pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तेषां चतुर्णा रामस्तु शिरांसि समरे शरैः। क्रुद्धश्चतुर्भिश्चिच्छेद घोरैरग्निशिखोपमैः॥
English: Thereat, Rāma, growing wroth, in battle severed the heads of those four by means of four shafts, dreadful, and resembling the tongues of a fame.
Sanskrit: वज्रमुष्टिस्तु मैन्देन मुष्टिना निहतो रणे। पपात सरथः साश्वः सुराट्ट इव भूतले॥
English: Vajramuști was slain in conflict by Mainda with a clenched fist; and down came he to the ground along with his car and horses, like a turret toppling (headlong.)
Sanskrit: निकुम्भस्तु रणे नीलं नीलाञ्जनचयप्रभम्। निर्बिभेद शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः करैर्मेधमिवांशुमान्॥
English: Nikumbha in fight wounded Nila resembling a mass of blue collyrium, with sharpened shafts, as the Sun pierce clouds with his rays.
Sanskrit: पुनः शरशतेनाथ क्षिप्रहस्तो निशाचरः। बिभेद समरे नीलं निकुम्भः प्रजहास च॥
English: Again with an hundred arrows, that lighthanded night-ranger pierced Nīla in the field; and Nikumbha laughed thereat.
Sanskrit: तस्यैव रथचक्रेण नीलो विष्णुरिवाहवे। शिरश्चिच्छेद समरे निकुम्भस्य च सारथेः॥
English: At this, even as Visnu did in battle, Nila with a wheel of his car, cut off in conflict Nikumbha's head together with that of his charioteer.
Sanskrit: वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शी द्विविदश्च समप्रभम्। जधान गिरिशृङ्गेण मिषतां सर्वरक्षसाम्॥
English: Dvivida, possessed of the touch of the Vajra and thunder bolt, in the presence of the entire Rākşasas host hurled a mountain-peak at him that was endowed with the splendour of the thunder bolt.
Sanskrit: द्विविदं वानरेन्द्रं तं दुमयोधिनमाहवे। शरैरशनिसंकाशैः स विव्याधाशनिप्रभः॥
English: Asaniprabha in encounter pierced that foremost of monkeys bearer of trees in conflict, Dvivida, with shafts resembling thunder-bolts.
Sanskrit: स शरैरभिविद्धाङ्गो द्विविदः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः। सालेन सरथं साश्वं निजघानाशनिप्रभम्॥
English: Thereat, beside himself with wrath, with his entire body wounded with arrows, Dvivida with a sala destroyed Asaniprabha along with his car and horses.
Sanskrit: विद्युन्माली रथस्थस्तु शरैः काञ्चनभूषणैः। सुषेणं ताडयामास ननाद च मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: And Vidyanmālī, mounted on a car, assailed Suşeņa with shafts decked with gold, and behan to shout momentarily.
Sanskrit: तं रथस्थमथो दृष्ट्वा सुषेणो वानरोत्तमः गिरिशृङ्गेण महता रथमाशु न्यपातयत्॥
English: Seeing him mounted on his car, Suşena-best of monkeys-taking up a huge crag, swiftly brought his car down to the ground.
Sanskrit: लाघवेन तु संयुक्तो विद्युन्माली निशाचरः। अपक्रम्य रथातूर्णं गदापाणिः क्षितौ स्थितः॥
English: Thereat, endowed with lightness, that nightranger, Vidyunmāli, at once extricating himself from his car, stood on the ground with a mace in his hand.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टः सुषेणो हरिपुंगवः। शिलां सुमहतीं गृह्य निशाचरमभिद्रवत्॥
English: Thereupon that foremost of monkeys, Sușeņa, growing furious, taking up a gigantic crag, rushed at the night-ranger.
Sanskrit: तमापतन्तं गदया विद्युन्माली निशाचरः। वक्षस्यभिजधानाशु सुषेणं हरिपुङ्गवम्॥
English: As he was descending, the night-ranger, Vidyunmālī, with his mace swiftly hit at the breast of Susena-greatest of monkeys.
Sanskrit: गदाप्रहारं तं घोरमचिन्त्य प्लवगोत्तमः। तां तूष्णीं पातयामास तस्योरसि महामृधे।।४०१
English: Thereat, without thinking at all of the terrific hit of the mace, that best of monkeys in mighty conflict brought down that upon his head.
Sanskrit: शिलाप्रहाराभिहतो विद्युन्माली निशाचरः। निष्पिष्टहृदयो भूमौ गतासुर्निपपात ह॥
English: Assailed with the crag, the night-ranger Vidyanmali, having his chest crushed, fell down to the earth, deprived of life.
Sanskrit: एवं तैर्वानरैः शूरैः शूरास्ते रजनीचराः। द्वन्द्वे विमथितास्तत्र दैत्या इव दिवौकसैः।॥
English: Like the celestials warring against the Daityas, the heroic monkeys warred on and confounded the valiant rangers of the night.
Sanskrit: भल्लैश्चान्यैर्गदाभिश्च शक्तितोमरसायकैः। अपविद्धैश्चापि रथैस्तथा साङ्ग्रामिकैहयैः।॥ निहतैः कुञ्जरैर्मतैस्तथा वानरराक्षसैः। चक्राक्षयुगदण्डैश्च भग्नैर्धरणिसंश्रितैः।॥ बभूवायोधनं घोरं गोमायुगणसेवितम्। कबन्धानि समुत्येतुर्दिक्षु वानररक्षसाम्।। विमर्दे तुमुले तस्मिन्देवासुररणोपमे॥
English: And frightful was the field of battle, with darts, and other arms; and clubs, and javelins, and lances, and other weapons, and with broken cars, and war-horses, and mad horses slain, and monkeys and Rākşasas, and wheels and Akşas, and yokes and standards, broken and scattered over the ground; and swarms of jackals began to range on all sides of the monkeys and the Raksasas; and Kabandhas began to rise in that terrific encounter, resembling the encounter of the gods and the Asuras.
Sanskrit: निहन्यमाना हरिपुंगवैस्तदा निशाचराः शोणितगन्धमूर्च्छिताः। पुनः सुयुद्धं तरसा समाश्रिता दिवाकरस्यास्तमयाभिकामिणः॥
English: Thus destroyed by the foremost of monkeys, the rangers of night, beyond themselves with the smell of blood, eagerly wishing for the setting of the Sun, again made active preparation for a renewal of the fight.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु भरतो निषादाधिपतिं गुहम्। प्रत्युवाच महाप्राज्ञो वाक्यं हेत्वर्थसंहितम्॥
English: Thus addressed, the exceedingly wise Bharata answered the lord of the Nişādas, in words fraught with sense and reason.
Sanskrit: ऊर्जितः खलु ते कामः कृतो मम गुरो सखे। यो मे त्वमीदृशीं सेनामभ्यर्चयितुमिच्छसि॥
English: Your great desire, O friend of my superior, is surely as good as attained; since you of mighty energy have set your heart on entertaining my army.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वा स महातेजा गुहं वचनमुत्तमम्। अब्रवीद् भरतः श्रीमान् पन्थानं दर्शयन् पुनः॥
English: Having said these fair words to Guha, the graceful and highly energetic Bharata again addressed the lord of Nişādas.
Sanskrit: कतरेण गमिष्यामि भरद्वाजाश्रमं पथा। गहनोऽयं भृशं देशो गङ्गानूपो दुरत्ययः॥
English: By what way shall I go to Bharadvāja's hermitage? These lands watered by the Gangā are dense and hard to track.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा राजपुत्रस्य धीमतः। अब्रवीत् प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा गुहो गहनगोचरः॥
English: Hearing these words of the intelligent son of the king, Guha well acquainted with the forest, said with joined hands.
Sanskrit: दाशास्त्वनुगमिष्यन्ति देशज्ञाः सुसमाहिताः। अहं चानुगमिष्यामि राजपुत्र महाबल॥
English: My servant well acquainted with the place shall attentively follow you; and, O prince possessed of mighty strength, I myself will also walk in your wake.
Sanskrit: कच्चिन्न दुष्टो व्रजसि रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः। इयं ते महती सेना शङ्कां जनयतीव मे॥
English: But do you go after Rāma of energetic acts with some evil intention? This vast force of yours raise my apprehension/
Sanskrit: तमेवमभिभाषन्तमाकाश इव निर्मलः। भरतः श्लक्ष्णया वाचा गुहं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: When Guha had asked this, Bharata with a presence unclouded like the sky, spoke to Guha these sweet words.
Sanskrit: मा भूत् स कालो यत् कष्टं न मां शङ्कितुमर्हसि। राघवः स हि मे भ्राता ज्येष्ठः पितृसमो मतः॥
English: May a time never come when I shall do wrong to Rāghava! It behoves you not to fear me. Rāghava is my eldest brother dear to me even as my sire himself.
Sanskrit: तं निवर्तयितुं यामि काकुत्स्थं वनवासिनम्। बुद्धिरन्या न मे कार्या गुह सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: I go to make Kākutstha dwelling in the woods, turn back. Other intention cherish I none. O Guha, this I tell you truly.
Sanskrit: स तु संहृष्टवदनः श्रुत्वा भरतभाषितम्। पुनरेवाब्रवीद् वाक्यं भरतं प्रति हर्षितः॥
English: Having heard Bharata's speech, Guha with a countenance lighted up with delight, again cheerfully addressed Bharata, saying.
Sanskrit: धन्यस्त्वं न त्वया तुल्यं पश्यामि जगतीतले। अयत्नादागतं राज्यं यस्त्वं त्यक्तुमिहेच्छसि॥
English: Blessed are you! Your like find I none on earth, inasmuch as you wish to resign a kingdom that comes to you without search.
Sanskrit: शाश्वती खलु ते कीर्तिर्लोकाननु चरिष्यति। यस्त्वं कृच्छ्रगतं रामं प्रत्यानयितुमिच्छसि॥
English: Your eternal fame will certainly range this world, since you wish to bring back Rāma passing through misfortune.
Sanskrit: एवं सम्भाषमाणस्य गुहस्य भरतं तदा। बभौ नष्टप्रभः सूर्यो रजनी चाभ्यवर्तत ॥
English: As Guha was speaking thus to Bharata, the sun became shorn of his splendour and night fell.
Sanskrit: संनिवेश्य स तां सेनां गुहेन परितोषितः। शत्रुघ्नेन समं क्षीमाञ्छयनं पुनरागमत्॥
English: Thereupon having disposed his troops, the auspicious Bharata gratified by Guha, went to bed along with Śatrughna.
Sanskrit: रामचिन्तामयः शोको भरतस्य महात्मनः। उपस्थितो ह्यनर्हस्य धर्मप्रेक्षस्य तादृशः॥
English: Then arose thoughts of Rāma in the mind of the magnanimous Bharata ever having his gaze fixed on virtue and undeserving (of hardship).
Sanskrit: अन्तर्दाहेन दहनः संतापयति राघवम्। वनदाहाग्निसंतप्त गूढोऽग्निरिव पादपम्॥
English: Then even as a tree already heated by a forestfire burns with a fire hidden in its cavity that descendant of Raghu began to burn with the fire of grief inflamed in his heart.
Sanskrit: प्रसृतः सर्वगात्रेभ्यः स्वेदं शोकाग्निसम्भवम्। यथा सूर्यांशुसंतप्तो हिमवान् प्रसृतो हिमम्॥
English: Perspiration produced by the fire of sorrow issued out of all his limbs, as the Himavat heated by the solar warmth generates water.
Sanskrit: ध्याननिर्दरशैलेन विनिःश्वासितधातुना। दैन्यपादपसंघेन शोकायासाधिशृङ्गिणा॥ प्रमोहानन्तसत्त्वेन संतापौषधिवेणुना। आक्रान्तो दुःखशैलेन महता कैकयीसुतः॥
English: And Kaikeyi's son was overpowered and drowned by the mountain of grief, having thoughts (of Rāma) for its entire crags, sighs for its mineral substance, disgust with the avocations of life, for its trees, mental feebleness through grief for its summits, stupor for the animals inhabiting it, and burning for its annual shrubs and bamboos.
Sanskrit: विनिःश्वसन् वै भृशदुर्मनास्ततः प्रमूढसंज्ञः परमापदं गतः। शमं न लेभे हृदयज्वरार्दितो नरर्षभो यूथहतो यथर्षभः॥
English: And sighing heavily with a heart oppressed with sorrow, well nigh deprived of consciousness, and involved in high peril, that best of men, oppressed by the fever of his heart, like to a mighty leader of a herd, separated from it, did not attain peace of mind.
Sanskrit: गुहेन सार्धं भरतः समागतो महानुभावः सजनः समाहितः। गुंहः समाश्वासयदग्रज प्रति॥
English: Meeting with Guha, the magnanimous Bharata accompanied by his people, engrossed with the thoughts of Rāma, became oppressed with grief. (Seeing this), Guha by and by encouraged Bharata concerning his elder brother.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तु मैथिली सीतामाश्रमे संप्रवेशिताम्। संतापमगमद्धोरं लक्ष्मणो दीनचेतनः॥
English: Beholding the great ascetic Vālmīki thus conducting Sītā into his own hermitage Lakş mana's heart was bewildered with grief.
Sanskrit: अब्रवीच्च महातेजाः सुमन्वं मन्त्रसारथिम्। सीतासंतापजं दुःखं पश्य रामस्य सारथे॥
English: Thereupon he said to the expert charioteer Sumantra. Do you perceive Rāma's grief consequent upon the separation from Sītā.
Sanskrit: ततो दुःखतरं किं नु राघवस्य भविष्यति। पत्नी शुद्धसमाचारां विसृज्य जनकात्मजाम्॥
English: His spouse-the daughter of Janaka, is perfectly pure; what can be more painful than that Rāma is living alone having renounced her?
Sanskrit: व्यक्तं दैवादहं मन्ये राघवस्य विनाभवम्। वैदेह्या सारथे नित्यं दैवं हि दुरतिक्रमम्॥
English: It is clear to me, O Sumantra, that this separation of Rāma, has been brought about by the influence of destiny-for it is hard to get over accident.
Sanskrit: यो हि देवान्सगन्धर्वानसुरान्सह राक्षसैः। निहन्याद्राघवः क्रुद्धः स दैवं पर्युपासते॥
English: Even that Rāma, who, when enraged, is capable of slaying the celestials, Gandharvas, Asuras and Rākşasas, has been engaged in the worship of destiny.
Sanskrit: पुरा रामः पितुर्वाक्याद्दण्डके विजने वने। उषित्वा नव वर्षाणि पञ्च चैव महावने॥
English: Formerly did Rāma go through miserics, residing in the forest of Dandaka, at the command of his sire for fourteen years.
Sanskrit: ततो दुःखतरं भूयः सीताया विप्रवासनम्। पौराणां वचनं श्रुत्वा नृशंसं प्रतिभाति मे॥ को नु धर्माश्रयः सूत कर्मण्यस्मिन्यशोहरे। मैथिली समनुप्राप्तः पौरे नार्थवादिभिः॥
English: But this banishment of Sītā appears to me as exceedingly painful and most ruthless. O charioteer, the opinion of the citizens is by no means just; consequently what shall we gain by performing such a bad action for fame as the exile of Sita?
Sanskrit: एता वाचो बहुविधाः श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणभाषिताः। सुमन्त्रः श्रद्धया प्राज्ञो वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
English: Hearing those words of Lakşmaņa of various types, the wise Sumantra reverentially replied.
Sanskrit: न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः सौमित्रे मैथिली प्रति। दृष्टमेतत्पुरा विप्रैः पितुस्ते लक्ष्मणाग्रतः॥
English: Be not aggrieved for Sītā, O Saumitri Formerly in the presence of your sire the Brāhmaṇas related this account of Sītā's exile.
Sanskrit: भविष्यति दृढं रामो दुःखप्रायो विसौख्यभाक् । प्राप्स्यते च महाबाहुर्विप्रयोगं प्रियैर्वृतम् ॥ त्वां चैव मैथिली चैव शत्रुघ्नभरतौ तथा। स त्यजिष्यति धर्मात्मा कालेन महता महान्॥
English: Rāma shall be deprived of all happiness and be separated from his dear wife; what more, the virtuous-souled Rāma, having long arms, shall, under the influence of time, renounce you, Sītā, Śatrughna and Bharata.
Sanskrit: इदं त्वयि न वक्तव्यं सौमित्रे भरतेऽपि वा। राज्ञा वो व्याहृतं वाक्यं दुर्वासा यदुवाच ह॥ महाजनसमीपे च मम चैव नरर्षभ। ऋषिणा व्याहृतं वाक्यं वसिष्ठस्य च संनिधौ ॥
English: O Lakṣmaṇa, when Durvāsa was addressed by the king Dasaratha as to your future he replied in the above way. I have told you the same. Do you not communicate this to Śatrughna Bharata or any body. O foremost of men, Durbasa said this to Daſaratha before me, Vaşistha and other great men.
Sanskrit: ऋषेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा मामाह पुरुषर्षभः। सूत न क्वचिदेवं ते वक्तव्यं जनसंनिधौ॥
English: Hearing the words of Rsi, Dasaratha, the foremost of men, said to me, "O charioteer, do not reveal this secret to any body.
Sanskrit: तस्याहं लोकपालस्य वाक्यं तत्सुसमाहितः। नैव जात्वनृतं कुर्यामिति मे सौम्य दर्शनम्॥ सर्वथैव न वक्तव्यं मया सौम्य तवाग्रतः। यदि ते श्रवणे श्रद्धा श्रूयतां रघुनन्दन ॥
English: O gentle one, it is not proper by any means to falsify the words of the king Dasaratha. I shall always, very carefully, carry out his orders. It is not proper to reveal this mystery before you. Still I do so for your curiosity has been greatly excited.
Sanskrit: यद्यप्यहं नरेन्द्रेण रहस्यं श्रावितं पुरा। तथाप्युदाहरिष्यामि दैवं हि दुरतिक्रमम्॥ येनेदमीदृशं प्राप्तं दुःखं शोकसमन्वितम्। न त्वया भरतस्याग्रे शत्रुघ्नस्यापि संनिधौ॥
English: Tough this mystery was communicated formerly by the king Dasaratha and though it is not proper to reveal it to any body, still I express it before you that you may not, on hearing it, be worked up with sorrow; for destiny is hard to be got over. And it is by the influence of that destiny that you have met with such a sorrow and grief. However, do you not reveal this secret to Satrughna and Bharata.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा भाषितं तस्य गम्भीरार्थपदं महत्। तयं ब्रूहीति सौमित्रिः सूतं तं वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।२०
English: Hearing these grave and important words of Sumantra, Laksmana ordered him to relate.
Sanskrit: प्राप्तराज्यस्य रामस्य वाल्मीकिर्भगवानृषिः। चकार चरितं कृत्स्नं विचित्रपदमर्थवत्॥
English: When Rāma had obtained his kingdom that worshipful sage , Vālmīki, composed the entire history (of that hero in) excellent metre and fraught with high meaning.
Sanskrit: चतुर्विंशत्सहस्राणि श्लोकानामुक्तवानृषिः। तथा सर्गशतान् पञ्च षट्काण्डानि तथोत्रम्॥
English: The saint recited twenty-four thousand slokas; and it consists of five hundred sections, and is divided into six Kāndas with the Uttara.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा तु तन्महाप्राज्ञः सभविष्यां सहोत्तरम्। चिन्तयामास को न्वेतत् प्रयुञ्जीयादिति प्रभुः॥
English: And having composed it, including as well future incidents to happen afterwards, that lord relected as to who should publish the same before assemblies.
Sanskrit: तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य महर्षे वितात्मनः। अगृहीतां ततः पादौ मुनिवेषौ कुशीलवौ॥
English: And as that great sage of purified soul was thus pounding, in came Kuśi and Lava, in the guise of the sons of ascetics, and touched his feet.
Sanskrit: कुशीलवौ तु धर्मज्ञौ राजपुत्रौ यशस्विनौ। भ्रातरौ स्वरसम्पन्नौ ददर्शाश्रमवासिनौ ॥ स तु मेधाविनौ दृष्ट्वा वेदेषु परिनिष्ठितौ। वेदोपबृंहणार्थाय तावग्राहयत प्रभुः॥ काव्यं रामायणं कृत्स्नं सीतायाश्चरितं महत्। पौलस्त्यवधमित्येवं चकार चरितव्रतः।७।।
English: And he found those illustrious princes the brothers Kusi and lava, knowing morality, and living in a hermitage, and endowed with rythmic voice, well versed in the Vedas. And finding them of a retentive endowment, and initiated into Vedic studies, that lord thought them how to interpret the Vedas, and that vow-observing one taught them the great Rāmāyaṇa in full, treating of Sītā's great life, and the destruction of Paulastya (Rāvana).
Sanskrit: पाठ्ये गेये च मधुरं प्रमाणैस्त्रिभिरन्वितम्। जातिभिः सप्तभिर्युक्तं तन्त्रीलयसमन्वितम्॥ रसैः शृङ्गारकरुणहास्यरौद्रभयानकैः। वीरादिभी रसैर्युक्तं काव्यमेतदगायताम्॥ तौ तु गान्धर्वतत्त्वज्ञौ स्थानमूर्च्छनकोविदौ। भ्रातरौ स्वरसम्पन्नौ गन्धर्वाविव रूपिणौ॥ रूपलक्षणसम्पन्नौ मधुरस्वरभाषिणौ। बिम्बादिवोत्थितौ बिम्बौ रामदेहात् तथापरौ॥
English: Those sweet-voiced brothers, resembling Gandharvas in grace, accomplished in music and dancing, and cognizant of Sthāna and Mürchaņā, began to time to the accompaniment of stringed instruments, and fraught with the sentiments of love, pathos, risibility, the irascible, the terrible, and the heroic. And knowing the characteristics that go to make up the Drama, and gifted with mellifluous voices, those blameless princes, coming from Rāma's body, and resembling him (like two images of one body, they were two images of made of Rama's body).
Sanskrit: तौ राजपुत्रौ कात्स्न्येन धर्नामाख्यानमुत्तमम्। वाचोविधेयं तत्सर्वं कृत्वा काव्यमनिन्दितौ ॥ ऋषीणां च द्विजातीनां साधूनां च समागमे। यथोपदेशं तत्त्वज्ञौ जगतुः सुसमाहितौ ॥
English: Even as the reflection of the solar or the lunar disc resembles that disc; got by heart that excellent and moral story in its entirety; and those princes versed in the Fine arts, with a concentrated mind chanted it as they had learnt it, in the assemblies of ascetics and Brāhmaṇas and good men.
Sanskrit: महात्मानौ महाभागौ सर्वलक्षणलक्षितौ। तौ कदाचित् समेतानामृषीणां भावितात्मनाम्॥ मध्येसभं समीपस्थाविदं काव्यमगायताम्। तच्छुत्वा मुनयः सर्वे वाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः॥ साधु साध्विति तावूचुः परं विस्मयमागताः। ते प्रीतिमनसः सर्वे मुनयो धर्मवत्सला:॥
English: Once upon a time, those high-souled and pious ones, furnished with every auspicious mark, chanted this poem in an assembly of ascetics of purified souls. Having heard this music, all the ascetics were seized with surprise, and with eyes flooded with tears, exclaimed, Well done! Well done! And well pleased, those saints cherishing Duty.
Sanskrit: प्रशशंसुः प्रशस्तव्यौ गायमानौ कुशीलवौ। अहो गीतस्य माधुर्थ श्लोकानां च विशेषतः॥
English: Praised the praiseworthy Kuśi and Lava as they sang, saying,-Ah! what charming music! What sweetness of the verses!
Sanskrit: चिरनिर्वृत्तमप्येतत् प्रत्यक्षमिव दर्शितम्। प्रविश्य तावुभौ सुष्टु तथाभावमगायताम्॥ सहितौ मधुरं रक्तं सम्पन्नं स्वरसम्पदा।
English: All this happened long ago, yet it seems as if we saw it before us. And unified with the theme, both of them singing together sweetly, and at a high pitch, by means of şadja and the other notes, they entranced the audience.
Sanskrit: एवं प्रशस्यमानौ तौ तप:श्लाघ्यैर्महर्षिभिः॥ संरक्ततरमत्यर्थं मधुरं तावगायताम्।
English: They two thus went on sweetly singing at a high pitch, praised by those mighty sages priding in their asceticism.
Sanskrit: प्रीतः कश्चिन्मुनिस्ताभ्यां संस्थितः कलशं ददौ॥ प्रसन्नो वल्कलं कश्चित् ददौ ताभ्यां महायशाः। अन्यः कृष्णाजिनमदाद् यज्ञसूत्रं तथापरः॥
English: Some one in the assembly pleased with them presented them with a water-pitcher; and some one of high fame, being delighted, made them a present of a bark garment; and some one gave them a dark deer skin and some holy thread.
Sanskrit: कश्चित् कमण्डलुं प्रादान्मौञ्जीमन्यो महामुनिः। बृसीमन्यस्तदा प्रादात् कौपीनमपरो मुनिः॥
English: Some gave a kamandalu (An earthen or wooden water pot used by an ascetic) and some great saint conferred on them a muñja (grass) made girdle; and some person granted them a brsi (The seat of an ascetic), and some a kaupina (a small piece of cloth worn by ascetics.)
Sanskrit: ताभ्यां ददौ तदा हृष्टः कुठारमपरो मुनिः। काषायमपरो वस्त्रं चीरमन्यो ददौ मुनिः॥
English: Then some ascetic, well-pleased, gave them an axe; and some a saffron, another a casual clothings.
Sanskrit: जटाबन्धनमन्यस्तु काष्टरज्जु मुदान्वितः। यज्ञभाण्डमृषिः कश्चित् काष्ठभारं तथापरः॥ औदुम्बरी बृसीमन्यः स्वस्ति केचित् तदावदन्। आयुष्यमपरे प्राहुर्मुदा तत्र महर्षयः॥ ददुश्चैवं वरान् सर्वे मुनयः सत्यवादिनः।
English: And some, a thread for tying up their matted locks; and some gladly gave a twine for binding faggots with, and some ascetic presented them with a sacrificial pot; and some, a quantity of fire-wood; and some, a seat made of udumbara (The glamorous fig tree). And some exclaimed, 'Svasti'; and some joyfully cried, “May you be long-lived!" And all those ascetics of truthful speech conferred on them blessings.
Sanskrit: आश्चर्यमिदमाख्यानं मुनिना सम्प्रकीर्तितम्॥ परं कवीनामाधारं समाप्तं च यथाक्रमम्। अभिगीतमिदं गीतं सर्वगीतिषु कोविदौ॥ आयुयं पुष्टिजननं सर्वश्रुतिमनोहरम्।
English: The sages said Wonderful is the story! And, O you accomplished in all kinds of music! beautifully have you chanted and finished this poem, charming ear and heart, and conferring long life and prosperity, which will afford themes to poets.
