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Messengers ride; Bharata's dream

दूत चले; भरत का सपना
Valmiki · Ayodhya Kanda
2.1.2–2.70.30 (CrEd 2.1.6–2.64.24)

राजा की मृत्यु हो चुकी है और राम वन जा चुके हैं; वसिष्ठ पाँच तेज़ दूतों को राजगृह भेजते हैं कि भरत को घर ले आएँ, पर उन्हें रघुवंश के इस विनाश की बात कहने से मना करते हैं। उसी रात, मामा के नगर में, भरत सपना देखते हैं कि उनके पिता गोबर के कुंड में गिर रहे हैं और गधों वाले रथ में दक्षिण की ओर जा रहे हैं, और वे भय से भरकर जागते हैं। दूत अपना आवश्यक संदेश देते हैं; भरत अपने परिवार की कुशल पूछते हैं, कैकय राजा से विदा लेते हैं, और उपहारों के साथ शत्रुघ्न को लेकर चल पड़ते हैं।

With the king dead and Rama gone, Vasishtha sends five swift messengers to Rajagriha to bring Bharata home, forbidding them to speak of the ruin of the Raghavas. That same night, in his uncle's city, Bharata dreams of his father falling into a pool of dung and riding south in a chariot drawn by donkeys, and wakes in dread. The messengers give their urgent summons; Bharata asks after his family, takes leave of the Kekaya king, and sets out with Shatrughna, laden with gifts.

Sanskrit · Hindi · English·Translation: Raam Leela

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Part 1 · भाग 1

Don't tell him

Valmiki 2.1.2–3; 2.68.1–22; 2.69.1–21; 2.70.1 (CrEd 2.1.6–7; 2.62.1–15; 2.63.1–18; 2.64.1)

॥ 2.1.2–3 ॥

CrEd 2.1.6–7

वाल्मीकिValmikiverse caption

वाल्मीकि

स तत्र न्यवसद् भ्रात्रा सह सत्कारसत्कृतः ।
मातुलेनाश्वपतिना पुत्रस्नेहेन लालितः ।
तत्रापि निवसन्तौ तौ तर्प्यमाणौ च कामतः ।
भ्रातरौ स्मरतां वीरौ वृद्धं दशरथं नृपम् ॥

sa tatra nyavasad bhrātrā saha satkārasatkṛtaḥ
mātulenāśvapatinā putrasnehena lālitaḥ
tatrāpi nivasantau tau tarpyamāṇau ca kāmataḥ
bhrātarau smaratāṃ vīrau vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam

Translation

There he dwelt with his brother,
honoured with every honour,
cherished with a son’s love
by his uncle Ashvapati.
Though they dwelt there, given all they wished,
the two heroic brothers
remembered their aged father,
Dasharatha the king.

Subtitle

There he lived, honoured,
cherished like a son;
given all they wished,
the brothers remembered their old father.

॥ 2.68.2–3 ॥

CrEd 2.62.2–3

वसिष्ठVasishtha

वाल्मीकि

यद् असौ मातुलकुले पुरे राजगृहे सुखी भरतो वसति भ्रात्रा शत्रुघ्नेन समन्वितः तच् छीघ्रं जवना दूता गच्छन्तु त्वरितैर् हयैः आनेतुं भ्रातरौ वीरौ किं समीक्षामहे वयम् ॥

yad asau mātulakule pure rājagṛhe sukhī bharato vasati bhrātrā śatrughnena samanvitaḥ tac chīghraṃ javanā dūtā gacchantu tvaritair hayaiḥ ānetuṃ bhrātarau vīrau kiṃ samīkṣāmahe vayam

Translation

Since in his uncle’s house,
in Rajagriha, at ease,
Bharata dwells with his brother,
with Shatrughna at his side,
let swift messengers go at once
on horses swift and urgent
to bring the two heroic brothers:
why do we stand and wait?

लीला

भरत राजगृह में मामा के घर हैं, सुख से, शत्रुघ्न के साथ। दूत तेज़ घोड़ों पर जाएँ, दोनों भाइयों को लाएँ। देर किस बात की?

