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 Sanscriptइदमाश्रमसंकाशं 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 Sanscriptतच्छ्रुत्वा 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 Sanscriptहन्त 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 Sanscriptगौतमस्य 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