Ramayana

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विश्वामित्रवचः श्रुत्वा राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः । विस्मयं परमं गत्वा विश्वामित्रमथाब्रवीत् ॥ १-४५-१

On listening the narration of Sage Vishwamitra about Ganga's descent along with Lakshmana, Rama went into a great astonishment, and then addressed Vishvamitra. - ॥ 1-45-1॥

english translation

vizvAmitravacaH zrutvA rAghavaH sahalakSmaNaH । vismayaM paramaM gatvA vizvAmitramathAbravIt ॥ 1-45-1

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अत्यद्भुतमिदं ब्रह्मन् कथितं परमं त्वया । गंगावतरणं पुण्यं सागरस्यापि पूरणम् ॥ १-४५-२

- "O Knower of the Brahman this story narrated by you relating to the descent of the sacred Ganga and the fullness of the ocean (due to Ganga's fall) is very wonderful". ॥ 1-45-2॥

english translation

atyadbhutamidaM brahman kathitaM paramaM tvayA । gaMgAvataraNaM puNyaM sAgarasyApi pUraNam ॥ 1-45-2

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्षणभूतेव नौ रात्रिः संवृत्तेयं परंतप । इमां चिंतयतोः सर्वां निखिलेन कथां तव ॥ १-४५-३

"Oh ! enemy-inflamer, for two of us entire night rolled by as if it is a single moment while we were thinking about the episode you have narrated in its entirety". ॥ 1-45-3॥

english translation

kSaNabhUteva nau rAtriH saMvRtteyaM paraMtapa । imAM ciMtayatoH sarvAM nikhilena kathAM tava ॥ 1-45-3

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तस्य सा शर्वरी सर्वा मम सौमित्रिणा सह । जगाम चिंतयानस्य विश्वामित्रकथां शुभाम् ॥१-४५-४

"While thinking about the auspicious legend of Ganga along with Lakshmana, oh ! friend of the universe, Vishvamitra, whole night rolled by." ( Thus Rama was addressing Vishvamitra ) ॥ 1-45-4॥

english translation

tasya sA zarvarI sarvA mama saumitriNA saha । jagAma ciMtayAnasya vizvAmitrakathAM zubhAm ॥1-45-4

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततः प्रभाते विमले विश्वामित्रं तपोधनम्। उवाच राघवो वाक्यं कृताह्निकमरिन्दमः ॥ १-४५-५

Thereafter on the next fresh dawn, the enemy-oppressor, Raghava spoke these words to sage Vishvamitra, whose affluence was nothing but asceticism, and who by now had performed his daily chores of rituals. ॥ 1-45-5॥

english translation

tataH prabhAte vimale vizvAmitraM tapodhanam। uvAca rAghavo vAkyaM kRtAhnikamarindamaH ॥ 1-45-5

hk transliteration by Sanscript