Book V. Canto Xxvii. Trijat'a's Dream : CANTO XXVII.: TRIJAT'S DREAM. Their threats unfeared, their counsel spurned, The demons' breasts with fury burned. Some sought the giant king to bear The tale of Sita's fixt despair. With threats and taunts renewed the rest Around the weeping lady pressed. But Trijat, of softer mould, A Rksh...
Book Iv. Canto Xliv. The Ring : CANTO XLIV.: THE RING. But special counselling he gave To Hanumnwise and brave: p. 379 To him on whom his soul relied, With friendly words the monarch cried: 'O best of Vnarsght can stay By land or sea thy rapid way, Who through the air thy flight canst bend, And to the Immortals' home ascend. All...
Book Vi. Canto Liii. Vajradanshtra's Sally : CANTO LIII.: VAJRADANSHTRA'S SALLY. When Rvan in his palace heard The mournful news, his wrath was stirred; And, gasping like a furious snake, To Vajradanshtra thus he spake: 'Go forth, my fiercest captain, lead The bravest of the giants' breed. Go forth, the sons of Raghu slay And by their side...
Book I. Canto Lxxi. Janak's Pedigree : CANTO LXXI.: JANAK'S PEDIGREE. Then to the saint supremely wise King Janak spoke in suppliant guise: 'Deign, Hermit, with attentive ear, Mv race's origin to hear. When kings a daughter's hand bestow, 'Tis right their line and fame to show. There was a king whose deeds and worth Spread wide his name...
Book I. Canto I. N'arad : CANTO I: NRAD. 4B To sainted Nrad, prince of those Whose lore in words of wisdom flows. Whose constant care and chief delight Were Scripture and ascetic rite, The good Vlmki, first and best p. 2 Of hermit saints, these words addressed: 1 'In all this world, I pray thee, who Is virtuous, heroic...
Book Ii. Canto Xlv. The Tamas'a : CANTO XLV.: THE TAMAS. Their tender love the people drew To follow Rma brave and true, The high-souled hero, as he went Forth from his home to banishment. The king himself his friends obeyed, And turned him homeward as they prayed. But yet the people turned not back, Still close on Rma's chariot...
Book Ii. Canto Civ. The Meeting With The Queens : CANTO CIV.: THE MEETING WITH THE QUEENS. Vas'ishtha with his soul athirst To look again on Rama, first In line the royal widows placed, And then the way behind them traced. The ladies moving, faint and slow, Saw the fair stream before them flow, And by the bank their steps were led Which the two...
Book Iv. Canto I. R'ama's Lament : CANTO I.: RMA'S LAMENT. The princes stood by Pamp's side 2 Which blooming lilies glorified. With troubled heart and sense o'erthrown There Rma made his piteous moan. As the fair flood before him lay The reason of the chief gave way; And tender thoughts within him woke, As to Sumitr's son he spoke:...
Book Iv. Canto Xxix. Hanum'an's Counsel : CANTO XXIX.: HANUMN'S COUNSEL. No flash of lightning lit the sky. No cloudlet marred the blue on high. The Saras 3b missed the welcome rain, The moon's full beams were bright again. Sugrva, lapped in bliss, forgot The claims of faith, or heeded not; And by alluring joys misled The path of falsehood...
Book Iv. Canto Xxii. B'ali Dead : CANTO XXII.: BLI DEAD. There breathing still with slow faint sighs Lay Bli on the ground: his eyes, p. 351 Damp with the tears of death, he raised, On conquering Sugrva gazed, And then in clearest speech expressed The tender feelings of his breast; 'Not to my charge, Sugrva, lay Thine injuries...
Book Iii. Canto Xx. The Giants' Death : CANTO XX.: THE GIANTS' DEATH. Fierce S'rpanakh with her train To Rma's dwelling came again, And to the eager giants showed Where St and the youths abode. Within the leafy cot they spied The hero by his consort's side, And faithful Lakshman ready still To wait upon his brother's will. p. 253 Then...
Book Vi. Canto Iv. The March : CANTO IV.: THE MARCH. He ceased; and spurred by warlike pride The impetuous son of Raghu cried: 'Soon shall mine arm with wrathful joy That city of the foe destroy. Now, chieftain, now collect the host, And onward to the southern coast! The sun in his meridian tower Gives glory to the Vnar power...
Book V. Canto Xii. The Search Renewed : CANTO XII.: THE SEARCH RENEWED. Again the Vnar chief began Each chamber, bower, and hall to scan. In vain: he found not her he sought, And pondered thus in bitter thought: 'Ah me the Maithil queen is slain: She, ever true and free from stain, The fiend's entreaty has denied. And by his cruel h...
Book I. Canto Xliv. The Descent Of Ganga : CANTO XLIV.: THE DESCENT OF GANG. The Lord of life the skies regained: The fervent king a year remained With arms upraised, refusing rest While with one toe the earth he pressed, Still as a post, with sleepless eye, The air his food, his roof the sky. Tho year had past. Then Um's lord, 3b King...
Book Ii. Canto Lv. The Passage Of Yamun'a : CANTO LV.: THE PASSAGE OF YAMUN. The princely tamers of their foes Thus passed the night in calm repose, Then to the hermit having bent With reverence, on their way they went. High favour Rharadvja showed. And blessed them ready for the road. p. 160 With such fond looks as fathers throw On their...
Book Vi. Canto Lxxii. R'avan's Speech : CANTO LXXII.: RVAN'S SPEECH. The giants bent, in rage and grief, Their eyes upon the fallen chief: Then flying wild with fear and pale To Rvan bore the mournful tale. He heard how Atikya died, Then turned him to his lords, and cried: 'Where are they now--my bravest--where, Wise to consult...
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Book Iv. Canto Vii. R'ama Consoled : CANTO VII.: RMA CONSOLED. With longing love and woe oppressed The Vnar chief he thus addressed: And lie, while sobs his utterance broke, Raised up his reverent hands and spoke: 'O Raghu's son, I cannot tell Where now that cruel fiend may dwell, Declare his power and might, or trace The auth...
Book I. Canto Xviii. Rishyas'ring's Departure : CANTO XVIII.: RISHYAS'RING'S DEPARTURE. The monarch called a Brhman near And said, 'Now speed away To Kas'yap's son, 2 the mighty seer, And with all reverence say The holy child he holds so dear, The hermit of the noble mind. Whose equal it were hard to find, Returned, is dwelling here. Go...
Book Ii. Canto Xxiii. Lakshman's Anger : CANTO XXIII.: LAKSHMAN'S ANGER. Thus Rama to his brother said; And Laksbnmn bent his drooping head. In turns by grief and pride impelled, A middle course of thought he held, Then in a frown of anger, bent His brows that chief most excellent, And like a serpent in his hole, Breathed fierce and fast...
Book I. Canto Lix. The Sons Of Vas'ishtha : CANTO LIX.: THE SONS OF VAS'ISHTHA. Then Kus'ik's son, by pity warmed, Spoke sweetly to the king transformed: 'Hail! glory of Ikshvku's line: I know how bright thy virtues shine. Dismiss thy fear, O noblest Chief, For I myself will bring relief. The holiest saints will I invite To celebrate thy...
Book Ii. Canto Lxvii. The Praise Of Kings : CANTO LXVII.: THE PRAISE OF KINGS. That night of sorrow passed away, And rose again the God of Day. Then all the twice-born peers of state Together met for high debate. Jvl, lord of mighty fame. And Gautam, and Ktyyan came, And Mrkandeya's reverend age, And Vmadeva, glorious sage: Sprung...
Book I. Canto Xli. Kapil : CANTO XLI.: KAPIL. The father lent a gracious ear And listened to their tale of fear, And kindly to the Gods replied Whom woe and death had terrified; 'The wisest Vasudeva, 1b who The Immortals' foe, fierce Madhu, slew, Regards broad Earth with love and pride And guards, in Kapil's form, his bride...
Book Ii. Canto Lxix. Bharat's Dream : CANTO LXIX.: BHARAT'S DREAM. The night those messengers of state Had past within the city's gate, In dreams the slumbering Bharat saw A sight that chilled his soul with awe. The dream that dire events foretold Left Bharat's heart with horror cold, p. 177 And with consuming woes distraught, Upon his...
Book Vi. Canto Cxvii. S'it'a's Disgrace : CANTO CXVII.: ST'S DISGRACE. He saw her trembling by his side, And looked upon her face and cried: 'Lady, at length my task is done, And thou, the prize of war, art won, This arm my glory has retrieved, And all that man might do achieved; The insulting foe in battle slain And cleared mine honour...
Book Vi. Canto Xxxvii. Preparations : CANTO XXXVII.: PREPARATIONS. Lords of the legions of the wood, The chieftains with Vibhshan stood, And, strangers in the foeman's land, Their hopes and fears in council scanned: 'See, see where Lank's towers ascend, Which Rvan's power and might defend, Which Gods, Gandharvas, fiends would fail...
Book Ii. Canto Lix. Das'aratha's Lament : CANTO LIX: DAS'ARATHA'S LAMENT. As thus Sumantra, best of peers, Told his sad tale with many tears, The monarch cried, 'I pray thee, tell At length again what there befell.' Sumantra, at the king's behest, Striving with sobs he scarce repressed, His trembling voice at last controlled, And thus his...
Book Vi. Canto Cix. The Battle : CANTO CIX.: THE BATTLE. With wondrous power and might and skill The giant fought with Rma still. Each at his foe his chariot drove, And still for death or victory strove. The warriors' steeds together dashed, And pole with pole rechoing clashed. Then Rma launching dart on dart Made Rvan's coursers...
Book V. Canto Xxi. Sita's Scorn : CANTO XXI.: SITA'S SCORN. She thought upon her lord and sighed, And thus in gentle tones replied: 'Beseems thee not, O King, to woo A matron, to her husband true. Thus vainly one might hope by sin And evil deeds success to win. Shall I, so highly born, disgrace My husband's house, my royal race...
Book Iii. Canto Xxxviii. M'ar'icha's Speech : CANTO XXXVIII.: MRCHA'S SPEECH. "Once in my strength and vigour's pride I roamed this earth from side to side, And towering like a mountain's crest, A thousand Ngas' 1b might possessed. Like some vast sable cloud I showed: My golden armlets flashed and glowed. A crown I wore, an axe I swayed...
Book I. Canto Xvii. Rishyas'ring's Return : CANTO XVII.: RISHYAS'RING'S RETURN. Now when the high-souled monarch's rite, The As'vamedh, was finished quite, Their sacrificial dues obtained, The Gods their heavenly homes regained. The lofty-minded saints withdrew, Each to his place, with honour due, And kings and chieftains, one and all, Who...
Book Ii. Canto Xi. The Queen's Demand : CANTO XI.: THE QUEEN'S DEMAND. To him enthralled by love, and blind, Pierced by his darts who shake the mind, 2 Kaikeyi with remorseless breast Her grand purpose thus expressed: "O King, no insult or neglect Have I endured, or disrespect. One wish I have, and faith would soe That longing granted...
Book Vi. Canto Cx. R'avan's Death : CANTO CX.: RVAN'S DEATH. Then Mtali to Rma cried: 'Let other arms the day decide. Why wilt thou strive with useless toil And see his might thy efforts foil? Launch at the foe thy dart whose fire Was kindled by the Almighty Sire.' He ceased: and Raghu's son obeyed: Upon his string the hero laid...
Book V. Canto Xiv. The As'oka Grove : CANTO XIV.: THE AS'OKA GROVE. He cleared the barrier at a bound; He stood within the pleasant ground, p. 404 And with delighted eyes surveyed The climbing plants and varied shade, He saw unnumbered trees unfold The treasures of their pendent gold, As, searching for the Maithil queen, He strayed...
Book Ii. Canto Xliii. Kaus'aly'a's Lament : CANTO XLIII.: KAUS'ALY'S LAMENT. Kaus'aly saw the monarch lie With drooping frame and failing eye, And for her banished son distressed With these sad words her lord addressed: 'Kaikey, cruel, false, and vile Has cast the venom of her guile On Rma lord of men, and she Will ravage like a snake set...
Book Iii. Canto Lvii. S'it'a Comforted : CANTO LVII.: ST COMFORTED. Soon as the fiend had set her down Within his home in Lank's town Triumph and joy filled Indra's breast, Whom thus the Eternal Sire addressed: 'This deed will free the worlds from woe And cause the giants' overthrow. The fiend has borne to Lank's isle The body of the *...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxxiii. The Journey Begun : CANTO LXXXIII.: THE JOURNEY BEGUN. Then Bharat rose at early morn, And in his noble chariot borne Drove forward at a rapid pace Eager to look on Rma's face. The priests and lords, a fair array, In sun-bright chariots led the way. Behind, a well appointed throng, Nine thousand elephants streamed...
Book Ii. Canto Lx. Kaus'aly'a Consoled : CANTO LX.: KAUS'ALY CONSOLED. As Queen Kaus'aly, trembling much, As blighted by a goblin's touch, Still lying prostrate, half awoke To consciousness,'twas thus she spoke: 'Bear me away, Sumantra, far, Where Rma, St, Lakshman are. Bereft of them I have no power To linger on a single hour. p. 166...
Book Ii. Canto V. R'ama's Fast : CANTO V.: RMA'S FAST. Then Saint Vas'ishtha to the king Came ready at his summoning. 'Now go,' exclaimed the monarch, 'thou Enriched by fervent rite and vow, For Rma and his wife ordain The fast, that joy may bless his reign.' The best of those who Scripture know Said to the king, 'My lord, I go.'...
Book V. Canto Vii. Ravan's Palace : CANTO VII.: RAVAN'S PALACE. He passed within the walls and gazed On gems and gold that round him blazed, And many a latticed window bright With turkis and with lazulite. p. 400 Through porch and ante-rooms he passed Each richer, fairer thau the last; And spacious halls were lances lay. And bows...
Book Ii. Canto Xlviii. The Women's Lament : CANTO XLVIII.: THE WOMEN'S LAMENT. When those who forth with Rma went Back to the town their steps had bent, It seemed that death had touched and chilled Those hearts which piercing sorrow filled. Each to his several mansion came, And girt by children and his dame, From his sad eyes the water shed...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxi. Das'aratha : CANTO CXXI.: DAS'ARATHA. To him Mahes'var thus replied: 'O strong-armed hero, lotus-eyed, Thou, best of those who love the right, Hast nobly fought the wondrous fight. Dispelled by thee the doom that spread Through trembling earth and heaven is fled. The worlds exult in light and bliss, And praise...
Book V. Canto Xxxiii. The Colloquy : CANTO XXXIII.: THE COLLOQUY. Down from the tree Hanumn came And humbly stood before the dame. Then joining reverent palm to palm Addressed her thus with words of balm: 'Why should the tears of sorrow rise, Sweet lady, to those lovely eyes, As when the wind-swept river floods Two half expanded lotus...
Book V. Canto Xv. S'it'a : CANTO XV.: ST. Fair as Kailsa white with snow He saw a palace flash and glow, A crystal pavement gem-inlaid, And coral steps and colonnade, And glittering towers that kissed the skies, Whose dazzling splendour charmed his eyes. There pallid, with neglected dress, Watched close by fiend and giantess...
Book Ii. Canto Cvii. R'ama's Speech : CANTO CVII.: RMA'S SPEECH. Thus, by his friends encompassed round, He spoke, and Rma, far renowned, To his dear brother thus replied, Whom holy rites had purified: 'O thou whom Queen Kaikeyi bare The best of kings, thy words are fair. Our royal father, when of yore He wed her, to her father swore...
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Book Ii. Canto Xix. R'ama's Promise : CANTO XIX.: RMA'S PROMISE. Calm and unmoved by threatened woe The noble conqueror of the foe Answered the cruel words she spoke, Nor quailed beneath the murderous stroke: Yea, for my father's promise sake I to the wood my way will take, And dwell a lonely exile there In hermit dress with matted...
Book I. Canto Lxxvi. Debarred From Heaven : CANTO LXXVI.: DEBARRED FROM HEAVEN. The haughty challenge, undeterred The son of Das'aratha heard, And cried, while reverence for his sire Checked the full torrent of his ire: 'Before this day have I been told The deed that stained thy hands of old. But pity bids my soul forget: Thy father...
Book Ii. Canto Xcvii. Lakshman's Anger : CANTO XCVII.: LAKSHMAN'S ANGER. Thus Rma showed his love the rill Whose waters ran beneath the hill, Then resting on his mountain seat Refreshed her with the choicest meat. So there reposed the happy two: Then Bharat's army nearer drew: Rose to the skies a dusty cloud, The sound of trampling feet...
Book I. Canto Xxix. The Celestial Arms : CANTO XXIX. 2: THE CELESTIAL ARMS. That night they slept and took their rest; And then the mighty saint addressed, With pleasant smile and accents mild These words to Raghu's princely child: 'Well pleased am I. High fate be thine, Thou scion of a royal line. Now will I, for I love thee so, All...
Book Ii. Canto Xxii. Lakshman Calmed : CANTO XXII.: LAKSHMAN CALMED. So Rma kept unshaken still His noble heart with iron will. To his dear brother next he turned, Whose glaring eyes with fury burned, Indignant, panting like a snake, And thus again his counsel spake: 'Thine anger and thy grief restrain, And firm in duty's path rem...
Book Vi. Canto Xvii. Vibh'ishan's Flight : CANTO XVII.: VIBHSHAN'S FLIGHT. Soon as his bitter words were said, To Raghu's sons Vibhshan fled. 1b Their eyes the Vnar leaders raised And on the air-borne Bkhshas gazed, Bright as a thunderbolt, in size Like Meru's peak that cleaves the skies, In gorgeous panoply arrayed Like Indra's self he...
Book I. Canto Lxiii. Menak'a : CANTO LXIII.: MENAK. A thousand years had thus flown by When all the Gods within the sky, Eager that he the fruit might gain Of fervent rite and holy pain, Approached the great ascetic, now Bathed alter toil and ended vow. Then Brahm speaking for the rest With sweetest words the sage addressed:...
Book Vi. Canto Lxiii. Kumbhakabna's Boast : CANTO LXIII.: KUMBHAKABNA'S BOAST. Then Kumbhakarna laughed aloud And cried; 'O Monarch, once so proud, We warned thee, but thou wouldst not hear And now the fruits of sin appear. We warned thee, I, thy nobles, all Who loved thee, in thy council hall. Those sovereigns who with blinded eyes Neglect...
Book Vi. Canto Lii. Dh'umr'aksha's Death : CANTO LII.: DHMRKSHA'S DEATH. The Vnars saw the giant foe Pour from the gate in gallant show, p. 466 Rejoiced with warriors' fierce delight And shouted, longing for the fight. Near came the hosts and nearer yet: Dire was the tumult as they met, As, serried line to line opposed, The Vnars...
Book Ii. Canto Xxxv. Kaikey'i Reproached : CANTO XXXV.: KAIKEY REPROACHED. Wild with the rage he could not calm, Sumantra, grinding palm on palm, His head in quick impatience shook, And sighed with woe he could not brook. He gnashed his teeth, his eyes were red, From his changed face the colour fled. In rage and grief that knew no law...
Book Iii. Canto Ix. Sita's Speech : CANTO IX.: SITA'S SPEECH. Blest by the sage, when Raghu's son His onward journey had begun, Thus in her soft tone St, meek With modest fear, began to speak: 'One little slip the great may lead To shame that follows lawless deed: Such shame, my lord, as still must cling To faults from low desire...
Book V. Canto Xvii. S'it'a's Guard : CANTO XVII.: ST'S GUARD. His pitying eyes with tears bedewed, The weeping queen again he viewed, And saw around the prisoner stand Her demon guard, a fearful band. 1 Some earless, some with ears that hung Low as their feet and loosely swung: Some fierce with single ears and eyes, Some dwarfish...
Book Iii. Canto Lxiv. Rama's Lament : CANTO LXIV.: RAMA'S LAMENT. Reft of his love, the royal chief, Weighed down beneath his whelming grief, Desponding made his brother share His grievous burden of despair. Over his sinking bosom rolled The flood of sorrow uncontrolled. And as he wept and sighed, In mournful accents faint and slow...
Book Iii. Canto Xxvi. D'ushan's Death : CANTO XXVI.: DSHAN'S DEATH. When Dshan saw his giant band Slaughtered by Rma's conquering hand, He called five thousand fiends, and gave His orders. Bravest of the brave, Invincible, of furious might, Ne'er had they turned their backs in flight. They, as their leader bade them seize Spears, swords...
Book V. Canto Xxxv. Hanuman's Speech : CANTO XXXV.: HANUMAN'S SPEECH. With joyous heart she heard him tell Of the great lord she loved so well, And in sweet accents, soft and low, Spoke, half forgetful of her woe: 'How didst thou stand by Rma's side? How came my lord and thou allied? How met the people of the wood With men on terms...
Book Ii. Canto Xc. The Hermitage : CANTO XC.: THE HERMITAGE. The prince of men a league away Saw where the hermit's dwelling lay, Then with his lords his path pursued, And left his warrior multitude. On foot, as duty taught his mind, He left his warlike gear behind: Two robes of linen cloth he wore, And bade Vas'ishtha walk before...
Book Iii. Canto Xiii. Agastya's Counsel : CANTO XIII.: AGASTYA'S COUNSEL. 'O Rma, great delight I feel, Pleased, Lakshman, with thy faithful zeal, That you within these shades I see Vith Sit come to honour me. But wandering through the rough rude wild Has wearied Janak'a gentle child: With labours of the way oppressed The Maithil lady...
Book Ii. Canto Xvii. R'ama's Approach : CANTO XVII.: RMA'S APPROACH. As Rma, rendering blithe and gay His loving friends, pursued his way, He saw on either hand a press Of mingled people numberless. The royal street he traversed, where Incense of aloe filled the air, Where rose high palaces, that vied With paly clouds, on either side;...
