कपिपत्न्या वचः श्रुत्वा कपयः कामरूपिणः। प्राप्तकालमविश्लिष्टमूचुर्वचनमङ्गनाम्
Hearing the words of the monkey's wife, the monkeys, who could assume any form at will, spoke timely and appropriate words to the lady.
जीवपुत्रे निवर्तस्व पुत्रं रक्षस्व चाङ्गदम्। अन्तको रामरूपेण हत्वा नयति वालिनम्
Return while your son still lives; protect Angada. Death, in the form of Rama, has slain Vali and is taking him away.
क्षिप्तान् वृक्षान् समाविध्य विपुलाश्च तथा शिलाः। वाली वज्रसमैर्बाणैर्वज्रेणेव निपातितः
Though he hurled trees and massive rocks, Vali was struck down by arrows as hard as thunderbolts, as if felled by the thunderbolt itself.
अभिभूतमिदं सर्वं विद्रुतं वानरं बलम्। अस्मिन् प्लवगशार्दूले हते शक्रसमप्रभे
All this monkey army has been overcome and scattered, now that the tiger among monkeys, radiant as Indra, has been slain.
रक्ष्यतां नगरी शूरैरङ्गदश्चाभिषिच्यताम्। पदस्थं वालिनः पुत्रं भजिष्यन्ति प्लवंगमाः
Let the city be protected by heroes, and let Angada be installed as prince; the monkeys will serve Vali's son, who stands in his father's place.
अथवारुचितं स्थानमिह ते रुचिरानने। आविशन्ति च दुर्गाणि क्षिप्रमद्यैव वानराः
Or, O lovely-faced one, if you prefer another place here, let the monkeys quickly enter the fortresses even today.
अभार्याः सहभार्याश्च सन्त्यत्र वनचारिणः। लुब्धेभ्यो विप्रलब्धेभ्यस्तेभ्यो नः सुमहद्भयम्
Here dwell forest-roaming ones, both with and without wives; from those greedy and deceitful ones, we have great fear.
अल्पान्तरगतानां तु श्रुत्वा वचनमङ्गना। आत्मनः प्रतिरूपं सा बभाषे चारुहासिनी
Hearing the words of the woman, who was standing very near, she of the beautiful smile replied in a manner befitting herself.
पुत्रेण मम किं कार्यं राज्येनापि किमात्मना। कपिसिंहे महाभागे तस्मिन् भर्तरि नश्यति
What use have I for a son, or even for the kingdom itself, when my husband, the lion among monkeys, the greatly fortunate one, is lost?
एवमुक्त्वा प्रदुद्राव रुदती शोकमूर्च्छिता। शिरश्चोरश्च बाहुभ्यां दुःखेन समभिघ्नती
Having spoken thus, she ran off, weeping, overcome by grief, striking her head and chest with her arms in her sorrow.
सा व्रजन्ती ददर्शाथ पतिं निपतितं भुवि। हन्तारं दानवेन्द्राणां समरेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्
As she went, she saw her husband fallen on the ground—the slayer of the lords of demons, who never turned away in battle.
क्षेप्तारं पर्वतेन्द्राणां वज्राणामिव वासवम्। महावातसमाविष्टं महामेघौघनिःस्वनम्
He who hurled great mountains like Indra does his thunderbolts, now seized by a mighty wind, roaring like a mass of great clouds.
शक्रतुल्यपराक्रान्तं वृष्ट्वेवोपरतं घनम्। नर्दन्तं नर्दतां भीमं शूरं शूरेण पातितम्। शार्दूलेनामिषस्यार्थे मृगराजमिवाहतम्
Equal in valor to Indra, now fallen like a rain cloud that has ceased, the terrible one among those who roar, the hero struck down by a hero, like a lion among beasts felled by a tiger for the sake of flesh.
अर्चितं सर्वलोकस्य सपताकं सवेदिकम्। नागहेतोः सुपर्णेन चैत्यमुन्मथितं यथा
Honored by all the world, with banners and platforms, like a shrine destroyed by Garuda for the sake of a serpent.
अवष्टभ्यावतिष्ठन्तं ददर्श धनुरूर्जितम्। रामं रामानुजं चैव भर्तुश्चैव तथानुजम्
She saw Rama, holding his mighty bow, and Lakshmana, and also her husband's younger brother, standing nearby.
तानतीत्य समासाद्य भर्तारं निहतं रणे। समीक्ष्य व्यथिता भूमौ सम्भ्रान्ता निपपात ह
Passing by them and reaching her husband slain in battle, seeing him, distressed, she fell to the ground in confusion.
सुप्तेव पुनरुत्थाय आर्यपुत्रेति वादिनी। रुरोद सा पतिं दृष्ट्वा संवीतं मृत्युदामभिः
Rising again as if from sleep, crying out 'Noble prince!', she wept upon seeing her husband bound by the noose of death.
तामवेक्ष्य तु सुग्रीवः क्रोशन्तीं कुररीमिव। विषादमगमत् कष्टं दृष्ट्वा चाङ्गदमागतम्
Seeing her wailing like a curlew, Sugriva was seized by intense sorrow, especially upon seeing Angada arrive.
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Let the twentieth sarga be heard. In the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa, the twentieth sarga.
रामचापविसृष्टेन शरेणान्तकरेण तम्। दृष्ट्वा विनिहतं भूमौ तारा ताराधिपानना
Seeing Vāli, with a face like the moon, struck down on the ground by the death-dealing arrow released from Rāma's bow, Tāra beheld him.
सा समासाद्य भर्तारं पर्यष्वजत भामिनी। इषुणाभिहतं दृष्ट्वा वालिनं कुञ्जरोपमम्
Approaching her husband, the radiant one embraced Vāli, who resembled a great elephant, seeing him struck by the arrow.
वानरं पर्वतेन्द्राभं शोकसंतप्तमानसा। तारा तरुमिवोन्मूलं पर्यदेवयतातुरा
With a mind tormented by grief, Tāra, like a creeper uprooted, lamented over the monkey, who resembled a great mountain.
रणे दारुणविक्रान्त प्रवीर प्लवतां वर। किमिदानीं पुरोभागामद्य त्वं नाभिभाषसे
O hero, mighty in battle, foremost among the vanaras, why do you not now speak to me, who stand before you?
उत्तिष्ठ हरिशार्दूल भजस्व शयनोत्तमम्। नैवंविधाः शेरते हि भूमौ नृपतिसत्तमाः
Rise up, O tiger among the monkeys, and take to your excellent bed; for such noble kings do not lie upon the ground like this.
अतीव खलु ते कान्ता वसुधा वसुधाधिप। गतासुरपि तां गात्रैर्मां विहाय निषेवसे
O lord of the earth, the ground is indeed dear to you; even after your life has departed, you abandon me and seek her with your body.
व्यक्तमद्य त्वया वीर धर्मतः सम्प्रवर्तता। किष्किन्धेव पुरी रम्या स्वर्गमार्गे विनिर्मिता
O hero, by your righteous conduct today, it is clear that the beautiful city of Kiṣkindhā has been fashioned upon the path to heaven.
यान्यस्माभिस्त्वया सार्धं वनेषु मधुगन्धिषु। विहृतानि त्वया काले तेषामुपरमः कृतः
Those delightful times we spent together in the honey-scented forests, you and I—now you have put an end to them.
निरानन्दा निराशाहं निमग्ना शोकसागरे। त्वयि पञ्चत्वमापन्ने महायूथपयूथपे
Devoid of joy and hope, I am plunged in an ocean of grief, now that you, the great leader of the mighty hosts, have met your end.
हृदयं सुस्थितं मह्यं दृष्ट्वा निपतितं भुवि। यन्न शोकाभिसंतप्तं स्फुटतेऽद्य सहस्रधा
My heart must be truly steadfast, seeing you fallen to the earth; for though scorched by sorrow, it does not shatter into a thousand pieces today.
सुग्रीवस्य त्वया भार्या हृता स च विवासितः। यत् तत् तस्य त्वया व्युष्टिः प्राप्तेयं प्लवगाधिप
Sugrīva's wife was taken by you, and he was exiled; now, O lord of the monkeys, the retribution for that act has come upon you.