pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: साधु किं तेऽन्यथाबुद्ध्या रोचयस्व वचो मम। भजस्व माभितप्तस्य प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि॥
English: This is for your good. Why should you act otherwise? Do you relish my speech. Do you bend your mind towards me. It behoves you to favour me, who am burning in the heat of desire).
Sanskrit: परिक्षिप्ता समुद्रेण लङ्केयं शतयोजना। नेयं धर्षयितुं शक्या सेन्ट्रैरपि सुरासुरैः॥
English: This Larkă measuring an hundred Yojanas girt round by the ocean, is incapable of being harassed by the celestials themselves headed by Indra.
Sanskrit: न देवेषु न यक्षेषु न गन्धर्वेषु नर्षिषु। अहं पश्यामि लोकेषु यो मे वीर्यसमो भवेत्॥
English: Neither among the celestials nor Yakşãs nor Gandharvas nor Serpents, find I any one that can match me in prowess.
Sanskrit: राज्यभ्रष्टेन दीनेन तापसेन पदातिना। सिं करिष्यसि रामेण मानुषिणाल्पतेजसा॥
English: What will you do with Rāma a human being of short life, poor, of small prowess, practising mendicancy?
Sanskrit: भजस्व सीते मामेव भर्ताहं सदृशस्तव। यौवनं त्वध्रुवं भीरु रमस्वेह मया सह॥
English: O Sītā, bend your mind to me. I am a fit husband for you. O timed one, youth is uncertain. Sport with me here.
Sanskrit: दर्शने मा कृथाः बुद्धिं राघवस्य वरानने। कास्य शक्तिरिहागन्तुमपि सीते मनोरथैः ॥
English: And, O you of a handsome countenance, do not wish for the sight of Rāghava. O Sītā, what power has he to come hither even in thought?
Sanskrit: न शक्यो वायुराकाशे पाशैर्बद्धं महाजवः। दीप्यमानस्य वाप्यग्नेर्ग्रहीतुं विमला: शिखाः॥
English: None can fetter the exceedingly fleet wind in the sky, or hold the bright flame of a burning fire.
Sanskrit: त्रयाणामपि लोकानां न तं पश्यामि शोभते। विक्रमेण नयेद् यस्त्वां मद्बाहुपरिपालिताम्॥
English: O beauteous one, in these three worlds I find no one that can by his might carry you away, who are protected by my arms.
Sanskrit: लङ्कायाः सुमहद्राज्यमिदं त्वमनुपालय। त्वत्प्रेष्या मद्विधाश्चैव देवाश्चापि चराचरम्॥
English: Do you govern at Lankā this extensive kingdom. The like of me and celestials and all that are mobile and immobile shall be your servants.
Sanskrit: अभिषेकजलक्लिन्ना तुष्टा च रमयस्व च। दुष्कृतं यत्पुरा कर्म वनवासेन तद्गतम्॥ यच्च ते सुकृतं कर्म तस्येह फलमाप्नुहि।
English: Laving your limbs with water, do you gratify me. The evil that you had done, has been expiated by your life in the forest: now do you reap the fruit of your good deeds.
Sanskrit: इह सर्वाणि माल्यानि दिव्यगन्धानि मैथिलि॥ भूषणानि च मुख्यानि तानि सेव मया सह।
English: Here are garlands furnished with divine fragrance, and, O Maithili, superb ornaments. Enjoy you all those along with me.
Sanskrit: पुष्पकं नाम सुश्रोणि भ्रातुर्वैश्रवणस्य मे॥ विमानं सूर्यसंकाशं तरसा निर्जितं रणे। विशालं रमणीयं च तद्विमानं मनोजवम्॥ तत्र सीते मया सार्धं विहरस्व यथासुखम्।
English: O you of shapely hips, the car called Pușpaka, resembling the sun, which (formerly) belonged to my brother Vaiśravaņa, was through my prowess won by me in fight. And vast and beautiful is that car furnished with the speed of the mind. Do you, O Sītā, at your pleasure sport on it along with me.
