वने वा चीरवसनं सौम्य कृष्णाजिनाम्बरम् । राज्ये वापि महाराजो मां वासयितुमीश्वर: ।। २.१०४.
Whether in the forest, wearing bark garments and black antelope skin, or in the kingdom as a great king, it is for him to decide where I should dwell.
यावत्पितरि धर्मज्ञे गौरवं लोकसत्कृतम् । तावद्धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ जनन्यामपि गौरवम् ।। २.१०४.
As long as there is respect for the righteous father, honored by the world, so too, O best of the righteous, should there be respect for the mother.
एताभ्यां धर्मशीलाभ्यां वनं गच्छेति राघव । मातापितृभ्यामुक्तो ऽहं कथमन्यत् समाचरे ।। २.१०४.
O Raghava, since I have been sent to the forest by these two righteous parents, how could I act otherwise?
त्वया राज्यमयोध्यायां प्राप्तव्यं लोकसत्कृतम् । वस्तव्यं दण्डकारण्ये मया वल्कलवाससा ।। २.१०४.
You should obtain the kingdom of Ayodhya, honored by the world, while I must dwell in the Dandaka forest, clothed in bark.
एवं कृत्वा महाराजो विभागं लोकसन्निधौ । व्यादिश्य च महातेजा दिवं दशरथो गत: ।। २.१०४.
Thus, having made the division in the presence of the people, the great king, having given his commands, ascended to heaven.
स च प्रमाणं धर्मात्मा राजा लोकगुरुस्तव । पित्रा दत्तं यथाभागमुपभोक्तुं त्वमर्हसि ।। २.१०४.
That king, your father, righteous and a teacher of the world, is the authority; you should enjoy the share allotted to you by him.
चतुर्दशसमा: सौम्य दण्डकारण्यमाश्रित: । उपभोक्ष्ये त्वहं दत्तं भागं पित्रा महात्मना ।। २.१०४.
O gentle one, for fourteen years I shall dwell in the Dandaka forest and enjoy the portion given to me by my great-souled father.
यदब्रवीन्मां नरलोकसत्कृत: पिता महात्मा विबुधाधिपोपम: । तदेव मन्ये परमात्मनो हितं न सर्वलोकेश्वरभावमप्यहम् ।। २.१०४.
Whatever my great father, honored among men and like the lord of the gods, told me, I consider that alone to be for the highest good, not even the sovereignty over all the worlds.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीये आदिकाव्ये श्रीमदयोध्याकाण्डे चतुरधिकशततम: सर्ग:
Thus ends the one hundred and fourth sarga in the glorious Ayodhya Kanda of the ancient epic, the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
thumb|पञ्चाधिकशततमः सर्गः श्रूयताम्|center तत: पुरुषसिंहानां वृतानां तै: सुहृद्गणै: । शोचतामेव रजनी दु:खेन व्यत्यवर्त्तत ।। २.१०५.
Then, as those lion-like men, surrounded by their bands of friends, grieved, the night passed with sorrow.
रजन्यां सुप्रभातायां भ्रातरस्ते सुहृद्वृता: । मन्दाकिन्यां हुतं जप्यं कृत्वा राममुपागमन् ।। २.१०५.
When the night had passed and dawn was bright, your brothers, surrounded by friends, performed the morning oblation and recitation on the Mandakini, and approached Rama.
तूष्णीं ते समुपासीना न कश्चित्किञ्चिदब्रवीत् । भरतस्तु सुहृन्मध्ये रामं वचनमब्रवीत् ।। २.१०५.
They sat silently together; no one spoke a word. But Bharata, in the midst of his friends, addressed Rama.
सान्त्विता मामिका माता दत्तं राज्यमिदं मम । तद्ददामि तवैवाहं भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यमकण्टकम् ।। २.१०५.
My mother, having been appeased, has given this kingdom to me; I now give it to you—enjoy the kingdom without hindrance.
महतेवाम्बुवेगेन भिन्न: सेतुर्जलागमे । दुरावारं त्वदन्येन राज्यखण्डमिदं महत् ।। २.१०५.
Like a dam broken by a great rush of water, this vast portion of the kingdom cannot be held by anyone but you.
गतिं खर इवाश्वस्य तार्क्ष्यस्येव पतत्ऺित्रण: । अनुगन्तुं न शक्तिर्मे गतिं तव महीपते ।। २.१०५.
Just as one cannot follow the speed of a horse or the flight of Garuda, so am I unable to keep pace with your course, O king.
सुजीवं नित्यशस्तस्य य: परैरुपजीव्यते । राम तेन तु दुर्जीवं य: परानुपजीवति ।। २.१०५.
One who is always supported by others lives easily; but, O Rama, it is hard for him who lives off others.
यथा तु रोपितो वृक्ष: पुरुषेण विवर्द्धित: । ह्रस्वकेन दुरारोहो रूढस्कन्धो महाद्रुम: ।। २.१०५.
Just as a tree planted and nurtured by a man grows tall, with a thick trunk, and becomes difficult for a short person to climb,
स यथा पुष्पितो भूत्वा फलानि न विदर्शयेत् । स तां नानुभवेत्प्रीतिं यस्य हेतो: प्ररोपित: ।। २.१०५.
So, when that tree flowers but does not bear fruit, the one who planted it does not enjoy the satisfaction for which he raised it.
एषोपमा महाबाहो तमर्थं वेत्तुमर्हसि । यदि त्वमस्मान् वृषभो भर्त्ता भृत्यान्न शाधि हि ।। २.१०५.
This is the analogy, O mighty-armed one; you should understand its meaning. If you are the chief among us, then do not rule over your servants.
श्रेणयस्त्वां महाराज पश्यन्त्वग्र्याश्च सर्वश: । प्रतपन्तमिवादित्यं राज्ये स्थितमरिन्दमम् ।। २.१०५.
Let the foremost guilds and all the people, O great king, see you, unconquerable by enemies, shining in the kingdom like the blazing sun.
तवा ऽनुयाने काकुत्स्थ मत्ता नर्दन्तु कुञ्जरा: । अन्त:पुरगता नार्यो नन्दन्तु सुसमाहिता: ।। २.१०५.
Let the intoxicated elephants trumpet in your procession, O descendant of Kakutstha; let the women of the inner palace rejoice with full attention.
तस्य साध्वित्यमन्यन्त नागरा विविधा जना: । भरतस्य वच: श्रुत्वा रामं प्रत्यनुयाचत: ।। २.१०५.
Hearing Bharata's words, the citizens and people of all kinds approved, saying 'Well spoken!' and entreated Rama again.
तमेवं दु:खितं प्रेक्ष्य विलपन्तं यशस्विनम् । राम: कृतात्मा भरतं समाश्वासय दात्मवान् ।। २.१०५.
Seeing the illustrious Bharata so afflicted and lamenting, Rama, steadfast in self-control, comforted him.
नात्मन: कामकारो ऽस्ति पुरुषो ऽयमनीश्वर: । इतश्चेतरतश्चैनं कृतान्त: परिकर्षति ।। २.१०५.
A person does not act according to his own will; he is not his own master. From here and there, Death drags him along.
सर्वे क्षयान्ता निचया: पतनान्ता: समुच्छ्रया: । संयोगा विप्रयोगान्ता मरणान्तं च जीवितम् ।। २.१०५.
All accumulations end in depletion; all elevations end in a fall; all unions end in separation; and life itself ends in death.
यथा फलानां पक्वानां नान्यत्र पतनाद्भयम् । एवं नरस्य जातस्य नान्यत्र मरणाद्भयम् ।। २.१०५.
Just as ripe fruits have no fear except of falling, so for one who is born, there is no fear except of death.
यथागारं दृढस्थूणं जीर्णं भूत्वा ऽवसीदति । तथैव सीदन्ति नरा जरामृत्युवशङ्गता: ।। २.१०५.
Just as a house, though built with strong pillars, decays and collapses when old, so too do people, subject to old age and death, decline.
अत्येति रजनी या तु सा न प्रतिनिवर्त्तते । यात्येव यमुना पूर्णा समुद्रमुदकाकुलम् ।। २.१०५.
The night that passes does not return; the full-flowing Yamuna moves only toward the ocean filled with water.
अहोरात्राणि गच्छन्ति सर्वेषां प्राणिनामिह । आयूंषि क्षपयन्त्याशु ग्रीष्मे जलमिवांशव: ।। २.१०५.
Days and nights pass for all living beings here; they swiftly diminish their lifespans, like the sun's rays drying up water in summer.
आत्मानमनुशोच त्वं किमन्यमनुशोचसि । आयुस्ते हीयते यस्य स्थितस्य च गतस्य च ।। २.१०५.
Grieve for yourself—why do you grieve for another? For one's lifespan diminishes, whether one stays or departs.