aham I, ajñānāt in ignorance, tat that, mahat great, pāpam sin, kṛtvā having done, saṅkulēndriyaḥ with agitated senses, ēkastu myself alone, kathaṅ nu how, sukṛtam well done, bhavēt shall be, budhyā in my mind, acintayam reflected.

tatra there, aham I, durbalau frail, andhau blind, vṛddhau old, apariṇāyakau without any supporter, lūnapakṣau with wings severed, dvijau iva like birds, tannimittābhiḥ on account of their son, kathābhiḥ with stories, āsīnau seated, apariśramau without any work, matkṛtē done by me, tām āśām their hope, hīnau deprived of, anāthavat like orphans, udāsīnau passive, tasya his, pitarau parents, apaśyam I saw.

mē my, padaśabdam sound of footsteps, śrutvā having heard, muniḥ sage, vākyam words, abhāṣata spoke this, putra! son, kim why, cirāyasi are you delaying, kṣipram quickly, mē to me, pānīyam water, ānaya bring.

putra! son, tē your, mātrā mother, yadivā or, mayā by myself, yat any, vyalīkam displeasing act, kṛtam has been done, tāta! O Child, tapasvinā by being ascetic, tvayā by you, tat that one,
manasi in the mind, na kartavyam should not be taken seriously.

aham I, taṅ munim that sage, prēkṣya having seen, bhītacitta iva with a frightened mind, avyaktayā indistinctly, sajjamānayā stammering, hīnavyañjanayā with slurring syllables, vācā with words, abruvam I uttered.

aham I, daśarathaḥ Dasaratha, kṣatriyaḥ kshatriya, aham I, mahātmanaḥ of the great, putraḥ son, na not, sajjanāvamatam condemnable by the virtuous, idam this, svakarmajam caused out of my own
action, duḥkham sorrowful, prāptam has befallen.

tataḥ thereafter, mayā by me, jalē in the water, pūryataḥ being filled, kumbhasya pot's, śabdaḥ sound, śrutaḥ was heard, ayam this one, dvipaḥ iti taking for an elephant, matvā having thought, ayam he, mayā by me, bāṇēna with arrow, abhihataḥ was killed.

bhagavan O venerable one, śabdam sound, ālakṣya aiming at, gajajighāṅsunā intending to kill an elephant, mayā by me, ambhasi in the water, nārācaḥ with an arrow, visṛṣṭaḥ has been released, tēna by that, tē your, sutaḥ son, nihataḥ was struck.

saḥ ca he also, pitarau parents, bhavantau about both of you, śōcan while grieving, andhau iti saying you are blind, vilapya ca wailing, udhṛtēna extracted, tēna bāṇēna by that arrow, tatraiva there itself, svargam heaven, āsthitaḥ attained.

bhagavān venerable, saḥ ṛṣiḥ that sage, aghaśaṅsinā conveying my sinful act, mayā by me, uktam uttered, krūram cruel, tat those, vacaḥ words, śrutvā having heard, tīvram intense, āyāsam anguish, akartum not to do, nāśakat was not able.

rājan O king, aśubham inauspicious, ētat this, karma act, tvam you, mē to me, svayam yourself, na kathayēḥ yadi not spoke, sadya: right now, tē your, mūrdhā your head, śatasahasradhā a hundred thousand pieces, phalēt sma would have been split.

tapasi observing austerities, tiṣṭhati staying, munau at the ascetic, tādṛśē similar, brahmavādini at one who propagates self-knowledge, jñānāt knowingly, śastram weapon, visṛjataḥ discharges, mūrdhā head, saptadhā into seven pieces, phalēt will break.

nṛpa! king, adya now, paścimadarśanam for the last time to see, rudhirēṇa in blood, avasiktāṅgam his body spattered, prakīrṇājinavāsasam with antelope skin in disarray, bhuvi on the ground, śayānam lying, nissaṅjñam without senses, dharmarājavaśam under the sway of the Lord of death, gatam gone, putram son, draṣṭum to see, icchāvaḥ intend, taṅ dēśam to that place, nau us, naya take us, iti thus, mām me, abhyabhāṣata ca spoke.

tapasvinau both the ascetics, tau both, tam their, ātmanaḥ own, putram son, āsādya having approached, spṛṣṭavā having touched, asya his, śarīrē on body, nipētatuḥ fell, asya his, pitā ca father, idam this way, abravīt spoke.

dhārmika O righteous, putra! son, aham I, tē to you, priyam dear, na tu if not so, mātaram mother, paśya look at, putra! O son, kiṅ nu why, nāliṅgasē are not embracing, sukumāra! O tender child, vacaḥ words, vada tell.

putra O son, kaḥ who, snātvā after the ablution, sandyām morning Sandhya, upāsyaiva having worshipped, hutahutāśanaḥ having offered oblations to the sacrificial fire, upāsīnaḥ seated near, śōkabhayārditam tormented with sorrow and fear, mām to me, ślāghayiṣyati serve?

vatsa! O son, andhām blind, vṛddhām old, tapasvinīm miserable, kṛpaṇām wretched, putragardhinīm yearning for her son, imām this, tē your, mātaram mother, katham how, bhariṣyāmi support her?

tvayā by you, hīnau having been deserted, śōkārtau afflicted with grief, vanē in the forest, anāthau without support, kṛpaṇau wretched ones, ubhāvapi ca both of us also, kṣipramēva quickly, yamakṣayam to the abode of Yama, gamiṣyāvaḥ will go.

