pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: नहि रामात् प्रियतमो ममास्ते भुवि कश्चन। ब्रवीम्येव च ते सत्यं सत्येनैव च ते शपे।४।।
English: There is none on earth dearer to me than Răma. This I tell you truly and I swear by truth itself.
Sanskrit: अस्य प्रसादादाशंसे लोकेऽस्मिन् सुमहद् यशः। धर्मावाप्ति च विपुलामर्थकामौ च पुष्कलौ॥
English: Through his grace I hope in this world to attain high fame, and great religious merit as well as completely secure profit and pleasure.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं प्रियसखं रामं शयानं सह सीतया। रक्षिष्यामि धनुष्पाणिः सर्वथा ज्ञातिभिः सह ॥
English: I will bow in hand in company with my kindred adequately guard my dear friend reposing with Sītā.
Sanskrit: न मेऽस्त्यविदितं किंचिद् वनेऽस्मिंश्चरतः सदा। चतुरङ्ग ह्यतिबलं सुमहत् संतरेमहि ॥
English: Always ranging in this forest, nothing herein is unknown to me. I shall vanquish even any mighty body of fourfold forces (that may come up against us.)
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणस्तु तदोवाच रक्ष्यमाणास्त्वयानघ। नात्र भीता वयं सर्वे धर्ममेवानुपश्यता॥ कथं दाशरथौ भूमौ शयाने सह सीतया। शक्या निद्रा मया लब्धं जीवितं वा सुखानि वा॥
English: Thereupon Laksmana said, O sinless one, protected by you ever having your sight fixed on virtue, we do not fear to live in this place. But how with Dasaratha's son lying down on the ground along with Sītă can I indulge in sleep or what is the use of my living and enjoying happiness?
Sanskrit: यो न देवासुरैः सर्वैः शक्यः प्रसहितुं युधि । तं पश्य सुखसंसुप्तं तृणेषु सह सीतया॥ यो मन्त्रतपसा लब्धो विविधैश्च पराक्रमैः। एको दशरथस्यैष पुत्रः सदृशलक्षणः॥ अस्मिन् प्रव्रजिते राजा न चिरं वर्तयिष्यति। विधवा मेदिनी नूनं क्षिप्रमेव भविष्यति॥
English: Him do you behold with ease asleep on the grass in company with Sītā, who was incapable of being borne in fight by the gods and the Asuras, and who obtained through Mantras and austerities and various endeavours, Dasaratha crowned with every auspicious mark, is the most meritorious son of the king. Rāma being banished, the king will not live long and the earth will shortly be widowed.
Sanskrit: विनद्य सुमहानादं श्रमेणोपरताः स्त्रियः। निर्घोषोपरतं तात मन्ये राजनिवेशनम्॥
English: Having bewailed aloud, the women have, methinks, (by this time) ceased through fatigue, and the king's residence is still.
Sanskrit: कौसल्या चैव राजा च तथैव जननी मम। नाशंसे यदि जीवन्ति सर्वे ते शर्वरीमिमाम्॥
English: I can not hope that Kausalyā, the king, and my mother (Sumitrā) all those are yet alive.
Sanskrit: जीवेदपि हि मे माता शत्रुघ्नस्यान्ववेक्षया। तद् दुःखं यदि कौसल्या वीरसूर्विनशिष्यति॥
English: If they are, it is for this night only. Even if my mother live looking up to Satrughna, yet this is my grief that that mother of a hero, Kausalyā will breathe her last.
Sanskrit: अनुरक्तजनाकीर्णा सुखालोकप्रियावहा। राजव्यसनसंसृष्टा सा पुरी विनशिष्यति॥
English: And that palace filled with people attached to Rāma and flooded with the light of delight, will, visited with the calamity that will befall the king meet with destruction.
Sanskrit: कथं पुत्रं महात्मानं ज्येष्ठपुत्रमपश्यतः। शरीरं धारयिष्यन्ति प्राणा राज्ञो महात्मनः॥
English: How will the life of that high-souled king not seeing his magnanimous son, his eldest son, remain in this body?
Sanskrit: विनष्टे नृपतौ पश्चात् कौसल्या विनशिष्यति। अनन्तरं च मातापि मम नाशमुपैष्यति॥
English: When the king is dead, Kausalyā will die after him and then my mother will depart this life.
Sanskrit: अतिक्रान्तमतिक्रान्तमनवाप्य मनोरथम्। राज्ये राममनिक्षिप्य पिता मे विनशिष्यति॥
English: Frustrated in his desire, my father, foiled in his endeavours to confer the kingdom on Rāma, will, exclaiming 'All is lost,' 'All is lost,' give up the ghost.
Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थाः पितरं वृत्तं तस्मिन् काले झुपस्थिते। प्रेतकार्येषु सर्वेषु संस्करिष्यन्ति राघवम्॥
English: Surely they are blessed that when the time shall come when the king will die, will perform the funeral rites of that descendant of Raghu.
Sanskrit: रम्यचत्वरसंस्थानां संविभक्तमहापथाम्। हर्म्यप्रासादसम्पन्नां गणिकावरशोभिताम्॥ रथाश्वगजसम्बाधां तूर्यनादनिनादिताम्। सर्वकल्याणसम्पूर्णां हृष्टपुष्टजनाकुलाम्॥ आरामोद्यानसम्पन्नां समाजोत्सवशालिनीम्। सुखिता विचरिष्यन्ति राजधानी पितुर्मम॥
English: They will happily range the capital of my father, furnished with fair looking terraces, with its highways laid out orderly, having lordly edifices and palatial residences, graced with excellent courtezans, abounding with cars, elephants and horses, resounding with the notes of trumpets, the abode of all auspiciousness, filled with portly and contented folks, rich in gardens and villas, and celebrating popular festivites.
Sanskrit: अपि जीवेद् दशरथो वनवासात् पुनर्वयम्। प्रत्यागम्य महात्मानमपि पश्याम सुव्रतम्॥
English: If Dasaratha live we shall returning from the forest, behold that high-souled one observing noble vows.
Sanskrit: अपि सत्यप्रतिज्ञेन सार्धं कुशलिना वयम्। निवृत्ते वनवासेऽस्मिन्नयोध्यां प्रविशेमहि ॥
English: If we remain in peace, we shall returning from the forest with that one firm in promise, enter Ayodhyā?
Sanskrit: परिवेदयमानस्य दुःखार्तस्य महात्मनः। तिष्ठतो राजपुत्रस्य शर्वरी सात्यवर्तत॥
English: As the high-souled son of the king oppressed with grief was thus lamenting sitting up, the day broke.
Sanskrit: तथा हि सत्यं ब्रुवति प्रजाहिते नरेन्द्रसूनौ गुरुसौहृदाद् गुहः। मुमोच बाष्पं व्यसनाभिपीडितो ज्वरातुरो नाग इव व्यथातुरः॥
English: When that son of the foremost of men, intent on the welfare of the subjects had spoken thus truly, Guha, out of extreme affection for (Rāma), shed tears afflicted with grief and hurt like an elephant suffering from fever.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा दशग्रीवो महात्मनः। देशकालहितं वाक्यं भ्रातुरुत्तरमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing those words of his, the high-souled ten-necked one spoke to his brother a speech consonant to season and place,
Sanskrit: सम्यगुक्तं हि भवता दूतवध्या विगर्हिता। अवश्यं तु वधायान्यः क्रियतामस्य निग्रहः॥
English: Properly had you spoken, to slay a messenger is improper. But let him be punished with any chastisement save slaying.
Sanskrit: कपीनां किल लालमिष्टं भवति भूषणम्। तदस्य दीप्यतां शीघ्रं तेन दग्धेन गच्छतु॥
English: Certainly the tail is a darling ornament to a monkey. Therefore let his tail be set on fire anon; and this having been consumed, let him go away.