Subtitle

Bharata is in Rajagriha, at his uncle's,
happy, with Shatrughna.
Let swift riders bring both heroes home.
Why do we wait?

॥ 2.68.5 ॥

CrEd 2.62.5

वसिष्ठVasishtha

वाल्मीकि

एहि सिद्धार्थ विजय जयन्ताशोकनन्दन श्रूयताम् इतिकर्तव्यं सर्वान् एव ब्रवीमि वः ॥

ehi siddhārtha vijaya jayantāśokanandana śrūyatām itikartavyaṃ sarvān eva bravīmi vaḥ

Translation

Come, Siddhartha, Vijaya,
Jayanta, Ashoka, Nandana:
hear now what must be done;
to all of you I speak.

लीला

आओ, सिद्धार्थ, विजय, जयन्त, अशोक, नन्दन। सुनो, क्या करना है। तुम सबसे कहता हूँ।

Subtitle

Come, Siddhartha, Vijaya,
Jayanta, Ashoka, Nandana.
Hear what must be done;
I tell it to you all.

॥ 2.68.6 ॥

CrEd 2.62.6

वसिष्ठVasishtha

वाल्मीकि

पुरं राजगृहं गत्वा शीघ्रं शीघ्रजवैर् हयैः त्यक्तशोकैर् इदं वाच्यः शासनाद् भरतो मम ॥

puraṃ rājagṛhaṃ gatvā śīghraṃ śīghrajavair hayaiḥ tyaktaśokair idaṃ vācyaḥ śāsanād bharato mama

Translation

Go to the city of Rajagriha,
swiftly, on horses swift of pace;
cast off your grief, and by my command
say this to Bharata:

लीला

सबसे तेज़ घोड़ों पर, जल्दी राजगृह पहुँचो। अपना शोक यहीं छोड़ जाना। और मेरी आज्ञा से भरत से इतना कहना:

Subtitle

Ride to Rajagriha
on your swiftest horses.
Leave your grief here,
and by my order tell Bharata this:

॥ 2.68.7 ॥

CrEd 2.62.7

वसिष्ठVasishtha

वाल्मीकि

पुरोहितस् त्वां कुशलं प्राह सर्वे च मन्त्रिणः त्वरमाणश् च निर्याहि कृत्यम् आत्ययिकं त्वया ॥

purohitas tvāṃ kuśalaṃ prāha sarve ca mantriṇaḥ tvaramāṇaś ca niryāhi kṛtyam ātyayikaṃ tvayā

Translation

“The priest sends word of your welfare,
and so do all the ministers.
Make haste, and set out from there:
there is urgent work for you.”

लीला

पुरोहित और सब मंत्री आपकी कुशल चाहते हैं। आप तुरंत चल पड़िए। एक काम है, जो रुक नहीं सकता।

Subtitle

The priest and all the ministers
wish you well.
Come at once:
there is work that cannot wait.

॥ 2.68.8 ॥

CrEd 2.62.8

वसिष्ठVasishtha

वाल्मीकि

मा चास्मै प्रोषितं रामं मा चास्मै पितरं मृतम् भवन्तः शंसिषुर् गत्वा राघवाणाम् इमं क्षयम् ॥

mā cāsmai proṣitaṃ rāmaṃ mā cāsmai pitaraṃ mṛtam bhavantaḥ śaṃsiṣur gatvā rāghavāṇām imaṃ kṣayam

Translation

Do not tell him Rama is exiled,
do not tell him his father is dead;
when you arrive, say nothing
of this ruin of the Raghavas.

लीला

राम वन गए, यह मत कहना। पिता नहीं रहे, यह मत कहना। रघुकुल का यह विनाश, उनसे मत कहना।

Subtitle

Don't tell him Rama is banished.
Don't tell him his father is dead.
Not a word
of this ruin of the Raghavas.

॥ 2.68.9–22 ॥

CrEd 2.62.9–15

silent moment मौन क्षण

॥ 2.69.1, 11, 13 ॥

CrEd 2.63.1, 11–12

वाल्मीकिValmikiverse caption

वाल्मीकि

याम् एव रात्रिं ते दूताः प्रविशन्ति स्म तां पुरीम् ।
भरतेनापि तां रात्रिं स्वप्नो दृष्टोऽयम् अप्रियः ।
स्वप्नेऽपि सागरं शुष्कं चन्द्रं च पतितं भुवि ।
सहसा चापि संशन्तं ज्वलितं जातवेदसम् ।
अवदीर्णां च पृथिवीं शुष्कांश् च विविधान् द्रुमान् ।
अहं पश्यामि विध्वस्तान् सधूमांश् चैव पार्वतान् ॥

yām eva rātriṃ te dūtāḥ praviśanti sma tāṃ purīm
bharatenāpi tāṃ rātriṃ svapno dṛṣṭo 'yam apriyaḥ
svapne 'pi sāgaraṃ śuṣkaṃ candraṃ ca patitaṃ bhuvi
sahasā cāpi saṃśantaṃ jvalitaṃ jātavedasam
avadīrṇāṃ ca pṛthivīṃ śuṣkāṃś ca vividhān drumān
ahaṃ paśyāmi vidhvastān sadhūmāṃś caiva pārvatān

Translation

The very night the messengers
entered that city,
on that same night Bharata
saw this unwelcome dream.
“In dream I saw the ocean dry,
the moon fallen to the earth,
and of a sudden quenched
the blazing fire;
the earth split open,
all manner of trees withered,
I see, and the mountains shattered,
wreathed in smoke.”

Subtitle

That night, in a dream:
the sea ran dry, the moon fell to earth,
the blazing fire went suddenly out,
the mountains smoked.

॥ 2.69.2–5 ॥

CrEd 2.63.2–5

silent moment मौन क्षण

॥ 2.69.6 ॥

CrEd 2.63.6

BharataFriends

वाल्मीकि

तम् अब्रवीत् प्रियसखो भरतं सखिभिर् वृतम् सुहृद्भिः पर्युपासीनः किं सखे नानुमोदसे ॥

tam abravīt priyasakho bharataṃ sakhibhir vṛtam suhṛdbhiḥ paryupāsīnaḥ kiṃ sakhe nānumodase

Translation

His dear friend spoke to Bharata,
encircled by his companions,
he sitting among the friends:
“Friend, why do you not rejoice?”

लीला

क्या बात है, सखा? तुम ख़ुश क्यों नहीं?

Subtitle

What is it, friend?
Why won't you smile with us?

॥ 2.69.7–8 ॥

CrEd 2.63.7–8

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

शृणु त्वं यन् निमित्तं मे दैन्यम् एतद् उपागतम् स्वप्ने पितरम् अद्राक्षं मलिनं मुक्तमूर्धजम् पतन्तम् अद्रिशिखरात् कलुषे गोमये ह्रदे ॥

śṛṇu tvaṃ yan nimittaṃ me dainyam etad upāgatam svapne pitaram adrākṣaṃ malinaṃ muktamūrdhajam patantam adriśikharāt kaluṣe gomaye hrade

Translation

Hear why this gloom
has come upon me.
In dream I saw my father,
soiled, his hair unbound,
falling from a mountain’s peak
into a foul pool of dung.

लीला

सुनो, यह उदासी क्यों है। सपने में पिताजी को देखा। मैले। बाल खुले। पहाड़ की चोटी से गिरते हुए, गोबर के एक गंदे कुंड में।

Subtitle

Listen, why I am low.
In a dream I saw my father,
soiled, his hair unbound,
falling from a peak into a pool of dung.

॥ 2.69.9–10 ॥

CrEd 2.63.9–10

silent moment मौन क्षण

॥ 2.69.15 ॥

CrEd 2.63.14

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

त्वरमाणश् च धर्मात्मा रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनः रथेन खरयुक्तेन प्रयातो दक्षिणामुखः ॥

tvaramāṇaś ca dharmātmā raktamālyānulepanaḥ rathena kharayuktena prayāto dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ

Translation

And in haste the righteous one,
red his garland and his unguent,
in a chariot yoked with donkeys
went forth, his face to the south.

लीला

और वे धर्मात्मा, लाल माला पहने, लाल लेप लगाए, गधों वाले रथ में, जल्दी-जल्दी दक्षिण की ओर चले जा रहे थे।

Subtitle

And he, the righteous one,
in red garland and red paste,
was hurrying south
in a chariot drawn by donkeys.

॥ 2.69.17 ॥

CrEd 2.63.15

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

एवम् एतन् मया दृष्टम् इमां रात्रिं भयावहाम् अहं रामोऽथ वा राजा लक्ष्मणो वा मरिष्यति ॥

evam etan mayā dṛṣṭam imāṃ rātriṃ bhayāvahām ahaṃ rāmo 'tha vā rājā lakṣmaṇo vā mariṣyati

Translation

This is what I have seen
on this night of dread:
I, or Rama, or the king,
or Lakshmana, will die.

लीला

यह देखा मैंने, इस डरावनी रात। मैं... या राम... या राजा... या लक्ष्मण। कोई मरेगा।

Subtitle

This I saw, this fearful night.
I, or Rama,
or the king, or Lakshmana:
one of us will die.

॥ 2.69.18 ॥

CrEd 2.63.16abcd

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

नरो यानेन यः स्वप्ने खरयुक्तेन याति हि अचिरात् तस्य धूमाग्रं चितायां संप्रदृश्यते ॥

naro yānena yaḥ svapne kharayuktena yāti hi acirāt tasya dhūmāgraṃ citāyāṃ saṃpradṛśyate

Translation

The man who in a dream
rides in a car yoked with donkeys:
before long the smoke of his pyre
is seen rising high.

लीला

जो सपने में गधों वाले रथ पर जाता है, जल्दी ही उसकी चिता का धुआँ उठता दिखता है।

Subtitle

Whoever rides in a dream
in a cart drawn by donkeys:
soon the smoke of his pyre
is seen.

॥ 2.69.19, 21ab ॥

CrEd 2.63.16ef–17

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

एतन्निमित्तं दीनोऽहं तन् न वः प्रतिपूजये शुष्यतीव च मे कण्ठो न स्वस्थम् इव मे मनः जुगुप्सन्न् इव चात्मानं न च पश्यामि कारणम् ॥

etannimittaṃ dīno 'haṃ tan na vaḥ pratipūjaye śuṣyatīva ca me kaṇṭho na svastham iva me manaḥ jugupsann iva cātmānaṃ na ca paśyāmi kāraṇam

Translation

For this I am downcast,
and do not honour you in turn.
My throat seems withered,
my mind not at rest;
I seem to loathe myself,
and see no cause.

लीला

इसीलिए उदास हूँ; तुम्हारा मन नहीं रख पा रहा। गला सूख रहा है। मन बेचैन है। ख़ुद से घृणा-सी होती है, और कारण नहीं दिखता।

Subtitle

That is why I am low,
and cannot answer your kindness.
My throat is dry, my mind unquiet;
I loathe myself, and cannot see why.

॥ 2.69.21 ॥

CrEd 2.63.18

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

इमां हि दुःस्वप्नगतिं निशाम्य ताम् अनेकरूपाम् अवितर्कितां पुरा भयं महत् तद् धृदयान् न याति मे विचिन्त्य राजानम् अचिन्त्यदर्शनम् ॥

imāṃ hi duḥsvapnagatiṃ niśāmya tām anekarūpām avitarkitāṃ purā bhayaṃ mahat tad dhṛdayān na yāti me vicintya rājānam acintyadarśanam

Translation

Having seen this evil dream’s course,
many-formed, unthought of before,
a great fear will not leave my heart,
thinking on the king, past all thought to see.

लीला

यह बुरा सपना, इतने रूपों वाला, पहले कभी सोचा भी न था। दिल से एक बड़ा डर जाता ही नहीं, जब राजा का ख़याल आता है।

Subtitle

This bad dream, so many-shaped,
never imagined before:
a great fear will not leave my heart
when I think of the king.

