Рамаяна: Том 2: Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда и Сундараканда · Часть 46
Полный четырёхтомник Манматхи Натха Датта, английский, Калькутта, 1891–1894. Все четыре тома конкретного перевода М. Н. Датта: Балаканда, Айодхьяканда, Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда, Сундараканда, Юддхаканда и Уттараканда. Полный текст выбранного четырёхтомного издания; это не собрание всех версий Рамаяны.
Все четыре тома конкретного перевода М. Н. Датта: Балаканда, Айодхьяканда, Араньяканда, Кишкиндхаканда, Сундараканда, Юддхаканда и Уттараканда. Полный текст выбранного четырёхтомного издания; это не собрание всех версий Рамаяны.
Project Gutenberg identifies each of the four ebooks as public domain in the USA. Translator Manmatha Nath Dutt lived 1855–1912; historical editions 1891, 1891, 1893, 1894. CRLF normalized to LF, outside whitespace trimmed, complete body split at paragraph boundaries for the reader. No text within the selected body dropped. Полные сведения об издании и лицензия
After Tara, having a moon-like countenance, had spoken thus, Vali,
remonstrated with her and said--"O thou of exquisite loveliness, my
brother, and specially my enemy, is roaring lowly and haughtily--and how
shall I put up with it? O timid damsel, heroes, who have never been
defeated and have never fled away from the battle field, had rather meet
with death than put up with this ignominy. I am incapable of bearing
this proud uproar of Sugriva, having a defective neck and desirous of
entering into conflict with me. Fearing danger from Raghava, thou needst
not entertain any anxiety on my account. Why shall that virtuous-souled
and grateful Rama perpetrate iniquity? Do thou therefore return with my
other wives. Why do thou follow me again? Thou hast already shown thy
friendship and respect for me. I shall repairing thither, only fight
with Sugriva. I shall crush down his pride and not destroy him. I shall
deal with him mercifully in the battle as thou dost wish and being
struck with fists and trees he shall fly away. Forsooth, that
vicious-souled one shall not be able to withstand my pride and
proficient skill in warfare. O Tara, thou hast already displayed thy
attachment unto me by giving me good counsels. By my life, do thou go
back with the other members of my household, I shall only return after
bringing about the discomfiture of my brother in the battle." Thereupon,
Tara, dexterous and of sweet accents, embracing Vali, went round him,
with tears trickling from her eyes. And having performed _Sastayana_ or
the ceremony of benediction, that one gifted with a knowledge of
Mantras, and desirous of Vali's success, went, overwhelmed with grief,
to the inner-apartment in the company of other females. After Tara had
departed to her own quarters with her female companions, he issued out
of the city sighing like an enraged serpent. And the quick-paced Vali,
exceedingly wroth, sighing, cast his looks around with a view to behold
his enemy. And that highly efiulgent one espied Sugriva, having a golden
yellow hue, tightly clothed, standing firm on the earth and shining like
unto burning gold. And beholding Sugriva stationed thus, the greatly
enraged Vali, of mighty arms, put on his clothes tightly well. Highly
powerful and closely habited, he, clinching his fists, proceeded towards
Sugriva, and waited for the action. Sugriva too, clinching his fist and
exceedingly wroth, proceeded towards Vali, wearing a golden garland. And
beholding Sugriva, adept in warfare, having his eyes reddened with ire,
advance quickly, Vali spake:--"Behold, I have clinched this terrible
fist, arranging close my fingers; and one blow from me will take away
thy life." Being accosted thus by Vali, Sugriva, exercised with wrath,
spake unto him, saying,--"This my fist shall strike thee on thy head
taking away thy life." Thereupon being struck by Vali, waxing wroth and
approaching him quickly he began to vomit out gore like unto a mountain
having springs. And Vali too was struck down by Sugriva, fearlessly
taking up a _Sala_ tree, like unto a mountain clapped by a thunderbolt.
Being thus smitten by the tree and overwhelmed with the strike of _Sala_
he was troubled like unto a heavily laden boat in the midst of an ocean.
And these (two brothers) gifted with mighty strength and prowess and
motion of _Suparna_, and having huge persons fought with each other like
unto the Sun and Moon on the sky. They were inimical to each other and
intent on finding their mutual dark sides. And Vali, gifted with
strength and prowess, fared better in the conflict, and that highly
powerful son of Sun--Sugriva, was worsted. And having his pride crushed
down by Vali and strength greatly reduced, Sugriva in anger pointed him
out unto Rama. Thereupon there took place a mighty conflict between them
like unto _Vitra_ and _Vasava_ by means of trees with branches, hills,
nails, hard as thunderbolts, fists, knees, legs and arms. And these two
monkeys ranging in the forest, fought with each other, having their
persons bathed in blood, and roaring like unto clouds. And Raghava again
and again beheld the weak points of that monkey chief Sugriva, losing
his strength by and by. And beholding that chief of monkeys greatly
distressed, the highly powerful and heroic Rama cast his looks upon his
shaft, having the destruction of Vali in view. And fixing on his bow an
arrow resembling a serpent, he stretched it like unto Death drawing out
his cycle of time. Being terrified by the sound of his stringing of the
bow the birds and beasts, dismayed as on the eve of dissolution, fled
away into different quarters. And a mighty shaft, like onto thunderbolt
and resembling flaming fire, being hurled by Rama, alighted on the
breast of Vali. Being wounded by that shaft that highly powerful chief
of monkeys, gifted with prowess fell down on the earth. Like unto
Sakra's banner in the full-moon of Aswin, Vali, with his throat choked
with vapor, losing all sense and sighing hard, fell dead down to the
ground. As the great God Hara emitted forth fire with smoke from his
mouth, so that best of men like unto Death hurled an excellent, flaming
and foe-destroying shaft, resembling gold and death itself. Thereupon
being bathed in blood that son of Vasava, fell senseless on the ground,
in the conflict like unto a blossoming Asoka growing on a hill and
Sakra's banner struck down on the earth.
SECTION XVII.
Thereupon Vali, adept in warfare, wounded by Rama's shaft, fell down to
the ground like unto a felled tree. Ornamented with burning gold, he
stretched the whole length of his person on the ground like unto the
banner of the Lord of celestials, loosened and thrown (off the chariot).
That lord of monkeys being levelled to the ground, his kingdom appeared
like unto the sky, shorn of the Moon. Though struck down to the earth,
neither vitality, effulgence nor prowess did renounce the body of that
high-souled one. That excellent gold and jewel-crested garland conferred
on him by Sakra maintained the vitality, effulgence and prowess of that
lord of monkeys. Being adorned with that golden garland, that heroic
lord, of monkey-herds, appeared like unto an evening cloud. Though
felled to the ground, his beauty appeared as if divided into three,
namely, his garland, his body and the shaft piercing his heart. The
arrow thrown off Rama's bow pointing out unto him the way to the
celestial region, became an excellent means to that hero. Beholding the
broad-chested and mighty-armed Vali, Mahendra's son, wearing a golden
garland and having a flaming countenance and yellow eyes, thus struck
down to the earth, resembling a flameless fire in the field of battle,
like unto Yayati, slipped from the abode of the celestials on the wane
of his peity, like unto a tree falling down to the earth at the time of
Dissolution, hard to repress as Mahendra himself, incapable to withstand
like Upendra, Rama, followed by Lakshmana, approached and beheld him.
And paying respects unto that hero falling on the earth like unto a
flameless fire and eying him again and again those two highly powerful
brothers, Rama and Lakshmana neared him. And beholding that highly
powerful Raghava and Lakshmana, Vali addressed them with the following
bold and pious words. And thereupon Vali, of mitigated prowess, waning
vitality, motionless and stretched on the ground, spoke unto Rama, proud
of warfare, saying these pregnant words.--"What merit hast thou reaped
by destroying me, who was not engaged in fight with thee? I was
exercised with ire, being engaged in conflict (with another person) and
for thee I have met with destruction. People speak highly of thee, O
Rama, on this earth, describing thee as coming of a high family, gifted
with manliness and prowess, ever engaged in the welfare of thy subjects,
compassionate, energetic, of firm resolution and knowing time.
Punishment, control of passions, forgiveness, piety, firmness, truth,
prowess and suppression of the wicked--these all are the royal virtues.
And knowing thy high pedigree, and all these thy accomplishments I
approached Sugriva with a hostile intention, albeit prevented by Tara.
Before I saw thee I had thought within myself:--'Forsooth Rama shall not
destroy me, engaged as I am with another person and hence not prepared
to fight with him.' I do now know thee as one who hath spoliated his
soul through impious actions, feigning religion while in truth an
irreligious person, resorting to all vicious deeds, like unto a well
crusted with grass, unrighteous while passing under the cloak of honesty
and religion like unto a hidden fire. I have not done thee any wrong
either in thy kingdom or in thy city. Nor have I passed by thee. Why
hast thou then destroyed me, who am a monkey ranging always in the
woods, living on fruits and roots and who have come here to fight with
anpther person? It appears that thou art of a kingly father and of a
graceful countenance. And, O king, there are marks of piety on thy
person. Who, born in the race of Kshatryas, versed in religious lore,
having his doubts removed and marks of peity on his person, perpetrates
such an iniquitous deed? Thou art born in the family of Raghus and known
all over the world as being pious. Being clothed in righteousness why
dost thou commit such an unrighteous act? Chastisement, charity,
forgiveness, piety, truthfulness firm- ness, prowess and the punishment
of the iniquitous are the virtues of a king, O prince. We are, O Rama,
wild beasts ranging in the forest and living on roots and fruits--our
nature is such--but thou art a man, O king. Land, gold and silver are
the causes of dissension. But who is there who is avaricious enough to
get by our forest habitations and fruits? The royal virtue consists in
humbly and freely administering discipline, favour and punishment. Kings
by no means, should follow their whims. But thou art angry and unsteady
by nature, capricious, perfectly narrow-minded in the discharge of thy
royal duties and dost use thy bow and shafts (any where and every time).
Thou hast no attachment for virtue, no comprehension of right things and
art always guided by thy passions albeit thou art a lord of men. O
Kakutstha, destroying me sinless, with thy shaft and perpetrating such a
digraceful act, how shalt thou relate it unto the pious. Those, who
commit treason, destroy Brahmins and kine, who are theives and always
engaged in the destruction of animals, and who are athiests and marry
before their elder brothers are married, do all go to hell. The
villainous, the avaricious, those who kill their friends and elope with
their preceptor's wives, do always visit the land of the vicious. And
there is not the least doubt about it. My skin is npt worthy of thy
touch and my bones and hairs should always be avoided by the Virtuous.
And my flesh is not worthy of being eaten by persons of thy piety. A
hedge-hog a porcupine, an iguana, a hare and a tortoise--these five
animals only, having five toes, are worthy of being eaten by the
Kshatryas and Brahmins, O Raghava. The wise, O RLma, do not touch my
skin and bones and my flesh is not worthy of being taken--I am that
(monkey) having five toes who have been killed by thee. Alas!
disregarding the well meaning and truthful words of Tara, I have placed
myself under the control of _Kala_ (Death). O Kakuthstha, the Earth hath
got thee as her husband like unto a good natured damsel being wedded to
a husband who hath forsaken his own religion. How art thou, who art
wicked, narrow-minded, a liar and ever intent upon bringing about
others' misfortune, born of the loins of the high-souled Dacaratha? I
have been killed by an elephant--Rama, disregarding the virtue of the
pious, breaking the chord of character, and neglecting the goad of
religion. Perpetrating this inauspicious, and improper act, blamed of
the worthy what shalt thou speak unto the pious when thou shalt return
in their company? The prowess, thou hast displayed towards me, careless,
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