pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यस्त्वया सह स स्वर्गो निरयो यस्त्वया विना। इति जानन् परां प्रीतिं गच्छ राम मया सह॥ अथ मामेवमव्यग्रां वनं नैव नयिष्यसे। विषमद्यैव पास्यामि मा वशं द्विषतां गमम्॥
English: O, Rāma, conceiving with pleasure that your company is a heaven to me and your absence a hell. If you do not take me to the forest which I count freed from all evils, surely I shall drink poison and never come under the influence of my enemies.
Sanskrit: पश्चादपि हि दुःखेन मम नैवास्ति जीवितम्। उज्झितायास्त्वया नाथ तदैव मरणं वरम्॥ इमं हि सहितुं शोकं मुहुर्तमपि नोत्सहे। किं पुनर्दश वर्षाणि त्रीणि चैकं च दुःखिता॥
English: When through affliction I shall not live after separation, better it is, O Lord, that I die immediately at the time of my being forsaken by you; I cannot bear this grief even for a moment. How shall I be able to live without you for fourteen years?
Sanskrit: इति सा शोकसंतप्ता विलप्य करुणं बहु। चुक्रोश पतिमायस्ता भृशमालिङ्गय सस्वरम्॥
English: Thus lamenting, Sītā, racked with sorrow, embraced her husband and began to cry aloud.
Sanskrit: सा विद्धा बहुभिर्वाक्यैर्दिग्धैरिव गजाङ्गना। चिरसंनियतं बाष्पं मुमोचाग्निमिवारणिः॥
English: Like to a she-elephant, she being pierced by the poisonous shafts of Rāma's words, began to shed tears, long kept off, as an Araņi wood emits fire continually.
Sanskrit: तस्याः स्फटिकसंकाशं वारि संतापसम्भवम्। नेत्राभ्यां परिसुस्राव पङ्कजाभ्यामिवोदकम्॥
English: Tears caused by her sorrow and white as the crystal began to trickle down from her eyes, like to water falling in drops from lotus petals.
Sanskrit: तत्सितामलचन्द्राभं मुखमायतलोचनम्। पर्यशुष्यत बाष्पेण जलोद्धृतमिवाम्बुजम्॥
English: And that beautiful face having expansive eyes and resembling the full moon in its splendour, with tears became pale and parched, like to a lotus taken out of its watery bed.
Sanskrit: तां परिष्वज्य बाहुभ्यां विसंज्ञामिव दुःखिताम्। उवाच वचनं रामः परिविश्वासयंस्तदा॥
English: Finding her almost insensible with sorrow, Rāma flung his arms round her and reviving her (with consolation) spoke the following words to her.
Sanskrit: न देवि बत दुःखेन स्वर्गमप्यभिरोचये। नहि मेऽस्ति भयं किंचित् स्वयम्भोरिव सर्वतः॥
English: I do not long for, Oh worshipful one, even the abode of celestials gained through your affliction; fear there is none for me like to the self-create Brahma.
Sanskrit: तव सर्वमभिप्रायमविज्ञाय शुभानने। वासं न रोचयेऽरण्ये शक्तिमानपि रक्षणे॥
English: Not apprised of your full intention, O you of beautiful countenance, I could not, though capable of escorting you, desire your abode in the forest.
Sanskrit: यत् सृष्टासि मया सार्धं वनवासाय मैथिलि। न विहातुं मया शक्या प्रीतिरात्मवता यथा ॥
English: When you are determined O Maithili, repair to the forest with me, I cannot leave you behind, as one possessing self-knowledge cannot renounce munificence.
Sanskrit: धर्मस्तु गजनासोरु सद्भिराचरितः पुरा। तं चाहमनुवर्तिष्ये यथा सूर्यं सुवर्चला॥
English: O you, having thighs resembling the trunks of an elephant, I shall resort to that virtue which was exercised by great and good men going before, do you follow me therefore like Suvarcalā following the Sun.
