pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अतिलक्षणसंपन्नं माधुर्यगुणभूषणम्। बुद्ध्या ह्यष्टाङ्गया युक्तं त्वमेवार्हसि भाषितुम्॥ श्लाघनीयोऽनिलस्य त्वं सुतः परमधार्मिकः। बलं शौर्य श्रुतं सत्त्वं विक्रमो दाक्ष्यमुत्तमम्॥ तेजः क्षमा धृतिः स्थैर्य विनीतत्वं न संशयः। एते चान्ये च बहवो गुणास्त्वय्येव शोभनाः॥ अथोवाच पुनः सीतामसंभ्रान्तो विनीतवत्। प्रगृहीताञ्जलिर्हर्षात्सीतायाः प्रमुखे स्थितः॥
English: You are capable of speaking words, chaste, pleasant and significant of eight sorts of knowledge. You see the praiseworthy son of the Wind-god and greatly virtuous; strength, mindedness, energy, forgiveness, patience, endurance, humility and many other excellent qualities crown you. Thereupon not being elated the least he again humbly folding his hands with delight and stationed before Sītā, said.
Sanskrit: इमास्तु खलु राक्षस्यो यदि त्वमनुमन्यसे। हन्तुमिच्छामि ताः सर्वा याभिस्त्वं तर्जिता पुरा॥ क्लिश्यन्ती पतिदेवां त्वामशोकविनकां गताम्। घोररूपसमाचाराः क्रूराः क्रूरतरेक्षणाः॥ इह श्रुता मया देवि राक्षस्यो विकृताननाः। असकृत्परुषैर्वाक्यैर्वदन्त्यो रावणाज्ञया॥
English: If did you permit me I may say all these shedemons who had tortured you before, distressed you in the forest of Asoka, stricken with grief of your lord, and who are cruel, have grim eyes and who perpetrate always dreadful deeds. worshipful dame, I have heard that these grimvisaged she demons distressed you greatly with harsh words at the command of Rāvaņa.
Sanskrit: विकृता विकृताकाराः क्रूराः क्रूरकचेक्षणाः। इच्छामि विविधैर्घातैर्हन्तुमेताः सुदारुणाः॥
English: I desire to slay all these dreadful crooked, ugly she-demons having fearful eyes, meting out to them various punishment.
Sanskrit: राक्षस्यो दारुणकथा वरमेतत्प्रयच्छ मे। मुष्टिभिः पाणिघातैश्च विशालैश्चैव बाहुभिः॥ जङ्घाजानुप्रहारैश्च दन्तानां चैव पीडनैः। भक्षणैः कर्णनासानां केशानां लुञ्चनैस्तथा॥ निपात्य हन्तुमिच्छामि तव विप्रियकारिणीः। एवं प्रहारैर्बहुभिः संप्रहार्य यशस्विनी॥ घातये तीव्ररूपाभिर्याभिस्त्वं तर्जिता पुरा।
English: I wish to slay all these she-demons, who had used harsh words and had always offended you, stricking them with fists, fingers, arms, dreadful knee-joints, teeth, chopping off their ears and noses, and pulling them by their hairs; do you confer upon me this permission. O far famed lady, I shall slay them by these various means, by whom dreadful as they are, you had been distressed before.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्ता सा हनुमता कृपणा दीनवत्सला॥ हनूमन्तमुवाचेदं चिन्तयित्वा विमृश्य च।
English: Being thus addressed by Hanumăn, she, ever kind to the poor, thinking and meditating, said to him.
Sanskrit: राजसंश्रयवश्यानां कुर्वतीनां पराज्ञया॥ विधेयानां च दासीनां कः कुप्येद्वानरोत्तम। भाग्यवैषम्यदोषेण पुरस्ताद्दुष्कृतेन च ॥ मयैतत्प्राप्यते सर्व स्वकृतं ह्युपभुज्यते मैवं वद महाबाहो दैवी ह्येषा परा गतिः॥
English: O foremost of monkeys, why are you angry with these she-slaves, who subject as they are to the command of their lord, have done this in accordance with another's order. I or my adverse fortune and vicious deeds perpetrated in another birth I have been subject to such a plight and been suffering the consequence thereof. Do yon not speak thus, O you of huge arms. Such is the course of Fortune. Forsooth by my ill-luck I have met with (this misfortune).
