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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"I hear the tidings of my brother affording me great delight who hath
been living in the huge forest for many a year. The saying of the people
appeareth to me as instinct with well meaning that a man, if alive, may
attain to joy even after a century. Do thou relate truly unto me, how
and in what country the union between Raghava and the monkeys was
brought about". Being thus accosted by the prince and seated on Kuca,
he, thereupon, began to describe Rama's life in the forest. "How Rama
was exiled, the two boons conferred upon thy mother, how king Dacaratha
died in consequence of (his) son's grief, how by emissaries, O lord,
thou wert brought up from the house of thy maternal uncle, how thou
didst not wish for the kingdom having entered Ayodhya, how thy brother,
the repressor of enemies, was solicited by thee for accepting the
kingdom, reparing to the mount Chitrakuta, who hast ever wended the
track of the pious, the renouncement of kingdom (by him) abiding by the
words of the king, thy return after taking the sandals of thy revered
(brother)--all these, O thou of long-arms, are known to thee. I shall
relate unto thee all that happened after thy return. Thyself having
returned thence, all the birds and animals were overwhelmed with terror
and that forest appeared as if distressed. Thereupon he entered the
solitary and huge and dreadful forest Dandaka distressed by the
elephants and abounding in lions, tigers and deer. And they entering the
dense forest there appeared before them the powerful Biradha[494]
emitting a dreadful sound. And taking him up roaring aloud like an
elephant Rama threw him with his arms upwards and face downwards into a
pit. Having accomplished that difficult work the two brothers Rama and
Lakshmana, arrived in the evening at the pleasant hermitage of
_Sarabhanga_. And _Sarabhanga_ having attained to heaven, Rama, having
truth for his prowess, saluting all the ascetics, repaired to
Janasthana. And by the high-souled Raghava, living there, fourteen
thousand inhabitants of Janasthana were slain. In the company of one
person only and at the commencement of the fight, by Rama, within the
one fourth part of a day, were exterminated all the highly powerful and
valiant inhabitants of the forest of Dandaka always putting obstructions
in the way of the ascetics. All the Rakshasas were grinded (to death) by
Raghava. Khara was slain in the conflict; Dushana being slain first
Trishira was slain thereafter by him. Thereafter (a she-demon) named
Surpanakha, came to the side of Rama. Thereupon being commanded by Rama,
the highly powerful Lakshmana rose up all on a sudden and taking a
dagger chopped off her ears and nose. Being thus insulted by him that
she-demon came to Ravana. Thereupon a dreadful Rakshasa named
Maricha--an attendant of Ravana, assuming the shape of a jewelled deer,
allured Vaidehi. And beholding it, Vaidehi spake unto Rama, saying,--'Do
thou catch it; with it when caught our hermitage shall be more
charming.' Thereupon Rama, with bow in his hand, pursued that deer and
with one shaft destroyed it. O gentle one, Raghava going out on hunting,
and Lakshmana having issued out of the hermitage, the Ten-necked (demon)
entered therein. And he speedily got hold of Sita, like unto Rohini
possessed by the planet in the sky. Thereupon slaying the vulture Yatayu
in the conflict desirous of rescuing her and getting hold of Sita that
Rakshasa speedily repaired (to his capital). Thereupon some monkeys
resembling mountains, stationed on the summit of a mountain, stricken
with wondrous fear and astonishment, beheld Ravana, the lord of
Rakshasas proceed with Sita. Ascending the car _Puskpaka_, going at
will, with Vaidehi and hastening his course that highly powerful Ravana,
the lord of Rakshasas entered Lanka. And entering the huge and excellent
golden palace Ravana consoled Maithili with (diverse) words. But she
regarded that foremost of Rakshasas and his words as straw. And Vaidehi
was placed in the forest of Asoka. Thereupon returned Rama after having
slain the deer in the forest. Having returned and seen the vulture,
dearer than his father, slain, Rama, the descendant of Kakutstha was
pained. And searching Vaidehi and ranging at the banks of Godaveri and
forest-lands covered with flowers, Rama with Lakshmana, met in that huge
forest a Rakshasa named Kavandha. Thereupon at the words of Kavandha,
Rama, having truth for his prowess, repairing to the mount Rishyamuka,
was united with Sugriva. There had grown mutual love in them before they
were known to each other. Sugriva was driven away by his angry brother
Vali. And informed of each other's affairs their friendship grew closer.
There-upon slaying the huge-bodied and highly powerful Vali in the
conflict by virtue of the strength of his own arms Rama obtained (for
Sugriva) his own kingdom. And being placed on the throne with all the
monkeys, Sugriva promised unto Rama the enquiry of the Princess (Sita).
Being commanded by the high-souled Sugriva, the lord of monkeys, ten
_kotis_ of monkeys repaired to (various) quarters. Among them some of us
lost our way in a cavity of the Vindhya mountain, and were striken with
great terror--and accordingly much time was lost. The powerful brother
of the king of vultures named Sampati communicated unto us the residence
of Sita in the palace of Ravana. Thereupon removing the grief of my
relatives stricken with sorrow and resorting to my own prowess, I jumped
over a hundred _yojanas_ and beheld her placed in the forest of Asoka,
wearing a red cloth, pale, deprived of all joy and observing strict
penances. And then nearing her and beholding her of a perfectly
blameless person I bestowed upon her an ensign a ring with Rama's name
engraven on it. And obtaining a jewel as an ensign, I, with my object
accomplished, returned. And having returned I presented Rama of
unwearied actions with that ensign of a brilliant gem. And hearing (of
the news of Vaidehi) Rama regained his life like one on the verge of
death regaining his being after drinking nectar. And exciting (his
soldiers) for making preparations like unto Fire about to destroy all
people he made up his mind for the devastation of Lanka. Thereupon
arriving at the banks of the ocean he had a bridge constructed by Nala
by which the army of monkey-heroes crossed (the deep). Nala destroyed
Prahasta, Raghava slew Kumbhakarna, Lakshmana killed the son of Ravana
and Rama himself slew Ravana. He was then met by Sakra, Yama, Varuna,
Siva, Brahma and Dacaratha. And that graceful descendant of Kakutstha,
the slayer of foes, obtained the boon from them as well as from the
saints assembled there--(celestial and otherwise). Having obtained the
boon he, delighted, met the monkeys and in the car _Pushpaka_ reached
Kishkindha. Again reaching the Ganges he is living with the ascetic; it
becometh thee to behold him to-morrow under the auspices of of
Pushya,[495] without any hindrance". Thereupon being delighted with the
sweet accents of Hanuman, Bharata addressed him, with folded hands, with
words affording delight, saying,--"After a long time my desire hath been
fulfilled".
[494] A demon of that name.
[495] The lunar asterism comprising three stars of which one is the
Cancer.
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