pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा दधिमुखस्यैतद् वचनं श्लक्ष्णमङ्गदः॥ अब्रवीत् तान् हरिश्रेष्ठो वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः।
English: Hearing those words from Dadhimukha, Angada, the foremost of the monkeys and skilled in speech, addressed them all, saying.
Sanskrit: शङ्के श्रुतोऽयं वृत्तान्तो रामेण हरियूथपाः॥ अयं च हर्षादाख्याति तेन जानामि हेतुना। तत् क्षमं नेह नः स्थातुं कृते कार्ये परंतपाः॥
English: O you leaders of the monkey hosts, I fear, Rāma has heard all about this. Dadhimukha relates everything joyfully and hence I infer this. And our work finished, O slayer of foes, it dose not behove us to remain here (any longer).
Sanskrit: पीत्वा मधु यथाकामं विक्रान्ता वनचारिणः। किं शेषं गमनं तत्र सुग्रीवो यत्र वानरः॥
English: You have all drunk honey at your pleasure and there is nothing left and you should now go where the monkey king Sugrīva is.
Sanskrit: सर्वे यथा मां वक्ष्यन्ति समेत्य हरिपुङ्गवाः। तथास्मि कर्ता कर्तव्ये भवद्भिः परवानहम्॥
English: O leading monkeys, I shall follow what you will in a band desire me to do. In action I am subordinate to you all.
Sanskrit: नाज्ञापयितुमीशोऽहं युवराजोऽस्मि यद्यपि। अयुक्तं कृतकर्माणो यूयं धर्षयितुं बलात्॥
English: I am not justified to command although I am a prince. You are all of accomplished actions, it is not proper to repress you forcibly.
Sanskrit: ब्रुवतश्चाङ्गदस्यैवं श्रुत्वा वचनमुत्तमम्। प्रहृष्टमनसो वाक्यमिदमूचुर्वनौकसः॥
English: Hearing those sweet words of the prince Angada, the monkeys delightedly replied, saying.
Sanskrit: एवं वक्ष्यति को राजन् प्रभुः सन् वानरर्षभ। ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तो हि सर्वोऽहमिति मन्यते॥
English: O king, O foremost of monkeys, who else can speak thus being a master? Any one else, we think, is proud of his wealth.
Sanskrit: तव चेदं सुसदृशं वाक्यं नान्यस्य कस्यचित्। सन्नतिर्हि तवाख्याति भविष्यच्छुभयोग्यताम् ॥
English: Such like words become you only and none else. Your humility speaks of your future greatness.
Sanskrit: सर्वे वयमपि प्राप्तास्तत्र गन्तुं कृतक्षणाः। स यत्र हरिवीराणां सुग्रीवः पतिरव्ययः॥
English: We are all anxious to go there, where Sugriva, the king of the monkeys, is.
Sanskrit: त्वया ह्यनुक्तैर्हरिभि व शक्यं पदात् पदम्। क्वचिद् गन्तुं हरिश्रेष्ठ ब्रूमः सत्यमिदं तु ते॥
English: Verily we speak to you, O foremost of monkeys, that without your permission, none among us, is capable of advancing a single step.”
Sanskrit: एवं तु वदतां तेषामङ्गदः प्रत्यभाषत। साधु गच्छाम इत्युक्त्वा खमुत्पेतुर्महाबलाः॥ उत्पतन्तमनूत्पेतुः सर्वे ते हरियूथपाः। कृत्वाऽऽकाशं निराकाशं यन्त्रोत्क्षिप्ता इवोपलाः॥
English: They addressing him thus, Angada replied"All right, let us all go.” Saying this he leaped up in the sky and was followed by all those monkeys, clouding the welkin as if with stones thrown up by a tool.
Sanskrit: अङ्गदं पुरतः कृत्वा हनूमन्तं च वानरम्। तेऽम्बरं सहसोत्पत्य वेगवन्तः प्लवङ्गमाः॥ विनदन्तो महानादं घना वातेरिता यथा।
English: And placing before them Angada and Hanumān, the monkeys leaping vehemently up in the sky roared like to clouds driven by the wind.
Sanskrit: अङ्गदे समनुप्राप्ते सुग्रीवो वानरेश्वरः॥ उवाच शोकसंतप्तं रामं कमललोचनम्।
English: And Angada nearing, Sugrīva, the lord of the monkeys, spoke to the lotus-eyed Rāma, stricken with grief, saying.
Sanskrit: समाश्वसिहि भद्रं ते दृष्टा देवी न संशयः॥ नागन्तुमिह शक्यं तैरतीतसमयैरिह।
English: May good betide you. Do you console yourself. The worshipful dame has been found out; there is not the least doubt about it. Or else they would not have come as the time is already past.
Sanskrit: अङ्गदस्य प्रहर्षाच्च जानामि शुभदर्शन ॥ न मत्सकाशमागच्छेत् कृत्ये हि विनिपातिते। युवराजो महाबाहुः प्लवतामङ्गदो वरः॥
English: I (further more) infer this from Angada's joy, O you of auspicious presence. Without being successful in his mission, the large-armed prince, Angada, the foremost of the monkeys, would not have come to me.
Sanskrit: यद्यप्यकृतकृत्यानामीदृशः स्यादुपक्रमः। भवेत् तु दीनवदनो भ्रान्तविप्लुतमानसः॥
English: If the monkeys had engaged in such an unfair proceeding without being successful in their mission, Angada would have looked poorly and his mind would have been overwhelmed with grief and forgetfulness.
Sanskrit: पितृपैतामहं चैतत् पूर्वकैरभिरक्षितम्। न मे मधुवनं हन्याददृष्ट्वा जनकात्मजाम्॥
English: Without beholding the daughter of the king Janaka they would not have dared to destroy Madhuvana obtained and preserved by my forefathers.
Sanskrit: कौसल्या सुप्रजा राम समाश्वसिहि सुव्रत। दृष्टा देवी न संदेहो न चान्येन हनूमता॥
English: Do you console yourself, O Räma, by whom Kausalyā has become the mother of a good son. O you, rigidly observing any religious vow or obligation, forsooth has Hanumān behold the worshipful dame and none else.
Sanskrit: नह्यस्य कर्मणो हेतुः साधने तद्विधो भवेत्। हनूमतीह सिद्धिश्च मतिश्च मतिसत्तम ॥ व्यवसायश्च शौर्यं च श्रुतं चापि प्रतिष्ठितम्। जाम्बवान् यत्र नेता स्यादङ्गदश्च हरीश्वरः॥ हनूमांश्चाप्यधिष्ठाता न तत्र गतिरन्यथा।
English: No other wight is so qualified an instrument in encompassing this end. O you of excellent intellect, Hanumān know the art of success, is gifted with intellect, perseverance and courage and is versed in Šāstras. That work cannot fail, which is worked out by Jāmbavān and Angada and presided over by Hanumān.
Sanskrit: मा भूश्चिन्तासमायुक्तः सम्प्रत्यमितविक्रम॥ यदा हि दर्पितोदग्राः संगताः काननौकसः। नैषामकृतकार्याणामीदृशः स्यादुपक्रमः॥ वनभङ्गेन जानामि मधूनां भक्षणेन च।
English: Be not laden with anxiety, O you of unmitigated prowess. These monkey have come here excited with pride and drink. They would not have come with such a grandeur had they been but unsuccessful. From their breaking down the orchard and drinking honey I inferred SO.
Sanskrit: आयताञ्चितलाकॅलः ततः किलकिलाशब्दं शुश्रावासन्नमम्बरे॥ हनूमत्कर्मदृप्तानां नदतां काननौकसाम्। किष्किन्धामुपयातानां सिद्धिं कथयतामिव ॥
English: Thereupon he heard in the sky the joyous sounds of the monkeys proud on account of Hanuman's work, proceeding towards Kişkindhā and as if announcing their success.
Sanskrit: ततः श्रुत्वा निनादं तं कपीनां कपिसत्तमः। सोऽभवद्धृष्टमानसः॥
English: Thereupon hearing the noise of these monkeys Sugriva, their chief, being greatly delighted, uplifted his tail.
Sanskrit: आजग्मुस्तेऽति हरयो रामदर्शनकाक्षिणः। अङ्गदं पुरतः कृत्वा हनूमन्तं च वानरम्॥
English: And placing Angada and Hanumān before them those monkeys proceeded to behold Rāma.
Sanskrit: तेऽङ्गदप्रमुखा वीराः प्रहृष्टाश्च मुदान्विताः। निपेतुर्हरिराजस्य समीपे राघवस्य च॥
English: Those heroes headed by Angada, delighted and intoxicated, descended before Rāghava and the lord of the monkeys.
Sanskrit: हनूमांश्च महाबाहुः प्रणम्य शिरसा ततः। नियतामक्षतां देवीं राघवाय न्यवेदयत्॥
English: And the mighty-armed Hanumān, lowering his head, related to Rāghava, Sītā's spiritual and physical well-being.
Sanskrit: दृष्टा देवीति हनुमद्वदनादमृतोपमम्। आकर्ण्य वचनं रामो हर्षमाप सलक्ष्मणः॥
English: Hearing from Hanumān the sweet words that he had beheld Sītā, Rāma and Lakşmana were greatly delighted.
Sanskrit: निश्चितार्थं ततस्तस्मिन् सुग्रीवं पवनात्मजे। लक्ष्मणः प्रीतिमान् प्रीतं बहुमानादवेक्षत॥
English: And being confirmed thus by the Wind-god's son, Laksmana, greatly pleased, respectfully looked towards Sugriva.
Sanskrit: प्रीत्या च परयोपेतो राघवः परवीरहा। बहुमानेन महती हनूमन्तमवैक्षत॥
English: And Rāghava too, the slayer of foes, worked up with joy, cast respectful looks towards Hanuman.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रस्रवणं शैलं ते गत्वा चित्रकाननम्। प्रणम्य शिरसा राम लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्॥ युवराजं पुरस्कृत्य सुग्रीवमभिवाद्य च। प्रवृत्तिमथ सीतायाः प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमुः॥
English: Thereupon getting at the Mount Prasravana surrounded by a variegated forest, lowering their heads to the mighty Rāma and Lakşmaņa, placing before them their prince (Angada) and bowing to Sugrīva, the monkeys began to relate the story of Sītā.
Sanskrit: रावणान्तःपुरे रोधं राक्षसीभिश्च तर्जनम्। रामे समनुरागं च यथा च नियमः कृतः।।३। एतदाख्याय ते सर्वं हरयो रामसंनिधौ। वैदेहीमक्षतां श्रुत्वा रामस्तूत्तरमब्रवीत्॥
English: And they described to Ráma, the confinement of Sītā in Rāvana's seraglio, the remonstrances of the she-demons, her unflinching attachment in her lord and the time appointed (by the Rākṣasa for her destruction). And hearing of Vaidehi's well-being Rāma said.
Sanskrit: क्व सीता वर्तते देवी कथं च मयि वर्तते। एतन्मे सर्वमाख्यात वैदेहीं प्रति वानराः॥
English: O monkeys where live the worshipful Sītā? And how is her attachment to me? Do you relate everything to me.
Sanskrit: रामस्य गदितं श्रुत्वा हरयो रामसंनिधौ। चोदयन्ति हनूमन्तं सीतावृत्तान्तकोविदम्॥
English: Hearing those painful words of Răma, the monkeys desired Hanumān, conversant with the whereabouts of Sītā, to describe every thing to him.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तेषां हनूमान् मारुतात्मजः। प्रणम्य शिरसा देव्यै सीतायै तां दिशं प्रति॥
English: Hearing their words, Hanuman, the Windgod's son, versed in the art of speech, lowering his head in Sītā's name and towards the southern direction (where she lives) began to relate how he succeeded in beholding Sītā.
Sanskrit: उवाच वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञः सीताया दर्शनं यथा। तं मणिं काञ्चनं दिव्यं दीप्यमानं स्वेतजसा ॥ दत्त्वा रामाय हनुमांस्ततः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत्। समुद्रं लवयित्वाहं शतयोजनमायतम्॥ अगच्छं जानकी सीतां मार्गमाणो दिक्षया। तत्र लङ्केति नगरी रावणस्य दुरात्मनः॥ दक्षिणस्य समुस्य तीरे वसति दक्षिणे।
English: Conferring on (Rāma) the heavenly jewel set on a golden leaf and burning with its own effulgence, Hanumān, with folded hands, began-Anxious to behold Sītā, the daughter of the king Janaka, I ploughing over the main extending over a hundred Yojana, wended my way and by and by reached Lankā, the capital of the vicious-souled Rāvaņa. Lankā is situated on the southern bank of the southern ocean,
Sanskrit: तत्र सीता मया दृष्टा रावणान्तः पुरे सती॥ त्वयि संन्यस्य जीवन्ती रामा राम मनोरथम्। दृष्टा मे राक्षसीमध्ये तय॑माना मुहुर्मुहुः॥ राक्षसीभिर्विरूपाभी रक्षिता प्रमदावने।
English: And I saw there Sītā, in the inner appartment of Ravana. Centring all her thoughts in you, breathes that damsel, O Rama. I saw her reviled by the she demons again and again. She is being guarded in that garden by the grim-visaged Raksasis.
Sanskrit: दुःखमापद्यते देवी त्वया वीर सुखोचिता ॥ रावणान्तःपुरे रुद्धा राक्षसीभिः सुरक्षिता। एकवेणीधरा दीना त्वयि चिन्तापरायणा ॥
English: And that worshipful came, O hero, ever used to happiness, is now stricken with grief in your absence. Confined in Ravana's inner apartment, well protected by those she-demons, wearing a single braid of hair and poorly, she is engaged only in thoughts touching you.
Sanskrit: अधःशय्या विवर्णाङ्गी पद्मिनीव हिमागमे। रावणाद् विनिवृत्तार्था मर्तव्यकृतनिश्चया॥
English: She in lying on earth, shorn of all grace like to a lotus on the appearance of the winter. She has not the least attachment for Rāvana and is resolved upon putting an end to her existence.
Sanskrit: देवी कथंचित् काकुत्स्थ त्वन्मना मार्गिता मया। इक्ष्वाकुवंशविख्यातिं शनैः कीर्तयतानघ ॥ सा मया नरशार्दूल शनैर्विश्वासिता तदा। ततः सम्भाषिता देवी सर्वमर्थं च दर्शिता॥
English: O Kākutstha, O innocent prince, after enquiring for sometime, I found that worshipful dame devoted to you, and narrating the glories of the Ikşvāku race, O foremost of men, I created her confidence by and by, and addressing her I related everything.
Sanskrit: रामसुग्रीवसख्यं च श्रुत्वा हर्षमुपागता। नियतः समुदाचारो भक्तिश्चास्याः सदा त्वयि॥
English: Hearing of the friendship between you and Sugrīva she was greatly delighted. And she has her respect for you unshaken and all her actions are for you.
Sanskrit: एवं मया महाभाग दृष्टा जनकनन्दिनी। उग्रेण तपसा युक्ता त्वद्भक्त्या पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: O great man, O you best of men, I beheld the daughter of Janaka in this plight, engaged in hard austerities and ever devoted to you.
Sanskrit: अभिज्ञानं च मे दत्तं यथावृतं तवान्तिके। चित्रकूटे महाप्राज्ञ वायसं प्रति राघव ॥
English: O you of great intelligence, O Raghava, offering me (this jewel) as a token, she wanted me to relate to you, the occurrence at the mount Citrakūța regarding the crow.
Sanskrit: विज्ञाप्यः पुनरप्येष रामो वायुसुत त्वया। अखिलेन यथा दृष्टमिति मामाह जानकी॥ अयं चास्मै प्रदातव्यो यत्नात् सुपरिरक्षितः।
English: And Jānakī addressing me said'O Windgod's son, do you describe everything of what you have seen here, to Rāma. And relating everything before Sugrīva, do you present him with this jewel which has been preserved by me with great care.
Sanskrit: ब्रुवता वचनान्येवं सुग्रीवस्योपशृण्वतः॥ एष चूडामणिः श्रीमान् मया ते यत्नरक्षितः। मनःशिलायास्तिलकं तत् स्मरस्वेति चाब्रवीत्॥ एष निर्यातितः श्रीमान् मया ते वारिसम्भवः। एनं दृष्ट्वा प्रमोदिष्ये व्यसने त्वामिवानघ ॥
English: I have kept with great care this excellent jewel of great effulgence. Do you remind him of the mark which he made on my forehead with red arsenic. O innocent monkey, greatly delighted am I on beholding the brilliant jewel which he has sent through you.
Sanskrit: जीवितं धारयिष्यामि मासं दशरथात्मज। ऊर्ध्वं मासान्न जीवेयं रक्षसां वशमागता॥
English: Breathe shall I only for a month, beyond that I shall never live, subject as I am to the demons.'
Sanskrit: इति मामब्रवीत् सीता कृशाङ्गी धर्मचारिणी। रावणान्तःपुरे रुद्धा मृगीवोत्फुल्ललोचना॥
English: Thus was I accosted by Sītā, reduced to a skeleton, observing pious observances, shut up in Rāvana's inner apartment and having eyes like those of a hind.
Sanskrit: एतदेव मयाऽऽख्यातं सर्वं राघव यद् यथा। सर्वथा सागरजले संतारः प्रविधीयताम्॥
English: I have described to you everything, O Rāghava, do you make arrangements for bridging over the ocean.
Sanskrit: तौ जाताश्वासौ राजपुत्रौ विदित्वा तच्चाभिज्ञानं राघवाय प्रदाय। देव्या चाख्यातं सर्वमेवानुपूर्व्याद् वाचा सम्पूर्णं वायुपुत्रः शशंस॥
English: And considering those two princes greatly consoled, the Wind-god's son handed over that token to Rāghava and described everything from the beginning to the end.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तो हनुमता रामो दशरथात्मजः। तं मणिं हृदये कृत्वा रुरोद सहलक्ष्मणः॥
English: Being thus accosted by Hanumān, Rāma, the son of Dasaratha, placing that jewel on his breast, wept with Laksmana.
Sanskrit: तं तु दृष्ट्वा मणिश्रेष्ठं राघवः शोककर्शितः। नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यां सुग्रीवमिदमब्रवीत्॥
English: Beholding that excellent jewel, Rāghava, stricken with grief, with eyes full of tears, spake to Sugriva, saying.
Sanskrit: यथैव धेनुः स्रवति स्नेहाद् वत्सस्य वत्सला। तथा ममापि हृदयं मणिश्रेष्ठस्य दर्शनात्॥
English: Forsooth my heart melt on beholding this jewel as milk trickle down from the udders of a cow on beholding its calf.
Sanskrit: मणिरत्नमिदं दत्तं वैदेह्याः श्वशुरेण मे। वधूकाले यथा बद्धमधिकं मूर्ध्नि शोभते॥
English: This jewel was conferred on Sītā by my father-in-law at the time of our wedding, and to enhance its beauty, she wore it on her head.
Sanskrit: अयं हि जलसम्भूतो मणिः प्रवरपूजितः। यज्ञे परमतुष्टेन दत्तः शक्रेण धीमता॥
English: And this jewel, obtained from the bed of the ocean, was conferred on him (Janaka) by the intelligent Sakra, greatly delighted for being adored in a sacrifice.
Sanskrit: इमं दृष्ट्वा मणिश्रेष्ठं तथा तातस्य दर्शनम्। अद्यास्म्यवगतः सौम्य सौम्य वैदेहस्य तथा विभोः॥
English: O gentle one, this bring back to my mind, the memory of my father, and father-in-law the king of Videha.
Sanskrit: अयं हि शोभते तस्याः प्रियाया मूर्ध्नि मे मणिः। अद्यास्य दर्शनेनाहं प्राप्तां तामिव चिन्तये।७।।
English: This excellent jewel appeared beautiful on the crown of my dear one, and methinks, on beholding it, I have as if got back my beloved spouse.
Sanskrit: किमाह सीता वैदेही ब्रूहि सौम्य पुनः पुनः। परासुमिव तोयेन सिञ्चन्ती वाक्यवारिणा ॥
English: Do you relate to me again and again, O gentle one what Vaidehi has said, as if sprinkling me with the water of her words like to one rendered senseless.
Sanskrit: इतस्तु किं दुःखतरं यदिमं वारिसम्भवम् । मणिं पश्यामि सौमित्रे वैदेहीमागतां विना॥
English: What greater grief can there be, O Saumitri, that I behold the jewel obtained from the ocean but not Vaidehi.?
Sanskrit: चिरं जीवति वैदही यदि मासं धरिष्यति। क्षणं वीर न जीवेयं विना तामसितेक्षणाम् ॥
English: Truly dose Vaidehī live for a long time if she breathes for a month. But O hero, I cannot live blue eyes.
Sanskrit: नय मामपि तं देशं यत्र दृष्टा मम प्रिया। न तिष्ठेयं क्षणमपि प्रवृत्तिमुपलभ्य च॥
English: Do you take me there where you had beheld iny dear spouse. I cannot live for a moment while I have received intelligence about her.
Sanskrit: कथं सा मम सुश्रोणी भीरुभीरुः सती तदा। भयावहानां घोराणां मध्ये तिष्ठति रक्षसाम्॥
English: How live that timid damsel, having a beautiful waist, being terrified, amidst the terrible and grim Raksasis?
Sanskrit: शारदस्तिमिरोन्मुक्तो नूनं चन्द्र इवाम्बुदैः। आवृतो वदनं तस्या न विराजति साम्प्रतम्॥
English: Truly her countenance is not appearing beautiful like to the autumnal moon, enveloped with clouds, although cleared off the darkness.
Sanskrit: किमाह सीता हनुमंस्तत्त्वतः कथयस्व मे। एतेन खलु जीविष्ये भेषजेनातुरो यथा॥
English: Do you relate to me in sooth, O Hanuman, what Şītā has spoken to you. I shall live by these words, as the sick are cured by medicine.
Sanskrit: मधुरा मधुरालापा किमाह मम भामिनी। मद्विहीना वरारोहा हनुमन् कथयस्व मे। दुःखाद् दुःखतरं प्राप्य कथं जीवति जानकी॥
English: O Hanumān, what has my dear wife, sweetspeeched, and highly beautiful, spoken to you, being separated form me? How breathes she going through a series of calamities?
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु हनुमान् राघवेण महात्मना। सीताया भाषितं सर्वं न्यवेदयत राघवे॥
English: Being thus addressed by the high-souled Rāghava, Hanumān, related to him all of what Sita had said,
Sanskrit: इदमुक्तवती देवी जानकी पुरुषर्षभ। पूर्ववृत्तमभिज्ञानं चित्रकूटे यथातथम्॥
English: O foremost of men, the worshipful Jānaki, related as a token, all the incidents at the Mount Citrakūta from the beginning to the end.
Sanskrit: सुखसुप्ता त्वया सार्धं जानकी पूर्वमुत्थिता। वायसः सहसोत्पत्य विददार स्तनान्तरम्॥
English: Sleeping happily with you, Janaki one day awoke before, and in the meantime, a crow wounded her breast with its beaks.
Sanskrit: पर्यायेण च सुप्तस्त्वं देव्यङ्के भरताग्रज। पुनश्च किल पक्षी स देव्या जनयति व्यथाम्॥
English: O Rāma, you wert then asleep on Sītā's lap and that crow again afflicted the worshipful dame.
Sanskrit: ततः पुनरुपागम्य विददार भृशं किल। ततस्त्वं बोधितस्तस्याः शोणितेन समुक्षितः॥ वायसेन च तेनैवं सततं बाध्यमानया। बोधितः किल देव्या त्वं सुखसुप्तः परंतप॥
English: And it again wounded her. And being bathed in blood and suffering terrible pangs, that worshipful dame aroused you.
Sanskrit: तां च दृष्ट्वा महाबाहो दारितां च स्तनान्तरे। आशीविष इव क्रुद्धस्ततो वाक्यं त्वमूचिवान्॥
English: O slayer of foes, O you of mighty-arms, seeing her breast wounded, you, wroth like a serpent, didst speak saying.
Sanskrit: नखाग्रैः केन ते भीरु रादितं वै स्तनान्तरम्। कः क्रीडति सरोषेण पञ्चवक्त्रेण भोगिना॥
English: O timid damsel, who, with his nails, has wounded your breast? Who has played with an angry serpent having five faces?
Sanskrit: निरीक्षमाणः सहसा वायसं समुदैक्षथाः। नखैः सरुधिरैस्तीक्ष्णैस्तामेवाभिमुखं स्थितम्॥
English: Casting your looks around you didst behold a crow facing the worshipful dame with sharpened nails besmeared with blood.
Sanskrit: सुतः किल स शक्रस्य वायसः पततां वरः। धरान्तरगतः शीघ्रं पवनस्य गतौ समः॥
English: That crow, the best of the birds, was Sakra's son. And it entered speedily into the earth with the velocity of the wind,
Sanskrit: ततस्तस्मिन् महाबाहो कोपसंवर्तितेक्षणः। वायसे त्वं व्यधाः क्रूरां मतिं मतिमतां वरः॥
English: Thereupon, your eyes rolling with ire, you, O mighty armed hero, O foremost of the intelligent, did resolve to destroy that crow.
Sanskrit: स दर्भसंस्तराद् गृह्य ब्रह्मास्त्रेण न्ययोजयः। स दीप्त इव कालाग्निर्जज्वालाभिमुखं खगम्॥
English: Taking a kusa off your seat you did set it on Brahma weapon. And it flamed like to the fire of desolation before that crow.
Sanskrit: स त्वं प्रदीप्तं चिक्षेप दर्भ तं वायसं प्रति । ततस्तु वायसं दीप्तः स दर्भोऽनुजगाम ह॥
English: You did let off that burning Kuśa towards that birds. And there upon that burning Kuća followed the crow.
Sanskrit: भीतैश्च सम्परित्यक्तः सुरैः सर्वैश्व वायसः। त्रींल्लोकान् सम्परिक्रम्य त्रातारं नाधिगच्छति च॥
English: And being forsaken even by the celestials, who were terrified, and ransacking the three worlds it did not get a refuge.
Sanskrit: पुनरप्यागतस्तत्र त्वत्सकाशमरिंदप्त। त्वं तं निपतितं भूमौ शरण्यः शरणागतम्॥ वधार्हमपि काकुत्स्थ कृपया परिपालयः।
English: Thereupon it again came to you, O subduer of foes. And seeking your shelter it laid itself low on the ground. And O Kākutstha, you didst save it albeit it was worthy of being slain.
Sanskrit: मोघमस्त्रं न शक्यं तु कर्तुमित्येव राघव ॥ भवांस्तस्याक्षि काकस्य हिनस्ति स्म स दक्षिणम्।
English: And thinking if improper to baffle the aim of the weapon, you didst, O Rāghava, destroy the right eye of the crow.
Sanskrit: राम त्वां स नमस्कृत्य राज्ञो दशरथस्य च॥ विसृष्टस्तु तदा काकः प्रतिपेदे स्वमालयम्।
English: Thereupon bowing to you and the king Dasaratha, that crow, bidding adieu, went to its quarter.
Sanskrit: एवमस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठः सत्त्ववाञ्छीलवानपि॥ किमर्थमस्त्रं रक्षःसु न योजयसि राघव।
English: O Rāghava, you are the foremost of those skilled in the use of weapons, powerful and gifted with an excellent character, why do you not discharge weapons towards the Rākşasas?
Sanskrit: न दानवा न गन्धर्वा नासुरा न मरुद्गणाः॥ तव राम रणे शक्तास्तथा प्रतिसमासितुम् ।
English: The celestials, the Gandharvas, the Asuras, the Marutas-none of them is qualified, O Rāma, to equal you in conflict.
Sanskrit: तव वीर्यवतः कच्चिन्मयि यद्यस्ति सम्भ्रम॥ क्षिप्रं सुनियतैर्बाणैर्हन्यतां युधि रावणः।
English: If you, gifted with great prowess, had any armed shafts, destroy Rāvana in conflict.
Sanskrit: भ्रातुरादेशमाज्ञाय लक्ष्मणो वा परंतपः॥ स किमर्थं नरवरो न मां रक्षति राघवः।
English: And obtaining the behests of his brother, why dose not Lakşmaņa, the subduer of foes and best of men, protect me, O Rāghava?
Sanskrit: शक्तौ तौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ वाय्वग्निसमतेजसौ॥ सुराणामपि दुर्धर्षों किमर्थं मामुपेक्षतः।
English: Those two best of men, gifted with the effulgence of Wind and Fire, and incapable of being repressed even by the celestials, are disregarding me.
Sanskrit: ममैव दुष्कृतं किंचिन्महदस्ति न संशयः॥ समर्थों सहितौ यन्मां न रक्षेते परंतपौ।
English: Forsooth have I perpetrated a mighty iniquity since those two slayers of foes, being capable, do not protect me.
Sanskrit: वैदेह्या वचनं श्रुत्वा करुणं साधुभाषितम्॥ । पुनरप्यहमारू तामिदं वचनमब्रवम्। त्वच्छोकविमुखो रामो देवि सत्येन ते शपे॥ रामे दुःखाभिभूते च लक्ष्मणः परितप्यते।
English: Hearing those sweet and piteous accents of Vaidehi I again spoke to that worshipful dame, saying. 'Forsooth can I swear by you, O worshipful dame, that Rāma is sorely stricken with grief in your absence. And Lakšmaņa too relent heavily beholding him laden with sorrow.
Sanskrit: कथंचिद् भवती दृष्टा न कालः परिशोचितुम्॥ इदं मुहूर्तं दु:खानामन्तं द्रक्ष्यसि भामिनि।
English: It dose not behove you to relent any more as I have succeeded in finding you out. You shall at this very moment behold the end of your grief.
Sanskrit: तावुभौ नरशार्दूलौ राजपुत्रौ परंतपौ॥ त्वदर्शनकृतोत्साहौ लङ्कां भस्मीकरिष्यतः।
English: And those two princes, the foremost of men and slayers of foes, actuated with energy on hearing that I have seen you, shall reduce Lankā to ashes.
Sanskrit: हत्वा च समरे रौद्रं रावणं सहबान्धवम् ॥ राघवस्त्वां वरारोहे स्वपुरी नयिता ध्रुवम्।
English: And slaying in conflict the terrible Rāvaņa, with his kith and kin, Rāghava, in sooth, O excellent damsel, shall take you back to his own city.
Sanskrit: यत् तु रामो विजानीयादभिज्ञानमनिन्दिते॥ प्रीतिसंजननं तस्य प्रदातुं तत् त्वमर्हसि।
English: O you of a blameless person, do you confer on me such a token, as might be recognized by Ráma and conduce to his pleasure.
Sanskrit: साभिवीक्ष्य दिशः सर्वा वेण्युद्ग्रथनमुत्तमम्॥ मुक्त्वा वस्त्राद् ददौ मह्यं मणिमेतं महाबल।
English: Thereat, casting her looks around, she took out an excellent jewel from her cloth, worthy of being set on her braid and conferred it on me, O you of great strength.
Sanskrit: प्रतिगृह्य मणिं दोभ्यां तव हेतो रघुप्रिय॥ शिरसा सम्प्रणम्यैनामहमागमने त्वरे।
English: O you, the most favourite of the Raghu race, taking for you that gem with my hands and bowing to her, I addressed myself speedily for departure.