mahāyaśāḥ of high renown, dharmātmā righteous, lōkapālaḥ guardian of the worlds, īdṛśasya of such, mama to me, akṣayyām unfailing, ēkām one, abhaya dakṣiṇām protection from fear, dātum to give, arhati behoves him.

putra! son, saṅgrāmēṣu in wars, anivartinaḥ the men who do not retreat, śūrāḥ warriors, abhimukhāḥ yām facing the enemy, gatim ultimate state, yānti will attain, tām that one, paramām supreme, gatim state, vraja attain.

putraka! O son, sarvasādhūnām of all virtuous people, yā which, gatiḥ state, svādhyāyāt with the study of Vedas, tapasā ca by asceticism, bhūmidasya bestowers of land as charity, āhitāgnēḥ who kindle the sacred fires, ēkapatnīvratasya ca of the monogamist too, gōsahasrapradātṛṇām who offer a thousand cows in charity, yā which, gurubhṛtāmapi who nurture the venerable ones, dēhanyāsakatām for those who lay down their bodies voluntarily, yā ca and those, tāṅ gatim the same state, gaccha you will attain.

saḥ he, ēvam in this way, tatra there, asakṛt again and again, kṛpaṇam piteously, paryadēvayata bewailed, tataḥ then, asmai to him, bhāryayā saha along with his wife, udakaṅ kartum to perform funeral obsequies, pravṛttaḥ commenced.

saha śakrēṇa with Indra, (saḥ) tāpasaḥ that ascetic, tau both, vṛddhau to the aged ones, abābhāṣē ca spoke, pitarau parents, muhūrtam for a brief moment, āśvāsya consoling, vākyam words, abravīt said.

jitēndriyaḥ one with his senses conquered, muniputraḥ sage's son, ēvam in this way, uktvā having said, vapuṣmatā beautiful, divyēna celestial, vimānēna aerial chariot, kṣipram quickly, divam heaven, ārurōha ascended.

rājan king, tvam you, yat since, aika putram having only one son, mām me, śarēṇa with the arrow, aputrakam childless, akārṣīḥ rendered, adyaiva right now, mām me, jahi slay, mē to me, maraṇē in death, vyathā pain, nāsti not.

sāmpratam now, yat ētat just as this, putravyasanajam caused by my son's death, duḥkham grief, ēvam the same way, rājan O king!, tvam you, putraśōkēna by the sorrow over your son, kālaṅ kariṣyasi will die.

jīvitāntakaraḥ causing the end of your life, ghōraḥ dreadful, ētādṛśaḥ such, bhāvaḥ mortal condition, dakṣiṇā alms, dātāram iva like a giver, kṣipramēva soon, tvāmapi you also, gamiṣyati will reach.

dēvi! O Devi (Kausalya)!, tadā then, śabdavēdhyanuśikṣiṇā trained in discharging the arrow in the direction of sound, mayā by me, bālyāt out of ignorance, svayam myself, kṛtam committed, tat such, ētat this, pāpam sin, cintayānēna reflecting, smṛtam recollected.

bhadrē! O gentle lady, tasmāt hence, aham I, putraśōkēna due to sorrow over my son, jīvitam life, yat santyakṣyāmi since I am giving up, udārasya of the noble, tasya that ascetic's, tat vacaḥ
those words, mama for me, adya today, āgatam have come true.

dēvi! O Devi, mayā by me, yat whatever, rāghavē to Rama, kṛtam done, ētat all that, mē to me, sadṛśam befitting, anēna by him (this Rama), mayi relating to me, yat whatever, kṛtam done, tattu that one, tasyaiva his, sadṛśam is worthy of.

rāmaḥ Rama, adya now, sakṛt once, mām me, samspṛśēt will touch?, labhēta vā will he come to my side, yamakṣayam world of Yama, anuprāptāḥ attained, mānavāḥ men, na drakṣyanti hi cannot see any more indeed

aham I, jīvitakṣayē at the last moment of my life, dharmajñam to the knower of righteousness, satyaparākramam to one possessing the strength of truth, rāmam Rama, na paśyāmi hi iti yat the fact that I am unable to see, ataḥ more than this, duḥkhataram more sorrowful, kiṅ nu what is there?

pañcadaśē varṣē in the fifteenth year, yē whoever, cāru elegant, śubhakuṇḍalam with auspicious ear- rings, rāmasya Rama's, mukham countenance, punaḥ again, drakṣyanti will behold, tē those, dēvāḥ gods, manuṣyāḥ men, na not.

śāradasya autumnal, indōḥ Moon, sadṛśam similar, pullasya full-blown, kamalasya ca similar to lotus, sugandhi fragrant, mama nāthasya my son's, tat that, mukham countenance, dhanyāḥ blessed, drakṣyanti will behold.

kausalyē! O Kausalya, cittamōhēna on account of delusion, mē hṛdayam my heart, sīdatīva as if sinking, aham I, saṅyuktān united, śabdasparśarasān the sense of sound, touch and taste, na ca vēdayē I am not able to know.

ātmabhavaḥ self-created on account of my son, ayam this, śōkaḥ sorrow, anātham helpless, acētanam insensible, mām me, nadīrayaḥ current of the river, kūlaṅ yathā like the bank, vēgēna rapidly, saṅsādayati eroding.

hā kauśalyē! Ah Kausalya, tapasvini! pitiable one, hā sumitrē Ah Sumitra, hā Ah, nṛśaṅsē cruel one, mama amitrē my enemy, kulapāṅsani! defiler of my race, kaikēyi Kaikeyi, naśiṣyāmi am destroyed.