॥ 2.70.1 ॥

CrEd 2.64.1

silent moment मौन क्षण

Part 2 · भाग 2

They are well

Valmiki 2.70.1–30 (CrEd 2.64.1–24)

॥ 2.70.1–2 ॥

CrEd 2.64.1–2

silent moment मौन क्षण

॥ 2.70.3 ॥

CrEd 2.64.3

KekayaMessengers

वाल्मीकि

पुरोहितस् त्वा कुशलं प्राह सर्वे च मन्त्रिणः त्वरमाणश् च निर्याहि कृत्यम् आत्ययिकं त्वया ॥

purohitas tvā kuśalaṃ prāha sarve ca mantriṇaḥ tvaramāṇaś ca niryāhi kṛtyam ātyayikaṃ tvayā

Translation

“The priest sends word of your welfare,
and so do all the ministers.
Make haste, and set out from here:
there is urgent work for you.”

लीला

पुरोहित और सब मंत्री आपकी कुशल चाहते हैं। आप तुरंत चल पड़िए। एक काम है, जो रुक नहीं सकता।

Subtitle

The priest and all the ministers
wish you well.
Come at once:
there is work that cannot wait.

॥ 2.70.5–6ab ॥

CrEd 2.64.4–5ab

silent moment मौन क्षण

॥ 2.70.7 ॥

CrEd 2.64.6

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

कच्चित् सुकुशली राजा पिता दशरथो मम कच्चिच् चारागता रामे लक्ष्मणे वा महात्मनि ॥

kaccit sukuśalī rājā pitā daśaratho mama kaccic cārāgatā rāme lakṣmaṇe vā mahātmani

Translation

Is the king in good health,
my father Dasharatha?
And is it well with Rama,
and great-souled Lakshmana?

लीला

मेरे पिता, महाराज दशरथ, कुशल से तो हैं? राम, और महात्मा लक्ष्मण, वे निरोग तो हैं?

Subtitle

Is my father, King Dasharatha, well?
And Rama,
and great-hearted Lakshmana:
are they free of sickness?

॥ 2.70.8 ॥

CrEd 2.64.7

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

आर्या च धर्मनिरता धर्मज्ञा धर्मदर्शिनी अरोगा चापि कौसल्या माता रामस्य धीमतः ॥

āryā ca dharmaniratā dharmajñā dharmadarśinī arogā cāpi kausalyā mātā rāmasya dhīmataḥ

Translation

And the noble lady, devoted to dharma,
knowing dharma, seeing by dharma,
is she too well, Kausalya,
mother of wise Rama?

लीला

और आर्या कौसल्या, बुद्धिमान राम की माँ, जो धर्म में लगी रहती हैं, धर्म को जानती हैं: क्या वे भी निरोग हैं?

Subtitle

And noble Kausalya,
wise Rama's mother,
who lives by dharma:
is she well?

॥ 2.70.9 ॥

CrEd 2.64.8

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

कच्चित् सुमित्रा धर्मज्ञा जननी लक्ष्मणस्य या शत्रुघ्नस्य च वीरस्य सारोगा चापि मध्यमा ॥

kaccit sumitrā dharmajñā jananī lakṣmaṇasya yā śatrughnasya ca vīrasya sārogā cāpi madhyamā

Translation

Is Sumitra, who knows dharma,
she who bore Lakshmana
and heroic Shatrughna,
the middle queen, well too?

लीला

और धर्म जानने वाली सुमित्रा, लक्ष्मण और वीर शत्रुघ्न की माँ, मँझली रानी, वे भी ठीक हैं?

Subtitle

And Sumitra,
mother of Lakshmana
and of brave Shatrughna:
is the middle queen well?

॥ 2.70.10 ॥

CrEd 2.64.9

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

आत्मकामा सदा चण्डी क्रोधना प्राज्ञमानिनी अरोगा चापि कैकेयी माता मे किम् उवाच ह ॥

ātmakāmā sadā caṇḍī krodhanā prājñamāninī arogā cāpi kaikeyī mātā me kim uvāca ha

Translation

Self-seeking, ever fierce,
quick to wrath, proud of her wisdom:
is Kaikeyi well, my mother?
What did she say?

लीला

और मेरी माँ कैकेयी... अपने ही मन की, हमेशा तीखी, जल्दी भड़कने वाली, अपनी समझ पर इतराने वाली। वे भी ठीक हैं? उन्होंने क्या कहा?

Subtitle

And my mother Kaikeyi,
self-willed, fierce, quick to anger,
proud of her wisdom:
is she well? What did she say?

॥ 2.70.11 ॥

CrEd 2.64.10abcd

silent moment मौन क्षण

॥ 2.70.12ab ॥

CrEd 2.64.10ef

KekayaMessengers

वाल्मीकि

कुशलास् ते नरव्याघ्र येषां कुशलम् इच्छसि ॥

kuśalās te naravyāghra yeṣāṃ kuśalam icchasi

Translation

They are well, O tiger among men,
whose welfare you desire.

लीला

जिनका भला आप चाहते हैं, पुरुषसिंह, वे सब कुशल से हैं।

Subtitle

Those you wish well,
tiger among men,
are well.

॥ 2.70.15 ॥

CrEd 2.64.13

भरतBharata

वाल्मीकि

राजन् पितुर् गमिष्यामि सकाशं दूतचोदितः पुनर् अप्य् अहम् एष्यामि यदा मे त्वं स्मरिष्यसि ॥

rājan pitur gamiṣyāmi sakāśaṃ dūtacoditaḥ punar apy aham eṣyāmi yadā me tvaṃ smariṣyasi

Translation

King, I go to my father’s side,
for the messengers urge me on;
and I will come again
whenever you remember me.

लीला

महाराज, दूत जल्दी करा रहे हैं, मैं पिता के पास जाऊँगा। जब आप याद करेंगे, मैं फिर आऊँगा।

Subtitle

King, the messengers press me:
I go to my father.
Whenever you think of me,
I will come again.

॥ 2.70.16 ॥

CrEd 2.64.14

silent moment मौन क्षण

॥ 2.70.17 ॥

CrEd 2.64.15

Kekaya

वाल्मीकि

गच्छ तातानुजाने त्वां कैकेयी सुप्रजास् त्वया मातरं कुशलं ब्रूयाः पितरं च परंतप ॥

gaccha tātānujāne tvāṃ kaikeyī suprajās tvayā mātaraṃ kuśalaṃ brūyāḥ pitaraṃ ca paraṃtapa

Translation

Go, child, I give you leave;
in you Kaikeyi is blessed in her son.
Bear my good wishes to your mother
and your father, scorcher of foes.

लीला

जाओ, बेटा, मैं तुम्हें आज्ञा देता हूँ। तुम्हारे जैसा बेटा पाकर कैकेयी धन्य है। अपनी माँ से, और अपने पिता से, मेरा कुशल कहना।

Subtitle

Go, my son; I give you leave.
In you Kaikeyi has a good son.
Give my wishes to your mother,
and to your father.

॥ 2.70.18 ॥

CrEd 2.64.16

Kekaya

वाल्मीकि

पुरोहितं च कुशलं ये चान्ये द्विजसत्तमाः तौ च तात महेष्वासौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥

purohitaṃ ca kuśalaṃ ye cānye dvijasattamāḥ tau ca tāta maheṣvāsau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau

Translation

To the priest, too, my good wishes,
and to the other best of brahmins;
and, child, to those two great archers,
the brothers Rama and Lakshmana.

लीला

पुरोहित जी को, और बाक़ी श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणों को भी। और बेटा, उन दोनों महान धनुर्धर भाइयों को, राम और लक्ष्मण को भी।

Subtitle

And to the priest,
and the good brahmins;
and, my son, to those two great archers,
your brothers Rama and Lakshmana.

