Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 28
DB 3 28.1
रामचरित्रवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच कथं रामेण तच्चीर्णं व्रतं देव्याः सुखप्रदम् । राज्यभ्रष्टः कथं सोऽथ कथं सीता हृता पुनः
rāmacaritravarṇanam janamejaya uvāca kathaṃ rāmeṇa taccīrṇaṃ vrataṃ devyāḥ sukhapradam | rājyabhraṣṭaḥ kathaṃ so'tha kathaṃ sītā hṛtā punaḥ
The description of Rāma's deeds. Janamejaya said: How was that happiness-giving vow of the Goddess performed by Rāma? And how was he fallen from his kingdom, and again, how was Sītā carried off?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.2
व्यास उवाच राजा दशरथः श्रीमानयोध्याधिपतिः पुरा । सूर्यवंशधरश्चासीद्देवब्राह्मणपूजकः
vyāsa uvāca rājā daśarathaḥ śrīmānayodhyādhipatiḥ purā | sūryavaṃśadharaścāsīddevabrāhmaṇapūjakaḥ
Vyāsa said: Formerly there was the illustrious king Daśaratha, lord of Ayodhyā, upholder of the solar lineage, a worshipper of the gods and brāhmaṇas.
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DB 3 28.3
चत्वारो जज्ञिरे तस्य पुत्रा लोकेषु विश्रुताः । रामलक्ष्मणशत्रुघ्ना भरतश्चेति नामतः
catvāro jajñire tasya putrā lokeṣu viśrutāḥ | rāmalakṣmaṇaśatrughnā bharataśceti nāmataḥ
Four sons were born to him, renowned in the worlds, by name Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Śatrughna and Bharata.
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DB 3 28.4
राज्ञः प्रियकराः सर्वे सदृशा गुणरूपतः । कौसल्यायाः सुतो रामः कैकेय्या भरतः स्मृतः
rājñaḥ priyakarāḥ sarve sadṛśā guṇarūpataḥ | kausalyāyāḥ suto rāmaḥ kaikeyyā bharataḥ smṛtaḥ
All of them did what pleased the king, and were alike in virtue and beauty. Rāma was Kausalyā's son; Bharata is known as Kaikeyī's.
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DB 3 28.5
सुमित्रातनयौ जातौ यमलौ द्वौ मनोहरौ । ते जाता वै किशोराश्च धनुर्बाणधराः किल
sumitrātanayau jātau yamalau dvau manoharau | te jātā vai kiśorāśca dhanurbāṇadharāḥ kila
Two charming twins were born as Sumitrā's sons. They indeed grew up as boys, bearers of bow and arrow.
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DB 3 28.6
सूनवः कृतसंस्कारा भूपतेः सुखवर्धकाः । कौशिकेन तदाऽऽगत्य प्रार्थितो रघुनन्दनः
sūnavaḥ kṛtasaṃskārā bhūpateḥ sukhavardhakāḥ | kauśikena tadā''gatya prārthito raghunandanaḥ
The sons of the king, for whom the sacraments had been performed, increased his happiness. Then Kauśika, having come, made a request of the delight of the Raghus,
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DB 3 28.7
राघवं मखरक्षार्थं सूनुं षोडशवार्षिकम् । तस्मै सोऽयं ददौ रामं कौशिकाय सलक्ष्मणम्
rāghavaṃ makharakṣārthaṃ sūnuṃ ṣoḍaśavārṣikam | tasmai so'yaṃ dadau rāmaṃ kauśikāya salakṣmaṇam
For the protection of the sacrifice, he gave to him — to Kauśika — Rāma, the Rāghava, his sixteen-year-old son, together with Lakṣmaṇa.
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DB 3 28.8
तौ समेत्य मुनिं मार्गे जग्मतुश्चारुदर्शनौ । ताटका निहता मार्गे राक्षसी घोरदर्शना
tau sametya muniṃ mārge jagmatuścārudarśanau | tāṭakā nihatā mārge rākṣasī ghoradarśanā
The two of them, fair to look upon, joined the sage and went along the road; on the way the demoness Tāṭakā, of terrible aspect, was slain —
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DB 3 28.9
रामेणैकेन बाणेन मुनीनां दुःखदा सदा । यज्ञरक्षा कृता तत्र सुबाहुर्निहतः शठः
rāmeṇaikena bāṇena munīnāṃ duḥkhadā sadā | yajñarakṣā kṛtā tatra subāhurnihataḥ śaṭhaḥ
— by Rāma with a single arrow, she who was forever a source of grief to the sages. There the sacrifice was guarded, and the rogue Subāhu was slain.
