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 Maithili standing humbly by him, Rama began to give vent to
his pent-up feelings--"O gentle one, destroying all the enemies in the
arena of battle I have subdued thy enemy--I have done all that can be
accomplished by manliness. I have reached the other end of my anger,
rubbed off (the insult) for my spouse being taken away by the enemy and
have killed simultaneously my disgrace and enemy. My manliness hath been
displayed to-day, my labour hath been crowned with success and to-day I
have fulfilled my promise by my own prowess. That accidental misfortune,
under the influence whereof thou wert carried away by the fickle-minded
Rakshasa in my absence, hath been subdued to-day by me, a man. What is
the use of his manliness, who when insulted, cannot remove it? Even if
he be a great man he may be called mean. The praise-worthy works of
Hanuman--the crossing of the deep and the devastation of Lanka, have
been crowned with success to-day. The labour of Sugriva with his army,
who displayed valour in the encounter and gave me good counsels, hath
borne fruit to-day. To-day also the labour of Bibhishana hath borne
fruit--who renouncing his brother, devoid of all good qualities, came to
my side". Hearing those words of Rama, Sita began to look wistfully like
a hind, with eyes full of tears. And beholding his beloved spouse near
him and afraid of popular ignominy his heart was broken into two.
Thereupon he spoke unto the exquisitely beautiful Sita, in the midst of
the monkeys and Rakshasas, having eyes resembling lotus-petals and black
and curling hairs, saying,--"As the southern quarter, incapable of being
got at by the people, was conquered by the self-controlled great ascetic
Agastya, so for thee slaying Ravana, I, (always) anxious to have honour,
have removed my insult--as is the duty of a man. May good betide
thee--do thou know that all my labour, in the battle-field, backed by
the prowess of my friends, is for thee, To uphold the dignity of my
well-known family, to remove the ignominy consequent upon thy being
stolen away as well as to wipe off my own insult I have encompassed
this. I have suspected thy character; thou, (therefore) standing before
me, art distressing me like unto a lamp before one who is subject to an
eye-disease. Do thou therefore proceed, daughter of king Janaka,
wherever thou likest to one of these ten quarters. I permit thee, O
gentle one. I have nothing to do with thee. What powerful man, born in a
high family, take back his wife considering her as friend out of lust,
who hath lived long in another's house? Thou wert taken by Ravana on his
lap, beheld by him with sinful eyes; how can I, taking thee back, bring
disgrace upon my great family? The object, with which I have gained thee
back, hath been accomplished. I have got no attachment for thee--do thou
go wherever thou wishest, gentle one. I speak these unto thee impelled
by my sense of duty. If thou wishest thou mayest live with Lakshmana,
Bharata or Satrughna or with Sugriva or Rakshasa Bibhishana. Do thou
settle, O Sita, where you may find thy own pleasure. O Sita, (I do not
think) Ravana hath overlooked thee, who lived in his house, beholding
thee so graceful and beautiful". Thereupon hearing those unpleasant
words from her beloved (husband) Sita, always sensitive and who had
never heard such unpleasant words, trembling like a creeper torn by the
trunk of an elephant, began to weep shedding tears profusely.
SECTION CXVIII.
Being this addressed by Raghava, enraged, with those harsh words Sita
was greatly pained. And hearing those words of her lord, unheard of,
before the great assembly Maithili was greatly humiliated with shame. As
if entering unto her own person (with shame) and greatly pained with
these arrow-like words the daughter of king Janaka began to shed tears.
Thereupon wiping the tears off her countenance, she with sorrowful
words, addressed her husband--"Why dost thou, O hero, like a common man
addressing an ordinary woman, make me hear these harsh and unbecoming
words painful unto ears? O thou of long arms, I am not what thou hast
taken me to be. Do thou believe me I do swear by my own character.
Seeing the ordinary women thou art distrusting the whole sex. Do thou
renounce this suspicion since thou hast tried me. O lord, though my
person was touched by another--but it was not in my power; nor was it an
wilful act (of mine); accident is to blame in this. My heart is under my
control and that is in thee;--and what could I do of my body which was
subject to another and of which I was not the mistress. O thou the
conferrer of honour--our affection towards one another was increased by
our living continually for a long time; even then if thou hast not been
able to understand me I am ruined for ever. O king, when the great hero
Hanuman was despatched by thee to Lanka to see me why didst thou not
renounce me then? Hadst thou deputed the monkey with that message I
would have renounced my life there and then, O hero. Thou wouldst not
have been required to undergo this toil at the risk of thy own life and
giving unnecessary trouble to thy friends. O foremost of kings, being
subject to ire--thou dost not perceive anything but womanhood in me,
like an ordinary man. Although I am known to have a father but in fact I
am born of the earth. Thou dost not sufficiently honour my character, O
thou conversant with characters. Thy marriage with me in boyhood shall
be disproved and thou art not sufficiently considering all my devotion
and good conduct unto thee". Saying thus with accents choked in tears
and weeping Sita spoke unto Lakshmana, poorly and engaged in meditation.
"Make a funeral pyre for me, O Saumitri, that is the only remedy for
this disaster. Being thus branded with an unfounded stigma I do not like
to keep my life. To adopt the proper course for me who had been
renounced before this assembly by my disaffected husband I shall enter
this". Being thus addressed by Vaidehi, Lakshmana, the slayer of
enemies, being possessed by anger, looked towards Raghava. And
understanding Rama's intention by gestures and at his command the
powerful Saumitri prepared a funeral pyre. None dared there request,
speak with or even look at Rama like unto Death at the time of
dissolution. Thereupon circumambulating Rama, standing with his head
down, Vaidehi approached the burning fire. And bowing unto the
celestials and Brahmanas, Maithili, with folded hands, spoke before the
fire:--"As my heart hath never gone away from Raghava, may thou protect
me, O fire, the witness of the people. As Raghava considereth me vile,
who have got a pure character, may fire, the witness of the people,
protect me on all sides". Saying this and going round the fire, Vaidehi,
with undaunted heart, entered the flaming fire. The great assembly
there, young and old, overwhelmed with grief, saw Maithili enter the
flaming fire. And (Sita) resembling the burning gold entered the flaming
fire in the presence of all people. All beheld Sita, having expansive
eyes, enter fire like unto a golden altar. The ascetics, celestials and
Gandharbas saw that great damsel enter fire like unto a full oblation in
the sacrifice. And beholding her fallen into the fire like unto
_Vasudhara_, sanctified by Mantras in a sacrifice, all the females began
to weep. And the three worlds--the celestials, Gandharbas and Danavas
saw her fallen like unto a celestial from the heaven when imprecited.
She having entered the fire, lamentations, unheard of before, rose from
all sides from the Rakshasas and monkeys.
SECTION CXIX.
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