Uttara Kanda, Sarga 12
राक्षसेन्द्रोऽभिषिक्तस्तु भ्रातृभिः सहितस्तदा। ततः प्रदानं राक्षस्या भगिन्याः समचिन्तयत्॥ १॥
Meaning
“After his consecration as the ruler of Laṅkā, Rāvaṇa took counsel with his brothers regarding the marriage of his sister, a Rākṣasī. (1)
स्वसारं कालकेयाय दानवेन्द्राय राक्षसीम्। ददौ शूर्पणखां नाम विद्युज्जिह्वाय राक्षसः॥ २॥
Meaning
“The Rākṣasa gave away his sister, the ogress Śūrpaṇakhā in marriage to Vidyujjihva, chief of the Dānavas and son of Kālakā. (2)
अथ दत्त्वा स्वयं रक्षो मृगयामटते स्म तत्। तत्रापश्यत् ततो राम मयं नाम दितेः सुतम्॥ ३॥
Meaning
“After giving her away, the Rākṣasa went about sporting in the forest and saw there, O Rāma, Maya, son of Diti. (3)
कन्यासहायं तं दृष्ट्वा दशग्रीवो निशाचरः। अपृच्छत् को भवानेको निर्मनुष्यमृगे वने॥ ४॥ अनया मृगशावाक्ष्या किमर्थं सह तिष्ठसि। मयस्तदाब्रवीद् राम पृच्छन्तं तं निशाचरम्॥ ५॥
Meaning
“Seeing him accompanied by his daughter, Daśagrīva, the Rākṣasa, inquired of him: ‘Who are you and why do you stay in this forest, devoid of human beings and animals, in the company of this girl whose eyes resemble a doe’s?’ O Rāma, Maya then replied to the inquisitive Rākṣasa: (4-5)
श्रूयतां सर्वमाख्यास्ये यथावृत्तमिदं तव। हेमा नामाप्सरास्तात श्रुतपूर्वा यदि त्वया॥ ६॥
Meaning
‘I will narrate all the events as they took place. Please listen. There was an Apsarā by name Hemā. You might have heard of her. (6)
दैवतैर्मम सा दत्ता पौलोमीव शतक्रतोः। तस्यां सक्तमना ह्यासं दशवर्षशतान्यहम्॥ ७॥
Meaning
‘Just as Paulomi, the daughter of Pulomā, was given in marriage to Indra, even so Hemā was given to me by the gods in marriage. I was deeply attached to her and lived with her for thousands of years. (7)
सा च दैवतकार्येण गता वर्षाश्चतुर्दश। तस्याः कृते च हेमायाः सर्वं हेममयं पुरम्॥ ८॥ वज्रवैदूर्यचित्रं च मायया निर्मितं मया। तत्राहमवसं दीनस्तया हीनः सुदुःखितः॥ ९॥
Meaning
‘It is now fourteen years since she departed to serve the purpose of the gods. For the sake of Hemā, I created this city entirely made of gold by my magical powers and decked it with diamonds and cat’s-eye gems. Bereaved of her, I lived there, dispirited and extremely desolate. (8-9)
तस्माद् पुराद् दुहितरं गृहीत्वा वनमागतः। इयं ममात्मजा राजंस्तस्याः कुक्षौ विवर्धिता॥ १०॥
Meaning
‘From that city I came to the forest taking my daughter with me, O king. This is my daughter who grew in her (Hemā’s) womb. (10)
भर्तारमनया सार्धमस्याः प्राप्तोऽस्मि मार्गितुम्। कन्यापितृत्वं दुःखं हि सर्वेषां मानकांक्षिणाम्॥ ११॥
Meaning
‘I have come in her company in search of a husband for her; for, to be the father of an unmarried girl is a headache to all parents who hanker after reputation. (11)
कन्या हि द्वे कुले नित्यं संशये स्थाप्य तिष्ठति। पुत्रद्वयं ममाप्यस्यां भार्यायां सम्बभूव ह॥ १२॥
Meaning
‘An unmarried girl throws into jeopardy the reputation of two families. Of her (Hemā) two sons, too, were born to me. (12)
मायावी प्रथमस्तात दुन्दुभिस्तदनन्तरः। एवं ते सर्वमाख्यातं याथातथ्येन पृच्छतः॥ १३॥
Meaning
‘Of them Māyāvī was the first and Dundubhi, the second. To you who have questioned me, O dear one, I have narrated everything exactly according to facts. (13)
त्वामिदानीं कथं तात जानीयां को भवानिति। एवमुक्तं तु तद् रक्षो विनीतमिदमब्रवीत्॥ १४॥ अहं पौलस्त्यतनयो दशग्रीवश्च नामतः। मुनेर्विश्रवसो यस्तु तृतीयो ब्रह्मणोऽभवत्॥ १५॥
Meaning
‘Now, how can I know you? Who are you?’ “Questioned thus, the Rākṣasa humbly said: ‘I am a grandson of Pulastya and a son of sage Viśravā, who is third in descent from Brahmā himself. I go by the name of Daśagrīva.’ (14-15)
एवमुक्तस्तदा राम राक्षसेन्द्रेण दानवः। महर्षेस्तनयं ज्ञात्वा मयो हर्षमुपागतः॥ १६॥
Meaning
“Spoken to thus, O Rāma, by the lord of the Rākṣasas and coming to know that he was a son of an eminent sage, Viśravā, Maya, the Dānava, became glad. (16)
दातुं दुहितरं तस्मै रोचयामास तत्र वै। करेण तु करं तस्या ग्राहयित्वा मयस्तदा॥ १७॥ प्रहसन् प्राह दैत्येन्द्रो राक्षसेन्द्रमिदं वचः। इयं ममात्मजा राजन् हेमयाप्सरसा धृता॥ १८॥ कन्या मन्दोदरी नाम पत्न्यर्थं प्रतिगृह्यताम्। बाढमित्येव तं राम दशग्रीवोऽभ्यभाषत॥ १९॥
Meaning
Even in that place he resolved to give his daughter to him. Causing her hand to be grasped by his, Maya, the chief of the Daityas, addressed the following words to the chief of the Rākṣasas loudly laughing: ‘O king, this my daughter, was brought up by Hemā, the Apsarā; the name of the maiden is Mandodarī; have her as your wife. To him, O Rāma, Daśagrīva said, ‘All right’. (17—19)
प्रज्वाल्य तत्र चैवाग्निमकरोत् पाणिसंग्रहम्। स हि तस्य मयो राम शापाभिज्ञस्तपोधनात्॥ २०॥ विदित्वा तेन सा दत्ता तस्य पैतामहं कुलम्। अमोघां तस्य शक्तिं च प्रददौ परमाद्भुताम्॥ २१॥ परेण तपसा लब्धां जघ्निवाँल्लक्ष्मणं यया। एवं स कृत्वा दारान् वै लङ्काया ईश्वरः प्रभुः॥ २२॥ गत्वा तु नगरीं भार्ये भ्रातृभ्यां समुपाहरत्। वैरोचनस्य दौहित्रीं वज्रज्वालेति नामतः॥ २३॥ तां भार्यां कुम्भकर्णस्य रावणः समकल्पयत्। गन्धर्वराजस्य सुतां शैलूषस्य महात्मनः॥ २४॥ सरमां नाम धर्मज्ञां लेभे भार्यां विभीषणः। तीरे तु सरसो वै तु संजज्ञे मानसस्य हि॥ २५॥
Meaning
‘Then kindling a fire, he married her.’ “Though Maya knew that he (Daśagrīva) was under a curse from Viśravā (who was rich in austerities), still, he gave his daughter knowing as he did his descent from Brahmā (the grandfather of the universe). Maya also gave him a most wonderful and infallible javelin obtained by him through hard Tapas and with this he struck Lakṣmaṇa. Having thus married, the mighty lord of Laṅkā went to his city and secured a wife each for his (two) brothers, Rāvaṇa decided upon the grand-daughter (daughter’s daughter) of Bali (son of Virocana), Vajrajwālā by name, as the wife of Kumbhakarṇa. Vibhīṣaṇa obtained as his wife, Saramā, daughter of the noble Gandharva king, Śailūṣa, who knew what is right. She was born on the bank of the Mānasa lake. (20—25)
सरस्तदा मानसं तु ववृधे जलदागमे। मात्रा तु तस्याः कन्यायाः स्नेहेनाक्रन्दितं वचः॥ २६॥ सरो मा वर्धयस्वेति ततः सा सरमाभवत्। एवं ते कृतदारा वै रेमिरे तत्र राक्षसाः॥ २७॥ स्वां स्वां भार्यामुपादाय गन्धर्वा इव नन्दने। ततो मन्दोदरी पुत्रं मेघनादमजीजनत्॥ २८॥
Meaning
“The Mānasa lake was then swelling due to the monsoon. ‘O lake, do not overflow’, (सरो मा वर्धयत) cried the mother of that child out of affection. Hence her child came to be known as Saramā. Having thus married, the three Rākṣasas spent a pleasant time there each in the company of his wife, even as the Gandharvas did in the Nandana grove (the pleasure-garden of Indra). Then Mandodarī gave birth to her son, Meghanāda. (26—28)
स एष इन्द्रजिन्नाम युष्माभिरभिधीयते। जातमात्रेण हि पुरा तेन रावणसूनुना॥ २९॥ रुदता सुमहान् मुक्तो नादो जलधरोपमः। जडीकृता च सा लङ्का तस्य नादेन राघव॥ ३०॥
Meaning
“He is the same who is called Indrajit by all of you. Crying as soon as he was born, this son of Rāvaṇa, made a great noise resembling the rumbling of clouds. Laṅkā was stunned by his roar, O Rāghava! (29-30)
पिता तस्याकरोन्नाम मेघनाद इति स्वयम्। सोऽवर्धत तदा राम रावणान्तःपुरे शुभे॥ ३१॥ रक्ष्यमाणो वरस्त्रीभिश्छन्नः काष्ठैरिवानलः। मातापित्रोर्महाहर्षं जनयन् रावणात्मजः॥ ३२॥
Meaning
“Hence his father himself named him Meghanāda. Causing great delight to his mother and father, and being well taken care of by excellent women, that son of Rāvaṇa grew up in the beautiful gynaeceum of Rāvaṇa, O Rāma, like fire concealed under pieces of wood.” (31-32)
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