pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अथात्मपरिधानार्थं सीता कौशेयवासिनी। सम्प्रेक्ष्य चीरं संत्रस्ता पृषती वागुरामिव ॥ सा व्यपत्रपमाणेव प्रगृह्य च सुदुर्मनाः। कैकेय्याः कुशचीरे ते जानकी शुभलक्षणा॥ अश्रुसम्पूर्णनेत्रा च धर्मज्ञा धर्मदर्शिनी। गन्धर्वराजप्रतिमं भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत्॥ कथं नु चीरं बध्नन्ति मुनयो वनवासिनः। इति ह्यकुशला सीता सा मुमोह मुहुर्मुहुः॥
English: Then Sītā clad in silk apparel, eyeing the ascetic covering meant for her, became agitated, like a doe at sight of a noose. And afflicted with shame, that one graced with auspicious marks, Jänakī, sorrowfully took from Kaikeyī the Kuća and bark; and with tears flooding her eyes, that one cognizant of virtue and having her gaze ever fixed upon it, thus addressed her lord resembling the king of the Gandharvas, “How do the ascetics dwelling in the woods put on their dress? Saying this, Sītā, ill at ease became embarrassed.
Sanskrit: कृत्वा कण्ठे स्म सा चीरमेकमादाय पाणिना। तस्थौ ह्यकुशला तत्र व्रीडिता जनकात्मजा॥
English: Putting on one piece on her neck and holding the other in her hand, the daughter of Janaka, feeling uneasy, stood overpowered with shame.
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तत् क्षिप्रमागत्य रामो धर्मभृतां वरः। चीरं बबन्ध सीतायाः कौशेयस्योपरि स्वयम्॥
English: Thereupon that best of righteous persons, Rāma, speedily coming up to her, fastened the monastic garb over Sītā's silk attire.
Sanskrit: रामं प्रेक्ष्य तु सीताया बध्नन्तं चीरमुत्तमम्। अन्तःपुरचरा नार्यो मुमुचुर्वारि नेत्रजम् ॥
English: Beholding Rāma fastening that goodly garb on Sītā, the females of the inner apartment began to shed tears.
Sanskrit: ऊचुश्च परमायत्ता रामं ज्वलिततेजसम्। वत्स नैवं नियुक्तेयं वनवासे मनस्विनी॥
English: And waxing exceedingly aggrieved, they spoke to Rāma flaming in effulgence:, Child, do not take this virtuous one to the forest.
Sanskrit: पितुर्वाक्यानुरोधेन गतस्य विजनं वनम्। तावद् दर्शनमस्या नः सफलं भवतु प्रभो॥
English: So long as you will reside in the forest in accordance with the wishes of your father, we shall behold her; and by this means let our lives attain their object, o lord.
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणेन सहायेन वनं गच्छस्व पुत्रक। नेयमर्हति कल्याणी वस्तुं तापसवद् वने॥
English: O son, taking Lakşmaņa for your help, go you to the forest. This auspicious one does not deserve to live in the woods like an ascetic.
Sanskrit: कुरु नो याचनां पुत्र सीता तिष्ठतु भामिनी। धर्मनित्यः स्वयं स्थातुं न हीदानीं त्वमिच्छसि ॥
English: O son, grant our prayer. Let the fair Sita remain. Ever steady in virtue, you do not yourself intend to stay here.
Sanskrit: तासामेवंविधा वाचः शृण्वन् दशरथात्मजः। बबन्धैव तथा चीरं सीतया तुल्यशीलया॥ चीरे गृहीते तु तया सबाष्पो नृपतेर्गुरुः। निवार्य सीतां कैकेयीं वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing these words, Dasaratha's son tied the dress on Sītā having a similar character with himself. When she had put on the upper and under garments, the preceptor of the king, Vasiştha, his voice choked with the vapour of sorrow, dissuading Sita, said to Kaikeyi.
Sanskrit: अतिप्रवृत्ते दुर्मेधे कैकेयि कुलपांसनि। वञ्चयित्वा तु राजानं न प्रमाणेऽवतिष्ठसि॥
English: O you whose desires outrun your sense of honour, O you of perverted understanding, O befouler of your line, deceiving the monarch, you stay not within the pale of the promise.
Sanskrit: न गन्तव्यं वनं देव्या सीतया शीलवर्जिते। अनुष्ठास्यति रामस्य सीता प्रकृतमासनम्॥
English: O you bereft of good behaviour, that noble lady, Sītā, should not go to the forest, Sītā will occupy Rāma's seat.
Sanskrit: आत्मा हि दाराः सर्वेषां दारसंग्रहवर्तिनाम्। आत्मेयमिति रामस्य पालयिष्यति मेदिनीम्॥ पादपैः सह।
English: Of all those that marry, the wife is the (other) soul. Șītā will govern the earth, as she is Rāma's self.
Sanskrit: अथ यास्यति वैदेही वनं रामेण संगता। वयमत्रानुयास्यामः पुरं चेदं गमिष्यति ॥ अन्तपालाश्च यास्यन्ति सदारो यत्र राघवः। सहोपजीव्यं राष्ट्रं च पुरं च सपरिच्छदम्॥
English: But if Vaidehī goes to the forest with Rāma, we will follow him, and the inhabitants of the city will also repair thither. And the warders of the inner apartment, and the people of the kingdom and the city taking with them their necessaries and servants will accompany Rāghava and his wife.
Sanskrit: भरतश्च सशत्रुघ्नश्चीरवासा वनेचरः। वने वसन्तं काकुत्स्थमनुवत्स्यति पूर्वजम्॥
English: Bharata and Śatrughna wearing ascetic clothes and ranging the forest will live like their elder brother resident in the woods.
Sanskrit: ततः शून्यां गतजनां वसुधां त्वमेका शाधि दुर्वृत्ता प्रजानामहिते स्थिता॥
English: Then alone you of vile ways and intent upon harming the people will govern this empty earth deserted by the inhabitants, along with the trees.
Sanskrit: न हि तद् भविता राष्ट्रं यत्र रामो न भूपतिः। तद् वनं भविता राष्ट्रं यत्र रामो निवत्स्यति ॥
English: That can never be a kingdom where Rāma is not the monarch, and that forest where Rāma will reside will flourish into a monarchy.
Sanskrit: न ह्यदत्तां महीं पित्रा भरतः शास्तुमिच्छति। त्वयि वा पुत्रवद् वस्तुं यदि जातो महीपतेः॥
English: Bharata never wishes to govern a kingdom that has not been conferred upon him by his father; nor, if he has really been begotten by the monarch, will he any further act by you as a son.
Sanskrit: यद्यपि त्वं क्षितितलाद् गगनं चोत्पतिष्यसि। पितृवंशचरित्रज्ञः सोऽन्यथा न करिष्यति॥
English: Even if you leaving the earth fly to the air, that one cognizant of the character of his ancestry, will never act otherwise.
Sanskrit: तत् त्वया पुत्रगर्धिन्या पुत्रस्य कृतमप्रियम्। लोके नहि स विद्येत यो न राममनुव्रतः॥
English: Therefore although intent on advancing your son, you have really brought about his injury. There exists not a person in the world that is not partial to Rāma.
Sanskrit: द्रक्ष्यस्यद्यैव कैकेयि पशुव्यालमृगद्विजान्। गच्छतः सह रामेण पादपांश्च तदुन्मुखान्॥
English: O Kaikeyi, do you to-day behold beasts and snakes and birds journeying in the wake of Rāma, and even the trees stand with their heads turned towards him.
Sanskrit: अथोत्तमान्याभरणानि देवि देहि स्नुषायै व्यपनीय चीरम्। न चीरमस्याः प्रविधीयतेति न्यवारयत् तद् वसनं वसिष्ठः॥
English: Do you, O noble lady, removing the ascetic guise, confer elegant ornaments on your daughter-in-law, for such a dress suits not this one, Saying this Vasistha prevented Kaikeyi.
