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Sarga 47

सर्गः 47

Disappointed citizens return to Ayodhya

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प्रभातायाम् तु शर्वर्याम् पौराः ते राघवो विना । शोक उपहत निश्चेष्टा बभूवुर् हत चेतसः ॥

prabhātāyām tu śarvaryām paurāḥ te rāghavo vinā | śoka upahata niśceṣṭā babhūvur hata cetasaḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
प्रभातायां शर्वर्याम्when the night advanced towards dawnते पौराःthose citizensराघवं विनाnot beholding Ramaहतचेतसःdeprived of their sensesशोकोपहतचेतसःcrushed with griefनिश्चेष्टाः बभूवुःwere stunned.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetWhen the night advanced towards dawn the citizens were stunned not to see the scion of the Raghus (Rama). Overwhelmed with sorrow they lost their senses.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)इधर रात बीतने पर जब सबेरा हुआ, तब अयोध्यावासी मनुष्य श्रीरघुनाथजी को न देखकर अचेत हो गये। शोक से व्याकुल होने के कारण उनसे कोई भी चेष्टा करते न बनी

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शोकज अश्रु परिद्यूना वीक्षमाणाः ततः ततः । आलोकम् अपि रामस्य न पश्यन्ति स्म दुह्खिताः ॥

śokaja aśru paridyūnā vīkṣamāṇāḥ tataḥ tataḥ | ālokam api rāmasya na paśyanti sma duhkhitāḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
शोकजाश्रुपरिद्यूनाःdrenched in the tears of griefततस्ततःhither and thitherवीक्षमाणाःlookingदुःखिताःanguishedरामस्यRama'sआलोकमपिeven his light (trace)न पश्यन्ति स्मcould not see.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetAnguished and drenched with tears of grief they looked hither and thither but could not find even a trace of Rama.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)वे शोकजनित आँसू बहाते हुए अत्यन्त खिन्न हो गये तथा इधर-उधर उनकी खोज करने लगे। परंतु उन दुःखी पुरवासियों को श्रीराम किधर गये, इस बातका पता देने वाला कोई चिह्नतक नहीं दिखायी दिया

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ते विषादार्तवदना रहितास्तेन धिमता । कृपणाः करुणा वाचो वदन्ति स्म मनस्विनः ॥

te viṣādārtavadanā rahitāstena dhimatā | kṛpaṇāḥ karuṇā vāco vadanti sma manasvinaḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
मनस्विनःhighminded peopleतेthose menधीमताby the sagaciousतेन रहिताःseparated from him (Rama)विषादार्तवदनाःwith faces marked with griefकृपणाःpiteousकरुणाःevoking compassionवाचःwordsवदन्ति स्मtalked about.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThose highminded people with sorrowful faces due to separation from sagacious Rama expressed themselves in piteous words:

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)बुद्धिमान् श्रीराम से विलग होकर वे अत्यन्त दीन हो गये। उनके मुख पर विषादजनित वेदना स्पष्ट दिखायी देती थी। वे मनीषी पुरवासी करुणा भरे वचन बोलते हुए विलाप करने लगे-

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धिगस्तु खलु निद्राम् ताम् ययापहृतचेतसः । नाद्य पश्यामहे रामम् पृथूरस्कम् महाभुजम् ॥

dhigastu khalu nidrām tām yayāpahṛtacetasaḥ | nādya paśyāmahe rāmam pṛthūraskam mahābhujam ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
ययाby whichअपहृतचेतसःsenses robbed ofअद्यnowपृथूरस्कम्broadchestedमहाभुजम्mightyarmedरामम्Ramaन पश्यामहेwe cannot seeतां निद्राम्to that sleepधिक् अस्तुfie on it.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetFie on this sleep which robbed us of our senses. We are unable to see (now) that broadchested and mightyarmed Rama.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘हाय! हमारी उस निद्रा को धिक्कार है, जिससे अचेत हो जाने के कारण हम उस समय विशाल वक्ष वाले महाबाहु श्रीराम के दर्शन से वञ्चित हो गये हैं

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कथम् नाम महाबाहुः स तथाऽवितथक्रियः । भक्तम् जनम् परित्यज्य प्रवासम् राघवो गतः ॥

katham nāma mahābāhuḥ sa tathā'vitathakriyaḥ | bhaktam janam parityajya pravāsam rāghavo gataḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
तथाin that wayअवितथक्रियःone to whom services rendered never go fruitlessमहाबाहुःmightyarmedसः राघवःthat Ramaभक्तम्devotedजनम्peopleपरित्यज्यabandoningकथं नामhowप्रवासम्exileगतःhas gone.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetHow is it that the mightyarmed Rama who never renders services done to him fruitless has deserted his devoted people and gone into exile?

