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.
सहैव मृत्युर्व्रजति सह मृत्युर्निषीदति । गत्वा सुदीर्घमध्वानं सहमृत्युर्निवर्तते ।। २.१०५.
Death goes together with a person, sits together with him, and after traveling a very long journey, returns together with him.
गात्रेषु वलय: प्राप्ता: श्वेताश्चैव शिरोरुहा: । जरया पुरुषो जीर्ण: किं हि कृत्वा प्रभावयेत् ।। २.१०५.
Wrinkles have appeared on the limbs, and the hair has turned white; a man is worn out by old age—what can he possibly accomplish then?
नन्दन्त्युदित आदित्ये नन्दन्त्यस्तमिते रवौ । आत्मनो नावबुध्यन्ते मनुष्या जीवितक्षयम् ।। २.१०५.
People rejoice when the sun rises and rejoice when it sets, yet they do not realize the shortening of their own lifespan.
हृष्यन्त्यृतुमखं दृष्ट्वा नवं नवमिहागतम् । ऋतूनां परिवर्त्तेन प्राणिनां प्राणसंक्षय: ।। २.१०५.
They delight at seeing each new season arrive, but with the change of seasons, the life of living beings is diminished.
यथा काष्ठं च काष्ठं च समेयातां महार्णवे । समेत्य च व्यपेयातां कालमासाद्य कञ्चन ।। २.१०५.
Just as one piece of wood meets another in the vast ocean, and after meeting, they part again when the time comes,
एवं भार्याश्च पुत्राश्च ज्ञातयश्च घनानि च । समेत्य व्यवधावन्ति ध्रुवो ह्येषां विनाभव: ।। २.१०५.
So too do wives, sons, relatives, and friends come together and then disperse; their separation is indeed certain.
नात्र कश्चिद्यथाभावं प्राणी समभिवर्त्तते । तेन तस्मिन्न सामर्थ्यं प्रेतस्यास्त्यनुशोचत: ।। २.१०५.
No living being remains as they are; therefore, there is no power in lamenting for the departed.
यथा हि सार्थं गच्छन्तं ब्रूयात् कश्चित् पथि स्थित: । अहमप्यागमिष्यामि पृष्ठतो भवतामिति ।। २.१०५.
Just as someone standing on the road might say to a caravan passing by, 'I too will come after you,'
एवं पूर्वैर्गतो मार्ग: पितृपैतामहो ध्रुव: । तमापन्न: कथं शोचेद्यस्ऺय नास्ति व्यतिक्रम: ।। २.१०५.
So too is the path taken by our ancestors and forefathers, a certain way; having reached it, why should one grieve, since there is no deviation from it?
वयस: पतमानस्य स्रोतसो वा ऽनिवर्तिन: । आत्मा सुखे नियोक्तव्य: सुखभाज: प्रजा: स्मृता: ।। २.१०५.
As age declines and the current of life does not turn back, one should direct the mind toward happiness, for offspring are meant to enjoy happiness.
धर्मात्मा स शुभै: कृत्स्नै: क्रतुभिश्चाप्तदक्षिणैः । धूतपापो गत: स्वर्गं पिता न: पृथिवीपति: ।। २.१०५.
Our father, the lord of the earth, righteous and purified by all auspicious sacrifices with proper gifts, has gone to heaven.
भृत्यानां भरणात् सम्यक् प्रजानां परिपालनात् । अर्थादानाच्च धर्मेण पिता नस्त्रिदिवं गत: ।। २.१०५.
By properly supporting his servants, protecting his people, and giving wealth righteously, our father has attained the third heaven.
कर्मभिस्तु शुभैरिष्टै: क्रतुभिश्चाप्तदक्षिणै: । स्वर्गं दशरथ: प्राप्त: पिता न: पृथिवीपति: ।। २.१०५.
By auspicious deeds and desired sacrifices with proper gifts, King Daśaratha, our father, has attained heaven.
इष्ट्वा बहुविधैर्यज्ञैर्भोगांश्चावाप्य पुष्कलान् । उत्तमं चायुरासाद्य स्वर्गत: पृथिवीपति: ।। २.१०५.
Having performed many kinds of sacrifices and enjoyed abundant pleasures, and having attained the highest span of life, the king has gone to heaven.
आयुरुत्तममासाद्य भोगानपि च राघव: । स न शोच्य: पिता तात: स्वर्गत: सत्कृत: सताम् ।। २.१०५.
Having attained the highest lifespan and pleasures, O Rāghava, our father, honored by the virtuous, has gone to heaven and is not to be mourned.
स जीर्णं मानुषं देहं परित्यज्य पिता हि न: । दैवीमृद्धिमनुप्राप्तो ब्रह्मलोकविहारिणीम् ।। २.१०५.
Our father, having abandoned the worn-out human body, has attained divine prosperity and now dwells in the world of Brahma.
तं तु नैवंविध: कश्चित् प्राज्ञ: शोचितुमर्हति । तद्विधो यद्विधश्चापि श्रुतवान् बुद्धिमत्तर: ।। २.१०५.
No wise person, whether of such a kind or any other, who has heard and is more intelligent, ought to grieve in this way.
एते बहुविधा: शोका विलापरुदिते तथा । वर्जनीया हि धीरेण सर्वावस्थासु धीमता ।। २.१०५.
These many kinds of sorrows, lamentations, and weeping should indeed be avoided by the wise in all circumstances.
स स्वस्थो भव माशोचीर्यात्वा चावस तां पुरीम् । तथा पित्रा नियुक्तो ऽसि वशिना वदतां वर ।। २.१०५.
Therefore, be at ease and do not grieve; remain in that city. Thus you have been instructed by our father, the best among those who command their senses and foremost among speakers.
यत्राहमपि तेनैव नियुक्त: पुण्यकर्मणा । तत्रैवाहं करिष्यामि पितुरार्य्यस्य शासनम् ।। २.१०५.
Where I too have been directed by that virtuous father, there indeed I shall carry out the command of our noble father.