Sanskrit: प्राप्तव्यं तु दशायोगान्मयैतदिति निश्चितम्। दासीनां रावणस्याहं मर्षयामीह दुर्बला॥
English: I forgive, out of pity, all these she-servants of Rāvaņa; they used to torture me at the command of that Raksasa.
Sanskrit: आज्ञप्ता राक्षसेनेह राक्षस्यस्तर्जयन्ति माम्। हते तस्मिन्न कुर्वन्ति तर्जनं मारुतात्मज॥
English: And he being slain they shall not repress me any longer, O son of the Wind-god.
Sanskrit: अयं व्याघ्रसमीपे तु पुराणो धर्मसंहितः। ऋक्षेण गीतः श्लोकोऽस्ति तं निबोध प्लवंगम॥
English: Do you, O monkey, hear of a śloka, related in a Purana and pregnant with religious import, which was uttered by a boar to a tiger.
Sanskrit: न परः पापमादत्ते परेषां पापकर्मणाम्। समयो रक्षितव्यस्तु सन्तश्चारित्रभूषणाः।॥ पापानां वा शुभानां वा वधार्हाणामथापि वा। कार्य कारुण्यमार्येण न कश्चिन्त्रापराध्यति॥ लोकहिंसाविहाराणां क्रूराणां पापकर्मणाम्। कुर्वतामपि पापानि नैव कार्यमशोभनम् ॥
English: No one teke upon himself the iniquity of a perpetrator of vicious deeds. So it behove the pious crowned with an excellent character to observe the rules (of piety). “So it is proper to show compassion even upon these who perpetrate crimes and are worthy of being slain. Who is there who does not commit a crime? It is not proper to act cruelly even by them who take delight in killing men, although they commit various iniquitous deeds.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु हनुमान्सीतया वाक्यकोविदः। प्रत्युवाच ततः सीतां रामपत्नीमनिन्दिताम्॥
English: Being thus addressed by Sītā, Hanumān, skilled in speech, spoke to the blameless Rama's spouse, saying.
Sanskrit: युक्ता रामस्य भवती धर्मपत्नी गुणान्विता। प्रतिसंदिश मां देवि गमिष्ये यत्र राघवः॥
English: You are the worthy spouse of Răma, religiously wedded and crowned with many qualities. Permit me, O worshipful dame, to proceed where Rāghava is.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ता हनुमता वैदेही जनकात्मजा। साब्रवीद्रष्टुमिच्छामि भर्तारं भक्तवत्सलम्॥
English: Being thus accosted by Hanumān, Vaidehi, the daughter of king Janaka, said, “I wish to see my lord, ever fond of those who are devoted to him."
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा हनूमान्मारुतात्मजः। हर्षयन्मैथिली वाक्यमुवाचेदं महामतिः॥
English: Hearing these words, the high-minded Hanumăn, the son of Maruta, pleasing Maithili said.
Sanskrit: पूर्णचन्द्रमुखं रामं द्रक्ष्यस्यद्य सलक्ष्मणम्। स्थितमित्रं हतामित्रं शचीवेन्द्रं सुरेश्वरम्॥
English: You shall behold Rama, having a countenance like the full moon, with Laksmana, surrounded by his friends and having his enemies slain as ſaci behold Indra the king of the celestials.
Sanskrit: तामेवमुक्त्वा भ्राजन्ती सीतां साक्षादिव श्रियम्। आजगाम महातेजा हनूमान्यत्र राघवः॥
English: Addressing these words to Sītă appearing like Sree herself the highly effulgent Hanuman returned where Rāghava was.
