pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: पुत्रौ दशरथस्येमौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ॥ उत्तमौ रूपसंपन्नौ सीतायाः पदमागतौ। एतौ सागरमासाद्य संनिविष्टौ महाद्युते॥ बलं चाकाशमावृत्य सर्वतो दशयोजनम्। तत्त्वभूतं महाराज क्षिप्रं वेदितुमर्हसि॥ तव दूता महाराज क्षिप्रमर्हन्ति वेदितुम्। उपप्रदानं सान्त्वं वा भेदो वात्र प्रयुज्यताम्॥
English: And those two sons of the king Dasarathathe brothers Rāma and Lakşmaņa, gifted with great beauty, coming to rescue Sītā, have stationed themselves on the shore of the ocean, O you of great effulgence. The army of Rāma extends over the sky and ten yojanas. I have come, O great king, to acquaint you with the real truth. And, knowing everything, it behove your emissaries, O king, to settle whether to render back Sītā, to adopt measures of conciliation, or to sow dissension's in the enemy's camp.
Sanskrit: शार्दूलस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः। उवाच सहसा व्यग्रः संप्रधार्यार्थमात्मनः। शुकं साधु तदा रक्षो वाक्यमर्थविदां वरम्।।।।।
English: Hearing the words of Sardāla, Ravana, the lord of Rākşasas, being anxious to ascertain his duty, addressed a Raksasa by name Suka, the most sensible of his counsellors, with the following pregnant words.
Sanskrit: सुग्रीवं ब्रूहि गत्वाशु राजानं वचनान्मम। यथासंदेहमक्लीबं श्लक्ष्णया परया गिरा॥
English: Do you go and communicate to king Sugrīva my behest, in becoming and excellent accents.
Sanskrit: त्वं वै महाराजकुलप्रसूतो महाबलश्चःरजःसुतश्च। स्तथापि मे भ्रातृसमो हरीश॥
English: You are born of a great family and are the mighty son of the king of bears. I have no dissension with you. In fact I consider you as my brother, O king of monkeys.
Sanskrit: अहं यद्यहरं भायाँ राजपुत्रस्य धीमतः। किं तत्र तव सुग्रीव किष्किन्धां प्रति गम्यताम्॥
English: Though I have stolen the spouse of the highsouled prince (Räma), yet what is that to you, Sugriva? Do you return to Kiskindhā.
Sanskrit: नहीयं हरिभिर्लङ्का प्राप्तुं शक्या कथंचन। देवैरपि सगन्धर्वैः किं पुनर्नरवानरैः॥
English: The monkeys shall not by any means be able to attack the city of Lankā. Even the celestials and Gandharvas could not-what of these men and monkeys?
Sanskrit: स तदा राक्षसेन्द्रेण संदिष्टो रजनीचरः। शुको विहंगमो भूत्वा तूर्णमाप्लुत्य चाम्बरम्॥
English: And being thus commissioned by the lord of Rākşasas, that night-ranger assumed the shape of a bird and, bounding, speedily reached the sky.
Sanskrit: स गत्वा दूरमध्वानमुपर्युपरि सागरम्। संस्थितो ज़म्बरे वाक्यं सुग्रीवमिदमब्रवीत्॥ सर्वमुक्तं यथादिष्टं रावणेन दुरात्मना।
English: And, proceeding far over the deep and stationing himself at the welkin, he spoke to Sugrīva all the words with which he was addressed by the vicious-souled Ravana.
Sanskrit: तत्प्रापयन्तं वचनं तूणमाप्लुत्य वानराः॥ प्रापद्यन्तः तदा क्षिप्रं लोप्नुं हन्तुं च मुष्टिभिः।
English: Hearing him speak thus, the monkeys leaped up quickly and reached there with a view to chop off his wings or to slay him with their clenched fists.
Sanskrit: सर्वैः प्लवंगैः प्रसभं निगृहीतो निशाचरः॥ गगनाद्भूतले चाशु प्रतिगृह्यावतारितः।
English: On being seized vehemently by all these monkeys, that night-ranger was brought down speedily from the sky to the earth.
