रामायणम् — अयोध्याकाण्डे षडधिकशततमः सर्गः | rāmāyaṇam

स्निग्धगम्भीरघोषेण स्यन्दनेनोपयान्प्रभुः ।
अयोध्यां भरतः क्षिप्रं प्रविवेश महायशाः ॥

Summary AI The highly illustrious and powerful Bharata, traveling in a chariot that produced a smooth and deep sound, quickly entered the city of Ayodhyā.

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बिडालोलूकचरितामालीननरवारणाम् ।
तिमिराभ्याहतां कालीमप्रकाशां निशामिव ॥

Summary AI He entered the city, which appeared like a dark and lightless night, struck by gloom, where only cats and owls roamed, and where men and elephants remained hidden or dejected.

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राहुशत्रोः प्रियां पत्नीं श्रिया प्रज्वलितप्रभाम् ।
ग्रहेणाभ्युत्थितेनैकां रोहिणीमिव पीडिताम् ॥

Summary AI The city resembled Rohiṇī, the beloved wife of the Moon (the enemy of Rāhu), whose radiant splendor was dimmed as she stood alone, tormented by a rising malefic planet.

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अल्पोष्णक्षुब्धसलिलां घर्मोत्तप्तविहंगमाम् ।
लीनमीनझषग्राहां कृशां गिरिनदीमिव ॥

Summary AI It was like a shrunken mountain river with scanty, warm, and agitated waters, where birds were scorched by the heat, and fish, large fish, and crocodiles remained hidden.

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विधूमामिव हेमाभामध्वराग्निसमुत्थिताम् ।
हविरभ्युक्षितां पश्चाच्छिखां विप्रलयं गताम् ॥

Summary AI Ayodhyā appeared like a smokeless, golden flame risen from a sacrificial fire and sprinkled with clarified butter, which had subsequently been extinguished.

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विध्वस्तकवचां रुग्णगजवाजिरथध्वजाम् ।
हतप्रवीरामापन्नां चमूमिव महाहवे ॥

Summary AI The city looked like an army in a great battle that had been struck by calamity, with shattered armor, fallen elephants, horses, chariots, and banners, and its great warriors slain.

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सफेनां सस्वनां भूत्वा सागरस्य समुत्थिताम् ।
प्रशान्तमारुतोद्धूतां जलोर्मिमिव निःस्वनाम् ॥

Summary AI It was like a wave of the ocean that, after rising with foam and sound, had become silent and still because the wind had ceased to blow.

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त्यक्तां यज्ञायुधैः सर्वैरभिरूपैश्च याजकैः ।
सुत्याकाले विनिर्वृत्ते वेदिं गतरवामिव ॥

Summary AI The city resembled a silent sacrificial altar abandoned by all ritual implements and learned priests once the time for the Soma extraction had concluded.

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गोष्ठमध्ये स्थितामार्तामचरन्तीं नवं तृणम् ।
गोवृषेण परित्यक्तां गवां पत्नीमिवोत्सुकाम् ॥

Summary AI It appeared like a distressed cow standing in the middle of a pen, refusing to graze on fresh grass, longing for the bull that had abandoned her.

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प्रभाकरालैः सुस्निग्धैः प्रज्वलद्भिरिवोत्तमैः ।
वियुक्तां मणिभिर्जात्यैर्नवां मुक्तावलीमिव ॥

Summary AI It was like a new string of pearls deprived of its excellent, high-quality gems that were once radiant, smooth, and seemingly blazing with light.

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सहसा चलितां स्थानान्महीं पुण्यक्षयाद्गताम् ।
संहृतद्युतिविस्तारां तारामिव दिवश्च्युताम् ॥

Summary AI The city looked like a star fallen from heaven, whose expansive brilliance had vanished as it plummeted to the earth because its merit was exhausted.

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पुष्पनद्धां वसन्तान्ते मत्तभ्रमरशालिनीम् ।
द्रुतदावाग्निविप्लुष्टां क्लान्तां वनलतामिव ॥

Summary AI It resembled a forest creeper that was covered in flowers and frequented by intoxicated bees at the end of spring, but had now withered, scorched by a swift forest fire.