Book V. Canto Xxx. Hanum'an's Deliberation : CANTO XXX. 3: HANUMN'S DELIBERATION. The Vnar watched concealed: each word Of St and the fiends he heard, And in a maze of anxious thought His quick-conceiving bosom wrought. 'At length my watchful eyes have seen, Pursued so long, the Maithil queen, Sought by our Vnar hosts in vain From east...
Book Ii. Canto Xcix. Bharat's Approach : CANTO XCIX.: BHARAT'S APPROACH. Soon as the warriors took their rest Obeying Bharat's high behest, Thus Bharat to Satrughna spake: 'A band of soldiers with thee take, And with these hunters o'er and o'er The thickets of the wood explore. With bow, sword, arrows in their hands Let Guba with his...
Book V. Canto Viii. The Enchanted Car : CANTO VIII.: THE ENCHANTED CAR. There gleamed the car with wealth untold Of precious gems and burnished gold; Nor could the Wind-God's son withdraw His rapt gaze from the sight he saw, By Vis'vakarm's 1b self proclaimed The noblest work his hand had framed. Uplifted in the air it glowed Bright...
Book Iii. Canto Lxxiv. Kabandha's Death : CANTO LXXIV.: KABANDHA'S DEATH. When wise Kabandha thus had taught The means to find the dame they sought, And urged them onward in the quest, He thus again the prince addressed: 'This path, O Raghu's son, pursue Where those fair trees which charm the view, Extending westward far away, The glory...
Book Iii. Canto Xxii. Khara's Wrath : CANTO XXII: KHARA'S WRATH. Roused by the taunting words she spoke, The mighty Khara's wrath awoke, And there, while giants girt him round, In these fierce words an utterance found: 'I cannot, peerless one, contain Mine anger at this high disdain, Galling as salt when sprinkled o'er The rawness...
Book I. Canto Lxxii. The Gift Of Kine : CANTO LXXII.: THE GIFT OF KINE. When royal Janak's words were done, Joined with Vas'ishtha Kus'ik's son, The mighty sage began his speech: 'No mind may soar, no thought can reach The glories of Ikshvku's line, Or, great Videha's King, of thine: None in the whole wide world may vie With them in fame...
Book Vi. Canto Xviii. R'ama's Speech : CANTO XVIII.: RMA'S SPEECH. Then Rma's rising doubt was stilled, And friendly thoughts his bosom filled. Thus, deep in Scripture's lore, he spake: 'The suppliant will I ne'er forsake, Nor my protecting aid refuse When one in name of friendship sues. Though faults and folly blot his fame, Pity...
Book I. Canto Li. Vis'v'amitra : CANTO LI.: VIS'VMITRA. Wise Vis'vmitra's tale was done: Then sainted Gautam's eldest son, Great S'atnanda, far-renowned, Whom long austerities had crowned With glory--as the news he heard The down upon his bodv stirred,-- Filled full of wonder at the sight Of Rma, felt supreme delight. When...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxx. The Consecration : CANTO CXXX.: THE CONSECRATION. Then, reverent hand to hand applied, Thus Bharat to his brother cried: 'Thy realm, O King, is now restored, Uninjured to the rightful lord. This feeble arm with toil and pain, The weighty charge could scarce sustain. And the great burthen wellnigh broke The neck...
Book Iii. Canto Lxxvi. Pamp'a : CANTO LXXVI.: PAMP. When S'avar had sought the skies And gained her splendid virtue's prize, Rma with Lakshman stayed to brood O'er the strange scenes their eyes had viewed. His mind upon those saints was bent, For power and might preeminent And he to musing Lakshman spoke The thoughts that in his...
Book Iv. Canto Lxi. Samp'ati's Story : CANTO LXI.: SAMPTI'S STORY. 'Ah me I o'erwhelmed with shame and weak With wounds,' I cried, 'I scarce can speak. My hapless brother once and I Our strength of flight resolved to try. And by our foolish pride impelled Our way through realms of ether held. We vowed before the saints who tread...
Book V. Canto Xix. S'ita's Fear : CANTO XIX.: STA'S FEAR. Then o'er the lady's soul and frame A sudden fear and trembling came, When, glowing in his youthful pride, She saw the monarch by her side. Silent she sat, her eyes depressed, Her soft arms folded o'er her breast, And,--all she could,--her beauties screened From the bold...
Book Ii. Canto Xvi. R'ama Summoned : CANTO XVI.: RMA SUMMONED. So through the crowded inner door Sumantra, skilled in ancient lore, On to the private chambers pressed Which stood apart from all the rest. There youthful warriors, true and bold, Whose ears were ringed with polished gold, All armed with trusty bows and darts, Watched...
Book Ii. Canto Xci. Bharadv'aja's Feast : CANTO XCI.: BHARADVJA'S FEAST. Soon as he saw the prince's mind To rest that day was well inclined, He sought Kaikey's son to please With hospitable courtesies. Then Bharat to the saint replied: 'Our wants are more than satisfied. The gifts which honoured strangers greet, And water for our weary...
Book Iv. Canto Xxxix. The V'anar Host : CANTO XXXIX.: THE VNAR HOST. Then Rma, best of all who guide Their steps by duty, thus replied: 'What marvel if Lord Indra send The kindly rain, O faithful friend? If, thousand-rayed, the God of Day Drive every darksome cloud away? Or, rising high, the Lord of Night Flood the broad heaven with...
Book I. Canto Vi. The King : CANTO VI.: THE KING. There reigned a king of name revered, To country and to town endeared, Great Das'aratha, good and sage. Well read in Scripture's holy page: p. 13 Upon his kingdom's weal intent, Mighty and brave and provident; The pride of old Ikshvku's seed For lofty thought and righteous deed...
Book Ii. Canto Lvi. Chitrakuta : CANTO LVI.: CHITRAKUTA. Then Rma, when the morning rose, Called Lakshman gently from repose: 'Awake, the pleasant voices hear Of forest birds that warble near. Scourge of thy foes, no longer stay; The hour is come to speed away.' The slumbering prince unclosed his eyes When thus his brother bade...
Book I. Canto Iv. The Rhapsodists : CANTO IV.: THE RHAPSODISTS. When to the end the tale was brought, Rose in the sage's mind the thought; Now who throughout this earth will go, And tell it forth that all may know?' As thus he mused with anxious breast, Behold, in hermit's raiment dressed, Kus'a and Lava 1 came to greet Their master...
Book Ii. Canto Cxiii. Bharat's Beturn : CANTO CXIII.: BHARAT'S BETURN. Bearing the sandals on his head Away triumphant Bharat sped, And clomb, S'atrughna by his side, The car wherein he wont to ride. Before the mighty army went The lords for counsel eminent, Vas'ishtha, Vmadeva next, Jvli, pure with prayer and text. p. 223 Then from th...
Book I. Canto Xlii. Sagar's Sacrifice : CANTO XLII.: SAGAR'S SACRIFICE. Then to the prince his grandson, bright With his own fame's unborrowed light, King Sagar thus began to say, Marvelling at his sons' delay: 'Thou art a warrior skilled and bold, Match for the mighty men of old. Now follow on thine uncles' course And track the robber...
Book V. Canto Xliv. Jambum'ali's Death : CANTO XLIV.: JAMBUMLI'S DEATH. Then Jambumli, pride and boast For valour of the Rkshas host, Prahasta's son supremely brave. Obeyed the hest that Rvan gave: Fierce warrior with terrific teeth, With saguine robes and brilliant wreath. A bow like Indra's own 2b, and store p. 419 Of glittering shafts...
Book V. Canto Lvii. Han'um'an's Return : CANTO LVII.: HANMN'S RETURN. Still, like a winged mountain, he Sprang forward through the airy sea, 1 And rushing through the ether drew The clouds to follow as he flew, Through the great host around him spread, Grey, golden, dark, and white, and red. Now in a sable cloud immersed, Now from its...
Book Iv. Canto Xviii. R'ama's Reply : CANTO XVIII.: RMA'S REPLY. He ceased: and Rma's heart was stirred At every keen reproach he heard. There Bli lay, a dim dark sun, His course of light and glory run; Or like the bed of Ocean dried Of his broad floods from side to side, Or helpless, as the dying fire, Hushed his last words...
Book Iii. Canto Xxxiii. S'urpanakh'a's Speech : CANTO XXXIII.: SRPANAKH'S SPEECH. Burning with anger, in the ring Of counsellors who girt their king, To Rvan, ravener of man, With bitter words she thus began: 'Wilt thou absorbed in pleasure, still Pursue unchecked thy selfish will: Nor turn thy heedless eyes to see The coming fate which...
Book Ii. Canto Xciii. Chitrak'uta In Sight : CANTO XCIII.: CHITRAKTA IN SIGHT. As through the woods its way pursued That mignty bannered multitude, Wild elephants in terror fled With all the startled herds they led, And bears and deer were seen on hill, In forest glade, by every rill. Wide as the sea from coast to coast, The high-souled...
Book V. Canto Xi. The Banquet Hall : CANTO XI.: THE BANQUET HALL. But soon the baseless thought was spurned And longing hope again returned: 'No: Rma's wife is none of these, No careless dame that lives at ease. Her widowed heart has ceased to care For dress and sleep and dainty fare. She near a lover ne'er would lie Though Indr...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxiii. The Magic Car : CANTO CXXIII.: THE MAGIC CAR. Then slept the tamer of his foes And spent the night in calm repose. Vibhshan came when morning broke, And hailed the royal chief, and spoke: 'Here wait thee precious oil and scents, And rich attire and ornaments. The brimming urns are newly filled, And women in their...
Book I. Canto Lxi. S'unahs'epha : CANTO LXI: S'UNAHS'EPHA. Then Vis'vmitra, when the Blest Had sought their homes of heavenly rest, Thus, mighty Prince, his counsel laid Before the dwellers of the shade: 'The southern land where now we are Offers this check our rites to bar: 1b To other regions let us speed, And ply our tasks...
Book Iii. Canto Xxxix. M'ar'icha's Speech : CANTO XXXIX.: MRCHA'S SPEECH. 'I told thee of that dreadful day When Rma smote and spared to slay. Now hear me, Rvan, while I tell What in the after time befell. At length, restored to strength and pride, I and two mighty fiends beside Assumed the forms of deer and strayed Through Dandak wood...
Book V. Canto Xlviil. Hanum'an Captured : CANTO XLVIIL: HANUMN CAPTURED. To Indrajit 1b the bold and brave The giant king his mandate gave: 'O trained in warlike science, best In arms of all our mightiest, Whose valour in the conflict shown To Asurs and to Gods is known, The Kinkars whom I sent are slain, And Jambuml and his train;...
Book Vi. Canto Xxv. R'avan's Spies : CANTO XXV. 1: RVAN'S SPIES. When Rma and the host he led Across the sea had safely sped. Thus Rvan, moved by wrath and pride. To S'uka and to Sran cried: 'O counsellors, the Vnar host Has passed the sea from coast to coast, And Das'aratha's son has wrought A wondrous deed surpassing thought...
Book Ii. Canto Vii. Manthar'a's Lament : CANTO VII.: MANTHAR'S LAMENT. It chanced a slave-born handmaid, bred With Queen Kaikey, fancy-fed, Mounted the stair and stood upon The terrace like the moon that shone. Thence Manthar at ease surveyed Ayodhy to her eyes displayed, Where water cooled the royal street, Where heaps of flowers were...
Book V. Canto I. Hanum'an's Leap : CANTO I.: HANUMN'S LEAP. Thus Rvan's foe resolved to trace The captive to her hiding-place Through airy pathways overhead Which heavenly minstrels visited. With straining nerve aud eager brows, Like some strong husband of the cows, In ready might he stood prepared For the bold task his soul h...
Book I. Canto Xiii. The Sacrifice Finished : CANTO XIII.: THE SACRIFICE FINISHED. The circling year had filled its course, And back was brought the wandering horse: Then upon Sarj's northern strand Began the rite the king had planned. With Rishyas'ring the forms to guide, The Brhmans to their task applied, At that great offering of the steed...
Book Vi. Canto Cxix. Glory To Vishnu : CANTO CXIX.: GLORY TO VISHNU. The shrill cry pierced through Rma's ears And his sad eyes o'erflowed with tears, When lo, transported through the sky A glorious band of Gods was nigh. Ancestral shades, 1 by men revered, In venerable state appeared. And he from whom all riches flow, 2 And Yama Lord...
Book Ii. Canto Ci. Bharat Questioned : CANTO CI.: BHARAT QUESTIONED. Then Rama gazed, and scarcely knew Bharat so worn and changed in hue. He raised him, kissed him on the head, Embraced him, and thus kindly said; 'Where was thy father, brother dear, That thou art come to seek me here? Unmeet, if he be living yet, Thy feet with...
Book I. Canto Xxxii. Vis'v'amitra's Sacrifice : CANTO XXXII.: VIS'VMITRA'S SACRIFICE. That conquering pair, of royal race, Skilled to observe due time and place, To Ks'ik's hermit son addressed, In timely words, their meet request: 'When must we, lord, we pray thee tell, Those Rovers of the Night repel? Speak, lest we let the moment fly...
Book Ii. Canto Cxii. The Sandals : CANTO CXII.: THE SANDALS. High wonder mingled with delight Took the great sages at the sight. Thrilling their breasts who came to view The meeting of the peerless two. The saints and sages' holy train Departed to their home again. And high each holy voice was raised, And thus the glorious brothers...
Book Vi. Canto Lxxiv. The Medicinal Herbs : CANTO LXXIV.: THE MEDICINAL HERBS. The shades of falling night concealed The carnage of the battle field, p. 485 Which, hearing each a blazing brand, Hanmn and Vibhshan scanned, Moving with slow and anxious tread Among the dying and the dead. Sad was the scene of slaughter shown Where'er...
Book I. Canto Xi. The Sacrifice Decreed : CANTO XI: THE SACRIFICE DECREED. The Dewy Season 2 came and went; The spring returned again: Then would the king, with mind intent, His sacrifice ordain. p. 20 He came to Rishyas'ring, and bowed To him of look divine, And bade him aid his offering vowed For heirs, to save his line. Nor would...
Book Ii. Canto Lvii. Sumantra's Return : CANTO LVII.: SUMANTRA'S RETURN. When Rma reached the southern bank, King Guha's heart with sorrow sank: He with Sumantra talked, and spent With his deep sorrow, homeward went. Sumantra, as the king decreed, Yoked to the car each noble steed, And to Ayodhy's city sped With his sad heart disquieted...
Book I. Canto Lxx. The Maidens Sought : CANTO LXX.: THE MAIDENS SOUGHT. Then with the morn's returning sun. King Janak, when his rites were done, Skilled all the charms of speech to know, Spoke to wise S'atnanda so: 'My brother, lord of glorious fame, My younger, Kus'adhwaj by name, Whose virtuous life has won renown, Has settled...
Book I. Canto V. Ayodhy'a : CANTO V.: AYODHY 'Ikshvku's sons from days of old Were ever brave and mighty-souled. The land their arms had made their own Was bounded by the sea alone. Their holy works have won them praise, Through countless years, from Manu's days. Their ancient sire was Sagar, he Whose high command dug out...
Book Iv. Canto Xxvii. R'ama On The Hill : CANTO XXVII.: RMA ON THE HILL. But when the solemn rite was o'er, And bold Sugrva reigned once more, The sons of Rhaghu sought the hill, Prasravan of the rushing rill, Where roamed the tiger and the deer, And lions raised their voice of fear; Thick set with trees of every kind, With trailing shrubs...
Book V. Canto Lxvi. R'ama's Speech : CANTO LXVI.: RMA'S SPEECH. There ceased the Vnar: Rma pressed The treasured jewel to his breast, And from his eyes the waters broke As to the Vnar king he spoke: 'As o'er her babe the mother weeps, This flood of tears the jewel steeps. This gem that shone on St's head Was Janak'a gift when we were...
Book Vi. Canto Xlv. Indrajit's Victory : CANTO XLV.: INDRAJIT'S VICTORY. Brave Rma, burning still to know The station of his artful foe, p. 461 Gave to ten chieftains, mid the best Of all the host, his high behest. Swift rose in air the Vnar band: Each region of the sky they scanned: But Rvan's son by magic skill Checked them with arrows...
Book I. Canto Viii. Sumantra's Speech : CANTO VIII.: SUMANTRA'S SPEECH. But splendid, just, and great of mind, The childless king for offspring pined. No son had he his name to grace, Transmitter of his royal race. Long had his anxious bosom wrought, And as he pondered rose the thought: 'A votive steed 'twere good to slay, So might a s...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxvii. The Gathering Of The Ashes : CANTO LXXVII.: THE GATHERING OF THE ASHES. The tenth day passed: the prince again Was free from every legal stain. Ha bade them on the twelfth the great Remaining honour celebrate. Much gold he gave, and gems, and food, To all the Brhman multitude, And goats whose hair was white and fine, And many...
Book Iv. Canto Lxvi. Hanum'an : CANTO LXVI.: HANUMN. The chieftain turned his glances where The legions sat in mute despair; And then to Hanumn, the best Of Vnar lords, these words addressed: 'Why still, and silent, and apart, O hero of the dauntless heart? Thou keepest measured in thy mind The laws that rule the Vnar kind...
Book I. Canto Xxiii. Vas'ishtha's Speech : CANTO XXIII.: VAS'ISHTHA'S SPEECH. While thus the hapless monarch spoke, Paternal love his utterance broke. Then words like these the saint returned. And fury in his bosom burned: 'Didst thou, O King, a promise make, And wishest now thy word to break? A son of Raghu's line should scorn To fail...
Book Ii. Canto Cviii. J'av'ali's Speech : CANTO CVIII.: JVLI'S SPEECH. Thus Rma soothed his brother's grief: Then virtuous Jvli, chief Of twice-born sages, thus replied In words that virtue's law defied: 'Hail, Raghu's princely son, dismiss A thought so weak and vain as this. Canst thou, with lofty heart endowed, Think with the dull...
Book Iv. Canto Viii. R'ama's Promise : CANTO VIII.: RMA'S PROMISE. Doubt from Sugrva's heart had fled, And thus to Raghu's son he said: 'No bliss the Gods of heaven deny. Each views me with a favouring eye. When thou, whom all good gifts attend, Hast sought me and become my friend. Leagued, friend, with thee in bold emprise My arm might...
Book Iii. Canto Lxxii. Kabandha's Tale : CANTO LXXII.: KABANDHA'S TALE. 'Lord of the mighty arm, of yore A shape transcending thought I wore, And through the triple world's extent My fame for might and valour went. p. 313 Scarce might the sun and moon on high, Scarce Sakra, with ray beauty vie. Then for a time this form I took...
Book Iii. Canto Liii. Sit'a's Threats : CANTO LIII.: SIT'S THREATS. Soon as the Maithil lady knew That high through air the giant flew, Distressed with grief and sore afraid Her troubled spirit sank dismayed. Then, as anew the waters welled From those red eyes which sorrow swelled, Fresh in keen words her passion broke, ...
Book Ii. Canto Lxiv. Das'aratha's Death : CANTO LXIV.: DAS'ARATHA'S DEATH. The son of Raghu to his queen Thus far described the unequalled scene, And, as the hermit's death he rued, The mournful story thus renewed: 'The deed my heedless hand had wrought Perplexed me with remorseful thought, And all alone I pondered still How kindly deed...
Book Vi. Canto Xlvi. Indrajit's Triumph : CANTO XLVI.: INDRAJIT'S TRIUMPH. The Vnar chiefs whose piercing eyes Scanned eagerly the earth and skies, Saw the brave brothers wounded sore Transfixed with darts and stained with gore. The monarch of the Vnar race, With wise Vibhshan, reached the place; Angad and Nla came behind, And others...
Book I. Canto Xxxi. The Perfect Hermitage : CANTO XXXI: THE PERFECT HERMITAGE. Thus spoke the prince of boundless might, And thus replied the anchorite: 'Chief of the mighty arm, of yore Lord Vishnu whom the Gods adore, For holy thought and rites austere Of penance made his dwelling here. This ancient wood was called of old Grave...
Book Iii. Canto Lxxi. Kabandha's Speech : CANTO LXXI.: KABANDHA'S SPEECH. Kabandha saw each chieftain stand Imprisoned by his mighty hand, Which like a snare around him pressed And thus the royal pair addressed: 'Why, warriors, are your glances bent On me whom hungry pangs torment? Why stand with wildered senses? Fate Has brought you now...
Book Ii. Canto C. The Meeting : CANTO C.: THE MEETING. 'Then Bharat to Satrughna showed The spot, and eager onward strode, First bidding Saint Vasishtha bring The widowed consorts of the king, As by fraternal love impelled His onward course the hero held, Sumantra followed close behind Satrughra with an anxious mind: Not Bharat's...
Book I. Canto Xii. The Sacrifice Begun : CANTO XII.: THE SACRIFICE BEGUN. Again the spring with genial heat Returning made the year complete. To win him sons, without delay His vow the king resolved to pay: And to Vas'ishtha, saintly man, In modest words this speech began: 'Prepare the rite with all things fit As is ordained in Holy Writ...
Book Ii. Canto Xlvi. The Halt : CANTO XLVI.: THE HALT. When Rma. chief of Raghu's race, Arrived at that delightful place, He looked on St first, and then To Lakshman spake the lord of men: 'Now first the shades of night descend Since to the wilds our steps we bend. Joy to thee, brother! do not grieve For our dear home and all we...
Book Ii. Canto Cii. Bharat's Tidings : CANTO CII.: BHARAT'S TIDINGS. He spoke: and Bharat thus replied; 'If, false to every claim beside, I ne'er in kingly duties fail, What will my royal life avail? Still should the custom be observed, From which our line has never swerved, Which to the younger son ne'er gives The kingdom while...