Sanskrit: वदनं पद्मसंकाशं विमलं चारुदर्शनम्॥ शोकार्तं तु वरारोहे न भ्राजति वरानने।
English: Your face stainless and lovely to look at, resembling the lotus, dose not, O you of a comely countenance, O magnificent damsel, appear beautiful in consequence of your being exercised with grief.
Sanskrit: एवं वदति तस्मिन् सा वस्त्रान्तेन वराङ्गना॥ पिधायेन्दुनिभं सीता मन्दमश्रूण्यवर्तयत्।
English: When Rāvana had spoken thus, that best of females Sītā muffling up her moon-like countenance with the ends of her cloth, began to shed gentle tears.
Sanskrit: ध्यायन्ती तामिवास्वस्थां सीतां चिन्ताहतप्रभाम्॥ उवाच वचनं वीरो रावणो रजनीचरः।
English: Thereat the heroic ranger of the night, Ravana, said to Sita, distressed, sunk in thought, and deprived of her splendour through anxiety,
Sanskrit: अलं वीडेन वैदेहि धर्मलोपकृतेन ते॥ आर्षोऽयं देवि निष्पन्दो यस्त्वामभिभविष्यति।
English: O Vaidehi, banish bashfulness, which stands in the way of one's duty. The yearning I feel after you is in consonance with what the sages prescribe.
Sanskrit: एतौ पादौ मया स्निग्धौ शिरोभिः परिपीडितौ॥ प्रसादं कुरु मे क्षिप्रं वश्यो दासोऽहमस्मि ते।
English: These tender feet of yours I press upon my heads. Do you speedily show your favour to me. I am your slave (ever) obedient to you.
Sanskrit: इमाः शून्या वाचः शुष्यमाणेन भाषिताः॥ न चापि रावणः कांचिन्मूर्खा स्त्री प्रणमेत ह। एवमुक्त्वा दशग्रीवो मैथिली जनकात्मजाम्। कृतान्तवशमापन्नो ममेयमिति मन्यते॥
English: Let not these words of mine spoken by me under the withering influence of love prove fruitless. Rāvana has never bowed his head to any female. Having said this, the Ten-headed one, come under the subjection of the Destroyer, looked upon Maithili, Janaka's daughter (as his own) saying, She is mine.
Sanskrit: राक्षसं मृगरूपेण चरन्तं कामरूपिणम्। निहत्य रामो मारीचं तूर्णं पथि न्यवर्तत॥
English: Killing the Rākṣasa, Mārīca assuming shapes at will and ranging in the shape of a deer, Rāma vended speedily his way.
Sanskrit: तस्य संत्वरमाणस्य द्रष्टुकामस्य मैथिलीम्। क्रूरस्वनोऽथ गोमायुर्विननादास्य पृष्ठतः॥
English: And as he hurried himself, eager to behold Maithilī, jackals began to howl hideously at his back.
Sanskrit: स तस्य स्वरमाज्ञाय दारुणं रोमहर्षणम्। चिन्तयामास गोमायोः स्वरेण परिशङ्कितः॥
English: Hearing their harsh cries, capable of making one's hair stand on end, Rāma struck with fear at the voices of the jackals, became filled with alarm.
Sanskrit: अशुभं वत मन्येऽहं गोमायुर्वाशते यथा। स्वस्ति स्यादपि वैदेह्या राक्षसैर्भक्षणं विना ॥
English: Ah! I consider this as inauspicious—that these jackals are crying. Escaping being devoured by the Raksasas, may fair fortune befall Vaidehi!
Sanskrit: मारीचेन तु विज्ञाय स्वरमालक्ष्य मामकम्। विक्रुष्टं मृगरूपेण लक्ष्मणः शृणुयाद् यदि॥ स सौमित्रिः स्वरं श्रुत्वा तां च हित्वाथ मैथिलीम्। तयैव प्रहितः क्षिप्रं मत्सकाशमिहैष्यति॥
English: If Laksmana should have heard the cries which Mārica, knowing my voice, and fixing on the means of harming me, uttered in the form of a deer, Saumitrī, hearing that voice, leaving Mithila's daughter and commissioned by herself, must have come near me.
