pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: रामो याहीति तं सूतं तिष्ठेति च जनस्तथा। उभयं नाशकत् सूतः कर्तुमध्वनि चोदितः॥
English: Rāma saying to the charioteer, “Go," and the people, "Stay,” Thus desired on the way, the charioteer could not act both ways at once.
Sanskrit: निर्गच्छति महाबाहौ रामे पौरजनाश्रुभिः। पतितैरभ्यवहितं प्रणनाश महीरजः॥
English: As the mighty-armed Rāma proceeded, the dust of the earth raised by the car-wheels were laid by the tears of the citizens showering down.
Sanskrit: रुदिताश्रुपरिघुनं हाहाकृतमचेतनम्। प्रयाणे राघवस्यासीत् पुरं परमपीडितम्॥
English: And in consequence of Rāghava's departure, the entire city filled with despair, and uttering with their senses lost exclamations of "Oh" and "Alas," became exceedingly afflicted.
Sanskrit: सुस्राव नयनैः स्त्रीणामस्रमायाससम्भवम्। मानसंक्षोभचलितैः सलिलं पङ्कजैरिव ॥
English: And the tears begot of heart's grief that flowed from the eyes of the females, resembled rain-drops scattered around from lotuses shaken by the movements of fish.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तु नृपतिः श्रीमानेकचित्तगतं पुरम्। निपपातैव दुःखेन कृत्तमूल इव दुमः॥
English: And beholding the citizens absorbed in one thought, the auspicious monarch fell down in grief like a tree whose roots have been severed.
Sanskrit: ततो हलहलाशब्दो यज्ञे रामस्य पृष्ठतः। नराणां प्रेक्ष्य राजानं सीदन्तं भृशदुःखितम्॥
English: Then seeing the sovereign senseless and stricken with exceeding sorrow, the multitudes at the rear of Rāma broke out into a loud tumult.
Sanskrit: हा रामेति जनाः केचिद् राममातेति चापरे। अन्तःपुरसमृद्धं च क्रोशन्तं पर्यदेवयन्॥
English: And seeing the king weeping aloud with the inmates of the inner apartment, some exclaiming "Oh Rama," and others, “O Rāma's mother," began to be-wail.
Sanskrit: अन्वीक्षमाणो रामस्तु विषण्णं भ्रान्तचेतसम्। राजानं मातरं चैव ददर्शानुगतौ पथि॥
English: Then turning back, Rāna saw that his sorrowstricken and bewildered father along with his mother, was following his track.
Sanskrit: स बद्ध इव पाशेन किशोरो मातरं यथा। धर्मपाशेन संयुक्तः प्रकाशं नाभ्युदैक्षत॥
English: As a colt fastened in a snare cannot see its mother, so Rāma fastened in the bonds of virtue could not look at his mother openly.
Sanskrit: पदातिनौ च यानाविदुःखाही सुखोचितौ। दृष्ट्वा संचोदयामास शीघ्रं याहीति सारथिम्॥
English: And seeing his parents deserving of comfort and worthy of going in a carriage, going on foot, Rāma said to the charioteer, "Go you swiftly.”
Sanskrit: नहि तत् पुरुषव्याघ्रो दुःख दर्शनं पितुः। मातुश्च सहितुं शक्तस्तोत्रैर्नुन्न इव द्विपः।॥
English: And that foremost of men was incapable of bearing the looks of his father and mother, like to an elephant afflicted with the hook, (not being able to look at what is placed on its back.)
Sanskrit: प्रत्यगारमिवायान्ती सवत्सा वत्सकारणात्। बद्धवत्सा यथा धेनू राममाताभ्यधावत।॥
English: Rāma's mother rushed after him like a cow having a calf which has been fettered, rushing towards the fold, for the purpose of seeing it.
