pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शून्ये स्वजनवर्जिते। इला सुरुचिरप्रख्यं प्रत्युवाच महाप्रभम्॥
English: Hearing the words of the highly effulgent and beautiful Budha in the picturesque forest land divested of men and animals, Ila said.
Sanskrit: अहं कामचरी सौम्य तवास्मि वशवर्तिनी। प्रशाधि मां सोमसुत यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु॥
English: O gentle one, I am not subject to any body; I surrender myself to you out of my own accord. O son of Soma, you may command me whatever you wish.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तदद्भुतप्रख्यं श्रुत्वा हर्षमुपागतः। स वै कामी सह तया रेमे चन्द्रमसः सुतः॥
English: Hearing those wondrous words, the son of moon, possessed by lust, began to live with her.
Sanskrit: बुधस्य माधवो मासस्तामिलां रुचिराननाम्। गतो रमयतोऽत्यर्थं क्षणवत्तस्य कामिनः।।।
English: And living in the company of Ilā, having a graceful countenance, Budha, possessed by desire, spent the entire month of Madhu like a moment.
Sanskrit: अथ मासे तु संपूर्णे पूर्णेन्दुसदृशाननः। प्रजापतिसुतः श्रीमाञ्शयने प्रत्यबुध्यत॥ सोऽपश्यत्सोमजं तत्र तपन्तं सलिलाशये। ऊर्ध्वबाहुं निरालम्बं तं राजा प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: There upon after the expiry of a month, the graceful king Ila, son of Soma, engaged from sleep and beholding Budha, the son of Soma, engaged in austerities with uplifted hands in the midst of waters, said.
Sanskrit: भगवन्पर्वतं दुर्ग प्रविष्टोऽस्मि सहानुगः। न च पश्यामि तत्सैन्यं क्व नु ते मामका गताः॥
English: 'O illustrious Sir, with my followers I entered this dense forest-I do not see them now anywhere. Where have they gone?
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा तस्य राजर्षेर्नष्टसंज्ञस्य भाषितम्। प्रत्युवाच शुभं वाक्यं सान्त्वयन्परया गिरा॥
English: Hearing the words of the royal saint, who had lost all recollection, Budha, with sweet words consoled him and said.
Sanskrit: अश्मवर्षेण महता भृत्यास्ते विनिपातिताः। त्वं चाश्रमपदे सुप्तो वातवर्षभयादितः॥
English: All your followers have been destroyed by a downpour of huge rocks; yourself, being afraid of the storm, was also asleep in the hermitage.
Sanskrit: समाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते निर्भयो विगतज्वरः। फलमूलाशनो वीर निवसेह यथासुखम्॥
English: You have no fear now. Therefore, O hero, being consoled and renouncing all anxiety do you live here happily living upon fruits and roots.
Sanskrit: स राजा तेन वाक्येन प्रत्याश्वस्तो महामतिः। प्रत्युवाच शुभं वाक्यं दीनो भृत्यजनक्षयात्॥
English: Being comforted by those words, the highminded king Ila, stricken with distress in consequence of the destruction of his servants, poorly replied.
Sanskrit: त्यक्ष्याम्यहं स्वकं राज्यं नाहं भृत्यैविनाकृतः। वर्तयेयं क्षणं ब्रह्मन्समनुज्ञातुमर्हसि॥
English: O Brāhmaṇa, I shall renounce my own kingdom. Separated from my servants, I shall not be able to live even for a moment. Do you give me permission in this.
Sanskrit: सुतो धर्मपरो ब्रह्मज्येष्ठो मम महायशाः। शशबिन्दुरिति ख्यातः स मे राज्यं प्रपत्स्यते॥
English: O Brāhmaṇa, my eldest son, the highly illustrious Sasabindu, the foremost of the pious, shall be the owner of my kingdom.
Sanskrit: नहि शक्ष्याम्यहं हित्वा भृत्यदारान्सुखान्वितान्। प्रतिवक्तुं महातेजः किंचिदप्यशुभं वचः॥
English: O Brāhmaṇa, renouncing my servants and wives of the country I shall not be able to wait here. Therefore, O highly effulgent one, do you not give me such an unpleasant command of remaining here.
Sanskrit: तथा ब्रुवति राजेन्द्रे बुधः परममद्भुतम्। सान्त्वपूर्वमथोवाच वासस्त इह रोचताम्॥ न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः कार्दमेय महाबल। संवत्सरोषितस्याद्य कारयिष्यामि ते हितम्॥
English: Hearing those wonderful words of the king Ila, Budha consoling him, said:-Do you wait here. Be not aggrieved, O highly powerful son of Kardama. If you do live here for a year, I shall render your well-being.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा बुधस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः। वासाय विदधे बुद्धिंयदुक्तं ब्रह्मवादिना ॥
English: Hearing the words of Budha, of unwearied actions, the king Ila desired to live there.
Sanskrit: मासं स स्त्री तदा भूत्वा रमयत्यनिशं सदा। मासं पुरुषभावेन धर्मबुद्धिं चकार सः॥
English: There upon becoming a man for the next month he began to perform ascetic penances.
Sanskrit: ततः सा नवमे मासि इला सोमसुतात्सुतम्। जनयामास सुश्रोणी पुरूरवसमूर्जितम्॥ जातमात्रे तु सुश्रोणी पितुर्हस्ते न्यवेशयत्। बुधस्य समवर्णं च इला पुत्रं महाबलम्॥
English: There upon in the ninth month, Ilă, having a beautiful waist, gave birth to a highly effulgent son, under the name of Pururavă, born of the lions of Budha, and equally graceful like him. and she handed over the highly powerful son to his father Budha.
Sanskrit: बुधस्तु पुरुषीभूतं स वै संवत्सरान्तरम्। कथाभी रमयामास धर्मयुक्ताभिरात्मवान्॥
English: There upon after a year Ilā having regained the male form, Budha by means of various words afforded delight to him.
Sanskrit: तथोक्तवति रामे तु तस्य जन्म तदद्भुतम्। उवाच लक्ष्मणो भूयो भरतश्च महायशाः॥
English: Rāma having thus described the wonderful birth of Pururavā, the illustrious Bharata and Lakşmaņa asked him again saying.
Sanskrit: इला सा सोमपुत्रस्य संवत्सरमथोषिता। अकरोत्कि नरश्रेष्ठ तत्त्वं शंसितुमर्हसि ॥
English: O foremost of men, tell us what did Ila afterwards do after living in the company of Soma's son for a year.
Sanskrit: तयोस्तद्वाक्यमाधुर्यं निशम्य परिपृच्छतोः। रामः पुनरुवाचेदं प्रजापतिसुते कथाम्॥
English: Hearing their sweet words Råma again began with the story of Kardama's son and said.
Sanskrit: पुरुषत्वं गते शूरे बुधः परमबुद्धिमान्। संवत परमोदारमाजुहाव महायशाः॥ च्यवनं भृगुपुत्रं च मुनिं चारिष्टनेमिनम्। प्रमोदनं मोदकरं ततो दुर्वाससं मुनिम्॥ एतान्सर्वान्समानीय वाक्यज्ञस्तत्त्वदर्शनः। उवाच सर्वान्सुहृदो धैर्येण सुसमाहितान्॥
English: In turn, the heroic Ila, having regained his manhood, the highly illustrious and intelligent Budha, well-informed of birth and well-skilled in the are of speech, sent for the highly liberal Samvarta, Bhrgu's son Cyavana, Aristanemi, the foremost of Munis, Durvasa, capable of affording delight, and other friends gifted with patience and said.
Sanskrit: अयं राजा महाबाहुः कर्दमस्य इलः सुतः। जानीतैनं यथाभूतं श्रेयो ह्यत्र विधीयताम्॥
English: You all know well, how this mighty-armed Ila, Kardama's son, attained to this peculiar condition.
Sanskrit: तेषां संवदतामेव द्विजैः सह महात्मभिः। कर्दमस्तु महातेजास्तदाश्रममुपागमत्।८।।
English: There upon while those high-souled ones were conversing upon this subject, the highly effulgent Kardama arrived at the hermitage.
Sanskrit: पुलस्त्यश्च क्रतुश्चैव वषट्कारस्तथैव च। ओङ्कारश्च महातेजास्वमाश्रममुपागमन्॥
English: Pulastya, Kratu, Vaşatkāra and the highly effulgent Omkāra came there following him.
Sanskrit: ते सर्वे हृष्टमनसः परस्परसमागमे। हितैषिणो बाल्हिपतेः पृथग्वाक्यान्यथाब्रुवन्॥
English: Being greatly delighted for their arrival they all gave out their individual opinion for bringing about the well-being of the king of Valhika.
Sanskrit: कर्दमस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं सुतार्थं परमं हितम्। द्विजाः शृणुत मद्वाक्यं यच्छ्रेयः पार्थिवस्य हि॥
English: For the welfare of his son, the patriarch Kardama said: Hear, O twice-born ones, how the well-being of the king Ila may be secured.
Sanskrit: नान्यं पश्यामि भैषज्यमन्तरा वृषभध्वजम्। नाश्वमेधात्परो यज्ञः प्रियश्चैव महात्मनः॥
English: For this decease do not find any other good medicine but Umā's lord. And save Aśvamedha there is no other sacrifice more favourite to the high-souled deity.
Sanskrit: तस्माद्यजामहे सर्वे पार्थिवार्थे दुरासदम्। कर्दमैवमुक्तास्तु सर्व एव द्विजर्षभाः॥ रोचयन्ति स्म तं यज्ञं रुद्रस्याराधनं प्रति। संवर्तस्य तु राजर्षिः शिष्यः परपुरंजयः॥ मरुत्त इति विख्यातस्तं यज्ञं समुपाहरत्।
English: Let us all therefore celebrate that hard sacrifice on behalf of this king. Thereupon the wors of Kardama, Samvarta's disciple, the royal saint Marutta, the conqueror of enemies, collected all articles for the sacrifice.
Sanskrit: ततो यज्ञो महानासीद्धाश्रमसमीपतः॥ रुद्रश्च परमं तोषमाजगाम महायशाः। अथ यज्ञे समाप्ते तु प्रीतः परमया मुदा ।।१६। उमापतिर्द्विजान्सर्वानुवाच इलसंनिधौ।
English: There upon in the vicinity of Budha's hermitage that mighty sacrifice was celebrated. And by that the Great Rudra lord of Umā, attained to delight and said to the twice-born ones, and others at the end of that sacrifice in the presence of the king Ila.
Sanskrit: प्रीतोऽस्मि हयमेधेन भक्त्या च द्विजसत्तमाः।।१७। अस्य बाल्हिपतेश्चैव किं करोमि प्रियं शुभम्।
English: O foremost of twice-born ones, I have been greatly delighted with this sacrifice and your devotion. Tell me now, what I can do for this king of Valhika.
Sanskrit: तथा वदति देवेशे द्विजास्ते सुसमाहिताः॥ प्रसादयन्ति देवेशं यथा स्यात्पुरुषस्त्विला।
English: Hearing the words of Mahādeva, the Brāhmaṇas having propitiated him with great devotion, prayed for Ila's manhood.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रीतो महादेवः पुरुषत्वं ददौ पुनः॥ इलायै सुमहातेजा दत्त्वा चान्तरधीयत।
English: There upon delighted the highly effulgent Mahādeva, having having conferred upon him manhood, disappeared.
Sanskrit: निवृत्ते हयमेधे च गते चादर्शनं हरे॥ यथागतं द्विजाः सर्वे तेऽगच्छन्दीर्घदर्शिनः। राजा तु बाह्निमुत्सृज्य मध्यदेशे ह्यनुत्तमम्॥ निवेशयामास पुरं प्रतिष्ठानं यशस्करम्। शशबिन्दुश्च राजर्षिर्बाहिं परपुरंजयः॥ प्रतिष्ठाने इलो राजा प्रजापतिसुतो बली। स काले प्राप्तवॉल्लोकमिलो ब्राह्ममनुत्तमम्॥ ऐलः पुरूरवा राजा प्रतिष्ठानमवाप्तवान्।
English: In this wise the horse-sacrifice being finished and Mahadeva having disappeared, the farseeing and leading twice-born ones repaired to their respective hermitages. And having placed his eldest son Śaśabindu as the king of the country of Valhika, the king Ila reared another city in the middle country. In time Ila attained to the excellent Brahmä region and his son Pururavå obtained that Pratişthāna kingdom.
Sanskrit: ईदृशो ह्यश्वमेधस्य प्रभावः पुरुषर्षभ। स्त्रीपूर्वः पौरुषं लेभे।। यच्चान्यदपि दुर्लभम्।।२४
English: O foremost of men, such is the power of the horse-sacrifice, that the king Ila, though converted into a female, regained manhood by virtue thereof.
Sanskrit: एतदाख्याय काकुत्स्थो भ्रातृभ्याममितप्रभः। लक्ष्मणं पुनरेवाह धर्मयुक्तमिदं वचः॥
English: Having thus addressed his both brothers, Rāma, the descendant of Kākutstha of unmitigated prowess, again said to Laksmana, in words pregnant with morality.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठं वामदेवं च जाबालिमथ कश्यपम्। द्विजांश्च सर्वप्रवरानश्वमेधपुरस्कृतान्॥ एतान्सर्वान्समानीय मन्त्रयित्वा च लक्ष्मण। हयं लक्षणसंपन्नं विमोक्ष्यामि समाधिना॥
English: O Laksmana, having invited Vasistha, the foremost of twice-born ones, conversant with all the rites of Aśvamedha, Vāmadeva, Jābāli, and Kaśyapa and consulted with them duly I shall set free a horse gifted with all marks.
Sanskrit: तद्वाक्यं राघवेणोक्तं श्रुत्वा त्वरितविक्रमः। द्विजान्सर्वान्समाहूय दर्शयामास राघवम्॥
English: Hearing the words of Rama, Laksmana, of unmitigated prowess, invited all those Brāhmaṇas and approached Rāma.
Sanskrit: ते दृष्ट्वा देवसंकाशं कृतपादाभिवन्दनम्। राघवं सुदुराधर्षमाशीभिः समपूजयन्॥
English: Seeing them, Rāma saluted them touching their feet. And the Brāhmaṇas too, beholding the irrepressible celestial, like Rāghava, welcomed him with blessings.
Sanskrit: प्राञ्जलिः स तदा भूत्वा राघवो द्विजसत्तमान्। उवाच धर्मसंयुक्तमश्वमेधाश्रितं वचः॥
English: The.. upon Rama, with folded hands, asked of those leading twice-born ones, questions regarding the Aśvamedha sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तेऽपि रामस्य तच्छ्रुत्वा नमस्कृत्वा वृषध्वजम्। अश्वमेधं द्विजाः सर्वे पूजयन्ति स्म सर्वशः॥
English: And hearing the words of Rāma, they, too, saluting the deity Rudra, began to speak highly of the ceremony of horse-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: स तेषां द्विजमुख्यानां वाक्यमद्भुतदर्शनम्। अश्वमेधाश्रितं श्रुत्वा भृशं प्रीतोऽभवत्तदा॥
English: And being informed from the Brāhmaṇas of many unheard of virtues of Aśvamedha, Rāma was greatly delighted.
Sanskrit: विज्ञाय कर्म तत्तेषां रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्। प्रेषयस्व महाबाहो सुग्रीवाय महात्मने॥ यथा महद्भिर्हरिभिर्बहुभिश्च वनौकसाम्। सार्धमागच्छ भद्रं ते अनुभोक्तुं महोत्सवम्॥
English: And according to their desire he said to Lakşmaņa:— you having long arms, do you soon send an emissary to the high-souled Sugrīva, communicating to him 'Do you come here to enjoy festivities in the company of all those highly powerful monkeys and hears under you; may good betide you.
Sanskrit: बिभीषणश्च रक्षोभिः कामगैर्बहुभिर्वृतः। अश्वमेधं महायज्ञमायात्वतुलविक्रमः॥
English: See that Vibhīşaņa of unequalled prowess, the king of Räkşasas, encircled by his followers coursing at will, may be present at the horse sacrifice.
Sanskrit: राजानश्च महाभागा ये मे प्रियचिकीर्षवः। सानुगाः क्षिप्रमायान्तु यज्ञ भूमि निरीक्षकाः॥
English: Let the great kings, wishing my welfare with their followers be present at the sacrifice.
Sanskrit: देशान्तरगता ये च द्विजा धर्मसमाहिताः। आमन्त्रयस्व तान्सर्वानश्वमेधाय लक्ष्मण॥
English: O Laksmana, do you also invite carefully, for witnessing the ceremony, other pious foreign kings who are friendly to me.
Sanskrit: ऋषयश्च महाबाहो आहूयन्तां तपोधनाः। देशान्तरगताः सर्वे सदाराश्च द्विजातयः॥ तथैव तालावरास्तथैव नटनर्तकाः। यज्ञपाटश्च सुमहान्गोमत्या नैमिषे वने॥
English: O you having long arms, do you also invite the Rșis, having asceticism for their wealth and other pious Brāhmaṇas living in various provinces with their wives. Do you also invite actors and songsters. Do you order that a spacious, sacrificial ground may be made on the banks of the river Gomati in the Naimișa forest, O you having long arms, that part of the country is best suited and holy.
Sanskrit: आज्ञाप्यतां महाबाहो तद्धिपुण्यमनुत्तमम्। शान्तयश्च महाबाहो प्रवर्तन्तां समन्ततः॥ शतशश्चापि धर्मज्ञाः क्रतुमुख्यमनुत्तमम्। अनुभूय महायज्ञं नैमिषे रघुनन्दन ॥ तुष्टः पुष्टश्च सर्वोऽसौ मानितश्च यथाविधि। प्रतियास्यति धर्मज्ञ शीघ्रमामन्त्र्यतां जनः॥
English: And let ceremonies, invoking peace, be celebrated everywhere. O you conversant with piety, do you soon invite hundreds of subjects. so that they all, having witnessed the ceremony in the Naimiņa forest, may return delighted and honoured.
Sanskrit: शतं वाहसहस्राणां तण्डुलानां वपुष्मताम्। अयुतं तिलमुद्गस्य प्रयात्वग्रे महाबल॥ चणकानां कुलित्थानां माषाणां लवणस्य च। अतोऽनुरूपं स्नेहं च गन्धं संक्षिप्तमेव च॥ सुवर्णकोट्यो बहुला हिरण्यस्य शतोत्तराः। अग्रतो भरतः कृत्वा गच्छत्वग्रे समाधिना ॥
English: O you having long arms, let Bharata go before with a million of beasts carrying rice, sessamun seed, Kindney bean, Chickpea, pulse, Masha (a sort of Kindney bean) salt, oil, clarified butter and a hundred koti of silver and golden coins.
Sanskrit: अन्तरापणवीथ्यश्च सर्वे च नटनर्तकाः। सूदा नार्यश्च बहवो नित्यं यौवनशालिनः॥
English: Let merchants, to set up shops on the way, actors, dancers, cooks, and many youthful females follow Bharata.
Sanskrit: भरतेन तु साधं ते यान्तु सैन्यानि चाग्रतः। नैगमान्बालवृद्धांश्च द्विजांश्च सुसमाहिताः॥ कर्मान्तिकान्वर्धकिनः कोशाध्यक्षांश्च नैगमान्। मम मातृस्तथा सर्वाः कुमारन्तः पुराणि च ॥ काञ्चनीं मम पत्नी च दीक्षायां ज्ञांश्च कर्मणि। अग्रतो भरतः कृत्वा गच्छत्वग्रे महायशाः॥
English: Let soldiers go before him. And let the highly illustrious Bharata, with children, old men, Brahmanas, citizens, servants, cashiers, mothers, wives and the golden image of my wife to be initiated at the sacrifice, go before.