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संमूढनिगमां सर्वां संक्षिप्तविपणापणाम् ।
प्रच्छन्नशशिनक्षत्रां द्यामिवाम्बुधरैर्वृताम् ॥

Summary AI With its roads confused and shops closed, the city appeared like the sky shrouded by clouds, with the moon and stars hidden from view.

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क्षीणपानोत्तमैर्भिन्नैः शरावैरभिसंवृताम् ।
हतशौण्डामिवाकाशे पानभूमिमसंस्कृताम् ॥

Summary AI It looked like a neglected tavern where the wine was exhausted, the cups broken, and the revelers gone, lying exposed under the open sky.

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वृक्णभूमितलां निम्नां वृक्णपात्रैः समावृताम् ।
उपयुक्तोदकां भग्नां प्रपां निपतितामिव ॥

Summary AI The city was like a broken and fallen shed for distributing water, with its floor dug up, its vessels shattered, and its water entirely consumed.

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विपुलां विततां चैव युक्तपाशां तरस्विनाम् ।
भूमौ बाणैर्विनिष्कृत्तां पतितां ज्यामिवायुधात् ॥

Summary AI It appeared like a long, wide bowstring of a powerful warrior, which, once strung, had been severed by arrows and lay fallen upon the ground.

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सहसा युद्धशौण्डेन हयारोहेण वाहिताम् ।
निक्षिप्तभाण्डामुत्सृष्टां किशोरीमिव दुर्बलाम् ॥

Summary AI It was like a weak young mare that had been suddenly ridden by a skilled horseman into battle, then abandoned with its trappings cast aside.

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प्रावृषि प्रविगाढायां प्रविष्टस्याभ्र मण्डलम् ।
प्रच्छन्नां नीलजीमूतैर्भास्करस्य प्रभामिव ॥

Summary AI Ayodhyā resembled the light of the sun, which, having entered the mass of clouds during the peak of the rainy season, was hidden by dark rain-clouds.

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भरतस्तु रथस्थः सञ्श्रीमान्दशरथात्मजः ।
वाहयन्तं रथश्रेष्ठं सारथिं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥

Summary AI The glorious Bharata, the son of Daśaratha, while seated in his chariot, spoke these words to his charioteer who was driving that excellent vehicle.

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किं नु खल्वद्य गम्भीरो मूर्छितो न निशम्यते ।
यथापुरमयोध्यायां गीतवादित्रनिःस्वनः ॥

Summary AI "Why is the deep and swelling sound of songs and musical instruments, which used to be heard in Ayodhyā previously, not heard today?"

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वारुणीमदगन्धाश्च माल्यगन्धश्च मूर्छितः ।
धूपितागरुगन्धश्च न प्रवाति समन्ततः ॥

Summary AI The fragrance of Vāruṇī wine, the scent of flower garlands, and the pervasive aroma of incense and aguru no longer waft in all directions.

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यानप्रवरघोषश्च स्निग्धश्च हयनिःस्वनः ।
प्रमत्तगजनादश्च महांश्च रथनिःस्वनः ।
नेदानीं श्रूयते पुर्यामस्यां रामे विवासिते ॥

Summary AI Now that Rāma is exiled, the sound of superior vehicles, the pleasant neighing of horses, the trumpeting of elephants in rut, and the great roar of chariots are no longer heard in this city.

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तरुणैश्चारु वेषैश्च नरैरुन्नतगामिभिः ।
संपतद्भिरयोध्यायां न विभान्ति महापथाः ॥

Summary AI In Ayodhyā, the main roads no longer shine with young men who, dressed in beautiful attire and walking with dignity, used to throng them.

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एवं बहुविधं जल्पन्विवेश वसतिं पितुः ।
तेन हीनां नरेन्द्रेण सिंहहीनां गुहामिव ॥

Summary AI Lamenting thus in various ways, he entered his father's dwelling, which, bereft of that king, was like a cave abandoned by its lion.