दक्षिणेनैव मार्गेण सव्यदक्षिणमेव वा । गजवाजिरथाकीर्णां वाहिनीं वाहिनीपते । वाहयस्व महाभाग ततो द्रक्ष्यसि राघवम् ।। २.९२.
O noble leader of armies, drive your force—filled with elephants, horses, and chariots—by the southern road, or by the left or right path; then you will see Rāghava.
प्रयाणमिति तच्छ्रुत्वा राजराजस्य योषित: । हित्वा यानानि यानार्हा ब्राह्मणं पर्य्यवारयन् ।। २.९२.
Hearing the call to depart, the royal women, though worthy of carriages, left their vehicles and surrounded the brāhmaṇa.
वेपमाना कृशा ऺदीना सह देव्या सुमित्रया । कौसल्या तत्र जग्राह कराभ्यां चरणौ मुने: ।। २.९२.
Trembling, emaciated, and miserable, Kausalyā, together with Queen Sumitrā, grasped the sage's feet with both hands.
असमृद्धेन कामेन सर्वलोकस्य गर्हिता । कैकेयी तस्य जग्राह चरणौ सव्यपत्रपा ।। २.९२.
Kaikeyī, shamed and despised by all for her unfulfilled desire, took his feet with embarrassment.
तं प्रदक्षिणमागम्य भगवन्तं महामुनिम् । अदूराद्भरतस्यैव तस्थौ दीनमनास्तदा ।। २.९२.
Having circumambulated the venerable great sage, she stood not far from Bharata, her heart weighed down with sorrow.
तत: पप्रच्छ भरतं भरद्वाजो दृढव्रत: । विशेषं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि मातऽणां तव राघव ।। २.९२.
Then Bharadvāja, firm in his vows, questioned Bharata: 'I wish to know in detail about your mothers, O descendant of Raghu.'
एवमुक्तस्तु भरतो भरद्वाजेन धार्मिक: । उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा वाक्यं वचनकोविद: ।। २.९२.
Thus addressed by Bharadvāja, the righteous Bharata, expert in speech, replied with joined palms.
यामिमां भगवन् दीनां शोकानशनकर्शिताम् । पितुर्हि महिषीं देवीं देवतामिव पश्यसि ।। २.९२.
'Revered one, this sorrowful, grief-stricken, and emaciated lady whom you see is my father's chief queen, like a goddess.'
एषा तं पुरुषव्याघ्रं सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनम् । कौसल्या सुषुवे रामं धातारमदितिर्यथा ।। २.९२.
'This is Kausalyā, who gave birth to Rāma, the tiger among men, whose stride is like a lion's—just as Aditi bore the sustainer of all.'
अस्यावामभुजं श्लिष्टा यैषा तिष्ठति दुर्मना: । कर्णिकारस्य शाखेव शीर्णपुष्पा वनान्तरे ।। २.९२.
'Clinging to her left arm stands this dejected lady, like a branch of the karṇikāra tree bereft of flowers in the forest.'
एतस्यास्तु सुतौ देव्या: कुमारौ देववर्णिनौ । उभौ लक्ष्मणशत्रुघ्नौ वीरौ सत्यपराक्रमौ ।। २.९२.
'This queen has two sons, both resplendent as gods—Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna—heroes of true valor.'
यस्या: कृते नरव्याघ्रौ जीवनाशमितो गतौ । राजपुत्रविहीनश्च स्वर्गं दशरथो गत: ।। २.९२.
'For her sake, those tigers among men risked their lives, and Daśaratha, deprived of his sons, has gone to heaven.'
क्रोधनामकृतप्रज्ञां दृप्तां सुभगमानिनीम् । ऐश्वर्यकामां कैकेयीमनार्य्यामार्यरूपिणीम् ।। २.९२.
'Know Kaikeyī as my mother—angry, lacking wisdom, proud, thinking herself fortunate, craving power, ignoble though she appears noble.'
ममैतां मातरं विद्धि नृशंसां पापनिश्चयाम् । यतो मूलं हि पश्यामि व्यसनं महदात्मन: ।। २.९२.
'Know this mother of mine to be cruel and intent on evil, for I see her as the root of this great calamity for my father.'
इत्युक्त्वा नरशार्दूलो बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा । स निशश्वास ताम्राक्षो नाग: क्रुद्ध इव श्वसन् ।। २.९२.
Having spoken thus, the tiger among men, his voice choked with tears, sighed deeply, his eyes red like an enraged elephant.
भरद्वाजो महर्षिस्तं ब्रुवन्तं भरतं तथा । प्रत्युवाच महाबुद्धिरिदं वचनमर्थवत् ।। २.९२.
The great sage Bharadvāja, wise and discerning, addressed Bharata as he spoke thus, with meaningful words.
न दोषेणावगन्तव्या कैकेयी भरत त्वया । रामप्रव्राजनं ह्येतत् सुखोदर्कं भविष्यति ।। २.९२.
'Kaikeyī should not be blamed by you, Bharata; for Rāma's exile will bring about a happy outcome.'
देवानां दानवानां च ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् । हितमेव भविष्यद्धि रामप्रव्राजनादिह ।। २.९२.
'For gods, demons, and seers of purified souls, Rāma's exile here will indeed prove beneficial.'
अभिवाद्य तु संसिद्ध: कृत्वा चैनं प्रदक्षिणम् । आमन्त्र्य भरत: सेन्यं युज्यतामित्यचोदयत् ।। २.९२.
Having duly offered his respects and circumambulated him, Bharata then addressed the army, instructing them to prepare for departure.
ततो वाजिरथान् युक्त्वा दिव्यान् हेमपरिष्कृतान् । अध्यारोहत् प्रयाणार्थी बहून् बहुविधो जन: ।। २.९२.
Then, after harnessing splendid chariots adorned with gold, a great multitude of people, eager to set out, mounted them.
गजकन्या गजाश्चैव हेमकक्ष्या: पताकिन: । जीमूता इव घर्मान्ते सघोषा: सम्प्रतस्थिरे ।। २.९२.
Elephant maidens and elephants with golden trappings and banners, like clouds at the end of summer, set out with resounding noise.
विविधान्यपि यानानि महान्ति च लघूनि च । प्रययु: सुमहार्हाणि पादैरेव पदातय: ।। २.९२.
Various vehicles, both large and small, departed, and the highly esteemed foot soldiers proceeded on foot.
अथ यानप्रवेकैस्तु कौसल्याप्रमुखा: स्त्रिय: । रामदर्शनकांक्षिण्य: प्रययुर्मुदितास्तदा ।। २.९२.
Then, the women led by Kausalya, desiring to see Rama, joyfully departed in covered carriages.
चन्द्रार्कतरुणाभासां नियुक्तां शिबिकां शुभाम् । आस्थाय प्रययौ श्रीमान् भरत: सपरिच्छद: ।। २.९२.
Bharata, resplendent and surrounded by his retinue, set out in a splendid palanquin shining like the moon, sun, and dawn.
सा प्रयाता महासेना गजवाजिरथाकुला । दक्षिणां दिशमावृत्य महामेघ इवोत्थित: ।। २.९२.
That great army, filled with elephants, horses, and chariots, moved southward, spreading out like a great rising cloud.
वनानि तु व्यतिक्रम्य जुष्टानि मृगपक्षिभि: । गङ्गाया: परवेलायां गिरिष्वपि नदीषु च ।। २.९२.
Passing through forests teeming with deer and birds, they reached the far banks of the Ganga, as well as mountains and rivers.
सा सम्प्रहृष्टद्विजवाजियोधा वित्रासयन्ती मृगपक्षिसङ्घान् । महद्वनं तत्प्रतिगाहमाना रराज सेना भरतस्य तत्र ।। २.९२.
That army of Bharata, filled with delighted priests, horses, and warriors, frightening flocks of deer and birds as it advanced through the great forest, shone brilliantly there.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीये आदिकाव्ये श्रीमदयोध्याकाण्डे द्विनवतितम: सर्ग:
Thus ends the ninety-second sarga of the glorious Ayodhya Kanda in the ancient and revered Ramayana composed by the sage Valmiki.
thumb|त्रिनवतितमः सर्गः श्रूयताम्|center तया महत्या यायिन्या ध्वजिन्या वनवासिन: । अर्द्दिता यूथपा मत्ता: सयूथा: सम्प्रदुद्रुवु: ।। २.९३.
As that great army, adorned with banners, advanced, the wild elephants, struck with fear, fled with their herds.
ऋक्षा: पृषतसङ्घाश्च रुरवश्च समतन्त: । दृश्यन्ते वनराजीषु गिरिष्वपि नदीषु च ।। २.९३.
Bears, herds of spotted deer, and antelopes were seen in the forest groves, as well as on the mountains and by the rivers.