॥ 2.70.19–23 ॥

CrEd 2.64.17–21

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वाल्मीकि

तस्मै हस्त्युत्तमांश् चित्रान् कम्बलान् अजिनानि च ।
अभिसत्कृत्य कैकेयो भरताय धनं ददौ ।
रुक्मनिष्कसहस्रे द्वे षोडशाश्वशतानि च ।
सत्कृत्य कैकेयीपुत्रं केकयो धनम् आदिशत् ।
तथामात्यान् अभिप्रेतान् विश्वास्यांश् च गुणान्वितान् ।
ददाव् अश्वपतिः शीघ्रं भरतायानुयायिनः ।
ऐरावतान् ऐन्द्रशिरान् नागान् वै प्रियदर्शनान् ।
खराञ् शीघ्रान् सुसंयुक्तान् मातुलोऽस्मै धनं ददौ ।
अन्तःपुरेऽतिसंवृद्धान् व्याघ्रवीर्यबलान्वितान् ।
दंष्ट्रायुधान् महाकायाञ् शुनश् चोपायनं ददौ ॥

tasmai hastyuttamāṃś citrān kambalān ajināni ca
abhisatkṛtya kaikeyo bharatāya dhanaṃ dadau
rukmaniṣkasahasre dve ṣoḍaśāśvaśatāni ca
satkṛtya kaikeyīputraṃ kekayo dhanam ādiśat
tathāmātyān abhipretān viśvāsyāṃś ca guṇānvitān
dadāv aśvapatiḥ śīghraṃ bharatāyānuyāyinaḥ
airāvatān aindraśirān nāgān vai priyadarśanān
kharāñ śīghrān susaṃyuktān mātulo 'smai dhanaṃ dadau
antaḥpure 'tisaṃvṛddhān vyāghravīryabalānvitān
daṃṣṭrāyudhān mahākāyāñ śunaś copāyanaṃ dadau

Translation

To him fine elephants,
bright blankets and deerskins,
the Kekaya king, with honour,
gave as wealth to Bharata.
Two thousand coins of gold,
and sixteen hundred horses:
honouring Kaikeyi’s son,
the Kekaya bestowed this wealth.
Ministers, too, well liked,
trusted and full of virtue,
Ashvapati swiftly gave
to go with Bharata.
Elephants of Airavata’s line and Indrashira’s,
fair to look upon,
and swift donkeys, well yoked:
his uncle gave him these as wealth.
Reared in the inner palace,
with a tiger’s strength and courage,
fang-armed, huge of body,
hounds he gave as a parting gift.

Subtitle

His uncle gave him elephants,
and swift donkeys, well yoked,
and great hounds bred in the palace,
strong as tigers.

॥ 2.70.24, 29–30 ॥

CrEd 2.64.22–24

वाल्मीकिValmikiverse caption

वाल्मीकि

स मातामहम् आपृच्छ्य मातुलं च युधाजितम् ।
रथम् आरुह्य भरतः शत्रुघ्नसहितो ययौ ।
रथान् मण्डलचक्रांश् च योजयित्वा परःशतम् ।
उष्ट्रगोऽश्वखरैर् भृत्या भरतं यान्तम् अन्वयुः ।
बलेन गुप्तो भरतो महात्मा सहार्यकस्यात्मसमैर् अमात्यैः ।
आदाय शत्रुघ्नम् अपेतशत्रुर् गृहाद् ययौ सिद्ध इवेन्द्रलोकात् ॥

sa mātāmaham āpṛcchya mātulaṃ ca yudhājitam
ratham āruhya bharataḥ śatrughnasahito yayau
rathān maṇḍalacakrāṃś ca yojayitvā paraḥśatam
uṣṭrago'śvakharair bhṛtyā bharataṃ yāntam anvayuḥ
balena gupto bharato mahātmā sahāryakasyātmasamair amātyaiḥ
ādāya śatrughnam apetaśatrur gṛhād yayau siddha ivendralokāt

Translation

Taking leave of his grandfather
and of Yudhajit, his uncle,
Bharata mounted the chariot
and went, with Shatrughna.
Yoking round-wheeled chariots,
more than a hundred,
with camels, oxen, horses, donkeys,
the servants followed Bharata as he went.
Guarded by an army, great-souled Bharata,
with his grandfather’s ministers, dear as his own self,
taking Shatrughna, free of foes,
left that house like a siddha leaving Indra’s world.

Subtitle

Guarded by an army,
taking Shatrughna with him,
Bharata left that house
like a siddha leaving Indra's heaven.