Sanskrit: न खल्वहं न गच्छेयं वनं जनकनन्दिनि । वचनं तन्नयति मां पितुः सत्योपबृंहितम्॥
English: I cannot but go to the forest, O daughter of Janaka, as the truthful word of my father leads me thereto.
Sanskrit: एष धर्मश्च सुश्रोणि पितुर्मातुश्च वश्यता। आज्ञां चाहं व्यतिक्रम्य नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे॥
English: Obedience to his parents is the virtue of a son. Disobeying the command of my father I am not eager to live. we
Sanskrit: अस्वाधीनं कथं दैवं प्रकारैरभिराध्यते। स्वाधीनं समतिक्रम्य मातरं पितरं गुरुम्॥
English: Why should with meditations and adorations worship Destiny, which is not cognizable to the worshippers, neglecting our parents, who are ever present to our senses?
Sanskrit: यत्र त्रयं त्रयो लोकाः पवित्रं तत्समं भुवि। नान्यदस्ति शुभापाङ्गे तेनेदमभिराध्यते॥
English: In the worship of the parents are fulfilled the triple object of religious pursuit, and the adoration of the three regions, there is nothing equal to it, conducing to purity; so do I, O you of excellent-look , resort to it.
Sanskrit: न सत्यं दानमानौ वा यज्ञो वाप्याप्तदक्षिणः। तथा बलकराः सीते यथा सेवा पितुर्मता॥
English: Truth, almsgiving, honour, and sacrifices with profuse gifts are not so strengthening (in life to come) as the service rendered to the parents.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गो धनं वा धान्यं वा विद्या पुत्राः सुखानि च । गरुवृत्त्यनुरोधेन न किंचिदपि दुर्लभम् ॥
English: Heaven, wealth, grains, learning, son, and happiness, nothing remains inaccessible to us.
Sanskrit: देवगन्धर्वगोलोकान् ब्रह्मलोकांस्तथापरान्। प्राप्नुवन्ति महात्मानो मातापितृपरायणाः॥
English: Great souls following the desires, and resorting to the service of their parents, get at the abodes of celestials, Gandharvas, the seats of Brahma and Vişnu, and other excellent regions.
Sanskrit: स मा पिता यथा शास्ति सत्यधर्मपथे स्थितः। तथा वर्तितुमिच्छामि स हि धर्मः सनातनः॥
English: Therefore do I desire to follow what my father commands me, treading in the path of truth, and this is the virtue eternal.
Sanskrit: मम सना मतिः सीते नेतुं त्वां दण्डकावनम्। वसिष्यामीति सा त्वं मामनुयातुं सुनिश्चिता॥
English: My resolution of not taking you, O Sītā, to the forest of Dandaka is now rent asunder, as you have prepared yourself to live in the forest and follow me.
Sanskrit: सा हि दिष्टानवद्याङ्गि वनाय मदिरेक्षणे। अनुगच्छस्व मां भीरु सहधर्मचरी भव॥
English: Permitted by me, O fair one of exquisite beauty, to repair to the forest, do you follow me, O you timid one, and be the partner of my righteousness.
Sanskrit: सर्वथा सदृशं सीते मम स्वस्य कुलस्य च। व्यवसायमनुक्रान्ता कान्ते त्वमतिशोभनम्॥
English: Your determination to follow me, O beautiful one, is very excellent and is in perfect keeping with myself and my family.
Sanskrit: आरभस्व शुभश्रोणि वनवासक्षमाः क्रियाः। नेदानीं त्वदृते सीते स्वर्गोऽपि मम रोचते।॥
English: Do you address yourself to repairing to the forest, for without this now even heaven itself does not please me.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च रत्नानि भिक्षुकेभ्यश्च भोजनम्। देहि चाशंसमानेभ्यः संत्वरस्व च मा चिरम्॥
English: Do you give away jewels to the Brāhmaṇas and edibles to the beggars longing for them, and make haste without delay.
