भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 9

ततः प्रविव्राजयिषुः कुमार- मादिक्षदस्याऽभिगमं वनाय । सौमित्रि-सीताऽनुचरस्य राजा सुमन्त्र-नेत्रेण रथेन शोचन् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Then, willing to send Rama into exile, the bewailing king ordered his despatch to the forest, with Laksmana and Sita as his followers, in a chariot having Sumantra for its driver.

Verse 10

केचिन्निनिन्दुर्नृपम-प्रशान्तं विचुक्रुशुः केचन साऽस्रमुच्चैः ।ऊचुस्तथाऽन्ये भरतस्य मायां धिक्केकयीमित्यपरो जगाद ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Some censured the listless king, some lamented aloud with tears, others talked about the fraud of Bharata, (while) still another said, "Fie upon Kekay."

Verse 11

"गतो वनं श्वो भवितेति रामः" शोकेन देहे जनताऽतिमात्रम् । धीरास्तु तत्र च्युत-मन्यवोऽन्ये दधुः कुमाराऽनुगमे मनांसि ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: To the forest tomorrow will Rama be gone." Thus some people chafed (lit. burnt) beyond limit through grief, while other courageous ones, who gave up grief, set their minds to follow the prince.

Verse 12

प्रस्थास्यमानावुपसेदुषस्तौ शोशुच्यमानानिदमूचतुस्तान् । "किं शोचतेहाऽभ्युदये बताऽस्मान्नियोग-लाभेन पितुः कृताऽर्थान् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: About to set out, the two (Rama and Laksmapa) spoke to those that were lamenting continuously. Coming near (they consoled) them thus : "Oh ! how strange ! Why do you , in this good fortune, lament for us who are content to receive our father's command.

Verse 13

असृष्ट यो यश्च भयेष्वरक्षीद्यः सर्वदाऽस्मानपुषत्स्व-पोषम् । महोपकारस्य किमस्ति तस्य तुच्छेन यानेन वनस्य मोक्षः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: ‘‘Is reciprocation of our heavy obligation to him who begot us, always protected us in calamities and nourished us on his own wealth, (possible) by (our) worthless departure to the forest ?

Verse 14

विद्युत्-प्रणाशं स वरं प्रनष्टो यद्वोर्ध्व-शोषं तृण-वद्विशुष्कः ।अर्थे दुरापे किमुत प्रवासे न शासनेऽवास्थित यो गुरूणाम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: He had better perish like a lightning flash or get parched up standing erect, (he) who did not abide by the command of his father regarding even an object hard to be secured. What then of (mere) exile ?

Verse 15

पौरा ! निवर्तध्वमिति न्यगादीत् "तातस्य शोकाऽपनुदा भवेत । मा दर्शताऽन्यं भरतं च मत्तो" निवर्तयेत्याह रथं स्म सूतम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Return, citizens, said (Rama). Be the removers of father's grief ; and do not look upon Bharata as different from me.” “‘Turn the chariot (towards the forest), thus he addressed the charioteer.

Verse 16

ज्ञात्वेङ्गितैर्गत्वरतां जनाना- मेकां शयित्वा रजनीं स-पौरः । रक्षन्वने-वास-कृताद्भयात्तान्प्रातश्छलेनाऽपजगाम रामः ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: Having known, from their indicative jestures, the intention of the people to accompany him and having slept in the company of the citizens for one night, (thus) protecting them from the dangers caused by residence in a forest, Rama left at dawn, by (resorting to) a trick.

Verse 17

अस्राक्षुरस्रं करुणं रुवन्तो मुहुर्मुहुर्न्यश्वसिषुः कपोष्णम् । हा राम ! हा कष्टमिति ब्रुन्वतः पराङ्-मुखैस्ते न्यवृतन्मनोभिः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Wailing piteously, they (the citizens) shed tears, repeatedly heaved hot sighs (and) saying, ‘‘Alas, Oh Rama ! Alas !, " they returned (to Ayodhya) with reluctant minds.

Verse 18

सूतोऽपि गङ्गा-सलिलैः पवित्वा सहाऽऽश्वमात्मानमनल्प-मन्युः । स-सीतयो राघवयोरधीयन्श्वसन्कदुष्णं पुरमाविवेश ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Having cleaned himself and the horses with the waters of the Gangas, the charioteer, too, whose grief was not the less, entered the city regretfully remembering the two descendants of Raghu and Sita and heaving hot sighs.

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