pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: वरुणस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं कंदर्पशरपीडितः। इदं तेजः समुत्स्रक्ष्ये कुम्भेऽस्मिन्देवनिर्मिते॥ एवमुत्सृज्य सुश्रोणि त्वय्यहं वरवर्णिनि। कृतकामो भविष्यामि यदि नेच्छसि संगमम्।।१८
English: Being stricken by the bow of Kupid, Varuņa said to Urvasī I shall discharge my vital energy into this pot if you do not wish to live with me.
Sanskrit: तस्य तल्लोकनाथस्य वरुणस्य सुभाषितम्। उर्वशी परमप्रीता श्रुत्वा वाक्यमुवाच ह॥
English: Hearing those sweet words of the Patriarch Varuna, Urvasi was highly pleased and said.
Sanskrit: काममेतद्भवत्वेवं हृदयं मे त्वयि स्थितम्। भावश्चाप्यधिकं तुभ्यं देहो मित्रस्य तु प्रभो॥
English: Do what you have said. Now my body is under the possession of Mitra but my mind is attached to your and you are equally attached to me.
Sanskrit: उर्वश्या एवमुक्तस्तु रेतस्तन्महदद्भुतम्। ज्वलदग्निसमप्रख्यं तस्मिन्कुम्भे न्यवासृजत्।।२१
English: Urvaśī having said this, Varuņa discharged his vital energy into the pot.
Sanskrit: उर्वशी त्वगमत्तत्र मित्रो वै यत्र देवता। तां तु मित्रः सुसंक्रुद्धउर्वशीमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon Urvasi approached Mitra. And thereat highly enraged he said to her.
Sanskrit: मयाभिमन्त्रिता पूर्वं कस्मात्त्वमवसर्जिता। पतिमन्यं वृतवती किमर्थ दुष्टचारिणि ॥ अनेन दुष्कृतेन त्वं मत्क्रोधकलुषीकृता। मनुष्यलोकमास्थाय कंचित्कालं निवत्स्यसि।।२४
English: I invited you first; O you of vicious actions, why have, you, renouncing me, secured another. for this vile action, you shall, by my curse live in the land of mortals for some time.
Sanskrit: बुधस्य पुत्रो राजर्षिः काशिराजः पुरूरवाः। तमभ्यागच्छ दुर्बुद्धे स ते भर्ता भविष्यति ॥
English: The royal saint Pururava, the king of kasi, is the son of Budha. Do you go to him, O you of a vicious intellect; he shall be your husband.
Sanskrit: ततः सा शापदोषेण पुरूरवसमभ्यगात्। प्रतिष्ठाने पुरूरवं बुधस्यात्मजमौरसम्॥
English: Thereupon being thus placed under the influence of curse Urvasi went to Pururavă.
Sanskrit: तस्य जज्ञे ततः श्रीमानायुः पुत्रो महाबलः। नहुषो यस्य पुत्रस्तु बभूवेन्द्रसमद्युतिः॥
English: The king Paruravă was the begotten son of Budha. He reigned in the foremost of cities Pratişțaro. He begot on Urvaší a highly powerful and beautiful son by the name of Āyu. Nahuşa, powerful as Indra, was the son of
Sanskrit: वज्रमुत्सृज्य वृत्राय श्रान्तेऽथ त्रिदिवेश्वरे। शतं वर्षसहस्राणि येनेन्द्रत्वं प्रशासितम्॥
English: When Indra, the king of the celestials, was assailed with thunderbolt by the Asura Větra, Nahuşa governed his kingdom for a hundred thousand years.
Sanskrit: सा तेन शापेन जगाम भूमि तदोर्वशी चारुदती सुनेत्रा। बहूनि वर्षाण्यवसच्च सुभ्रूः शापक्षयादिन्द्रसदो ययौ च ॥
English: In this wise Urvasi, having beautiful teeth, eyes and brow, remained on earth for many years and then returned to the region of Indra after the period of curse had been over.
