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Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 93: Bharata finds Rāma
Summary. Bark markers and smoke lead him to the hut, he falls before his brother in tapasvin dress, Rāma embraces him & Śatrughna
Sequence
- Bharata goes ahead, asking Vasiṣṭha to bring the mothers; Śatrughna and Sumantra also approach (2.93.1–3)
- he notices a leaf hut, gathered flowers, firewood, and fuel stored against the cold (2.93.4–7)
- strips of bark hung along the route appear to be Lakṣmaṇa's markers, and smoke confirms that the dwelling is occupied (2.93.8–12)
- near the Mandākinī he reproaches himself that Rāma is living this way for his sake (2.93.13–16)
- he sees the shelter's leaf roof, grass floor, bows, quivers, swords, shields, and finger-guards (2.93.17–22)
- he sees its fire altar, and inside sits Rāma with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, wearing bark, deerskin, and matted hair (2.93.23–27)
- Bharata runs toward him, contrasting the tapasvin's appearance with the royal life he should have had (2.93.28–32)
- overcome before reaching his feet, he falls and can scarcely speak (2.93.33–38)
- Śatrughna also bows weeping → Rāma embraces both brothers, and the reunion moves everyone present to tears. (2.93.39–41)
Verses 2.93.1–41
2.93.1
niviṣṭāyāṃ tu senāyām utsuko bharatas tadā
jagāma bhrātaraṃ draṣṭuṃ śatrughnam anudarśayan
When the army had encamped, then eager Bharata set out to see his brother, pointing out the way to Śatrughna.
Words: niviṣṭāyāṃ — when had encamped; tu — and; senāyām — the army; utsuko — eager; bharatas — Bharata; tadā — then; jagāma — went; bhrātaraṃ — brother; draṣṭuṃ — to see; śatrughnam — Śatrughna; anudarśayan — pointing out (the way)
2.93.2
ṛṣiṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ saṃdiśya mātṝr me śīghram ānaya
iti taritam agre sa jāgama guruvatsalaḥ
Having instructed the sage Vasiṣṭha, “Bring my mothers here quickly,” he, devoted to his elders, went on ahead in haste.
Words: ṛṣiṃ — the sage; vasiṣṭhaṃ — Vasiṣṭha; saṃdiśya — having instructed; mātṝr — the mothers; me — my; śīghram — quickly; ānaya — bring; iti — thus (end of speech); taritam — in haste; agre — ahead, in front; sa — he; jāgama — went; guruvatsalaḥ — devoted to his elders
2.93.3
sumantras tv api śatughnam adūrād anvapadyata
rāmadārśanajas tarṣo bharatasyeva tasya ca
And Sumantra too followed Śatrughna from not far off, for the longing born of the sight of Rāma was his as it was Bharata's.
Words: sumantras — Sumantra; tv api — but also; śatughnam — Śatrughna; adūrād — from not far off; anvapadyata — followed; rāmadārśanajas — born of the sight of Rāma; tarṣo — longing, thirst; bharatasyeva — as Bharata's; tasya — his; ca — and, too
2.93.4
gacchann evātha bharatas tāpasālayasaṃsthitām
bhrātuḥ parṇakuṭīṃ śrīmān uṭajaṃ ca dadarśa ha
As he went on, the glorious Bharata beheld his brother's leaf-hut set within the ascetics' settlement, and the hermitage.
Words: gacchann — going; evātha — even then; bharatas — Bharata; tāpasālayasaṃsthitām — situated in the ascetics' abode; bhrātuḥ — of his brother; parṇakuṭīṃ — the leaf-hut; śrīmān — the glorious one; uṭajaṃ — the hermitage-hut; ca — and; dadarśa — saw; ha — indeed
2.93.5
śālāyās tv agratas tasyā dadarśa bharatas tadā
kāṣṭāni cāvabhagnāni puṣpāṇy avacitāni ca
In front of that hut Bharata then saw pieces of firewood that had been broken and flowers that had been gathered.