Sanskrit: तथा रुदन्ती कौसल्यां रथं तमनुधावतीम्। क्रोशन्ती राम रामेति हा सीते लक्ष्मणेति च॥ रामलक्ष्मणसीतार्थं स्रवन्तीं वारि नेत्रजम्। असकृत् प्रेक्षत सतां नृत्यन्तीमिव मातरम्॥
English: Rāma beheld his mother Kausalyā running after the car, bewailing aloud, “Rāma, Rāma, Ah Sītā, Lakşmaņa,” shedding tears for Rāma, Laks maņa and Sītā, and appearing as if she had been dancing incessantly.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठेति राजा चुक्रोश याहि याहीति राघवः। सुमन्त्रस्य बभूवात्मा चक्रयोरिव चान्तरा॥
English: The king exclaimed, "Stay,” Rāghava said, "On, On." Sumantra's mind vacillated like that of one placed between two hosts burning to encounter each other.
Sanskrit: नाश्रौषमिति राजानमुपालब्धोऽपि वक्ष्यसि । चिरं दुःखस्य पापिष्ठमिति रामस्तमब्रवीत्॥
English: Rāma said to him, “When taxed by the monarch (on your return), you will say, 'I did not hear you.' But delay will impart me terrible pain."
Sanskrit: स रामस्य वचः कुर्वत्रनुज्ञाप्य च तं जनम्। व्रजतोऽपि हयाशीघ्रं चोदयामास सारथिः॥
English: Thereupon, doing Rāma's bidding, the charioteer, telling the people to desist, made the horses already coursing, run faster.
Sanskrit: न्यवर्तत जनो राज्ञो रामं कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम्। मनसाप्याशुवेगेन न न्यवर्तत मानुषम्॥
English: The retainers of the king stopped after circumambulating Rāma, but their minds did not turn back. But the others did not return either bodily or mentally.
Sanskrit: यमिच्छेत् पुनरायातं नैनं दूरमनुव्रजेत्। इत्यमात्या महाराजमूचुर्दशरथं वचः॥ तेषां वचः सर्वगुणोपपत्रः प्रस्विनगात्रः प्रविषण्णरूपः। निशम्य राजा कृपणः सभार्यो व्यवस्थितस्तं सुतमीक्षमाणः॥
English: Then the courtiers said to that mighty monarch, Dasaratha, “He that is expected back should not be followed far". Hearing their words, the king endued with every virtue, with his body covered with perspiration and his countenance woebegone, and exceedingly distressed, stopped short and stood with his wife looking at his son
Sanskrit: यावत् तु निर्यतस्तस्य रजोरूपमदृश्यत। नैवेक्ष्वाकुवरस्तावत् संजहारात्मचक्षुषी॥
English: So long as he could see the dust raised by the car of Rāma setting out for the forest, so long that best of the Ikşvāku race did not turn his eyes from that direction.
Sanskrit: यावद् राजा प्रियं पुत्रं पश्यत्यत्यन्तधार्मिकम्। तावद् व्यवर्धतेवास्य धरण्यां पुत्रदर्शने॥
English: And so long as the king could discover his exceedingly virtuous and favourite son, so long he raised himself (on his toes) on the earth with the view of beholding him.
Sanskrit: न पश्यति रजोऽप्यस्य यदा रामस्य भूमिपः। तदार्तश्च निषण्णश्च पपात धरणीतले॥
English: When the ruler of earth could no longer perceive even the dust raised by Rāma's car, then pierced with sorrow, and in heaviness of heart, he fell down to the ground.
Sanskrit: तस्य दक्षिणमन्वागात् कौसल्या बाहुमङ्गना। परं चास्यान्वगात् पार्श्व कैकेयी सा सुमध्यमा॥
English: Then (raising him up), Kausalyā held his right arm and walked with him, while the slenderwaisted Kaikeyi walked by his left.
Sanskrit: तां नयेन च सम्पन्नो धर्मेण विनयेन च। उवाच राजा कैकेयीं समीक्ष्य व्यथितेन्द्रियः॥
English: Endowed with a sense of justice and with virtue and humility, the king with afflicted senses steadily eyeing Kaikeyī, thus spoke to her.
Sanskrit: कैकेयि मामकाङ्गानि मा स्पाक्षी: पापनिश्चये। नहि त्वां द्रष्टुमिच्छामि न भार्या न च बान्धवी॥ ये च त्वामनुजीवन्ति नाहं तेषां न ते मम। केवलार्थपरां हि त्वां त्यक्तधर्मां त्यजाम्यहम्॥
English: O Kaikeyī, that have decided for following sin, do you not touch my person, nor do I wish to see you. You are no wife of mine, not even a maid-servant of a friend sharing his good graces. I am none to those that subsist on your favour, nor are they anything to me. I renounce you who solely seek your interest and have abandoned virtue.
Sanskrit: अगृह्णां यच्च ते पाणिमग्निं पर्यणयं च यत्। अनुजानामि तत् सर्वमस्मिल्लोके परत्र च॥
English: I renounce all the advantages pertaining either to this world or the next which I am entitled to by virtue of having obtained your hand and having made you circumambulate the sacrificial fire.
Sanskrit: भरतश्चेत् प्रतीतः स्याद् राज्यं प्राप्यैतदव्ययम्। यन्मे स दद्यात् पित्र) मा मां तद्दत्तमागमत्॥
English: If Bharata is satisfied with receiving this entire kingdom, let not what he spends on account of my funeral obsequies find its way to me.
Sanskrit: अथ रेणुसमुद्भवस्तं समुत्थाप्य नराधिपम्। न्यवर्तत तदा देवी कौसल्या शोककर्शिता॥
English: Then raising the lord of men covered with dust, the noble Kausalyā pierced with grief, stopped (along with the monarch.)
Sanskrit: हत्वेव ब्राह्मणं कामात् स्पृष्ट्वाग्निमिव पाणिना। अन्वतप्यत धर्मात्मा पुत्रं संचिन्त्य राघवम्॥
English: The righteous one remembering Rāghava repented himself, as if he had slain a Brāhmaṇa through inordinate desire, or as if he had placed his hand in fire.
Sanskrit: निवृत्यैव निवृत्यैव सीदतो रथवर्मसु। नाज्ञो नातिबभौ रूपं ग्रस्तस्यांशुमतो यथा॥
English: Having stopped again and again, the visage of the monarch lamenting on beholding the track of the car, appeared dim like the Moon invaded by Rāhu,
Sanskrit: विललाप स दुःखार्तः प्रियं पुत्रमनुस्मरन्। नगरान्तमनुप्राप्तं बुद्ध्वा पुत्रमथाब्रवीत्॥
English: And stricken with grief, he lamented, remembering his beloved son, and thinking that by this time he had reached the precincts of the city, he broke out into the following.
Sanskrit: वाहनानां च मुख्यानां वहतां तं ममात्मजम्। पदानि पथि दृश्यन्ते स महात्मा न दृश्यते॥
English: On the way are traced the foot-prints of those foremost of bearers that are carrying my son away; but that magnanimous one I do not find.
Sanskrit: यः सुखेनोपधानेषु शेते चन्दनरुषितः। वीज्यमानो महार्हाभिः स्त्रीभिर्मम सुतोत्तमः॥ स नूनं क्वचिदेवाद्य वृक्षमूलमुपाश्रितः। काष्ठं वा यदि वाश्मानमुपधाय शयिष्यते॥
English: And that meritorious son of mine, who, daubed with sandal, used to rest his head pleasantly upon a pillow, fanned by beauteous damsels decked in ornaments, will to-day surely take refuge underneath a tree, and lay his head on a wooden plank or a stone.
Sanskrit: उत्थास्यति च मेदिन्याः कृपणः पांसुगुण्ठितः। विनिःश्वसन् प्रस्रवणात् करेणूनामिवर्षभः॥
English: Covered with dust, he heaving sighs will rise from the ground in sad guise, like a leader of she-elephants rising from the side of a mountain.
Sanskrit: द्रक्ष्यन्ति नूनं पुरुषा दीर्घबाहुं वनेचराः। राममुत्थाय गच्छन्तं लोकनाथमनाथवत्॥
English: The rangers of the woods will now see the long-armed Rāma resembling the lord himself of the worlds, rising from the ground and going like one forlorn.
Sanskrit: सा नूनं जनकस्येष्टा सुता सुखसदोचिता। कण्टकाक्रमणक्लान्ता वनमद्य गमिष्यति॥
English: That one so dearly loved by Janaka, worthy of being constantly ministered to with comforts, is to-day going to the forest, fatigued in consequence of having been pierced with thorns.
Sanskrit: अनभिज्ञा वनानां सा नूनं भयमुपैष्यति। श्वपदानर्दितं श्रुत्वा गम्भीरं रोमहर्षणम्॥
English: Unacquainted with the forest, she is certainly afflicted with fright on hearing the deep roars of ferocious beasts, capable of making one's hair stand erect.
Sanskrit: सकामा भव कैकेयि विधवा राज्यमावस। नहि तं पुरुषव्याघ्रं विना जीवितुमुत्सहे॥
English: O Kaikeyi, do you realise your desire, do you becoming a widow, rule this kingdom. Without that best of men I cannot live.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं विलपन् राजा जनौघेनाभिसंवृतः। अपस्नात इवारिष्टं प्रविवेश गृहोत्तमम्॥
English: Thus lamenting, the king surrounded by the multitude, like one that had performed his bath after death, entered that best of cities filled with people enfeebled and smitten with grief, with its streets thinned of men and its stalls closed.
Sanskrit: शून्यचत्वरवेश्मान्तां संवृतापणवेदिकाम्। क्लान्तदुर्बलदुःखार्ती नात्याकीर्णमहापथाम्॥ तामवेक्ष्य पुरीं सर्वां राममेवानुचिन्तयन्। विलपन् प्राविशद् राजा गृहं सूर्य इवाम्बुदम्॥ महाह्नदमिवाक्षोभ्यं सुपर्णेन हृतोरगम्। रामेण रहितं वेश्म वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च॥
English: And beholding that entire city, with his mind fixed upon Rāma, the king lamenting, like to the sun entering clouds, entered that city like to an unagitated sea rid of serpents by Suparna,* the city without Rāma or Lakşmaņa or Sītā. *Fair-feathered, a name of Garuda.
Sanskrit: अथ गद्भदशब्दस्तु विलपन् वसुधाधिपः। उवाच मृदु मन्दार्थं वचनं दीनमस्वरम्॥
English: Then with tears in his eyes, the lord of earth, lamenting, in unintelligible accents said these sad and broken words.
Sanskrit: कौसल्याया गृहं शीघ्रं राममातुर्नयन्तु माम्। नह्यन्यत्र ममाश्वासो हृदयस्य भविष्यति॥
English: Do you speedily take me to the room of Rāma's mother, Kausalyā; for in no other place shall I find rest for my heart.
Sanskrit: इति ब्रुवन्तं राजानमनयन् द्वारदर्शिनः। कौसल्याया गृहं तत्र न्यवेश्यत विनीतवत्॥
English: When the king had spoken thus, the ushers taking him to Kausalyā's chamber, made his lie down in lowly plight.
Sanskrit: ततस्तत्र प्रविष्टस्य कौसल्याया निवेशनम्। अधिरुह्यापि शयनं बभूव लुलितं मनः॥
English: Having entered Kausalyā's apartment, the king having laid himself on the bed, was overwhelmed with emotion.
Sanskrit: पुत्रद्वयविहीनं च स्नुषया च विवर्जितम्। अपश्यद् भवनं राजा नष्टचन्द्रमिवाम्बरम्॥
English: The king surveyed the mansion deprived of his two sons as well as his daughter-in-law, like to the welkin deprived of the Moon.
Sanskrit: तच्च दृष्ट्वा महाराजो भुजमुद्यम्य वीर्यवान्। उच्चैः स्वरेण प्राक्रोशद्धा राम विजहासि नौ॥ सुखिता बत तं कालं जीविष्यन्ति नरोत्तमाः। परिष्वजन्तो ये रामं द्रक्ष्यन्ति पुनरागतम्॥
English: Beholding this, the puissant sovereign raising up his arm, burst out into lamentations, saying, “Ah! Rāma, you forsakes us both! Ah me! surely those blessed people are happy, who having passed this gap of time, will behold Rāma returned and will embrace him."
Sanskrit: अथ रात्र्यां प्रपन्नायां कालरात्र्यामिवात्मनः। अर्धरात्रे दशरथः कौसल्यामिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then when the night had come like to his own fatal night, Dasaratha at mid-night addressed Kausalyā.
Sanskrit: न त्वां पश्यामि कौसल्ये साधु मां पाणिना स्पृश। रामं मेऽनुगता दृष्टिरद्यापि न निवर्तते॥
English: I do not perceive you, O Kausalyā. Do you touch me with your hand. My sight having followed Rāma does not return yet.
Sanskrit: तं राममेवानुविचिन्तयन्तं समीक्ष्य देवी शयने नरेन्द्रम्। उपोपविश्याधिकमार्तरूपा विनिःश्वसन्तं विललाप कृच्छ्रम्॥
English: Then seeing that foremost of men absorbed in the contemplation of Rāma, that noble dame sat by him, and afflicted with greater grief, began to indulge in sorrow,* sighing heavily. *Another text reads vinisvasantam, joining it to narendram, foremost of men.
Sanskrit: तत: समीक्ष्य शयने सन्नं शोकेन पार्थिवम्। कौसल्या पुत्रशोकार्ता तमुवाच महीपतिम्॥
English: Then seeing the king lying down stupified with grief, Kausalya, aggrieved for her son, spoke to the lord of earth, saying.
Sanskrit: राघवे नरशार्दूले विषं मुक्त्वाहिजिह्मगा। विचरिष्यति कैकेयी निर्मुक्तेव हि पन्नगी॥
English: O best of men, having vented her venom upon Rāghava, the crooked Kaikeyi will go about like a she serpent that has cast off her slough.
Sanskrit: विवास्य रामं सुभगा लब्धकामा समाहिता। त्रासयिष्यति मां भूयो दुष्टाहिरिव वेश्मनि ॥
English: And that fortunate one having by her endeavours attained her end, will frighten me the more like a wicked serpent in one's house.
Sanskrit: अथास्मिन् नगरे रामश्चरन् भैक्षं गृहे वसेत्। कामकारो वरं दातुमपि दासं ममात्मजम्॥
English: If Rāma had stayed in this city subsisting himself by alms, or had I made my son as Kaikeyi's slave, even that would have been preferable (before his retirement to the woods.)
Sanskrit: पातयित्वा तु कैकेय्या रामं स्थानाद् यथेष्टतः। प्रविद्धो रक्षसां भागः पर्वणावाहिताग्निना॥ नागराजगतिर्वीरो महाबाहुर्धनुर्धरः। वनमाविशते नूनं सभार्यः सहलक्ष्मणः॥
English: Like to the sacrificial share cast to the Rākşasas by the sacrificers on the occasions of Parvas that wielder of the bow, the mightyarmed Rāma, gifted with the gait of the prince of elephants, cast off by Kaikeyī, takes refuge in the forest in company with his wife and Laks mana.
Sanskrit: वने त्वदृष्टदुःखानां कैकेय्यनुमते त्वया। त्यक्तानां वनवासाय कान्यावस्था भविष्यति।७।।
English: Despatched by you to the woods at the command of Kaikeyi, to what a plight will they, not inured to the privations of a forest-life, be reduced!
Sanskrit: ते रत्नहीनास्तरुणाः फलकाले विवासिताः। कथं वत्स्यन्ति कृपणाः फलमूलैः कृताशनाः॥
English: And bereft of elegant apparel, how will they of tender years, exiled in this time of enjoyment, pass their lives in misery, subsisting on fruits and roots!
Sanskrit: अपीदानीं स काल: स्यान्मम शोकक्षयः शिवः। सहभायं सह भ्रात्रा पश्येयमिह राघवम्॥
English: Will such a time present itself now that my grief removed and my desire attained, I shall here behold Rāghava along with his wife and brother?
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वैवोपस्थितौ वीरौ कदायोध्या भविष्यति। यशस्विनी हृष्टजना सूच्छ्रितध्वजमालिनी॥
English: When, hearing that those heroes have come, will Ayodhyā adorned with standards and garlands, attain fame, with her populace filled with joy?
Sanskrit: कदा प्रेक्ष्य नरव्याघ्रावरण्यात् पुनरागतौ। भविष्यति पुरी हृष्टा समुद्र इव पर्वणि॥
English: When, seeing those foremost of men returned from the forest, will the city overflow with delight, like the ocean on the occasion of a Parva?
Sanskrit: कदायोध्यां महाबाहुः पुरी वीरः प्रवेक्ष्यति। पुरस्कृत्य रथे सीतां वृषभो गोवधूमिव ॥
English: When will the mighty-armed hero enter the city of Ayodhyā, placing Sītā before him on the car, like to a bull having his bovine mate before him?
Sanskrit: कदा प्राणिसहस्राणि राजमार्गे ममात्मजौ। लाजैरवकरिष्यन्ति प्रविशन्तावरिंदमौ॥
English: When will people by thousands shower fried paddy upon my sons on the road, as those repressors of foes will enter the city?
Sanskrit: प्रविशन्तौ कदायोध्यां द्रक्ष्यामि शुभकुण्डलौ। उदग्रायुधनिस्त्रिंशौ सशृङ्गाविव पर्वतौ ॥
English: When shall I behold those (two) wearing burnished ear-rings, entering Ayodhyā, placing before them their weapons and swords, like unto two hills furnished with their summits?
Sanskrit: कदा सुमनसः कन्या द्विजातीनां फलानि च। प्रदिशन्तः पुरीं हृष्टाः करिष्यन्ति प्रदक्षिणम्॥
English: When accepting flowers from girls and fruits from Brahmanas, will they, filled with delight, go round the palace?
Sanskrit: कदा परिणतो बुद्ध्या वयसा चामरप्रभः। अभ्युपैष्यति धर्मात्मा सुवर्ष इव लालयन्॥
English: When with his intelligence ripened by time, although resembling a celestial in age, will that righteous-souled one come here, rejoicing people like a Trivarsa?* *Three consecutive showers, favourable tot he erops.
Sanskrit: निःसंशयं मया मन्ये पुरा वीर कदर्यया। पातकामेषु वत्सेषु मातृणां शातिताः स्तनाः॥
English: Doubtless, O hero, formerly of vile ways that I was, I had cut off the paps of kine and thus prevented their calves hungering after their mothers' milk, from drinking it.
Sanskrit: साहं गौरिव सिंहेन विवत्सा वत्सला कृता। कैकेय्या पुरुषव्याघ्र बालवत्सेव गौर्बलात्॥
English: And it is for this sin that, О foremost of men, have I, attached to my son, been forcibly deprived of him by Kaikeyi, like a cow deprived of her calf by a lion.
Sanskrit: नहि तावद्गुणैर्जुष्टं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्। एकपुत्रा विना पुत्रमहं जीवितुमुत्सहे॥
English: Having an only son, I dare not live without him endowed with every virtue and versed in every branch of learning.
Sanskrit: न हि मे जीविते किंचित् सामर्थ्यमिह कल्प्यते। अपश्यन्त्याः प्रियं पुत्रं लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्॥
English: Not seeing my beloved son and the mighty Lakşmaņa, I cannot live at all.
Sanskrit: स्तनूजशोकप्रभवो महाहितः। महीमिमां रश्मिभिरुत्तमप्रभो यथानिदाघे भगवान् दिवाकरः॥
English: As in summer the divine Sun furnished with fierce rays burns this earth, even so this raging fire of grief of account of my son consumes me.
Sanskrit: विलपन्ती तथा तां तु कौसल्यां प्रमदोत्तमाम्। धर्मे स्थिता धर्म्य सुमित्रा वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: As that best of ladies, Kausalyā, was thus lamenting, Sumitrā ever abiding in virtue, spoke to her these words consistent with righteousness.
Sanskrit: तवार्ये सद्गुणैर्युक्तः स पुत्रः पुरुषोत्तमः। किं ते विलपितेनैवं कृपणं रुदितेन वा॥
English: O worshipful one, your son is crowned with all qualities, and is the best of men. Why then do you bewail thus, or weep bitterly?
Sanskrit: यस्तवार्ये गतः पुत्रस्त्यक्त्वा राज्यं महाबलः। साधु कुर्वन् महात्मानं पितरं सत्यवादिनम्॥ शिष्टैराचरिते सम्यक्शश्वत् प्रेत्य फलोदये। रामो धर्मे स्थितः श्रेष्ठो न स शोच्यः कदाचन॥
English: Since, O revered one, renouncing the kingdom, your mighty son wendeth (to the woods) with the view of fulfiling the intention of his high-souled and truthful sire, the worthy Rāma staying in the duty that is completely observed by the good and the performance of which always bringeth welfare in the next world, should by no means be lamented.
Sanskrit: वर्तते चोत्तमा वृत्तिं लक्ष्मणोऽस्मिन् सदानघः। दयावान् सर्वभूतेषु लाभस्तस्य महात्मनः॥
English: That sinless one, Laksmana, kind to all creatures, will minister to Rāma in the best way possible, and this is to the advantage of that high-souled one.
Sanskrit: अरण्यवासे यद् दुःखं जानन्त्येव सुखोचिता। अनुगच्छति वैदेही धर्मात्मानं तवात्मजम्॥
English: And experiencing the hardships that come of living in the forest, Vaidehi deserving of happiness follows your righteous son.
Sanskrit: कीर्तिभूतां पताकां यो लोके भ्रामयति प्रभुः। धर्मः सत्यव्रतपर: किं न प्राप्तस्तवात्मजः॥
English: What is wanting to that maintainer of all, your son of subdued senses, intent upon truth and the observance of vows, who is spreading his banner of fame over the world?
Sanskrit: व्यक्तं रामस्य विज्ञाय शौचं माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्। न गात्रमंशुभिः सूर्यः संतापयितुमर्हति॥
English: Acquainted with Rāma's manifest purity and high magnanimity, the Sun himself will not dare burn his body with his rays.
Sanskrit: शिवः सर्वेषु कालेषु काननेभ्यो विनिःसृतः। राघवं युक्तशीतोष्ण : सेविष्यति सुखोऽनिलः॥
English: And issuing from the woods at all hours, the delicious air impregnated with heat and cold will serve Raghava.
Sanskrit: शयानमनघं रात्रौ पितेवाभिपरिष्वजन्। धर्मघ्नः संस्पृशञ्छीतश्चन्द्रमा ह्लादयिष्यति॥
English: And when he will lie down at night, the Moon touching him with his beams and embracing him even like his own father, will gladden his heart.
Sanskrit: ददौ चास्त्राणि दिव्यानि यस्मै ब्रह्मा महौजसे। दानवेन्द्रं हतं दृष्ट्वा तिमिध्वजसुतं रणे॥ स शूरः पुरुषव्याघ्रः स्वबाहुबलमाश्रितः। असंत्रस्तो शरण्येऽसौ वेश्मनीव निवत्स्यते॥
English: That hero of mighty energy on whom Brahma had conferred celestial weapons, seeing that foremost of the Dānavas, the son of Timidhvaja, slain in battle, that tiger-like one, relying on the native strength of his arms, will fearlessly abide in the forest as if in his own home.
Sanskrit: यस्येषुपथमासाद्य विनाशं यान्ति शत्रवः। कथं न पृथिवी तस्य शासने स्थातुमर्हति ॥
English: And why should not the earth remain in the sway of him coming within the range of whose arms enemies find destruction?
Sanskrit: या श्रीः शौर्यं च रामस्य या च कल्याणसत्त्वता। निवृत्तारण्यवासः स्वं क्षिप्रं राज्यमवाप्स्यति॥
English: Considering Rāma's grace, heroism and auspiciousness, (there cannot be any doubt that) returning from the forest, he will speedily regain his own kingdom.
Sanskrit: सूर्यस्यापि भवेत् सूर्यो ह्यग्नेरग्निः प्रभोः प्रभुः। श्रियाः श्रीश्च भवेदग्र्या कीर्त्याः कीर्तिः क्षमाक्षमा।।१५। दैवतं देवतानां च भूतानां भूतसत्तमः। तस्य के ह्यगुणा देवि वने वाप्यथवा पुरे॥
English: He is the sun of the sun, the lord of the lord, he is the auspiciousness of priine auspiciousness, the fame of fame, the forbearance of forbearance, the god of the gods, and the foremost of creatures. What evil qualities, O noble lady, will be perceived in him, whether he remains in the city or in the forest?
Sanskrit: पृथिव्या सह वैहेह्या श्रिया च पुरुषर्षभः। क्षिप्रं तिसृभिरेताभिः सह रामोऽभिषेक्ष्यते॥
English: And that best of men, Räma, will soon be installed in the kingdom, in company with these three, the Earth, Vaidehī, and the goddess of victory.
Sanskrit: दुःख विसृजत्यश्रु निष्क्रामन्तमुदीक्ष्य यम्। अयोध्यायां जनः सर्वः शोकवेगसमाहतः॥ कुशचीरधरं वीरं गच्छन्तमपराजितम्। सीतेवानुगता लक्ष्मीस्तस्य किं नाम दुर्लभम्॥
English: Although overwhelmed with grief, the people of Ayodhyā, seeing that noble unvanquished one retiring to the woods clad in Kuśa and bark, are shedding tears begot of sorrow; yet accompanied by that Lakşmī, what is there that is incapable of being attained by him?
Sanskrit: धनुर्ग्रहवरो यस्य बाणखड्गास्त्रभृत् स्वयम्। लक्ष्मणो व्रजति ह्यग्रे तस्य किं नाम दुर्लभम्॥
English: And what is there that is incapable of being obtained by him before whom goes that foremost of bowmen himself bearing arrows, swords and other weapons?
Sanskrit: निवृत्तवनवासं तं द्रष्टासि पुनरागतम्। जहि शोकं च मोहं च देवि सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: You will again see him returned from the forest. O exalted one, chase your grief and sadness.
Sanskrit: शिरसा चरणावेतौ वन्दमानमनिन्दिते। पुनर्द्रक्ष्यसि कल्याणि पुत्रं चन्द्रमिवोदितम्॥
English: I tell you this truly. O blameless one, you will again, O auspicious lady, see your son, like to the new-risen moon, paying homage to your feet with his head.
Sanskrit: पुनः प्रविष्टं दृष्ट्वा तमभिषिक्तं महाश्रियम्। समुत्स्रक्ष्यसि नेत्राभ्यां शीघ्रमानन्दजं जलम्॥
English: And again seeing him returned and crowned with great auspiciousness, you will speedily shed the dew of delight.
Sanskrit: मा शोको देवि दुःखं वा न रामे दृश्यतेऽशिवम्। क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि पुत्रं त्वं ससीतं सहलक्ष्मणम्॥
English: O noble lady, do not grieve or lament. Evil cannot touch Räma. You will soon behold your son along with Sītā and Lakşmaņa.
Sanskrit: त्वयाऽशेषो जनश्चायं समाश्वास्यो यतोऽनघे। किमिदानीमिदं देवि करोषि हृदि विक्लवम्॥
English: O sinless one, it is for you to console these people. Why then, O revered one, do you suffer your heart to be thus overpowered?