Sanskrit: तां श्रुत्वा दिव्यसंकाशां कथामद्भुतदर्शनाम्। लक्ष्मणः परमप्रीतो राघवं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing this wonderful and heavenly theme Lakşmaņa was highly gratified and said to Rāma.
Sanskrit: निक्षिप्तदेहौ काकुत्स्थ कथं तौ द्विजपार्थिवौ। पुनर्देहेन संयोग जग्मतुर्देवसंमतौ॥
English: O Kakuthstha, how did that twice-born one worshipped by the celestials and the king regain their bodies, after being bodiless.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा रामः सत्यपराक्रमः। तां कथां कथयामास वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Hearing the words of Laksmana, Rama, having truth for his prowess, began to relate the story of Vasiştha.
Sanskrit: यः स कुम्भो रघुश्रेष्ठ तेजःपूर्णो महात्मनोः। तस्मिंस्तेजोमयौ विप्रौ संभूतावृषिसत्तमौ॥
English: O foremost of Raghus, there sprang up two foremost Brahmin saints from the vital energy discharged by the high-souled Mitra and Varuņa into the pot.
Sanskrit: पूर्व समभवत्तत्र अगस्त्यो भगवानृषिः। नाहं सुतस्तवेत्युक्त्वा मित्रं तस्मादपाक्रमत्॥
English: At first therefrom rose up the illustrious Rși Agastya and saying 'I am not your son' Varuņa was thrown into the pot Mitra.
Sanskrit: तद्धि तेजस्तु मित्रस्य उर्वश्याः पूर्वमाहितम्। तस्मिन्समभवत्कुम्भे तत्तेजो यत्र वारुणम्॥
English: Before the vital energy of Varuna was thrown into the pot Mitra discharged his own on Urvasi's account which was the source of Agastya's birth. (Into the pot in which Mitra's energy was discharged Varuņa also put his own and both the energies were mixed up).
Sanskrit: कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य मित्रावरुणसंभवः। वसिष्ठस्तेजसा युक्तो जज्ञे इक्ष्वाकुदैवतम्॥
English: There upon after some time from the energies of both Mitra and Varuņa sprang up the effulgent Vasistha-the priest of Iksvākus.
Sanskrit: तमिक्ष्वाकुर्महातेजा जातमात्रमनिन्दितम्। ववे पुरोधसं सौम्य वंशस्यास्य हिताय नः।।।।।
English: O gentle one, the highly effulgent Iksavāku appointed that blameless Rși as the priest of our family as soon as he was born.
Sanskrit: एवं त्वपूर्वदेहस्य वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः। कथितो निर्गमः सौम्य निमेः शृणु यथाभवत्॥
English: I have thus described to you the story of Vasistha's birth possessing a wonderful body. Hear now what befell the king Nimi.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा विदेहं राजानमृषयः सर्व एव ते। तं च ते याजयामसुर्यज्ञदीक्षां मनीषिणः॥
English: And beholding the king Nimi bodiless the intelligent Rșis initiated him into the rites of sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तं च देहं नरेन्द्रस्य रक्षन्ति स्म द्विजोत्तमाः। गन्धैर्माल्यैश्च वस्त्रैश्च पौरभृत्यसमन्विताः॥
English: And those leading twice-born ones, with assembled citizens and servants, began to protect that body with unguents, garlands and clothes.
Sanskrit: ततो यज्ञे समाप्ते तु भृगुस्तत्रेदमब्रवीत्। आनयिष्यामि ते चेतस्तुष्टोऽस्मि तव पार्थिव ॥
English: There upon at the end of the sacrifice Bhrgu said O king, I am propitiated with you; I shall restore you to senses.
Sanskrit: सुप्रीताश्च सुराः सर्वे निमेश्चेतस्तदाब्रुवन्। वरं वरय राजर्षे क्व ते चेतो निरूप्यताम्॥
English: There upon the celestials, highly pleased, addressed the consciousness of Nimi saying O royal saint, do you accept boons; where shall we place your consciousness?
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः सुरैः सर्वैर्निमेश्चेतस्तदाब्रवीत्। नेत्रेषु सर्वभूतानां वसेयं सुरसत्तमाः॥
English: There upon being addressed by the celestials the consciousness said I may live in the eyes of the celestials.
Sanskrit: बाढमित्येव विबुधा निमेश्चेतस्तदाब्रुवन्। नेत्रेषु सर्वभूतानां वायुभूतश्चरिष्यसि॥
English: They agreed to it and said ( lord of earth, for you, their eyes shall be influenced within a moment.
Sanskrit: त्वत्कृते च निमिष्यन्ति चढूंषि पृथिवीपते। वायुभूतेन चरता विश्रामार्थं मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: The exhaustion, that their their eyes shall experience on account of your moving about as the air, shall be removed within this moment.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु विबुधाः सर्वे जग्मुर्यथागतम्। ऋषयोऽपि महात्मानो निमेहं समाहरन्॥ अरणिं तत्र निक्षिप्य मथनं चक्रुरोजसा। मन्त्रहोमैर्महात्मानः पुत्रहेतोनिमेस्तदा ॥
English: Having said this the celestials repaired to their respective quarters and the high-souled Rșis having conveyed Nimi's body to the sacrificial ground and dedicated it as an edy began to churn it with great energy accompanied by incantations.
Sanskrit: अरण्यां मध्यमानायं प्रादुर्भूतो महातपाः। मथनान्मिथिरित्याहुर्जननाज्जनकोऽभवत्॥ यस्माद्विदेहात्संभूतो वैदेहस्तु ततः स्मृतः। एवं विदेहराजश्च जनकः पूर्वकोऽभवत्। मिथिर्नाम महातेजास्तेनायं मैथिलोऽभवत्॥
English: They being thus engaged in churning the edy for the purpose of having a son of Nimi there sprang up a son of devout austerities. He was called Mithi for he originated from Manthana; he was called Janaka for his having sprung up from Janana and Vaideha from having been born from Videha. In this wise Janaka, the first king of Videhas, was born. His other name was Mithi and his family were celebrated as Maithilas.
Sanskrit: इति सर्वमशेषतो मया कथितं संभवकारणं तु सौम्य नृपपुङ्गव शाफ्जं द्विजस्य द्विजशापाच्च यदद्भुतं नृपस्य।
English: O gentle one, I have thus related to you the wondrous births, in consequence of the curse, of the great ascetic Vasistha and the royal saint Nimi.
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवति रामे तु लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा। प्रत्युवाच महात्मानं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा ॥
English: Rama having said this, Laksmana, the slayer of enemies, burning in his native effulgence, said.
Sanskrit: महदद्भुतमाश्चर्य विदेहस्य पुरातनम्। निर्वृत्तं राजशार्दूल वसिष्ठस्य मुनेश्च ह॥
English: O foremost of kings, this ancient account of the ascetic Vasiştha and the king Nimi is highly surprising and wonderful.
Sanskrit: निमिस्तु क्षत्रियः शूरो विशेषेण च दीक्षितः। न क्षमं कृतवानराजा वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः॥
English: But Nimi is a Ksatriya king and a hero besides although initiated he did not forgive the highsouled Vasiştha.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु तेनायं रामः क्षत्रियपुङ्गवः। उवाच लक्ष्मणं वाक्यं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्॥
English: Being thus accosted Rāma, the Kșatriya-chief, said to the effulgent Lakşmaņa conversant with all Sastras.
Sanskrit: रामो रमयतां श्रेष्ठो भ्रातरं दीप्ततेजसम्। न सर्वत्र क्षमा वीर पुरुषेषु प्रदृश्यते॥ सौमित्रे दुःसरो रोषो यथा क्षान्तो ययातिना। सत्त्वानुगं पुरस्कृत्य तन्निबोध समाहितः॥
English: O hero, forgiveness is not to be seen in all men. O Saumitri, do you hear attentively, the unbearable anger which was you hear attentively, the unbearable anger which was forgiven by the king Yayāti resorting to the quality of goodness.
Sanskrit: नहुषस्य सुतो राजा ययातिः पौरवर्धनः। तस्य भार्याद्वयं सौम्य रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि॥ एका तु तस्य राजर्षेरनाहुषस्य पुरस्कृता। शर्मिष्ठा नाम दैतेयी दुहिता वृषपर्वणः॥
English: Yayāti, the enhancer of the prosperity of cities, was the son of Nahusa. He had two beautiful wives, one of whom was Sarmistha, grand daughter of Aditi, the daughter of Vrsaparvan.
Sanskrit: अन्या तूशनसः पत्नी ययातेः पुरुषर्षभ। न तु सा दयिता राज्ञो देवयानी सुमध्यमा।९।। तयोः पुत्रौ तु संभूतौ रूपवन्तौ समाहितौ। शर्मिष्ठाजनयत्पूरुं देवयानी यदुं तदा॥
English: She was the more beloved of the two; his other spouse was Devayāni, grand daughter of Ušanas. She was not liked by her husband. Both of them gave birth to a son each and both the sons were beautiful and attentive. Puru was born of Śarmisthā and Yadu of Devayāni.
Sanskrit: पूरुस्तु दयितो राज्ञो गुणैर्मातृकृतेन च। ततो दुःखसमाविष्टो यदुर्मातरमब्रवीत्॥
English: Puru was the favourite son of the king, both on account of his mother and of his personal graces, Thereat Yadu, greatly sorry, said to his mother.
Sanskrit: भार्गवस्य कुले जाता देवस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः। सहसे हृद्गतं दुःखमवमानं च दुःसहम्॥ आवां च सहितौ देवि प्रविशाव हुताशनम्। राजा तु रमतां सार्धं दैत्यपुत्र्या बहुक्षपाः॥
English: Born in the race of the illustrious Bhārgava of unwearied actions, you are going tough mental afflictions and unbearable insults; therefore, O mother, let us both enter into fire. Let the king spend many nights with Śarmişthā, the daughter of a demon.
Sanskrit: यदि वा सहनीयं ते मामनुज्ञातुमर्हसि। क्षम त्वं न क्षमिष्येऽहं मरिष्यामि न संशयः॥
English: You may withstand the insults but I shall never broke them. Permit me, I shall, in sooth, renounce my life.
Sanskrit: पुत्रस्य भाषितं श्रुत्वा परमार्तस्य रोदतः। देवयानी तु संक्रुद्धा सस्मार पितरं तदा॥
English: The son having, weepingly and distressingly, said this, Devayāni was greatly engaged and thought of her father.
Sanskrit: इङ्गितं तदभिज्ञाय दुहितुर्भार्गवस्तदा। आगतस्त्वरितं तत्र देवयानी स्म यत्र सा॥ दृष्ट्वा चाप्रकृतिस्थां तामप्रहृष्टामचेतनाम्। पिता दुहितरं वाक्यं किमेतदिति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: As soon as he was thought of by his daughter Bhargava speedily came there and beholding her senseless and deprived from joy said "Daughter, what is the matter?
Sanskrit: पृच्छन्तमसकृत्तं वै भार्गवं दीप्तचेतसम्। देवयानी तु संक्रुद्धा पितरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ अहमग्नि विषं तीक्ष्णमपो वा मुनिसत्तम। 'भक्षयिष्ये प्रवेक्ष्ये वा न तु शक्ष्यामि जीवितुम्॥
English: The effulgent father having addressed his daughter repeatedly in this wise, Devayāni, enraged, replied, O foremost of ascetics, I shall either enter into fire water or drink poison, by no means I shall preserve this life of mine.
