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title: "Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 13"
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# Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 13

> रावणं क्रुद्धमाज्ञाय महापार्श्वो महाबलः।  
> मुहूर्तमनुसंचिन्त्य प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ १॥

Reflecting awhile on finding Rāvaṇa enraged, Mahāpārśwa, who was endowed with extraordinary might, submitted with joined palms as follows: (1)

> यः खल्वपि वनं प्राप्य मृगव्यालनिषेवितम्।  
> न पिबेन्मधु सम्प्राप्य स नरो बालिशो भवेत्॥ २॥

“That man is a fool, who, even after reaching a forest infested by wild beasts of prey and reptiles and having duly found honey does not drink it. (2)

> ईश्वरस्येश्वरः कोऽस्ति तव शत्रुनिर्बहण।  
> रमस्व सह वैदेह्या शत्रूनाक्रम्य मूर्धसु॥ ३॥

“Who can lord it over you, a sovereign, O destroyer of foes? Setting your foot on the heads of your enemies, revel with Sītā (a princess of the Videha territory). (3)

> बलात् कुक्कुटवृत्तेन प्रवर्तस्व महाबल।  
> आक्रम्याक्रम्य सीतां वै तां भुङ्क्ष्व च रमस्व च॥ ४॥

“Act in the manner of a cock, using force against her, O ruler endowed with extraordinary might! Assaulting Sītā again and again, enjoy her and revel with her. (4)

> लब्धकामस्य ते पश्चादागमिष्यति किं भयम्।  
> प्राप्तमप्राप्तकालं वा सर्वं प्रतिविधास्यसे॥ ५॥

“Once you have attained your desired end, what peril will come upon you afterwards? And you will surely be able to meet every risk, no matter whether it is already present or is yet to come. (5)

> कुम्भकर्णः सहास्माभिरिन्द्रजिच्च महाबलः।  
> प्रतिषेधयितुं शक्तौ सवज्रमपि वज्रिणम्॥ ६॥

“In conjunction with us Kumbhakarṇa and Indrajit, who are endowed with extraordinary might, are capable of keeping back even Indra, armed with his thunderbolt. (6)

> उपप्रदानं सान्त्वं वा भेदं वा कुशलैः कृतम्।  
> समतिक्रम्य दण्डेन सिद्धिमर्थेषु रोचये॥ ७॥

“Leaving aside gift, conciliation or even the policy of sowing dissension in the enemy’s ranks, resorted to by the wise, I prefer to achieve success in our concerns by use of force. (7)

> इह प्राप्तान् वयं सर्वाञ्छत्रूंस्तव महाबल।  
> वशे शस्त्रप्रतापेन करिष्यामो न संशयः॥ ८॥

“We shall reduce to submission by the strength of our arms all your enemies arrived here, O ruler endowed with extraordinary might! There is no doubt about it.” (8)

> एवमुक्तस्तदा राजा महापार्श्वेन रावणः।  
> तस्य सम्पूजयन् वाक्यमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ ९॥

Acclaiming his counsel when exhorted in the foregoing words by Mahāpārśwa on that occasion, King Rāvaṇa made the following reply: (9)

> महापार्श्व निबोध त्वं रहस्यं किंचिदात्मनः।  
> चिरवृत्तं तदाख्यास्ये यदवाप्तं पुरा मया॥ १०॥

“Hear you, O Mahāpārśwa, of a certain secret of mine, of an incident which took place long ago, of a fruit which was gathered by me in the past. I shall presently confide it to you. (10)

> पितामहस्य भवनं गच्छन्तीं पुञ्जिकस्थलाम्।  
> चञ्चूर्यमाणामद्राक्षमाकाशेऽग्निशिखामिव ॥ ११॥

“Once I beheld a celestial nymph, Puñjikasthalā by name, flashing like a flame and sneaking away for fear of me through the heavens to the abode of Brahmā (the grandfather of the entire creation, which was evolved by his mind-born sons, Marīci and others). (11)

> सा प्रसह्य मया भुक्ता कृता विवसना ततः।  
> स्वयम्भूभवनं प्राप्ता लोलिता नलिनी यथा॥ १२॥

“She was stripped of her garment and ravished by me. She then reached the abode of Brahmā, the self-born creator, like a lotus plant violently shaken by an elephant. (12)

> तच्च तस्य तथा मन्ये ज्ञातमासीन्महात्मनः।  
> अथ संकुपितो वेधा मामिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ १३॥

“The aforesaid incident, I presume, came to be known precisely as it had occurred to that exalted soul. Highly enraged, the creator forthwith addressed the following words to me: (13)

> अद्यप्रभृति यामन्यां बलान्नारीं गमिष्यसि।  
> तदा ते शतधा मूर्धा फलिष्यति न संशयः॥ १४॥

“ ‘If you happen to violate any other woman henceforward, your head will be forthwith split into a hundred pieces; there is no doubt about it’. (14)

> इत्यहं तस्य शापस्य भीतः प्रसभमेव ताम्।  
> नारोहये बलात् सीतां वैदेहीं शयने शुभे॥ १५॥

“Hence, afraid, as I am, of his curse, I do not violently put Sītā, a princess of the Videha territory, on my charming bed by force. (15)

> सागरस्येव मे वेगो मारुतस्येव मे गतिः।  
> नैतद् दाशरथिर्वेद ह्यासादयति तेन माम्॥ १६॥

“My fury resembles that of the sea, and my speed resembles the speed of the wind. Surely Rāma (son of Daśaratha) does not know of it, hence he is attacking me. (16)

> को हि सिंहमिवासीनं सुप्तं गिरिगुहाशये।  
> क्रुद्धं मृत्युमिवासीनं प्रबोधयितुमिच्छति॥ १७॥

“Otherwise, who will actually seek to arouse me to martial activity as one would awaken a lion asleep in a sitting posture in its abode in the shape of a mountain cavern or arouse into activity Death sitting in rage? (17)

> न मत्तो निर्गतान् बाणान् द्विजिह्वान् पन्नगानिव।  
> रामः पश्यति संग्रामे तेन मामभिगच्छति॥ १८॥

“Rāma has not seen arrows like serpents with forked tongues shot in a combat from my bow. Hence he is marching against me. (18)

> क्षिप्रं वज्रसमैर्बाणैः शतधा कार्मुकच्युतैः।  
> राममादीपयिष्यामि उल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरम्॥ १९॥

“I shall consume Rāma in no time with my arrows shot in hundreds like the thunderbolt from my bow even as one would torment an elephant with firebrands. (19)

> तच्चास्य बलमादास्ये बलेन महता वृतः।  
> उदितः सविता काले नक्षत्राणां प्रभामिव॥ २०॥

“Nay, surrounded by a huge army, I shall split up his army even as, risen in the morning, the sun disperses the light of the stars. (20)

> न वासवेनापि सहस्रचक्षुषा  
> युधास्मि शक्यो वरुणेन वा पुनः।  
> मया त्वियं बाहुबलेन निर्जिता  
> पुरा पुरी वैश्रवणेन पालिता॥ २१॥

“I am not capable of being conquered in an encounter even by the thousand-eyed Indra, the ruler of gods, nor, again, by Varuṇa, the god of water. Again, this city of Laṅkā, which was formerly ruled by Kubera (son of Sage Viśravā), was won by me on the strength of my arms.” (21)

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