Sarga 23

ततस्समुपजिघ्रन्ती कपिराजस्य तन्मुखम्। पतिं लोकाच्च्युतं तारा मृतं वचनमब्रवीत्4.23.1।।

Tara kissed (smelt) the forehead of the king of monkeys who had departed and said: Note: Tara lamen...

शेषे त्वं विषमे दुःखमकृत्वा वचनं मम। उपलोपचिते वीर सुदुःखे वसुधातले4.23.2।।

'O hero, not caring for my words (of caution), you are now lying with great pain on hard stones on t...

मत्तः प्रियतरा नूनं वानरेन्द्र मही तव। शेषे हि तां परिष्वज्य मां च न प्रतिभाषसे4.23.3।।

'O lord of monkeys you lie in the end, embracing the earth and not replying to me. Surely you deem t...

सुग्रीवस्य वशं प्राप्तो विधिरेषभवत्यहो। सुग्रीव एव विक्रान्तो वीर साहसिकप्रिय4.23.4।।

'O lover of brave deeds, fate has brought you under the sway of Sugriva, although he had lost to you...

ऋक्षवानरमुख्यास्त्वां बलिनः पर्युपासते। एषां विलपितं कृच्छ्रमङ्गदस्य च शोचतः4.23.5।। मम चेमा गिरः श्...

'Oh powerful Vali leaders of the bears and monkeys, the entire lot are standing near you, wailing. A...

इदं तच्छूरशयनं यत्र शेषे हतो युधि। शायिता निहता यत्र त्वयैव रिपवः पुरा4.23.6।।

'Earlier you have killed enemies in combats and made them lie down where now you lie.

विशुद्धसत्त्वाभिजन प्रिययुद्ध मम प्रिय। मामनाथां विहायैकां गतस्त्वमसि मानद4.23.7।।

'O venerable hero, born in a pure and noble family, you are a lover of battles. Now you have left me...

शूराय न प्रदातव्या कन्या खलु विपश्चिता। शूरभार्यां हतां पश्य सद्यो मां विधवां कृताम्4.23.8।।

'It is said by wise men that a girl should not be given in marriage to a warrior. See me, the wife ...

अवभग्नश्च मे मानो भग्ना मे शाश्वती गतिः4.23.9।। अगाधे च निमग्नाऽस्मि विपुले शोकसागरे।

'My pride is crushed. My husband, the ultimate resort for me is shattered.I am plunged in a vast, bo...

अश्मसारमयं नूनमिदं मे हृदयं दृढम्4.23.10।। भर्तारं निहतं दृष्ट्वा यन्नाद्य शतधा कृतम्।

'My heart is surely made of hard stone yet it has not split into a hundred pieces even on seeing my ...

सुहृच्चैव हि भर्ता च प्रकृत्या मम च प्रियः। आहवे च पराक्रान्तश्शूरः पञ्चत्वमागतः4.23.11।।

'He was my husband, my friend and naturally my loving king. He was powerful in battle.Alas the hero ...

पतिहीना तु या नारी कामं भवतु पुत्रिणी। धनधान्यैस्सुपूर्णाऽपि विधवेत्युच्यते बुधैः4.23.12।।

'Even if a woman without husband, is blessed with sons and abundant wealth and grain, still learned ...

स्वगात्रप्रभवे वीर शेषे रुधिरमण्डले। क्रिमिरागपरिस्तोमे त्वमात्मशयने यथा4.23.13।।

'O hero how is it that you are lying in a crimson bed of the pool of blood flowing from your body?

रेणुशोणितसंवीतं गात्रं तव समन्ततः। परिरब्धुं न शक्नोमि भुजाभ्यां प्लवगर्षभ 4.23.14।।

'O bull among monkeys how can I embrace you with my arms as your body is covered with dust particles...

कृतकृत्योऽद्य सुग्रीवो वैरेऽस्मिन्नतिदारुणे। यस्य रामविमुक्तेन हृतमेकेषुणा भयम्4.23.15।।

'Sugriva has achieved his goal in his dreadful enmity (with you). His fear is dispelled by a single ...

शरेण हृदि लग्नेन गात्रसंस्पर्शने तव। वार्यामि त्वां निरीक्षन्ती त्वयि पञ्चत्वमागते4.23.16।।

'The arrow which has pierced your body prevents me from embracing you. I am only looking at you lyin...

उद्ववर्ह शरं नीलस्तस्य गात्रगतं तदा। गिरिगह्वरसंलीनं दीप्तमाशीविषं यथा4.23.17।।

Then Nila took out the arrow from Vali's heart with due effort as one would pull out a glowing serpe...

तस्य निष्कृष्यमाणस्य बाणस्य च बभौ द्युतिः। अस्तमस्तकसंरुद्धो रश्मिर्दिनकरादिव4.23.18।।

As the arrrow(drenched in blood) was being pulled out, its glow looked like the Sun's rays obstructe...

पेतुः क्षतजधारास्तु व्रणेभ्यस्तस्य सर्वशः। ताम्रगैरिकसम्पृक्ता धारा इव धराधरात्4.23.19।।

The streams of blood that flowed all over from the wounds of his body appeared like streams of water...

अवकीर्णं विमार्जन्ती भर्तारं रणरेणुना। अस्रैर्नयनजैश्शूरं सिषेचास्त्रसमाहतम्4.23.20।।

She (Tara) wiped the body wounded with the weapon and covered with wardust, sprinkling her tear dro...

रुधिरोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं दृष्ट्वा विनिहतं पतिम्। उवाच तारा पिङ्गाक्षं पुत्रमङ्गदमङ्गना4.23.21।।

Turning to the body of her husband fully drenched in blood, thus spoke Tara to her tawnyeyed son An...

अवस्थां पश्चिमां पश्य पितुः पुत्र सुदारुणाम्। सम्प्रसक्तस्य वैरस्य गतोऽन्तः पापकर्मणा4.23.22।।

'O son you see the most terrific end of your father on whom enmity forced sinful deeds.

बालसूर्योदयतनुं प्रयान्तं यमसदनम्। अभिवादय राजानं पितरं पुत्र मानदम्4.23.23।।

'O son offer salutations to your venerable father, the king, departing for the abode of Yama (lord o...

एवमुक्तस्समुत्थाय जग्राह चरणौ पितुः। भुजाभ्यां पीनवृत्ताभ्यामङ्गदोऽहमिति ब्रुवन्4.23.24।।

Thus advised by Tara, Angada got up, clasped his father's feet with his stout arms, and saluted, say...

अभिवादयमानं त्वामङ्गदं त्वं यथा पुरा। दीर्घायुर्भव पुत्रेति किमर्थं नाभिभाषसे4.23.25।।

'Why do you not, with the words 'May you live long'', bless, as before, your son Angada who is greet...

अहं पुत्रसहाया त्वामुपासे गतचेतसम्। सिंहेन निहतं सद्यो गौस्सवत्सेव गोवृषम्4.23.26।।

'Just like a cow followed by its calf would attend upon a mighty bull struck by a lion I will wait w...

इष्ट्वा सङ्ग्रामयज्ञेन रामप्रहरणाम्भसि। अस्मिन्नवभृथे स्नातः कथं पत्न्या मया विना4.23.27।।

'You have performed a warsacrifice. You have bathed in the waters of Rama's weapon signifying the en...

या दत्ता देवराजेन तव तुष्टेन संयुगे। शातकुम्भमयीं मालां तां ते पश्यामि नेह किम्4.23.28।।

'Why do I not see on your chest the golden necklace gifted by the king of the gods (Indra), pleased ...

राज्यश्रीर्न जहाति त्वां गतासुमपि मानद। सूर्यस्यावर्तमानस्य शैलराजमिव प्रभा4.23.29।।

'O venerable one, even though life has departed from you, kingly glory does not leave you any more t...

न मे वचः पथ्यमिदं त्वया कृतं न चास्मि शक्ता हि निवारणे तव। हता सपुत्राऽस्मि हतेन संयुगे सह त्वया श्र...

'You have not followed my advice. I did not have the capacity to prevent you from going to war. The ...