pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: इति ब्रुवन्तं मुदिताः प्रत्यनन्दन् नृपा नृपम्। वृष्टिमन्तं महामेघं नर्दन्त इव बर्हिणः॥
English: As the king had said this, the princes, exceedingly delighted, seconded him even as peacocks dance at sight of a mighty mass of clouds showering down rain.
Sanskrit: स्निग्धोऽनुनादः संजज्ञे ततो हर्षसमीरितः। जनौघो ष्टसंनादो मेदिनी कम्पयन्निव॥
English: Then there arose a pleasant resonance (from the assembly of the potentates;) and next from the vast concourse inspired with high rapture arose an echo generated by their voices, which seemed to shake the earth.
Sanskrit: तस्य धर्मार्थविदुषो भावमाज्ञाय सर्वशः। ब्राह्मणा बलमुख्याश्च पौरजानपदैः सह ॥ समेत्य ते मन्त्रयितुं समतागतबुद्धयः। ऊचुश्च मनसा ज्ञात्वा वृद्धं दशरथं नृपम्॥
English: Then being in complete possession of the views of that one (the king) versed in morality and interest, the Brāhmaṇas and the principal personages of the army, in company with the citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces, took counsel together, and became unanimous, and, having again revolved the mater individually in their mind, spoke to the aged king Dasaratha, saying.
Sanskrit: अनेकवर्षसाहस्रो वृद्धस्त्वमसि पार्थिव। स रामं युवराजानमभिषिञ्चस्व पार्थिवम्॥
English: O king, being many thousand years old, you have become aged. Do you then install Rāma as the heir-apparent to the throne.
Sanskrit: इच्छामो हि महाबाहुं रघुवीरं महाबलम्। गजेन महता यान्तं रामं छत्रावृताननम्॥
English: We wish to behold the exceedingly strong and mighty-armed hero among the Raghus, riding a huge elephant, his countenance underneath an umbrella.
Sanskrit: इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राजा तेषां मनःप्रियम्। अजानन्निव जिज्ञासुरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing those welcome word of theirs, the monarch, as if not knowing their mind, asked them, saying.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वैतद् वचनं यन्मे राघवं पतिमिच्छथ। राजानः संशयोऽयं मे तदिदं ब्रूत तत्त्वतः॥
English: You have wished for Rāghava, soon as you have heard my speech. This, you kings, raise my doubts. Do you, therefore, speak out your minds truly.
Sanskrit: कथं नु मयि धर्मेण पृथिवीमनुशासति। भवन्तो द्रष्टुमिच्छन्ति युवराजं महाबलम्॥
English: Why, while I am righteously governing the earth, do you wish to see the highly powerful Rāma as the heir-apparent?
Sanskrit: ते तमूचुर्महात्मानः पौरजानपदैः सह। बहवो नृप कल्याणगुणाः सन्ति सुतस्य ते॥
English: And those high-souled ones together with the citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces said to him, O king, many are the virtues of your son, having for their object the welfare of the people.
Sanskrit: गुणान् गुणवतो देव देवकल्पस्य धीमतः। प्रियानानन्दनान् कृत्स्नान् प्रवक्ष्यामोऽद्य ताञ्छृणु॥
English: To-day we will recount to you in detail the merits making even enemies happy of the meritorious and intelligent (Rāma) resembling a celestial.
Sanskrit: दिव्यैर्गुणैः शक्रसमो रामः सत्यपराक्रमः। इक्ष्वाकुभ्योऽपि सर्वेभ्यो ह्यतिरिक्तो विशाम्पते॥
English: O monarch, furnished with the choicest qualities, Rāma having truth for prowess is like to Sakra's self; and he towers above Ikşvāku and all.
Sanskrit: रामः सत्पुरुषो लोके सत्यः सत्यपरायणः। साक्षाद् रामाद् विनिर्वृनो धर्मश्चापि श्रिया सह॥
English: Rāma is the one excellent person among men; and is true and devoted to truth. And in very Rāma is established morality with prosperity.
