Mahabharat

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[य] उक्तं भगवता जन्म रामादीनां पृथक पृथक परस्थान कारणं बरह्मञ शरॊतुम इच्छामि कथ्यताम ॥ ३-२६१-१ ॥

'Yudhishthira said, 'O venerable one, you have narrated to me in detail the history of the births of Rama and the others. Now, I wish to learn the cause of their exile.'' ॥ 3-261-1 ॥

english translation

[ya] uktaM bhagavatA janma rAmAdInAM pRthaka pRthaka parasthAna kAraNaM barahmaJa zaròtuma icchAmi kathyatAma ॥ 3-261-1 ॥

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कथं दाशरथीं वीरौ भरातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ परस्थापितौ वनं बरह्म मैथिली च यशस्विनी ॥ ३-२६१-२ ॥

'Please, O Brahmana, explain why the sons of Dasharatha—Rama and Lakshmana—went to the forest along with the renowned princess of Mithila.' ॥ 3-261-2 ॥

english translation

kathaM dAzarathIM vIrau bharAtarau rAmalakSmaNau parasthApitau vanaM barahma maithilI ca yazasvinI ॥ 3-261-2 ॥

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[मार्क] जातपुत्रॊ दशरथः परीतिमान अभवन नृपः करिया रतिर धर्मपरः सततं वृद्धसेविता ॥ ३-२६१-३ ॥

'Markandeya said, "The righteous king Dasharatha, always attentive to the elderly and devoted to religious duties, was overjoyed when his sons were born."' ॥ 3-261-3 ॥

english translation

[mArka] jAtaputrò dazarathaH parItimAna abhavana nRpaH kariyA ratira dharmaparaH satataM vRddhasevitA ॥ 3-261-3 ॥

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करमेण चास्य ते पुत्रा वयवर्धन्त महौजसः वेदेषु सहरस्येषु धनुर्वेदे च पारगाः ॥ ३-२६१-४ ॥

'As they grew, they became mighty and well-versed in the Vedas and all their mysteries, as well as in the science of arms.' ॥ 3-261-4 ॥

english translation

karameNa cAsya te putrA vayavardhanta mahaujasaH vedeSu saharasyeSu dhanurvede ca pAragAH ॥ 3-261-4 ॥

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चरितब्रह्मचर्यास ते कृतदाराश च पार्थिव यदा तदा दशरथः परीतिमान अभवत सुखी ॥ ३-२६१-५ ॥

'And when the princes, having completed their Brahmacharya vows, were married, King Dasharatha became overjoyed and greatly pleased.' ॥ 3-261-5 ॥

english translation

caritabrahmacaryAsa te kRtadArAza ca pArthiva yadA tadA dazarathaH parItimAna abhavata sukhI ॥ 3-261-5 ॥

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Chapter 260

Verses 11-15

Chapter 261

Verses 6-10