Sanskrit: सपदि हरिवरस्ततो हनूमान् प्रतिवचनं जनकेश्वरात्मजायाः। कथितमकथयद्यकथाक्रमेण त्रिदशवरप्रतिमाय राघवाय॥
English: Thereupon Hanumān, the foremost of monkeys, related duly all what did the daughter of king Janaka say to Räghava resembling the lord of the celestials.
Sanskrit: तमुवाच महाप्राज्ञः सोऽभिवाद्य प्लवंगमः। रामं कमलपत्राक्षं वरं सर्वधनुष्मताम्॥
English: Thereupon bowing to Rāma, the foremost of bowmen, having eyes, resembling lotus-petals, the highly wise monkey said.
Sanskrit: यन्निमित्तोऽयमारम्भः कर्मणां यः फलोदयः। तां देवीं शोकसंतप्तां द्रष्टुमर्हसि मैथिलीम्॥
English: It behove you now to see Maithili, stricken with grief for whom you did initiate all these works and the fruit whereof has now been attained.
Sanskrit: सा हि शोकसमाविष्टा बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणा। मैथिली विजयं श्रुत्वा द्रष्टुं त्वामभिकाचति ॥
English: Hearing of your victory Maithilī, possessed by grief and having eyes full of tears, expressed her desire to see you.
Sanskrit: पूर्वकात्प्रत्ययाच्चाहमुक्तो विश्वस्तया तया। द्रष्टमिच्छामि भर्तारमिति पर्याकुलेक्षणा॥
English: I was told by her, confident of her previous trust, with profuse tears in her eyes, “I wish to see my husband."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तो हनुमता रामो धर्मभृतां वरः। आगच्छत्सहसा ध्यानमीषद्वाष्पपरिप्लुतः।।।।। स दीर्घमभिनिःश्वस्य जगतीमवलोकयन्। उवाच मेघसंकाशं विभीषणमुपस्थितम्॥
English: Being addressed by Hanuman Rāma the foremost of the pious being bathed in tears, engaged instantly in meditation. Thereupon sighing hard and casting his looks upon the ground he spoke to Vibhīşaņa resembling clouds, who was near him.
Sanskrit: दिव्याङ्गरागां वैदेहीं दिव्याभरणभूषिताम्। इह सीतां शिरः स्नातामुपस्थापय मा चिरम्॥
English: Do you speedily bring Sītā here-the daughter of the king of Mithila-bathed, sprinkled with celestial pasted and adorned with celestial ornaments.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण त्वरमाणो विभीषणः। प्रविश्यान्तःपुरं सीतां स्त्रीभिः स्वाभिरचोदयत्॥
English: Being thus addressed by Rāma, Vibhişaņa hastened on and entering the inner apartment sent information to Sītă through the female attendants.
Sanskrit: ततः सीतां महाभागां दृष्ट्वोवाच विभीषणः। मूर्ध्नि बद्धाञ्जलिः श्रीमान्विनीतो राक्षसेश्वरः।।।।
English: Beholding the great Sītā, the graceful lord of Rākşasas-Vibhīşaņa humbly and placing his joined palms on his crown, said.
Sanskrit: दिव्याङ्गरागा वैदेहि दिव्याभरणभूषिता। यानमारोह भद्रं ते भर्ता त्वां द्रष्टुमिच्छति॥
English: O Vaidehi, may good betide you; sprinkled with celestial paste and adorned with celestials ornaments do you ascend this car: your husband wish to see you.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही प्रत्युवाच विभीषणम्। अस्नात्वा द्रष्टुमिच्छामि भर्तारं राक्षसेश्वर॥
English: Being thus addressed Vaidehi replied to Vibhisana, “O lord of Raksasas, without bathing even I wish to see my husband."
Sanskrit: तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच विभीषणः। यथाह रामो भर्ता ते तत्तथा कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
English: Hearing those words VibhIşaņa replied, "It behove you to do what your lord Rama has said." on a
Sanskrit: तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मैथिली पतिदेवता। भर्तृभक्त्या वृता साध्वी तथेति प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: Whereto the chaste maithilee, regarding her husband as God and filled with devotion to her husband, replied saying "so be it."
