{"kanda":2,"kandaName":"Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa","sarga":4,"title":"Omens hasten the abhiṣeka","sentence":"Daśaratha fixes the ceremony for the next day while Bharata is away, Rāma & Sītā must fast and sleep on darbha","portion":"Preparations for Rāma’s abhiṣeka","sequence":[[{"steps":["After the assembly leaves, Daśaratha decides that the ceremony must take place the following day and sends Sumantra to fetch Rāma again","the second summons worries Rāma, who returns at once (4.1–8)"],"from":1,"to":8,"sarga":4},{"steps":["privately, Daśaratha explains that he has fulfilled his life's obligations and wishes to see his son installed before he dies (4.9–16)"],"from":9,"to":16,"sarga":4},{"steps":["he has been having frightening dreams; meteors have fallen with crashing sounds, and astrologers report threatening planetary influences on his birth-star","fearing death or another disaster, he wants the ceremony completed while his mind remains steady (4.17–22)"],"from":17,"to":22,"sarga":4},{"steps":["he tells Rāma and Sītā to upavāsa, sleep on darbha grass, and have trusted friends guard them that night","he also wants to act while Bharata is away: although he trusts Bharata's character, he says that people's minds can change (4.23–28)."],"from":23,"to":28,"sarga":4}],[{"steps":["Rāma goes to Kausalyā's apartments, where she is praying to Viṣṇu; Sumitrā, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā are also present (4.29–33)"],"from":29,"to":33,"sarga":4},{"steps":["he announces the next day's ceremony and asks for the necessary preparations for his and Sītā's upavāsa (4.34–37)"],"from":34,"to":37,"sarga":4},{"steps":["Kausalyā blesses him, delighted that her prayers have borne fruit (4.38–41)"],"from":38,"to":41,"sarga":4},{"steps":["Rāma tells Lakṣmaṇa that they will share the responsibilities and benefits of rule, calling him his second self","he takes leave and returns home (4.42–45)."],"from":42,"to":45,"sarga":4}]],"verses":[{"v":1,"ref":"2.004.001","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"gateṣv atha nṛpo bhūyaḥ paureṣu saha mantribhiḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"mantrayitvā tataś cakre niścayajñaḥ sa niścayam","q":null}],"tr":"When the townsfolk had departed, the king, a knower of decisions, deliberated once more with his ministers and then made his decision:","w":[["gateṣv","when (they) had gone","gateṣu"],["atha","then"],["nṛpo","the king","nṛpaḥ"],["bhūyaḥ","again, further"],["paureṣu","the townsfolk (loc. abs.)"],["saha mantribhiḥ","together with the ministers"],["mantrayitvā","having deliberated"],["tataś","then","tataḥ"],["cakre","made"],["niścayajñaḥ","knower of decisions","",[["niścaya","decision, resolve"],["jña","knowing"]]],["sa","he"],["niścayam","the decision, resolve"]]},{"v":2,"ref":"2.004.002","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"śva eva puṣyo bhavitā śvo 'bhiṣecyeta me sutaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"rāmo rājīvatāmrākṣo yauvarājya iti prabhuḥ","q":null}],"tr":"“Tomorrow the (constellation) Puṣya will be present; tomorrow let my son Rāma, whose eyes are coppery like a lotus, be consecrated to the heir-apparency” — so (thought) the lord.","w":[["śva eva","tomorrow itself","śvaḥ eva"],["puṣyo","(the asterism) Puṣya","puṣyaḥ"],["bhavitā","will be, will come to pass"],["śvo 'bhiṣecyeta","tomorrow let (him) be consecrated","śvaḥ abhiṣecyeta"],["me","my"],["sutaḥ","son"],["rāmo","Rāma","rāmaḥ"],["rājīvatāmrākṣo","with eyes coppery like a lotus","rājīvatāmrākṣaḥ",[["rājīva","blue lotus"],["tāmra","copper-coloured"],["akṣa","eye"]]],["yauvarājya","to the heir-apparency"],["iti","thus"],["prabhuḥ","the lord"]]},{"v":3,"ref":"2.004.003","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"athāntargṛham āviśya rājā daśarathas tadā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"sūtam ājñāpayām āsa rāmaṃ punar ihānaya","q":null}],"tr":"Then, entering his inner apartments, King Daśaratha thereupon commanded the charioteer: “Bring Rāma here once again.”","w":[["athāntargṛham","then the inner chamber","atha antargṛham",[["antar","inner"],["gṛha","house, chamber"]]],["āviśya","having entered"],["rājā","the king"],["daśarathas","Daśaratha","daśarathaḥ"],["tadā","then"],["sūtam","the charioteer"],["ājñāpayām āsa","commanded, ordered"],["rāmaṃ","Rāma"],["punar","again","punaḥ"],["ihānaya","bring here","iha ānaya"]]},{"v":4,"ref":"2.004.004","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"pratigṛhya sa tadvākyaṃ sūtaḥ punar upāyayau","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"rāmasya bhavanaṃ śīghraṃ rāmam ānayituṃ punaḥ","q":null}],"tr":"Accepting that command, the charioteer went once more, quickly, to Rāma's dwelling, to fetch Rāma again.","w":[["pratigṛhya","having accepted, received"],["sa","he"],["tadvākyaṃ","that command","tat vākyaṃ"],["sūtaḥ","the charioteer"],["punar","again","punaḥ"],["upāyayau","approached, went to"],["rāmasya","of Rāma"],["bhavanaṃ","the dwelling"],["śīghraṃ","quickly"],["rāmam","Rāma"],["ānayituṃ","to bring, fetch"],["punaḥ","again"]]},{"v":5,"ref":"2.004.005","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"dvāḥsthair āveditaṃ tasya rāmāyāgamanaṃ punaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"śrutvaiva cāpi rāmas taṃ prāptaṃ śaṅkānvito 'bhavat","q":null}],"tr":"The (charioteer's) coming again was announced to Rāma by the door-keepers; and just on hearing that he had arrived, Rāma became filled with misgiving.","w":[["dvāḥsthair","by the door-keepers","dvāḥsthaiḥ",[["dvāḥ","door"],["stha","standing"]]],["āveditaṃ","was announced, reported"],["tasya","his (the charioteer's)"],["rāmāyāgamanaṃ","the coming, to Rāma","rāmāya āgamanaṃ"],["punaḥ","again"],["śrutvaiva","just on hearing","śrutvā eva"],["cāpi","and also","ca api"],["rāmas","Rāma","rāmaḥ"],["taṃ","him"],["prāptaṃ","arrived, come"],["śaṅkānvito 'bhavat","became filled with misgiving","śaṅkānvitaḥ abhavat",[["śaṅkā","doubt, apprehension"],["anvita","filled with"]]]]},{"v":6,"ref":"2.004.006","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"praveśya cainaṃ tvaritaṃ rāmo vacanam abravīt","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"yad āgamanakṛtyaṃ te bhūyas tad brūhy aśeṣataḥ","q":null}],"tr":"Having quickly ushered him in, Rāma spoke these words: “Whatever be the purpose of your coming again, tell it to me in full.”","w":[["praveśya","having admitted, ushered in"],["cainaṃ","and him","ca enaṃ"],["tvaritaṃ","quickly"],["rāmo","Rāma","rāmaḥ"],["vacanam","words"],["abravīt","spoke"],["yad","whatever","yat"],["āgamanakṛtyaṃ","the purpose of (your) coming","",[["āgamana","coming, arrival"],["kṛtya","purpose, business"]]],["te","your"],["bhūyas","again","bhūyaḥ"],["tad","that","tat"],["brūhy","tell","brūhi"],["aśeṣataḥ","completely, without remainder","",[["a-","without"],["śeṣa","remainder"]]]]},{"v":7,"ref":"2.004.007","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tam uvāca tataḥ sūto rājā tvāṃ draṣṭum icchati","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"śrutvā pramāṇam atra tvaṃ gamanāyetarāya vā","q":null}],"tr":"Then the charioteer said to him: “The king wishes to see you; having heard this, you must decide about going or otherwise.”","w":[["tam","him"],["uvāca","said"],["tataḥ","then"],["sūto","the charioteer","sūtaḥ"],["rājā","the king"],["tvāṃ","you"],["draṣṭum","to see"],["icchati","wishes"],["śrutvā","having heard"],["pramāṇam","the decision, authority (to decide)"],["atra","in this, herein"],["tvaṃ","you"],["gamanāyetarāya vā","for going or otherwise","gamanāya itarāya vā",[["gamana","going"],["itara","other, otherwise"]]]]},{"v":8,"ref":"2.004.008","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"iti sūtavacaḥ śrutvā rāmo 'tha tvarayānvitaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"prayayau rājabhavanaṃ punar draṣṭuṃ nareśvaram","q":null}],"tr":"Hearing these words of the charioteer, Rāma, filled with haste, set out again for the royal palace to see the lord of men.","w":[["iti","thus"],["sūtavacaḥ","the charioteer's words","",[["sūta","charioteer"],["vacas","words"]]],["śrutvā","having heard"],["rāmo 'tha","Rāma then","rāmaḥ atha"],["tvarayānvitaḥ","filled with haste","tvarayā anvitaḥ",[["tvarā","haste"],["anvita","filled with"]]],["prayayau","set out, went forth"],["rājabhavanaṃ","the royal palace","",[["rāja","king"],["bhavana","dwelling, palace"]]],["punar","again","punaḥ"],["draṣṭuṃ","to see"],["nareśvaram","the lord of men","",[["nara","man"],["īśvara","lord"]]]]},{"v":9,"ref":"2.004.009","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"taṃ śrutvā samanuprāptaṃ rāmaṃ daśaratho nṛpaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"praveśayām āsa gṛhaṃ vivikṣuḥ priyam uttamam","q":null}],"tr":"Hearing that Rāma had arrived, King Daśaratha, wishing to speak (with him) about the highest and dearest matter, had him ushered into the (inner) chamber.","w":[["taṃ","him"],["śrutvā","having heard"],["samanuprāptaṃ","arrived, come"],["rāmaṃ","Rāma"],["daśaratho","Daśaratha","daśarathaḥ"],["nṛpaḥ","the king"],["praveśayām āsa","had (him) admitted, ushered in"],["gṛhaṃ","the chamber, house"],["vivikṣuḥ","wishing to speak, disclose"],["priyam","dear"],["uttamam","highest, supreme"]]},{"v":10,"ref":"2.004.010","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"praviśann eva ca śrīmān rāghavo bhavanaṃ pituḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"dadarśa pitaraṃ dūrāt praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ","q":null}],"tr":"As the glorious Rāghava entered his father's dwelling, he saw his father from afar, and, bowing down, joined his palms.","w":[["praviśann eva","just as (he) entered","praviśan eva"],["ca","and"],["śrīmān","the glorious","",[["śrī","glory"],["-mat","possessing"]]],["rāghavo","Rāghava","rāghavaḥ"],["bhavanaṃ","the