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DB 3 28.10
मारीचोऽथ मृतप्रायो निक्षिप्तो बाणवेगतः । एवं कृत्वा महत्कर्म यज्ञस्य परिरक्षणम्
mārīco'tha mṛtaprāyo nikṣipto bāṇavegataḥ | evaṃ kṛtvā mahatkarma yajñasya parirakṣaṇam
Then Mārīca, all but dead, was flung off by the force of an arrow. Having thus done a great deed, the protection of the sacrifice,
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DB 3 28.11
गतास्ते मिथिलां सर्वे रामलक्ष्मणकौशिकाः । अहल्या मोचिता शापान्निष्पापा सा कृताऽबला
gatāste mithilāṃ sarve rāmalakṣmaṇakauśikāḥ | ahalyā mocitā śāpānniṣpāpā sā kṛtā'balā
they all went to Mithilā — Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Kauśika. Ahalyā was released from the curse, and that woman was made sinless.
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DB 3 28.12
विदेहनगरे तौ तु जग्मतुर्मुनिना सह । बभञ्ज शिवचापञ्च जनकेन पणीकृतम्
videhanagare tau tu jagmaturmuninā saha | babhañja śivacāpañca janakena paṇīkṛtam
The two went with the sage into the city of Videha, and (Rāma) broke Śiva's bow, which had been set as the wager by Janaka.
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DB 3 28.13
उपयेमे ततः सीतां जानकीञ्च रमांशजाम् । लक्ष्मणाय ददौ राजा पुत्रीमेकां तथोर्मिलाम्
upayeme tataḥ sītāṃ jānakīñca ramāṃśajām | lakṣmaṇāya dadau rājā putrīmekāṃ tathormilām
Then he married Sītā, Janaka's daughter, born of a portion of Ramā; and the king gave one daughter, Urmilā, to Lakṣmaṇa.
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DB 3 28.14
कुशध्वजसुते कन्ये प्रापतुर्भ्रातरावुभौ । तथा भरतशत्रुघ्नौ सुशिलौ शुभलक्षणौ
kuśadhvajasute kanye prāpaturbhrātarāvubhau | tathā bharataśatrughnau suśilau śubhalakṣaṇau
And the two brothers, Bharata and Śatrughna, of good conduct and auspicious marks, obtained as brides the two maiden daughters of Kuśadhvaja.
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DB 3 28.15
एवं दारक्रियास्तेषां भ्रातॄणां चाभवन्नृप । चतुर्णां मिथिलायां तु यथाविधि विधानतः
evaṃ dārakriyāsteṣāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ cābhavannṛpa | caturṇāṃ mithilāyāṃ tu yathāvidhi vidhānataḥ
Thus, O king, the marriage rites of those four brothers took place in Mithilā, duly according to the ordinance.
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DB 3 28.16
राज्ययोग्यं सुतं दृष्ट्वा राजा दशरथस्तदा । राघवाय धुरं दातुं मनश्चक्रे निजाय वै
rājyayogyaṃ sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājā daśarathastadā | rāghavāya dhuraṃ dātuṃ manaścakre nijāya vai
Then king Daśaratha, seeing that his son was fit for kingship, made up his mind to hand over the burden (of rule) to his own Rāghava.
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DB 3 28.17
सम्भारं विहितं दृष्ट्वा कैकेयी पूर्वकल्पितौ । वरौ सम्प्रार्थयामास भर्तारं वशवर्तिनम्
sambhāraṃ vihitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kaikeyī pūrvakalpitau | varau samprārthayāmāsa bhartāraṃ vaśavartinam
Seeing the preparations made, Kaikeyī begged of her compliant husband the two boons formerly promised:
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DB 3 28.18
राज्यं सुताय चैकेन भरताय महात्मने । रामाय वनवासञ्च चतुर्दशसमास्तथा
rājyaṃ sutāya caikena bharatāya mahātmane | rāmāya vanavāsañca caturdaśasamāstathā
by the one, the kingdom for her son, the great-souled Bharata, and for Rāma dwelling in the forest for fourteen years.
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DB 3 28.19
रामस्तु वचनात्तस्याः सीतालक्ष्मणसंयुतः । जगाम दण्डकारण्यं राक्षसैरुपसेवितम्
rāmastu vacanāttasyāḥ sītālakṣmaṇasaṃyutaḥ | jagāma daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ rākṣasairupasevitam
But Rāma, at her word, together with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, went to the Daṇḍaka forest, which was frequented by demons.
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DB 3 28.20
राजा दशरथः पुत्रविरहेण प्रपीडितः । जहौ प्राणानमेयात्मा पूर्वशापमनुस्मरन्
rājā daśarathaḥ putraviraheṇa prapīḍitaḥ | jahau prāṇānameyātmā pūrvaśāpamanusmaran
King Daśaratha, tormented by separation from his son, that immeasurable soul gave up his life, remembering the earlier curse.
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DB 3 28.21
भरतः पितरं दृष्ट्वा मृतं मातृकृतेन वै । राज्यमृद्धं न जग्राह भ्रातुः प्रियचिकीर्षया
bharataḥ pitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā mṛtaṃ mātṛkṛtena vai | rājyamṛddhaṃ na jagrāha bhrātuḥ priyacikīrṣayā
Bharata, seeing his father dead through his mother's doing, did not take the prosperous kingdom, wishing to do what pleased his brother.
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DB 3 28.22
पञ्चवट्यां वसन् रामो रावणावरजां वने । शूर्पणखां विरूपां वै चकारातिस्मरातुराम्
pañcavaṭyāṃ vasan rāmo rāvaṇāvarajāṃ vane | śūrpaṇakhāṃ virūpāṃ vai cakārātismarāturām
Rāma, dwelling in the forest at Pañcavaṭī, disfigured Śūrpaṇakhā, Rāvaṇa's younger sister, who was greatly afflicted with desire.
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DB 3 28.23
खरादयस्तु तां दृष्ट्वा छिन्ननासां निशाचराः । चक्रुः सङ्ग्राममतुलं रामेणामिततेजसा
kharādayastu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā chinnanāsāṃ niśācarāḥ | cakruḥ saṅgrāmamatulaṃ rāmeṇāmitatejasā
But Khara and the other night-roamers, seeing her with her nose cut off, made unequalled war with Rāma of boundless might.
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DB 3 28.24
स जघान खरादींश्च दैत्यानतिबलान्वितान् । मुनीनां हितमन्विच्छन् रामः सत्यपराक्रमः
sa jaghāna kharādīṃśca daityānatibalānvitān | munīnāṃ hitamanvicchan rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
He slew Khara and the other demons, who were endowed with great strength — Rāma, whose valour is true, seeking the welfare of the sages.
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DB 3 28.25
गत्वा शूर्पणखा लङ्कां खरदूषणघातनम् । दूषिता कथयामास रावणाय च राघवात्
gatvā śūrpaṇakhā laṅkāṃ kharadūṣaṇaghātanam | dūṣitā kathayāmāsa rāvaṇāya ca rāghavāt
Śūrpaṇakhā, disfigured, went to Laṅkā and told Rāvaṇa of the slaying of Khara and Dūṣaṇa by the Rāghava.
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DB 3 28.26
सोऽपि श्रुत्वा विनाशं तं जातः क्रोधवशः खलः । जगाम रथमारुह्य मारीचस्याश्रमं तदा
so'pi śrutvā vināśaṃ taṃ jātaḥ krodhavaśaḥ khalaḥ | jagāma rathamāruhya mārīcasyāśramaṃ tadā
He too, hearing of that destruction, that villain fell under the sway of anger, and mounting his chariot went then to Mārīca's hermitage.
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DB 3 28.27
कृत्वा हेममृगं नेतुं प्रेषयामास रावणः । सीताप्रलोभनार्थाय मायाविनमसम्भवम्
kṛtvā hemamṛgaṃ netuṃ preṣayāmāsa rāvaṇaḥ | sītāpralobhanārthāya māyāvinamasambhavam
Rāvaṇa, having made (him into) a golden deer, sent the illusionist — one who could not (truly) exist — to lead (Rāma) away, for the purpose of luring Sītā.
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DB 3 28.28
सोऽथ हेममृगो भूत्वा सीतादृष्टिपथं गतः । मायावी चातिचित्राङ्गश्चरन्प्रबलमन्तिके तृतीयस्कन्धे रामचरित्रवर्णनं नाम अष्टाविंशोऽध्यायः
so'tha hemamṛgo bhūtvā sītādṛṣṭipathaṃ gataḥ | māyāvī cāticitrāṅgaścaranprabalamantike tṛtīyaskandhe rāmacaritravarṇanaṃ nāma aṣṭāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Then he, having become a golden deer, came into the path of Sītā's sight — the illusionist, with exceedingly variegated limbs, moving about vigorously nearby. [Here ends] the twenty-eighth chapter, called 'The Description of Rāma's Deeds', in the third book.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 28.29
तं दृष्ट्वा जानकी प्राह राघवं दैवनोदिता । चर्मानयस्व कान्तेति स्वाधीनपतिका यथा
taṃ dṛṣṭvā jānakī prāha rāghavaṃ daivanoditā | carmānayasva kānteti svādhīnapatikā yathā
Seeing it, Jānakī, impelled by fate, said to Rāghava, "Bring (me) the hide, my beloved," like a wife who has her husband in her power.
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DB 3 28.30
अविचार्याथ रामोऽपि तत्र संस्थाप्य लक्ष्मणम् । सशरं धनुरादाय ययौ मृगपदानुगः
avicāryātha rāmo'pi tatra saṃsthāpya lakṣmaṇam | saśaraṃ dhanurādāya yayau mṛgapadānugaḥ
Then Rāma too, without reflecting, stationed Lakṣmaṇa there and, taking up his bow with an arrow, went off following the deer's tracks.
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DB 3 28.31
सारङ्गोऽपि हरिं दृष्ट्वा मायाकोटिविशारदः । दृश्यादृश्यो बभूवाथ जगाम च वनान्तरम्
sāraṅgo'pi hariṃ dṛṣṭvā māyākoṭiviśāradaḥ | dṛśyādṛśyo babhūvātha jagāma ca vanāntaram
And the deer too, expert in ten million illusions, on seeing Rāma became now visible, now invisible, and went off into the interior of the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.32
मत्वा हस्तगतं रामः क्रोधाकृष्टधनुः पुनः । जघान चातितीक्ष्णेन शरेण कृत्रिमं मृगम्
matvā hastagataṃ rāmaḥ krodhākṛṣṭadhanuḥ punaḥ | jaghāna cātitīkṣṇena śareṇa kṛtrimaṃ mṛgam
Thinking (it) had come within reach, Rāma, his bow drawn in anger, struck the artificial deer again with an exceedingly sharp arrow.
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DB 3 28.33
स हतोऽतिबलात्तेन चुक्रोश भृशदुःखितः । हा लक्ष्मण हतोऽस्मीति मायावी नश्वरः खलः
sa hato'tibalāttena cukrośa bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ | hā lakṣmaṇa hato'smīti māyāvī naśvaraḥ khalaḥ
Struck by him with great force, the illusionist — the perishing wretch — cried out, sorely afflicted: "Alas, Lakṣmaṇa, I am slain!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.34
स शब्दस्तुमुलस्तावज्जानक्या संश्रुतस्तदा । राघवस्येति सा मत्वा दीना देवरमब्रवीत्
sa śabdastumulastāvajjānakyā saṃśrutastadā | rāghavasyeti sā matvā dīnā devaramabravīt
That tumultuous cry was then straightway heard by Jānakī; thinking it was Rāghava's, she in her misery spoke to her husband's brother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.35
गच्छ लक्ष्मण तूर्णं त्वं हतोऽसौ रघुनन्दनः । त्वामाह्वयति सौमित्रे साहाय्यं कुरु सत्वरम्
gaccha lakṣmaṇa tūrṇaṃ tvaṃ hato'sau raghunandanaḥ | tvāmāhvayati saumitre sāhāyyaṃ kuru satvaram
"Go quickly, Lakṣmaṇa; that delight of the Raghus has been struck down. He is calling you, son of Sumitrā — render help at once!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.36
तत्राह लक्ष्मणः सीतामम्ब रामवधादपि । नाहं गच्छेऽद्य मुक्त्वा त्वामसहायामिहाश्रमे
tatrāha lakṣmaṇaḥ sītāmamba rāmavadhādapi | nāhaṃ gacche'dya muktvā tvāmasahāyāmihāśrame
Thereupon Lakṣmaṇa said to Sītā: "Mother, even (if it means) Rāma's death, I will not go today, leaving you here in the hermitage without protection."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.37
आज्ञा मे राघवस्यात्र तिष्ठेति जनकात्मजे । तदतिक्रमभीतोऽहं न त्यजामि तवान्तिकम्
ājñā me rāghavasyātra tiṣṭheti janakātmaje | tadatikramabhīto'haṃ na tyajāmi tavāntikam
"My order from Rāghava here was 'Stay,' O daughter of Janaka; afraid of transgressing that, I do not leave your side."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.38
दूरं वै राघवं दृष्ट्वा वने मायाविना किल । त्यक्त्वा त्वां नाधिगच्छामि पदमेकं शुचिस्मिते
dūraṃ vai rāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā vane māyāvinā kila | tyaktvā tvāṃ nādhigacchāmi padamekaṃ śucismite
"Having seen Rāghava (go) far indeed into the forest after the illusionist, I will not go a single step leaving you, O you of bright smile."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.39
कृरु धैर्यं न मन्येऽद्य रामं हन्तुं क्षमं क्षिप्तौ । नाहं त्यक्त्वा गमिष्यामि विलंघ्य रामभाषितम् ॥
kṛru dhairyaṃ na manye'dya rāmaṃ hantuṃ kṣamaṃ kṣiptau | nāhaṃ tyaktvā gamiṣyāmi vilaṃghya rāmabhāṣitam ||
"Be steadfast; I do not think that (anyone) is today capable of killing Rāma, though (arrows/they) be hurled. I will not go away leaving (you), transgressing Rāma's word."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 28.40
व्यास उवाच रुदती सुदती प्राह ते तदा विधिनोदिता । अक्रूरा वचनं क्रूरं लक्ष्मणं शुभलक्षणम्
vyāsa uvāca rudatī sudatī prāha te tadā vidhinoditā | akrūrā vacanaṃ krūraṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ śubhalakṣaṇam
Vyāsa said: Then she of fair teeth, weeping, impelled by fate, spoke to Lakṣmaṇa of auspicious marks a cruel word, though she was not cruel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.41
अहं जानामि सौमित्रे सानुरागं च मां प्रति । प्रेरितं भरतेनैव मदर्थमिह सङ्गतम्
ahaṃ jānāmi saumitre sānurāgaṃ ca māṃ prati | preritaṃ bharatenaiva madarthamiha saṅgatam
"I know, son of Sumitrā, that you are enamoured of me, and that you were sent by Bharata himself and have come here on my account."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.42
नाहं तथाविधा नारी स्वैरिणी कुहकाधम । मृते रामे पतिं त्वां न कर्तुमिच्छामि कामतः
nāhaṃ tathāvidhā nārī svairiṇī kuhakādhama | mṛte rāme patiṃ tvāṃ na kartumicchāmi kāmataḥ
"I am not such a woman, a wanton — O basest of deceivers! Should Rāma die, I do not wish to take you as husband out of desire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.43
नागमिष्यति चेद्रामो जीवितं सन्त्यजाम्यहम् । विना तेन न जीवामि विधुरा दुःखिता भृशम्
nāgamiṣyati cedrāmo jīvitaṃ santyajāmyaham | vinā tena na jīvāmi vidhurā duḥkhitā bhṛśam
"If Rāma does not return, I shall give up my life. Without him I do not live, widowed and utterly wretched."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.44
गच्छ वा तिष्ठ सौमित्रे न जानेऽहं तवेप्सितम् । क्व गतं तेऽद्य सौहार्दं ज्येष्ठे धर्मरते किल
gaccha vā tiṣṭha saumitre na jāne'haṃ tavepsitam | kva gataṃ te'dya sauhārdaṃ jyeṣṭhe dharmarate kila
"Go or stay, son of Sumitrā; I do not know what you desire. Where has your affection for your elder brother, devoted to dharma, gone today?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.45
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या लक्ष्मणो दीनमानसः । प्रोवाच रुद्धकण्ठस्तु तां तदा जनकात्मजाम्
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyā lakṣmaṇo dīnamānasaḥ | provāca ruddhakaṇṭhastu tāṃ tadā janakātmajām
Hearing that speech of hers, Lakṣmaṇa, wretched at heart, his throat choked, then said to her, the daughter of Janaka:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.46
किमात्थ क्षितिजे वाक्यं मयि क्रूरतरं किल । किं वदस्यत्यनिष्टं ते भावि जाने धिया ह्यहम्
kimāttha kṣitije vākyaṃ mayi krūrataraṃ kila | kiṃ vadasyatyaniṣṭaṃ te bhāvi jāne dhiyā hyaham
"Why do you speak such an exceedingly cruel word to me, O earth-born one? Why do you say (this)? Something unwelcome is going to befall you — that indeed I know with my mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 28.47
इत्युक्त्वा निर्ययौ वीरस्तां त्यक्त्वा प्ररुदन्भृशम् । अग्रजस्य ययौ पश्यञ्छोकार्तः पृथिवीपते
ityuktvā niryayau vīrastāṃ tyaktvā prarudanbhṛśam | agrajasya yayau paśyañchokārtaḥ pṛthivīpate
Having said this, the hero went out, leaving her, weeping bitterly; stricken with grief he went looking for his elder brother, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.48
गतेऽथ लक्ष्मणे तत्र रावणः कपटाकृतिः । भिक्षुवेषं ततः कृत्वा प्रविवेश तदाश्रमे
gate'tha lakṣmaṇe tatra rāvaṇaḥ kapaṭākṛtiḥ | bhikṣuveṣaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā praviveśa tadāśrame
Now when Lakṣmaṇa had gone from there, Rāvaṇa, of deceitful form, then taking on the garb of a mendicant, entered that hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.49
जानकी तं यतिं मत्वा दत्त्वार्घ्यं वन्यमादरात् । भैक्ष्यं समर्पयामास रावणाय दुरात्मने
jānakī taṃ yatiṃ matvā dattvārghyaṃ vanyamādarāt | bhaikṣyaṃ samarpayāmāsa rāvaṇāya durātmane
Jānakī, taking him for an ascetic, respectfully offered him water of welcome and forest (produce), and presented alms to Rāvaṇa, the evil-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.50
तां पप्रच्छ स दुष्टात्मा नम्रपूर्वं मृदुस्वरम् । काऽसि पद्मपलाशाक्षि वने चैकाकिनी प्रिये
tāṃ papraccha sa duṣṭātmā namrapūrvaṃ mṛdusvaram | kā'si padmapalāśākṣi vane caikākinī priye
That evil-souled one asked her, with prior humility and in a soft voice: "Who are you, lotus-petal-eyed one, and alone in the forest, my dear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.51
पिता कस्तेऽथ वामोरु भ्राता कः कः पतिस्तव । मूढेवैकाकिनी चात्र स्थिताऽसि वरवर्णिनि
pitā kaste'tha vāmoru bhrātā kaḥ kaḥ patistava | mūḍhevaikākinī cātra sthitā'si varavarṇini
Who is your father, O fair-thighed one, who your brother, who your husband? Like a bewildered woman you are staying here alone, O you of excellent complexion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.52
निर्जने विपिने किं त्वं सौधार्हा त्वमसि प्रिये । उटजे मुनिपत्नीवद्देवकन्यासमप्रभा
nirjane vipine kiṃ tvaṃ saudhārhā tvamasi priye | uṭaje munipatnīvaddevakanyāsamaprabhā
Why (are you) in the empty forest, when you deserve a palace, my dear — in a leaf-hut like a sage's wife, you whose radiance equals a daughter of the gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.53
व्यास उवाच इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच विदेहजा । दिव्यं दिष्ट्या यतिं ज्ञात्वा मन्दोदर्याः पतिं तदा
vyāsa uvāca iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā pratyuvāca videhajā | divyaṃ diṣṭyā yatiṃ jñātvā mandodaryāḥ patiṃ tadā
Vyāsa said: Having heard those words of his, the daughter of Videha replied, having then, as luck would have it, taken the divine (visitor) for an ascetic — (though he was) the husband of Mandodarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.54
राजा दशरथः श्रीमांश्चत्वारस्तस्य वै सुताः । तेषां ज्येष्ठः पतिर्मेऽस्ति रामनामेति विश्रुतः
rājā daśarathaḥ śrīmāṃścatvārastasya vai sutāḥ | teṣāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ patirme'sti rāmanāmeti viśrutaḥ
"There was the illustrious king Daśaratha; he had four sons. The eldest of them is my husband, famed by the name Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.55
विवासितोऽथ कैकेय्या कृते भूपतिना वरे । चतुर्दश समा रामो वसतेऽत्र सलक्ष्मणः
vivāsito'tha kaikeyyā kṛte bhūpatinā vare | caturdaśa samā rāmo vasate'tra salakṣmaṇaḥ
He was banished by Kaikeyī, when a boon had been granted by the king; Rāma dwells here for fourteen years, together with Lakṣmaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.56
जनकस्य सुता चाहं सीतानाम्नीति विश्रुता । भङ्क्त्वा शैवं धनुः कामं रामेणाहं विवाहिता
janakasya sutā cāhaṃ sītānāmnīti viśrutā | bhaṅktvā śaivaṃ dhanuḥ kāmaṃ rāmeṇāhaṃ vivāhitā
And I am Janaka's daughter, known by the name Sītā; having broken Śiva's bow at will, I was married by Rāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.57
रामबाहुबलेनात्र वसामो निर्भया वने । काञ्चनं मृगमालोक्य हन्तुं मे निर्गतः पतिः
rāmabāhubalenātra vasāmo nirbhayā vane | kāñcanaṃ mṛgamālokya hantuṃ me nirgataḥ patiḥ
By the strength of Rāma's arms we dwell here in the forest without fear. Seeing a golden deer, my husband went out to kill it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.58
लक्ष्मणोऽपि पुनः श्रुत्वा रवं भ्रातुर्गतोऽधुना । तयोर्बाहुबलादत्र निर्भयाऽहं वसामि वै
lakṣmaṇo'pi punaḥ śrutvā ravaṃ bhrāturgato'dhunā | tayorbāhubalādatra nirbhayā'haṃ vasāmi vai
And Lakṣmaṇa too, hearing his brother's cry, has now gone (after him); by the strength of the arms of those two I dwell here fearless indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.59
मयेदं कथितं सर्वं वृत्तान्तं वनवासके । तेऽत्रागत्यार्हणां ते वै करिष्यन्ति यथाविधि
mayedaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ vṛttāntaṃ vanavāsake | te'trāgatyārhaṇāṃ te vai kariṣyanti yathāvidhi
All this account of (our) dwelling in the forest has been told by me; they, coming here, will do you honour according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.60
यतिर्विष्णुस्वरूपोऽसि तस्मात्त्वं पूजितो मया । आश्रमो विपिने घोरे कृतोऽस्ति रक्षसां कुले
yatirviṣṇusvarūpo'si tasmāttvaṃ pūjito mayā | āśramo vipine ghore kṛto'sti rakṣasāṃ kule
