The Offering to Dasaratha

Shloka 1 (ayodhya.103.1)

ताम् श्रुत्वा करुणां वाचं पितुर्मरणसंहिताम् । राघवो भरतेनोक्तां बभूव गतचेतनः ॥ 103.1 ॥

tām śrutvā karuṇāṃ vācaṃ piturmaraṇasaṃhitām | rāghavo bharatenoktāṃ babhūva gatacetanaḥ

Having heard that piteous speech, spoken by Bharata, concerning his father's death, Rama, the descendant of Raghu, became senseless.

Shloka 2 (ayodhya.103.2)

तं तु वज्रमिवोत्सृष्टमाहवे दानवारिणा । वाग्वज्रं भरतेनोक्तममनोज्ञं परम्तपः ॥ 103.2 ॥

taṃ tu vajramivotsṛṣṭamāhave dānavāriṇā | vāgvajraṃ bharatenoktamamanojñaṃ paramtapaḥ

That harsh word, like a thunderbolt hurled in battle by Indra, the foe of the Danavas — spoken thus by Bharata — struck Rama, the scorcher of foes.

Shloka 3 (ayodhya.103.3)

प्रगृह्य रामो बाहूवै पुषिताग्रो यथा द्रुमः । वने परशुना कृत्तस्तथा भुवि पपात ह ॥ 103.3 ॥

pragṛhya rāmo bāhūvai puṣitāgro yathā drumaḥ | vane paraśunā kṛttastathā bhuvi papāta ha

Stretching forth his arms, Rama fell to the ground, like a tree covered with blossoms at its tips, felled in the forest by an axe.

Shloka 4 (ayodhya.103.4)

तथा निपतितं रामं जगत्यां जगतीपतिम् । कूलघातपरिश्रान्तं पसुप्तमिव कुञ्जरम् ॥ 103.4 ॥

tathā nipatitaṃ rāmaṃ jagatyāṃ jagatīpatim | kūlaghātapariśrāntaṃ pasuptamiva kuñjaram

Thus Rama, lord of the earth, lay fallen upon the ground, like an elephant, exhausted by a landslide on the riverbank, sunk in sleep.

Shloka 5 (ayodhya.103.5)

भ्रातरस्ते महेष्वासं सर्वतः शोककर्शितम् । रुदन्तः सह वैदेह्या सिषिभुः सलिलेन वै ॥ 103.5 ॥

bhrātaraste maheṣvāsaṃ sarvataḥ śokakarśitam | rudantaḥ saha vaidehyā siṣibhuḥ salilena vai

His brothers, weeping together with Vaidehi, sprinkled water upon that great bowman, who was emaciated with grief on every side.

Shloka 6 (ayodhya.103.6)

स तु संज्ञां पुनर्लब्ध्वा नेत्राभ्यामस्रमुत्सृजन् । उपाक्रामत काकुत्थ्सः कृपणं बहु भाषितुम् ॥ 103.6 ॥

sa tu saṃjñāṃ punarlabdhvā netrābhyāmasramutsṛjan | upākrāmata kākutthsaḥ kṛpaṇaṃ bahu bhāṣitum

Regaining consciousness, and shedding tears from his eyes, that scion of Kakutstha began to speak much, and piteously.

Shloka 7 (ayodhya.103.7)

स रामः स्वर्गतं श्रुत्वा पितरम् पृथिवीपतिम् । उवाच भरतं वाक्यं धर्मात्मा धर्मसंहितम् ॥ 103.7 ॥

sa rāmaḥ svargataṃ śrutvā pitaram pṛthivīpatim | uvāca bharataṃ vākyaṃ dharmātmā dharmasaṃhitam

Having heard that his father, the lord of the earth, had gone to heaven, the righteous Rama spoke these words, consistent with dharma, to Bharata:

Shloka 8 (ayodhya.103.8)

किं करिष्याम्ययोध्यायां ताते दिष्टां गतिम् गते । कस्ताम् राजवराद्धीनामयोध्याम् पालयिष्यति ॥ 103.8 ॥

kiṃ kariṣyāmyayodhyāyāṃ tāte diṣṭāṃ gatim gate | kastām rājavarāddhīnāmayodhyām pālayiṣyati

"What shall I now do with Ayodhya, since our father has gone the way ordained for him? Who will rule that Ayodhya, bereft of her excellent king?"

