pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यदयं किल्बिषाद् भेदः कृतोऽप्येवं न गृह्यते। जायते तत्र मे दुःखं धर्मसङ्गश्च गर्हितः॥
English: Here lies my sorrow that you did not admit that this disturbance of the installation has arisen out of the pretext of boon-giving; your idea of virtue is indeed an object of censure.
Sanskrit: तवायं धर्मसंयोगो लोकस्यास्य विगर्हितः। मनसापि कथं कामं कुर्यात् त्वां कामवृत्तयोः। तयोस्त्वहितयोर्नित्यं शञ्चोः पित्रभिधानयोः॥ यद्यपि प्रतिपत्तिस्ते दैवी चापि तयोर्मतम्। तथाप्युपेक्षणीयं ते न मे तदपि रोचते॥ विक्लवो वीर्यहीनो यः स दैवमनुवर्तते। वीराः सम्भावितात्मानो न दैवं पर्युपासते।।१६
English: People will mark this your forsaking of the kingdom for redeeming the vows of your father, with opprobrium. Who else, save you, even thinks of compassing the desires of the monarch and the queen Kaikeyî who are of unrestrained habits, ever intent on our mischief and are our enemies known by the name of parents. Even if their throwing obstacles in the way of your installation you considers, as the inevitable action of Destiny, pray disregard it, that does not please me. He, who is tremulous, weak and powerless, follows the track of Destiny; they pay no regard to it who are mighty heroes and whose। prowess is held in esteem by the people.
Sanskrit: दैवं पुरुषकारेण यः समर्थः प्रबाधितुम्। न दैवेन विपत्रार्थः पुरुषः सोऽवसीदति॥
English: He, who can avert the consequences of destiny by dint of his manliness, does not lose heart even in the face of his interest being endangered by it.
Sanskrit: द्रक्ष्यन्ति त्वद्य दैवस्य पौरुषं पुरुषस्य च। दैवमानुषयोरद्य व्यक्ता व्यक्तिर्भविष्यति॥ अद्य मे पौरुषहतं दैवं द्रक्ष्यन्ति वै जनाः। यैर्दैवादाहतं तेऽद्य दृष्टं राज्याभिषेचनम्॥
English: People shall witness to-day the power of destiny and manliness; this day shall appear which of them is more powerful. Those who have witness before the prevention of your installation by the evil agency of destiny, shall see it defeated, even this very day, by my manliness.
Sanskrit: अत्यङ्कुशमिवोद्दामं गजं मदजलोद्धतम्। प्रधावितमहं दैवं पौरुषेण निवर्तये॥
English: Thwart shall I that assailing destiny by my prowess like to a terrible elephant, freed of its shackles, past the restraining power of a goading hook and inflamed with the juice issuing out of its temples.
Sanskrit: लोकपालाः समस्तास्ते नाद्य रामाभिषेचनम्। न च कृत्स्नास्त्रयो लोका विहन्युः किं पुनः पिताः।।
English: What of the father, not even all the protectors of the regions nor the entire population of the three worlds shall be able to present any obstacle in the way of Rāma's installation.
Sanskrit: यैर्विवासस्तवारण्ये मिथो राजन् समर्थितः। अरण्ये ते विवत्स्यन्ति चतुर्दश समास्तथा॥
English: Those who have, with one voice oh king, settled about your exile to the forest, shall be banished to-day for fourteen years.
Sanskrit: अहं तदाशां धक्ष्यामि पितुस्तस्याश्च या तव। अभिषेकविघातेन पुत्रराज्याय वर्तते॥
English: Burn shall I down that hope of my father and Kaikeyi that they want to place Bharata on the throne by hindering your installation.
Sanskrit: मद्बलेन विरुद्धाय न स्याद् दैवबलं तथा। प्रभविष्यति दुःखाय यथोग्रं पौरुषं मम॥
English: Influence of destiny shall not bring my opponents that amount happiness, as the misery inflicted on them by my terrible prowess.
Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वं वर्षसहस्रान्ते प्रजापाल्यमनन्तरम्। आर्यपुत्राः करिष्यन्ति वनवासं गते त्वयि ॥
English: Yourself retiring to the forest after governing the people for a thousand years, your sons shall resume the administration.
Sanskrit: पूर्वराजर्षिवृत्त्या हि वनवासोऽभिधीयते। प्रजा निक्षिप्य पुत्रेषु पुत्रवत् परिपालने॥
English: Dwelling into the forest is permitted after making over(the charge of) the subjects to (the hands of the) sons, as did the Rājarsis of old.
Sanskrit: स चेद् राजन्यमेकाग्रे राज्यविभ्रमशङ्कया। नैवमिच्छसि धर्मात्मन् राज्यं राम त्वमात्मनि ॥
English: The monarch changing his mind, the kingdom shall be transferred into another's hands, do you, being afraid of this, want to fly as an exile to the forest? And is it for this, that you Oh virtuous souled Rāma, do not wish to have kingdom for you.
Sanskrit: प्रतिजाने च ते वीर मा भूवं वीरलोकभाक् । राज्यं च तव रक्षेयमहं वेलेव सागरम्॥
English: I do promise to you, Oh great hero, that I shall protect your kingdom like to shore protecting the sea, or else I shall not attain to the region of heroes.
Sanskrit: मङ्गलैरभिषिञ्चस्व तत्र त्वं व्यापृतो भव। अहमेको महीपालानलं वारयितुं बलात्॥
English: Do you perform the rites of installation with things necessary for benediction, do you engage in these affairs, myself alone shall be able by force to thwart the opposition of the kings.
Sanskrit: न शोभार्थाविमौ बाहू न धनुर्भूषणाय मे। नासिराबन्धनार्थाय न शराः स्तम्भहेतवः॥ अमित्रमथनार्थाय सर्वमेतच्चतुष्टयम्। न चाहं कामयेऽत्यर्थं यः स्याच्छत्रुर्मतो मम॥ असिना तीक्ष्णधारेण विद्युच्चलितवर्चसा। प्रगृहीतेन वै शत्रु वज्रिणं वा न कल्पये॥
English: These hands of mine are not intended for enhancing the beauty of my body, this bow is not meant for an ornament only this sword is not for binding woods together with, and these arrows are not for carrying the weight of woods, these four belonging to me are for the use of killing the enemies. Never do I desire that I shall not cut them into pieces with sharp-edged swords, brilliants the lighting, whom I do consider as my enemies, though they be redoubtable as Indra, the wielder of thunder-bolt.
Sanskrit: खङ्गनिष्पेषनिष्पिष्टैर्गहना दुश्चरा च मे। हस्त्यश्वरथिहस्तोरुशिरोभिर्भविता मही॥
English: Cover thick shall I the field of battle and make it impassable by cutting asunder the trunks of the elephants, thighs of the horses and heads of the infantry.
Sanskrit: खङ्गधाराहता मेऽद्य दीप्यमाना इवाग्नयः। पतिष्यन्ति द्विषो भूमौ मेघा इव सविद्युतः॥
English: Being beheaded by my swords like to the flaming fire and besmeared with blood resembling the clouds with lightning, my enemies shall fall down to the ground.
Sanskrit: बद्धगोधामुलित्राणे प्रगृहीतशरासने। कथं पुरुषमानी स्यात् पुरुषाणां मयि स्थिते॥
English: Who is there, proud of his own prowess, that ! shall be able to withstand me when I shall appear at the battle field with bows and leathern fences of fingers.
Sanskrit: बहुभिश्चैकमत्यस्यन्नेकेन च बहूजनान्। विनियोक्ष्याम्यहं बाणानृवाजिगजमर्मसु॥
English: Killing one with a number of arrows, and sometimes many with a single one, I shall drive shafts into the vital organs of men, horses and elephants.
Sanskrit: अद्य मेऽस्त्रप्रभावस्य प्रभावः प्रभविष्यति। राज्ञश्चाप्रभुतां कर्तुं प्रभुत्वं च तव प्रभो॥
English: Today shall I display my skill in arms in destroying the supremacy of the monarch and establishing you.
Sanskrit: अद्य चन्दनसारस्य केयूरामोक्षणस्य च। वसूनां च विमोक्षस्य सुहृदां पालनस्य च॥ अनुरूपाविमौ बाहू राम कर्म करिष्यतः। अभिषेचनविघ्नस्य कर्तृणां ते निवारणे॥
English: That hand, which is fit for the smearing of the Sandal, for wearing armlets, distributing wealth and maintaining relations, shall be engaged today, Oh Rāma, in performing its worthy action, the discomfiture of them who want to throw obstacles in the way of your installation.
Sanskrit: ब्रवीहि कोऽद्यैव मया वियुज्यतां तवासुहृत् प्राणयशः सुहृज्जनैः। यथा तवेयं वसुधा वशा भवेत् तथैव मां शाधि तवास्मि किंकरः॥
English: Pray tell me now, which of your enemies shall be cut off by me from wealth, life and relatives? I am your servant: do you give me instruction that the whole earth may be brought under your subjection.
Sanskrit: विमृज्य बाष्पं परिसान्त्व्य चासकृत् स लक्ष्मणं राघववंशवर्धनः। उवाच पित्रोर्वचने व्यवस्थित निबोध मामेष हि सौम्य सत्पथः॥
English: That descendant of Raghu, wiping tears off the eyes of Lakşmaņa and consoling him repeatedly, spoke to him saying “Oh gentle one, I have thought it to be the best way by all means that I shall abide by my father's orders."
Sanskrit: सोऽवतीर्य दुमात् तस्माद् विद्रुमप्रतिमाननः। विनीतवेषः कृपणः प्रणिपत्योपसृत्य च॥ तामब्रवीन्महातेजा हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः। शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय सीतां मधुरया गिरा॥
English: Thereupon coming down from the tree, Hanumān, the highly effulgent son of Wind, having a coral-red countenance and attired in a humble guise, approached Sītā and joining reverentially his palms, addressed her with the following sweet words.
Sanskrit: का नु पद्मपलाशाक्षि क्लिष्टकौशेयवासिनि। दुमस्य शाखामालम्ब्य तिष्ठसि त्वमनिन्दिता॥ किमर्थं तव नेत्राभ्यां वारि स्रवति शोकजम्। पुण्डरीकपलाशाभ्यां विप्रकीर्णमिवोदकम्॥
English: Who are you, O you having eyes like lotus petals and wearing a soiled silken cloth, who are waiting there holding a branch of the tree? Why are the tears of sorrow flowing from your eyes like to drops of water falling from lotus petals?
Sanskrit: सुराणामसुराणां च नागगन्धर्वरक्षसाम्। यक्षाणां किंनराणां च का त्वं भवसि शोभने ॥ का त्वं भवसि रुद्राणां मरुतां वा वरानने। वसूनां वा वरारोहे देवता प्रतिभासि मे॥
English: Who are you, O most fair of face, among the celestials, Asuras, Nāgas, Gandharvas, Rāks asas, and Yaksas and Kinnaras? Do the Rudra's (The Rudras are manifestations of Śiva) claim your birth O you fair damsel,? Or the swift gods who ride the storm? Or the Vasus? (A kind of demi-gods of whom six are enumerated viz., Dhava, Druva. Soma or the Moon, Visnu, Anila or wind, Anala or fire, Prabhusa and Prabhava) You appear to me as of a celestial race.
Sanskrit: किं नु चन्द्रमसा हीना पतिता विबुधालयात्। रोहिणी ज्योतिषां श्रेष्ठा श्रेष्ठा सर्वगुणाधिका॥
English: Are you Rohiņā, the best and most accomplished of the stars, who, left from the Moon, has fallen down from the abode of the celestials?
Sanskrit: कोपाद् वा यदि वा मोहाद् भर्तारमसितेक्षणे। वसिष्ठं कोपयित्वा त्वं वासि कल्याण्यरुन्धती॥
English: Who are you O blessed dame, O you having blameless eyes? Are you, O lotus-eyed damsel, the blessed Arundhuti, who has fled in wrath or jealous pride form the side of her lord (Vasistha)?
Sanskrit: को नु पुत्रः पिता भ्राता भर्ता वा ते सुमध्यमे। अस्माल्लोकादमुं लोकं गतं त्वमनुशोचसि॥
English: Or O lovely damsel, who is the son, father, brother or husband gone from this world for whom you are weeping?
Sanskrit: रोदनादतिनिःश्वासाद् भूमिसंस्पर्शनादपि। न त्वां देवीमहं मन्ये राज्ञः संज्ञावधारणात्॥ व्यञ्जनानि हि ते यानि लक्षणानि च लक्षये। महिषी भूमिपालस्य राजकन्या च मे मता॥
English: Yet by your tears and sighs, by the earth you are treading and by calling on a monarch's name it appears that you are not a celestial. (The celestials never shed tears nor touch the ground when they walk.) But from the marks on your person it appear that you are either the consort or the daughter of a king.
Sanskrit: रावणेन जनस्थानाद् बलात् प्रमथिता यदि। सीता त्वमसि भद्रं ते तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः॥
English: Are you that Sītā, I do ask you, who had been stolen and borne away by Rāvana from Janasthāna? May good betide you!
Sanskrit: यथा हि तव वै दैन्यं रूपं चाप्यतिमानुषम् । तपसा चान्वितो वेषस्त्वं राममहिषी ध्रुवम्॥
English: From your wretched plight, your unrivalled beauty and your ascetic garb, you are, I ween, for certain, the queen of Rāma.
Sanskrit: सा तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा रामकीर्तनहर्षिता। उवाच वाक्यं वैदेही हनूमन्तं दुमाश्रितम्॥
English: Hearing those words of Hanumān and greatly delighted at Rāma's name, Vaidehī spoke to him.
Sanskrit: पृथिव्यां राजसिंहानां मुख्यस्य विदितात्मनः। स्नुषा दशरथस्याहं शत्रुसैन्यप्रणाशिनः॥ दुहिता जनकस्याहं वैदेहस्य महात्मनः। सीतेति नाम्ना चोक्ताहं भार्या रामस्य धीमतः॥
English: I am the daughter-in-law of Dasaratha, knowing his own self, the foremost of the kings of the world and the slayer of the enemy's host, and the daughter of Janaka the high-souled king of Vaideha. My name is Sītā and I am the consort of the highly intelligent Rāma.
Sanskrit: समा द्वादश तत्राहं राघवस्य निवेशने। भुञ्जाना मानुषान् भोगान् सर्वकामसमृद्धिनी॥
English: I lived twelve years in Rāghava's abode, enjoying every earthly comfort and satisfying every desire.
Sanskrit: ततस्त्रयोदशे वर्षे राज्ये चेक्ष्वाकुनन्दनम्। अभिषेचयितुं राजा सोपाध्यायः प्रचक्रमे॥
English: And at the beginning of the thirteenth year the king, advised by his priest, arranged for the installation of the descendant of Ikşvākus (Rāma) on the throne.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् सम्ध्रियमाणे तु राघवस्याभिषेचने। कैकेयी नाम भर्तारमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: And while the articles for the installation were being collected, the queen Kaikeyi addressed her lord saying.
Sanskrit: न पिबेयं न खादेयं प्रत्यहं मम भोजनम्। एष मे जीवितस्यान्तो रामो यद्यभिषिच्यते॥
English: I shall not drink or eat for days and this shall be the end of my existence if Räma be installed.
Sanskrit: यत्तदुक्तं त्वया वाक्यं प्रीत्या नृपतिसत्तम। तच्चेन्न वितथं कार्यं वनं गच्छतु राघवः॥
English: If you do not wish to falsify the vow (This refers to the vow which Dasaratha made to Kaikeyſ at the time of the war going on between the celestials and the Asuras) you made to me,O best of kings, let Rāma then repair to the forest.
Sanskrit: स राजा सत्यवाग् देव्या वरदानमनुस्मरन्। मुमोह वचनं श्रुत्वा कैकेय्याः क्रूरमप्रियम्॥
English: The monarch was truthful and remembering his vow and hearing the unpleasant and vile words of Kaikeyi lost himself (in grief).
Sanskrit: ततस्तं स्थविरो राजा सत्यधर्मे व्यवस्थितः। ज्येष्ठं यशस्विनं पुत्रं रुदन् राज्यमयाचत॥
English: Thereupon the old king abiding by truth, weeping, begged of his eldest son, the kingdom.
Sanskrit: स पितुर्वचनं श्रीमानभिषेकात् परं प्रियम्। मनसा पूर्वमासाद्य वाचा प्रतिगृहीतवान् ॥
English: The graceful Räma killed his sire's command more than the installation, and resolving within him, promised to obey his words.
Sanskrit: दद्यान्न प्रतिगृह्णीयात् सत्यं ब्रूयान्न चानृतम्। अपि जीवितहेतोहि रामः सत्यपराक्रमः॥
English: Rāma, having truth for his prowess, never, for his life, takes back what her gives, never speaks an untruth and always speaks truth.
Sanskrit: स विहायोत्तरीयाणि महार्हाणि महायशाः। विसृज्य मनसा राज्यं जनन्यै मां समादिशत्॥
English: Leaving aside his costly attire, the highly glorious (Rāma) renounced with all his heart the kingdom and gave me over to his mother.
Sanskrit: साहं तस्याग्रतस्तूर्णं प्रस्थिता वनचारिणी। नहि मे तेन हीनाया वासः स्वर्गेऽपि रोचते॥
English: But myself wearing the garb of an ascetic, repaired speedily before him. Separated from him, I do not like to live even in the celestial region.
Sanskrit: प्रागेव तु महाभागः सौमित्रिमित्रनन्दनः। पूर्वजस्यानुयात्रार्थे कुशचीरैरलंकृतः॥
English: The great son of Sumitrā, the enhancer of friends' joys, to follow his elder brother, dressed himself in bark and kusa.
Sanskrit: ते वयं भर्तुरादेशं बहुमान्य दृढव्रताः। प्रविष्टाः स्म पुरादृष्टं वनं गम्भीरदर्शनम्॥
English: Thus abiding by our sire's behest, and taking firm vows we entered a dreary forest never seen before.
Sanskrit: वसतो दण्डकारण्ये तस्याहममितौजसः। रक्षसापहृता भार्या रावणेन दुरात्मना ॥
English: While that one, of unmitigated effulgence was thus living in the forest of Dandaka, I, his consort, was stolen by the vicious-souled Rākşasa—Rāvaņa.
Sanskrit: द्वौ मासौ तेन मे कालो जीवितानुग्रहः कृतः। ऊर्ध्वं द्वाभ्यां तु मासाभ्यां ततस्त्यक्ष्यामि जीवितम्।।
English: He has kindly allowed me two months respite after which I shall be slain.
Sanskrit: ततः कुमुदखण्डाभो निर्मलं निर्मलोदयः। प्रजगाम नभश्चन्द्रो हंसो नीलमिवोदकम्॥
English: Thereupon the Moon, white as water-lily and of clear appearance proceeded far down the welkin like to a goose traversing the blue waters.
Sanskrit: साचिव्यमिव कुर्वन् स प्रभया निर्मलप्रभः। चन्द्रमा रश्मिभिः शीतैः सिषेवे पवनात्मजम्॥
English: With a view to befriend him, the Moon of clear rays, sprinkled the Wind-God's son, with cool beams.
Sanskrit: स ददर्श ततः सीतां पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम्। शोकभारैरिव न्यस्तां भारै वमिवाम्भसि॥
English: And thereupon he beheld Sītā, having a moon-like countenance, plunged in grief like to a laden boat sunk in water.
Sanskrit: दिदृक्षमाणो वैदेहीं हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः। स ददर्श विदूरस्था राक्षसी?रदर्शनाः॥
English: While beholding Vaidehī, Hanumān, the son of Maruta, observed at some distance, a number of grim-visaged Raksasis.
Sanskrit: एकाक्षीमेककर्णां च कर्णप्रावरणां तथा। अकर्णां शङ्ककर्णां च मस्तकोच्छ्वासनासिकाम्॥
English: Some had one ear, some one eye, some had big ears some was without ears; some had formidable ears and some had a nose projecting upwards.
Sanskrit: अतिकायोक्तमाङ्गीं च तनुदीर्घशिरोधराम्। ध्वस्तकेशी तथाकेशी केशकम्बलधारिणीम्॥
English: And some had the upper part of their bodies unusually long and bulky, some had a long and slender neck, some had dishevelled hair, and some one's person was so thickly covered with hairs, that she appeared to have been cloaked in a blanket.
Sanskrit: लम्बकर्णललाटां च लम्बोदरपयोधराम्। लम्बोष्ठी चिबुकोष्ठी च लम्बास्यां लम्बजानुकाम्॥
English: Some had long ears some had a long forehead, some had a long belly, some had long breasts; some had long lips; some had their lips and chins stuck together, some had a long countenance and some had long knees.
Sanskrit: ह्रस्वां दीर्घा च कुब्नां च विकटां वामनां तथा। कराला भुग्नवक्त्रां च पिङ्गाक्षी विकृताननाम्॥
English: Some one was of-short stature, some was tall, some crooked, some grim-visaged, some dwarfish, some one was of terribly dark colour; some had a disfigured countenance; some had coppery eyes and a fearful face.
Sanskrit: विकृताः पिङ्गलाः कालीः क्रोधनाः कलहप्रियाः। कालायसमहाशूलकूटमुद्गधारिणी:॥
English: Some were terrible-looking, some coppercoloured, some black, some angry and some fond of quarrelling with each other; and some had iron darts, hammers and mallets in their hands.
Sanskrit: वराहमृगशार्दूलमहिषाजशिवामुखाः। गजोष्ट्रहयपादाश्च निखातशिरसोऽपराः॥
English: Some had a face like that of a boar, some had a face like that of a deer, some like that of a tiger, some like that of a buffalo, some like that of a goat, and some like that of a jackal; some had legs like those of a camel, some had those of an elephant, some those of a horse and some had their heads placed on their breasts.
Sanskrit: एकहस्तैकपादाश्च खरकर्ण्यश्वकर्णिकाः। गोकर्णीर्हस्तिकर्णीश्च हरिकर्णीस्तथापराः॥
English: Some one had only one hand some had only one leg. Some had ears like those of a horse, some like those of a cow, some like those of an ass, some like those of an elephant and others had ears like those of a lion.
Sanskrit: अतिनासाश्च काश्चिच्च तिर्यङ्नासा अनासिकाः। गजसंनिभनासाश्च ललाटोच्छ्वासनासिकाः॥
English: Some had very big noses, some had crooked and others were without any; some had noses like those of an elephant and others had their noses on their foreheads.
Sanskrit: हस्तिपादा महापादा गोपादाः पादचूलिकाः। अतिमात्रशिरोग्रीवा अतिमात्रकुचोदरीः॥
English: Some had their legs like those of elephants some had very huge legs; some and like those of a cow, some had on their legs locks of hair like to pillars, some had a terribly huge head, some had big breasts and others had spacious bellies, Some had faces and eyes beyond ordinary proportions.
Sanskrit: अतिमात्रास्यनेत्राश्च दीर्घजिह्वाननास्तथा। अजामुखीर्हस्तिमुखी!मुखी: सूकरीमुखीः॥ हयोष्ट्रखरवक्त्राश्च राक्षसी_रदर्शनाः।
English: Some had a long face and tongue. And some had the face of a goat, some that of an elephant some that of a cow, some that of a boar some that of a horse and some that of an ass.
Sanskrit: शूलमुद्गरहस्ताश्च क्रोधनाः कलहप्रियाः॥ कराला धूम्रकेशिन्यो राक्षसीर्विकृताननाः। पिबन्ति सततं पानं सुरामांससदाप्रियाः॥ मांसशोणितदिग्धाङ्गीमा॑सशोणितभोजनाः। ता ददर्श कपिश्रेष्ठो रोमहर्षणदर्शनाः॥
English: Some of the Rākşasīs were grim-visaged and some hot-natured, quarrelsome and had darts andmaces in their hands. And some terrible Răks asīs of disfigured countenances, had smokycoloured hairs. And they were all continually drinking wine, always fond of liquor and meat, and all their bodies were sprinkled with blood for their living on gore and flesh.
Sanskrit: स्कन्धवन्तमुपासीनाः परिवार्य वनस्पतिम्। तस्याधस्ताच्च तां देवीं राजपुत्रीमनिन्दिताम्॥ लक्षयामास लक्ष्मीवान् हनूमाञ्जनकात्मजाम्। निष्प्रभां शोकसंतप्तां मलसंकुलमूर्धजाम्॥
English: And that foremost of monkeys found all these grim-visaged Rākşasīs seated around that mighty tree enveloped with branches. And the graceful Hanuman observed at the foot of that tree that worshipful and blameless daughter of the king Janaka. She was bereft of all effulgence, racked with grief and all her hairs were soiled with dirt. no
Sanskrit: क्षीणपुण्यां च्युतां भूमौ तारां निपतितामिव। चारित्रव्यपदेशाढ्यां भर्तृदर्शनदुर्गताम्॥
English: She appeared like a star fallen down on the earth on the wane of virtue. And famed though she was all over the world for her chastity, it was difficult for her now to see her husband.
Sanskrit: भूषणैरुत्तमैीनां भर्तृवात्सल्यभूषिताम्। राक्षसाधिपसंरुद्धां बन्धुभिश्च विनाकृताम्॥ वियूथां सिंहसंरुद्धां बद्धां गजवधूमिव। चन्द्ररेखां पयोदान्ते शारदाभ्रेरिवावृताम् ॥
English: She had excellent ornaments-her attachment to her husband was the only ornament. She was imprisoned by the lord of Rākşasas and separated from all her friends, she appeared like a she elephant separated from her band and bound and attacked by a lion, and like the rays of the Moon enveloped with clouds at the expire of the rainy season,
Sanskrit: क्लिष्टरूपामसंस्पर्शादयुक्तामिव वल्लकीम्। स तां भर्तृहिते युक्तामयुक्तां रक्षसां वशे॥ अशोकवनिकामध्ये शोकसागरमाप्लुताम्। ताभिः परिवृतां तत्र सग्रहामिव रोहिणीम् ॥
English: Her beauty was greatly faded (in consequence of her husband's separation) like to a stringed instrument for want of a player. And ever engaged in her husband's welfare she was thoroughly unworthy of being brought under the control of the Rākşasas. Being sunk in the abyss of grief and encircled by those Rākşasīs she appeared in the forest of Asoka like to Rohiņi possessed by Rāhu.
Sanskrit: ददर्श हनुमांस्तत्र लतामकुसुमामिव। सा मलेन च दिग्धाङ्गी वपुषा चाप्यलंकृता। मृणाली पङ्कदिग्धेव विभाति च न भाति च ॥
English: And Hanuman beheld her there like a creeper divested of flowers. And having her person soiled with dirt and shorn of all ornaments she appeared in her hidden grace like to a lotus covered with clay.
Sanskrit: मलिनेन तु वस्त्रेण परिक्लिष्टेन भामिनीम्। संवृतां मृगशावाक्षीं ददर्श हनुमान् कपिः॥
English: The monkey Hanumān, beheld that damsel, having the eyes of a young antelope, clothed with a soiled and shattered cloth.
Sanskrit: तां देवीं दीनवदनामदीनां भर्तृतेजसा। रक्षितां स्वेन शीलेन सीतामसितलोचनाम्।।२७
English: And though the countenance of that worshipful one was shorn of all grace, her heart did not loose its loftiness in consequence of her husband's prowess.
Sanskrit: तां दृष्ट्वा हनुमान् सीतां मृगशावनिभेक्षणाम्। मृगकन्यामिव त्रस्तां वीक्षमाणां समन्ततः॥ दहन्तीमिव निःश्वासैर्वृक्षान् पल्लवधारिणः। संघातमिव शोकानां दुःखस्योर्मिमिमिवोत्थिताम्॥ तां क्षामां सुविभक्ताङ्गी विनाभरणशोभिनीम्। प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे मारुतिः प्रेक्ष्य मैथिलीम्॥
English: And Sītā, of dark-blue eyes, was protected by virtue of her own character. And beholding Sītā, having the eyes of a young antelope, and terrified and casting her looks hither and thither like a hind and burning down the trees enveloped with leaves by her breath; like to a mass of grief and an upheaval of sorrow; having well-proportioned limbs, and appearing graceful without ornaments, Maruti attained to an excess of delight.
Sanskrit: हर्षजानि च सोऽश्रूणि तां दृष्ट्वा मदिरेक्षणाम्। मुमोच हनुमांस्तत्र नमश्चक्रे च राघवम्॥
English: And beholding her having inebriate eyes, Hanumān shed tears of delight and bowed to Rāghava.
Sanskrit: नमस्कृत्वाथ रामाय लक्ष्मणाय च वीर्यवान्। सीतादर्शनसंहष्टो हनुमान् संवृतोऽभवत्॥
English: Having offered his obeisance to Räma and Lakşmaņa the powerful Hanumān, greatly delighted in seeing Sītā, remained there hidden.
Sanskrit: तौ तु दृष्ट्वा महात्मानौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। वरायुधधरौ वीरौ सुग्रीवः शङ्कितोऽभवत्॥
English: Beholding those two high-souled brothers Rāma and Lakşmaņa, heroic and with great scimitars in their hands, Sugrīva became terrified.
Sanskrit: उद्विग्नहृदयः सर्वा दिशः समवलोकयन्। न व्यतिष्ठत कस्मिंश्चिद् देशे वानरपुंगवः॥
English: That best of monkeys, of a disturbed mind, cast his looks around and could not stand (patiently) at any place.
Sanskrit: नैव चक्रे मनः स्थातुं वीक्षमाणौ महाबलौ। कपेः परमभीतस्य चित्तं व्यवससाद ह ॥
English: Beholding those two of great prowess he could not make up his mind to remain there and the heart of that terrified monkey, sank.
Sanskrit: चिन्तयित्वा स धर्मात्मा विमृश्य गुरुलाघवम्। सुग्रीवः परमोद्विग्नः सर्वैस्तैर्वानरैः सह ॥
English: Pondering over what is more and what is less important the virtuous-souled Sugrīva became highly anxious along with that monkey-herd.
Sanskrit: ततः स सचिवेभ्यस्तु सुग्रीवः प्लवगाधिपः। शशंस परमोद्विग्नः पश्यंस्तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ॥
English: Beholding Rāma and Laksmana, Sugriva, the king of monkeys, greatly exercised with anxiety spoke to his counsellors, saying.