pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तत्त्वतो हि नरश्रेष्ठ बुद्ध्या समनुचिन्तय बुद्ध्या युक्ता महाप्राज्ञा विजानन्ति शुभाशुभे॥
English: O you best of men, do you, after due consideration, ascertain what is proper or improper; persons of your vast wisdom are cognizant of the right or wrong by dint of their understanding.
Sanskrit: अदृष्टगुणदोषाणामधुराणां तु कर्मणाम्। नान्तरेण क्रियां तेषां फलमिष्टं च वर्तते॥
English: Without proper exercise, actions, of unknown merit and uncertain issue do not bear fruits.
Sanskrit: मामेवं हि पुरा वीर त्वमेव बहुशोक्तवान्। अनुशिष्याद्धि को नु त्वामपि साक्षाद् बृहस्पतिः॥
English: O hero, many a time and oft ere this, you had given me the self-same counsel. Who is capable of counselling you who are the very preceptor of the gods?
Sanskrit: बुद्धिश्च ते महाप्राज्ञ देवैरपि दुरन्वया। शोकेनाभिप्रसुप्तं ते ज्ञानं सम्बोधयाम्यहम्॥
English: O you of great intellect, even the celestials cannot measure your mental acumen. Greatly benumbed is your wisdom with the slumber of grief, and I am to rouse it.
Sanskrit: दिव्यं च मानुषं चैवमात्मनश्च पराक्रमम्। इक्ष्वाकुवृषभावेक्ष्य यतस्व द्विषतां वधे॥
English: O you the best of lkşvākus, do you engage in the destruction of your foes considering well your celestial and human prowess.
Sanskrit: किं ते सर्वविनाशेन कृतेन पुरुषर्षभ। तमेव तु रिपुं पापं विज्ञायोद्धर्तुमर्हसि ॥
English: O you best of men, what necessity have you to destroy the whole world? Do you rescue Sītā after finding out your vicious enemy.
Sanskrit: पूर्वजोऽप्युक्तमात्रस्तु लक्ष्मणेन सुभाषितम्। सारग्राही महासारं प्रतिजग्राह राघवः॥
English: After Laksmana had spoken these highly sound and pleasant words, Rāma, ever taking to what is sound, accepted them.
Sanskrit: स निगृह्य महाबाहुः प्रवृद्धं रोषमात्मनः। अवष्टभ्य धनुश्चित्रं रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon that one, of mighty arms, slaking his flaming ire and reclining himself upon his beautiful bow, addressed Laksmana.
Sanskrit: किं करिष्यावहे वत्स क्व वा गच्छाव लक्ष्मण। केनोपायेन पश्यावः सीतामिह विचिन्तय॥
English: Do you ponder over, O brother, where shall we repair, what shall we do and by what means shall we come by Sītā?
Sanskrit: तं तथा परितापार्तं लक्ष्मणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। इदमेव जनस्थानं त्वमन्वेषितुमर्हसि॥ राक्षसैर्बहुभिः कीर्णं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम्। सन्तीह गिरिदुर्गाणि निर्दराः कन्दराणि च ॥
English: Whereto Lakşmaņa replied saying to the highly aggrieved Råma, It is proper for you to search this Janasthāna filled with a multitude of Rākṣasas and covered with diverse trees and creepers. Here are many strongholds in the midst of mountains, clefts of rocks, many caves and numerous cavities filled with various animals.
