pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: किं कार्य ब्रूहि भगवन्को ह्यर्थः किं करोम्यहम्। व्यग्रो हि राघवो ब्रह्मन्मुहूर्त परिपाल्यताम्॥
English: O illustrious Sir, kindly mention your business. What is your object? Order me what I am to do. Råma is engaged in some business so kindly wait here for some time.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा ऋषिशार्दूलः क्रोधेन कलुषीकृतः। उवाच लक्ष्मणं वाक्यं निर्दहनिव चक्षुषा॥
English: Hearing those words that foremost of Rșis, red eyes:
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्क्षणे मां सौमित्रे रामाय प्रतिवेदय। विषयं त्वां पुरं चैव शपिष्ये राघवं तथा॥ भरतं चैव सौमित्रे युष्माकं या च संततिः। न हि शक्ष्याम्यहं भूयो मन्यु धारयितुं हृदि।७।।
English: O Saumitri, if do you not go even this very moment and communicate to Ráma my arrival, I shall imprecate you, Rama, Bharata, Satrughana, your sons and grand-sons. I shall curse also your kingdom and cities. I cannot any longer restrain by growing ire.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा घोरसंकाशं वाक्यं तस्य महात्मनः। चिन्तयामास मनसा तस्य वाक्यस्य निश्चयम्॥
English: Hearing those dreadful and resolute words of the Rşis, Lakşmaņa thought within himself.
Sanskrit: एकस्य मरणं मेऽस्तु मा भूत्सर्वविनाशनम्। इति बुद्ध्या विनिश्चित्य राघवाय न्यवेदयत्॥
English: My own destruction is far more desirable than that of all. Having thus resolved Lakşmaņa approached Rāma and communicated to him the intelligence.
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रामः कालं विसृज्य च। निःसृत्य त्वरितो राजा अत्रेः पुत्रं ददर्श ह॥
English: Hearing the words of Lakşmaņa and having bade adieu, to Kala, Rama soon came out and saw Atri's son.
Sanskrit: सोऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा। किं कार्यमिति काकुत्स्थः कृताञ्जलिरभाषत॥
English: And having saluted that great and powerful ascetic he with folded hands, said. What is your business.
Sanskrit: तद्वाक्यं राघवेणोक्तं श्रुत्वा मुनिवरः प्रभुः। प्रत्याह रामं दुर्वासाः श्रूयतां धर्मवत्सल॥
English: Hearing the words of Rāma, the highly powerful Durvāsā, the foremost of Munis, said. Hear, O Rāma fond of virtue.
Sanskrit: अद्य वर्षसहस्रस्य समाप्तिर्मम राघव। सोऽहं भोजनमिच्छामि यथासिद्धं तवानघ ॥
English: For a thousand years I have carried on the vow of fasting. It has terminated today, so do you give me food as much as possible.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राजा राघवः प्रीतमानसः। भोजनं मुनिमुख्याय यथासिद्धमुपाहरत्॥
English: Hearing those words Rāma was greatly delighted and gave proper food to that ascetic.
Sanskrit: स तु भुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठस्तदन्नममृतोपमम्। साधु रामेति संभाष्य स्वमाश्रममुपागमत्॥
English: And feasting on that nectar-like sweet food, Durvāsā, the foremost of Rşis, thanked Rāma and repaired to his own hermitage.
Sanskrit: संस्मृत्य कालवाक्यानि ततो दुःखमुपागमत्। दुःखेन च सुसंतप्तः स्मृत्वा तद्धोरदर्शनम्॥ अवाङ्मुखो दीनमना व्याहतुं न शशाक ह। ततो बुद्ध्या विनिश्चित्य कालवाक्यानि राघवः। नैतदस्तीति निश्चित्य तूष्णीमासीन्ग्रहायशाः॥
English: There upon remembering the words of Kāla, Rāma was greatly sorry. And thinking of those dreadful words he was overwhelmed with grief. And with a poorly heart, and face downwards he remained silent for some time. There upon thinking of Kāla's words and determining that every calamity would befall him, that highly illustrious descendant, of Raghus, summoned patience.
Sanskrit: स ददर्शासने रामो विषण्णं पितरं शुभे। कैकेय्या सहितं दीनं मुखेन परिशुष्यता॥
English: Rāma saw his father, seated on a beautiful sofa with Kaikeyi, looking sorry and poorly and with his countenance dried up.
Sanskrit: स पितुश्चरणौ पूर्वमभिवाद्य विनीतवत्। ततो ववन्दे चरणौ कैकेय्याः सुसमाहितः॥
English: And humbly bowing down at the feet of his father first, he saluted Kaikeyi with due solemnity.
Sanskrit: रामेत्युक्त्वा तु वचनं वाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणः। शशाक नृपतिर्दीनो नेक्षितुं नाभिभाषितुम्॥
English: Uttering the word "Rāma" only, the poor king with his eyes full of tears could not see him nor could he speak to him.
Sanskrit: तदपूर्वं नरपते दृष्ट्वा रूपं भयावहम्। रामोऽपि भयमापन्नः पदा स्पृष्ट्वेव पन्नगम्॥
English: Seeing this unforeseen and terrible appearance of the king, like to a serpent trampled under foot, Rāma was exceedingly terrified.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रियैरप्रहष्टैस्तं शोकसंतापकर्शितम्। निःश्वसन्तं महाराजं व्यथिताकुलचेतसम्॥ ऊर्मिमालिनमक्षोभ्यं क्षुभ्यन्तमिव सागरम्। उपप्लुतमिवादित्यमुक्तानृतमृषि यथा॥
English: He was dejected and pulled down much with sorrow and penitence. He was sighing hot and hard and his heart was greatly pained. His heart was troubled like the wavy ocean agitating though incapable of agitation, and clouded like the Sun possessed by Rahu, and (that of) an ascetic speaking falsehood.
Sanskrit: अचिन्त्यकल्पं नृपतेस्तं शोकमुपधारयन्। बभूव संरब्धतरः समुद्र इव पर्वणि।७।।
English: Thinking of this unthought of sorrow of the king he became agitated like to the ocean during the course of the full-moon.
Sanskrit: चिन्तयामास चतुरो रामः पितृहिते रतः। किंस्विदद्यैव नृपतिर्न मां प्रत्यभिनन्दति॥
English: And clever Rāma, intent on his father's welfare, thought within himself:, Why does not the king display joy on my arrival to-day.
Sanskrit: अन्यदा मां पिता दृष्ट्वा कुपितोऽपि प्रसीदति। तस्य मामद्य सम्प्रेक्ष्य किमायासः प्रवर्तते॥
English: Angry though, he used to express joy whenever he saw me; then why does his sorrow prevail even seeing me to-day?
Sanskrit: स दीन इव शोका” विषण्णवदनद्युतिः। कैकेयीमभिवाद्यैव रामो वचनमब्रवीत्।॥
English: Being pressed with sorrow, Rāma of pale countenance, like one miserable, saluting KaikeyI, spoke to her the following words.
Sanskrit: कच्चिन्मया नापराद्धमज्ञानाद् येन मे पिता। कुपितस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व त्वमेवैनं प्रसादय॥
English: Is it not that I committed some offence through ignorance that I see my father angry? Do you propitiate him therefore.
Sanskrit: अप्रसन्नमनाः किं नु सदा मां प्रति वत्सलः। विषण्णवदनो दीनः नहि मां प्रति भाषते॥
English: Why is his mind so aggrieved who was so kind to me, and why does he look poorly and of pale countenance who used to welcome me always with kind words?
Sanskrit: शारीरो मानसो वापि कच्चिदेनं न बाधते। संतापो वाभितापो वा दुर्लभं हि सदा सुखम्॥
English: Is he subject to any physical or mental disturbance? Oh! happiness uninterrupted is very dear.
Sanskrit: कच्चिन किंचित् भरते कुमारे प्रियदर्शने। शत्रुघ्ने वा महासत्त्वे मातृणां वा ममाशुभम्॥
English: Has any evil befallen the good-looking Bharata or high-souled Śatrughna? Is it not all well with my mothers.
Sanskrit: अतोषयन् महाराजमकुर्वन् वा पितुर्वचः। मुहूर्तमपि नेच्छेयं जीवितुं कुपिते नृपे॥
English: Dissatisfying the king, disregarding his words and offending him, I do not want to breathe for a single moment.
Sanskrit: यतोमूलं नरः पश्येत् प्रादुर्भावमिहात्मनः। कथं तस्मिन् न वर्तेत प्रत्यक्षे सति दैवते॥
English: How can a man disregard him who is god himself seen and felt, and who is looked upon as a cause from whom he has sprung.
Sanskrit: कच्चित्ते परुषं किंचिदभिमानात् पिता मम। उक्तो भवत्या रोषेण येनास्य लुलितं मनः॥
English: Oh mother, have you spoken any harsh word to my father either through anger or through haughtiness for which his mind is thus pulled down?
Sanskrit: एतदाचक्ष्व मे देवि तत्त्वेन परिपृच्छतः। किंनिमित्तमपूर्वोऽयं विकारो मनुजाधिपे॥
English: Oh worshipful one, tell me all this, who am exceedingly anxious to get at the real truth. Why has this unforeseen sorrow overtaken the heart of the lord of men?
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ता तु कैकेयी राघवेण महात्मना। उवाचेदं सुनिर्लज्जा धृष्टमात्महितं वचः॥
English: Being thus addressed by the high-souled Rāghava, that exceedingly shameless Kaikeyī spoke to him the following impudent words, fraught with her self-interest.
Sanskrit: न राजा कुपितो राम व्यसनं नास्य किंचन। किंचिन्मनोगतं त्वस्य त्वद्भयात्रानुभाषते॥
English: Oh Rāma, the monarch is not angry nor has any danger befallen him. He has got something in his mind which he cannot speak out through your fear.
Sanskrit: प्रियं त्वामप्रियं वक्तुं वाणी नास्य प्रवर्तते। तदवश्यं त्वया कार्यं यदनेनाश्रुतं मम॥
English: You are his most beloved son and word does not proceed from his mouth to speak you things unpleasant. But it behoves you to carry out what the monarch has promised to me.
Sanskrit: एष मह्यं वरं दत्त्वा पुरा मामभिपूज्य च। स पश्चात् तप्यते राजा यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा॥
English: Formerly regarding me very highly he conferred on me two boons and he now repents for that like a common person.
Sanskrit: अतिसृज्य ददानीति वरं मम विशाम्पतिः। स निरर्थं गतजले सेतुं बन्धितुमिच्छति॥
English: Promising 'I give you the lord of earth granted me these boons; in vain he wishes to set up a dyke when all the water has passed away.
Sanskrit: धर्ममूलमिदं राम विदितं च सतामपि। तत् स्त्यं न त्यजेद् राजा कुपितस्त्वत्कृते यथा॥ यदि तद् वक्ष्यते राजा शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम्। करिष्यसि ततः सर्वमाख्यास्यामि पुनस्त्वहम्॥
English: Oh Rāma, it is known to you that truth is the root of all religion and may he not renounce that for you, being angry with me. If do you carry out all that the king will speak to you, good or evil, then I shall relate to you every thing.
Sanskrit: यदि त्वभिहितं राज्ञा त्वयि तन्न विपत्स्यते। ततोऽहमभिधास्यामि न ह्येष त्वयि वक्ष्यति॥
English: If what I, with the king's permission, speak to you, does not go useless, I shall speak to you all; the king will not speak any thing.
Sanskrit: एतत् तु वचनं श्रुत्वा कैकेय्या समुदाहृतम्। उवाच व्यथितो रामस्तां देवी नृपसंनिधौ॥
English: Hearing these words uttered by Kaikeyī, Rāma, pained at heart, spoke to her in the presence of the king in the following way:
Sanskrit: अहो धिङ् नार्हसे देवि वक्तुं मामीदृशं वचः। अहं हि वचनाद् राज्ञः पतेयमपि पावके॥ भक्षयेयं विषं तीक्ष्णं पतेयमपि चार्णवे। नियुक्तो गुरुणा पित्रा नृपेण च हितेन च॥ तद् ब्रूहि वचनं देवि राज्ञो यदभिकाशितम्। करिष्ये प्रतिजाने च रामो द्विर्नाभिभाषते ॥
English: Oh! shame to me. May it not please you, Oh worshipful lady, to speak such words to me. I can at the king's words jump into the fire. Being ordered by him, who is my father and who is my king especially, I can drink virulent poison and drown into the ocean. Speak you, Oh worshipful lady, what is the desire of the king, and know that I shall carry it out, Rāma does not contradict what he has once spoken.
Sanskrit: तमार्जवसमायुक्तमनार्या सत्यवादिनम्। उवाच रामं कैकेयी वचनं भृशदारुणम्॥
English: Then that wicked Kaikeyi spoke these highly cruel words to Rāma, simple and truthful.
Sanskrit: पुरा देवासुरे युद्धे पित्रा ते मम राघव। रक्षितेन वरौ दत्तौ सशल्येन महारणे॥
English: Foremerly in a great war between the gods and Asuras, your father, being wounded with shafts was tended by me for which he conferred upon me two boons.
Sanskrit: तत्र मे याचितो राजा भरतस्याभिषेचनम्। गमनं दण्डकारण्ये तव चाद्यैव राघव॥
English: Of these two boons I have asked of the king the installation of Bharata, and the departure of Rāghava into the Dandaka forest even this very day.
Sanskrit: यदि सत्यप्रतिज्ञं त्वं पितरं कर्तुमिच्छसि। आत्मानं च नर श्रेष्ठ मम वाक्यमिदं शृणु॥
English: Oh you best among men, if do you wish to keep your father's vows as well as yours, hear what I say.
Sanskrit: संनिदेशे पितुस्तिष्ठ यथानेन प्रतिश्रुतम्। त्वयारण्यं प्रवेष्टव्यं नव वर्षाणि पञ्च च॥
English: Your father is bound to me by promise, obeying therefore your father's mandate, do you repair to the forest for nine years and five.
Sanskrit: भरतश्चाभिषिच्येत यदेतदभिषेचनम्। त्वदर्थं विहितं राज्ञा तेन सर्वेण राघव॥
English: Bharata shall be installed, Ch Rāghava, by all those articles which have been brought by the monarch for your installation.
Sanskrit: सप्त सप्त च वर्षाणि दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः। अभिषेकमिदं त्यक्त्वा जटाचीरधरो भव ॥
English: Forsaking this installation, do you repair to Dandaka forest for seven and seven years and wear bark and matted hair.
Sanskrit: भरतः कोसलपतेः प्रशास्तु वसुधामिमाम्। नानारत्नसमाकीर्णां सवाजिरथसंकुलाम्॥
English: And here in this Kosala let Bharata govern the world, adorned with many pearls and diamonds, with elephants, horses and chariots.
Sanskrit: एतेन त्वां नरेन्द्रोऽयं कारुण्येन समाप्लुतः। शोकैः संक्लिष्टवदनो न शक्नोति निरीक्षितुम्॥
English: The king, filled with pity and having his face marked with the affliction of sorrow, cannot cast a glance upon you.
Sanskrit: एतत् कुरु नरेन्द्रस्य वचनं रघुनन्दन । सत्येन महता राम तारयस्व नरेश्वरम्॥
English: Oh you descendant of Raghu, do you carry out these words of the Lord of men and save him by redeeming these great vows of his.
Sanskrit: इतीव तस्यां परुषं वदन्त्यां न चैव रामः प्रविवेश शोकम्। प्रविव्यथे चापि महानुभावो राजां च पुत्रव्यसनाभितप्तः॥
English: Hearing these cruel words of her, Rāma was not grieved; but the generous king afflicted with the thought of the approaching separation with his son, was greatly pained. out these words of the Lord of men and save him by redeeming these great vows of his.
Sanskrit: इतीव तस्यां परुषं वदन्त्यां न चैव रामः प्रविवेश शोकम्। प्रविव्यथे चापि महानुभावो राजां च पुत्रव्यसनाभितप्तः॥
English: Hearing these cruel words of her, Rāma was not grieved; but the generous king afflicted with the thought of the approaching separation with his son, was greatly pained.
Sanskrit: संदीप्यमानां वित्रस्तां त्रस्तरक्षोगणां पुरीम्। अवेक्ष्य हनुमाँल्लङ्कां चिन्तयामास वानरः॥
English: Beholding Lankā burnt down and devastated and the demons terrified, the monkey Hanumān began to reflect.
Sanskrit: तस्याभूत्सुमहांस्त्रासः कुत्सा चात्मन्यजायत। लङ्कां प्रदहता कमें किंस्वित्कृतमिदं मया॥
English: And worked up with fear and remorse, he reflected, “What a mighty iniquity have I perpetrated by burning down Lankā of my own accord.
Sanskrit: धन्याः खलु महात्मानो ये बुद्ध्या कोपमुत्थितम्। निरुन्धन्ति महात्मानो दीप्तमग्निमिवाम्भसा॥
English: Blessed are those high-souled ones who control their wrath by dint of their own good sense, like to fire quenched by water.
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धः पापं न कुर्यात् कः क्रुद्धो हन्याद् गुरुनपि। क्रुद्धः परुषया वाचा नरः साधूनधिक्षिपेत्॥
English: What iniquity is there which cannot be perpetrated by the angry? They can even slay the worshipful and vilify the pious with harsh words.
Sanskrit: वाच्यावाच्यं प्रकुपितो न विजानाति कर्हिचित्। नाकार्यमस्ति क्रुद्धस्य नावाच्यं विद्यते क्वचित्॥
English: The angry cannot decide what should be spoken and what not. There is no vice which cannot be committed by them, and there is nothing which cannot be spoken by them.
Sanskrit: यः समुत्पतितं क्रोधं क्षमयैव निरस्यति। यथोरगस्त्वचं जीर्णा स पुरुष
English: He is the proper person who can subdue his rising ire by means of forgiveness as a serpent leaves off his worn skin.
Sanskrit: वै उच्यते॥ धिगस्तु मां सुदुर्बुद्धिं निर्लज्ज पापकृत्तमम्। अचिन्तयित्वा तां सीतामग्निदं स्वामिघातकम्॥
English: O fie on me who am vicious-minded, shameless and the perpetrator of a mighty iniquity. Not thinking of Sītā, I have slain my master with fire.
Sanskrit: यदि दग्धा त्वियं सर्वा नूनमार्यापि जानकी। दग्धा तेन मया भर्तुर्हतं कार्यमजानता॥
English: Forsooth has the worshipful Jảnaki been burnt, since the whole city of Lankā has been devastated with fire. And she being burnt, foolishly have I spoilt the work of my master.
Sanskrit: यदर्थमयमारम्भस्तत्कार्यमवसादितम्। मया हि दहता लङ्कां न सीता परिरक्षिता॥
English: I have defeated the great object for which I have laboured so much. In burning down Lankā, I have not saved Sītā.
Sanskrit: ईषत्कार्यमिदं कार्यं कृतमासीन्न संशयः। तस्य क्रोधाभिभूतेन मया मूलक्षयः कृतः॥ विनष्टा जानकी व्यक्तं न ह्यदग्धः प्रदृश्यते। लङ्कायाः कश्चिदुद्देशः सर्वा भस्मीकृता पुरी॥
English: To have burnt down Lankā is assuredly a trifle, but in my ire I have lost my great object. Forsooth has Janaki been consumed, since I behold no spot in Lankā which is not made desolate with fire-in fact the whole city has been reduced to ashes.
Sanskrit: यदि तद्विहतं कार्यं मया प्रज्ञाविपर्ययात्। इहैव प्राणसंन्यासो ममापि ह्यद्य रोचते॥
English: As I have committed such an injury under the influence of my perverse understanding, it behave me to relinquish my life here.
Sanskrit: किमग्नौ निपताम्यद्य आहोस्विद्वडवामुखे। शरीरमिह सत्त्वानां दद्मि सागरवासिनाम्॥
English: I shall jump into this flame or into a submarine fire, or I shall resign my mortal frame to the animals that infest the ocean.
Sanskrit: कथं नु जीवता शक्यो मया द्रष्टुं हरीश्वरः। तौ वा पुरुषशार्दूलौ कार्यसर्वस्वघातिना ॥
English: For, living, I shall not be able to face that lord of monkeys, and how shall I, having spoilt their work utterly, show myself to those foremost of men?
Sanskrit: मया खलु तदेवेदं रोषदोषात् प्रदर्शितम्। प्रथितं त्रिषु लोकेषु कपित्वमनवस्थितम्॥
English: I have through my culpable passion furnished an illustration of the reckless monkey-nature, which is well known over the three worlds.
Sanskrit: धिगस्तु राजसं भावमनीशमनवस्थितम् ईश्वरेणापि यद्रागान्मया सीता न रक्षिता॥
English: Fie on this activity, born of (the quality of) passion, which is the source of incompetence and rashness; since although capable, I did not protect Sita.
Sanskrit: विनष्टायां तु सीतायां तावुभौ विनशिष्यतः। तयोर्विनाशे सुग्रीवः सबन्धुर्विनशिष्यति॥
English: On Sītā having met with destruction, both of them (Rāma and Lakşmaņa) shall cease to exist; and on their ceasing to exist, Sugrīva shall die along with his friends.
Sanskrit: एतदेव वचः श्रुत्वा भरतो भ्रातृवत्सलः। धर्मात्मा सहशत्रुघ्नः कथं शक्ष्यति जीवितुम्॥
English: Hearing these tidings, how shall the righteous Bharata, attached to his brother (Rāma), along with Satrughna, live?
Sanskrit: इक्ष्वाकुवंशे धर्मिष्ठे गते नाशमसंशयम्। भविष्यन्ति प्रजाः सर्वाः शोकसंतापपीडिताः॥
English: And on the virtuous Ikşvāku race being extinct, without doubt, all the subjects shall be overwhelmed with grief.
Sanskrit: तदहं भाग्यरहितो लुप्तधर्मार्थसंग्रहः। रोषदोषपरीतात्मा व्यक्तं लोकविनाशनः॥
English: Therefore, I of crust luck has had my harvest of virtue and profit taken away; and being under the influence of baleful passion, I am the cause of the destruction of creatures.
Sanskrit: इति चिन्तयतस्तस्य निमित्तान्युपपेदिरे। पूर्वमप्युपलब्धानि साक्षात् पुनरचिन्तयत् ॥
English: As he was reflecting thus, he bethought him of auspicious omens which he had witnessed since.
Sanskrit: अथ वा चारुसर्वाङ्गी रक्षिता स्वेन तेजसा। न नशिष्यति कल्याणी नाग्निरग्नौ प्रवर्तते॥
English: Or it may be that one of charming limbs has been preserved by her proper energy. The blessed one may not have met with her end, for fire dose burn fire.
Sanskrit: नहि धर्मात्मनस्तस्य भार्याममिततेजसः। स्वचरित्राभिगुप्तां तां स्प्रष्टुमर्हति पावकः॥
English: Fire should not touch the spouse of that virtuous one of immeasurable energy, who is protected by her own character.
Sanskrit: नूनं रामप्रभावेण वैदेह्याः सुकृतेन च। यन्मां दहनकर्मायं नादहद्धव्यवाहनः॥
English: And that bearer of sacrificial offerings has not burnt me, is owing to Rāma's power and the virtue of Vaidehi.
Sanskrit: त्रयाणां भरतादीनां भ्रातृणां देवता च या। रामस्य च मन:कान्ता सा कथं विनशिष्यति॥
English: Why should she that is a very goddess to the three brothers, Bharata and the others, and that has enchanted the mind of Rāma, meet with destruction?
Sanskrit: यद् वा दहनकर्मायं सर्वत्र प्रभुरव्ययः न मे दहति लाङ्गुलं कथमार्या प्रधक्ष्यति ॥
English: When that everywhere unspent Lord, having burning for his office, has not consumed my tail, why should he burn the exalted lady?
Sanskrit: पुनश्चाचिन्तयत् तत्र हनूमान् विस्मितस्तदा। हिरण्यनाभस्य गिरेर्जलमध्ये प्रदर्शनम्॥
English: Then Hanuman with wonder again thought of the sight of the golden mountain under the water. (Remembering the incident of his seeing the mountain Maināka through Sītā, Hanuman was put in mind of Sītā's superhuman power.)
Sanskrit: तपसा सत्यवाक्येन अनन्यत्वाच्च भर्तरि। असौ विनिर्दहेदग्नि न तामग्निः प्रधक्ष्यति ॥
English: By virtue of her asceticism, veracity, and devotion to her lord she it is that can consume Fire, but Fire cannot burn her.
Sanskrit: स तथा चिन्तयंस्तत्र देव्या धर्मपरिग्रहम्। शुश्राव हनुमांस्तत्र चारणानां महात्मनाम् ॥
English: And as Hanumān was thinking of the magnitude of that revered lady's religious merit, he heard the converse there of high-souled Caranas.
Sanskrit: अहो खलु कृतं कर्म दुर्विगाहं हनूमता। अग्नि विसृजता तीक्ष्णं भीमं राक्षससद्मनि ॥
English: Ah! hard is the feat that Hanumān has forsooth achieved. He has created a terrific and fierce conflagration in the abode of the Rākşasa.
Sanskrit: प्रपलायितरक्षः स्त्रीबालवृद्धसमाकुला। जनकोलाहलाध्माता क्रन्दन्तीवाद्रिकन्दरैः॥ दग्धेयं नगरी लङ्का साट्टप्राकारतोरणा। जानकी न च दग्धेति विस्मयोऽद्भुत एव नः॥
English: The females of Rākşasa accompanied by boys and old folks, are flying amain; and in consequence of the hubbub it seems as if (Lankā) is in lamentation through her mountaincaverns. Burnt is this city of Lankā with her turrets, walls and gate-ways; and we are astonished that Jānakī is not burnt.
Sanskrit: इति शुश्राव हनुमान्वाचं ताममृतोपमाम्। बभूव चास्य मनसो हर्षस्तत्कालसम्भवः॥
English: These words resembling ambrosia Hanumān heard (at that time); and his mind was filled with joy.
Sanskrit: स निमित्तैश्च दृष्टार्थोः कारणैश्च महागुणैः। ऋषिवाक्यैश्च हनुमानभवत्प्रीतमानसः॥
English: And what through the auspicious omens that he had witnessed, and what through the speech of the saints, Hanumān was delighted (beyond measure).
Sanskrit: ततः कपिः प्राप्तमनोरथार्थस्तमक्षतां राजसुतां विदित्वा। प्रत्यक्षतस्तां पुनरेव दृष्ट्वा प्रतिप्रयाणाय मतिं चकार ॥
English: Then the monkey, with his end attained, knowing that the king's daughter was unhurt, became bent upon returning after seeing her once again.
Sanskrit: इति ब्रुवति रामे तु लक्ष्मणोऽवाक्शिरा इव। ध्यात्वा मध्यं जगामाशु सहसा दैन्यहर्षयोः॥ तदा तु बद्ध्वा भृकुटी ध्रुवोर्मध्ये नरर्षभः। निशश्वास महासर्पो बिलस्थ इव रोषितः॥ तस्य दुष्प्रतिवीक्ष्यं तद् भृकुटीसहितं तदा। बभौ क्रुद्धस्य सिंहस्य मुखस्य सदृशं मुखम्॥
English: Being addressed by Rama thus, Laksmana, the mighty hero, hanging down his head with half reluctance, pondered for sometime, and placed midway between joy and grief, with frown drawn in between his brows, began to sob hot and hard, like to an angry serpent in a cave belonging to another. Nobody could eye his face, having terrible frowns, which looked like that of an angry lion.
Sanskrit: अग्रहस्तं विधुन्वंस्तु हस्ती हस्तमीवात्मनः। तिर्यगूज़ शरीरे च पातयित्वा शिरोधराम्॥
English: Moving the extremities of his hands like to the trunk of an elephant, variously altering the altitude of the neck above his frame, glancing a look awry, thus spoke he to his brother.
Sanskrit: अग्राक्ष्णा वीक्षमाणस्तु तिर्यग्भ्रातरमब्रवीत्। अस्थाने सम्भ्रमो यस्य जातो वै सुमहानयम्॥ धर्मदोषप्रसङ्गेन लोकस्यानतिशङ्कया। कथं ह्येतदसम्भ्रान्तस्त्वद्विधो वक्तुमर्हति ॥ यथा ह्येवमशौण्डीरं शौण्डीरः क्षत्रियर्षभः। किं नाम कृपणं दैवमशक्तमभिशंससि।७।। पापयोस्ते कथं नाम तयोः शङ्का न विद्यते। सन्ति धर्मोपधासक्ता धर्मात्मन् किं न बुध्यसे।८।।
English: To avoid the transgression of righteousness, and the degradation of the people (consequent upon a bad example), you are eager to repair to the forest. This your eagerness is certainly misplaced. Was not you under error, how could one like yourself, being heroic among the Ks atriyas, and capable of overcoming destiny, speak in such a strain as behoves one that is impotent. Why do you extol destiny which is powerless and weak. For what reason do you not apprehend (unrighteousness) in those two (Dasaratha and Kaikeyi), addicted to vice. Do you not understand that there are many people who feign piety outwardly (to deceive the simple.)
Sanskrit: तयोः सुचरितं स्वार्थं शाठ्यात् परिजिहीर्षतोः। यदि नैवं व्यवसितं स्याद्धि प्रागेव राघव। ययौ प्रागेव दत्तश्च स्याद् वरः प्रकृतश्च सः॥ लोकविद्विष्टमारब्धं त्वदन्यस्याभिषेचनम्। नोत्सहे सहितुं वीर तत्र मे क्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥
English: With a desire to renounce you by fraud, they simulate piety which is but selfishness. Had they not purposed thus, Oh, Rāghava, things would not have taken such a turn. If this story of the vows be true, then why had it not been declared before Surely has the monarch engaged in an action hateful to the people, namely the installation of a younger brother neglecting you (the eldest one). Pray, pardon me, oh great hero, I cannot brook all this.
Sanskrit: येनैवमागता द्वैधं तव बुद्धिर्महामते। सोऽपि धर्मो मम द्वेष्यो यत्प्रसङ्गाद् विमुह्यसि॥
English: Even that so called virtue do I loathe, which has, O high-souled one, fascinated you, and made your mind run from one extreme to another. *Formerly the mind was for accepting the kingdom, and now for going to the forest as an exile. These are the two extremes here meant.
Sanskrit: कथं त्वं कर्मणा शक्तः कैकेयीवशवर्तिनः। करिष्यसि पितुर्वाक्यमधर्मिष्ठं विगर्हितम् ॥
English: Why shall you, being capable of work, conform to these impious and cursed words of your father, who is sadly under the influence of Kaikeyi.