pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्याः सा दीर्घबहुला वेपन्त्याः सीतया तदा। ददृशे कम्पिता वेणी व्यालीव परिसर्पती ॥
English: And herself trembling, her pretty long lock of hair also shook and appeared like a serpent moving this way and that.
Sanskrit: सा निःश्वसन्ती शोकार्ता कोपोपहतचेतना। आर्ता व्यसृजदश्रूणि मैथिली विललाप च॥ हा रामेति च दुःखार्ता हा पुनर्लक्ष्यणेति च। हा श्वश्रूर्मम कौसल्ये हा सुमित्रेति भामिनी ॥ लोकप्रवादः सत्योऽयं पण्डितैः समुदाहृतः। अकाले दुर्लभो मृत्युः स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्य वा॥
English: Overwhelmed with grief and beside herself with ire, the daughter of the king of Mithilā, wept and exclaimed sorrowfully, O Rāma, and again, O Laksmana, O mother Kausalyā! O queen Sumitrā! true is the saying of the wise that death dose never approach untimely the male or the female.
Sanskrit: यत्राहमाभिः क्रूराभी राक्षसीभिरिहार्दिता । जीवामि हीना रामेण मुहूर्तमपि दुःखिता॥
English: Or else I would not have lived for a moment, separated from Rama and oppressed by the Raksasis as I am.
Sanskrit: एषाल्पपुण्या कृपणा विनशिष्याम्यनाथवत्। समुद्रमध्ये नौः पूर्णा वायुवेगैरिवाहता॥
English: Limited is my virtue, and therefore I am to die the death of a poor deserted thing like to a bark driven by the blast in the midst of the ocean.
Sanskrit: भर्तारं तमपश्यन्ती राक्षसीवशमागता। सीदामि खलु शोकेन कूलं तोयहतं यथा॥
English: Debarred from my husband's sight and tortured by the hideous demons, I shall sink, oppressed with woes, like to the banks of a river, washed by the water.
Sanskrit: तं पद्मदलपत्राक्षं सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनम्। धन्याः पश्यन्ति मे नाथं कृतज्ञं प्रियवादिनम्॥
English: Oh blest are they who have been resting their eyes upon my grateful and sweet-speeched lord of leonine gaits, having eyes resembling lotus petals!
Sanskrit: सर्वथा तेन हीनाया रामेण विदितात्मना। तीक्ष्णं विषमिवास्वाद्य दुर्लभं मम जीवनम् ॥
English: And separated from Rāma of subdued soul, it is as difficult for me to breathe as for him who has drank up virulent poison.
Sanskrit: कीदृशं तु महापापं मया देहान्तरे कृतम्। येनेदं प्राप्यते घोरं महादुःखं सुदारुणम्॥
English: What mighty iniquity had I perpetrated in my previous existence that I have met with this terrible disaster!
Sanskrit: जीवितं त्यक्तुमिच्छामि शोकेन महता वृता। राक्षसीभिश्च रक्षन्त्या रामो नासाद्यते मया॥
English: I wish to renounce my life under this load of grief-but alas! I am surrounded by the Raks asis and cannot meet Rāma.
Sanskrit: धिगस्तु खलु मानुष्यं धिगस्तु परवश्यताम्। न शक्यं यत्परित्यक्तुमात्मच्छन्देन जीवितम्॥
English: Oh! cursed is this subject human life, that they cannot renounce it even at their pleasure!
Sanskrit: प्रसक्ताश्रुमुखी त्वेवं ब्रुवती जनकात्मजा। अधोगतमुखी बाला विलप्तुमुपचक्रमे॥ उन्मत्तेव प्रमत्तेव भ्रान्तचित्तेव शोचती। उपावृत्ता किशोरीव विचेष्टन्ती महीतले॥
English: Saying this, the daughter of the king Janaka, bathed her countenance with tears and hanging down her head began to lament. And she began to roll on the earth like to a colt as if she was mad, possessed by a devil and had lost her sense.
Sanskrit: राघवस्य प्रमत्तस्य रक्षसा कामरूपिणा। रावणेन प्रमथ्याहमानीता क्रोशती बलात्॥
English: I, the spouse of Rāma, who was drawn away at a distance by the Rākşasa (Mārīca) assuming shapes at will, was seized and borne away by Rāvana.
Sanskrit: राक्षसीवशमापना भय॑माना च दारुणम्। चिन्तयन्ती सुदुःखार्ता नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे ॥
English: A captive of the Rākşasis, subject to their terrible threats and taunts, sunk in grief and anxiety, I desire not to keep my life.
Sanskrit: नहि मे जीवितेनार्थो नैवार्थेन च भूषणैः। वसन्त्या राक्षसीमध्ये विना रामं महारथम्॥
English: Of what avail are wealth, ornament and life to me, who am living in the midst of the Răkşasas and separated from Ráma, of the mighty car?
Sanskrit: अश्मसारमिदं नूनमथवाप्यजरामरम्। हृदयं मम येनेदं न दुःखेन विशीर्यते॥
English: Forsooth my my life is is made of stone, imperishable and immortal since it is not riven asunder even by this mighty grief.
Sanskrit: धिङ्गमनार्यामसती याहं तेन विना कृता। मुहूर्तमपि जीवामि जीवितं पापजीविका॥
English: Woe to me! who am unchaste and vile and my life is vicious, since breathe I still in the absence of my lord.
Sanskrit: चरणेनापि सव्येन न स्पृशेयं निशाचरम्। रावणं किं पुनरहं कामयेयं निशाचरम्॥
English: What of fixing my fancy on that night-ranger Rāvaņa, my meaner foot even shall not touch him?
Sanskrit: प्रत्याख्यानं न जानाति नात्मानं नात्मनः कुलम्। यो नृशंसस्वभावेन मां प्रार्थयितुमिच्छति॥
English: That (demon) who is courting me in this terrible way, does not know himself, his own race and that I loathe him so much.
Sanskrit: छिन्ना भिन्ना प्रभिन्ना वा दीप्ता वाग्नौ प्रदीपिता। रावणं नोपतिष्ठेयं किं प्रलापेन वश्चिरम्॥
English: What more shall I speak to you, I shall never consent to Rāvana's prayer, I might be rent from limb to limb or burnt in fire.
Sanskrit: ख्यातः प्राज्ञः कृतज्ञश्च सानुक्रोशश्च राघवः। सवृत्तो निरनुक्रोशः शङ्के मद्भाग्यसंक्षयात्॥
English: Rāghava is grateful, true, wise and kind. I fear it is through my ill-luck that he dose not feel pity for me.
Sanskrit: राक्षसानां जनस्थाने सहस्राणि चतुर्दश। एकेनैव निरस्तानि स मां किं नाभिपद्यते॥
English: Will he not take me back who alone slew the thousands of the Rākşasas in Janasthāna?
Sanskrit: निरुद्धा रावणेनाहमल्पवीर्येण रक्षसा। समर्थः खलु मे भर्ता रावणं हन्तुमाहवे॥
English: I have been captured by Rāvana, a Rākşasa of feeble prowess. Forsooth my lord is capable of slaying this Rāvana in conflict.
Sanskrit: विराधो दण्डकारण्ये येन राक्षसपुङ्गवः। रणे रामेण निहतः स मां किं नाभिपद्यते॥
English: Will not that Rāma regain me, by whom was killed in the forest of Dandaka, Virādha, the foremost of the Rākṣasa crew?
Sanskrit: कामं मध्ये समुद्रस्य लङ्केयं दुष्प्रधर्षणा। न तु राघवबाणानां गतिरोधो भविष्यति॥
English: Although situated in the midst of the ocean, Lankā is unapproachable by others, but Raghava's arrows shall also reach here.
Sanskrit: किं तु तत् कारणं येन रामो दृढपराक्रमः। रक्षसापहृतां भार्यामिष्टां यो नाभिपद्यते॥
English: (I am at a loss to ascertain) why Rāma of firm prowess, dose not regain me, his beloved spouse who have been borne away by the Räkşasa.
Sanskrit: इहस्थां मां न जानीते शङ्के लक्ष्मणपूर्वजः। जानन्नपि स तेजस्वी धर्षणां मर्षयिष्यति ॥
English: Methinks Rāma dose not know that I am here, or else, powerful as he is, he would not have put up with this insult.
Sanskrit: हृतेति मां योऽधिगत्य राघवाय निवेदयेत्। गृध्रराजोऽपि स रणे रावणेन निपातितः॥
English: That lord of vultures, who could have informed Rāghava, of my being born away by the Rākṣasa, was killed by Rāvana in the battle.
Sanskrit: कृतं कर्म महत् तेन मां तथाभ्यवपद्यता। तिष्ठता रावणवधे वृद्धेनापि जटायुषा॥
English: O great was the work done by him, who, old as he was, for my sake, addressed himself to bring about Rāvana's destruction.
Sanskrit: यदि मामिह जानीयाद् वर्तमानां हि राघवः। अद्य बाणैरभिक्रुद्धः कुर्याल्लोकमराक्षसम्॥
English: If Rāghava could know that I was here, he, exceedingly wroth, would have cleared the earth with his arrows, of the Raksasas.
Sanskrit: निर्दहेच्च पुरीं लङ्कां निर्दहेच्च महोदधिम्। रावणस्य च नीचस्य कीर्तिं नाम च नाशयेत्॥
English: He would have then burnt down the city of Lankā, dried up the deep and blotted out the name and fame of Rāvana.
Sanskrit: ततो निहतनाथानां राक्षसीनां गृहे गृहे। यथाहमेवं रुदती तथा भूयो न संशयः॥
English: And from each ruined home would have risen the Rākşasa widow's groans and cries like to those of mine.
Sanskrit: अन्विष्य रक्षसां लङ्का कुर्याद् रामः सलक्ष्मणः। नहि ताभ्यां रिपुर्दृष्टो मुहूर्तमपि जीवति ॥
English: Instituting enquiries, along with Lakṣmaṇa, he shall soon reduce Lankā to this plight. And observed by them the enemy shall not live for a moment.
Sanskrit: चिताधूमाकुलपथा गृध्रमण्डलमण्डिता। अचिरेणैव कालेन श्मशानसदृशी भवेत्॥
English: And in no time, shall Lankā, assume the appearance of a cremation ground, having all her high ways enveloped with smoke issuing out of the funeral pyres, and filled with vultures.
Sanskrit: अचिरेणैव कालेन प्राप्स्याम्येनं मनोरथम्। दुष्प्रस्थानोऽयमाभाति सर्वेषां वो विपर्ययः॥
English: And soon shall this desire of mine be fulfilled. All these words of mine do sound improbable now but they all indicate your misfortune.
Sanskrit: यादृशानि तु दृश्यन्ते लङ्कायामशुभानि तु। अचिरेणैव कालेन भविष्यति हतप्रभा ॥
English: Besides from these bad omens, that are to be seen here, it appear, that Lankä shall soon be shorn of her grace.
Sanskrit: नूनं लङ्का हते पापे रावणे राक्षसाधिये। शोषमेष्यति दुर्धर्षा प्रमदा विधवा यथा॥
English: The lord of the Rākşasas, the vicious Rāvana being killed, forsooth shall Lankā, divested of wealth, appear like a widow.
Sanskrit: पुण्योत्सवसमृद्धा च नष्टभी सराक्षसा। भविष्यति पुरी लङ्का नष्टभर्ती यथाङ्गना॥
English: This Lankā, which is now full of pious ceremonies, shall, on the death of the Rākṣasas and their master, appear like a husbandless woman.
Sanskrit: नूनं राक्षसकन्यानां रुदतीनां गृहे गृहे। श्रोष्यामि नचिरादेव दुःखार्तानामिह ध्वनिम्॥
English: For certain, shall I soon hear the cries and groans in every house, of the daughters of the Rākşasas worn with grief.
Sanskrit: सान्धकारा हतद्योता हतराक्षसपुङ्गवा। भविष्यति पुरी लङ्का निर्दग्धा रामसायकैः॥ यदि नाम स शूरो मां रामो रक्तान्तलोचनः। जानीयाद् वर्तमानां यां राक्षसस्य निवेशने॥
English: If that heroic Rāma, having dark-blue eyes, comes to know that I am in the abode of the Rākşasas, the city of Lankā shall be burnt down with his arrows and shall be stricken with darkness and shorn of grace and all the foremost of the Rākşasas shall be destroyed.
Sanskrit: अनेन तु नृशंसेन रावणेनाधमेन मे। समयो यस्तु निर्दिष्टस्तस्य कालोऽयमागतः॥
English: The time which was appointed by the vile and cruel Rāvana, has arrived.
Sanskrit: स च मे विहितो मृत्युरस्मिन् दुष्टेन वर्तते। अकार्यं ये न जानन्ति नैर्ऋताः पापकारिणः॥
English: And that vicious wretch has resolved to destroy me now. There is no crime which cannot be perpetrated by those vicious demons.
Sanskrit: अधर्मात् तु महोत्पातो भविष्यति हि साम्प्रतम्। नैते धर्मं विजानन्ति राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः॥
English: Mighty is the disaster that shall arise on account of this crime—the Räkşasas who live on flesh do not know what virtue is.
Sanskrit: ध्रुवं मां प्रातराशार्थं राक्षस: कल्पयिष्यति। साहं कथं करिष्यामि तं बिना प्रियदर्शनम्॥
English: Forsooth shall the Raksasa serve me for his morning meal. What shall I do without my lord of comely presence?
Sanskrit: रामं रक्तान्तनयनमपश्यन्ती सुदु:खिता। क्षिप्रं वैवस्वतं देवं पश्येयं पतिना विना ॥
English: Debarred from my husband's presence, stricken with grief and not beholding Rāma, having dark-blue eyes, I shall soon meet with death.
Sanskrit: नाजानाज्जीवती रामः स मां भरतपूर्वजः। जानन्तौ तु न कुर्यात्तां नो। हि परिमार्गणम्॥
English: Rāma, the elder brother of Bharata, dose not know that I am still alive or else he and Lakşmaņa would have ransacked the whole world for me.
Sanskrit: नूनं ममैव शोकेन स वीरो लक्ष्मणाग्रजः। देवलोकमितो यातस्त्यक्त्वा देहं महीतले॥
English: Or renouncing his body on this earth for my grief, the heroic elder brother of Lakşmaņa, has repaired to the celestial region.
Sanskrit: धन्या देवाः सगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्व परमर्षयः। मम पश्यन्ति ये वीरं रामं राजीवलोचनम्॥
English: Blessed the celestials, Gandharvas, Siddhās and mighty ascetics who are beholding my heroic lotus-eyed Rāma.
Sanskrit: अथवा नहि तस्यार्थो धर्मकामस्य धीमतः। मया रामस्य राजर्षेर्भार्यया परमात्मनः॥
English: Or that highly intelligent royal ascetic desirous of securing piety and freed from the troubles of life, has no need of a wife like me.
Sanskrit: दृश्यमाने भवेत् प्रीतिः सौहृदं नास्त्यदृश्यतः। नाशयन्ति कृतघ्नास्तु न रामो नाशयिष्यति॥
English: Or people have fancy for what they see and are which disappear as soon as the object is out of sight. The ungrateful are capable of renouncing their love, but not Rāma.
Sanskrit: किं वा मय्यगुणाः केचित् किं वा भाग्यक्षयो हि मे। या हि सीता वराहेण हीना रामेण भामिनी॥
English: Or there might be some folly in me. Or on the wane of my good luck have been separated from the excellent Rāma.
Sanskrit: श्रेयो मे जीवितान्मर्तुं विहीनाया महात्मना। रामादक्लिष्टचारित्राच्छूराच्छत्रुनिबर्हणात्॥
English: Death is more preferable to me than life since. I have been separated from the high-souled heroic Rāma, of unblemished character and the slayer of foes.
Sanskrit: अथवा न्यस्तशस्त्रौ तौ वने मूलफलाशनौ। भ्रातरौ हि नरश्रेष्ठौ चरन्तौ वनगोचरौ॥
English: Or those two brothers, the foremost of men, laying aside their weapons, and living on fruits and roots, have been wandering in the forest.
Sanskrit: अथवा राक्षसेन्द्रेण रावणेन दुरात्मना। छद्मना घातितौ शूरौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ॥
English: Or those two heroic brothers Rāma and Laksmana, have been, by treachery, put to death, by the vicious-souled Rāvana, the lord of Raksasas.
Sanskrit: साहमेवंविधे काले मर्तुमिच्छामि सर्वतः। न च मे विहितो मृत्युरस्मिन् दुःखेऽतिवर्तति॥
English: At this time of distress, I do with all my heart long for death, (but alas!) even death is not approaching me is this my misery.
Sanskrit: धन्याः खलु महात्मानो मुनयः सत्यसम्मताः। जितात्मानौ महाभागा येषां न स्तः प्रियाप्रिये।४७।।
English: Oh blessed are those high-souled, great ascetics abiding by truth and having their senses in control, who have no objects of love or displeasure.
Sanskrit: प्रियान्न सम्भवेद् दुःखमप्रियादधिकं भवेत्। ताभ्यां हि ते वियुज्यन्ते नमस्तेषां महात्मनाम्॥
English: They are not distressed with misery for their objects of love or grief for them whom they do not love. They are freed from them and I do bow to those high-souled ones.
Sanskrit: साऽहं त्यक्ता प्रियेणैव रामेण विदितात्मना। प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्यामि पापस्य रावणस्य गता वशम्॥
English: Being forsaken by the beloved Rāma, knowing his ownself, and brought under the control of Ravana, I shall renounce my life.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्ताः सीतया घोरं राक्षस्यः क्रोधमूछिताः। कांश्चिज्जग्मुस्तदाख्यातुं रावणस्य दुरात्मनः॥
English: Being thus addressed angrily by Sītā, some of those Raksasis, beside themselves with ire, proceeded to relate this to the vicious-souled Ravana.
Sanskrit: ततः सीतामुपागम्य राक्षस्यो भीमदर्शनाः। पुनः परुषमेकार्थमनर्थार्थमथाब्रुवन्॥
English: And approaching Sītā those grim-visaged demons again addressed her with words rude and rough.
Sanskrit: अद्येदानीं तवानार्ये सीते पापविनिश्चये। राक्षस्यो भक्षयिष्यन्ति मांसमेतद् यथासुखम्॥
English: O vile Sītă, O you bent on committing sin, we Rākşasīs shall today devour your flesh to the best of our satisfaction.
Sanskrit: सीतां ताभिरनार्याभिदृष्ट्वा संतर्जितां तदा। राक्षसी त्रिजटा वृद्धा प्रबुद्धा वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Beholding those vile demons threaten Sītā, a Raksasa matron, wise and old, named, Trijata cried.
Sanskrit: आत्मानं खादतानार्या न सीतां भक्षयिष्यथ। जनकस्य सुतामिष्टां स्नुषां दशरथस्य च॥
English: O vile demons, do youeat your own persons (The proper expression, I think, should be-“Eat me.” The commentator Rāmānuja explains Atmanam as your own bodies.) but do not devour Sītā, the daughter of Janaka and the esteemed daughter-in-law of the king Dasaratha.
Sanskrit: स्वप्नो ह्यद्य मया दृष्टो दारुणो रोमहर्षणः। राक्षसानामभावाय भर्तुरस्या भवाय च॥
English: I dreamt a terrible dream last night which made my down stand on their end. And in that dream I foresaw the overthrow of the Rāksasa race and the conquest of her husband.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तास्त्रिजटया राक्षस्यः क्रोधमूर्च्छिताः। सर्वा एवाब्रुवन् भीतास्त्रिजटां तामिदं वचः॥
English: And being thus addressed by Trijatā, those demons, exercised with wrath and terrified, accosted her with the following words.
Sanskrit: कथयस्व त्वया दृष्टः स्वप्नोऽयं कीदृशो निशि। तासां श्रुत्वा तु वचनं राक्षसीनां मुखोद्गतम्॥ उवाच वचनं काले त्रिजटा स्वप्नसंश्रितम्।
English: "Do you relate (to us) what sort of dream didst you dream last night." And hearing those words proceeding from the mouths of the Rākşasīs, Trijatā began to describe the dream she had at the latter end of the night,
Sanskrit: गजदन्तमयीं दिव्यां शिबिकान्तरिक्षगाम्॥ युक्तां वाजिसहस्रेण स्वयमास्थाय राघवः। शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरो लक्ष्मणेन समागतः॥
English: I saw Rāma, wearing garlands and clothed in white, ride in a celestial chariot, along with Lakşmaņa, made of ivory, traversing the etherial regions and drawn by a hundred steeds.
Sanskrit: स्वप्न चाद्य मया दृष्टा सीता शुक्लाम्बरावृता। सागरेण परिक्षिप्तं श्वेतपर्वतमास्थिता॥ रामेण संगता सीता भास्करेण प्रभा यथा।
English: I saw in my dream to-night, that Sītā, clad in the purest white, appearing on a snow-white hill beaten by the waves of the ocean, had at last met Rāma, like to light joined to the Sun.
Sanskrit: राघवश्च पुनदृष्टश्चतुर्दन्तं महागजम्॥ आरूढः शैलसंकाशं चकास सहलक्ष्मणः।
English: I again saw Rāma and Lakşmaņa appear in effulgence, seated on a huge elephant, having four tusks and resembling a bull.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु सूर्यसंकाशौ दीप्यमानौ स्वतेजसा ॥ शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरौ जानकी पर्युपस्थितौ।
English: Thereupon those two (brothers), resplendent like to the Sun by their own effulgence, and wearing white garlands and clothes, appeared near Janaka's daughter.
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्य नगस्याग्रे ह्याकाशस्थस्य दन्तिनः॥ भ; परिगृहीतस्य जानकी स्कन्धमाश्रिता। भर्तुरङ्कात् समुत्पत्य ततः कमललोचना।। चन्द्रसूर्यौ मया दृष्टा पाणिभ्यां परिमार्जती॥
English: And the lotus-eyed Jānakī, on the top of the hill situate on the welkin, first fell on the lap of her husband and then stationed herself on the neck of the elephant guided by her husband. Then I saw Sītā rubbing the Sun and the Moon with her two hands.
Sanskrit: ददस्ताभ्यां कुमाराभ्यामास्थितः स गजोत्तमः। सीतया च विशालाक्ष्या लङ्काया उपरिस्थितः। पाण्डुरर्षभयुक्तेन रथेनाष्टयुजा स्वयम्॥ शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरो लक्ष्मणेन सहागतः।
English: Then that best of the elephants, with those two princes and the large eyed Sītā on him, stood high above Lanka. I again saw Rāma, clad in white, and adorned with garlands, ride along with Lakşmaņa in a chariot drawn by eight white bullocks.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्यत्र मया दृष्टो रामः सत्यपराक्रमः॥ लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा सीतया सह वीर्यवान्। आरुह्य पुष्पकं दिव्यं विमानं सूर्यसंनिभम्॥ उत्तरां दिशमालोच्य प्रस्थितः पुरुषोत्तमः।
English: I again saw that highly energetic, best of men, Rāma, having truth for his prowess, along with his brother Lakşmaņa and Sītā flee to Northern realms, ascending a celestial flowery chariot resembling (in brightness) the Sun.
Sanskrit: रावणश्च मया दृष्टो मुण्डस्तैलसमुक्षितः॥ रक्तवासा पिबन्मत्तः करवीरकृतस्रजः। विमानात् पुष्पकादद्य रावणः पतितः क्षितौ॥
English: I saw Ravana too, shaved and shorn, besmeared with oil, wearing a crimson cloth, drinking honey, wearing a garland of Karavīra flowers, fall down on earth from the flowery chariot.
Sanskrit: कृष्यमाणः स्त्रिया मुण्डो दृष्टः कृष्णाम्बरः पुनः। रथेन खरयुक्तेन रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनः॥ पिबंस्तैलं हसन्नृत्यन् भ्रान्तचित्ताकुलेन्द्रियः। गर्दभेन ययौ शीघ्रं दक्षिणां दिशमास्थितः॥
English: And dragged by a woman, shaved, wearing a red cloth and garlands and sprinkled with crimson paste, Rāvana was again seen by me riding in a chariot drawn by asses. And quaffing oil, laughing and dancing, that one of agitated senses, forgetting himself sped on the chariot to the South. (In the south is the region of Yama, the God of Death and hence his going to the south is not an auspicious sign.)
Sanskrit: पुनरेव मया दृष्टो रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः। पतितो विशिरा भूमौ गर्दभाद्भयमोहितः॥
English: And I again saw Rāvana, the lord of the Raksasas, stricken with fear, fall, headless, down on the earth.
Sanskrit: सहसोत्थाय सम्भ्रान्तो भयार्तो मदविह्वलः। उन्मत्तरूपो दिग्वासा दुर्वाक्यं प्रलपन्बहु॥ दुर्गन्धं दुःसहं घोरं तिमिरं नरकोपमम्। मलपङ्कं प्रविश्याशु मग्नस्तत्र स रावणः॥
English: And then rising all on a sudden, and uttering obscene and inconsistent words like to a maniac, Rāvana overwhelmed with fear, and amazement, and intoxicated, fell into a mass of dirt, stinking and resembling the very hell. And again proceeding to the South he entered into a lake devoid of mud and water.
Sanskrit: प्रस्थितो दक्षिणामाशां प्रविष्टोऽकर्दमं हृदम्। कण्ठे बद्ध्वा दशग्रीवं प्रमदा रक्तवासिनी॥ कालीकर्दमलिप्ताङ्गी दिशं याम्यां प्रकर्षति। एवं तत्र मया दृष्टः कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः॥ रावणस्य सुताः सर्वे मुण्डास्तैलसमुक्षिताः। वराहेण दशग्रीवं शिशुमारेण चेन्द्रजित्॥ उष्ट्रेण कुम्भकर्णश्च प्रयातो दक्षिणां दिशम्।
English: And a dark woman, clad in a crimson cloth, and bedaubed with mud, dragged the Ten-necked demon, entwining herself around his neck. Then followed the mighty Kumbhakarņa (Rāvana's brother) and all the sons of Rāvana, shaved and shorn and besmeared with oil. And they all proceeded southward—the Ten-necked demon on a boar, Indrajit (Rāvana's son-the name signifies the conqueror of the lord of the celestials) on a porpoise, and Kumbhakarņa on a camel.
Sanskrit: एकस्तत्र मया दृष्टः श्वेतच्छत्रो विभीषणः।। चतुर्भिः सचिवैः सार्धं वैहायसमुपस्थितः॥
English: I saw only Vibhīșaņa, with a white umbrella and accompanied by four courtiers, range in the welkin.
Sanskrit: समाजश्च महान् वृत्तो गीतवादित्रनि:स्वनः। पिबतां रक्तमाल्यानां रक्षसां रक्तवाससाम्॥ लङ्का चेयं पुरी रम्या सवाजिरथकुञ्जरा। सागरे पतिता दृष्टा भग्नगोपुरतोरणा॥
English: And there was audible in the large assembly sound of music and stringed instruments. And all the Rākşasa wearing crimson clothes and garlands, were quaffing oil, I saw the royal and picturesque city Lankā with her steeds, cars and elephants, drowned in the ocean, having her gateways and ornamented arches broken.
Sanskrit: पीत्वा तैलं प्रमत्ताश्च प्रहसन्त्यो महास्वनाः। लङ्कायां भस्मरूक्षायां सर्वा राक्षसयोषितः॥
English: And in Lanka, covered with dust, Raksasa women laughing and making terrible sound, were engaged in quaffing oil.
Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्णादयश्चेमे सर्वे राक्षसपुङ्गवाः। रक्तं निवसनं गृह्य प्रविष्टा गोमयहृदम्॥
English: I saw all the leading Raksasas-Kumbhakarņā and others, dark-hued and wearing crimson clothes, emerged in an abyss of cow dung.
Sanskrit: अपगच्छत पश्यध्वं सीतामाप्नोति राघवः। घातयेत् परमामर्षी युष्मान् सार्धं हि राक्षसैः॥
English: Do youtherefore fly at some distance, and will find that Rāghava shall regain Sītā. And exercised with ire he shall destroy you all along with the Raksasas.
Sanskrit: प्रियां बहुमतां भार्या वनवासमनुव्रताम्। भर्त्तितां तर्जितां वापि नानुमंस्यति राघवः॥
English: Rāghava shall never brook, his esteemed and beloved spouse, living in the forest, being taunted and threatened by you.
Sanskrit: तदलं क्रूरवाक्यैश्च सान्त्वमेवाभिधीयताम्। अभियाचाम वैदेहीमेतद्धि मम रोचते॥
English: No more with rough words therefore; do you console the lady and humbly pray her to forgive you. This I think proper.
Sanskrit: यस्या ह्येवंविधः स्वप्नो दुःखितायाः प्रदृश्यते। सा दुःखैर्बहुभिर्मुक्ता प्रियं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्॥
English: Surely shall she, divested of misfortune, he reconciled to her beloved and excellent husband, regarding whom, in her misery, I have dreamt such a dream.
Sanskrit: भर्त्तितामपि याचध्वं राक्षस्यः किं विवक्षया। राघवाद्धि भयं घोरं राक्षसानामुपस्थितम्॥
English: YouRaksasis! You have threatened her, do youimplore her forgiveness—no more with harsh words. Forsooth, from Rāghava shall proceed the mighty disaster of the Rākṣasas.
Sanskrit: प्रणिपातप्रसन्ना हि मैथिली जनकात्मजा। अलमेषा परित्रातुं राक्षस्यो महतो भयात्॥
English: If Maithili, the daughter of the king Janaka, be pleased with you (for your imploring her forgiveness) you might be saved from the mighty disaster.
Sanskrit: अपि चास्या विशालाक्ष्या न किंचिदुपलक्षये। विरूपमपि चाङ्गेषु सुसूक्ष्ममपि लक्षणम्॥
English: I do not perceive any inauspicious mark on the person of this large-eyed dame. It appears from the paleness of her countenance that she has been overcome by misfortune.
Sanskrit: छायावैगुण्यमानं तु शङ्के दुःखमुपस्थितम्। अदुःखार्हामिमां देवीं वैहायसमुपस्थिताम् ॥
English: And I saw in my dreams) this worshipful damsel, unworthy of any misfortune, stationed in the welkin.
Sanskrit: अर्थसिद्धिं तु वैदेह्याः पश्याम्यहमुपस्थिताम्। राक्षसेन्द्रविनाशं च विजयं राघवस्य च॥
English: Verily I do perceive, before me, the satisfaction of Vaidehi's end, the destruction of the lord of the Rākşasas and the conquest of Raghava.
Sanskrit: निमित्तभूतमेतत् तु श्रोतुमस्या महत् प्रियम्। दृश्यते च स्फुरच्चक्षुः पद्मपत्रमिवायतम्॥ ईषच्च हृषितो वास्या दक्षिणाया ह्यदक्षिणः। अकस्मादेव वैदेह्याः बाहुरेकः प्रकम्पते॥
English: Behold! there, her left eye, spacious, as a lotus-petals, is dancing to hear this pleasant dream announcing the satisfaction of her own end. And her left arm is also dancing with joy, all on a sudden.
Sanskrit: करेणुहस्तप्रतिमः सव्यश्चोरुरनुत्तमः। वेपन् कथयतीवास्या राघवं पुरतः स्थितम्॥
English: And her excellent beautiful left thigh, resembling the trunk of an elephant, is also dancing as if indicating, that she shall at no distant date, be reconciled to Rāghava.