Book Ii. Canto Iv. R'ama Summoned : CANTO IV.: RMA SUMMONED. The crowd dismissed, to high debate The monarch called his peers of state, And, counsel from their lips obtained, Firm in his will his will explained: 'To-morrow with auspicious ray The moon in Pushya's sign will stay; Be that the time with happy fate Mine eldest s...
Book Vi. Canto Xxvii. The V'anar Chiefs : CANTO XXVII.: THE VNAR CHIEFS. 'Yet more remain, brave chiefs who stake Their noble lives for Rma's sake. See, glorious, golden-coated, one Who glisters like the morning sun, Whom thousands of his race surround, 'Tis Hara for his strength renowned, Next comes a mighty chieftain, he Whose legions...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxxi. The Assembly : CANTO LXXXI.: THE ASSEMBLY. Ere yet the dawn had ushered in The day should see the march begin, Herald and bard who rightly knew Each nice degree of honour due, Their loud auspicious voices raised. And royal Bharat blessed and praised. With sticks of gold the drum they smote, Which thundered out...
Book Iv. Canto Xi. Dundubhi : CANTO XI.: DUNDUBHI. 'I doubt not, Prince, thy peerless might, Armed with these shafts so keen and bright, Like all-destroying fires of fate, The worlds could burn and devastate. But lend thou first thy mind and ear Of Bli's power and might to hear. How bold, how firm, in battle tried, Is Bli's...
Book Iii. Canto Xxi. The Rousing Of Khara : CANTO XXI.: THE ROUSING OF KHARA. Low in the dust he saw her lie, And Khara's wrath grew fierce and high, Aloud he cried to her who came Disgracefully with baffled aim: 'I sent with thee at thy request The bravest of my giants, best Of all who feed upon the slain: Why art thou weeping here ag...
Book Iii. Canto Xxiv. The Host In Sight : CANTO XXIV.: THE HOST IN SIGHT. While Khara urged by valiant rage, Drew near that little hermitage, Those wondrous signs in earth and sky Smote on each prince's watching rye. When Rama saw those signs of woe Fraught with destruction to the foe, With bold impatience scarce repressed His brother...
Book Iii. Canto Xxxii. R'avan Roused : CANTO XXXII.: RVAN ROUSED. But Srpanakh saw the plain Spread with the fourteen thousand slain, Doers of cruel deeds o'erthrown By Rma's mighty arm alone, Add Tris'iras and Dshan dead, And Khara, with the hosts they led. Their death she saw, and mad with pain, Roared like a cloud that brings...
Book Iv. Canto Lviii. Tidings Of Sit'a : CANTO LVIII: TIDINGS OF SIT. The piteous tears his eye bedewed As thus his speech the bird renewed; 'Alas my brother, slain in fight By Rvan's unresisted might! I, old and wingless, weak and worn, O'er his sad fate can only mourn. Fled is my youth: in life's decline My former strength no more is...
Book Vi. Canto Xlvii. Sit'a : CANTO XLVII.: SIT. Still on the ground where Rma slept Their faithful watch the Vnars kept. There Angad stood o'erwhelmed with grief And many a lord and warrior chief; And, ranged in densest mass around, Their tree-armed legions held the ground. Far ranged each Vnar's eager eye, Now swept the l...
Book I. Canto Xxiv. The Spells : CANTO XXIV.: THE SPELLS. Vas'ishtha thus was speaking still: The monarch, of his own free will. Bade with quick seal and joyful cheer Rma and Lakshman hasten near. Mother and sire in loving care Sped their dear son with rite and prayer: Vas'ishtha blessed him ere he went; O'er his loved head...
Book Vi. Canto Xlviii. Sit'a's Lament : CANTO XLVIII.: SIT'S LAMENT. 'False are they all, proved false to-day, The prophets of my fortune, they Who in the tranquil time of old A blessed life for me foretold, Predicting I should never know A childless dame's, a widow's woe, False are they all, their words are vain. For thou, my lord...
Book Ii. Canto Cix. The Praises Of Truth : CANTO CIX.: THE PRAISES OF TRUTH. By sage Jvli thus addressed, Rma of truthful hearts the best, p. 218 With perfect skill and wisdom high Thus to his speech made fit reply: 'Thy words that tempt to bliss are fair. But virtue's garb they falsely wear. For he from duty's path who strays To wander...
Book Vi. Canto Xxxvi. R'avan's Reply : CANTO XXXVI.: RVAN'S REPLY. But Rvan's breast with fury swelled, And thus he spake by Death impelled, While, under brows in anger bent, Fierce glances from his eyes were sent: 'The bitter words which thou, misled By friendly thought, hast fondly said, Which praise the foe and counsel fear, Unheeded...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxxiv. Guha's Anger : CANTO LXXXIV.: GUHA'S ANGER. King Guha saw the host spread o'er The wide expanse of Gang's shore, With waving flag and pennon graced, And to his followers spoke in haste: 'A mighty army meets my eyes, That rivals Ocean's self in size: Where'er I look my very mind No limit to the host can find. Sure...
Book V. Canto Xx. R'avan's Wooing : CANTO XX.: RVAN'S WOOING. With amorous look and soft address The fiend began his suit to press: 'Why wouldst thou, lady lotus-eyed, From my fond glance those beauties hide? Mine eager suit no more repel: But love me, for I love thee well. Dismiss, sweet dame, dismiss thy fear; No giant and no m...
Book Ii. Canto Cxi. Counsel To Bharat : CANTO CXI.: COUNSEL TO BHARAT. Thus said Vas'ishtha, and again. To Rma spake in duteous strain: ' All men the light of life who see With high respect should look on three: High honour ne'er must be denied To father, mother, holy guide. First to their sires their birth they owe, Nursed with maternal...
Book V. Canto Xlv. The Seven Defeated : CANTO XLV.: THE SEVEN DEFEATED. Forth went the seven in brave attire, In glory brilliant as the fire. Impetuous chiefs with massive bows, The quellers of a host of foes: Trained from their youth in martial lore, And masters of the arms they bore: Each emulous and fiercely bold, And banners wrought...
Book I. Canto Lxv. Vis'v'amitra's Triumph : CANTO LXV.: VIS'VMITRA'S TRIUMPH Then from Himlaya's heights of snow, The glorious saint prepared to go, And dwelling in the distant east His penance and his toil increased. A thousand years his lips he held Closed by a vow unparalleled, And other marvels passing thought, Unrivalled in the world...
Book V. Canto L. Prahasta's Questions : CANTO L.: PRAHASTA'S QUESTIONS. Then fierce the giant's fury blazed As on Hanmn's form he gazed, And shaken by each wild surmise He spake aloud with flashing eyes: 'Can this be Nandi 2b standing here, The mighty one whom all revere? Who once on high Kailsa's hill Pronounced the curse that haunts me...
Book I. Canto X. Rishyas'ring Invited : CANTO X.: RISHYAS'RING INVITED. 'Again, O best of kings, give ear: My saving words attentive hear, And listen to the tale of old By that illustrious Brhman told, 'Of famed Ikshvku's line shall spring ('Twas thus he spoke) a pious king, Named Das'aratha, good and great, True to his word...
Book I. Canto Xxviii. The Death Of T'adak'a : CANTO XXVIII.: THE DEATH OF TDAK Thus spoke the saint. Each vigorous word The noble monarch's offspring heard, And, reverent hands together laid, His answer to the hermit made: 'My sire and mother bade me aye Thy word, O mighty Saint, obey So will I, O most glorious, kill This Tdak who joys in ill...
Book I. Canto Xxv. The Hermitage Of Love : CANTO XXV.: THE HERMITAGE OF LOVE. Soon as appeared the morning light Up rose the mighty anchorite, And thus to youthful Rma said, Who lay upon his leafy bed: 'High fate is hers who calls thee son: Arise,'tis break of day; Rise, Chief, and let those rites be done Due at the morning's ray.' 1...
Book Iii. Canto Lxxiii. Kabandha's Counsel : CANTO LXXIII.: KABANDHA'S COUNSEL. The monster ceased: the princely pair Heard great Kabandha's eager prayer. Within a mountain cave they sped, Where kindled fire with care they fed. Then Lakshman in his mighty hands Brought ample store of lighted brands, And to a pile of logs applied The flame...
Book V. Canto Xiii. Despair And Hope : CANTO XIII.: DESPAIR AND HOPE. Then rapid as the lightning's flame From Rvan's halls the Vnar came Each lingering hope was cold and dead, And thus within his heart he said: 'Alas, my fruitless search is done: Long have I toiled for Raghu's son; And yet with all my care have seen No traces...
Book Ii. Canto Xxiv. Kaus'aly'a Calmed : CANTO XXIV.: KAUS'ALY CALMED. But when Kaus'aly saw that he Resolved to keep his sire's decree, While tears and sobs her utterance broke, Her very righteous speech she spoke: 'Can he, a stranger yet to pain, Whose pleasant words all hearts enchain, Son of the king and me the queen, Live...
Book Vi. Canto Xlii. The Sally : CANTO XLII.: THE SALLY. Still was the cry,'The Vnar foes Around the leaguered city close.' King Rvan from the terrace gazed And saw, with eyes where fury blazed, The Vnar host in serried ranks Press to the moat and line the banks, And, first in splendour and in place, The lion lord of Raghu's race...
Book I. Canto Liii. Vis'vamitra's Request : CANTO LIII.: VIS'VMITRA'S REQUEST. Thus charged, O slayer of thy foes, The cow from whom all plenty flows, Obedient to her saintly lord, Viands to suit each taste, outpoured. Honey she gave, and roasted grain, Mead sweet with flowers, and sugar-cane. Each beverage of flavour rare, And food of every...
Book V. Canto Xxxviii. Sit'a's Gem : CANTO XXXVIII.: SIT'S GEM. Again the Vnar chief replied, With her wise answer satisfied: 'Well hast thou said: thou canst not brave The rushing wind, the roaring wave. Thy woman's heart would sink with fear Before the ocean shore were near. And for thy dread lest limb of thine Should for a while be...
Book Iii. Canto Iii. Vir'adha Attacked : CANTO III.: VIRDHA ATTACKED. Virdha with a fearful shout That echoed through the wood, cried out: 'What men are ye, I bid you say, And whither would ye bend your way?' To him whose mouth shot fiery flame The hero told his race and name: 'Two Warriors, nobly bred, are we, And through this wood we...
Book Vi. Canto Ciii. Indra's Car : CANTO CIII.: INDRA'S CAR. Then Raghu's son forgot his woe; Again he grasped his fallen bow And hurled at Lank's lord amain The tempest of his arrowy rain. p. 491 Drawn by the steeds his lords had brought, Again the giant turned and fought. And drove his glittering chariot nigh As springs...
Book I. Canto Lvii. Tris'anku : CANTO LVII.: TRIS'ANKU. Then with his heart consumed with woe, Still brooding on his overthrow By the great saint he had defied, At every breath the monarch sighed. Forth from his home his queen he led, And to a land far southward fled. There, fruit and roots his only food, He practised penance...
Book Iii. Canto Vi. R'ama's Promise : CANTO VI.: RMA'S PROMISE. When he his heavenly home had found, The holy men who dwelt around To Rma flocked, whose martial fame Shone glorious as the kindled flame: Vaikhnasas 1 who love the wild. Pure hermits Blakhilyas 2 styled, Good Samprakshlas, 3 saints who live On rays which moon and daystar...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxix. The Meeting With Bharat : CANTO CXXIX.: THE MEETING WITH BHARAT. O'erwhelmed with rapture Bharat heard The tale that all his being stirred, And, heralding the glad event, This order to Satrughna sent: 'Let every shrine with flowers be gay Let incense burn and music play. Go forth, go forth to meet your king, Let tabours...
Book I. Canto Iii. The Argument : CANTO III.: THE ARGUMENT. The hermit thus with watchful heed Received the poem's pregnant seed, And looked with eager thought around If fuller knowledge might be found. p. 9 His lips with water first bedewed, 1 He sate, in reverent attitude On holy grass, 2 the points all bent Together toward...
Book Vi. Canto Xix. Vibh'ishan's Counsel : CANTO XIX.: VIBHSHAN'S COUNSEL. When Raghu's son had owned his claim Down from the air Vibhshan came, And with his four attendants bent At Rma's feet most reverent. 'O Rma,' thus he cried, 'in me Vibhshan, Rvan's brother see. By him disgraced thine aid I seek, Sure refuge of the poor and weak...
Book I. Canto Lx. Tris'anku's Ascension : CANTO LX.: TRIS'ANKU'S ASCENSION. So with ascetic might, in ire, He smote the children and the sire. Then Vis'vmitra, far-renowned, Addressed the saints who gathered round: 'See by my side Tris'anku stand, Ikshvku's son, of liberal hand. Most virtuous and gentle, he Seeks refuge in his woe with me...
Book Vi. Canto Cxi. Vibh'ishan's Lament : CANTO CXI.: VIBHSHAN'S LAMENT. Vibhshan saw his brother slain, Nor could his heart its woe contain. O'er the dead king he sadly bent And mourned him with a loud lament: 'O hero, bold and brave.' he cried, 'Skilled in all arms, in battle tried. Spoiled of thy crown, with limbs outspread. p. 494 Why...
Book Iv. Canto Xxviii. The Rains : CANTO XXVIII.: THE RAINS. 'See, brother, see' thus Rma cried On Mlyavat's 1 dark-wooded side, 'A chain of clouds. like lofty hills, The sky with gathering shadow fills. Nine months those clouds have borne the load Conceived from sunbeams as they glowed, And, having drunk the seas, give birth...
Book Vi. Canto Xxxv. Malyav'an's Speech : CANTO XXXV.: MALYAVN'S SPEECH. The fearful notes of drum and shell Upon the ear of Rvan fell. One moment quailed his haughty look, One moment in his fear he shook, But soon recalling wonted pride, His counsellors he sternly eyed, And with a voice that thundered through The council had* began anew:...
Book V. Canto Xxxii. S'it'a's Doubt : CANTO XXXII.: ST'S DOUBT. Her eyes the Maithil lady raised And on the monkey speaker gazed. She looked, and trembling at the sight Wept bitter tears in wild affright. She shrank a while with fear distraught, Then, nerved again, the lady thought: 'Is this a dream mine eyes have seen, This creature...
Book V. Canto Xxiv. S'it'a's Reply : CANTO XXIV.: ST'S REPLY. Still with reproaches rough and rude Those fiends the gentle queen pursued: What! can so fair a life displease, To dwell with him in joyous ease? Dwell in his bowers a happy queen In silk and gold and jewels' sheen? Still must thy woman fancy cling To Rma and reject our...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxix. Bharat's Commands : CANTO LXXIX.: BHARAT'S COMMANDS. Now when the sun's returning ray Had ushered in the fourteenth day, The gathered peers of state addressed To Bharat's ear their new request: 'Our lord to heaven has parted hence, Long served with deepest reverence; Rma, the eldest, far from home, And Lakshm...
Book Ii. Canto Xxxii. The Gift Of The Treasures : CANTO XXXII.: THE GIFT OF THE TREASURES. That speech so noble which conveyed His friendly wish, the chief obeyed. With steps made swift by anxious thought The wise Suyajna's home he sought, Him in the hall of Fire 1 he found. And bent before him to the ground: 'O friend, to Rama's house return, Who...
Book Ii. Canto Xv. The Preparations : CANTO XV.: THE PREPARATIONS. There slept the Brhmans, deeply read In Scripture, till the night had fled; Then, with the royal chaplains, they Took each his place in long array. There gathered fast the chiefs of trade, Nor peer nor captain long delayed, Assembling all in order due The consecrating...
Book Iv. Canto Lv. Angad's Reply : CANTO LV.: ANGAD'S REPLY 'What truth or justice canst thou find,' Cried Angad, 'in Sugrva's mind ? Where is his high and generous soul, His purity and self-control? How is he worthy of our trust, Righteous, and true, and wise, and just, Who, shrinking not from sin and shame, Durst take his living...
Book V. Canto Xxii. R'avan's Threat : CANTO XXII.: RVAN'S THREAT. Then anger swelled in Rvan's breast, Who fiercely thus the dame addressed: 'Tis ever thus: in vain we sue To woman, and her favour woo. A lover's humble words impel Her wayward spirit to rebel. The love of thee that fills my soul Still keeps my anger in control...
Book Iii. Canto Li. The Combat : CANTO LI.: THE COMBAT. Rvan's red eyes in fury rolled: Bright with his armlets' flashing gold, In high disdain, by passion stirred He rushed against the sovereign bird. With clash and din and furious blows Of murderous battle met the foes: Thus urged by winds two clouds on high Meet warring...
Book Ii. Canto Vi. The City Decorated : CANTO VI.: THE CITY DECORATED. Then Rma bathed in order due, His mind from worldly thoughts withdrew, And with big large-eyed wife besought Nryan, as a votary ought. Upon his head the brimming cup Of holy oil he lifted up, Then placed within the kindled fire The offering to that heavenly Sire...
Book V. Canto Ix. The Ladies' Bower : CANTO IX.: THE LADIES' BOWER. Where stately mansions rose around, A palace fairer still he found, Whose royal height and splendour showed Where Ravan's self, the king, abode, A chosen band with bow and sword Guarded the palace of their lord, Where Rksha's dames of noble race And many a princess...
Book Ii. Canto Lxv. The Women's Lament : CANTO LXV.: THE WOMEN'S LAMENT. And now the night had past away, And brightly dawned another day; The minstrels, trained to play and sing, Flocked to the chamber of the king: Bards, who their gayest raiment wore, And heralds famed for ancient lore: And singers, with their songs of praise, Made...
Book V. Canto Xxxi. Hanum'an's Speech : CANTO XXXI.: HANUMN'S SPEECH. Then in sweet accents low and mild The Vnar spoke to Janak's child: 'A noble king, by sin unstained, The mighty Das'aratha reigned. Lord of the warrior's car and steed, The pride of old Ikshvku's seed. A faithful friend, a blameless king. Protector of each living thing...
Book Iii. Canto Xliv. Artcha's Death : CANTO XLIV: ARTCHA'S DEATH Thus having warned his brother hold He grasped his sword with * gold* And followed with the in went His wr* *ght and * Then * And * Soon * The * A while with trembling heart he fled, The * and showed his stately head. With sword and bow the chief pursued Where'...
Book V. Canto Lvi. Mount Arishta : CANTO LVI: MOUNT ARISHTA. He looked upon the burning waste, Then sought the queen in joyous haste, With words of hope consoled her heart, And made him ready to depart. p. 425 He sealed Arishta's glorious steep Whose summits beetled o'er the deep. The woods in varied beauty dressed Hung like...
Book I. Canto Ix. Rishyas'ring : CANTO IX.: RISHYAS'RING. The wise Sumantra, thus addressed, Unfolded at the king's behest The plan the lords in council laid To draw the hermit from the shade: 'The priest, amid the lordly crowd, To Lomapd thus spoke aloud: 'Hear, King, the plot our thoughts have framed, A harmless trick by all...
Book Iii. Canto Lxxv. Savari : CANTO LXXV.: SAVARI Thus counselled by their friendly guide On through the wood the princes hied Pursuing still the eastern road To Pampa which Kabandha showed, Where trees that on the mountains grew With fruit like honey charmed the view They rested weary for the night Upon a mountain's wooded...
Book Vi. Canto Xiv. Vibh'ishan's Speech : CANTO XIV.: VIBHSHAN'S SPEECH. He ceased: Vibhshan ill at ease Addressed the king in words like these: O Rvan, O my lord, beware Of Sit dangerous as fair, Nor on thy heedless bosom hang This serpent with a deadly fang. O King, the Maithil dame restore To Raghu's matchlees son before Those warriors...
Book I. Canto Xxxvi. The Birth Of Gang'a : CANTO XXXVI.: THE BIRTH OF GANG. The hours of night now waning fast On S'ona's pleasant shore they passed. Then, when the dawn began to break, To Rma thus the hermit spake: 'The light of dawn is breaking clear, The hour of morning rites is near, Rise, Rma, rise, dear son, I pray, And make thee...
Book Ii. Canto Xxi. Kaus'aly'a Calmed : CANTO XXI.: KAUS'ALY CALMED. While thus Kaus'aly wept and sighed. With timely words sad Lakshman cried: 'O honoured Queen I like it ill That, subject to a woman's will, Rma his royal state should quit And to an exile's doom submit. The aged king, fond, changed, and week, Will as the queen compels...
Book Vi. Canto Xxxiv. Saram'a's Tidings : CANTO XXXIV.: SARAM'S TIDINGS. Thus Saram her story told: And Sit's spirit was consoled. As when the first fresh rain is shed The parching earth is comforted. Then, filled with zeal for Sit's sake, Again in gentle tones she spake, And, skilled in arts that soothe and please, Addressed the queen...
Book I. Canto Xxxiii. The Sone : CANTO XXXIII.: THE SONE. Their task achieved, the princes spent That night with joy and full content. Ere yet the dawn was well displayed Their morning rites they duly paid, And sought, while yet the light was faint, The hermits and the mighty saint. They greeted first that holy sire Resplendent...
Book Ii. Canto Cxix. The Forest : CANTO CXIX.: THE FOREST. When Anasy, virtuous-souled, Had heard the tale by St told, She kissed the lady's brow and laced Her loving arms around her waist. 'With sweet-toned words distinct and clear Thy pleasant tale has charmed mine ear, How the great king thy father held That Maiden's Choice...
Book Ii. Canto Lxiii. The Hermit's Son : CANTO LXIII.: THE HERMIT'S SON. But soon by rankling grief oppressed The king awoke from troubled rest, And his sad heart was tried again With anxious thought where all was pain. Rma and Lakshman's mournful fate On Das'aratha, good and great As Indra, pressed with crushing weight, As when...
Book Vi. Canto Lx. Kumbhakarna Roused : CANTO LX.: KUMBHAKARNA ROUSED. With humbled heart and broken pride Through Lank's gate the giant hied, Crushed, like an elephant beneath A lion's spring and murderous teeth, Or like a serpent 'neath the wing And talons of the Feathered King. Such was the giant's wild alarm At arrows shot by Rma's...
Book I. Canto Lxii. Ambaresha's Sacrifice : CANTO LXII.: AMBARESHA'S SACRIFICE. As thus the king that youth conveyed, His weary steeds at length he stayed At height of noon their rest to take Upon the bank of Pushkar's lake. There while the king enjoyed repose The captive S'unahs'epha rose, And hasting to the water's side His uncle...
Book Ii. Canto Lxii. Das'aratha Consoled : CANTO LXII.: DAS'ARATHA CONSOLED. The queen's stern speech the monarch heard, As rage and grief her bosom stirred, And by his anguish sore oppressed Reflected in his secret breast. Fainting and sad, with woe distraught. He wandered in a maze of thought; At length the queller of the foe Grew...
Book Iv. Canto Xxxvii. The Gathering : CANTO XXXVII.: THE GATHERING. He ceased: and King Sugriva cried To sage Hanmn 1 by his side: 'Summon the Vnar legions, those Who dwell about the Lord of Snows: Those who in Vindhyan groves delight, Kailsa's, or Mahendra's height, Dwell on the Five bright Peaks, or where Mandar's white summit...
Book Vi. Canto Lxxiii. Indrajit's Victory : CANTO LXXIII.: INDRAJIT'S VICTORY. But Indrajit the fierce and bold With words like these his sire consoled: 'Dismiss, O King, thy grief and dread, And be not thus disquieted. Against this numbing sorrow strive, For Indrajit is yet alive; And none in battle may withstand The fury of his strong...
Book I. Canto Lv. The Hermitage Burnt : CANTO LV.: THE HERMITAGE BURNT. So o'er the field that host lay strewn, By Vis'vmitra's darts o'erthrown. Then thus Vas'ishtha charged the cow: 'Create with all thy vigour now.' Forth sprang Kmbojas, as she lowed; Bright as the sun their faces glowed, Forth from her udder Barbars poured,-- Soldiers...
Book Ii. Canto Lxvi. The Embalming : CANTO LXVI.: THE EMBALMING. Kaus'aly's eyes with tears o'erflowed. Weighed down by varied sorrows's load; On her dead lord her gaze she bent, Who lay like fire whose might is spent, Like the great deep with waters dry, Or like the clouded sun on high. Then on her lap she laid his head...
Book Vi. Canto Ci. Lakshman's Fall : CANTO CI.: LAKSHMAN'S FALL. When Rvan saw his darts repelled, With double rage his bosom swelled. He summoned, wroth but undismayed, A mightier charm to lend its aid. And, fierce as fire before the blast, A storm of missiles thick and fast, Spear, pike and javelin, mace and brand, Came hurtling...
Book Iv. Canto Lix. Sampati's Story : CANTO LIX.: SAMPATI'S STORY. They heard his counsel to the close, Then swiftly to their feet they rose; And Jambavan with joyous breast The vulture king again addressed: "Where, where is St? who has seen, Who borne away the Maithil queen? Who would the lightning flight withstand Of arrows shot by...
Book Vi. Canto Lxx. The Death Of Tris'iras : CANTO LXX.: THE DEATH OF TRIS'IRAS. Then raged the Rkshas chiefs, and all Burned to avenge Narntak's fall. Devntak raised his club on high And rushed at Angad with a cry. Behind came Tris'iras, and near Mahodar charged with levelled spear. There Angad stood to fight with three: High o'er his head...
Book Iv. Canto Li. Svayamprabh'a : CANTO LI.: SVAYAMPRABH 'Assailed by thirst and hunger, dame, Within a gloomy vault we came. We saw the cavern opening wide, And straight within its depths we hied. But utterly amazed are we At all the marvels that we see. Whose are the golden trees that gleam With splendour like the morning's beam...
Book Ii. Canto Xxxi. Lakshman's Prayer : CANTO XXXI.: LAKSHMAN'S PRAYER. When Lakshman, who had joined them there, Had heard the converse of the pair, His mien was changed, his eyes o'erflowed, His breast no more could bear its load. The son of Raghu, sore distressed, His brother's feet with fervour pressed, While thus to Sita he...
Book V. Canto Xliii. The Ruin Of The Temple : CANTO XLIII.: THE RUIN OF THE TEMPLE. The Wind-God's son a temple 1b scaled Which, by his fury unassailed, High as the hill of Meru, stood Amid the ruins of the wood; And in his fury thundered out Again his haughty battle-shout: 'I am the slave of Kosal's King Whose wondrous deeds the minstrels...
Book Iii. Canto V. S'arabhanga : CANTO V.: S'ARABHANGA. Then Rma, having slain in fight Virdha of terrific might, With gentle words his spouse consoled, And clasped her in his loving hold. Then to his brother nobly brave The valiant prince his counsel gave: 'Wild are these woods around us spread; And hard and rough the ground...
Book Iv. Canto Lvi. Samp'ati : CANTO LVI.: SAMPTI. Then came the vultures' mighty king Where sat the Vnars sorrowing,-- Sampti, 2 best of birds that fly On sounding pinions through the sky, Jatyus' brother, famed of old, Most glorious and strong and bold. Upon the slope of Vindhya's hill He saw the Vnars calm and still. p. 386...
Book Vi. Canto Cxviii. S'it'a's Reply : CANTO CXVIII.: ST'S REPLY. Struck down with overwhelming shame She shrank within her trembling frame. Each word of Rma's like a dart Had pierced the lady to the heart; And from her sweet eyes unrestrained The torrent of her sorrows, rained. Her weeping eyes at length she dried, And thus mid choking...
Book Ii. Canto Cxvii. Anas'uy'a : CANTO CXVII.: ANASY. But dwelling in that lonely spot Left by the hermits pleased him not. 'I met the faithful Bharat here, The townsmen, and my mother dear: The painful memory lingers yet, And stings me with a vain regret. And here the host of Bharat camped, And many a courser here has stamped...
Book V. Canto Xxxvii. S'it'a's Speech : CANTO XXXVII.: ST'S SPEECH. 'Thou bringest me,' she cried again, 'A mingled draught of bliss and pain Bliss, that he wears me in his heart, Pain, that he wakes and weeps apart, O, see how Fate is king of all, Now lifts us high, now bids us fall, And leads a captive bound with cord The meanest slave...
Book Vi. Canto Xli. R'ama's Envoy : CANTO XLI.: RMA'S ENVOY. When Rma saw each bloody trace On King Sugrva's limbs and face, He cried, while, sorrowing at the view, His arms about his friend he threw: 'Too venturous chieftain, kings like us Bring not their lives in peril thus; Nor, save when counsel shows the need, Attempt so bold...
Book Iv. Canto Xxiii. T'ar'a's Lament : CANTO XXIII.: TR'S LAMENT. She kissed her lifeless husband's face, She clasped him in a close embrace, Laid her soft lips upon his head; Then words like these the mourner said: 'No words of mine wouldst thou regard, And now thy bed is cold and hard. Upon the rude rough ground o'erthrown, Beneath...
Book Vi. Canto Xxi. Ocean Threatened : CANTO XXI.: OCEAN THREATENED. His hands in reverence Rma raised And southwared o'er the ocean gazed: Then on the sacred grass that made His lowly couch* his limbs* he laid, His head on that strong arm reclined Which Sit, best of womankind, Had loved in happier days to hold With soft arms decked*...
Book Vi. Canto Liv. Vajradanshtra's Death : CANTO LIV.: VAJRADANSHTRA'S DEATH. The giant leader fiercely rained His arrows and thee fight maintained. Etime the clanging cord he drew His certain shaft a Vnar slew. Then, as the creatures he has made Fly to the Lord of Life for aid, To Angad for protection fled The Vnar hosts dispirited. Then...
Book Iv. Canto Xxxiii. Lakshman's Entry : CANTO XXXIII.: LAKSHMAN'S ENTRY. Through the fair city Lakshman came, Invited in Sugrva's name. Within the gates the guardian bands, Of Vnars raised their suppliant hands, And in their ordered ranks, amazed, Upon the princely hero gazed, They marked each burning breath he drew, The fury of his soul...
Book Iii. Canto Xvi. Winter : CANTO XVI.: WINTER. While there the high-souled hero spent His tranquil hours in sweet content, The glowing autumn passed, and then Came winter so beloved of men. One morn, to bathe, at break of day To the fair stream he took his way. Behind him, with the Maithil dame Bearing a pitcher Lakshm...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxviii. Hanum'an's Story : CANTO CXXVIII.: HANUMN'S STORY. 'In doubt and fear long years have passed And glorious tidings come at last. True, true is now the ancient verse Which men in time of bliss rehearse: Once only in a hundred years Great joy to mortal men appears. But now his woes and triumph tell, And loss and g...
Book Vi. Canto Xxiii. The Omens : CANTO XXIII.: THE OMENS. Then Rma, peerless in the skill That marks each sign of good and ill, Strained his dear brother to his breast, And thus with prudent words addressed: 'Now, Lakshman, by the water's side In fruitful groves the host divide, That warriors of each woodland race May keep their...
Book V. Canto Vi. The Court : CANTO VI. 1: THE COURT. The palace gates were guarded well By many a Rkshas sentinel, And far within, concealed from view, Were dames and female retinue For charm of form and face renowned; Whose tinkling armlets made a sound, Clashed by the wearers in their glee, Like music of a distant se...
Invocation. Invocation : p. 1 INVOCATION. 1 Praise to Vlmki, 2 bird of charming song, 3 Who mounts on Poesy's sublimest spray, And sweetly sings with accent clear and strong Rma, aye Rma, in his deathless lay. Where breathes the man can listen to the strain That flows in music from Vlmki's tongue, Nor feel his feet...
Book I. Canto Xlvii. Sumat'i : CANTO XLVII.: SUMAT. Thus to Lord Indra, Thousand-eyed, Softly beseeching Diti sighed. When but a blighted bud was left, Which Indra's hand in seven had cleft: 1b 'No fault, O Lord of Gods, is thine; The blame herein is only mine. But for one grace I fain would pray, As thou hast reft this hope...
Book Ii. Canto Xlvii. The Citizens' Return : CANTO XLVII.: THE CITIZENS' RETURN. The people, when the morn shone fair, Arose to find no Rma there. Then fear and numbing grief subdued The senses of the multitude. The woe-born tears were running fast As all around their eyes they cast, And sadly looked, but found no trace Of Rma, searching...
Book Iv. Canto Xlviii. The Asur's Death : CANTO XLVIII.: THE ASUR'S DEATH. But Hanumnl onward pressed With Tra, Angad, and the rest, Through Vindhya's pathless glens he sped And left no spot unvisited. He gazed from every mountain height, He sought each cavern dark as night, And wandered through the bloomy shade By pool and river...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxxv. Guha And Bharat : CANTO LXXXV.: GUHA AND BHARAT. Thus tho Nishadas' king besought: The prince with spirit wisdom-fraught p. 193 Replied in seemly words that blent Deep matter with the argument: 'Thou, friend of him whom I revere, With honours high hast met me here, For thou alone wouldst entertain Aud feed to-day so...
Book Iv. Canto Xli. The Army Of The South : CANTO XLI.: THE ARMY OF THE SOUTH. He gathered next a chosen band For service in the southern land. He summoned Nla son of Fire, And, offspring of the eternal Sire, Jmbavn bold and strong and tall. And Hanumn, the best of all, And many a valiant lord beside, 1b With Angad for their chief and guide...
Book Vi. Canto Lxxi. Atik'aya's Death : CANTO LXXI.: ATIKYA'S DEATH. But Atikya's wrath grew high To see his noblest kinsmen die. He, fiercest of the giant race, Presuming still on Brahm's grace; Proud tamer of the immortals' pride, Whose power and might with Indra's vied, For blood and vengeful carnage burned, And on the foe his fury...
Book Vi. Canto Cxvi. The Meeting : CANTO CXVI.: THE MEETING. He looked upon that archer chief Whose full eye mocked the lotus leaf, Arid thus the noble Vnar spake: 'Now meet the queen for whose dear sake Thy mighty task was first begun, And now the glorious fruit is won. Overwhelmed with woe thy lady lies, The hot tears streaming...
Book Iv. Canto Xl. The Army Of The East : CANTO XL.: THE ARMY OF THE EAST. With practiced eye the king reviewed The Vnars' counties multitude, And, joying that his hest was done, Thus spake to Raghu's mighty son: 'See, all the Vnar hosts who fear My sovereign might are gathered here. Chiefs strong as Indra's self, who speed Wher'er they...
Book Iii. Canto Xl. R'avan's Speech : CANTO XL.: RVAN'S SPEECH. But Rvan soorned the rede he gave In timely words to warn and save, E'en as the wretch who hates to live Rejects the herb the leeches give. By fate to sin and ruin spurred, That sage advice the giant heard, Then in reproaches hard and stern Thus to Mrcha spoke in turn: 'Is...
Book Vi. Canto Xvi. R'avan's Speech : CANTO XVI.: RVAN'S SPEECH. Then, while his breast with fury swelled, Thus Rvan spoke, as fate impelled: 'Better with foes thy dwelling make, Or house thee with the venomed snake, Than live with false familiar friends Who further still thy foeman's ends. I know their treacherous mood, I know Their...
Book Vi. Canto Xxxii. Sit'a's Lament : CANTO XXXII.: SIT'S LAMENT. Again her eyes with tears o'erflowed. She gazed upon the head he showed. Gazed on the bow so famed of yore, The glorious bow which Rma bore. She gazed upon his cheek and brows, The eyes of her beloved spouse; His lips, the lustre of his hair, The priceless gem th...
Book V. Canto Lv. Fear For S'it'a : CANTO LV.: FEAR FOR ST. But other thoughts resumed their sway When Lank's town in ruin lay; And, as his bosom felt their weigh He stood a while to meditate 'What have I done?', he thought with shame, 'Destroyed the town with hostile flame. O happy they whose firm control Checks the wild passi...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxii. Bharat's Inquiry : CANTO LXXII.: BHARAT'S INQUIRY. He entered in, he looked around, Nor in the house his father found; Then to his mother's dwelling, bent To see her face, he quickly went. She saw her son, so long away, Returning after many a day, And from her golden seat in joy Sprung forward to her darling boy...
Book V. Canto Xlvi. The Captains : CANTO XLVI.: THE CAPTAINS. Mad with the rage of injured pride King Rven summoned to his side The valiant who led his host, Supreme in war and honoured most. 'Go forth,' he cried, 'with car and steed, A** feet this monkey lead. But watch each chance of time and place To seize this thing of silv...
Book Iii. Canto Xiv. Jat'ayus : CANTO XIV.: JATYUS. Then as the son of Raghu made His way to Panchavat's shade, A mighty vulture he beheld Of size and strength unparalleled. The princes, when the bird they saw, Approached with reverence and awe, And as his giant form they eyed, 'Tell who thou art,' in wonder cried. The bird...
Book Vi. Canto Xxii : CANTO XXII.: With angry menace Rama, best Of Raghu's sons, the Sea addressed: 'With fiery flood of arrowy rain Thy channels will I dry and drain. And I and all the Vnnr host Will reach on foot the farther coast. Thou shalt not from destruction save The creatures of the teeming wave, And lapse...
Book Iv. Canto Xxxvi. Sugr'iva's Speech : CANTO XXXVI.: SUGRVA'S SPEECH. She ceased: and Lakshman gave assent, Won by her gentle argument. So Tr's pleading, just and mild, His softening heart had reconciled. His altered mood Sugrva saw, And cast aside the fear and awe Like raiment heavy with the rain Which on his troubled soul had l...
Book V. Canto Xvi. Hanum'an's Lament : CANTO XVI.: HANUMN'S LAMENT. Then, all his thoughts on St bent, The Vnar chieftain made lament: 'The queen to Rma's soul endeared, By Lakshman's pious heart revered, Lies here,--for none may strive with Fate, A captive, sad and desolate. The brothers' might full well she knows, And bravely bears...
Book Iii. Canto Lx. Lakshman Reproved : CANTO LX.: LAKSHMAN REPROVED. But Rma ceased not to upbraid. His brother for untimely aid, And thus, while anguish wrung his breast, The chief with eager question pressed: 'Why, Lakshman, didst thou hurry hence And leave my wife without defence? I left her in the wood with thee. And deemed her safe...
Book Iv. Canto Xxxv. T'ar'a's Speech : CANTO XXXV.: TR'S SPEECH. He ceased: and Tr starry-eyed Thus to the angry prince replied: 'Not to my lord shouldst thou address A speech so fraught with bitterness: Not thus reproached my lord should be, And least of all, O Prince, by thee. He is no thankless coward--no-- With spirit dead...
Book Iv. Canto Xv. Tar'a : CANTO XV.: TAR. That shout, which shook the land with fear, In thunder smote on Bli's ear, Where in the chamber barred and closed The sovereign with his dame reposed. Each amorous thought was rudely stilled, And pride and rage his bosom filled. His angry eyes flashed darkly red, And all his native...
Book Iv. Canto Xiii. The Return To Kishkindh'a : CANTO XIII.: THE RETURN TO KISHKINDH. Thus with Sugrva, from the side Of Rishyamuka, Rma hied, And stood before Kishkindh's gate Where Bli kept his regal state. The hero in his warrior hold Raised his great bow adorned with gold, And drew his pointed arrow bright As sunbeams, finisher of fight...
Book V. Canto Xlvii. The Death Of Aksha : CANTO XLVII.: THE DEATH OF AKSHA. But Rvan, as his fury burned, His eyes on youthful Aksha 1 turned, Who rose impetuous at his glance And shouted for his bow and lance. He rode upon a glorious car That shot the light of gems afar. His pennon waved mid glittering gold And bright the wheels with...
Book Iv. Canto Xxxii. Hanuman's Counsel : CANTO XXXII.: HANUMAN'S COUNSEL. Sugrva heard, and, trained and tried In counsel, to his lords replied: 'No deed of mine, no hasty word The anger of the prince has stirred. But haply some who hate me still And watch their time to work me ill, Have slandered me to Raghu's son, Accused of deeds I...
Book Vi. Canto Lix. R'avans Sally : CANTO LIX.: RVANS SALLY. They told him that the chief was killed, And Rvan's breast with rage was filled. Then, fiercely moved by wrath and pride, Thus to his lords the tyrant cried: 'No longer, nobles, may we show This lofty scorn for such a foe By whom our bravest, with his train Of steeds...
Book I. Canto Ii. Brahm'a's Visit : CANTO II: BRAHM'S VISIT Vlmki, graceful speaker,heard, To highest admiration stirred. To him whose fame the tale rehearsed He paid his mental worship first; Then with his pupil humbly bent Before the saint most eloquent. Thus honoured and dismissed the seer Departed to his heavenly sphere. Then...
Book Iv. Canto Xii. The Palm Trees : CANTO XII.: THE PALM TREES. Then Rma, that his friend might know His strength unrivalled, grasped his bow, That mighty bow the foe's dismay,-- And on the string an arrow lay. Next on the tree his eye he bent, And forth the hurtling weapon went. Loosed from the matchless hero's hold, That arrow...
Book Iii. Canto Xix. The Rousing Of Khara : CANTO XIX.: THE ROUSING OF KHARA. When Khara saw his sister lie With blood-stained limbs and troubled eye, p. 252 Wild fury in his bosom woke, And thus the monstrous giant spoke; 'Arise, my sister; cast away This numbing terror and dismay, And straight the impious hand declare That marred those...
Book Vi. Canto Ix. Vibh'ishan's Counsel : CANTO IX.: VIBHSHAN'S COUNSEL. A score of warriors 1 forward sprang, And loud the clashing iron rang Of mace and axe and spear and sword, As thus they spake unto their lord: 'Their king Sugrva will we slay, And Raghu's sons, ere close of day, And strike the wretch Hanmn down, The spoiler of our...
Book Iii. Canto Lxii. R'ama's Lament : CANTO LXII.: RMA'S LAMENT. When all the toil and search was vain He sought, his leafy home again. 'Twas empty still: all scattered lay The seats of grass in disarray. He raised his shapelv arms on high And spoke aloud with bitter cry: 'Where is the Mathil dame?' he said, 'O, whither has my darling...
Book I. Canto Xxx. The Mysterious Powers : CANTO XXX.: THE MYSTERIOUS POWERS. 1 Pure, with glad cheer and joyful breast, Of those mysterious arms possessed, Rma, now passing on his way, Thus to the saint began to say: 'Lord of these mighty weapons, I Can scarce be harmed by Gods on high; Now, best of saints, I long to gain The powers th...
Book Vi. Canto Vi. R'avan's Speech : CANTO VI.: RVAN'S SPEECH. But when the giant king surveyed His glorious town in ruin laid, And each dire sign of victory won By Hanumn the Wind-God's son, He vailed his angry eyes oppressed By shame, and thus his lords addressed: 'The Vnar spy has passed the gate Of Lank long inviolate, Eluded...
Book V. Canto Liv. The Burning Of Lank'a : CANTO LIV.: THE BURNING OF LANK. 'What further deed remains to do To vex the Rkshas king anew? The beauty of his grove is marred, Killed are the bravest of his guard. The captains of his host are slain; But forts and palaces remain. Swift is the work and light the toil Each fortress of the foe...
Book Iii. Canto Lxix. The Death Of Jat'ayus : CANTO LXIX.: THE DEATH OF JATYUS. As Rma viewed with heart-felt yain The vulture whom the fiend had slain, In words with tender love impressed His brother chief he thus addressed: 'This royal bird with faithful thought For my advantage strove and fought. Slain by the fiend in mortal strife For me...
Book Vi. Canto Lxiv. Mahodar's Speech : CANTO LXIV.: MAHODAR'S SPEECH. He ceased: and when his lips were closed Mahodar thus his rede opposed: 'Why wilt thou shame thy noble birth And speak like one of little worth? Why boast thee thus in youthful pride Rejecting wisdom for thy guide? How will thy single arm oppose The vict...
Book Vi. Canto Li. Dh'umr'aksha's Sally : CANTO LI.: DHMRKSHA'S SALLY. King Rvan, where he sat within, Heard from his hall the deafening din, And with a spirit ill at ease Addressed his lords in words like these: 'That warlike shout, those joyous cries, Loud as the thunder of the skies, Upsent from every Vnar throat, Some new-born...
Book Vi. Canto Lxix. Nar'antak's Death : CANTO LXIX.: NARNTAK'S DEATH. Pierced to the soul by sorrow's sting Thus wailed the evil-hearted king. Then Tris'iras stood forth and cried: 'Yea, father, he has fought and died, Our bravest: and the loss is sore: But rouse thee, and lament no more. Hast thou not still thy coat of mail, Thy bow...
Book Vi. Canto Lxviii. R'avan's Lament : CANTO LXVIII.: RVAN'S LAMENT. They ran to Rvan in his hall And told him of his brother's fall: 'Fierce as the God who rules the dead, Upon the routed foe he fed; And, victor for a while, at length Fell slain by Rma's matchless strength, Now like a mighty hill in size His mangled trunk extended lies...
Book Iii. Canto Xxv. The Battle : CANTO XXV.: THE BATTLE. When Khara with the hosts he led Drew near to Rma's leafy shed, He saw that queller of the foe Stand ready with his ordered bow. He saw, and burning at the view His clanging bow he raised and drew, And bade his driver urge apace His car to meet him face to face. Obedient...
Book Ii. Canto Xlix. The Crossing Of The Rivers : CANTO XLIX.: THE CROSSING OF THE RIVERS. Now Rma, ere the night was fled, O'er many a league of road had sped, Till, as his course he onward held, The morn the shades of night dispelled. The rites of holy dawn he paid, And all the country round surveyed. He saw, as still he hurried through Wth...
Book V. Canto Xviii. R'avan : CANTO XVIII.: RVAN. While from his shelter in the boughs The Vnar looked on Rma's spouse He heard the gathered giants raise The solemn hymn of prayer and praise.-- Priests skilled in rite and ritual, who The Vedas and their branches 1b knew. Then, as loud strains of music broke His sleep, the giant...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxv. The Return : CANTO CXXV.: THE RETURN. Then Rma, speeding through the skies, Bent on the earth his eager eyes: 'Look, St, see, divinely planned And built by Vis'vakarm's hand, Lank the lovely city rest Enthroned on Mount Trikta's crest Behold those fields, ensanguined yet, Where Vnar hosts and giants met. There...
Book Vi. Canto Xliii. The Single Combats : CANTO XLIII.: THE SINGLE COMBATS. Brave chiefs of each opposing side Their strength in single combat tried. Fierce Indrajit the fight began With Angad in the battle's van. Sampt, strongest of his race, Stood with Prajangha face to face. Hanmn, Jambuml met In mortal opposition set. Vibhshan, brother...
Book Iii. Canto Xlv. Lakshman's Departure : CANTO XLV.: LAKSHMAN'S DEPARTURE. But Sit hearing as she thought, Her husband's cry with anguish fraught. Called to her guardian, 'Lakshman, run And in the wood seek Raghu's son. Scarce can my heart retain its throne, Scarce can my life be called mine own, Assail my powers and senses fail At th...
Book Ii. Canto Viii. Manthar'a's Speech : CANTO VIII: MANTHAR'S SPEECH. The damsel's breast with fury burned: She answered, as the gift she spurned: 'What time, O simple Queen, is this For idle dreams of fancied bliss? Hast thou not sense thy state to know, Engulfed in seas of whelming woe; Sick as I am with grief and pain My lips c...
Book V. Canto Liii. The Punishment : CANTO LIII.: THE PUNISHMENT. King Rvan, by his pleading moved, The counsel of the chief approved: 'Thy words are wise and true; to kill An envoy would beseem us ill Yet must we for his crime invent Some fitting mode of punishment. The tail, I fancy, is the part Most cherished by a monkey's heart. 1...
Book Ii. Canto Xl. R'ama's Departure : CANTO XL.: RMA'S DEPARTURE. Then Rma, St, Lakshman bent At the king's feet, and sadly went p. 142 Round him with slow steps reverent. When Rma of the duteous heart Had gained his sire's consent to part, With St by his side he paid Due reverence to the queen dismayed. And Lakshman, with affecti...
Book V. Canto Xxxvi. R'ama's Ring : CANTO XXXVI.: RMA'S RING. 'Receive,' he cried, 'this precious ring, 2b Sure token from thy lord the king: The golden ring he wont to wear: See, Rma's name engraven there.' Then, as she took the ring he showed, The tears that spring of rapture flowed. She seemed to touch the hand that sent...
Book I. Canto Xv. The Nectar : CANTO XV.: THE NECTAR. When wisest Vishnu thus had given His promise to the Gods of heaven, He pondered in his secret mind A suited place of birth to find, Then he decreed, the lotus-eyed, In four his being to divide, And Das'aratha, gracious king. He chose as sire from whom to spring. Th...
Book Iii. Canto Xxx. Khara's Death : CANTO XXX.: KHARA'S DEATH. When Rma, pride of Raghu's race, Virtue's dear son, had cleft the mace, Thus with superior smile the best Of chiefs the furious fiend addressed: 'Thou, worst of giant blood, at length Hast shown the utmost of thy strength, And forced by greater might to bow, Thy vaunting...
Book Vi. Canto Xxxviii. The Ascent Of Suvela : CANTO XXXVIII.: THE ASCENT OF SUVELA. 'Come let us scale,' the hero cried, 'This hill with various metals dyed. This night upon the breezy crest Sugrva, Lakshman, I, will rest, With sage Vibhshan, faithful friend, His counsel and his lore to lend. From these tall* peaks each eager eye The foeman's...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxxviii. The Ingud'i Tree : CANTO LXXXVIII.: THE INGUD TREE. When Bharat with each friend and peer Had heard that tale so full and clear, They went together to the tree The bed which Rma pressed to see. Then Bharat to his mothers said: 'Behold the high-souled hero's bed: These tumbled heaps of grass betray Where he that night...
Book I. Canto Xiv. R'avan Doomed : CANTO XIV.: RVAN DOOMED. The saint, well read in holy lore, Pondered awhile his answer o'er. And thus again addressed the king, His wandering thoughts regathering: 'Another rite will I begin Which shall the sons thou cravest win, Where all things shall be duly sped And first Atharva texts be read.'...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxv. The Abjuration : CANTO LXXV.: THE ABJURATION. A while he lay: he rose at length, And slowly gathering sense and strength, With angry eyes which tears bedewed, The miserable queen he viewed, And spake with keen reproach to her Before each lord and minister: 'No lust have I for kingly sway, My mother I no more obey:...
Book V. Canto Lii. Vibh'ishan's Speech : CANTO LII.: VIBHSHAN'S SPEECH. Then Rvan spake with flashing eye: 'Hence with the Vnar: let him die. Vibshan heard the stern behest, And pondered in his troubled breast; Then, trained in arts that soothe and please Addressed the king in words like these: 'Revoke, my lord, thy fierce decree...
Book Iii. Canto Xxxiv. Surpanakh'a's Speech : CANTO XXXIV.: SRPANAKH'S SPEECH. Then forth the giant's fury broke As Srpanakh harshly spoke. Girt by his lords the demon king Looked on her, fiercely questioning: 'Who is this Rma, whence, and where? His form, his might, his deeds declare. His wandering steps what purpose led To Dandak forest...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxiv. Bharat's Lamest : CANTO LXXIV.: BHARAT'S LAMEST. When Bharat's anger-sharpened tongue Reproaches on the queen had flung, Again, with mighty rage possessed, The guilty dame he thus addressed: 'Flee, cruel, wicked sinner, flee, Let not this kingdom harbour thee. Thou who hast thrown all right aside, Ween thou for me...
Book Iii. Canto Xlii. M'ar'icha Transformed : CANTO XLII.: MRCHA TRANSFORMED. Mrcha thus in wild unrest With bitter words the king addressed. Then to his giant lord in dread, 'Arise, and let us go,' he said. 'Ah, I have met that mighty lord Armed with his shafts and bow and sword, And if again that bow he bend Our lives that very hour will end...
Book I. Canto Xxi. Vis'v'amitra's Speech : CANTO XXI.: VIS'VMITRA'S SPEECH. The hermit heard with high content That speech so wondrous eloquent, And while each hair with joy arose, 2b p. 34 He thus made answer at the close: 'Good is thy speech O noble King, And like thyself in everything. So should their lips be wisdom-fraught Whom kings...
Book Ii. Canto Ix. The Plot : CANTO IX.: THE PLOT. As fury lit Kaikey's eyes She spoke with long and burning sighs: p. 99 'This day my son enthroned shall see, And Rma to the woods shall flee. But tell me, damsel, if thou can, A certain way, a skilful plan That Bharat may the empire gain, And Rma's hopes be nursed in vain.'...
Title Page. Title Page : THE RMYAN OF VLMKI Translated Into English Verse BY RALPH T. H. GRIFFITH, M. A., [(Ralph Thomas Hotchkin Griffith), B. 1826 D. 1906] PRINCIPAL OF THE BENARES COLLEGE London: Trbner & Co. Benares: E. J. Lazarus And Co. [1870-1874] Scanned By John B. Hare. OCRed And Proofed At Distributed Proofing...
Book Iii. Canto Lxvi. Lakshman's Speech : CANTO LXVI.: LAKSHMAN'S SPEECH. He stood incensed with eyes of flame, Still mourning for his ravished dame, Determined, like the fire of Fate, To leave the wide world desolate. His ready bow the hero eyed, And as again, again he sighed, The triple world would fain consume Like Hara 2 in the day...
Book I. Canto Xlv. The Quest Of The Amrit : CANTO XLV.: THE QUEST OF THE AMRIT. High and more high their wonder rose As the strange story reached its close, And thus, with Lakshman, Rma, best Of Raghu's sons, the saint addressed: 'Most wondrous is the tale which thou Hast told of heavenly Gang, how From realms above descending she Flowed...
Book I. Canto Xxxix. The Sons Of Sagar : CANTO XXXIX.: THE SONS OF SAGAR. The saint in accents sweet and clear Thus told his tale for Rma's ear, And thus anew the holy man A legend to the prince began: 'There reigned a pious monarch o'er Ayodhy in the days of yore: Sagar his name: no child bad he, And children much he longed to see. His...
Book Iii. Canto Xxxvii. M'ar'icha's Speech : CANTO XXXVII.: MRCHA'S SPEECH. Mrcha gave attentive ear The ruler of the fiends to hear: Then, trained in all the rules that teach The eloquent, began his speech: 'Tis easy task, O King, to find Smooth speakers who delight the mind. But they who urge and they who do Distasteful things and wise, are...
Book Iii. Canto Lxx. Kabandha : CANTO LXX.: KABANDHA. When every rite was duly paid The princely brothers onward strayed, An eager in the lady's quest They turned their footsteps to the west. Through lonely woods that round them lay Ikshvku's children made their way, And armed with bow and shaft and brand Pressed onward...
Book Ii. Canto L. The Halt Under The Ingud'i : CANTO L.: THE HALT UNDER THE INGUD. 1 So through the wide and fair extent Of Kosala the hero went. Then toward Ayodm back he gazed, And cried, with supple hands upraised: 'Farewell, dear city, in this place, Protected by Kakutatlm's race 2 And Gods, who in thy temples dwell, And keep thine ancient...
Book Iv. Canto Xxx. R'ama's Lament : CANTO XXX.: RMA'S LAMENT. But Rma in the autumn night Stood musing on the mountain height. While grief and love that scorned control Shook with wild storms the hero's soul. Clear was the sky, without a cloud The glory of the moon to shroud. And bright with purest silver shone Each hill the soft...
Book Iii. Canto Lxiii. R'ama's Lament : CANTO LXIII.: RMA'S LAMENT. Thus for his wife in vain he sought: Then, his sad soul with pain distraught, The hero of the lotus eyes Filled all the air with frantic cries. O'erpowered by love's strong influence, he His absent wife still seemed to see, And thus with accents weak and faint Renewed...
Book Iv. Canto Xxv. R'ama's Speech : CANTO XXV.: RMA'S SPEECH. Then Raghu's son, whose feeling breast Shared the great woe that moved the rest, Strove with wise charm their grief to ease And gently spoke in words like these: 'You ne'er can raise the dead to bliss By agony of grief like this Cease your lament, nor leave undone...
Book V. Canto Xxvi. Sit'a's Lament : CANTO XXVI.: SIT'S LAMENT 'I Rma's wife, on that sad day. By Rvan's arm was borne away, Seized, while I sat and feared no ill, By him who wears each form at will, A helpless captive, left forlorn To demons' threats and taunts and scorn, Here for my lord I weep and sigh, And worn with woe would...
Book V. Canto Iii. The Guardian Goddess : CANTO III.: THE GUARDIAN GODDESS. There from the circling rampart's height He gazed upon the wondrous sight; Broad gates with burnished gold displayed, And courts with turkises inlaid; With gleaming silver, gems, and rows Of crystal stairs and porticoes. In semblance of a Rakshas dame The city's...
Book I. Canto Xxvi. The Forest Of T'adak'a : CANTO XXVI.: THE FOREST OF TDAK. When the fair light of morning rose The princely turners of their foes Followed, his morning worship o'er, The hermit to the river's shore. The high-souled men with thoughtful care A pretty barge had stationed there. All cried. 'O lord, this barge ascend, And with...
Book Iv. Canto Xvi. The Fall Of B'ali : CANTO XVI.: THE FALL OF BLI. Thus Tr with the starry eyes 1b Her counsel gave with burning sighs. But Bli, by her prayers unmoved, Spurned her advice, and thus reproved: 'How may this insult, scathe, aud scorn By me, dear love, be tamely born? My brother, yea my foe, comes nigh Aud dares me forth...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxx. The Way Prepared : CANTO LXXX.: THE WAY PREPARED. All they who knew the joiner's art, Or distant ground in every part; Each busied in his several trade, To work machines or ply the spade; Deft workmen skilled to frame the wheel, Or with the ponderous engine deal; Guides of the way, and craftsmen skilled, To sink...
Book I. Canto Xl. The Cleaving Of The Earth : CANTO XL.: THE CLEAVING OF THE EARTH. The hermit ceased: the tale was done: Then in a transport Raghu's son Again addressed the ancient sire Resplendent as a burning fire: 'O holy man, I fain would hear The tale repeated full and clear How he from whom my sires descend Brought the great rite...
Book Iii. Canto Lii. R'avan's Flight : CANTO LII.: RVAN'S FLIGHT. Fair as the lord of silvery rays Whom every star in heaven obeys, The Maithil dame her plaint renewed O'er him by Rvan's might subdued: 'Dreams, omens, auguries foreshow Our coming lot of weal and woe: But thou, my Rma, couldst not see The grievous blow which falls...
Book Ii. Canto Iii. Das'aratha's Precepts : CANTO III.: DAS'ARATHA'S PRECEPTS. The monarch with the prayer complied Of suppliant hands, on every side Uplifted like a lotus-bed: And then these gracious words he said: 'Great joy and mighty fame are mine Because your loving hearts incline, In full assembly clearly shown To place my Rm...
Book Iii. Canto Xxxv. R'avan's Journey : CANTO XXXV.: RVAN'S JOURNEY. When Rvan, by her fury spurred, That terrible advice had heard, He bade his nobles quit his side, And to the work his thought applied. He turned his anxious mind to scan On every side the hardy plan: The gain against the risk he laid, Each hope and fear with care...
Book Ii. Canto Xxxvii. The Coats Of Bark : CANTO XXXVII.: THE COATS OF BARK. Thus spake the virtuous sage: and then Rma addressed the king of men. In laws of meek behaviour bred, Thus to his sire he meekly said: 'King, I renounce all earthly care, And live in woods on woodland fare. What, dead to joys, have I to do With lordly tr...
Book Vi. Canto Xxxiii. Saram'a : CANTO XXXIII.: SARAM. But Saram, of gentler mood, With pitying eyes the mourner viewed, Stole to her side and softly told Glad tidings that her heart consoled. Revealing with sweet voice and smile The secret of the giant's guile. She, one of those who night and day Watching in turns by St lay...
Book Ii. Canto Cx. The Sons Of Ikshva'ku : CANTO CX.: THE SONS OF IKSHVA'KU. 2 Then spake Vasishtha who perceived That Rma's soul was wroth and grieved: ' Well knows the sage J'av'ali all The changes that the world befall; And but to lead thee to revoke Thy purpose were the words he spoke. Lord of the world, now hear from me How first this...
Book Iv. Canto Xvii. B'ali's Speech : CANTO XVII.: BLI'S SPEECH. Like some proud tree before the blast Brave Bli to the ground was cast, Where prostrate in the dust he rolled Clad in the sheen of glistening gold, p. 344 As when uptorn the standard lies Of the great God who rules the skies. When low upon the earth was laid The lord whom...
Book Iv. Canto L. The Enchanted Cave : CANTO L.: THE ENCHANTED CAVE. Angad and Tra by his side, Again rose Hanumntried Each mountain cavern, dark and deep, And stony pass and wooded steep, The lion's and the tiger's home, By rushing torrents white with foam. Then with new ardour, south and west, O'er Vindhya's height the search they...
Book Ii. Canto Xx. Kaus'aly'a's Lament : CANTO XX.: KAUS'ALY'S LAMENT. But in the monarch's palace, when Sped from the bower that lord of men, Up from the weeping women went A mighty wail and wild lament: 'Ah, he who ever freely did His duty ere his sire could bid, Our refuge and our sure defence, This day will go an exile hence, He...
Book Iii. Canto Liv. Lank'a : CANTO LIV.: LANK. He bore her on in rapid flight, And not a friend appeared in sight. But on a hill that o'er the wood Raised its high top five monkeys stood. From her fair neck her scarf she drew, And down the glittering vesture flew. With earring, necklet, chain, and gem, Descending in the midst...
Book Iii. Canto Xlvi. The Guest : CANTO XLVI.: THE GUEST. The angry Lakshman scarce could brook Her bitter words, her furious look. With dark forebodings in his breast To Rma's side he quickly pressed. Then ten necked Rvan saw the time Propitious for his purposed crime. A mendicant in guise he came And stood before the Maithil dame...
Book V. Canto Xxxiv. Hanum'an's Speech : CANTO XXXIV.: HANUMN'S SPEECH. Thus spoke the dame in mournful mood, And Hanumn his speech renewed: 'O lady, by thy lord's decree I come a messenger to thee. Thy lord is safe with steadfast friends, And greeting to his queen he sends, And Lakshman, ever faithful bows His reverent head to Rma's...
Book Ii. Canto Xxxix. Counsel To S'it'a : CANTO XXXIX.: COUNSEL TO ST. Scarce had the sire, with each dear queen, Heard Rma's pleading voice, and seen His darling in his hermit dress Ere failed his senses for distress. Convulsed with woe, his soul that shook, On Raghu's son he could not look; Or if he looked with failing eye He could not...
Book Iv. Canto Xliii. The Army Of The North : CANTO XLIII.: THE ARMY OF THE NORTH. Forth went the legions of the west: And wise Sugrva addressed S'atabal, summoned from the crowd. To whom the sovereign cried aloud: 'Go forth, O Vnarf, go forth, Explore the regions of the north. Thy host a hundred thousand be, And Yama's sons 4b attend on thee...
Book Iii. Canto Xlviii. R'avan's Speech : CANTO XLVIII: RVAN'S SPEECH. With knitted brow and furious eye The stranger made his fierce reply; 'In me O fairest dame, behold The brother of the King of Gold. The Lord of Ten Necks my title, named Rvan, for might and valour famed. Gods and Gandharva hosts I scare; Snakes, spirits, birds th...
Book Ii. Canto Cv. Rama's Speech : CANTO CV.: RAMA'S SPEECH. A while they sat, each lip compressed, Then Bharat thus his chief addressed: 'My mother here was made content; To me was given the government. This now, my lord, I yield to thee: Enjoy it, from all trouble free. Like a great bridge the floods have rent, Impetuous in their...
Book V. Canto Xlix. R'avan : CANTO XLIX.: RVAN. On the fierce king Hanmn turned His angry eyes that glowed and burned. He saw him decked with wealth untold Of diamond and pearl and gold, And priceless was each wondrous gem That sparkled in his diadem. About his neck rich chains were twined, The best that fancy e'er designed...
Book Vi. Canto Xx. The Spies : CANTO XX.: THE SPIES. Srdla, Rvan's spy, surveyed The legions on the strand arrayed. And bore, his bosom racked with fear, These tidings to the monarch's ear: 'They come, they come. A rushing tide, Ten leagues they spread from side to side, And on to storm thy citv press, Fierce rovers...
Book Ii. Canto Xxx. The Triumph Of Love : CANTO XXX.: THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE. The daughter of Videha's king, While Rma strove to soothe the sting Of her deep anguish, thus began Once more in furtherance of her plan: And with her spirit sorely tried By fear and anger, love and pride, With keenly taunting words addressed Her hero of the stately...
Book Ii. Canto Lviii. R'ama's Message : CANTO LVIII.: RMA'S MESSAGE. The king a while had senseless lain, When care brought memory back again. Then straight he called, the news to hear Of Rma, for the charioteer, With reverent hand to hand applied He waited by the old man's side, Whose mind with anguish was distraught Like a gre...
Book Vi. Canto Xl. R'avan Attacked : CANTO XL.: RVAN ATTACKED. Still stood the son of Raghu where Suvela's peak rose high in air, And with Sugrva turned his eye To scan each quarter of the sky. There on Trikta, nobly planned And built by Vis'vakarm's hand, He saw the lovely Lank, dressed In all her varied beauty, rest. High on a tower...
Book Iii. Canto Xli. M'ar'icha's Reply : CANTO XLI.: MRCHA'S REPLY. Against his judgment sorely pressed By his imperious lord's behest, Mrcha threats of death defied And thus with bitter words replied: 'Ah, who, my King, with sinful thought This wild and wicked counsel taught, By which destruction soon will fall On thee, thy sons, thy...
Book Iv. Canto Xlii. The Army Of The West : CANTO XLII.: THE ARMY OF THE WEST. Then to Sushen Sugrva bent, And thus addressed him reverent: 'Two hundred thousand of our best With thee, my lord, shall seek the west. Explore Surshtra's 3 distant plain, Explore Vhlka's 4 wild domain, And all the pleasant brooks that flee Through mountains...
Book Vi. Canto Cxv. Sit'a's Joy : CANTO CXV.: SIT'S JOY. The Vnar chieftain bowed his head. Within the walls of Lank sped, Leave from the new-made king obtained, And St's lovely garden gained. Beneath a tree the queen he found, Where Rkshas warders watched around. Her pallid cheek, her tangled hair, Her raiment showed her deep...
Book I. Canto Lxxiv. R'ama With The Axe : CANTO LXXIV.: RMA WITH THE AXE. 1 Soon as the night had reached its close The hermit Vis'vmitra rose; To both the kings he bade adieu And to the northern hill withdrew. Ayodhy's lord of high renown Received farewell, and sought his town. Then as each daughter left her bower King Janak gave...
Book Iv. Canto Xiv. The Challenge : CANTO XIV.: THE CHALLENGE. They stood where trees of densest green Wove round their forms a veiling screen. O'er all the garden's pleasant shade The eyes of King Sugrva strayed, p. 341 And, as on grass and tree he gazed, The fires of wrath within him blazed. Then like a mighty cloud on high, When...
Book Ii. Canto Xviii. The Sentence : CANTO XVIII.: THE SENTENCE. With hopeless eye and pallid mien There sat the monarch with the queen. His father's feet with reverence due He clasped, and touched Kaikey?s too. The king, with eyes still brimming o'er, Cried 'Rma!' and could do no more. His voice was choked, his eye was dim, He could...
Book Iii. Canto X. R'ama's Reply : CANTO X.: RMA'S REPLY. The words that St uttered, spurred By truest love, the hero heard: Then he who ne'er from virtue strayed To Janak's child his answer made: 'In thy wise speech, sweet love, I find True impress of thy gentle mind, Well skilled the warrior's path to trace, Thou pride of Janak's...
Book Iii. Canto Xxiii. The Omens : CANTO XXIII.: THE OMENS. As forth upon its errand went That huge ferocious armament, An awful cloud, in dust and gloom, With threatening thunders from its womb Poured in sad augury a flood Of rushing water mixt with blood. The monarch's steeds, though strong and fleet, Stumbled and fell: and yet...
Book Vi. Canto V. R'ama's Lament : CANTO V.: RMA'S LAMENT. There on the coast in long array The Vnars' marshalled legions lay, Where Nla's care had ordered well The watch of guard and sentinel, And Mainda moved from post to post With Dwivid to protect the host. Then Rma stood by Lakshman's side. And mastered by his sorrow cried: 'My...
Book Iii. Canto Lxi. R'ama's Lament : CANTO LXI.: RMA'S LAMENT. As Rma sought his leafy cot Through his left eye keen throbbings shot, His wonted strength his frame forsook, And all his body reeled aud shook. Still on those dreadful signs he thought, Sad omens with disaster fraught, And from his troubled heart he cried, 'O, may no ill...
Book I. Canto Lxiv. Rambh'a : CANTO LXIV.: RAMBH. 'A great emprise, O lovely maid, To save the Gods, awaits thine aid: To bind the son of Kus'ik sure, And take his soul with love's sweet lure.' Thus orderd by the Thousand-eyed The suppliant nymph in fear replied: 'O Lord of Gods, this mighty sage Is very fierce and swift...
Book Iv. Canto Xix. T'ar'a's Grief : CANTO XIX.: TR'S GRIEF. No answer gave the Vnar king To Rma's prudent counselling. Battered and bruised by tree and stone, By Rma's arrow overthrown, Fainting upon the ground he lay, Gasping his troubled life away. But Tr in the Vnar's hall Heard tidings of her husband's fall; Heard that a shaft...
Book Iv. Canto Xxxi. The Envoy : CANTO XXXI.: THE ENVOY. Thus Rma spoke, and Lakshman then Made answer to the prince of men: 'Yea, if the Vnar, undeterred By fear of vengeance, break his word, Loss of his royal power ere long Shall pay the traitor for the wrong, Nor deem I him so void of sense To brave the bitter consequence. But...
Book Ii. Canto Xcviii. Lakshman Calmed : CANTO XCVIII: LAKSHMAN CALMED. Then Rma nobly calm allayed The wrath that Lakshman's bosom swayed: 'What need have we the sword to wield, To bend the bow or lift the shield, If Bharat brave, and wise, and good, Himself has sought this sheltering wood? I sware my father's will to do, And if I now my...
Book Iii. Canto Lxviii. Jat'ayus : CANTO LXVIII.: JATYUS. Thus faithful Lakshman strove to cheer The prince with counsel wise and clear. Who, prompt to seize the pith of all, Let not that wisdom idly fall. With vigorous effort he restrained The passion in his breast that reigned, And leaning on his bow for rest His brother Lakshm...
Book I. Canto Lxviii. The Envoys' Speech : CANTO LXVIII.: THE ENVOYS' SPEECH. Three nights upon the road they passed To rest the steeds that bore them fast, And reached Ayodhy's town at last. Then straight at Das'aratha's call They stood within the royal hall, Where, like a God, inspiring awe, The venerable king they saw. With suppliant...
Book Vi. Canto I. R'ama's Speech : CANTO I.: RMA'S SPEECH. The son of Raghu heard, consoled, The wondrous tale Hanumn told; And, as his joyous hope grew high, In friendly words he made reply: 'Behold a mighty task achieved. Which never heart but his conceived. Who else across the sea can spring, Save Vyu 2b and the Feathered King...
Book I. Canto Lii. Vas'ishtha's Feast : CANTO LII.: VAS'ISHTHA'S FEAST. Right glad was Vis'vmitra when He saw the prince of saintly men. Low at his feet the hero bent, And did obeisance, reverent. The king was welcomed in, and shown A seat beside the hermit's own, Who offered him, when resting there, Fruit in due course, and woodl...
Book Vi. Canto Xxvi. The V'anar Chiefs : CANTO XXVI.: THE VNAR CHIEFS. 'Not if the Gods in heaven who dwell, Gandharvas, and the fiends of hell In banded opposition rise Against me, will I yield my prize. Still trembling from the ungentle toucb Of Vnar hands ye fear too much, And bid me, heedless of the shame, Give to her lord the Maithil...
Book Ii. Canto Xiii. Das'aratha's Distress : CANTO XIII.: DAS'ARATHA'S DISTRESS. Unworthy of his mournful fate, The mighty king, unfortunate, Lay prostrate in unseemly guise, As, banished from the blissful skies, Yayti, in his evil day. His merit all exhausted, lay. 1 The queen, triumphant in the power Won by her beauty's fatal dower, Still...
Book Iv. Canto Xlvii. The Return : CANTO XLVII.: THE RETURN. Thus forth in quest of Sit The legions King Sugrva. To many a distant town they hied By many a lake and river's side. As their great sovereign's order taught, Through valleys, plains, and groves they sought. They toiled unresting through the day: At night upon the ground...
Book Iv. Canto Xxi. Hanum'an's Speech : CANTO XXI.: HANUMN'S SPEECH. There, like a fallen star, the dame Fell by her lord's half lifeless frame; And Hanumn drew softly near, And strove her grieving heart to.cheer: 'By changeless law our bliss and woe From ancient worth and folly flow. What fruits soe'er we cull, the seeds Were scattered...
Book Vi. Canto Cxx. S'it'a Restored : CANTO CXX.: ST RESTORED. Thus spoke the Self-existent Sire: Then swiftly from the blazing pyre The circling flames were backward rolled, And, raising in his gentle hold Alive unharmed the Maithil dame, The Lord of Fire embodied came. Fair as the morning was her sheen, And gold and gems adorned...
Book Iv. Canto Xxvi. The Coronation : CANTO XXVI.: THE CORONATION. Each Vnar councillor and peer In crowded numbers gathered near Sugriva, mournful king, while yet His vesture from the wave was wet, Before the chief of Raghu's seed Unwearied in each arduous deed, They stood and raised the reverent hand As saints before Lord Brahm st...
Book I. Canto Lxxvii. Bharat's Departure : CANTO LXXVII.: BHARAT'S DEPARTURE. Then Rma with a cheerful mind The bow to Varun's hand resigned. Due reverence to the saints he paid, And thus addressed his sire dismayed: 'As Bhrigu's son is far from view, Now let the host its march pursue, And to Ayodhy's town proceed In four-fold bands, with...
Book Iv. Canto Liii. Angad's Counsel : CANTO LIII.: ANGAD'S COUNSEL. They looked upon the boundless main The awful seat of Varun's reign. And heard his waters roar and rave Terrific with each crested wave. Then, in the depths of sorrow drowned, They sat upon the bosky ground, And sadly, as they pondered, grieved For days gone by...
Book Iii. Canto Xxxvi. R'avan's Speech : CANTO XXXVI.: RVAN'S SPEECH. 'Hear me, Mrcha, while I speak, And tell thee why thy home I seek. Sick and distressed am I, and see My surest hope and help in thee. Of Janasthn I need not tell, Where Srpanakh, Khara dwell, And Dshan with the arm of might. And Tris'iras, the fierce in fight, Who feeds...
Book Vi. Canto Lxi. The V'anars' Alarm : CANTO LXI.: THE VNARS' ALARM. The son of Raghu near the wall Saw, proudly towering over all, The mighty giant stride along Attended by the warrior throng; Heard Kumbhakarna's heavy feet Awake the echoes of the street; And, with the lust of battle fired, Turned to and inquired: 'Vibhshan, tell th...
Book V. Canto Xlii. The Giants Roused : CANTO XLII.: THE GIANTS ROUSED. The cries of startled birds, the sound Of tall trees crashing to the ground, Struck with amaze each giant's ear. And filled the isle with sudden fear. Then, wakened by the crash and cries, The fierce shefiends unclosed their eyes, And saw the Vnar where he stood Amid...
Book Vi. Canto C. Ravan In The Field : CANTO C.: RAVAN IN THE FIELD. The plain with bleeding limbs was spread, And heaps of dying and of dead. His mighty bow still Rma strained, And shafts upon the giants rained. Still Angad and Sugrva, wrought To fury, for the Vnars fought. Crushed with huge rocks through chest and side Mahodar...
Book Iv. Canto Lxv. The Council : CANTO LXV.: THE COUNCIL. But none of all the host was found To clear the sea with desperate bound, Though each, as Angad bade, declared His proper power and what he dared. 1 Then spake good Jmbavan the sage, Chief of them all for reverend age; 'I, Vnar chieftains, long ago Limbs light to leap could...
Book Ii. Canto Xxvi. Alone With Sit'a : CANTO XXVI.: ALONE WITH SIT So Rma, to his purpose true, To Queen Kaus'aly bade adieu, Received the benison she gave, And to the path of duty clave. As through the crowded street he passed, A radiance on the way he cast, And each fair grace, by all approved, The bosoms of the people moved. Now...
Book I. Canto Liv. The Battle : CANTO LIV.: THE BATTLE. As Saint Vas'ishtha answered so, Nor let the cow of plenty go, The monarch, as a last resource, Began to drag her off by force. While the king's servants tore away Their moaning, miserable prey, Sad, sick at heart, and sore distressed, She pondered thus within her breast:...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxxii. The Departure : CANTO LXXXII.: THE DEPARTURE. The prudent prince the assembly viewed Thronged with its noble multitude, Resplendent as a cloudless night When the full moon is in his height; While robes of every varied hue A glory o'er the synod threw. The priest in lore of duty skilled Looked on the crowd the hall...
Book Iii. Canto Lxv. Rama's Wrath : CANTO LXV.: RAMA'S WRATH. With piteous voice, by woe subdued, Thus Raghu's son his speech renewed: 'Thy steps, my brother, quickly turn To bright Godvar and learn If St to the stream have hied To cull the lilies on its side.' Obedient to the words he said, His brother to the river sped...
Book Ii. Canto Ii. The People's Speech : CANTO II.: THE PEOPLE'S SPEECH. Then to the full assembly bowed The monarch, and addressed the crowd With gracious speech, in accents loud As heavenly drum or thunder-cloud: 'Needs not to you who know declare How ever with paternal care My fathers of Ikshvku's line Have ruled the realm which now is...
Book Iii. Canto Lix. R'ama's Return : CANTO LIX.: RMA'S RETURN. When Rma saw his brother stand With none beside him, all unmanned, Eager he questioned why he came So far without the Mathil dame: 'Where is my wife, my darling, she Who to the wild wood followed me? Where hast thou left my lady, where The dame who chose my lot to share...
Book I. Canto Lxxv. The Parle : CANTO LXXV.: THE PARLE. 'Heroic Rma, men proclaim The marvels of thy matchless fame, And I from loud-voiced rumour know the exploit of the broken bow, Yea, bent and broken, mighty Chief, A feat most wondrous, past belief. Stirred by thy fame thy face I sought: A peerless bow I too have brought...
Book Ii. Canto Xxv. Kaus'alya's Blessing : CANTO XXV.: KAUS'ALYA'S BLESSING. Her grief and woe she cast aside, Her lips with water purified, And thus her benison began That mother of the noblest man: 'If thou wilt hear no words of mine, Go forth, thou pride of Raghu's line. Go, darling, and return with speed, Walking where noble spirits...
Book Ii. Canto Lxx. Bharat's Departure : CANTO LXX.: BHARAT'S DEPARTURE. While thus he spoke, the envoys borne On horses faint and travel-worn Had gained the city fenced around With a deep moat's protecting bound. An audience of the king they gained, And honours from the prince obtained; The monarch's feet they humbly pressed, To Bhar...
Book Iv. Canto X. Sugr'iva's Story : CANTO X.: SUGRVA'S STORY. 'I strove to soothe and lull to rest The fury of his troubled breast: Well art thou come, dear lord,' I cried. 'By whose strong arm thy foe has died. Forlorn I languished here, but now My saviour and defence art thou. Once more receive this regal shade 1 Like the full mo...
Book Ii. Canto Lii. The Crossing Of Gang'a : CANTO LII.: THE CROSSING OF GANG. Soon as the shades of night had fled, Uprising from his lowly bed, Rma the famous, broad of chest, His brother Lakshman thus addressed: 'Now swift upsprings the Lord of Light, And fled, is venerable night, p. 154 That dark-winged bird the Kol now Is calling...
Book Vi. Canto Lxvi. Kombhakarna's Sally : CANTO LXVI.: KOMBHAKARNA'S SALLY. In pomp and pride of warlike state The giant passed the city gate. He raised his voice: the hills, the shore Of Lanka's sea returned the roar. The Vnars saw the chief draw nigh Whom not the ruler of the sky, Nor Yama, monarch of the dead, Might vanquish...
Book Iv. Canto Xxxiv. Lakshman's Speech : CANTO XXXIV.: LAKSHMAN'S SPEECH Sugrva started from his rest With doubt and terror in his breast. He heard the prince's furious tread He saw his eyes glow fiercely red. Swift sprang the monarch to his feet Upstarting from his golden seat. Rose Rum and her fellows, too, And closely round Sugrva drew...
Book Vi. Canto Xliv. The Night : CANTO XLIV.: THE NIGHT. The lord of Light had sunk and set: Night came; the foeman struggled yet; And fiercer for the gloom of night Grew the wild fury of the fight. Scarce could each warrior's eager eye The foeman from the friend descry. 'Rkshas or Vnar? say;' cried each, And foe knew foeman by...
Book V. Canto Iv. Within The City : CANTO IV.: WITHIN THE CITY. The guardian goddess thus subdued. The Vanar chief his way pursued, And reached the broad imperial street Where fresh-blown flowers were bright and sweet. The city seemed a fairer sky Where cloud-like houses rose on high, Whence the soft sound of tabors came Through many...
Book Ii. Canto Liv. Bharadv'aja's Hermitage : CANTO LIV.: BHARADVJA'S HERMITAGE. So there that night the heroes spent Under the boughs that o'er them bent, And when the sun his glory spread, Upstarting, from the place they sped. On to that spot they made their way, Through the dense wood that round them lay, Where Yamun's 1 swift waters glide...
Book I. Canto Xx. Vis'v'amitra's Visit : CANTO XX.: VIS'VMITRA'S VISIT. Now Das'aratha's pious mind Meet wedlock for his sons designed; p. 33 With priests and friends the king began To counsel and prepare his plan. Such thoughts engaged his bosom, when, To see Ayodhy's lord of men, A mighty saint of glorious fame, The hermit Vis'vmitra 1...
Book Iv. Canto Lx. Samp'ati's Story : CANTO LX.: SAMPTI'S STORY Then from the flood Sampti paid Due offerings to his brother's shade. He bathed him when the rites were done. And spake again to Bli's son: 'Now listen, Prince, while I relate How first I learned the lady's fate. Burnt by the sun's resistless might I fell and lay...
Book Iv. Canto V. The League : CANTO V.: THE LEAGUE. From Rishyamka's rugged side To Malaya's hills the Vnar hied And to his royal chieftain there Announced the coming of the pair: 'See here with Lakshman' Rma stands Illustrious in a hundred lands. Whose valiant heart will never quail Although a thousand foes assail; King...
Book Ii. Canto X. Das'aratha's Speech : CANTO X.: DAS'ARATHA'S SPEECH. As Queen Kaikev thus obeyed The sinful counsel of her maid She sank upon the chamber floor, As sinks in anguish, wounded sore, An elephant beneath the smart Of the wild hunter's venomed dart. The lovely lady in her mind Resolved the plot her maid designed, And prompt...
Book V. Canto X. R'avan Asleep : CANTO X.: RVAN ASLEEP. Apart a dais of crystal rose With couches spread for soft repose. Adorned with gold and gems of price Meet for the halls of Paradise. A canopy was o'er them spread Pale as the light the moon beams shed, And female figures, 1 deftly planned, The faces of the sleepers fanned...
Book Vi. Canto Xcvi. R'avan's Sally : CANTO XCVI.: RVAN'S SALLY. The groans and cries of dames who wailed The ears of Lank's lord assailed, For from each house and home was sent The voice of weeping and lament. In troubled thought his head he bowed, Then fiercely loosing on the crowd Of nobles near his throne he broke The silence...
Book Vi. Canto Cxii. The R'akshas Dames : CANTO CXII.: THE RKSHAS DAMES. High rose the universal wail That mourned the monarch's death, and, pale With crushing woe, her hair unbound, Her eyes in floods of sorrow drowned, Forth from the inner chambers came With trembling feet each royal dame, Heedless of those who bade them stay They...
Book Iii. Canto Xv. Panchavatt : CANTO XV.: PANCHAVATT. Arrived at Panchavat's shade Where silvan life and serpents strayed, Rma in words like these addressed Lakshman of vigour unrepressed: 'Brother, our home is here: behold The grove of which the hermit told: The bowers of Panchavat see Made fair by every blooming tree. Now...
Book Iii. Canto Xxix. Khara's Defeat : CANTO XXIX.: KHARA'S DEFEAT. When Rma saw the giant nigh. On foot, alone, with mace reared high, In mild reproof at first he spoke. Then forth his threatening anger broke: 'Thou with the host 'twas thine to lead, With elephant and car and steed, Hast wrought an act of sin and shame, An act which...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxvi. The Funeral : CANTO LXXVI.: THE FUNERAL The saint Vas'ishtha, best of all Whose words with moving wisdom fall, Bharat, Kaikey's son, addressed, Whom burning *?fires of grief distressed: 'O Prince, whose fame is widely spread, Enough of grief: be comforted. The time is come: arise, and lay Upon the pyre...
Book Iii. Canto Viii. The Hermitage : CANTO VIII.: THE HERMITAGE. So Rma and Sumttr's son, When every honour due was done, Slept through the night. When morning broke, The heroes from their rest awoke. Betimes the son of Raghu rose, With gentle St, from repose, And sipped the cool delicious wave Sweet with the scent the lotus gave...
Book I. Canto L. Janak : CANTO L.: JANAK. The sons of Raghu journeyed forth, Bending their steps 'twixt east and north. Soon, guided by the sage, they found, Enclosed, a sacrificial ground. Then to the best of saints, his guide, In admiration Rma cried: The high-souled king no toil has spared, But nobly for his rite...
Book I. Canto Xxxv. Visv'amitra's Lineage : CANTO XXXV: VISVMITRA'S LINEAGE. 'The rites were o'er, the maids were wed, The bridegroom to his home was sped. The sonless monarch bade prepare A sacrifice to gain an heir. Then Kus'a, Brahm's son, appeared, And thus King Kus'anbha cheered: 'Thou shalt, my child, obtain a son Like thine own self...
Book Iv. Canto Liv. Hanum'an's Speech : CANTO LIV.: HANUMN'S SPEECH. But Hanumn, while Tra, best Of splendid chiefs his thought expressed, Perceived that Bli's princely son A kingdom for himself had won. 1b His keen eye marked in him combined The warrior's arm, the ruler's mind, And every noble gift should grace The happy sovereign...
Book Vi. Canto Xv. Indrajit's Speech : CANTO XV.: INDRAJIT'S SPEECH. He ceased: and Indrajit the pride Of Rkshas warriors thus replied: 'Is this a speech our king should hear, This counsel of ignoble fear? A scion of our glorious race Should ne'er conceive a thought so base, But one mid all our kin we find. Vibhshan, whose degenerate...
Book I. Canto Lxvi. Janak's Speech : CANTO LXVI.: JANAK'S SPEECH. With cloudless lustre rose the sun; The king, his morning worship done, Ordered hid heralds to invite The princes and the anchorite. With honour, as the laws decree, The monarch entertained the three. Then to the youths and saintly man Videha's lord this speech began:...
Book Ii. Canto Xxviii. The Dangers Of The Wood : CANTO XXVIII.: THE DANGERS OF THE WOOD. Thus Sit spake, and he who knew His duty, to its orders true, Was still reluctant as the woes Of forest life before him rose. He sought to soothe her grief, to dry The torrent from each brimming eye, And then, her firm resolve to shake, These words to pious...
Book Vi. Canto Xii. Ravan's Speech : CANTO XII.: RAVAN'S SPEECH. The king in counsel unsurpassed His eye around the synod cast, And fierce Prahasta, first and best Of all his captains, thus addressed: 'Brave master of each warlike art, Arouse thee and perform thy part. Array thy fourfold forces 1 well To guard our isle and citadel.'...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxxvii. Guha's Story : CANTO LXXXVII.: GUHA'S STORY. That speech of Guha Bharat heard With grief and tender pity stirred, And as his ears the story drank, Deep in his thoughtful heart it sank. His large full eyes in anguish rolled, His trembling limbs grew stiff and cold; Then fell he, like a tree upturn, In woe too...
Book Iii. Canto Xlix. The Rape Of Sit'a : CANTO XLIX.: THE RAPE OF SIT. The Rkshas monarch, thus addressed, His hands a while together pressed, And straight before her startled eyes Stood monstrous in his giant size. Then to the lady, with the lore Of eloquence, he spoke once more: 'Thou scarce,' he cried, 'hast heard aright The glories...
Book Iii. Canto Ii. Vir'adha : CANTO II.: VIRDHA. Thus entertained he passed the night, Then, with the morning's early light, To all the hermits bade adieu And sought his onward way anew. He pierced the mighty forest where Roamed many a deer and pard and bear: Its ruined pools he scarce could see. For creeper rent and prostrate...
Book Iv. Canto Ii. Sugr'iva's Alarm : CANTO II.: SUGRVA'S ALARM. Sugrva moved by wondering awe The high-souled sons of Raghu saw, In all their glorious arms arrayed; And grief upon his spirit weighed. To every quarter of the sky He turned in fear his anxious eye, And roving still from spot to spot With troubled steps he rested not. He...
Book Ii. Canto Xli. The Citizens' Lament : CANTO XLI.: THE CITIZENS' LAMENT. The lion chief with hands upraised Was born from eyes that fondly gazed. But then the ladies' bower was rent With cries of weeping and lament: 'Where goes he now, our lord, the sure Protector of the friendless poor, In whom the wretched and the weak Defence and aid...
Book I. Canto Xlix. Ahaly'a Freed : CANTO XLIX.: AHALY FREED. Then Rma, following still his guide, Within the grove, with Lakshman, hied. Her vows a wondrous light had lent To that illustrious penitent. He saw the glorious lady, screened From eye of man, and God, and fiend, Like some bright portent which the care Of Brahm launches...
Book Iii. Canto Xliii. The Wondrous Deer : CANTO XLIII.: THE WONDROUS DEER. She stooped, her hands with flowers to fill, But gazed upon the marvel still: Gazed on its back and sparkling side Where silver hues with golden vied. Joyous was she of faultless mould, With glossy skin like polished gold. And loudly to her husband cried...
Book Iv. Canto Xlv. The Departure : CANTO XLV.: THE DEPARTURE. Away, away the Vnars Like locusts o'er the land outspread. To northern realms where rising high The King of Mountains cleaves the sky, Fierce S'atabal with vast array Of Vnariors led the way. Far southward, as his lord decreed, Wise Hanumn Wind-God's seed, With Angad his...
Book Iv. Canto Lxiii. Samp'ati's Story : CANTO LXIII.: SAMPTI'S STORY. 'With this and many a speech beside. My failing heart he fortified, With glorious hope my breast inspired, And to his holy home retired. I scaled the mountain height, to view The region round, and looked for you. In ceaseless watchings night and day A hundred seasons...
Book Iii. Canto L. Jat'ayus : CANTO L.: JATYUS. The vulture from his slumber woke And heard the words which St spoke. He raised his eye and looked on her, Looked on her giant ravisher. That noblest bird with pointed beak, Majestic as a mountain peak, High on the tree addressed the king Of giants, wisely counselling: 'O...
Book Vi. Canto Cxiii. Mandodar'i's Lament : CANTO CXIII.: MANDODAR'S LAMENT. While thus they wept, supreme in place, The loveliest for form and face. Mandodar drew near alone, Looked on her lord and made her moan: 'Ah Monarch, Indra feared to stand In fight before thy conquering hand. From thy dread spear the Immortals ran; And art thou...
Book I. Canto Xvi. The V'anars : CANTO XVI.: THE VNARS. When Vishnu thus had gone on earth. From the great king to take his birth. The self-existent Lord of all Addressed the Gods who heard his call: 'For Vishnu's sake, the strong and true. Who seeks the good of all of you, Make helps, in war to lend him aid, In forms that change...
Book Iii. Canto Xxvii. The Death Of Tris'iras : CANTO XXVII.: THE DEATH OF TRIS'IRAS. But Tris'iras, 2 a chieftain dread, Marked Khara as he onward sped. And met his car and cried, to stay The giant from the purposed fray: 'Mine be the charge: let me attack, And turn thee from the contest back. Let me go forth, and thou shalt see...
Book V. Canto Lxi. The Feast Of Honey : CANTO LXI.: THE FEAST OF HONEY. They rose in air: the region grew Dark with their shadow as they flew. Swift to a lovely grove 2 they came That rivalled heavenly Nandan's 3 fame Where countless bees their honey stored,-- The pleasance of the Vnars' lord, To every creature fenced and barred, Which...
Book Vi. Canto L. The Broken Spell : CANTO L.: THE BROKEN SPELL. Sugrva viewed the flying crowd, And thus to Angad cried aloud: 'Why run the trembling hosts, as flee Storm-scattered barks across the sea?' 'Dost thou not mark,' the chief replied, Transfixed with shafts, with bloodstreams dyed, With arrowy toils about them wound...
Book Vi. Canto Xlix. R'ama's Lament : CANTO XLIX.: RMA'S LAMENT Ranged round the spot where Rma fell Each Vnar chief stood sentinel. At length the mighty hero broke The trance that held him, and awoke. He saw his senseless brother, dyed With blood from head to foot, and cried: 'What have I now to do with life Or rescue of my prisoned...
Book Vi. Canto Cvi. Glory To The Sun : CANTO CVI.: GLORY TO THE SUN. There faint and bleeding fast, apart Stood Rvan raging in his heart. Then, moved with ruth for Rma's sake, Agastya 2b came and gently spake: 'Bend, Rma, bend thy heart and ear The everlasting truth to hear Which all thy hopes through life will bless And crown thine...
Book Vi. Canto Cii. Lakshman Healed : CANTO CII.: LAKSHMAN HEALED. But Rma, pride of Raghu's race, Gazed tenderly on Lakshman's face, And, as the sight his spirit broke, Turned to Sushen and sadly spoke: 'Where is my power and valour? how Shall I have heart for battle now, When dead before my weeping eyes My brother, noblest Lakshm...
Book Vi. Canto Lxxv. The Night Attack : CANTO LXXV.: THE NIGHT ATTACK. Sugrva spake in words like these: 'Now, Vnar lords, the occasion seize. For now, of sons and brothers reft, To Rvan little hope is left: And if our host his gates assail His weak defence will surely fail.' At dead of night the Vnar bands Rushed on with torches...
Book Iv. Canto Lxiv. The Sea : CANTO LXIV.: THE SEA. Shouts of triumphant joy outrang As to their feet the Vnars sprang: And, on the mighty task intent, Swift to the sea their steps they bent. They stood and gazed upon the deep, Whose billows with a roar and leap On the sea banks ware wildly hurled,-- The mirror of the mighty...
Book Vi. Canto Lxv. Khumbhakarna's Speech : CANTO LXV.: KHUMBHAKARNA'S SPEECH. But haughty Kumbhakarna spurned His counsel, and to Rvan turned: 'Thy life from peril will I free And slay the foe who threatens thee. A hero never vaunts in vain, Like bellowing clouds devoid of rain, Nor, Monarch, be thine ear inclined To counsellors of slavish...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxiv. The Departure : CANTO CXXIV.: THE DEPARTURE. The giant lord the chariot viewed, And humbly thus his speech renewed: 'Behold, O King, the car prepared: Now be thy further will declared.' He ceased: and Rma spake once more: 'These hosts who thronged to Lank's shore Their faith and might have nobly shown, And set...
Book Ii. Canto Xxxiii. The People's Lament : CANTO XXXIII.: THE PEOPLE'S LAMENT. Thus Sit and the princes brave Much wealth to all the Brhmans gave Then to the monarch's house the three Went forth the aged king to see. The princes from two servants took Those heavenly arms of glorious look, Adorned with garland and with band By Sit's...
Book Vi. Canto Xxix. S'ard'ula Captured : CANTO XXIX.: S'RDLA CAPTURED. The giant viewed with earnest ken The Vnars and the lords of men; Then thus, with grief and anger moved, In bitter tone the spies reproved: 'Can faithful servants hope to please Their master with such fates as these? Or hope ye with wild words to wring The bosom...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxviii. Manthar'a Punished : CANTO LXXVIII.: MANTHAR PUNISHED. Satrughna thus to Bharat spake Who longed the forest road to take: 'He who in woe was wont to give Strength to himself and all that live-- Dear Rma, true and pure in heart, Is banished by a woman's art. Yet here was Lakshman, brave and strong, Could not his might...
Book Ii. Canto Cxvi. The Hermit's Speech : CANTO CXVI.: THE HERMIT'S SPEECH. When Bharat took his homeward road Still Rma in the wood abode: But soon he marked the fear and care That darkened all the hermits there. For all who dwelt before the hill Were sad with dread of coming ill: Each holy brow was lined by thought, And Rma's side they...
Book Iv. Canto Xxxviii. Sugr'iva's Departure : CANTO XXXVIII.: SUGRVA'S DEPARTURE. Thus all the princely Vnars, true To their appointed tasks, withdrew. Suigrva deemed already done The work he planned for Raghu's son. Then Lakshman gently spoke and cheered Sugrva for his valour feared: ' Now, chieftain, if thy will be so. Forth from Kishkindh...
Book Vi. Canto Xxxi. The Magic Head : CANTO XXXI.: THE MAGIC HEAD. The tyrant's troubled eye confessed The secret fear that filled his breast. With dread of coming woe dismayed He called his counsellors to aid; Then sternly silent, deep in thought, His chamber in the palace sought. Then, as the surest hope of all, The monarch bade his...
Book Ii. Canto Xxxviii. Care For Kaus'aly'a : CANTO XXXVIII.: CARE FOR KAUS'ALY Then when the people wroth and sad Saw St in bark vesture clad, Though wedded, like some widowed thing, They cried out, 'Shame upon thee, King!' Grieved by their cry and angry look The lord of earth at once forsook All hope in life that still remained, In duty...
Book I. Canto Lxix. Das'aratha's Visit : CANTO LXIX.: DAS'ARATHA'S VISIT. Soon as the shades of night had fled, Thus to the wise Sumantra said The happy king, while priest and peer, Each in his place, were standing near: 'Let all my treasurers to-day, Set foremost in the long array, With gold and precious gems supplied In bounteous store...
Appendices. Appendices : p. 509 RAVAN DOOMED. SECTION XIII. Afterwards Rishya-shringa said again to the King "I will perform another sacrificial act to secure thee a son." Then the son of Vibhanduka, of subdued passions, seeking the happiness of the king, proceeded to perform the sacrifice for the accomplishment of his...
Book Ii. Canto Lxviii. The Envoys : CANTO LXVIII.: THE ENVOYS. Vas'ishtha heard their speech and prayer, And thus addressed the concourse there. Friends, Brmans, counsellors, and all Assembled in the palace hall: 'Ye know that Bharat, free from care, Still lives in Rmagriha 1 where The father of his mother reigns: S'atrughna by his...
Book Vi. Canto Xxx. S'ard'ula's Speech : CANTO XXX.: SRDLA'S SPEECH. They told their lord that Rma still Lay waiting by Suvela's hill. The tyrant, flushed with angry glow, Heard of the coming of the foe, And thus with close inquiry pressed S'rdla spokesman for the rest: 'Why art thou sad, night-rover? speak: Has grief or terror changed...
Book Iii. Canto Xi. Agastya : CANTO XI.: AGASTYA. Rma went foremost of the three, Next St, followed, fair to see, And Lakshman with his bow in hand Walked hindmost of the little band. As onward through the wood they went, With great delight their eyes were bent On rocky heights beside the way And lofty trees with blossoms gay;...
Book I. Canto Xlvi. Diti's Hope : CANTO XLVI.: DITI'S HOPE. But Diti, when her sons were slain, Wild with a childless mother's pain. To Kas'yap spake, Marcha's son, Her husband: 'O thou glorious one! p. 59 Dead are the children, mine no more, The mighty sons to thee I bore. Long fervour's meed, I crave a boy Whose arm may Indra's...
Book Ii. Canto Xciv. Chitrak'uta : CANTO XCIV.: CHITRAKTA. There long the son of Raghu dwelt And love for hill and wood he felt. Then his Videhan spouse to please And his own heart of woe to ease, Like some Immortal--Indra so Might Swarga's charms to S'achi show-- Drew her sweet eyes to each delight Of Chitrakta's lovely height:...
Book I. Canto Xix. The Birth Of The Princes : CANTO XIX.: THE BIRTH OF THE PRINCES. The seasons six in rapid flight Had circled since that glorious rite. Eleven months had passed away: 'Twas Chaitra's ninth returning day. 1b The moon within that mansion shone Which Aditi looks kindly on. Raised to their apex in the sky Five brilliant planets...
Book Ii. Canto Cxiv. Bharat's Departure : CANTO CXIV.: BHARAT'S DEPARTURE. Deep, pleasant was the chariot's sound As royal Bharat, far renowned, Whirled by his mettled coursers fast Within Ayodhy's city passed. There dark and drear was every home Where cats and owls had space to roam, As when the shades of midnight fall With blackest gloom...
Book Ii. Canto Liii. R'ama's Lament : CANTO LIII.: RMA'S LAMENT. When evening rites were duly paid, Reclined beneath the leafy shade, To Lakshman thus spake Rma, best Of those who glad a people's breast: 'Now the first night has closed the day That saw us from our country stray, And parted from the charioteer; Yet grieve not thou, my...
Book Ii. Canto Ciii. The Funeral Libation : CANTO CIII.: THE FUNERAL LIBATION. When Rama heard from Bharat each Dark sorrow of his mournful speech, And tidings of his father dead, His spirits fell, his senses fled. For the sad words his brother spoke Struck on him like a thunder stroke. Fierce as the bolt which Indra throws, The vict...
Book Iv. Canto Lxvii. Hanuman's Speech : CANTO LXVII.: HANUMAN'S SPEECH. Soon as his stature they beheld. Their fear and sorrow were dispelled; And joyous praises loud and long Rang out from all the Vnar throng. On the great chief their eyes they bent In rapture and astonishment, As, when his conquering foot he raised, The Gods up...
Book Iii. Canto Lv. S'it'a In Prison : CANTO LV.: ST IN PRISON. Thus Rvan his commandment gave To those eight giants strong and brave, So thinking in his foolish pride Against all dangers to provide. Then with his wounded heart aflame With love he thought upon the dame, And took with hasty steps the way To the fair chamber where she lay...
Book I. Canto Lxvii. The Breaking Of The Bow : CANTO LXVII.: THE BREAKING OF THE BOW. Then spoke again the great recluse: 'This mighty bow, O King, produce.' King Janak, at the saint's request, This order to his train addressed: 'Let the great bow be hither borne, Which flowery wreaths and scents adorn.' Soon as the monarch's words were said...
Book Ii. Canto Lxi. Kauslaya's Lament : CANTO LXI.: KAUSLAYA'S LAMENT. When, best of all who give delight, her rama wandered for from sight, Kausaaly'a weeping, sore distressed, The king her husband thus addressed; 'Thy name, O Monarch, far and wid? Through the three worlds is glorified: Yet Rama has the praying mind. * His speed is true...
Book I. Canto Xxxiv. Brahmadatta : CANTO XXXIV.: BRAHMADATTA. 'A king of Brahm's seed who bore The name of Kus'a reigned of yore. Just, faithful to his vows, and true, He held the good in honour due. His bride, a queen of noble name. Of old Vidarbha's 1 monarchs came. Like their own father, children four, All valiant boys, the lady...
Book Iii. Canto Xxviii. Khara Dismounted : CANTO XXVIII.: KHARA DISMOUNTED. But when he turned his eye where bled Both Tris'iras and Dshan dead, Fear o'er the giant's spirit came Of Rma's might which naught could tame. He saw his savage legions, those Whose force no creature dared oppose,-- He saw the leader of his train By Rma's single...
Book Ii. Canto Xliv. Sumitra's Speech : CANTO XLIV.: SUMITRA'S SPEECH. Kausaly ceased her sad lament, Of beauteous dames most excellent. Sumitr who to duty clave, In righteous words this answer gave: 'Dear Queen, all noble virtues grace Thy son, of men the first in place. Why dost thou shed these tears of woe With bitter grief lamenting...
Book V. Canto Lxv. The Tidings : CANTO LXV. 1B: THE TIDINGS. On to Prasravan's hill they sped Where blooming trees their branches spread. To Raghu's sons their heads they bent And did obeisance reverent. Then to their king, by Angad led, Each Vnar chieftain bowed his head; And Hanumn the brave and bold His tidings to the monarch...
Book I. Canto Vii. The Ministers : CANTO VII.: THE MINISTERS. Two sages, holy saints, had he, His ministers and priests to be: Vasishtha, faithful to advise. And Vmadeva, Scripture-wise. Eight other lords around him stood, All skilled to counsel, wise and good; Jayanta, Vijay, Dhrishti bold In fight, affairs of war controlled:...
Book Iii. Canto Xvii. S'u'panakha : CANTO XVII.: S'U'PANAKHA' The bathing and the prayer were o'er; He turned him from the grassy shore, And with his brother and his spouse Sought his fair home beneath the boughs, Sit and Lakshman by his side, On to his cot the hero hied, And after rites at morning due Within the leafy shade withdrew...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxvi. Bharat Consoled : CANTO CXXVI.: BHARAT CONSOLED. But Rma bade the chariot stay, And halting in his airy way, In Bharadv's holy shade His homage to the hermit paid. 'O saint,' he cried, 'I yearn to know My dear Ayodhy's weal and woe. O tell me that the people thrive, And that the queens are yet alive.' Joy gleamed...
Book Vi. Canto Viii. Prahasta's Speech : CANTO VIII.: PRAHASTA'S SPEECH. Dark as a cloud of autumn, dread Prahasta joined his palms and said: 'Gandharvas, Gods, the hosts who dwell In heaven, in air, in earth, in hell, Have yielded to thy might, and how Shall two weak men oppose thee now? Hanmn came, a foe disguised, And mocked us...
Book Ii. Canto Li. Lakshman's Lament : CANTO LI.: LAKSHMAN'S LAMENT. As Lakshman still his vigil held By unaffected love impelled, Guha, whose heart the sight distressed, With words like these the prince addressed: 'Beloved youth, this pleasant bed Was brought for thee, for thee is spread; On this, my Prince, thine eyelids close...
Book Iii. Canto Lvi. S'it'a's Disdain : CANTO LVI.: ST'S DISDAIN. His words the Maithil lady heard Oppressed by woe but undeterred. Fear of the fiend she cast aside, And thus in noble scorn replied: 'His word of honour never stained King Das'aratha nobly reigned, The bridge of right, the friend of truth. His eldest son, a noble youth, Is...
Book Ii. Canto Xxxvi. Siddh'arth's Speech : CANTO XXXVI.: SIDDHRTH'S SPEECH. Ikshvku's son with anguish torn For the great oath his lips had sworn, With tears and sighs of sharpest pain Thus to Sumantra spake again: 'Prepare thou quick a perfect force, Cars, elephants, and foot, and horse, To follow Raghu's scion hence Equipped with all...
Book Iii. Canto Xlvii. R'avan's Wooing : CANTO XLVII: RVAN'S WOOING. As, clad in mendicant's disguise, He questioned thus his destined prize, She to the seeming saintly man The story of her life began. 'My guest is he,' she thought, 'and I, To 'scape his curse, must needs reply:' 'Child of a noble sire I spring From Janak, fair Videha's...
Book Ii. Canto Xii. Dasaratha's Lament : CANTO XII.: DASARATHA'S LAMENT. The monarch, as Kaikeyi pressed With cruel words her dire request, Stood for a time absorbed in thought While anguish in his bosom wrought. Does some wild dream my heart assail! Or do my troubled senses fail! Does some dire portent scare my view? Or frenzy's stroke...
Book Ii. Canto Xxix. S'it'a's Appeal : CANTO XXIX.: ST'S APPEAL. Thus Rma spake. Her lord's address The lady heard with deep distress. And, as the tear bedimmed her eye, In soft low accents made reply: 'The perils of the wood, and all The woes thou countest to appal, Led by my love I deem not pain; Each woe a charm, each loss a g...
Book Vi. Canto X. Vibh'ishan's Counsel : CANTO X.: VIBHSHAN'S COUNSEL. Soon as the light of morning broke, Vibhshan from his slumber woke, And, duty guiding every thought, The palace of his brother sought. Vast as a towering hill that shows His peaks afar, that palace rose. Here stood within the monarch's gate Sage nobles skilful...
Book I. Canto Xlviii. Indra And Ahaly'a : CANTO XLVIII.: INDRA AND AHALY When mutual courtesies had past, Vis'l's ruler spoke at last: 'These princely youths, O Sage, who vie In might with children of the sky, Heroic, born for happy fate, With elephants' or lions' gait, Bold as the tiger or the bull, With lotus eyes so large and full...
Book Ii. Canto Xlii. Das'aratha's Lament : CANTO XLII.: DAS'ARATHA'S LAMENT. While yet the dust was seen afar That marked the course of Rma's car, The glory of Ikshvku's race Turned not away his eager face. While yet his duteous son he saw He could not once his gaze withdraw, But rooted to the spot remained With eyes that after Rma strained...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxiii. Kaikey'i Reproached : CANTO LXXIII.: KAIKEY REPROACHED. But when he heard the queen relate His brothers' doom, his father's fate, Thus Bharat to his mother said With burning grief disquieted: p. 182 'Alas, what boots it now to reign, Struck down by grief and well-nigh slain? Ah, both are gone, my sire, and he Who w...
Book Vi. Canto Vii. R'avan Encouraged : CANTO VII.: RVAN ENCOURAGED. He ceased: they scorned, with blinded eyes, The foeman and his bold allies, Raised reverent bands with one accord, And thus made answer to their lord: 'Why yield thee, King, to causeless fear? A mighty host with sword and spear And mace and axe and pike and lance Waits...
Book Vi. Canto Lxvii. Kumbhakarna's Death : CANTO LXVII.: KUMBHAKARNA'S DEATH. Thus from their flight the Vnars turned, And every heart for battle burned, Determined on the spot to die Or gain a warrior's meed on high. Again the Vnars stooped to seize Their weapons, rocks and fallen trees; Again the deadly fight began, And fiercely...
Book Vi. Canto Iii. Lank'a : CANTO III.: LANK. He ceased: and Raghu's son gave heed, Attentive to his prudent rede: Then turned again, with hope inspired, To Hanumn, and thus inquired: 'Light were the task for thee, I ween, To bridge the sea that gleams between The mainland and the island shore. Or dry the deep and guide...
Book Vi. Canto Xi. The Summons : CANTO XI.: THE SUMMONS. Still Rvan's haughty heart rebelled. The counsel of the wise repelled, And, as his breast with passion burned, His thoughts again to Sit turned. Thus, to each sign of danger blind, To love and war he still inclined. Then mounted he his car that glowed With gems and golden...
Book I. Canto Lvi. Vis'v'amitra's Vow : CANTO LVI.: VIS'VMITRA'S VOW. But Vis'vmitra, at the threat Of that illustrious anchoret, Cried, as he launched with ready hand A fiery weapon, 'Stand, O Stand!' Vas'ishtha, wild with rage and hate, Raising, as 'twere the Rod of Fate, His mighty Brhman wand on high, To Vis'vmitra made reply: 'Nay...
Book I. Canto Xxii. Das'aratha's Speech : CANTO XXII.: DAS'ARATHA'S SPEECH. His tortured senses all astray, Awhle the hapless monarch lay, Then slowly gathering thought and strength To Visvmitra spoke at length: 'My son is but a child, I ween; This year he will be just sixteen. How is he fit for such emprise, My darling with the lotus...
Book Iii. Canto Xxxi. R'avan : CANTO XXXI.: RVAN But of the host of giants one, Akampan, from the field had run And sped to Lank 1 to relate In Rvan's ear the demons' fate: 'King, many a giant from the shade Of Janasthn in death is laid: Khara the chief is slain, and I Could scarcely from the battle fly.' Fierce anger...
Book Ii. Canto Cxv. Nandigr'am : CANTO CXV.: NANDIGRM. 2 Then when the pious chief had seen Lodged in her home each widowed queen, Still with his burning grief oppressed His holy guides he thus addressed: 'I go to Nandigrm: adieu, This day, my lords to all of you: I go, my load of grief to bear, Reft of the son of Raghu, there...
Book Iii. Canto Iv. Vir'adha's Death : CANTO IV.: VIRDHA'S DEATH. But St viewed with wild affright The heroes hurried from her sight. She tossed her shapely arms on high, And shrieked aloud her bitter cry: 'Ah, the dread giant bears away The princely Rma as his prey, Truthful and pure, and good and great, And Lakshman shares his...
Book Ii. Canto Xxvii. S'it'a's Speech : CANTO XXVII.: ST'S SPEECH. His sweetly-speaking bride, who best Deserved her lord, he thus addressed. Then tender love bade passion wake, And thus the fair Videhan spake: 'What words are these that thou hast said? Contempt of me the thought has bred. O best of heroes, I dismiss With bitter scorn...
Book Iii. Canto Lviii. The Brothers' Meeting : CANTO LVIII.: THE BROTHERS' MEETING. When Rma's deadly shaft had struck The giant in the seeming buck. The chieftain turned him from the place His homeward way again to trace. Then as he hastened onward, fain To look upon his spouse again, Behind him from a thicket nigh Rang out a jackal's piercing...
Book V. Canto Xxv. S'it'a's Lament : CANTO XXV.: ST'S LAMENT. On the bare earth the lady sank, And trembling from their presence shrank Like a strayed fawn, when night is dark, And hungry wolves around her bark. p. 410 Then to a shady tree she crept, And thought upon her lord and wept. By fear and bitter woe oppressed She bathed...
Book Vi. Canto Xiii. R'avan's Speech : CANTO XIII.: RVAN'S SPEECH. But Mahprs'va saw the sting Of keen reproach had galled the king; And humbly, eager to appease His anger, spoke in words like these: 'And breathes there one so cold and weak The forest and the gloom to seek Where savage beasts abound, and spare To taste the luscious...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxvii. R'ama's Message : CANTO CXXVII.: RMA'S MESSAGE. But Rma, when he first looked down And saw afar Ayodhy's town, Had called Hanumn to his side, The chief on whom his heart relied, And said: 'Brave Vnar, good at need, Haste onward, to Ayodhy speed, And learn, I pray, if all be well With those who in the palace dwell...
Book Iv. Canto Xlvi. Sugr'iva's : CANTO XLVI.: SUGRVA'S. 'How, King,' cried Rma, 'didst thou gain Thy lore of sea and hill and plain? 'I told thee how,' Sugrva, From Bli's arm Myv 1 To Malaya's hill, and strove to save His life by hiding in the cave. I told how Bli sought, to kill His foe, the hollow of the hill; Nor need I, King...
Book Ii. Canto Xcv. Mand'akin'i : CANTO XCV.: MANDKIN. Then Rma, like the lotus eyed, Descended from the mountain side, And to the Maithil lady showed The lovely stream that softly flowed. And thus Ayodhy's lord addressed His bride, of dames the loveliest, Child of Videha's king, her face Bright with the fair moon's tender grace:...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxxvi. Guha's Speech : CANTO LXXXVI.: GUHA'S SPEECH. Guha the king, acquainted well With all that in the wood befell, To Bharat the unequalled told The tale of Lakshman mighty-souled: 'With many an earnest word I spake To Lakshman as he stayed awake, And with his bow and shaft in hand To guard his brother kept his stand:...
Book Iii. Canto Xviii. The Mutilation : CANTO XVIII.: THE MUTILATION. On her ensnared in Rma's net His eyes the royal Rama set, p. 251 And thus, her passion to beguile, Addressed her with a gentle smile: 'I have a wife: behold her here, My St ever true and dear: And one like thee will never brook Upon a rival spouse to look. But there my...
Book Vi. Canto Ii. Sugr'iva's Speech : CANTO II.: SUGRVA'S SPEECH. He ceased: and King Sugrva tried To calm his grief, and thus replied: 'Be to thy nobler nature true, Nor let despair thy soul subdue. This cloud of causeless woe dispel, For all as yet has prospered well, And we have traced thy queen, and know The dwelling of our Rksh...
Book Iv. Canto Xxiv. Sugr'iva's Lament : CANTO XXIV.: SUGRVA'S LAMENT. But when Sugrva saw her weep O'erwhelmed in sorrow's rushing deep. Swift through his bosom pierced the sting Of anguish for the fallen king. At the sad sight his eyes beheld A flood of bitter tears outwelled, And, with his bosom racked and rent, To Rma with his tr...
Book Iv. Canto Lii. The Exit : CANTO LII.: THE EXIT. 'Rma,' he cried, 'a prince whose sway All peoples of the earth obey, To Dandak's tangled forest came With his brave brother and his dame. From that dark shade of forest boughs The giant Rvan stole his spouse. Our king Sugrva's orders send These Vnars forth to aid his friend...
Book Iv. Canto Xx. T'ar'a's Lament : CANTO XX.: TR'S LAMENT. Again she bent her to the ground, Her arms about her husband wound. Sobbed on his breast, and sick and faint With anguish poured her wild complaint: Brave in the charge of battle, boast And glory of the Vnar host, Why on the cold earth wilt thou lie And give no answer when I...
Book Iii. Canto Vii. Sut'ikshna : CANTO VII.: SUTKSHNA. So Raghu's son, his foemen's dread, With St and his brother sped, Girt round by many a twice-born sage, To good Sutikshna's hermitage. 1 Through woods for many a league he passed, O'er rushing rivers full and fast, Until a mountain fair and bright As lofty Meru rose in sight...
Book Ii. Canto Xxxiv. R'ama In The Palace : CANTO XXXIV.: RMA IN THE PALACE. The dark incomparable chief Whose eye was like a lotus leaf, Cried to the mournful charioteer, 'Go tell my sire that I am here.' Sumantra, sad and all dismayed, The chieftain's order swift obeyed. Within the palace doors he hied And saw the king, who wept and sighed...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxi. Bharat's Return : CANTO LXXI.: BHARAT'S RETURN. Then Bharat's face was eastward bent As from the royal town he went. He reached Sudm's farther side, And glorious, gazed upon the tide; Passed Hldin, and saw her toss Her westering billows hard to cross. Then old Ikshvku's famous son O'er S'atadr 1 his passage w...
Book V. Canto Ii. Lank'a : CANTO II.: LANK. The glorious sight a while he viewed, Then to the town his way pursued. Around the Vanar as he went Breathed from the wood delicious scent, And the soft grass beneath his feet With gem-like flowers was bright and sweet. Still as the Vanar nearer drew More clearly rose the town...
Book Iv. Canto Vi. The Tokens : CANTO VI.: THE TOKENS. With joy that sprang from hope restored To Rma spake the Vnar lord: 'I know, by wise Hanmn taught, Why thou the lonely wood hast sought, Where with thy brother Lakshman thou Hast sojourned, bound by hermit vow; Have heard how Sit, Janak's child, Was stolen in the pathless...
Book Vi. Canto Xxxix. Lank'a : CANTO XXXIX.: LANK. They slept secure: the sun arose And called the chieftains from repose. Before the wondering Vnars, gay With grove and garden, Lank lay, Where golden buds the Champak showed, And bright with bloom As'oka glowed, And palm and Sl and many a tree With leaf and flower were fair...
Book Vi. Canto Xxiv. The Spy's Return : CANTO XXIV.: THE SPY'S RETURN. As shine the heavens with autumn's moon Refulgent in the height of noon, So shone with light which Rma gave That army of the bold and brave, As from the sea it marched away In war's magnificent array, And earth was shaken by the beat And trampling of unnumbered feet...
Book Vi. Canto Xciii. R'avan's Lament : CANTO XCIII.: RVAN'S LAMENT. They sought the king, a mournful train, And cried. 'My lord, thy son is slain. By Lakshmau's hand, before these eyes, The warrior fell no more to rise. No time is this for vain regret: Thy hero son a hero met; And he whose might in battle pressed Lord Indra and the Gods...
Book Vi. Canto Cxiv. Vibh'ishan Consecrated : CANTO CXIV: VIBHSHAN CONSECRATED. Joy reigned in heaven where every eye Had seen the Lord of Lank die. In cars whose sheen surpassed the sun's Triumphant rode the radiant ones: And Rvan's death, by every tongue. And Rma's glorious deeds were sung. They praised the Vnars true and brave, The counsel...
Book Ii. Canto I. The Heir Apparent : CANTO I.: THE HEIR APPARENT. So Bharat to his grandsire went Obedient to the message sent, And for his fond companion chose S'atrughna slayer of his foes. 1 There Bharat for a time remained With love and honour entertained, King As'vapati's constant care, Belovd as a son and heir. Yet ever, as they...
Book Vi. Canto Cxxii. Indra's Boon : CANTO CXXII.: INDRA'S BOON. Then Indra, he whose fiery stroke Slew furious Pka, turned and spoke: 'A glorious day, O chief, is this, Rich with the fruit of lasting bliss. Well pleased are we: we love thee well Now speak, thy secret wishes tell.' Thus spake the sovereign of the sky, And this w...
Book Ii. Canto Xcii. Bharat's Farewell : CANTO XCII.: BHARAT'S FAREWELL. So Bharat with his army spent The watches of the night content, And gladly, with the morning's light Drew near his host the anchorite. When Bharadvja saw him stand With hand in reverence joined to hand, When fires of worship had been fed, He looked upon the prince...
Book V. Canto Li. Hanum'an's Reply : CANTO LI.: HANUMN'S REPLY. My king Sugriva greets thee fair, And bids me thus his rede declare. Son of the God of Wind, by name Hanumn, to this isle I came. To set the Maithil lady free I crossed the barrier of the sea. I roamed in search of her and found Her weeping on that lovely ground. Then...
Book Ii. Canto Cxviii. Anas'uy'a's Gifts : CANTO CXVIII.: ANASY'S GIFTS. Thus by the holy dame addressed Who banished envy from her breast, Her lowly reverence St paid, And softly thus her answer made: 'No marvel, best of dames, thy speech The duties of a wife should teach; p. 227 Yet I, O lady, also know Due reverence to my lord to show...
Book Vi. Canto Cviii. The Battle : CANTO CVIII.: THE BATTLE. He spoke, and vanished: Rma raised His eyes with reverence meet, and praised The glorious Day-God full in view: Then armed him for the fight anew. Urged onward by his charioteer The giant's foaming steeds came near, And furious was the battle's din Where each resolved...
Book Iii. Canto Xii. The Heavenly Bow : CANTO XII.: THE HEAVENLY BOW. He spoke: the younger prince obeyed: Within the bounds his way he made, And thus addressed, whom first he met, A pupil of the anchoret: 'Brave Rma, eldest born, who springs, From Das'aratha, hither brings His wife the lady St: he Would fain the holy hermit see...
Book Iii. Canto Lxvii. R'ama Appeased : CANTO LXVII.: RMA APPEASED. As Rma, pierced by sorrow's sting, Lamented like a helpless thing, And by his mighty woe distraught Was last in maze of troubled thought, Sumitr's son with loving care Consoled him in his wild despair, And while his feet he gently pressed With words like these the chief...
Book Ii. Canto Xcvi. The Magic Shaft : CANTO XCVI. 1B: THE MAGIC SHAFT. Thus Rama showed to Janak's child The varied beauties of the wild, The hill, the brook and each fair spot, Then turned to seek their leafy cot. North of the mountain Rama found A cavern in the sloping ground, Charming to view, its floor was strown With many a mass...
Book Iv. Canto Lxii. Samp'ati's Story : CANTO LXII.: SAMPTI'S STORY. 'As to the saint I thus complained My bitter tears fell unrestrained. He pondered for a while, then broke The silence, and thus calmly spoke: 'Forth from thy sides again shall spring, O royal bird, each withered wing, And all thine ancient power and might Return to thee...
Book Ii. Canto Lxxxix. The Passage Of Gang'a : CANTO LXXXIX.: THE PASSAGE OF GANG. That night the son of Raghu lay On Gang's bank till break of day: Then with the earliest light he woke And thus to brave S'atrughna spoke. 'Rise up, S'atrughna, from thy bed: Why sleepest thou the night is fled. See how the sun who chases night Wakes every lotus...
Book I. Canto Lxxiii. The Nuptials : CANTO LXXIII.: THE NUPTIALS. On that same day that saw the king His gift of kine distributing, The lord of Kekaya's son, by name Yudhjit, Bharat's uncle, came, Asked of the monarch's health, and then Addressed the reverend king of men: 'The lord of Kekaya's realm by me Sends greeting, noble King...
Book Ii. Canto Xiv. R'ama Summoned : CANTO XIV.: RMA SUMMONED. The wicked queen her speech renewed, When rolling on the earth she viewed Ikshvku's son, Ayodhy's king, For his dear Rma sorrowing: 'Why, by a simple promise bound, Liest thou prostrate on the ground, As though a grievous sin dismayed Thy spirit! Why so sore afraid? Keep...
Book I. Canto Xxvii. The Birth Of T'adak'a : CANTO XXVII.: THE BIRTH OF TDAK. When thus the sage without a peer Had closed that story strange to hear. Rma again the saint addressed To set one lingering doubt at rest: 'O holy man, 'tis said by all That spirits' strength is weak and small: How can she match, of power so slight, A thous...
Book Iv. Canto Iv. Lakshman's Reply : CANTO IV: LAKSHMAN'S REPLY. Cheered by the words that Rma spoke, Joy in the Vnar's breast awoke, And, as his friendly mood he knew, His thoughts to King Sugriva flew: ' Again,' he mused,'my high-sou'ed lord Shall rule, to kingly state restored; Since one so mighty comes to save, And freely gives...
Book Iv. Canto Xlix. Angad's Speech : CANTO XLIX.: ANGAD'S SPEECH. Then Angad spake: 'We Vnars Have searched each valley, cave, and dell, And hill, and brook, and dark recess, And tangled wood, and wilderness. But all in vain: no eye has seen The robber or the Maithil queen. A dreary time has passed away, And stern is he we all obey...
Book V. Canto Xxiii. The Demons' Threats : CANTO XXIII.: THE DEMONS' THREATS Then round the helpless St drew With fiery eyes the hideous crew, And thus assailed her, all and each, With insult, taunt, and threatening speech: 'What! can it be thou prizest not This happy chance, this glorious lot, To be the chosen wife of one So strong...
Book Vi. Canto Xxviii. The Chieftains : CANTO XXVIII.: THE CHIEFTAINS. There Sran ceased: then S'uka broke The silence and to Rvan spoke: 'O Monarch, yonder chiefs survey: Like elephants in size are they, And tower like stately trees that grow Where Gang's nursing waters flow; Yea, tall as mountain pines that fling Long shadows o'er...
Book Iv. Canto Ix. Sugr'iva's Story : CANTO IX.: SUGRVA'S STORY. 1 'My brother, known by Bli's name, Had won by might a conqueror's fame. My father's eldest-born was he, Well honoured by his sire and me. My father died, and each sage lord Named Bli king with one accord; And he, by right of birth ordained, The sovereign of the Vnars...
Book I. Canto Xliii. Bhagirath : CANTO XLIII.: BHAGIRATH. When Sagar thus had bowed to fate, The lords and commons of the state Approved with ready heart and will Prince Ans'umn his throne to fill. He ruled, a mighty king, unblamed, Sire of Dilpa justly famed. To him. his child and worthy heir, The king resigned his kingdom's care...
Book Iii. Canto I. The Hermitage : CANTO I.: THE HERMITAGE. When Rma, valiant hero, stood In the vast shade of Dandak wood, His eyes on every side he bent And saw a hermit settlement, Where coats of bark were hung around, And holy grass bestrewed the ground. Bright with Brhmanic lustre glowed That circle where the saints abode: Like...
Book Vi. Canto Lxii. R'avan's Request : CANTO LXII: RVAN'S REQUEST Along bright Lank's royal road The giant, roused from slumber, strode, While from the houses on his head A rain of fragrant flowers was shed. He reached the monarch's gate whereon Rich gems and golden fretwork shone. Through court and corridor that shook Beneath his tread...
Book I. Canto Lviii. Tris'anku Cursed : CANTO LVIII.: TRIS'ANKU CURSED. Tris'anku's speech the hundred heard, And thus replied, to anger stirred: 'Why foolish King, by him denied, Whose truthful lips have never lied, Dost thou transgress his prudent rule, And seek, for aid, another school? 1b Ikshvku's sons have aye relied Most surely...
Book Iv. Canto Lvi : CANTO LVI: These Vnar hosts with one accord Will quit thee for their lawful lord, And turn again with thirsty eyes To wife and babe and all they prize. Thou in the lonely cavern left Of followers and friends bereft, Wilt be in all thy woe, alas, Weak as a blade of trembling grass: And Lakshman's...
Book Ii. Canto Cvi. Bharat's Speech : CANTO CVI.: BHARAT'S SPEECH. Good Bharat, by the river side, To virtuous Rma's speech replied, And thus with varied lore addressed The prince, while nobles round him pressed: 'In all this world whom e'er can we Find equal, scourge of foes, to thee? No ill upon thy bosom weighs. No thoughts of joy...
Book Iv. Canto Lvii. Angad's Speech : CANTO LVII.: ANGAD'S SPEECH. Though grief and woe his utterance broke They trusted not the words he spoke; But, looking still for secret guile, Reflected in their hearts a while: 'If on our mangled limbs he feed, We gain the death ourselves decreed.' Then rose the Vnar chiefs, and lent Their arms...
Book V. Canto Xli. The Ruin Of The Grove : CANTO XLI. 1: THE RUIN OF THE GROVE. Dismissed with every honour due The Vnar from the spot withdrew. Then joyous thought the Wind-God's son: 'The mighty task is wellnigh done. The three expedients I must leave; The fourth alone can I achieve. 2 These dwellers in the giants' isle No arts of mine...