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Ramayana · Sarga 7.73

Sarga 73

सर्गः 73

An old brahmin comes to the palace gate bearing his dead son, lamenting that in Rama's kingdom his only child has…

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An old brahmin comes to the palace gate bearing his dead son, lamenting that in Rama's kingdom his only child has died untimely, a thing unheard of -- he charges that some fault of the king must have caused it and demands the boy be revived, vowing that he and his wife will die at the gate and leave Rama guilty of a brahmin's death.

Summary: IIT Kanpur, Valmiki Ramayanam, via the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (MIT).

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प्रस्थाप्य तु स शत्रुघ्नं भ्रातृभ्यां सह राघवः । प्रमुमोद सुखी राज्यं धर्मेण परिपालयन् ।। ७.७३. ॥

prasthāpya tu sa śatrughnaṃ bhrātṛbhyāṃ saha rāghavaḥ | pramumoda sukhī rājyaṃ dharmeṇa paripālayan || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
प्रस्थाप्यhaving sent offतुindeedसःheशत्रुघ्नम्Shatrughnaभ्रातृभ्याम्with his two brothersसहwithराघवःRamaप्रमुमोदrejoicedसुखीhappyराज्यम्the kingdomधर्मेणrighteouslyपरिपालयन्ruling.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetHaving sent off Shatrughna, Rama, accompanied by his two brothers, happily rejoiced while ruling the kingdom righteously.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)शत्रुघ्न को विदा करके राघव अपने दोनों भाइयों के साथ धर्मपूर्वक राज्य का पालन करते हुए सुखपूर्वक आनन्दित रहने लगे

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ततः कतिपयाहःसु वृद्धो जानपदो द्विजः । मृतं बालमुपादाय राजद्वारमुपागमत् ।। ७.७३. ॥

tataḥ katipayāhaḥsu vṛddho jānapado dvijaḥ | mṛtaṃ bālamupādāya rājadvāramupāgamat || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
ततःthenकतिपयाहःसुafter a few daysवृद्धःan old manजानपदःa citizenद्विजःa Brahminमृतम्deadबालम्childउपादायhaving takenराजद्वारम्to the royal gateउपागमत्approached.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThen, after a few days, an old Brahmin citizen, holding his dead child, approached the royal gate.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)तदनन्तर कुछ दिनों बाद एक वृद्ध जनपदवासी ब्राह्मण अपने मरे हुए बालक को लेकर राजद्वारपर आया

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रुदन्बहुविधा वाचः स्नेहदुःखसमन्विताः । असकृत्पुत्र पुत्रेति वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ।। ७.७३. ॥

rudanbahuvidhā vācaḥ snehaduḥkhasamanvitāḥ | asakṛtputra putreti vākyametaduvāca ha || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
रुदन्weepingबहुविधाःvarious kinds ofवाचःwordsस्नेहदुःखसमन्विताःfilled with affection and sorrowअसकृत्repeatedlyपुत्रO son!पुत्रO son!इतिthusवाक्यम्wordsएतत्thisउवाचspokeहindeed.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetWeeping, he uttered various words filled with affection and sorrow, repeatedly exclaiming, "O son, O son!"

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)वह रोता हुआ स्नेह और दुःख से भरी नाना प्रकार की बातें कहने लगा और बार-बार "पुत्र! पुत्र!" कहकर यह वचन बोला—

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किं नु मे दुष्कृतं कर्म पुरा देहान्तरे कृतम् । यदहं पुत्रमेकं त्वां पश्यामि निधनं गतम् ।। ७.७३. ॥

kiṃ nu me duṣkṛtaṃ karma purā dehāntare kṛtam | yadahaṃ putramekaṃ tvāṃ paśyāmi nidhanaṃ gatam || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
किम्whatनुindeedमेby meदुष्कृतम्evilकर्मdeedपुराformerlyदेहान्तरेin another bodyकृतम्doneयत्thatअहम्Iपुत्रम्sonएकम्only oneत्वाम्youपश्यामिI seeनिधनम्deathगतम्gone to.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetHe lamented, "What evil deed did I commit in a previous birth that I now see you, my only son, having met your death?"

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)मैंने पूर्वजन्म में कौन-सा दुष्कर्म किया था, जिससे अपने इस एकमात्र पुत्र को मैं मरा हुआ देख रहा हूँ!