Words: śālāyās — of the hut; tv agratas — but in front; tasyā — of that; dadarśa — saw; bharatas — Bharata; tadā — then; kāṣṭāni — pieces of wood; cāvabhagnāni — and broken; puṣpāṇy — flowers; avacitāni — gathered, plucked; ca — and
2.93.6
dadarśa ca vane tasmin mahataḥ saṃcayān kṛtān
mṛgāṇāṃ mahiṣāṇāṃ ca karīṣaiḥ śītakāraṇāt
And in that forest he saw great heaps piled up from the dung of deer and buffalo, gathered against the cold.
Words: dadarśa — saw; ca — and; vane — in the forest; tasmin — that; mahataḥ — great; saṃcayān — heaps; kṛtān — made, piled; mṛgāṇāṃ — of deer; mahiṣāṇāṃ — of buffalo; ca — and; karīṣaiḥ — with dung; śītakāraṇāt — on account of the cold
2.93.7
gacchan eva mahābāhur dyutimān bharatas tadā
śatrughnaṃ cābravīd dhṛṣṭas tān amātyāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ
As he went on, the mighty-armed, splendid Bharata then, delighted, spoke to Śatrughna and to all those ministers.
Words: gacchan — going; eva — even; mahābāhur — the mighty-armed; dyutimān — splendid, radiant; bharatas — Bharata; tadā — then; śatrughnaṃ — Śatrughna; cābravīd — and said; dhṛṣṭas — delighted, eager; tān — those; amātyāṃś — ministers; ca — and; sarvaśaḥ — all, altogether
2.93.8
manye prāptāḥ sma taṃ deśaṃ bharadvājo yam abravīt
nātidūre hi manye 'haṃ nadīṃ mandākinīm itaḥ
I think we have reached that region of which Bharadvāja spoke; for I think the river Mandākinī is not far from here.
Words: manye — I think; prāptāḥ sma — we have reached; taṃ deśaṃ — that region; bharadvājo — Bharadvāja; yam — which; abravīt — spoke of; nātidūre — not too far; hi — for; manye — I think; 'haṃ — I; nadīṃ — the river; mandākinīm — Mandākinī; itaḥ — from here
2.93.9
uccair baddhāni cīrāṇi lakṣmaṇena bhaved ayam
abhijñānakṛtaḥ panthā vikāle gantum icchatā
The bark-garments are tied up high — this must be a path made as a marker by Lakṣmaṇa, who wished to travel it at an odd hour.
Words: uccair — high up; baddhāni — tied; cīrāṇi — bark-garments; lakṣmaṇena — by Lakṣmaṇa; bhaved — must be; ayam — this; abhijñānakṛtaḥ — made as a mark; panthā — the path; vikāle — at an odd hour; gantum — to go, travel; icchatā — by (him) wishing
2.93.10
idaṃ codāttadantānāṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ tarasvinām
śailapārśve parikrāntam anyonyam abhigarjatām
And this, on the mountainside, is where powerful elephants with lofty tusks have roamed about, trumpeting at one another.
Words: idaṃ — this; codāttadantānāṃ — and of the high-tusked ones; kuñjarāṇāṃ — of elephants; tarasvinām — powerful, swift; śailapārśve — on the mountainside; parikrāntam — roamed about; anyonyam — one another; abhigarjatām — of (them) trumpeting at
2.93.11
yam evādhātum icchanti tāpasāḥ satataṃ vane
tasyāsau dṛśyate dhūmaḥ saṃkulaḥ kṛṣṭavartmanaḥ
The smoke of that fire which the ascetics ever wish to keep kindled in the forest is seen yonder, dense, rising along the beaten track.
Words: yam — which; evādhātum — indeed to kindle; icchanti — wish; tāpasāḥ — the ascetics; satataṃ — constantly; vane — in the forest; tasyāsau — of that, this; dṛśyate — is seen; dhūmaḥ — smoke; saṃkulaḥ — dense, thick; kṛṣṭavartmanaḥ — of the beaten track
2.93.12
atrāhaṃ puruṣavyāghraṃ gurusatkārakāriṇam
āryaṃ drakṣyāmi saṃhṛṣṭo maharṣim iva rāghavam
Here, overjoyed, I shall behold the tiger among men, the noble Rāghava who honors his elders, as one beholds a great sage.
Words: atrāhaṃ — here I; puruṣavyāghraṃ — the tiger among men; gurusatkārakāriṇam — who renders honor to his elders; āryaṃ — the noble one; drakṣyāmi — I shall see; saṃhṛṣṭo — overjoyed; maharṣim — a great sage; iva — like; rāghavam — Rāghava
2.93.13
atha gatvā muhūrtaṃ tu citrakūṭaṃ sa rāghavaḥ
mandākinīm anuprāptas taṃ janaṃ cedam abravīt
Then, having gone on a while, that scion of Raghu reached the Mandākinī at Citrakūṭa and said this to those people:
Words: atha — then; gatvā — having gone; muhūrtaṃ — a while, a moment; tu — and; citrakūṭaṃ — to Citrakūṭa; sa — that; rāghavaḥ — scion of Raghu (Bharata); mandākinīm — the Mandākinī; anuprāptas — reached; taṃ janaṃ — those people; cedam — and this; abravīt — said
2.93.14
jagatyāṃ puruṣavyāghra āste vīrāsane rataḥ
janendro nirjanaṃ prāpya dhin me janma sajīvitam
The tiger among men, the lord of men, having withdrawn to a lonely place, sits on the bare ground intent on the hero's posture — fie on my birth and my life!
Words: jagatyāṃ — on the ground; puruṣavyāghra — the tiger among men; āste — sits; vīrāsane — in the hero's posture; rataḥ — intent, devoted; janendro — the lord of men; nirjanaṃ — a solitary place; prāpya — having reached; dhin — fie, alas; me — my; janma — birth; sajīvitam — together with (my) life
2.93.15
matkṛte vyasanaṃ prāpto lokanātho mahādyutiḥ
sarān kāmān parityajya vane vasati rāghavaḥ
For my sake the lord of the world, of great splendor, has fallen into calamity; giving up all pleasures, Rāghava dwells in the forest.
Words: matkṛte — for my sake; vyasanaṃ — calamity; prāpto — has met with; lokanātho — the lord of the world; mahādyutiḥ — of great splendor; sarān — all; kāmān — pleasures, desires; parityajya — having renounced; vane — in the forest; vasati — dwells; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava
2.93.16
iti lokasamākruṣṭaḥ pādeṣv adya prasādayan
rāmasya nipatiṣyāmi sītāyāś ca punaḥ punaḥ
So reviled by the world, seeking to appease him, today I shall fall again and again at the feet of Rāma and of Sītā.
Words: iti — thus; lokasamākruṣṭaḥ — reviled by the world; pādeṣv — at the feet; adya — today; prasādayan — appeasing, conciliating; rāmasya — of Rāma; nipatiṣyāmi — I shall fall down; sītāyāś — of Sītā; ca — and; punaḥ punaḥ — again and again
2.93.17
evaṃ sa vilapaṃs tasmin vane daśarathātmajaḥ
dadarśa mahatīṃ puṇyāṃ parṇaśālāṃ manoramām
Thus lamenting in that forest, the son of Daśaratha caught sight of a great, holy, and delightful leaf-hall.
Words: evaṃ — thus; sa — he; vilapaṃs — lamenting; tasmin — that; vane — in the forest; daśarathātmajaḥ — the son of Daśaratha; dadarśa — saw; mahatīṃ — great; puṇyāṃ — holy; parṇaśālāṃ — the leaf-hall; manoramām — delightful
2.93.18
sālatālāśvakarṇānāṃ parṇair bahubhir āvṛtām
viśālāṃ mṛdubhis tīrṇāṃ kuśair vedim ivādhvare
Covered over with many leaves of sāla, tāla, and aśvakarṇa trees, spacious, strewn with soft kuśa grass, like a sacrificial altar at a rite.
Words: sālatālāśvakarṇānāṃ — of sāla, tāla, and aśvakarṇa trees; parṇair — with leaves; bahubhir — many; āvṛtām — covered; viśālāṃ — spacious; mṛdubhis — soft; tīrṇāṃ — strewn over; kuśair — with kuśa grass; vedim — an altar; ivādhvare — as at a sacrifice
2.93.19
śakrāyudha nikāśaiś ca kārmukair bhārasādhanaiḥ
rukmapṛṣṭhair mahāsāraiḥ śobhitāṃ śatrubādhakaiḥ
And adorned with bows like Indra's rainbow, able to bear great strain, gold-backed, of mighty force, tormentors of foes.
Words: śakrāyudha nikāśaiś — resembling Indra's weapon (the rainbow); ca — and; kārmukair — with bows; bhārasādhanaiḥ — that bear a heavy strain; rukmapṛṣṭhair — gold-backed; mahāsāraiḥ — of great strength; śobhitāṃ — adorned; śatrubādhakaiḥ — tormenting foes
2.93.20
arkaraśmipratīkāśair ghorais tūṇīgataiḥ śaraiḥ
śobhitāṃ dīptavadanaiḥ sarpair bhogavatīm iva
Adorned with dreadful arrows like the sun's rays lying in the quiver, as Bhogavatī is adorned with flame-mouthed serpents.
Words: arkaraśmipratīkāśair — like the rays of the sun; ghorais — dreadful; tūṇīgataiḥ — lying in the quiver; śaraiḥ — with arrows; śobhitāṃ — adorned; dīptavadanaiḥ — with flaming mouths; sarpair — with serpents; bhogavatīm — Bhogavatī (the serpent-city); iva — like
2.93.21
mahārajatavāsobhyām asibhyāṃ ca virājitām
rukmabinduvicitrābhyāṃ carmabhyāṃ cāpi śobhitām
Made resplendent by two swords in golden sheaths, and adorned also with two shields spangled with golden dots.
Words: mahārajatavāsobhyām — with golden sheaths; asibhyāṃ — with the two swords; ca — and; virājitām — made resplendent; rukmabinduvicitrābhyāṃ — spangled with golden dots; carmabhyāṃ — with the two shields; cāpi — and also; śobhitām — adorned
2.93.22
godhāṅgulitrair āsāktaiś citraiḥ kāñcanabhūṣitaiḥ
arisaṃghair anādhṛṣyāṃ mṛgaiḥ siṃhaguhām iva
With bright leather finger-guards hung up, decked with gold; unassailable by hosts of foes, as a lion's cave is unassailable by [lesser] beasts.
Words: godhāṅgulitrair — with leather finger-guards; āsāktaiś — hung up; citraiḥ — bright, variegated; kāñcanabhūṣitaiḥ — decked with gold; arisaṃghair — by hosts of foes; anādhṛṣyāṃ — unassailable; mṛgaiḥ — by beasts; siṃhaguhām — a lion's cave; iva — like
2.93.23
prāgudaksravaṇāṃ vediṃ viśālāṃ dīptapāvakām
dadarśa bharatas tatra puṇyāṃ rāmaniveśane
There in Rāma's dwelling Bharata saw a holy, spacious altar, sloping toward the east and the north, with blazing fire upon it.