Sanskrit: उपकार्या महाश्चि पार्थिवानां महौजसाम्। सानुगानां नरश्रेष्ठ व्यादिदेश महाबलः॥ अन्नपानानि वस्त्राणि अनुगानां महात्मनाम्। भरतः स तदा यातः शत्रुघ्नसहितस्तदा॥
English: According to the command of Rāma, Bharata, with Śatrughna, made arrangements for highly valuable quarters, food, drink and clothes.
Sanskrit: वानराश्च महात्मानः सुग्रीवसहितास्तदा। विप्राणां प्रवराः सर्वे चक्रुश्च परिवेषणम्॥
English: And the highly powerful monkeys with Sugrīva and Brāhmaṇas engaged in the work of distribution.
Sanskrit: बिभीषणश्च रक्षोभिः स्त्रीभिश्च बहुभिर्वृतः। ऋषीणामुग्रतपसां पूजां चक्रे महात्मनाम्॥
English: And Vibhīşaņa, surrounded by various Räkşasas and females, engaged in the service of the high-souled Rsis intent on hard penances.
Sanskrit: वर्तमाने तथाभूते यज्ञे च परमाद्भुते। सशिष्य आजगामाशु वाल्मीकिर्भगवानृपिः॥
English: That sacrifice, the like of which was never seen before, having been undertaken the illustrious ascetic Valmiki, with his disciples, came there.
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा दिव्यसंकाशं यज्ञमद्भुतदर्शनम्। एकान्त ऋषिसंवातश्चकार उटजाशुभान्॥
English: And beholding this wonderful sacrifice resembling that of the celestials, his followers, the Rşis, made charming cottages in a solitary corner and at no distance.
Sanskrit: शकटांश्च बहून्पूर्णान्फलमूलांश्च शोभनान्। वाल्मीकिवाटे रुचिरे स्थापयन्नविदूरतः॥
English: Inside the highly charming cottage of Vālmīki they placed his picturesque car full of various fruits and roots.
Sanskrit: स शिष्यावब्रवीद्धृष्टौ युवां गत्वा समाहितौ। कृत्स्नं रामायणं काव्यं गायतां परया मुदा॥ ऋषिवाटेषु पुण्येषु ब्राह्मणावसथेषु च। रथ्यासु राजमार्गेषु पार्थिवानां गृहेषु च॥ रामस्य भवनद्वारि यत्र कर्म च कुर्वते। ऋत्विजामग्रतश्चैव तत्र गेयं विशेषतः॥
English: There upon Vālmīki said to his disciples, Lava and Kuća Do you carefully and delightedly sing the whole of Rāmāyaṇa in the highly holy hermitages, of the Rşis, in the homes where perpetual fire is kept up by the Brāhmaṇas, in streets and palaces, at the gate of Rāma's house, in the sacrificial arena and before all Rtvik.
Sanskrit: इमानि च फलान्यत्र स्वादूनि विविधानि च। जातानि पर्वताग्रेषु आस्वाद्यास्वाद्य गायताम्॥
English: And eating all those sweet fruits that are on the summit of the mountain near our hermitage, do you engage in chanting the sweet Rāmāyaṇa.
Sanskrit: न यास्यथः श्रमं वत्सौ भक्षयित्वा फलान्यथ। मूलानि च सुमृष्टानि न रागात्परिहास्यथः॥
English: If your begin singing after taking all those sweet fruits you shall not experience exhaustion in singing nor you shall forget measure.
Sanskrit: यदि शब्दापयेद्रामः श्रवणाय महीपतिः। ऋषीणामुपविष्टानां यथायोगं प्रवर्तताम्॥
English: If Rāma, the lord of earth, invites you to sing the Rāmāyaṇa, you may fearlessly sing it there in due notes and measures before the assembled ascetics.
Sanskrit: दिवसे विंशतिः सर्गा गेया मधुरया गिरा। प्रमाणैर्बहुभिस्तत्र यथोद्दिष्टं मया पुरा ॥
English: During the day do you sing, in your sweet voice, twenty sections out of many I have laid in the Rāmāyaṇa consisting of many ślokas.
Sanskrit: लोभश्चापि न कर्तव्यः स्वल्पोऽपि धनवाञ्छया। किं धनेनाश्रमस्थानां फलमूलाशिनां सदा ॥
English: Do not cherish the least longing for riches. Of what avail is wealth to ascetics living perpetually on fruits and roots?
Sanskrit: यदि पृच्छेत्स काकुत्स्थो युवां कस्येति दारको। वाल्मीकेरथ शिष्यौ द्वौ ब्रूतमेवं नराधिपम् ॥
English: If Rāma asks you about your father you may say, We are both disciples of the high souled Valmiki.
Sanskrit: इमास्तन्त्रीः सुमधुराः स्थानं वापूर्वदर्शनम्। मूर्च्छयित्वा सुमधुरं गायतां विगतज्वरौ॥
English: O Kuśa and Lava, in your proper mood do you sing the sweet song with charming Murchanā accompanied by the sweet notes of Vīņā.
Sanskrit: आदिप्रभृति गेयं स्यान्न चावज्ञाय पार्थिवम्। पिता हि सर्वभूतानां राजा भवति धर्मतः॥
English: Before you begin with the song, without disregarding the king, do you bow to him reverentially. Morally the king is the father of all.
Sanskrit: तधुवां हृष्टमनसौ श्वः प्रभाते समाहितौ। गायतं मधुरं गेयं तन्त्रीलयसमन्वितम्॥
English: Do you therefore both, delightedly and with a collected mind, early in the morning, sing the theme in a sweet voice and accompanied by the music of the stringed instrument.
Sanskrit: इति संदिश्य बहुशो मुनिः प्राचेतसस्तदा। वाल्मीकिः परमोदारस्तूष्णीमासीन्महामुनिः॥
English: Having in this wise given counsels, the highly generous and great ascetic Vālmīki, son of Pracetā, became silent.
Sanskrit: संदिष्टौ मुनिना तेन तावुभौ मैथिलीसुतौ। तथैव करवावेति निर्जग्मतुररिंदमौ॥
English: Being thus commanded by the ascetic, Janakis' son, Lava and Kusa, the slayers of enemies, issued out there from saying. So we shall do."
Sanskrit: तामद्भुतां तौ हृदये कुमारी निवेश्य वाणीमृषिभाषितां तदा। समुत्सुकौ तौ सुखमूषतुर्निशां यथाश्विनौ भार्गवनीतिसंहिताम्॥
English: Like to the two Asvins following the moral precepts of Sukra, the two princes, placing those wonderful counsels of Vālmiki in their minds, spent the night with a heart stricken with curiosity.
Sanskrit: तौ रजन्यां प्रभातायां स्नातौ हुतहुताशनौ। यथोक्तमृषिणा पूर्व सर्वं तत्रोपगायताम्॥
English: There upon the night being over, having bathed and performed the Homa; both Lava and Kusa, in consonance with Rsi's command, began the song.
Sanskrit: तां स सुश्राव काकुत्स्थः पूर्वाचार्यविनिर्मिताम्। अपूर्वां पाठ्यजातिं च गेयेन समलंकृताम्॥ प्रमाणैर्बहुभिर्बद्धां तन्त्रीलयसमन्विताम् । बालाभ्यां राघवः श्रुत्वा कौतूहलपरोऽभवत्॥
English: That song was composed by the first preceptor (Vālmīki) never heard of before, consisting of sounds originating from six places, containing all metres, many proofs and set in accompaniment with the music of a stringed instrument. Hearing such a song from the boys Rāma was stricken with curiosity.
Sanskrit: अथ कर्मान्तरे राजा समाहूय महामुनीन्। पार्थिवाश्च नरव्याघ्रः पण्डितान्नैगमांस्तथा।।।। पौराणिकाशब्दविदो ये वृद्धाश्च द्विजातयः। स्वराणां लक्षणज्ञांश्च उत्सुकान्द्विजसत्तमान्॥ लक्षणज्ञांश्च गान्धर्वान्नैगमांश्च विशेषतः। पादाक्षरसमासज्ञांश्छन्दःसु परिनिष्ठितान्॥ कलामात्राविशेषज्ञाज्योतिषे च परं गतान्। क्रियाकल्पविदश्चैव तथा कार्यविशारदान्॥ हेतूपचारकुशलान्हैतुकांश्च बहुश्रुतान्। छन्दोविदः पुराणज्ञान्वैदिकान्द्विजसत्तमान्।।।। चित्रज्ञान्वृत्तसूत्रज्ञान्गीतनृत्यविशारदान्। एतान्सर्वान्समानीय गातारौ समवेशयत्॥
English: There upon taking leave from business for some time and inviting the great ascetic Vālmīki, kings, learned men, persons well-versed in Nyāya, Purāņas and science of words, all old men, twice-born ones those conversant with the signs of music, Brāhmaṇas desirous of hearing the Rāmāyaṇa, persons deep read in palmistry, Gandharvas, citizens, all those who have mastered the use of words, letters and Samāsas, those who have studied well metres, those well informed in the science of music, those wellversed in astronomy, those who are well up in the knowledge of rites and ceremonies, those expert in the despatch of business, logicians whose fame has spread far and wide, those wellversed in reasoning and arguments, poets, historians, Vedic Brahmanas, painters, and songsters Rāma requested Lava and Kusa lovingly to sing the song before the assembly.
Sanskrit: तेषां संवदतां तत्र श्रोतृणां हर्षवर्धनम्। गेयं प्रचक्रतुस्तत्र तावुभौ मुनिदारकौ॥ ततः प्रवृत्तं मधुरं गान्धर्वमतिमानुषम्। न च तृप्तिं ययुः सर्वे :श्रोतारो गेयसंपदा॥ हृष्टा मुनिगणाः सर्वे पार्थिवाश्च महौजसः। पिबन्त इव चक्षुभिः पश्यन्ति स्म मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: The audience being seated there and engaged in conversation with one another those two Muni boys began with the song enhancing the delight of all. Wondrous and charming was their song and the audience were not by any means satiated with the hearing thereof. Greatly delighted the highly effulgent ascetics and kings again and again looked towards them as if drinking them up with their eyes.
Sanskrit: ऊचुः परस्परं चेदं सर्व एव समाहिताः। उभौ रामस्य सदृशौ बिम्बाद्विम्बमिरोद्धतौ॥ जटिलौ यदि न स्यातां न वल्कलधरौ यदि। विशेष नाधिगच्छामो गायतो राघवस्य च॥ एवं प्रभाषमाणेषु पौरजानपदेषु च। प्रवृत्तमादितः पूर्वसर्ग नारददर्शितम्॥
English: And they all attentively said to one anotherBoth of them take after Rāma, like to a bubble resembling the one it rises from. There would not have been perceived the least difference between them and Rama had they not been clothed in dark and used clotted hair. The citizens and villagers speaking thus with one another Kuśa and Lava chanted twenty sections beginning from the first, pointed out by Narada.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रभृति साँश्च यावद्विशत्यगायताम्। ततोऽपराह्णसमये राघवः समभाषत॥ श्रुत्वा विंशतिसाँस्तान्भ्रातरं भ्रातृवत्सलः। अष्टादश सहस्राणि सुवर्णस्य महात्मनो॥
English: Having heard up to twentieth section, Răma, fond of his brother, said to Lakşmaņa in the afternoon, O Kakutstha, do you soon confer upon these two high-souled ones eighteen thousand gold coins and all other-things they wish for.
Sanskrit: प्रयच्छ शीघ्रं काकुत्स्थ यदन्यदभिकाङ्क्षितम्। ददौ न शीघ्र काकुत्स्थो बालयो( पृथक्पृथक् ।।१८ दीयमानं सुवर्णं तु नागृह्णीतां कुशीलवौ। ऊचतुश्च महात्मनौ किमनेनेति विस्मितौ॥ वन्येन फलमूलेन निरतौ वनवासिनौ। सुवर्णेन हिरण्येन किं करिष्यावहे वने॥
English: There upon when Lakşmaņa addressed himself in no time to give them gold coins separately Kuśa and Lava, not accepting them and surprisingly said. We are dwellers of a forest, living upon roots and fruits-what shall we do with them (coins)? Therefore living in the forest what shall we do with the gold?