Sanskrit: भूषणानि महार्हाणि वरवस्त्राणि यानि च। रमणीयाश्च ये केचित् क्रीडार्थाश्चाप्युपस्कराः॥ शयनीयानि यानानि मम चान्यानि यानि च। देहि स्वभृत्यवर्गस्य ब्राह्मणानामनन्तरम्॥ अनुकूलं तु सा भर्तुर्ज्ञात्वा गमनमात्मनः। क्षिप्रं प्रमुदिता देवी दातुमेव प्रचक्रमे॥
English: Confer upon the Brāhmaṇas, valuable ornaments, excellent clothes, pleasant toys, beds, conveyances and other fine things in your possession and then what remains do you distribute amongst the servants.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहृष्टा प्रतिपूर्णमानसा यशस्विनी भर्तुरवेक्ष्य भाषितम्। धनानि रत्नानि च दातुमङ्गना प्रचक्रमे धर्मभृतां मनस्विनी।।४७
English: Convinced that her going to the forest was desired by her husband, Sītā began to distribute them speedily with a delighted heart.
Sanskrit: एवं श्रुत्वा स संवादं लक्ष्मणः पूर्वमागतः। वाष्पपर्याकुलमुखः शोकं सोढुमशक्नुवन् ॥ स भ्रातुश्चरणौ गाढं निपीड्य रघुनन्दनः। सीतामुवाचातियशां राघवं च महाव्रतम्॥
English: Hearing this conversation, Laksmana, who had gone there before, with tears in his eyes and being unable to bear this terrible sorrow, took hold of his brother's feet and spoke thus to that greatly renowned Sītā and Rāghava.
Sanskrit: यदि गन्तुं कृता बुद्धिर्वनं मृगगजायुतम्। अहं त्वानुगमिष्यामि वनमग्रे धनुर्धरः॥
English: If you are resolved to repair to the forest filled with deer and elephants, I shall accompany you, always going before with bows in my hands.
Sanskrit: मया समेतोऽरण्यानि रम्याणि विचरिष्यसि। पक्षिभिर्भूङ्गयूथैश्च संघुष्टानि समन्ततः॥
English: You shall range with me in that charming pare of the forest which resounds with the music of the birds and the humming of the bees.
Sanskrit: न देवलोकाक्रमणं नामरत्वमहं वृणे। ऐश्वर्यं चापि लोकानां कामये न त्वया विना ॥
English: Alienated from you I do not long for the abode of the celestials, nor for eternal life, nor for the wealth of the three regions.
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवाणः सौमित्रिर्वनवासाय निश्चितः। रामेण बहुभिः सान्त्वैर्निषिद्धः पुनरब्रवीत्॥
English: The son of Sumitrā, who spoke thus and was determined upon going to the forest, being repeatedly requested by Rāma with consoling words to desist from his purpose, spoke to him the following words.
Sanskrit: अनुज्ञास्तु भवता पूर्वमेव यदस्म्यहम्। किमिदानी पुनरपि क्रियते मे निवारणम्॥
English: Formerly you did order me to follow you; and why do you prevent me now from accompanying you to the forest.
Sanskrit: यदर्थं प्रतिषेधो मे क्रियते गन्तुमिच्छतः। एतदिच्छामि विज्ञातुं संशयो हि ममानघ ॥
English: I want to learn, Oh sinless one, why you do prevent me now from following you. I entertain a grave doubt in this.
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीन्महातेजा रामो लक्ष्मणमग्रतः। स्थितं प्राग्गामिनं धीरं याचमानं कृताञ्जलिम्॥
English: Then the highly effulgent Rāma spoke thus to that sedate Lakşmaņa, who stood praying before him with clasped hands.
Sanskrit: स्निग्धो धर्मरतो धीरः सततं सत्पथे स्थितः। प्रियः प्राणसमोवश्यो विजेयश्च सखा च मे॥
English: You are sedate, fond of virtue, of peaceful temper, and you walk always in the paths of righteousness. I hold you dear as my life and you are obedient to me and are my friend.