Sanskrit: स्त्वया वृतः केकयराजपुत्रि। विभूषितेयं प्रतिकर्मनित्या वसत्वरण्ये सह राघवेण॥
English: O daughter of king Kekaya, you have asked for the abode of Rāma in the woods, and decked out in ornaments let Sītā daily engaged in adorning herself, reside in the forest with Rāghava.
Sanskrit: यानैश्च मुख्यैः परिचारकैश्च सुसंवृता गच्छतु राजपुत्री। र्नेयं वृता ते वरसम्प्रदाने॥
English: And let the daughter of the king go to the forest, surrounded by excellent cars and servants, and taking with her attires and other necessary things. When you demanded the (fulfilment of the) promise, you had not your eye on Sita.
Sanskrit: तस्मिंस्तथा जल्पति विप्रमुख्ये गुरौ नृपस्याप्रतिमप्रभावे। नैव स्म सीता विनिवृत्तभावा प्रियस्य भर्तुः प्रतिकारकामा॥
English: When that foremost of Brāhmaṇas, that preceptor of the king possessed of unparalleled potency had said this, Sītā, desirous of serving her beloved lord, did not turn from the ascetic dress (presented by Kaikeyi.) preceptor of the king possessed of unparalleled potency had said this, Sītā, desirous of serving her beloved lord, did not turn from the ascetic dress (presented by Kaikeyi.)
Sanskrit: रामस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा मुनिवेषधरं च तम्। समीक्ष्य सह भाभी राजा विगतचेतनः॥
English: Hearing Rāma's words, and seeing him dressed like an ascetic, the king in the midst of his wives was deprived of his senses.
Sanskrit: नैनं दुःखेन संतप्तः प्रत्यवैक्षत राघवम्। न चैनमभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य प्रत्यभाषत दुर्मनाः॥
English: And burning in grief, the king could not eye Rāghava, nor seeing him could that one of arilicted mind answer anything.
Sanskrit: स मुहूर्तमिवासंज्ञो दुःखितश्च महीपतिः। विललाप महाबाहू राममेवानुचिन्तयन्॥
English: Then remaining unconscious for a while, the mighty-armed lord of earth oppressed by grief began to bewail, thinking of Rāma.
Sanskrit: मन्ये खलु मया पूर्वं विवत्सा बहवः कृताः। प्राणिनो हिंसिता वापि तन्मामिदमुपस्थितम् ॥
English: I conclude that formerly I deprived many a cow of her calf, and took the life of many creature, and it is for this that the present calamity has befallen me.
Sanskrit: न त्वेवानागते काले देहाच्च्यवति जीवितम्। कैकेय्या क्लिश्यमानस्य मृत्युर्मम न विद्यते॥ योऽहं पावकसंकाशं पश्यामि पुरतः स्थितम्। विहाय वसने सूक्ष्मे तापसाच्छादमात्मजम्॥
English: (I infer) that life never departs from the body unless the time comes, for although sore tried by Kaikeyſ, my life does not go out of me, and for I can see before me this one resembling fire, clad in the dress of an ascetic, having left his fine venture.
Sanskrit: एकस्याः खलु कैकेय्याः कृतेऽयं खिद्यते जनः। स्वार्थ प्रयतमानायाः संश्रित्य निकृतिं त्विमाम्॥
English: These people are in trouble in consequence of Kaikeyi alone striving by help of this craftiness to secure her interest.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु वचनं बाष्पेण विहतेन्द्रियः। रामेति सकृदेवोक्त्वा व्याहर्तुं न शशाक सः॥
English: Having said these words, Dasaratha, his senses overpowered by the vapour of sorrow, exclaimed "Rāma!” and could not proceed further.
Sanskrit: संज्ञां तु प्रतिलभ्यैव मुहूर्तात् स महीपतिः। नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यां सुमन्त्रमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then soon regaining consciousness, the lord of earth with tearful eyes, addressed Sumantra, saying.
Sanskrit: औपवाह्यं रथं युक्त्वा त्वमायाहि हयोत्तमैः। प्रापयैनं महाभागमितो जनपदात् परम्॥
English: Yoking a riding car with excellent horses, do you come hither; and take the exalted one to the south of the kingdom.
Sanskrit: एवं मन्ये गुणवतां गुणानां फलमुच्यते। पित्रा मात्रा च यत्साधुर्वीरो निर्वास्यते वनम्॥
English: The virtuous and heroic Rāma is being banished by his father and, mother Even this methinks will be asserted as the fruit of the virtues possessed by the pious.
Sanskrit: राज्ञो वचनमाज्ञाय सुमन्त्रः शीघ्रविक्रमः। योजयित्वा ययौ तत्र रथमश्वरलंकृतम्॥
English: Receiving the mandate of the sovereign, Sumantra endued with fleet vigour, yoking a car adorned with horses, came there.
Sanskrit: तं रथं राजपुत्राय सूतः कनकभूषितम्। आचचक्षेऽञ्जलिं कृत्वा युक्तं परमवाजिभिः॥
English: Then the charioteer with joined hands announced to the prince that the car adorned with gold was ready, yoked with excellent horses.
Sanskrit: राजा सत्वरमाहूय व्यापृतं वित्तसंचये। उवाच देशकालज्ञो निश्चितं सर्वतः शुचिः॥
English: The king, versed in time and place, and pure, speedily summoning his treasurer, said to him these words firmly.
Sanskrit: वासांसि च वराहा॑णि भूषणानि महान्ति च। वर्षाण्येतानि संख्याय वैदेह्याः क्षिप्रमानय॥
English: Do you without delay bring to Vaidehī excellent and costly attires and noble ornaments, counting these (ten and four) years.
Sanskrit: नरेन्द्रेणैवमुक्तस्तु गत्वा कोशगृहं ततः। प्रायच्छत् सर्वमाहृत्य सीतायै क्षिप्रमेव तत्॥
English: Thus desired by the foremost of men, that officer repairing to the treasury, procuring all those, speedily presented them to Sītā.
Sanskrit: सा सुजाता सुजातानि वैदेही प्रस्थिता वनम्। भूषयामास गात्राणि तैर्विचित्रैर्विभूषणैः॥
English: Thereupon that pure-sprung one, Vaidehi, ordered to the forest, adorned her goodly limbs with those rare ornaments.
Sanskrit: व्यराजयत वैदेही वेश्म तत् सुविभूषिता। उद्यतोऽशुमतः काले खं प्रभेव विवस्वतः॥
English: Thus decked out, Vaidehī graced that chamber like the effulgence of the Sun irradiating the welkin with his rays.
Sanskrit: तां भुजाभ्यां परिष्वज्य श्वश्रूर्वचनमब्रवीत्। अनाचरन्तीं कृपणं मू[पाघ्राय मैथिलीम्।१९।।
English: Then embracing with her arms Mithila's daughter of noble behaviour, and smelling the crown of her head, Sītā's mother-in-law said.
Sanskrit: असत्यः सर्वलोकेऽस्मिन् सततं सत्कृताः प्रियैः। भर्तारं नानुमन्यन्ते विनिपातगतं स्त्रियः॥
English: Those women that although having always been carefully tended by their husbands, do not regard them during the incident of adversity, are in this world reckoned as unchaste.
Sanskrit: एष स्वभावो नारीणामनुभूय पुरा सुखम्। अल्पामप्यापदं प्राप्य दुष्यन्ति प्रजहत्यपि॥
English: Even this is the nature of women: having formerly tasted happiness (at the hands of their husbands), they, on the accession of an inconsiderable misfortune, take them to task, nay, forsake them utterly.
Sanskrit: असत्यशीला विकृता दुर्गा अहृदयाः सदा। असत्यः पापसंकल्पाः क्षणमात्रविरागिणः॥
English: Those women that are untruthful, unmindful, of evil ways heartless, intent on unrighteous acts, and whose love is evanescent. are unchaste.
Sanskrit: न कुलं न कृतं विद्या न दत्तं नापि संग्रहः। स्त्रीणां गृह्णाति हृदयमनित्यहृदया हि ताः॥
English: Neither lineage, no benefit, nor learning, nor gift, nor forbearance of faults, can secure the hearts of females, surely their hearts are unstable.
Sanskrit: साध्वीनां तु स्थितानां तु शीले सत्ये श्रुते स्थिते। स्त्रीणां पवित्रं परमं पतिरेको विशिष्यते॥
English: But chaste women of good character, abiding in truth, acting in accordance with the precepts of superiors, and maintaining the dignity of their race, single out their lords as the prime means of compassing their spiritual welfare.
Sanskrit: स त्वया नावमन्तव्यः पुत्रः प्रव्राजितो वनम्। तव देवसमस्त्वेष निर्धनः सधनोऽपि वा॥
English: Therefore although my son is going to be banished to the woods, you should by no means disregard him. Whether he be wealthy or poor, he is to you like a god.
Sanskrit: विज्ञाय वचनं सीता तस्या धर्मार्थसंहितम्। कृत्वाञ्जलिमुवाचेदं श्वश्रूमभिमुखे स्थिता॥
English: Hearing her mother-in-law's words fraught with virtue and interest, Sītā facing that lady, said with joined palms.
Sanskrit: करिष्ये सर्वमेवाहमार्या यदनुशास्ति माम्। अभिज्ञास्मि यथा. भर्तुर्वर्तितव्यं श्रुतं च मे॥
English: I will do all that the noble one says. I know how I should act by my husband. I have heard all about that (from my parents.)
Sanskrit: न मामसज्जनेनार्या समानयितुमर्हति। धर्माद् विचलितुं नाहमलं चन्द्रादिव प्रभा॥
English: The worshipful one ought not to place me on the same footing with unrighteous persons. As brightness does not depart from the moon, so I cannot swerve from virtue.
Sanskrit: नातन्त्री वाद्यते वीणा नाचक्रो विद्यते रथः। नापतिः सुखमेधेत या स्यादपि शतात्मजा ॥
English: The Viņā without strings does not sound; and the car without wheels does not move, so although having an hundred sons, a woman without her husband cannot attain happiness.
Sanskrit: मितं ददाति हि पिता मितं भ्राता मितं सुतः। अमितस्य तु दातारं भर्तारं का न पूजयेत्॥
English: The father gives in measure, the father and the son give in measure, but who does not worship that bestower of riches fineless', the husband?
Sanskrit: साहमेवंगता श्रेष्ठा श्रुतधर्मपरावरा। आर्ये किमवमन्येयं स्त्रिया भर्ता हि दैवतम्॥
English: O exalted one, having learnt from my superiors the principal as well the minor duties, shall I disregard (my lord)? A husband is a deity to the wife.
Sanskrit: सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा कौसल्या हृदयङ्गमम्। शुद्धसत्त्वा मुमोचाश्रु सहसा दुःखहर्षजम्॥
English: Hearing Sītā's words which went directly to the heart, Kausalyā endued with purity of spirit, out of fullness of bliss and bale suddenly shed tears.
Sanskrit: तां प्राञ्जलिरभिप्रेक्ष्य मातृमध्येऽतिसत्कृताम्। रामः परमधर्मात्मा मातरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then with joined hands that foremost of virtuous ones addressed his mother, who, duly honoured by all, was seated in the midst of his other mothers, saying.
Sanskrit: अम्ब मा दुःखिता भूत्वा पश्येस्त्वं पितरं मम। क्षयोऽपि वनवासस्य क्षिप्रमेव भविष्यति॥
English: O mother, without indulging in grief, you should minister to my father, and the term of my abode in the woods will shortly expire.
Sanskrit: सुप्तायास्ते गमिष्यन्ति नव वर्णाणि पञ्च च। समग्रमिह सम्प्राप्तं मां द्रक्ष्यसि सुहद्वतम्॥
English: You will find these five and nine years pass away as if in a sleep. Then again, getting me, you will see me surrounded by my friends and relatives.
Sanskrit: एतावदभिनीतार्थमुक्त्वा स जननीं वचः। त्रयः शतशतार्धा हि ददर्शावेक्ष्य मातरः॥ ताश्चापि स तथैवार्ता मातृर्दशरथात्मजः। धर्मयुक्तमिदं वाक्यं निजगाद कृताञ्जलिः॥
English: Having spoken out his mind to his mother, Rāma attentively eyed his three hundred and fifty mothers. And with joined hands Daśaratha's son spoke words fraught with virtue to his mothers afflicted like Kausalyā herself.
Sanskrit: संवासात् पुरुषं किंचिदज्ञानादपि यत् कृतम्। तन्मे समुपजानीत सर्वाश्चामन्त्रयामि वः॥
English: If have said anything harsh to you in consequence of familiarity, or done any wrong through ignorance, do you forgive the same. I salute you all.
Sanskrit: वचनं राघवस्यैतद् धर्मयुक्तं समाहितम्। शुश्रुवुस्ताः स्त्रियः सर्वाः शोकोपहतचेतसः॥
English: These calm words of Rāghava informed with piety were heard by the ladies overwhelmed with grief.
Sanskrit: जज्ञेऽथ तासां संनादः क्रौञ्चीनामिव निःस्वनः। मानवेन्द्रस्य भार्याणामेवं वदति राघवे॥
English: As Rāghava was speaking thus, there arose a loud wail proceeding from those wives of that chief of men, like to the cries of Krauncis.
Sanskrit: मुरजपणवमेघघोषवद् दशरथवेश्म बभूव यत् पुरा। विलपितपरिवेदनाकुलं व्यसनगतं तदभूत् सुदुःखितम्॥
English: And the abode of Dasaratha which formerly resounded with Murajas, Panavas, meghas,* was now filled with cries of distress and lamentations. *Musical instruments.
Sanskrit: अथ रामश्च सीता च लक्ष्मणश्च कृताञ्जलिः। उपसंगृह्य राजानं चक्रुर्दीनाः प्रदक्षिणम्॥
English: Then exceedingly distressed, Rāma, Sītā and Lakşmaņa, bowing down to the king, circumambulated him.
Sanskrit: तं चापि समनुज्ञाप्य धर्मज्ञः सह सीतया। राघवः शोकसम्मूढो जननीमभ्यवादयत्॥
English: Then with the king's permission, the righteous Rāghava, stupefied with sorrow, in company with Sītā, paid respects to his mother.
Sanskrit: अन्वक्षं लक्ष्मणो भ्रातुः कौसल्यामध्यवादयत्। अपि मातुः सुमित्राया जग्राह चरणौ पुनः॥
English: Following his brother, Lakşmaņa saluted Kausalyā; then he again took hold of his mother Sumitrā's feet.
Sanskrit: तं वन्दमानं रुदती माता सौमित्रिमब्रवीत्। हितकामा महाबाहुं मूर्युपाघ्राय लक्ष्मणम्॥
English: As the son of Sumitrā was thus engaged in honouring his mother, his mother smelling the crown of his head, thus spoke to the mightyarmed Laksmana.
Sanskrit: सृष्टस्त्वं वनवासाय स्वनुरक्तः सुहृज्जने। रामे प्रमादं मा कार्षीः पुत्र भ्रातरि गच्छति॥
English: Although attached to your friends here, you have my permission to go to the forest. When Rama shall have gone (to the woods), do not, O son, show any negligence to him.
Sanskrit: व्यसनी वा समृद्धो वा गतिरेष तवानघ। एष लोके सतां धर्मो यज्ज्येष्ठवशगो भवेत्॥
English: O sinless one, whether in prosperity or in adversity, even this one is your way. That a younger brother should follow his elder is in this world the duty of the righteous.
Sanskrit: इदं हि वृत्तमुचितं कुलस्यास्य सनातनम्। दानं दीक्षा च यज्ञेषु तनुत्यागो मृधेषु हि॥
English: These are the legitimate duties ever observed by this race, charity, initiation into sacrifice, and renunciation of the body in the field of battle,
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणं त्वेवमुक्त्वासौ संसिद्धं प्रियराघवम्। सुमित्रा गच्छ गच्छेति पुनः पुनरुवाच तम्॥ राम दशरथं विद्धि मां विद्धि जनकात्मजाम्। अयोध्यामटवीं विद्धि गच्छ तात यथासुखम्॥
English: Do you consider Rāma as Daśaratha, and Janaka's own-begotten as myself; do you regard Ayodhyā as a wilderness, go my son, at your sweet pleasure. Having thus spoken to that dear descendant of Raghu, who had made up his mind (to journey to the forest), Sumitra again and again said to him, “Go! Go!"
Sanskrit: ततः सुमन्त्रः काकुत्स्थं प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्। विनीतो विनयज्ञश्च मातलिसिवं यथा॥
English: Then like to Mātali addressing Väsava, that one understanding humility, Sumantra, with joined hands humbly said to Kākutstha.
Sanskrit: रथमारोह भद्रं ते राजपुत्र महायशः। क्षिप्रं त्वां प्रापयिष्यामि यत्र मां राम वक्ष्यसे॥
English: O illustrious prince, good betide you: do you ascend the car. O Rāma, I will speedily take you to wherever you will tell me.
Sanskrit: चतुर्दश हि वर्षाणि वस्तव्यानि वने त्वया। तान्युपक्रमितव्यानि यानि देव्या प्रचोदितः॥
English: You will have to spend fourteen years in the forest, and your stay must commence from this very day. So the noble lady has ordered.
Sanskrit: तं रथं सूर्यसंकाशं सीता हृष्टेन चेतसा। आरुरोह वरारोहा कृत्वालंकारमात्मनः॥
English: Then having adorned her person, that best of her sex, Sītā, with a glad heart ascended the car resembling the sun.
Sanskrit: वनवासं हि संख्याय वासांस्याभरणानि च। भर्तारमनुगच्छन्त्यै सीतायै श्वशुरो ददौ॥
English: Counting the term of their stay in the woods, her father-in-law furnished Sītā following her lord with attires and ornaments.
Sanskrit: तथैवायुधजातानि भ्रातृभ्यां कवचानि च। रथोपस्थे प्रविन्यस्य सचर्म कठिनं च यत्॥ अथो ज्वलनसंकाशं चामीकरविभूषितम्। तमारुरुहतुस्तूर्णं भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ॥
English: And then he placed in front of the car various weapons, coats of mail, a basket bound in hide and a hoe, At length the brothers Rama and Laks maņa swiftly ascended the flaming car garnished with gold.
Sanskrit: सीतातृतीयानारूढान् दृष्ट्वा रथमचोदयत्। सुमन्त्रः सम्मतानश्वान् वायुवेगसमाजवे॥
English: And seeing them with Sītā for the third, mounted, Sumantra drove the car yoked with goodly horses resembling the wind in celerity.
Sanskrit: प्रयाते तु महारण्यं चिररात्राय राघवे। बभूव नगरे मूर्छा बलमूर्छा जनस्य च॥
English: On Rāghava having left for the forest to stay there for a long period, the men and beasts within the city were deprived of their senses (by grief).
Sanskrit: तत् समाकुलसम्भ्रान्तं मत्तसंकुपितद्विपम्। हयसिञ्जितनिर्घोषं पुरमासीन्महास्वनम्॥
English: And in the city there arose a mighty tumult in consequence of the hurrying of people, the elephants waxing mad and furious, and the neighings of horses.
Sanskrit: ततः सबालवृद्धा सा पुरी परमपीडिता। राममेवाभिदुद्राव घर्तिः सलिलं यथा॥
English: And the entire city containing, young and old, extremely afflicted, rushed after Rāma, like persons oppressed with the heat of the sun rushing towards water.
Sanskrit: पार्श्वतः पृष्ठतश्चापि लम्बमानास्तदुन्मुखाः। बाष्पपूर्णमुखाः सर्वे तमूचु शनिःस्वनाः॥
English: As his side and back, the people bending forward with their faces covered with the vapour of grief, and sighing hard, said to he charioteer.
Sanskrit: संयच्छ वाजिनां रश्मीन् सूत याहि शनैः शनैः। मुखं द्रक्ष्याम रामस्य दुर्दशं नो भविष्यति॥
English: O charioteer, rein in the horses, do you proceed softly. We will see the countenance of Rāma, which we shall never see again.
Sanskrit: आयसं हृदयं नूनं राममातुरसंशयम्। यद् देवगर्भप्रतिमे वनं याति न भिद्यते॥
English: Surely the heart of Rāma's mother is made of iron, for it does not burst on witnessing her son resembling Skanda repairing to the forest.
Sanskrit: कृतकृत्या हि वैदेही छायेवानुगता पतिम्। न जहाति रता धर्मे मेरुमर्कप्रभा यथा॥
English: Vaidehī, attaining her desire, follows her husband, like a shadow, attached to virtue, she does not forsake him, even as the Sun forsakes not Meru.
Sanskrit: अहो लक्ष्मण सिद्धार्थः सततं प्रियवादिनम्। भ्रातरं देवसंकाशं यस्त्वं परिचरिष्यसि ॥
English: O Laksmana, you are blessed, since you will serve your god-like brother ever speaking fair.
Sanskrit: महत्येषा हि ते बुद्धिरेष चाभ्युदयो महान्। एष स्वर्गस्य मार्गश्च यदेनमनुगच्छसि॥
English: This design of yours is great; this is your mighty good fortune; this is the way to heaven that you are following him.
Sanskrit: एवं वदन्तस्ते सोढुं न शेकुर्बाष्पमागतम्। नरास्तमनुगच्छन्ति प्रियमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनम्॥
English: Saying this; they could not suppress their fears; and the men followed the beloved descendant of Ikşvāku.
Sanskrit: अथ राजा वृतः स्त्रीभिर्दीनाभिर्दीनचेतनः। निर्जगाम प्रियं पुत्रं द्रक्ष्यामीति ब्रुवन् गृहात्॥
English: Then the king, his sense overcome by grief, surrounded by his distressed wives, went out of his house, saying, “I will behold my dear son.”
Sanskrit: शुश्रुवे चाग्रतः स्त्रीणां रुदतीनां महास्वनः। यथा नादः करेणूनां बद्धे महति कुञ्जरे।।२९
English: He heard before him a mighty noise proceeding from weeping women, like to the roars of she-elephants, when a great elephant has been taken captive.
Sanskrit: पिता हि राजा काकुत्स्थः श्रीमान् सन्नस्तदा बभौ। परिपूर्णः शशी काले ग्रहेणोपप्लुतो यथा ॥
English: Thereupon Rāma's father, the graceful Kākutstha, became shorn of his splendour, like to the full-moon enveloped at the appointed time during the eclipse.
Sanskrit: स च श्रीमानचिन्त्यात्मा रामो दशरथात्मजः। सूतं संचोदयामास त्वरितं वाह्यतामिति॥
English: Then the auspicious son of Daśaratha of soul incapable of being comprehended, ordered the charioteer, saying, "Do you proceed more speedily."