Words: prāgudaksravaṇāṃ — sloping to the east and north; vediṃ — an altar; viśālāṃ — spacious; dīptapāvakām — with blazing fire; dadarśa — saw; bharatas — Bharata; tatra — there; puṇyāṃ — holy; rāmaniveśane — in Rāma's dwelling
2.93.24
nirīkṣya sa muhūrtaṃ tu dadarśa bharato gurum
uṭaje rāmam āsīnāṃ jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam
After gazing a while, Bharata beheld his venerable elder, Rāma, seated in the hut, wearing a great mass of matted locks.
Words: nirīkṣya — having gazed; sa — he; muhūrtaṃ — a while; tu — but; dadarśa — saw; bharato — Bharata; gurum — the venerable one, elder; uṭaje — in the hut; rāmam — Rāma; āsīnāṃ — seated; jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam — wearing a mass of matted locks
2.93.25
taṃ tu kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ cīravalkalavāsasaṃ
dadarśa rāmam āsīnam abhitaḥ pāvakopamam
He saw that Rāma seated, clad in a black antelope-skin and in garments of bark, resembling fire on every side.
Words: taṃ — that (one); tu — and; kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ — wearing a black antelope-skin; cīravalkalavāsasaṃ — clad in bark garments; dadarśa — saw; rāmam — Rāma; āsīnam — seated; abhitaḥ — on all sides; pāvakopamam — resembling fire
2.93.26
siṃhaskandhaṃ mahābāhuṃ puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam
pṛthivyāḥ sagarāntāyā bhartāraṃ dharmacāriṇam
Lion-shouldered, mighty-armed, with eyes like white lotuses, the righteous lord of the earth bounded by the sea, a follower of dharma.
Words: siṃhaskandhaṃ — lion-shouldered; mahābāhuṃ — mighty-armed; puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam — with eyes like white lotuses; pṛthivyāḥ — of the earth; sagarāntāyā — bounded by the ocean; bhartāraṃ — the lord, supporter; dharmacāriṇam — a follower of dharma
2.93.27
upaviṣṭaṃ mahābāhuṃ brahmāṇam iva śāśvatam
sthaṇḍile darbhasasmtīrṇe sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca
The mighty-armed one seated like the eternal Brahmā upon a patch of ground strewn with darbha grass, together with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.
Words: upaviṣṭaṃ — seated; mahābāhuṃ — the mighty-armed one; brahmāṇam — Brahmā; iva — like; śāśvatam — eternal; sthaṇḍile — on the bare ground; darbhasasmtīrṇe — strewn with darbha grass; sītayā — with Sītā; lakṣmaṇena — with Lakṣmaṇa; ca — and
2.93.28
taṃ dṛṣṭvā bharataḥ śrīmān duḥkhamohapariplutaḥ
abhyadhāvata dharmātmā bharataḥ kaikayīsutaḥ
Seeing him, the glorious, righteous Bharata, son of Kaikeyī, overwhelmed with grief and bewilderment, ran forward.
Words: taṃ — him; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; bharataḥ — Bharata; śrīmān — glorious; duḥkhamohapariplutaḥ — overwhelmed by grief and bewilderment; abhyadhāvata — ran toward; dharmātmā — the righteous-souled; bharataḥ — Bharata; kaikayīsutaḥ — son of Kaikeyī
2.93.29
dṛṣṭvā ca vilalāpārto bāṣpasaṃdigdhayā girā
aśaknuvan dhārayituṃ dhairyād vacanam abravīt
And seeing him, stricken, he lamented in a voice choked with tears; unable to restrain himself, he spoke these words with an effort at composure.
Words: dṛṣṭvā — having seen; ca — and; vilalāpārto — lamented, being stricken; bāṣpasaṃdigdhayā — choked with tears; girā — with a voice; aśaknuvan — being unable; dhārayituṃ — to restrain, hold back; dhairyād — by (an effort at) firmness; vacanam — words; abravīt — spoke
2.93.30
yaḥ saṃsadi prakṛtibhir bhaved yukta upāsitum
vanyair mṛgair upāsīnaḥ so 'yam āste mamāgrajaḥ
He who was fit to be waited upon by his subjects in the assembly — that same elder brother of mine now sits attended by wild beasts.