Sanskrit: मयाद्य सह सौमित्रे त्वयि गच्छति तद्वनम्। को भजिष्यति कौसल्यां सुमित्रां वा यशस्विनीम्॥
English: If you do accompany me to you forest, O son of Sumitrā, who shall serve Kausalyā and the highly renowned Sumitrā.
Sanskrit: अभिवर्षति कामैर्यः पर्जन्यः पृथिवीमिव। स कामपाशपर्यस्तो महातेजा महीपतिः॥
English: That highly effulgent lord of earth who will satisfy the world with the fulfilment of its desires like to rain spreading in showers over the earth, is himself now shackled with desires to Kaikeyi.
Sanskrit: सा हि राज्यमिदं प्राप्य नृपस्याश्वपतेः सुता। दुःखितानां सपत्नीनां न करिष्यति शोभनम् ॥
English: That daughter of Aśvapati obtaining this kingdom from the monarch, there will be no end of the miseries of these co-wives.
Sanskrit: न भरिष्यति कौसल्यां सुमित्रां च सुदुःखिताम्। भरतो, राज्यमासाद्य कैकेय्यां पर्यवस्थितः॥
English: Bharata attaining the throne and siding his mother, Kaikeyī will never think of Kausalyā or Sumitrā sore distressed with grief.
Sanskrit: तामार्यां स्वयमेवेह राजानुग्रहणेन वा। सौमित्रे भर कौसल्यामुक्तमर्थममुं चर॥
English: Do you therefore, Oh son of Sumitrā, live here of your won accord or by the favour of the monarch, and maintain these worshipful ones.
Sanskrit: एवं मयि च ते भक्तिर्भविष्यति सुदर्शिता। धर्मज्ञगुरुपूजायां धर्मश्चाप्यतुलो महान्॥
English: If you do act thus, it will be showing your best regard in me. O you, versed in the knowledge of religion, real virtue consists in the adoration of superiors.
Sanskrit: सौमित्रे मत्कृते रघुनन्दन। अस्माभिर्विप्रहीणाया मातुर्नो न भवेत् सुखम्॥
English: Do this oh son of Sumitrā, for my sake; if we all go away leaving her aside, she will not be happy in any way.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण लक्ष्मणः श्लक्ष्णया गिरा। प्रत्युवाच तदा रामं वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यकोविदम्॥
English: Accosted thus by Rama, Laksmana, well versed in speech, spoke to him the following humble words.
Sanskrit: तवैव तेजसा वीर भरतः पूजयिष्यति। कौसल्यां च सुमित्रां च प्रयतो नास्ति संशयः॥
English: Being afraid of your power, O hero, Bharata shall adore. Kausalyā and Sumitrā, there is no doubt about this.
Sanskrit: यदि दुःस्थो न रक्षेत भरतो राज्यमुत्तमम्। प्राप्य दुर्मनसा वीर गर्वेण च विशेषतः॥ तमहं दुर्मतिं क्रूरं वधिष्यामि न संशयः। तत्पक्षानपि तान् सर्वास्त्रैलोक्यमपि किं तु सा॥ कौसल्या बिभृयादार्या सहस्रं मद्विधानपि। एवं कुरुष्व यस्याः सहस्रं ग्रामाणां सम्प्राप्तमुपजीविनाम्॥ तदात्मभरणे चैव मम मातुस्तथैव च। पर्याप्ता मद्विधानां च भरणाय मनस्विनी॥
English: If that wicked Bharata obtaining this excellent kingdom, does not maintain and take care of them, being impelled by haughtiness and wicked impulses, surely shall I kill him, that wickedminded one, though he be assisted by the entire population of the three regions. Besides that worshipful Kausalya, who has made grants of many thousand villages to her servants, can maintain thousands of people like us, and has enough to maintain herself as well as my mother.
