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Ramayana · Sarga 6.15

Sarga 15

सर्गः 15

Indrajith objects Vibheeshana's advice. Vibheeshana replies Indrajith

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बृहस्पतेस्तुल्यमतेर्वचस्त । न्निशम्य यत्नेन विभीषणस्य । ततो महात्मा वचनम् बभाषे । तत्रेन्द्रजिन्नैरृतयूथमुख्यः ॥

bṛhaspatestulyamatervacasta | nniśamya yatnena vibhīṣaṇasya | tato mahātmā vacanam babhāṣe | tatrendrajinnairṛtayūthamukhyaḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
बृहस्ततेःlike Brhaspathiतुल्यमतेःhighly intelligentविभीषणस्य:Vibheeshana'sतत्thoseवचःwordsयत्नेन:with restraintनिशम्य:beholdingततःthereमहात्मा:great soulनैरृतयोथमुख्यःthe leader of Rakshasa armyइन्द्रजित्Indrajithतत्र:thereवचनम्wordsबभाषे:spoke.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThus spoke Indrajith, the great leader of the Rakshasa army, having heard the words spoken by the highly intelligent Vibheeshana who was equal to Brhaspathi in wisdom.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)विभीषण बृहस्पति के समान बुद्धिमान् थे। उनके वचनों को जैसे-तैसे बड़े कष्ट से सुनकर राक्षसयूथपतियों में प्रधान महाकाय इन्द्रजित् ने वहाँ यह बात कही—

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किम् नाम ते तात कनिष्ठ वाक्य । मन्र्थकम् वै बहुभीतवच्च । अस्मिन् कुले योऽपि भवेन्न जातः । सोऽपीदृशम् नैव वदेन्न कुर्यात् ॥

kim nāma te tāta kaniṣṭha vākya | manrthakam vai bahubhītavacca | asmin kule yo'pi bhavenna jātaḥ | so'pīdṛśam naiva vadenna kuryāt ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
कनिष्ठतात:father's younger brother (uncle)किंनाम:What a statementते:by youवाक्यम्wordsअनर्थकम्meaninglessसुभीतवच्च:frightenedयःsuchअस्मिनकुले:in this raceजातःbornन:notभवेत्What you saidसोपि:unbecomingईदृशम्such wordsनैववदेत्will not speakनकुर्यात्not do.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"What a meaningless statement you made uncle, being frightened? One who is not born in our race also would not have said such unbecoming words uttered by you (nor do such unbecoming acts)?"

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘मेरे छोटे चाचा! आप बहुत डरे हुए की भाँति यह कैसी निरर्थक बात कह रहे हैं? जिसने इस कुल में जन्म न लिया होगा, वह पुरुष भी न तो ऐसी बात कहेगा और न ऐसा काम ही करेगा

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सत्त्वेन वीर्येण पराक्रमेणधैर्येण शौर्येण च तेजसा च । एकः कुलेऽस्मिन् पुरुषो विमुक्तो । विभीषणस्तातकनिष्ठ एषः ॥

sattvena vīryeṇa parākrameṇadhairyeṇa śauryeṇa ca tejasā ca | ekaḥ kule'smin puruṣo vimukto | vibhīṣaṇastātakaniṣṭha eṣaḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
अस्मिन्in thisकुले:raceएषःthat wayतातकनिष्ठ:younger fatherविभीषणःVibheeshanaएकःaloneसत्त्वेन:in strengthवीर्येण:in valourपराक्रमेण:in prowessधैर्येण:courageशौर्येण:heroismतेजसाच:and boldnessविमुक्ताःdevoid ofपुरुषःman.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"In this race, alone younger father Vibheeshana is devoid of strength, valour, prowess, heroism, courage and boldness."

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘पिताजी! हमारे इस राक्षसकुल में एकमात्र ये छोटे चाचा विभीषण ही बल, वीर्य, पराक्रम, धैर्य, शौर्य और तेज से रहित हैं

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किम् नाम तौ मानुषराजपुत्रा । वस्माकमेकेन हि राक्षसेन । सुप्राकृतेनापि निहन्तुमेतौ । शक्यौ कुतो भीषयसे स्म भीरो ॥

kim nāma tau mānuṣarājaputrā | vasmākamekena hi rākṣasena | suprākṛtenāpi nihantumetau | śakyau kuto bhīṣayase sma bhīro ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
तौ:those twoमानुषराजपुत्रा:sons of king of menकिंनाम:why do youएतौ:at themअस्माकम्from among usसुप्राकृतेनापि:one who is ordinaryएकेन:aloneराक्षसेन:by Rakshasasरणे:in warनिहन्तुम्would killशक्यौ:possibleभीरो:timidकुतःdoingभीषयसे:making to fear.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"Those two sons of the king of men could be killed in war by an ordinary Rakshasa among us single handed. O timid one Why are you scaring us?"

