Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 2.41
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2.41.1
तस्मिंस्तु पुरुषव्याघ्रे निष्क्रामति कृताञ्जलौ।
आर्तशब्दो हि संजज्ञे स्त्रीणामन्तःपुरे महान् ॥ २.४१.१ ॥
As that tiger among men went out with folded palms, a great cry of anguish arose among the women of the inner palace.
2.41.2
अनाथस्य जनस्यास्य दुर्बलस्य तपस्विनः।
यो गतिः शरणं चासीत् स नाथः क्व नु गच्छति ॥ २.४१.२ ॥
Where is he going, the protector who was the refuge and shelter of these helpless, weak and suffering people?
2.41.3
न क्रुध्यत्यभिशस्तोऽपि क्रोधनीयानि वर्जयन्।
क्रुद्धान् प्रसादयन् सर्वान् समदुःखः क्व गच्छति ॥ २.४१.३ ॥
Though reviled, he does not grow angry; avoiding all causes of anger, pacifying all who are angry, sharing equally in everyone's sorrow, where is he going?
2.41.4
कौसल्यायां महातेजा यथा मातरि वर्तते।
तथा यो वर्ततेऽस्मासु महात्मा क्व नु गच्छति ॥ २.४१.४ ॥
As the greatly radiant one behaves toward his mother Kausalyā, so he behaved toward us. Where is that great-souled one going?
2.41.5
कैकेय्या क्लिश्यमानेन राज्ञा संचोदितो वनम्।
परित्राता जनस्यास्य जगतः क्व नु गच्छति ॥ २.४१.५ ॥
Sent toward the forest by the king, distressed by Kaikeyī, where is he going—the protector of this people and of the world?
2.41.6
अहो निश्चेतनो राजा जीवलोकस्य संक्षयम्।
धर्म्यं सत्यव्रतं रामं वनवासे प्रवत्स्यति ॥ २.४१.६ ॥
Alas, the senseless king does not perceive the ruin of the living world; he will send Rāma, righteous and true to his vow, into forest-exile.
2.41.7
रुरुदुश्चैव दुःखार्ताः सस्वरं च विचुक्रुशुः ॥ २.४१.७ ॥
Afflicted with sorrow, they wept and wailed aloud.
2.41.8
स तमन्तःपुरे घोरमार्तशब्दं महीपतिः।
पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्तः श्रुत्वा चासीत् सुदुःखितः ॥ २.४१.८ ॥
Hearing that dreadful cry of anguish from the inner palace, the king, scorched by grief for his son, was deeply distressed.
2.41.9
नाग्निहोत्राण्यहूयन्त नापचन् गृहमेधिनः।
अकुर्वन् न प्रजाः कार्यं सूर्यश्चान्तरधीयत ॥ २.४१.९ ॥
The agnihotra offerings were not made, householders did not cook, the people neglected their duties, and the sun disappeared.
2.41.10
व्यसृजन् कवलान् नागा गावो वत्सान् न पाययन्।
पुत्रां प्रथमजं लब्ध्वा जननी नाभ्यनन्दत ॥ २.४१.१० ॥
The elephants dropped their morsels, the cows did not suckle their calves, and the mother did not rejoice even on obtaining her firstborn son.
2.41.11
त्रिशङ्कुर्लोहिताङ्गश्च बृहस्पतिबुधावपि।
दारुणाः सोममभ्येत्य ग्रहाः सर्वे व्यवस्थिताः ॥ २.४१.११ ॥
Triśaṅku, Lohitāṅga (Mars), Bṛhaspati and Budha, all fierce, drew near to the Moon, and all the planets stood fixed there.
2.41.12
नक्षत्राणि गतार्चींषि ग्रहाश्च गततेजसः।
विशाखाश्च सधूमाश्च नभसि प्रचकाशिरे ॥ २.४१.१२ ॥
The constellations lost their radiance, the planets were robbed of their splendor, and Viśākhā shone forth in the sky, smoky.
2.41.13
कालिकानिलवेगेन महोदधिरिवोत्थितः।
रामे वनं प्रव्रजिते नगरं प्रचचाल तत् ॥ २.४१.१३ ॥
Like the great ocean stirred up by the force of the stormy wind of the rainy season, when Rāma had gone forth into exile to the forest, that city was convulsed.
2.41.14
दिशः पर्याकुलाः सर्वास्तिमिरेणेव संवृताः।
न ग्रहो नापि नक्षत्रं प्रचकाशे न किंचन ॥ २.४१.१४ ॥
All the directions were troubled, as if covered by darkness; no planet shone, nor any star, nor anything at all.
2.41.15
अकस्मान्नागरः सर्वो जनो दैन्यमुपागमत्।
आहारे वा विहारे वा न कश्चिदकरोन्मनः ॥ २.४१.१५ ॥
Suddenly all the city-dwellers fell into despair; in eating or in recreation no one fixed his mind.
2.41.16
शोकपर्यायसंतप्तः सततं दीर्घमुच्छ्वसन्।
अयोध्यायां जनः सर्वश्चुक्रोश जगतीपतिम् ॥ २.४१.१६ ॥
Tormented by a succession of sorrows, constantly sighing deeply, all the people of Ayodhyā cried out against the lord of the earth, the king.
2.41.17
बाष्पपर्याकुलमुखो राजमार्गगतो जनः।
न हृष्टो लभ्यते कश्चित् सर्वः शोकपरायणः ॥ २.४१.१७ ॥
People, their faces troubled with tears, having gone out upon the royal road — none was to be found cheerful; all were given over to grief.
2.41.18
न वाति पवनः शीतो न शशी सौम्यदर्शनः।
न सूर्यस्तपते लोकं सर्वं पर्याकुलं जगत् ॥ २.४१.१८ ॥
No cool wind blew, nor did the gentle-looking moon shine; the sun did not scorch the world — the whole world was agitated.
2.41.19
अनर्थिनः सुताः स्त्रीणां भर्तारो भ्रातरस्तथा।
सर्वे सर्वं परित्यज्य राममेवान्वचिन्तयन् ॥ २.४१.१९ ॥
The sons, husbands and brothers of the women, no longer seeking their own gain, abandoned everything and thought only of Rāma.
2.41.20
ये तु रामस्य सुहृदः सर्वे ते मूढचेतसः।
शोकभारेण चाक्रान्ताः शयनं नैव भेजिरे ॥ २.४१.२० ॥
And all of Rāma's friends, their minds bewildered and overcome by the weight of grief, could not even bring themselves to lie down on their beds.
2.41.21
ततस्त्वयोध्या रहिता महात्मना
पुरन्दरेणेव मही सपर्वता।
चचाल घोरं भयशोकदीपिता
सनागयोधाश्वगणा ननाद च ॥ २.४१.२१ ॥
Then Ayodhyā, bereft of the great-souled Rāma, trembled terribly, like the earth with its mountains bereft of Indra; kindled with fear and grief, it resounded with its elephants, warriors and horses.