Ramayana

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मिथिलोपवने तत्र आश्रमं दृश्य राघवः | पुराणं निर्जनं रम्यं पप्रच्छ मुनिपुंगवम् || १-४८-११

At the sight of an old uninhabited, beautiful and desolate hermitage in a grove near Mithila, the descendant of the Raghus ( Rama ) enquired of the foremost among the ascetics ( Vishvamitra ): - [1-48-11]

english translation

mithilopavane tatra AzramaM dRzya rAghavaH | purANaM nirjanaM ramyaM papraccha munipuMgavam || 1-48-11

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इदमाश्रमसंकाशं किं न्विदं मुनिवर्जितम् | श्रोतुमिच्छामि भगवन् कस्यायं पूर्व आश्रमः || १-४८-१२

- 'O Venerable one I wish to know why this auspicios looking hermitage was deserted by ascetics? To whom did this belong in the past.' [1-48-12]

english translation

idamAzramasaMkAzaM kiM nvidaM munivarjitam | zrotumicchAmi bhagavan kasyAyaM pUrva AzramaH || 1-48-12

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तच्छ्रुत्वा राघवेणोक्तं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः | प्रत्युवाच महातेजा विश्वमित्रो महामुनिः || १-४८-१३

On hearing that sentence spoken by Raghava, proficient in speech, a great resplendent sage and eminent-saint Vishvamitra replied him in this way...... - [1-48-13]

english translation

tacchrutvA rAghaveNoktaM vAkyaM vAkyavizAradaH | pratyuvAca mahAtejA vizvamitro mahAmuniH || 1-48-13

hk transliteration by Sanscript

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि शृणु तत्त्वेन राघव | यस्यैतदाश्रमपदं शप्तं कोपान्महात्मना || १-४८-१४

What a pleasure! You may listen as I narrate, Raghava, whose hermitage is this factually, and which great soul has resentfully cursed this. [1-48-14]

english translation

hanta te kathayiSyAmi zRNu tattvena rAghava | yasyaitadAzramapadaM zaptaM kopAnmahAtmanA || 1-48-14

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गौतमस्य नरश्रेष्ठ पूर्वमासीन्महात्मनः | आश्रमो दिव्यसंकाशः सुरैरपि सुपूजितः || १-४८-१५

Oh ! the best one among men ( Rama ), this hermitage with a heavenly glisten and highly hallowed even by gods, once belonged to the great-souled sage Gautama. [1-48-15]

english translation

gautamasya narazreSTha pUrvamAsInmahAtmanaH | Azramo divyasaMkAzaH surairapi supUjitaH || 1-48-15

hk transliteration by Sanscript