Ramayana

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स दृष्ट्वा राघवं दीनमासीनं परमासने । नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यां ददर्शाग्रजमग्रतः ॥ 7-52-6 ॥

Seeing Raghava seated dejected upon the lofty seat, he beheld his elder brother before him with eyes brimming with tears.

english translation

जग्राह चरणौ तस्य लक्ष्मणो दीनचेतनः । उवाच दीनया वाचा प्राञ्जलिः सुसमाहितः ॥ 7-52-7 ॥

Lakshmana, his heart heavy with grief, clasped his feet; with joined palms and well-composed in mind, he spoke in a sorrowful voice.

english translation

आर्यस्याज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य विसृज्य जनकात्मजाम् । गङ्गातीरे यथोद्दिष्टे वाल्मीकेराश्रमे शुचौ ॥ 7-52-8 ॥

"Holding the command of my noble brother foremost, I abandoned the daughter of Janaka on the bank of the Ganga as directed, at the pure hermitage of Valmiki."

english translation

तत्र तां च शुभाचारामाश्रमान्ते यशस्विनीम् । पुनरप्यागतो वीर पादमूलमुपासितुम् ॥ 7-52-9 ॥

"Having left there that illustrious lady of virtuous conduct at the edge of the hermitage, O hero, I have come back again to wait upon the soles of your feet."

english translation

मा शुचः पुरुषव्याघ्र कालस्य गतिरीदृशी । त्वद्विधा न हि शोचन्ति बुद्धिमन्तो मनस्विनः ॥ 7-52-10 ॥

"Do not grieve, O tiger among men; such is the course of time. Men like you, who are wise and resolute of mind, do not lament."

english translation