dwelling"],["pituḥ","of the father"],["dadarśa","saw"],["pitaraṃ","the father"],["dūrāt","from afar"],["praṇipatya","having bowed down"],["kṛtāñjaliḥ","with palms joined","kṛta-añjaliḥ",[["kṛta","made"],["añjali","joined palms"]]]]},{"v":11,"ref":"2.004.011","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"praṇamantaṃ samutthāpya taṃ pariṣvajya bhūmipaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"pradiśya cāsmai ruciram āsanaṃ punar abravīt","q":null}],"tr":"Raising him up as he bowed, and embracing him, the lord of the earth pointed out to him a splendid seat, and then spoke again:","w":[["praṇamantaṃ","(him) bowing"],["samutthāpya","having raised up"],["taṃ","him"],["pariṣvajya","having embraced"],["bhūmipaḥ","the lord of the earth","",[["bhūmi","earth"],["pa","protector, lord"]]],["pradiśya","having pointed out, assigned"],["cāsmai","and to him","ca asmai"],["ruciram","splendid, lovely"],["āsanaṃ","a seat"],["punar","again","punaḥ"],["abravīt","spoke"]]},{"v":12,"ref":"2.004.012","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"rāma vṛddho 'smi dīrghāyur bhuktā bhogā mayepsitāḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"annavadbhiḥ kratuśatais tatheṣṭaṃ bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ","q":null}],"tr":"“Rāma, I am old and long-lived; the pleasures I desired have been enjoyed by me; and I have likewise sacrificed with hundreds of rites, abounding in food and rich in sacrificial fees.","w":[["rāma","O Rāma"],["vṛddho 'smi","I am aged","vṛddhaḥ asmi"],["dīrghāyur","long-lived","dīrghāyuḥ",[["dīrgha","long"],["āyus","life"]]],["bhuktā","have been enjoyed"],["bhogā","the pleasures, enjoyments","bhogāḥ"],["mayepsitāḥ","desired by me","mayā īpsitāḥ"],["annavadbhiḥ","abounding in food","",[["anna","food"],["-vat","possessing"]]],["kratuśatais","with hundreds of rites","kratuśataiḥ",[["kratu","sacrifice, rite"],["śata","hundred"]]],["tatheṣṭaṃ","and thus sacrificed","tathā iṣṭaṃ"],["bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ","with abundant sacrificial fees","",[["bhūri","abundant, much"],["dakṣiṇā","sacrificial gift, fee"]]]]},{"v":13,"ref":"2.004.013","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"jātam iṣṭam apatyaṃ me tvam adyānupamaṃ bhuvi","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"dattam iṣṭam adhītaṃ ca mayā puruṣasattama","q":null}],"tr":"The offspring I desired has been born to me — you, today, peerless upon the earth; and I have given, sacrificed, and studied (the Veda), O best of men.","w":[["jātam","born"],["iṣṭam","desired, wished-for"],["apatyaṃ","offspring"],["me","my, to me"],["tvam","you"],["adyānupamaṃ","today peerless","adya anupamaṃ",[["an-","not"],["upama","comparison, like"]]],["bhuvi","on the earth"],["dattam","given (in charity)"],["iṣṭam","sacrificed"],["adhītaṃ ca","and studied"],["mayā","by me"],["puruṣasattama","O best of men","",[["puruṣa","man"],["sattama","best"]]]]},{"v":14,"ref":"2.004.014","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"anubhūtāni ceṣṭāni mayā vīra sukhāni ca","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"devarṣi pitṛviprāṇām anṛṇo 'smi tathātmanaḥ","q":null}],"tr":"The desired pleasures too have been experienced by me, O hero; and I am free of debt to the gods, the sages, the ancestors, and the brahmins, and likewise to myself.","w":[["anubhūtāni","experienced, enjoyed"],["ceṣṭāni","and the desired (ones)","ca iṣṭāni"],["mayā","by me"],["vīra","O hero"],["sukhāni ca","and pleasures"],["devarṣi","of gods and sages","",[["deva","god"],["ṛṣi","sage"]]],["pitṛviprāṇām","of ancestors and brahmins","",[["pitṛ","ancestor, father"],["vipra","brahmin"]]],["anṛṇo 'smi","I am free of debt","anṛṇaḥ asmi",[["an-","without"],["ṛṇa","debt"]]],["tathātmanaḥ","and likewise to myself","tathā ātmanaḥ"]]},{"v":15,"ref":"2.004.015","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"na kiṃ cin mama kartavyaṃ tavānyatrābhiṣecanāt","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"ato yat tvām ahaṃ brūyāṃ tan me tvaṃ kartum arhasi","q":null}],"tr":"There is nothing left for me to do except your consecration; therefore, whatever I tell you, that you ought to do for me.","w":[["na kiṃ cin","nothing at all","na kiṃ cit"],["mama","my, for me"],["kartavyaṃ","to be done, remaining"],["tavānyatrābhiṣecanāt","except your consecration","tava anyatra abhiṣecanāt",[["anyatra","except, apart from"],["abhiṣecana","consecration"]]],["ato","therefore","ataḥ"],["yat","whatever"],["tvām","you, to you"],["ahaṃ","I"],["brūyāṃ","should say","brūyām"],["tan","that","tat"],["me","for me"],["tvaṃ","you"],["kartum","to do"],["arhasi","ought, should"]]},{"v":16,"ref":"2.004.016","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"adya prakṛtayaḥ sarvās tvām icchanti narādhipam","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"atas tvāṃ yuvarājānam abhiṣekṣyāmi putraka","q":null}],"tr":"Today all the subjects wish for you as their king; therefore I shall consecrate you as heir-apparent, my dear boy.","w":[["adya","today"],["prakṛtayaḥ","the subjects, elements of state"],["sarvās","all","sarvāḥ"],["tvām","you"],["icchanti","wish for, desire"],["narādhipam","as king, lord of men","",[["nara","man"],["adhipa","lord"]]],["atas","therefore","ataḥ"],["tvāṃ","you"],["yuvarājānam","as heir-apparent","",[["yuva","young"],["rājan","king"]]],["abhiṣekṣyāmi","I shall consecrate"],["putraka","my dear boy, little son"]]},{"v":17,"ref":"2.004.017","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"api cādyāśubhān rāma svapnān paśyāmi dāruṇān","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"sanirghātā maholkāś ca patantīha mahāsvanāḥ","q":null}],"tr":"Moreover, of late, Rāma, I have been seeing terrible, inauspicious dreams; and great meteors, with thunderclaps, fall here with a mighty crash.","w":[["api","moreover, also"],["cādyāśubhān","and today/of late inauspicious","ca adya aśubhān",[["a-","not"],["śubha","auspicious"]]],["rāma","O Rāma"],["svapnān","dreams"],["paśyāmi","I see"],["dāruṇān","terrible, dreadful"],["sanirghātā","with thunderclaps","sanirghātāḥ",[["sa","with"],["nirghāta","crash, thunderclap"]]],["maholkāś ca","and great meteors","mahā ulkāḥ ca",[["mahā","great"],["ulkā","meteor, firebrand"]]],["patantīha","fall here","patanti iha"],["mahāsvanāḥ","with great noise","",[["mahā","great"],["svana","sound, noise"]]]]},{"v":18,"ref":"2.004.018","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"avaṣṭabdhaṃ ca me rāma nakṣatraṃ dāruṇair grahaiḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"āvedayanti daivajñāḥ sūryāṅgārakarāhubhiḥ","q":null}],"tr":"And my birth-star, Rāma, is beset by fearsome planets — by the Sun, Mars, and Rāhu — so the astrologers inform me.","w":[["avaṣṭabdhaṃ","beset, seized, obstructed"],["ca","and"],["me","my"],["rāma","O Rāma"],["nakṣatraṃ","(birth-)star, asterism"],["dāruṇair","by fearsome","dāruṇaiḥ"],["grahaiḥ","by planets"],["āvedayanti","inform, announce"],["daivajñāḥ","the astrologers","",[["daiva","fate, the stars"],["jña","knowing"]]],["sūryāṅgārakarāhubhiḥ","by the Sun, Mars, and Rāhu","sūrya-aṅgāraka-rāhubhiḥ",[["sūrya","Sun"],["aṅgāraka","Mars"],["rāhu","Rāhu (the eclipse-node)"]]]]},{"v":19,"ref":"2.004.019","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"prāyeṇa hi nimittānām īdṛśānāṃ samudbhave","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"rājā vā mṛtyum āpnoti ghorāṃ vāpadam ṛcchati","q":null}],"tr":"For generally, when such omens arise, a king either meets his death or falls into some dreadful calamity.","w":[["prāyeṇa","generally, as a rule"],["hi","for, indeed"],["nimittānām","of omens, portents"],["īdṛśānāṃ","of such (a kind)"],["samudbhave","at the arising"],["rājā","the king"],["vā","either, or"],["mṛtyum","death"],["āpnoti","meets, obtains"],["ghorāṃ","dreadful"],["vāpadam","or a calamity","vā āpadam"],["ṛcchati","incurs, falls into"]]},{"v":20,"ref":"2.004.020","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tad yāvad eva me ceto na vimuhyati rāghava","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"tāvad evābhiṣiñcasva calā hi prāṇināṃ matiḥ","q":null}],"tr":"So then, Rāghava, while my mind is not yet deranged, be consecrated at once; for the minds of living beings are fickle.","w":[["tad","so, therefore","tat"],["yāvad eva","just so long as","yāvat eva"],["me","my"],["ceto","mind","cetaḥ"],["na","not"],["vimuhyati","becomes deranged, confused"],["rāghava","O Rāghava"],["tāvad evābhiṣiñcasva","just so long, be consecrated","tāvat eva abhiṣiñcasva"],["calā","fickle, unsteady"],["hi","for, indeed"],["prāṇināṃ","of living beings"],["matiḥ","the mind, thought"]]},{"v":21,"ref":"2.004.021","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"adya candro 'bhyupagataḥ puṣyāt pūrvaṃ punar vasum","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"śvaḥ puṣya yogaṃ niyataṃ vakṣyante daivacintakāḥ","q":null}],"tr":"Today the moon has reached Punarvasu, which precedes Puṣya; tomorrow, the astrologers declare, its conjunction with Puṣya is assured.","w":[["adya","today"],["candro 'bhyupagataḥ","the moon has reached","candraḥ abhyupagataḥ"],["puṣyāt","than Puṣya, before Puṣya"],["pūrvaṃ","preceding, before"],["punar vasum","Punarvasu (asterism)","punarvasum",[["punar","again"],["vasu","the Vasus / bright"]]],["śvaḥ","tomorrow"],["puṣya","with Puṣya"],["yogaṃ","conjunction"],["niyataṃ","assuredly, certainly"],["vakṣyante","will declare"],["daivacintakāḥ","the astrologers","",[["daiva","fate, the stars"],["cintaka","one who ponders, reckoner"]]]]},{"v":22,"ref":"2.004.022","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tatra puṣye 'bhiṣiñcasva manas tvarayatīva mām","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"śvas tvāham abhiṣekṣyāmi yauvarājye paraṃtapa","q":null}],"tr":"Then, at (the conjunction with) Puṣya, be