Ramayana

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चन्दनागरुनिर्यासान् सरलं पद्मकं तथा | देवदारूणि चाहृत्य क्षेपयन्ति तथापरे || २-७६-१६

sanskrit

In this way others brought sandal, agaru and fragrant gum gugul, the resin of balsa tree and woods of sarala, padmaka and devadaru and built a pyre..... - [2-76-16]

english translation

candanAgaruniryAsAn saralaM padmakaM tathA | devadArUNi cAhRtya kSepayanti tathApare || 2-76-16

hk transliteration

गन्धानुच्चावचांश्चान्यां स्तत्र गत्वाथ भूमिपम् | तत्र संवेशयामासुश्चितामध्ये तमृत्विजः || २-७६-१७

sanskrit

- and strew many kinds of fragrant substances on it. Thereafter the priests laid the mortal remains of the king in the centre of the pyre. [2-76-17]

english translation

gandhAnuccAvacAMzcAnyAM statra gatvAtha bhUmipam | tatra saMvezayAmAsuzcitAmadhye tamRtvijaH || 2-76-17

hk transliteration

तदा हुताशनं हुत्वा जेपुस्तस्य तदृत्विजः | जगुश्च ते यथाशास्त्र तत्र सामानि सामगाः || २-७६-१८

sanskrit

Then the priests offering oblations to the king's fire, intoned prayers. The reciters of Sama Veda sang the hymns in accordance with the sacred scriptures. [2-76-18]

english translation

tadA hutAzanaM hutvA jepustasya tadRtvijaH | jaguzca te yathAzAstra tatra sAmAni sAmagAH || 2-76-18

hk transliteration

शिबिकाभिश्च यानैश्च यथार्हं तस्य योषितः | नगरान्निर्ययुस्तत्र वृद्धैः परिवृतास्तदा || २-७६-१९

sanskrit

Then in accordance with their rank and surrounded by aged guards, the wives of king Dasaratha departed for that place from the city in palanquins and other carriages. [2-76-19]

english translation

zibikAbhizca yAnaizca yathArhaM tasya yoSitaH | nagarAnniryayustatra vRddhaiH parivRtAstadA || 2-76-19

hk transliteration

प्रसव्यं चापि तं चकुः ऋत्विजोऽग्निचितं नृपम् | स्त्रियश्च शोकसन्तप्ताः कौसल्याप्रमुखास्तदा || २-७६-२०

sanskrit

Then the priests and other women led by Kausalya who was consumed with grief circumambulated the pyre in the reverse direction as the king's body was engulfed by flames. [2-76-20]

english translation

prasavyaM cApi taM cakuH Rtvijo'gnicitaM nRpam | striyazca zokasantaptAH kausalyApramukhAstadA || 2-76-20

hk transliteration