pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: नार्हा त्वं शोचितुं देवि यस्यास्ते राघवः सुतः। नहि रामात् परो लोके विद्यते सत्पथे स्थितः॥
English: O eminent one, you ought not to bewail, inasmuch as Rāghava is your son. In this world there is not another residing in honesty that is superior to Rāma.
Sanskrit: अभिवादयमानं तं दृष्ट्वा ससुहृदं सुतम्। मुदाश्रु मोक्ष्यसे क्षिप्रं घरेखेव वार्षिकी॥
English: Beholding your son surrounded by his friends, bowing to you, you will soon shed blissful tears, even like a rain-cloud.
Sanskrit: पुत्रस्ते वरदः क्षिप्रमयोध्यां पुनरागतः। कराभ्यां मृदुपीनाभ्यां चरणौ पीडयिष्यति॥
English: And soon will your son conferring boons, returning (to this place), press your feet with those soft and plump hands of his.
Sanskrit: अभिवाद्य नमस्यन्तं शूरं ससुहृदं सुतम्। मुदाः प्रोक्षसे पुत्रं मेघराजिरिवाचलम्॥
English: And even as a Chain of clouds speaks to a hill, you will speak to your worshipful and heroic son, surrounded by his friends. bowing to you.
Sanskrit: क्यिोपचारे कुशलानवद्या। रामस्य तां मातरमेवमुक्त्वा देवी सुमित्रा विरराम रामा॥
English: Having thus addressed Rāma's mother and inspired her with hope in various words, the noble and pleasant and blameless Sumitrā, clever in speech, paused.
Sanskrit: निशम्य तल्लक्ष्मणमातृवाक्यं रामस्य मातुर्नरदेवपत्न्याः। सद्यः शरीरे विननाश शोक: शरद्गतो मेघ इवाल्पतोयः॥
English: Hearing those words of Laksmana's mother, the wife of the best of men, Rāma's mother, had her sorrow destroyed in her person, even like and autumnal cloud surcharged with slight rain.
Sanskrit: अनुरक्ता महात्मानं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्। अनुजग्मुः प्रयान्तं तं वनवासाय मानवाः॥
English: The people, who yarned after Rāma having truth for prowess, followed him repairing to the forest.
Sanskrit: निवर्तितेऽतीव बलात् सुहृद्धर्मेण राजनि। नैव ते संन्यवर्तन्त रामस्यानुगता रथम्॥
English: Even when the king in the interests of his son had with much ado restrained himself, these, following Răma's car, did not desist.
Sanskrit: अयोध्यानिलयानां हि पुरुषाणां महायशाः। बभूव गुणसम्पन्नः पूर्णचन्द्र इव प्रियः॥
English: That illustrious one crowned with every perfection was dear to the inhabitants of Ayodhyā like to the full moon himself.
Sanskrit: स याच्यमानः काकुत्स्थस्ताभिः प्रकृतिभिस्तदा। कुर्वाणः पितरं सत्यं वनमेवान्वपद्यत॥
English: Although besought by the subjects, the truthful Käkutstha having pledged his word to his father, kept on going to the forest.
Sanskrit: अवेक्षमाणः सस्नेहं चक्षुषा प्रपिबनिव। उवाच रामः सस्नेहं ताः प्रजाः स्वाः प्रजा इव ॥ या प्रीतिर्बहुमानश्च मय्ययोध्यानिवासिनाम्। मत्प्रियार्थं विशेषेण भरते सा विधीयताम्॥
English: And affectionately eyeing them as if drinking them with his sight, Rāma touchingly addressed those subjects as if they were his own, The love and regard which the inhabitants of Ayodhyā have for me, let them, for pleasing me, extend in full measure towards Bharata.
Sanskrit: स हि कल्याणचारित्रः कैकेय्यानन्दवर्धनः। करिष्यति यथावद् वः प्रियाणि च हितानि च॥
English: That enhancer of Kaikeyi's delight bearing an auspicious character, will duly compass your happiness and welfare.
