pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: क्व नु लक्ष्मण वैदेही कं वा देशमितो गता। केनाहृता वा सौमित्रे भक्षिता केन वा प्रिया॥
English: O Laksmana where is Sītā? Where has she gone hence? O Saumitri, who has carried away my dear one or who has devoured her?
Sanskrit: वृक्षणावार्य यदि मां सीते हसितुमिच्छसि। अलं ते हसितेनाद्य मां भजस्व सुदुःखितम्॥
English: O Sītā, if wish you to mock me, hiding yourself behind the tree, enough-~-enough it is-console me who am exercised with grief.
Sanskrit: यैः परिक्रीडसे सीते विश्वस्तैमूंगपोतकैः। एते हीनास्त्वया सौम्ये ध्यायन्त्यस्राविलेक्षणाः॥
English: O pleasant Sītā, without you these faithful little deer have engaged in meditation being bathed in tears.
Sanskrit: सीतया रहितोऽहं वै नहि जीवामि लक्ष्मण। वृतं शोकेन महता सीताहरणजेन माम् ॥ परलोके महाराजो नूनं द्रक्ष्यति मे पिता। कथं प्रतिज्ञां संश्रुत्य मया त्वमभियोजितः॥ अपूरयित्वा तं कालं मत्सकाशमिहागतः।
English: Without Sita I shall not breathe, O Laksmana. A mighty grief has overtaken me in consequence of her being carried away. My father the monarch shall surely behold me in the next world and ask me 'I engaged you in the observance of a vow; without fulfilling that, why have you come here?
Sanskrit: कामवृत्तमनार्यं वा मृषावादिनमेव च॥ धिक् त्वामिति परे लोके व्यक्तं वक्ष्यति मे पिता।
English: O shame on you!' For certain shall my father address me with these words relating to my passionate, false and base conduct.
Sanskrit: विवशं शोकसंतप्तं दीनं भग्नमनोरथम्॥ मामिहोत्सृज्य करुणं कीर्तिनरमिवानृजुम्। क्व गच्छसि वरारोहे मा मोत्सृज सुमध्यमे॥
English: All my desires have now been baffled and I have lost all control over myself and have been exercised with grief. O fine damsel, O you of slender waist, where do you repair leaving me behind like to fame renouncing a person of vicious nature?
Sanskrit: त्वया विरहितश्चाहं त्यक्ष्ये जीवितमात्मनः। इतीव विलपन् रामः सीतादर्शनलालसः॥ न ददर्श सुदुःखार्तो राघवो जनकात्मजाम्।
English: Without you I shall renounce my own life. Being desirous of seeing Sītā, Rāma afflicted with grief began to bewail in this strain, but did not behold the daughter of Janaka.
Sanskrit: अनासादयमानं तं सीतां शोकपरायणम्॥ पङ्कमासाद्य विपुलं सीदन्तमिव कुञ्जरम्। लक्ष्मणो राममत्यर्थमुवाच हितकाम्यया॥
English: Being sunk in grief on Sītā's account he became worn out like to an elephant fallen in mud.' Thereat for his well being, Laksmana spoke to him.
Sanskrit: मा विषादं महाबुद्धे कुरु यत् मया सह। इदं गिरिवरं वीर बहुकन्दरशोभितम्॥ प्रियकाननसंचारा वनोन्मत्ता च मैथिली। सा वनं वा प्रविष्टा स्यान्नलिनी वा सुपुष्पिताम्॥ सरितं वापि सम्प्राप्ता मीनवजुलसेविताम्। वित्रासयितुकामा वा लीना स्यात्कानने क्वचित् ॥ जिज्ञासमाना वैदेही त्वां मां च पुरुषर्षभ। तस्या ह्यन्वेषणे श्रीमान् क्षिप्रमेव यतावहे ॥ वनं सर्वं विचिनुवो यत्र सा जनकात्मजा।
English: O you of mighty intellect-do not grieve. Do you put forth your endeavours along with me. There is that high hill, O hero, containing many a cave. Maithilī who is fond of ranging the forest and ever delight in beholding the flowery woods, must have entered therein or have gone to the watering-place blooming with flowers and lot''ses. She Las gone to the river abounding in fish and Vañjulas or has hidden herself somewhere in the forest to frighten us and to know, O best of men, how we can search her out. O you of great beauty, let us soon engage in quest of her.
Sanskrit: मन्यसे यदि काकुत्स्थ मा स्म शोके मनः कृथाः।।१८ एवमुक्तः स सौहार्दाल्लक्ष्मणेन समाहितः। सह सौमित्रिणा रामो विचेतुमुपचक्रमे॥
English: O Kākutstha, if think you that she is somewhere in this forest, we shall leave no quarter untried. Do you not grieve. After Laks maņa had spoken thus out of fraternal affection, Rāma, with a composed heart, set out along with him in quest of Sītā.
Sanskrit: तौ वनानि गिरीश्चैव सरितश्च सरांसि च। निखिलेन विचिन्वन्तौ सीतां दशरथात्मजौ॥ तस्य शैलस्य सानूनि शिलाश्च शिखराणि च। निखिलेन विचिन्वन्तौ नैव तामभिजग्मतुः॥ विचित्य सर्वतः शैलं रामो लक्ष्मणब्रवीत्। . नेह पश्यामि सौमित्रे वैदेही पर्वते शुभाम्।।२२।
English: And searching every nook and corner of the mountains, rivers, ponds, table-lands, hills and summits they found Sītā nowhere. And searching thus all the mountains Rāma spoke to Lakşmaņa saying Behold not I the auspicious Vaidehī on this mountain, O Saumitrī.
Sanskrit: ततो दुःखाभिसंतप्तो लक्ष्मणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। विचरन् दण्डकारण्यं भ्रातरं दीप्ततेजसम्॥
English: Ranging the entire forest of Dandaka, Laks mana, sore distressed, spoke to his brother of flaming energy.
Sanskrit: प्राप्स्यसे त्वं महाप्राज्ञ मैथिली जनकात्मजाम्। यथा विष्णुर्महाबाहुर्बलिं बद्ध्वा महीमिमाम्॥
English: Surely shall you come by Maithilī the daughter of Janaka like to the mighty armed Viş ņu obtaining this earth after having bound Vāli.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु वीरेण लक्ष्मणेन स राघवः। उवाच दीनया वाचा दुःखाभिहतचेतनः॥
English: Being thus addressed by the heroic Lakşmaņa, Rāghava, greatly afflicted with sorrow, replied in piteous accents .
Sanskrit: वनं सुविचितं सर्वं पद्मिन्यः फुल्लपङ्कजाः। गिरिश्चायं महाप्राज्ञ बहुकन्दरनिर्झरः। नहि पश्यामि वेदेही प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसीम्॥
English: O you of mighty intellect I have searched every nook of this forest, this pool abounding in blown lotuses, and this mountain containing many a cave and fountain; but nowhere have I seen Vaidehi dearer than my life.
Sanskrit: एवं स विलपन् रामः सीताहरणकर्षितः। दीनः शोकसमाविष्टो मुहूर्तं विह्वलोऽभवत्॥
English: Thus bewailing Rāma, racked with sorrow consequent on Sītā being carried away, became poorly and afflicted with grief and swooned away for sometime.
Sanskrit: स विह्वलितसर्वाङ्गो गतबुद्धिर्विचेतनः। विषसादातुरो दीनो निःश्वस्याशीतमायतम्॥
English: He lost his sense and his whole frame was worked with grief. Being greatly anxious and breathless he sighed hot and fast and began to lament.
Sanskrit: बहुशः स तु निःश्वस्य रामो राजीवलोचनः। हा प्रियेति विचुक्रोश बहुशो वाष्पगद्गदः॥
English: And sobbing again and again the lotus-eyed Rāma bewailed with his voice choked with the vapour of grief, exclaiming “Ah Sītā!”
Sanskrit: तं सान्त्वयामास ततो लक्ष्मणः प्रियवान्धवम्। बहुप्रकारं शोकार्तः प्रश्रितः प्रश्रिताञ्जलिः॥
English: Thereat his dear brother Lakşmaņa, aggrieved, consoled him with joined hands.
Sanskrit: अनादृत्य तु तद् वाक्यं लक्ष्मणोष्ठपुटच्युतम्। अपश्यंस्तां प्रियां सीतां प्राक्रोशत् स पुनः पुनः॥
English: But passing by the words dropping from Laks mana's lips Rāma again and again bewailed not beholding his dear Sītā.
Sanskrit: सीतामपश्यन् धर्मात्मा शोकोपहतचेतनः। विललाप महाबाहु रामः कमललोचनः॥
English: Not beholding Sītā the virtuous-souled Rāma, of mighty arms, having eyes resembling lotuses, beside himself with grief, lamented in many a way).
Sanskrit: पश्यन्निव च तां सीतामपश्यन्मन्मन्थार्दितः। उवाच राघवो वाक्यं विलापाश्रयदुर्वचम्॥
English: Pierced with the shafts of Manmatha, Rāghava, as if beholding Sītā though he actually did not see her, uttered the following piteous accents
Sanskrit: त्वमशोकस्य शाखाभिः पुष्पप्रियतरा प्रिये। आवृणोषि शरीरं ते मम शोकविवर्धनी॥
English: O my dear, you delights greatly in flowers. Covering your own Person with Asoka twigs you are increasing my grief.
Sanskrit: कदलीकाण्डसदृशौ कदल्या संवृतावुभौ । ऊरू पश्यामि ते देवि नासि शक्ता निगुहितुम्॥
English: Your thighs are like to the trunks of plantain trees and you have hidden your self behind the plantain grove. But I perceive you, O fair one, you are incapable of keeping yourself hidden.
Sanskrit: कर्णिकारवनं भद्रे हसन्ती देवि सेवसे। अलं ते परिहासेन मम बाधावहेन वै॥
English: O auspicious one, you have entered smiling the Karņikara grove. Now more with your pastime, O dear one, leading to my death.
Sanskrit: विशेषेणाश्रमस्थाने हासोऽयं न प्रशस्यते। अवगच्छामि ते शीलं परिहासप्रियं प्रिये॥ आगच्छ त्वं विशालाक्षि शून्योऽयमुटजस्तव।
English: Moreover it is not proper to sport in this way in a herinitage. I know it full well, O my dear, that you are by nature fond of pastimes. But O you of expansive eyes, this cottage lie desolate, do you came here.
Sanskrit: सुव्यक्तं राक्षसैः सीता भक्षिता वा हृतापि वा।७।। न हि सा विलपन्तं मामुपसम्पैति लक्ष्मण। एतानि मृगयूथानि साश्रुनेत्राणि लक्ष्मण ॥ शंसन्तीव हि मे देवीं भक्षितां रजनीचरैः।
English: Evident it is that Sītā has either been devoured by the Rākşasas or carried away by them, and therefore she dose not approach me, O Laks mana, who am thus bewailing. These deer, O Lakşmaņa, with tearful eyes have been as if declaring that Sītā has been devoured by the night-rangers.
Sanskrit: हा ममार्ये क्व यातासि हा साध्वि वरवर्णिनि॥ हा सकामाद्य कैकेयी देवि मेऽद्य भविष्यतु ।
English: O chaste one, O you of exquisitely fine hue, O worshipful madam, whither have you repaired? O Sītă, truly has the desire of Kaikeyi been fulfilled to-day.
Sanskrit: सीतया सह निर्यातो विना सीतामुपागतः॥ कथं नाम प्रवेक्ष्यामि शून्यमन्तःपुरं मम।
English: I came out with Sītā and shall return home without her. How shall I enter again that inner apartment void of Sitā?
Sanskrit: निर्वीर्य इति लोको मां निर्दयश्चेति वक्ष्यति ॥ कातरत्वं प्रकाशं हि सीतापनयने स मे।
English: Surely shall the people blame me as being cruel and destitute of energy. That I have no prowess has already been manifested in the destruction of Sītā.
Sanskrit: निवृत्तवनवासश्च जनकं मिथिलाधिपम्॥ कुशलं परिपृच्छन्तं कथं शक्ष्ये निरीक्षितुम्।
English: When the king Janaka shall come to me after my return home from exile, to ask me of my welfare how shall I meet him?
Sanskrit: विदेहराजो नूनं मां दृष्ट्वा विरहितं तया॥ सुताविनाशसंतप्तो मोहस्य वशमेष्यति।
English: And surely shall he be overwhelmed with grief on his daughter's account when he shall find me without Sītā.
Sanskrit: अथवा न गमिष्यामि पुरीं भरतपालिताम्॥ स्वर्गोऽपि हि तया हीनः शून्य एव मतो मम।
English: Blessed is my father since he is in heaven now. I shall not repair to that city protected by Bharata. Without her even the heaven itself appears to me as desolate.
Sanskrit: तन्मामुत्सृज्य हि वने गच्छायोध्यापुरीं शुभाम्॥ न त्वहं तां विना सीतां जीवेयं हि कथंचन।
English: Do you therefore repair to the city of Ayodhyā Icaving me in this forest. By no means shall I breathe without her.
Sanskrit: गाढमाश्लिष्य भरतो वाच्यो मद्वचनात् त्वया॥ अनुज्ञातोऽसि रामेण पालयेति वसुंधराम्।
English: Embracing him warmly do you tell Bharata, as instructed by me-Rāma has given you permission to administer this kingdom.
Sanskrit: अम्बा च मम कैकेयी सुमित्रा च त्वया विभो॥ कौसल्या च यथान्यायमभिवाद्या ममाज्ञया। रक्षणीया प्रयत्नेन भवता सूक्तचारिणा॥
English: As ordered by me do you with proper respect salute "ll my muchers Kausalyā, Kaikeyi and Sumitrā and protect them all with great care and respectful compliments.
Sanskrit: सीतायाश्च विनाशोऽयं मम चामित्रसूदन । विस्तरेण जनन्या मे विनिवेद्यस्त्वया भवेत्॥
English: O destroyer of foes, do you relate at length to my mnother the story of Sītā's destruction.
Sanskrit: इति विलपति राघवे तु दीने वनमुपगम्य तया विना सुकेश्या। भयविकलमुखस्तु लक्ष्मणोऽपि व्यथितमना भृशमातुरो बभूव ॥
English: Rāma bewailing thus, being overwhelmed with grief on account of his separation from Sītā having a head of fine hair, Laksmana became of pale countenance and was greatly distressed at heart.
Sanskrit: स राजपुत्रः प्रियया विहीनः शोकेन मोहेन च पीड्यमानः। विषादयन् भ्रातरमार्तरूपो भूयो विषादं प्रविवेश तीव्रम्॥
English: That son of a king, stricken as he was with grief consequent upon separation from his dear one, was again overwhelmed with a terrible grief after causing sorrow to his brother,
Sanskrit: स लक्ष्मणं शोकवशाभिपन्न शोके निमग्नो विपुले तु रामः। मुष्णं विनिःश्वस्य रुदन् सशोकम्॥
English: Sunk in the abyss of grief, Rāma, sighing hot and weeping piteously, spoke to Laksmana who was equally aggrieved, words worthy of being said on that occasion.
Sanskrit: न मद्विधो दुष्कृतकर्मकारी मन्ये द्वितीयोऽस्ति वसुंधरायाम्। शोकानुशोको हि परम्पराया मामेति भिन्दन् हृदयं मनश्च ॥
English: Methinks there is none other on this earth like me, the perpetrator of vicious crimes. My heart or soul is not riven though crushed again and again without respite with a multitude of doleful events.
Sanskrit: पूर्वं मया नूनमभीप्सितानि पापानि कर्माण्यसकृत्कृतानि। तत्रायमद्यापतितो विपाको दुःखेन दुःखं यदहं विशामि॥
English: Surely did I perpetrate many a vicious deed in of my my previous birth, the fruit of which I do now suffer and in consequence where-of misfortune after misfortune has befallen me.
Sanskrit: राज्यप्रणाशः स्वजनैर्वियोगः पितुर्विनाशो जननीवियोगः। मापूरयन्ति प्रविचिन्तितानि॥
English: Coming within the compass remembrance, the loss of my kingdom, the death of my father, the separation of my mother and other kinsmen culminates my grief.
Sanskrit: सर्वं तु दुःखं मम लक्ष्मणेदं शान्तं शरीरे वनमेत्य क्लेशम्। सीतावियोगात् पुनरप्युदीर्णं काष्ठरिवाग्निः सहसोपदीप्तः॥
English: Repairing to woods, O Laksmana, in Sita's company my grief was assuaged, nay I did not suffer physical affliction even. Without Sītā these sorrows have grown anew like to fire flaming again by means of fuel.
Sanskrit: सा नूनमार्या मम राक्षसेन ह्यभ्याहता खं समुपेत्य भीरुः। अप्यस्वरं सुस्वरविप्रलापा भयेन विक्रन्दितवत्यभीक्ष्णम्॥
English: Truly my wife, timid as she is, has been carried away by a Rākşasa by the ethereal track. Alas! doubtless it is, that one of pleasant accents, wept piteously out of fear many a time and oft.
Sanskrit: तौ लोहितस्य प्रियदर्शनस्य सदोचितावुत्तमचन्दनस्य। वृत्तौ स्तनौ शोणितपङ्कदिग्धौ नूनं प्रियाया मम नाभिपातः॥
English: For certain my dear wife's breast round and sprinkled as it was with red sandal paste, was bathed in blood (while devoured by the Rākş asas) but there is no death for me.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्लक्ष्णसुव्यक्तमृदुप्रलापं तस्या मुखं कुञ्चितकेशभारम्। रक्षोवशं नूनमुपागताया न भ्राजते राहुमुखे यथेन्दुः॥
English: That countenance the beauty of which was enhanced by a head of curly hair and which used to emit forth tender, soft and clear accents, has become pale, being taken possession of by the Rākşasas like to the Moon almost devoured by Rahu.
Sanskrit: तां हारपाशस्य सदोचितान्तां ग्रीवां प्रियाया मम सुव्रतायाः। रक्षांसि नूनं परिपीतवन्ति शून्ये हि भित्त्वा रुधिराशनानि॥
English: Surely have the Räkşasas subsisting on gore drunk her blood in the sky tearing off the neck of my dear one ever devoted to pious observances.
Sanskrit: मया विहीना विजने वने सा रक्षोभिरावृत्य विकृष्यमाणा। नूनं विनादं कुररीव दीना सा मुक्तवत्यायतकान्तनेत्रा ॥
English: Surely did that one of beautifully expansive eyes cry aloud poorly like to a hind when she was drawn hither and thither by the Rākşasas encircling her in the forest in my absence.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन् मया सार्धमुदारशीला शिलातले पूर्वमुपोपविष्टा। कान्तस्मिता लक्ष्मण जातहासा त्वामाह सीता बहुवाक्यजातम्॥
English: O Lakşmana, sitting at the foot of this hill with me that large-hearted, pious Sītā, of smiling countenance, used to address you on many a topic.
Sanskrit: गोदावरीयं सरितां वरिष्ठा प्रिया प्रियाया मम नित्यकालम्। अप्यत्र गच्छेदिति चिन्तयामि नैकाकिनी याति हि सा कदाचित् ॥
English: This is Godāvarī, the best of rivers, my dear wife took delight in her-has she gone there?—But she never goes there alone.
Sanskrit: पद्मानना पद्मपलाशनेत्रा पद्मानि वाऽऽनेतुमभिप्रयाता। तदप्ययुक्तं नहि सा कदाचिन् मया विना गच्छति पङ्कजानि॥
English: Or has Janaki having eyes resembling lotuspetals has gone to bring lotuses? But how is that possible, she never goes without me to bring lotuses.
Sanskrit: कामं त्विदं पुष्पितवृक्षषण्डं नानाविधैः पक्षिगणैरुपेतम्। मेकाकिनी सातिबिभेति भीरुः॥
English: Has she entered at her pleasure this forest filled with many flowery trees and diverse birds? But that is not possible too-she is timid and fear much to enter alone in this forest.
Sanskrit: आदित्य भो लोककृताकृतज्ञ लोकस्य सत्यानृतकर्मसाक्षिन्। मम प्रिया सा क्व गता हृता वा शंसस्व मे शोकहतस्य सर्वम्॥
English: O.Aditya, know you the pious and vicious actions of men; bear you testimony to the truth and untruth of their actions-do you tell me, pray, who am stricken with grief, whither has my dear on repaired, or whether has she been killed?
Sanskrit: लोकेषु सर्वेषु न नास्ति किंचिद् यत् तेन नित्यं विदितं भवेत् तत्। शंसस्व वायो कुलपालिनी तां मृता हृता वा पथि वर्तते वा॥
English: O Air, there is nothing on earth which is not within the compass of your vision, do you relate to me whether Sītā preserving the fame of my ancestry, has been killed or carried away or if she wait on the way.
Sanskrit: इतीव तं शोकविधेयदेह रामं विसंज्ञं विलपन्तमेव। उवाच सौमित्रिरदीनसत्त्वो न्याय्ये स्थितः कालयुतं च वाक्यम्॥
English: After Rāma had bewailed thus being beside himself with grief, Saumitrī, ever treading the right path and not of poorly mind spoke words worthy of being said on that occasion.
Sanskrit: शोकं विसृज्याद्य धृतिं भजस्व सोत्साहता चास्तु विमार्गणेऽस्याः। उत्साहवन्तो हि नरा न लोके सीदन्ति कर्मस्वतिदुष्करेषु॥.
English: Do you take heart renouncing your grief and engage with energy of Sita. Persons of high energy are never exhausted on the earth in quest even in the face of arduous works.
Sanskrit: इतीव सौमित्रिमुदापौरुषं ब्रुवन्तमार्तं रघुवंशसत्तमः। न चिन्तयामास धृतिं विमुक्तवान् पुनश्च दुःखं महदभ्युपागमत्॥
English: The highly powerful Lakşmaņa having spoken thus being afflicted with grief, Rāma, the best of Raghu's descendants, did not consider that worth pondering over. Renouncing patience he again indulged in excessive grief.
Sanskrit: तप्यमानं तदा रामं सीताहरणकर्शितम्। लोकानामभवे युक्तं सांवर्तकमिवानलम्॥ वीक्षमाणं धनुः सज्यं निःश्वसन्तं पुनः पुनः। दग्धुकामं जगत् सर्वं युगान्ते च यथा हरम्॥ अदृष्टपूर्वं संक्रुद्धं दृष्ट्वा रामं स लक्ष्मणः। अब्रवीत् प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं मुखेन परिशुष्यता॥
English: Rāma highly aggrieved on account of Sīta's being carried away, addressing himself to destroy the world like to the fire of dissolution and casting his look, sighing again and again, upon the stringed bow like to Mahadeva desirous of burning down the whole world at the time of dissolution, Laksmana, having his countenance dried up, beholding his rage not seen before, began with folded hands.
Sanskrit: पुरा भूत्वा मृदुर्दान्तः सर्वभूतहिते रतः। न क्रोधवशमापन्नः प्रकृति हातुमर्हसि ॥
English: Ere this you had been gently, self-controlled and engaged in the welfare of all beings. It dose not behove you now to renounce your natural temper being influenced by ire.
Sanskrit: चन्द्रे लक्ष्मीः प्रभा सूर्ये गतिर्वायौ भुवि क्षमा। एतच्च नियतं नित्यं त्वयि चानुत्तमं यशः॥
English: Ever manifested itself in you, glory Par excellence like to splendour in the Moon, lustre in the Sun, motion in the wind and forgiveness in the Earth.
Sanskrit: एकस्य नापराधेन लोकान् हन्तुं त्वमर्हसि। ननु जानामि कस्यायं भग्नः सांग्रामिको रथः॥
English: It become you not to devastate the whole world for the crime of an individual being. Methinks for certain, this shattered car must be the property of an individual person, not of many.
Sanskrit: केन वा कस्य वा हेतोः सयुगः सपरिच्छदः। खुरनेमिक्षतश्चायं सिक्तो रुधिरबिन्दुभिः॥ देशो निवृत्तसंग्रामः सुघोरः पार्थिवात्मज। एकस्य तु विमर्दोऽयं न द्वयोर्वदतां वर॥ नहि वृत्तं हि पश्यामि बलस्य महतः पदम्। नैकस्य तु कृते लोकान् विनाशयितुमर्हसि॥
English: But I do not know whose is this car with yokes and dresses and what for it has been shattered? Behold, O you the son of a King this terrible spot bathed in blood and raked with hoofs and wheels. Surely here took place a conflict. O you the foremost of those skilled in speech, it appear from these signs that this skirmish did take place with one, not with two. Here are not to be seen the foot-marks of a large army. It therefore dose not behove you to destroy the whole world for one's individual offence.
Sanskrit: युक्तदण्डा हि मृदवः प्रशान्ताः वसुधाधिपाः। सदा त्वं सर्वभूतानां शरण्यः परमा गतिः॥
English: Kings, gentle and mild by nature, do always administer punishment, proportionate to the amount of offence. You are always the stay and the best refuge of all animals.
Sanskrit: को नु दारप्रणाशं ते साधु मन्येत राघव। सरितः सागराः शैला देवगन्धर्वदानवाः॥ नालं ते विप्रियं कर्तुं दीक्षितस्येव साधवः।
English: Who shall think well, O Raghava, of the destruction of your wife? The celestials, Danavas, Gandharvas, rivers, seas, and mountains-none can act unfriendly by you as the learned priests cannot act improperly towards those initiated by them.
Sanskrit: येन राजन् हृता सीता तमन्वेषितुमर्हसि ॥ मद्वितीयो धनुष्पाणिः सहायैः परमर्षिभिः।
English: It is your duty, O king with bow in hand to search out the person who has carried away Sītā, along with me and the devotees.
Sanskrit: समुद्रं वा विचेष्यामः पर्वतांश्च वनानि च॥ गुहाश्च विविधा घोराः पद्मिन्यो विविधास्तथा। देवगन्धर्वलोकांश्च विचेष्यामः समाहिताः॥ यावनाधिगमिष्यामस्तव भार्यापहारिणम्। न चेत् साम्ना प्रदास्यन्ति पत्नी ते त्रिदशेश्वराः। कोशलेन्द्र ततः पश्चात् प्राप्तकालं करिष्यसि ॥
English: Explore shall we, with great care, the seas, the forest, the mountains, the fearful caves, the pools and the abodes of the celestials and Gandharvas until we find out the person who has carried away your wife. If the celestials do not return you peacefully your wife, O Lord of Kosala, you shall adopt imeasures, befitting the occasion.
Sanskrit: शीलेन साम्ना विनयेन सीतां नयेन न प्राप्स्यसि चेन्नरेन्द्र। महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैः शरौघैः॥
English: You shall then uproot the whole world, O lord of men, with your gold-feathered arrows resembling the thunderbolt of Mahendra, if you do not come by your wife by resorting to good conduct, self-control, lowliness and polity.
Sanskrit: तं तथा शोकसंतप्तं विलपन्तमनाथवत्। मोहेन महता युक्तं परिधूनमचेतसम्॥ ततः सौमित्रिराश्वस्य मुहूर्तादिव लक्ष्मणः। रामं सम्बोधयामास चरणौ चाभिपीडयन्॥
English: Rāma bewailing thus like one helpless being stricken with grief, overwhelmed with sorrow and losing control over himself, Lakşmaņa touched his feet and consoling him instantly began.
Sanskrit: महता तपसा चापि महता चापि कर्मणा। राज्ञा दशरथेनासील्लब्धोऽमृतमिवामरैः॥
English: By constant asceticism and manifold pious observances king Dasaratha obtained you like to the celestials obtaining ambrosia.
Sanskrit: तव चैव गुणैर्बद्धस्त्ववियोगान्महीपतिः। राजा देवत्वमापन्नो भरतस्य यथा श्रुतम्॥
English: As I have heard from Bharata, king Dasaratha died for your separation, attached as he was to you for your accomplishments.
Sanskrit: यदि दुःखमिदं प्राप्तं काकुत्स्थ न सहिष्यसे। प्राकृतश्चाल्पसत्वश्च इतरः कः सहिष्यति॥
English: O Kākutstha, if do you not bear patiently this impending peril what little-minded person else shall bear it?
Sanskrit: आश्वसिही नरश्रेष्ठ प्राणिनः कस्य नापदः। संस्पृशन्त्यग्निवद् राजन् क्षणेन व्यपयान्ति च॥
English: Compose yourself, O you best of men. Peril overtake everybody like to fire but vanish in no time.
Sanskrit: लोकस्वभाव एवैष ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः। गतः शक्रेण सालोक्यमनयस्तं समस्पृशत्॥
English: This is the nature of men. Yayati, the son of king Nahusa, though attained to the state of celestials, was however thrown down for an iniquitous deed.
Sanskrit: महर्षिर्यो वसिष्ठस्तु यः पितुर्नः पुरोहितः। अह्ना पुत्रशतं जज्ञे तथैवास्य पुनर्हतम्॥
English: The hundred sons, that had been born to our ancestral priest Vasiştha, were all killed in one day.
Sanskrit: या चेयं जगतो माता सर्वलोकनमस्कृता। अस्याश्च चलनं भूमेर्दृश्यते कोशलेश्वर॥
English: O lord of Kosala, even Vasumati, the mother of the world, adored of all beings, meet with misery consequent upon earth-quake.
Sanskrit: यौ धर्मों जगतो नेत्रौ यत्र सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्। आदित्यचन्द्रौ ग्रहणमभ्युपेतौ महाबलौ॥
English: Even the mighty Sun and Moon witness eclipse who are the eyes of the world and the very images of virtue and in whom the whole world is stationed.
Sanskrit: सुमहान्त्यपि भूतानि देवाश्च पुरुषर्षभ । न दैवस्य प्रमुञ्चन्ति सर्वभूतानि देहिनः॥
English: O you best of men, what of insignificant beings cased in this frail body, even the mighty creatures and celestials are subject to the influence of destiny.
Sanskrit: शक्रादिष्वपि देवेषु वर्तमानौ नयानयौ। श्रूयेते नरशार्दूल न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि॥
English: I have heard, O best of men, even the celestials headed by Indra are subject to happiness or misery. So it dose not behove you to bewail thus.
Sanskrit: मृतायामपि वैदेह्यां नष्टायामपि राघव। शोचितुं नार्हसे वीर यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा॥
English: O descendant of Raghu, it become you not to lament like an ordinary person even if Janakí is dead or has been carried away.
Sanskrit: त्वद्विधा नहि शोचन्ति सततं सर्वदर्शनाः। सुमहत्स्वपि कृच्छ्रेषु रामानिर्विण्णदर्शनाः॥
English: O Rāma, persons, highly experienced and ascertaining right or wrong without being moved, do not lament even in the face of mighty perils.