Sanskrit: राक्षसैः सहितैनूनं सीताया ईप्सितो वधः। काञ्चनश्च मृगो भूत्वा व्यपनीयाश्रमात् तु माम्॥ दूरं नीत्वाथ मारीचो राक्षसोऽभूच्छराहतः। हा लक्ष्मण हतोऽस्मीति यद्वाक्यं व्याजहार ह॥
English: Surely, the Rākṣasas in a body are desirous of slaying Sitä. Becoming a golden deer, Mārica, having allured me far, transformed himself into a Rākşasa, as soon as he had been struck with my shafts; and exclaimed, 'Ah! Laksmana, slain am I.'
Sanskrit: अपि स्वस्ति भवेद् द्वाभ्यां रहिताभ्यां मया वने। जनस्थाननिमित्तं हि कृतवैरोऽस्मि राक्षसैः॥
English: It is doubtless, we having left (Sītā, whether all is well with her. I having raised the hostility of the Räksasas for the sake of Janasthāna;
Sanskrit: निमित्तानि च घोराणि दृश्यन्तेऽद्य बहूनि च। इत्येवं चिन्तयन् रामः श्रुत्वा गोमायुनिःस्वनम् ॥ निवर्तमानस्त्वरितो जगामाश्रममात्मवान्।
English: And many and dreadful are the omens I see (around me). Thus reflecting as he heard the howlings of the jackals, the self-possessed Rāma with hasty steps returned to the asylum.
Sanskrit: आत्मनश्चापनयनं मृगरूपेण रक्षसा॥ आजगाम जनस्थानं राघवः परिशङ्कितः।
English: Rāghava went back to Janasthāna, alarmed in consequence of his having been drawn away by the Raksasa in the form of a dear.
Sanskrit: तं दीनमानसं दीनमासेदुर्मृगपक्षिणः॥ सव्यं कृत्वा महात्मानं घोरांश्च ससृजुः स्वरान्।
English: And birds and beasts approached that highsouled one distressed and depressed in spirit; and staying on his left set up frightful cries.
Sanskrit: तानि दृष्ट्वा निमित्तानि महाघोरणि राघवः॥ ततो लक्ष्मणमायान्तं ददर्श विगतप्रभम्। ततो विदूरे रामेण समीयाय स लक्ष्मणः॥
English: As he was witnessing the exceedingly dreadful signs, Rāghava saw Lakşmaņa coming with a lacklustre (countenance); and Lakşmaņa came up to Rāma.
Sanskrit: विषण्णः सन् विषण्णेन दुःखितो दुःखभागिना । स जगहेऽथ तं भ्राता दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणमागतम्॥ विहाय सीतां विजने वने राक्षससेविते।
English: And depressed in spirit, he was rendered still more sad by that one who, afflicted with depression shared his sorrow. And, seeing that (Laksmana) bad come, leaving Sita in that solitary wood frequented by Rākşasas, his brother fell to reprimanding him.
Sanskrit: गृहीत्वा च करं सव्यं लक्ष्मणं रघुनन्दनः॥ उवाच मधुरोदर्कमिदं परुषमार्तवत्।
English: And taking Lakşmaņa's left hand, the son of Raghu in extreme distress sweetly spoke these rough words,
Sanskrit: अहो लक्ष्मण गौँ ते कृतं यत् त्वं विहाय ताम्॥ सीतामिहागतः सौम्य कच्चित् स्वस्ति भवेदिति।
English: Alas! Laksmana, you have committed a censurable.,act; leaving Sita, O mild one, you have come hither. Is it well with her?
Sanskrit: न मेऽस्ति संशयो वीर सर्वथा जनकात्मजा ॥ विनष्टा भक्षिता वापि राक्षसैर्वनचारिभिः।
English: I make no doubt, O hero, but that Janaka's daughter has either been slain or devoured by Rākṣasas ranging the forest.
Sanskrit: अशुभान्येव भूयिष्ठं यथा प्रादुर्भवन्ति मे॥ अपि लक्ष्मण सीतायाः सामग्र्यं प्राप्नुयामहे। जीवन्त्याः पुरुषव्याघ्र सुताया जनकस्य वै॥
English: And, considering the many omens that take place before me, O Laksmana, I do not know whether we shall light upon welfare of Janaka's daughter Sita being alive, O best of men.
Sanskrit: यथा वै मृगसंघाश्च गोमायुश्चैव भैरवम्। वाशन्ते शकुनाश्चापि प्रदीप्तामभितो दिशम्। अपि स्वस्ति भवेत् तस्या राजपुत्र्या महाबल॥
English: As these multitudes of beasts and these jackals are crying frightfully in the flaming direction*, I do not know, O you of mighty strength, whether it is well with that daughter of the king. i.e. The quarter presided over by the sun, vic., the East.
Sanskrit: इदं हि रक्षो मृगसंनिकाशं प्रलोभ्य मां दूरमनुप्रयातम्। हतं कथंचिन्महता श्रमेण स राक्षसोऽभून्द्रियमाण एव॥
English: This Rākşasa, who, wearing the shape of a deer, and, alluring me, had drawn me far, has in some sort been slain by me wiih much ado; and he became a Rāksasa at the time of his death.
Sanskrit: मनश्च मे दीनमिहाप्रहृष्टं चक्षुश्च सव्यं कुरुते विकारम्। असंशयं लक्ष्मण नास्ति सीता हृता मृता वा पथि वर्तते वा॥
English: Yet my mind is poor and cheerless; and my left eye throbs. Doubtless, O Laksmana, Sita is not, she is either carried away, or dead, or is wandering on the way. SECITION 58
Sanskrit: स दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणं दीनं शून्यं दशरथात्मजः। पर्यपृच्छत धर्मात्मा वैदहीमागतं विना॥
English: Seeing Lakşmana cast down, cheerless, and come without Vaidehī, the righteous son of Dasaratha, asked him.
Sanskrit: प्रस्थितं दण्डकारण्यं या मामनुजगाम ह। क्व सा लक्ष्मण वैदेही यां हित्वा त्वमिहागतः॥
English: Where, O Laksmana is that Vaidehi, who has followed me to the Dandaka forest, and leaving whom you have come hither?
Sanskrit: राज्यभ्रष्टस्य दीनस्य दण्डकान् परिधावतः। क्व सा दुःखसहाया मे वैदेही तनुमध्यमा॥
English: Where is that one of a slender waist, who is the help in trouble of me, deprived of my kingdom, dispirited, and running about the Dandakas?
Sanskrit: यां विना नोत्सहे वीर मुहूर्तमपि जीवितुम्। क्व सा प्राणसहाया मे सीता सुरसुतोपमा॥
English: Without whom, O hero, I cannot live for a moment-where is that life's help of me Sītā resembling the daughter of a celestial?
Sanskrit: पतित्वममराणां हि पृथिव्याश्चापि लक्ष्मण । विना तां तपनीयाभा नेच्छेयं जनकात्मजाम्॥
English: O Laksmana, without Janaka's daughter (hued) like burning gold, I covet not the sovereignty of the celestials or the earth.
Sanskrit: कच्चिज्जीवति वैदेही प्राणैः प्रियतरा मम। कच्चित् प्रव्राजनं वीर न मे मिथ्या भविष्यति॥
English: Is Vaidehī, dearer to me than my life still living? Shall this exile of mine be of no avail?
Sanskrit: सीतानिमित्तं सौमित्रे मृते मयि गते त्वयि। कच्चित् सकामा कैकेयी सुखिता सा भविष्यति॥ सपुत्रराज्यां सिद्धार्थां मृतपुत्रा तपस्विनी। उपस्थास्यति कौसल्या कच्चित्सौम्येन कैकयीम्॥
English: O Sumitrā's son, on my dying for Sītā and your returning (to the city). shall Kaikeyi have her desire, and attain felicity; and shall Kausalyā, her son dead, and herself wearing the guise of a female mendicant, humbly wait upon Kaikeyi when she shall have succeeded in obtaining the kingdom for her son?
Sanskrit: यदि जीवति वैदेही गमिष्याम्याश्रमं पुनः। संवृत्ता यदि वृत्ता सा प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्यामि लक्ष्मण ॥
English: If Vaidehī live, I will then return to the asylum; but O Lakşmaņa, if that one of excellent character should happen to be dead, I will also renounce my life.
