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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 2 (Ayodhyākāṇḍa) • Sarga 21

Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 21

अयोध्याकाण्डम् • सर्गः 21

Ayodhyākāṇḍa Sarga 21 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 25 verses.

Total: 25 Verses • Citations: VR 2.21.1–25 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 2.21.1 अनुष्टुप्
तं समीक्ष्य त्ववहितं पितुर्निर्देशपालने । कौसल्या बाष्पसंरुद्धा वचो धर्मिष्ठमब्रवीत् ॥
taṃ samīkṣya tvavahitaṃ piturnirdeśapālane | kausalyā bāṣpasaṃruddhā vaco dharmiṣṭhamabravīt ||
English Translation
Seeing Räma determined upon carrying out his father's behest's, Kausalya with her voice choked with vapour begot of tears, spoke to him the following pious words.
VR 2.21.2 अनुष्टुप्
अदृष्टदुःखो धर्मात्मा सर्वभूतप्रियंवदः । मयि जातो दशरथात्कथमुञ्छेन वर्तयेत् ॥
adṛṣṭaduḥkho dharmātmā sarvabhūtapriyaṃvadaḥ | mayi jāto daśarathātkathamuñchena vartayet ||
English Translation
How shall this virtuous-souled one, beloved of people and who has never experienced misfortune before, live on grains gleaned, being born of me to Dasaratha?
VR 2.21.3 अनुष्टुप्
यस्य भृत्याश्च दासाश्च मृष्टान्यन्नानि भुञ्जते । कथं स भोक्ष्यते नाथो वने मूलफलान्ययम् ॥
yasya bhṛtyāśca dāsāśca mṛṣṭānyannāni bhuñjate | kathaṃ sa bhokṣyate nātho vane mūlaphalānyayam ||
English Translation
How shall that Rāma live upon fruits and roots, whose servants and attendants fare on well cooked rice?
VR 2.21.4 अनुष्टुप्
क एतच्छ्रद्दधेच्छ्रुत्वा कस्य वा न भवेद्भयम् । गुणवान्दयितो राज्ञो राघवो यद्विवास्यते ॥
ka etacchraddadhecchrutvā kasya vā na bhavedbhayam | guṇavāndayito rājño rāghavo yadvivāsyate ||
English Translation
Who shall believe, or believing who shall not be afraid, that his highly accomplished descendant of Kākutstha, favourite of the king, is going to be exiled?
VR 2.21.5 अनुष्टुप्
त्वया विहीनामिह मां शोकाग्निरतुलो महान् । प्रधक्ष्यति यथा कक्षं चित्रभानुर्हिमात्यये ॥
tvayā vihīnāmiha māṃ śokāgniratulo mahān | pradhakṣyati yathā kakṣaṃ citrabhānurhimātyaye ||
VR 2.21.6 अनुष्टुप्
कथं हि धेनुः स्वं वत्सं गच्छन्तं नानुगच्छति । अहं त्वानुगमिष्यामि यत्र पुत्र गमिष्यसि ॥
kathaṃ hi dhenuḥ svaṃ vatsaṃ gacchantaṃ nānugacchati | ahaṃ tvānugamiṣyāmi yatra putra gamiṣyasi ||
English Translation
Like to a cow following its young one shall I follow you, Oh my darling, wherever shall go.
VR 2.21.7 अनुष्टुप्
तथा निगदितं मात्रा तद्वाक्यं पुरुषर्षभः । श्रुत्वा रामोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं मातरं भृशदुःखिताम् ॥
tathā nigaditaṃ mātrā tadvākyaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | śrutvā rāmo'bravīdvākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitām ||
English Translation
Hearing those words of his mother, Rāma that best of men, spoke the following words to her, who was greatly troubled with sorrow.
VR 2.21.8 अनुष्टुप्
कैकेय्या वञ्चितो राजा मयि चारण्यमाश्रिते । भवत्या च परित्यक्तो न नूनं वर्तयिष्यति ॥
kaikeyyā vañcito rājā mayi cāraṇyamāśrite | bhavatyā ca parityakto na nūnaṃ vartayiṣyati ||
English Translation
"The monarch has been duped by Kaikeyi” myself resorting to the forest, surely shall he resign his life, if cast off again by you.
VR 2.21.9 अनुष्टुप्
भर्तुः किल परित्यागो नृशंसः केवलं स्त्रियाः । स भवत्या न कर्तव्यो मनसापि विगर्हितः ॥
bhartuḥ kila parityāgo nṛśaṃsaḥ kevalaṃ striyāḥ | sa bhavatyā na kartavyo manasāpi vigarhitaḥ ||
English Translation
There is nothing more cruel for women than the forsaking of their husband; it does not behove you therefore, to think even of this opprobrious action.
VR 2.21.10 अनुष्टुप्
यावज्जीवति काकुत्स्थः पिता मे जगतीपतिः । शुश्रूषा क्रियतां तावत्स हि धर्मः सनातनः ॥
yāvajjīvati kākutsthaḥ pitā me jagatīpatiḥ | śuśrūṣā kriyatāṃ tāvatsa hi dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||
English Translation
Do you serve this descendant of Kākutstha, my father, and the lord of the earth as long as he lives, know you this to be the eternal virtue
VR 2.21.11 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्ता तु रामेण कौसल्या शुभ दर्शना । तथेत्युवाच सुप्रीता राममक्लिष्टकारिणम् ॥
evamuktā tu rāmeṇa kausalyā śubha darśanā | tathetyuvāca suprītā rāmamakliṣṭakāriṇam ||
English Translation
Thus addressed by Rāma, Kausalyā of auspicious looks, being gratified greatly, spoke to him, the remover of her sorrows. “Truely it is."
VR 2.21.12 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्तस्तु वचनं रामो धर्मभृतां वरः । भूयस्तामब्रवीद्वाक्यं मातरं भृशदुःखिताम् ॥
evamuktastu vacanaṃ rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | bhūyastāmabravīdvākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitām ||
English Translation
Rāma, the foremost amongst religious men, being spoken thus, said to his mother, who was greatly disturbed with sorrow, again in the following strain.
VR 2.21.13 अनुष्टुप्
मया चैव भवत्या च कर्तव्यं वचनं पितुः । राजा भर्ता गुरुः श्रेष्ठः सर्वेषामीश्वरः प्रभुः ॥
mayā caiva bhavatyā ca kartavyaṃ vacanaṃ pituḥ | rājā bhartā guruḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarveṣāmīśvaraḥ prabhuḥ ||
English Translation
“Proper it is both for you and me to carry out father's words” he is your husband, and my best preceptor and the lord and master of all people.
VR 2.21.14 अनुष्टुप्
इमानि तु महारण्ये विहृत्य नव पञ्च च । वर्षाणि परमप्रीतः स्थास्यामि वचने तव ॥
imāni tu mahāraṇye vihṛtya nava pañca ca | varṣāṇi paramaprītaḥ sthāsyāmi vacane tava ||
English Translation
With great pleasure shall I abide in your words after passing these nine and five years in the great forest.
VR 2.21.15 अनुष्टुप्
एवमुक्ता प्रियं पुत्रं बाष्पपूर्णानना तदा । उवाच परमार्ता तु कौसल्या पुत्रवत्सला ॥
evamuktā priyaṃ putraṃ bāṣpapūrṇānanā tadā | uvāca paramārtā tu kausalyā putravatsalā ||
English Translation
Thus addressed, Kausalyā, bearing great affection for her son, sorely pained and having her eyes full of tears, spoke to her beloved son the following words.
VR 2.21.16 उपजातिः
आसां राम सपत्नीनां वस्तुं मध्ये न मे क्षमम् । नय मामपि काकुत्स्थ वनं वन्यं मृगीं यथा । यदि ते गमने बुद्धिः कृता पितुरपेक्षया ॥
āsāṃ rāma sapatnīnāṃ vastuṃ madhye na me kṣamam | naya māmapi kākutstha vanaṃ vanyaṃ mṛgīṃ yathā | yadi te gamane buddhiḥ kṛtā piturapekṣayā ||
English Translation
Oh Rāma, I shall not be able to live amongst these co-wives, if are you resolved to go to the forest for the discharge of your father's behest; do you take me with you, Oh Kākutstha, like to a wild hind.
VR 2.21.17 उपजातिः
तां तथा रुदतीं रामो रुदन्वचनमब्रवीत् । जीवन्त्या हि स्त्रिया भर्ता दैवतं प्रभुरेव च । भवत्या मम चैवाद्य राजा प्रभवति प्रभुः ॥
tāṃ tathā rudatīṃ rāmo rudanvacanamabravīt | jīvantyā hi striyā bhartā daivataṃ prabhureva ca | bhavatyā mama caivādya rājā prabhavati prabhuḥ ||
English Translation
Rāma, suppressing his feeling, spoke to his mother who was lamenting, thus, saying:, Husband is the deity and master of the wife as long as she lives; so the monarch being the lord can deal with you and me in any way he likes.
VR 2.21.18 अनुष्टुप्
भरतश्चापि धर्मात्मा सर्वभूतप्रियंवदः । भवतीमनुवर्तेत स हि धर्मरतः सदा ॥
bharataścāpi dharmātmā sarvabhūtapriyaṃvadaḥ | bhavatīmanuvarteta sa hi dharmarataḥ sadā ||
English Translation
That highly intelligent lord of men living, we should not consider ourselves as without a master. Bharata is also pious and beloved of all people in speech, he, intent on the performance of religious service, shall attend upon you always.
VR 2.21.19 अनुष्टुप्
यथा मयि तु निष्क्रान्ते पुत्रशोकेन पार्थिवः । श्रमं नावाप्नुयात्किंचिदप्रमत्ता तथा कुरु ॥
yathā mayi tu niṣkrānte putraśokena pārthivaḥ | śramaṃ nāvāpnuyātkiṃcidapramattā tathā kuru ||
English Translation
Do you now take care that on my retiring the monarch does not wear away by the pangs of my separation, that this terrible sorrow may not kill him. Do you look after the welfare of the old king always.
VR 2.21.20 अनुष्टुप्
व्रतोपवासनिरता या नारी परमोत्तमा । भर्तारं नानुवर्तेत सा च पापगतिर्भवेत् ॥
vratopavāsaniratā yā nārī paramottamā | bhartāraṃ nānuvarteta sā ca pāpagatirbhavet ||
English Translation
The woman, who serves not her husband, being engaged in excellent religious rites and fasts, shall fare wretchedly in the life to come; and a woman gets at the excellent abode of the celestials by serving her husband.
VR 2.21.21 अनुष्टुप्
शुश्रूषमेव कुर्वीत भर्तुः प्रियहिते रता । एष धर्मः पुरा दृष्टो लोके वेदे श्रुतः स्मृतः ॥
śuśrūṣameva kurvīta bhartuḥ priyahite ratā | eṣa dharmaḥ purā dṛṣṭo loke vede śrutaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
English Translation
A wife who serves her husband and who is engaged in doing good to him is righteous. This dharma exists in this world since ancient times, declared in the Vedas and the smritis.
VR 2.21.22 अनुष्टुप्
पूज्यास्ते मत्कृते देवि ब्राह्मणाश्चैव सुव्रताः । एवं कालं प्रतीक्षस्व ममागमनकाङ्क्षिणी ॥
pūjyāste matkṛte devi brāhmaṇāścaiva suvratāḥ | evaṃ kālaṃ pratīkṣasva mamāgamanakāṅkṣiṇī ||
VR 2.21.23 अनुष्टुप्
प्राप्स्यसे परमं कामं मयि प्रत्यागते सति । यदि धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो धारयिष्यति जीवितम् ॥
prāpsyase paramaṃ kāmaṃ mayi pratyāgate sati | yadi dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho dhārayiṣyati jīvitam ||
English Translation
Engaged in discipline and fasting and devoted to the services of your husband you shall attain your best desire, on my return, if this foremost of pious men lives then.
VR 2.21.24 उपजातिः
एवमुक्ता तु रामेण बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणा । कौसल्या पुत्रशोकार्ता रामं वचनमब्रवीत् । गच्छ पुत्र त्वमेकाग्रो भद्रं तेऽस्तु सदा विभो ॥
evamuktā tu rāmeṇa bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇā | kausalyā putraśokārtā rāmaṃ vacanamabravīt | gaccha putra tvamekāgro bhadraṃ te'stu sadā vibho ||
English Translation
Being thus accosted by Rāma, Kausalyā being distressed with the thought of separation from her son, spoke to him with tears in her eyes the following words.
VR 2.21.25 वंशस्थम्
तथा हि रामं वनवासनिश्चितं; समीक्ष्य देवी परमेण चेतसा । उवाच रामं शुभलक्षणं वचो; बभूव च स्वस्त्ययनाभिकाङ्क्षिणी ॥
tathā hi rāmaṃ vanavāsaniścitaṃ; samīkṣya devī parameṇa cetasā | uvāca rāmaṃ śubhalakṣaṇaṃ vaco; babhūva ca svastyayanābhikāṅkṣiṇī ||
English Translation
With great earnestness, the worshipful one began to eye Rāma, determined to go as an exile to the forest and spoke to his auspicious words and became desirous of performing benedictory ceremonies.
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