Sanskrit: ज्ञानवृद्धो वयोबालो मृदुर्वीर्यगुणान्वितः। अनुरूपः स वो भर्ता भविष्यति भयापहः॥
English: Aged by virtue of his wisdom, although young in years, and mild albeit furnished with heroic virtue, that remover of fear will make a fit ruler for you. son
Sanskrit: स हि राजगुणैर्युक्तो युवराजः समीक्षितः। अपि चापि मया शिष्टैः कार्यं वो भर्तृशासनम्॥
English: Crowned with every regal virtue and selected as the heir-apparent (by the monarch), he is more meritorious by far than I am. I behove you to obey the order of your master.
Sanskrit: न संतप्येद् यथा चासौ वनवासं गते मयि। महाराजस्तथा कार्यो मम प्रियचिकीर्षया॥
English: And seeking my good, it beloves you to act so that when I shall have gone to the forest, the king may not grieve.
Sanskrit: यथा यथा दाशरथिधर्ममेवाश्रितो भवेत्। तथा तथा प्रकृतयो रामं पतिमकामयन्॥
English: But as Daśaratha's son was bringing home to the people that their duty lay in obeying the royal Mandata, they desried that even Rāma should rule them.
Sanskrit: बाष्पेण पिहितं दीनं रामः सौमित्रिणा सह। चकर्षेव गुणैर्बद्धं जनं पुरनिवासिनम्॥
English: Rāma in company with Sumitrā's attracted the inhabitants of the city subdued by his virtues, who stood with tears in their eyes.
Sanskrit: ते द्विजास्त्रिविधं वृद्धा ज्ञानेन वयसौजसा। वय:प्रकम्पशिरसो दूरादूचुरिदं वचः॥
English: The three kinds of the twice-born ones, viz., those old by virtue, respectively, of age, wisdom, and ascetic energy, the old folks with their heads shaking through length of years, cried from a distance.
Sanskrit: वहन्तो जवना रामं भो भो जात्यास्तुरङ्गमाः। निवर्तध्वं न गन्तव्यं हिता भवत भर्तरि॥
English: O you fleet coursers boasting of exalted extraction that bear Rāma away, do you desist, do not go; do you do even what is for the good of your master.
Sanskrit: कर्णवन्ति हि भूतानि विशेषेण तुरङ्गमाः। यूयं तस्मानिवर्तभ्वं याचना प्रतिवेदिताः॥
English: And more pareicularly being creatures furnished with ears, do you, your horses, knowing our prayer, desist.
Sanskrit: धर्मतः स विशुद्धात्मा वीरः शुभदृढव्रतः। उपवाह्यस्तु वो भर्ता नापवाह्यः पुराद् वनम्॥
English: Pure of spirit and heroic and ever firm in noble promises, that master of yours should in justice be carried (to the city) and not to the forest away from it.
Sanskrit: एवमाप्रिलापांस्तान् वृद्धान् प्रलपतो द्विजान्। अवेक्ष्य सहसा रामो रथादवततार ह ॥
English: Suddenly seeing those old Brāhmaṇas thus lamenting distressfully, Rāma speedily descended from his car.
Sanskrit: पद्भयामेव जगामाथ ससीतः सहलक्ष्मणः। संनिकृष्टपदन्यासो रामो वनपरायणः॥
English: Along with Lakşmaņa and Sitā, Rāma bound for the forest, began to walk near them on foot.
Sanskrit: द्विजातीन् हि पदातीस्तान् रामश्चारित्रवत्सलः। न शशाक घृणाचक्षुः परिमोक्तुं रथेन सः॥
English: Endowed with kindness, that friend of the good, Rāma, could not by proceeding on his car bear to pare with the Brāhmaṇas that were following on foot.