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘वे दोनों मानव राजकुमार क्या हैं? उन्हें तो हमारा एक साधारण-सा राक्षस भी मार सकता है; फिर मेरे डरपोक चाचा! आप हमें क्यों डरा रहे हैं?

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त्रिलोकनाथो नम देवराजः । शक्तो मया भूमितले विविष्टः । भयार्मिताश्चापि दिशः प्रपन्नाः । सर्वे तदा देवगणाः समग्राः ॥

trilokanātho nama devarājaḥ | śakto mayā bhūmitale viviṣṭaḥ | bhayārmitāścāpi diśaḥ prapannāḥ | sarve tadā devagaṇāḥ samagrāḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
तदा:at one timeत्रिलोकनाथःLord of the three worldsशक्रःIndraदेवराजःking of godsतथा:that wayभूमितले:on the groundनिविष्टःcast downसर्वे:allदेवगणाःDevatas groupsभयार्पिताश्चापि:and scared ofसमग्राःentireदिशःdirectionप्रपन्नाःfled.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"I have cast down on the ground, Indra, the Lord of gods and of three worlds. At one time all the gods in groups fled in all directions scared of me."

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘मैंने तीनों लोकों के स्वामी देवराज इन्द्र को भी स्वर्ग से हटाकर इस भूतल पर ला बिठाया था। उस समय सारे देवताओं ने भयभीत हो भागकर सम्पूर्ण दिशाओं की शरण ली थी

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ऐरावतो विस्वरमुन्नदन् स । निपातितो भूमितले मया तु । विकृष्य दन्तौ तु मया प्रपह्य । वित्रासिता देवगणाः समग्राः ॥

airāvato visvaramunnadan sa | nipātito bhūmitale mayā tu | vikṛṣya dantau tu mayā prapahya | vitrāsitā devagaṇāḥ samagrāḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
विस्वरम्making noiseउन्नदन्coming towardsसःthatऐरावतःAiravata elephantमया:by meभूमितलेनिपातितःpushed downप्रसह्य:violentlyदन्तौ:tusksविकृष्य:pulled downमया:by meसमग्राःentireदेवगणाःgroup of godsवित्रासिताःchased them.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"I pushed down the elephant Airavata coming towards me making noise, pulled down its tusks forcibly and chased the entire group of gods."

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘मैंने हठपूर्वक ऐरावत हाथी के दोनों दाँत उखाड़कर उसे स्वर्ग से पृथ्वी पर गिरा दिया था। उस समय वह जोर-जोर से चिग्घाड़ रहा था। अपने इस पराक्रम द्वारा मैंने सम्पूर्ण देवताओं को आतङ्क में डाल दिया था

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सोऽहम् सुराणामपि दर्पहन्ता । दैत्योत्तमानामपि शोककर्ता । कथम् नरेन्द्रत्मजयोर्न शक्तो । ममष्ययोः प्राकृतयोः सुवीर्यः ॥

so'ham surāṇāmapi darpahantā | daityottamānāmapi śokakartā | katham narendratmajayorna śakto | mamaṣyayoḥ prākṛtayoḥ suvīryaḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
सुराणामपिeven Devendraदर्पहन्ताcrushed down the arroganceदैत्योत्तमानामपिeven the leaders of Rakshasasशोकदाता:will cause griefसुवीर्यःsuch a valorous oneसःअहम्that I amप्राकृतयोःordinary peopleमनुष्ययोःhuman beingsनरेन्द्रात्मजयोःsons of kingsकथम्howनशक्तःnot possible.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"I am such a valiant one who crushed the arrogance of even the king of gods, Devendra. I can put even the Rakshasa leaders to grief. How is it not possible for me to do away the sons of kings who are ordinary human beings."

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘जो देवताओं के भी दर्प का दलन कर सकता है, बड़े-बड़े दैत्यों को भी शोकमग्न कर देने वाला है तथा जो उत्तम बल-पराक्रम से सम्पन्न है, वही मुझ-जैसा वीर मनुष्य-जाति के दो साधारण राजकुमारों का सामना कैसे नहीं कर सकता है ?’

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अथेन्द्रकल्पस्य दुरासदस्य । महाजसस्तद्वचनम् निशम्य । ततो महार्थम् वचनम् बभाषे । विभीषणः शस्त्रभृताम् वरिष्ठः ॥

athendrakalpasya durāsadasya | mahājasastadvacanam niśamya | tato mahārtham vacanam babhāṣe | vibhīṣaṇaḥ śastrabhṛtām variṣṭhaḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
अथ:and thenइन्द्रकल्पस्य:one who is equal to Indraदुरासदस्य:dangerous oneमहौजसःforemost of the warriorsतत् वचनम्those wordsनिशम्य:observingशस्त्रभृताम्among the wielders of weaponsवरिष्ठःgreatविभीषणःVibheeshanaततःthatमहार्थम्highly beneficial adviceवचनम् बभाषे:these words spoke.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetVibheeshana, the best among wielders of weapons, spoke the following words of highly beneficial advice after hearing the words of dangerous Indrajith, the foremost of the warriors.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)इन्द्रतुल्य तेजस्वी महापराक्रमी दुर्जय वीर इन्द्रजित् की यह बात सुनकर शस्त्रधारियों में श्रेष्ठ विभीषण ने ये महान् अर्थ से युक्त वचन कहे-

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न तात मन्त्रे तव निश्चयोऽस्ति । बालस्त्वमद्याप्यविपक्वबुद्धिः । तस्मात्त्वयाप्यात्मविनाशनाय । वचोऽर्थ्हीनम् बहु विप्रलप्तम् ॥

na tāta mantre tava niścayo'sti | bālastvamadyāpyavipakvabuddhiḥ | tasmāttvayāpyātmavināśanāya | vaco'rthhīnam bahu vipralaptam ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
तात:dearतव:yourमन्त्रे:in decision makingनिश्चयःsettlementनास्ति:not havingबालःbeing a boyत्वम्youअद्यापि:even nowअविपक्वबुद्धि:you are not matureतस्मात्thereforeत्वयापि:by you tooआत्मविनाशनाय:self destructiveअर्थहीनम्devoid of any senseबहु:allवचःwordsविप्रलप्तम्incoherently.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"O dear You have no capacity for decision making. You are young and not mature. Therefore, you are talking incoherently without any sense which is selfdestructive."

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘तात! अभी तुम बालक हो। तुम्हारी बुद्धि कच्ची है। तुम्हारे मन में कर्तव्य और अकर्तव्य का यथार्थ निश्चय नहीं हुआ है। इसीलिये तुम भी अपने ही विनाश के लिये बहुत-सी निरर्थक बातें बक गये हो

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पुत्रप्रवादेन तु रावणस्य । त्वमिन्द्रजिन्मित्रमुखोऽसि शत्रुः । यस्येदृशम् राघवतो विनाशम् । विशम्य मोहादनुवन्यसे त्वम् ॥

putrapravādena tu rāvaṇasya | tvamindrajinmitramukho'si śatruḥ | yasyedṛśam rāghavato vināśam | viśamya mohādanuvanyase tvam ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
इन्द्रजित्Indrajithराघवतःfrom Raghavaयस्य:hisईदृशम्this kind ofविनाशम्destructionनिशम्य:on hearingमोहात्out of delusionत्वम्youअनुमन्यसे:acceptingरावणस्य:Ravana'sपुत्रप्रवादेन:calling yourself son ofमित्रमुखःlike friendशत्रुःfoeअसि:you are.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"Indrajith Though you are calling yourself as the son of Ravana and pretending to be a friend, you are his foe. Even after hearing about the kind of destruction (of Ravana, his kingdom etc.) from Rama, out of delusion you are accepting (with Ravana)."

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘इन्द्रजित् ! तुम रावण के पुत्र कहलाकर भी ऊपर से ही उसके मित्र हो। भीतर से तो तुम पिता के शत्रु ही जान पड़ते हो। यही कारण है कि तुम श्रीरघुनाथजी के द्वारा राक्षसराज के विनाश की बातें सुनकर भी मोहवश उन्हीं की हाँ-में-हाँ मिला रहे हो

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त्वमेव वध्यश्च सुदुर्मतिश्च । स चापि वध्यो य ऐहानयत्त्वाम् । बालम् दृढम् साहासिकम् च योऽद्य । प्रावेशयन्मन्त्रक्R^ताम् समीपम् ॥

tvameva vadhyaśca sudurmatiśca | sa cāpi vadhyo ya aihānayattvām | bālam dṛḍham sāhāsikam ca yo'dya | prāveśayanmantrakR^tām samīpam ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
त्वमेव:you yourselfवध्यश्च:deserved to be killedबालम्youngदृढम्determinedसुसाहसिकं:one who loves to make bold attemptत्वम्youयःwhoeverइह:hereआनयत्brought youमन्त्रकृताम्polluting your thoughtसमीपम्hereअद्य:nowप्रावेशयत्made to enterसुदुर्मतिःevil mindedसःhe च: and.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"You who are evil minded, deserve to be killed. The one who brought you here is young and loves you to make bold attempts. He is polluting your mind and deserves to be killed."

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘तुम्हारी बुद्धि बहुत ही खोटी है। तुम स्वयं तो मार डालने के योग्य हो ही, जो तुम्हें यहाँ बुला लाया है, वह भी वध के ही योग्य है। जिसने आज तुम-जैसे अत्यन्त दुःसाहसी बालक को इन सलाहकारों के समीप आने दिया है, वह प्राणदण्ड का ही अपराधी है

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मूढोऽप्रगल्भोऽविनयोपपन्न । स्तीक्षणस्वभावोऽल्पमतिर्दुरात्मा । मूर्खस्त्वमत्यन्तसुदुर्मतिश्च । त्वमिन्द्रजिद्बालतया ब्रवीषि ॥

mūḍho'pragalbho'vinayopapanna | stīkṣaṇasvabhāvo'lpamatirdurātmā | mūrkhastvamatyantasudurmatiśca | tvamindrajidbālatayā bravīṣi ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
इन्द्रजित्Indrajithत्वम्yourमूढःfoolish oneअप्रगल्भःone who boasts himselfअविनयोपपन्नःlack obedienceतीक्षणस्वभावःwicked natureअल्पमतिःof poor intellectदुरात्मा:cruelमूर्खःignorantअत्यर्थसुदुर्मतिश्च:extremely evil mindedत्वम्you areबालतया:like a childब्रवीषि:spoken.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"Indrajith You are foolish and boasting yourself. You lack obedience. You are wicked by nature, cruel, poor in intellect, extremely evil minded, ignorant and have spoken like a child."

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘इन्द्रजित्! तुम अविवेकी हो तुम्हारी बुद्धि परिपक्व नहीं है। विनय तो तुम्हें छूतक नहीं गयी है। तुम्हारा स्वभाव बड़ा तीखा और बुद्धि बहुत थोड़ी है। तुम अत्यन्त दुर्बुद्धि, दुरात्मा और मूर्ख हो। इसीलिये बालकों की-सी बे-सिर-पैर की बातें करते हो

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को ब्रह्मदण्डप्रतिमप्रकाशा । नर्चिष्मतः कालनिकाशरूपान् । सहेत बाणान्यमदण्डकल्पा । न्समक्षमुक्तान्युधि राघवेण ॥

ko brahmadaṇḍapratimaprakāśā | narciṣmataḥ kālanikāśarūpān | saheta bāṇānyamadaṇḍakalpā | nsamakṣamuktānyudhi rāghaveṇa ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
युधि:in combatराघवेण:with Raghavaसमक्षमुक्तान्released in the presenceब्रह्मदण्डप्रतिमप्रकाशान्resembling the shaft of Brahma in splendourअर्चिष्मतःflames of fireकालनिकाशरूपान्resembling like deathयुमदण्डकल्पान्of the form of Lord of death 's shaftबाणान्arrowsकःwhoसहेता:can bear.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"Who can bear the arrows released by Rama in combat, which resembles the shaft of Brahma in splendour and flames of fire resembling death and equal to the shaft of the Lord of death?"

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Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)को ब्रह्मदण्डप्रतिमप्रकाशानर्चिष्मतः कालनिकाशरूपान्। सहेत बाणान् यमदण्डकल्पान् समक्षमुक्तान् युधि राघवेण

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धनानि रत्नानि सुभूषणानि । वापाम्पि दिव्यानि मणीम्श्च चित्रान् । सीताम् च रामाय निवेद्य देवीम् । वसेम राजन्निह वीतशोकाः ॥

dhanāni ratnāni subhūṣaṇāni | vāpāmpi divyāni maṇīmśca citrān | sītām ca rāmāya nivedya devīm | vasema rājanniha vītaśokāḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
राजन्kingधनानि:wealthरत्नानि:gemsसुभूषाणानि:good ornamentsदिव्यानि:wonderfulवासांसि:clothesचित्रान्beautifulमणींश्च:precious gemsसीतांदेवींच:with celebrated Sitaरामाय:to Ramaनिवेद्य:offerइह:hereवीतशोकाःdevoid of sorrowवसेम:will remain.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan Dataset"O King We will offer celebrated Sita to Rama along with wealth, gems, good ornaments, wonderful and beautiful clothes and precious gems and remain here devoid of sorrow." ।।इत्यार्षेवाल्मीकीयेश्रीमद्रामायणेआदिकाव्येयुद्धकाण्डेपञ्चदशस्सर्गः।। This is the end of the fifteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic of the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

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