तविभूषितान्। घोरानेकचरान् वन्यान् द्विरदान् कूलघातिनः
They also saw wild elephants, enemies of the lakes, adorned with white tusks, fierce, solitary wanderers, striking the banks.
मत्तान् गिरितटोत्कृष्टान् पर्वतानिव जङ्गमान्। वानरान् द्विरदप्रख्यान् महीरेणुसमुक्षितान्
They saw intoxicated monkeys, massive as mountain peaks, moving like living mountains, resembling elephants, covered with dust from the earth.