consecrated; my mind, as it were, urges me on. Tomorrow I shall consecrate you to the heir-apparency, O scorcher of foes.","w":[["tatra","then, thereupon"],["puṣye","at Puṣya"],["'bhiṣiñcasva","be consecrated","abhiṣiñcasva"],["manas","the mind","manaḥ"],["tvarayatīva","as if urges on","tvarayati iva"],["mām","me"],["śvas","tomorrow","śvaḥ"],["tvāham","you I","tvā aham"],["abhiṣekṣyāmi","I shall consecrate"],["yauvarājye","to the heir-apparency"],["paraṃtapa","O scorcher of foes","",[["param","enemy"],["tapa","scorching"]]]]},{"v":23,"ref":"2.004.023","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tasmāt tvayādya vratinā niśeyaṃ niyatātmanā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"saha vadhvopavastavyā darbhaprastaraśāyinā","q":null}],"tr":"Therefore this night must be passed by you under a vow, self-controlled, sleeping on a bed of darbha-grass together with your wife.","w":[["tasmāt","therefore"],["tvayādya","by you today","tvayā adya"],["vratinā","under a vow, observing a vow"],["niśeyaṃ","this night","niśā iyaṃ"],["niyatātmanā","self-controlled","niyata-ātmanā",[["niyata","restrained"],["ātman","self"]]],["saha vadhvopavastavyā","must be spent together with (your) wife","saha vadhvā upavastavyā",[["vadhū","wife, bride"]]],["darbhaprastaraśāyinā","sleeping on a strewing of darbha-grass","",[["darbha","kuśa-grass"],["prastara","couch, strewn seat"],["śāyin","lying, sleeping"]]]]},{"v":24,"ref":"2.004.024","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"suhṛdaś cāpramattās tvāṃ rakṣantv adya samantataḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"bhavanti bahuvighnāni kāryāṇy evaṃvidhāni hi","q":null}],"tr":"And let your well-wishers, vigilant, guard you today on every side; for undertakings of this kind are beset with many obstacles.","w":[["suhṛdaś","the well-wishers, friends","suhṛdaḥ",[["su","good"],["hṛd","heart"]]],["cāpramattās","and vigilant, heedful","ca apramattāḥ",[["a-","not"],["pramatta","careless, heedless"]]],["tvāṃ","you"],["rakṣantv","let (them) guard","rakṣantu"],["adya","today"],["samantataḥ","on every side, all around"],["bhavanti","become, are"],["bahuvighnāni","with many obstacles","",[["bahu","many"],["vighna","obstacle, hindrance"]]],["kāryāṇy","undertakings, tasks","kāryāṇi"],["evaṃvidhāni","of such a kind","",[["evaṃ","thus"],["vidha","kind, sort"]]],["hi","for, indeed"]]},{"v":25,"ref":"2.004.025","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"viproṣitaś ca bharato yāvad eva purād itaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"tāvad evābhiṣekas te prāptakālo mato mama","q":null}],"tr":"And just while Bharata is away, absent from this city, so long — that is, this very time — is, in my view, the fitting time for your consecration.","w":[["viproṣitaś","away, absent","viproṣitaḥ"],["ca","and"],["bharato","Bharata","bharataḥ"],["yāvad eva","just so long as","yāvat eva"],["purād","from the city","purāt"],["itaḥ","from here"],["tāvad evābhiṣekas","just so long, the consecration","tāvat eva abhiṣekaḥ"],["te","your"],["prāptakālo","the time being come, opportune","prāptakālaḥ",[["prāpta","arrived, come"],["kāla","time"]]],["mato","held, considered","mataḥ"],["mama","my, by me"]]},{"v":26,"ref":"2.004.026","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kāmaṃ khalu satāṃ vṛtte bhrātā te bharataḥ sthitaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"jyeṣṭhānuvartī dharmātmā sānukrośo jitendriyaḥ","q":null}],"tr":"To be sure, your brother Bharata stands firm in the conduct of the good — deferential to his elder, righteous, compassionate, master of his senses;","w":[["kāmaṃ","to be sure, granted"],["khalu","indeed"],["satāṃ","of the good"],["vṛtte","in the conduct"],["bhrātā","the brother"],["te","your"],["bharataḥ","Bharata"],["sthitaḥ","standing, established"],["jyeṣṭhānuvartī","following/deferring to the elder","jyeṣṭha-anuvartī",[["jyeṣṭha","eldest"],["anuvartin","following, complying"]]],["dharmātmā","righteous-souled","dharma-ātmā",[["dharma","dharma"],["ātman","soul"]]],["sānukrośo","compassionate","sānukrośaḥ",[["sa","with"],["anukrośa","compassion, pity"]]],["jitendriyaḥ","master of the senses","jita-indriyaḥ",[["jita","conquered"],["indriya","sense"]]]]},{"v":27,"ref":"2.004.027","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kiṃ tu cittaṃ manuṣyāṇām anityam iti me matiḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"satāṃ ca dharmanityānāṃ kṛtaśobhi ca rāghava","q":null}],"tr":"yet the mind of men is unsteady — such is my conviction — even among the good who are ever devoted to dharma; and (a thing done in season) shines by being done, O Rāghava.","w":[["kiṃ tu","yet, however"],["cittaṃ","the mind"],["manuṣyāṇām","of men"],["anityam","impermanent, unsteady","",[["a-","not"],["nitya","constant"]]],["iti","thus"],["me","my"],["matiḥ","conviction, opinion"],["satāṃ ca","and of the good"],["dharmanityānāṃ","ever devoted to dharma","",[["dharma","dharma"],["nitya","ever, constant"]]],["kṛtaśobhi","shining by being done, beautified by action","",[["kṛta","done, action"],["śobhin","shining, adorning"]]],["ca","and"],["rāghava","O Rāghava"]]},{"v":28,"ref":"2.004.028","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"ity uktaḥ so 'bhyanujñātaḥ śvobhāviny abhiṣecane","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"vrajeti rāmaḥ pitaram abhivādyābhyayād gṛham","q":null}],"tr":"Addressed thus, Rāma, dismissed with “Go” regarding the consecration that was to take place the next day, saluted his father and went to his house.","w":[["ity uktaḥ","thus addressed","iti uktaḥ"],["so 'bhyanujñātaḥ","he, granted leave","saḥ abhyanujñātaḥ"],["śvobhāviny","(the rite) to be tomorrow","śvobhāvini",[["śvas","tomorrow"],["bhāvin","about to be"]]],["abhiṣecane","the consecration (loc.)"],["vrajeti","“go,” thus","vraja iti"],["rāmaḥ","Rāma"],["pitaram","the father"],["abhivādyābhyayād","having saluted, went to","abhivādya abhyayāt"],["gṛham","the house"]]},{"v":29,"ref":"2.004.029","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"praviśya cātmano veśma rājñoddiṣṭe 'bhiṣecane","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"tasmin kṣaṇe vinirgatya mātur antaḥpuraṃ yayau","q":null}],"tr":"Having entered his own dwelling — the consecration having been ordained by the king — he went out again in that same moment and made his way to his mother's inner apartments.","w":[["praviśya","having entered"],["cātmano","and of his own","ca ātmanaḥ"],["veśma","dwelling, house"],["rājñoddiṣṭe","ordained by the king","rājñā uddiṣṭe"],["'bhiṣecane","the consecration (loc. abs.)","abhiṣecane"],["tasmin kṣaṇe","in that moment"],["vinirgatya","having gone out"],["mātur","of the mother","mātuḥ"],["antaḥpuraṃ","the inner apartments","",[["antar","inner"],["pura","dwelling, quarters"]]],["yayau","went"]]},{"v":30,"ref":"2.004.030","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tatra tāṃ pravaṇām eva mātaraṃ kṣaumavāsinīm","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"vāgyatāṃ devatāgāre dadarśa yācatīṃ śriyam","q":null}],"tr":"There he saw his mother, clad in silk, wholly absorbed (in devotion), silent, in the shrine, praying for (his) prosperity.","w":[["tatra","there"],["tāṃ","her"],["pravaṇām","absorbed, intent, devout"],["eva","indeed"],["mātaraṃ","the mother"],["kṣaumavāsinīm","clad in silk","",[["kṣauma","linen, silk"],["vāsinī","wearing, clad"]]],["vāgyatāṃ","of restrained speech, silent","vāk-yatāṃ",[["vāc","speech"],["yata","restrained"]]],["devatāgāre","in the shrine, house of the deity","",[["devatā","deity"],["agāra","house"]]],["dadarśa","saw"],["yācatīṃ","praying for, entreating"],["śriyam","prosperity, fortune"]]},{"v":31,"ref":"2.004.031","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"prāg eva cāgatā tatra sumitrā lakṣmaṇas tathā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"sītā cānāyitā śrutvā priyaṃ rāmābhiṣecanam","q":null}],"tr":"Sumitrā had already come there before, and Lakṣmaṇa likewise; and Sītā too had been sent for, on hearing the glad news of Rāma's consecration.","w":[["prāg eva","already before","prāk eva"],["cāgatā","and (she) had come","ca āgatā"],["tatra","there"],["sumitrā","Sumitrā"],["lakṣmaṇas","Lakṣmaṇa","lakṣmaṇaḥ"],["tathā","likewise"],["sītā","Sītā"],["cānāyitā","and had been brought, sent for","ca ānāyitā"],["śrutvā","having heard"],["priyaṃ","the glad, dear (news)"],["rāmābhiṣecanam","Rāma's consecration","rāma-abhiṣecanam",[["rāma","Rāma"],["abhiṣecana","consecration"]]]]},{"v":32,"ref":"2.004.032","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tasmin kāle hi kausalyā tasthāv āmīlitekṣaṇā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"sumitrayānvāsyamānā sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca","q":null}],"tr":"At that time Kausalyā stood with her eyes half-closed, attended by Sumitrā, by Sītā, and by Lakṣmaṇa,","w":[["tasmin kāle","at that time"],["hi","indeed"],["kausalyā","Kausalyā"],["tasthāv","stood","tasthau"],["āmīlitekṣaṇā","with eyes half-closed","āmīlita-īkṣaṇā",[["āmīlita","half-closed"],["īkṣaṇa","eye"]]],["sumitrayānvāsyamānā","being attended by Sumitrā","sumitrayā anvāsyamānā"],["sītayā","by Sītā"],["lakṣmaṇena ca","and by Lakṣmaṇa"]]},{"v":33,"ref":"2.004.033","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"śrutvā puṣyeṇa putrasya yauvarājyābhiṣecanam","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"prāṇāyāmena puruṣaṃ dhyāyamānā janārdanam","q":null}],"tr":"having heard of her son's consecration to the heir-apparency at (the conjunction with) Puṣya, and, through breath-control, meditating on the Person, Janārdana (Viṣṇu).","w":[["śrutvā","having heard"],["puṣyeṇa","at (the star) Puṣya"],["putrasya","of the son"],["yauvarājyābhiṣecanam","the consecration to heir-apparency","yauvarājya-abhiṣecanam",[["yauvarājya","office of crown prince"],["abhiṣecana","consecration"]]],["prāṇāyāmena","by breath-control","",[["prāṇa","breath"],["āyāma","restraint, control"]]],["puruṣaṃ","the (Supreme) Person"],["dhyāyamānā","meditating on"],["janārdanam","Janārdana (Viṣṇu)"]]},{"v":34,"ref":"2.004.034","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tathā saniyamām eva so 'bhigamyābhivādya ca","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"uvāca vacanaṃ rāmo harṣayaṃs tām idaṃ tadā","q":null}],"tr":"Approaching her thus observing her vow, and saluting her, Rāma then spoke these words, gladdening her:","w":[["tathā","thus"],["saniyamām","observing her vow/restraint","",[["sa","with"],["niyama","restraint, vow"]]],["eva","indeed"],["so 'bhigamyābhivādya","he, having approached and saluted","saḥ abhigamya abhivādya"],["ca","and"],["uvāca","spoke"],["vacanaṃ","words"],["rāmo","Rāma","rāmaḥ"],["harṣayaṃs","gladdening","harṣayan"],["tām","her"],["idaṃ","this"],["tadā","then"]]},{"v":35,"ref":"2.004.035","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"amba pitrā niyukto 'smi prajāpālanakarmaṇi","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"bhavitā śvo 'bhiṣeko me yathā me śāsanaṃ pituḥ","q":null}],"tr":"“Mother, I have been appointed by my father to the task of protecting the people; tomorrow my consecration will take place, according to my father's command.","w":[["amba","O mother"],["pitrā","by the father"],["niyukto 'smi","I have been appointed","niyuktaḥ asmi"],["prajāpālanakarmaṇi","in the task of protecting the people","",[["prajā","people, subjects"],["pālana","protecting"],["karman","task, action"]]],["bhavitā","will be, will take place"],["śvo 'bhiṣeko","tomorrow the consecration","śvaḥ abhiṣekaḥ"],["me","my"],["yathā","according as"],["me","my"],["śāsanaṃ","command"],["pituḥ","of the father"]]},{"v":36,"ref":"2.004.036","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"sītayāpy upavastavyā rajanīyaṃ mayā saha","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"evam ṛtvigupādhyāyaiḥ saha mām uktavān pitā","q":null}],"tr":"This night is to be spent by Sītā as well, together with me (in fasting and vow); thus my father, together with the priests and preceptors, told me.","w":[["sītayāpy","by Sītā too","sītayā api"],["upavastavyā","to be observed (in fasting), to be spent"],["rajanīyaṃ","this night","rajanī iyaṃ"],["mayā saha","together with me"],["evam","thus"],["ṛtvigupādhyāyaiḥ saha","together with the priests and preceptors","ṛtvik-upādhyāyaiḥ saha",[["ṛtvij","officiating priest"],["upādhyāya","teacher, preceptor"]]],["mām","me, to me"],["uktavān","told"],["pitā","the father"]]},{"v":37,"ref":"2.004.037","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"yāni yāny atra yogyāni śvobhāviny abhiṣecane","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"tāni me maṅgalāny adya vaidehyāś caiva kāraya","q":null}],"tr":"Whatever things are suitable for the consecration that is to take place tomorrow — those auspicious rites have performed today for me and for Vaidehī (Sītā).”","w":[["yāni yāny","whatever things","yāni yāni"],["atra","here, in this (matter)"],["yogyāni","suitable, fitting"],["śvobhāviny","(the rite) to be tomorrow","śvobhāvini",[["śvas","tomorrow"],["bhāvin","about to be"]]],["abhiṣecane","for the consecration"],["tāni","those"],["me","for me"],["maṅgalāny","auspicious rites","maṅgalāni"],["adya","today"],["vaidehyāś caiva","and for Vaidehī (Sītā)","vaidehyāḥ ca eva"],["kāraya","have (them) performed"]]},{"v":38,"ref":"2.004.038","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"etac chrutvā tu kausalyā cirakālābhikāṅkṣitam","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"harṣabāṣpakalaṃ vākyam idaṃ rāmam abhāṣata","q":null}],"tr":"Hearing this, long yearned-for, Kausalyā spoke to Rāma these words, faltering with tears of joy:","w":[["etac","this","etat"],["chrutvā","having heard","śrutvā"],["tu","but, and"],["kausalyā","Kausalyā"],["cirakālābhikāṅkṣitam","long yearned-for","cirakāla-abhikāṅkṣitam",[["cira","long"],["kāla","time"],["abhikāṅkṣita","longed for"]]],["harṣabāṣpakalaṃ","faltering with tears of joy","",[["harṣa","joy"],["bāṣpa","tears"],["kala","indistinct, faltering"]]],["vākyam","words"],["idaṃ","this"],["rāmam","to Rāma"],["abhāṣata","spoke"]]},{"v":39,"ref":"2.004.039","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"vatsa rāma ciraṃ jīva hatās te paripanthinaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"jñātīn me tvaṃ śriyā yuktaḥ sumitrāyāś ca nandaya","q":null}],"tr":"“Dear Rāma, may you live long; slain be your adversaries! You, endowed with royal fortune, gladden my kinsmen and Sumitrā's as well.","w":[["vatsa","dear child"],["rāma","O Rāma"],["ciraṃ","long"],["jīva","live"],["hatās","slain","hatāḥ"],["te","your"],["paripanthinaḥ","adversaries, enemies"],["jñātīn","the kinsmen, relatives"],["me","my"],["tvaṃ","you"],["śriyā","with royal fortune"],["yuktaḥ","endowed"],["sumitrāyāś ca","and of Sumitrā","sumitrāyāḥ ca"],["nandaya","gladden, delight"]]},{"v":40,"ref":"2.004.040","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kalyāṇe bata nakṣatre mayi jāto 'si putraka","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"yena tvayā daśaratho guṇair ārādhitaḥ pitā","q":null}],"tr":"Under an auspicious star, indeed, were you born of me, my dear boy — you by whom, through your virtues, your father Daśaratha has been won over.","w":[["kalyāṇe","auspicious"],["bata","indeed, ah"],["nakṣatre","under a star, asterism"],["mayi","of me, in me"],["jāto 'si","you were born","jātaḥ asi"],["putraka","my dear boy"],["yena tvayā","by which you"],["daśaratho","Daśaratha","daśarathaḥ"],["guṇair","by virtues","guṇaiḥ"],["ārādhitaḥ","won over, propitiated"],["pitā","the father"]]},{"v":41,"ref":"2.004.041","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"amoghaṃ bata me kṣāntaṃ puruṣe puṣkarekṣaṇe","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"yeyam ikṣvākurājyaśrīḥ putra tvāṃ saṃśrayiṣyati","q":null}],"tr":"Not in vain, indeed, has my devotion to the lotus-eyed Person (Viṣṇu) been endured, since this royal fortune of the Ikṣvākus, my son, will now rest upon you.","w":[["amoghaṃ","not in vain, unfailing","",[["a-","not"],["mogha","vain, fruitless"]]],["bata","indeed"],["me","my, by me"],["kṣāntaṃ","borne, endured (my forbearance/austerity)"],["puruṣe","toward the Person (Viṣṇu)"],["puṣkarekṣaṇe","lotus-eyed","puṣkara-īkṣaṇe",[["puṣkara","lotus"],["īkṣaṇa","eye"]]],["yeyam","which this","yā iyaṃ"],["ikṣvākurājyaśrīḥ","the royal fortune of the Ikṣvākus","",[["ikṣvāku","the Ikṣvāku line"],["rājya","kingdom, sovereignty"],["śrī","fortune, glory"]]],["putra","O son"],["tvāṃ","you"],["saṃśrayiṣyati","will rest upon, resort to"]]},{"v":42,"ref":"2.004.042","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"ity evam ukto mātredaṃ rāmo bhāratam abravīt","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"prāñjaliṃ prahvam āsīnam abhivīkṣya smayann iva","q":null}],"tr":"Thus addressed by his mother, Rāma said this to the brother (Lakṣmaṇa), looking at him seated with palms joined and bowed low, and, as it were, smiling:","w":[["ity evam ukto","thus addressed","iti evam uktaḥ"],["mātredaṃ","by the mother, this","mātrā idaṃ"],["rāmo","Rāma","rāmaḥ"],["bhāratam","to the brother (Lakṣmaṇa)"],["abravīt","said"],["prāñjaliṃ","with joined palms"],["prahvam","bowed low, humble"],["āsīnam","seated"],["abhivīkṣya","having looked at"],["smayann iva","as if smiling","smayan iva"]]},{"v":43,"ref":"2.004.043","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"lakṣmaṇemāṃ mayā sārdhaṃ praśādhi tvaṃ vasuṃdharām","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"dvitīyaṃ me 'ntarātmānaṃ tvām iyaṃ śrīr upasthitā","q":null}],"tr":"“Lakṣmaṇa, rule you this earth together with me; this royal fortune has come to you, who are my second self.","w":[["lakṣmaṇemāṃ","O Lakṣmaṇa, this","lakṣmaṇa imāṃ"],["mayā sārdhaṃ","together with me"],["praśādhi","rule, govern"],["tvaṃ","you"],["vasuṃdharām","the earth","",[["vasu","wealth, treasure"],["dharā","bearer, the earth"]]],["dvitīyaṃ","second"],["me 'ntarātmānaṃ","my inner self","me antarātmānaṃ",[["antar","inner"],["ātman","self"]]],["tvām","you"],["iyaṃ","this"],["śrīr","royal fortune","śrīḥ"],["upasthitā","has come, drawn near"]]},{"v":44,"ref":"2.004.044","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"saumitre bhuṅkṣva bhogāṃs tvam iṣṭān rājyaphalāni ca","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"jīvitaṃ ca hi rājyaṃ ca tvadartham abhikāmaye","q":null}],"tr":"Saumitri, enjoy you the desired pleasures and the fruits of sovereignty; for it is for your sake that I long for both life and kingship.”","w":[["saumitre","O Saumitri (son of Sumitrā)"],["bhuṅkṣva","enjoy"],["bhogāṃs","the pleasures","bhogān"],["tvam","you"],["iṣṭān","desired"],["rājyaphalāni ca","and the fruits of sovereignty","",[["rājya","kingdom, sovereignty"],["phala","fruit"]]],["jīvitaṃ ca","and life"],["hi","for, indeed"],["rājyaṃ ca","and kingship"],["tvadartham","for your sake","tvat-artham",[["tvat","you"],["artha","sake, purpose"]]],["abhikāmaye","I long for, desire"]]},{"v":45,"ref":"2.004.045","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"ity uktvā lakṣmaṇaṃ rāmo mātarāv abhivādya ca","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"abhyanujñāpya sītāṃ ca jagāma svaṃ niveśanam","q":null}],"tr":"Having spoken thus to Lakṣmaṇa, and having saluted his (two) mothers and taken leave of Sītā, Rāma went to his own dwelling.","w":[["ity uktvā","having spoken thus","iti uktvā"],["lakṣmaṇaṃ","to Lakṣmaṇa"],["rāmo","Rāma","rāmaḥ"],["mātarāv","the (two) mothers","mātarau"],["abhivādya","having saluted"],["ca","and"],["abhyanujñāpya","having taken leave of, obtained permission"],["sītāṃ ca","and Sītā"],["jagāma","went"],["svaṃ","own"],["niveśanam","dwelling, abode"]]}]}