Sanskrit: कुरुष्व मामनुचरं वैधवें नेह विद्यते। कृतार्थोहं भविष्यामि तव चार्थः प्रकल्प्यते॥
English: Do you therefore-permit me to follow you; there will be no breach of virtue in this, and I shall have my desires attained and your interests shall be secured.
Sanskrit: धनुरादाय सगुणं खनित्रपिटकाधरः। अग्रतस्ते गमिष्यामि पन्थानं तव दर्शयन्॥
English: I shall go before you pointing out your course, with stringed bows, a hoe, and a basket in my hands.
Sanskrit: आहरिष्यामि ते नित्यं मूलानि च फलानि च। वन्यानि च तथान्यानि स्वाहा णि तपस्विनाम्॥
English: I shall bring for you every day various roots and fruits and other that grow in the forest and which the ascetics use in their sacrifice.
Sanskrit: भवांस्तु सह वैदेह्या गिरिसानुषु रंस्यसे। अहं सर्वं करिष्यामि जाग्रतः स्वपतश्च ते॥
English: You shall amuse yourself with Vaidehī on the sides of the hill, and I shall perform everything for you whether you are asleep or awake.
Sanskrit: रामस्त्वनेन वाक्येन सुप्रीतः प्रत्युवाच तम्। व्रजापृच्छस्व सौमित्रे सर्वमेव सुहृज्जनम्॥
English: Being extremely gratified with these words, Rāma spoke to him, saying, Do you follow me, O son of Sumitrā, obtaining permission from all your relatives.
Sanskrit: ये च राज्ञो ददौ दिव्ये महात्मा वरुणः स्वयम्। जनकस्य महायज्ञे धनुषी रौद्रदर्शने॥ अभेद्ये कवचे दिव्ये तूणी चाक्षय्यसायको। आदित्यविमलाभौ द्वौ खङ्गौ हेमपरिष्कृतौ॥ सत्कृत्य निहितं सर्वमेतदाचार्यसद्मनि। सर्वमायुधमादाय क्षिप्रमाव्रज लक्ष्मण ॥ स सुहृज्जनमामन्त्र्य वनवासाय निश्चितः। इक्ष्वाकुगुरुमागम्य जग्राहायुधमुत्तमम्॥
English: The high-souled Varuņa himself offered two terrible-looking bows of ethereal temper, two sets of weapons at the great sacrifice of the royal Janaka, namely, impenetrable mail, two quivers, two inexhaustible arrows, two swords burnished with gold and bright as the sun. These things were offered to me as bridal presents, and I have kept them at the house of my preceptor. Do you, O Lakşmaņa, paying homage to my preceptor, taking all those weapons, swiftly bring them hither. Determined upon going to the forest, Lakşmaņa, taking leave of his friends, went to the abode of the spiritual preceptor of the Ikşvākus and took from him those excellent weapons.
Sanskrit: तद् दिव्यं राजशार्दूलः सत्कृतं माल्यभूषितम्। रामाय दर्शयामास सौमित्रिः सर्वमायुधम्॥
English: And that best of princes, the son of Sumitrā, showed Rāma those heavenly arms worshipped and well adorned with garlands...........
Sanskrit: तमुवाचात्मवान् रामः प्रीत्या लक्ष्मणमागतम्। काले त्वमागतः सौम्य कासिते मम लक्ष्मण॥
English: Seeing Laksmana arrive there, Rama, having control over his ownself, greatly pleased, spoke to him the following words. "You have arrived, O Laksmana, just when I wanted you."
Sanskrit: अहं प्रदातुमिच्छामि यदिदं मामकं धनम्। ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तपस्विभ्यस्त्वया सह परंतप ॥
English: I want to distribute with you these my riches amongst the Brāhmaṇas and the ascetics.