Sanskrit: गुहाश्च विविधा घोरा नानामृगगणाकुलाः। आवासाः किंनराणां च गन्धर्वभवनानि च॥ तानि युक्तो मया सार्धं समन्वेषितुमर्हसि। त्वद्विधा बुद्धिसम्पन्ना महात्मानो नरर्षभाः॥ आपत्सु न प्रकम्पन्ते वायुवेगैरिवाचलाः।
English: Many are the abodes here belonging to the Kinnaras and Gandharvas. Do you, along with me, search all these places. Great men, of your calibre, do remain unagitated even in the midst of difficulties like to mountains never shaken by the velocity of the wind.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तस्तद् वनं सर्वं विचचार सलक्ष्मणः॥ क्रुद्धो रामः शरं घोरं संधाय धनुषि क्षुरम्।
English: Hearing these words, Rāma, enraged, fixing sharp and terrible arrows to his bow, began to range the forest with Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: ततः पर्वतकूटाभं महाभागं द्विजोत्तमम्॥ ददर्श पतितं भूमौ क्षतजाद्रं जटायुषम्। तं दृष्ट्वा गिरिशृङ्गाभं रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon he beheld, fallen on ground, having his person bathed in blood, the king of birds-Jatayu, resembling a mountain peak, and spoke to Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: अनेन सीता वैदेही भक्षति नात्र संशयः। गृध्ररूपमिदं व्यक्तं रक्षो भ्रमति काननम्॥
English: It is clear and beyond all doubt that Vaidehī has been devoured by this Rākşasa, assuming the shape of a vulture and ranging the forest.
Sanskrit: भक्षयित्वा विशालाक्षीमास्ते सीतां यथासुखम्। एनं वधिष्ये दीप्ताग्रैः शरघोरैरजिह्मगैः॥
English: This Rākşasa has been reposing at ease after devouring that one of expansive eyes; I shall kill him with terrible straight coursing arrows, having flaming points.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्त्वाभ्यपतद् द्रष्टुं संधाय धनुषि क्षुरम्। क्रुद्धो रामः समुद्रान्तां चालयन्निव मेदिनीम्॥
English: Fixing sharpened shafts to his bow, Rāma, enraged, darted towards the vulture, as if moving the sea-girt earth.
Sanskrit: तं दीनदीनया वाचा सफेनं रुधिरं वमन्। अभ्यभाषत पक्षी स रामं दशरथात्मजम्॥
English: Vomiting frothy blood Jațāyu, the king of vultures, spoke to Rāma, the son of Dasaratha.
Sanskrit: यामोषधीमिवायुष्मन्नन्वेषसि महावने। सा देवी मम च प्राणा रावणेनोभयं हृतम्॥
English: O you of long life, that goddess, whom you have been searching in this vast forest like to Os adhi, and my life have been carried away by Rāvana.
Sanskrit: त्वया विरहिता देवी लक्ष्मणेन च राघव। ह्रियमाणा मया दृष्टा रावणेन बलीयसा॥
English: I saw her, O Rāghava, carried away stealthily by the powerful Rāvaņa, in your absence as well as that of Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: सीतामभ्यवपन्नोऽहं रावणश्च रणे प्रभो। विध्वंसितरथच्छत्रः पतितो धरणीतले॥
English: Myself nearing Sītā, for her rescue, O Lord, Rāvaņa was thrown down on earth by me in conflict having his car and umbrella shattered.
Sanskrit: एतदस्य धनुर्भग्नमेते चास्य शरास्तथा। अयमस्य रणे राम भग्नः सांग्रामिको रथः॥
English: This is his snapped bow and these are his broken shafts. And this is his war-car, O Rāma shattered in fight.
Sanskrit: अयं तु सारथिस्तस्य मत्पक्षनिहतो भुवि। परिश्रान्तस्य मे पक्षौ छित्वा खङ्गेन रावणः॥ सीतामादाय वैदेहीमुत्पपात विहायसम्। रक्षसा निहतं पूर्वं मां न हन्तुं त्वमर्हसि ॥
English: This is his charioteer lying on earth being killed by the velocity of my wings. Having sundered my wings with his dagger, who had been exhausted, Rāvana taking Sītā, rose high up in the welkin. It behove you not to kill me who had been wounded before by the Rākşasa.
Sanskrit: रामस्तस्य तु विज्ञाय सीतासक्तां प्रियां कथाम्। गृध्रराजं परिष्वज्य परित्यज्य महद् धनुः॥ निपपातावशो भूमौ रुरोद सहलक्ष्मणः। द्विगुणीकृततापा” रामो धीरतरोऽपि सन्॥
English: Hearing from him pleasant words relating to Sītā, Rāma, leaving aside, instantly, his mighty bow, embraced him, and rolling on earth having lost self-control through grief, began to lament with Lakşmaņa. Though highly composed by nature, he was overwhelmed with doubled grief.
