Siraatकिष्किन्धाकाण्डः सर्गः 9
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वाली नाम मम भ्राता ज्येष्ठः शत्रुनिषूदनः। पितुर्बहुमतो नित्यं मम चापि तथा पुरा॥
vālī nāma mama bhrātā jyeṣṭhaḥ śatruniṣūdanaḥ| piturbahumato nityaṃ mama cāpi tathā purā||
My elder brother named Väli-destroyer of foes, was formerly highly, honoured both by my father and myself.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
पितर्युपरते तस्मिज्येष्ठोऽयमिति मन्त्रिभिः। कपीनामीश्वरो राज्ये कृतः परमसम्मतः॥
pitaryuparate tasmijyeṣṭho'yamiti mantribhiḥ| kapīnāmīśvaro rājye kṛtaḥ paramasammataḥ||
At the death of our father, the counsellors, saying,-This is the eldest son', made him, who was well loved (of all), lord of the monkeys in the kingdom.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
राज्यं प्रशासतस्तस्य पितृपैतामहं महत्। अहं सर्वेषु कालेषु प्रणतः प्रेष्यवत् स्थितः॥
rājyaṃ praśāsatastasya pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mahat| ahaṃ sarveṣu kāleṣu praṇataḥ preṣyavat sthitaḥ||
While he was governing the kingdom which had belonged to his father and grand-father, I, at all times, in humiliation, remained like a servant.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
मायावी नाम तेजस्वी पूर्वजो दुन्दुभेः सुतः। तेन तस्य महद्वैरं वालिनः स्त्रीकृतं पुरा॥
māyāvī nāma tejasvī pūrvajo dundubheḥ sutaḥ| tena tasya mahadvairaṃ vālinaḥ strīkṛtaṃ purā||
There was one endued with energy, named Māyāvi. He was the eldest son of Dunduvī. Formerly there arose a mighty hostility between himself and Vali.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स तु सुप्ते जने रात्रौ किष्किन्धाद्वारमागतः। नर्दति स्म सुसंरब्धो वालिनं चाह्वयद् रणे॥
sa tu supte jane rātrau kiṣkindhādvāramāgataḥ| nardati sma susaṃrabdho vālinaṃ cāhvayad raṇe||
It came to pass that one night when all had fallen asleep, (Māyāvi) coming to Kişkindhā, began to emit roars in great wrath, and challenged Väli to an encounter.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
प्रसुप्तस्तु मम भ्राता नर्दतो भैरवस्वनम्। श्रुत्वा न ममृषे वाली निष्पपात जवात् तदा॥
prasuptastu mama bhrātā nardato bhairavasvanam| śrutvā na mamṛṣe vālī niṣpapāta javāt tadā||
My brother, who was fast asleep, hearing those dreadful yells, could not bear them; but at once rushed out vehemently.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स तु वै निःसृतः क्रोधात्तं हन्तुमसुरोत्तमम्। वार्यमाणस्ततः स्त्रीभिर्मया च प्रणतात्मना ॥
sa tu vai niḥsṛtaḥ krodhāttaṃ hantumasurottamam| vāryamāṇastataḥ strībhirmayā ca praṇatātmanā ||
And as he rushed out in wrath, for the purpose of slaying that foremost of Asuras, he was opposed by his wives as well as myself, who humbled himself before him.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स तु निर्धूय ताः सर्वा निर्जगाम महाबलः। ततोऽहमपि सौहार्दान्निःसृतो वालिना सह॥
sa tu nirdhūya tāḥ sarvā nirjagāma mahābalaḥ| tato'hamapi sauhārdānniḥsṛto vālinā saha||
But moving them aside, that exceedingly powerful one sallied out. Thereupon out of affection I also went out with Vāli.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स तु मे भ्रातरं दृष्ट्वा मां च दूरादवस्थितम्। असुरो जातसंत्रासः प्रदुद्राव तदा भृशम्॥