Sanskrit: प्रशस्यमानौ सर्वत्र कदाचित्तत्र गायकौ॥ रथ्यासु राजमार्गेषु ददर्श भरताग्रजः। स्ववेश्म चानीय ततो भ्रातरौ स कुशीलवौ॥ पूजयामास पूजाहौं रामः शत्रुनिवर्हणः। आसीनः काञ्चने दिव्ये स च सिंहासने प्रभुः॥ उपोपविष्टैः सचिवैर्धातृभिश्च समन्वितः। दृष्ट्वा तु रूपसम्पन्नौ विनीतौ भ्रातरावुभौ ॥ उवाच लक्ष्मणं रामः शत्रुघ्नं भरतं तथा। श्रूयतामेतदाख्यानमनयोर्देववर्चसोः॥ विचित्रार्थपदं सम्यग्गायकौ समचोदयत्।
English: And admired everywhere, on one occasion those singers were seen by Bharata's elder brother, in a street of Ayodhyā, sparsely scattered with stalls. And having had the brothers Kusi and Lava brought under his roof, that destroyer of enemies, Rāma, accorded those ones worthy of honour, a respectful reception. And having seated himself on a throne of excellent gold, in the midst of his brothers and counsellors, that lord, Rāma, beholding both the brothers, handsome and of modest demeanour, spoke to Laksmana, Bharata and Satrughna, saying, Do you listen to the story, fraught with excellent sense and composed in excellent measure, as sung by these ones endowed with the divine afflatus. And then he ordered the singers to begin.
Sanskrit: तौ चापि मधुरं रक्तं स्वचित्तायतनिःस्वनम्॥ तन्त्रीलयवदत्यर्थं विश्रुतार्थमगायताम्। ह्लादयत् सर्वगात्राणि मनांसि हृदयानि च। श्रोत्राश्रयसुखं गेयं तद् बभौ जनसंसदि॥
English: Thereupon causing the down of the audience to stand on end, and ravishing their minds and hearts, they began to sing melodiously and distinctly and in as high a pitch as they could command, and in strains rivalling the notes of a Vīņā. And that song of their enchanted the ear of that assembly.
Sanskrit: इमौ मुनी पार्थिवलक्षणान्वितौ कुशीलवौ चैव महातपस्विनौ। ममापि तद् भूतिकरं प्रचक्षते महानुभावं चरितं निबोधत॥
English: Rāma said, Although these Kuśa and Lava, of rigid penances, look like ascetics, yet they bear on their persons the signs of royalty. And, besides, the story conduces to my fame. Do you, therefore, listen to that history fraught with great worth!
Sanskrit: ततस्तु तौ रामवचः प्रचोदितावगायतां मार्गविधानसम्पदा। स चापि रामः परिषद्गतः शनैर्बुभूषयासक्तमना बभूव॥
English: And then commanded by Rāma, they began to chant according to the Märga mode, and Rāma seated in the midst of his court, was drawn to the music, anxious for the perpetuation of his history.
Sanskrit: विसृज्य च महाबाहुर्ऋक्षवानरराक्षसान्। भ्रातृभिः सहितो रामः प्रमुमोद सुखं सुखी॥
English: Having bade adieu to bears, monkeys and Rākşasas the long-armed Rāma began to live happily in the company of his brothers.
Sanskrit: अथापराह्णसमये भ्रातृभिः सह राघवः। शुश्राव मधुरां वाणीमन्तरिक्षान्महाप्रभुः॥
English: Thereupon afternoon, Lord Rāghava along with his brothers heard from the air the following sweet accents.
Sanskrit: सौम्य राम निरीक्षस्व सौम्येन वदनेन माम्। कुबेरभवनात्प्राप्तं विद्धिमां पुष्पकं प्रभो॥
English: O gentle Rāma, do you with a delighted countenance behold me. O lord, know me as Puşpaka coming from the abode of Kuberu.
Sanskrit: तव शासनमाज्ञाय गतोऽस्मि भवनं प्रति। उपस्थातुं नरश्रेष्ठ स च मां प्रत्यभाषत॥ निर्जितस्त्वं नरेन्द्रेण राघवेण महात्मना। निहत्य युधि दुर्धर्षं रावणं राक्षसेश्वरम्॥
English: O foremost of men, at your command I did go there to carry him. But he said to me. “Having slain the irrepressible Rāvaņa in battle the highsouled Rama, the foremost of men, has conquered you.