Sanskrit: ततः सीतां शिरःस्नातां संयुक्तां प्रतिकर्मणा। महाभिरणोपेतां महार्हाम्बरधारिणीम्॥ आरोग्य शिबिकां सीतां राक्षसैर्वहनोचितैः। राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्गुप्तामाजहार विभीषणः॥
English: Thereupon placing Sta, bathed, performing the due rites wearing valuable clothes and adorned with valuable ornaments, palanquin, carried by many a capable Rākşasa, brought her (to Rama).
Sanskrit: सोऽभिगम्य महात्मानं ज्ञात्वापि ध्यानमास्थितम्। प्रणतश्च प्रहृष्टश्च प्राप्तां सीतां न्यवेदयत्॥
English: Thereupon approaching the high-souled Rama, who, bearing informed of (Vibhisana's approach) was engaged in meditation, Vibhīşaņa bowing down and delighted communicated to him the arrival of Sită.
Sanskrit: तामागतामुपश्रुत्य रक्षोगृहचिरोषिताम्। रोषं हर्ष च दैन्यं च राघवः प्राप शत्रुहा॥
English: Hearing of her arrival who had lived long in the abode of the Raksasas Rāghava, the slayer of enemies attained (simultaneously) to anger, delight and depression.
Sanskrit: ततो यानगतां सीतां सविमर्श विचारयन्। विभीषणमिदं वाक्यमहष्टो राघवोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Considering Sīta who was in the palanquin, over whelmed with grief, Raghava delighted addressed Vibhīşaņa with the following words.
Sanskrit: राक्षसाधिपते सौम्य नित्यं मद्विजये रत। वैदेही संनिकर्ष मे क्षिप्रं समभिगच्छतु॥
English: O lord of Rakşasas, O gentle (king) O you ever engaged in encompassing my success, do you speedily bring Vaidehī nearer to me.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राघवस्य विभीषणः। तूर्णमुत्सारणं तत्र कारयामास धर्मवित्॥
English: Hearing these words of Raghava, Vibhīşaña, conversant with piety speedily cleared (the people out of that place).
Sanskrit: कञ्चकोष्णीषिणस्तत्र वेत्रझर्झरपाणयः। उत्सारयन्तस्तान्योधासमन्तात्परिचक्रमुः॥
English: Attendants with armours and head-dresses on and with cane and drums in their hands began to move about driving away the crowed thereform.
Sanskrit: ऋक्षाणां वानराणां च राक्षसानां च सर्वशः। वृन्दान्युत्सार्यमाणानि दूरमुत्तस्थुरन्ततः॥
English: The crowds of bears, monkeys and Rākṣasas being driven on all sides began to fly at a distance.
Sanskrit: तेषामुत्सार्यमाणानां निःस्वनः सुमहानभूत्। वायुनोभूयमानस्य सागरस्येव निःस्वनः॥
English: They being thus driven there arose a huge noise resembling that of the ocean when agitated by the wind.
Sanskrit: उत्सार्यमाणान्दृष्ट्वाऽथ जगत्यां जातसंभ्रमान्। दाक्षिण्यात्तदमर्षाच्च वारयामास राघवः॥
English: Beholding the monkeys driven on all sides and troubled Rāghava out of anger and compassion prevented him.
Sanskrit: संरम्भाच्चाब्रवीद्रामश्चक्षुषा प्रदहनिव। विभीषणं महाप्राज्ञं सोपालम्भमिदं वचः॥
English: Thereupon as if burning (ever thing) with his angry eyes Rāma addressed the highly intelligent Vibhīşaņa with the following angry words.
Sanskrit: किमर्थं मामनादृत्य क्लिश्यतेऽयं त्वया जनः। निवर्तयैनमुद्वेगं जनोऽयं स्वजनो मम॥
English: Why did you insult' me by destroying all these? Do you remove their anxiety-they are all my own men.
Sanskrit: न गृहाणि न वस्त्राणि न प्राकारस्तिरस्क्रिया। नेदृशा राजसत्कारा वृत्तमावरणं स्त्रियाः॥
English: Neither the houses, clothes, walls nor reception like these are the veils of women.
