अनार्य इति मामार्याः पुत्रविक्रायकं ध्रुवम्। विकरिष्यन्ति रथ्यासु सुरापं ब्राह्मणं यथा
Surely, the honorable will call me dishonorable in the streets—a seller of my own son, like a drunken Brahmin.
अहो दुःखमहो कृच्छ्रं यत्र वाचः क्षमे तव। दुःखमेवंविधं प्राप्तं पुरा कृतमिवाशुभम्
Ah, what sorrow, what hardship, that I must endure your words! Such suffering has come to me, as if I had done some evil before.
चिरं खलु मया पापे त्वं पापेनाभिरक्षिता। अज्ञानादुपसम्पन्ना रज्जुरुद्बन्धनी यथा
For a long time, O sinful one, I have been guarded by you, a sinner, just as a rope, mistaken for a snake, is taken up out of ignorance.
रममाणस्त्वया सार्धं मृत्युं त्वां नाभिलक्षये। बालो रहसि हस्तेन कृष्णसर्पमिवास्पृशम्
Delighting in your company, I did not perceive you as death itself—like a child, alone, touching a black serpent with his hand.
तं तु मां जीवलोकोऽयं नूनमाक्रोष्टुमर्हति। मया ह्यपितृकः पुत्रः स महात्मा दुरात्मना
Surely, the world of the living has every right to reproach me, for by my wickedness, that great-souled son has been deprived of his father.
बालिशो बत कामात्मा राजा दशरथो भृशम्। स्त्रीकृते यः प्रियं पुत्रं वनं प्रस्थापयिष्यति
Truly, Daśaratha is childish and ruled by desire, for he will send his beloved son to the forest for the sake of a woman.
वेदैश्च ब्रह्मचर्यैश्च गुरुभिश्चोपकर्शितः। भोगकाले महत्कृच्छ्रं पुनरेव प्रपत्स्यते
Having been trained by the Vedas, by the discipline of studentship, and by his teachers, he will face great hardship again at the time of enjoyment.
नालं द्वितीयं वचनं पुत्रो मां प्रतिभाषितुम्। स वनं प्रव्रजेत्युक्तो बाढमित्येव वक्ष्यति
My son is not capable of replying to me with a second word; when told to go to the forest, he will simply say, 'Very well.'
यदि मे राघवः कुर्याद् वनं गच्छेति चोदितः। प्रतिकूलं प्रियं मे स्यान्न तु वत्सः करिष्यति
If Rāghava were to act against my wishes when urged to go to the forest, it would be dear to me, but my child will not do so.
राघवे हि वनं प्राप्ते सर्वलोकस्य धिक्कृतम्। मृत्युरक्षमणीयं मां नयिष्यति यमक्षयम्
When Rāghava enters the forest, I will be condemned by all people; death, unable to be endured, will take me to the abode of Yama.
मृते मयि गते रामे वनं मनुजपुङ्गवे। इष्टे मम जने शेषे किं पापं प्रतिपत्स्यसे
When I am dead and Rāma, the foremost of men, has gone to the forest, with my beloved people remaining, what sin will you commit?
कौसल्या मां च रामं च पुत्रौ च यदि हास्यति। दुःखान्यसहती देवी मामेवानुगमिष्यति
If Kausalyā abandons me and Rāma and her sons, unable to bear her sorrows, the queen will follow me alone.
कौसल्यां च सुमित्रां च मां च पुत्रैस्त्रिभिः सह। प्रक्षिप्य नरके सा त्वं कैकेयि सुखिता भव
Having cast Kausalyā, Sumitrā, and me into hell along with our three sons, you, Kaikeyī, will be happy.
मया रामेण च त्यक्तं शाश्वतं सत्कृतं गुणैः। इक्ष्वाकुकुलमक्षोभ्यमाकुलं पालयिष्यसि
With myself and Rāma abandoned, you will govern the Ikṣvāku dynasty, which is eternally honored and unshakable, but now thrown into disorder.
प्रियं चेद् भरतस्यैतद् रामप्रव्राजनं भवेत्। मा स्म मे भरतः कार्षीत् प्रेतकृत्यं गतायुषः
If this exile of Rāma is pleasing to Bharata, let not Bharata perform the funeral rites for me when my life is gone.
मृते मयि गते रामे वनं पुरुषपुङ्गवे। सेदानीं विधवा राज्यं सपुत्रा कारयिष्यसि
When I am dead and Rāma, the foremost of men, has gone to the forest, you will now rule the kingdom as a widow, together with your son.
त्वं राजपुत्रि दैवेन न्यवसो मम वेश्मनि। अकीर्तिश्चातुला लोके ध्रुवः परिभवश्च मे। सर्वभूतेषु चावज्ञा यथा पापकृतस्तथा
You, princess, have dwelt in my house by fate; my disgrace in the world is certain, and my humiliation as well; among all beings, I will be despised as one who acts wickedly.
कथं रथैर्विभुर्यात्वा गजाश्वैश्च मुहुर्मुहुः। पद्भ्यां रामो महारण्ये वत्सो मे विचरिष्यति
How will my son Rāma, who was accustomed to travel repeatedly by splendid chariots, elephants, and horses, now wander in the great forest on foot?
यस्य चाहारसमये सूदाः कुण्डलधारिणः। अहंपूर्वाः पचन्ति स्म प्रसन्नाः पानभोजनम्
At mealtime, cooks adorned with earrings used to prepare delightful food and drink for him, with me preceding them.
स कथं नु कषायाणि तिक्तानि कटुकानि च। भक्षयन् वन्यमाहारं सुतो मे वर्तयिष्यति
How will my son now live, eating wild food that is sour, bitter, and pungent?
महार्हवस्त्रसम्बद्धो भूत्वा चिरसुखोचितः। काषायपरिधानस्तु कथं रामो भविष्यति
He who was adorned in splendid garments and long accustomed to comfort, how will Rāma become one clad in bark garments?
कस्येदं दारुणं वाक्यमेवंविधमपीरितम्। रामस्यारण्यगमनं भरतस्याभिषेचनम्
Whose cruel words are these, spoken in such a manner—Rāma's going to the forest and Bharata's consecration?
धिगस्तु योषितो नाम शठाः स्वार्थपरायणाः। न ब्रवीमि स्त्रियः सर्वा भरतस्यैव मातरम्
Fie upon women, for they are deceitful and devoted to their own interests; I do not speak of all women, only of Bharata's mother.
अनर्थभावेऽर्थपरे नृशंसे ममानुतापाय निवेशितासि। किमप्रियं पश्यसि मन्निमित्तं हितानुकारिण्यथवापि रामे
You, who are ruthless and pursue gain in what is worthless, have been placed for my sorrow; what unpleasant thing do you see in me, or in Rāma, who acts for your benefit?
परित्यजेयुः पितरोऽपि पुत्रान् भार्याः पतींश्चापि कृतानुरागाः। कृत्स्नं हि सर्वं कुपितं जगत् स्याद् दृष्ट्वैव रामं व्यसने निमग्नम्
Even fathers might abandon their sons, and wives their husbands, though bound by deep affection; for truly, the whole world would be thrown into turmoil, seeing Rāma plunged into misfortune.
अहं पुनर्देवकुमाररूप- मलंकृतं तं सुतमाव्रजन्तम्। नन्दामि पश्यन्निव दर्शनेन भवामि दृष्ट्वैव पुनर्युवेव
But when I see my son, adorned like a young god, approaching me, I rejoice as if beholding him anew, and feel myself restored to youth.
विना हि सूर्येण भवेत् प्रवृत्ति- रवर्षता वज्रधरेण वापि। रामं तु गच्छन्तमितः समीक्ष्य जीवेन्न कश्चित्त्विति चेतना मे
Without the sun, there could still be activity; without the rain-bringer, there might still be rain. But seeing Rāma depart from here, I cannot imagine anyone could go on living—such is my conviction.
विनाशकामामहिताममित्रा- मावासयं मृत्युमिवात्मनस्त्वाम्। चिरं बताङ्केन धृतासि सर्पी महाविषा तेन हतोऽस्मि मोहात्
You, who wish for destruction, who are hostile and an enemy in disguise, I have harbored like death itself within my own house. Alas, I have long held you to my breast like a serpent, and now, through my folly, I am struck down by your deadly venom.
मया च रामेण सलक्ष्मणेन प्रशास्तु हीनो भरतस्त्वया सह। पुरं च राष्ट्रं च निहत्य बान्धवान् ममाहितानां च भवाभिहर्षिणी
With me, with Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa gone, let Bharata rule, together with you. Destroy the city, the kingdom, and our kin, and bring joy to my enemies and yours.
नृशंसवृत्ते व्यसनप्रहारिणि प्रसह्य वाक्यं यदिहाद्य भाषसे। न नाम ते तेन मुखात् पतन्त्यधो विशीर्यमाणा दशनाः सहस्रधा
You, whose conduct is cruel and who strike with calamity, today you speak such harsh words by force. Why do your teeth not fall out and shatter into a thousand pieces from your mouth, uttering such things?