Shloka 9 (ayodhya.103.9)

किम् नु तस्य मया कार्यं दुर्जातेन महात्मनः । यो मृतो मम शोकेन मया चापि न संस्कृतः ॥ 103.9 ॥

kim nu tasya mayā kāryaṃ durjātena mahātmanaḥ | yo mṛto mama śokena mayā cāpi na saṃskṛtaḥ

"What indeed can I, born to such misfortune, now do for that high-souled one, who died of grief on my account, and for whom I could not even perform the last rites?"

Shloka 10 (ayodhya.103.10)

अहोः भरत! सिद्धार्थो येन राजा त्वयानुघ! । शत्रुघ्नेन च सर्वेषु प्रेतकृत्येषु सत्कृतः ॥ 103.10 ॥

ahoḥ bharata! siddhārtho yena rājā tvayānugha! | śatrughnena ca sarveṣu pretakṛtyeṣu satkṛtaḥ

"Alas, Bharata! Blessed and successful are you, sinless one, by whom, together with Shatrughna, the king was duly honoured in all the funeral rites!"

Shloka 11 (ayodhya.103.11)

निष्प्रधाना मनेकाग्रां नरेन्द्रेण विना कृताम् । निवृत्तवनवासोऽपि नायोध्यां गन्तुमुत्सहे ॥ 103.11 ॥

niṣpradhānā manekāgrāṃ narendreṇa vinā kṛtām | nivṛttavanavāso'pi nāyodhyāṃ gantumutsahe

"Even when my exile is over, I have no wish to go to that Ayodhya, now leaderless, disordered, and left without her king."

Shloka 12 (ayodhya.103.12)

समाप्तवनवासं मामयोध्यायाम् परम्तप । कोऽनु शासिष्यति पुनस्तते लोकान्तरं गते ॥ 103.12 ॥

samāptavanavāsaṃ māmayodhyāyām paramtapa | ko'nu śāsiṣyati punastate lokāntaraṃ gate

"O scorcher of foes, once my exile is over, who indeed will counsel me, now that our father has gone to another world?"

Shloka 13 (ayodhya.103.13)

पुरा प्रेक्ष्य सुवृत्तं माम् पिता यान्याह सान्त्वयन् । वाक्यानि तानि श्रोष्यामि कुतः श्रोतसुखान्यहम् ॥ 103.13 ॥

purā prekṣya suvṛttaṃ mām pitā yānyāha sāntvayan | vākyāni tāni śroṣyāmi kutaḥ śrotasukhānyaham

"Formerly, seeing my good conduct, my father used to speak comforting words to me — from whom now shall I hear such words, pleasing to the ear?"

Shloka 14 (ayodhya.103.14)

एवमुक्त्वा स भरतं भार्यामभ्येत्य राघवः । उवाच शोकसम्तप्तः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम् ॥ 103.14 ॥

evamuktvā sa bharataṃ bhāryāmabhyetya rāghavaḥ | uvāca śokasamtaptaḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanām

Having said this to Bharata, Raghava, tormented by grief, approached his consort, whose face resembled the full moon, and spoke to her:

Shloka 15 (ayodhya.103.15)

सीते मृतस्ते श्वशुरः पित्रा हीनोऽसि लक्ष्मण । भरतो कुःखमाचष्टे स्वर्गतं पृथिवीपतिम् ॥ 103.15 ॥

sīte mṛtaste śvaśuraḥ pitrā hīno'si lakṣmaṇa | bharato kuḥkhamācaṣṭe svargataṃ pṛthivīpatim

"O Sita, your father-in-law is dead! O Lakshmana, you are bereft of your father! Bharata brings the sorrowful news that the lord of the earth has gone to heaven."

Shloka 16 (ayodhya.103.16)

ततो बहुगुणम् तेषां बाष्पो नेत्रेष्वजायत । तथा ब्रुवति काकुत्थ्स कुमाराणां यशस्विनाम् ॥ 103.16 ॥

tato bahuguṇam teṣāṃ bāṣpo netreṣvajāyata | tathā bruvati kākutthsa kumārāṇāṃ yaśasvinām

As the scion of Kakutstha spoke thus, the tears of those illustrious princes flowed forth many times more from their eyes.

