pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: गृहीतश्चैव पृष्ठश्च काले दृष्टः सकारण:। कच्चिन्न मुच्यते चोरो धनलोभानरर्षभ॥
English: And, O best of men, is a thief, that has been caught, interrogated (as to his guilt), and found with the stolen property on his person, set free (by your men) from motives of gain.
Sanskrit: व्यसने कच्चिदाढयस्य दुर्बलस्य च राघव। अर्थं विरागाः पश्यन्ति तवामात्या बहुश्रुताः।५८।।
English: And do your counsellors, o descendant of Raghu, accomplished in various lore, uninfluenced by greed, consider the conduct of both the rich and the poor involved in peril?
Sanskrit: यानि मिथ्याभिशस्तानां पतन्त्यश्रूणि राघव। तानि पुत्रपशून् घ्नन्ति प्रीत्यर्थमनुशासतः॥
English: O son of the Raghu race, the tears of those who have been falsely charged with any offence, (and who have failed to obtain justice), dropping, destroy the sons as well as the beasts of the ruler that minds his own comfort only.
Sanskrit: कच्चिद् वृदांश्च बालांश्च वैद्यान् मुख्यांश्च राघव। दानेन मनसा वाचा त्रिभिरेतैर्बुभूषसे॥
English: And do you with these three, gifts, mind and word, try to win over aged people, boys, physicians, and the principal ones?
Sanskrit: कच्चिद् गुरुंश्च वृद्धांश्च तापसान् देवतातिथीन्। चैत्यांश्च सर्वान् सिद्धार्थान् ब्राह्मणांश्च नमस्यसि॥
English: And do you salute spiritual preceptors, aged persons, ascetics, gods, guests, Caityas, emancipated one, and Brāhmaṇās?
Sanskrit: कच्चिदर्थेन वा धर्ममर्थं धर्मेण वा पुनः। उभौ वा प्रीतिलोभेन कामेन न विबाधसे ॥
English: And you do not oppose righteousness by interest, or interest by virtue, or both by desire, intent on gratifying the senses?
Sanskrit: कच्चिदर्थं च कामं च धर्मं च जयतां वर। विभज्य काले कालज्ञ सर्वान् वरद सेवसे॥
English: And, O foremost of conquerors, do you, O you cognisant of time, in season resorting to interest, desire, and virtue respectively, attain them, O bestower of boons?
Sanskrit: कच्चित् ते ब्राह्मणः शर्म सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदाः। आशंसन्ते महाप्राज्ञ पौरजानपदैः सह॥
English: And do Brāhmaṇas versed in all religious lore and knowing interest, together with the citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces wish for your happiness, O highly wise one?
Sanskrit: नास्तिक्यमनृतं क्रोधं प्रमादं दीर्घसूत्रताम्। अदर्शनं ज्ञानवतामालस्यं पञ्चवृत्तिताम्॥ एकचिन्तनमर्थानामनर्थज्ञैश्च मन्त्रणम्। निश्चितानामनारम्भं मन्त्रस्यापरिरक्षणम्॥ मङ्गलाद्यप्रयोगं च प्रत्युत्थानं च सर्वतः। कच्चित् त्वं वर्जयस्येतान् राजदोषांश्चतुर्दश॥
English: Atheism, untruthfulness, inattention, anger, procrastination, companionship with evil persons, indolence, gratification of the senses, consultation with a single person concerning the needs of a kingdom, taking counsel with those that are cognisant of evils alone, omission to take in hand a task that has been decided upon, divulgence of counsel, non-commencement of a course in the morning, and marching against all the foes at one and the same time, have you eschewed these ten and four faults?
Sanskrit: दशपञ्चचतुर्वर्गान् सप्तवर्गं च तत्त्वतः। अष्टवर्गं त्रिवर्गं च विद्यास्तिस्रश्च राघव॥ इन्द्रियाणां जयं बुद्ध्वा षाड्गुण्यं दैवमानुषम्। कृत्य विंशतिवर्गं च तथा प्रकृतिमण्डलम्॥ यात्रादण्डविधानं च द्वियोनी संधिविग्रहो। कच्चिदेतान् महाप्राज्ञ यथावदनुमन्यसे॥
English: O descendant of Raghu, truly understanding the tenth, fifth, fourth and seventh classes as well as the eighth, and third ones, and the three kinds of learning, and victory over the senses, and the evils human and superhuman, six attributes, and the (peculiar) duties (of royalty), and the twenty classes, and the kinds of Prakritis and Mandala, and Yatra chastisement, and war and peace having each two sources; do you with due order observe all these?
Sanskrit: मन्त्रिभिस्त्वं यथोद्दिष्टं चतुर्भिस्त्रिभिरेव वा। कच्चित् समस्तैर्व्यस्तैश्च मन्त्रं मन्त्रयसे बुध ॥
English: And, O wise one, do you, as laid down in the ordinance, take counsel, severally and in a body with three or four men?
Sanskrit: कच्चित्ते सफला वेदाः कच्चित्ते सफलाः क्रियाः। कच्चित्ते सफला दाराः कच्चित्ते सफलं श्रुतम्॥
English: And do you observe the Vedas? And do you perceive the fruit of your acts? And have your wives borne children? And has your knowledge of scripture borne fruit?
Sanskrit: कच्चिदेषैव ते बुद्धिर्यथोक्ता मम राघव। आयुष्या च यशस्या च धर्मकामार्थसंहिता॥
English: O descendant of Raghu, is your intellect going the way that I have indicated above? This course is conducive to long life, and fame; and virtue, desire and interest.
Sanskrit: यां वृत्तिं वर्तते तातो यां च नः प्रपितामहः। तां वृत्तिं वर्तसे कच्चिद् या च सत्पथगा शुभा॥
English: O child, are you following the course that was followed by our ancestors? And are you maintaining the conduct that is excellent and passes along pious ways?
Sanskrit: कच्चित् स्वादुकृतं भोज्यमेको नाश्नासि राघव। कच्चिदाशंसमानेभ्यो मित्रेभ्यः सम्प्रयच्छसि॥
English: And, O son of Raghu, you do not alone partake of sapid meats yourself alone? And do you share them with those friends who expect it?
Sanskrit: राजा तु धर्मेण हि पालयित्वा महीपतिर्दण्डधरः प्रजानाम्। दितश्च्युतः स्वर्गमुपैति विद्वान्।७६ ।।
English: The learned king ruling (all) righteously, that chastiser of the subjects, the monarch attaining duly the entire earth, going away from hence, acquires the celestial regions.
Sanskrit: तं तु रामः समाज्ञाय भ्रातरं गुरुवत्सलम्। लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा प्रष्टुं समुपचक्रमे॥
English: Knowing Bharata as devoted to his superior Răma along with his brother Lakşmaņa, asked him.
Sanskrit: किमेतदिच्छेयमहं श्रोतुं प्रव्याहतं त्वया। यस्मात् त्वमागतो देशमिमं चीरजटाजिनी॥ यन्निमित्तमिमं देशं कृष्णाजिनजटाधरः। हित्वा राज्यं प्रविष्टस्त्वं तत् सर्वं वक्तुमर्हसि॥
English: What for is this (visit of yours to the woods)? I wish to hear as clearly related by you the reason why clad in blackdeerskin and wearing matted locks, you, leaving your kingdom, have come to these regions. It behoves you to tell me all this.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः कैकेयीपुत्रः काकुत्स्थेन महात्मना। प्रगृह्य बलवद् भूयः प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।४।
English: Thus accosted by the high-souled Kākutstha, Kaikeyi's son, suppressing his grief by a strong effort, with joined hands said.
Sanskrit: आर्य तातः परित्यज्य कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्। गतः स्वर्ग महाबाहुः पुत्रशोकाभिपीडितः॥ स्त्रिया नियुक्तः कैकेय्या मम मात्रा परंतप। चकार सा महत्पापमिदमात्मयशोहरम्॥
English: O noble one, forsaking us all, our father possessed of mighty arms, having performed this terrible task, in consequence of being urged by a woman, my mother Kaikeyi, has gone to heaven afflicted with grief on account of his son, O repressor of foes.
Sanskrit: सा राज्यफलमप्राप्य विधवा शोककर्शिता। पतिष्यति महाघोरे नरके जननी मम ॥
English: And she has committed a signal sin capable of destroying her fame. And without obtaining the kingdom which she had coveted as the fruit of her action, a widow tried with grief, my mother will fall into a terrible hell.
Sanskrit: तस्य मे दासभूतस्य प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि। अभिषिञ्चस्व चाचैव राज्येन मघवानिव॥
English: Now it behoves you to extend your favour to me who have become your slave. Do you this very day get yourself installed in the kingdom, like to Indra himself.
Sanskrit: इमाः प्रकृतयः सर्वा विधवा मातरश्च याः। त्वत्सकाशमनुप्राप्ताः प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि।९।।
English: All these subjects and our widowed mothers have come to you. It behoves you to show your favour to them.
Sanskrit: तथानुपूर्व्या युक्तश्च युक्तं चात्मनि मानद। राज्यं प्राप्नुहि धर्मेण सकामान् सुहृदः कुरु॥
English: You are the first-born; and meet it is that you should get yourself installed, O bestower of honour. Therefore do you receive the kingdom righteously and fulfil the desire of your friends.
Sanskrit: भवत्वविधवा भूमिः समग्रा पतिना त्वया। शशिना विमलेनेव शारदी रजनी यथा॥ एभिश्च सचिवैः सार्धं शिरसा याचितो मया। भ्रातुः शिष्यस्य दासस्य प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: And like the autumnal Night on having the unclouded moon, let the entire Earth cease to be a widow on having you counsellors. It behoves you to show your favour to your brother, disciple, and slave.
Sanskrit: तदिदं शाश्वतं पित्र्यं सर्वं सचिवमण्डलम्। पूजितं पुरुषव्याघ्र नातिक्रमितुमर्हसि ॥
English: Therefore, O chief of men, you ought not to pass by this honoured band of ancestral ministers, who have always been serving this race.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुः सबाष्पः कैकयीसुतः। रामस्य शिरसा पादौ जग्राह भरतः पुनः॥
English: Having said this, with tears flooding his eyes, the mighty-armed son of Kaikeyi, Bharata, again took Rāma's feet on this head.
Sanskrit: तं मत्तमिव मातङ्ग निःश्वसन्तं पुनः पुनः। भ्रातरं भरतं रामः परिष्वज्येदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon Rāma embracing his brother Bharata resembling a mad elephant, and sighing again and again, said.
Sanskrit: कुलीनः सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तेजस्वी चरितव्रतः। राज्यहेतोः कथं पापमाचरेन्मद्विधो जनः॥
English: Of a high race, possessed of strength, endowed with energy, and vowed to sterling worth of character, how can one like me commit sin for the sake of dominion?
Sanskrit: न दोषं त्वयि पश्यामि सूक्ष्ममप्यरिसूदन। न चापि जननी बाल्यात् त्वं विगर्हितुमर्हसि ॥
English: Fault find I none ever so small in you, you destroyer of foes. Nor does it become you from puerility to tax your mother.
Sanskrit: कामकारो महाप्राज्ञ गुरूणां सर्वदानघ। उपपन्नेषु दारेषु पुत्रेषु च विधीयते॥
English: O exceedingly wise one, O you that are sinless, superiors may act as they list in relation to those wives and sons of theirs that are after theirs heart.
Sanskrit: वयमस्य यथा लोके संख्याताः सौम्य साधुभिः। भार्याः पुत्राश्च शिष्याश्च त्वमपि ज्ञातुमर्हसि॥
English: And this also you should learn that wives, sons and disciples should always be obedient as has been held by the emancipated ones.
Sanskrit: वने वा चीरवसनं सौम्य कृष्णाजिनाम्बरम्। राज्ये वापि महाराजो मां वासयितुमीश्वरः॥
English: O mild one, the monarch is competent to make me stay in the woods clad in black deerskin, as to establish me in the monarchy.
Sanskrit: यावत् पितरि धर्मज्ञ गौरवं लोकसत्कृते। तावद् धर्मकृतां श्रेष्ठ जनन्यामपि गौरवम्॥
English: O you conversant with morality, O foremost of those observing righteousness, in respect of virtuous conduct a mother should be as much regarded (by a son) as a father is.
Sanskrit: एताभ्यां धर्मशीलाभ्यां वनं गच्छेति राघव। मातापितृभ्यामुक्तोऽहं कथमन्यत् समाचरे॥
English: How can I, O descendant of Rāghava, having been told by my righteous father and mother, 'Go to the woods', act otherwise?
Sanskrit: त्वया राज्यमयोध्यायां प्राप्तव्यं लोकसत्कृतम्। वस्तव्यं दण्डकारण्ये मया वल्कलवाससा॥
English: You ought to receive the kingdom, Ayodhyā, honoured of men; and I ought to dwell in Dandaka dressed in bark.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा महाराजो विभागं लोकसंनिधौ। व्यादिश्य च महाराजो दिवं दशरथो गतः॥
English: Having made this division of duties in the presence of all, and also enjoined this, the mighty monarch, Dasaratha, has ascended heaven.
Sanskrit: स च प्रमाणं धर्मात्मा राजा लोकगुरुस्तव। पित्रा दत्तं यथाभागमुपभोक्तं त्वमर्हसि ॥
English: That superior of all, even the virtuous king, is your evidence. It behoves you to enjoy that which has been assigned to you by your sire.
Sanskrit: चतुर्दश समाः सौम्य दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः। उपभोक्ष्ये त्वहं दत्तं भागं पित्रा महात्मना॥
English: And, O mild one, taking refuge in the forest of Dandaka for fourteen years, I will act the part that has been set apart for me by my magnanimous father.
Sanskrit: यदब्रवीन्मां नरलोकसत्कृतः पिता महात्मा विबुधाधिपोपमः। तदेव मन्ये परमात्मनो हितं न सर्वलोकेश्वरभावमव्ययम्॥
English: What has been assigned to me by that one respected by all men, my high-souled father resembling the lord of celestials himself, is my prime good; the masterdom of all the worlds I would decline (should it be opposed to the will of my sire).
Sanskrit: रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा भरतः प्रत्युवाच ह। किं मे धर्माद् विहीनस्य राजधर्मः करिष्यति॥
English: Hearing Rāma's words, Bharata answered, Deprived of the kingdom in consequence of my posteriority in point of birth, what does regard for morality avail me?
Sanskrit: शाश्वतोऽयं सदा धर्मः स्थितोऽस्मासु नरर्षभ। ज्येष्ठ पुत्रे स्थिते राजा न कनीयान् भवेनृपः॥
English: O best of men, even this morality has ever been established with reference to us, viz., that the eldest son of the king existing, a younger one cannot be the king.
Sanskrit: स समृद्धां मया सार्धमयोध्यां गच्छ राघव। अभिषेचय चात्मानं कुलस्यास्य भवाय नः॥
English: Do you, therefore, O Rāghava go along with me to the prosperous Ayodhya; and get yourself ir stalled there for the behoof of our race.
Sanskrit: राजानं मानुषं प्राहुर्देवत्वे सम्मतो मम। यस्य धर्मार्थसहितं वृत्तमाहुरमानुषम्॥
English: Although a king observing interest and virtue, and who towers above average humanity, has been called a mortal, yet to me he is a very deity.
Sanskrit: केकयस्थे च मयि तु त्वयि चारण्यमाश्रिते। धीमान् स्वर्गं गतो राजा यायजूकः सतां मतः॥
English: While I was in Kekaya and you was in the forest that intelligent monarch honoured of the good, given to celebrating sacrifices, ascended heaven.
Sanskrit: निष्क्रान्तमात्रे भवति सहसीते सलक्ष्मणे। दुःखशोकाभिभूतस्तु राजा त्रिदिवमभ्यगात्॥
English: As soon as you had set out (for the forest) along with Sītā and Lakşmaņa, the king borne down by grief and chagrin, went to heaven.
Sanskrit: उत्तिष्ठ पुरुषव्याघ्र क्रियतामुदकं पितुः। अहं चायं च शत्रुघ्नः पूर्वमेव कृतोदकौ॥
English: O foremost of men, do you arise, and offer water to the spirit of our sire. Śatrughna and I have ere this offered water to (the departed).
Sanskrit: प्रियेण किल दत्तं हि पितृलोकेषु राघव। अक्षयं भवतीत्याहुर्भावांश्चैव पितुः प्रियः॥
English: O Rāghava, anything offered to the (manes of the) ancestors by a beloved descendant, conduces to their eternal behoof; and you the favourite of our father.
Sanskrit: स्त्वय्येव सक्तामनिवर्त्य बुद्धिम्। स्त्वां संस्मरन्नेव गतः पिता ते॥
English: Mourning you and exceedingly desirous of seeing you, his mind being fastened on you and incapable of being turned away, deprived of you, and smitten with grief of your account, your father departed this life, remembering you. was
Sanskrit: तां श्रुत्वा करुणां वाचं पितुर्मरणसंहिताम्। राघवो भरतेनोक्तां बभूव गतचेतनः॥
English: Hearing those piteous words uttered by Bharata in connection with the demise of their father, Rāghava was deprived of his senses.
Sanskrit: तं तु वज्रमिवोत्सृष्टमाहवे दानवारिणा। वाग्वजं भरतेनोक्तममनोज्ञं परंतपः॥ प्रगृह्य रामो बाहु वै पुष्पिताङ्ग इव दुमः। वने परशुना कृत्तस्तथा भुवि पपात ह॥
English: On that thunder-bolt of a speech being uttered by Bharata, like to a (real) thunder-bolt hurled in battle by the enemy of the Dānavas (Indra), that subduer of foes, Rāma, stretching his arms, fell down to the earth, like a blossoming tree that has been hewn by an axe.
Sanskrit: तथा हि पतितं रामं जगत्यां जगतीपतिम्। कूलघातपरिश्रान्तं प्रसुप्तमिव कुञ्जरम्॥ भ्रातरस्ते महेष्वासं सर्वतः शोककर्शितम्। रुदन्तः सह वैदेह्या सिषुचुः सलिलेन वै॥
English: Seeing that lord of the world and mighty bowman, Rāma, fallen, like a sleeping elephant fatigued with turning up earth with its tusks, his brothers exercised with sorrow, broke out into lamentations, and along with Videha's daughter began to sprinkle water (on his face).
Sanskrit: स तु संज्ञा पुनर्लब्ध्वा नेत्राभ्यामश्रुमुत्सृजन्। उपाक्रामत काकुत्स्थः कृपणं बहु भाषितुम्॥
English: Then regaining his consciousness, Kākutstha shedding tears from his eyes, distressfully addressed himself to speech.
Sanskrit: स रामः स्वर्गतं श्रुत्वा पितरं पृथिवीपतिम्। उवाच भरतं वाक्यं धर्मात्मा धर्मसंहितम्॥
English: And hearing that lord of earth, his sire, had gone to heaven, that righteous one said to Bharata words fraught with virtue and interest.
Sanskrit: किं करिष्याम्ययोध्यायां ताते दिष्टां गतिं गते। कस्तां राजवराद्धीनामयोध्यां पालयिष्यति॥ किं नु तस्य मया कार्यं दुर्जातेन महात्मनः। यो मृतो मम शोकेन स मया न च संस्कृतः॥
English: What shall I do with Ayodhyā, my sire having gone the way ordained by the gods? And who will govern her, now that she has been deprived of that foremost of monarchs? Of fruitless birth that I am, what can I do for that magnanimous one? And of him that renounced his life from grief on my account I have not even performed the last rites.
Sanskrit: अहो भरत सिद्धार्थो येन राजा त्वयानघ। शत्रुघ्नेन च सर्वेषु प्रेतकृत्येषु सत्कृतः॥
English: Ah! Bharata, you, O sinless one, are blessed, since by you as well as by Satrughna have been performed all the funeral rites of the king.
Sanskrit: निष्प्रधानामनेकानां नरेन्द्रेण विना कृताम्। निवृत्तवनवासोऽपि नायोध्यां गन्तुमुत्सहे॥
English: To Ayodhyā, bereft of the monarch, having none to preside over her destinies, and many rulers, will I not return even when the term of my abode in the woods has been passed.
Sanskrit: समाप्तवनवासं मामयोध्यायां परंतप। कोऽनुशासिष्यति पुनस्ताते लोकान्तरं गते॥
English: My father having gone to the other world, who, O subduer of enemies, will again counsel me when, my stay in the forest being over, I shall have returned to Ayodhyā?
Sanskrit: पुरा प्रेक्ष्य सुवृत्तं मां पिता यान्याह सान्त्वयन्। वाक्यानि तानि श्रोष्यामि कुतः कर्णसुखान्यहम्॥
English: And from whom shall I hear those words grateful to the ear, which my father gratifying me used to speak to me when I happened to do something well?
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वाथ भरतं भार्यामभ्येत्य राघवः। उवाच शोकसंतप्तः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम्॥
English: Having thus addressed Bharata, Rāghava burning in grief spoke to his wife, with her countenance resembling the full moon, saying.
Sanskrit: सीते मृतस्ते श्वशुरः पितृहीनोऽसि लक्ष्मण। भरतो दुःखमाचष्टे स्वर्गतिं पृथिवीपतेः॥
English: O Sītā, your father-in-law is dead and, O Laks inana, you are fatherless. Bharata has communicated to me that sad intelligence that our father has ascended heaven.
Sanskrit: ततो बहुगुणं तेषां बाष्पं नेत्रेष्वजायत। तथा ब्रुवति काकुत्स्थे कुमाराणां यशस्विनाम्॥
English: When Kakutstha had said this, tears began to shower forth from the eyes of the renowned princes.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते भ्रातरः सर्वे भृशमाश्वास्य दुःखितम्। अब्रुवञ्जगतीभर्तुः क्रियतामुदकं पितुः॥
English: Then all those brothers pacifying as best they could Rāma stricken with sorrow, said to him, “Do you perform the watery rites of that lord of the earth, our sire."
Sanskrit: सा सीता स्वर्गतं श्रुत्वा श्वशुरं तं महानृपम्। नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यां न शशाकेक्षितं प्रियम्॥
English: Having heard that her father-in-law, the king, had gone to the celestial regions. Sītā with her eyes filled with tears, could not see her beloved.
Sanskrit: सान्त्वयित्वा तु मां रामो रुदती जनकात्मजाम्। उवाच लक्ष्मणं तत्र दुःखितो दुःखितं वचः॥
English: Thereupon, pacifying the weeping daughter of Janaka, Rama moved with grief, spoke to the distressed Laksmana, saying.
Sanskrit: आनयेगुदिपिण्याकं चीरमाहर चोत्तरम्। जलक्रियार्थं तातस्य गमिष्यामि महात्मनः॥
English: Do you bring Ingudi fruits as well as a piece of new bark. I will go to perform the watery rites of our high-souled sire.
Sanskrit: सीता पुरस्ताद् व्रजतु त्वमेनामभितो व्रज। अहं पश्चाद् गमिष्यामि गतिथेषा सुदारुणा॥
English: Let Sītā go first. do you follow her. I shall go last. Even this is the course of those in mourning.
Sanskrit: ततो नित्यानुगस्तेषां विदितात्मा महामतिः। मृदुर्दान्तश्च कान्तश्च रामे च दृढभक्तिमान्॥ सुमन्त्रस्तैर्नृपसुतैः सार्धमाश्वास्य राघवम्। अवतारयदालम्ब्य नदीं मन्दाकिनी शिवाम्॥
English: Then that magnanimous one, having a knowledge of the soul, mild, graceful, capable of controlling his senses, steady in his regard for Rāma, and ever following him, Sumantra, in company with those sons of the auspicious river, Mandakini.
Sanskrit: ते सुतीर्थां ततः कृच्छ्रादुपगम्य यशस्विनः। नदी मन्दाकिनी रम्यां सदा पुष्पितकाननाम्॥ शीघ्रस्रोतसमासाद्य तीर्थं शिवमकर्दमम्। सिषिचुस्तूदकं राज्ञे तत एतद् भवत्विति ॥
English: Then those illustrious ones, having in distress arrived at the river Mandākini, Mandākini, having convenient descents, charming, ever furnished with blossomag woods, and of rapid currents; and approached it descents, goodly and void of mud, offered water to the monarch, uttering, “May this be so!"
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्य तु महीपालो जलापूरितमञ्जलिम्। दिशं याम्यामभिमुखो रुदन् वचनमब्रवीत्॥ एतत्ते राजशार्दूल विमलं तोयमक्षयम्। पितृलोकगतस्याद्य मद्दत्तमुपतिष्ठतु॥
English: The protector of the earth (Rama), holding water with his joined hands, facing the south, said weeping, “O foremost of monarchs, may this clear water knowing no deterioration, reach you, who have gone to the world of the ancestral manes.!"
Sanskrit: ततो मन्दाकिनीतीरं प्रत्युत्तीर्य स राघवः। पितुश्चकार तेजस्वी निर्वापं भ्रातृभिः सह॥
English: Then drawing nigh to the marge of the Mandākinī, the energetic Rāghava along with his brothers, offered the Pinda to his father.
Sanskrit: ऐङ्गदं बदरैर्मिश्रं पिण्याकं दर्भसंस्तरे। न्यस्य रामः सुदुःखार्तो रुदन् वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: And placing the Ingudi Pinda mixed with jujube on a bed of darbha, Rāma crying in distress, said.
Sanskrit: इदं भुक्ष्व महाराज प्रीतो यदशना वयम्। यदन्नः पुरुषो भवति तदत्रास्तस्य देवताः॥
English: O mighty monarch! do you well pleased feed on this, which we also live upon. That which is the fare of an individual, is also the fare of his divinities.
Sanskrit: ततस्तेनैव मार्गेण प्रत्युत्तीर्य सरित्तटात्। आरुरोह नरव्याघ्रो रम्यसानुं महीधरम्॥ ततः पर्णकुटीद्वारमासाद्य जगतीपतिः। परिजग्राह पाणिभ्यामुभौ भरतलक्ष्मणौ॥
English: Then that forernost of men ascending the bank of the stream by the self-same way, got up on the charming side of the hill. And having arrived at the gate of the cottage of leaves, that lord of the earth held both Bharata and Laksmana with his hands.
Sanskrit: तेषां तु रुदतां शब्दात् प्रतिशब्दोऽभवद् गिरौ। भ्रातृणां सह वैदेह्या सिंहानां नर्दतामिव ॥
English: And there the hill reverberated at the sounds raised by the brothers wailing along with Vaidehi; like to lions roaring.
Sanskrit: महाबलानां रुदतां कुर्वतामुदकं पितुः। विज्ञाय तुमुलं शब्दं त्रस्ता भरतसैनिकाः॥ अब्रुवंश्चापि रामेण भरतः संगतो ध्रुवम्। तेषामेव महाशब्दः शोचतां पितरं मृतम्॥
English: And perceiving the loud uproar of those mighty ones engaged in offering water to their sire, indulging in lamentations, the army of Bharata became agitated. And they said, “For certain Bharata has met with Rāma; and this mighty noise proceeds from them, as they are bitterly mourning their deceased sire.”
Sanskrit: अथ वाहान् परित्यज्य तं सर्वेऽभिमुखाः स्वनम्। अप्येकमनसो जग्मुर्यथास्थानं प्रधाविता॥
English: Thereat leaving aside their vehicles, they with one mind, rushed towards the spot wherefrom proceeded the uproar.
Sanskrit: हयैरन्ये गजैरन्ये रथैरन्ये स्वलंकृतैः। सुकुमारास्तथैवान्ये पद्भिरेव नरा ययुः॥
English: And of those that were tender, some went on horses, and some on elephants, and some on ornamented chariots, while others went on foot.
Sanskrit: अचिरप्रोषितं रामं चिरविप्रोषितं यथा। द्रष्टुकामो जनः सर्वो जगाम सहसाश्रमम्॥
English: And eager to behold Rāma staying away for a short time though seeming to do so for a long period, all the men at once went to the hermitage.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृणां त्वरितास्ते तु द्रष्टुकामाः समागमम्। ययुर्बहुविधैर्यानैः खुरनेमिसमाकुलैः॥
English: And desirous of witnessing the meeting of the brothers (with Rāma), they with all despatch proceeded by means of various vehicles consisting of beasts and cars.
Sanskrit: सा भूमिर्बहुभिर्यानै रथनेमिसमाहता। मुमोच तुमुलं शब्दं द्यौरिवाभ्रसमागमे॥
English: And the ground trodden by the wheels of innumerable cars, emitted loud sounds, like those emitted by the sky on clouds gathering.
Sanskrit: तेन वित्रासिता नागाः करेणुपरिवारिताः। आवासयन्तो गन्धेन जग्मुरन्यद्वनं ततः॥
English: And frightened by the uproar, elephants accompanied by female ones, perfuming all sides (by the fragrance of temporal juice), went to another forest.
Sanskrit: वराहवृकसिंहाश्च महिषाः सृमरास्तथा। व्याघ्रगोकर्णगवया वित्रेसुः पृषतैः सह।॥
English: And boars, and deer, and lions, and buffaloes, and Srmaras, and tigers, and Gokarnas, Gavayas and Prşatas were stricken with panic.
Sanskrit: रथाह्वहंसानत्यूहाः पल्वाः कारण्डवाः परे। तथा पुंस्कोकिलाः क्रौञ्चा विसंज्ञा भेजिरे दिशः।॥
English: And wild with alarm, Chakravakas, and swans, and Natyuhas, and Plavas, and Karandavas, and male coels, and Kraunchas, fled away in all directions.
Sanskrit: तेन शब्देन वित्रस्तैराकाशं पक्षिभिर्वृतम्। मनुष्यैरावृता भूमिरुभयं प्रबभौ तदा॥
English: And the welkin was enveloped by birds frightened by the noise, as the earth was covered by men, and both the sky and the land then gave out great effulgence.