Sanskrit: यदि मामाश्रमगतं वैदेही नाभिभाषते। पुरः प्रहसिता सीता विनशिष्यामि लक्ष्मण ॥
English: If, O Laksmana, Vaidehi ever precluding her speech with a smile should not speak to me when I arrive at the asylum, I shall give up my life.
Sanskrit: ब्रूहि लक्ष्मण वैदेही यदि जीवति वा न वा। त्वयि प्रमत्ते रक्षोभिर्भक्षिता वा तपस्विनी॥
English: tell me, O Laksmana, whether Do you Videha's daughter live or not; or whether, in consequence of your acting heedlessly, that forlorn wench has been devoured by Raksasas.
Sanskrit: सुकुमारी च बाला च नित्यं चादुः :खभागिनी। मद्वियोगेन वैदेही व्यक्तं शोचति दुर्मनाः॥
English: Of a tender frame, and a mere girl, Vaidehi, never having experienced unhappiness being cast down, surely weep for my separation.
Sanskrit: सर्वथा रक्षसा तेन जिह्येन सुदुरात्मना। वदता लक्ष्मणेत्युच्चस्तवापि जनितं भयम्॥
English: When that exceedingly wicked Rākşasa cried, Lakşmaņa at the top of his voice, was you also seized with fear?
Sanskrit: श्रुतश्च मन्ये वैदेह्या स स्वरः सदृशो मम। त्रस्तया प्रेषितस्त्वं च द्रष्टुं मां शीघ्रमागतः॥
English: And I apprehend that voice resembling mine was heard by Vaidehī; and, despatched by her from fear, you may have come hither swiftly to see* me. Some texts-to rescue me.
Sanskrit: सर्वथा तु कृतं कष्टं सीतामुत्सृजता वने। प्रतिकर्तुं नृशंसानां रक्षसां दत्तमन्तरम्॥
English: You have every way acted unwisely in having left Şītā alone in the wood. By this you have afforded opportunity to the cruel Rākşasas to repair the mischief (I have done them).
Sanskrit: दुःखिताः खरघातेन राक्षसाः पिशिताशनाः। तैः सीता निहता घोरैर्भविष्यति न संशयः॥
English: The Rākşasas subsisting flesh are aggrieved because of Khara having been slain; and now, without doubt, those terrible ones have slain Sita.
Sanskrit: अहोऽस्मि व्यसने मग्नः सर्वथा रिपुनाशन। किं त्विदानीं करिष्यामि शङ्के प्राप्तव्यमीदृशम्॥
English: Alas! absolutely sunk am I in peril, O destroyer of foes. What shall I do now? I fear such an event was appointed for me.
Sanskrit: इति सीतां वरारोहां चिन्तयन्नेव राघवः। आजगाम जनस्थानं त्वरया सहलक्ष्मणः॥
English: Thus thinking of Sītā, paragon among women, Rāghava hastily went to Janasthāna in company with Laksmana. on
Sanskrit: विगर्हमाणोऽनुजमार्तरूपं क्षुधाश्रमेणैव पिपासया च। विनिःश्वसशुष्कमुखो विषण्णः प्रतिश्रयं प्राप्य समीक्ष्य शून्यम्॥
English: Taking to task his younger brother of distressed visage, Rāma, afflicted with hunger and thirst, and dejected in spirits, sighing heavily with a countenance turned pale, entered the asylum and found it vacant.
Sanskrit: स्वमाश्रमं स प्रविगाह्य वीरो विहारदेशाननुसृत्य कांश्चित्। एतत्तदित्येव निवासभूमौ प्रहृष्टरोमा व्यथितो बभूव ॥
English: And entering his own asylum that hero went to the play-grounds (of Sītā) and remembering the sporting ground (of Sītā) in that abode, he was filled with grief and his down stood on end.
Sanskrit: भृशमाव्रजमानस्य तस्याधो वामलोचनम्। प्रास्फुरच्चास्खलद् रामो वेपथुश्चास्य जायते॥
English: As Rāma went on, his feet failed him, his left eye to beat, and a trembling came over his frame.
Sanskrit: उपालक्ष्य निमित्तानि सोऽशुभानि मुहुर्मुहुः। अपि क्षेमं तु सीताया इति वै व्याजहार ह॥
English: Seeing again and again all these signs, he continually kept on asking (Lakşmaņa), Is it well with Sita?
Sanskrit: त्वरमाणो जगामाथ सीतादर्शनलालसः। शून्यामावसथं दृष्ट्वा बभूवोद्विग्नमानसः॥
English: Eager to behold Sītā, he proceeded fast; but finding the abode empty, he was filled with anxiety.
Sanskrit: उद्भ्रमन्निव वेगेन विक्षिपन् रघुनन्दनः। तत्र तत्रोटजस्थानमभिवीक्ष्य समन्ततः॥ ददर्श पर्णशालां च सीतया रहितां तदा। श्रिया विरहितां ध्वस्तां हेमन्ते पद्मिनीमिव ॥
English: And proceeding with swiftness, throwing about his limbs, Raghu's son began to survey all around the hut. He then found it empty of Sītā, like to a tank in evil plight and bereft of lotuses-during the winter.
Sanskrit: रुदन्तमिव वृक्षैश्च ग्लानपुष्पमृगद्विजम् । श्रिया विहीनं विध्वस्तं संत्यक्तं वनदैवतैः॥ विप्रकीर्णाजिनकुशं विप्रविद्धबृसीकटम्। दृष्ट्वा शून्योटजस्थानं विललाप पुनः पुनः॥
English: And seeing the cottage empty, with its trees as if sorrowing, and its flowers faded, and its beasts and birds sunk in gloom, shorn of grace, worn out, forsaken by the sylvan deities, strewn with deer-skins and Kusa, and twists of Kasa, he wept again and again.
Sanskrit: हृता मृता वा नष्टा वा भक्षिता वा भविष्यति। निलीनाप्यथवा भीरुरथवा वनमाश्रिता।।।।। गता विचेतुं पुष्पाणि फलान्यपि च वा पुनः। अथवा पद्मिनी याता जलार्थं वा नदीं गता॥
English: Has the timid one been carried off, or is she dead, or has any one eaten her up, or has she vanished (from the earth), or has she gone to the wood, or has she gone to cull flowers and fruits, or has she gone to the pool for procuring water, or has she repaired to the river?
Sanskrit: यत्नान्मृगयमाणस्तु नाससाद वने प्रियाम्। शोकरक्तेक्षणः श्रीमानुन्मत्त इव लक्ष्यते॥
English: Although he searched his beloved one carefully, yet he failed to find her out in the wood-land. And that graceful one with his eyes reddened with grief, seemed like a maniac
Sanskrit: वृक्षाद् वृक्षं प्रधावन् स गिरिश्चापि नदीनदम्। बभ्राम विलपरामः शोकपङ्कार्णवप्लुतः॥
English: He rushed from tree to tree, and bewailing being sunk in an ocean of grief traversed all the rivers and mountains.
Sanskrit: अस्ति कच्चित्त्वया दृष्ट्वा सा कदम्बप्रिया प्रिया। कदम्ब यदि जानीषे शंस सीतां शुभाननाम्॥ स्निग्धपल्लवसंकाशां पीतकौशेयवासिनीम्। शंसस्व यदि सा दृष्ट्वा बिल्ब बिल्वोपमस्तनी॥
English: O Kadamba, have you seen where is that one fond of Kadamba groves? If know you this do you tell me of Sītā having an auspicious countenance. O Bilva, tell me pray, if you have seen her, wearing silken cloth, resembling cool leaves and having breast like to Bilva fruits.
Sanskrit: अथवार्जुन शंस त्वं प्रियां तामर्जुनप्रियाम्। जनकस्य सुता तन्वी यदि जीवति वा न वा॥
English: Or, O Aryunā, she was very fond of you, tell me if live that daughter of Janaka of slender frame.
Sanskrit: ककुभः ककुभोरूं तां व्यक्तं जानाति मैथिलीम्। लतापल्लवपुष्पाढ्यो भाति ह्येष वनस्पतिः॥ भ्रमरैरूपगीतश्च यथा द्रुमवरो ह्यसि। एष व्यक्तं विजानाति तिलकस्तिलकप्रियाम्॥
English: This Kakubha know for certain about Maithilī having thighs like to Kakubha. You stands beautifully that Vanaspati being enveloped with creepers flowers and leaves and filled with the hum of Bhramaras. Surely dose this Tilaka know about her who was fond of her.
Sanskrit: अशोक शोकापनुद शोकोपहतचेतनम्। त्वन्नामानं कुरु क्षिप्रं प्रियासंदर्शनेन माम्॥
English: O Asoka, who dose remove sorrows, do you make good your name by making me, who am exercised with grief, see instantly my beloved (spouse).
Sanskrit: यदि ताल त्वया दृष्टा पक्वतालोपमस्तनी। कथयस्व वरारोहां कारुण्यं यदि ते मयि ॥
English: O Tāla, if you have any pity on me do you tell me whether you have beheld that fair damsel having breast resembling ripe Tāla fruits.
Sanskrit: यदि दृष्ट्वा त्वया जम्बो जाम्बूनदसमप्रभा। प्रियां यदि विजानासि निःशङ्कं कथयस्व मे॥
English: Do you tell me without fear, O Jāmbu, if you have seen my dear one resembling in hue the river Jāmbu.
Sanskrit: अहो त्वं कर्णिकाराद्य पुष्पितः शोभते भृशम्। कर्णिकारप्रियां साध्वी शंस दृष्टा यदि प्रिया॥
English: O Karnikar, you appear very beautiful with this blossoming flowers, tell me if you have seen my dear devoted wife who was fond of you.
Sanskrit: चूतनीपमहासालान् पनसान् कुररांस्तथा। दाडिमानपि तान् गत्वा दृष्ट्वा रामो महायशाः॥ बकुलानथ पुन्नागांश्चन्दनान् केतकांस्तथा। पृच्छन् रामो वने भ्रान्त उन्मत्त इव लक्ष्यते॥
English: Thus the highly famous Rāma asking about Sītā, nearing the various trees such as mangoes, Nipa, Mahaśālā, Panasa, Kurava, Pomegranate, Bakula, Punnaga, Sandal and Ketak began to traverse the forest like a maniac.
Sanskrit: अथवा मृगशावाक्षी मृग जानासि मैथिलीम्। मृगविप्रेक्षणी कान्ता मृगीभिः सहिता भवेत्॥
English: Again addressed he the diverse animals-O dear, know you for certain about Janakī having the eyes of a doe; is she engaged in play with the does?
Sanskrit: गज सा गजनासोरूय॑दि दृष्ट्वा त्वया भवेत् तां मन्ये विदितां तुभ्यमाख्याहि वरवारण॥
English: O elephant, methinks you do know about the daughter of Janaka having thighs resembling your trunk; pray tell me if you have beheld her.
Sanskrit: शार्दूल यदि सा दृष्ट्वा प्रिया चन्द्रनिभानना। मैथिली मम विस्रब्धः कथयस्व न ते भयम्॥
English: O tiger, fearlessly do you relate to me if you have seen my beloved Maithilī, having a countenance resembling Moon.
Sanskrit: किं धावसि प्रिये नूनं दृष्टासि कमलेक्षणे। वृक्षराच्छाद्य चात्मानं किं मां न प्रतिभाषसे॥
English: O dear! O you having eyes like to lotuses! why do you fly away? Surely have I seen you. Why do you not address me hiding yourself behind the tree?
Sanskrit: तिष्ठ तिष्ठ वरारोहे न तेऽस्ति करुणा मयि। नात्यर्थं हास्यशीलासि किमर्थं मामुपेक्षसे॥
English: Wait, wait, O you fair damsel, you have no compassion for me! Never had you mock me before in this way! Why do you neglect me now?
Sanskrit: पीतकौशेयकेनासि सूचिता वरवर्णिनि। धावन्त्यपि मया दृष्ट्वा तिष्ठ यद्यस्ति सौहृदम्॥
English: O exquisitely fair damsel, truly have I found you out from this your yellow silken cloth. I have seen you flying away. Stand if you have any love for me.
Sanskrit: नैव सा नूनमथवा हिंसिता चारुहासिनी। कृच्छं प्राप्तं हि मां नूनं यथोपेक्षितुमर्हति॥
English: Or, O you having a sweet smile, you are not she; truly you have been killed or else you would not have neglected me at this time of dire affliction.
Sanskrit: व्यक्तं सा भक्षिता बाला राक्षसैः पिशिताशनैः। विभज्याङ्गानि सर्वाणि मया विरहिता प्रिया॥
English: True it is that she has been devoured in my absence by the Rākşasas living on flesh having torn into pieces her limbs.
Sanskrit: नूनं तच्छुभदन्तोष्ठं सुनासं शुभकुण्डलम्। पूर्णचन्द्रनिभं ग्रस्तं मुखं निष्प्रभतां गतम्॥
English: Truly has her face, resembling the full-moon, having beautiful teeth a fine nose and white Kundalas, become of pale countenance being brought under the possession of the Rākșasas.
Sanskrit: सा हि चन्दनकवर्णाभा ग्रीवा ग्रैवेयकोचिता। कोमला विलपन्त्यास्तु कान्ताया भक्षिता शुभा॥
English: Her neck had the hue of sandal and was adorned with necklace—that beautiful tender neck was eaten up by the Rākşasas, my beloved wife wailing.
Sanskrit: नूनं विक्षिप्यमाणौ तौ बाहू पल्लवकोमलौ। भक्षितौ वेपमानाग्रौ सहस्ताभरणाङ्गदौ॥
English: Her arms were tender like leaves and adorned with various ornaments; truly have the Rākşasas eaten them up, shaken as they were, by throwing them here and there.
Sanskrit: मया विरहिता बाला रक्षसां भक्षणाय वै। सार्थेनेव परित्यक्ता भक्षिता बहुबान्धवा ॥
English: Alas! did I leave her alone only to be devoured by the Rākşasas? And she has been eaten up like one weak and helpless albeit she has many friends.
Sanskrit: हा लक्ष्मण महाबाहो पश्यसे त्वं प्रियां क्वचित्। हा प्रिये व गता भद्रे हा सीतेति पुनः पुनः॥ इत्येवं विलपन् रामः परिधावन् वनाद् वनम्। क्वचिदुद्भ्रमते वेगात् क्वचिद् विभ्रमते बलात्॥
English: O Lakşmaņa, O you of mighty-arms, have you seen where my dear wife is? O dear! O Sītā! where have you gone? bewailing again and again in this strain Rāma began to range the forest. Sometimes leaping, sometimes walking in an uncertain direction, again and again he looked like one void of sense.
Sanskrit: क्वचिन्मत्त इवाभाति कान्तान्वेषणतत्परः। स वनानि नदीः शैलान् गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च। काननानि च वेगेन भ्रमत्यपरिसंस्थितः॥
English: And again intent on searching Sītā he furiously engaged in traversing the rivers, mountains, fountains and the woods. he could not wait patiently anywhere.
Sanskrit: तदा स गत्वा विपुलं महद् वनं परीत्य सर्वं त्वथ मैथिली प्रति। अनिष्ठिताशः स चकार मार्गणे पुनः प्रियायाः परमं परिश्रमम्॥
English: Entering a vast forest he searched every nook and corner for Maithilī; his desire was not satisfied and he again engaged with great labour in the finding out of his dear spouse.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वाऽऽश्रमपदं शून्यं रामो दशरथात्मजः। रहितां पर्णशालां च प्रविद्धान्यासनानि च॥ अदृष्ट्वा तत्र वेदेही संनिरीक्ष्य च सर्वशः। उवाच रामः प्राक्रुश्य प्रगृह्य रुचिरौ भुजौ॥
English: Beholding the hermitage and cottage desolate and the seats strewn here and there, Rāma the son of Dasaratha looked around. And finding Sītā nowhere he raised up his beautiful arm and broke out into lamentations.