Sanskrit: वसन्तीह दृढं भक्त्या गुरुषु द्विजसत्तमाः। तेषामपि च मे भूयः सर्वेषां चोपजीविनाम्॥
English: There are many excellent Brāhmaṇas having firm reverence in their preceptor. I want to distribute my wealth amongst them and many other personages who depend upon me for their maintenance.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठपुत्रं तु सुयज्ञमार्य त्वमानयाशु प्रवरं द्विजानाम्। नभ्यर्च्य शिष्टानपरान् द्विजातीन्॥
English: Bring here speedily the worshipful Suyajña, the son of Vasiştha; want to repair to the forest after duly adoring him and other excellent Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: दत्त्वा तु सह वैहेह्या ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं बहु। जग्मतुः पितरं द्रष्टुं सीतया सह राघवौ॥
English: Having distributed much wealth to the Brāhmaṇas, the Rāghavas set out with $ītā for the purpose of seeing their father.
Sanskrit: ततो गृहीते प्रेष्याभ्यामशोभेतां तदायुधे। मालादामभिरासक्ते सीतया समलंकृते॥
English: The two looked beautiful with a couple of handmaids (following them), taking the weapons that had been decked by Sītā with flowery wreaths.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रासादहाणि विमानशिखराणि च। अभिरुह्य जनः श्रीमानुदासीनो व्यलोकयत्॥
English: Then crowds of elegantly-attired citizens, mounting on the terraces of three-storied and seven-storied houses, looked on the scene with hearts filled with sorrow.
Sanskrit: न हि रथ्याः सुशक्यन्ते गन्तुं बहुजनाकुलाः। आरुह्य तस्मात् प्रासादाद् दीनाः पश्यन्ति राघवम्॥
English: Unable to thread the streets because of a vast concourse, they ascending the terraces of the buildings, eyed Rāghava with woebegone eyes.
Sanskrit: पदाति सानुजं दृष्ट्वा ससीतं च जनास्तदा। ऊचुर्बहुजना वाचः शोकोपहतचेतसः॥
English: And deprived of their senses by grief, the multitudes,* beholding Rāma proceeding on foot in company with Sītā and his younger brother, said. *Another reading i.e., Beholding Rāma without his umbrella and walking a foot.
Sanskrit: यं यान्तमनुयाति स्म चतुरङ्गबलं महत्। तमेकं सीतया सार्धमनुयाति स्म लक्ष्मणः॥
English: He that used to be followed by the vast body of the four-fold forces, proceeds now along with Sita, followed by Laksmana alone.
Sanskrit: ऐश्वर्यस्य रसज्ञः सन् कामानां चाकरो महान्। नेच्छत्येवानृतं कर्तुं वचनं धर्मगौरवात्॥
English: Knowing every kind of enjoyment, that magnanimous one who has tasted of every luxury, for maintaining the dignity of morality, does not wish to falsify (his father's) word.
Sanskrit: या न शक्या पुरा द्रष्टुं भूतैराकाशगैरपि। तामद्य सीतां पश्यन्ति राजमार्गगता जनाः॥
English: And that Sītā whom formerly the very rangers of the sky could not see, is to-day beheld by the passers-by.
Sanskrit: अङ्गरागोचितां सीतां रक्तचन्दनसेविनीम्। 'वर्षमुष्णं च शीतं च नेष्यत्याशु विवर्णताम्॥
English: Now summer's heat and winter's cold and the rains of the wet season wil speedily stain Sītā, whose person is worthy of being dyed, and who used to daub her limbs with red sandal paste.
Sanskrit: अद्य नूनं दशरथः सत्त्वमाविश्य भाषते। नहि राजा प्रियं पुत्रं विवासयितुमर्हति॥
English: Surely to-day Dasaratha speaks thus, possessed by some evil spirit; for the king ought by no means to banish his beloved son.
Sanskrit: निर्गुणस्यापि पुत्रस्य कथं स्याद् विनिवासनम्। किं पुनर्यस्य लोकोऽयं जितो वृत्तेन केवलम्॥
English: Who ever exiles his son, albeit he be worthless? And what is to be said concerning a son that has fast secured all men's hearts by his behaviour?
Sanskrit: आनृशंस्यमनुक्रोशः श्रुतं शीलं दमः शमः। राघवं शोभयन्त्येते षड्गुणाः पुरुषर्षभम्॥
English: Universal benevolence, kindness, learning, goodness, the restraint of the senses, and the control of the faculties, these six qualities adorn that best of men, Rāghava.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् तस्योपघातेन प्रजाः परमपीडिताः। औदकानीव सत्त्वानि ग्रीष्मे सलिलसंक्षयात्॥
English: Therefore the subjects will be afflicted in consequence of his separation, even as aquatic animals are, when summer dries up the waters of a tank.
Sanskrit: पीडया पीडितं सर्वं जगदस्य जगत्पतेः। मूलस्येवोपघातेन वृक्षः पुष्पफलोपगः॥
English: The entire earth is distressed on account of the distress of this lord of the earth, even like a tree bearing blossoms and fruits, when its roots have been severed.
Sanskrit: मूलं ह्येष मनुष्याणां धर्मसारो महाद्युतिः। पुष्पं फलं च पत्रं च शाखाश्चास्येतरे जनाः॥
English: Surely this highly effulgent one with virtue for his chief good, is the root of humanity, and the latter represents its flowers, fruits, foliage, and boughs.
Sanskrit: ते लक्ष्मण इव क्षिप्रं सपल्यः सहबान्धवाः। गच्छन्तमनुगच्छामो येन गच्छति राघवः॥
English: Therefore, accompanied by our wives and friends will we like Lakşmaņa follow the departing Rāghava by the same way that he takes.
Sanskrit: उद्यानानि परित्यज्य क्षेत्राणि च गृहाणि च। एकदुःखसुखा राममनुगच्छाम धार्मिकम्॥
English: And leaving aside our gardens and fields and abodes, will we, making the righteous Rāma's happiness and misery our own, follow him.
Sanskrit: समुद्धृतनिधानानि परिध्वस्ताजिराणि च। उपात्तधनधान्यानि हृतसाराणि सर्वशः॥ रजसाभ्यवकीर्णानि परित्यक्तानि दैवतैः। मूषकैः परिधावद्भिरुद्विलैरावृतानि च॥ अपेतोदकधूमानि हीनसम्मार्जनानि च। प्रणष्टबलिकर्मेज्यामन्त्रहोमजपानि च॥ दुष्कालेनेव भग्नानि भिन्नभाजनवन्ति च। अस्मत्यक्तानि कैकेयी वेश्मानि प्रतिपद्यताम्॥
English: Let Kaikeyi possess herself of our deserted mansions, deprived of their buried treasures, with their un-swept courtyards robbed of kine and wealth, and shorn of all substance, filled with dust, and abandoned by the deities, mansions where rats will run from hole to hole, which will neither emit smoke nor contain water, which will not be swept by broomsticks, from which sacrifices, and the slaughter of sacrificial beasts, and the offering of oblations, and the recitation of sacred texts, and Japa, will be absent, and around which will be strewn broken carthenware, as they are on occasions of political commotion's or the occurrence of natural calamities.
Sanskrit: वनं नगरमेवास्तु येन गच्छति राघवः। अस्माभिश्च परित्यक्तं पुरं सम्पद्यतां वनम्॥
English: Let the forest to which Rāghava repairs resemble a city, and let this city renounced by as be converted into a wilderness.
Sanskrit: बिलानि दंष्ट्रिणः सर्वे सानूनि मृगपक्षिणः। त्यजन्त्वस्मद्भयाद्रीता गजाः सिंहा वनान्यपि॥
English: Inspired by the fear of us, serpents will leave their holes, and beats and birds the caves of mountains, and elephants and lions the forest.