Sanskrit: वानरैः पीड्यमानस्तु शुको वचनमब्रवीत्॥ न दूतान्विन्ति काकुत्स्थ वार्यन्तां साधु वानराः। यस्तु हित्वा मतं भर्तुः स्वमतं संप्रधारयेत्। अनुक्तवादी दूतः सन्स दूतो वधमर्हति॥
English: And being assailed by the monkeys, suka said, O Kākutstha, it does not behove (people) to slay an emissary. Do you therefore prevent the monkeys. He who passing by his master's behest, give out his own intention, is not faithful; and he therefore deserve to be slain.
Sanskrit: शुकस्य वचनं रामः श्रुत्वा तु परिदेवितम्। उवाच मावधिष्टेति घ्नतः शाखामृगर्षभान्॥१९
English: Hearing the piteous accents of Suka, Rama spoke to the monkeys, who were about to kill him, saying, Do not kill him.
Sanskrit: स च पत्रलघुर्भूत्वा हरिभिर्दर्शितेऽभये। अन्तरिक्षे स्थितो भूत्वा पुनर्वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: And again stationing himself on the welkin, that night-ranger said.
Sanskrit: सुग्रीव सत्त्वसंपन्न महाबलपराक्रम। किं मया खलु वक्तव्यो रावणो लोकरावणः॥
English: O Sugrīva, O you gifted with great energy, O you of great prowess, what shall I speak to Rāvana, dreaded by all people?
Sanskrit: स एवमुक्तः प्लवगाधिपस्तदा प्लवङ्गमानामृषभो महाबलः। उवाच वाक्यं रजनीचरस्य चारं शुकं शुद्धमदीनसत्त्वः॥
English: Being thus addressed, that mighty king of monkeys the bull among them, of unwearied energy, spoke to that emissary—the nightranger, Suka, saying.
Sanskrit: न मेऽसि मित्रं न तथानुकम्प्यो न चोपकर्तासि न मे प्रियोऽसि। स्ततोऽसि वालीव वधार्ह वध्यः॥
English: O Rāvana, you are not my friend or an object of pity. You are not my benefactor, not are liked by me. You are Rāma's enemy, and you did therefore deserve to be slain by him like Vāli along with your friends and relatives.
Sanskrit: निहन्म्यहं त्वां ससुतं सबन्धु सज्ञातिवर्गं रजनीचरेश। लङ्कां च सर्वां महता बलेन सर्वैः करिष्यामि समेत्य भस्म॥
English: I shall therefore slay you, O king of nightrangers, together with your sons, friends and relatives. And I shall have the whole city of Lankă reduced to ashes by my mighty force.
Sanskrit: न मोक्ष्यसे रावण राघवस्य सर्वैः सहेन्द्रैरपि मूढ गुप्तः। अन्तर्हितः सूर्यपथं गतोऽपि तथैव पातालमनुप्रविष्टः।। गिरीशपादाम्बुजसंगतो वा हतोऽसि रामेण सहानुजस्त्वम्।।
English: You shall not be able to escape Rāghava, O Rāvana, O you who have lost your sense, even if you are protected by the celestials. And you shall with your brother be slain by Rāma, even if you did fly into the sky, enter into the regions under the earth, or seek shelter of Mahādeva.
Sanskrit: तस्य ते त्रिषु लोकेषु न पिशाचं न राक्षसम्। त्रातारं नानुपश्यामि न गन्धवं च चासुरम्॥
English: I do not behold any in these three worldsPiśāca, Rākşasa, Gandharva, or Asura, who can protect you.