Sanskrit: गच्छन्तमेव तं दृष्ट्वा रामं सम्भ्रान्तमानसाः। ऊचुः परमसंतप्ता रामं वाक्यमिदं द्विजाः॥
English: Seeing him thus going, the Brāhamaņas with agitated hearts, and burning in grief, addressed Rāma in these words.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण्यं कृत्स्नमेतत् त्वां ब्रह्मण्यमनुगच्छति। द्विजस्कन्धाधिरूढास्त्वामग्नयोऽप्यनुयान्त्वमी॥
English: The Brāhmaṇas in a body are following you ever seeking their good, and mounting on the shoulders of the regenerate ones, the (sacrificial) Fires are walking in your wake.
Sanskrit: वाजपेयसमुत्थानि च्छत्राण्येतानि पश्य नः। पृष्ठतोऽनुप्रयातानि मेघानिव जलात्यये॥
English: And behold these raised umbrellas of ours got from the Vājapeya sacrifice, that like to autumnal clouds follow at your back.
Sanskrit: अनवाप्तातपत्रस्य रश्मिसंतापितस्य ते। एभिश्छायां करिष्यामः स्वैश्छत्रैर्वाजपेयकैः। :॥
English: With these umbrellas got at the Vājapeya sacrifice, we will afford shade to Rāma destitute of his own white umbrella, when he shall feel the heat of the (solar) rays.
Sanskrit: या हि नः सततं बुद्धिर्वेदमन्त्रानुसारिणी। त्वत्कृते सा कृता वत्स वनवासानुसारिणी॥ मतिः।
English: That intelligence of ours which ever follows the Vedic Mantras, is now, O child, ready to follow you to the forest in your interests.
Sanskrit: हृदयेष्ववतिष्ठन्ते वेदा ये नः परं धनम्। वत्स्यन्त्यपि गृहेष्वेव दाराश्चारित्ररक्षिताः॥
English: That best of treasurers, the Vedas, resides in our bosoms; and our wives protected by their chastity shall abide in our homes.
Sanskrit: पुनर्न निश्चयः कार्यस्त्वद्गतौ सुकृता त्वयि धर्मव्यपेक्षे तु किं स्याद् धर्मपथे स्थितम्॥
English: As we have already made up our minds to follow you, it is useless to fix our hearts afresh. But if you overlooks virtues, what becomes of abiding by righteousness?* *Another reading is; What becomes of the virtue that we expect at your hands?
Sanskrit: याचितो नो निवर्तस्व हंसशुक्लशिरोरुहैः। शिरोभिर्निभृताचार महीपतनपांसुलैः॥
English: O you that are ever firm in virtue, we beseech you by humbling to the dust our heads covered with hair white-hued like cranes, do you desist.
Sanskrit: बहूनां वितता यज्ञा द्विजानां य इहागताः। तेषां समाप्तिरायत्ता तव वत्स निवर्तने॥
English: These numerous Brāhmaṇas that have come hither have entered upon many a sacrifice. The completion of these, O child, depends upon your return.
Sanskrit: भक्तिमन्तीह भूतानि जङ्गमाजङ्गमानि च। याचमानेषु तेषु त्वं भक्तिं भक्तेषु दर्शय॥
English: All creatures mobile and immobile cherish you with high regard. All these beseech you. Do you show consideration to those that regard you.
Sanskrit: अनुगन्तुमशक्तास्त्वां मूलैरुद्धतवेगिनः। उन्नता वायुवेगेन विक्रोशन्तीव पादपाः॥
English: Tall trees deprived of motion in consequence of being fast rooted to the earth and incapable of following you, are prohibiting you by sounding with the wind.
Sanskrit: निश्चेष्टाऽऽहारसंचारा वृक्षकस्थाननिश्चिताः। पक्षिणोऽपि प्रयाचन्ते सर्वभूतानुकम्पनम्॥
English: And birds staying upon trees and neither manifesting any motion nor seeking for their food, beseech you to have compassion upon all creatures.
Sanskrit: एवं विक्रोशतां तेषां द्विजातीनां निवर्तने। ददृशे तमसा तत्र वारयन्तीव राघवम्॥
English: While the Brāhmaṇas were loudly demanding the return of Rāma, he found the darkness to descend as if forbidding him.
Sanskrit: ततः सुमन्त्रोऽपि रथाद् विमुच्य श्रान्तान् हयान् सम्परिवर्त्य शीघ्रम्। नचारयद् वै तमसाविदूरे॥
English: Then Sumantra unyoked the fatigued horses from the car, which at once fell to rolling in the dust. And then bathing and making them drink, he soon as the dusk set in, set fare before them.
Sanskrit: ततस्तु तमसातीरं रम्यमाश्रित्य राघवः। सीतामुद्वीक्ष्य सौमित्रिमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Then Rāghava pausing on the banks of the Tamasā, looked at Sītā and spoke to Sumitrā's son, saying.
Sanskrit: इयमद्य निशा पूर्वा सौमित्रे प्रहिता वनम्। वनवासस्य भद्रं ते न चोत्कण्ठितुमर्हसि॥
English: O son of Sumitrā, this is the first night of our exile into the forest. From this day it behoveth you not, good betide you, to suffer your mind to grieve (by dwelling on past joys.)
Sanskrit: पश्य शून्यान्यरण्यानि रुदन्तीव समन्ततः। यथा निलयमायद्भिर्निलीनानि मृगद्विजैः॥
English: The empty forest resounding with the cries of beasts and birds returned to their abodes, covered with gloom, seems to weep on all sides.
Sanskrit: अद्यायोध्या तु नगरी राजधानी पितुर्मम। सस्त्रीपुंसा गतानस्माञ्छोचिष्यति न संशयः॥
English: Doubtless to-day the men and women of Ayodhyā, the metropolis of my father, are bewailing us retired to the forest.
Sanskrit: अनुरक्ता हि मनुजा राजानं बहुभिर्गुणैः। त्वां च मां च नरव्याघ्र शत्रुघ्नभरतौ तथा॥
English: O foremost of men, the people are attached to yourself, the monarch, Bharata, Satrughna, and myself, because of our various good qualities.
Sanskrit: पितरं चानुशोचामि मातरं च यशस्विनीम्। अपि नान्धौ भवेतां नौ रुदन्तौ तावभीक्ष्णशः॥
English: I bewail our father as well as my illustrious mother. I fear lest lamenting ceaselessly, they become blind.
Sanskrit: भरतः खलु धर्मात्मा पितरं मातरं च मे। धर्मार्थकामसहितैर्वाक्यैराश्वासयिष्यति॥
English: But surely the virtuous Bharata will console our father and mother with words fraught with virtuc, interest and profit.
Sanskrit: भरतस्यानृशंसत्वं संचिन्त्याहं पुनः पुनः। नानुशोचामि पितरं मातरं च महाभुज॥
English: Reflecting again and again on Bharata's sincerity of soul, I do not, O mighty-armed one, bewail either my mother or my father.
Sanskrit: त्वया कार्यं नरव्याघ्र मामनुव्रजता कृतम्। अन्वेष्टव्या हि वैदेह्या रक्षणार्थं सहायता॥ अद्भिरेव हि सौमित्रे वत्स्याम्यद्य निशामिमाम्। एतद्धि रोचते मह्यं वन्येऽपि विविधे सति॥
English: foremost of men, that you have followed me in what is your duty. (If you had not done so), I should have to seek elsewhere for the protection of Vaidehī.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु सौमित्रिं सुमन्त्रमपि राघवः। अप्रमत्तस्त्वमश्वेषु भव सौम्येत्युवाच ह॥
English: O Sumitrā's son, I will spend here this night, subsisting alone. Even this recommends itself to me, although the forest yields various kinds of fruits.
Sanskrit: सोऽश्वान् सुमन्त्रः संयम्य सूर्येऽस्तं समुपागत। प्रभूतयवसान् कृत्वा बभूव प्रत्यनन्तरः॥
English: Having said this to Sumitrā's son, Raghava spoke to Sumantra, saying, “O mild one, do you now heedfully tend the horses.” Then at sunset, fastening the horses, Sumantra fed them plentifully with grass, and then came back.
Sanskrit: उपास्य तु शिवां संध्यां दृष्ट्वा रात्रिमुपागताम्। रामस्य शयनं चक्रे सूतः सौमित्रिणा सह ॥
English: Then seeing the night arrived, the charioteer worshipped the beneficent Sandhyā, and then in company with Sumitrā's son, prepared Rāma's bed. on water
Sanskrit: तां शय्यां तमसातीरे वीक्ष्य वृक्षदलैर्वृताम्। रामः सौमित्रिणा सार्धं सभार्यः संविवेश ह॥
English: And looking at that bed on the shores of the Tamasā surrounded by trees, Rāma along with his wife and the son of Sumitrā, lay down,
Sanskrit: सभार्यं सम्प्रसुप्तं तु श्रान्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य लक्ष्मणः। कथयामास सूताय रामस्य विविधान् गुणान्॥
English: When Lakşmaņa found that Rāma afflicted with fatigue had slept together with his spouse, he began to speak to the charioteer concerning the various qualities of Rāma.
Sanskrit: जाग्रतोरेव तां रात्रिं सौमित्ररुदितो रविः। सूतस्य तमसातीरे रामस्य ब्रुवतो गुणान्॥
English: As remaining awake in the night, Sumitrā's son was engaged in expatiating to the charioteer on the virtues of Rāma on the banks of the Tamasă, the sun arose.
Sanskrit: गोकुलाकुलतीरायास्तमसाया विदूरतः। अवसत् तत्र तां रात्रिं रामः प्रकृतिभिः सह ॥
English: Rāma abode that night along with the subjects at some distance from the banks of the Tamasā filled with kine.
Sanskrit: उत्थाय च महातेजाः प्रकृतीस्ता निशाम्य च। अब्रवीद् भ्रातरं रामो लक्ष्मणं पुण्यलक्षणम्॥
English: Rising (from his bed), that highly energetic one, Rāma, viewing the subjects (asleep), addressed his brother Lakşmana graced with auspicious marks.
Sanskrit: अस्मद्यपेक्षान् सौमित्रे नियंपेक्षान् गृहेष्वपि । वृक्षमूलेषु संसक्तान् पश्य लक्ष्मण साम्प्रतम्॥
English: O son of Sumitrā, these that for our sake have disregarded their own homes, are still asleep beneath the trees.
Sanskrit: यथेते नियमं पौराः कुर्वन्त्यस्मन्निवर्तने। अपि प्राणान् न्यसिष्यन्ति न तु त्यक्ष्यन्ति निश्चयम्।।२०
English: These citizens have determined upon making me turn back from the forest, they would rather renounce their lives than give up their resolve.
Sanskrit: यावदेव तु संसुप्तास्तावदेव वयं लघु। रथमारुह्य गच्छामः पन्थानमकुतोभयम्॥
English: Let us while they are asleep ascending on our car, swiftly go our way without fear of molestation.
Sanskrit: अतो भूयोऽपि नेदानीमिक्ष्वाकुपुरवासिनः। स्वपेयुरनुरक्ता मा वृक्षमूलेषु संश्रिताः॥
English: Attached to me, the denizons of Ikşvāku's city will not again indulge in sleep underneath trees.
Sanskrit: पौरा ह्यात्मकृताद् दुःखाद् विप्रमोच्या नृपात्मजैः। न तु खल्वात्मना योज्या दुःखेन पुरवासिनः॥
English: A prince should deliver citizens from the calamity they bring upon themselves; but he should by no means drag them into those which he himself has brought on.
Sanskrit: अब्रवील्लक्ष्मणो रामं साक्षाद् धर्ममिव स्थितम्। रोचते मे तथा प्राज्ञ क्षिप्रमारुह्यतामिति ॥
English: Then Lakşmana spoke to Rāma like to manifest Virtue on earth, "O wise one, even this is relished also by me. Do you speedily ascend (the car.)"
Sanskrit: अथ रामोऽब्रवीत् सूतं शीघ्रं संयुज्यतां रथः। गमिष्यामि ततोऽरण्यं गच्छ शीघ्रमितः प्रभो॥
English: Rāma said to the charioteer, "Do you at once yoke the car. I will repair to the forest. Do you, my master, swiftly go hence."
Sanskrit: सूतस्ततः संत्वरितः स्यन्दनं तैहयोत्तमैः। योजयित्वा तु रामस्य प्राञ्जलिः प्रत्यवेदयत्॥
English: Thereupon the charioteer bestirring himself, yoking the excellent horses to the car, said to Rāma with joined hands.
Sanskrit: अयं युक्तो महाबाहो रथस्ते रथिनां वर। त्वरयारोह भद्रं ते ससीतः सहलक्ष्मणः॥
English: Here, O mighty-armed one, is your car ready yoked, O foremost of car-warriors. Do you speedily ascend, good betide you, along with Sītā and Laksmaņa.
Sanskrit: तं स्यन्दनमधिष्ठाय राघवः सपरिच्छदः। शीघ्रगामाकुलावर्ती तमसामतरत्रदीम्॥
English: Ascending the car after equipping himself, Rāghava crossed the rapidly-rushing Tamasā abounding in eddies.
Sanskrit: स संतीर्य महाबाहुः श्रीमाञ्छिवमकण्टकम्। प्रापद्यत महामार्गमभयं भयदर्शिनाम्॥
English: Having crossed (the stream), the auspicious and mighty-armed one came upon a safe and goodly-high way capable of inspiring even timid people with confidence.
Sanskrit: मोहनार्थं तु पौराणां सूतं रामोऽब्रवीद् वचः। उदङ्मुखः प्रयाहि त्वं रथमारुह्य सारथे॥ मुहूर्तं त्वरितं गत्वा निवर्तय रथं पुनः। यथा न विद्युः पौरा मां तथा कुरु समाहितः॥
English: But with the view of deluding the citizens, Rāma said to the charioteer, "O charioteer, do you ascending the car proceed northwards; and having proceeded swiftly for a while, do you turn the car. Do you carefully act so that the citizens nay not perceive this."
Sanskrit: रामस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा तथा चक्रे च सारथिः। प्रत्यागम्य च रामस्य स्यन्दनं प्रत्यवेदयत्॥
English: Hearing Rāma's words, the charioteer did accordingly, and having returned said to Rāma to ascend the car.
Sanskrit: तौ सम्प्रयुक्तं तु रथं समास्थितौ तदा ससीतौ रघुवंशवर्धनौ। प्रचोदयामास ततस्तुरंगमान् स सारथिर्येन पथा तपोवनम्॥
English: Then on those perpetuators of the Raghu race having along with Sītā been seated on the car, the charioteer drove the horses by that road which conducted to the hermitage.
Sanskrit: ततः समास्थाय रथं महारथः ससारथिर्दाशरथिर्वनं ययौ। उदङ्मुखं तं तु रथं चकार प्रयाणमाङ्गल्यनिमित्तदर्शनात्॥
English: Then placing the car with its face northwards for the purpose of invoking auspiciousness on their journey, that mighty charioteer, Dasaratha's son established on the vehicle, set out for the forest.
Sanskrit: प्रभातायां तु शर्वयां पौरास्ते राघवं विना। शोकोपहतनिश्चेष्टा बभूवुर्हतचेतसः॥
English: When the night had departed an day dawned, the citizens not finding Rāghava, overwhelmed with grief and were deprived of their senses. were
Sanskrit: शोकजाश्रुपरिघूना वीक्षमाणास्ततस्ततः। आलोकमपि रामस्य न पश्यन्ति स्म दुःखिताः॥
English: With tears of grief and afflicted with distress, they looked hither and thither, but they could not discover even the dust raised by Rāma's car.
Sanskrit: ते विषादातवदना रहितास्तेन धीमता। कृपणाः करुणा वाचो वदन्ति स्म मनीषिणः॥
English: And those intelligent ones, extremely distressed on being deprived of Rāma endowed with understanding, with countenance betokening sorrow, spoke these piteous words.
Sanskrit: धिगस्तु खलु निद्रां तां ययापहतचेतसः। नाद्य पश्यामहे रामं पृथूरस्कं महाभुजम्॥
English: Oh! fie on that sleep through which having been deprived of senses, well shall not to-day behold Rāma of broad chest and mighty arms.
Sanskrit: कथं रामो महाबाहुः स तथावितथक्रियः। भक्तं जनमभित्यज्य प्रवासं तापसो गतः॥
English: How could Rāma of mighty arms, resorting to this undesirable course, has gone into exile as an ascetic, leaving behind those that regard him dearly?
Sanskrit: यो नः सदा पालयति पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान्। कथं रघूणां स श्रेष्ठस्त्यक्त्वा नो विपिनं गतः॥
English: Why has that foremost of Raghus, who has always cherished us even as a father cherishes his sons begot by his own loins, forsaking us, betaken himself to the forest?
Sanskrit: इहैव निधनं याम महाप्रस्थानमेव वा। रामेण रहितानां नो किमर्थं जीवितं हितम्॥
English: Here will we either renounce our lives, or direct our course to the north to meet death. Of what good are our lives, when we have been deprived of Rāma?
Sanskrit: सन्ति शुष्काणि काष्ठानि प्रभूतानि महान्ति च। तैः प्रज्वाल्य चितां सर्वे प्रविशामोऽथवा वयम्॥
English: There are nuge trunks of dry wood to be got here in plenty. Lighting the pile of woods will we all enter the fire.
Sanskrit: किं वक्ष्यामो महाबाहुरनसूयः प्रियंवदः। नीतः स राघवोऽस्माभिरिति वक्तुं कथं क्षमम्॥
English: What shall we say (when people ask us?) How can we say, 'We took hence the mightyarmed, sweet-speeched and unavenging Rāma?
Sanskrit: सा नूनं नगरी दीना दृष्ट्वास्मान् राघवं विना। भविष्यति निरानन्दा सस्त्रीबालवयोऽधिका॥
English: Surely seeing us without Rāghava, the forlorn city with her women, children and grown up folks will be plunged in grief.
Sanskrit: निर्यातास्तेन वीरेण सह नित्यं महात्मना। विहीनास्तेन च पुनः कथं द्रक्ष्याम तां पुरीम्॥
English: We had issued with that high-souled hero. Deprived of him, how shall we behold that city again?
Sanskrit: इतीव बहुधा वाचो बाहुमुद्यम्य ते जनाः। विलपन्ति स्म दुःखार्ता हृतवत्सा इवाग्र्यगाः॥
English: Thus raising up their arms, they stricken with grief, indulged in lamentations, like to kine deprived of their calves.
Sanskrit: ततो मार्गानुसारेण गत्वा किंचित् ततः क्षणम्। मार्गनाशाद् विषादेन महता समभिप्लुताः॥
English: Then following for a while the track of the car, they, missing the track, became overwhelmed with woe.
Sanskrit: रथमार्गानुसारेण न्यवर्तन्त मनस्विनः। किमिदं किं करिष्यामो दैवेनोपहता इति॥
English: And then those intelligent ones came back by the track of the car. "What is this? What shall we do? We have been foiled by some supernatural agency."
Sanskrit: तदा यथागतेनैव मार्गेण क्लान्तचेतसः। अयोध्यामगमन् सर्वे पुरीं व्यथितसज्जनाम्॥
English: Then they returned to the city of Ayodhyā with its good people oppressed with grief, by the self-same way by which they had come.
Sanskrit: आलोक्य नगरी तां च क्षयव्याकुलमानसाः। आवर्तयन्त तेऽश्रूणि नयनैः शोकपीडितैः॥ एषा रामेण नगरी रहिता नातिशोभते। आपगा गरुडेनेव हृदादुद्धृतपत्रगा॥ चन्द्रहीनमिवाकाशं तोयहीनमिवार्णवम्। अपश्यन् निहतानन्दं नगरं ते विचेतसः॥
English: Viewing the city, they with their eyes weighed down with grief, and minds oppressed with woc, shed plentiful, tears. "This city deprived of Rāma does not look beautiful, like a lake bereft of its serpent by Garuda, or the firmament deprived of the Moon, or the ocean without its waters.” And they disturbed in mind beheld the city sunk in sorrow.
Sanskrit: ते तानि वेश्मानि महाधनानि दुःखेन दुःखोपहता विशन्तः। नैव प्रजग्मुः स्वजनं परं वा निरीक्ष्यमाणाः प्रविनष्टहर्षाः॥
English: And entering their wealthy mansions, they deprived of their senses by grief, could not recognize them for their own, nor could they with their hearts rendered absolutely cheerless, although looking at them minutely, distinguish their own from others.
Sanskrit: तेषामेवं विषण्णानां पीडितानामतीव च। बाष्पविप्लुतनेत्राणां सशोकानां मुमूर्षया॥ अभिगम्य निवृत्तानां रामं नगरवासिनाम्। उद्गतानीव सत्त्वानि बभूवुरमनस्विनाम्॥ स्वं स्वं निलयमागम्य पुत्रदारैः समावृताः। अश्रूणि मुमुचुः सर्वे बाष्पेण पिहिताननाः॥
English: Then with depressed spirits, and exceedingly afflicted, with tears flooding their eyes, smitten with mortal grief, the inhabitants of the city went back from Rāma to the city. And with their lives appearing as ready to go out, those unsteady ones came to their respective homes, and surrounded by their wives and sons, washed their faces with copious tears.
Sanskrit: न चाहृष्यन् न चामोदन् वणिजो न प्रसारयन्। न चाशोभन्त पण्यानि नापचन् गृहमेधिनः॥ नष्टं दृष्ट्वा नाभ्यनन्दन विपुलं वा धनागमम्। पुत्रं प्रथमजं लब्ध्वा जननी नाप्यनन्दत ॥
English: They forgot to rejoice or make merry, and the traders did not spread (their stores), and stalls did not grace the place, and the householders did not cook, and people did not rejoice on recovering lost property or gaining a profuse accession of wealth, and mothers did not feel any delight on beholding their first-born.
Sanskrit: गृहे गृहे रुदत्यश्च भर्तारं गृहमागतम्। व्यगर्हयन्त दुःखार्ता वाग्भिस्तोत्रैरिव द्विपान्॥
English: And in every home females afflicted with woe, weeping child their husbands coming home, with the following words as (drivers) spur elephants with hooks.
Sanskrit: किं नु तेषां गृहै: कार्यं किं दारैः किं धनेन वा। पुत्रैर्वापि सुखैर्वापि ये न पश्यन्ति राघवम्॥
English: Of what use are their houses, and wives, and wealth, and sons, and comforts, to those who see not Rāghava (in their midst?)
Sanskrit: एक: सत्पुरुषो लोके लक्ष्मणः सह सीतया। योऽनुगच्छति काकुत्स्थं रामं परिचरन् वने॥
English: There is one only good man in this world even Lakşmaņa, who along with Sītā is following Käkutstha Rāma to the woods.
Sanskrit: आपगाः कृतपुण्यास्ताः पद्मिन्यश्च सरांसि च। येषु यास्यति काकुत्स्थो विगाह्य सलिलं शुचि॥
English: Those streams, assemblage of lotuses, and pools are blessed by which bathing in the sacred waters, Kakutstha will pass.
Sanskrit: शोभयिष्यन्ति काकुत्स्थमटव्यो रम्यकाननाः। आपगाश्च महानूपाः सानुमन्तश्च पर्वताः॥
English: And romantic forests and woods, watery expanses of mighty volume, and mountains with flat spaces, will grace Kākutstha.
Sanskrit: काननं वापि शैलं वा यं रामोऽनुगमिष्यति । प्रियातिथिमिव प्राप्तं नैनं शक्ष्यन्त्यनर्चितुम्॥
English: And forests and hills to which will repair Rāma cannot go without paying him homage like to a welcome guest.