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अप्राप्तयौवनं बालं पञ्चवर्षसहस्रकम् । अकाले कालमापन्नं मम दुःखाय पुत्रक ।। ७.७३. ॥

aprāptayauvanaṃ bālaṃ pañcavarṣasahasrakam | akāle kālamāpannaṃ mama duḥkhāya putraka || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
अप्राप्तयौवनंone who has not attained youthबालंchildपञ्चवर्षसहस्रकम्of five thousand years (age)अकालेuntimelyकालम्deathआपन्नंattainedममmyदुःखायfor sorrowपुत्रकO son
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThe child, though five thousand years old, had not yet reached youth and met an untimely death, causing great sorrow to the speaker.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)पुत्रक! तुम अभी युवावस्था को भी नहीं पहुँचे थे—पाँच हजार वर्ष के ही बालक थे—और असमय में ही काल के मुख में चले गये; यह मेरे दुःख के लिये ही हुआ

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अल्पैरहोभिर्निधनं गमिष्यामि न संशयः । अहं च जननी चैव तव शोकेन पुत्रक ।। ७.७३. ॥

alpairahobhirnidhanaṃ gamiṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ | ahaṃ ca jananī caiva tava śokena putraka || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
अल्पैःin a fewअहोभिःdaysनिधनंdeathगमिष्यामिI shall attainनnoसंशयःdoubtअहंIचandजननीmotherचandएवindeedतवyourशोकेनby sorrowपुत्रकO son
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThe speaker and the mother will undoubtedly die within a few days due to the grief over the son's death.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)पुत्रक! तुम्हारे शोक से मैं और तुम्हारी माता—दोनों थोड़े ही दिनों में मर जायँगे, इसमें संशय नहीं

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न स्मराम्यनृतं ह्युक्तं न च हिंसां स्मराम्यहम् । सर्वेषां प्राणिनां पापं कृतं नैव स्मराम्यहम् ।। ७.७३. ॥

na smarāmyanṛtaṃ hyuktaṃ na ca hiṃsāṃ smarāmyaham | sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ naiva smarāmyaham || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
नnotस्मरामिI rememberअनृतंuntruthहिindeedउक्तंspokenनnotचandहिंसांviolenceस्मरामिI rememberअहम्Iसर्वेषांof allप्राणिनांbeingsपापंsinकृतंdoneनnotएवindeedस्मरामिI rememberअहम्I
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThe speaker asserts that he does not recall ever speaking an untruth, committing violence, or performing any sin against any living being.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)मुझे स्मरण नहीं कि मैंने कभी झूठ बोला हो; न मुझे कोई हिंसा स्मरण है। किसी भी प्राणी के प्रति मैंने कोई पाप किया हो, ऐसा भी स्मरण नहीं

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केनाद्य दुष्कृतेनायं बाल एव ममात्मजः । अकृत्वा पितृकार्याणि गतो वैवस्वतक्षयम् ।। ७.७३. ॥

kenādya duṣkṛtenāyaṃ bāla eva mamātmajaḥ | akṛtvā pitṛkāryāṇi gato vaivasvatakṣayam || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
केनby whatअद्यtodayदुष्कृतेनevil deedअयंthisबालःchildएवindeedममmyआत्मजःsonअकृत्वाwithout performingपितृकार्याणिfilial dutiesगतःgoneवैवस्वतक्षयम्to the abode of Yama
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThe speaker wonders what sin he committed that his son, still a child, has died without fulfilling his duties to his ancestors.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)फिर आज किस दुष्कर्म से मेरा यह पुत्र बालक अवस्था में ही, पितृकार्य किये बिना ही यमलोक को चला गया?

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नेदृशं दृष्टपूर्वं मे श्रुतं वा घोरदर्शनम् । मृत्युरप्राप्तकालानां रामस्य विषये यथा ।। ७.७३. ॥

nedṛśaṃ dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ me śrutaṃ vā ghoradarśanam | mṛtyuraprāptakālānāṃ rāmasya viṣaye yathā || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
नnotईदृशंsuchदृष्टपूर्वंseen beforeमेby meश्रुतंheardवाorघोरदर्शनम्terrible sightमृत्युःdeathअप्राप्तकालानांof those whose time has not comeरामस्यRama'sविषयेin the kingdomयथाas
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThe speaker states that he has never before seen or heard of such a terrible sight as the untimely death of those in Rama's kingdom.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)ऐसा घोर दृश्य न मैंने पहले देखा और न सुना कि श्रीराम के राज्य में असमय ही किसी की मृत्यु हो

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रामस्य दुष्कृतं किञ्चिन्महदस्ति न संशयः । यथा हि विषयस्थानां बालानां मृत्युरागतः ।। ७.७३. ॥

rāmasya duṣkṛtaṃ kiñcinmahadasti na saṃśayaḥ | yathā hi viṣayasthānāṃ bālānāṃ mṛtyurāgataḥ || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
रामस्यRama'sदुष्कृतंmisdeedकिञ्चित्someमहत्greatअस्तिisनnoसंशयःdoubtयथाjust asहिindeedविषयस्थानांof those living in the kingdomबालानांof childrenमृत्युःdeathआगतःhas come.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThere is no doubt that Rama has committed some great sin, just as death has come upon the children living in his kingdom.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)श्रीराम का कोई महान् दुष्कर्म अवश्य है—इसमें संशय नहीं; तभी तो उनके राज्य में रहनेवाले बालकों की मृत्यु हो रही है