Shloka 17 (ayodhya.103.17)

ततस्ते भ्रातरस्सर्वे भृशमाश्वास्य राघवम् । अब्रुवन् जगतीभर्तुः क्रियतामुदकं पितुः ॥ 103.17 ॥

tataste bhrātarassarve bhṛśamāśvāsya rāghavam | abruvan jagatībhartuḥ kriyatāmudakaṃ pituḥ

Then all those brothers, having greatly consoled Raghava, said, "Let the water-offering now be made for our father, the lord of the earth."

Shloka 18 (ayodhya.103.18)

सा सीता श्वशुरं श्रुत्वा स्वर्गलोकगतम् नृपम् । नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यामशकन्नेक्षितुं पतिम् ॥ 103.18 ॥

sā sītā śvaśuraṃ śrutvā svargalokagatam nṛpam | netrābhyāmaśrupūrṇābhyāmaśakannekṣituṃ patim

Hearing that her father-in-law, the king, had gone to the world of the gods, Sita, her eyes filled with tears, was unable to look at her husband.

Shloka 19 (ayodhya.103.19)

सान्त्वयित्वा तु तां रामो रुदतीं जनकात्मजाम् । उवाच लक्ष्मणम् तत्र दुःखितो दुःखितम् वचः ॥ 103.19 ॥

sāntvayitvā tu tāṃ rāmo rudatīṃ janakātmajām | uvāca lakṣmaṇam tatra duḥkhito duḥkhitam vacaḥ

Having consoled that weeping daughter of Janaka, Rama, himself grief-stricken, spoke there to the grieving Lakshmana:

Shloka 20 (ayodhya.103.20)

आनयेङ्गुदिपिण्याकं चीरमाहर चोत्तरम् । जलक्रियार्थं तातस्य गमिष्यामि महात्मनः ॥ 103.20 ॥

ānayeṅgudipiṇyākaṃ cīramāhara cottaram | jalakriyārthaṃ tātasya gamiṣyāmi mahātmanaḥ

"Bring the pounded pulp of the Ingudi fruit, and fetch a bark garment for the lower body and another for the upper — I shall go to perform the water-rites for our high-souled father."

Shloka 21 (ayodhya.103.21)

सीता पुरस्ताद्र्वजतु त्वमेनामभितो व्रज । अहं पश्चाद्गमिष्यामि गति र्ह्येषा सुदारुणा ॥ 103.21 ॥

sītā purastādrvajatu tvamenāmabhito vraja | ahaṃ paścādgamiṣyāmi gati rhyeṣā sudāruṇā

"Let Sita walk in front, you go close beside her, and I shall follow behind — for this indeed is a most terrible procession."

Shloka 22 (ayodhya.103.22)

ततो नित्यानुगस्तेषां विदितात्मा महामतिः । मृदुर्दान्तस्च शान्तश्च रामे च दृढभक्तिमान् ॥ 103.22 ॥

tato nityānugasteṣāṃ viditātmā mahāmatiḥ | mṛdurdāntasca śāntaśca rāme ca dṛḍhabhaktimān

Then their ever-faithful companion, one who knew his own self, of great wisdom, gentle, self-controlled, tranquil, and firmly devoted to Rama —

Shloka 23 (ayodhya.103.23)

सुमन्त्रस्तैर्नृपसुतैः सार्धमाश्वास्य रागवम् । आवातारयदालम्ब्य नदीम् मन्दाकिनीम् शिवाम् ॥ 103.23 ॥

sumantrastairnṛpasutaiḥ sārdhamāśvāsya rāgavam | āvātārayadālambya nadīm mandākinīm śivām

— Sumantra, having consoled Raghava together with those princes, took hold of him and helped him descend to the auspicious River Mandakini.

Shloka 24 (ayodhya.103.24)

ते सुतीर्थाम् ततः कृच्छ्रादुपागम्य यशस्विनः । नदीम् मन्दाकिनीम् रम्याम् सदा पुष्पितकाननाम् ॥ 103.24 ॥

te sutīrthām tataḥ kṛcchrādupāgamya yaśasvinaḥ | nadīm mandākinīm ramyām sadā puṣpitakānanām

Then those illustrious ones, having painfully reached the lovely River Mandakini, of good fords, whose woods are forever in bloom,

Shloka 25 (ayodhya.103.25)

शीघ्रस्रोतसमासाद्य तीर्थम् शिवम् अकर्दमम् । सिषिचुस्तूदकं राज्ञे तातैतत्ते भवत्विति ॥ 103.25 ॥

śīghrasrotasamāsādya tīrtham śivam akardamam | siṣicustūdakaṃ rājñe tātaitatte bhavatviti

reached a swift-flowing, blessed and mudless ford, and offered the water there to the king, saying, "O father, may this be acceptable to you."

Shloka 26 (ayodhya.103.26)

प्रगृह्य च महीपालो जलपूरितमञ्जलिम् । दिशम् याम्यामभिमुखो रुदन्वचनम्ब्रवीत् ॥ 103.26 ॥

pragṛhya ca mahīpālo jalapūritamañjalim | diśam yāmyāmabhimukho rudanvacanambravīt

Then the prince, holding his cupped palms filled with water and facing the southern quarter, spoke these words while weeping:

Shloka 27 (ayodhya.103.27)

एतत्ते राजशार्दूल विमलं तोयमक्षयम् । पितृलोकगतस्याद्य मद्दत्तमुपतिष्ठतु ॥ 103.27 ॥

etatte rājaśārdūla vimalaṃ toyamakṣayam | pitṛlokagatasyādya maddattamupatiṣṭhatu

"O tiger among kings, may this pure and imperishable water, offered by me today, reach you who have gone to the world of the ancestors."

Shloka 28 (ayodhya.103.28)

ततो मन्दाकिनीतीरात्र्पत्युत्तीर्य स राघवः । पितुश्चकार तेजस्वी निवापं ब्रातृभिः सह ॥ 103.28 ॥

tato mandākinītīrātrpatyuttīrya sa rāghavaḥ | pituścakāra tejasvī nivāpaṃ brātṛbhiḥ saha

Then that glorious Raghava, coming back up from the bank of the Mandakini, together with his brothers, offered the funeral rice-balls for his father.

Shloka 29 (ayodhya.103.29)

ऐङ्गुदम् बदरीमिश्रम् पिण्याकम् दर्भसंस्तरे । न्यस्य रामस्स दुःखार्तो रुदन्वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ 103.29 ॥

aiṅgudam badarīmiśram piṇyākam darbhasaṃstare | nyasya rāmassa duḥkhārto rudanvacanamabravīt

Placing on a bed of kusha grass the pulp of the Ingudi fruit mixed with jujube, Rama, afflicted with sorrow, spoke these words while weeping:

Shloka 30 (ayodhya.103.30)

इदम्भुङ्क्ष्व महाराज प्रीतो यदशना वयम् । यदन्नः पुरुषो भवति तदन्ना स्तस्य देवताः ॥ 103.30 ॥

idambhuṅkṣva mahārāja prīto yadaśanā vayam | yadannaḥ puruṣo bhavati tadannā stasya devatāḥ

"O great king, be pleased to partake of this food, the same that we ourselves eat — for whatever food a man lives on, his gods too partake of that same food."

Shloka 31 (ayodhya.103.31)

ततस्तेनैव मार्गेण प्रत्युत्तीर्य नदीतटात् । आरुरोह नरव्याघ्रो रम्यसानुं महिधरम् ॥ 103.31 ॥

tatastenaiva mārgeṇa pratyuttīrya nadītaṭāt | āruroha naravyāghro ramyasānuṃ mahidharam

Then, by that very path, Rama the tiger among men climbed back up from the riverbank onto the charming ridge of the great mountain.

Shloka 32 (ayodhya.103.32)

ततः पर्णकुटीद्वारमासाद्य जगतीपतिः । परिजग्राह बाहुभ्यामुभौ भरतलक्ष्मणौ ॥ 103.32 ॥

tataḥ parṇakuṭīdvāramāsādya jagatīpatiḥ | parijagrāha bāhubhyāmubhau bharatalakṣmaṇau

Then, reaching the door of his leaf-hut, Rama, lord of the earth, embraced both Bharata and Lakshmana with his arms.

Shloka 33 (ayodhya.103.33)

तेषां तु रुदतां शब्दात्प्रतिश्रुत्कोऽभवद्गिरौ । भ्रातॄणाम् सह वैदेह्या सिंहानामिव नर्दताम् ॥ 103.33 ॥

teṣāṃ tu rudatāṃ śabdātpratiśrutko'bhavadgirau | bhrātṝṇām saha vaidehyā siṃhānāmiva nardatām

From the sound of the weeping of those brothers together with Vaidehi, which resembled the roaring of lions, an echo arose in the mountain.

Shloka 34 (ayodhya.103.34)

महाबलानाम् रुदताम् कुर्वतामुदकं पितुः । विज्ञाय तुमुलं शब्दम् त्रस्ता भरतसैनिकाः ॥ 103.34 ॥

mahābalānām rudatām kurvatāmudakaṃ pituḥ | vijñāya tumulaṃ śabdam trastā bharatasainikāḥ

Hearing that tumultuous sound of those mighty ones weeping while offering the water-rites to their father, Bharata's soldiers were alarmed.

Shloka 35 (ayodhya.103.35)

आब्रुवंश्चापि रामेण भरतस्संगतो ध्रुवम् । तेषामेव महाशब्दः शोचतां पितरं मृतम् ॥ 103.35 ॥

ābruvaṃścāpi rāmeṇa bharatassaṃgato dhruvam | teṣāmeva mahāśabdaḥ śocatāṃ pitaraṃ mṛtam

They said, "Surely Bharata has met Rama; this loud sound is indeed theirs, as they mourn their dead father."

Shloka 36 (ayodhya.103.36)

अथ वासान्परित्यज्य तं सर्वेऽभिमुखाः स्वनम् । अ प्येकमनसो जग्मुर्यथास्थानम् प्रधाविताः ॥ 103.36 ॥

atha vāsānparityajya taṃ sarve'bhimukhāḥ svanam | a pyekamanaso jagmuryathāsthānam pradhāvitāḥ

Then, leaving their tents, all of them, of one mind, ran headlong toward that sound, straight from where they stood.

Shloka 37 (ayodhya.103.37)

हयैरन्ये गजैरन्ये रथैरन्ये स्वलम्कृतैः । सुकुमारास्तथैवान्ये पद्भिरेव नरा ययः ॥ 103.37 ॥

hayairanye gajairanye rathairanye svalamkṛtaiḥ | sukumārāstathaivānye padbhireva narā yayaḥ

Some went on horses, some on elephants, some in well-adorned chariots, while other tender folk went even on foot.

Shloka 38 (ayodhya.103.38)

अचिरप्रोषितम् रामम् चिरविप्रोषितं यथा । द्रष्टुकामो जनस्सर्वो जगाम सहसाश्रमम् ॥ 103.38 ॥

aciraproṣitam rāmam ciraviproṣitaṃ yathā | draṣṭukāmo janassarvo jagāma sahasāśramam

Longing to see Rama, whose absence, though recent, seemed to them as if it had lasted long, the whole populace rushed swiftly to the hermitage.

Shloka 39 (ayodhya.103.39)

भ्रात्ऱूणां त्वरितास्तत्र द्रष्टुकामास्समागमम् । युयुर्बहुविधैर्यानैः खुरनेमिस्वनाकुलैः ॥ 103.39 ॥

bhrātऱूṇāṃ tvaritāstatra draṣṭukāmāssamāgamam | yuyurbahuvidhairyānaiḥ khuranemisvanākulaiḥ

Eager to see the reunion of the brothers, they hastened there by various conveyances, filled with the sound of hooves and wheel-rims.

Shloka 40 (ayodhya.103.40)

सा भूमिर्बहुभिर्यानै खरनेमिसम्रहता । मुमोच तुमुलं शब्दं द्यौरिवाभ्रसमागमे ॥ 103.40 ॥

sā bhūmirbahubhiryānai kharanemisamrahatā | mumoca tumulaṃ śabdaṃ dyaurivābhrasamāgame

That ground, churned by the wheel-rims of the many vehicles, gave forth a tumultuous roar, like the sky at the meeting of clouds.

Shloka 41 (ayodhya.103.41)

तेन वित्रासिता नागाः करेणुपरिवारिताः । आवासयन्तो गन्धेन जग्मुरन्यद्वनम् ततः ॥ 103.41 ॥

tena vitrāsitā nāgāḥ kareṇuparivāritāḥ | āvāsayanto gandhena jagmuranyadvanam tataḥ

Frightened by that noise, the wild elephants, surrounded by their mates, filling the quarters with their scent, moved off from there to another forest.

Shloka 42 (ayodhya.103.42)

वराहवृकसम्घाश्च सिंहाश्च महिषाः सर्पवानराः । व्याघ्रगोकर्णगवयाः वित्रेसुः पृषतैस्सह ॥ 103.42 ॥

varāhavṛkasamghāśca siṃhāśca mahiṣāḥ sarpavānarāḥ | vyāghragokarṇagavayāḥ vitresuḥ pṛṣataissaha

Herds of boars and wolves, lions, buffaloes, snakes and monkeys, tigers, gokarnas and gavayas, together with the spotted deer, were struck with fear.

Shloka 43 (ayodhya.103.43)

रथाङ्गसाह्वा नत्यूह हंसाः कारण्डवाः प्लवाः । तथा पुंस्कोकोलाः क्रौञ्च विसम्ज्ञा भेजिरे दिशः ॥ 103.43 ॥

rathāṅgasāhvā natyūha haṃsāḥ kāraṇḍavāḥ plavāḥ | tathā puṃskokolāḥ krauñca visamjñā bhejire diśaḥ

Ruddy geese, diver-birds, swans, karandava-ducks, plavas, male cuckoos, and krauncha birds, utterly bewildered, scattered in every direction.

Shloka 44 (ayodhya.103.44)

तेन शब्देन वित्रस्तैराकाशं पक्षिभिर्वृतम् । मनुष्यैरावृता भूमिरुभयम् प्रबभौ तदा ॥ 103.44 ॥

tena śabdena vitrastairākāśaṃ pakṣibhirvṛtam | manuṣyairāvṛtā bhūmirubhayam prababhau tadā

The sky, filled with birds startled by that noise, and the earth, covered with people — both looked resplendent at that moment.

Shloka 45 (ayodhya.103.45)

तत्तस्तं पुरुषव्याघ्रम् यशस्विन मकीलम्षम् । आसीनं स्थण्डिले रामम् ददर्श सहसा जनः ॥ 103.45 ॥

tattastaṃ puruṣavyāghram yaśasvina makīlamṣam | āsīnaṃ sthaṇḍile rāmam dadarśa sahasā janaḥ

Then the people suddenly beheld that tiger among men, the illustrious and stainless Rama, seated upon the bare ground.

Shloka 46 (ayodhya.103.46)

विगर्हमाणः कैकेयीं मन्थरासहितामपि । अभिगम्य जनो रामम् बाष्पपूर्णमुखोऽभवत् ॥ 103.46 ॥

vigarhamāṇaḥ kaikeyīṃ mantharāsahitāmapi | abhigamya jano rāmam bāṣpapūrṇamukho'bhavat

Reviling Kaikeyi, together with Manthara, the people approached Rama, their faces bathed in tears.

Shloka 47 (ayodhya.103.47)

तान्नरान् बाष्पपूर्णाक्षान् समीक्ष्यथ सुदुःखितान् । पर्यष्वजत धर्मज्ञः पितृवन्मातृवच्च नः ॥ 103.47 ॥

tānnarān bāṣpapūrṇākṣān samīkṣyatha suduḥkhitān | paryaṣvajata dharmajñaḥ pitṛvanmātṛvacca naḥ

Seeing those people, their eyes filled with tears and deeply grieved, Rama, the knower of dharma, embraced them all, as a father and mother would.

Shloka 48 (ayodhya.103.48)

स तत्र कांश्चित् परिषन्वजे नरान् । नराश्च केचित्तु तमभ्यवादयन् । चकार सर्वान् सवयस्यबान्धवान् । यथार्ह मासाद्य तदा नृपात्मजः ॥ 103.48 ॥

sa tatra kāṃścit pariṣanvaje narān | narāśca kecittu tamabhyavādayan | cakāra sarvān savayasyabāndhavān | yathārha māsādya tadā nṛpātmajaḥ

There he embraced some of the men, while some others offered him salutation; approaching them all — friends and kinsmen alike — the prince honoured each fittingly.

Shloka 49 (ayodhya.103.49)

स तत्र तेषाम् रुदतां महात्मनां । भुवम् ब खम् चाशुनिनादयन् स्वनः । गुह गिरीणाम् च दिश्श्च सन्ततं । मृदङ्गघोषप्रतिमः प्रशुश्रुवे ॥ 103.49 ॥

sa tatra teṣām rudatāṃ mahātmanāṃ | bhuvam ba kham cāśuninādayan svanaḥ | guha girīṇām ca diśśca santataṃ | mṛdaṅgaghoṣapratimaḥ praśuśruve

The tumult of those magnanimous ones as they wept there resounded, filling the earth and the sky, echoing continuously through the mountain caves and every quarter, like the unbroken beat of drums.