Sanskrit: अवधीस्त्वं जरावृद्धं गृध्रराजं जटायुषम्। किं न ते रामसांनिध्ये सकाशे लक्ष्मणस्य च। हृता सीता विशालाक्षी यां त्वं गृह्य न बुध्यसे ॥ महाबलं महात्मानं दुराधर्ष सुरैरपि। न बुध्यसे रघुश्रेष्ठं यस्ते प्राणान्हरिष्यति॥
English: You have slain the monarch of vultures, who had grown decrepit through age.* You have carried off the large-eyed Sītā from the vicinity of Räma and the neighbourhood of Lakṣmaṇa; but, having captured her, you understand not (your native strength). Nor did you understand that foremost of Raghus, high-souled, possessed of great strength, and incapable of being repressed even by the celestials, who shall take your life. *The commentator has a queer and characteristic note on farduridha-decrepit through age. One that is old, may stave off decrepitude through some drug, while a youthful person may come by the same in consequence of some curse.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीद्वालिसुतोऽप्यङ्गदो हरिसत्तमः। नायं दूतो महाप्राज्ञ चारकः प्रतिभाति मे॥ तुलितं हि बलं सर्वमनेन तव तिरता। गृह्यतां मागमल्लङ्कामेतद्धि मम रोचते॥
English: Then spoke that best of monkeys, Angada, son of Vali, O highly wise one, this is no emissary. This one clearly appear to me as a spy. He has come to form and estimate of your entire army. Take him. Let him not go (back) to lanka. This is indeed what I would,
Sanskrit: ततो राज्ञा समादिष्टाः समुत्पत्य वलीमुखाः। जगृहुश्च वबन्धुश्च विलपन्तमनाथवत्॥
English: Thereat, commanded by the king, the monkeys, springing up, seized (Suka) and bound him, as he burst out bewailing like one forlorn.
Sanskrit: शुकस्तु वानरैश्चण्डैस्तत्र तैः संप्रपीडितः। व्याचुक्रोश महात्मानं रामं दशरथात्मजम्। लुप्येत मे बलात्पक्षौ भिद्येते मे तथाक्षिणी॥ यां च रात्रिं मरिष्यामि जाये रात्रिं च यामहम्। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे काले यन्मया ह्यशुभं कृतम्।। सर्वं तदुपपद्येथा जह्यां चेद्यदि जीवितम्॥
English: On being sorely handled by the relentless monkeys, Suka cried to the high-souled Rāma, son of Daśaratha, 'They by main force sever my wings, and they pierce my eyes. If I lose my life, may all the evil deeds that I have committed between the night when I was born and the night when I shall die, be your!
Sanskrit: नाघातयत्तदा रामः श्रुत्वा तत्परिदेवितम्। वानरानब्रवीद्रामो मुच्यतां दूत आगतः॥
English: Hearing this pitiful cry, Rāma prevented (the monkeys); and he said to them, Let go this envoy, who has come here.
Sanskrit: ततः सागरवेलायां दर्भानास्तीर्य राघवः। अञ्जलिं प्राङ्मुखः कृत्वा प्रतिशिश्ये महोदधेः॥
English: Then on the shore of the sea, Rāghava, spreading darbha, with his hands joined towards the great deep, laid him down, with his face to the East.
Sanskrit: तस्य रामस्य सुप्तस्य कुशास्तीर्णे महीतले। नियमादप्रमत्तस्य निशास्तिस्रोऽभिजग्मतुः॥
English: As Rāma slept on the earth on Kuśa spread over, without ever swerving from the rule, three nights passed away.
Sanskrit: स त्रिरात्रोषितस्तत्र नयज्ञो धर्मवत्सलः। उपासत तदा रामः सागरं सरितां पतिम्॥ न च दर्शयते रूपं मन्दो रामस्य सागरः। प्रयतेनापि रामेण यथार्हभिपूजितः॥
English: me. And while spending three nights, Rāma, learned in polity and attached to virtue, prayed to that lord of streams-the Ocean. Yet the wicked Ocean, albeit adored according to his deserts by Rāma with his mind concentrated, did not show himself.
Sanskrit: समुद्रस्य ततः क्रुद्धो रामो रक्तान्तलोचनः। समीपस्थमुवाचेदं लक्ष्मणं शुभलक्षणम्॥
English: Thereat Răma grew enraged and had the corners of his eyes crimsoned; and he spank to Laksmana of auspicious marks, saying.
Sanskrit: अवलेपः समुद्रस्य न दर्शयति यः स्वयम्। प्रशमश्च क्षमा चैव आर्जवं प्रियवादिता॥ असामर्थ्यफला ह्येते निर्गुणेषु सतां गुणाः।
English: Behold the hauteur of the Ocean in not presenting himself before Calmness, forbearance, candour, and soft speech-these virtues of the good are by the insolent taken for the effects of incompetency.
Sanskrit: आत्मप्रशंसिनं दुष्टं धृष्टं विपरिधावकम्॥ सर्वत्रोत्सृष्टदण्डं च लोकः सत्कुरुते नरम्।
English: The person' that is self-laudatory, wicked and badly-bold, publish his own praise and met out chastisement everywhere, is honoured in the world. 1. The word, however, is naram (ac.), man. 2. i.e. indiscriminately.
Sanskrit: न साम्ना शक्यते कीर्तिर्न साम्ना शक्यते यशः॥ प्राप्तुं लक्ष्मण लोकेऽस्मिञ्जयो वा रणमूर्धनि।
English: By moderation one cannot attain celebrity, by moderation one cannot attain fame, and, O Lakşmaņa, in this world by moderation one cannot attain victory on the edge of battle.* *Ranamārdhani, 'The perilous edge of battle when it raged.'
Sanskrit: अद्य मद्वाणनिर्भग्नैर्मकरैर्मकरालयम्॥ निरुद्धतोयं सौमित्रे प्लवद्भिः पश्य सर्वतः। भोगिनां पश्य भोगानि मया भिन्नानि लक्ष्मण ॥ महाभोगानि मत्स्यानां करिणां च करानिह ।
English: See, O Sumitrā's son, the abode of Makaras, with his waters obstructed all around with Makaras destroyed by my shafts. O Laksmana, see the bodies here of serpents, and the huge on bodies of mighty fishes, and the trunks of elephants, torn by my arrows.
Sanskrit: सशङ्खशुक्तिकाजालं समीनमकरं तथा॥ अद्य युद्धेन महता समुद्रं परिशोषये।
English: To day in terrible battle will I dry up the Ocean with conchs and oysters, and fishes and Makaras.
Sanskrit: क्षमया हि समायुक्तं मामयं मकरालयः॥ असमर्थ विजानाति धिक्क्षमामीदृशे जने। न दर्शयति साम्ना मे सागरो रूपमात्मनः॥ चापमानय सौमित्रे शरांश्चाशीविषोपमान्। समुद्रं शोषयिष्यामि पद्भयां यान्तु प्लवंगमाः॥
English: This abode of Makaras take me, who is forbearing, to be incompetent. Fie forbearance towards such as he! In consequence of my moderation, Ocean show not his own form. O Saumitri, bring you my bow, my arrows resembling venomous snakes. I will dry up the Ocean, and the monkeys shall go over on foot.
Sanskrit: अद्याक्षोभ्यमपि क्रुद्धः क्षोभयिष्यामि सागरम्। वेलासु कृतमर्यादं सहस्रोमिसमाकुलम्॥ निर्मर्यादं करिष्यामि सायकैर्वरुणालयम्। महार्णवं क्षोभयिष्ये महादानवसंकुलम्॥
English: Being angered, today, albeit incapable of being agitated, will I agitate the deep. And by means of my shafts will I make Varuna's abode, surging with a thousand billows and having his dignity maintained by his shores, overleep his continents. And I will agitate the deep harbouring numbers of mighty Dānavas.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा धनुष्पाणिः क्रोधविस्फारितेक्षणः। बभूव रामो दुर्धर्षो युगान्ताग्निरिव ज्वलन्॥
English: Having spoken you, Rāma, equipped with his bow, with his eyes dilated in wrath, became exceedingly irrepressible, like to the flaming fire at the final dissolution.
Sanskrit: संपीड्य च धनुर्घोरं कम्पयित्वा शनैर्जगत्। मुमोच विशिखानुग्रान्वजानिव शतक्रतुः॥
English: And straining his dreadful bow, making the earth shake, tremulously, he let fly fierce shafts like him of an hundred sacrifices hurling his thunder-bolt.
Sanskrit: ते ज्वलन्तो महावेगास्तेजसा सायकोत्तमाः। प्रविशन्ति समुद्रस्य जलं वित्रस्तपन्नगम्॥
English: Thereat, flaming up, those vehement choice shafts surcharged with energy, enter into the waters of the sea, with its serpents afflicted with fear.
Sanskrit: तोयवेगः : समुद्रस्य समीनमकरो महान्। स बभूव महाघोरः समारुतरवस्तथा॥
English: Then great and exceedingly dreadful was the motion of the sea, with fishes and Makaras, and with the roar of the winds (blowing there).
Sanskrit: महोर्मिजालचलितः शङ्खजालसमावृतः। सधूमः परिवृत्तोर्मिः सहसासीन्महोदधिः॥
English: On a sudden the mighty deep was heaving with mighty surges, with conchs scattered about, and a smoke (enveloped) the ocean; and the billows became visible on all sides.
Sanskrit: व्यथिताः पन्नगाश्चासन्दीप्तास्या दीप्तलोचनाः। दानवाश्च महावीर्याः पातालतलवासिनः॥
English: The serpents were distressed, with their faces flaming and their eyes aglow; as well as the Dānavas of terrific energy, and the dwellers of the nether spheres.
Sanskrit: ऊर्मयः सिन्धुराजस्य सनक्रमकरास्तथा। विन्ध्यमन्दरसंकाशाः समुत्पेतुः सहस्रशः॥
English: Billows of the sovran Ocean, resembling Vindhya or Mandara, containing crocodiles and Makaras, sprang up by thousands.
Sanskrit: आपूर्णिततरङ्गौधः संभ्रान्तोरगराक्षसः। उद्वर्तितमहाग्राहः संघोषो वरुणालयः॥
English: Varuņa's abode had its surges whirling its serpents and Räkşasas seized with affright, and its ferocious aquatic animals borne all around; and it sent forth sounds.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु तं राघवमुग्रवेगं प्रकर्षमाणं धनुरप्रमेयम्। सौमित्रिरुत्पत्त्य विनिःश्वसन्तं मामेति चोक्त्वा धनुराललम्बे॥
English: Then Sumitrā's son, springing up, said to Raghava of fiery vehemence, as he sighed and kept stretching his matchless bow. This must not be. And he took away his (Rāma's) bow.
Sanskrit: एतद्विनापि ह्युदधेस्तवाद्य संपत्स्यते वीरतमस्य कार्यम्। भवद्विधाः क्रोधवशं न यान्ति दीर्घं भवान्पश्यतु साधुवृत्तम्॥
English: Without doing this to the Ocean, you supreme of heroes, may have your work accomplished. Personages like you do not come under the influence of passion. Do you deliberately look about for some worthy means (for compassing your end.)
Sanskrit: अन्तर्हितैश्चापि तथान्तरिक्षे ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव सुरर्षिभिश्च। र्मामेति चोक्त्वा महता स्वरेण ॥
English: Then remaining invisible in the sky, Brahmarsis and Surarsis,* exclaiming, Well-aday! and Do'nt, in loud accents ajaculated, (Oh! and alas!) *Celestial saints.
Sanskrit: अथोवाच रघुश्रेष्ठः सागरं दारुणं वचः। अद्याहं शोषयिष्यामि सपातालं महार्णवम्॥
English: Then the foremost of Raghus addressed Ocean in stern words, saying, To-day will I dry up the Ocean along with the nether regions.
Sanskrit: शरनिर्दग्धतोयस्य परिशुष्कस्य सागर। मया निहतसत्त्वस्य पांसुरुत्पद्यते महान्॥
English: O Ocean, your waters being burnt up by my shafts, and you being dried up, with your (aquatic) animals slaughtered, a mighty volume of dust shall arise (from your bed).
Sanskrit: मत्कार्मुकनिसृष्टेन शरवर्षेण सागर। परं तीरं गमिष्यन्ति पद्भिरेव प्लवङ्गमाः॥
English: O Ocean, in consequence of the arrowy shower discharged from my bow, the monkeys shall go over to the further shore on foot.
Sanskrit: विचिन्वन्नाभिजानासि पौरुषं नापि विक्रमम्। दानवालय संतापं मत्तो नाम गमिष्यसि।४॥
English: Having attained dimensions in consequence of access of waters you know not my manliness or my prowess. But, o abode of Dānavas, grief shall you reap at my hands.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणास्त्रेण संयोज्य ब्रह्मदण्डनिभं शरम्। संयोज्य धनुषि श्रेष्ठ विचकर्ष महाबलः॥
English: Then fixing an arrow resembling the rod of Brahmā with a Brahmā Mantra, on the best of bows, that exceedingly strong on drew it.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्विकृष्टे सहसा राघवेण शरासने। रोदसी संपफालेव पर्वताश्च चकम्पिरे॥
English: As Rāghava suddenly stretched his bow, heaven and earth seemed to be riven, and the mountains trembled.
Sanskrit: तमश्च लोकमावत्रे दिशश्च न चकाशिरे। प्रतिचुक्षुभिरे चाशु सरांसि सरितस्तदा॥
English: And darkness covered the world, and the cardinal points became invisible. And at once the watery expanses and rivers were agitated.
Sanskrit: तिर्यक् च सह नक्षत्रैः संगतौ चन्द्रभास्करौ। भास्करांशुभिरादीप्तं तमसा च समावृतम्॥ प्रचकाशे तदाकाशमुल्काशतविदीपितम्। अन्तरिक्षाच्च निर्घाता निर्जग्मुरतुलस्वनाः॥
English: The stars appeared simultaneously with the Sun and Moon.* And the sky was illumined with the rays of the Sun, and yet it was overspread with darkness; and it burned with an hundred meteors. And thunder-bolts sending forth sounds surpassing all others, dropped from the firmament. *The phenomenon, remarks the commentator, was owing to the heavenly bodies obstructing each other's orbit.
Sanskrit: वपुःप्रकर्षेण वर्दिव्यमारुतपङ्क्तयः। बभञ्ज च तदा वृक्षाञ्जलदानुद्वहन्मुहुः॥ आरुजंश्चैव शैलानान्शिखराणि बभञ्ज च।
English: The winds began to below violently; breaking down trees and momentarily scattering clouds; damaging mountain-tops and shattering summits.
Sanskrit: दिवि च स्म महावेगाः संहताः समहास्वनाः॥ मुमुचुवैद्युतानग्नींस्ते महाशनयस्तदा। यानि भूतानि दृश्यानि चुक्रुशुश्चाशनेः समम्॥ अदृश्यानि च भूतानि मुमुचुभैरवस्वनम्।
English: Then the dread and mighty thunders possessing impetuous speed and emitting tremendous roars, coming together, produced lightning flashes. And those creatures that could be seen, uttered sounds resembling the thunder; and those that were invisible gave forth f rightful cries.
Sanskrit: शिश्यिरे चाभिभूतानि संत्रस्तान्युद्विजन्ति च॥ संप्रविव्यथिरे चापि न च पस्पन्दिरे भयात्।
English: And overwhelmed with fright, and quaking (for fear), the creatures began to measure their lengths, and they were sore afflicted, and bereft of motion through terror.
Sanskrit: सह भूतैः सतोयोर्मिः सनागः सहराक्षसः॥ सहसाभूत्ततो वेगाद्भीमवेगो महोदधिः। योजनं व्यतिचक्राम वेलामन्यत्र संप्लवात्॥
English: Then the mighty deep with its animals, and with its waters and waves, and with its serpents and Rākşasas, was suddenly wrought up with a violent motion. And albeit it was not the occasion of the universal dissolution, the Ocean passed beyond his shores for a full hundred yojanas.
Sanskrit: तं तथा समतिक्रान्तं नातिचक्राम राघवः। तमुद्धतममित्रघ्नो रामो नदनदीपतिम्॥
English: Seeing the elated Ocean-lord of streams and rivers, thus overpass his bounds, that destroyer of enemies, Raghu's son, Rāma, was not moved.* *Naticakrāma may also mean, (Rama) did not discharge any more arrows.
Sanskrit: ततो मध्यात्समुद्रस्य सागरः स्वयमुत्थितः। उदयाद्रिमहाशैलान्मेरोरिव दिवाकरः॥
English: Then from forth the mid-sea arose Ocean himself, even as the maker of day rise from the mighty ascending-hill, Meru.
Sanskrit: पन्नगैः सह दीप्तास्यैः समुद्रः प्रत्यदृश्यत। स्निग्धवैदूर्यसंकाशो जाम्बूनदविभूषणः॥ रत्नमाल्याम्बरधरः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणः। सर्वपुष्पमयीं दिव्यां शिरसा धारयन्स्रजम्॥ जातरूपमयैश्चैव तपनीयविभूषणैः। आत्मजानां च रत्नानां भूषितो भूषणोत्तमैः॥ धातुभिर्मण्डितः शैलो विविधैर्हिमवानिव। एकावलीमध्यगतं तरलं पाण्डरप्रभम्॥ विपुलेनोरसा बिभ्रत्कौस्तुभस्य सहोदरम्। आपूर्णिततरङ्गौघः कालिकानिलसंकुलः।। गङ्गासिन्धुप्रधानाभिरापगाभिः समावृतः।
English: And accompanied by Pannagas* of flaming faces, the Ocean showed himself, appearing like cool lapises, adorned with golden ornaments, wearing a wreath of gems and a jewelled vesture, with his eyes resembling lotus-leaves, bearing on his head a noble garland containing all flowers; decked with ornaments of polished gold; as well with excellent ornaments of gems originating in himself, like the mountains Himavān embellished with metals (sprung in himself).-(the Ocean arose) with wave on wave whirling around, and rife with winds blowing among clouds, surrounded by streams, Gangā, Sindhu (and others). *Semi-divine serpents.
Sanskrit: उद्वर्तितमहाग्राहः संभ्रान्तरोगराक्षसः।। देवतानां सुरूपाणां नानारूपाभिरीश्वरः। सागरः समुपक्रम्य पूर्वमामन्त्र्य वीर्यवान्।। अब्रवीत्प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं राघवं शरपाणिनम् ॥
English: And approaching the arrow-showering Rāma, and greeting him fair, Ocean spoke to him with joined hands.
Sanskrit: पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्च राघव। स्वभादे सौम्य तिष्ठन्ति शाश्वतं मार्गमाश्रिताः॥
English: O Rāghava, earth, air, sky, water and light, these, O mild one, retaining their eternal course, maintain their (respective) nature.
Sanskrit: तत्स्वभावो ममाप्येष यदगाधोऽहमप्लवः। विकारस्तु भवेद्गाध एतत्ते प्रवदाम्यहम्॥
English: Mine also is that nature whereby I am fathomless and incapable of being crossed. The reverse of this is the having a bottom. And for this reason I speak to you (concerning the means).
Sanskrit: न कामान च लोभाद्वा न भयात्पार्थिवात्मज। रागानक्राकुलजलं स्तम्भयेयं कथंचन॥
English: O king's son, not from desire, covetousness, or fear, or anger, can I anywise deprive my waters abounding in alligators of their (perpetual) motion.
Sanskrit: विधास्ये येन गन्तासि विषहिष्येऽप्यहं तथा। न ग्राहा विधमिष्यन्ति यावत्सेना तरिष्यति।। हरीणां तरणे राम करिष्यामि यथा स्थलम्॥
English: I will tell you how you will pass (over me); or and I will bear it. And no ferocious aquatic animals shall do wrong so long as your forces have not crossed. And, O Rāma, I will make as it were firm land for the crossing over of the monkeys.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीत्तदा रामः शृणु मे वरुणालय। अमोघोऽयं महाबाणः कस्मिन्देशे निपात्यताम्॥
English: Then Rāma said, O Varuna's abode, listen to me! This arrow (of mine) must accomplish the end (intended). Where shall I let it light?
Sanskrit: रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तं च दृष्ट्वा महाशरम्। महोदधिर्महातेजा राघवं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing Rāma's speech, and looking at the mighty arrow, that exceedingly energetic one, the great Deep, addressed Raghava, saying.
Sanskrit: उत्तरेणावकाशोऽस्ति कश्चित्पुण्यतरो मम। दुमकुल्य इति ख्यातो लोके ख्यातो यथा भवान्।।२९ ।
English: There is a certain spot of mine in the North, which is more sacred (than the rest). It is famed as Drumakulya, even as you are famed in the world.
Sanskrit: उग्रदर्शनकर्माणो बहवस्तत्र दस्यवः। आभीरप्रमुखाः पापाः पिबन्ति सलिलं मम॥
English: There are there many robbers of ferocious forms and actions, wicked wights, headed bycow-herds, who drink of my water.
Sanskrit: तैर्न तत्स्पर्शनं पापं सहेयं पापकर्मभिः। अमोघः क्रियतां राम अयं तत्र शरोत्तमः॥
English: These persons of unrighteous acts touch me, and I cannot bear this sin. O Rāma, do you at that place render this best of arrows successful.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सागरस्य महात्मनः। मुमोच तं शरं दीप्तं परं सागरदर्शनात्॥
English: Hearing the words of the high-souled Ocean, (Rama) immediately after,* let fly that flaming shaft. *Săgaradarśanāt-may also mean, agreeably to the instruction.
Sanskrit: तेन तन्मरुकान्तारं पृथिव्यां किल विश्रुतम्। निपातितः शरो यत्र वज्राशनिसमप्रभः॥
English: The place where the arrow resembling the thunder-bolt and vajra in splendour, alighted, has been celebrated on earth as Marukāntāra.
Sanskrit: ननाद च तदा तत्र वसुधा शल्यपीडिता। तस्माद्ब्रणमुखात्तोयमुत्पपात रसातलात्॥
English: And hurt with the dart, the Earth emitted roars; and in consequence of this, water began to gush out at the mouth of the wound from the subterranean regions.
Sanskrit: स बभूव तदा कूपो व्रण इत्येव विश्रुतः। सततं चोत्थितं तोयं समुद्रस्येव दृश्यते॥
English: And this then became well-known as Vrana3; and there are seen the waters of the Ocean spring up.
Sanskrit: अवदारणशदश्च दारुणः समपद्यत। तस्मात्तद्बाणपातेन अपः कुक्षिष्वशोषयत्॥
English: There arose a terrific report of riving. And owing to this,* as well as the incident of the arrow, the water that existed in the tanks, was dried up.
Sanskrit: विख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु मरुकान्तारमेव च। शोषयित्वा तु तं कुक्षिं रामो दशरथात्मजः।। वरं तस्मै ददौ विद्वान्मरवेऽमरविक्रमः॥
English: Having dried up Marukāntāra famous throughout the three regions, as well as the reservoirs of water Rāma the son of Dasaratha, learned and of god-like prowess, conferred a boon on the desert, saying. *i.e. the sound.
Sanskrit: पशव्यश्चाल्परोगश्च फलमूलरसायुतः। बहुस्नेहो बहुक्षीरः सुगन्धिर्विविधौषधिः॥
English: This place shall be filled with food nourishing beasts; and ailments shall be rare here. And the fruits and roots shall be replete with relish; and it shall abound in oil and overflow with milk; and it shall contain various adorous drugs.