sa tu me bhrātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā māṃ ca dūrādavasthitam| asuro jātasaṃtrāsaḥ pradudrāva tadā bhṛśam||
And seeing my brother and me present from a distance, the Asura, seized with a panic, fled with speed.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तस्मिन् द्रवति संत्रस्ते ह्यावां द्रुततरं गतौ। प्रकाशोऽपि कृतो मार्गश्चन्द्रेणोद्गच्छता तदा॥
tasmin dravati saṃtraste hyāvāṃ drutataraṃ gatau| prakāśo'pi kṛto mārgaścandreṇodgacchatā tadā||
And as he was rushing on in fear and when we had proceeded further, the moon arising, discovered the way.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स तृणैरावृतं दुर्ग धरण्या विवरं महत्। प्रविवेशासुरो वेगादावामासाद्य विष्ठितौ॥
sa tṛṇairāvṛtaṃ durga dharaṇyā vivaraṃ mahat| praviveśāsuro vegādāvāmāsādya viṣṭhitau||
And the Asura, coming by a capacious and impregnable hole covered with grass (on the surface), entered it amain; and we remained there.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तं प्रविष्टं रिपुं दृष्ट्वा बिलं रोषवशं गतः। मामुवाच ततो वाली वचनं क्षुभितेन्द्रियः॥
taṃ praviṣṭaṃ ripuṃ dṛṣṭvā bilaṃ roṣavaśaṃ gataḥ| māmuvāca tato vālī vacanaṃ kṣubhitendriyaḥ||
Seeing his enemy enter the hole, Vāli, overcome by anger, and with his senses agitated, spoke to me, saying,
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
इह तिष्ठाद्य सुग्रीव बिलद्वारि समाहितः। यावदत्र प्रविश्याहं निहन्मि समरे रिपुम्॥
iha tiṣṭhādya sugrīva biladvāri samāhitaḥ| yāvadatra praviśyāhaṃ nihanmi samare ripum||
Do you, O Sugriva, carefully stay at the mouth of the hole, while I entering in, slay my foe in battle.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
मया त्वेतद् वचः श्रुत्वा याचितः स परंतपः। शापयित्वा च मां पद्भ्यां प्रविवेश बिलं ततः॥
mayā tvetad vacaḥ śrutvā yācitaḥ sa paraṃtapaḥ| śāpayitvā ca māṃ padbhyāṃ praviveśa bilaṃ tataḥ||
Hearing his speech, that subduer of foes was besought by me (for permission to enter the cave along with him). But making me swear by touching his feet he entered the cave.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
तस्य प्रविष्टस्य बिलं साग्रः संवत्सरो गतः। स्थितस्य च बिलद्वारि स कालो व्यत्यवर्तत ॥
tasya praviṣṭasya bilaṃ sāgraḥ saṃvatsaro gataḥ| sthitasya ca biladvāri sa kālo vyatyavartata ||
After he had entered the cave, and as I remained at its mouth, a space of over a complete year rolled away.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अहं तु नष्टं तं ज्ञात्वा स्नेहादागतसम्भ्रमः। भ्रातरं न प्रपश्यामि पापशङ्कि च मे मनः॥
ahaṃ tu naṣṭaṃ taṃ jñātvā snehādāgatasambhramaḥ| bhrātaraṃ na prapaśyāmi pāpaśaṅki ca me manaḥ||
And seized with sorrow (I reflected), 'As I do not see my brother, he must be lost—and my mind was alarmed, apprehending his death.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य विलात् तस्माद् विनिःसृतम्। सफेनं रुधिरं दृष्ट्वा ततोऽहं भृशदुःखितः॥
atha dīrghasya kālasya vilāt tasmād viniḥsṛtam| saphenaṃ rudhiraṃ dṛṣṭvā tato'haṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ||
After a long time, I saw frothy blood issuing from the cave. There at I was greatly aggrieved.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
नर्दतामसुराणां च ध्वनिमें श्रोत्रमागतः। न रतस्य च संग्रामे क्रोशतोऽपि स्वनो गुरोः॥
nardatāmasurāṇāṃ ca dhvanimeṃ śrotramāgataḥ| na ratasya ca saṃgrāme krośato'pi svano guroḥ||
And roars of Asuras also reached my ears; but I could not hear the cries of my superior, engaged in conflict.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अहं त्ववगतो बुद्ध्या चिरैस्तैतिरं हतम्। पिधाय च बिलद्वारं शिलया गिरिमात्रया॥ शोकार्तश्चोदकं कृत्वा किष्किन्धामागतः सखे। गूहमानस्य मे तत् त्वं यत्नतो मन्त्रिभिः श्रुतम्॥
ahaṃ tvavagato buddhyā ciraistaitiraṃ hatam| pidhāya ca biladvāraṃ śilayā girimātrayā|| śokārtaścodakaṃ kṛtvā kiṣkindhāmāgataḥ sakhe| gūhamānasya me tat tvaṃ yatnato mantribhiḥ śrutam||
And from these signs concluding my brother to be slain, I, closing the mouth of the cavern with a crag, huge as a hill, and afflicted with grief, after performing his watery rites, came (back) to Kiskindha, O my friend. And although I carefully concealed (the matter), the counsellors heard it all.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततोऽहं तैः समागम्य समेतैरभिषेचितः। राज्यं प्रशासतस्तस्य न्यायतो मम राघव॥ आजगाम रिपुं हत्वा दानवं स तु वानरः। अभिषिक्तं तु मां दृष्ट्वा क्रोधात् संरक्तलोचनः॥ मदीयान् मन्त्रिणो बद्ध्वा परुषं वाक्यमब्रवीत्। निग्रहे च समर्थस्य तं पापं प्रति राघव॥ न प्रावर्तत मे बुद्धिर्भ्रातृगौरवयन्त्रिता।
tato'haṃ taiḥ samāgamya sametairabhiṣecitaḥ| rājyaṃ praśāsatastasya nyāyato mama rāghava|| ājagāma ripuṃ hatvā dānavaṃ sa tu vānaraḥ| abhiṣiktaṃ tu māṃ dṛṣṭvā krodhāt saṃraktalocanaḥ|| madīyān mantriṇo baddhvā paruṣaṃ vākyamabravīt| nigrahe ca samarthasya taṃ pāpaṃ prati rāghava|| na prāvartata me buddhirbhrātṛgauravayantritā|
There they, assembled together, installed me (in the kingdom). And, as I was ruling the kingdom with justice, it came to pass that after having slain his foe, the Dānava, that monkey (Vali) came to Kiskindha. Then seeing me installed, he, with his eyes reddened in wrath, slaying my counsellors, spoke harsh words to me. And although I was capable of chastising him, yet my mind influenced by a sense of my brother's dignity, did not incline towards that sin.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
हत्वा श स मे भ्राता प्रविवेश पुरं तदा ॥ मानयस्तं महात्मानं यथावच्चाभिवादयम्। उक्ताश्च नाशिषस्तेन प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना ॥
hatvā śa sa me bhrātā praviveśa puraṃ tadā || mānayastaṃ mahātmānaṃ yathāvaccābhivādayam| uktāśca nāśiṣastena prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā ||
Having slain his foe, he then entered his city; and I, honouring that high-souled one, duly saluted him. He withal did not with a glad heart utter his benediction.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
नत्वा पादावहं तस्य मुकुटेनास्पृशं प्रभो। अपि वाली मम क्रोधान्न प्रसादं चकार सः॥
natvā pādāvahaṃ tasya mukuṭenāspṛśaṃ prabho| api vālī mama krodhānna prasādaṃ cakāra saḥ||
And, O lord, I, bowing, touched his feet with my crown; yet from anger Vāli did not extend to me his grace.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)