Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 29
DB 3 29.1
लक्ष्मणकृतरामशोकसान्त्वनम् व्यास उवाच तदाकर्ण्य वचो दुष्टं जानकी भयविह्वला । वेपमाना स्थिरं कृत्वा मनो वाचमुवाच ह
lakṣmaṇakṛtarāmaśokasāntvanam vyāsa uvāca tadākarṇya vaco duṣṭaṃ jānakī bhayavihvalā | vepamānā sthiraṃ kṛtvā mano vācamuvāca ha
[Lakṣmaṇa's consoling of Rāma's grief] Vyāsa said: Hearing that wicked speech, Jānakī, overwhelmed with fear and trembling, made her mind firm and spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.2
पौलस्त्य किमसद्वाक्यं त्वमात्थ स्मरमोहितः । नाहं वै स्वैरिणी किन्तु जनकस्य कुलोद्भवा
paulastya kimasadvākyaṃ tvamāttha smaramohitaḥ | nāhaṃ vai svairiṇī kintu janakasya kulodbhavā
"Son of Pulastya, what is this improper speech you utter, deluded by desire? I am no wanton woman, but one born of Janaka's line."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.3
गच्छ लङ्कां दशास्य त्वं राम त्वां वै हनिष्यति । मत्कृते मरणं तत्र भविष्यति न संशयः
gaccha laṅkāṃ daśāsya tvaṃ rāma tvāṃ vai haniṣyati | matkṛte maraṇaṃ tatra bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
"Go to Laṅkā, you ten-faced one; Rāma will surely kill you. Because of me your death will come about there — there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.4
इत्युक्त्वा पर्णशालायां गता सा वह्निसन्निधौ । गच्छ गच्छेति वदती रावणं लोकरावणम्
ityuktvā parṇaśālāyāṃ gatā sā vahnisannidhau | gaccha gaccheti vadatī rāvaṇaṃ lokarāvaṇam
Having said this she went into the leaf-hut, near the (sacrificial) fire, saying "Go, go!" to Rāvaṇa, the terror of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.5
सोऽथ कृत्वा निजं रूपं जगामोटजमन्तिकम् । बलाज्जग्राह तां बालां रुदती भयविह्वलाम्
so'tha kṛtvā nijaṃ rūpaṃ jagāmoṭajamantikam | balājjagrāha tāṃ bālāṃ rudatī bhayavihvalām
Then he, assuming his own form, went up close to the hut and seized that young woman by force, as she wept, overwhelmed with fear.
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DB 3 29.6
रामरामेति क्रन्दन्ती लक्ष्मणेति मुहुर्मुहुः । गृहीत्वा निर्गतः पापो रथमारोप्य सत्वरः
rāmarāmeti krandantī lakṣmaṇeti muhurmuhuḥ | gṛhītvā nirgataḥ pāpo rathamāropya satvaraḥ
As she cried out "Rāma, Rāma!" and again and again "Lakṣmaṇa!", the wicked one seized her and went out quickly, having set her on his chariot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.7
गच्छन्नरुणपुत्रेण मार्गे रुद्धो जटायुषा । सङ्ग्रामोऽभून्महारौद्रस्तयोस्तत्र वनान्तरे
gacchannaruṇaputreṇa mārge ruddho jaṭāyuṣā | saṅgrāmo'bhūnmahāraudrastayostatra vanāntare
As he went he was blocked on the road by Jaṭāyus, the son of Aruṇa; a terrible battle took place between the two there in the depths of the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.8
हत्वा तं तां गृहीत्वा च गतोऽसौ राक्षसाधिपः । लङ्कायां क्रन्दती तात कुररीव दुरात्मनः
hatvā taṃ tāṃ gṛhītvā ca gato'sau rākṣasādhipaḥ | laṅkāyāṃ krandatī tāta kurarīva durātmanaḥ
Having killed him and taken her, that lord of the rākṣasas went to Laṅkā, my son, while she, in the hands of that evil-souled one, cried out like an osprey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.9