Sanskrit: प्रजासुखत्वे चन्द्रस्य वसुधायाः क्षमागुणैः। बुद्ध्या बृहस्पतेस्तुल्यो वीर्ये साक्षाच्छचीपतेः॥
English: Touching the good of the subjects, he is like to the moon, and in the quality of forgiveness, he is like to the Earth; in intelligence like to Brhaspati; and in prowess like Saci's lord.
Sanskrit: धर्मज्ञः सत्यसंधश्च शीलवाननसूयकः। क्षान्तः सान्त्वयिता श्लक्ष्णः कृतज्ञो विजितेन्द्रियः।।३१ । मृदुश्च स्थिरचित्तश्च सदा भव्योऽनसूयकः। प्रियवादी च भूतानां सत्यवादी च राघवः॥
English: He is cognizant of duty, and true in promise, and honest; and not given to detraction. He is forgiving, and soothing, and sweet-speeched and grateful, and of subdued senses. He is pliable to entreaties and staid, and of agreeable carriage, and un-calumniating. Rāghava speaks everyone fair, and is of truthful speech.
Sanskrit: बहुश्रुतानां वृद्धानां ब्राह्मणानामुपासिता। तेनास्येहातुला कीर्तिर्यशस्तेजश्च वर्धते॥
English: He ministers to variously-versed aged Brāhmaṇas. It is for this that in this world his fame and renown and energy go on increasing.
Sanskrit: देवासुरमनुष्याणां सर्वास्त्रेषु विशारदः। सम्यग् विद्याव्रतस्नातो यथावत् साङ्गवेदवित्॥
English: He has mastered all the weapons that are extant among the gods, the Asuras, and human beings. He has performed his ablutions after having acquired learning; and knows the Vedas with their branches.
Sanskrit: गान्धर्वे च भुवि श्रेष्ठो बभूव भरताग्रजः। कल्याणाभिजनः साधुरदीनात्मा महामतिः॥
English: And Bharata's elder brother is a proficient in music. He is the home of the good, and is saintly, and has conquered his grief, and is magnanimous.
Sanskrit: द्विजैरभिविनीतश्च श्रेष्ठैर्धर्मार्थनैपुणैः। यदा व्रजति संग्रामं ग्रामार्थे नगरस्य वा॥ गत्वा सौमित्रिसहितो नाविजित्य निवर्तते।
English: He is lowly to those twice bom ones that are worthy and are conversant with morality and interest. And when in company with Sumitra's son he wended to the fight with the view of protecting a city or a province, he came not back without conquering the foe. on or
Sanskrit: संग्रामात् पुनरागत्य कुञ्जरेण रथेन वा॥ पौरान् स्वजनवन्नित्यं कुशलं परिपृच्छति। पुढेष्वग्निषु दारेषु प्रेष्यशिष्यगणेषु च॥
English: And even as a father enquired after the welfare of his sons, he, returning from the field horse or elephant, exhaustively and consecutively enquired after the weal of the citizens, concerning their sons, their (sacrificial) fire, or their wives, or their servants, or their disciples.
Sanskrit: निखिलेनानुपूर्व्या च पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान्। शुश्रूषन्ते च वः शिष्याः कच्चिद् वर्मसु दंशिताः॥ इति वः पुरुषव्याघ्रः सदा रामोऽभिभाषते। व्यसनेषु मनुष्याणां भृशं भवति दुःखितः॥ उत्सवेषु च सर्वेषु पितेव परितुष्यति ।
English: And that tiger-like Rāma always asked the Brāhmaṇas, 'Do your disciples tend you' and the Kșatriyas, 'Do your disciples always remain mailed?' When calamity befallen the people, he experienced excess of sorrow; and on their festal occasions, he rejoiced ever like their own father.
Sanskrit: सत्यवादी महेष्वासो वृद्धसेवी जितेन्द्रियः॥ स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषी चार्धे सर्वात्मनाश्रितः। सम्यग्योक्ता श्रेयसां च न विगृह्यकथारुचिः॥
English: He speaks the truth, and is a mighty bowman. He ministers to the aged, and has controlled his senses. He preludes his speech with a smile, and is established in righteousness with his whole soul. he entirely brings about good, and he takes no delight in bandying words after a quarrel.
Sanskrit: उत्तरोत्तरयुक्तौ च वक्ता वाचस्पतिर्यथा। सुभ्रूरायतताभ्राक्षः साक्षाद् विष्णुरिव स्वयम्॥
English: In reasoning in chain, he is like to the lord of speech himself. His eye-brows are graceful; and his eyes expansive and coppery; and he is like to the very Vişnu
Sanskrit: रामो लोकाभिरामोऽयं शौर्यवीर्यपराक्रमैः। प्रजापालनसंयुक्तो न रागोपहतेन्द्रियः॥
English: Like Kāma he is charming to all by virtue of his heroism, prowess and might. He is ever engaged in protecting the people: and the desire for the good things of the world cannot perturb his inind.
Sanskrit: शक्तस्त्रैलोक्यमप्येष भोक्तुं किन्नु महीमिमाम्। नास्य क्रोधः प्रसादश्च निरर्थोऽस्ति कदाचन॥
English: He is capable of bearing the burden even of the three worlds, what then is this Earth? Neither his pleasure nor his displeasure even goes for naught.
Sanskrit: हन्त्येष नियमाद् वध्यानवध्येषु न कुप्यति। युनक्त्यर्थैः प्रहृष्टश्च तमसौ यत्र तुष्यति॥
English: He slays those that deserve to be slain; but he is never enraged with those that ought not to be slain (i.e. the un-offending), with whom, he is pleased, he bestows wealth upon.
Sanskrit: दान्तैः सर्वप्रजाकान्तैः प्रीतिसंजननैर्नृणाम्। गुणैर्विरोचते रामो दीप्तः सूर्य इवांशुभिः॥
English: In virtue of his self-control and other qualities, dear to the subjects and capable of exciting the delight of mankind, Rāma shines even like the effulgent Sun surrounded by his rays.
Sanskrit: तमेवंगुणसम्पन्नं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्। लोकपालोपमं नाथमकामयत मेदिनी॥
English: And even that Rāma, crowned with such qualities and having truth for his prowess, like a Lokapāla, the Earth wishes to have for her lord.
Sanskrit: वत्सः श्रेयसि जातस्ते दिष्ट्यासौ तव राघवः। दिष्ट्या पुत्रगुणैर्युक्तो मारीच इव कश्यपः॥
English: By our good luck it is that your son has acquired competence in the task of administration; and also by your good luck it is that Rāghava has been born endowed with sonly qualities, like to Marici's son Kasyapa.
Sanskrit: बलमारोग्यमायुश्च रामस्य विदितात्मनः। देवासुरमनुष्येषु सगन्धर्वोरगेषु च ॥ आशंसते जनः सर्वो राष्ट्रे पुरवरे तथा। आभ्यन्तरश्च बाह्यश्च पौरजानपदो जनः॥
English: The gods, and the Asuras, and men, with the Gandharvas, and the Uragas, and the inhabitants rural and urban, pray for the strength, health, and long life of self-knowing Rāma. And whether inmates or outsiders, citizens or natives of provinces, everyone speaks high of him.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियो वृद्धास्तरुण्यश्च सायं प्रातः समाहिताः। सर्वा देवान्नमस्यन्ति रामस्यार्थे मनस्विनः। तेषां तद् याचितं देवत्वत्प्रसादात्समृद्ध्यताम् ॥
English: Women, old and young, in both the morning and evening, with intent minds, bow down to all the gods on behalf of the intelligent Rāma. Let their desire, O worshipful one, be fulfilled, through your grace.
Sanskrit: राममिन्दीवरश्यामं सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणम्। पश्यामो यौवराज्यस्थं तव राजोत्तमात्मजम्॥
English: And we would behold the son of the foremost of monarchs, the foe-destroying. Rāma dark-blue like a lotus, installed as the heir-apparent to the kingdom.
Sanskrit: तं देवदेवोपममात्मजं ते सर्वस्य लोकस्य हिते निविष्टम्। हिताय नः क्षिप्रमुदारजुष्टं मुदाभिषेक्तुं वरद त्वमर्हसि ॥
English: Therefore, O bestower of boons, it behoves you, for the sake of our well-being, with a delighted mind to speedily install your son furnished with noble qualities resembling the god of gods, and every intent upon the welfare of the entire community.
Sanskrit: तेषामञ्जलिपद्मानि प्रगृहीतानि सर्वशः। प्रतिगृह्याब्रवीद् राजा तेभ्यः प्रियहितं वचः॥
English: And when they had raised to their heads their clasped hands resembling lotuses, the king responding to them addressed them in welcome words fraught with their good.
Sanskrit: अहोऽस्मि परमप्रीतः प्रभावश्चातुलो मम। यन्मे ज्येष्ठं प्रियं पुत्रं यौवराज्यस्थमिच्छथ ॥
English: Exceedingly pleased am I, and incomparable also is my influence, because you wish to behold my dear first born installed as heir-apparent.
Sanskrit: इति प्रत्यार्चितान् राजा ब्राह्मणानिदमब्रवीत्। वसिष्ठं वामदेवं च तेषामेवोपशृण्वताम्॥
English: Having greeted them thus, the king in their hearing spoke to Vasiștha Vāmadeva, and other Brāhmaṇas saying
Sanskrit: चैत्रः श्रीमानयं मासः पुण्यः पुष्पितकाननः। यौवराज्याय रामस्य सर्वमेवोपकल्प्यताम्॥
English: This is the holy month of Caitra; and the groves look beautiful with blossoms. Do you now prepare for the installation of Rāma.
Sanskrit: राज्ञस्तूपरते वाक्ये जनघोषो महानभूत्। शनैस्तस्मिन् प्रशान्ते च जनघोषे जनाधिपः॥ वसिष्ठं मुनिशार्दूलं राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।
English: When the king paused, there arose a mighty tumult from the multitude. And when it subsided, that lord of men, the king, addressed that foremost of ascetics, Vasiştha saying.
Sanskrit: अभिषेकाय रामस्य यत् कर्म सपरिच्छदम्॥ तदद्य भगवन् सर्वमाज्ञापयितुमर्हसि।
English: It behoves you, O worshipful sir, to order for things, necessary for the installation of Rāma.
Sanskrit: तच्छ्रुत्वा भूमिपालस्य वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः॥ आदिदेशाग्रतो राज्ञः स्थितान् युक्तान् कृताञ्जलीन्।
English: Hearing those words of the monarch, Vasistha, chief of anchorets, ordered the counsellors staying before the king with clasped hands.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णादीनि रत्नानि बलीन् सर्वोषधीरपि॥ शुक्लमाल्यानि लाजांश्च पृथक्च मधुसर्पिषी। अहतानि च वासांसि रथं सर्वायुधानान्यपि॥ चतुरङ्गबलं चैव गजं च शुभलक्षणम्। चामरव्यजने चोभे ध्वजं छत्रं च पाण्डुरम्॥ शतं च शातकुम्भानां कुम्भानामग्निवर्चसाम्। हिरण्यशृङ्गमृषभं समग्रं व्याघ्रचर्म च ॥ यच्चान्यत् किंचिदेष्टव्यं तत् सर्वमुपकल्प्यताम्। उपस्थापयत प्रातरग्निगारे महीपतेः॥
English: “Do you early in the morning in the Agnihotrika hall of the monarch provide and store up gold, and gems, and articles for worship, and Sarvauşadhi* and white garlands, and fried paddy, and honey and clarified butter in separate vessels, and cloths fresh from the loom, and a car, every kind of weapons, and the fourfold forces, and an elephant with auspicious marks, and a couple of câmaras, and a sceptre and an umbrella, pale coloured, and an hundred furnished golden pitchers of water, and a bull with horns plated in gold, and an entire tigerskin, together with all other necessary articles. *Consists of Mura Valerian and such likedrugs.,
Sanskrit: अन्तःपुरस्य द्वाराणि सर्वस्य नगरस्य च। चन्दनस्रग्भिरच॑न्तां धूपैश्च घ्राणहारिभिः॥
English: And do you embellish all the door-ways of the inner apartment as well as those of the entire city with garlands with sandal paste and fragrant Dhūpa.
Sanskrit: प्रशस्तमन्नं गुणवद् दधिक्षीरोपसेचनम्। द्विजानां शतसाहस्रं यत्प्रकाममलं भवेत्॥ सत्कृत्य द्विजमुख्यानां श्वः प्रभाते प्रदीयताम्। घृतं दधि च लाजाश्च दक्षिणाश्चापि पुष्कलाः॥
English: Do you on the morning of the morrow bestow upon the principal Brāhmaṇas goodly ard refined rice mixed with curds and milk, so that hundreds of thousands may be fed, and gratified, bestowing on them at the same time clarified butter and curds, and fried paddy, and more than sufficient Dakşiņās.
Sanskrit: सूर्येऽभ्युदितमात्रे श्वो भविता स्वस्तिवाचनम्। ब्राहाणाश्च निमन्त्र्यन्तां कल्प्यन्तामासनानि च॥
English: To-morrow as soon as the sun will rise, the Svastivācana* will be finished. do you invite the Brahmanas, and prepare seats (for them.) *A religious rite, preparatory to any important ceremony, in which the Brāhmaṇas strew boiled rice on the ground, and invoke the blessings of the gods on the rites about to commence.
Sanskrit: आबध्यन्तां पताकाश्च राजमार्गश्च सिच्यताम्। सर्वे च तालापचरा गणिकाश्च स्वलंकृताः॥ कक्ष्यां द्वितीयामासाद्य तिष्ठन्तु नृपवेश्मनः।
English: And do you set up flags, and water the high ways, and let courtesans whose profession is music, adorning themselves stay in the second apartment of the king's residence.
Sanskrit: देवायतनचैत्येषु सानभक्ष्याः सदक्षिणाः॥ उपस्थापयितव्याः स्युर्माल्ययोग्याः सदक्षिणाः।
English: In the abodes of the gods and under the Caitya* trees, should be separately placed fragrant blossoms, together with boiled rice and other edibles, and with Daksinās. *The religious fig.
Sanskrit: दीर्घासिबद्धगोधाश्च संनद्धा मृष्टवाससः॥ महाराजाङ्गनं शूराः प्रविशन्तु महोदयम्।
English: And let the warriors properly arrayed, enter the courtyard of the monarch which is welling up with festal glee, mailed, and accoutred with leather fences and long-swords.
Sanskrit: एवं व्यादिश्य विप्रौ तु क्रियास्तत्र विनिष्ठितौ॥ चक्रतुश्चैव यच्छेषं पार्थिवाय निवेद्य च।
English: Having issued these orders, those two Vipras entered upon their work (as priests;) and did what remained to be done after making that known to the lord of the earth.
Sanskrit: कृतमित्येव चाब्रूतामभिगम्य जगत्पतिम्॥ यथोक्तवचनं प्रीतौ हर्षयुक्तौ द्विजोत्तमौ।
English: When everything had been got ready those foremost of the twice-born ones gladly and wellpleased presented themselves before the master of the earth, and said to him, Everything as ordered has been done.
Sanskrit: ततः सुमन्त्रं द्युतिमान् राजा वचनमब्रवीत्॥ रामः कृतात्मा भवता शीघ्रमानीयतामिति।
English: Then to Sumantra, the effulgent monarch spoke, saying, “Do you speedily bring the virtuous Rāma hither."
Sanskrit: स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय सुमन्त्रो राजशासनात्॥ रामं तत्रानयांचक्रे रथेन रथिनां वरम्।
English: Thereupon saying, "so be it” Sumantra at the mandate of the king brought thither in a car Rāma the foremost of car-warriors.
Sanskrit: अथ तत्र सहासीनास्तदा दशरथं नृपम्॥ प्राच्योदीच्या प्रतीच्याश्च दाक्षिणात्याश्च भूमिपाः। म्लेच्छाश्चार्याश्च ये चान्ये वनशैलान्तवासिनः॥ उपासांचक्रिरे सर्वे तं देवा वासवं यथा।
English: The kings of the North, and the South and the East and the West, together with the Mlecchas and the Arya princes, with those inhabiting mountains and forests were then paying homage to him (Daśaratha) even as the celestials do to Vasava.
Sanskrit: तेषां मध्ये स राजर्षिर्मरुतामित्र वासवः॥ प्रसादस्थो दशरथो ददर्शायान्तमात्मजम्। गन्धर्वराजप्रतिमं लोके विख्यातपौरुषम्॥ दीर्घबाहुं महासत्त्वं मत्तमातङ्गगामिनम्। चन्द्रकान्ताननं राममतीव प्रियदर्शनम्॥ रूपौदार्यगुणैः पुंसां दृष्टिचित्तापहारिणम्। धर्माभितप्ताः पर्जन्यं ह्लादयन्तमिव प्रजाः॥ न ततर्प समायान्तं पश्यमानो नराधिपः। अवतार्य सुमन्त्रस्तु राघवं स्यन्दनोत्तमात्॥ पितुः समीपं गच्छन्तं प्राञ्जलिः पृष्ठतोऽन्वगात्।
English: Stationed in his palace, the royal saint Dasaratha in the midst of those princes, like Vasava in the midst of the Maruts, saw his son, resembling the king of the Gandharvas, approach, gladdening the subjects like a shower, when they were oppressed with the heat of summer, even Rāma of redoubtable prowess among men, long armed, and of mighty strength, and bearing the gait of a mad elephant, with a countenance fair as the moon, of presence prepossessing to a degree, and captivating men's sight and hearts by reason of his beauty generosity and other qualities. And as he was approaching, the lord of men eyed him steadily, without experiencing satiety. Making Raghava descend from that excellent car, Sumantra followed him with clasped hands as he proceeded to the presence of his father.
Sanskrit: स तं कैलासशृङ्गार्भ प्रासादं रघुनन्दनः॥ आरुरोह नृपं द्रष्टुं सहसा तेन राघव।
English: Accompanied with Sumantra, Raghava, the descendant of the Raghus, for the purpose of beholding the monarch, began with rapid steps, to ascend the palace resembling a peak of the Kailasa hill.
Sanskrit: स प्राञ्जलिरभिप्रेत्य प्रणतः पितुरन्तिके॥ नाम स्वं श्रावयन् रामो ववन्दे चरणौ पितुः।
English: Rāma humbly approaching his father with clasped hands, and announcing his name bowed low and worshipped his father's feet.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा प्रणतं पार्वे कृताञ्जलिपुटं नृपः॥ गृह्याञ्जलौ समाकृष्य सस्वजे प्रियमात्मजम्।
English: Thereupon seeing Rāma at his side with clasped hands, and in lowly guise, the king took hold of Rāma's clasped hands, and drawing his beloved son, embraced the latter.
Sanskrit: तं तस्मै चाभ्युद्यतं सम्यङ्मणिकाञ्चनभूषितम्॥ दिदेश राजा रुचिरं रामाय परमासनम्।
English: Then the king desired Rāma to seat him upon a seat prepared expressly for him, excellent, and flaming and garnished with gold and gems.
Sanskrit: तथाऽऽसनवरं प्राप्य व्यदीपयत राघवः॥ स्वयैव प्रभया मेरुमुदये विमलो रविः।
English: Rāghava shed lustre on that noble seat, as the unclouded sun at his rising lighted up the Sumeru hill with his rays.
Sanskrit: तेन विभ्राजिता तत्र सा सभापि व्यरोचत॥ विमलग्रहनक्षत्रा शारदी द्यौरिवेन्दुना।
English: That entire assembly looked beautiful in his presence, like the cloudless, autumnal sky crested with stars and planets, in the presence of the moon.
Sanskrit: तं पश्यमानो नृपतिस्तुतोष प्रियमात्मजम्॥ अलंकृतमिवात्मानमादर्शतलसंस्थितम्।
English: The king experienced delight, beholding his dearly beloved son, like to his own image, richly adorned, reflected on mirror.
Sanskrit: स तं सुस्थितमाभाष्य पुत्रं पुत्रवतां वरः॥ उवाचेदं वचो राजा देवेन्द्रमिव कश्यपः।
English: And even as Kasyapa addressed Indra of the celestials, the king, the best of those possessing sons addressed his sons, well seated, in these words, saying.
Sanskrit: ज्येष्ठायामसि मे पत्न्यां सदृश्यां सदृशः सुतः॥ उत्पन्नस्त्वं गुणज्येष्ठो मम रामात्मजः प्रियः। त्वया यतः प्रजाश्चेमाः स्वगुणैरनुरञ्जिताः॥ तस्मात् त्वं पुष्ययोगेन यौवराज्यमवाप्नुहि।
English: Born of my eldest wife worthy of myself, you crowned with the best qualities, are my worthy son, O Rāma dear to me. You have by your virtues drawn to yourself the hearts of the people, therefore do you during the conjunction of the moon with the Puşya constellation, receive the office of heir-apparent,
Sanskrit: कामतस्त्वं प्रकृत्यैव निर्णीतो गुणवानिति॥ गुणवत्यपि तु स्नेहात् पुत्र वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्। भूयो विनयमास्थाय भव नित्यं जितेन्द्रियः।॥
English: You are by nature crowned with virtues. Notwithstanding your great virtues, I will, O son, from affection tell you what is for your profit. Practising greater humility, do you constantly restrain your senses.
Sanskrit: कामक्रोधसमुत्थानि त्यजस्व व्यसनानि च। परोक्षया वर्तमानो वृत्त्या प्रत्यक्षया तथा॥ अमात्यप्रभृतीः सर्वाः प्रजाश्चैवानुरञ्जय। कोष्ठागारायुधागारैः कृत्वा संनिचयान् बहून्॥ इष्टानुरक्तप्रकृतिर्यः पालयति मेदिनीम्। तस्य नन्दन्ति मित्राणि लब्ध्वामृतमिवामराः॥
English: Do you renounce the ills that come through anger and lust. Replenishing your exchequer and arsenal do you, acquainting yourself with the state of things personally and otherwise, administer justice and thereby enlist the affection of the courtiers and other subjects; for the friends of him that sway the earth, pleasing the people to his satisfaction, rejoice even as did the immortals on obtaining ambrosia.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् पुत्र त्वमात्मानं नियम्यैवं समाचर। तच्छ्रुत्वा सुहृदस्तस्य रामस्य प्रियकारिणः॥ त्वारिताः शीघ्रमागत्य कौसल्यायै न्यवेदयन्।
English: Therefore, do you, O son, disciplining yourself thus address you to your task. Hearing this, Rāma's well wishers, ever doing his pleasure, speedily going out, acquainted Kausalyä with everything.
Sanskrit: सा हिरण्यं च गाश्चैव रत्नानि विविधानि च॥ व्यादिदेश प्रियाख्येभ्यः कौसल्या प्रमदोत्तमा।
English: Thereupon that foremost of her sex Kausalyā ordered gold and kine and various kinds of gems to be given to the tellers of the glad tidings.
Sanskrit: अथाभिवाद्य राजानं रथमारुह्य राघवः। ययौ स्वं द्युतिमद् वेश्म जनौधैः प्रतिपूजितः।॥
English: Then Rāghava, having been honoured by the multitude and saluted the sovereign, ascended a car, and repaired to his shining residence.
Sanskrit: च्छ्रुत्वा तदा लाभमिवेष्टमाशु। नरेन्द्रमामन्त्र्य गृहाणि गत्वा देवान् समानचुरभिप्रहृष्टाः॥
English: And the citizens, hearing those words of the monarch, as if fraught with some speedy good fortune to them, made their obeisance to that lord of men, and repairing to their homes, with delighted minds, worshipped the gods. monarch, as if fraught with some speedy good fortune to them, made their obeisance to that lord of men, and repairing to their homes, with delighted minds, worshipped the gods.
Sanskrit: गते पुरोहिते रामः स्नातो नियतमानसः। सह पत्न्या विशालाक्ष्या नारायणमुपागमत्॥
English: When the priest had gone away, Rāma, having bathed and with a collected mind, began to adore Nārāyaṇa, in company with his wife having expansive eyes.
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्य शिरसा पात्री हविषो विधिवत् ततः। महते दैवतायाज्यं जुहाव ज्वलितानले॥
English: Then raising the vessel of clarified butter to his head (by way of paying reverence), he in accordance with the ordinance began to offer oblations to the flaming fire on behalf of that mighty deity.
Sanskrit: शेषं च हविषस्तस्य प्राश्याशास्यात्मनः प्रियम्। ध्यायनारायणं देवं स्वास्तीर्णे कुशसंस्तरे॥ वाग्यतः सह वैदेह्या भूत्वा नियतमानसः। श्रीमत्यायतने विष्णोः शिश्ये नरवरात्मजः॥
English: Then, having partaken of the remaining quantity of the clarified butter, Rāma prayed for his own welfare, and meditated on the god Nārāyaṇa. The son of the best of men with a collected mind, and restraining his speech lay down on a Kuśa bed together with Vaidehī within the graceful dwelling of Vişnu.
Sanskrit: एकयामावशिष्टायां रात्र्यां प्रतिविबुध्य सः। अलंकारविधिं सम्यक् कारयामास वेश्मनः॥
English: When a single watch only remained of the night, Rāma awoke, and made his residence well decorated.
Sanskrit: तत्र शृण्वन् सुखा वाचः सूतमागधवन्दिनाम्। पूर्वां संध्यामुपासीनो जजाप सुसमाहितः॥
English: Now he hearing the melodious utterances of genealogists and panegyrist and Brāhmaṇas versed in the Purāņas, Rāma finished devotions for the prior twilight, and with an intent mind began to recite (Savatri).* *The celebrated hymn to the sun, the most sacred thing in all the Vedas.
Sanskrit: तुष्टाव प्रणतश्चैव सिरसा मधुसूदनम्। विमलक्षौमसंवीतो वाचयामास स द्विजान्॥
English: And clad in a clear silk dress, he with bended head hymned the destroyer of Madhu, and made the regenerate ones perform the Svastivácana ceremony.
Sanskrit: तेषां पुण्याहघोषोऽथ गम्भीरमधुरस्तथा। अयोध्यां पूरयामास तूर्यघोषानुनादितः॥
English: Already resounding with the blares of trumpets, Ayodhyā became filled with the sweet and solemn tones of the expressions “Holy day" uttered by them.