Vaalmeeki Raamaayana Aranya Kaanda Sargas 55-56 (Devanagari, Roman)

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Aranya Kaanda - Sarga 55 In this Sarga, Rāvaṇa takes Seetā forcibly and shows around his opulent palace and tries to impress her, speaking about his exploits, power and grandeur. He advises her to forget Rāma and pooh-poohs him as someone who lost his kingdom, a mere human with no strength and someone who cannot even dream of ever coming to the impenetrable Laṅkā. He tells her that her bad Karma is over with her stay in the Vana and it is time for her to enjoy along with him, taking rides in his air-car by name Pushpaka. He promises her power over everyone in his realm including him and every other woman in his harem. He touches her feet with his heads and pleads for her grace. Seetā, helpless and dejected, sheds tears covering her face with her garment.
3.55.1	सन्दिश्य राक्षसान्घोरान् रावणोऽष्टौ महाबलान् । आत्मानं बुद्धिवैक्लब्यात् कृतकृत्यममन्यत ॥ sandiṡya rākṣasānghōrān rāvaṇō'ṣṭau mahābalān । ātmānaṃ buddhivaiklabyāt kṛtakṛtyamamanyata ॥ Having given orders to those eight horrid Rākshasas, Rāvaṇa in his perverse folly thought that he had done all that needed to be done.
3.55.2	स चिन्तयानो वैदेहीम् कामबाणसमर्पितः । प्रविवेश गृहं रम्यम् सीतां द्रष्टुमभित्वरन् ॥ sa cintayānō vaidēhīm kāmabāṇasamarpitaḥ । pravivēṡa gṛhaṃ ramyam sītāṃ draṣṭumabhitvaran ॥ Hit by the darts of love and his thoughts filled with Vaidēhi, he entered that beautiful house, eager to see Seetā.
3.55.3	स प्रविश्य तु तद्वेश्म रावणो राक्षसाधिपः । अपश्यद्राक्षसीमध्ये सीतां शोकपरायणाम् ॥ sa praviṡya tu tadvēṡma rāvaṇō rākṣasādhipaḥ । apaṡyadrākṣasīmadhyē sītāṃ ṡōkaparāyaṇām ॥ Having entered that house, Rāvaṇa, the lord of Rākshasas saw Seetā who was taken over by grief, in the midst of the Rākshasis.
3.55.4-5	अश्रुपूर्णमुखीं दीनाम् शोकभाराभिपीडिताम् । वायुवेगैरिवाक्रान्ताम् मज्जन्तीं नावमर्णवे । मृगयूथपरिभ्रष्टाम् मृगीं श्वभिरिवावृताम् । अधोमुखमुखीं सीताम् अभ्येत्य च निशाचरः ॥ aṡrupūrṇamukhīṃ dīnām ṡōkabhārābhipīḍitām । vāyuvēgairivākrāntām majjantīṃ nāvamarṇavē । mṛgayūthaparibhraṣṭām mṛgīṃ ṡvabhirivāvṛtām । adhōmukhamukhīṃ sītām abhyētya ca niṡācaraḥ ॥ The night rover approached her who sat with her face hanging down, full of tears, feeling terrible, oppressed by the weight of her grief. She was like a boat buffeted by strong winds on the high seas and sinking. She was like a deer that had strayed from its herd and was hemmed in by hounds.
3.5.6	तां तु शोकपरां दीनाम् अवशां राक्षसाधिपः । स बलाद्दर्शयामास गृहं देवगृहोपमम् ॥ tāṃ tu ṡōkaparāṃ dīnām avaṡāṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ । sa balāddarṡayāmāsa gṛhaṃ dēvagṛhōpamam ॥ The lord of Rākshasas then forcibly showed that house, which rivaled the house of Dēvas, to her who was not even in her own control, dejected and taken over by grief.
3.55.7-9a	हर्म्यप्रासादसम्बाधम् स्त्रीसहस्रनिषेवितम् । नानापक्षिगणैर्जुष्टम् नानारत्नसमन्वितम् । दान्तकैस्तापनीयैश्च स्फाटिकै राजतैरपि । वज्रवैडूर्यचित्रैश्च स्तम्भैर्दृष्टिमनोहरैः । दिव्यदुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादम् तप्तकाञ्चनतोरणम् ॥ harmyaprāsādasambādham strīsahasraniṣēvitam । nānāpakṣigaṇairjuṣṭam nānāratnasamanvitam । dāntakaistāpanīyaiṡca sphāṭikai rājatairapi । vajravaiḍūryacitraiṡca stambhairdṛṣṭimanōharaiḥ । divyadundubhinirhrādam taptakāñcanatōraṇam ॥ That house consisted of many mansions and palaces with thousands of women enjoying there. It was studded with varieties of gems and its arches were inlaid with gold purified in fire. With assorted works of ivory, crystals, gold, silver, diamond, lazulite, its pillars were simply captivating. It was full of many kinds of flocks of birds. It reverberated with the sound of kettle drums.
3.55.9b-10	सोपानं काञ्चनं चित्रम् आरुरोह तया सह । दान्तका राजताश्चैव गवाक्षाः प्रियदर्शनाः । हेमजालावताश्चासन् तत्र प्रासादपङ्क्तयः ॥ sōpānaṃ kāñcanaṃ citram ārurōha tayā saha । dāntakā rājatāṡcaiva gavākṣāḥ priyadarṡanāḥ । hēmajālāvatāṡcāsan tatra prāsādapaṅktayaḥ ॥ He, taking her along with him, went up a stunning stair case made of gold, that led to lovely windows made of ivory and silver and rows of terraces covered with gold filigree.
3.55.11	सुधामणिविचित्राणि भूमिभागानि सर्वशः । दशग्रीवस्स्वभवने प्रादर्शयत मैथिलीम् ॥ sudhāmaṇivicitrāṇi bhūmibhāgāni sarvaṡaḥ । daṡagrīvassvabhavanē prādarṡayata maithilīm ॥ The ten-necked one showed Maithili the flooring in his palace that was finished with stucco and inset with various kinds of gems.
3.55.12	दीर्घिकाः पुष्करिण्यश्च नानावृक्षसमन्विताः । रावणो दर्शयामास सीतां शोकपरायणाम् ॥ dīrghikāḥ puṣkariṇyaṡca nānāvṛkṣasamanvitāḥ । rāvaṇō darṡayāmāsa sītāṃ ṡōkaparāyaṇām ॥ To that Seetā, who was taken over by grief, Rāvaṇa showed stepped wells and lotus pools surrounded by many kinds of trees.
3.55.13	दर्शयित्वा तु वैदेह्याः कृत्स्नं तद्भवनोत्तमम् । उवाच वाक्यं पापात्मा सीतां लोभितुमिच्छया ॥ darṡayitvā tu vaidēhyāḥ kṛtsnaṃ tadbhavanōttamam । uvāca vākyaṃ pāpātmā sītāṃ lōbhitumicchayā ॥ Having thus shown every corner of that excellent palace to Vaidēhi he, of sinful mind, said these words in an attempt to tempt her:
3.55.14-15a	दश राक्षसकोट्यश्च द्वाविंशतिरथापराः । तेषां प्रभुरहं सीते सर्वेषां भीमकर्मणाम् । वर्जयित्वा जरावृद्धान् बालांश्च रजनीचरान् ॥ daṡa rākṣasakōṭyaṡca dvāviṃṡatirathāparāḥ । tēṣāṃ prabhurahaṃ sītē sarvēṣāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām । varjayitvā jarāvṛddhān bālāṃṡca rajanīcarān ॥ O Seetā! I am the lord of ten crore Rākshasas and another thirty two crores of terrifying deeds, not counting the children and the aged night-rovers.
3.55.15b-16	सहस्रमेकमेकस्य मम कार्यपुरस्सरम् । यदिदं राजतन्त्रं मे त्वयि सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् । जीवितं च विशालाक्षि त्वं मे प्राणैर्गरीयसी ॥ sahasramēkamēkasya mama kāryapurassaram । yadidaṃ rājatantraṃ mē tvayi sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam । jīvitaṃ ca viṡālākṣi tvaṃ mē prāṇairgarīyasī ॥ For every single task I have a thousand to wait upon me. All of this elaborate administration and my life is at your beck and call now. O wide-eyed one! You are more than life itself to me.
3.55.17	बह्वीनामुत्तमस्त्रीणाम्  मम योऽसौ परिग्रहः । तासां त्वमीश्वरा सीते मम भार्या भव प्रिये ॥ bahvīnāmuttamastrīṇām  mama yō'sau parigrahaḥ । tāsāṃ tvamīṡvarā sītē mama bhāryā bhava priyē ॥ Seetā, my dear, be my wife and be the boss of the many excellent women that I have secured.
3.55.18	साधु किं तेऽन्यया बुद्ध्या रोचयस्व वचो मम । कामाभितप्तस्य मम प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ sādhu kiṃ tē'nyayā buddhyā rōcayasva vacō mama । kāmābhitaptasya mama prasādaṃ kartumarhasi ॥ Accept my wholesome advice; what will you gain by thinking differently? I am burning with desire (for you) please bestow your grace on me.
3.55.19	परिक्षिप्ता समुद्रेण लङ्केयं शतयोजना । नेयं धर्षयितुं शक्या सेन्द्रैरपि सुरासुरैः ॥ parikṣiptā samudrēṇa laṅkēyaṃ ṡatayōjanā । nēyaṃ dharṣayituṃ ṡakyā sēndrairapi surāsuraiḥ ॥ This Laṅkā is a hundred Yōjanas wide and is surrounded by the sea on all sides. Not even the Suras and Asuras, even if they are joined by Indra, can stand against it.
3.55.20	न देवेषु न यक्षेषु न गन्धर्वेषु पक्षिषु । अहं पश्यामि लोकेषु यो मे वीर्यसमो भवेत् ॥ na dēvēṣu na yakṣēṣu na gandharvēṣu pakṣiṣu । ahaṃ paṡyāmi lōkēṣu yō mē vīryasamō bhavēt ॥ Neither among Dēvas, nor among Yakshas, nor among Gandharvas, nor among birds, can I find my equal in strength, in all the worlds.
3.55.21	राज्यभ्रष्टेन दीनेन तापसेन गतायुषा । किं करिष्यसि रामेण मानुषेणाल्पतेजसा ॥ rājyabhraṣṭēna dīnēna tāpasēna gatāyuṣā । kiṃ kariṣyasi rāmēṇa mānuṣēṇālpatējasā ॥ What will you do with Rāma, who has lost his kingdom, a mere human with little strength living like a Tapasvi in a pitiable state, and who is as good as dead ?
3.55.22	भजस्व सीते मामेव भर्ताहं सदृशस्तव । यौवनं ह्यध्रुवं भीरु रमस्वेह मया सह ॥ bhajasva sītē māmēva bhartāhaṃ sadṛṡastava । yauvanaṃ hyadhruvaṃ bhīru ramasvēha mayā saha ॥ Be with me, O Seetā! I am a husband worthy of you. O timid one! Youth is not permanent; enjoy with me.
3.55.23	दर्शने माकृथा बुद्धिम् राघवस्य वरानने । कास्य शक्तिरिहागन्तुम् अपि सीते मनोरथैः ॥ darṡanē mākṛthā buddhim rāghavasya varānanē । kāsya ṡaktirihāgantum api sītē manōrathaiḥ ॥ O Seetā of beautiful face! Do not entertain hopes of seeing Rāghava; where does he have the ability, even to dream of coming here?
3.55.24	न शक्यो वायुराकाशे पाशैर्बद्धुं महाजवः । दीप्यमानस्य वाप्यग्नेः गृहीतुं विमलां शिखाम् ॥ na ṡakyō vāyurākāṡē pāṡairbaddhuṃ mahājavaḥ । dīpyamānasya vāpyagnēḥ gṛhītuṃ vimalāṃ ṡikhām ॥ Swift winds that course through the sky cannot be held down by ropes. Smokeless tongues of flame from a blazing fire cannot be caught (by hand).
3.55.25	त्रयाणामपि लोकानाम् न तं पश्यामि शोभने । विक्रमेण नयेद्यस्त्वाम् मद्बाहुपरिपालिताम् ॥ trayāṇāmapi lōkānām na taṃ paṡyāmi ṡōbhanē । vikramēṇa nayēdyastvām madbāhuparipālitām ॥ I can see no one in the three worlds, who has the prowess to wrest you, O lovely one, from the protection of my exceedingly strong arms!
3.55.26	लङ्कायां सुमहद्राज्यम् इदं त्वमनुपालय । त्वत्प्रेष्या मद्विधाश्चैव देवाश्चापि चराचराः ॥ laṅkāyāṃ sumahadrājyam idaṃ tvamanupālaya । tvatprēṣyā madvidhāṡcaiva dēvāṡcāpi carācarāḥ ॥ Rule over this mighty kingdom from Laṅkā. Those like me, as well as the Dēvas, and (all) the moving and non-moving creatures shall be at your beck and call.
3.55.27	अभिषेकोदकक्लिन्ना तुष्टा च रमयस्व माम् । दुष्कृतं यत्पुरा कर्म वनवासेन तद्गतम् । यश्च ते सुकृतो धर्मः तस्येह फलमाप्नुहि ॥ abhiṣēkōdakaklinnā tuṣṭā ca ramayasva mām । duṣkṛtaṃ yatpurā karma vanavāsēna tadgatam । yaṡca tē sukṛtō dharmaḥ tasyēha phalamāpnuhi ॥ Bathed in the water of consecration, be happy and also make me happy, Your bad Karma was paid off by your stay in the Vana. Now enjoy the fruits of your good and Dharmic deeds.
3.55.28	इह माल्यानि सर्वाणि दिव्यगन्धानि मैथिलि । भूषणानि च मुख्यानि सेवस्व च मया सह ॥ iha mālyāni sarvāṇi divyagandhāni maithili । bhūṣaṇāni ca mukhyāni sēvasva ca mayā saha ॥ Enjoy every kind of garland with heavenly scents and the most splendid of ornaments, here along with me, O Maithili!
3.55.29	पुष्पकं नाम सुश्रोणि भ्रातुर्वैश्रवणस्य मे । विमानं सूर्यसङ्काशम् तरसा निर्जितं मया ॥ puṣpakaṃ nāma suṡrōṇi bhrāturvaiṡravaṇasya mē । vimānaṃ sūryasaṅkāṡam tarasā nirjitaṃ mayā ॥ O you of exquisite Kaṭee! There is the sun-bright aerial car known as Pushpaka that once belonged to my brother Vaiṡravaṇa, which I won over by my sheer strength!
3.55.30	विशालं रमणीयं च तद्विमानमनुत्तमम् । तत्र सीते मया सार्धम् विहरस्व यथासुखम् ॥ viṡālaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ ca tadvimānamanuttamam । tatra sītē mayā sārdham viharasva yathāsukham ॥ That superb aerial car is spacious and beautiful. You can ride in it along with me in all comfort.
3.55.31	वदनं पद्मसङ्काशम् अमलं चारुदर्शनम् । शोकार्तं तु वरारोहे न भ्राजति वरानने ॥ vadanaṃ padmasaṅkāṡam amalaṃ cārudarṡanam । ṡōkārtaṃ tu varārōhē na bhrājati varānanē ॥ O you of exquisite Kaṭee and exceptional face! Your spotless and beautiful face that is like a lotus does not shine as it should, overcast by grief!
3.55.32	एवं वदति तस्मिन् सा वस्त्रान्तेन वराङ्गना । पिधायेन्दुनिभं सीता मुखमश्रूण्यवर्तयत् ॥ ēvaṃ vadati tasmin sā vastrāntēna varāṅganā । pidhāyēndunibhaṃ sītā mukhamaṡrūṇyavartayat ॥ When he spoke thus, Seetā, the best of women, covered her face that resembled the moon with the end of her garment, and let her tears fall.
3.55.33	ध्यायन्तीं तामिवास्वस्थाम् दीनां चिन्ताहतप्रभाम् । उवाच वचनं पापो रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः ॥ dhyāyantīṃ tāmivāsvasthām dīnāṃ cintāhataprabhām । uvāca vacanaṃ pāpō rāvaṇō rākṣasēṡvaraḥ ॥ The sinful Rāvaṇa, the lord of Rākshasas, then said to her who was pitiable and unwell, all her cheer robbed by her worry, looking like one lost in herself:
3.55.34	अलं व्रीडेन वैदेहि धर्मलोपकृतेन च । हर्षोऽयं देवि विस्पष्टो यस्त्वामुपमिष्यति ॥ alaṃ vrīḍēna vaidēhi dharmalōpakṛtēna ca । harṣō'yaṃ dēvi vispaṣṭō yastvāmupamiṣyati ॥ Enough of being worried, O Vaidēhi, about violating the norms of Dharma! What has come to you, my lady, is very clearly an opportunity for enjoyment!
3.55.35	एतौ पादौ मया स्निग्धौ शिरोभिः परिपीडितौ । प्रसादं कुरु मे क्षिप्रम् वश्यो दासोऽहमस्मिते ॥ ētau pādau mayā snigdhau ṡirōbhiḥ paripīḍitau । prasādaṃ kuru mē kṣipram vaṡyō dāsō'hamasmitē ॥ I bow to touch the shiny feet (of yours) with my heads. You have all the power over me and I submit myself to you. Bestow your grace on me with no further delay.
3.55.36	नेमाः शून्याः कृथा वाचः शुष्यमाणेन भाषिताः । न चापि रावणः काञ्चित् मूर्ध्ना स्त्रीं प्रणमेत ह ॥ nēmāḥ ṡūnyāḥ kṛthā vācaḥ ṡuṣyamāṇēna bhāṣitāḥ । na cāpi rāvaṇaḥ kāñcit mūrdhnā strīṃ praṇamēta ha ॥ Do not make these pleas, from one who is emaciated in desperation, come to naught. For, this Rāvaṇa, has never bowed his head to plead with any woman.
3.55.37	एवमुक्त्वा दशग्रीवो मैथिलीं जनकात्मजाम् । कृतान्तवशमापन्नो ममेयमिति मन्यते ॥ ēvamuktvā daṡagrīvō maithilīṃ janakātmajām । kṛtāntavaṡamāpannō mamēyamiti manyatē ॥ Having said these words to Maithili, the daughter of Janaka, the ten-necked one, with his end nearing, thought, ‘she is mine!’
	इत्यार्षे वाल्मीकीये श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये अरण्यकाण्डे पञ्चपञ्चाशस्सर्गः ॥ ityārṣē vālmīkīyē ṡrīmadrāmāyaṇē ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē pañcapañcāṡassargaḥ ॥ Thus concludes the fifty fifth Sarga in Araṇya Kāṇḍa of the glorious Rāmāyaṇa, the first ever poem of humankind, composed by Maharshi Vālmeeki.
Aranya Kaanda - Sarga 56 In this Sarga, Seetā, in response to Rāvaṇa’s allurements of the previous Sarga, tells him that Rāma, the son of Daṡaratha is her lawfully wedded husband and she is devoted to him. She tells him that if he had tried to abduct her in the presence of Rāma, he would have been lying dead like Khara. She makes it clear to him that he should consider himself all but dead having earned the wrath of Rāma. Rāvaṇa, in response, frightens her by saying that his cooks will slice her into pieces for preparing breakfast, if she does not accept him within twelve months. He orders the Rākshasis to take Seetā to the Aṡōka grove in secret and guard her over there. He tells them to win her over by using the stick as well as the carrot. And the Rākshasis follow the orders, with no peace left for Seetā.
3.56.1	सा तथोक्ता तु वैदेही निर्भया शोककर्शिता । तृणमन्तरतः कृत्वा रावणं प्रत्यभाषत ॥ sā tathōktā tu vaidēhī nirbhayā ṡōkakarṡitā । tṛṇamantarataḥ kṛtvā rāvaṇaṃ pratyabhāṣata ॥ Addressed thus, even though worn out by sorrow, Vaidēhi retorted fearlessly, placing a straw between herself and Rāvaṇa.
3.56.2	राजा दशरथो नाम धर्मसेतुरिवाचलः । सत्यसन्धः परिज्ञातो यस्य पुत्रस्सराघवः ॥ rājā daṡarathō nāma dharmasēturivācalaḥ । satyasandhaḥ parijñātō yasya putrassarāghavaḥ ॥ Rāghava is the son of the famous King Daṡaratha, a strong defender of Dharma and a man of his word.
3.56.3	रामो नाम स धर्मात्मा त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः । दीर्घबाहुर्विशालाक्षो दैवतं हि पतिर्मम ॥ rāmō nāma sa dharmātmā triṣu lōkēṣu viṡrutaḥ । dīrghabāhurviṡālākṣō daivataṃ hi patirmama ॥ He, known as Rāma by name, is a Dharmātma well known in all the three worlds. He of the long arm and wide eyes is my husband and my lord.
3.56.4	इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातः सिंहस्कन्धो महाद्युतिः । लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा यस्ते प्राणान्हरिष्यति ॥ ikṣvākūṇāṃ kulē jātaḥ siṃhaskandhō mahādyutiḥ । lakṣmaṇēna saha bhrātrā yastē prāṇānhariṣyati ॥ He, of immense strength with lion-shoulders, born into the lineage of Ikshwākus, and his brother Lakshmaṇa, will take your life.
3.56.5	प्रत्यक्षं यद्यहं तस्य त्वया स्यां धर्षिता बलात् । शयिता त्वं हतस्संख्ये जनस्थाने यथा खरः ॥ pratyakṣaṃ yadyahaṃ tasya tvayā syāṃ dharṣitā balāt । ṡayitā tvaṃ hatassaṃkhyē janasthānē yathā kharaḥ ॥ If I had been violated forcibly by you when he was present, you would be lying dead in battle in Janasthāna, just like Khara.
3.56.6	य एते राक्षसाः प्रोक्ता घोररूपा महाबलाः । राघवे निर्विषास्सर्वे सुपर्णे पन्नगा यथा ॥ ya ētē rākṣasāḥ prōktā ghōrarūpā mahābalāḥ । rāghavē nirviṣāssarvē suparṇē pannagā yathā ॥ Your Rākshasas, whom you spoke of as terrible-looking and possessing of great strength, would be as ineffectual against Rāghava as the poison of serpents against Suparṇa.
3.56.7	तस्य ज्याविप्रमुक्तास्ते शराः काञ्चनभूषणाः । शरीरं विधमिष्यन्ति गङ्गाकूलमिवोर्मयः ॥ tasya jyāvipramuktāstē ṡarāḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇāḥ । ṡarīraṃ vidhamiṣyanti gaṅgākūlamivōrmayaḥ ॥ Your body will fall apart in pieces from the (torrent of) arrows, decorated with gold, released from the string of his bow, like the banks of Gaṅgā pummeled by its waves.
3.56.8	असुरैर्वा सुरैर्वा त्वम् यद्यवध्योऽसि रावण । उत्पाद्य सुमहद्वैरम् जीवंस्तस्य न मोक्ष्यसे ॥ asurairvā surairvā tvam yadyavadhyō'si rāvaṇa । utpādya sumahadvairam jīvaṃstasya na mōkṣyasē ॥ It may be that, O Rāvaṇa, you cannot be killed by Suras or Asuras; but engendering this kind of enmity with him, you will not be left alone to live.
3.56.9	स ते जीवितशेषस्य राघवोऽन्तकरो बली । पशोर्यूपगतस्येव जीवितं तव दुर्लभम् ॥ sa tē jīvitaṡēṣasya rāghavō'ntakarō balī । paṡōryūpagatasyēva jīvitaṃ tava durlabham ॥ Rāghava, the mighty strong, is going to end whatever life you are left with. Life for you is as impossible as it is for an animal tied to the sacrificial post.
3.56.10	यदि पश्येत्स रामस्त्वाम् रोषदीप्तेन चक्षुषा । रक्षस्त्वमद्य निर्दग्ध:   यथा रुद्रेण  मन्मथ: ॥ yadi paṡyētsa rāmastvām rōṣadīptēna cakṣuṣā । rakṣastvamadya nirdagdha:   yathā rudrēṇa  manmatha: ॥ If Rāma casts his eye, blazing in wrath, on you, O Rākshasa, you will be burnt to ashes now as Manmatha was by Rudra!
3.56.11	यश्चन्द्रं नभसो भूमौ पातयेन्नाशयेत वा । सागरं शोषयेद्वापि स सीतां मोचयेदिह ॥ yaṡcandraṃ nabhasō bhūmau pātayēnnāṡayēta vā । sāgaraṃ ṡōṣayēdvāpi sa sītāṃ mōcayēdiha ॥ He who can destroy moon or shoot it down from the sky to the earth and can make the oceans dry up, will certainly get me relieved from here.
3.56.12	गतायुस्त्वं गतश्रीको गतसत्त्व गतेन्द्रियः । लङ्का वैधव्यसंयुक्ता त्वत्कृतेन भविष्यति ॥ gatāyustvaṃ gataṡrīkō gatasattva gatēndriyaḥ । laṅkā vaidhavyasaṃyuktā tvatkṛtēna bhaviṣyati ॥ Count yourself dead and relieved of your wealth, strength and faculties. Laṅkā is going to be widowed because of you.
3.56.13	न ते पापमिदं कर्म शुभोदर्कं भविष्यति । याऽहं नीता विनाभावम् पतिपार्श्वात्त्वया वने ॥ na tē pāpamidaṃ karma ṡubhōdarkaṃ bhaviṣyati । yā'haṃ nītā vinābhāvam patipārṡvāttvayā vanē ॥ This sinful act of yours, in taking me away from my husband’s side in the Vana, will result in nothing good for you.
3.56.14	स हि दैवतसंयुक्तो मम भर्ता महाद्युतिः । निर्भयो वीर्यमाश्रित्य शून्ये वसति दण्डके ॥ sa hi daivatasaṃyuktō mama bhartā mahādyutiḥ । nirbhayō vīryamāṡritya ṡūnyē vasati daṇḍakē ॥ My supremely radiant husband lives in the lonely Daṇḍaka fearlessly, relying on his own strength and the favor of destiny.
3.56.15	स ते दर्पं बलं वीर्यम् उत्सेकं च तथाविधम् । अपनेष्यति गात्रेभ्यः शरवर्षेण संयुगे ॥ sa tē darpaṃ balaṃ vīryam utsēkaṃ ca tathāvidham । apanēṣyati gātrēbhyaḥ ṡaravarṣēṇa saṃyugē ॥ He is going to eject every bit of strength, pride and valor and the unbridled arrogance from your limbs with his shower of arrows in battle.
3.56.16	यदा विनाशो भूतानाम् दृश्यते कालचोदितः । तदा कार्ये प्रमाद्यन्ति नराः कालवशं गताः ॥ yadā vināṡō bhūtānām dṛṡyatē kālacōditaḥ । tadā kāryē pramādyanti narāḥ kālavaṡaṃ gatāḥ ॥ When the time of doom descends on them, people, controlled by their destiny, commit mistakes in everything they do.
3.56.17	मां प्रधृष्य स ते कालः प्राप्तोऽयं राक्षसाधम । आत्मनो राक्षसानां च वधायान्तःपुरस्य च ॥ māṃ pradhṛṣya sa tē kālaḥ prāptō'yaṃ rākṣasādhama । ātmanō rākṣasānāṃ ca vadhāyāntaḥpurasya ca ॥ O basest of the Rākshasas! With your transgression on me, the time has arrived for the destruction of yourself, the Rākshasas and your women-folk.
3.56.18-19	न शक्या यज्ञमध्यस्था वेदी सृग्भाण्डमण्डिता । द्विजातिमन्त्रपूता च चण्डालेनावमर्दितुम् । तथाऽहं धर्मनित्यस्य धर्मपत्नी पतिव्रता । त्वया स्पृष्टुं न शक्याऽस्मि राक्षसाधम पापिना ॥ na ṡakyā yajñamadhyasthā vēdī sṛgbhāṇḍamaṇḍitā । dvijātimantrapūtā ca caṇḍālēnāvamarditum । tathā'haṃ dharmanityasya dharmapatnī pativratā । tvayā spṛṣṭuṃ na ṡakyā'smi rākṣasādhama pāpinā ॥ Just as a Caṇḍāla may not touch the Vēdi situated in the middle of an Yajña, with its ladles and pots sanctified by the Mantras of the Brāhmaṇas, a sinner like you, O base Rākshasa, cannot touch me, a lawfully wedded and devout wife of the one who is always devoted to Dharma.
3.56.20	क्रीडन्ती राजहंसेन पद्मषण्डेषु नित्यदा । हंसी सा तृणषण्डस्थम् कथं पश्येत मद्गुकम् ॥ krīḍantī rājahaṃsēna padmaṣaṇḍēṣu nityadā । haṃsī sā tṛṇaṣaṇḍastham kathaṃ paṡyēta madgukam ॥ Would the she-swan enjoying with the royal swan on the lotus beds care to look at the water-crow among the reeds?
3.56.21	इदं शरीरं निस्संज्ञम् बन्ध वा खातयस्व वा । नेदं शरीरं रक्ष्यं मे जीवितं वापि राक्षस ॥ न तु शक्ष्याम्युपक्रोशम् पृथिव्यां धातुमात्मनः । idaṃ ṡarīraṃ nissaṃjñam bandha vā khātayasva vā । nēdaṃ ṡarīraṃ rakṣyaṃ mē jīvitaṃ vāpi rākṣasa ॥ na tu ṡakṣyāmyupakrōṡam pṛthivyāṃ dhātumātmanaḥ । This body, which has no sensation any more, might be tied down or destroyed. I do not like to cling to this body or this life. The only thing I cannot bear in this world is any kind of disgrace attached to me.
3.56.22	एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेही क्रोधात्सुपरुषं वचः ॥ रावणं मैथिली तत्र पुनर्नोवाच किञ्चन । ēvamuktvā tu vaidēhī krōdhātsuparuṣaṃ vacaḥ ॥ rāvaṇaṃ maithilī tatra punarnōvāca kiñcana । Having said many such extremely strong words in her wrath there to Rāvaṇa, Maithili did not say a word again.
3.56.23	सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा परुषं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ प्रत्युवाच ततस्सीताम् भयसन्दर्शनं वचः । sītāyā vacanaṃ ṡrutvā paruṣaṃ rōmaharṣaṇam ॥ pratyuvāca tatassītām bhayasandarṡanaṃ vacaḥ । Hearing those harsh words of Seetā, that would make one’s hair stand on its end, he responded to her in terrifying words:
3.56.25	शृणु मैथिलि मद्वाक्यम् मासान्द्वादश भामिनि ॥ कालेनानेन नाभ्येषि यदि मां चारुहासिनि । ततस्त्वां प्रातराशार्थम् सूदाश्छेत्स्यन्ति लेशशः ॥ ṡṛṇu maithili madvākyam māsāndvādaṡa bhāmini ॥ kālēnānēna nābhyēṣi yadi māṃ cāruhāsini । tatastvāṃ prātarāṡārtham sūdāṡchētsyanti lēṡaṡaḥ ॥ Listen to my words, Maithili! If you do not accept me, O lovely lady of winsome smile, within a period of twelve months, the cooks will slice you into pieces for preparing breakfast.
3.56.26	इत्युक्त्वा परुषं वाक्यम् रावणश्शत्रुरावणः । राक्षसीश्च ततः क्रुद्ध इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ityuktvā paruṣaṃ vākyam rāvaṇaṡṡatrurāvaṇaḥ । rākṣasīṡca tataḥ kruddha idaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥ Having said these cruel words (to Seetā), the enraged Rāvaṇa who made his enemies wail, said these words to the Rākshasis:
3.56.27	शीघ्रमेव हि राक्षस्यो विकृता घोरदर्शनाः । दर्पमस्या विनेष्यध्वम् मांसशोणितभोजनाः ॥ ṡīghramēva hi rākṣasyō vikṛtā ghōradarṡanāḥ । darpamasyā vinēṣyadhvam māṃsaṡōṇitabhōjanāḥ ॥ You Rākshasis of crooked shapes and terrifying looks who feed on flesh and gore, quell the pride of this woman at once!
3.56.28	वचनादेव तास्तस्य सुघोरा राक्षसीगणाः । कृतप्राञ्जलयो भूत्वा मैथिलीं पर्यवारयन् ॥ vacanādēva tāstasya sughōrā rākṣasīgaṇāḥ । kṛtaprāñjalayō bhūtvā maithilīṃ paryavārayan ॥ The moment he said that, the horrid Rākshasis, folding their hands in salutation, crowded around Maithili.
3.56.29	स ताः प्रोवाच राजा तु रावणो घोरदर्शनः । प्रचाल्य चरणोत्कर्षैः दारयन्निव मेदिनीम् ॥ sa tāḥ prōvāca rājā tu rāvaṇō ghōradarṡanaḥ । pracālya caraṇōtkarṣaiḥ dārayanniva mēdinīm ॥ Rāvaṇa, the dreadful-looking king told them, stamping his feet as if he would shake the earth and tear it apart:
3.56.30	अशोकवनिकामध्ये मैथिली नीयतामियम् । तत्रेयं रक्ष्यतां गूढम् युष्माभिः परिवारिता ॥ aṡōkavanikāmadhyē maithilī nīyatāmiyam । tatrēyaṃ rakṣyatāṃ gūḍham yuṣmābhiḥ parivāritā ॥ Take Maithili to the Aṡōka grove, and keep it secret. She should be surrounded and guarded by you.
3.56.31	तत्रैनां तर्जनैर्घोरैः पुनस्सान्त्वैश्च मैथिलीम् । आनयध्वं वशं सर्वा वन्यां गजवधूमिव ॥ tatraināṃ tarjanairghōraiḥ punassāntvaiṡca maithilīm । ānayadhvaṃ vaṡaṃ sarvā vanyāṃ gajavadhūmiva ॥ Tame her like one would a wild she-elephant by threatening as well as by pleading.
3.56.32-33	इति प्रतिसमादिष्टा राक्षस्यो रावणेन ताः । अशोकवनिकां जग्मुः मैथिलीं परिगृह्य तु । सर्वकालफलैर्वृक्षैः नानापुष्पफलैर्वृताम् । सर्वकालमदैश्चापि द्विजैस्समुपसेविताम् ॥ iti pratisamādiṣṭā rākṣasyō rāvaṇēna tāḥ । aṡōkavanikāṃ jagmuḥ maithilīṃ parigṛhya tu । sarvakālaphalairvṛkṣaiḥ nānāpuṣpaphalairvṛtām । sarvakālamadaiṡcāpi dvijaissamupasēvitām ॥ Ordered thus by Rāvaṇa, they took Maithili to the Aṡōka grove that was filled with trees with a variety of fruit and flower and trees that bore fruit in all seasons, and frequented, all around the year, by birds that were intoxicated with love.
3.56.34	सा तु शोकपरीताङ्गी मैथिली जनकात्मजा । राक्षसीवशमापन्ना व्याघ्रीणां हरिणी यथा ॥ sā tu ṡōkaparītāṅgī maithilī janakātmajā । rākṣasīvaṡamāpannā vyāghrīṇāṃ hariṇī yathā ॥ But Maithili, the daughter of Janaka, with every one of her limbs soaked in grief found herself helpless under the control of the Rākshasis, like a doe under the control of tigresses.	It must be noted that, though wedded to Rāma and is the daughter-in-law of Ikshwākus, Seetā is continuously referred to as one belonging to the city of Mithilā and to the Vidēha kingdom and as the daughter of Janaka.
3.56.35	शोकेन महता ग्रस्ता मैथिली जनकात्मजा । न शर्म लभते भीरुः पाशबद्धा मृगी यथा ॥ ṡōkēna mahatā grastā maithilī janakātmajā । na ṡarma labhatē bhīruḥ pāṡabaddhā mṛgī yathā ॥ Overwhelmed by boundless grief, the timid Maithili, daughter of Janaka, could not find any respite, like a doe caught in a noose.
3.56.36	न विन्दते तत्र तु शर्म मैथिली विरूपनेत्राभिरतीव तर्जिता । पतिं स्मरन्ती दयितं च देवरम् विचेतनाऽभूद्भयशोकपीडिता ॥ na vindatē tatra tu ṡarma maithilī virūpanētrābhiratīva tarjitā । patiṃ smarantī dayitaṃ ca dēvaram vicētanā'bhūdbhayaṡōkapīḍitā ॥ Maithili could find no peace, threatened out of her wits by those women of crooked eyes. Thinking of her dear husband and brother-in-law, distraught with fear and grief, she lay senseless.
	इत्यार्षे वाल्मीकीये श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये अरण्यकाण्डे षटपञ्चाशस्सर्गः. ityārṣē vālmīkīyē ṡrīmadrāmāyaṇē ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē ṣaṭapañcāṡassargaḥ. Thus concludes the fifty sixth Sarga in Araṇya Kāṇḍa of the glorious Rāmāyaṇa, the first ever poem of humankind, composed by Maharshi Vālmeeki.

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