An ascetic is Viṣṇu's own form; therefore you have been worshipped by me. The hermitage has been made in a dreadful forest, among the tribe of the demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.61
तस्मात्त्वां परिपृच्छामि सत्यं ब्रूहि ममाग्रतः । कोऽसि त्रिदण्डिरूपेण विपिने त्वं समागतः
tasmāttvāṃ paripṛcchāmi satyaṃ brūhi mamāgrataḥ | ko'si tridaṇḍirūpeṇa vipine tvaṃ samāgataḥ
Therefore I ask you: speak the truth before me. Who are you, that you have come into the forest in the guise of a triple-staff bearer?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.62
रावण उवाच लङ्केशोऽहं मरालाक्षि श्रीमान्मन्दोदरीपतिः । त्वत्कृते तु कृतं रूपं मयेत्थं शोभनाकृते
rāvaṇa uvāca laṅkeśo'haṃ marālākṣi śrīmānmandodarīpatiḥ | tvatkṛte tu kṛtaṃ rūpaṃ mayetthaṃ śobhanākṛte
Rāvaṇa said: I am the lord of Laṅkā, goose-eyed one, the illustrious husband of Mandodarī; but this form was assumed by me for your sake, O you of lovely shape.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.63
आगतोऽहं वरारोहे भगिन्या प्रेरितोऽत्र वै । जनस्थाने हतौ श्रुत्वा भ्रातरौ खरदूषणौ
āgato'haṃ varārohe bhaginyā prerito'tra vai | janasthāne hatau śrutvā bhrātarau kharadūṣaṇau
I have come here, O fair-hipped one, urged by my sister, having heard that at Janasthāna the two brothers Khara and Dūṣaṇa were slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.64
अङ्गीकुरु नृपं मां त्वं त्यक्त्वा तं मानुषं पतिम् । हृतराज्यं गतश्रीकं निर्बलं वनवासिनम्
aṅgīkuru nṛpaṃ māṃ tvaṃ tyaktvā taṃ mānuṣaṃ patim | hṛtarājyaṃ gataśrīkaṃ nirbalaṃ vanavāsinam
Accept me, a king, abandoning that human husband — one whose kingdom is taken, whose fortune is gone, powerless, a forest-dweller.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.65
पट्टराज्ञी भव त्वं मे मन्दोदर्युपरि स्फुटम् । दासोऽस्मि तव तन्वङ्गि स्वामिनी भव भामिनि
paṭṭarājñī bhava tvaṃ me mandodaryupari sphuṭam | dāso'smi tava tanvaṅgi svāminī bhava bhāmini
Be my crowned queen, clearly above Mandodarī; I am your slave, slender-limbed one; be the mistress, O passionate lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.66
जेताऽहं लोकपालानां पतामि तव पादयोः । करं गृहाण मेऽद्य त्वं सनाथं कुरु जानकि
jetā'haṃ lokapālānāṃ patāmi tava pādayoḥ | karaṃ gṛhāṇa me'dya tvaṃ sanāthaṃ kuru jānaki
I, the conqueror of the world-guardians, fall at your two feet; take my hand today, make me one who has a protector, Jānakī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.67
पिता ते याचितः पूर्वं मया वै त्वत्कृतेऽबले । जनको मामुवाचेत्थं पणबन्धो मया कृतः
pitā te yācitaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā vai tvatkṛte'bale | janako māmuvācetthaṃ paṇabandho mayā kṛtaḥ
"Your father was asked by me before, for your sake, O slender one; Janaka spoke to me thus: 'I have made a wager-condition.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.68
रुद्रचापभयान्नाहं सम्प्राप्तस्तु स्वयंवरे । मनो मे संस्थितं तावन्निमग्नं विरहातुरम्
rudracāpabhayānnāhaṃ samprāptastu svayaṃvare | mano me saṃsthitaṃ tāvannimagnaṃ virahāturam
"But out of fear of Rudra's bow I did not come to the bridegroom-choice; yet my mind stayed fixed (on you) all that while, sunk down and afflicted by separation."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 28.69
वनेऽत्र संस्थितां श्रुत्वा पूर्वानुरागमोहितः । आगतोऽस्म्यसितापाङ्गि सफलं कुरु मे श्रमम्
vane'tra saṃsthitāṃ śrutvā pūrvānurāgamohitaḥ | āgato'smyasitāpāṅgi saphalaṃ kuru me śramam
"Hearing that you were dwelling here in the forest, bewildered by my former passion, I have come, O dark-eyed one; make my toil fruitful."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition