Tara and Sugreeva's Resolve to Die with Vali

तम् आशु वेगेन दुरासदेन तु अभिप्लुताम् शोक महार्णवेन | पश्यन् तदा वालि अनुजः तरस्वी भ्रात्रुः वधेन अप्रतिमेन तेपे || ४-२४-१

tam aashu vegena duraasadena tu abhiplutaam shoka mahaarNavena |pashyan tadaa vaali anujaH tarasvii bhraatruH vadhena apratimena tepe || 4-24-1

On seeing Tara who quickly deluged in a speedy and vast ocean of intolerable anguish, then that Vali's mighty brother Sugreeva regretted for the killing of his matchless brother. [4-24-1]

स बाष्प पूर्णेन मुखेन् पश्यन् क्षणेन निर्विण्ण मना मनस्वी | जगाम रामस्य शनैः समीपम् भृत्यैः वृत्तः संपरिदूयमानः || ४-२४-२

sa baaShpa puurNena mukhen pashyan kshaNena nir.hviNNa manaa manasvii |jagaama raamasya shanaiH samiipam bhR^ityaiH vR^ittaH saMpariduuyamaanaH || 4-24-2

While that kind hearted Sugreeva observed Tara for a moment he is despaired at heart, tears filled his face, and lamenting very much he slowly paced to the near of Rama, surrounded by his attendants. [4-24-2]

स तम् समासाद्य गृहीत चापम् उदात्तम् आशी विष तुल्य बाणम् | यशश्विनम् लक्षण लक्षित अंगम् अवस्थितम् राघवम् इति उवाच || ४-२४-३

sa tam samaasaadya gR^ihiita caapam udaattam aashii viSha tulya baaNam |yashashvinam lakshaNa lakshita a.ngam avasthitam raaghavam iti uvaaca || 4-24-3

On approaching him who is majestic, who is still handling his bow and snake-like arrow, a distinguished person with all of his limbs adorned with great attributes that an emperor should have by birth, to such a Raghava who is standing nearby, Sugreeva spoke this way. [4-24-3]

यथा प्रतिज्ञातम् इदम् नरेन्द्र कृतम् त्वया दृउष्ट फलम् च कर्म | मम अद्य भोगेषु नरेन्द्र सूनो मनो निवृत्तम् हत जिवितेन || ४-२४-४

yathaa pratij~naatam idam narendra kR^itam tvayaa dR^iuShTa phalam ca karma |mama adya bhogeShu narendra suuno mano nivR^ittam hata jivitena || 4-24-4

"As promised, oh, best king, you have accomplished this deed with its eventual fruition of getting back the kingdom and my wife, but now, oh, prince, my heart is backsliding from extravagances of kingdom and kingship, as my life itself is rendered despicable, for I got my brother killed. [4-24-4]

अस्याम् महिष्याम् तु भृशम् रुदत्याम् पुरे अति विक्रोशति दुःख तप्ते | हते नृपे संशयिते अंगदे च न राम राज्ये रमते मनो मे || ४-२४-५

asyaam mahiShyaam tu bhR^isham rudatyaam pure ati vikroshati duHkha tapte |hate nR^ipe saMshayite a.ngade ca na raama raajye ramate mano me || 4-24-5

"When the king is killed, this empress is wailing bitterly, much wailing is there in city scorched in sadness, and Angada too is in a doubtful state of sustaining his lives in the fond of his father, as such oh, Rama, my heart is not taking delight in kingdom. [4-24-5]

क्रोधाद् अमर्षाद् अतिविप्रधर्षाद् भ्रातुर् वधो मे अनुमतः पुरस्तात् | हते तु इदानीम् हरि यूधपे अस्मिन् सुतीक्ष्णम् इक्ष्वाकु वर प्रतप्स्ये || ४-२४-६

krodhaad amarShaad ativipradharShaad bhraatur vadho me anumataH purastaat |hate tu idaaniim hari yuudhape asmin sutiikshNam ikshvaaku vara pratapsye || 4-24-6

"In the first instance I have agreed for the elimination of my brother owing to my anger, intolerance and as I was subjected to too much ignominy, but now, oh, best one from Ikshvaku-s, when the chief of monkeys Vali is put to death, I am painfully remorseful. [4-24-6]

श्रेयो अद्य मन्ये मम शैल मुख्ये तस्मिन् हि वासः चिरम् ऋष्यमूके | यथा तथा वर्तयतः स्व वृत्या न इमम् निहत्य त्रिदिवसय लाभः || ४-२४-७

shreyo adya manye mama shaila mukhye tasmin hi vaasaH ciram R^iShyamuuke |yathaa tathaa vartayataH sva vR^ityaa na imam nihatya tridivasaya laabhaH || 4-24-7

"I think it would be better for me to live on that best mountain Rishyamuka for ever in an as is where is condition, somehow spending life befitting to a monkey, and achieving even heaven on killing my brother is of no good. [4-24-7]

न त्वा जिघांसामि चर इति यत् माम् अयम् महात्मा मतिमान् उवाच | तस्य एवे तत् राम वचो अनुरूपम् इदम् वचः कर्म च मे अनुरूपम् || ४-२४-८

na tvaa jighaaMsaami cara iti yat maam ayam mahaatmaa matimaan uvaaca |tasya eve tat raama vaco anuruupam idam vacaH karma ca me anuruupam || 4-24-8

"The words which he used to speak to me saying, 'I do not wish to kill you, begone...' are befitting to that great-souled and rational vanara, and my words in asking you to him to kill him, and my deeds in getting him killed are befitting to me, as an irrational vanara. [4-24-8]

भ्राता कथम् नाम महा गुणस्य भ्रातुर् वधम् राम विरोचयेत | राजस्य दुःखस्य च वीर सारम् विचिन्तयन् काम पुरस्कृतो अपि || ४-२४-९

bhraataa katham naama mahaa guNasya bhraatur vadham raama virocayeta |raajasya duHkhasya ca viira saaram vicintayan kaama puraskR^ito api || 4-24-9

"Indeed, oh, brave Rama, whether killing one's own brother will be self-torturous? Or, taking pleasure in kingdom on killing that brother will be more? Or, the distress ensuing that killing will be the most? Without truly discriminating these cruces, even if one has one's own own avarice in prospect, who is he that is going to take pleasure in killing his own highly honoured brother? Excepting me! [4-24-9]

वधो हि मे मतो न असीत् स्व महात्म्या अव्यतिक्रमात् | मम आसीत् बुद्धिः दुरात्म्यात् प्राण हारी व्यतिक्रमः || ४-२४-१०

vadho hi me mato na asiit sva mahaatmyaa avyatikramaat |mama aasiit buddhiH duraatmyaat praaNa haarii vyatikramaH || 4-24-10

"Killing me is not in the intent of Vali violating his probity, but my intent has become evilly life taking, violating my own probity. [4-24-10]

द्रुम शाका अवभग्नो अहम् मुहुर्तम् परिनिष्टनन् | स्वान्तयित्वा अनेन उक्तः न पुनः कर्तुम् अर्हसि || ४-२४-११

druma shaakaa avabhagno aham muhurtam pariniShTanan |svaantayitvaa anena uk{}taH na punaH kartum arhasi || 4-24-11

"I was whining for a time when Vali thrashed me with a tree branch, as if with a schoolmaster's cane, but later on comforting me he said this to me, 'do not do this again, this daring me to fight you back.' [4-24-11]

भ्रातृत्वम् आर्य भावः च धर्मः च अनेन रक्षितः | मया क्रोधः च कामः च कपित्वम् च प्रदर्शितम् || ४-२४-१२

bhraatR^itvam aarya bhaavaH ca dharmaH ca anena rakshitaH |mayaa krodhaH ca kaamaH ca kapitvam ca pradarshitam || 4-24-12

"Fraternity, dignity and also probity are conserved by him, while I exhibited furiousness, enviousness and also naughtiness of a monkey. [4-24-12]

अचिंतनीयम् परिवर्जनीयम् अनीप्सनीयम् न अन्वेक्षणीयम् | प्राप्तो अस्मि पाप्मानम् वयस्य भ्रातुः वध त्वाष्ट्र वधात् इव इन्द्रः || ४-२४-१३

aci.ntaniiyam parivarjaniiyamaniipsaniiyam na anvekshaNiiyam |praapto asmi paapmaanam vayasya bhraatuH vadha tvaaShTra vadhaat iva indraH || 4-24-13

"As Indra acquired sin on killing Vishvarupa, the son of Tvastha, I too derived a sin by killing my brother, which sin is absolutely unimaginable for quantification, totally undesirable at any given time, wholly discardable by sagacious souls, and a disgustingly horrible spectre of brotherly hate. [4-24-13]

पाप्मानम् इन्द्रस्य मही जलम् च वृक्षाः च कामम् जगृहुः स्त्रियः च | को नाम पाप्मानम् इमम् सहेत शाखा मृगस्य प्रतिपत्तुम् इच्छेत् || ४-२४-१४

paapmaanam indrasya mahii jalam ca vR^ikshaaH ca kaamam jagR^ihuH striyaH ca |ko naama paapmaanam imam saheta shaakhaa mR^igasya pratipattum icchhet || 4-24-14

"Earth, waters, trees and women took the burden of Indra's sins, but who in name will bear the burden of this sin of mine, that too the sin of a monkey, who wishes to share? [4-24-14]

ना अर्हामि सन्मानम् इमम् प्रजानाम् न यौव राज्यम् कुत एव राज्यम् | अधर्म युक्तम् कुल नाश युक्तम् एवम् विधम् राघव कर्म कृत्वा || ४-२४-१५

naa arhaami sanmaanam imam prajaanaam na yauva raajyam kuta eva raajyam |adharma yuk{}tam kula naasha yuk{}tam evam vidham raaghava karma kR^itvaa || 4-24-15

"On undertaking this sort of deed that includes unjust and involves ruination of one's own race, I am unsuited for this sort of accolade from the subjects of this kingdom, and when I am ineligible to be the price regent of this kingdom, wherefore to become its regent? [4-24-15]

पापस्य कर्ता अस्मि विगर्हितस्य क्षुद्रस्य लोक अपकृतस्य लोके | शोको महान् मम अभिवर्तते अयम् वृष्टेः यथा निम्नम् इव अम्बु वेगः || ४-२४-१६

paapasya kartaa asmi vigarhitasyakshudrasya loka apakR^itasya loke |shoko mahaan mama abhivartate ayamvR^iShTeH yathaa nimnam iva ambu vegaH || 4-24-16

"In this world, I am a committer of a felony which is debased, highly damnable and pernicious to the world itself, whereupon this irresistible misery is rushing in on me, as with the rush of speeding rainy-waters towards a declivity. [4-24-16]

सोदर्य अघाता अपर गात्र वालः संताप हस्त अक्षि शिरो विषाणः | एनोमयो माम् अभिहन्ति हस्ती दृप्तो नदी कूलम् इव प्रवृद्धः || ४-२४- १७

sodarya aghaataa apara gaatra vaalaH saMtaapa hasta akshi shiro viShaaNaH |enomayo maam abhihanti hastii dR^ipto nadii kuulam iva pravR^iddhaH || 4-24- 17

"The sin of mine in killing my brother assumed a form of an elephant, where my sinister motives of killing my own brother have assumed that elephant's hind and tail, and my causing agony to my own brother has become that elephant's head, eyes, trunk, and tusks, with them that berserk and monstrous elephant called sin, is goring me as it would gore a riverbed. [4-24- 17]

अंहो बतेदम् नृ वर अविषह्य निवर्तते मे हृदि साधु वृत्तम् | अग्नौ विवर्णम् परितप्य मानम् किट्टम् यथा राघव जात रूपम् || ४-२४-१८

aMho batedam nR^i vara aviShahya nivartate me hR^idi saadhu vR^ittam |agnau vivarNam paritapya maanam kiTTam yathaa raaghava jaata ruupam || 4-24-18

"How difficult is this insufferable sacrilege of mine, oh, best king, owing to which my good breeding is shed from my heart, as with the gold, which if alloyed will be intolerant of that filth, but oh, Raghava, even the gold sheds itself from scum when melted, and though I melt in grief this scum of sacrilege is unshed. [4-24-18]

महा बलानाम् हरि यूथपानाम् इदम् कुलम् राघव मन् निमित्तम् | अस्य अंगदस्य अपि च शोक तापात् अर्थ स्थित प्राणम् इतीव मन्ये || ४-२४-१९

mahaa balaanaam hari yuuthapaanaam idam kulam raaghava man nimittam |asya a.ngadasya api ca shoka taapaat artha sthita praaNam itiiva manye || 4-24-19

"I think this body of great-might monkey commanders is withstanding its lives in a halfway, oh, Raghava, just because of me and this Angada who is searing in anguish, for it is half-dead with the death of Vali. [4-24-19]

सुतः सुलभः सुजनः सुवश्यः कुतः तु पुत्रः सदृशः अंगदेन | न च अपि विद्येत स वीर देशो यस्मिन् भवेत् सोदर संनिकर्षः || ४-२४-२०

sutaH sulabhaH sujanaH suvashyaH kutaH tu putraH sadR^ishaH a.ngadena |na ca api vidyeta sa viira desho yasmin bhavet sodara sa.nnikarShaH || 4-24-20

It is somehow easy to get a son who is an easygoing, easy to deal with like Angada in this world, but, oh, valiant Rama, where is the world wherein I can get Vali-like brother and wherein can be in his vicinity? [4-24-20]

अद्य अंगदो वीर वरो न जीवेत् जीवेत माता परि पालनार्थम् | विना तु पुत्रम् परिताप दीना सा नैव जीवेत् इत् निश्चितम् मे || ४-२४-२१

Or

"This best of brave ones, Angada, will not live reft of his father, but his mother Tara has to live to foster her son Angada, but if Angada dies with his heartbroken for his farther, then without her son her misery will become miserable, and then she too may not live... this is my resolve. [4-24-21]

सो अहम् प्रवेक्ष्यामि अति दीप्तम् अग्निम् भ्रत्रा च पुत्रेण च सख्यम् इच्छन् | इमे विचेष्यन्ति हरि प्रवीराः सीताम् निदेशे परिवर्तमानाः || ४-२४-२२

adya a.ngado viira varo na jiivet jiiveta maataa pari paalanaartham |vinaa tu putram paritaapa diinaa saa naiva jiivet it nishcitam me || 4-24-21

"Such as I am, I wish to enter a highly blazing fire seeking amity with my departed brother and as well with son Angada, and these best valiant monkeys will search for Seetha duly conducting themselves under your control. [4-24-22]

कृत्स्नम् तु ते सेत्स्यति कार्यम् एतत् मयि अपि अतीते मनुजेन्द्र पुत्र | कुलस्य हन्तारम् अजीवन अर्हम् राम अनुजानीहि कृत अगसम् माम् || ४-२४-२३

so aham pravekshyaami ati diiptam agnimbhratraa ca putreNa ca sakhyam icchhan |ime viceShyanti hari praviiraaHsiitaam nideshe parivartamaanaaH || 4-24-22

"Oh, prince, even if I am dead your mission will be achieved in its entirety, and oh, Rama, having perpetrated infraction I have become an eliminator of the propriety of our race, hence I have become an unworthy one to live, and hence permit me to commit myself to fire..." Thus Sugreeva said to Rama. [4-24-23]

इति एवम् आर्तस्य रघु प्रवीरः श्रुत्वा वचो वालि जघन्य जस्य | संजात बाष्प पर वीर हन्ता रामो मुहूर्तम् विमना बभूव || ४-२४-२४

kR^itsnam tu te setsyati kaaryam etat mayi api atiite manujendra putra |kulasya hantaaram ajiivana arham raama anujaaniihi kR^ita agasam maam || 4-24-23

On hearing the anguished words of the younger brother of Vali, namely Sugreeva, the eyes of Rama, the best valiant one from Raghu's dynasty and the eliminator of valiant enemies, are moistened and he became perturbed for a moment. [4-24-24]

तस्मिन् क्षणे अभीक्ष्णम् अवेक्षमाणः क्षिति क्षमावान् भुवनस्य गोप्ता | रामो रुदन्तीम् व्यसने निमग्नाम् समुत्सुकः सः अथ ददर्श ताराम् || ४-२४-२५

iti evam aartasya raghu praviiraH shrutvaa vaco vaali jaghanya jasya |saMjaata baaShpa para viira hantaa raamo muhuurtam vimanaa babhuuva || 4-24-24

At that moment, Rama whose perseverance is like that of the earth and who is the protector of earth has seen Tara, who is wailing and repeatedly looking around as she is deluged in desperation, and then with all his concernedness Rama paced towards her. [4-24-25]

ताम् चारु नेत्राम् कपि सिंह नाथाम् पतिम् समाश्लिष्य तद शयानाम् | उत्थापयामासुः अदीन सत्त्वाम् मंत्रि प्रधानाः कपि राज पत्नीम् || ४-२४-२६

tasmin kshaNe abhiikshNam avekshamaaNaH kshiti kshamaavaan bhuvanasya goptaa |raamo rudantiim vyasane nimagnaam samutsukaH saH atha dadarsha taaraam || 4-24-25

The prominent monkey ministers then started to raise her up, whose eyes are pleasant and intellect unfailing, and who had the lion among monkeys as her husband, but now collapsed on ground hugging her departed husband. [4-24-26]

सा विस्फुरंती परिरभ्यमाणा भर्तुः समीपात् अपनीयमाना | ददर्श रामम् शर चाप पाणिम् स्व तेजसा सूर्यम् इव ज्वलंतम् || ४-२४-२७

taam caaru netraam kapi siMha naathaam patim samaashliShya tada shayaanaam |utthaapayaamaasuH adiina sattvaam ma.ntri pradhaanaaH kapi raaja patniim || 4-24-26

She who is hugging her husband wriggled highly when she is disengaged from him, and at a particular stage she saw Rama with his bow and arrow in his hands and who is resplendent like sun, by his own resplendence. [4-24-27]

सु संवृत्तम् पार्थिव लक्षणैः च तम् चारु नेत्रम् मृगशाव नेत्रा | अदृष्ट पूर्वम् पुरुष प्रधानम् अयम् स काकुत्स्थ इति प्रजज्ञे || ४-२४-२८

saa visphura.ntii parirabhyamaaNaa bhartuH samiipaat apaniiyamaanaa |dadarsha raamam shara caapa paaNim sva tejasaa suuryam iva jvala.ntam || 4-24-27

On seeing at him whose eyes are graceful, one endowed with all kingly attributes, who looked best among men, and who is unseen so far, that fawn-eyed Tara realized him alone as that Rama. [4-24-28]

तस्य इन्द्र कल्पस्य दुरासदस्य महानुभावस्य समीपम् आर्या | आर्त अति तूर्णम् व्यसनम् प्रपन्ना जगाम तारा परिविह्वलन्ती || ४-२४-२९

su saMvR^ittam paarthiva lakshaNaiH ca tam caaru netram mR^igashaava netraa |adR^iShTa puurvam puruSha pradhaanam ayam sa kaakutstha iti prajaj~ne || 4-24-28

She on whom misfortune has chanced and who is anguished, that noble lady Tara went very quickly with highly squirming movements to the near of the highly exalted soul Rama, who matches Indra in his valour and an unreachable one for his enemies. [4-24-29]

तम् सा समासाद्य विशुद्ध सत्त्वम् शोकेन संभ्रांत शरीर भावा | मनस्विनी वाक्यम् उवाच तारा रामम् रण उत्कर्षण लब्ध लक्ष्यम् || ४-२४-३०

tasya indra kalpasya duraasadasya mahaanubhaavasya samiipam aaryaa |aarta ati tuurNam vyasanam prapannaa jagaama taaraa parivihvalantii || 4-24-29

The body language of Tara which is so far disconcerted by the grief felt for Rama's perfect hitting, felling and achieving his object in war, namely Vali, is now disoriented to anger on seeing the very same Rama, as she is a self-respectful lady. But on arriving at the near of that very pure being Rama, that ireful body language of hers again reoriented itself to a sort of serenity, and then she spoke this to him. [4-24-30]

त्वम् अप्रमेयः च दुरासदः च जितेन्द्रियः च उत्तम धर्मकः च | अक्षीण कीर्तिः च विचक्षणः च क्षिति क्षमवान् क्षतजोपमा अक्षः || ४-२४-३१

tam saa samaasaadya vishuddha sattvam shokena saMbhraa.nta shariira bhaavaa |manasvinii vaakyam uvaaca taaraa raamam raNa utkarShaNa labdha lakshyam || 4-24-30

"You with your proportionate physic are a mighty one handling bows and arrows, but your bodily magnificence is more than that of magnificent humanly body.

त्वम् आत्त बाणासन बाण पाणिः महाबलः संहनन उपपन्नः | मनुष्य देहाभुदयम् विहाय दिव्येन देहाभ्युदयेन युक्तः || ४-२४-३२

tvam aprameyaH ca duraasadaH ca jitendriyaH ca uttama dharmakaH ca |akshiiNa kiirtiH ca vicakshaNaH ca kshiti kshamavaan kshatajopamaa akshaH || 4-24-31

"You with your proportionate physic are a mighty one handling bows and arrows, but your bodily magnificence is more than that of magnificent humanly body. [4-24-32

एन एव बाणेन हतः प्रियो मे तेन एव बाणेन हि माम् जहि हि | हता गमिष्यामि समीपम् अस्य न माम् विना वीर रमेत वाली || ४-२४-३३

na enam uurthvam na tirya~ncam na madhya parijagrabhat |na tasya pratimaa asti yasya naama mahad yashaH ||

"Oh, brave one, kill me too with the same arrow with which you have killed my dear husband, and on getting killed at your hand I wish to reach his near, as Vali takes no delight without me. [4-24-33]

स्वर्गे अपि पद्म अमल पत्र नेत्र समेत्य संप्रेक्ष्य च माम् अपश्यन् | न हि एष उच्चावच ताम्र चूडा विचित्र वेषाः अप्सरो अभजिष्यत् || ४-२४-३४

tvam aatta baaNaasana baaNa paaNiH mahaabalaH saMhanana upapannaH |manuShya dehaabhudayam vihaaya divyena dehaabhyudayena yuk{}taH || 4-24-32

"Though Vali with eyes like unblemished lotus petals reaches heaven he looks around for me, and not finding me there, he does not have a romance with celestial apsara-s though they will be in amazing costumes and wear red-coloured towering tiaras. [4-24-34]

स्वर्गे अपि शोकम् विवर्णताम् च मया विना प्राप्स्यति वीर वाली | रम्ये नगेन्द्रस्य तटा अवकाशे विदेह कन्या अरहितो यथा त्वम् || ४-२४-३५

ena eva baaNena hataH priyo me tena eva baaNena hi maam jahi hi |hataa gamiShyaami samiipam asya na maam vinaa viira rameta vaalii || 4-24-33

"Even though Vali is in heaven he will derive despair and despondency without me, like you, who are despondent and despaired on the pleasant stretches of mountainsides of that best mountain Rishyamuka, as you are without Seetha. [4-24-35]

त्वम् वेत्थ तावत् वनिता विहीनः प्राप्नोति दुःखम् पुरुषः कुमारः | तत् त्वम् प्रजानन् जहि माम् न वाली दुःखम् मम अदर्शनजम् भजेत || ४-२४-३६

svarge api padma amala patra netra sametya saMprekshya ca maam apashyan |na hi eSha uccaavaca taamra cuuDaa vicitra veShaaH apsaro abhajiShyat || 4-24-34

"How a virile person derives discomfort without his woman, that much you know, isn't it! Because you are aware of it, you kill me; let not Vali get any discomfort when he does not find me. [4-24-36]

यत् च अपि मन्येत भवान् महात्मा स्त्री घात दोषः तु भवेन् न मह्यम् | आत्मा इयम् अस्य इति हि माम् जहि त्वम् न स्त्री वधः स्यात् मनुजेन्द्र पुत्र || ४-२४-३७

svarge api shokam vivarNataam ca mayaa vinaa praapsyati viira vaalii |ramye nagendrasya taTaa avakaashe videha kanyaa arahito yathaa tvam || 4-24-35

"Oh, prince, as a high souled one even if you think that, "sin of killing a female will not befall on me?" But deem me as his soul, as scriptures say that the wife is the soul of husband, and hence kill me, then there will not be any blemish of woman killing. [4-24-37]

शास्त्र प्रयोगात् विविधाः च वेदात् अनन्य रूपाः पुरुषस्य दाराः | दार प्रदानात् न हि दानम् अन्यत् प्रदृश्यते ज्ञानवताम् हि लोके || ४-२४-३८

tvam vettha taavat vanitaa vihiinaHpraapnoti duHkham puruShaH kumaaraH |tat tvam prajaanan jahi maam na vaaliiduHkham mama adarshanajam bhajeta || 4-24-36

"In the course of implementing scriptural rituals, and even as contained in various Vedic sayings, wife is not a separate entity than her husband, and no better endowment than endowing a wife to an eligible bridegroom by bride's father is countenanced by the wise men in the world, isn't it. [4-24-38]

त्वम् च अपि माम् तस्य मम प्रियस्य प्रदास्यसे धर्मम् अवेक्ष्य वीर | अनेन दानेन न लप्स्यसे त्वम् अधर्म योगम् मम वीर घातात् || ४-२४-३९

yat ca api manyeta bhavaan mahaatmaastrii ghaata doShaH tu bhaven na mahyam |aatmaa iyam asya iti hi maam jahi tvamna strii vadhaH syaat manujendra putra || 4-24-37

"Even you, oh, valiant one, on examining good and bad bestow me to my dear husband, and by that way, oh, brave one, by such an endowment of a wife to her husband, by way of killing and sending her to her husband, you too will not get any touch of sin. [4-24-39]

आर्ताम् अनाथाम् अपनीयमानाम् एवम् गताम् न अर्हसि माम् अहन्तुम् | अहम् हि मातंग विलास गामिना प्लवंगमानाम् ऋषभेण धीमता | विना वरार्होत्तम हेम मालिना चिरम् न शक्ष्यामि नरेन्द्र जीवितुम् || ४-२४-४०

shaastra prayogaat vividhaaH ca vedaat ananya ruupaaH puruShasya daaraaH |daara pradaanaat na hi daanam anyat pradR^ishyate j~naanavataam hi loke || 4-24-38

"Anguished and unprotected, such as I am, oh, king, I am being distracted from my departed husband by these Vanara misters, and it is unapt of you to not to kill me, as I am incapable to live without him, whose sprightly gait is like that of an elephant, a best one among fly-jumping Vanara-s, a courageous one, and who wears a precious and exquisite golden pendant..." Thus Tara pleaded with Rama for a mercy-death. [4-24-40]

इति एवम् उक्तः तु विभुः महात्मा ताराम् समाश्वास्य हितम् बभाषे | मा वीर भार्ये विमतिम् कुरुष्व लोको हि सर्वो विहितो विधात्रा || ४-२४-४१

tvam ca api maam tasya mama priyasya pradaasyase dharmam avekshya viira |anena daanena na lapsyase tvam adharma yogam mama viira ghaataat || 4-24-39

Thus that way when Tara spoke to that lord and great-souled Rama, Rama consoling Tara well, spoke this word of expediency, "oh, wife of valiant one, let not your mind go raving, the Creator decreed all the world to be in this way, isn't so! [4-24-41]

तम् चैव सर्वम् सुख दुःख योगम् लोको अब्रवीत् तेन कृतम् विधात्रा | त्रयो अपि लोका विहितम् विधानम् न अति क्रमन्ते वशगा हि तस्य || ४-२४-४२

aartaam anaathaam apaniiyamaanaam evam gataam na arhasi maam ahantum |aham hi maata.nga vilaasa gaaminaa plava.ngamaanaam R^iShabheNa dhiimataa |vinaa varaarhottama hema maalinaa ciram na shakshyaami narendra jiivitum || 4-24-40

"And the same Creator has ordained mirth and misery , and even their association, so say sagely people. And even the triad of worlds is indeed under his control, and that triad too, cannot transgress the foreordained predestination. [4-24-42]

प्रीतिम् पराम् प्राप्स्यसि ताम् तथा एव पुत्रः च ते प्रप्स्यति यौव राज्यम् | धात्र विधानम् विहितम् तथा एव न शूर पत्न्यः परिदेवयन्ति || ४-२४-४३

iti evam uk{}taH tu vibhuH mahaatmaa taaraam samaashvaasya hitam babhaaShe |maa viira bhaarye vimatim kuruShva loko hi sarvo vihito vidhaatraa || 4-24-41

"You will get paramount appeasement as before, and your son will become the crown prince, God has ordained destiny only in that way. Wives of the valiant ones will not mourn emotionally." Thus Rama consoled Tara. [4-24-43]

आश्वासिता तेन महत्मना तु प्रभाव युक्तेन परंतपेन | सा वीर पत्नी ध्वनता मुखेन सुवेष रूपा विरराम् तारा || ४-२४-४४

tam caiva sarvam sukha duHkha yogam loko abraviit tena kR^itam vidhaatraa |trayo api lokaa vihitam vidhaanam na ati kramante vashagaa hi tasya || 4-24-42

Thus consoled by that persuasive, noble-souled and enemy-burner Rama, that brave one's wife whose aspect is fair and whose attire is proper, she paused her plaint, but with a puling expression. [4-24-44]