तदा हि तारा हितमेव वाक्यं तं वालिनं पथ्यमिदं बभाषे। न रोचते तद् वचनं हि तस्य कालाभिपन्नस्य विनाशकाले
Then Tara, speaking only what was beneficial, addressed Vali with these wholesome words; but those words did not please him, for, overtaken by fate, he was at the time of his destruction.
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Hear now the sixteenth sarga. Thus ends the sixteenth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa.
तामेवं ब्रुवतीं तारां ताराधिपनिभाननाम्। वाली निर्भर्त्सयामास वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
To Tara, whose face was radiant like the moon, as she spoke thus, Vali rebuked her and spoke these words.
गर्जतोऽस्य सुसंरब्धं भ्रातुः शत्रोर्विशेषतः। मर्षयिष्यामि केनापि कारणेन वरानने
Why should I, for any reason, tolerate the furious roaring of my brother, my enemy, O beautiful-faced one?
अधर्षितानां शूराणां समरेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्। धर्षणामर्षणं भीरु मरणादतिरिच्यते
For brave warriors, unassailable and unyielding in battle, to endure insult is more bitter than death, O timid one.
सोढुं न च समर्थोऽहं युद्धकामस्य संयुगे। सुग्रीवस्य च संरम्भं हीनग्रीवस्य गर्जितम्
I am not able to endure in battle the challenge of Sugriva, who desires combat, nor the roar of that weak-necked one.
न च कार्यो विषादस्ते राघवं प्रति मत्कृते। धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च कथं पापं करिष्यति
You should not grieve concerning Rāghava on my account; he knows righteousness and gratitude—how could he commit a wrongful act?
निवर्तस्व सह स्त्रीभिः कथं भूयोऽनुगच्छसि। सौहृदं दर्शितं तावन्मयि भक्तिस्त्वया कृता
Turn back with the women; why do you follow me further? You have already shown your friendship and devotion to me.
प्रतियोत्स्याम्यहं गत्वा सुग्रीवं जहि सम्भ्रमम्। दर्पं चास्य विनेष्यामि न च प्राणैर्वियोक्ष्यते
I will go and confront Sugriva; cast off your anxiety. I will subdue his pride, and he will not lose his life.
अहं ह्याजिस्थितस्यास्य करिष्यामि यदीप्सितम्। वृक्षैर्मुष्टिप्रहारैश्च पीडितः प्रतियास्यति
Whatever he desires as he stands ready for battle, I will do; struck by trees and blows of my fists, he will retreat.
न मे गर्वितमायस्तं सहिष्यति दुरात्मवान्। कृतं तारे सहायत्वं दर्शितं सौहृदं मयि
That wicked one, swollen with pride, will not withstand me; you, Tara, have fulfilled your duty as a helper and shown your affection for me.
शापितासि मम प्राणैर्निवर्तस्व जनेन च। अलं जित्वा निवर्तिष्ये तमहं भ्रातरं रणे
I swear by my life, and by the people, you are forbidden; enough—after defeating him in battle, I will return, that brother of mine.
तं तु तारा परिष्वज्य वालिनं प्रियवादिनी। चकार रुदती मन्दं दक्षिणा सा प्रदक्षिणम्
Then Tara, speaking kindly, embraced Vali; weeping softly, she walked around him to the right.
ततः स्वस्त्ययनं कृत्वा मन्त्रविद् विजयैषिणी। अन्तःपुरं सह स्त्रीभिः प्रविष्टा शोकमोहिता
Then, after performing auspicious rites, the wise Tara, seeking victory, entered the inner chambers with the women, her heart weighed down by grief.
प्रविष्टायां तु तारायां सह स्त्रीभिः स्वमालयम्। नगर्या निर्ययौ क्रुद्धो महासर्प इव श्वसन्
When Tara had entered her own palace with the women, Vali, enraged, came out of the city like a great serpent hissing.
स निःश्वस्य महारोषो वाली परमवेगवान्। सर्वतश्चारयन् दृष्टिं शत्रुदर्शनकांक्षया
Vali, filled with intense anger, exhaled deeply and cast his gaze everywhere, eager to see his enemy.
