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तस्य देवसमानस्य पार्थिवस्य महात्मनः । नैतदौपयिकं मन्ये भुक्तभोगस्य भोजनम् ॥ २-१०३-११
I do not think that this is an appropriate food for that godlike and great lord of the earth who enjoyed all luxury. [2-103-11]
english translation
चतुरन्तां महीं भुक्त्वा महेन्द्रसदृशो विभुः । कथमिङ्गुदिपिण्याकं स भुक्ते वसुधाधिपः ॥ २-१०३-१२
How can Indralike Dasaratha, having ruled the earth bounded by four oceans, eat a cake of ingudi pulp? [2-103-12]
english translation
अतो दुःखतरं लोके न किञ्चित्प्रतिभाति मा । यत्र रामः पितुर्दद्यादिङ्गुदिक्षोदमृद्धिमान् ॥ २-१०३-१३
Rama (who was once) highly prosperous, had to offer the cake of ingudi pulp to his father. Nothing appears more painful to me than this in this world. [2-103-13]
english translation
रामेणेङ्गुदिपिण्याकं पितुर्दत्तं समीक्ष्य मे । कथं दुःखेन हृदयं न स्फोटति सहस्रधा ॥ २-१०३-१४
Seeing the offering of cake of ingudi pulp by Rama to his father, how is it that my heart does not break into a thousand pieces in sorrow? [2-103-14]
english translation
श्रुतिस्तु खल्वियं सत्या लौकिकी प्रतिभाति मा । यदन्नः पुरुषो भवति तदन्नास्तस्य देवताः ॥ २-१०३-१५
The wellknown saying in this world is that 'whatever food a man partakes, his gods also partake the same'. This dictum appears true (now).' [2-103-15]
english translation