Sanskrit: ततः पश्यन्त्वमुं दीनमङ्गवैरूप्यकर्शितम्। सुमित्रज्ञातयः सर्वे बान्धवाः ससुहृज्जनाः॥
English: Then shall his best friends and kindred and acquaintances see him crest-fallen, with his person deformed.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् आज्ञापयद् राक्षसेन्द्रः परं सर्वं सचत्वरम्। लाङ्गेलेन प्रदीप्तेन रक्षोभिः परिणीयताम्॥
English: The lord of Rākşasas ordered, With his tail in flames, let this one be taken all round Lankā containing terraces.
Sanskrit: वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसाः कोपकर्कशाः। वेष्टन्ते तस्य लाङ्गूलं जीर्णैः कार्पासिकैः पटैः॥
English: Hearing his words, the Raksasas, cruel through wrath, cover up his (Hanumān's) tail with worn pieces of cotton cloth.
Sanskrit: संवेष्ट्यमाने लाङ्गले व्यवर्धत महाकपिः। शुष्कमिन्धनमासाद्य वनेष्विव हुताशनम्॥
English: Thereat, even as fire in a forest increase on getting dry fuel, the mighty monkey grew in dimensions on his tail being wrapped up.
Sanskrit: तैलेन परिषिच्याथ तेऽग्निं तत्रोपपादयन्। लाङ्गुलेन प्रदीप्तेन राक्षसांस्तानताडयत्॥ रोषामर्षपरीतात्मा बालसूर्यसमाननः।
English: Having soaked (the cloth) in oil, they set fire to it. Thereat with his soul overpowered with rage and hatred, and his countenance like the risen sun, he lashed them with his flaming tail.
Sanskrit: स भूयः संगतैः क्रूरै राक्षसैर्हरिपुङ्गवः॥ सहस्त्रीबालवृद्धाश्च जग्मुः प्रीतिं निशाचराः।
English: And those-rangers of the night-those Rākşasas-old and young and females-again bringing that foremost of monkey, grew exceedingly glad.
Sanskrit: निबद्धः कृतवान् वीरस्तत्कालसदृशीं मतिम्॥ कामं खलु न मे शक्ता निबद्धस्यापि राक्षसाः। छित्त्वा पाशान् समुत्पत्य हन्यामहमिमान् पुनः॥
English: That hero (being bound), entertained a purpose in harmony with the season. "Albeit bound, the Rākşasas cannot forsooth cope with me. Snapping these bonds, I shall, darting up, again slaughter these."
Sanskrit: यदि भर्तृहितार्थाय चरन्तं भर्तृशासनात्। निबध्नन्ते दुरात्मानो न तु मे निष्कृतिः कृता॥
English: Although agreeably to the mandate of their master these wicked-minded ones have bound me, yet have they not been able to clear scores with me.
Sanskrit: सर्वेषामेव पर्याप्तो राक्षसानामहं युधि। किं तु रामस्य प्रीत्यर्थं विषहिष्येऽहमीदृशम्॥
English: I can slay all these Rākşasas in battle; but I suffer this (maltreatment) for not marring the (pure delight) Rāma shall derive from my deed.
Sanskrit: लङ्का चारयितव्या मे पुनरेव भवेदिति। रात्रौ नहि सुदृष्टा मे दुर्गकर्मविधानतः॥
English: I shall once more range around Lankā. Let this be so. At night I could not satisfactorily examine the fortifications.* (Another meaning is:-lts places inaccessible on account of works.)
Sanskrit: अवश्यमेव द्रष्टव्या मया लङ्का निशाक्षये। कामं बनन्तु मे भूयः पुच्छस्योद्दीपनेन च॥ पीडां कुर्वन्ति रक्षांसि न मेऽस्ति मनसः श्रमः।
English: For certain, by me is to be beheld Lankā when night has departed. Let them bind me anew. The Rākşasas pain me by setting fire to my tail; but my mind dose not tire.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते संवृताकारं सत्त्ववन्तं महाकपिम्॥ परिगृह्य ययुर्हष्टा राक्षसाः कपिकुञ्जरम्। शङ्खभेरीनिनादैश्च घोषयन्तः स्वकर्मभिः॥
English: Then the Raksasas, rejoicing greatly, went off, taking that mighty monkey endowed with strength, an elephant (in prowess) among monkeys. And blowing conchs and trumpets, and bruiting it abroad by various actions, (Publishing Hanuman's penalty) those Raksasas of cruel deeds took (Hanumān) about the city (of Lankā).
