pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: संग्रामे समुपोढे च शत्रुपक्षभयंकरे। पलायमानो बध्येत यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May that one that had approved the exile of the noble one into the woods, while flying from the engagement while it is waxing furious with the foe, come to be killed !
Sanskrit: कपालपाणिः पृथिवीमटतां चीरसंवृतः। भिक्षमाणो यथोन्मत्तो यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved of the exile of the noble one into the woods, clad in tatters with a skuil in hand, like a madman range the earth abegging!
Sanskrit: मद्यप्रसक्तो भवतु स्त्रीष्वक्षेषु च नित्यशः। कामक्रोधाभिभूतश्च यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved the exile of the noble one into the woods, be always addicted to wine, to women, and to dice; and may he be swayed by lust, anger, etc!
Sanskrit: मास्य धर्मे मनो भूयादधर्मं स निषेवताम्। अपात्रवर्षी भवतु यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved of the exile of that noble one into the woods, never relish virtue, and go after unrighteousness; and may he shower his wealth on the unworthy!
Sanskrit: संचितान्यस्य वित्तानि विविधानि सहस्रशः। दस्युभिर्विप्रलुप्यन्तां यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved the exile of the noble one into the woods, have his various accumulated riches by thousand carried off by robbers!
Sanskrit: उभे संध्ये शयानस्य यत् पापं परिकल्प्यते। तच्च पापं भवेत् तस्य यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥ यदग्निदायके पापं यत् पापं गुरुतल्पगे। मित्रद्रोहे च यत् पापं तत् पापं प्रतिपद्यताम्॥
English: May he that had approved of the exile into the woods of that noble one, come by the demerit that is his who sleeps during both the twilight's! May he reap the sin that is reaped by an incendiary or him that Leith with his preceptor's wife; or him that wrongs his friend!
Sanskrit: देवतानां पितृणां च मातापित्रोस्तथैव च। मा स्म कार्षीत् स शुश्रूषां यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः।॥
English: May he that had approved the exile of that noble one into the woods, never serve the gods or the manes of the ancestors or his father and mother!
Sanskrit: सतां लोकात् सतां कीर्त्याः सज्जुष्टात् कर्मणस्तथा। भ्रश्यतु क्षिप्रमद्यैव यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: may he that had approved the exile of that noble one into the woods, be speedily shut out from the world of the good, from their fame, and from their acts!
Sanskrit: अपास्य मातृशुश्रूषामनर्थे सोऽवतिष्ठताम्। दीर्घबाहुमहावक्षा यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved the exile of that long armed and broad breasted one, renouncing the ministration of his mother, turn his thoughts to evil!
Sanskrit: बहुभृत्यो दरिद्रश्च ज्वररोगसमन्वितः। समायात् सततं क्लेशं यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved the exile of the noble one, becoming improved the exile of the noble one, becoming impoverished yet having to support a large family, and suffering from fever, be always miserable! an
Sanskrit: आशामाशंसमानानां दीनानामूलचक्षुषाम्। अर्थिनां वितथां कुर्याद् यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved the exile of that noble one render fruitless the hopes of poor people cherishing them and looking up (wistfully).
Sanskrit: मायया रमतां नित्यं पुरुषः पिशुनोऽशुचिः। राज्ञो भीतस्त्वधर्मात्मा यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved the exile into the woods of the noble one remaining (always) wicked, cruel and impure, leading unrighteous life and being in (continual) fear of his sovereign, maintain himself by deceit for ever and a day!
Sanskrit: ऋतुस्नातां सती भार्यामृतुकालानुरोधिनीम्। अतिवर्तेत दुष्टात्मा यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः५२।।
English: May that wicked person that had approved the exile into the woods of that noble one disregard his chaste wife remaining near, after she has performed her ablutions at the end of her season.
Sanskrit: विप्रलुप्तप्रजातस्य दुष्कृतं ब्राह्मणस्य यत्। तदेतत् प्रतिपद्येत यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May his that had approved the banishment into the woods of that noble one be the sin that is incurred by a Brāhmana that has rendered himself sonless.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणायोद्यतां पूजां विहन्तु कलुषेन्द्रियः। बालवत्सां च गां दोग्धुर्यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May that one of befouled senses that had approved of the exile into the woods of that noble one disturb the worship of Brāhmaṇa and milch a cow that has a calf.
Sanskrit: धर्मदारान् परित्यज्य परदारान् निषेवताम्। त्यक्तधर्मरतिर्मूढो यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May that foolish person that had approved the exile of that noble one forsaking all pleasure in virtue, seek others wives, renouncing his own wedded with sacred rites!
Sanskrit: पानीयदूषके पापं तथैव विषदायके। यत्तदेकः स लभतां यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved the exile into the woods of that noble one come by the sin that attaches to a wine biber or one that administers poison to another!
Sanskrit: तृषार्तं सति पानीये विप्रलम्भेन योजयन्। यत् पापं लभते तत् स्याद् यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved of the exile into the woods of the noble one bear the sin that is his that serves a thirsty soul with deceit.
Sanskrit: भक्त्या विवदमानेषु मार्गमाश्रित्य पश्यतः। तेन पापेन युज्येत यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः॥
English: May he that had approved the exile into the woods of that noble one reap the demerit of them that from devotion to their respective faiths wrangle from their own points of view, as well as that of them that listen to the disputation!
Sanskrit: एवमाश्वासयन्नेव दुःखार्तोऽनुपपात ह। विहीनां पतिपुत्राभ्यां कौसल्या पार्थिवात्मजः॥
English: Having thus consoled Kausalyā bereft of her son and husband, the prince afflicted with distress fell down.
Sanskrit: तदा तं शपथैः कष्टैः शपमानमचेतनम्। भरतं शोकसंतप्तं कौसल्या वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then Kausalyā addressed the aggrieved Bharaia (well-nigh) deprived of his senses, swearing strong oaths, saying.
Sanskrit: मम दुःखमिदं पुत्र भूयः समुपजायते। शपथैः शपमानो हि प्राणानुपरुणत्सि मे॥
English: O son, it grieves me more that you are afflicting my heart by taking oaths.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या न चलितो धर्मादात्मा ते सहलक्षणः। वत्स सत्यप्रतिज्ञो हि सतां लोकानवाप्स्यसि ॥ इत्युक्त्वा चाङ्कमानीय भरतं भ्रातृवत्सलम्। परिष्वज्य महाबाहुं रुरोद भृशदुःखिता॥
English: Lucky it is that graced with auspicious marks, you swerves not from virtue. My child, for this reason you will attain the regions of pious person, drawing into her lap Bharata attached to his brother, and embracing the mighty armed one, gave way to grief.
Sanskrit: एवं विलपमानस्य दुःखार्तस्य महात्मनः। मोहाच्च शोकसंरम्भाद् बभूव लुलितं मनः॥
English: And bewailing thus, the mind of the high souled (Bharata) wrought with sorrow, was overcome with the burden of grief.
Sanskrit: लालप्यमानस्य विचेतनस्य प्रणष्टबुद्धेः पतितस्य भूमौ। मुहुर्मुहुनिःश्वसतश्च दीर्घ सा तस्य शोकेन जगाम रात्रिः :॥
English: And fallen the ground, lamenting, senseless, with his intellect overpowered, and momentarily heaving sighs, Bharata passed away night in grief.
Sanskrit: तमेवं शोकसंतप्तं भरतं कैकयीसुतम्। उवाच वदतां श्रेष्ठो वसिष्ठः श्रेष्ठवागृषिः॥
English: As Bharata, the son of Kaikeyi was thus burning in grief, that foremost of those skilled in speech, the saint Vasistha, endowed with excellence of language, said.
Sanskrit: अलं शोकेन भद्रं ते राजपुत्र महायशः। प्राप्तकालं नरपतेः कुरु संयानमुत्तमम्॥
English: Do not weep, good betide you, O illustrious prince. Do you perform the funereal rites of the departed king.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भरतो धरणीं गतः। प्रेतकृत्यानि सर्वाणि कारयामास धर्मवित्॥
English: Hearing Vasistha's words, Bharata cognisant of duty, bowed down to the ground and despatched the ministers for performing the last rites.
Sanskrit: उदधृत्य तैलसंसेकात् स तु भूमौ निवेशितम्। आपीतवर्णवदनं प्रसुप्तमिव भूमिपम्॥ संवेश्य शयने चाग्र्ये नानारत्नपरिष्कृते। ततो दशरथं पुत्रो विललाप सुदुःखितः॥
English: And raising from under the oil the body of the king with a sallow countenance, and appearing to be asleep. Bharata placed it on the ground upon a couch in front adorned with various gems. Then overwhelmed with grief, Dasaratha's son bewailed him thus.
Sanskrit: किं ते व्यवसितं राजन् प्रोषिते मय्यनागते। विवास्य रामं धर्मज्ञं लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्॥
English: O king, what was it that you had intended to do, I absent and away from home, by banishing righteous Rāma and the powerful Lakşmana?
Sanskrit: क्व यास्यसे महाराज हित्वेमं दु:खितं जनम्। हीनं पुरुषसिंहेन रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ॥
English: Whither wend you, O mighty monarch, forsaking these aggrieved people, who have already been deprived of the lion like Rāma energetic in action?
Sanskrit: योगक्षेमं तु तेऽव्यग्रं कोऽस्मिन् कल्पयिता पुरे। त्वयि प्रयाते स्वस्तात रामे च वनमाश्रिते॥
English: O father, you having ascended heaven and Rāma having taken refuge in the woods, who now in this city of yours shall protect what the people possess and secure to them what they have not?
Sanskrit: विधवा पृथिवी राजंस्त्वया हीना न राजते। हीनचन्द्रव रजनी नगरी प्रतिभाति माम्॥
English: Widowed in consequence of losing you, this earth does not look graceful. The city appears to me like the night deprived of the Moon
Sanskrit: एवं विलपमानं तं भरतं दीनमानसम्। अब्रवीद् वचनं भूयो वसिष्ठस्तु महामुनिः॥
English: As Bharata was lamenting thus in dejected mood, the mighty ascetic Vasiştha again addressed him, saying.
Sanskrit: प्रेतकार्याणि यान्यस्य कर्तव्यानि विशाम्पतेः। तान्यव्यग्रं महाबाहो क्रियतामविचारितम्॥
English: O mighty armed one, do you without indulging in any reflections, perform those funeral ceremonies of the monarch which ought to be performed.
Sanskrit: तथेति भरतो वाक्यं वसिष्टस्याभिपूज्य तत्। ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्यास्त्वरयामास सर्वशः॥
English: Thereupon honouring his words by saying, "So be it,” he urged speed upon all the Rtvigs, priests, and Acāryas.
Sanskrit: ये त्वग्नयो नरेन्द्रस्य अग्न्यगाराद् बहुष्कृताः। ऋत्विग्भिर्याजकैश्चैव ते हूयन्ते यथाविधि॥
English: And then those that had brought the king's corpse out side from the fire chamber, instructed by the Rtvigs and priests according to the ordinance began to offer oblations into the fire.
Sanskrit: शिबिकायामथारोप्य राजानं गतचेतनम्। बाष्पकण्ठा विमनसस्तमूचुः परिचारकाः॥
English: Next placing the king deprived of life on a car, the servants with their throats oppressed with vapour and with their minds weighed down with dejection carried him.
Sanskrit: हिरण्यं च सुवर्णं च वासांसि विविधानि च। प्रकिरन्तो जना मार्गे नृपतेरग्रतो ययुः॥
English: And scattering gold and silver and various kinds of cloth, on the way people went in front of the king.
Sanskrit: चन्दनागुरुनिर्यासान् सरलं पद्मकं तथा। देवदारूणि चाहृत्य क्षेपयन्ति तथापरे॥ गन्धानुच्चावचांश्चान्यांस्तत्र गत्वाथ भूमिपम्। तत्र संवेशयामासुश्चितामध्ये तमृत्विजः॥
English: Others procuring sandal, aguru and other sarala, padmaka and devadari, cast it (on the earth). And drawing near the king there, Rtvigs laid various other fragrant substances on the funeral pile.
Sanskrit: तदा हुताशनं हुत्वा जेपुस्तस्य तदृत्विजः। जगुश्च ते यथाशास्त्रं तत्र सामानि सामगाः॥
English: Then offering oblations into the fire, the Rtvigs began to recite japa; and as laid down in the scriptures, Sāma-singers chanted Sämans.
Sanskrit: शिबिकाभिश्च यानैश्च यथार्ह तस्य योषितः। नगरान्निर्ययुस्तत्र वृद्धैः परिवृतास्तथा॥ प्रसव्यं चापि तं चक्रुर्ऋत्विजोऽग्निचितं नृपम्। स्त्रियश्च शोकसंतप्ता: कौसल्याप्रमुखास्तदा॥
English: By means of litters and other conveyances, each mounted according to her rank, the wives of the king went out from the city, surrounded by aged men. And Rtvijas went round the corpse on the king who performed many sacrifices leaving it on the left side.
Sanskrit: क्रौञ्चीनामिव नारीणां निनादस्तत्र शुश्रुवे। आर्तानां करुणं काले क्रोशन्तीनां सहस्रशः॥
English: And kindling with grief, the females also headed by Kausalyā (circumambulated the pyre). And then there was heard the wail of women distressed with grief weeping piteously by thousands like to Krauñcis.
Sanskrit: ततो रुदन्त्यो विवशा विलप्य च पुनः पुनः। यानेभ्यः सरयूतीरमवतेरुपाङ्गनाः॥
English: Weeping again and again with their sense lost, the wives of the king alighted from the car on the banks of the Sarayu.
Sanskrit: कृत्वोदकं ते भरतेन साधु नृपाङ्गना मन्त्रिपुरोहिताश्च। पुरं प्रविश्याश्रुपरीतनेत्रा भूमौ दशाहं व्यनयन्त दुःखम्॥
English: Having performed the watery rites, the wives of the monarch as well as the counsellors and priests, in company with Bharata entering the city with tears in their eyes, spent ten days* in mourning lying down on the ground. *The Smrti: lays down twelve days of mourning for kings, and sixteen for Khatriyas. Parasara, however, fixes ten days for Ksatriyas in general.
Sanskrit: ततो दशाहेऽतिगते कृतशौचो नृपात्मजः। द्वादशेऽहनि सम्प्राप्ते श्राद्धकर्माण्यकारयत्॥
English: When the ten days had gone by, the king's son, his uncleanness (consequent on the demise of his father) removed, performed the sraddha on the twelfth day.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं रत्नं ददावन्नं च पुष्कलम्। वासांसि च महार्हाणि रत्नानि विविधानि च। बास्तिकं बहु शुक्लं च गाश्चापि बहुशस्तदा॥ दासीर्दासांश्च यानानि वेश्मानि सुमहान्ति च। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ पुत्रो राज्ञस्तस्यौर्ध्वदेहिकम्॥
English: On the occasion on the ceremonies for the welfare of the departed Spirit, the son of the king conferred on Brāhmaṇas wealth and gems, and rice in abundance, and herds of goats, and silver in profusion, and countless kine, and maidservants and man-servants, and vehicles and spacious mansions.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रभातसमये दिवसे च त्रयोदशे। विललाप महाबाहुर्भरतः शोकमूर्च्छितः॥
English: And on the thirteenth day, the long armed Bharata, overwhelmed with grief, burst into lamentation.
Sanskrit: शब्दापिहितकण्ठश्च शोधनार्थमुपागतः। चितामूले पितुर्वाक्यमिदमाह सुदुःखितः॥ तात यस्मिन् निसृष्टोऽहं त्वया भ्रातरि राघवे। तस्मिन् वनं प्रव्रजिते शून्ये त्यक्तोऽस्म्यहं त्वया॥
English: And coming to the foot of the funeral pyre for gathering the bones of the departed, he overcome with grief, with his throat obstructed with the sounds of lamentation, said, “my father, on brother Rāma, to whom I had been consigned by you, having gone to the forest, I have been cast by you into vacancy.
Sanskrit: यस्या गतिरनाथायाः पुत्रः प्रव्राजितो वनम्। तामम्बां तात कौसल्यां त्यक्त्वात्वं व गतोनृप।७।।
English: My father, forsaking forlorn mother Kausalya, whose stay her son, had gone to the forest, where have you gone, Oking?
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा भस्मारुणं तच्च दग्धास्थि स्थानमण्डलम्। पितुः शरीरनिर्वाणं निष्टनन् विषसाद ह॥
English: Seeing the spot where lay the bones of his father mixed with ashes and embers Bharata looking at the place where occurred the dissolution of his father's fame, carried away by emotion, indulged in sorrow.
Sanskrit: स तु दृष्ट्वा रुदन् दीनः पपात धरणीतले। उत्थाप्यमानः शक्रस्य यन्त्रध्वज इवोच्छ्रितः॥
English: And seeing this, he exceedingly distressed, crying fell down to the ground. And raised up (by others) he looked like an uplifted banner of Sakra bound to an engine.
Sanskrit: अभिपेतुस्ततः सर्वे तस्यामात्याः शुचिव्रतम्। अन्तकाले निपतितं ययातिमृषयो यथा॥
English: His counsellors rushed towards that one of pure vows, like the saints making towards Yayati as he was falling on the extinction of his merit.
Sanskrit: शत्रुघ्नश्चापि भरतं दृष्ट्वा शोकपरिप्लुतम्। विसंज्ञो न्यपतद् भूमौ भूमिपालमनुस्मरन्॥
English: Seeing Bharata plunged in grief, Satrughna remembering the king, fell down to the ground deprived of consciousness.
Sanskrit: उन्मत्त इव निश्चित्तो विललाप सुदुःखितः। स्मृत्वा पितुर्गुणाङ्गानि तानि तानि तदा तदा॥
English: And devoid of sense and like a madman, he in grief of heart began to lament remembering all the virtues of his father again and again.
Sanskrit: मन्थराप्रभवस्तीव्रः कैकेयीग्राहसंकुलः। वरदानमयोऽक्षोभ्योऽमज्जयच्छोकसागरः॥
English: This terrible sea of grief owing its origin to Mantharā, containing its ferocious aquatic animal in the shape of Kaikeyī, and incapable of being disturbed in consequence of the bestowal of the boon drowns (us).
Sanskrit: सुकुमारं च बालं च सततं लालितं त्वया। क तात भरतं हित्वा विलपन्तं गतो भवान् ॥
English: O father, where have you gone, leaving the tender and youthful Bharata fondled by you, to lament (your loss).
Sanskrit: ननु भोज्येषु पानेषु वस्त्रेष्वाभरणेषु च। प्रवारयति सर्वान् नस्तनः कोऽद्य करिष्यति॥
English: You did use to confer on us eatables and drinkable and attires and ornaments. Who will now do so?
Sanskrit: अवदारणकाले तु पृथिवी नावदीर्यते। विहीना या त्वया राज्ञा धर्मज्ञेन महात्मना ॥
English: Deprived of you, the high souled king cognisant of duty, the earth albeit her time of riving is come, is not yet riven.
Sanskrit: पितरि स्वर्गमापन्ने रामे चारण्यमाश्रिते। किं मे जीवितसामर्थ्य प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम्॥
English: My father having gone to heaven and Rāma having sought the woods, how can I live? I will enter fire.
Sanskrit: हीनो भ्रात्रा च पित्रा च शून्यामिक्ष्वाकुपालिताम्। अयोध्यां न प्रवेक्ष्यामि प्रवेक्ष्यामि तपोवनम्॥
English: Bereft of my brother and sire, I will not enter the empty Ayodhyā governed by the Ikşvākus. I will repair to the forest of asceticism.
Sanskrit: तपोर्विलपितं श्रुत्वा व्यसनं चाप्यवेक्ष्य तत्। भृशमार्ततरा भूयः सर्व एवानुगामिनः॥
English: Hearing his lamentations and seeing that disaster, all the followers became all the more distressed.
Sanskrit: ततो विषण्णौ श्रान्तौ च शत्रुघ्नभरतावुभौ। धरायां स्म व्यचेष्टेतां भग्नशृङ्गविवर्षभौ॥
English: Then depressed and exhausted, both Šatrughna and Bharata rolled on the earth like two bulls with their horns fractured,
Sanskrit: ततः प्रकृतिमान् वैद्यः पितुरेषां पुरोहितः। वसिष्ठो भरतं वाक्यमुत्थाप्य तमुवाच ह॥
English: Then the all-knowing priest of their father possessed of sterling worth, Vasistha, raising Bharata, said to him.
Sanskrit: त्रयोदशोऽयं दिवसः पितुर्वृत्तस्य ते विभो। सावशेषास्थिनिचये किमिह त्वं विलम्बसे ॥
English: O Lord this is the thirteenth day since the cremation of your sire. Why did you delay, when you have to collect the bones?
Sanskrit: त्रीणि द्वन्द्वानि भूतेषु प्रवृत्तान्यविशेषतः। तेषु चापरिहार्येषु नैवं भवितुमर्हसि॥
English: Three couples* pertain in especial to all creatures and these being inevitable, you ought not to bear yourself thus. *Hunger and thirst, ignorance and grief, sickness and death.
Sanskrit: सुमन्त्रश्चापि शत्रुघ्नमुत्थाप्याभिप्रसाद्य च। श्रावयामास तत्त्वज्ञः सर्वभूतभवाभवौ॥
English: And Sumantra also versed in the nature of things, raising up Šatrughna and pacifying him, discoursed the birth and heath of all beings.
Sanskrit: उत्थितौ तौ नरव्याघ्रौ प्रकाशेते यशस्विनौ। वर्षातपपरिग्लानौ पृथगिन्द्रध्वजाविव ॥
English: Being raised up, those renowned chiefs of men looked like Indra's banner stained by shine and shower.
Sanskrit: अश्रूणि परिमृद्गन्तौ रक्ताक्षौ दीनभाषिणौ। अमात्यास्त्वरयन्ति स्म तनयौ चापराः क्रियाः॥
English: And as the princes stood there shedding tears, with reddened eyes, and speaking sadly, the courers urged nem on in behalf of the rites that remained.
Sanskrit: अथ यात्रां समीहन्तं शत्रुघ्ने लक्ष्मणानुजः। भरतं शोकसंतप्तमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then ſatrughna, the younger brother of Lakşmaņa spoke to Bharata burning in grief as he was revolving in his mind the (intended) journey (to Rāma).
Sanskrit: गतिर्यः सर्वभूतानां दुःखे किं पुनरात्मनः। स रामः सत्त्वसम्पन्नः स्त्रिया प्रव्राजितो वनम् ॥
English: Need it be said that Rāma is the refuge both of himself and all creatures in trouble? That Rāma possessed of strength has been exiled into the woods by a woman!
Sanskrit: बलवान् वीर्यसम्पन्नो लक्ष्मणो नाम योऽप्यसौ। किं न मोचयते रामं कृत्वापि पितृनिग्रहम्॥
English: And powerful and having prowess, why did not Laksmana deliver Rāma by checking our father?
Sanskrit: पूर्वमेव तु विग्राह्यः समवेक्ष्य नयानयौ। उत्पथं यः समारूढो नार्या राजा वशं गतः॥
English: The king bent upon following an unrighteous course through the influence of a woman, should, the justice or otherwise of the measure being fully weighed, at the very outset have been checked.
Sanskrit: इति सम्भाषमाणे तु शत्रुघ्ने लक्ष्मणानुजे। प्रारद्वारेऽभूत् तदा कुब्जा सर्वाभरणभूषिता॥ लिप्ता चन्दनसारेण राजवस्त्राणि बिभ्रती। विविधं विविधैस्तैस्तैर्भूषणैश्च विभूषिता॥
English: As Lakşmaņa's younger brother Satrughna was speaking thus, appeared there at the door in front the hump backed one adorned with every kind of ornament, with her body besmeared with sandal paste, wearing regal apparel, and variously decked out with a variety of ornaments.
Sanskrit: मेखलादामभिश्चित्रैरन्यैश्च वरभूषणैः। बभासे बहुभिर्बद्धा रज्जुभिरिव वानरी॥
English: And adorned with elegant zones, and divers other superb ornaments, she looked like a female monkey tethered with a rope.
Sanskrit: तां समीक्ष्य तदा द्वा:स्थो भृशं पापस्य कारिणीम्। गृहीत्वाकरुणं कुब्जां शत्रुघ्नाय न्यवेदयत्॥
English: At that time seeing that one of horrible misdeeds, (Bharata) who stood near the door, seizing the hump backed one ruthlessly, took her to Satrughna, and said.
Sanskrit: यस्याः कृते वने रामो न्यस्तदेहश्च वः पिता। सेयं पापा नृशंसा च तस्याः कुरु यथामति।।।।
English: That one through whom Rāma has gone to the wood and our father has renounced his body this is that wicked and remorseless one. Do you deal with her as you like.
Sanskrit: शत्रुघ्नश्च तदाज्ञाय वचनं भृशदुःखितः। अन्तःपुरचरान् सर्वानित्युवाच धृतव्रतः॥
English: At Bharata's command Satrughna observing vows waxing exceedingly aggrieved, addressed all the inmates of the inner apartment, saying.
Sanskrit: तीव्रमुत्पादितं दुःखं भ्रातृणां मे तथा पितुः। यथा सेयं नृशंसस्य कर्मणः फलमश्नुताम्॥
English: This one has occasioned intense misery to my father and brothers Let her now take the fruit of her fell deed.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा च तेनाशु सखीजनसमावृता। गृहीता बलवत् कुब्जा सा तद् गृहमनादयत्॥
English: Having said this, he furiously fell upon the hump backed one surrounded by her maids. Thereupon she with her cries made the chamber resound.
Sanskrit: ततः सुभृशसंतप्तस्तस्याः सर्वः सखीजनः। क्रुद्धमाज्ञाय शत्रुघ्नं व्यपलायत सर्वशः॥
English: Concluding Śatrughna fired with rage, her associates extremely pained, fled away in all directions.
Sanskrit: अमन्त्रयत कृत्स्नश्च तस्याः सर्वः सखीजनः। यथायं समुपक्रान्तो निःशेष नः करिष्यति॥
English: Then her companions in a body took counsel of each other, saying, “considering the way in which he has entered upon it, he will annihilate us quite."
Sanskrit: सानुक्रोशां वदान्यां च धर्मज्ञां च यशस्विनीम्। कौसल्यां शरणं यामः सा हि नोऽस्ति ध्रुवा गतिः।।१५
English: Let us therefore seek the protection of the tender hearted generous, pious and illustrious Kausalyā. Even she is our sure refuge.
Sanskrit: सच रोषेण संवीतः शत्रुघ्नः शत्रुशासनः। विचकर्ष तदा कुब्जां क्रोशन्तीं पृथिवीतले॥
English: Overpowered with rage, that chastiser of foes, Śatrughna, dragged the shrieking hump backed one to the ground.
Sanskrit: तस्यां ह्याकृष्यमाणायां मन्थरायां ततस्ततः। चित्रं बहुविधं भाण्डं पृथिव्यां तद्व्यशीर्यत ॥
English: As Mantharā was pushed this way and that, her various ornaments were scattered over the floor.
Sanskrit: तेन भाण्डेन विस्तीर्णं श्रीमद् राजनिवेशनम्। अशोभत तदा भूयः शारदं गगनं यथा॥
English: And strewn with those ornaments, the graceful chamber of the palace looked like the autumnal firmament.
Sanskrit: स बली बलवत् क्रोधाद् गृहीत्वा पुरुषर्षभः। कैकेयीमभिनिर्भय॑ बभाषे परुषं वचः॥
English: And that foremost of men possessed of strength holding her, began to reprove Kaikeyī with harsh speech.
Sanskrit: तैर्वाक्यैः परुषैर्दुःखैः कैकेयी भृशदुःखिता। शत्रुघ्नभयसंत्रस्ता पुत्रं शरणमागता॥
English: Extremely hurt by those rough words, Kaikeyi terrified on account of Satrughna, took refuge with her son.
Sanskrit: तं प्रेक्ष्य भरतः क्रुद्धं शत्रुघ्नमिदमब्रवीत्। अवध्याः सर्वभूतानां प्रमदाः क्षम्यतामिति॥
English: Thereupon casting his eyes on Satrughna, Bharata said, “A woman is incapable of being slain by any. Do you therefore excuse her.”
Sanskrit: हन्यामहमिमां पापां कैकेयीं दुष्टचारिणीम्। यदि मां धार्मिको रामो नासूयेन्मातृघातकम्॥
English: I myself would have slain this wicked Kaikeyi of impious deeds, if the righteous Rāma should not be displeased with me on account of my slaying my mother.
Sanskrit: इमामपि हतां कुब्जां यदि जानाति राघवः। त्वां च मां चैव धर्मात्मा नाभिभाषिष्यते ध्रुवम्॥
English: If Rāghava knows that the hump-backed one has been slain, he sure' will speak neither with you nor me.
Sanskrit: भरतस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शत्रुघ्नो लक्ष्मणानुजः। न्यवर्तत ततो दोषात् तां मुमोच च मूर्च्छिताम्॥
English: Hearing Bharata's words, Satrughna, younger brother to Lakşmaņa, refrained from that wrong and set free the hump-backed woman in a swoon.
Sanskrit: सा पादमूले कैकेय्या मन्थरा निपपात ह। निःश्वसन्ती सुदुःखार्ता कृपणं विललाप ह॥
English: Thereat, sighing hard in exceeding grief, Mantharā flung herself and Kaikeyi's feet, weeping piteously.