Siraatअयोध्याकाण्डः सर्गः 45
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अनुरक्ता महात्मानं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्। अनुजग्मुः प्रयान्तं तं वनवासाय मानवाः॥
anuraktā mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam| anujagmuḥ prayāntaṃ taṃ vanavāsāya mānavāḥ||
The people, who yarned after Rāma having truth for prowess, followed him repairing to the forest.
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निवर्तितेऽतीव बलात् सुहृद्धर्मेण राजनि। नैव ते संन्यवर्तन्त रामस्यानुगता रथम्॥
nivartite'tīva balāt suhṛddharmeṇa rājani| naiva te saṃnyavartanta rāmasyānugatā ratham||
Even when the king in the interests of his son had with much ado restrained himself, these, following Răma's car, did not desist.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अयोध्यानिलयानां हि पुरुषाणां महायशाः। बभूव गुणसम्पन्नः पूर्णचन्द्र इव प्रियः॥
ayodhyānilayānāṃ hi puruṣāṇāṃ mahāyaśāḥ| babhūva guṇasampannaḥ pūrṇacandra iva priyaḥ||
That illustrious one crowned with every perfection was dear to the inhabitants of Ayodhyā like to the full moon himself.
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स याच्यमानः काकुत्स्थस्ताभिः प्रकृतिभिस्तदा। कुर्वाणः पितरं सत्यं वनमेवान्वपद्यत॥
sa yācyamānaḥ kākutsthastābhiḥ prakṛtibhistadā| kurvāṇaḥ pitaraṃ satyaṃ vanamevānvapadyata||
Although besought by the subjects, the truthful Käkutstha having pledged his word to his father, kept on going to the forest.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अवेक्षमाणः सस्नेहं चक्षुषा प्रपिबनिव। उवाच रामः सस्नेहं ताः प्रजाः स्वाः प्रजा इव ॥ या प्रीतिर्बहुमानश्च मय्ययोध्यानिवासिनाम्। मत्प्रियार्थं विशेषेण भरते सा विधीयताम्॥
avekṣamāṇaḥ sasnehaṃ cakṣuṣā prapibaniva| uvāca rāmaḥ sasnehaṃ tāḥ prajāḥ svāḥ prajā iva || yā prītirbahumānaśca mayyayodhyānivāsinām| matpriyārthaṃ viśeṣeṇa bharate sā vidhīyatām||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
स हि कल्याणचारित्रः कैकेय्यानन्दवर्धनः। करिष्यति यथावद् वः प्रियाणि च हितानि च॥
sa hi kalyāṇacāritraḥ kaikeyyānandavardhanaḥ| kariṣyati yathāvad vaḥ priyāṇi ca hitāni ca||
That enhancer of Kaikeyi's delight bearing an auspicious character, will duly compass your happiness and welfare.
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ज्ञानवृद्धो वयोबालो मृदुर्वीर्यगुणान्वितः। अनुरूपः स वो भर्ता भविष्यति भयापहः॥
jñānavṛddho vayobālo mṛdurvīryaguṇānvitaḥ| anurūpaḥ sa vo bhartā bhaviṣyati bhayāpahaḥ||
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
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स हि राजगुणैर्युक्तो युवराजः समीक्षितः। अपि चापि मया शिष्टैः कार्यं वो भर्तृशासनम्॥
sa hi rājaguṇairyukto yuvarājaḥ samīkṣitaḥ| api cāpi mayā śiṣṭaiḥ kāryaṃ vo bhartṛśāsanam||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
न संतप्येद् यथा चासौ वनवासं गते मयि। महाराजस्तथा कार्यो मम प्रियचिकीर्षया॥
na saṃtapyed yathā cāsau vanavāsaṃ gate mayi| mahārājastathā kāryo mama priyacikīrṣayā||
And seeking my good, it beloves you to act so that when I shall have gone to the forest, the king may not grieve.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
यथा यथा दाशरथिधर्ममेवाश्रितो भवेत्। तथा तथा प्रकृतयो रामं पतिमकामयन्॥
yathā yathā dāśarathidharmamevāśrito bhavet| tathā tathā prakṛtayo rāmaṃ patimakāmayan||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
बाष्पेण पिहितं दीनं रामः सौमित्रिणा सह। चकर्षेव गुणैर्बद्धं जनं पुरनिवासिनम्॥
bāṣpeṇa pihitaṃ dīnaṃ rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha| cakarṣeva guṇairbaddhaṃ janaṃ puranivāsinam||
Rāma in company with Sumitrā's attracted the inhabitants of the city subdued by his virtues, who stood with tears in their eyes.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ते द्विजास्त्रिविधं वृद्धा ज्ञानेन वयसौजसा। वय:प्रकम्पशिरसो दूरादूचुरिदं वचः॥
te dvijāstrividhaṃ vṛddhā jñānena vayasaujasā| vaya:prakampaśiraso dūrādūcuridaṃ vacaḥ||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
वहन्तो जवना रामं भो भो जात्यास्तुरङ्गमाः। निवर्तध्वं न गन्तव्यं हिता भवत भर्तरि॥
vahanto javanā rāmaṃ bho bho jātyāsturaṅgamāḥ| nivartadhvaṃ na gantavyaṃ hitā bhavata bhartari||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
कर्णवन्ति हि भूतानि विशेषेण तुरङ्गमाः। यूयं तस्मानिवर्तभ्वं याचना प्रतिवेदिताः॥
karṇavanti hi bhūtāni viśeṣeṇa turaṅgamāḥ| yūyaṃ tasmānivartabhvaṃ yācanā prativeditāḥ||
And more pareicularly being creatures furnished with ears, do you, your horses, knowing our prayer, desist.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
धर्मतः स विशुद्धात्मा वीरः शुभदृढव्रतः। उपवाह्यस्तु वो भर्ता नापवाह्यः पुराद् वनम्॥
dharmataḥ sa viśuddhātmā vīraḥ śubhadṛḍhavrataḥ| upavāhyastu vo bhartā nāpavāhyaḥ purād vanam||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
एवमाप्रिलापांस्तान् वृद्धान् प्रलपतो द्विजान्। अवेक्ष्य सहसा रामो रथादवततार ह ॥
evamāprilāpāṃstān vṛddhān pralapato dvijān| avekṣya sahasā rāmo rathādavatatāra ha ||
Suddenly seeing those old Brāhmaṇas thus lamenting distressfully, Rāma speedily descended from his car.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
पद्भयामेव जगामाथ ससीतः सहलक्ष्मणः। संनिकृष्टपदन्यासो रामो वनपरायणः॥
padbhayāmeva jagāmātha sasītaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ| saṃnikṛṣṭapadanyāso rāmo vanaparāyaṇaḥ||
Along with Lakşmaņa and Sitā, Rāma bound for the forest, began to walk near them on foot.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
द्विजातीन् हि पदातीस्तान् रामश्चारित्रवत्सलः। न शशाक घृणाचक्षुः परिमोक्तुं रथेन सः॥
dvijātīn hi padātīstān rāmaścāritravatsalaḥ| na śaśāka ghṛṇācakṣuḥ parimoktuṃ rathena saḥ||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
गच्छन्तमेव तं दृष्ट्वा रामं सम्भ्रान्तमानसाः। ऊचुः परमसंतप्ता रामं वाक्यमिदं द्विजाः॥
gacchantameva taṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ sambhrāntamānasāḥ| ūcuḥ paramasaṃtaptā rāmaṃ vākyamidaṃ dvijāḥ||
Seeing him thus going, the Brāhamaņas with agitated hearts, and burning in grief, addressed Rāma in these words.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ब्राह्मण्यं कृत्स्नमेतत् त्वां ब्रह्मण्यमनुगच्छति। द्विजस्कन्धाधिरूढास्त्वामग्नयोऽप्यनुयान्त्वमी॥
brāhmaṇyaṃ kṛtsnametat tvāṃ brahmaṇyamanugacchati| dvijaskandhādhirūḍhāstvāmagnayo'pyanuyāntvamī||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
वाजपेयसमुत्थानि च्छत्राण्येतानि पश्य नः। पृष्ठतोऽनुप्रयातानि मेघानिव जलात्यये॥
vājapeyasamutthāni cchatrāṇyetāni paśya naḥ| pṛṣṭhato'nuprayātāni meghāniva jalātyaye||
And behold these raised umbrellas of ours got from the Vājapeya sacrifice, that like to autumnal clouds follow at your back.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अनवाप्तातपत्रस्य रश्मिसंतापितस्य ते। एभिश्छायां करिष्यामः स्वैश्छत्रैर्वाजपेयकैः। :॥
anavāptātapatrasya raśmisaṃtāpitasya te| ebhiśchāyāṃ kariṣyāmaḥ svaiśchatrairvājapeyakaiḥ| :||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
या हि नः सततं बुद्धिर्वेदमन्त्रानुसारिणी। त्वत्कृते सा कृता वत्स वनवासानुसारिणी॥ मतिः।
yā hi naḥ satataṃ buddhirvedamantrānusāriṇī| tvatkṛte sā kṛtā vatsa vanavāsānusāriṇī|| matiḥ|
That intelligence of ours which ever follows the Vedic Mantras, is now, O child, ready to follow you to the forest in your interests.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
हृदयेष्ववतिष्ठन्ते वेदा ये नः परं धनम्। वत्स्यन्त्यपि गृहेष्वेव दाराश्चारित्ररक्षिताः॥
hṛdayeṣvavatiṣṭhante vedā ye naḥ paraṃ dhanam| vatsyantyapi gṛheṣveva dārāścāritrarakṣitāḥ||
That best of treasurers, the Vedas, resides in our bosoms; and our wives protected by their chastity shall abide in our homes.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
पुनर्न निश्चयः कार्यस्त्वद्गतौ सुकृता त्वयि धर्मव्यपेक्षे तु किं स्याद् धर्मपथे स्थितम्॥
punarna niścayaḥ kāryastvadgatau sukṛtā tvayi dharmavyapekṣe tu kiṃ syād dharmapathe sthitam||
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?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
याचितो नो निवर्तस्व हंसशुक्लशिरोरुहैः। शिरोभिर्निभृताचार महीपतनपांसुलैः॥
yācito no nivartasva haṃsaśuklaśiroruhaiḥ| śirobhirnibhṛtācāra mahīpatanapāṃsulaiḥ||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
बहूनां वितता यज्ञा द्विजानां य इहागताः। तेषां समाप्तिरायत्ता तव वत्स निवर्तने॥
bahūnāṃ vitatā yajñā dvijānāṃ ya ihāgatāḥ| teṣāṃ samāptirāyattā tava vatsa nivartane||
These numerous Brāhmaṇas that have come hither have entered upon many a sacrifice. The completion of these, O child, depends upon your return.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
भक्तिमन्तीह भूतानि जङ्गमाजङ्गमानि च। याचमानेषु तेषु त्वं भक्तिं भक्तेषु दर्शय॥
bhaktimantīha bhūtāni jaṅgamājaṅgamāni ca| yācamāneṣu teṣu tvaṃ bhaktiṃ bhakteṣu darśaya||
All creatures mobile and immobile cherish you with high regard. All these beseech you. Do you show consideration to those that regard you.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
अनुगन्तुमशक्तास्त्वां मूलैरुद्धतवेगिनः। उन्नता वायुवेगेन विक्रोशन्तीव पादपाः॥
anugantumaśaktāstvāṃ mūlairuddhataveginaḥ| unnatā vāyuvegena vikrośantīva pādapāḥ||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
निश्चेष्टाऽऽहारसंचारा वृक्षकस्थाननिश्चिताः। पक्षिणोऽपि प्रयाचन्ते सर्वभूतानुकम्पनम्॥
niśceṣṭā''hārasaṃcārā vṛkṣakasthānaniścitāḥ| pakṣiṇo'pi prayācante sarvabhūtānukampanam||
And birds staying upon trees and neither manifesting any motion nor seeking for their food, beseech you to have compassion upon all creatures.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
एवं विक्रोशतां तेषां द्विजातीनां निवर्तने। ददृशे तमसा तत्र वारयन्तीव राघवम्॥
evaṃ vikrośatāṃ teṣāṃ dvijātīnāṃ nivartane| dadṛśe tamasā tatra vārayantīva rāghavam||
While the Brāhmaṇas were loudly demanding the return of Rāma, he found the darkness to descend as if forbidding him.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)
ततः सुमन्त्रोऽपि रथाद् विमुच्य श्रान्तान् हयान् सम्परिवर्त्य शीघ्रम्। नचारयद् वै तमसाविदूरे॥
tataḥ sumantro'pi rathād vimucya śrāntān hayān samparivartya śīghram| nacārayad vai tamasāvidūre||
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)