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नह्यन्यविषयस्थानां बालानां मृत्युतो भयम् । त्वं राजञ्जीवयस्वैनं बालं मृत्युवशं गतम् ।। ७.७३. ॥

nahyanyaviṣayasthānāṃ bālānāṃ mṛtyuto bhayam | tvaṃ rājañjīvayasvainaṃ bālaṃ mṛtyuvaśaṃ gatam || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
नnotहिindeedअन्यविषयस्थानांof those living in other kingdomsबालानांof childrenमृत्युतःfrom deathभयम्fearत्वंyouराजन्O Kingजीवयस्वreviveएनंthisबालंchildमृत्युवशंunder the sway of deathगतम्gone.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetIndeed, children in other kingdoms do not fear death, so O King, you must revive this child who has fallen under the sway of death.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)दूसरे राज्यों में रहनेवाले बालकों को तो मृत्यु का भय नहीं होता। राजन्! तुम मृत्यु के वश में गये इस बालक को जिला दो

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राजद्वारि मरिष्यामि पत्न्या सार्धमनाथवत् । ब्रह्महत्यां ततो राम समुपेत्य सुखी भव ।। ७.७३. ॥

rājadvāri mariṣyāmi patnyā sārdhamanāthavat | brahmahatyāṃ tato rāma samupetya sukhī bhava || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
राजद्वारिat the king's gateमरिष्यामिI will dieपत्न्याwith my wifeसार्धम्togetherअनाथवत्like an orphanब्रह्महत्यांthe sin of killing a BrahminततःthenरामO Ramaसमुपेत्यhaving incurredसुखीhappyभवbe.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetI will die at the king's gate with my wife, like a helpless person, and then, O Rama, having incurred the sin of killing a Brahmin, you may be happy.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)मैं अपनी पत्नी के साथ अनाथ की भाँति राजद्वारपर ही मर जाऊँगा। राम! तब ब्रह्महत्या लेकर तुम सुखी हो जाना

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भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजन्दीर्घमायुरवाप्स्यसि । उषिताः स्म सुखं राज्ये तवास्मिन्सुमहाबल ।। ७.७३. ॥

bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rājandīrghamāyuravāpsyasi | uṣitāḥ sma sukhaṃ rājye tavāsminsumahābala || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
भ्रातृभिःwith brothersसहितःaccompaniedराजन्O Kingदीर्घम्longआयुःlifeअवाप्स्यसिyou will obtainउषिताःwe have livedस्म(past tense indicator)सुखंhappilyराज्येin the kingdomतवyourअस्मिन्in thisसुमहाबलO greatly powerful one.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetO King, accompanied by your brothers, you will obtain a long life; O greatly powerful one, we have lived happily in your kingdom until now.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)राजन्! भाइयों सहित तुम दीर्घ आयु पाओ। महाबली! हम तुम्हारे इस राज्य में सुखपूर्वक रहते आये हैं

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इदं तु पतितं तस्मात्तव राम वशे स्थिताः । कालस्य वशमापन्नाः स्वल्पं हि नहि नः सुखम् ।। ७.७३. ॥

idaṃ tu patitaṃ tasmāttava rāma vaśe sthitāḥ | kālasya vaśamāpannāḥ svalpaṃ hi nahi naḥ sukham || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
इदंthisतुbutपतितंhas fallenतस्मात्thereforeतवyourरामO Ramaवशेunder controlस्थिताःbeingकालस्यof timeवशम्controlआपन्नाःhaving fallen intoस्वल्पंlittleहिindeedनहिnot at allनःourसुखम्happiness.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetBut this misfortune has now befallen us, O Rama, who are under your control, as we have fallen under the sway of time, and indeed, our happiness is now very little.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)किंतु राम! अब यह विपत्ति आ पड़ी है और हम तुम्हारे ही वश में हैं। काल के वश में पड़कर हमारा सुख अत्यन्त थोड़ा ही रह गया

