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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 2 (Ayodhyākāṇḍa) • Sarga 40

Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 40

अयोध्याकाण्डम् • सर्गः 40

Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 40 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 30 verses.

Total: 30 Verses • Citations: VR 2.40.1–30 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 2.40.1 अनुष्टुप्
अनुरक्ता महात्मानं रामं सत्यपरक्रमम् । अनुजग्मुः प्रयान्तं तं वनवासाय मानवाः ॥
anuraktā mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparakramam | anujagmuḥ prayāntaṃ taṃ vanavāsāya mānavāḥ ||
English Translation
The people, who yarned after Rāma having truth for prowess, followed him repairing to the forest.
VR 2.40.2 अनुष्टुप्
निवर्तितेऽपि च बलात्सुहृद्वर्गे च राजिनि । नैव ते संन्यवर्तन्त रामस्यानुगता रथम् ॥
nivartite'pi ca balātsuhṛdvarge ca rājini | naiva te saṃnyavartanta rāmasyānugatā ratham ||
English Translation
Even when the king in the interests of his son had with much ado restrained himself, these, following Răma's car, did not desist.
VR 2.40.3 अनुष्टुप्
अयोध्यानिलयानां हि पुरुषाणां महायशाः । बभूव गुणसंपन्नः पूर्णचन्द्र इव प्रियः ॥
ayodhyānilayānāṃ hi puruṣāṇāṃ mahāyaśāḥ | babhūva guṇasaṃpannaḥ pūrṇacandra iva priyaḥ ||
English Translation
That illustrious one crowned with every perfection was dear to the inhabitants of Ayodhyā like to the full moon himself.
VR 2.40.4 अनुष्टुप्
स याच्यमानः काकुत्स्थः स्वाभिः प्रकृतिभिस्तदा । कुर्वाणः पितरं सत्यं वनमेवान्वपद्यत ॥
sa yācyamānaḥ kākutsthaḥ svābhiḥ prakṛtibhistadā | kurvāṇaḥ pitaraṃ satyaṃ vanamevānvapadyata ||
English Translation
Although besought by the subjects, the truthful Käkutstha having pledged his word to his father, kept on going to the forest.
VR 2.40.5 अनुष्टुप्
अवेक्षमाणः सस्नेहं चक्षुषा प्रपिबन्निव । उवाच रामः स्नेहेन ताः प्रजाः स्वाः प्रजा इव ॥
avekṣamāṇaḥ sasnehaṃ cakṣuṣā prapibanniva | uvāca rāmaḥ snehena tāḥ prajāḥ svāḥ prajā iva ||
English Translation
And affectionately eyeing them as if drinking them with his sight, Rāma touchingly addressed those subjects as if they were his own, The love and regard which the inhabitants of Ayodhyā have for me, let them, for pleasing me, extend in full measure towards Bharata.
VR 2.40.6 अनुष्टुप्
या प्रीतिर्बहुमानश्च मय्ययोध्यानिवासिनाम् । मत्प्रियार्थं विशेषेण भरते सा निवेश्यताम् ॥
yā prītirbahumānaśca mayyayodhyānivāsinām | matpriyārthaṃ viśeṣeṇa bharate sā niveśyatām ||
English Translation
And affectionately eyeing them as if drinking them with his sight, Rāma touchingly addressed those subjects as if they were his own, The love and regard which the inhabitants of Ayodhyā have for me, let them, for pleasing me, extend in full measure towards Bharata.
VR 2.40.7 अनुष्टुप्
स हि कल्याण चारित्रः कैकेय्यानन्दवर्धनः । करिष्यति यथावद्वः प्रियाणि च हितानि च ॥
sa hi kalyāṇa cāritraḥ kaikeyyānandavardhanaḥ | kariṣyati yathāvadvaḥ priyāṇi ca hitāni ca ||
English Translation
That enhancer of Kaikeyi's delight bearing an auspicious character, will duly compass your happiness and welfare.
VR 2.40.8 अनुष्टुप्
ज्ञानवृद्धो वयोबालो मृदुर्वीर्यगुणान्वितः । अनुरूपः स वो भर्ता भविष्यति भयापहः ॥
jñānavṛddho vayobālo mṛdurvīryaguṇānvitaḥ | anurūpaḥ sa vo bhartā bhaviṣyati bhayāpahaḥ ||
English Translation
Aged by virtue of his wisdom, although young in years, and mild albeit furnished with heroic virtue, that remover of fear will make a fit ruler for you. son
VR 2.40.9 अनुष्टुप्
स हि राजगुणैर्युक्तो युवराजः समीक्षितः । अपि चापि मया शिष्टैः कार्यं वो भर्तृशासनम् ॥
sa hi rājaguṇairyukto yuvarājaḥ samīkṣitaḥ | api cāpi mayā śiṣṭaiḥ kāryaṃ vo bhartṛśāsanam ||
English Translation
Crowned with every regal virtue and selected as the heir-apparent (by the monarch), he is more meritorious by far than I am. I behove you to obey the order of your master.
VR 2.40.10 अनुष्टुप्
न च तप्येद्यथा चासौ वनवासं गते मयि । महाराजस्तथा कार्यो मम प्रियचिकीर्षया ॥
na ca tapyedyathā cāsau vanavāsaṃ gate mayi | mahārājastathā kāryo mama priyacikīrṣayā ||
English Translation
And seeking my good, it beloves you to act so that when I shall have gone to the forest, the king may not grieve.
VR 2.40.11 अनुष्टुप्
यथा यथा दाशरथिर्धर्ममेवास्थितोऽभवत् । तथा तथा प्रकृतयो रामं पतिमकामयन् ॥
yathā yathā dāśarathirdharmamevāsthito'bhavat | tathā tathā prakṛtayo rāmaṃ patimakāmayan ||
English Translation
But as Daśaratha's son was bringing home to the people that their duty lay in obeying the royal Mandata, they desried that even Rāma should rule them.
VR 2.40.12 अनुष्टुप्
बाष्पेण पिहितं दीनं रामः सौमित्रिणा सह । चकर्षेव गुणैर्बद्ध्वा जनं पुनरिवासनम् ॥
bāṣpeṇa pihitaṃ dīnaṃ rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha | cakarṣeva guṇairbaddhvā janaṃ punarivāsanam ||
English Translation
Rāma in company with Sumitrā's attracted the inhabitants of the city subdued by his virtues, who stood with tears in their eyes.
VR 2.40.13 अनुष्टुप्
ते द्विजास्त्रिविधं वृद्धा ज्ञानेन वयसौजसा । वयःप्रकम्पशिरसो दूरादूचुरिदं वचः ॥
te dvijāstrividhaṃ vṛddhā jñānena vayasaujasā | vayaḥprakampaśiraso dūrādūcuridaṃ vacaḥ ||
English Translation
The three kinds of the twice-born ones, viz., those old by virtue, respectively, of age, wisdom, and ascetic energy, the old folks with their heads shaking through length of years, cried from a distance.
VR 2.40.14 उपजातिः
वहन्तो जवना रामं भो भो जात्यास्तुरंगमाः । निवर्तध्वं न गन्तव्यं हिता भवत भर्तरि । उपवाह्यस्तु वो भर्ता नापवाह्यः पुराद्वनम् ॥
vahanto javanā rāmaṃ bho bho jātyāsturaṃgamāḥ | nivartadhvaṃ na gantavyaṃ hitā bhavata bhartari | upavāhyastu vo bhartā nāpavāhyaḥ purādvanam ||
English Translation
O you fleet coursers boasting of exalted extraction that bear Rāma away, do you desist, do not go; do you do even what is for the good of your master.
VR 2.40.15 अनुष्टुप्
एवमार्तप्रलापांस्तान्वृद्धान्प्रलपतो द्विजान् । अवेक्ष्य सहसा रामो रथादवततार ह ॥
evamārtapralāpāṃstānvṛddhānpralapato dvijān | avekṣya sahasā rāmo rathādavatatāra ha ||
English Translation
Suddenly seeing those old Brāhmaṇas thus lamenting distressfully, Rāma speedily descended from his car.
VR 2.40.16 अनुष्टुप्
पद्भ्यामेव जगामाथ ससीतः सहलक्ष्मणः । संनिकृष्टपदन्यासो रामो वनपरायणः ॥
padbhyāmeva jagāmātha sasītaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ | saṃnikṛṣṭapadanyāso rāmo vanaparāyaṇaḥ ||
English Translation
Along with Lakşmaņa and Sitā, Rāma bound for the forest, began to walk near them on foot.
VR 2.40.17 अनुष्टुप्
द्विजातींस्तु पदातींस्तान्रामश्चारित्रवत्सलः । न शशाक घृणाचक्षुः परिमोक्तुं रथेन सः ॥
dvijātīṃstu padātīṃstānrāmaścāritravatsalaḥ | na śaśāka ghṛṇācakṣuḥ parimoktuṃ rathena saḥ ||
English Translation
Endowed with kindness, that friend of the good, Rāma, could not by proceeding on his car bear to pare with the Brāhmaṇas that were following on foot.
VR 2.40.18 अनुष्टुप्
गच्छन्तमेव तं दृष्ट्वा रामं संभ्रान्तमानसाः । ऊचुः परमसंतप्ता रामं वाक्यमिदं द्विजाः ॥
gacchantameva taṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmaṃ saṃbhrāntamānasāḥ | ūcuḥ paramasaṃtaptā rāmaṃ vākyamidaṃ dvijāḥ ||
English Translation
Seeing him thus going, the Brāhamaņas with agitated hearts, and burning in grief, addressed Rāma in these words.
VR 2.40.19 अनुष्टुप्
ब्राह्मण्यं कृत्स्नमेतत्त्वां ब्रह्मण्यमनुगच्छति । द्विजस्कन्धाधिरूढास्त्वामग्नयोऽप्यनुयान्त्यमी ॥
brāhmaṇyaṃ kṛtsnametattvāṃ brahmaṇyamanugacchati | dvijaskandhādhirūḍhāstvāmagnayo'pyanuyāntyamī ||
English Translation
The Brāhmaṇas in a body are following you ever seeking their good, and mounting on the shoulders of the regenerate ones, the (sacrificial) Fires are walking in your wake.
VR 2.40.20 अनुष्टुप्
वाजपेयसमुत्थानि छत्राण्येतानि पश्य नः । पृष्ठतोऽनुप्रयातानि हंसानिव जलात्यये ॥
vājapeyasamutthāni chatrāṇyetāni paśya naḥ | pṛṣṭhato'nuprayātāni haṃsāniva jalātyaye ||
English Translation
And behold these raised umbrellas of ours got from the Vājapeya sacrifice, that like to autumnal clouds follow at your back.
VR 2.40.21 अनुष्टुप्
अनवाप्तातपत्रस्य रश्मिसंतापितस्य ते । एभिश्छायां करिष्यामः स्वैश्छत्रैर्वाजपेयिकैः ॥
anavāptātapatrasya raśmisaṃtāpitasya te | ebhiśchāyāṃ kariṣyāmaḥ svaiśchatrairvājapeyikaiḥ ||
English Translation
With these umbrellas got at the Vājapeya sacrifice, we will afford shade to Rāma destitute of his own white umbrella, when he shall feel the heat of the (solar) rays.
VR 2.40.22 अनुष्टुप्
या हि नः सततं बुद्धिर्वेदमन्त्रानुसारिणी । त्वत्कृते सा कृता वत्स वनवासानुसारिणी ॥
yā hi naḥ satataṃ buddhirvedamantrānusāriṇī | tvatkṛte sā kṛtā vatsa vanavāsānusāriṇī ||
English Translation
That intelligence of ours which ever follows the Vedic Mantras, is now, O child, ready to follow you to the forest in your interests.
VR 2.40.23 अनुष्टुप्
हृदयेष्ववतिष्ठन्ते वेदा ये नः परं धनम् । वत्स्यन्त्यपि गृहेष्वेव दाराश्चारित्ररक्षिताः ॥
hṛdayeṣvavatiṣṭhante vedā ye naḥ paraṃ dhanam | vatsyantyapi gṛheṣveva dārāścāritrarakṣitāḥ ||
English Translation
That best of treasurers, the Vedas, resides in our bosoms; and our wives protected by their chastity shall abide in our homes.
VR 2.40.24 अनुष्टुप्
न पुनर्निश्चयः कार्यस्त्वद्गतौ सुकृता मतिः । त्वयि धर्मव्यपेक्षे तु किं स्याद्धर्ममवेक्षितुम् ॥
na punarniścayaḥ kāryastvadgatau sukṛtā matiḥ | tvayi dharmavyapekṣe tu kiṃ syāddharmamavekṣitum ||
English Translation
As we have already made up our minds to follow you, it is useless to fix our hearts afresh. But if you overlooks virtues, what becomes of abiding by righteousness?* *Another reading is; What becomes of the virtue that we expect at your hands?
VR 2.40.25 अनुष्टुप्
याचितो नो निवर्तस्व हंसशुक्लशिरोरुहैः । शिरोभिर्निभृताचार महीपतनपांशुलैः ॥
yācito no nivartasva haṃsaśuklaśiroruhaiḥ | śirobhirnibhṛtācāra mahīpatanapāṃśulaiḥ ||
English Translation
O you that are ever firm in virtue, we beseech you by humbling to the dust our heads covered with hair white-hued like cranes, do you desist.
VR 2.40.26 अनुष्टुप्
बहूनां वितता यज्ञा द्विजानां य इहागताः । तेषां समाप्तिरायत्ता तव वत्स निवर्तने ॥
bahūnāṃ vitatā yajñā dvijānāṃ ya ihāgatāḥ | teṣāṃ samāptirāyattā tava vatsa nivartane ||
English Translation
These numerous Brāhmaṇas that have come hither have entered upon many a sacrifice. The completion of these, O child, depends upon your return.
VR 2.40.27 अनुष्टुप्
भक्तिमन्ति हि भूतानि जंगमाजंगमानि च । याचमानेषु तेषु त्वं भक्तिं भक्तेषु दर्शय ॥
bhaktimanti hi bhūtāni jaṃgamājaṃgamāni ca | yācamāneṣu teṣu tvaṃ bhaktiṃ bhakteṣu darśaya ||
English Translation
All creatures mobile and immobile cherish you with high regard. All these beseech you. Do you show consideration to those that regard you.
VR 2.40.28 अनुष्टुप्
अनुगंतुमशक्तास्त्वां मूलैरुद्धृतवेगिभिः । उन्नता वायुवेगेन विक्रोशन्तीव पादपाः ॥
anugaṃtumaśaktāstvāṃ mūlairuddhṛtavegibhiḥ | unnatā vāyuvegena vikrośantīva pādapāḥ ||
English Translation
Tall trees deprived of motion in consequence of being fast rooted to the earth and incapable of following you, are prohibiting you by sounding with the wind.
VR 2.40.29 अनुष्टुप्
निश्चेष्टाहारसंचारा वृक्षैकस्थानविष्ठिताः । पक्षिणोऽपि प्रयाचन्ते सर्वभूतानुकम्पिनम् ॥
niśceṣṭāhārasaṃcārā vṛkṣaikasthānaviṣṭhitāḥ | pakṣiṇo'pi prayācante sarvabhūtānukampinam ||
English Translation
And birds staying upon trees and neither manifesting any motion nor seeking for their food, beseech you to have compassion upon all creatures.
VR 2.40.30 अनुष्टुप्
एवं विक्रोशतां तेषां द्विजातीनां निवर्तने । ददृशे तमसा तत्र वारयन्तीव राघवम् ॥
evaṃ vikrośatāṃ teṣāṃ dvijātīnāṃ nivartane | dadṛśe tamasā tatra vārayantīva rāghavam ||
English Translation
While the Brāhmaṇas were loudly demanding the return of Rāma, he found the darkness to descend as if forbidding him.
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