Sanskrit: व्यसनेषु न कृच्छ्रेषु न युद्धेषु स्वयंवरे। न क्रतौ नो विवाहे वा दर्शनं दूष्यते स्त्रियाः॥
English: There is no sin consequent uponi seeing women in danger, difficulty, war, Svayamvara* sacrifice and marriage. *It is a form of marriage in which the bride selects a bridegroom foe herself.
Sanskrit: सैषा विपद्गता चैव कृच्छ्रेण च समन्विता। दर्शने नास्ति दोषोऽस्या मत्समीपे विशेषतः॥ ।
English: She is now in great danger and difficultythere is no sin in seeing her specially in my presence.
Sanskrit: विसृज्य शिबिकां तस्मात्पद्व्यामेवापसर्पतु। समीपे मम वैदेहीं पश्यन्त्वेते वनौकसः॥
English: Therefore leaving behind the palanquin let her come here on foot and let the monkeys behold Vaidehī in my presence.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण सविमर्शो विभीषणः। रामस्योपानयत्सीतां संनिकर्ष विनीतवत्॥
English: Being thus addressed by Rāma, Vibhīşaņa, being sorry, humbly brought Sītă near him.
Sanskrit: ततो लक्ष्मणसुग्रीवौ हनूमांश्च प्लवंगमः। निशम्य वाक्यं रामस्य बभुवुर्व्यथिता भृशम्॥
English: There upon hearing Rāma's accents Lakşmaņa, Sugrīva and the monkey Hanuman were greatly sorry.
Sanskrit: लज्जया त्ववलीयन्ती स्वेषु गात्रेषु मैथिली। विभीषणेनानुगता भर्तारं साभ्यवर्तत॥
English: As if hiding herself in her own person in shame Maithili, following Vibhisana, approached her husband.
Sanskrit: विस्मयाच्च प्रहर्षाच्च स्नेहाच्च पतिदेवता। उदैक्षत मुखं भर्तुः सौम्यं सौम्यतरानना॥
English: She, having a gentle countenance and always regarding her husband as her god, fixed her looks upon her lord's face out of surprise, joy and love.
Sanskrit: अथ समपनुदन्मन:क्लमं सा सुचिरामदृष्टमुदीक्ष्य वै प्रियस्य। वदनमुदितपूर्णचन्द्रकान्तं विमलशशाङ्कनिभानना तदासीत्॥
English: Beholding the gentle countenance of her dearest lord, resembling the full moon the removed her mental distress. Thereupon she appeared (beautiful) having the countenance of the clear moon.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही परुषं रोमहर्षणम्। राघवेण सरोषेण श्रुत्वा प्रव्यथिताभवत्॥
English: Being thus addressed by Rāghava, enraged, with those harsh words Sīta was greatly pained.
Sanskrit: सा तदाश्रुतपूर्वं हि जने महति मैथिली। श्रुत्वा भर्तुर्वचो घोरं लज्जयावनताभवत्॥
English: Hearing those words of her lord, unheard of, before the great assembly Maithili was greatly humiliated with shame.
Sanskrit: प्रविशन्तीव गात्राणि स्वानि सा जनकात्मजा। वाक्शरैस्तैः सशल्येव भृशमश्रूण्यवर्तयत्॥
English: As if entering to her own person (with shame) and greatly pained with these arrow like words the daughter of king Janaka began to shed tears.
Sanskrit: ततो बाष्पपरिक्लिनं प्रमार्जन्ती स्वमाननम्। शनैर्गद्गदया वाचा भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Thereupon wiping the tears off her countenance, she with sorrowful words, addressed her husband.
Sanskrit: किं मामसदृशं वाक्यमीदृशं श्रोत्रदारुणम्। रुक्षं श्रावयसे वीर प्राकृतः प्राकृतामिव ॥
English: Why did you, O hero, like a common man addressing an ordinary woman, make me hear these, harsh and unbecoming words painful to ears?
Sanskrit: न तथास्मि महाबाहो यथा मामवगच्छसि। प्रत्ययं गच्छ मे स्वेन चारित्रेणैव ते शपे॥
English: O you of long arms, I am not what you have taken me to be. Do you believe me-I do swear by my own character.
Sanskrit: पृथक्स्त्रीणां प्रचारेण जाति त्वं परिशङ्कसे। परित्यजैनां शङ्कां तु यदि तेऽहं परीक्षिता॥
English: Seeing the ordinary women you are distrusting the whole sex. Do you renounce this suspicion since you have tried me.
Sanskrit: यदहं गात्रसंस्पर्श गतास्मि विवशा प्रभो। कामकारो न मे तत्र दैवं तत्रापराध्यति॥
English: O lord, though my person was touched by another-but it was not in my power; nor was it an wilful act (of mine); accident is to blame in this.
Sanskrit: मदधीनं तु यत्तन्मे हृदयं त्वयि वर्तते। पराधीनेषु गात्रेषु किं करिष्याम्यनीश्वरी॥
English: My heart is under my control and that is in you;-and what could I do of my body which was subject to another and of which I was not the mistress.
Sanskrit: सह संवृद्धभावेन संसर्गेण च मानद। यदि तेऽहं न विज्ञाता हता तेनास्मि शाश्वतम्॥
English: O you the conferrer of honour-our affection towards one another was increased by our living continually for a long time; even then if you have not been able to understand me I am ruined for ever.
Sanskrit: प्रेषितस्ते महावीरो हनुमानवलोककः। लङ्कास्थाहं त्वया राजन्कि तदा न विसर्जिता॥
English: O king, when the great hero Hanumān was despatched by you of Lankā to see me why did you not renounce me then?
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षं वानरस्यास्य तद्वाक्यसमनन्तरम्। त्वया संत्यक्तया वीर त्यक्तं स्याज्जीवितं मया॥
English: Had you deputed the monkey with that message I would have renounced my life there and then, O hero.
Sanskrit: न वृथा ते श्रमोऽयं स्यात्संशये न्यस्य जीवितम्। सुहृज्जनपरिक्लेशो न चायं विफलस्तव॥
English: You would not have been required to undergo this toil at the risk of your own life and giving unnecessary trouble to your friends.
Sanskrit: त्वया तु नृपशार्दूल रोषमेवानुवर्तता। लघुनेव मनुष्येण स्त्रीत्वमेव पुरस्कृतम्॥
English: O foremost of kings, being subject to ire-you did not perceive anything but womanhood in me, like an ordinary man.
Sanskrit: अपदेशो मे जनकानोत्पत्तिर्वसुधातलात्। मम वृत्तं च वृत्तज्ञ बहु तेन पुरस्कृतम्॥
English: Although I am known to have a father but in fact I am born of the earth. You did not sufficiently honour my character, O you conversant with character. are
Sanskrit: न प्रमाणीकृतः पाणिर्बाल्ये मम निपीडितः। मम भक्तिश्च शीलं च सर्वं ते पृष्ठतः कृतम्॥
English: Your marriage with me in boyhood shall be disproved and you not sufficiently considering all my devotion and good conduct to you.
Sanskrit: इति ब्रुवन्ती रुदती बाष्पगद्गदभाषिणी। उवाच लक्ष्मणं सीता दीनं ध्यानपरायणम्॥
English: Saying thus with accents choked in tears and weeping Sītā spoke to Lakşmaņa, poorly and engaged in meditation.
Sanskrit: चितां मे कुरु सौमित्रे व्यसनस्यास्य भेषजम्। मिथ्यापवादोपहता नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे॥
English: Make a funeral pyre for me, O Saumitri, that is the only remedy for this disaster. Being thus branded with an unfounded stigma I do not like to keep my life.
Sanskrit: अप्रीतेन गुणैर्भा त्यक्ताया जनसंसदि। या क्षमा मे गतिर्गन्तुं प्रवेक्ष्ये हव्यवाहनम्॥
English: To adopt the proper course for me who had been renounced before this assembly by my disaffected husband I shall enter this.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा। अमर्षवशमापन्नो राघवं समुदैक्षत॥
English: Being thus addressed by Vaidehī, Lakşmaņa, the slayer of enemies, being possessed by anger, looked towards Rāghava.
Sanskrit: स विज्ञाय मनश्छन्दं रामस्याकारसूचितम्। चितां चकार सौमित्रिमते रामस्य वीर्यवान्॥
English: And understanding Rāmas intention by gestures and at his command the powerful Saumitri prepared a funeral pyre.
Sanskrit: नहि रामं तदा कश्चित्कालान्तकयमोपमम्। अनुनेतुमथो वक्तुं द्रष्टुं वाप्यशकत्सुहृत्॥
English: None dared there request, speak with or even look at Rāma like to Death, at the time of dissolution.
Sanskrit: अधोमुखं स्थितं रामं ततः कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम्। उपावर्तत वैदेही दीप्यमानं हुताशनम्॥
English: Thereupon circumambulating Rāma, standing with his head down, Vaidehi approached the burning fire.
Sanskrit: ददृशुस्तां त्रयो लोका देवगन्धर्वदानवाः। शप्तां पतन्ती निरये त्रिदिवाद्देवतामिव ॥
English: The three worlds-the celestials, Gandharvas and Dänavas saw her fallen like to a celestial from the heaven when imprecated.
Sanskrit: तस्यामग्नि विशन्त्यां तु हाहेति विपुलः स्वनः। रक्षसां वानराणां च संबभूवाद्भुतोपमः॥
English: She having entered the fire, lamentations, unheard of before, rose from all sides from the Rākşasas and monkeys.
Sanskrit: प्रणम्य दैवतेभ्यश्च ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च मैथिली। बद्धांजलिपुटा चेदमुवाचाग्निसमीपतः॥
English: Bowing to the celestials and Brāhmaṇas, Maithilī, with folded hands, spoke before the fire.
Sanskrit: यथा मे हृदयं नित्यं नापसर्पति राघवात्। तथा लोकस्य साक्षी मां सर्वतः पातु पावकः॥
English: As my heart has never gone away from Rāghava, may you protect me, O fire, the witness of the people.
Sanskrit: यथा मां शुद्धचारित्रां दुष्टां जानाति राघवः। तथा लोकस्य साक्षी मां सर्वतः पातु पावकः॥
English: As Rāghava consider me vile, who have got a pure character, may fire, the witness of the people, protect me on all sides.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु वैदेही परिक्रम्य हुताशनम्। विवेश ज्वलनं दीप्तं निःशङ्केनान्तरात्मना॥
English: Saying this and going round the fire, Vaidehi, with undaunted heart, entered the flaming fire.
Sanskrit: जनश्च सुमहांस्तत्र बालवृद्धसमाकुलः। ददर्श मैथिली दीप्तां प्रविशन्तीं हुताशनम्॥
English: The great assembly there, young and old, overwhelmed with grief, saw Maithili enter the flaming fire.
Sanskrit: सा तप्तनवहेमाभा तप्तकांचनभूषणा। पपात ज्वलनं दीप्तं सर्वलोकस्य संनिधौ॥ ददृशुस्तां विशालाक्षीं पतन्ती हव्यवाहनम्। सीतां सर्वाणि रूपाणि रुकमवेदिनिभां तदा॥
English: And (Sītā) resembling the burning gold entered the flaming fire in the presence of all people. All beheld Sita, having expansive eyes, enter fire like to a golden altar.
Sanskrit: ददृशुस्तां महाभागां प्रविशन्तीं हुताशनम्। ऋषयो देवगन्धर्वा यज्ञे पूर्णाहुतीमिव ॥
English: The ascetics, celestials and Gandharvas saw that great damsel enter fire like to a full oblation in the sacrifice.
Sanskrit: प्रचुक्रुशुः स्त्रियः सर्वास्तां दृष्ट्वा हव्यवाहने। पतन्तीं संस्कृतां मन्त्रैर्वसोर्धारामिवाध्वरे॥
English: Beholding her fallen into the fire like to Vasudhārā, sanctified by Mantras in a sacrifice, all the females began to weep.
Sanskrit: ततो हि दुर्मना रामः श्रुत्वैव वदतां गिरः। दध्यौ मुहूर्त धर्मात्मा बाष्पव्याकुललोचनः॥
English: Hearing the lamentations (of the Rākşasas and monkeys) the virtuous-souled Rāma, with a poor heart and having his eyes full of tears, engaged in meditation for some time.
Sanskrit: ततो वैश्रवणो राजा यमश्च पितृभिः सह। सहस्राक्षश्च देवेशो वरुणश्च जलेश्वरः॥ षडर्धनयनः श्रीमान्महादेवो वृषध्वजः। कर्ता सर्वस्य लोकस्य ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां वरः॥ एते सर्वे समागम्य विमानैः सूर्यसंनिभैः। आगम्य नगरी लङ्कामभिजग्मुश्च राघवम्॥
English: Thereupon the king Vaiśravaņa, Yama with his progenitors, the thousand-eyed lord of the celestials, Varuna, the lord of water, the threeeyed graceful Mahădeva-the rider of bull, Brahmă the creator of the world and the foremost of those conversant with the knowledge of Brahmā-all these arriving at the city of Lankă in their cars bright as the rays of the sun, approached Rāghava.
Sanskrit: ततः सहस्ताभरणान्प्रगृह्य विपुलान्भुजान्। अब्रुवंत्रिदशश्रेष्ठा राघवं प्राञ्जलिं स्थितम्॥
English: Thereupon raising up their huge hands, decked with various ornaments and folding them, those foremost of the celestials said to Raghava.
Sanskrit: कर्ता सर्वस्य लोकस्य श्रेष्ठो ज्ञानविदां विभुः। उपेक्षसे कथं सीतां पतन्ती हव्यवाहने।। कथं देवगणश्रेष्ठमात्मानं नावबुद्ध्यसे॥
English: O lord, you are the preserver of all the worlds and the foremost of the wise, why did you neglect Sītā entering into fire? Why did you not understand yourself the foremost of the celestials?
Sanskrit: ऋतधामा वसुः पूर्वं वसूनां च प्रजापतिः। त्रयाणामपि लोकानामादिकर्ता स्वयंप्रभुः॥
English: You were before the Patriarch of all Vasus, by the name of Rtadhāmā. And you are yourself, O lord, the creator of the three worlds. *A kind of demi-god of whom eight are enumerated.
Sanskrit: रुद्राणामष्टमो रुद्रः साध्यानामपि पञ्चमः। अश्विनौ चापि कौँ ते सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ दृशौ॥
English: You are the eighth of the Rudras and the fifth of the Sādhyas;-the Asvinis are your two ears and the sun and the moon are your eyes. 1. A demi-god-an inferior manifestation of Śiva: they are eleven in number. 2. An inferior deity or demi-god, one of a class of twelve.
Sanskrit: अन्ते चादौ च मध्ये च दृश्यसे च परंतप। उपेक्षसे च वैदेहीं मानुषः प्राकृतो यथा॥
English: O slayer of enemies, you appear at the beginning and the end of the creation. Why did you neglect Vaidehī like an ordinary man?
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तो लोकपालैस्तैः स्वामी लोकस्य राघवः। अब्रवीद् विदशश्रेष्ठानरामो धर्मभृतां वरः॥
English: Being thus addressed by the deities presiding over quarters, Rāghava, the lord of people and the foremost of the pious, spoke to those leading celestials, saying.
Sanskrit: आत्मानं मानुषं मन्ये रामं दशरथात्मजम्। सोऽहं यश्च यतश्चाहं भगवांस्तद् ब्रवीतु मे॥
English: I know myself to be man-Rama, the son of Dasaratha. Let the great Patriarch tell me, who I am and whence I have come.