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सम्प्रत्यनाथो विषय इक्ष्वाकूणां महात्मनाम् । रामं नाथमिहासाद्य बालान्तकरणं ध्रुवम् ।। ७.७३. ॥

sampratyanātho viṣaya ikṣvākūṇāṃ mahātmanām | rāmaṃ nāthamihāsādya bālāntakaraṇaṃ dhruvam || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
सम्प्रतिnowअनाथःhelplessविषयःkingdomइक्ष्वाकूणाम्of the Ikshvakusमहात्मनाम्of the great-souled onesरामम्Ramaनाथम्as protectorइहhereआसाद्यhaving obtainedबालान्तकरणम्causing the death of childrenध्रुवम्certainly.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetNow, this kingdom of the great Ikshvakus, having obtained Rama as its protector, is certainly causing the death of children.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)इस समय महात्मा इक्ष्वाकुओं का यह देश अनाथ है; यहाँ श्रीराम को स्वामी पाकर भी बालकों का अन्त हो रहा है—यह निश्चित है

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राजदोषैर्विपद्यन्ते प्रजा ह्यविधिपालिताः । असद्वृत्ते तु नृपतावकाले म्रियते जनः ।। ७.७३. ॥

rājadoṣairvipadyante prajā hyavidhipālitāḥ | asadvṛtte tu nṛpatāvakāle mriyate janaḥ || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
राजदोषैःby the faults of the kingविपद्यन्तेperishप्रजाःsubjectsहिindeedअविधिपालिताःnot protected according to lawअसद्वृत्तेwhen ill-behavedतुbutनृपतौwhen the kingअकालेuntimelyम्रियतेdiesजनःpeople.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetIndeed, subjects not protected according to law perish due to the king's faults, and when the king is ill-behaved, people die untimely deaths.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)राजा के दोषों से ही अविधिपूर्वक पालित प्रजा नष्ट होती है; राजा के असदाचारी होनेपर लोग असमय में मरते हैं

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73.17VR-7-73-17

यद्वा पुरेष्वयुक्तानि जना जनपदेषु च । कुर्वते न च रक्षा ऽस्ति तदा कालकृतं भयम् ।। ७.७३. ॥

yadvā pureṣvayuktāni janā janapadeṣu ca | kurvate na ca rakṣā 'sti tadā kālakṛtaṃ bhayam || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
यद्वाor whenपुरेषुin citiesअयुक्तानिimproper actsजनाःpeopleजनपदेषुin districtsचandकुर्वतेdoनnotचandरक्षाprotectionअस्तिisतदाthenकालकृतम्caused by timeभयम्fear.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetOr when people commit improper acts in cities and districts, and there is no protection, then there is fear caused by the times.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)अथवा जब नगरों और जनपदों में लोग अनुचित कर्म करते हैं और उनकी रोक-थाम नहीं होती, तब काल का ऐसा भय उपस्थित होता है

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73.18VR-7-73-18

सुव्यक्तं राजदोषो हि भविष्यति न संशयः । पुरे जनपदे चापि ततो बालवधो ह्ययम् ।। ७.७३. ॥

suvyaktaṃ rājadoṣo hi bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | pure janapade cāpi tato bālavadho hyayam || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
सुव्यक्तम्very clearlyराजदोषःa king's faultहिindeedभविष्यतिwill beनnoसंशयःdoubtपुरेin the cityजनपदेin the districtचandअपिalsoततःthereforeबालवधःchild-killingहिindeedअयम्this.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetIt is very clear that there will be no doubt of a king's fault in the city and the district, and therefore, this child-killing is indeed due to that.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)यह स्पष्ट ही राजा का दोष होगा—इसमें संशय नहीं; नगर में अथवा जनपद में ही कहीं दोष है, तभी यह बालवध हुआ है

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73.19VR-7-73-19

एवं बहुविधैर्वाक्यैरुपरुध्य मुहुर्मुहुः । राजानं दुःखसन्तप्तः सुतं तमुपगूहते ।। ७.७३. ॥

evaṃ bahuvidhairvākyairuparudhya muhurmuhuḥ | rājānaṃ duḥkhasantaptaḥ sutaṃ tamupagūhate || 7.73. ||

Word by word from the Valmiki Ramayan Dataset (IIT Kanpur / Gyaandweep)
एवम्thusबहुविधैःof many kindsवाक्यैःwith wordsउपरुध्यhaving importunedमुहुर्मुहुःrepeatedlyराजानम्the kingदुःखसन्तप्तःafflicted with sorrowसुतम्sonतम्himउपगूहतेembraces.
Translation

M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetThus, repeatedly importuning the king with various kinds of words, the father, deeply distressed, clasps his son. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीये आदिकाव्ये श्रीमदुत्तरकाण्डे त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः ।। 73 ।। Thus ends the seventy-third sarga of Uttara Kanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Hindi

Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)इस प्रकार नाना बातों से बार-बार राजा को रोकते हुए वह दुःख से सन्तप्त ब्राह्मण अपने पुत्र को छाती से लगाये रहा

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