Sanskrit: एकमेकायने कृच्छ्रे नि:श्वसन्तं मुहुर्मुहुः। समीक्ष्य दुःखितो रामः सौमित्रिमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: And beholding Jațāyu, sigh again and again and breathing with difficulty in a helpless plight, Rāma, highly aggrieved, spoke to Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: राज्यं भ्रष्टं वने वासः सीता नष्टा मृतो द्विजः। ईदृशीयं ममालक्ष्मीर्दहेदपि हि पावकम्॥
English: I have lost my kingdom and have been living in this forest. My Sītā has been carried away and this bird has been killed (on my account). This misfortune of mine can burn even the very fire.
Sanskrit: सम्पूर्णमपि चेदद्य प्रतरेयं महोदधिम्। सोऽपि नूनं ममालक्ष्म्या विशुष्येत् सरितां पतिः॥
English: If for assuaging my grief I do enter the mighty ocean, verily shall that misfortune dry up even that lord of rivers.
Sanskrit: नास्त्यभाग्यतरो लोके मत्तोऽस्मिन् सचराचरे। येनेयं महती प्राप्ता मया व्यसनवागुरा॥
English: There is none so unfortunate as I, throughout this earth, mobile or immobile, and it is for this bad luck that I have confronted this mighty disaster.
Sanskrit: अयं पितुर्वयस्यो मे गृध्रराजो महाबलः। शेते विनिहतो भूमौ मम भाग्यविपर्ययात्॥
English: This mighty king of vultures is our father's friend and he Leith on earth, killed through the evil turn of my fortune.
Sanskrit: इत्येवमुक्त्वा बहुशो राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः। जटायुषं च पस्पर्श पितृस्नेहं निदर्शयन्॥
English: Uttering these and various other words, Rāghava, along with Lakşmaņa touched his body manifesting his paternal affection.
Sanskrit: निकृत्तपक्षं रुधिरावसिक्तं तं गृध्रराजं परिगृह्य राघवः। क्व मैथिली प्राणसमा गतेति विमुच्य वाचं निपपात भूमौ ॥
English: Embracing the king of vultures, bathed in blood, having its wings cut off, Rāghava, fell on the ground, exclaiming where has Maithili gone like to my life?
Sanskrit: रामः प्रेक्ष्य तु तं गृधं भुवि रौद्रेण पातितम्। सौमित्रिं मित्रसम्पन्नमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ ममायं नूनमर्थेषु यतमानो विहंगमः। राक्षसेन हतः संख्ये प्राणांस्त्यजति मत्कृते॥ अतिखिन्नः शरीरेऽस्मिन् प्राणो लक्ष्मण विद्यते। तथा स्वरविहीनोऽयं विक्लवं समुदीक्षते॥
English: Beholding Jațāyu fallen on the ground by the terrible Raksasa, Rāma spoke to Laksmana, having compassion for all, saying Verily for my service this bird has breathed its last, being killed by the Raksasa.O Laksmana, its voice has been enfeebled, its vision weakened and its life, greatly exhausted, Leith in a very little proportion in its body.
Sanskrit: जटायो यदि शक्नोषि वाक्यं व्याहरितुं पुनः। सीतामाख्याहि भद्रं ते वधमाख्याहि चात्मनः॥
English: May good betide you, O Jatayu; if you are capable of speaking again, do you relate how Sītā has been carried away and you have been killed.
Sanskrit: किंन्निमित्तो जहारार्यां रावणस्तस्य किं मया। अपराधं तु यं दृष्ट्वा रावणेन हृता प्रिया॥
English: Why has Rāvaņa taken away by stealth the worshipful Jānki? What offence did I commit by him that he has carried away my dear one?
Sanskrit: कथं तच्चन्द्रसंकाशं मुखमासीन्मनोहरम्। सीतया कानि चोक्तानि तस्मिन्काले द्विजोत्तम॥
English: O you best of birds, how looked the moonlike, pleasant countenance of Sītā at the time of her being carried away? What did she speak then?
Sanskrit: कथंवीर्यः कथंरूपः किंकर्मा स च राक्षसः। क्व चास्य भवनं तात ब्रूहि मे परिपृच्छतः॥
English: What is the prowess, appearance and action of that Raksasa? Where dose he live, O reverend Sir? Pray tell me, I do ask you.
Sanskrit: तमुवीक्ष्य स धर्मात्मा विलपन्तमनाथवत्। वाचा विक्लवया राममिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Beholding Rāma, lament like one helpless, the virtuous-souled Jațăyu spoke in faltering accents.
Sanskrit: सा हृता राक्षसेन्द्रेण रावणेन दुरात्मना। मायामास्थाय विपुलां वातदुर्दिनसंकुलाम्॥
English: Sītā has been carried away by Rāvana, the lord of Rākşasas, creating a mighty illusion producing wind and showers.
Sanskrit: परिकलान्तस्य मे तात पक्षौ छित्वा निशाचरः। सीतामादाय वैदेही प्रयातो दक्षिणामुखः॥
English: O darling, myself being worn out that nightranger, having sundered my wings, fled away with Sītā to the southerly direction.
Sanskrit: उपरुध्यन्ति मे प्राणा दृष्टिभ्रमति राघव। पश्यामि वृक्षान् सौवर्णानुशीरकृतमूर्धजान्॥
English: O Rāghava, my life is about to expire, my eye-sight has grown of mistaken perception, I see trees before me made of gold having hair resembling Usira.
Sanskrit: येन याति मुहूर्तेन सीतामादाय रावणः। विप्रणष्टं धनं क्षिप्रं तत्स्वामी प्रतिपद्यते॥ विन्दो नाम मुहूर्तोऽसौ न च काकुत्स्थ सोऽबुधत्। झषवद् बडिशं गृह्य क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति ॥
English: Rāvana has taken away Sītā at a moment when a person regains soon his lost property. O Kākutstha, this moment is called Vindya, which Rāvana has not been able to perceive. (At this moment) the person who takes away (a thing) is soon destroyed like to a fish devouring a hook. This refers to Jatāyu's astrological knowledge. Vindya is derived from the root Vid-to gain. Thus this moment is favourable to the laser and unfavourable to the taker. Hence Rāvana carrying away Sītā at this moment shall meet with destruction.
Sanskrit: न च त्वया व्यथा कार्या जनकस्य सुतां प्रति। वैदेह्या रंस्यसे क्षिप्रं हत्वा तं रणमूर्धनि ॥
English: Do not therefore entertain the least doubt about your coming by Janakī. Destroying him at the head of the battle you shall soon sport with Vaidehi.
Sanskrit: असम्मूढस्य गृध्रस्य रामं प्रत्यनुभाषतः। आस्यात् सुस्राव रुधिरं म्रियमाणस्य सामिषम्॥
English: Thereupon flesh and gore began to come out of the mouth of Jatayu, the king of vultures, not loosing his sense even while treading the verge of death.
Sanskrit: पुत्रो विश्रवसः साक्षाद् भ्राता वैश्रवणस्य च। इत्युक्त्वा दुर्लभान् प्राणान् मुमोच पतगेश्वरः॥
English: Thereupon the king of birds gave up his dear life uttering only-Rāvana is the son of Visravā and brother to Vaisravana (the lord of wealth).
Sanskrit: ब्रूहि ब्रूहीति रामस्य ब्रुवाणस्य कृताञ्जलेः। त्यक्त्वा शरीरं गृध्रस्य प्राणा जग्मुर्विहायसम्॥
English: Rāma again and again addressed him with joined palms saying, Do you speak! Do you speak. And instantly Jatayu's vital spark rose up in the sky, leaving his bodily frame.
Sanskrit: स निक्षिप्य शिरो भूमौ प्रसार्य चरणौ तथा। विक्षिप्य च शरीरं स्वं पपात धरणीतले ॥
English: Thereupon the king of vultures fell down on the earth by stretching forth his legs, body and head on the ground.
Sanskrit: तं गृधं प्रेक्ष्य ताम्राक्षं गतासुमचलोपमम्। रामः सुबहुभिर्दुःखैर्दीनः सौमित्रिमब्रवीत्॥
English: Beholding the vulture dead, of huge proportions, resembling a hill and having red eyes, Rama, aggrieved, spoke piteously to Saumitri.
Sanskrit: बहूनि रक्षसां वासे वर्षाणि वसता सुखम्। अनेन दण्डकारण्ये विशीर्णमिह पक्षिणा॥
English: Living happily, for years, in this forest of Dandaka inhabited by the Rākşasas, Jațāyu has, at last, given up his life.
Sanskrit: अनेकवार्षिको यस्तु चिरकालसमुत्थितः। सोऽयमद्य हतः शेते कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः॥
English: He lived for a long time, of an uplifted person, and has now laid low on the earth. None can withstand the course of destiny.
Sanskrit: पश्य लक्ष्मण गृध्रोऽयमुपकारी हतश्च मे। सीतामभ्यवपन्नो हि रावणेन बलीयसा॥
English: Observe, O Laksmana, this vulture for my benefaction, has been killed by the powerful Rāvaņa in his attempt to rescue Sītā.
Sanskrit: गृध्रराज्यं परित्यज्य पितृपैतामहं महत्। मम हेतोरयं प्राणान् मुमोच पतगेश्वरः॥
English: For me, has this Lord of birds, breathed his last, renouncing his large ancestral kingdom.
Sanskrit: सर्वत्र खलु दृश्यन्ते साधवो धर्मचारिणः। शूराः शरण्याः सौमित्रे तिर्यग्योनिगतेष्वपि॥
English: In every status of animal creation, the heroic, the righteous and the honest, affording refuge to all, are to be found, even among the birds.
Sanskrit: सीताहरणजं दुःखं न मे सौम्य तथागतम्। यथा विनाशो गृध्रस्य मत्कृते च परंतप ॥
English: I do not feel so much affliction, O hero, for Sītā's ravishment as I do for this vulture, who has been killed for me.
Sanskrit: राजा दशरथः श्रीमान् यथा मम महायशाः। पूजनीयश्च मान्यश्च तथायं पतगेश्वरः॥
English: Like to the highly famous, effulgent king Dasaratha, this King of birds is worthy of being adored and worshipped by me.
Sanskrit: सौमित्रे हर काष्ठानि निर्मथिष्यामि पावकम्। गृध्रराजं दिधक्ष्यामि मत्कृते निधनं गतम्॥
English: O Saumitri, do you bring fuels; I shall produce fire there-with and burn the dead body of this king of birds who has been killed on my account.
Sanskrit: नाथं पतगलोकस्य चितिमारोपयाम्यहम्। इमं धक्ष्यामि सौमित्रे हृतं रौद्रेण रक्षसा॥
English: Placing on a funeral pile, I shall cremate, O Saumitrī, the dead body of this king of birds who has been destroyed by the grim-visaged Raksasas.
Sanskrit: या गतिर्यज्ञशीलानामाहिताग्नेश्च या गतिः। अपरावर्तिनां या च या च भूमिप्रदायिनाम्॥ मया त्वं समनुज्ञातो गच्छ लोकाननुत्तमान्। गृध्रराज महासत्व संस्कृतश्च मया व्रज॥
English: Being consecrated and commanded by me, do you, O highly powerful king of birds, attain to that excellent state of existence, which is reached by persons ever performing pious observance, by Āhilāgnis by heroes who are not afraid of entering a battle-field and by persons who confer grants of land.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा चितां दीप्तामारोप्य पतगेश्वरम्। ददाह रामो धर्मात्मा स्वबन्धुमिव दुःखितः॥
English: Saying this the virtuous-souled Rāma, afflicted with sorrow, burned the body of the king of birds, placing it on the funeral pile, like to his own kinsman.
Sanskrit: रामोऽपि सहसौमित्रिर्वनं गत्वा स वीर्यवान्। स्थूलान् हत्वा महारोहीननुतस्तार तं द्विजम् ॥ रोहिमांसानि चोद्धृत्य पेशीकृत्वा महायशाः। शकुनाय ददौ रामो रम्ये हरितशाद्वले॥
English: Entering the forest with Saumitrī, Rāma gifted with prowess, killed plump high deer and stretched forth grass and twigs for offering oblation to that bird. Taking off the flesh of those high deer and clustering it, Rāma, of great renown, offered it to the vultures in that pleasant forest-land, abounding in green grass.
Sanskrit: यत् तत् प्रेतस्य मर्त्यस्य कथयन्ति द्विजातयः। तत् स्वर्गगमनं क्षिप्रं तस्य रामो जजाप ह॥
English: Thereupon for his speedy arrival at the abode of celestials, Rāma recited those Mantras which are being uttered by the twice-born ones.
Sanskrit: ततो गोदावरी गत्वा नदी नरवरात्मजौ। उदकं चक्रतुस्तस्मै गृध्रराजाय तावुभौ ॥
English: Afterwards repairing to the river Godāverī the two princes offered water to that kingly vulture.
Sanskrit: शास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना जनं गृध्राय राघवौ। स्नात्वा तौ गृध्रराजाय उदकं चक्रतुस्तदा ॥
English: And offering yater to him according to the prescribed rites of the Śástras, those two descendants of Raghu, after bathing, perforined the Udaka ceremony for that king of vultures. Presentation of water specially to the manes as a religious or obsequal rite.
Sanskrit: स गृध्रराजः कृतवान् यशस्करं सुदुष्करं कर्म रणे निपातितः। महर्षिकल्पेन च संस्कृतस्तदा जगाम पुण्यां गतिमात्मनः शुभाम्॥
English: Having been killed in battle for an arduous but glorious work, that king of vultures, consecrated by the ascetic-like Rāma, attained to an excellent state.
Sanskrit: कृतोदकौ तावपि पक्षिसत्तम स्थिरां च बुद्धिं प्रणिधाय जग्मतुः। प्रवेश्य सीताधिगमे ततो मनो वनं सुरेन्द्राविव विष्णुवासवौ॥
English: Having performed the Udaka ceremony for that best of birds and considering him in the light of a father they went away and entered the forest in quest of Sītā like to the two best of celestials-Visnu and Vasava. glorious work, that king of vultures, consecrated by the ascetic-like Rāma, attained to an excellent state.
Sanskrit: कृत्वैवमुदकं तस्मै प्रस्थितौ राघवौ तदा। अवेक्षन्तौ वने सीतां जग्मतुः पश्चिमां दिशम्॥
English: Having offered him the gift of water, those two descendants of Raghu wended their way in that forest in quest of Sītā and proceeded towards the south-west*. In this sloka west is mentioned and in the next one there is reference to their turning to the south and hence west here refers to south-west.
Sanskrit: तां दिशं दक्षिणां गत्वा शरचापासिधारिणौ। अविप्रहतमैक्ष्वाकौ पन्थानं प्रतिपेदतुः॥
English: Then turning to the south, with bow and arrows in hand, they reached a track not wended by the people.
Sanskrit: गुल्मैर्वृक्षैश्च बहुभिलताभिश्च प्रवेष्टितम्। आवृतं सर्वतो दुर्गं गहनं घोरदर्शनम्॥
English: It was a ghastly, impenetrable forest, covered on all sides with groves, trees and creepers,
Sanskrit: व्यतिक्रम्य तु वेगेन गृहीत्वा दक्षिणां दिशम्। सुभीमं तन्महारण्यं व्यतियातौ महाबलौ॥
English: Proceeding by the southerly direction, those two mighty ones, passed hastily by that terrible, dreary forest.
Sanskrit: ततः परं जनस्थानात् त्रिकोशं गम्य राघवौ। क्रौञ्चारण्यं विविशतुर्गहनं तौ महौजसौ॥
English: Thereupon, the highly effulgent descendants of Raghu entered the dense forest of Krauñca, situated at a distance of six miles from Janasthāna.
Sanskrit: नानामेघघनप्रख्यं प्रहृष्टमिव सर्वतः। नानावणैः शुभैः पुष्पैर्मृगपक्षिगणैर्युतम्॥
English: It was a dense forest like to a collection of clouds, as if smiling on all sides blooming with charming flowers of diverse hues and frequented by various animals and birds.
Sanskrit: दिदृक्षमाणौ वैदेही तद् वनं तौ विचिन्वतुः। तत्र तत्रावतिष्ठन्तौ सीताहरणदुःखितौ॥
English: Waiting for sometime here and there they, exercised with Sītā's ravishment, explored the entire forest in quest of Vaidehi.
Sanskrit: ततः पूर्वेण तो गत्वा त्रिकोशं भ्रातरौ तदा। क्रौञ्चारण्यमतिकम्य मतङ्गाश्रममन्तरे॥
English: Proceeding three Kośas towards the East and passing by the forest of Krauñca the two brothers descried on their way the asylum of Matanga.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तु तद् वनं घोरं बहुभीममृगद्विजम्। नानावृक्षसमाकीर्णं सर्वं गहनपादपम्॥ ददृशाते गिरौ तत्र दरी दशरथात्मजौ। पातालसमगम्भीरां तमसा नित्यसंवृताम्॥
English: Having seen that dreary forest frequented by various animals and birds and covered with diverse trees and dense groves, the two sons of Dasaratha beheld a cave in the mountain deep as the region under the earth and ever enveloped with darkness.
Sanskrit: आसाद्य च नरव्याघ्रौ दर्यास्तस्याविदूरतः। ददर्शतुर्महारूपां राक्षसी विकृताननाम्॥ भयदामल्पसत्वानां बीभत्सां रौद्रदर्शनाम्। लम्बोदरी तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रां कराली परुषत्वचम्॥ भक्षयन्ती मृगान् भीमान् विकटां मुक्तमूर्धजाम्। अवैक्षतां तु तौ तत्र भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ॥
English: Arriving there they espied hard by a grimvisaged Rākşasī, having a formidable figure, ever causing fright to persons of feeble courage, loathsome terrible-looking, having a huge belly, sharpened teeth, a high person and rough skin, devouring voracious animals and looking fearful with dishevelled hair.
Sanskrit: सा समासाद्य तौ वीरौ व्रजन्तं भ्रातुरग्रतः। एहि रस्यावहेत्युक्त्वा समालम्भत लक्ष्मणम्॥
English: Beholding there the two brothers, Rāma and Laksmana, she neared the heroes and saying, 'come, we shall sport' assailed Laksmana who had been going before his brother.
Sanskrit: उवाच चैनं वचनं सौमित्रिमुपगुह्य च। अहं त्वयोमुखी नाम लाभस्ते त्वमसि प्रियः॥
English: And embracing him she spoke to Saumitrī the following words:-My name is Ayomukhi; it is a great gain to you that you have becoine my beloved one, O my lord.
Sanskrit: नाथ पर्वतदुर्गेषु नदीनां पुलिनेषु च। आयुश्चिरमिदं वीर त्वं मया सह रंस्यसे॥
English: Do you sport with me, for ever, O hero, in these mountainous strongholds and on the banks of the rivers.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु कुपितः खङ्गमुद्धृत्य लक्ष्मणः। कर्णनासस्तनं तस्या निचकर्तारिसूदनः॥
English: Thereat, exercised with ire, Laksmana, the subduer of foes, uplifting his dagger, chopped off her nose, ears and breast.
Sanskrit: कर्णनासे निकृत्ते तु विस्वरं विननाद सा। यथागतं प्रदुद्राव राक्षसी घोरदर्शना ॥
English: Having her nose and ears cut off, that terriblelooking Räkşasi, emitting fearful cries, fled away whence she had come.
Sanskrit: तस्यां गतायां गहनं व्रजन्तौ वनमोजसा। आसेदतुरमित्रघ्नौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ॥
English: On her departure, proceeding quickly, the two brothers, Rāma and Lakşmaņa, the conquerors of foes, reached a dense forest.
Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणस्तु महातेजाः सत्त्ववाञ्छीलवाञ्छुचिः। अब्रवीत् प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं भ्रातरं दीप्तेजसम्॥
English: There upon the highly effulgent and truthful Laksmana, possessing a pure character, spoke, with folded hands, to his brother of flaming energy.
Sanskrit: स्पन्दते मे दृढं बाहुरुद्विग्नमिव मे मनः। प्रायशश्चाप्यनिष्टानि निमित्तान्युपलक्षये॥ तस्मात् सज्जीभवार्य त्वं कुरुष्व वचनं मम। ममैव हि निमित्तानि सद्यः शंसन्ति सम्भ्रमम्॥
English: My left arm is throbbing, my mind is filled with anxiety and I perceive before me many a bad omen. Do you put on your habiliments, O worshipful one, and act by what I say for your well-being. Methinks from these bad omens some calamity shall soon befall us.
Sanskrit: एष वञ्जलको नाम पक्षी परमदारुणः। आवयोर्विजयं युद्धे शंसन्निव विनर्दति ॥
English: O Rāma, this terrible bird Vanjulaka is emitting fearful cries as if announcing our victory in the conflict.
Sanskrit: तयोरन्वेषतोरेवं सर्वं तद्वनमोजसा। संजज्ञे विपुलः शब्दः प्रभञ्जन्निव तद्वनम्॥
English: Thereupon while they began to explore the entire forest with their prowess there arose a terrible sound as if breaking down the wood.
Sanskrit: संवेष्टितमिवात्यर्थं गहनं मातरिश्वना। वनस्य तस्य शब्दोऽभूद् वनमापूरयन्निव॥
English: The forest was enveloped on all sides with a mighty wind and everywhere was audible a roar filling the wood-land.
Sanskrit: तं शब्दं काश्माणस्तु रामः खङ्गी सहानुजः। ददर्श सुमहाकायं राक्षसं विपुलोरसम्॥
English: With a view to ascertain whence the sound proceeded, Rāma, with a dagger in hand, along with his younger brother, espied a Rākşasha of huge proportions, having big thighs.
Sanskrit: आसेदतुश्च तद्रक्षस्तावुभौ प्रमुखे स्थितम्। विवृद्धमशिरोग्रीवं कवन्धमुदरेमुखम् ॥
English: The two brothers beheld that Rākşasa stationed before them, having a huge body, devoid of head and neck and therefore a headless demon and having its mouth on its belly.
Sanskrit: रोमभिर्निशितैस्तीक्ष्णैर्महागिरिमिवोच्छ्रितम्। नीलमेघनिभं रौद्रं मेघस्तनितनि:स्वनम्॥
English: Its body resembled a huge mountain and was covered with sharpened down; its look was terrible like to sable cloud and its roar resembled the muttering where of.
Sanskrit: अग्निज्वालानिकाशेन ललाटस्थेन दीप्यता। महापक्ष्मेण पिङ्गेन विपुलेनायतेन च॥ एकेनोरसि घोरेण नयनेन सुदर्शिना। महादंष्ट्रोपपन्नं तं लेलिहानं महामुखम्॥
English: Its one terrible, expansive eye, seeing all, was on the fore-head placed on its breast and shone forth like to the flaming fire and it had huge yellow eye-lashes. Its mouth was greatly widened and covered with rows of huge teeth and it was again and again licking that terrible mouth.