Sanskrit: राक्षसाः क्रूरकर्माणश्चारयन्ति स्म तां पुरीम्। अन्वीयमानो रक्षोभिर्ययौ सुखमरिन्दमः॥ हनूमांश्चारयामास राक्षसानां महापुरीम्। यथापश्यद् विमानानि विचित्राणि महाकपिः॥ संवृतान् भूमिभागांश्च सुविभक्तांश्च चत्वरान्। रथ्याश्च गृहसंबाधाः कपिः शृङ्गाटकानि च॥ तथा रथ्योपरथ्याश्च तथैव च गृहान्तरान्।
English: And led by those Rākşasas, that subduer of enemies, Hanumān, experienced delight, and going about the mighty metropolis of the Rākşasas, the redoubted monkey surveyed variegated cars, enclosed court-yards, wellordered terraces, streets thronged with edifices, crossings, by-ways, and the interiors dwellings.
Sanskrit: चत्वरेषु चतुष्केषु राजमार्गे तथैव च॥ घोषयन्ति कपि सर्वे चार इत्येव राक्षसाः।
English: And on terraces and highways the Rākṣasas proclaim the monkey, saying, “This is a spy.'
Sanskrit: दीप्यमाने ततस्तस्य लाङ्कलाग्रे हनूमतः॥ राक्षस्यस्ता विरूपाक्ष्यः शंसुर्देव्यास्तदप्रियम्।
English: On Hanumān's tail being in flames, Rākṣasīs of frightful eyes related to that exalted lady (Sītā) tidings of this great mishap.
Sanskrit: यस्त्वया कृतसंवादः सीते ताम्रमुखः कपिः॥ लाफूलेन प्रदीप्तेन स एष परिणीयते।
English: O Sītā, the copper-faced monkey with whom you hadst held talk, is being led around with his tail flaming,
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तद् वचनं क्रूरमात्मापहरणोपमम्॥ वैदेही शोकसंतप्ता हुताशनमुपागमत्।
English: Hearing these cruel words, like to loss of life, Vaidehi, burning in grief, approached the Fire.
Sanskrit: मङ्गलाभिमुखी तस्य सा तदासीन्महाकपेः॥ उपतस्थे विशालाक्षी प्रयता हव्यवाहनम्।
English: And wishing for the welfare of the mighty monkey, that large eyed lady with an intent mind began to pray to that bearer of sacrificial offerings,
Sanskrit: यद्यस्ति पतिशुश्रूषा यद्यस्ति चरितं तपः॥ यदि वा त्वेकपत्नीत्वं शीतो भव हनूमतः।
English: If I have served my lord, if I bear a character, if I have ascetic merit, if I have been the wife of one alone, then prove you cool to Hanumān.
Sanskrit: ततस्तीक्ष्णार्चिरव्यग्रः प्रदक्षिणशिखोऽनलः। जज्वाल मृगशावाक्ष्याः शंसन्निव शुभं कपेः॥ हनूमज्जनकश्चैव पुच्छानलयुतोऽनिलः। ववौ स्वास्थ्यकरो देव्याः प्रालेयानिलशीतलः॥
English: Thereat, as if communicating the welfare of the monkey to that one having eyes like those of a young deer, the Fire flamed up. And Hanumān's sire, albeit furnished with fire and a tail, blew ice-cold before that worshipful one, breathing health (to Hanumān).
Sanskrit: दह्यमाने च लाफूले चिन्तयामास वानरः। प्रदीप्तोऽग्निरयं कस्मान मां दहति सर्वतः॥
English: On his tail flaming, the monkey reflected, "This fire is flaming. Why dose it not then burn me all over"?
