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H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.2) anuprāptaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā kaikeyī proṣitaṃ sutam utpapāta tadā hṛṣṭā tyaktvā sauvarṇamānasaṃ > He entered in, he looked around, > Nor in the house his father found; > Then to his mother's dwelling, bent > To see her face, he quickly went. > She saw her son, so long away, > Returning after many a day, > And from her golden seat in joy > Sprung forward to her darling boy. > Within the bower, no longer bright, > Came Bharat lover of the right, > And bending with observance sweet > Clasped his dear mother's lovely feet. > Long kisses on his brow she pressed, > And held her hero to her breast, > Then fondly drew him to her knees, > And questioned him in words like these: > 'How many nights have fled, since thou > Leftest thy grandsire's home, till now? > By flying steeds so swiftly borne, > Art thou not weak and travel-worn? > How fares the king my father, tell: > Is Yudhájit thine uncle well? > And now, my son, at length declare > The pleasure of the visit there.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.3) sa praviśyaiva dharmātmā svagṛhaṃ śrīvivarjitam bharataḥ prekṣya jagrāha jananyāś caraṇau śubhau > He entered in, he looked around, > Nor in the house his father found; > Then to his mother's dwelling, bent > To see her face, he quickly went. > She saw her son, so long away, > Returning after many a day, > And from her golden seat in joy > Sprung forward to her darling boy. > Within the bower, no longer bright, > Came Bharat lover of the right, > And bending with observance sweet > Clasped his dear mother's lovely feet. > Long kisses on his brow she pressed, > And held her hero to her breast, > Then fondly drew him to her knees, > And questioned him in words like these: > 'How many nights have fled, since thou > Leftest thy grandsire's home, till now? > By flying steeds so swiftly borne, > Art thou not weak and travel-worn? > How fares the king my father, tell: > Is Yudhájit thine uncle well? > And now, my son, at length declare > The pleasure of the visit there.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.4) taṃ mūrdhni samupāghrāya pariṣvajya yaśasvinam aṅke bharatam āropya praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame > He entered in, he looked around, > Nor in the house his father found; > Then to his mother's dwelling, bent > To see her face, he quickly went. > She saw her son, so long away, > Returning after many a day, > And from her golden seat in joy > Sprung forward to her darling boy. > Within the bower, no longer bright, > Came Bharat lover of the right, > And bending with observance sweet > Clasped his dear mother's lovely feet. > Long kisses on his brow she pressed, > And held her hero to her breast, > Then fondly drew him to her knees, > And questioned him in words like these: > 'How many nights have fled, since thou > Leftest thy grandsire's home, till now? > By flying steeds so swiftly borne, > Art thou not weak and travel-worn? > How fares the king my father, tell: > Is Yudhájit thine uncle well? > And now, my son, at length declare > The pleasure of the visit there.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.5) adya te kati cid rātryaś cyutasyāryakaveśmanaḥ api nādhvaśramaḥ śīghraṃ rathenāpatatas tava > He entered in, he looked around, > Nor in the house his father found; > Then to his mother's dwelling, bent > To see her face, he quickly went. > She saw her son, so long away, > Returning after many a day, > And from her golden seat in joy > Sprung forward to her darling boy. > Within the bower, no longer bright, > Came Bharat lover of the right, > And bending with observance sweet > Clasped his dear mother's lovely feet. > Long kisses on his brow she pressed, > And held her hero to her breast, > Then fondly drew him to her knees, > And questioned him in words like these: > 'How many nights have fled, since thou > Leftest thy grandsire's home, till now? > By flying steeds so swiftly borne, > Art thou not weak and travel-worn? > How fares the king my father, tell: > Is Yudhájit thine uncle well? > And now, my son, at length declare > The pleasure of the visit there.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.6) āryakas te sukuśalo yudhājin mātulas tava pravāsāc ca sukhaṃ putra sarvaṃ me vaktum arhasi > He entered in, he looked around, > Nor in the house his father found; > Then to his mother's dwelling, bent > To see her face, he quickly went. > She saw her son, so long away, > Returning after many a day, > And from her golden seat in joy > Sprung forward to her darling boy. > Within the bower, no longer bright, > Came Bharat lover of the right, > And bending with observance sweet > Clasped his dear mother's lovely feet. > Long kisses on his brow she pressed, > And held her hero to her breast, > Then fondly drew him to her knees, > And questioned him in words like these: > 'How many nights have fled, since thou > Leftest thy grandsire's home, till now? > By flying steeds so swiftly borne, > Art thou not weak and travel-worn? > How fares the king my father, tell: > Is Yudhájit thine uncle well? > And now, my son, at length declare > The pleasure of the visit there.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.7) evaṃ pṛṣṭhas tu kaikeyyā priyaṃ pārthivanandanaḥ ācaṣṭa bharataḥ sarvaṃ mātre rājīvalocanaḥ > Thus to the offspring of the king > She spake with tender questioning, > And to his mother made reply > Young Bharat of the lotus eye: > 'The seventh night has come and fled > Since from my grandsire's home I sped: > My mother's sire is well, and he, > Yudhájit, from all trouble free. > The gold and every precious thing > Presented by the conqueror king, > The slower guards behind convey: > I left them weary on the way. > Urged by the men my father sent, > My hasty course I hither bent: > Now, I implore, an answer deign, > And all I wish to know, explain. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.8) adya me saptamī rātriś cyutasyāryakaveśmanaḥ ambāyāḥ kuśalī tāto yudhājin mātulaś ca me > Thus to the offspring of the king > She spake with tender questioning, > And to his mother made reply > Young Bharat of the lotus eye: > 'The seventh night has come and fled > Since from my grandsire's home I sped: > My mother's sire is well, and he, > Yudhájit, from all trouble free. > The gold and every precious thing > Presented by the conqueror king, > The slower guards behind convey: > I left them weary on the way. > Urged by the men my father sent, > My hasty course I hither bent: > Now, I implore, an answer deign, > And all I wish to know, explain. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.9) yan me dhanaṃ ca ratnaṃ ca dadau rājā paraṃtapaḥ pariśrāntaṃ pathy abhavat tato 'haṃ pūrvam āgataḥ > Thus to the offspring of the king > She spake with tender questioning, > And to his mother made reply > Young Bharat of the lotus eye: > 'The seventh night has come and fled > Since from my grandsire's home I sped: > My mother's sire is well, and he, > Yudhájit, from all trouble free. > The gold and every precious thing > Presented by the conqueror king, > The slower guards behind convey: > I left them weary on the way. > Urged by the men my father sent, > My hasty course I hither bent: > Now, I implore, an answer deign, > And all I wish to know, explain. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.10) rājavākyaharair dūtais tvaryamāṇo 'ham āgataḥ yad ahaṃ praṣṭum icchāmi tad ambā vaktum arhasi > Thus to the offspring of the king > She spake with tender questioning, > And to his mother made reply > Young Bharat of the lotus eye: > 'The seventh night has come and fled > Since from my grandsire's home I sped: > My mother's sire is well, and he, > Yudhájit, from all trouble free. > The gold and every precious thing > Presented by the conqueror king, > The slower guards behind convey: > I left them weary on the way. > Urged by the men my father sent, > My hasty course I hither bent: > Now, I implore, an answer deign, > And all I wish to know, explain. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.11) śūnyo 'yaṃ śayanīyas te paryaṅko hemabhūṣitaḥ na cāyam ikṣvākujanaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ pratibhāti me > Unoccupied I now behold > This couch of thine adorned with gold, > And each of King Ikshváku's race > Appears with dark and gloomy face. > The king is aye, my mother dear, > Most constant in his visits here. > To meet my sire I sought this spot: > How is it that I find him not? > I long to clasp my father's feet: > Say where he lingers, I entreat. > Perchance the monarch may be seen > Where dwells Kaus'alyá, eldest queen.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.12) rājā bhavati bhūyiṣṭham ihāmbāyā niveśane tam ahaṃ nādya paśyāmi draṣṭum icchann ihāgataḥ > Unoccupied I now behold > This couch of thine adorned with gold, > And each of King Ikshváku's race > Appears with dark and gloomy face. > The king is aye, my mother dear, > Most constant in his visits here. > To meet my sire I sought this spot: > How is it that I find him not? > I long to clasp my father's feet: > Say where he lingers, I entreat. > Perchance the monarch may be seen > Where dwells Kaus'alyá, eldest queen.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.13) pitur grahīṣye caraṇau taṃ mamākhyāhi pṛcchataḥ āhosvid amba jyeṣṭhāyāḥ kausalyāyā niveśane > Unoccupied I now behold > This couch of thine adorned with gold, > And each of King Ikshváku's race > Appears with dark and gloomy face. > The king is aye, my mother dear, > Most constant in his visits here. > To meet my sire I sought this spot: > How is it that I find him not? > I long to clasp my father's feet: > Say where he lingers, I entreat. > Perchance the monarch may be seen > Where dwells Kaus'alyá, eldest queen.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.14) taṃ pratyuvāca kaikeyī priyavad ghoram apriyam ajānantaṃ prajānantī rājyalobhena mohitā yā gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tāṃ gatiṃ te pitā gataḥ > His father's fate, from him concealed. > Kaikeyí to her son revealed: > Told as glad news the story sad, > For lust of sway had made her mad: > 'Thy father, O my darling, know, > Has gone the way all life must go: > Devout and famed, of lofty thought, > In whom the good their refuge sought.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.15) tac chrutvā bharato vākyaṃ dharmābhijanavāñ śuciḥ papāta sahasā bhūmau pitṛśokabalārditaḥ > When Bharat pious, pure, and true, > Heard the sad words which pierced him through, > Grieved for the sire he loved so well > Prostrate upon the ground he fell: > Down fell the strong-armed hero, high > Tossing his arms, and a sad cry, > 'Ah, woe is me, unhappy, slain!' > Burst from his lips again, again, > Afflicted for his father's fate > By grief's intolerable weight, > With every sense amazed and cowed > The splendid hero wailed aloud: > 'Ah me, my royal father's bed > Of old a gentle radiance shed, > Like the pure sky when clouds are past, > And the moon's light is o'er it cast: > Ah, of its wisest lord bereft, > It shows to-day faint radiance left, > As when the moon has left the sky. > Or mighty Ocean's depths are dry.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.16) tataḥ śokena saṃvītaḥ pitur maraṇaduḥkhitaḥ vilalāpa mahātejā bhrāntākulitacetanaḥ > When Bharat pious, pure, and true, > Heard the sad words which pierced him through, > Grieved for the sire he loved so well > Prostrate upon the ground he fell: > Down fell the strong-armed hero, high > Tossing his arms, and a sad cry, > 'Ah, woe is me, unhappy, slain!' > Burst from his lips again, again, > Afflicted for his father's fate > By grief's intolerable weight, > With every sense amazed and cowed > The splendid hero wailed aloud: > 'Ah me, my royal father's bed > Of old a gentle radiance shed, > Like the pure sky when clouds are past, > And the moon's light is o'er it cast: > Ah, of its wisest lord bereft, > It shows to-day faint radiance left, > As when the moon has left the sky. > Or mighty Ocean's depths are dry.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.17) etat suruciraṃ bhāti pitur me śayanaṃ purā tad idaṃ na vibhāty adya vihīnaṃ tena dhīmatā > When Bharat pious, pure, and true, > Heard the sad words which pierced him through, > Grieved for the sire he loved so well > Prostrate upon the ground he fell: > Down fell the strong-armed hero, high > Tossing his arms, and a sad cry, > 'Ah, woe is me, unhappy, slain!' > Burst from his lips again, again, > Afflicted for his father's fate > By grief's intolerable weight, > With every sense amazed and cowed > The splendid hero wailed aloud: > 'Ah me, my royal father's bed > Of old a gentle radiance shed, > Like the pure sky when clouds are past, > And the moon's light is o'er it cast: > Ah, of its wisest lord bereft, > It shows to-day faint radiance left, > As when the moon has left the sky. > Or mighty Ocean's depths are dry.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.18) tam ārtaṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ samīkṣya patitaṃ bhuvi utthāpayitvā śokārtaṃ vacanaṃ cedam abravīt > With choking sobs, with many a tear. > Pierced to the heart with grief sincere, > The best of conquerors poured his sighs, > And with his robe veiled face and eyes. > Kaikeyí saw him fallen there, > Godlike, afflicted, in despair, > Used every art to move him thence, > And tried him thus with eloquence: > 'Arise, arise, my dearest; why > Wilt thou, famed Prince, so lowly lie? > Not by such grief as this are moved > Good men like thee, by all approved. > The earth thy father nobly swayed, > And rites to Heaven he duly paid. > At length his race of life was run: > Thou shouldst not mourn for him, my son.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.19) uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha kiṃ śeṣe rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ tvadvidhā na hi śocanti santaḥ sadasi saṃmatāḥ > With choking sobs, with many a tear. > Pierced to the heart with grief sincere, > The best of conquerors poured his sighs, > And with his robe veiled face and eyes. > Kaikeyí saw him fallen there, > Godlike, afflicted, in despair, > Used every art to move him thence, > And tried him thus with eloquence: > 'Arise, arise, my dearest; why > Wilt thou, famed Prince, so lowly lie? > Not by such grief as this are moved > Good men like thee, by all approved. > The earth thy father nobly swayed, > And rites to Heaven he duly paid. > At length his race of life was run: > Thou shouldst not mourn for him, my son.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.20) sa rudatyā ciraṃ kālaṃ bhūmau viparivṛtya ca jananīṃ pratyuvācedaṃ śokair bahubhir āvṛtaḥ > Long on the ground he wept, and rolled > From side to side, still unconsoled, > And then, with bitter grief oppressed, > His mother with those words addressed: > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.21) abhiṣekṣyati rāmaṃ tu rājā yajñaṃ nu yakṣyati ity ahaṃ kṛtasaṃkalpo hṛṣṭo yātrām ayāsiṣam > 'This joyful hope my bosom fed > When from my grandsire's halls I sped-- > 'The king will throne his eldest son, > And sacrifice, as should be done.' > But all is changed, my hope was vain, > And this sad heart is rent in twain, > For my dear father's face I miss, > Who ever sought his loved ones' bliss. > But in my absence, mother, say, > What sickness took my sire away? > Ah, happy Ráma, happy they > Allowed his funeral rites to pay! > The glorious monarch has not learned > That I his darling have returned, > Or quickly had he hither sped, > And pressed his kisses on my head. > Where is that hand whose gentle touch, > Most soft and kind I loved so much, > The hand that loved to brush away > The dust that on his darling lay? > Quick, bear the news to Ráma's ear; > Tell the great chief that I am here: > Brother, and sire, and friend, and all > Is he, and I his trusty thrall, > For noble hearts, to virtue true, > Their sires in elder brothers view. > To clasp his feet I fain would bow: > He is my hope and refuge now. > What said my glorious sire, who knew > Virtue and vice, so brave and true? > Firm in his vows, dear lady, say, > What said he ere he passed away? > What was his rede to me? I crave > To hear the last advice he gave.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.22) tad idaṃ hy anyathā bhūtaṃ vyavadīrṇaṃ mano mama pitaraṃ yo na paśyāmi nityaṃ priyahite ratam > 'This joyful hope my bosom fed > When from my grandsire's halls I sped-- > 'The king will throne his eldest son, > And sacrifice, as should be done.' > But all is changed, my hope was vain, > And this sad heart is rent in twain, > For my dear father's face I miss, > Who ever sought his loved ones' bliss. > But in my absence, mother, say, > What sickness took my sire away? > Ah, happy Ráma, happy they > Allowed his funeral rites to pay! > The glorious monarch has not learned > That I his darling have returned, > Or quickly had he hither sped, > And pressed his kisses on my head. > Where is that hand whose gentle touch, > Most soft and kind I loved so much, > The hand that loved to brush away > The dust that on his darling lay? > Quick, bear the news to Ráma's ear; > Tell the great chief that I am here: > Brother, and sire, and friend, and all > Is he, and I his trusty thrall, > For noble hearts, to virtue true, > Their sires in elder brothers view. > To clasp his feet I fain would bow: > He is my hope and refuge now. > What said my glorious sire, who knew > Virtue and vice, so brave and true? > Firm in his vows, dear lady, say, > What said he ere he passed away? > What was his rede to me? I crave > To hear the last advice he gave.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.23) amba kenātyagād rājā vyādhinā mayy anāgate dhanyā rāmādayaḥ sarve yaiḥ pitā saṃskṛtaḥ svayam > 'This joyful hope my bosom fed > When from my grandsire's halls I sped-- > 'The king will throne his eldest son, > And sacrifice, as should be done.' > But all is changed, my hope was vain, > And this sad heart is rent in twain, > For my dear father's face I miss, > Who ever sought his loved ones' bliss. > But in my absence, mother, say, > What sickness took my sire away? > Ah, happy Ráma, happy they > Allowed his funeral rites to pay! > The glorious monarch has not learned > That I his darling have returned, > Or quickly had he hither sped, > And pressed his kisses on my head. > Where is that hand whose gentle touch, > Most soft and kind I loved so much, > The hand that loved to brush away > The dust that on his darling lay? > Quick, bear the news to Ráma's ear; > Tell the great chief that I am here: > Brother, and sire, and friend, and all > Is he, and I his trusty thrall, > For noble hearts, to virtue true, > Their sires in elder brothers view. > To clasp his feet I fain would bow: > He is my hope and refuge now. > What said my glorious sire, who knew > Virtue and vice, so brave and true? > Firm in his vows, dear lady, say, > What said he ere he passed away? > What was his rede to me? I crave > To hear the last advice he gave.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.24) na nūnaṃ māṃ mahārājaḥ prāptaṃ jānāti kīrtimān upajighred dhi māṃ mūrdhni tātaḥ saṃnamya satvaram > 'This joyful hope my bosom fed > When from my grandsire's halls I sped-- > 'The king will throne his eldest son, > And sacrifice, as should be done.' > But all is changed, my hope was vain, > And this sad heart is rent in twain, > For my dear father's face I miss, > Who ever sought his loved ones' bliss. > But in my absence, mother, say, > What sickness took my sire away? > Ah, happy Ráma, happy they > Allowed his funeral rites to pay! > The glorious monarch has not learned > That I his darling have returned, > Or quickly had he hither sped, > And pressed his kisses on my head. > Where is that hand whose gentle touch, > Most soft and kind I loved so much, > The hand that loved to brush away > The dust that on his darling lay? > Quick, bear the news to Ráma's ear; > Tell the great chief that I am here: > Brother, and sire, and friend, and all > Is he, and I his trusty thrall, > For noble hearts, to virtue true, > Their sires in elder brothers view. > To clasp his feet I fain would bow: > He is my hope and refuge now. > What said my glorious sire, who knew > Virtue and vice, so brave and true? > Firm in his vows, dear lady, say, > What said he ere he passed away? > What was his rede to me? I crave > To hear the last advice he gave.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.25) kva sa pāṇiḥ sukhasparśas tātasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ yena māṃ rajasā dhvastam abhīkṣṇaṃ parimārjati > 'This joyful hope my bosom fed > When from my grandsire's halls I sped-- > 'The king will throne his eldest son, > And sacrifice, as should be done.' > But all is changed, my hope was vain, > And this sad heart is rent in twain, > For my dear father's face I miss, > Who ever sought his loved ones' bliss. > But in my absence, mother, say, > What sickness took my sire away? > Ah, happy Ráma, happy they > Allowed his funeral rites to pay! > The glorious monarch has not learned > That I his darling have returned, > Or quickly had he hither sped, > And pressed his kisses on my head. > Where is that hand whose gentle touch, > Most soft and kind I loved so much, > The hand that loved to brush away > The dust that on his darling lay? > Quick, bear the news to Ráma's ear; > Tell the great chief that I am here: > Brother, and sire, and friend, and all > Is he, and I his trusty thrall, > For noble hearts, to virtue true, > Their sires in elder brothers view. > To clasp his feet I fain would bow: > He is my hope and refuge now. > What said my glorious sire, who knew > Virtue and vice, so brave and true? > Firm in his vows, dear lady, say, > What said he ere he passed away? > What was his rede to me? I crave > To hear the last advice he gave.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.26) yo me bhrātā pitā bandhur yasya dāso 'smi dhīmataḥ tasya māṃ śīghram ākhyāhi rāmasyākliṣṭa karmaṇaḥ > 'This joyful hope my bosom fed > When from my grandsire's halls I sped-- > 'The king will throne his eldest son, > And sacrifice, as should be done.' > But all is changed, my hope was vain, > And this sad heart is rent in twain, > For my dear father's face I miss, > Who ever sought his loved ones' bliss. > But in my absence, mother, say, > What sickness took my sire away? > Ah, happy Ráma, happy they > Allowed his funeral rites to pay! > The glorious monarch has not learned > That I his darling have returned, > Or quickly had he hither sped, > And pressed his kisses on my head. > Where is that hand whose gentle touch, > Most soft and kind I loved so much, > The hand that loved to brush away > The dust that on his darling lay? > Quick, bear the news to Ráma's ear; > Tell the great chief that I am here: > Brother, and sire, and friend, and all > Is he, and I his trusty thrall, > For noble hearts, to virtue true, > Their sires in elder brothers view. > To clasp his feet I fain would bow: > He is my hope and refuge now. > What said my glorious sire, who knew > Virtue and vice, so brave and true? > Firm in his vows, dear lady, say, > What said he ere he passed away? > What was his rede to me? I crave > To hear the last advice he gave.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.27) pitā hi bhavati jyeṣṭho dharmam āryasya jānataḥ tasya pādau grahīṣyāmi sa hīdānīṃ gatir mama > 'This joyful hope my bosom fed > When from my grandsire's halls I sped-- > 'The king will throne his eldest son, > And sacrifice, as should be done.' > But all is changed, my hope was vain, > And this sad heart is rent in twain, > For my dear father's face I miss, > Who ever sought his loved ones' bliss. > But in my absence, mother, say, > What sickness took my sire away? > Ah, happy Ráma, happy they > Allowed his funeral rites to pay! > The glorious monarch has not learned > That I his darling have returned, > Or quickly had he hither sped, > And pressed his kisses on my head. > Where is that hand whose gentle touch, > Most soft and kind I loved so much, > The hand that loved to brush away > The dust that on his darling lay? > Quick, bear the news to Ráma's ear; > Tell the great chief that I am here: > Brother, and sire, and friend, and all > Is he, and I his trusty thrall, > For noble hearts, to virtue true, > Their sires in elder brothers view. > To clasp his feet I fain would bow: > He is my hope and refuge now. > What said my glorious sire, who knew > Virtue and vice, so brave and true? > Firm in his vows, dear lady, say, > What said he ere he passed away? > What was his rede to me? I crave > To hear the last advice he gave.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.28) ārye kim abravīd rājā pitā me satyavikramaḥ paścimaṃ sādhu saṃdeśam icchāmi śrotum ātmanaḥ > 'This joyful hope my bosom fed > When from my grandsire's halls I sped-- > 'The king will throne his eldest son, > And sacrifice, as should be done.' > But all is changed, my hope was vain, > And this sad heart is rent in twain, > For my dear father's face I miss, > Who ever sought his loved ones' bliss. > But in my absence, mother, say, > What sickness took my sire away? > Ah, happy Ráma, happy they > Allowed his funeral rites to pay! > The glorious monarch has not learned > That I his darling have returned, > Or quickly had he hither sped, > And pressed his kisses on my head. > Where is that hand whose gentle touch, > Most soft and kind I loved so much, > The hand that loved to brush away > The dust that on his darling lay? > Quick, bear the news to Ráma's ear; > Tell the great chief that I am here: > Brother, and sire, and friend, and all > Is he, and I his trusty thrall, > For noble hearts, to virtue true, > Their sires in elder brothers view. > To clasp his feet I fain would bow: > He is my hope and refuge now. > What said my glorious sire, who knew > Virtue and vice, so brave and true? > Firm in his vows, dear lady, say, > What said he ere he passed away? > What was his rede to me? I crave > To hear the last advice he gave.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.29) iti pṛṣṭā yathātattvaṃ kaikeyī vākyam abravīt rāmeti rājā vilapan hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca sa mahātmā paraṃ lokaṃ gato gatimatāṃ varaḥ > Thus closely questioned by the youth, > Kaikeyi spoke the mournful truth: > 'The high-souled monarch wept and sighed, > For Ráma, Sítá, Lakshman, cried, > Then, best of all who go to bliss, > Passed to the world which follows this. > 'Ah, blessed are the people who > Shall Ráma and his Sítá view, > And Lakshman of the mighty arm, > Returning free from scathe and harm.' > Such were the words, the last of all, > Thy father, ere he died, let fall, > By Fate and Death's dread coils enwound, > As some great elephant is bound.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.30) imāṃ tu paścimāṃ vācaṃ vyājahāra pitā tava kāla dharmaparikṣiptaḥ pāśair iva mahāgajaḥ > Thus closely questioned by the youth, > Kaikeyi spoke the mournful truth: > 'The high-souled monarch wept and sighed, > For Ráma, Sítá, Lakshman, cried, > Then, best of all who go to bliss, > Passed to the world which follows this. > 'Ah, blessed are the people who > Shall Ráma and his Sítá view, > And Lakshman of the mighty arm, > Returning free from scathe and harm.' > Such were the words, the last of all, > Thy father, ere he died, let fall, > By Fate and Death's dread coils enwound, > As some great elephant is bound.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.31) siddhārthās tu narā rāmam āgataṃ sītayā saha lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābāhuṃ drakṣyanti punar āgatam > Thus closely questioned by the youth, > Kaikeyi spoke the mournful truth: > 'The high-souled monarch wept and sighed, > For Ráma, Sítá, Lakshman, cried, > Then, best of all who go to bliss, > Passed to the world which follows this. > 'Ah, blessed are the people who > Shall Ráma and his Sítá view, > And Lakshman of the mighty arm, > Returning free from scathe and harm.' > Such were the words, the last of all, > Thy father, ere he died, let fall, > By Fate and Death's dread coils enwound, > As some great elephant is bound.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.32) tac chrutvā viṣasādaiva dvitīyā priyaśaṃsanāt viṣaṇṇavadano bhūtvā bhūyaḥ papraccha mātaram > He heard, yet deeper in despair, > Her lips this double woe declare, > And with sad brow that showed his pain > Questioned his mother thus again: > 'But where is he, of virtue tried, > Who fills Kaus'alyá's heart with pride, > Where is the noble Ráma? where > Is Lakshman brave, and Sítá fair?' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.33) kva cedānīṃ sa dharmātmā kausalyānandavardhanaḥ lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā sītayā ca samaṃ gataḥ > He heard, yet deeper in despair, > Her lips this double woe declare, > And with sad brow that showed his pain > Questioned his mother thus again: > 'But where is he, of virtue tried, > Who fills Kaus'alyá's heart with pride, > Where is the noble Ráma? where > Is Lakshman brave, and Sítá fair?' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.34) tathā pṛṣṭā yathātattvam ākhyātum upacakrame mātāsya yugapad vākyaṃ vipriyaṃ priyaśaṅkayā > Thus pressed, the queen began to tell > The story as each thing befell, > And gave her son in words like these, > The mournful news she meant to please: > 'The prince is gone in hermit dress > To Dandak's mighty wilderness, > And Lakshman brave and Sítá share > The wanderings of the exile there.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.35) sa hi rājasutaḥ putra cīravāsā mahāvanam daṇḍakān saha vaidehyā lakṣmaṇānucaro gataḥ > Thus pressed, the queen began to tell > The story as each thing befell, > And gave her son in words like these, > The mournful news she meant to please: > 'The prince is gone in hermit dress > To Dandak's mighty wilderness, > And Lakshman brave and Sítá share > The wanderings of the exile there.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.36) tac chrutvā bharatas trasto bhrātuś cāritraśaṅkayā svasya vaṃśasya māhātmyāt praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame > Then Bharat's soul with fear was stirred > Lest Ráma from the right had erred, > And jealous for ancestral fame, > He put this question to the dame: > 'Has Ráma grasped with lawless hold > A Bráhman's house, or land, or gold? > Has Ráma harmed with ill intent > Some poor or wealthy innocent? > Was Ráma, faithless to his vows, > Enamoured of anothers spouse? > Why was he sent to Dandak's wild, > Like one who kills an unborn child?' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.37) kaccin na brāhmaṇavadhaṃ hṛtaṃ rāmeṇa kasya cit kaccin nāḍhyo daridro vā tenāpāpo vihiṃsitaḥ > Then Bharat's soul with fear was stirred > Lest Ráma from the right had erred, > And jealous for ancestral fame, > He put this question to the dame: > 'Has Ráma grasped with lawless hold > A Bráhman's house, or land, or gold? > Has Ráma harmed with ill intent > Some poor or wealthy innocent? > Was Ráma, faithless to his vows, > Enamoured of anothers spouse? > Why was he sent to Dandak's wild, > Like one who kills an unborn child?' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.38) kaccin na paradārān vā rājaputro 'bhimanyate kasmāt sa daṇḍakāraṇye bhrūṇaheva vivāsitaḥ > Then Bharat's soul with fear was stirred > Lest Ráma from the right had erred, > And jealous for ancestral fame, > He put this question to the dame: > 'Has Ráma grasped with lawless hold > A Bráhman's house, or land, or gold? > Has Ráma harmed with ill intent > Some poor or wealthy innocent? > Was Ráma, faithless to his vows, > Enamoured of anothers spouse? > Why was he sent to Dandak's wild, > Like one who kills an unborn child?' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.39) athāsya capalā mātā tat svakarma yathātatham tenaiva strīsvabhāvena vyāhartum upacakrame > He questioned thus: and she began > To tell her deeds and crafty plan. > Deceitful-hearted, fond, and blind > As is the way of womankind: > 'No Bráhman's wealth has Ráma seized, > No dame his wandering fancy pleased; > His very eyes he ne'er allows > To gaze upon a neighbour's spouse, > But when I heard the monarch planned > To give the realm to Ráma's hand, > I prayed that Ráma hence might flee, > And claimed the throne, my son, for thee. > The king maintained the name he bare, > And did according to my prayer. > And Ráma, with his brother, sent, > And Sítá, forth to banishment. > When his dear son was seen no more, > The lord of earth was troubled sore: > Too feeble with his grief to strive, > He joined the elemental Five. > Up then, most dutiful! maintain > The royal state, arise, and reign. > For thee, my darling son, for thee > All this was planned and wrought by me. > Come, cast thy grief and pain aside, > With manly courage fortified. > This town and realm are all thine own, > And fear and grief are here unknown. > Come, with Vas'ishtha's guiding aid, > And priests in ritual skilled > Let the king's funeral dues be paid, > And every claim fulfilled. > Perform his obsequies with all > That suits his rank and worth, > Then give the mandate to install > Thyself as lord of earth.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.40) na brāhmaṇadhanaṃ kiṃ cid dhṛtaṃ rāmeṇa kasya cit kaś cin nāḍhyo daridro vā tenāpāpo vihiṃsitaḥ na rāmaḥ paradārāṃś ca cakṣurbhyām api paśyati > He questioned thus: and she began > To tell her deeds and crafty plan. > Deceitful-hearted, fond, and blind > As is the way of womankind: > 'No Bráhman's wealth has Ráma seized, > No dame his wandering fancy pleased; > His very eyes he ne'er allows > To gaze upon a neighbour's spouse, > But when I heard the monarch planned > To give the realm to Ráma's hand, > I prayed that Ráma hence might flee, > And claimed the throne, my son, for thee. > The king maintained the name he bare, > And did according to my prayer. > And Ráma, with his brother, sent, > And Sítá, forth to banishment. > When his dear son was seen no more, > The lord of earth was troubled sore: > Too feeble with his grief to strive, > He joined the elemental Five. > Up then, most dutiful! maintain > The royal state, arise, and reign. > For thee, my darling son, for thee > All this was planned and wrought by me. > Come, cast thy grief and pain aside, > With manly courage fortified. > This town and realm are all thine own, > And fear and grief are here unknown. > Come, with Vas'ishtha's guiding aid, > And priests in ritual skilled > Let the king's funeral dues be paid, > And every claim fulfilled. > Perform his obsequies with all > That suits his rank and worth, > Then give the mandate to install > Thyself as lord of earth.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.41) mayā tu putra śrutvaiva rāmasyaivābhiṣecanam yācitas te pitā rājyaṃ rāmasya ca vivāsanam > He questioned thus: and she began > To tell her deeds and crafty plan. > Deceitful-hearted, fond, and blind > As is the way of womankind: > 'No Bráhman's wealth has Ráma seized, > No dame his wandering fancy pleased; > His very eyes he ne'er allows > To gaze upon a neighbour's spouse, > But when I heard the monarch planned > To give the realm to Ráma's hand, > I prayed that Ráma hence might flee, > And claimed the throne, my son, for thee. > The king maintained the name he bare, > And did according to my prayer. > And Ráma, with his brother, sent, > And Sítá, forth to banishment. > When his dear son was seen no more, > The lord of earth was troubled sore: > Too feeble with his grief to strive, > He joined the elemental Five. > Up then, most dutiful! maintain > The royal state, arise, and reign. > For thee, my darling son, for thee > All this was planned and wrought by me. > Come, cast thy grief and pain aside, > With manly courage fortified. > This town and realm are all thine own, > And fear and grief are here unknown. > Come, with Vas'ishtha's guiding aid, > And priests in ritual skilled > Let the king's funeral dues be paid, > And every claim fulfilled. > Perform his obsequies with all > That suits his rank and worth, > Then give the mandate to install > Thyself as lord of earth.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.42) sa svavṛttiṃ samāsthāya pitā te tat tathākarot rāmaś ca sahasaumitriḥ preṣitaḥ saha sītayā > He questioned thus: and she began > To tell her deeds and crafty plan. > Deceitful-hearted, fond, and blind > As is the way of womankind: > 'No Bráhman's wealth has Ráma seized, > No dame his wandering fancy pleased; > His very eyes he ne'er allows > To gaze upon a neighbour's spouse, > But when I heard the monarch planned > To give the realm to Ráma's hand, > I prayed that Ráma hence might flee, > And claimed the throne, my son, for thee. > The king maintained the name he bare, > And did according to my prayer. > And Ráma, with his brother, sent, > And Sítá, forth to banishment. > When his dear son was seen no more, > The lord of earth was troubled sore: > Too feeble with his grief to strive, > He joined the elemental Five. > Up then, most dutiful! maintain > The royal state, arise, and reign. > For thee, my darling son, for thee > All this was planned and wrought by me. > Come, cast thy grief and pain aside, > With manly courage fortified. > This town and realm are all thine own, > And fear and grief are here unknown. > Come, with Vas'ishtha's guiding aid, > And priests in ritual skilled > Let the king's funeral dues be paid, > And every claim fulfilled. > Perform his obsequies with all > That suits his rank and worth, > Then give the mandate to install > Thyself as lord of earth.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.43) tam apaśyan priyaṃ putraṃ mahīpālo mahāyaśāḥ putraśokaparidyūnaḥ pañcatvam upapedivān > He questioned thus: and she began > To tell her deeds and crafty plan. > Deceitful-hearted, fond, and blind > As is the way of womankind: > 'No Bráhman's wealth has Ráma seized, > No dame his wandering fancy pleased; > His very eyes he ne'er allows > To gaze upon a neighbour's spouse, > But when I heard the monarch planned > To give the realm to Ráma's hand, > I prayed that Ráma hence might flee, > And claimed the throne, my son, for thee. > The king maintained the name he bare, > And did according to my prayer. > And Ráma, with his brother, sent, > And Sítá, forth to banishment. > When his dear son was seen no more, > The lord of earth was troubled sore: > Too feeble with his grief to strive, > He joined the elemental Five. > Up then, most dutiful! maintain > The royal state, arise, and reign. > For thee, my darling son, for thee > All this was planned and wrought by me. > Come, cast thy grief and pain aside, > With manly courage fortified. > This town and realm are all thine own, > And fear and grief are here unknown. > Come, with Vas'ishtha's guiding aid, > And priests in ritual skilled > Let the king's funeral dues be paid, > And every claim fulfilled. > Perform his obsequies with all > That suits his rank and worth, > Then give the mandate to install > Thyself as lord of earth.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.44) tvayā tv idānīṃ dharmajña rājatvam avalambyatām tvatkṛte hi mayā sarvam idam evaṃvidhaṃ kṛtam > He questioned thus: and she began > To tell her deeds and crafty plan. > Deceitful-hearted, fond, and blind > As is the way of womankind: > 'No Bráhman's wealth has Ráma seized, > No dame his wandering fancy pleased; > His very eyes he ne'er allows > To gaze upon a neighbour's spouse, > But when I heard the monarch planned > To give the realm to Ráma's hand, > I prayed that Ráma hence might flee, > And claimed the throne, my son, for thee. > The king maintained the name he bare, > And did according to my prayer. > And Ráma, with his brother, sent, > And Sítá, forth to banishment. > When his dear son was seen no more, > The lord of earth was troubled sore: > Too feeble with his grief to strive, > He joined the elemental Five. > Up then, most dutiful! maintain > The royal state, arise, and reign. > For thee, my darling son, for thee > All this was planned and wrought by me. > Come, cast thy grief and pain aside, > With manly courage fortified. > This town and realm are all thine own, > And fear and grief are here unknown. > Come, with Vas'ishtha's guiding aid, > And priests in ritual skilled > Let the king's funeral dues be paid, > And every claim fulfilled. > Perform his obsequies with all > That suits his rank and worth, > Then give the mandate to install > Thyself as lord of earth.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ### [2.66.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66.45) tat putra śīghraṃ vidhinā vidhijñair vasiṣṭhamukhyaiḥ sahito dvijendraiḥ saṃkālya rājānam adīnasattvam ātmānam urvyām abhiṣecayasva > He questioned thus: and she began > To tell her deeds and crafty plan. > Deceitful-hearted, fond, and blind > As is the way of womankind: > 'No Bráhman's wealth has Ráma seized, > No dame his wandering fancy pleased; > His very eyes he ne'er allows > To gaze upon a neighbour's spouse, > But when I heard the monarch planned > To give the realm to Ráma's hand, > I prayed that Ráma hence might flee, > And claimed the throne, my son, for thee. > The king maintained the name he bare, > And did according to my prayer. > And Ráma, with his brother, sent, > And Sítá, forth to banishment. > When his dear son was seen no more, > The lord of earth was troubled sore: > Too feeble with his grief to strive, > He joined the elemental Five. > Up then, most dutiful! maintain > The royal state, arise, and reign. > For thee, my darling son, for thee > All this was planned and wrought by me. > Come, cast thy grief and pain aside, > With manly courage fortified. > This town and realm are all thine own, > And fear and grief are here unknown. > Come, with Vas'ishtha's guiding aid, > And priests in ritual skilled > Let the king's funeral dues be paid, > And every claim fulfilled. > Perform his obsequies with all > That suits his rank and worth, > Then give the mandate to install > Thyself as lord of earth.' > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse ## Translations (1) - [The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki~en-griffith.2.72.p1) — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Critical edition, Ayodhyā- and Araṇyakāṇḍa (revised e-text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki*crit-revised.2.66.1) — Sanskrit - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki*southern.2.66.1) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (2) - [Nāradapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.narada.1.43.58) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Śabdakalpadruma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.kosa.sabdakalpadruma.54.33) — Rājā Sir Rādhākānta Deb, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.66) · Pramāṇa