pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: रामस्य भाषितं श्रुत्वा ऋक्षवानरराक्षसाः। साधुसाध्विति काकुत्स्थं प्रशशंसुः पुनः पुनः॥ तव बुद्धिर्महाबाहो वीर्यमद्भुतमेव च। माधुर्यं परमं राम स्वयंभोरिव नित्यदा॥
English: Hearing the words of Rama, the bears, monkeys and Rākşasas repeatedly exclaimed glory to Rāma and said. 'O Rāma, having long arms, your understanding resemble that of the Self-Sprung, your prowess is equally wonderful and your beauty is also par excellence.”
Sanskrit: तेषामेवं ब्रुवाणानां वानराणां च रक्षसाम्। हनूमान्प्रणतो भूत्वा राघवं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ स्नेहो मे परमो राजंस्त्वयि तिष्ठतु नित्यदा। भक्तिश्च नियता वीर भावो नान्यत्र गच्छतु॥ यावद्रामकथा वीर चरिष्यति महीतले। तावच्छरीरे वत्स्यन्तु प्राणा मम न संशयः॥
English: The monkeys and Rakşasas having said this, Hanuman bowing, said to Rama "May my loving reverence be always in you, O king; may my devotion to you remain unshaken, O hero; and may my mind be not attached to any other thing. May my life remain in my body as long as the stories of Rama shall be in currency on earth. Let not this prove otherwise.
Sanskrit: यच्चैतच्चरितं दिव्यं कथा ते रघुनन्दन। तन्मयाप्सरसो राम श्रावयेयुर्नरर्षभ॥
English: O foremost of men, O descendant of Raghu, may the Apsarās make me always hear of your themes.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वाहं ततो वीर तव चर्यामृतं प्रभो। उत्कण्ठां तां हरिष्यामि मेघलेखामिवानलिः॥
English: O hero, as the winds scatter the cloud so I shall remove my anxiety by listening to your nectar-like themes.
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवाणं रामस्तु हनूमन्तं वरासनात्। उत्थाय सस्वजे स्नेहाद्वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
English: After Hanumān had said this, Rāma rose up from his throne and having embraced Hanumān affectionately said.
Sanskrit: एवमेतत्कपिश्रेष्ठ भविता नात्र संशयः। चरिष्यति कथा यावदेषा लोके च मामिका॥ तावचे भविता कीर्तिः शरीरेऽप्यसवस्तथा। लोका हि यावत्स्थास्यन्ति तावत्स्थास्यन्ति मे कथाः।। एकैकस्योपकारस्य प्राणान्दास्यामि ते कये। शेषस्येहोपकाराणां भवाम ऋणिनो वयम्॥ मदङ्गे जीर्णतां यातु यत्त्वयोपकृतं कपे। नरः प्रत्युपकाराणामापत्स्वायाति पात्रताम्।।२४
English: O foremost of monkeys, what you have said, shall undoubtedly be carried out into action. As long as my stories shall be current on earth your fame shall exist and life shall in your body. And as long as the world shall exist my themes shall be related. I cannot, even at the sacrifice of my life, release myself from the debts of one good service out of the many, you have done for me, O monkey; and I shall for ever remain indebted to you for your last benefaction. Of let them wear out in me, for men, at the time of danger, become worthy of having their benefits returned.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्य हारं चन्द्राभं मुच्य कण्ठात्स राघवः। वैदूर्यतरलं कण्ठे बबन्ध च हनूमतः॥
English: Having said this, Rāma took off from his neck a chain 'set with sapphires brilliant as the rays of the moon and placed it round the neck of Hanuman.
Sanskrit: तेनोरसि निबद्धेन हारेण महता कपिः। रराज हेमशैलेन्द्रश्चन्द्रेणाक्रान्तमस्तकः॥
English: Like to the mountain Sumeru beautified by the rising of the moon on its summit, Hanumān, the foremost of monkeys, appeared graceful with the chain placed on his breast.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तु राघवस्यैतदुत्थायोत्थाय वानराः। प्रणम्य शिरसा पादौ निर्जग्मुस्ते महाबलाः॥
English: And hearing the words of Rāghava, the highly powerful monkeys, one by one, saluted Rāma, touching his feet and went away.
Sanskrit: सुग्रीवः स च रामेण निरन्तरमुरोगतः। बिभीषणश्च धर्मात्मा सर्वे ते बाष्पविक्लवाः।२८॥
English: Both Sugrīva and the virtuous-souled Vibhīşaņa embraced Rāma and three of them were beside themselves with tears.
Sanskrit: सर्वे च ते बाष्पकलाः साश्रुनेत्रा विचेतसः। संमूढा इव दुःखेन त्यजन्तो राघवं तदा॥
English: And other monkeys and Rākşasas were all moved with tears and sorrow to take leave of Rāma,
Sanskrit: कृतप्रसादास्तेनैवं राघवेण महात्मना। जग्मुः स्वं स्वं गृहं सर्वे देही देहमिव त्यजन्।।३०
English: Having received favours thus from the highsouled Rāghava, the monkeys went away to their own houses like-to bodied creatures leaving of their bodies.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु ते राक्षसऋक्षवानराः प्रणम्य रामं रघुवंशवर्धनम्। वियोगजाश्रुप्रतिपूर्णलोचनाः प्रति प्रयातास्तु यथा निवासिनः॥
English: Thereupon the Rākşasas, bears, monkeys, having bowed to Rāma, the glory of the Raghu family and with their eyes full of tears consequent upon his separation, went away to the countries from which they had hailed.
Sanskrit: स विसृज्य ततो रामः पुष्पकं हेमभूषितम्। प्रविवेश महाबाहुरशोकवनिकां तदा॥ चन्दनागुरुचूतैश्च तुङ्गकालेयकैरपि। देवदारुवनैश्चापि समन्तादुपशोभिताम्॥ चम्पकागुरुपुंनागमधूकपनसासनैः। शोभितां पारिजातैश्च विधूमज्वलनप्रभैः।।३ लोध्रनीपार्जुनै गैः सप्तपर्णातिमुक्तकैः। मन्दारकदलीगुल्मलताजालसमावृताम्॥ प्रियङ्गुभिः कदम्बैश्च तथा च बकुलैरपि। जम्बूभिर्दाडिमैश्चैव कोविदारैश्च शोभिताम्॥ सर्वदा कुसुमैः रम्यैः फलवद्भिर्मनोरमैः। दिव्यगन्धरसोपेतैस्तरुणाङ्कुरपल्लवैः॥ तथैव तरुभिर्दिव्यैः शिल्पिभिः परिकल्पितैः। चारुपल्लवपुष्पाढ्यैर्मत्तभ्रमरसंकुलैः॥
English: Having sent away the golden Pușpaka, the highly powerful Rāma entered the Aśoka forest beautified by sandal, Aguru, Mango, dark sandal and Debadāru trees, and covered with Campaka, Aguru, Naga, Kesara, Madhuka, Nipa, Arjuna, Nāga, Saptaparņa, Muktaka, Mandāra, Kadali and various creepers, abounding in Priyanga, Kadamba, Vakula, Jambu, pomegranate, and trees, containing various flowers, picturesque, having many fruits, fragrant, decorated with new leaves and adorned with various other trees. There were many a tree, having profuse foliage and flowers and covered with maddened black bees as if constructed by architects.
Sanskrit: कोकिलै ङ्गराजैश्च नानावणैश्च पक्षिभिः। शोभितां शतशश्चित्रां चूतवृक्षावतंसकैः॥ शातकुम्भनिभाः केचित्केचिदग्निशिखोपमाः। नीलाञ्जननिभाश्चान्ये भान्ति तत्र स्म पादपाः॥ सुरभीणि च पुष्पाणि माल्यानि विविधानि च। दीर्घिका विविधाकाराः पूर्णाः परमवारिणा॥
English: The forest-land was variegated and beautified by cuckoos, the ornaments of mango trees, black-bees and various birds of various colours, Among the trees beautifying the forest some were gold-hued, some were radiant as the flame of fire and some were like red collyrium. There were various flowers, spreading fragrance and making garlands. And there were various ponds filled with pure water.
Sanskrit: माणिक्यकृतसोपानाः स्फाटिकान्तरकुट्टिमाः। फुल्लपद्मोत्पलवनाश्चक्रवाकोपशोभिताः॥ दात्यूहशुकसंघुष्टा हंससारसनादिताः। तरुभिः पुष्पशबलैस्तीरजैरुपशोभिताः॥
English: The stairs of those ponds were made of corals and the ground was of crystal. And they were all filled with lotuses and lilies. There were beautified with Cakravākas and the banks were graced with variegated trees and flowers.
Sanskrit: प्राकारैर्विविधाकारैः शोभिताश्च शिलातलैः। तत्रैव च वनोद्देशे वैदूर्यमणिसंनिभैः॥ शाद्वलैः परमोपेतां पुष्पितदुमकाननाम्।
English: And the forest was encompassed by stone walls and in the-irtside were dwelling many a Sárdula bird resembling Vaiduryas. All the trees in the forest were filled with flowers.
Sanskrit: तत्र संघर्षजातानां वृक्षाणां पुष्पशालिनाम्॥ प्रस्तराः पुष्पशबला नभस्तारागणैरिव।
English: And the rocks there, covered with flowers falling down from trees, appeared like welkin beautified with stars.
Sanskrit: नन्दनं हि यथेन्द्रस्य ब्राह्मं चैत्ररथं यथा॥ तथाभूतं हि रामस्य काननं संनिवेशनम्। बह्वासनगृहोपेतां लतासनसमावृताम्॥ अशोकवनिकां स्फीतां प्रविश्य रघुनन्दनः। आसने च शुभाकारे पुष्पप्रकरभूषिते॥ कुशास्तरणसंस्तीर्णे रामः संनिषसाद ह। सीतामादाय हस्तेन मधुमैरेयकं शुचि ॥ पाययामास काकुत्स्थः शचीमिव पुरंदरः।
English: And Rama's Asoka forest was like to Indra's Nandana and Kubera's Caitraratha made by Brahmā. Having entered the rich Asoka forestabounding in many seats and houses and creepers Rāma sat on an excellent seat, covered with a beautiful coverlet and well constructed. Like to Purandara with Sacī he took Sītā by the hand, made her sit and drink the wine distilled in the province of forest.
Sanskrit: मांसानि च सुमृष्टानि फलानि विविधानि च॥ रामस्याभ्यवहारार्थं किंकरास्तूर्णमाहरन्।
English: And in rio time the servants brought for him well-cooked meat and various fruits.
Sanskrit: उपानृत्यंश्च राजानं नृत्यगीतविशारदाः॥ अप्सरोरगसङ्घाश्च किंनरीपरिवारिताः।
English: Being inebriate the beautiful Apsarās, wellskilled in the art of singing and dancing, began to dance before Rāma in the company of Kinnaris.
Sanskrit: दक्षिणा रूपवत्यश्च स्त्रियः पानवशं गताः॥ उपानृत्यन्त काकुत्स्थं नृत्यगीतविशारदाः। मनोभिरामा रामास्ता रामो रमयतां वरः॥ रमयामास धर्मात्मा नित्यं परमभूषिताः।
English: The intelligent and beautiful females being intoxicated after taking wine, and well-skilled in the art of singing and dancing, began to dance before Råma. The virtuous-souled Rāma, the foremost of those who know how to please, satisfied those beautiful damsels adorned with various ornaments.
Sanskrit: स तया सीतया सार्धमासीनो विरराज ह॥ अरुन्धत्या इवासीनो वसिष्ठ इव तेजसा।
English: And Sītā sitting by him, he appeared like the effulgent Vaşistha in the company of Arundhatī.
Sanskrit: एवं रामो मुदा युक्तः सीतां सुरसुतोपमाम्॥ रमयामास वैदेहीमहन्यहनि देववत्।
English: Being greatly delighted the celestial-like Rama pleased everyday Sītā resembling a celestial damsel.
Sanskrit: तथा तयोविहरतोः सीताराघवयोश्चिरम्॥ अत्यक्रामच्छुभः कालः शैशिरो भोगदः सदा। प्राप्तयोविविधान्भोगानतीतः शिशिरागमः॥
English: Sītā and Rāghava thus spent their days happily. And thus was spent the delightful winter giving all enjoyments. Enjoying various things the high-souled Rāma and Sītā spent ten thousand years.
Sanskrit: पूर्वाणे धर्मकार्याणि कृत्वा धर्मेण धर्मवित्। शेष दिवसभागार्धमन्त:पुरगतोऽभवत्॥
English: Once on a morning time, having performed all the religious ceremonies, in the fore part of the day, Rāma, to spend the evening, entered the inner apartment.
Sanskrit: सीतापि देवकार्याणि कृत्वा पौर्वाहिणकानि वै। श्वश्रूणामकरोत्पूजां सर्वासामविशेषतः॥
English: Sītā, too, having performed all religious ceremonies of morning, first in all, attended to the service of her mother-in-law.
Sanskrit: अभ्यगच्छत्ततो रामं विचित्राभरणाम्बरा। त्रिविष्टपे सहस्र समुपविष्टं यथा शची॥
English: Thereupon wearing a beautifully coloured cloth and being adorned with various ornaments Sītā appeared before Rāma like to ſací approaching the king of celestials in heaven.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तु राघवः पत्नी कल्याणेन समन्विताम्। प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे साधुसाध्विति चाब्रवीत्॥
English: And beholding the auspicious signs of pregnancy in his souse Rāma attained to excessive delight.
Sanskrit: अब्रीवच्च वरारोहां सीतां सुरसुतोपमाम्। अपत्यलाभो वैदेहि त्वय्ययं समुपस्थितः॥
English: Thereupon he said to the beautiful Sītā resembling a celestial damsel:-"0 Vaidehi, signs of pregnancy are manifest in you. What desires of your can we satisfy?"
Sanskrit: किमिच्छसि वरारोहे कामः किं क्रियतां तव। स्मितं कृत्वा तु वैदेही रामं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्॥ तपोवनानि पुण्यानि द्रष्टुमिच्छामि राघव। गङ्गातीरोपविष्टानामृषीणामुग्रतेजसाम्॥ फलमूलाशिलां देव पादमूलेषु वर्तितुम्। एष मे परमः कामो यन्मूलफलभोजिनाम्॥ अपेयकरात्रि काकुत्स्थ निवसेयं तपोवने।
English: Smiling a little the daughter of Janaka said:"O Rāghava, I wish to behold the holy hermitages. I wish to salute the greatly effulgent Rșis living on fruits and roots and residing on the banks of the Gangā. I greatly desire, O Rāma, that I may spend even one night in the hermitage of the Rșis living on fruits and roots.”
Sanskrit: तथेति च प्रतिज्ञातं रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा। विश्रब्धा भव वैदेहि श्वो गमिष्यस्यसंशयम्॥
English: Whereto replied Rāma of unwearied actions, saying 'so be it.' Believe me, O Vaidehi, that you shall undoubtedly go there to-morrow.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु काकुत्स्थो मैथिली जनकात्मजाम्। मध्यकक्षान्तरं रामो निर्जगाम सुहद्धृतः॥
English: Having thus addressed Maithili, the daughter of Janaka, Rama, the descendant of Kakutstha, then issued out of the inner apartment and entered the middle one filled with his friends.
Sanskrit: तत्रोपविष्टं राजानमुपासन्ते विचक्षणाः। कथानां बहुरूपाणां हास्यकाराः समन्ततः॥
English: Rāma having taken his seat there, the experienced councillors encircling him began to dwell upon many amusing stories.
Sanskrit: विजयो मधुमत्तश्च काश्यपो मङ्गलः कुलः। सुराजिः कालियो भद्रो दन्तवक्रः सुमागधः॥ एते कथा बहुविधाः परिहाससमन्विताः। कथयन्ति स्म संहृष्टा राघवस्य महात्मनः॥
English: Vijaya, Madhumatta, Kasyapa, Mangala, Kula, Surajin, Kaliya, Bhadra Dantavaktra, Sumāgadha-all delightedly began to introduce many amusing talks before the high-souled Rāma.
Sanskrit: ततः कथायां कस्यांचिद्राघवः समभाषत। काः कथा नगरे भद्र वर्तन्ते विषयेषु च॥ मामाश्रितानि कान्याहुः पौरजानपदा जनाः। किं च सीतां समाश्रित्य भरतं किं च लक्ष्मणम्॥५ किं नु शत्रुघ्नमुद्दिश्य कैकेयीं किं नु मातरम्। वक्तव्यतां च राजानो वने राज्ये व्रजन्ति च॥
English: Thereupon Räma incidentally addressed them saying, “O Bhadra, how do the inhabitants of the city and provinces talk about Sītā, Bharata, Laksmana, Satrughna and the mother Kaikeyi? The kings, when they deviate from the paths of justice, become objects of censure in the houses of men and even in the forests as well.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ते तु रामेण भद्रः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत्। स्थिताः शुभाः कथा राजन्वर्तन्ते पुरवासिनाम्॥ अयं तु विजयं सौम्य दशग्रीववधार्जितम्। भूयिष्ठं स्वपुरे पौरैः कथ्यन्ते पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: Rāma having said this, Bhadra with folded hands replied: "O king, the citizens speak many good things about you; besides they dilate upon many things in their own houses regarding your conquest acquired by the destruction of the Ten-necked demon."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु भद्रेण राघवो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। कथयस्व यथातत्त्वं सर्वं निरवशेषतः॥ शुभाशुभानि वाक्यानि कान्याहुः पुरवासिनः। श्रुत्वेदानीं शुभं कुर्यां नकुर्यामशुभानि च॥
English: Hearing the words of Bhadra, Rama said:“Without hiding anything, do you relate every thing from the beginning vent to by the citizens. Hearing the good and bad opinions of the citizens I shall desist from bad actions and engage in good ones.
Sanskrit: कथयस्व च विस्तब्धो निर्भयं विगतज्वरः। कथयन्ति यथा पौराः पापा जनपदेषु च॥
English: Whatever citizens say the vicious actions of mine in the city, relate to me confidently and fearlessly.
Sanskrit: राघवेणैवमुक्तस्तु भद्रः सुरुचिरं वचः। प्रत्युवाच महाबाहुं प्राञ्जलिः सुसमाहितः॥
English: Hearing the sweet accents of Rama, Bhadra, with a quiescent mind and folded palms, said.
Sanskrit: शृणु राजन्यथा पौराः कथयन्ति शुभाशुभम्। चत्वरापणरथ्यासु वनेषूपवनेषु च।१३।।
English: Hear, o king, I shall relate to you all those unpleasant things frequently dwelt upon by people in court-yards, markets, public roads, forests and gardens.
Sanskrit: दुष्करं कृतवान्रामः समुद्रे सेतुबन्धनम्। अश्रुतं पूर्वकैः केश्चिद्देवैरपि सदानवैः॥
English: Indeed Rāma has accomplished a wonderfully hard work; our ancestors, the celestials, the Dānavas none heard of constructing a bridge over the ocean?
Sanskrit: रावणश्च दुराधर्षो हतः सबलवाहनः। वानराश्च वशं नीता ऋक्षाश्च सह राक्षसैः॥
English: Rāma has slain the irrepressible Rāvana with his army and brought over the monkeys, bears and Rākşasas to his own side.
Sanskrit: हत्वा च रावणं संख्ये सीतामाहृत्य राघवः। अमर्ष पृष्ठतः कृत्वा स्ववेश्म पुनरानयत्॥
English: Having discomfitted Rāvana, in the encounter Rāma has released Şītā, but not being the least enraged on account of her being touched by Rāvaņa he has brought to her his own city.
Sanskrit: कीदृशं हृदये तस्य सीतासंभोगजं सुखम्। अङ्कमारोप्य तु पुरा रावणेन बलाद्धृताम्॥ लङ्कामपि पुरा नीतामशोकवनिकां गताम्। रक्षसां वशमापन्नां कथं रामो न कुत्स्यति॥ अस्माकमपि दारेषु सहनीयं भविष्यति। यथा हि कुरुते राजा प्रजास्तमनुवर्तते ॥
English: Rävaņa did forcibly place Sītā on her lap; how can then Rāma enjoy delight in her company? Having taken her to the city of Lankā, Rāvaņa did keep her in the Asoka forest and Sītā was brought under the control of Rākşasas. Still Rāma has not been worked up with hatred by Sītā. From now we shall also broke the bad conduct of our wives-for the subjects always tread the footsteps of their King.
Sanskrit: एवं बहुविधा वाचो वदन्ति पुरवासिनः। नगरेषु च सर्वेषु राजञ्जनपदेषु च॥
English: O King, the citizens thus talk of many types in every corner of cities and provinces.
Sanskrit: तस्यैवं भाषितं श्रुत्वा राघवः परमार्तवत्। उवाच सुहृदः सर्वान्कथमेतद्वदन्तु माम्॥
English: Hearings those words of Bhadra, Raghava was greatly sorry and asked his friends “Do the subjects thus talk about me?”
Sanskrit: सर्वे तु शिरसा भूमावभिवाद्य प्रणम्य च। प्रत्यूचू राघवं दीनमेवमेतन्न संशयः॥ श्रुत्वा तु वाक्यं काकुत्स्थः सर्वेषां समुदीरितम्। विसर्जयामास तदा वयस्याञ्छत्रुसूदनः॥
English: Thereupon lowering their heads and saluting him they all said to Rāghava, of a depressed mind-“For sooth, the subjects thus talk about.” Thereupon Kakutstha, the slayer of enemies, bearing all those words, dismissed his friends.
Sanskrit: तेषां समुपविष्टानां सर्वेषां दीनचेतसाम्। उवाच वाक्यं काकुत्स्थो मुखेन परिशुष्यता॥
English: The princes were all waiting with a poorly heart when Rama, with a dried countenance, addressed them, saying.
Sanskrit: सर्वे शृणुत भद्रं वो मा कुरुध्वं मनोऽन्यथा। पौराणां मम सीतायां यादृशी वर्तते कथा॥
English: May good betide you-do not act against my desire. Hear, what the citizens have been talking about me and Sītā.
Sanskrit: पौरापवादः सुमहांस्तथा जनपदस्य च। वर्तते मयि बीभत्सा सा मे मर्माणि कृन्तति॥
English: The citizens as well as the inhabitants of provinces have been showering censures upon me. I have been pierced to the very vitals by those accusations.
Sanskrit: अहं किल कुले जात इक्ष्वाकूणां महात्मनाम्। सीतापि सत्कुले जाता जनकानां महात्मनाम्॥ जानासि त्वं यथा सौम्य दण्डके विजने वने। रावणेन हृता सीता स च विध्वंसितो मया॥
English: I have been born in the illustrious family by the high-souled Ikşvākus. Sītā has been born also in the holy family of the great Janaka; gentle Lakṣmaṇa, you know how in the solitary forest of Dandaka, Sītā was stolen away by Rāvana and how have I slain him.
Sanskrit: तत्र मे बुद्धिरुत्पन्ना जनकस्य सुतां प्रति। अत्रोषितामिनां सीतामानयेयं कथं पुरीम्॥
English: At that time even I was stricken with anxiety regarding Sītā that how I could take her home since she had resided in the house of the Raksasas.
Sanskrit: प्रत्ययार्थं ततः सीता विवेश ज्वलनं तदा। प्रत्यक्षं तव सौमित्रे देवानां हव्यवाहनः॥ अपापां मैथिलीमाह वायुश्चाकाशगोचरः। चन्द्रादित्यौ च शंसेते सुराणां संनिधौ पुरा ॥
English: To secure my confidence, Sītā, in your very presence, entered fire. At that time, O Saumitri, fire, carrying sacrificial oblations and the wind of the sky declared Sītā's innocence before the celestials. in the presence of all the Rşis and gods, the Sun and Moon announced the innocence of the daughter of Janaka.
Sanskrit: ऋषीणां चैव सर्वेषामपापां जनकात्मजाम्। एवं शुद्धसमाचारा देवगन्धर्वसंनिधौ॥ लङ्काद्वीपे महेन्द्रेण मम हस्ते निवेदिता।
English: Indra, the king of the celestials, himself handed over the chaste Sītā to me in the island of Lanka.
Sanskrit: अन्तरात्मा च मे वेत्ति सीतां शुद्धां यशस्विनीम्॥ ततो गृहीत्वा वैदेहीमयोध्यामहमागतः।
English: My mind know Sītā as chaste for ever. So, at that time, I came back to Ayodhya with Sita.
Sanskrit: अयं तु मे महान्वादः शोकश्च हृदि वर्तते॥ पौरापवादः सुमहांस्तथा जनपदस्य च।
English: But now a great sorrow consequent upon the censure of the citizens and villagers has pierced my heart.
Sanskrit: अकीर्तिर्यस्य गीयेत लोके भूतस्य कस्यचित्॥ पतत्येवाधमाल्लोकान्यावच्छब्दः प्रकीर्त्यते।
English: He, who is notorious on this earth and as long as that notoriety remains current, is classed among the vile.
Sanskrit: अकीर्तिनिन्द्यते देवैः कीर्तिलॊकेषु पूज्यते॥ कीर्त्यर्थं तु समारम्भः सर्वेषां सुमहात्मनाम्।
English: Even the celestials speak ill of bad name whereas fame is adored in all the regions. Therefore the high-souled exert their best to acquire reputations.
Sanskrit: अप्यहं जीवितं जह्यां युष्मान्वा पुरुषर्षभाः॥ अपवादभयाद्भीतः किं पुनर्जनकात्मजाम्।
English: O foremost of men, what to speak of the daughter of Janaka-I can even renounce my life and yourselves in fear of a bad name.
Sanskrit: तस्माद्भवन्तः पश्यन्तु पतितं शोकसागरे॥ नहि पश्याम्यहं भूतं किंचिद्दुःखमतोऽधिकम्।
English: Do you therefore perceive into what great abyss of sorrow and ill-fame I have fallen. Up to this time I have never experienced such a mighty grief.
Sanskrit: श्वस्त्वं प्रभाते सौमित्रे सुमन्त्राधिष्ठितं रथम्॥ आरुह्य सीतामारोप्य विषयान्ते समुत्सृज।
English: Do you, O Laksmana, next morning, ascending the car driven by Sumantra, take away Sītā to another country.
Sanskrit: गङ्गायास्तु परे पारे वाल्मीकेस्तु महात्मनः॥ आश्रमो दिव्यसंकाशस्तमसातीरमाश्रितः।
English: There is a picturesque hermitage of the highsouled Vālmīki situate on the Tamasā on the other side of the river Gangā.
Sanskrit: तत्रैतां विजने देशे विसृज्य रघुनन्दन ॥ शीघ्रमागच्छ सौमित्रे कुरुष्व वचनं मम। न चास्मि प्रतिवक्तव्यः सीतां प्रति कथंचना ॥
English: Do you, O delight of Raghus, soon come back, leaving behind Sitā in that lonely place. Do you carry out my words. Do you not speak anything regarding Sīta's banishment.
Sanskrit: तस्मात्त्वं गच्छ सौमित्रे नात्र कार्या विचारणा। अप्रीतिर्हि परा मह्यं त्वयैतत्प्रतिवारिते॥
English: Therefore, O Laksmana! you may go form here, and you need not to think anymore. If do you request me to desist from this, it shall be the more unpleasant to me.
Sanskrit: शापिता हि मया यूयं पादाभ्यां जीवितेन च। ये मां वाक्यान्तरे ब्रूयुरनुनेतुं कथंचन। अहिता नाम ते नित्यं मदभीष्टविघातनात्॥ मानयन्तु भवन्तो मां यदि मच्छासने स्थिताः। इतोऽद्य नीयतां सीता कुरुष्व वचनं मम॥
English: For my life and arms, do you not proffer any request to me regarding this. If so, you shall only endanger my well-being and I shall ever regard you as my enemies. If you obey my behest's, do you honour my words now. Do you take away Sītă from here.
Sanskrit: पूर्वमुक्तोऽहमनया गङ्गातीरेऽहमाश्रमान्। पश्येयमिति तस्याश्च कामः संवर्त्यतामयम्॥
English: Ere this Sītā had communicated her intention of beholding the hermitages of ascetics on the banks of the Gangā. Let that desire of hers be now satisfied.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु काकुत्स्थो वाष्पेण विहितेक्षणः। स विवेश स धर्मात्मा भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः। शोकसंविग्रहृदयो निशश्वास यथा द्विपः॥
English: While saying this, the eyes of the virtuoussouled Rāma were covered with tears. Sighing hard like to an elephant, he, with a heart stricken with grief, departed to his own quarter in the company of his brothers.
Sanskrit: ततो रजन्यां व्युष्टायां लक्ष्मणो दीनचेतनः। सुमन्त्रमब्रवीद्वाक्यं मुखेन परिशुष्यता॥
English: The night being over, Lakṣmaṇa, with a poor heart and dried countenance, addressed Sumantra, saying.
Sanskrit: सारथे तुरगाशीघ्रान्योजयस्व रथोत्तमे। स्वास्तीर्णं राजवचनात्सीतायाश्चासनं शुभम् ॥ सीता हि राजवचनादाश्रमं पुण्यकर्मणाम्। मया नेया महर्षीणां शीघ्रमानीयतां रथः॥
English: O charioteer, do you soon yoke quick coursing steeds to an excellent chariot, and for Sītā place an excellent seat on the car. At the command of the King, I shall take Sītā to the hermitage of the ascetics ever engaged in pious actions. Do you soon bring the chariot here.
Sanskrit: सुमन्त्रस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा युक्तं परमवाजिभिः। रथं सुरुचिरप्रख्यं स्वास्तीर्णं सुखशय्यया॥ आनीयोवाच सौमित्रिं मित्राणां मानवर्धनम्। रथोऽयं समनुप्राप्तो यत्कार्य क्रियतां प्रभो॥
English: Obeying the mandate, and bringing a beautiful and holy car drawn by first-rate steeds and having excellent seats, he said to Saumitri, the enhancer of friends' honour “O lord, here is the chariot ready-do you now satisfy your desire.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः सुमन्त्रेण राजवेश्मनि लक्ष्मणः। प्रविश्य सीतामासाद्य व्याजहार नरर्षभः॥
English: Hearing the words of Sumantra, Laksmana, the foremost of men, approached Sītā in the inner apartment and said.
Sanskrit: त्वया किलैष नृपतिर्वरं वै याचितः प्रभुः। नृपेण च प्रतिज्ञातमाज्ञप्तश्चाश्रमं प्रति॥ गङ्गातीरे मया देवि ऋषीणामाश्रमाञ्शुभान्। शीघ्रं गत्वा तु वैदेहि शासनात्पार्थिवस्य नः॥ अरण्ये मुनिभिर्जुष्टे अवनेया भविष्यसि।
English: O queen, you did request the king to show he has now commanded me to take you there. Do you therefore follow me, at the command of the king. I shall, at his behest, take you to the forest where dwell many an ascetic.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही लक्ष्मणेन महात्मना॥ प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे गमनं चाप्यरोचयत्।
English: Hearing the words of the high-souled Lakşmaņa, Janaki attained to excessive delight and became anxious to go.
Sanskrit: वासांसि च महार्हाणि रत्नानि विविधानि च॥ गृहीत्वा तानि वैदेही गमनायोपचक्रमे। इमानि मुनिपत्नीनां दास्याम्याभरणान्यहम्।।११ वस्त्राणि च महार्हाणि धनानि विविधानि च।
English: Taking various jewels and costly clothes she said to Lakşmaņa, on the eve of her departure “I shall confer these ornaments, these costly clothes and riches on the female ascetics."