स ददर्श ततः श्रीमान् सुग्रीवं हेमपिङ्गलम्। सुसंवीतमवष्टब्धं दीप्यमानमिवानलम्
Then that illustrious Vali saw Sugriva, golden-brown in hue, well-adorned and girded, blazing like fire.
स वाली गाढसंवीतो मुष्टिमुद्यम्य वीर्यवान्। सुग्रीवमेवाभिमुखो ययौ योद्धुं कृतक्षणः
Vali, tightly girded and full of strength, raised his fist and approached Sugriva, ready to fight at that very moment.
श्लिष्टं मुष्टिं समुद्यम्य संरब्धतरमागतः। सुग्रीवोऽपि समुद्दिश्य वालिनं हेममालिनम्
With his fist clenched, coming on even more furiously, Sugriva too, aiming at Vali adorned with gold, advanced.
तं वाली क्रोधताम्राक्षः सुग्रीवं रणकोविदम्। आपतन्तं महावेगमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
Vali, his eyes reddened with anger, spoke these words to Sugriva, skilled in battle, as he rushed forward with great speed:
एष मुष्टिर्महान् बद्धो गाढः सुनियताङ्गुलिः। मया वेगविमुक्तस्ते प्राणानादाय यास्यति
This great fist of mine, tightly clenched and with well-aligned fingers, will be released with force and take your life away.
एवमुक्तस्तु सुग्रीवः क्रुद्धो वालिनमब्रवीत्। तव चैष हरन् प्राणान् मुष्टिः पततु मूर्धनि
Thus addressed, Sugriva, enraged, said to Vali: 'Let this fist, taking your life, fall upon your head!'
ताडितस्तेन तं क्रुद्धः समभिक्रम्य वेगतः। अभवच्छोणितोद्गारी सापीड इव पर्वतः
Struck by him, Vali, furious, swiftly advanced, and blood gushed forth from him, like a mountain struck and wounded.
सुग्रीवेण तु निःशङ्कं सालमुत्पाट्य तेजसा। गात्रेष्वभिहतो वाली वज्रेणेव महागिरिः
Then Sugriva, without hesitation, uprooted a sala tree with his might and struck Vali's body, as a great mountain is struck by a thunderbolt.
स तु वृक्षेण निर्भग्नः सालताडनविह्वलः। गुरुभारभराक्रान्ता नौः ससार्थेव सागरे
Broken by the tree, reeling from the blow of the sala, Vali, overwhelmed by the heavy weight, was like a ship with its cargo in the sea.
तौ भीमबलविक्रान्तौ सुपर्णसमवेगितौ। प्रवृद्धौ घोरवपुषौ चन्द्रसूर्याविवाम्बरे
Those two, mighty in strength and valor, swift as Garuda, grown to terrifying forms, were like the moon and sun in the sky.
परस्परममित्रघ्नौ छिद्रान्वेषणतत्परौ। ततोऽवर्धत वाली तु बलवीर्यसमन्वितः
Both intent on destroying each other, seeking out each other's weaknesses, then Vali, endowed with strength and power, grew in might.
सूर्यपुत्रो महावीर्यः सुग्रीवः परिहीयत। वालिना भग्नदर्पस्तु सुग्रीवो मन्दविक्रमः
Sugriva, son of the sun and of great valor, was overpowered by Vali; his pride broken, Sugriva's strength waned.
वालिनं प्रति सामर्षो दर्शयामास राघवम्। वृक्षैः सशाखैः शिखरैर्वज्रकोटिनिभैर्नखैः
In facing Vali, Sugriva showed his anger to Raghava, using trees with branches, mountain peaks, and nails sharp as thunderbolts.
मुष्टिभिर्जानुभिः पद्भिर्बाहुभिश्च पुनः पुनः। तयोर्युद्धमभूद्घोरं वृत्रवासवयोरिव
With fists, knees, feet, and arms, again and again, their battle was fierce, like that of Vritra and Indra.