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘जिनकी कोई भी क्रिया कभी निष्फल नहीं होती,वे तापस वेषधारी महाबाहु श्रीराम हम भक्तजनों को छोड़कर परदेश (वन) में कैसे चले गये?

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यो नः सदा पालयति पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान् । कथम् रघूणाम् स श्रेष्ठस्त्यक्त्वा नो विपिनम् गतः ॥

yo naḥ sadā pālayati pitā putrānivaurasān | katham raghūṇām sa śreṣṭhastyaktvā no vipinam gataḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
रघूणाम्among the kings of Raghu dynastyश्रेष्ठःthe bestयःsuch Ramaपिताfatherऔरसान् पुत्रान्sons born to himनःusसदाalwaysपालयतिprotectसःsuch Ramaनःusत्यक्त्वाdesertingविपिनम्to the forestकथम्howगतःcould he go?
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetHow could he, the best among the kings of Raghu dynasty, who used to protect us as a father protects his own children, go to the forest, abandoning us?

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘जैसे पिता अपने औरस पुत्रों का पालन करता है, उसी प्रकार जो सदा हमारी रक्षा करते थे, वे ही रघुकुलश्रेष्ठ श्रीराम आज हमें छोड़कर वन को क्यों चले गये?

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इहैव निधनम् यामो महाप्रस्थानमेव वा । रामेण रहितानाम् हि किमर्थम् जीवितम् हि नः ॥

ihaiva nidhanam yāmo mahāprasthānameva vā | rāmeṇa rahitānām hi kimartham jīvitam hi naḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
इहैवhere itselfनिधनम्deathयामःwe will meet withमहाप्रस्थानमेव वाeverlasting journeyरामेणby Ramaरहितानाम्bereft ofनःfor usजीवितम्lifeकिमर्थम्what is the use?
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetWe all will die here. We will go on the everlasting journey to death. Of what use is this life to us without Rama?

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘अब हमलोग यहीं प्राण दे दें या मरने का निश्चय करके उत्तर दिशा की ओर चल दें। श्रीराम से रहित होकर हमारा जीवन-धारण किसलिये हितकर हो सकता है ?

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सन्ति शुष्काणि काष्ठानि प्रभूतानि महान्ति च । तैः प्रज्वाल्य चिताम् सर्वे प्रविशामोऽथ पावकम् ॥

santi śuṣkāṇi kāṣṭhāni prabhūtāni mahānti ca | taiḥ prajvālya citām sarve praviśāmo'tha pāvakam ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
महान्तिhugeप्रभूतानिplentyशुष्काणिdryकाष्ठानि सन्तिare logs hereअथorतैःwith themचिताम्pyreप्रज्वाल्यflaming itसर्वेallपावकम्fireप्रविशामःwill enter.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThere are plenty of dry logs of wood. We will prepare a pyre with them, set fire to it and we all will enter it.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘अथवा यहाँ बहुत-से बड़े-बड़े सूखे काठ पड़े हैं, उनसे चिता जलाकर हम सब लोग उसी में प्रवेश कर जायँ

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किम् व्ख्स्यामो महाबाहुरनसूयः प्रियम्वद । नीतः स राघवोऽस्माभिर्ति वक्तुम् कथम् क्षमम् ॥

kim vkhsyāmo mahābāhuranasūyaḥ priyamvada | nītaḥ sa rāghavo'smābhirti vaktum katham kṣamam ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
किम्whatवक्ष्यामःshall sayमहाबाहुःmightyarmedअनसूयःfree from maliceप्रियंवदःsaying pleasing wordsसःsuchराघवःRamaअस्माभिःby usनीतःconducted to the forestइतिthusकथम्howवक्तुम्to tellक्षमम्is possible?
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetWhat shall we say (to the people)? How can we say, 'We have conducted him (to the forest), that scion of the Raghus, that mightyarmed Rama, who is of gentle speech and free from malice?

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)(यदि हमसे कोई श्रीराम का वृत्तान्त पूछेगा तो हम उसे क्या उत्तर देंगे?) क्या हम यह कहेंगे कि जो किसी के दोष नहीं देखते और सबसे प्रिय वचन बोलते हैं, उन महाबाहु श्रीरघुनाथजी को हमने वन में पहुँचा दिया है ? हाय! यह अयोग्य बात हमारे मुँह से कैसे निकल सकती है ?

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सा नूनम् नगरी दीना दृष्ट्वाऽस्मान् राघवम् विना । भविष्यति निरानन्दा सस्त्रीबालवयोधिका ॥

sā nūnam nagarī dīnā dṛṣṭvā'smān rāghavam vinā | bhaviṣyati nirānandā sastrībālavayodhikā ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
राघवं विनाwithout Ramaअस्मान्usदृष्ट्वाhaving seenसस्त्रीबालवयोधिकाwith women, children and the agedसा नगरीthat city, (Ayodhya)नूनम्certainlyदीनाwill be dejectedनिरानन्दाwithout joyभविष्यतिwill be.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetSeeing us return without Rama, the women, children and the aged of the city (Ayodhya) will certainly feel miserable and cheerless.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘श्रीराम के बिना हमलोगों को लौटा हुआ देखकर स्त्री, बालक और वृद्धोंसहित सारी अयोध्यानगरी निश्चय ही दीन और आनन्दहीन हो जायगी

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निर्यातास्तेन वीरेण सह नित्यम् जितात्मना । विहिनास्तेन च पुनः कथम् पश्याम ताम् पुरीम् ॥

niryātāstena vīreṇa saha nityam jitātmanā | vihināstena ca punaḥ katham paśyāma tām purīm ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
नित्यम्alwaysजितात्मनाby the selfcontrolledतेन वीरेण सहwith that valiant oneनिर्याताःhaving left (that city)तेन चwith himविहीनाःdevoid ofतां पुरीम्to that cityकथम्howपश्यामwill see.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetHaving left (that city) with the valiant and selfrestrained Rama, how can we now return without him ?

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)‘हमलोग वीरवर महात्मा श्रीराम के साथ सर्वदा निवास करने के लिये निकले थे अब उनसे बिछुड़कर हम अयोध्यापुरी को कैसे देख सकेंगे’

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इतीव बहुधा वाचो बाहुमुद्यम्य ते जनाः । विलपन्तिस्म दुःखर्ता विवत्सा इव धेनवः ॥

itīva bahudhā vāco bāhumudyamya te janāḥ | vilapantisma duḥkhartā vivatsā iva dhenavaḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
ते जनाःthose peopleदुःखार्ताःdistressed men with griefबाहुम्armsउद्यम्यhaving upliftedबहुधाin many waysइतीवlike thisवाचःwordsविवत्साःdeprived of calvesधेनवः इवlike cowsविलपन्ति स्मlamented.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetAll of them with grief distressed, and with their arms thrown up lamented like cows deprived of their calves.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)इस प्रकार अनेक तरह की बातें कहते हुए वे समस्त पुरवासी अपनी भुजा उठाकर विलाप करने लगे। वे बछड़ों से बिछुड़ी हुई अग्रगामिनी गौओं की भाँति दुःख से व्याकुल हो रहे थे

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ततः मार्ग अनुसारेण गत्वा किम्चित् क्षणम् पुनःमार्ग नाशात् विषादेन महता समभिप्लुतः ॥

tataḥ mārga anusāreṇa gatvā kimcit kṣaṇam punaḥmārga nāśāt viṣādena mahatā samabhiplutaḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
ततःthenक्षणम्for a short whileमार्गानुसारेणfollowing the trackकिञ्चित्for a littleगत्वाhaving goneमार्गनाशात्by missing the wayपुनःagainमहताgreatविषादेनwith griefसमभिप्लुताःwere overcome.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetFor a short while they followed the tracks (of the chariot) and after having gone a little distance, they missed the way. They were again submerged in deep sorrow.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)फिर रास्ते पर रथ की लीक देखते हुए सब-के-सब कुछ दूर तक गये; किंतु क्षणभर में मार्गका चिह्न न मिलने के कारण वे महान् शोक में डूब गये

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रथस्य मार्ग नाशेन न्यवर्तन्त मनस्विनः । किम् इदम् किम् करिष्यामः दैवेन उपहताइति ॥

rathasya mārga nāśena nyavartanta manasvinaḥ | kim idam kim kariṣyāmaḥ daivena upahatāiti ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
मनस्विनःhighminded peopleरथस्यchariot'sमार्गनाशेनdisappearance of the trackकिमिदम्what is this?दैवेनby destinyउपहताःstruckकिं करिष्यामःwhat are we to do?इतिthus (saying)न्यवर्तन्तreturned.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetWhen they could not find the tracks of the chariot, those highminded people turned back and said to themselves 'What is this? We have been deceived by fate. What are we to do now?'

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)उस समय यह कहते हुए कि ‘यह क्या हुआ? अब हम क्या करें? दैव ने हमें मार डाला’ वे मनस्वी पुरुष रथ की लीक का अनुसरण करते हुए अयोध्या की ओर लौट पड़े

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ततः यथा आगतेन एव मार्गेण क्लान्त चेतसः । अयोध्याम् अगमन् सर्वे पुरीम् व्यथित सज्जनाम् ॥

tataḥ yathā āgatena eva mārgeṇa klānta cetasaḥ | ayodhyām agaman sarve purīm vyathita sajjanām ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
ततःthereafterसर्वेall of themक्लान्तचेतसःwith their mindsयथागतेनैवthey had comeमार्गेणwayव्यथितसज्जनाम्with virtuous people grievingअयोध्याम्to Ayodhyaपुरीम्cityआगमन्had come back.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThereafter, all of them, the virtuous people grieving, their minds fatigued, returned to Ayodhya the same way they had come.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)उनका चित्त क्लान्त हो रहा था। वे सब जिस मार्ग से गये थे, उसी से लौटकर अयोध्यापुरी में जा पहुँचे, जहाँ के सभी सत्पुरुष श्रीराम के लिये व्यथित थे

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आलोक्य नगरीम् ताम् च क्षयव्याकुलमानसाः । आवर्तयन्त तऽश्रूणि नयनैः शोकपीडितैः ॥

ālokya nagarīm tām ca kṣayavyākulamānasāḥ | āvartayanta ta'śrūṇi nayanaiḥ śokapīḍitaiḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
तेtheyतां नगरीम्that cityआलोक्यhaving seenक्षयव्याकुलमानसाःminds agitatedशोकपीडितैःoppressed with sorrowनयनैःwith eyesअश्रूणिtearsआवर्तयन्तshed.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetOn seeing the city the minds of the people were agitated due to the loss (of their prince). Tears streamed down their eyes, oppressed with sorrow.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)उस नगरी को देखकर उनका हृदय दुःख से व्याकुल हो उठा। वे अपने शोकपीड़ित नेत्रों द्वारा आँसुओं की वर्षा करने लगे

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एषा रामेण नगरी रहिता नातिशोभते । आपगा गरुडेनेव ह्रदादुद्धृतपन्नगा ॥

eṣā rāmeṇa nagarī rahitā nātiśobhate | āpagā garuḍeneva hradāduddhṛtapannagā ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
रामेण रहिताwithout Ramaएषा नगरीthis cityह्रदात्from the deepगरुडेनby Garudaउद्धृतपन्नगाthe snakes having been lifted awayआपगा इवlike a riverनातिशोभतेdoes not look beautiful.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThis city without Rama just as a river with serpents lifted away by Garuda from its depths looks no longer beautiful.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)(वे बोले-) जिसके गहरे कुण्ड से वहाँ का नाग गरुड़ के द्वारा निकाल लिया गया हो, वह नदी जैसे शोभाहीन हो जाती है, उसी प्रकार श्रीराम से रहित हुई यह अयोध्यानगरी अब अधिक शोभा नहीं पाती है’

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चन्द्रहीनमिवाकाशम् तोयहीनमिवार्णवम् । अपश्यन्निहतानन्दम् नगरम् ते विचेतसः ॥

candrahīnamivākāśam toyahīnamivārṇavam | apaśyannihatānandam nagaram te vicetasaḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
विचेतसःovercome with griefतेtheyनिहतानन्दम्with their joys destroyedनगरम्that cityचन्द्रहीनम्without Moonआकाशम् इवlike skyतोयहीनम्without waterआर्णवम् इवlike an oceanअपश्यन्saw.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetPlunged in grief, they saw the city deprived of all joy, looking like a sky without the Moon and an ocean without water.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)उन्होंने देखा, सारा नगर चन्द्रहीन आकाश और जलहीन समुद्र के समान आनन्दशून्य हो गया है। पुरी की यह दुरवस्था देख वे अचेत-से हो गये

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ते तानि वेश्मानि महाधनानि । दुःखेन दुःखोपहता विशन्तः । नैव प्रजज्ञुः स्वजनम् जनम् वा । निरीक्षमाणाः प्रविणष्टहर्षाः ॥

te tāni veśmāni mahādhanāni | duḥkhena duḥkhopahatā viśantaḥ | naiva prajajñuḥ svajanam janam vā | nirīkṣamāṇāḥ praviṇaṣṭaharṣāḥ ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
प्रविनष्टहर्षाःwith their happiness destroyedतेtheyमहाधनानिendowed with plenty of wealthतानिsuchवेश्मानिhousesदुःखेनwith great difficultyविशन्तःwhile enteringदुःखोपहताःstricken with sorrowनिरीक्षमाणाःlooking atस्वजनम्their own peopleजनं वाor othersनैव प्रजज्ञुःcould not recognise.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThose people devoid of delight entered their rich mansions with great difficulty. Even though they, stricken with sorrow, looked at men and their own kinsmen they could not recognise them. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे सप्तचत्वारिंशस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the fortyseventh sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)उनके हृदय का सारा उल्लास नष्ट हो चुका था। वे दुःख से पीड़ित हो उन महान् वैभवसम्पन्न गृहों में बड़े क्लेश के साथ प्रविष्ट हो सबको देखते हुए भी अपने और पराये की पहचान न कर सके

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