Sanskrit: न मां त्वमवजानीषे दुःखितामवमानिताम्। वृक्षस्यावज्ञया ब्रह्मश्छिद्यन्ते वृक्षजीविनः॥ अवज्ञया च राजर्षिः परिभूय च भार्गव। मय्यवज्ञां प्रयुङ्क्ते हि न च मां बहु मन्यते ॥
English: You do not know of the miseries and insults I have been subject to. O Brāhmaṇa, when a tree is neglected, those who live thereon are also distressed. The king having disregarded me, forsooth you have also been neglected.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कोपेनाभिपरिवृतः। व्याहर्तुमुपचक्राम भार्गवो नहुषात्मजम्॥
English: Hearing the words of his daughter, Bhārgava, being enraged said to the king Yayāti.
Sanskrit: यस्मान्मामवजानीषे नाहुष त्वं दुरात्मवान्। वयसा जरया जीर्णः शैथिल्यमुपयास्यसि॥
English: You are vicious-minded, O son of Nahusa; you have dishonoured me and therefore in your youth shall be subject to decrepitude and infirmities of age.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा दुहितरं समाश्वास्य स भार्गवः। पुनर्जगाम ब्रह्मर्षिर्भवनं स्वं महायशाः॥
English: Having thus imprecated the curse and consoled his sorrowful daughter the highly illustrious Rși Bhārgava repaired to his own habitation.
Sanskrit: स एवमुक्त्वा द्विजपुङ्गवावयः सुतां समाश्वास्य च देवयानीम्। पुनर्ययौ सूर्यसमानतेजा दत्त्वा च शापं नहुषात्मजाय॥
English: Having thus conferred solace to his daughter that leading Brahmana, effulgent as the son, returned therefrom.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तूशनसं क्रुद्धं तदार्तो नहुषात्मजः। जरां परमिकां प्राप्य यदुं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Yayāti the son of Nahușa, was greatly distressed on hearing of the ire of the preceptor Sukra. Thereupon meeting with the infirmities of age by the imprecation of the saint he said to his son Yadu.
Sanskrit: यदो त्वमसि धर्मज्ञो मदर्थं प्रतिगृह्यताम्। जरां परमिकां पुत्र भोगै रंस्ये महायशः॥ न तावत्कृतकृत्योऽस्मि विषयेषु नरर्षभ। अनुभूय तदा कामं ततः प्राप्स्याम्यहं जराम्॥
English: O Yadu you are cognisant of religion; do you therefore take this decrepitude for me; I shall satisfy myself with various enjoyments. O foremost of men, I have not yet been satisfied with worldly enjoyments, I shall therefore again take upon myself this decrepitude after having enjoyed all objects of sense.
Sanskrit: यदुस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच नरर्षभम्। पुत्रस्ते दयितः पूरुः प्रतिगृह्णातु वै जराम्॥
English: Hearing those words of Yayāti, the foremost of men, Yadu replied: "Let your most favourite son Puru take upon himself this decrepitude.
Sanskrit: बहिष्कृतोऽहमर्थेषु संनिकर्षाच्च पार्थिव । प्रतिगृह्णातु वै राजन्यैः सहाश्नासि भोजनम्॥
English: O king, you have deprived me from all things, what more, you do not allow me to come near you. Let that Puru take this, with whom you do eat and live.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा पूरुमथाब्रवीत्। इयं जरा महाबाहो मदर्थं प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥
English: Hearing the words of Yadu, Yayāti said to Puru: “O you having large arms, do you take the decrepitude for me."
Sanskrit: नाहुषेणैवमुक्तस्तु पूरुः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत्। धन्योऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि शासनेऽस्मि त्व स्थितः॥
English: Hearing the words of Yayāti, Puru, with folded hands, said: “I am always ready to satisfy your commands; and I have been favoured and honoured by this command of your."
Sanskrit: पूरोवर्चनमाज्ञाय नाहुषः परया मुदा। प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे जरां संक्रामयच्च ताम्॥
English: Hearing those words of Puru Yayāti was highly pleased and attained to an excess of delight and then transferred his won decrepitude to him.
Sanskrit: ततः स राजा तरुणः प्राप्य यज्ञान्सहस्रशः। बहुवर्षसहस्राणि पालयामास मेदिनीम्॥
English: Thereupon regaining his youth the king reigned in earth for many thousand years celebrating thousands of sacrifices.
Sanskrit: अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य राजा पूरुमथाब्रवीत्। आनयस्व जरां पुत्र न्यासं निर्यातयस्व मे॥
English: Thereupon after a long time Yayāti said to Puru O my son, do you bring the decrepitude I have kept as deposit with you, let it now assail me.
Sanskrit: न्यासभूता मया पुत्र त्वयि संक्रामिता जरा। तस्मात्प्रतिग्रहीष्यामि तां जरां मा व्यथां कृथाः।।११
English: I transferred it to you as a deposit. For this I shall take it back; be not sorry for this.
Sanskrit: प्रीतश्चास्मि महाबाहो शासनस्य प्रतिग्रहात्। त्वां चाहमभिषेक्ष्यामि प्रीतियुक्तो नराधिपम्॥
English: I have been greatly pleased that you have satisfied my behests. I shall, now pleased, install you on the royal throne.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा सुतं पूरुं ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः। देवयानीसुतं क्रुद्धो राजा वाक्यमुवाच ह ॥
English: Having thus addressed his son Puru, the king Yayāti angrily said to Yadu, the son of Devayāni.
Sanskrit: राक्षसस्त्वं मया जातः क्षत्ररूपो दुरासदः। प्रतिहसि ममाज्ञां त्वं प्रजार्थे विफलो भव॥
English: You, vicious Rākhasa, are born of me in the shape of a Kşatriya, or else why should you disobey my orders? For this you shall never be a king.
Sanskrit: पितरं गुरुभूतं मां यस्मात्त्वमवमन्यसे। राक्षसान्यातुधानांस्त्वं जनयिष्यसि दारुणान्॥
English: I am your father and preceptor and still you have disregarded me. You shall be the father of dreadful Räksasas.
Sanskrit: न तु सोमकुलोत्पन्ने वंशे स्थास्यति दुर्मतेः। वंशोऽपि भवतस्तुल्यो दुविनीतो भविष्यति॥
English: O vicious minded; your descendants shall be degraded from the lunar race and your children shall be equally vicious-minded like you.
Sanskrit: तमेवमुक्त्वा राजर्षिः पूरुं राज्यविवर्धनम्। अभिषेकेण संपूज्य आश्रमं प्रविवेश ह॥
English: Having thus imprecated Yadu, the royal saint Yayāti honoured Puru, Puru, the enhancer of prosperity of the kingdom, with installation and then retired to woods.
Sanskrit: ततः कालेन महता दिष्टान्तमुपजग्मिवान्। त्रिदिवं स गतो राजा ययातिनहुषात्मजः॥
English: Thereupon after a long time he breathed his last and went to the abode of the celestials.
Sanskrit: पूरुश्चकार तद्राज्यं धर्मेण महता वृतः। प्रतिष्ठाने पुरवरे काशिराज्ये महायशाः॥
English: The highly illustrious Puru reigned piously in the foremost of cities Pratisthan.
Sanskrit: यदुस्तु जनयामास यातुधानान्सहस्रशः। पुरे क्रौञ्चवने दुर्गे राजवंशबहिष्कृते॥
English: Yadu begot thousands and thousands of Räkşasas and being degraded from the royal family reigned in a city named Krauñcavana, hard to be got at.
Sanskrit: एष तूशनसा मुक्तः शापोत्सर्गो ययातिना। धारितः क्षत्रधर्मेण यं निमिश्चक्षमे न च ॥
English: In this wise, according to the custom of the Kșatriya the king Yayāti took upon himself the imprecation of the preceptor śukra, but he did not forgive him.
Sanskrit: एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं दर्शनं सर्वकारिणाम्। अनुवर्तामहे सौम्य दोषो न स्याद्यथा नृगे॥
English: I have thus related to you everything. O gentle one, we shall follow the examples of these illustrious men. And in that case we shall not be degraded like the king Nļga.
Sanskrit: इति कथयति रामे चन्द्रतुल्याननेन प्रविरलतरतारं व्योम जज्ञे तदानीम्। अरुणकिरणरक्ता दिग्बभौ चैव पूर्वा कुसुमरसविमुक्तं वस्त्रमागुण्ठितेव॥
English: While Rāma, having moon-like countenance, was speaking thus, the stars became fewer in the welkin, and east, stricken with the early rays of the sun, appeared like a damsel, clothed in a raiment coloured with the dye of flowers.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रभाते विमले कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकी क्रियाम्। धर्मासनगतो राजा रामो राजीवलोचनः॥ राजधर्मानवेक्षन्वै ब्राह्मणैर्नंगमैः सह। पुरोधसा वसिष्ठेन ऋषिणा कश्यपेन च॥ मन्त्रिभिर्व्यवहारज्ञैस्तथान्यैर्धर्मपाठकैः। नीतिज्ञैरथ सभ्यैश्च राजभिः सा सभा वृता॥ सभा यथा महेन्द्रस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य च। शुशुभे राजसिंहस्य रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः॥
English: Thereupon having performed the morning rites the lotus-eyed Rama, in the early morning, sat on his royal throne and in the company of Brāhmaṇas and citizens engaged in looking into state affairs. The assembly consisted of the priest Vasiştha, the saint Kashyapa, ministers well versed in politics, other religious preceptors, moralists, members and kings. The assembly of Rāma, of unwearied, actions appeared like that of Mahendra, Yama and Varuna.
Sanskrit: अथ रामोऽब्रवीत्तत्र लक्ष्मणं शुभलक्षणम्। निर्गच्छ त्वं महाबाहो सुमित्रानन्दवर्धन॥
English: Rāma said to Lakşmaņa, gifted with auspicious marks “O Saumitri having long arms, do you proceed to the city-gate to receive those who have come here for business."
Sanskrit: कार्यार्थिनश्च सौमित्रे व्याहतुं त्वमुपाक्रम। रामस्य भाषितं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणः शुभलक्षणः॥ द्वारदेशमुपागम्य कार्यिणश्चाह्वयस्त्वयम्। न कश्चिदब्रवीत्तत्र मम कार्यमिहाद्य वै॥
English: According to Rāma's command Laksmana, gifted with auspicious mark, arrived at the gate and called those who had come there for business. But none said that he had been brought there by any business.
Sanskrit: नाधयो व्याधयश्चैव रामे राज्यं प्रशासति। पक्क सस्या वसुमती सर्वोषधिसमन्विता॥
English: For there was neither decease nor poverty in the kingdorm. During Rama's regime, the earth was filled with corns and Asadhis.
Sanskrit: न बालो म्रियते तत्र न युवा न च मध्यमः। धर्मेण शासितं सर्वं न च बाधा विधीयते॥
English: Children, youngmen and middle-aged people did not meet with death. The earth was governed piously so there was no obstacle.
Sanskrit: दृश्यते न च कार्यार्थी रामे राज्यं प्रशासति। लक्ष्मणः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा रामायैवं न्यवेदयत्॥
English: Thus during the administration of Rāma none was seen who wanted justice. Laksmana, with folded hands, said to Rāma, “None has come for business."
Sanskrit: अथ रामः प्रसन्नात्मा सौमित्रिमिदमब्रवीत्। भूय एव तु गच्छ त्वं कार्यिणः प्रविचारय॥
English: Thereat, Rāma, with a delighted heart, replied"Do you go, O Saumitri, and see if nay one has come for business.
Sanskrit: सम्यकप्रणीतया नीत्या नाधर्मो विद्यते व चित्। तस्माद्राजभयात्सर्वे रक्षन्तीह परस्परम्॥ बाणा इव मया मुक्ता इह रक्षन्ति मे प्रजाः। तथापि त्वं महाबाहो प्रजा रक्षस्व तत्परः॥
English: Royal policy if properly adopted, impiety can stand nowhere. It is for the fear of the king that people protect one another. And although laws, instituted by the are protecting the subjects like so many arrows, still, O you having long arms, do you be engaged in governing the subjects.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु सौमित्रिनिर्जगाम नृपालयात्। अपश्यदूरदेशे वै श्वानं तावदवस्थितम्॥ तमेवं वीक्षमाणो वै विक्रोशन्तं मुहुर्मुहुः। दृष्ट्वाथ लक्ष्मणस्तं वै स पप्रच्छाथ वीर्यवान्॥
English: Being thus addressed Lakşmaņa issued out of the house and saw that a dog was waiting at the gate. Casting its looks around it was again and again barking. Beholding it in that plight the valiant Lakşmaņa said.
Sanskrit: किं ते कार्यं महाभाग बूहि विस्रब्धमानसः। लक्ष्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सारमेयोऽभ्यभाषत॥
English: "O generous sir, what business has brought you hither-do you relate it confidentially.” Hearing the words of Lakşmaņa the dog replied.
Sanskrit: सर्वभूतशरण्याय रामायाकिष्टकर्मणे। भयेष्वभयदात्रे च तस्मै वक्तुं समुत्सहे॥
English: "I wish to relate it to Räma of unwearied actions, who is the refuge of all creatures and who declares fearlessness to all.
Sanskrit: एतच्छुत्वा च वचनं सारमेयस्य लक्ष्मणः। राघवाय तदाख्यातुं प्रविवेशालयं शुभम्॥
English: Hearing the words of the dog Laksmana entered the beautiful palace to relate it to Rāma.
Sanskrit: निवेद्य रामस्य पुनर्निर्जगाम नृपालयात्। वक्तव्यं यदि ते किंचित्तत्त्वं ब्रूहि नृपाय वै॥
English: And having communicated it to Rāma he issued out and said to the dog:-"If you have anything true to speak you may come and communicate it to the king."
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सारमेयोऽभ्यभाषत। देवागारे नृपागारे द्विजवेश्मसु वै तथा॥ वह्निः शतक्रतुश्चैव सूर्यो वायुश्च तिष्ठति। नात्र योग्यास्तु सौमित्रे योनीनामधमा वयम्॥
English: Hearing the words Lakşmaņa the dog said, "We cannot enter into the house of divinities, kings and Brāhmaṇas nor can we go there where is fire, Indra, the sun or the wind, for we are the vilest born; so I cannot enter there.
Sanskrit: प्रवेष्टुं नात्र शक्ष्यामि धर्मो विग्रहवानृपः। सत्यवादी रणपटुः सर्वसत्त्वहिते रतः॥
English: For king is the personification of virtue and specially the king Råma is truthful, well versed in the science of fighting and ever engaged in the welfare of all beings.
Sanskrit: पाङ्गुण्यस्य पदं वेत्ति नीतिकर्ता स राघवः। सर्वज्ञः सर्वदर्शी च रामो रमयतां वरः॥
English: He is perfectly cognisant of where the six qualities are to be applied master of morality, know all, see all and the best of beautiful.
Sanskrit: स सोमः स च मृत्युश्च स यमो धनदस्तथा। वह्निः शतक्रतुश्चैव सूर्यो वै वरुणस्तथा॥
English: He is the moon, death, Yama, Kubera, the giver of riches, fire, Indra, the sun and Varuna.
Sanskrit: तस्य त्वं ब्रूहि सौमित्रे प्रजापालः स राघवः। अनाज्ञप्तस्तु सौमित्रे प्रवेष्टुं नेच्छयाम्यहम्॥
English: O Saumitri, do you go and communicate to the king protecting his subjects that without his permission I do not wish to go there."
Sanskrit: आनृशंस्यान्महाभाग प्रविवेश महाद्युतिः। नृपालयं प्रविश्याथ लक्ष्मणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon the highly effulgent and noble-minded Lakşmaņa entered the palace and said to Rama: