Chapter 49
Ayodhya Kanda - Book Of Ayodhya
रामः अपि रात्रि शेषेण तेन एव महद् अन्तरम्
जगाम पुरुष व्याघ्रः पितुर् आज्ञाम् अनुस्मरन्
rāmaḥ api rātri śeṣeṇa tena eva mahad antaram
jagāma puruṣa vyāghraḥ pitur ājñām anusmaran
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Rama the tiger among men, revolving in his mind the command of his father, covered a long distance during the rest of the night.
तथैव गच्चतः तस्य व्यपायात् रजनी शिवा
उपास्य स शिवाम् संध्याम् विषय अन्तम् व्यगाहत
tathaiva gaccataḥ tasya vyapāyāt rajanī śivā
upāsya sa śivām saṃdhyām viṣaya antam vyagāhata
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While Rama was traveling with the same alacrity, that delightful night passed away. Having worshipped the blissful morning twilight, he passed beyond the boundary of that country.
ग्रामान् विकृष्ट सीमान् तान् पुष्पितानि वनानि च
पश्यन्न् अतिययौ शीघ्रम् शरैः इव हय उत्तमैः
grāmān vikṛṣṭa sīmān tān puṣpitāni vanāni ca
paśyann atiyayau śīghram śaraiḥ iva haya uttamaiḥ
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Seeing villages, whose outskirts have been tilled and the woodlands laden with blossoms and hearing as follows the words of men dwelling together in the midst of the village, Rama proceeded apace in those excellent horses as though slowly (engrossed as he was in enjoying the sights).
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"Woe unto the king Dasaratha who fell into the clutches of concupiscence. Alas! Kaikeyi the cruel and the sinful one now is still engaged in a cruel game. She is sending to exile the prince Rama, the pious man, the great intellectual, the compassionate man and he who subdued the senses. That hot-tempered Kaikeyi is behaving in a rude manner, transgressing the bounds of propriety"
कथम् नाम महाभागा सीता जनकनन्दिनी
सदा सुखेष्वभिरता दुःखान्यनुभविष्यति
katham nāma mahābhāgā sītā janakanandinī
sadā sukheṣvabhiratā duḥkhānyanubhaviṣyati
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"How Sita the venerable woman, the daughter of Janaka, who was delighted always in homely comforts can now experience hardships in the forest?"
अहो दशरथो राजा निस्नेहः स्वसुत प्रियम्
प्रजानामनघम् रामम् परित्यक्तुमिहेच्छति
aho daśaratho rājā nisnehaḥ svasuta priyam
prajānāmanagham rāmam parityaktumihecchati
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"What a surprise! The king Dasaratha, having no love for his son, now wants to abandon Rama who is so beloved to the people and is even faultless."
एता वाचो मनुष्याणाम् ग्राम सम्वास वासिनाम्
शृण्वन्न् अति ययौ वीरः कोसलान् कोसल ईश्वरः
etā vāco manuṣyāṇām grāma samvāsa vāsinām
śṛṇvann ati yayau vīraḥ kosalān kosala īśvaraḥ
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Hearing these words of people residing in villages and hamlets, Rama the heroic prince of Kosala crossed the boundaries of Kosala state.
ततः वेद श्रुतिम् नाम शिव वारि वहाम् नदीम्
उत्तीर्य अभिमुखः प्रायात् अगस्त्य अध्युषिताम् दिशम्
tataḥ veda śrutim nāma śiva vāri vahām nadīm
uttīrya abhimukhaḥ prāyāt agastya adhyuṣitām diśam
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Having crossed the river of auspicious waters called Vedashruti, Rama then stretched forth, facing the quarter occupied by Sage Agastya.
गत्वा तु सुचिरम् कालम् ततः शीत जलाम् नदीम्
गोमतीम् गोयुत अनूपाम् अतरत् सागरम् गमाम्
gatvā tu suciram kālam tataḥ śīta jalām nadīm
gomatīm goyuta anūpām atarat sāgaram gamām
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After traveling a pretty long time from there, Rama crossed the river Gomati having beautiful waters, whose banks were adorned with cows and which headed towards the sea.
गोमतीम् च अपि अतिक्रम्य राघवः शीघ्रगैः हयैः
मयूर हंस अभिरुताम् ततार स्यन्दिकाम् नदीम्
gomatīm ca api atikramya rāghavaḥ śīghragaiḥ hayaiḥ
mayūra haṃsa abhirutām tatāra syandikām nadīm
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Reaching the other bank of Gomati river with the help of the swift moving horses, Rama crossed the river called Syandika which had resounded with howls of peacocks and swans.
स महीम् मनुना राज्ञा दत्ताम् इक्ष्वाकवे पुरा
स्फीताम् राष्ट्र आवृताम् रामः वैदेहीम् अन्वदर्शयत्
sa mahīm manunā rājñā dattām ikṣvākave purā
sphītām rāṣṭra āvṛtām rāmaḥ vaidehīm anvadarśayat
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The said Rama showed to Sita the land (of Kosala, the southern boundary of which was defined by Syandika river)given long ago by the king Manu to Ikshvaku and which was bounded by many territories.
सूतैति एव च आभाष्य सारथिम् तम् अभीक्ष्णशः
हंस मत्त स्वरः श्रीमान् उवाच पुरुष ऋषभः
sūtaiti eva ca ābhāṣya sārathim tam abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
haṃsa matta svaraḥ śrīmān uvāca puruṣa ṛṣabhaḥ
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The glorious Rama, the foremost among men, whose voice resembled the cackling of a swan in rut, addressed the charioteer with great affection, in the words "Oh, charioteer!" and spoke as follows :
कदा अहम् पुनर् आगम्य सरय्वाः पुष्पिते वने
मृगयाम् पर्याटष्यामि मात्रा पित्रा च सम्गतः
kadā aham punar āgamya sarayvāḥ puṣpite vane
mṛgayām paryāṭaṣyāmi mātrā pitrā ca samgataḥ
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"When, coming back and united with my mother and father, shall I roam hunting in the forest, bordering on Sarayu river and laden with blossoms?"
न अत्यर्थम् अभिकान्क्षामि मृगयाम् सरयू वने
रतिर् हि एषा अतुला लोके राज ऋषि गण सम्मता
na atyartham abhikānkṣāmi mṛgayām sarayū vane
ratir hi eṣā atulā loke rāja ṛṣi gaṇa sammatā
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"I do not hanker much after hunting in the woodlands bordering on Sarayu river. In fact it is a delightful spot, made much of in the world by hosts of royal sages. Hunting in the forest is indeed for gratification of royal sages in this world. At times; the bow- men adopted it. But I do not long for it excessively."
इति वाल्मीकि रामायणे आदि काव्ये अयोध्य काण्डे एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः
iti vālmīki rāmāyaṇe ādi kāvye ayodhya kāṇḍe ekonapañcāśaḥ sargaḥ
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Uttering in sweet voice to the charioteer on various topics dearer to him, Rama advanced thus along that route.
