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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 2 (Ayodhyākāṇḍa) • Sarga 39

Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 39

अयोध्याकाण्डम् • सर्गः 39

Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 39 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 16 verses.

Total: 16 Verses • Citations: VR 2.39.1–16 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 2.39.1 अनुष्टुप्
विलपन्तीं तथा तां तु कौसल्यां प्रमदोत्तमाम् । इदं धर्मे स्थिता धर्म्यं सुमित्रा वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥
vilapantīṃ tathā tāṃ tu kausalyāṃ pramadottamām | idaṃ dharme sthitā dharmyaṃ sumitrā vākyamabravīt ||
English Translation
As that best of ladies, Kausalyā, was thus lamenting, Sumitrā ever abiding in virtue, spoke to her these words consistent with righteousness.
VR 2.39.2 अनुष्टुप्
तवार्ये सद्गुणैर्युक्तः पुत्रः स पुरुषोत्तमः । किं ते विलपितेनैवं कृपणं रुदितेन वा ॥
tavārye sadguṇairyuktaḥ putraḥ sa puruṣottamaḥ | kiṃ te vilapitenaivaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ ruditena vā ||
English Translation
O worshipful one, your son is crowned with all qualities, and is the best of men. Why then do you bewail thus, or weep bitterly?
VR 2.39.3 अनुष्टुप्
यस्तवार्ये गतः पुत्रस्त्यक्त्वा राज्यं महाबलः । साधु कुर्वन्महात्मानं पितरं सत्यवादिनाम् ॥
yastavārye gataḥ putrastyaktvā rājyaṃ mahābalaḥ | sādhu kurvanmahātmānaṃ pitaraṃ satyavādinām ||
English Translation
Since, O revered one, renouncing the kingdom, your mighty son wendeth (to the woods) with the view of fulfiling the intention of his high-souled and truthful sire, the worthy Rāma staying in the duty that is completely observed by the good and the performance of which always bringeth welfare in the next world, should by no means be lamented.
VR 2.39.4 अनुष्टुप्
शिष्टैराचरिते सम्यक्शश्वत्प्रेत्य फलोदये । रामो धर्मे स्थितः श्रेष्ठो न स शोच्यः कदाचन ॥
śiṣṭairācarite samyakśaśvatpretya phalodaye | rāmo dharme sthitaḥ śreṣṭho na sa śocyaḥ kadācana ||
English Translation
Since, O revered one, renouncing the kingdom, your mighty son wendeth (to the woods) with the view of fulfiling the intention of his high-souled and truthful sire, the worthy Rāma staying in the duty that is completely observed by the good and the performance of which always bringeth welfare in the next world, should by no means be lamented.
VR 2.39.5 अनुष्टुप्
वर्तते चोत्तमां वृत्तिं लक्ष्मणोऽस्मिन्सदानघः । दयावान्सर्वभूतेषु लाभस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥
vartate cottamāṃ vṛttiṃ lakṣmaṇo'sminsadānaghaḥ | dayāvānsarvabhūteṣu lābhastasya mahātmanaḥ ||
English Translation
That sinless one, Laksmana, kind to all creatures, will minister to Rāma in the best way possible, and this is to the advantage of that high-souled one.
VR 2.39.6 अनुष्टुप्
अरण्यवासे यद्दुःखं जानती वै सुखोचिता । अनुगच्छति वैदेही धर्मात्मानं तवात्मजम् ॥
araṇyavāse yadduḥkhaṃ jānatī vai sukhocitā | anugacchati vaidehī dharmātmānaṃ tavātmajam ||
English Translation
And experiencing the hardships that come of living in the forest, Vaidehi deserving of happiness follows your righteous son.
VR 2.39.7 अनुष्टुप्
कीर्तिभूतां पताकां यो लोके भ्रामयति प्रभुः । दमसत्यव्रतपरः किं न प्राप्तस्तवात्मजः ॥
kīrtibhūtāṃ patākāṃ yo loke bhrāmayati prabhuḥ | damasatyavrataparaḥ kiṃ na prāptastavātmajaḥ ||
English Translation
What is wanting to that maintainer of all, your son of subdued senses, intent upon truth and the observance of vows, who is spreading his banner of fame over the world?
VR 2.39.8 अनुष्टुप्
व्यक्तं रामस्य विज्ञाय शौचं माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । न गात्रमंशुभिः सूर्यः संतापयितुमर्हति ॥
vyaktaṃ rāmasya vijñāya śaucaṃ māhātmyamuttamam | na gātramaṃśubhiḥ sūryaḥ saṃtāpayitumarhati ||
English Translation
Acquainted with Rāma's manifest purity and high magnanimity, the Sun himself will not dare burn his body with his rays.
VR 2.39.9 अनुष्टुप्
शिवः सर्वेषु कालेषु काननेभ्यो विनिःसृतः । राघवं युक्तशीतोष्णः सेविष्यति सुखोऽनिलः ॥
śivaḥ sarveṣu kāleṣu kānanebhyo viniḥsṛtaḥ | rāghavaṃ yuktaśītoṣṇaḥ seviṣyati sukho'nilaḥ ||
English Translation
And issuing from the woods at all hours, the delicious air impregnated with heat and cold will serve Raghava.
VR 2.39.10 अनुष्टुप्
शयानमनघं रात्रौ पितेवाभिपरिष्वजन् । रश्मिभिः संस्पृशञ्शीतैश्चन्द्रमा ह्लादयिष्यति ॥
śayānamanaghaṃ rātrau pitevābhipariṣvajan | raśmibhiḥ saṃspṛśañśītaiścandramā hlādayiṣyati ||
English Translation
And when he will lie down at night, the Moon touching him with his beams and embracing him even like his own father, will gladden his heart.
VR 2.39.11 अनुष्टुप्
ददौ चास्त्राणि दिव्यानि यस्मै ब्रह्मा महौजसे । दानवेन्द्रं हतं दृष्ट्वा तिमिध्वजसुतं रणे ॥
dadau cāstrāṇi divyāni yasmai brahmā mahaujase | dānavendraṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā timidhvajasutaṃ raṇe ||
English Translation
That hero of mighty energy on whom Brahma had conferred celestial weapons, seeing that foremost of the Dānavas, the son of Timidhvaja, slain in battle, that tiger-like one, relying on the native strength of his arms, will fearlessly abide in the forest as if in his own home.
VR 2.39.12 अनुष्टुप्
पृथिव्या सह वैदेह्या श्रिया च पुरुषर्षभः । क्षिप्रं तिसृभिरेताभिः सह रामोऽभिषेक्ष्यते ॥
pṛthivyā saha vaidehyā śriyā ca puruṣarṣabhaḥ | kṣipraṃ tisṛbhiretābhiḥ saha rāmo'bhiṣekṣyate ||
English Translation
And that best of men, Räma, will soon be installed in the kingdom, in company with these three, the Earth, Vaidehī, and the goddess of victory.
VR 2.39.13 अनुष्टुप्
दुःखजं विसृजन्त्यस्रं निष्क्रामन्तमुदीक्ष्य यम् । समुत्स्रक्ष्यसि नेत्राभ्यां क्षिप्रमानन्दजं पयः ॥
duḥkhajaṃ visṛjantyasraṃ niṣkrāmantamudīkṣya yam | samutsrakṣyasi netrābhyāṃ kṣipramānandajaṃ payaḥ ||
English Translation
Soon you will see him enthrouned shining in full glory on his return from exile while tears of joy will flow from your eyes.
VR 2.39.14 अनुष्टुप्
अभिवादयमानं तं दृष्ट्वा ससुहृदं सुतम् । मुदाश्रु मोक्ष्यसे क्षिप्रं मेघलेकेव वार्षिकी ॥
abhivādayamānaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sasuhṛdaṃ sutam | mudāśru mokṣyase kṣipraṃ meghalekeva vārṣikī ||
English Translation
Beholding your son surrounded by his friends, bowing to you, you will soon shed blissful tears, even like a rain-cloud.
VR 2.39.15 अनुष्टुप्
पुत्रस्ते वरदः क्षिप्रमयोध्यां पुनरागतः । कराभ्यां मृदुपीनाभ्यां चरणौ पीडयिष्यति ॥
putraste varadaḥ kṣipramayodhyāṃ punarāgataḥ | karābhyāṃ mṛdupīnābhyāṃ caraṇau pīḍayiṣyati ||
English Translation
And soon will your son conferring boons, returning (to this place), press your feet with those soft and plump hands of his.
VR 2.39.16 उपजातिः
निशम्य तल्लक्ष्मणमातृवाक्यं; रामस्य मातुर्नरदेवपत्न्याः । सद्यः शरीरे विननाश शोकः; शरद्गतो मेघ इवाल्पतोयः ॥
niśamya tallakṣmaṇamātṛvākyaṃ; rāmasya māturnaradevapatnyāḥ | sadyaḥ śarīre vinanāśa śokaḥ; śaradgato megha ivālpatoyaḥ ||
English Translation
Hearing those words of Laksmana's mother, the wife of the best of men, Rāma's mother, had her sorrow destroyed in her person, even like and autumnal cloud surcharged with slight rain.
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