Sanskrit: दृश्यते च महाज्वालः करोति च न मे रुजम्। शिशिरस्येव सम्पातो लाङ्गूलाग्रे प्रतिष्ठितः॥
English: I see it of exceeding brightness yet it pain me not. (On the contrary), at the end of my tail it seem like a mass of ice.
Sanskrit: अथवा तदिदं व्यक्तं यद् दृष्टं प्लवता मया। रामप्रभावादाश्चर्यं पर्वतः सरितां पतौ॥
English: Or this is clearly due to Rāma's power, even like the wonder (that I witnessed) while bounding over the main-the mountain under the lord of streams. (Mainaka)
Sanskrit: यदि तावत् समुद्रस्य मैनाकस्य च धीमतः। रामार्थं सम्भ्रमस्तादृक्किमग्निर्न करिष्यति॥
English: If the Ocean and the intelligent Maināka could show such regard for Råma, what may not the Fire do (for him?)
Sanskrit: सीतायाश्चानृशंस्येन तेजसा राघवस्य च। पितुश्च मम सख्येन न मां दहति पावकः॥
English: Fire dose not burn me for Sītā's (absolute) goodness, for Rāghava's prowess, and for (his friendship with my sire.
Sanskrit: भूयः स चिन्तयामास मुहूर्ते कपिकुञ्जरः। कथमस्मद्विधस्येह बन्धनं राक्षसाधमैः॥ प्रतिक्रियास्य युक्ता स्यात् सति मह्यं पराक्रमे।
English: Then the elephantine monkey again reflected for a while, “Why should one like me suffer one's self to be bound by vile Rākşasas? Therefore it is meet that I should, displaying my prowess, avenge (this wrong)."
Sanskrit: ततश्छित्त्वा च पाशान् वेगवान् वै महाकपिः॥ उत्पपाताथ वेगेन ननाद च महाकपिः।
English: Thereat that vehement and mighty monkey snapped his bonds, and furiously springing into the sky, the terrible monkey uttered a shout. anon one
Sanskrit: पुरद्वारं ततः श्रीमाशैलशृङ्गमिवोन्नतम्॥ विभक्तरक्षःसम्बाधमाससादानिलात्मजः।
English: Then the graceful son of the Wind-god arrived at the gate of the city resembling a hill, where Rākşasas there were none.
Sanskrit: स भूत्वा शैलसंकाशः क्षणेन पुनरात्मवान्॥ ह्रस्वतां परमां प्राप्तो बन्धनान्यवशातयत्। विमुक्तश्चाभवच्छ्रीमान् पुनः पर्वतसंनिभः॥
English: After having attained the magnitude of a mountain, that self-controlled diminished himself and cast off his bonds. And having freed himself, the graceful one again became mountain-like.
Sanskrit: वीक्षमाणश्च ददृशे परिघं तोरणाश्रितम्। स तं गृह्य महाबाहुः कालायसपरिष्कृतम्। रक्षिणस्तान् पुनः सर्वान् सूदयामास मारुतिः॥
English: And eyeing around, he saw a bolt standing against the gate. And that mighty-armed one, the Wind-god's son, taking up that bolt of burnished iron, again slaughtered the guards.
Sanskrit: स तान् निहत्वा रणचण्डविक्रमः समीक्षमाणः पुनरेव लङ्काम्। प्रदीप्तलाकॅलकृतार्चिमाली प्रकाशितादित्य इवार्चिमाली॥
English: Having slain the warders, that one of terrific prowess crowned with a luminous wreath forged from his flaming tail, and appearing like the sun garlanded with glory, once again cast his eyes over Lanka.
Sanskrit: गतेष्वथ नृपो भूयः पौरेषु सह मन्त्रिभिः। मन्त्रयित्वा ततश्चके निश्चयज्ञः स निश्चयम्॥ श्व एव पुष्यो भविता श्वोऽभिषेच्यस्तु मे सुतः। रामो राजीवपत्राक्षो युवराज इति प्रभुः॥
English: When the citizens had gone away, the king versed in the time and place of ceremonies, after deliberating with his counsellors fixed the time (of the installation.) And his conclusion was even this: "To-morrow the Pusya will be in; and to-morrow should my son, Rāma of eyes like lotus-leaves be installed as heir-apparent."