Sanskrit: अस्मत्त्यक्तं प्रपद्यन्तु सेव्यमानं त्यजन्तु च। तृणमांसफलादानं देशं व्यालमृगद्विजम्॥ प्रपद्यतां हि कैकेयी सपुत्रा सह बान्धवैः। राघवेण वयं सर्वे वने वत्स्याम निर्वृताः॥
English: Let them occupy the tracts left behind by us, and let them renounce such abounding in serpents, beasts, and birds, as yield grass, meat, and fruits. Let Kaikeyi (reign in this realm) along with her sons sons and adherents; we, renouncing homes, will dwell in the forest with Raghava.
Sanskrit: इत्येवं विविधा वाचो नानाजनसमीरिताः। शुश्राव राघवः श्रुत्वा न विचक्रेऽस्य मानसम्॥ स तु वेश्म पुनर्मातुः कैलासशिखरप्रभम्। अभिचक्राम धर्मात्मा मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमः॥
English: Rāghava heard various words uttered thus by the populace; and having heard them he did not suffer his mind to be agitated. And that righteous one of the prowess of a mad elephant, form a distance began to make for the residence of his father resembiing in brightness a summit of the Kailasa mountain.
Sanskrit: विनीतवीरपुरुषं प्रविश्य तु नृपालयम्। ददर्शावस्थितं दीनं सुमन्त्रमविदूरतः॥
English: Entering the king's mansion, he drawing nigh found the heroic Sumantra seated in dejected mood.
Sanskrit: मनार्तरूपः प्रसहनिवाथ। जगाम रामः पितरं दिदृक्षुः पितुर्निदेशं विधिवच्चिकीर्षुः॥
English: Seeing that well-wisher of his thus depressed, Rāma endeavouring by all means to do his father's bidding, cheerfully went on, desirous of beholding his sire.
Sanskrit: तत्पूर्वमैक्ष्वाकसुतो महात्मा रामो गमिष्यन् नृपमार्तरूपम्। व्यतिष्ठत प्रेक्ष्य तदा सुमन्त्रं पितुर्महात्मा प्रतिहारणार्थम्॥
English: And with the view of meeting the aggrieved king before repairing to the forest, the magnanimous son of the Ikşvāku race, seeing Sumantra, stayed there, so that that nobleminded one might inform his father of his visit.
Sanskrit: पितुर्निदेशेन तु धर्मवत्सलो वनप्रवेशे कृतबुद्धिनिश्चयः। निवेदयस्वागमनं नृपाय मे॥
English: And making up his mind to go to the woods in accordance with the command of his father, Rāghava seeing Sumantra, said to him; “Do you inform the king of my arrival. to
Sanskrit: ततः कमलपत्राक्षः श्यामो निरूपमो महान्। उवाच रामस्तं सूतं पितुराख्याहि मामिति ॥ स रामप्रेषितः क्षिप्रं संतापकलुषेन्द्रियम्। प्रविश्य नृपतिं सूतो निःश्वसन्तं ददर्श ह॥
English: Then the mighty and incomparable Rāma of eyes resembling lotus-petals said the charioteer, "Do you announce me to my father.” Thus commissioned by Rāma, the charioteer entering the apartment, found the king heaving sighs, his senses overwhelmed with grief.
Sanskrit: उपरक्तमिवादित्यं भस्मच्छन्नमिवानलम्। तटाकमिव निस्तोयमपश्यज्जगतीपतिम्॥ आबोध्य च महाप्राज्ञः परमाकुलचेतनम्। राममेवानुशोचन्तं सूतः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत्॥
English: And he saw the monarch like the sun afflicted by Rāhu, or like fire enveloped in ashes, or like a i tank deprived of its waters. Thereupon concluding that the king agitated by sorrow was bewailing Rāma, the charioteer said with joined hands.
Sanskrit: तं वर्धयित्वा राजानं पूर्वं सूतो जयाशिषा। भयविक्लवया वाचा मन्दया श्लक्ष्णयाब्रवीत्॥
English: And first paying homage to the king, invoking victory upon him, the charioteer, perplexed with fear, softly and sweetly addressed the monarch thus: