YUDDHAKAANDA – SARGA 22
The careless ocean did not appear in his personal form to Rama, even when it was requested to do so. Rama becomes angry at the ocean and looses fierce arrows, which cause a terror among the creatures inhabiting the sea.
ततः सागरवेलायाम् दर्भानास्तीर्य राघवः |
अञ्जलिम् प्राङ्मुखः कृत्वा प्रतिशिश्ये महोदधेः ||
बाहुम् भुजङ्गभोगाभमुपधायारिसूदनः |
ततः = thereafter;
राघवः = Rama;
अरिसूदनः= the annihilator of enemies;
आस्तीर्य= spreading;
दर्भान्= sacred grass;
सागरवेलायाम् = on the sea shore;
कृत्वा = making;
अञ्जलिम् = a respectful salutation(by joining his palms);
महोदधेः = to the great ocean;
प्राङ्मुखः = having his face turned east ward;
प्रतिशिश्ये = lied down;
बाहुम् = with his arm;
भुजङ्गभोगाभम् = resembling of the body of the snake;
उमुपधाय= as his pillow.
Thereafter Rama, the annihilator of enemies, spreading sacred grass on the sea shore, making a respectful salutation (by joining his palms) to the great ocean with his face turned eastward, lied down with his arm, resembling the body of a snake, as his pillow. 1.
मणिकाञ्चनकेयूरमुक्ताप्रवरभूषणैः ||
भुजैः परमनारीणामभिमृष्टमनेकधा ||
His arm formerly;
मणिकाञ्चनकेयूरमुक्ताप्रवरभूषणैः = adorned with armlets of gems and gold and the most excellent jewels of pearls;
अभिमृष्टम् = touched;
अनेकधा = more than once;
परमनारीणाम् = by excellent women (by Kausalya and other mothers or by royal maids.)
His arm formerly adorned with armlets of gems and gold and the most excellent jewels of pearls, was touched more than once, by excellent women ( Kausalya and other mothers or by royal maids). 2; 3.
चन्दनागुरुभिश्चैव पुरस्तादभिसेवितम् ||
बालसूर्यप्रकाशैश्च चन्दनैरुपशोभितम् |
पुरस्तात् = formerly;
(his arm) अभिसेवितम् = was
चन्दनैरुभिशेश्चैव= with sandal wood and also;
चन्दनैः = as with saffron pastes;
उपशोभितम्= made beautiful;
बालसूर्यप्रकाशैः= resembling the splendor of a rising sun.
Formerly, his arm used to be tended with sandalwood and aloe and with saffron pastes and made beautiful like the splendor of a rising sun. 4.
शयने चोत्तमाङ्गेन सीतायाः शोभितम् पुरा ||
तक्षकस्येव सम्भोगम् गङ्गाजलनिषेवितम् |
पुरा = in the past (the aforesaid arm);
शोभितम् = was graced;
उत्तमाङ्गेन= by the head;
सीतायाः = of Seetha;
शयने = on the couch; (it resembled);
तक्षकस्येव सम्भोगम् = like the body of Takshaka (A snake);
गङ्गाजलनिषेवितम् = supported on the water of the Ganga.
In the past, the aforesaid arm was graced by the head of Seetha on the couch. It resembled the body of Takshaka. (A snake) supported on the water of the Ganga. 5.
सम्युगे युगसम्काशम् शत्रूणाम् शोकवर्धनम् |
सुहृदाम्नन्दनम् दीर्घम् सागरान्तव्यपाश्रयम् |
(The aforesaid arm);
दीर्घम् = was long;
युगसम्काशम् = resembling a yoke;
शोकवर्धनम् = augmented the grief;
शत्रूणाम् = of his enemies;
सम्युगे = in battle;
नन्दनम् = was delightful;
सुहृदाम्= with his friends;
सागरान्तव्यपाश्रयम् = is placed at the shore of the sea.
The aforesaid arm resembled a yoke. It enhanced the grief of his enemies in battle. It was delightful to his friends. It is now placed at the shore of the sea. 6; 7.
अस्यता च पुनः सव्यम् ज्याघातविगतत्वचम् |
दक्षिणो कक्षिणम् बाहुम् महापरिघसम्निभम् ||
गोसहस्रप्रदातारम् ह्युपधाय भुजम् महत् |
अद्य मे मरणम् वाथ तरणम् सागरस्य वा ||
इति रामो धृतिम् कृत्वा महाबाहुर्महोदधिम् |
अधिशिश्ये च विधिवत्प्रयतोऽत्र स्थितो मुनिः ||
The aforesaid arm; ज्याघातविगतत्वचम् = whose skin had been hardened by the strokes of the bow string;
सव्यम् = off the left;
बाहुम् = arm;
महापरिघसम्निभम् = resembling a great mace;
महत् = and that mighty;
दक्षिणम् = right;
भुजम् = arm;
गोसहस्रप्रदातारम् = that bestowed thousands of cows in charity;
उपाधाय = who used as a pillow;
रामः = rama;
दक्षिणः = the competent;
महाबाहुः = and the mighty armed;
इति = said thus;
अद्य = today;
मे = to me;
तरणं वा = either crossing;
सागरस्य = of the ocean;
मरणम् वा = or a death(should occur);
कृत्वा = making;
धृतिम् = that resolve;
अधिशिश्ये = (he); laid down;
अत्र = there;
महादधिम् = by the great ocean;
स्थित: = eshtablished;
मुनिः = in silence;
प्रयतः= and piously disposed;
विधिवत् = according to tradition.
The aforesaid arm whose skin had been hardened by the strokes of the bow string, off the left arm resembling a great mace and that mighty right arm that bestowed thousands of cows in charity was used as a pillow. Rama, the competent man and the mighty armed said: “Either crossing of the ocean or a death should occur to me today”. Making that resolve he laid down by the ocean, restraining his speech and with a pious disposition according to tradition. 7; 8; 9.
तस्य रामस्य सुप्तस्य कुश आस्तीर्णे मही तले |
नियमाद् अप्रमत्तस्य निशास् तिस्रो अतिचक्रमुः ||
नियमात् = following the scriptural injunction;
तस्य = that;
रामस्य = Rama;
अप्रमत्तस्य = who was attentive;
सुप्तस्य = while sleeping;
मही तले = on the ground;
कुश आस्तीर्णे= spread with Kusha grass;
अतिचक्रमुः = surpassed a time;
तिस्रः = of three;
निशाः = nights.
Following the scriptural injunction, that Rama who was devoted to his sacred vow, while sleeping on the ground spread with Kusha grass, spent a time of three nights there. 10.
स त्रिरात्रोषितस्तत्र नयज्ञो धर्मवत्सलः |
उपासत तदा रामः सागरम् स्रिताम् पतिम् ||
तदा = then;
रामः = Rama;
नयज्ञनः = who was skilled in policy;
धर्मवत्सलः = and fond of piety;
त्रिरात्रोषितः = remaining for three nights;
तत्र = there;
उपासत = waiting upon;
सागरम् = the ocean;
स्रिताम् पतिम् = the Lord of rivers.
Remaining there for three nights, Rama who was skilled in policy and fond of piety, waited upon the ocean, the lord of rivers. 11.
न च दर्शयते मन्दस् तदा रामस्य सागरः |
प्रयतेन अपि रामेण यथा अर्हम् अभिपूजितः ||
अभिपूजितः अपि = though honored;
रामेण = by Rama;
प्रयतेन = the self subdued;
यथा अर्हम्= according to his worth;
मन्द= the care less;
रामरः= ocean;
न च दर्शयते = did not show;
रूपम्= his personal form;
रामस्य = to Rama.
Though honored according to his worth by the self subdued Rama, the careless ocean did not appear in his personal form to Rama. 12.
समुद्रस्य ततः क्रुद्धो रामो रक्त अन्त लोचनः |
समीपस्थम् उवाच इदम् लक्ष्मणम् शुभ लक्ष्मणम् ||
ततः = thereafter;
रामः = Rama;
क्रुद्धः = becoming angry;
रक्त अन्त लोचनः = with the outer corners of his eyes turned red;
समुद्रस्य = with the ocean;
उवाच = spoke;
इदम् = these words;
लक्ष्मणस्य = to Lakshmana;
शुभ लक्ष्मणम् = having auspicious marks;
समीपस्थम् = who was in his vicinity.
Rama becoming angry with the ocean, having the outer corners of his eyes turned red, spoke those words to Lakshmana, having auspicious marks, who was in his vicinity: 13.
समीपस्थम् समुद्रस्य न दर्शयति यत् स्वयम् |
प्रशमः च क्षमा चैव आर्जवम् प्रिय वादिता ||
असामर्थ्यम् फलन्ति एते निर्गुणेषु सताम् गुणाः |
समीपस्थमः= O, what arrogance;
समुद्रस्य = of the ocean;
यः = who;
न दर्शयति = does not appear;
स्वयम् = himself (before me);
प्रशमः च= Indeed calmness;
क्षमा चैव= and forbearance;
आर्जवम् = straight forwardness;
प्रिय वादित= and kind-spoken ness;
एते = these;
गुणाः = qualities;
सताम् = of gentlemen;
असामर्थ्यम् फलः = give weak results;
निर्गुणेषु = when directed towards those having no virtues.
“O, what arrogance of the ocean, who does not appear himself personally before me! Indeed calmness, forbearance kind spokenness and straight forwardness – these qualities of noble men give weak results, when directed towards those having no virtues.” 14.
आत्म प्रशंसिनम् दुष्टम् धृष्टम् विपरिधावकम् ||
सर्वत्र उत्सृष्ट दण्डम् च लोकः सत् कुरुते नरम् |
लोकः = this world;
सत् कुरुते = honors;
नरम् = that man;
आत्म प्रशंसिनम् = who boasts himself;
दुष्टम् = and shameless;
विपरिधावकम् = runs bout;
सर्वत्र = in all directions; (advertising himself);
उत्सृष्ट दण्डम् च = like a horse set at liberty.
“This world honors that man, who boasts himself, is corrupt and shameless, runs about in all directions advertising himself and commits every kind of excess” 15.
न साम्ना शक्यते कीर्तिर् न साम्ना शक्यते यशः ||
प्राप्तुम् लक्ष्मण लोके अस्मिन् जयो वा रण मूधनि |
लक्ष्मण = O, Lakshmana!
अस्मिन् लोके = in this world;
न शक्यते = it is not possible;
प्राप्तुम् = to obtain;
कीर्ति: = fame;
न = nay;
यशः = glory;
न जयो वा = nay victory;
रण मूधनि= at the end of battle;
साम्ना = by conciliation. 16.
“O, Lakshmana! In this world, it is not possible to obtain fame, glory or victory at the end of a battle, by conciliation”
अद्य मद् बाण निर्भिन्नैर् मकरैर् मकर आलयम् |
निरुद्ध तोयम् सौमित्रे प्लवद्भिः पश्य सर्वतः ||
सौमित्र= O, Lakshmana!
पश्य = see;
अद्य = now;
मकर आलयम् = this ocean;
निरुद्ध तोयम् = having its water suffocated;
मकरैः = with its crocodiles;
प्लवद्भिः = floated;
सर्वतः = on all sides;
मद् बाण निर्भिन्नैः = and broken asunder by my arrows.
“O, Lakshmana! Behold now this ocean, having its water made suffocated soon with its crocodiles floated on all sides and broken asunder by my arrows”. 17.
भोगामः च लक्ष्मण नागानाम् मया भिन्नानि लक्ष्मण ||
महाभोगानि मत्स्यानाम् करिणाम् च करान् इह |
लक्ष्मण = O, Lakshmana!
लक्ष्मण = see;
इह = here;
भोगानि = the coils;
भोगिनां = of water snakes;
महाभोगानि = the huge bodies;
मत्स्यानाम् = of alligators;
करान् = and the trunks;
करिणाम् = of sea elephants;
भिन्नानि = being shattered;
मया = by me.
“See here, O, Lakshmana, the coils of water snakes, the huge bodies of alligators and the trunks of sea elephants being shattered by me.”
सशन्ख शुक्तिका जालम् समीन मकरम् शरैः ||
अद्य युद्धेन महता समुद्रम् परिशोषये |
समुद्रम् परिशोषये = I will make the ocean dry up;
सशन्ख शुक्तिका जालम्= with its multitude of conches; oyster shells;
तथा = and;
समीन मकरम् = with its fishes and crocodiles;
अद्य = now;
महता युद्धेन = by this great battle.
“I will make the ocean with its multitude of conches, oyster shells, fishes and crocodiles, dry up now in this great battle.” 19.
क्षमया हि समायुक्तम् माम् अयम् मकर आलयः ||
असमर्थम् विजानाति धिक् क्षमाम् ईदृशे जने |
अयम् = this;
मकरातयः = ocean;
विजानाति = considering;
माम् = me;
असमर्थम् = as an incapable man;
समायुक्तम् = endowed as I am;
क्षमया = with forbearance;
धिक् = out with;
क्षमाम् = forbearance;
ईदृशे = to such;
जने = an individual.
“This ocean is considering me as an incapable man endowed as I am with forbearance. It is a great mistake to show forbearance to such an individual.” 20.
स दर्शयति साम्ना मे सागरो रूपमात्मनः ||
चापम् आनय सौमित्रे शरामः च आशी विष उपमान् |
समुद्रम् शोषयिष्यामि पद्भ्याम् यान्तु प्लवङ्गमाः ||
समुद्रम् = the ocean;
नदर्शयति = is not appearing;
आत्मानम् = himself;
मे = to me;
साम्ना = on kind words;
सौमित्रे = O, Lakshmana;
आनय = bring;
चापम् = the bow;
आशी विष उपमान्= and the serpentine;
शरामः च= arrows;
शोषयिष्यामि समुद्रम् = I shall dry up this ocean;
प्लवङ्गमाः = monkeys;
यान्तु = can go;
पद्भ्याम् = by foot.
“The Ocean is not appearing himself before me on kind words. O, Lakshmana! Bring the bow and the serpentine arrows. I shall dry up this ocean, so that our monkeys can cross it by feet.” 21; 22.
अद्य अक्षोभ्यम् अपि क्रुद्धः क्षोभयिष्यामि सागरम् |
वेलासु कृत मर्यादम् सहसा ऊर्मि समाकुलम् ||
निर्मर्यादम् करिष्यामि सायकैर् वरुण आलयम् |
महार्णवम् क्षोBहयिष्ये महादानवसम्कुलम् ||
अद्य = now;
क्रुद्धः = being provoked;
क्षोभ्यम् अपि = I will shake;
अक्षोभ्यम् अपि= even if unshakable;
सागरम् = this ocean;
करिष्यामि = I will force;
वरुण आलयम् = the ocean;
कृत मर्यादम् = made with a boundary;
वेलासु = with banks;
सहसा ऊर्मि समाकुलम् = and agitated with thousands of waves;
निर्मर्यादम्= bereft of a boundary;
सायकैः= by my arrows;
क्षोभहयिष्ये = I will agitate;
महार्णवम् = the great ocean;
महादानवसम्कुलम् = through with great demons.
“Being provoked now, I will shake this ocean, even if it is unshakable. I will force the ocean, which is demarcated by banks and agitated with thousands of waves, bereft of a boundary, by my arrows. I will agitate the great ocean, thronged with great demons.” 23; 24.
एवम् उक्त्वा धनुष् पाणिः क्रोध विस्फारित ईक्षणः |
बभूव एवम् दुर्धर्षो युग अन्त अग्निर् इव ज्वलन् ||
उक्त्वा = speaking;
एवम् = thus;
रामः = Rama;
क्रोध विस्फारित ईक्षणः= with his eyes made larger by anger;
धनुष् पाणिः= and wielding a bow with his hand;
बभूव = became;
दुर्धर्ष: = dreadful to look at;
ज्वलन् युग अन्तरिव = like a blazing fire at the end of the world.
Speaking as aforesaid, Rama with his eyes made larger by anger and wielding a bow with his hand, became dreadful to look at, as a blazing fire at the end of the world. 25.
सम्पीड्य च धनुर् घोरम् कम्पयित्वा शरैर् जगत् |
मुमोच विशिखान् उग्रान् वज्राणि इव शत क्रतुः ||
सम्पीड्य च = swaying;
घोरम् = terrific;
धनु: = bow;
जगत् कम्पयित्वा = and making the earth tremble;
शरै: = by his violence;
(he) मुमोच = released;
विशिखान् = the arrows;
उग्रान् वज्राणि इव = like powerful thunderbolt;
शत क्रतुः = of Indra(god of celestials).
Swaying his terrific bow and making the earth tremble by his violence Rama released the arrow resembling a powerful thunderbolt of Indra. (god of celestials). 26.
ते ज्वलन्तो महावेगास् तेजसा सायक उत्तमाः |
प्रविशन्ति समुद्रस्य सलिलम् त्रस्त पन्नगम् ||
ते = those;
सायक उत्तमाः = excellent arrows;
महावेगाः = having a great speed;
ज्वलन्त: = and ablaze;
तेजसा = by their splendor;
प्रविशन्ति = entered;
जलम् = the waters;
समुद्रस्य = of the ocean;
वित्रस्त पन्नगम् = frightening the water-snakes.
Those excellent arrows having a great speed and ablaze by their splendor, penetrated the waters of the ocean, striking the water- snakes with terror. 27.
ततो महान् समुद्रस्य सनक्र मकरो महान् |
स बभूव महाघोरः समारुत रवस् तदा ||
स: = that;
महान् = great;
तोयवेगः= jerk of water;
समिन मकर: = along with fishes and alligators;
समुद्रस्य = of the ocean;
तथा = and;
स मारुतरवः= together with the resonance of the wind;
बभूव = became;
महाघोरः = very much dreadful.
The great jerk of water with fishes and alligators of the ocean, together with the resonance of the wind became very much dreadful.
महाऊर्मि माला विततः शन्ख शुक्ति समाकुलः |
सधूम परिवृत्त ऊर्मिः सहसा अभून् महाउदधिः ||
सहसा = immediately;
महाउदधिः = that great ocean;
आसीत् = became;
महाऊर्मि जालचलितः = shaken by a multitude of huge waves;
शन्खजाल समावृत्त = enveloped by a multitude of couches;
परिवृत्त ऊर्मिः= in the rolling waves;
सधूमः = along with smoke.
Immediately that great ocean, became shaken by the cluster of huge waves enveloped by a multitude of conches in its rolling waves and a smoke came out. 29.
व्यथिताः पन्नगाः च आसन् दीप्त आस्या दीप्त लोचनाः |
दानवाः च महावीर्याः पाताल तल वासिनः ||
पन्नगाः = sea snakes;
दीप्त अस्याः = having brilliant faces;
दीप्त लोचनाः = and glittering eyes;
महावीर्या दानवाः च = and greatly valiant demons;
पाताल तल वासिनः = residing in nethermost subterranean region;
आसन् = became;
व्यथिताः = perturbed.
Sea-snakes having brilliant faces and glittering eyes and the very valiant demons residing in nethermost subterranean region of the sea, were perturbed. 30.
ऊर्मयः सिन्धु राजस्य सनक्र मकरास् तदा |
विन्ध्य मन्दर सम्काशाः समुत्पेतुः सहस्रशः ||
तथा = and;
ऊर्मयः = waves;
सहस्रशः = in thousands (so large);
विन्ध्य मन्दर सम्काशाः= resembling Vindhya and Mandhara mountains;
समुत्पेतुः = jumped up;
सिन्धु राजस्य= from the sea;
सनक्र मकराः = with its crocodiles and sea monsters.
Thousands of waves, so large resembling Vindhya and Mandhara mountains, jumped up from the sea with its crocodiles and sea monsters. 31.
आघूर्णित तरन्ग ओघः सम्ब्भ्रान्त उरग राक्षसः |
उद्वर्तित महाग्राहः सम्वृत्तः सलिल आशयः ||
वरुणालयः = the ocean;
आघूर्णित तरन्ग ओघः = with its multitude of fluctuating waves;
सम्ब्भ्रान्त उरग राक्षस: = with its frightened serpents and demons;
उद्वर्तित महाग्राहः = with huge crocodiles caused to come out;
सगोषः = became full of noise.
That ocean with its multitude of fluctuating waves, with its frightened serpents and demons, with huge crocodiles coming out, became full of noise. 32.
ततस्तु तम् राघव मुग्रवेगम् |
प्रकर्षमाणम् ध्मरप्रमेयम् |
सौमित्रिरुत्पत्य विनिःश्वसन्तम् |
मामेति चोक्त्वा धनुराललम्बे ||
ततः = then;
सौमित्रिः= Lakshmana;
उत्पत्य = rushed;
राघवम्= towards Rama; (who);
उग्रवेगम्= in a terrific velocity;
प्रकर्षमाणम् = was stretching;
अप्रमेयम् = his incomparable;
धनुः = bow;
विनिःश्वसन्तम् = with a penetrating sigh;
उक्त्वा = crying;
मा मा इति = no farther; no farther;
आललम्बे= and took hold of;
धनु: = the bow.
Then Lakshma rushed towards Rama who in a terrific velocity was stretching his incomparable bow, with a penetrating sigh, crying: “No further, no farther” and took hold of the bow.
एतद्विनापि ह्युदधेस्तवार्य |
सम्पत्स्यते वीरतमस्य कार्यम् |
भवद्विधाः क्रोधवशम् न यान्ति |
दीर्घम् भवान्पश्यतु साधुवृत्तम् ||
एतद्विनापि = even without this destruction;
उदधेः = of the ocean;
कार्यम् = the purpose;
अद्य = now;
तव = of you;
वीरतमस्य = the greatest hero;
सम्पत्स्यते = will be fulfilled;
भवद्विधाः = men like you;
न यान्ति = do not get;
क्रोधवशम् = the power of anger;
भवान्= some durable;
साधुवृत्तम् = and noble way;
आर्य= O; honorable man!
“O, honorable man! Even without the destruction of the ocean, the purpose of you the greatest hero will be fulfilled. Men like you do not fall into the sway of anger. You see some durable and noble alternative” 34.
अन्तर्हितैश्चापि तथान्तरिक्षे |
ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव सुरर्षिभिश्च |
शब्दः कृतः कष्टमिति ब्रुवद्भि |
र्मा मेति चोक्त्वा महता स्वरेण ||
ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव = by brahamaन sages;
सुरर्षिभिश्च = and by celestial sages;
अन्तर्हितै: = abiding in the interior;
अन्तरिक्षे= of the sky;
उक्त्वा= was cried;
महता = in a loud;
स्वरेण = voice;
शब्दः = and noise;
कृतः = made;
मा मा इति = saying No farther; no farther;
कष्टमिति = ah, oh, alas!
Brahmana-sages and celestial sages, stationed in the interior of the sky cried in a loud voices, saying “No farther, no farther” and making a noise “Ah, oh, alas!” 35.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे आदिकाव्ये युद्धकाण्डे द्वाविंशः सर्गः
Thus completes 22nd Chapter of Yuddha Kaanda of the glorious Ramayana of Valmiki, the work of a sage and the oldest epic.
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