Sanskrit: अथान्तर्गृहमाविश्य राजा दशरथस्तदा। सूतमामन्त्रयामास रामं पुनरिहानय॥
English: Then entering the inner apartment king Dasaratha said to the charioteer Sumantra, "Do you again bring Rāma here.'
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य तु तद्वाक्यं सूतः पुनरुपाययौ। रामस्य भवनं शीघ्रं राममानयितुं पुनः॥
English: In response to those words, the charioteer again speedily went to Rāma's residence, for bringing him thither.
Sanskrit: द्वाः स्थैरावेदितं तस्य रामायागमनं पुनः। श्रुत्वैव चापि रामस्तं प्राप्तं शङ्कान्वितोऽभवत्॥
English: His fresh approach having been announced to Rāma by the warders, the latter, filled with apprehension, became anxious.
Sanskrit: प्रवेश्य चैनं त्वरितो रामो वचनमब्रवीत्। यदागमनकृत्यं ते भूयस्तद्ब्रह्यशेषतः॥
English: And bringing Sumantra in, Ráma with eagerness said "Tell me fully the reason of this your fresh visit."
Sanskrit: तवाच ततः सूतो राजा त्वां द्रष्टुमिच्छति। श्रुत्वा प्रमाणं तत्र त्वं गमनायेतराय वा॥
English: Thereupon, the charioteer told him, "The sovereign wish to behold you. You have known the occasion; and now decide whether you will go thither or not.”
Sanskrit: इति सूतवचः श्रुत्वा रामोऽपि त्वरयान्वितः। प्रययौ राजभवनं पुनर्द्रष्टुं नरेश्वरम्॥ तं श्रुत्वा समनुप्राप्तं रामं दशरथो नृपः। प्रवेशयामास गृहं विवक्षुः प्रियमुत्तमम्॥
English: Hearing the charioteer's speech, Rāma also in haste repaired to the king's palace, with the view of again beholding the lord of Man. And on hearing of Rāma's arrival, king Daſaratha inade him enter his own chamber, with the view of communicating to him something exceedingly agreeable.
Sanskrit: प्रविशन्नेव च श्रीमान् राघवो भवनं पितुः। ददर्श पितरं दूरात् प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: And immediately on entering his father's residence, the graceful Rāghava seeing his father from a distance, bent low with clasped hands.
Sanskrit: प्रणमन्तं तमुत्थाप्य सम्परिष्वज्य भूमिपः। प्रदिश्य चासनं चात्मै रामं च पुनरब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon raising Räma as he was bending down, and embracing him, and pointing out a seat, the protector of the earth again spoke to him.
Sanskrit: राम वृद्धोऽस्मि दीर्घायुर्भुक्ता भोगा यथेप्सिताः। अन्नवद्भिः क्रतुशतैर्यथेष्टं भूरिदक्षिणैः॥
English: O Ráma, enjoying at my will the good things of life, I have grown old; and have attained great age. I have worshipped the deities by celebrating hundreds of sacrifices with numerous Dakşiņās and gifts of boiled rice.
Sanskrit: जातमिष्टमपत्यं मे त्वमद्यानुपमं भुवि। दत्तमिष्टमधीतं च मया पुरुषसत्तम ॥
English: And incomparable on earth, you have been born to me for a son after my heart. I have given whatever had been wanted (by others); I have finished my studies.
Sanskrit: अनुभूतानि चेष्टानि मया वीर सुखान्यपि। देवर्षिपितृविप्राणामनृणोऽस्मि तथाऽऽत्मनः॥
English: O foremost of men. I have, O hero, acted and enjoyed. I have been emancipated from my obligations to the celestials and saints, and the Pitris, and the Vipras, and myself.* *Sacrifice, study, son, gift, enjoyment are the five means of, clearing the debts one owes to the celestials, the saints, the pitrs, the vipras and self.
Sanskrit: न किंचिन्मम कर्तव्यं तवान्यत्राभिषेचनात्। अतो यत्त्वामहं ब्रूयां तन्मे त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि॥ अद्य प्रकृतयः सर्वास्त्वामिच्छन्ति नराधिपम्। अतस्त्वां युवराजानमभिषेक्ष्यामि पुत्रक॥ अपि चाद्याशुभान् राम स्वप्नान् पश्यामि राघव। सनिर्घाता दिवोल्काश्च पतन्ति हि महास्वनाः॥
English: And naught now remain to be done by me save the installation. Therefore it behoves you to do even what I say to you. To-day the subjects in a body have expressed their desire of having you for their sovereign. Therefore, O son, I shall install you as the heir-apparent. O Rāghava, tonight I have dreamt inauspicious dreams. Stars with tremendous sounds, shoot by day, accompanied with thunder-claps.
Sanskrit: अवष्टब्धं च मे राम नक्षत्रं दारुणग्रहैः। आवेदयन्ति दैवज्ञाः सूर्याङ्गारकराहुभिः॥
English: The astrologers say that the star of my life has been invaded by those terrible planets, the Sun, Mars, and Rāhu.
Sanskrit: प्रायेण च निमित्तानामीदृशानां समुद्भवे। राजा हि मृत्युमाप्नोति घोरां चापदमृच्छति ॥
English: It generally happens that when such signs manifest themselves, the king comes by a terrible calamity, and may meet with death itself.
Sanskrit: तद् यावदेव मे चेतो न विमुह्यति राघव। तावदेवाभिषिञ्चस्व चला हि प्राणिनां मतिः॥
English: Therefore, O Raghava, my thoughts change, be you installed (in the kingdom), for fickle is the mind of all creatures.
Sanskrit: अद्य चन्द्रोऽभ्युपगमत् पुष्यात् पूर्वं पुनर्वसुम्। श्वः पुष्ययोगं नियतं वक्ष्यन्ते दैवचिन्तकाः॥
English: To-day, before meeting Pusya, the moon has entered the Punarvasu asterism; and the astrologers say that to-morrow it will certainly be in conjunction with Pușya.
Sanskrit: तत्र पुष्येऽभिषिञ्चस्व मनस्त्वरयतीव माम्। श्वस्त्वाहमभिषेक्ष्यामि यौवराज्ये परंतप ॥
English: My heart urges me to install you during the Pusya conjunction, so Oh! afflicter of foes, I shall install you to-morrow as heir-apparent.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् त्वयाद्यप्रभृति निशेयं नियतात्मना। सह वध्वोपवस्तव्या दर्भप्रस्तरशायिना॥
English: Therefore do you along with my daughter-inlaw, commencing from sun-set, serving the prescribed restrictions, and lying down on a bed of Kusa grass, spend the night in fast.
Sanskrit: सुहृदश्चाप्रमत्तास्त्वां रक्षन्त्वद्य समन्ततः। भवन्ति बहुविघ्नानि कार्याण्येवंविधानि हि॥
English: And let your friends vigilantly protect you all around, for many are the impediments that happen in affairs like this.
Sanskrit: विप्रोषितश्च भरतो यावदेव पुरादितः। तावदेवाभिषेकस्ते प्राप्तकालो मतो मम।।
English: In my opinion, during the interval that Bharata is away from the city, should your installation be effected most opportunity.
Sanskrit: काम खलु सतां वृत्ते भ्राता ते भरतः स्थितः। ज्येष्ठानुवर्ती धर्मात्मा सानुक्रोशो जितेन्द्रियः॥ किं नु चित्तं मनुष्याणामनित्यमिति मे मतम्। सतां च धर्मनित्यानां कृतशोभि च राघव॥
English: Even though your brother Bharata ever stayed entirely by the course of the honest; he followed his elder brother; and is righteous-souled; tenderhearted; and of subdued senses. But in my opinion, the hearts of men are inconstant, and, O Rāghava, the hearts even of the virtuous change by the action of the natural impulses.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः सोऽभ्यनुज्ञातः श्वोभाविन्यभिषेचने। व्रजेति रामः पितरमभिभाष्याभ्ययाद् गृहम्॥
English: Having been thus addressed in the matter of his coming installation in the next day, Rāma, with the King's permission embodied in "Go you," greeting his father, repaired to his quarters.
