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.
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Beholding his brother defeated, slain and lying down on the
battle-field, Bibhishana, overpowered with the weight of his grief,
began to lament--"O hero, well-known for thy prowess, wise and
conversant with polity, thou wert used to excellent beds, why dost thou
lie down on the earth, spreading (on the earth) thy long and actionless
arms, always adorned with _Angadas_ and being shorn of thy helmet having
the resplendance of the Sun? O hero, thou hast come by what I had
anticipated and what did not please thee who wert possessed by
delusions. Prahasta, Indrajit, Kumbhakarna, Atikaya, Atiratha,
Narantaka, yourself and others--none of you paid heed, out of
haughtines, to what I had said which hath now been brought about. Oh!
the bridge of the pious hath been broken, the figure of the virtue hath
been spoiled, the refuge of the strong and powerful hath disappeared and
thou hast attained to the state of the heroes! The sun hath fallen down
on the earth, the moon hath been shorn of its lustre, the fire hath been
extinguished and virtue hath desisted from its action, this hero, the
foremost of those using weapons, falling down on the earth. O thou the
foremost of the Rakshasas lying down in the dust on the battle field
like one asleep, whom else have these remaining (Rakshasas) deprived of
their power and energy, got? The huge tree, of the lord of Rakshasas,
having patience for its leaves, velocity for its flowers, the power of
asceticism and heroism for its firm roots, hath been uprooted by the
_Raghava_ wind. Mad-elephant-like Ravana, having prowess for its tusk,
family rank for its back bone, anger for its legs, and delightedness for
its trunk, hath been laid low on the ground by the lion of the Ikshwaku
race. The powerful Rakshasa-fire, having prowess and energy for its
rays, angry breath for its smoke, own strength for its power of burning,
hath been extinguished in battle by _Rama-*like cloud. The Rakshasa bull
ever defeating others and powerful as the wind, having Rakshasas for its
tail, hump and horns, and fickleness for its ears and eyes, hath been
slain to-day by *Rama_-tiger". Hearing these words, pregnant with sound
reasonings from Bibhishana and beholding him overwhelmed with grief Rama
said,--"(This lord of Rakshasas) of dreadful prowess hath not been slain
in battle disabled. He is gifted with great prowess and energy and
devoid of the fear of death.[462] The heroes abiding by the virtues of
the Kshatriyas, who fall at the battle field for enhancing their glory,
when dead, should not be mourned for. This is not the time to mourn for
him although possessed by death, by whom gifted with intellect, Indra
with the three worlds was terrified in conflict. Besides success in
battle is not perpetual; either one slays his enemy or meets with his
destruction at his hands in the conflict This procedure of the Kshatryas
was laid down by the ancient preceptors that a Kshatrya, when slain in
battle should not be mourned for. Beholding this to be certain and
attaining calmness, do thou be freed from thy sorrow and think what
should be done now. Thereupon Bibhishana stricken with grief addressed
the powerful son of the king speaking thus with words tending to his
brother's well-being. "Thou hast, like the ocean breaking down its
banks, broken him down, who had not been ere this even defeated by
Basava and the celestials. By him were conferred many a gift on those
who wanted them, were enjoyed many a luxury, were maintained many a
servant, distributed wealth unto friends and slain the enemies. He
propitiated fire, performed great austerities, was conversant with the
Vedas and the great performer of sacrifices. I desire to perform, by thy
instructions, his becoming obsequies". Being thus addressed by
Bibhishana with piteous accents, the high-souled son of the lord of men,
gifted with great energy, ordered him to perform his obsequies and said.
"With death our enmity hath terminated and our object hath been
accomplished: he is as dear unto me as unto thee: perform (therefore)
his funeral rites".
[462] _i.e._ he has accidentally met with death.
SECTION CXII.
Beholding Ravana slain by the high-souled Raghava Rakshasees, stricken
with grief, issued out of the inner appartments. Stricken with grief and
with dishevelled hairs they rolled in the dust albeit prevented again
and again like unto cows separated from their calves. And coming out by
the northern gate along with the Rakshasas, entering the dreadful arena
of battle and searching their slain lord the she-demons cried
piteously--"O lord, O husband, O our all" and moved along the battle
field soaked in blood and filled with headless corpses. With eyes full
of tears and overwhelmed with the grief of their husband they began to
move about like she-elephants without the lord of their herd. Thereupon
they beheld there on the earth the huge-bodied and the highly powerful
and effulgent Ravana slain like red collyrium. And beholding their lord
lying down on the battle-field they all fell on his body like creepers
torn assunder. Some wept embracing him respectfully--some holding his
feet and some placing themselves around his neck. And some taking up his
hand rolled on the ground and some were beside themselves (with grief)
beholding the slain (Ravana's) countenance. And some placing her head on
his lap, and beholding his face, wept, bathing it with tears like a
lotus enveloped with snow. Seeing their husband Ravana thus slain on the
earth, they stricken with grief, bewailing again and again in sorrow,
wept profusely. He by whom the king Vaisrabana was deprived of his
flower car, who terrified the high-souled Gandharbas, ascetics and the
celestials in battle field, who did not know of any fear from the
Asuras, celestials and the Pannagas, hath now been overpowered by a man.
He, whom the celestials, the Danavas and the Rakshas could not slay,
hath been slain in conflict by a man walking on foot. He, who was
incapable of being killed by the celestials, Yakshas and Asuras, hath
met with death like one devoid of prowess at the hands of a mortal".
Speaking in this wise, the she-demons, over-powered with sorrow, wept
and bewailed again and again (saying),--"Not hearing (the counsels) of
thy friends, always pointing out thy welfare, thou didst bring Sita for
thy destruction as well as that of the Rakshasas. Although thy brother
Bibhishana addressed thee with words pregnant with thy welfare--thou,
for thy own destruction, out of thy misgivings, didst excite his anger
and hast (now) seen (the result thereof). Hadst thou returned Sita the
daughter of the king of Mithila to Rama, this mighty and dreadful
disaster, destroying the very root, would not have befallen us. Rama's
desire would have been encompassed--his friends would have been
successful (through Bibhishana)--we would not been widowed and our
enemies would not have got their desires fulfilled. By thee, Sita was
kept by force in captivity in a ruthless manner, and the Rakshasas,
ourselves and thyself--all three equally have been slain. O foremost of
the Rakshasas, forsooth this is not thy own folly--it is Accident that
uniteth all things and it is Accident again that bringeth about
destruction. O thou of huge arms--the destruction of the monkeys and the
Rakshasas as well as that of thyself hath been brought about by
Accident. When the course of accident is about to bring about
result--wealth, desire, prowess or command--nothing is capable of
with-standing it". Thus wept piteously the wives of the lord of
Rakshasas like unto so many she-elephants--rendered poorly, stricken
with grief and with tears in their eyes.
SECTION CXIII.
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