न चैतन्मे प्रियं पुत्र शपे सत्येन राघव। छन्नया चलितस्त्वस्मि स्त्रिया भस्माग्निकल्पया
But this does not please me, my son—by truth I swear, O Rāghava; I have been deceived by a woman as destructive as fire covered in ashes.
वञ्चना या तु लब्धा मे तां त्वं निस्तर्तुमिच्छसि। अनया वृत्तसादिन्या कैकेय्याभिप्रचोदितः
The deception that has befallen me, you wish to overcome, being urged by Kaikeyī, who is steadfast in her resolve but unrighteous in conduct.
न चैतदाश्चर्यतमं यत् त्वं ज्येष्ठः सुतो मम। अपानृतकथं पुत्र पितरं कर्तुमिच्छसि
Nor is it most astonishing, my son, that you, my eldest, wish to keep your father free from falsehood.
अथ रामस्तदा श्रुत्वा पितुरार्तस्य भाषितम्। लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा दीनो वचनमब्रवीत्
Then Rāma, having heard his distressed father's words, spoke sorrowfully to his brother Lakṣmaṇa.
प्राप्स्यामि यानद्य गुणान् को मे श्वस्तान् प्रदास्यति। अपक्रमणमेवातः सर्वकामैरहं वृणे
What virtues will I gain today, and who will grant them to me tomorrow? Therefore, I choose only to depart, renouncing all desires.
इयं सराष्ट्रा सजना धनधान्यसमाकुला। मया विसृष्टा वसुधा भरताय प्रदीयताम्
This earth, with its provinces, people, wealth, and grain, I relinquish; let it be given to Bharata.
वनवासकृता बुद्धिर्न च मेऽद्य चलिष्यति। यस्तु युद्धे वरो दत्तः कैकेय्यै वरद त्वया
My resolve to dwell in the forest will not waver today; the boon you granted to Kaikeyī in battle, O bestower of boons, must be fulfilled.
दीयतां निखिलेनैव सत्यस्त्वं भव पार्थिव। अहं निदेशं भवतो यथोक्तमनुपालयन्
Let it be given in full—be true to your word, O king; I will carry out your command exactly as spoken.
चतुर्दश समा वत्स्ये वने वनचरैः सह। मा विमर्शो वसुमती भरताय प्रदीयताम्
I will dwell in the forest for fourteen years with the forest-dwellers; do not hesitate—let the earth be given to Bharata.
नहि मे कांक्षितं राज्यं सुखमात्मनि वा प्रियम्। यथानिदेशं कर्तुं वै तवैव रघुनन्दन
I do not desire the kingdom, nor happiness, nor anything dear to myself, as much as I wish to carry out your command, O delight of the Raghus.
अपगच्छतु ते दुःखं मा भूर्बाष्पपरिप्लुतः। नहि क्षुभ्यति दुर्धर्षः समुद्रः सरितां पतिः
Let your sorrow depart, do not be overwhelmed with tears; the mighty ocean, lord of rivers, is never disturbed.
नैवाहं राज्यमिच्छामि न सुखं न च मेदिनीम्। नैव सर्वानिमान् कामान् न स्वर्गं न च जीवितुम्
I do not desire the kingdom, nor happiness, nor the earth, nor any of these pleasures, nor heaven, nor even life itself.
त्वामहं सत्यमिच्छामि नानृतं पुरुषर्षभ। प्रत्यक्षं तव सत्येन सुकृतेन च ते शपे
You alone I desire in truth, O best of men, not falsehood; by your truth and virtue, I swear this before you.
न च शक्यं मया तात स्थातुं क्षणमपि प्रभो। स शोकं धारयस्वेमं नहि मेऽस्ति विपर्ययः
Nor is it possible for me, father, to remain even for a moment; bear this grief, for there will be no change in my resolve.
अर्थितो ह्यस्मि कैकेय्या वनं गच्छेति राघव। मया चोक्तं व्रजामीति तत्सत्यमनुपालये
O Rāghava, I have indeed been requested by Kaikeyī to go to the forest, and I replied, 'I will go.' I am now faithfully upholding that truth.
मा चोत्कण्ठां कृथा देव वने रंस्यामहे वयम्। प्रशान्तहरिणाकीर्णे नानाशकुनिनादिते
Do not be anxious, O Lord; we shall enjoy ourselves in the forest, peaceful and filled with gentle deer, resounding with the calls of many birds.
पिता हि दैवतं तात देवतानामपि स्मृतम्। तस्माद् दैवतमित्येव करिष्यामि पितुर्वचः
For, my father is regarded as a deity, even among the gods themselves, O dear one. Therefore, as if it were divine command, I shall carry out my father's word.
चतुर्दशसु वर्षेषु गतेषु नृपसत्तम। पुनर्द्रक्ष्यसि मां प्राप्तं संतापोऽयं विमुच्यताम्
When fourteen years have passed, O best of kings, you will see me returned; let go of this sorrow.
येन संस्तम्भनीयोऽयं सर्वो बाष्पकलो जनः। स त्वं पुरुषशार्दूल किमर्थं विक्रियां गतः
You, O tiger among men, who ought to restrain all these tears, why have you yourself succumbed to distress?
पुरं च राष्ट्रं च मही च केवला मया विसृष्टा भरताय दीयताम्। अहं निदेशं भवतोऽनुपालयन् वनं गमिष्यामि चिराय सेवितुम्
The city, the kingdom, and the land itself I relinquish; let them be given to Bharata. I, obeying your command, shall go to the forest to dwell for a long time.
मया विसृष्टां भरतो महीमिमां सशैलखण्डां सपुरोपकाननाम्। शिवासु सीमास्वनुशास्तु केवलं त्वया यदुक्तं नृपते तथास्तु तत्
Let Bharata rule over this land, with its mountains, cities, and groves, which I have relinquished; let him govern well within its auspicious borders. Whatever you have said, O King, so let it be.
न मे तथा पार्थिव धीयते मनो महत्सु कामेषु न चात्मनः प्रिये। यथा निदेशे तव शिष्टसम्मते व्यपैतु दुःखं तव मत्कृतेऽनघ
O King, my mind is not drawn so much to great pleasures or even to what is dear to myself, as it is to carrying out your command, esteemed by the noble. May your sorrow on my account depart, O faultless one.
तदद्य नैवानघ राज्यमव्ययं न सर्वकामान् वसुधां न मैथिलीम्। न चिन्तितं त्वामनृतेन योजयन् वृणीय सत्यं व्रतमस्तु ते तथा
Therefore, O faultless one, today I do not desire the imperishable kingdom, nor the earth with all its enjoyments, nor even Maithilī. I would not choose anything by binding you to falsehood; let truth be your vow.
फलानि मूलानि च भक्षयन् वने गिरींश्च पश्यन् सरितः सरांसि च। वनं प्रविश्यैव विचित्रपादपं सुखी भविष्यामि तवास्तु निर्वृतिः
Living in the forest, eating fruits and roots, seeing the mountains, rivers, and lakes, entering the forest with its wondrous trees, I shall be happy; may you find peace.
एवं स राजा व्यसनाभिपन्न- स्तापेन दुःखेन च पीड्यमानः। आलिङ्ग्य पुत्रं सुविनष्टसंज्ञो भूमिं गतो नैव चिचेष्ट किंचित्
Thus, the king, overwhelmed by calamity and pain, embraced his son, lost consciousness, fell to the ground, and did not move at all.
देव्यः समस्ता रुरुदुः समेता- स्तां वर्जयित्वा नरदेवपत्नीम्। रुदन् सुमन्त्रोऽपि जगाम मूर्च्छां हाहाकृतं तत्र बभूव सर्वम्
All the assembled queens wept, except for the king’s wife Kaikeyī; Sumantra too, weeping, fell into a faint, and everywhere there arose cries of lamentation.
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Listen to the thirty-fifth sarga.
ततो निधूय सहसा शिरो निःश्वस्य चासकृत्। पाणिं पाणौ विनिष्पिष्य दन्तान् कटकटाय्य च
Then, suddenly shaking his head and sighing repeatedly, he ground his hand in his palm and gnashed his teeth.
लोचने कोपसंरक्ते वर्णं पूर्वोचितं जहत्। कोपाभिभूतः सहसा संतापमशुभं गतः
His eyes, bloodshot with anger, lost their usual color; overcome by wrath, he was seized by a terrible distress.
मनः समीक्षमाणश्च सूतो दशरथस्य च। कम्पयन्निव कैकेय्या हृदयं वाक्शरैः शितैः
Observing the king’s mind, the charioteer, with words sharp as arrows, seemed to shake Kaikeyī’s heart.