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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 7 (Uttarakāṇḍa) • Sarga 49

Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 49

उत्तरकाण्डम् • सर्गः 49

Uttarakāṇḍa Sarga 49 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 18 verses.

Total: 18 Verses • Citations: VR 7.49.1–18 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 7.49.1 अनुष्टुप्
दृष्ट्वा तु मैथिलीं सीतामाश्रमं संप्रवेशिताम् । संतापमकरोद्घोरं लक्ष्मणो दीनचेतनः ॥
dṛṣṭvā tu maithilīṃ sītāmāśramaṃ saṃpraveśitām | saṃtāpamakarodghoraṃ lakṣmaṇo dīnacetanaḥ ||
English Translation
Beholding the great ascetic Vālmīki thus conducting Sītā into his own hermitage Lakş mana's heart was bewildered with grief.
VR 7.49.2 अनुष्टुप्
अब्रवीच्च महातेजाः सुमन्त्रं मन्त्रसारथिम् । सीतासंतापजं दुःखं पश्य रामस्य धीमतः ॥
abravīcca mahātejāḥ sumantraṃ mantrasārathim | sītāsaṃtāpajaṃ duḥkhaṃ paśya rāmasya dhīmataḥ ||
English Translation
Thereupon he said to the expert charioteer Sumantra. Do you perceive Rāma's grief consequent upon the separation from Sītā.
VR 7.49.3 अनुष्टुप्
अतो दुःखतरं किं नु राघवस्य भविष्यति । पत्नीं शुद्धसमाचारां विसृज्य जनकात्मजाम् ॥
ato duḥkhataraṃ kiṃ nu rāghavasya bhaviṣyati | patnīṃ śuddhasamācārāṃ visṛjya janakātmajām ||
English Translation
His spouse-the daughter of Janaka, is perfectly pure; what can be more painful than that Rāma is living alone having renounced her?
VR 7.49.4 अनुष्टुप्
व्यक्तं दैवादहं मन्ये राघवस्य विनाभवम् । वैदेह्या सारथे सार्धं दैवं हि दुरतिक्रमम् ॥
vyaktaṃ daivādahaṃ manye rāghavasya vinābhavam | vaidehyā sārathe sārdhaṃ daivaṃ hi duratikramam ||
English Translation
It is clear to me, O Sumantra, that this separation of Rāma, has been brought about by the influence of destiny-for it is hard to get over accident.
VR 7.49.5 अनुष्टुप्
यो हि देवान्सगन्धर्वानसुरान्सह राक्षसैः । निहन्याद्राघवः क्रुद्धः स दैवमनुवर्तते ॥
yo hi devānsagandharvānasurānsaha rākṣasaiḥ | nihanyādrāghavaḥ kruddhaḥ sa daivamanuvartate ||
English Translation
Even that Rāma, who, when enraged, is capable of slaying the celestials, Gandharvas, Asuras and Rākşasas, has been engaged in the worship of destiny.
VR 7.49.6 अनुष्टुप्
पुरा मम पितुर्वाक्यैर्दण्डके विजने वने । उषितो नव वर्षाणि पञ्च चैव सुदारुणे ॥
purā mama piturvākyairdaṇḍake vijane vane | uṣito nava varṣāṇi pañca caiva sudāruṇe ||
English Translation
Formerly did Rāma go through miserics, residing in the forest of Dandaka, at the command of his sire for fourteen years.
VR 7.49.7 अनुष्टुप्
ततो दुःखतरं भूयः सीताया विप्रवासनम् । पौराणां वचनं श्रुत्वा नृशंसं प्रतिभाति मे ॥
tato duḥkhataraṃ bhūyaḥ sītāyā vipravāsanam | paurāṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā nṛśaṃsaṃ pratibhāti me ||
English Translation
But this banishment of Sītā appears to me as exceedingly painful and most ruthless. O charioteer, the opinion of the citizens is by no means just; consequently what shall we gain by performing such a bad action for fame as the exile of Sita?
VR 7.49.8 अनुष्टुप्
को नु धर्माश्रयः सूत कर्मण्यस्मिन्यशोहरे । मैथिलीं प्रति संप्राप्तः पौरैर्हीनार्थवादिभिः ॥
ko nu dharmāśrayaḥ sūta karmaṇyasminyaśohare | maithilīṃ prati saṃprāptaḥ paurairhīnārthavādibhiḥ ||
VR 7.49.9 अनुष्टुप्
एता बहुविधा वाचः श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणभाषिताः । सुमन्त्रः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥
etā bahuvidhā vācaḥ śrutvā lakṣmaṇabhāṣitāḥ | sumantraḥ prāñjalirbhūtvā vākyametaduvāca ha ||
English Translation
Hearing those words of Lakşmaņa of various types, the wise Sumantra reverentially replied.
VR 7.49.10 अनुष्टुप्
न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः सौमित्रे मैथिलीं प्रति । दृष्टमेतत्पुरा विप्रैः पितुस्ते लक्ष्मणाग्रतः ॥
na saṃtāpastvayā kāryaḥ saumitre maithilīṃ prati | dṛṣṭametatpurā vipraiḥ pituste lakṣmaṇāgrataḥ ||
English Translation
Be not aggrieved for Sītā, O Saumitri Formerly in the presence of your sire the Brāhmaṇas related this account of Sītā's exile.
VR 7.49.11 उपजातिः
भविष्यति दृढं रामो दुःखप्रायोऽल्पसौख्यवान् । त्वां चैव मैथिलीं चैव शत्रुघ्नभरतौ तथा । संत्यजिष्यति धर्मात्मा कालेन महता महान् ॥
bhaviṣyati dṛḍhaṃ rāmo duḥkhaprāyo'lpasaukhyavān | tvāṃ caiva maithilīṃ caiva śatrughnabharatau tathā | saṃtyajiṣyati dharmātmā kālena mahatā mahān ||
English Translation
Rāma shall be deprived of all happiness and be separated from his dear wife; what more, the virtuous-souled Rāma, having long arms, shall, under the influence of time, renounce you, Sītā, Śatrughna and Bharata.
VR 7.49.12 अनुष्टुप्
न त्विदं त्वयि वक्तव्यं सौमित्रे भरतेऽपि वा । राज्ञा वोऽव्याहृतं वाक्यं दुर्वासा यदुवाच ह ॥
na tvidaṃ tvayi vaktavyaṃ saumitre bharate'pi vā | rājñā vo'vyāhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ durvāsā yaduvāca ha ||
English Translation
O Lakṣmaṇa, when Durvāsa was addressed by the king Dasaratha as to your future he replied in the above way. I have told you the same. Do you not communicate this to Śatrughna Bharata or any body. O foremost of men, Durbasa said this to Daſaratha before me, Vaşistha and other great men.
VR 7.49.13 अनुष्टुप्
महाराजसमीपे च मम चैव नरर्षभ । ऋषिणा व्याहृतं वाक्यं वसिष्ठस्य च संनिधौ ॥
mahārājasamīpe ca mama caiva nararṣabha | ṛṣiṇā vyāhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ vasiṣṭhasya ca saṃnidhau ||
VR 7.49.14 अनुष्टुप्
ऋषेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा मामाह पुरुषर्षभः । सूत न क्वचिदेवं ते वक्तव्यं जनसंनिधौ ॥
ṛṣestu vacanaṃ śrutvā māmāha puruṣarṣabhaḥ | sūta na kvacidevaṃ te vaktavyaṃ janasaṃnidhau ||
English Translation
Hearing the words of Rsi, Dasaratha, the foremost of men, said to me, "O charioteer, do not reveal this secret to any body.
VR 7.49.15 अनुष्टुप्
तस्याहं लोकपालस्य वाक्यं तत्सुसमाहितः । नैव जात्वनृतं कुर्यामिति मे सौम्य दर्शनम् ॥
tasyāhaṃ lokapālasya vākyaṃ tatsusamāhitaḥ | naiva jātvanṛtaṃ kuryāmiti me saumya darśanam ||
English Translation
O gentle one, it is not proper by any means to falsify the words of the king Dasaratha. I shall always, very carefully, carry out his orders. It is not proper to reveal this mystery before you. Still I do so for your curiosity has been greatly excited.
VR 7.49.16 अनुष्टुप्
सर्वथा नास्त्यवक्तव्यं मया सौम्य तवाग्रतः । यदि ते श्रवणे श्रद्धा श्रूयतां रघुनन्दन ॥
sarvathā nāstyavaktavyaṃ mayā saumya tavāgrataḥ | yadi te śravaṇe śraddhā śrūyatāṃ raghunandana ||
English Translation
O gentle one, it is not proper by any means to falsify the words of the king Dasaratha. I shall always, very carefully, carry out his orders. It is not proper to reveal this mystery before you. Still I do so for your curiosity has been greatly excited.
VR 7.49.17 अनुष्टुप्
यद्यप्यहं नरेन्द्रेण रहस्यं श्रावितः पुरा । तच्चाप्युदाहरिष्यामि दैवं हि दुरतिक्रमम् ॥
yadyapyahaṃ narendreṇa rahasyaṃ śrāvitaḥ purā | taccāpyudāhariṣyāmi daivaṃ hi duratikramam ||
English Translation
Tough this mystery was communicated formerly by the king Dasaratha and though it is not proper to reveal it to any body, still I express it before you that you may not, on hearing it, be worked up with sorrow; for destiny is hard to be got over. And it is by the influence of that destiny that you have met with such a sorrow and grief. However, do you not reveal this secret to Satrughna and Bharata.
VR 7.49.18 अनुष्टुप्
तच्छ्रुत्वा भाषितं तस्य गम्भीरार्थपदं महत् । तथ्यं ब्रूहीति सौमित्रिः सूतं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥
tacchrutvā bhāṣitaṃ tasya gambhīrārthapadaṃ mahat | tathyaṃ brūhīti saumitriḥ sūtaṃ vākyamathābravīt ||
English Translation
Hearing these grave and important words of Sumantra, Laksmana ordered him to relate.
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