Sanskrit: प्रविश्य चात्मनो वेश्म राज्ञाऽऽदिष्टेऽभिषेचने। तत्क्षणादेव निष्क्रम्य मातुरन्तःपुरं ययौ ॥
English: And entering his residence in the interests of the installation ordered by the monarch, he immediately issued out, and went to the inner apartment of his mother.
Sanskrit: तत्र तां प्रवणामेव मातरं क्षौमवासिनीम्। वाग्यतां देवतागारे ददर्शायाचतीं श्रियम्॥
English: There, Rāma found his mother in the temple, clad in silk, adoring the gods, and silently praying for his royal luck.
Sanskrit: प्रागेव चागता तत्र सुमित्रा लक्ष्मणस्तथा। सीता चानायिता श्रुत्वा प्रियं रामाभिषेचनम्॥
English: There, hearing of the welcome installation of Råma, had already come Sumitrā, and Lakşmaņa and Sītā summoned (by Kausalyā).
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् कालेऽपि कौसल्या तस्थावामीलितेक्षणा। सुमित्रयान्वास्यमाना सीतया लक्ष्मणेन च॥ श्रुत्वा पुष्ये च पुत्रस्य यौवराज्येऽभिषेचनम्। प्राणायामेन पुरुषं ध्यायमाना जनार्दनम्॥
English: Hearing of the installation of his son in the office of heir-apparent during the influence of the Puşya at that time, tended by Sumitrā and Sita and Laksmana, there stood Kausalya, meditating the (triune) person Janārdana, through suspension of breath.
Sanskrit: तथा सनियमामेव सोऽमिगम्याभिवाद्य च। उवाच वचनं रामो हर्षयंस्तामिदं वरम्॥ अम्ब पित्रा नियुक्तोऽस्मि प्रजापालनकर्मणि। भविता श्वोऽभिषेको मे यथा मे शासनं पितुः॥ सीतयाप्युपवस्तव्या रजनीयं मया सह। एवमुक्तमुपाध्यायैः स हि मामुक्तवान् पिता॥
English: Rāma, approaching and saluting her engaged in auspicious observance, addressed her in excellent words, cheering her up, O mother, by my father have I been appointed to the task of governing the people. And, agreeably to the desire of my father, to morrow will take place my installation; To night Sītā will fast along with me, the priests have said thus, and this also has been declared by my father.
Sanskrit: यानि यान्यत्र योग्यानि श्वो भाविन्यभिषेचने। तानि मे मङ्गलान्यद्य वैदेह्याश्चैव कारय॥
English: Do you therefore even today provide those necessary auspicious things that will be required Hur myself and Vaidehi on the occasion of the coming installation.
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु कौसल्या चिरकालाभिकासितम्। हर्षबाष्पाकुलं वाक्यमिदं राममभाषत ॥
English: Hearing of that for which she had ever wished, Kausalya, her voice choking with the vapour begot of delight, addressed Rāma, saying.
Sanskrit: वत्स राम चिरंजीव हतास्ते परिपन्थिनः। ज्ञातीन् मे त्वं श्रिया युक्तः सुमित्रायाश्च नन्दय॥
English: Rāma, my child, be you long-lived, and may your enemies find destruction! Furnished with this good fortune, do you gladden Sumitra's as well as my own relatives.
Sanskrit: कल्याणे बत नक्षत्र मया जातोऽसि पुत्रक। येन त्वया दशरथो गुणैराराधितः पिता॥
English: Oh! you was born under an auspicious star: you have, O son, by your virtues gratified your sire Dasaratha.