Words: yaḥ — who; saṃsadi — in the assembly; prakṛtibhir — by (his) subjects; bhaved — would be; yukta — fit; upāsitum — to be waited upon; vanyair — wild; mṛgair — by beasts; upāsīnaḥ — attended, sat beside; so — that; 'yam — this; āste — sits; mamāgrajaḥ — my elder brother
2.93.31
vāsobhir bahusāhasrair yo mahātmā purocitaḥ
mṛgājine so 'yam iha pravaste dharmam ācaran
That great soul who was once used to garments by the many thousands now clothes himself here in a deerskin, practicing dharma.
Words: vāsobhir — with garments; bahusāhasrair — by the many thousands; yo — who; mahātmā — great soul; purocitaḥ — formerly accustomed; mṛgājine — in a deerskin; so — that; 'yam — this; iha — here; pravaste — clothes himself, dwells; dharmam — dharma; ācaran — practicing
2.93.32
adhārayad yo vividhāś citrāḥ sumanasas tadā
so 'yaṃ jaṭābhāram imaṃ sahate rāghavaḥ katham
He who once used to wear garlands of many kinds of bright flowers — how does that same Rāghava now endure this weight of matted hair?
Words: adhārayad — used to wear; yo — who; vividhāś — of many kinds; citrāḥ — bright, variegated; sumanasas — flowers; tadā — then; so — that; 'yaṃ — this; jaṭābhāram — the burden of matted hair; imaṃ — this; sahate — bears, endures; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; katham — how
2.93.33
yasya yajñair yathādiṣṭair yukto dharmasya saṃcayaḥ
śarīra kleśasaṃbhūtaṃ sa dharmaṃ parimārgate
He for whom a store of merit was to be won by sacrifices duly enjoined now seeks after that same merit, born of bodily hardship.
Words: yasya — whose, for whom; yajñair — by sacrifices; yathādiṣṭair — as duly enjoined; yukto — furnished, fitting; dharmasya — of merit, dharma; saṃcayaḥ — an accumulation, store; śarīra kleśasaṃbhūtaṃ — born of bodily hardship; sa — that; dharmaṃ — dharma, merit; parimārgate — seeks after
2.93.34
candanena mahārheṇa yasyāṅgam upasevitam
malena tasyāṅgam idaṃ katham āryasya sevyate
He whose body was once anointed with costly sandal-paste — how is this body of that noble one now covered with grime?
Words: candanena — with sandal-paste; mahārheṇa — costly; yasyāṅgam — whose body; upasevitam — was anointed, attended; malena — with dirt, grime; tasyāṅgam — his body; idaṃ — this; katham — how; āryasya — of the noble one; sevyate — is served, covered
2.93.35
mannimittam idaṃ duḥkhaṃ prāpto rāmaḥ sukhocitaḥ
dhig jīvitaṃ nṛśaṃsasya mama lokavigarhitam
On my account has Rāma, who deserves only comfort, met with this misery; fie on the life of a cruel wretch like me, condemned by the world!
Words: mannimittam — on my account; idaṃ — this; duḥkhaṃ — misery; prāpto — has met with; rāmaḥ — Rāma; sukhocitaḥ — deserving of comfort; dhig — fie upon; jīvitaṃ — the life; nṛśaṃsasya — of the cruel one; mama — my; lokavigarhitam — condemned by the world
2.93.36
ity evaṃ vilapan dīnaḥ prasvinnamukhapaṅkajaḥ
pādāv aprāpya rāmasya papāta bharato rudan
Thus lamenting, wretched, his lotus-face bathed in sweat, Bharata, weeping, fell down before he could even reach Rāma's feet.
Words: ity evaṃ — thus; vilapan — lamenting; dīnaḥ — wretched; prasvinnamukhapaṅkajaḥ — his lotus-face bathed in sweat; pādāv — the two feet; aprāpya — not having reached; rāmasya — of Rāma; papāta — fell down; bharato — Bharata; rudan — weeping
2.93.37
duḥkhābhitapto bharato rājaputro mahābalaḥ
uktvāryeti sakṛd dīnaṃ punar novāca kiṃ cana
Tormented by grief, Bharata, the mighty prince, having piteously cried out but once “Noble one!”, could say nothing further.
Words: duḥkhābhitapto — tormented by grief; bharato — Bharata; rājaputro — the prince; mahābalaḥ — the mighty one; uktvāryeti — having said 'Noble one!'; sakṛd — once; dīnaṃ — piteously; punar — again; novāca — did not speak; kiṃ cana — anything at all
2.93.38
bāṣpāpihita kaṇṭhaś ca prekṣya rāmaṃ yaśasvinam
āryety evābhisaṃkruśya vyāhartuṃ nāśakat tataḥ
His throat stopped with tears, gazing upon the illustrious Rāma, having cried out only “Noble one!”, he could then say no more.
Words: bāṣpāpihita kaṇṭhaś — his throat stopped with tears; ca — and; prekṣya — gazing at; rāmaṃ — Rāma; yaśasvinam — the illustrious; āryety — 'Noble one!'; evābhisaṃkruśya — having cried out only; vyāhartuṃ — to speak out; nāśakat — was unable; tataḥ — then
2.93.39
śatrughnaś cāpi rāmasya vavande caraṇau rudan
tāv ubhau sa samāliṅgya rāmo 'py aśrūṇy avartayat
Śatrughna too, weeping, bowed to Rāma's feet; and Rāma, embracing them both, likewise let his tears flow.
Words: śatrughnaś — Śatrughna; cāpi — and also; rāmasya — of Rāma; vavande — bowed to, saluted; caraṇau — the two feet; rudan — weeping; tāv ubhau — those two both; sa — he; samāliṅgya — having embraced; rāmo — Rāma; 'py — also; aśrūṇy — tears; avartayat — let flow, shed
2.93.40
tataḥ sumantreṇa guhena caiva samīyatū rājasutāv araṇye
divākaraś caiva niśākaraś ca yathāmbare śukrabṛhaspatibhyām
divākaraś caiva niśākaraś ca
yathāmbare śukrabṛhaspatibhyām
Then the two princes met in the forest, together with Sumantra and with Guha, as the sun and the moon [come together] in the sky with Venus and Jupiter.
Words: tataḥ — then; sumantreṇa — with Sumantra; guhena — with Guha; caiva — and; samīyatū — the two met; rājasutāv — the two princes; araṇye — in the forest; divākaraś — the sun; caiva — and; niśākaraś — the moon; ca — and; yathāmbare — as in the sky; śukrabṛhaspatibhyām — with Venus and Jupiter
2.93.41
tān pārthivān vāraṇayūthapābhān samāgatāṃs tatra mahaty araṇye
vanaukasas te 'pi samīkṣya sarve 'py aśrūṇy amuñcan pravihāya harṣam
vanaukasas te 'pi samīkṣya sarve 'py
aśrūṇy amuñcan pravihāya harṣam
Beholding those princes, who looked like lordly leaders of elephant herds, gathered together there in the great forest, even all those forest-dwellers gave up their joy and shed tears.
Words: tān — those; pārthivān — princes, kings; vāraṇayūthapābhān — looking like lords of elephant herds; samāgatāṃs — gathered together; tatra — there; mahaty — great; araṇye — in the forest; vanaukasas — the forest-dwellers; te — they; 'pi — even; samīkṣya — beholding; sarve — all; 'py — even; aśrūṇy — tears; amuñcan — shed, let fall; pravihāya — having cast off; harṣam — joy
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Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.
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