अशोकवनिकायां सा स्थापिता राक्षसीयुता । स्ववृत्तान्नैव चलिता सामदानादिभिः किल
aśokavanikāyāṃ sā sthāpitā rākṣasīyutā | svavṛttānnaiva calitā sāmadānādibhiḥ kila
She was placed in the aśoka grove, surrounded by rākṣasī women; indeed she did not swerve from her own conduct, (though tempted) by conciliation, gifts and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.10
रामोऽपि तं मृगं हत्वा जगामादाय निर्वृतः । आयान्तं लक्ष्मणं वीक्ष्य किं कृतं तेऽनुजासमम्
rāmo'pi taṃ mṛgaṃ hatvā jagāmādāya nirvṛtaḥ | āyāntaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ vīkṣya kiṃ kṛtaṃ te'nujāsamam
Rāma too, having killed that deer, went off content, carrying it; seeing Lakṣmaṇa coming, (he said:) "What have you done, you who are equal to a younger brother?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 29.11
एकाकिनीं प्रियां हित्वा किमर्थं त्वमिहागतः । श्रुत्वा स्वनं तु पापस्य राघवस्त्वब्रवीदिदम्
ekākinīṃ priyāṃ hitvā kimarthaṃ tvamihāgataḥ | śrutvā svanaṃ tu pāpasya rāghavastvabravīdidam
"Having left my beloved all alone, why have you come here?" — but the Rāghava said this after hearing the voice of that wicked one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 29.12
सौमित्रिस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं सीतावाग्बाणपीडितः । प्रभोऽत्राहं समायातः कालयोगान्न संशयः
saumitristvabravīdvākyaṃ sītāvāgbāṇapīḍitaḥ | prabho'trāhaṃ samāyātaḥ kālayogānna saṃśayaḥ
Then Sumitrā's son, stung by the arrows of Sītā's words, spoke: "Lord, I came here by the working of fate — there is no doubt."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.13
तदा तौ पर्णशालायां गत्वा वीक्ष्यातिदुःखितौ । जानक्यन्वेषणे यत्नमुभौ कर्तुं समुद्यतौ
tadā tau parṇaśālāyāṃ gatvā vīkṣyātiduḥkhitau | jānakyanveṣaṇe yatnamubhau kartuṃ samudyatau
Then the two went to the leaf-hut, and on looking (there) became greatly grieved; both set themselves to make an effort in searching for Jānakī.
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DB 3 29.14
मार्गमाणौ तु सम्प्राप्तौ यत्रासौ पतितः खगः । जटायुः प्राणशेषस्तु पतितः पृथिवीतले
mārgamāṇau tu samprāptau yatrāsau patitaḥ khagaḥ | jaṭāyuḥ prāṇaśeṣastu patitaḥ pṛthivītale
Searching, they came to where that bird had fallen: Jaṭāyus, with only his breath left, lay fallen on the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.15
तेनोक्तं रावणेनाद्य हृताऽसौ जनकात्मजा । मया निरुद्धः पापात्मा पातितोऽहं मृधे पुनः
tenoktaṃ rāvaṇenādya hṛtā'sau janakātmajā | mayā niruddhaḥ pāpātmā pātito'haṃ mṛdhe punaḥ
He said: "Today that daughter of Janaka has been carried off by Rāvaṇa. I blocked the evil-souled one, but I in turn was struck down in the fight."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.16
इत्युक्त्वाऽसौ गतप्राणः संस्कृतो राघवेण वै । कृत्वौर्घ्वदैहिकं रामलक्ष्मणौ निर्गतौ ततः
ityuktvā'sau gataprāṇaḥ saṃskṛto rāghaveṇa vai | kṛtvaurghvadaihikaṃ rāmalakṣmaṇau nirgatau tataḥ
Having said this he lost his life, and was given the funeral rites by the Rāghava; having performed the last rites, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa then went on from there.
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DB 3 29.17
कबन्धं घातयित्वासौ शापाच्चामोचयत्प्रभुः । वचनात्तस्य हरिणा सख्यं चक्रेऽथ राघवः
kabandhaṃ ghātayitvāsau śāpāccāmocayatprabhuḥ | vacanāttasya hariṇā sakhyaṃ cakre'tha rāghavaḥ
Having had Kabandha killed, the Lord released him from his curse; and at his word the Rāghava then made friendship with the monkey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.18
हत्वा च वालिनं वीरं किष्किन्धाराज्यमुत्तमम् । सुग्रीवाय ददौ रामः कृतसख्याय कार्यतः
hatvā ca vālinaṃ vīraṃ kiṣkindhārājyamuttamam | sugrīvāya dadau rāmaḥ kṛtasakhyāya kāryataḥ
And having killed the hero Vālin, Rāma gave the excellent kingdom of Kiṣkindhā to Sugrīva, with whom he had made friendship for the sake of the task.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.19
तत्रैव वार्षिकान्मासांस्तस्थौ लक्ष्मणसंयुतः । चिन्तयञ्जानकीं चित्ते दशाननहृतां प्रियाम्
tatraiva vārṣikānmāsāṃstasthau lakṣmaṇasaṃyutaḥ | cintayañjānakīṃ citte daśānanahṛtāṃ priyām
There itself, together with Lakṣmaṇa, he stayed through the months of the rains, thinking in his heart of Jānakī, his beloved, carried off by the ten-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.20
लक्ष्मणं प्राह रामस्तु सीताविरहपीडितः । सौमित्रे कैकयसुता जाता पूर्णमनोरथा
lakṣmaṇaṃ prāha rāmastu sītāvirahapīḍitaḥ | saumitre kaikayasutā jātā pūrṇamanorathā
But Rāma, tormented by separation from Sītā, said to Lakṣmaṇa: "Son of Sumitrā, the daughter of the Kekaya king has had her wish fulfilled.
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DB 3 29.21
न प्राप्ता जानकी नूनं नाहं जीवामि तां विना । नागमिष्याम्ययोध्यायामृते जनकनन्दिनीम्
na prāptā jānakī nūnaṃ nāhaṃ jīvāmi tāṃ vinā | nāgamiṣyāmyayodhyāyāmṛte janakanandinīm
"Jānakī has surely not been recovered; I cannot live without her. I will not go to Ayodhyā without Janaka's daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.22
गतं राज्यं वने वासो मृतस्तातो हृता प्रिया । पीडयन्मां स दुष्टात्मा दैवोऽग्रे किं करिष्यति
gataṃ rājyaṃ vane vāso mṛtastāto hṛtā priyā | pīḍayanmāṃ sa duṣṭātmā daivo'gre kiṃ kariṣyati
"The kingdom is gone, dwelling is in the forest, my father is dead, my beloved is carried off — that evil-natured fate, oppressing me, what will it do next?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.23
दुर्ज्ञेयं भवितव्यं हि प्राणिनां भरतानुज । आवयोः का गतिस्तात भविष्यति सुदुःखदा
durjñeyaṃ bhavitavyaṃ hi prāṇināṃ bharatānuja | āvayoḥ kā gatistāta bhaviṣyati suduḥkhadā
"For what is to be is hard to know for living beings, younger brother of Bharata; what course, dear one, will come to the two of us, bringing great sorrow?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.24
प्राप्य जन्म मनोर्वंशे राजपुत्रावुभौ किल । वनेऽतिदुःखभोक्तारौ जातौ पूर्वकृतेन च
prāpya janma manorvaṃśe rājaputrāvubhau kila | vane'tiduḥkhabhoktārau jātau pūrvakṛtena ca
"Having obtained birth in Manu's line, both of us king's sons indeed, we have become eaters of extreme misery in the forest, by what was done before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.25
त्यक्त्वा त्वमपि भोगांस्तु मया सह विनिर्गतः । दैवयोगाच्च सौमित्रे भुंक्ष्व दुःखं दुरत्ययम्
tyaktvā tvamapi bhogāṃstu mayā saha vinirgataḥ | daivayogācca saumitre bhuṃkṣva duḥkhaṃ duratyayam
"You too, having abandoned enjoyments, went out with me; and by the working of fate, son of Sumitrā, taste sorrow that is hard to pass beyond.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.26
न कोऽप्यस्मत्कुले पूर्वं मत्समो दुःखभाङ्नरः । अकिञ्चनोऽक्षमः क्लिष्टो न भूतो न भविष्यति
na ko'pyasmatkule pūrvaṃ matsamo duḥkhabhāṅnaraḥ | akiñcano'kṣamaḥ kliṣṭo na bhūto na bhaviṣyati
"No man in our family before was a bearer of sorrow equal to me — destitute, powerless, afflicted; there has been none, and there will be none.
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DB 3 29.27
किं करोम्यद्य सौमित्रे मग्नोऽस्मि दुःखसागरे । न चास्ति तरणोपायो ह्यसहायस्य मे किल
kiṃ karomyadya saumitre magno'smi duḥkhasāgare | na cāsti taraṇopāyo hyasahāyasya me kila
"What am I to do now, son of Sumitrā? I am sunk in an ocean of sorrow, and there is no means of crossing for me, who indeed am without help.
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DB 3 29.28
न वित्तं न बलं वीर त्वमेकः सहचारकः । कोपं कस्मिन्करोम्यद्य भोगेस्मिन्स्वकृतेऽनुज
na vittaṃ na balaṃ vīra tvamekaḥ sahacārakaḥ | kopaṃ kasminkaromyadya bhogesminsvakṛte'nuja
"There is no wealth, no army, O hero; you alone are my companion. On whom shall I now cast my anger, younger brother, for this enjoyment brought about by my own doing?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 29.29
गतं हस्तगतं राज्यं क्षणादिन्द्रासनोपमम् । वने वासस्तु सम्प्राप्तः को वेद विधिनिर्मितम् लक्ष्मणकृतरामशोकसान्त्वनं नामैकोनत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
gataṃ hastagataṃ rājyaṃ kṣaṇādindrāsanopamam | vane vāsastu samprāptaḥ ko veda vidhinirmitam lakṣmaṇakṛtarāmaśokasāntvanaṃ nāmaikonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
"The kingdom, already in my hand, like the seat of Indra, was gone in a moment; and dwelling in the forest has come upon me. Who knows what is fashioned by fate?" — the twenty-ninth chapter, called 'Lakṣmaṇa's Consoling of Rāma's Grief.'
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DB 3 29.30
बालभावाच्च वैदेही चलिता चावयोः सह । नीता दैवेन दुष्टेन श्यामा दुःखतरां दशाम्
bālabhāvācca vaidehī calitā cāvayoḥ saha | nītā daivena duṣṭena śyāmā duḥkhatarāṃ daśām
"And out of childish (trust) the Vaidehī woman set out along with the two of us; the dark-complexioned one has been brought by cruel fate to a most sorrowful condition.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.31
लङ्केशस्य गृहे श्यामा कथं दुःखं भविष्यति । पतिव्रता सुशीला च मयि प्रीतियुता भृशम्
laṅkeśasya gṛhe śyāmā kathaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati | pativratā suśīlā ca mayi prītiyutā bhṛśam
"How much suffering will the dark-hued one undergo in the house of Laṅkā's lord — she who is devoted to her husband, of good conduct, and exceedingly full of love for me!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.32
न च लक्ष्मण वैदेही सा तस्य वशगा भवेत् । स्वैरिणीव वरारोहा कथं स्याज्जनकात्मजा
na ca lakṣmaṇa vaidehī sā tasya vaśagā bhavet | svairiṇīva varārohā kathaṃ syājjanakātmajā
"And, Lakṣmaṇa, that Vaidehī would not come under his power; how could Janaka's daughter, of fair hips, be like a wanton woman?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.33
त्यजेत्प्राणान्नियन्तृत्वे मैथिली भरतानुज । न रावणस्य वशगा भवेदिति सुनिश्चितम्
tyajetprāṇānniyantṛtve maithilī bharatānuja | na rāvaṇasya vaśagā bhavediti suniścitam
"The Mithilā princess would give up her life under coercion, younger brother of Bharata; she would not come under Rāvaṇa's power — of this I am quite certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.34
मृता चेज्जानकी वीर प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्याम्यसंशयम् । मृता चेदसितापाङ्गीं किं मे देहेन लक्ष्मण
mṛtā cejjānakī vīra prāṇāṃstyakṣyāmyasaṃśayam | mṛtā cedasitāpāṅgīṃ kiṃ me dehena lakṣmaṇa
"If Jānakī is dead, O hero, I shall without doubt give up my life; if the dark-eyed one is dead, what use is my body to me, Lakṣmaṇa?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.35
एवं विलपमानं तं रामं कमललोचनम् । लक्ष्मणः प्राह धर्मात्मा सान्त्वयन्नृतया गिरा
evaṃ vilapamānaṃ taṃ rāmaṃ kamalalocanam | lakṣmaṇaḥ prāha dharmātmā sāntvayannṛtayā girā
To Rāma, the lotus-eyed, lamenting thus, the righteous Lakṣmaṇa spoke, consoling him with words that were true.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.36
धैर्यं कुरु महाबाहो त्यक्त्वा कातरतामिह । आनयिष्यामि वैदेहीं हत्वा तं राक्षसाधमम्
dhairyaṃ kuru mahābāho tyaktvā kātaratāmiha | ānayiṣyāmi vaidehīṃ hatvā taṃ rākṣasādhamam
"Be firm, mighty-armed one, casting off faintheartedness here; I shall bring back the Vaidehī, having killed that lowest of demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.37
आपदि सम्पदि तुल्या धैर्याद्भवन्ति ते धीराः । अल्पधियस्तु निमग्नाः कष्टे भवन्ति विभवेऽपि
āpadi sampadi tulyā dhairyādbhavanti te dhīrāḥ | alpadhiyastu nimagnāḥ kaṣṭe bhavanti vibhave'pi
"Those steadfast ones become, through firmness, the same in calamity and in prosperity; but the small-minded are sunk down in hardship — and in wealth too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.38
संयोगो विप्रयोगश्च दैवाधीनावुभावपि । शोकस्तु कीदृशस्तत्र देहेनात्मनि च क्वचित्
saṃyogo viprayogaśca daivādhīnāvubhāvapi | śokastu kīdṛśastatra dehenātmani ca kvacit
Union and separation are both subject to fate; what sort of grief, then, can there be in that regard—whether concerning the body or, at times, concerning the self?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 29.39
राज्याद्यथा वने वासो वैदेह्या हरणं यथा । तथा काले समीचीने संयोगोऽपि भविष्यति
rājyādyathā vane vāso vaidehyā haraṇaṃ yathā | tathā kāle samīcīne saṃyogo'pi bhaviṣyati
Just as (the loss of) the kingdom, just as the dwelling in the forest, just as Vaidehī's abduction (came about), so too, when the time is favourable, reunion will come about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.40
प्राप्तव्यं सुखदुःखानां भोगान्निर्वर्तनं क्वचित् । नान्यथा जानकीजाने तस्माच्छोकं त्यजाधुना
prāptavyaṃ sukhaduḥkhānāṃ bhogānnirvartanaṃ kvacit | nānyathā jānakījāne tasmācchokaṃ tyajādhunā
What is destined of pleasures and pains must sometime be worked off by experiencing (them); it is not otherwise, O husband of Jānakī—therefore give up grief now.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.41
वानराः सन्ति भूयांसो गमिष्यन्ति चतुर्दिशम् । शुद्धिं जनकनन्दिन्या आनयिष्यन्ति ते किल
vānarāḥ santi bhūyāṃso gamiṣyanti caturdiśam | śuddhiṃ janakanandinyā ānayiṣyanti te kila
There are very many monkeys; they will go in the four directions; they will surely bring news of Janaka's daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.42
ज्ञात्वा मार्गस्थितिं तत्र गत्वा कृत्वा पराक्रमम् । हत्वा तं पापकर्माणमानयिष्यामि मैथिलीम्
jñātvā mārgasthitiṃ tatra gatvā kṛtvā parākramam | hatvā taṃ pāpakarmāṇamānayiṣyāmi maithilīm
Having learned the state of the road, going there, performing a feat of valour, and killing that doer of evil deeds, I shall bring back the princess of Mithilā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.43
ससैन्यं भरतं वाऽपि समाहूय सहानुजम् । हनिष्यामो वयं शत्रुं किं शोचसि वृथाग्रज
sasainyaṃ bharataṃ vā'pi samāhūya sahānujam | haniṣyāmo vayaṃ śatruṃ kiṃ śocasi vṛthāgraja
Or else, having summoned Bharata with his army and with (our) younger brother, we shall kill the enemy. Why do you grieve in vain, elder brother?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.44
रघुणैकरथेनैव जिताः सर्वा दिशः पुरा । तद्वंशजः कथं शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि राघव
raghuṇaikarathenaiva jitāḥ sarvā diśaḥ purā | tadvaṃśajaḥ kathaṃ śokaṃ kartumarhasi rāghava
Formerly all the directions were conquered by Raghu with a single chariot alone; how should you, born in his line, be fit to grieve, O Rāghava?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.45
एकोऽहं सकलाञ्जेतुं समर्थोऽस्मि सुरासुरान् । किं पुनः ससहायो वै रावणं कुलपांसनम्
eko'haṃ sakalāñjetuṃ samartho'smi surāsurān | kiṃ punaḥ sasahāyo vai rāvaṇaṃ kulapāṃsanam
I alone am able to conquer all the gods and demons; how much more, when I have help, (to conquer) Rāvaṇa, the defiler of his family?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.46
जनकं वा समानीय साहाय्ये रघुनन्दन । हनिष्यामि दुराचारं रावणं सुरकण्टकम्
janakaṃ vā samānīya sāhāyye raghunandana | haniṣyāmi durācāraṃ rāvaṇaṃ surakaṇṭakam
Or, bringing Janaka to (our) assistance, O delight of the Raghus, I shall kill the evil-conducted Rāvaṇa, the thorn of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.47
सुखस्यानन्तरं दुःखं दुःखस्यानन्तरं सुखम् । चक्रनेमिरिवैकं यन्न भवेद्रघुनन्दन
sukhasyānantaraṃ duḥkhaṃ duḥkhasyānantaraṃ sukham | cakranemirivaikaṃ yanna bhavedraghunandana
After pleasure comes pain, and after pain comes pleasure; like the rim of a wheel, it never stays one and the same, O delight of the Raghus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.48
मनोऽतिकातरं यस्य सुखदुःखसमुद्भवे । स शोकसागरे मग्नो न सुखी स्यात्कदाचन
mano'tikātaraṃ yasya sukhaduḥkhasamudbhave | sa śokasāgare magno na sukhī syātkadācana
He whose mind is exceedingly faint-hearted when pleasure and pain arise—he, sunk in the ocean of grief, will never be happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.49
इन्द्रेण व्यसनं प्राप्तं पुरा वै रघुनन्दन । नहुषः स्थापितो देवैः सर्वैर्मघवतः पदे
indreṇa vyasanaṃ prāptaṃ purā vai raghunandana | nahuṣaḥ sthāpito devaiḥ sarvairmaghavataḥ pade
Formerly, indeed, misfortune was met with by Indra, O delight of the Raghus: Nahuṣa was installed by all the gods in Maghavan's place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.50
स्थितः पङ्कजमध्ये च बहुवर्षगणानपि । अज्ञातवासं मघवा भीतस्त्यक्त्वा निजं पदम्
sthitaḥ paṅkajamadhye ca bahuvarṣagaṇānapi | ajñātavāsaṃ maghavā bhītastyaktvā nijaṃ padam
And Maghavan, afraid, having abandoned his own station, remained in the midst of a lotus for many groups of years, living unknown.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.51
पुनः प्राप्तं निजस्थानं काले विपरिवर्तिते । नहुषः पतितो भूमौ शापादजगराकृतिः
punaḥ prāptaṃ nijasthānaṃ kāle viparivartite | nahuṣaḥ patito bhūmau śāpādajagarākṛtiḥ
When time had turned around, he again obtained his own station; Nahuṣa fell to the earth by a curse, in the form of a python.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.52
इन्द्राणीं कामयानस्तु ब्राह्मणानवमन्य च । अगस्तिकोपात्सञ्जातः सर्पदेहो महीपतिः
indrāṇīṃ kāmayānastu brāhmaṇānavamanya ca | agastikopātsañjātaḥ sarpadeho mahīpatiḥ
For desiring Indra's wife and slighting the brahmins, that lord of the earth got a serpent's body through Agasti's anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.53
तस्माच्छोको न कर्तव्यो व्यसने सति राघव । उद्यमे चित्तमास्थाय स्थातव्यं वै विपश्चिता
tasmācchoko na kartavyo vyasane sati rāghava | udyame cittamāsthāya sthātavyaṃ vai vipaścitā
Therefore grief should not be indulged in when misfortune has come, O Rāghava; the wise man should fix his mind on effort and stand firm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.54
सर्वज्ञोऽसि महाभाग समर्थोऽसि जगत्पते । किं प्राकृत इवात्यर्थं कुरुषे शोकमात्मनि
sarvajño'si mahābhāga samartho'si jagatpate | kiṃ prākṛta ivātyarthaṃ kuruṣe śokamātmani
You are all-knowing, O greatly fortunate one; you are capable, O lord of the world. Why do you make such excessive grief for yourself, like an ordinary man?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 29.55
व्यास उवाच इति लक्ष्मणवाक्येन बोधितो रघुनन्दनः । त्यक्त्वा शोकं तथात्यर्थं बभूव विगतज्वरः
vyāsa uvāca iti lakṣmaṇavākyena bodhito raghunandanaḥ | tyaktvā śokaṃ tathātyarthaṃ babhūva vigatajvaraḥ
Vyāsa said: Thus awakened by Lakṣmaṇa's speech, the delight of the Raghus gave up that excessive grief and became free of fever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition