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॥ अथ उत्तरकाण्डे सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः ॥
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प्रस्थाप्य तद्बलं सर्वं मासमात्रोषितः पथि ।
एक एवाशु शत्रुघ्नो जगाम त्वरितस्तदा ॥
Summary AI Having dispatched his entire army and spent exactly one month on the road, Śatrughna then proceeded quickly and alone.
M N Dutt Having thus despatched his army and waited at Ayodhya for a month Śatrughna, the slayer of enemies, proceeded alone.
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द्विरात्रमन्तरे शूर उष्य राघवनन्दनः ।
वाल्मीकेराश्रमं पुण्यमगच्छद्वासमुत्तमम् ॥
Summary AI After staying for two nights along the way, the heroic descendant of Raghu reached the sacred and excellent hermitage of Vālmīki.
M N Dutt Having spent two nights on his way he arrived at the holy and picturesque hermitage of the great ascetic Vālmīki.
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सोऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं वाल्मीकिं मुनिसत्तमम् ।
कृताञ्जलिरथो भूत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥
Summary AI Having offered his salutations to the great-souled Vālmīki, the best of sages, he stood with folded hands and spoke these words.
M N Dutt And having bowed to that high-souled Muni Vālmīki, he with folded palms, said thus.
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भगवन्वस्तुमिच्छामि गुरोः कृत्यादिहागतः ।
श्वः प्रभाते गमिष्यामि प्रतीचीं वारुणीं दिशम् ॥
Summary AI "O Lord, having come here on my elder brother's errand, I wish to stay; tomorrow morning, I shall depart for the western direction ruled by Varuṇa."
M N Dutt "O illustrious Sir, I wish to wait here this day; I have come here for some business of our master Rāma. To-morrow morning I shall proceed to the dreadful West.”
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शत्रुघ्नस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य मुनिपुंगवः ।
प्रत्युवाच महात्मानं स्वागतं ते महायशः ॥
Summary AI Hearing the words of Śatrughna, the foremost among sages smiled and replied to the high-souled prince, "Welcome to you, O illustrious one!"
M N Dutt Hearing the words of the high-souled Śatrughna, Vālmīki, the foremost of ascetics, replied saying: “O you of great renown, do you wait here without any hesitation. O gentle one, this hermitage belongs to the descendants of the Raghu face. Do you fearlessly take your seat and water to wash your feet.”
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स्वमाश्रममिदं सौम्य राघवाणां कुलस्य ह ।
आसनं पाद्यमर्घ्यं च निर्विशङ्कः प्रतीच्छ मे ॥
Summary AI "O gentle one, this hermitage belongs to the Raghu dynasty itself; accept from me the seat, water for the feet, and the guest offering without any hesitation."
M N Dutt Hearing the words of the high-souled Śatrughna, Vālmīki, the foremost of ascetics, replied saying: “O you of great renown, do you wait here without any hesitation. O gentle one, this hermitage belongs to the descendants of the Raghu face. Do you fearlessly take your seat and water to wash your feet.”
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प्रतिगृह्य ततः पूजां फलमूलं च भोजनम् ।
भक्षयामास काकुत्स्थस्तृप्तिं च परमां गतः ॥
Summary AI Having accepted the hospitality and the meal consisting of fruits and roots, the descendant of Kakutstha ate and attained great satisfaction.
M N Dutt Thereupon taking water to wash his feet and feeding upon fruits and roots Satrughna attained to great delight.
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स तु भुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्महर्षिं तमुवाच ह ।
पूर्वं यज्ञविभूतीयं कस्याश्रमसमीपतः ॥
Summary AI After eating, the mighty-armed hero asked the great sage, "To whom did this sacrificial site near the hermitage belong in the past?"
M N Dutt After eating the fruits and roots he asked the great ascetic Vālmīki saying: “O great ascetic, to whom belong the articles of sacrifice in the east near this hermitage?”
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तस्य तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा वाल्मीकिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
शत्रुघ्न शृणु यस्येदं बभूवायतनं पुरा ॥
Summary AI Hearing his words, Vālmīki replied, "O Śatrughna, listen to whose sacrificial ground this was in ancient times."
M N Dutt Whereto Vālmīki replied “Satrughna, hear I shall tell you, whose sacrificial ground was this in the days of yore.
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युष्माकं पूर्वको राजा सुदासस्य महात्मनः ।
पुत्रो मित्रसहो नाम वीर्यवानतिधार्मिकः ॥
Summary AI "There was a powerful and highly righteous king named Mitrasaha, an ancestor of yours and the son of the great-souled Sudāsa."
M N Dutt There was a king by the name of Saudāsa, one of your ancestors. His son Vīryasaha was a highly powerful and pious king.
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स बाल एव सौदासो मृगयामुपचक्रमे ।
चञ्चूर्यमाणं ददृशे स शूरो राक्षसद्वयम् ॥
Summary AI "While still a youth, that son of Sudāsa went out for hunting; the brave king saw two demons wandering about."
M N Dutt The heroic Saudāsa was fond of hunting from his boyhood. Once on a time while a hunting, he espied two Rākṣasas in the forest. He had heard about them many times before: they were in the shape of tigers and of a dreadful figure and were not satisfied with devouring many thousand deer.
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शार्दूलरूपिणौ घोरौ मृगान्बहुसहस्रशः ।
भक्षयाणावसंतुष्टौ पर्याप्तिं च न जग्मतुः ॥
Summary AI "Taking the form of tigers, the two terrible demons were devouring thousands of deer, yet remained unsatisfied and reached no satiation."
M N Dutt The heroic Saudāsa was fond of hunting from his boyhood. Once on a time while a hunting, he espied two Rākṣasas in the forest. He had heard about them many times before: they were in the shape of tigers and of a dreadful figure and were not satisfied with devouring many thousand deer.
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स तु तौ राक्षसौ दृष्ट्वा निर्मृगं च वनं कृतम् ।
क्रोधेन महताविष्टो जघानैकं महेषुणा ॥
Summary AI "Seeing those two demons and the forest devoid of deer, he was overcome with great anger and struck one of them with a mighty arrow."
M N Dutt King Saudāsa saw those two Rākşasas and found the forest divested of all creatures. And enraged in consequence thereof he slew one of them.
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एवमुक्त्वा तु तं रक्षस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।
कालपर्याययोगेन राजा मित्रसहोऽभवत् ॥
Summary AI "Having spoken thus, the demon vanished right there; in the course of time, the prince became King Mitrasaha."
M N Dutt Having said this the Rākşasa vanished therefrom. Thereupon in time the prince Mitrasaha became king.
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राजापि यजते यज्ञं तस्याश्रमसमीपतः ।
अश्वमेधं महायज्ञं तं वसिष्ठोऽभ्यपालयत् ॥
Summary AI "The king also performed a sacrifice near that hermitage; the sage Vasiṣṭha protected that great horse sacrifice (Aśvamedha)."
M N Dutt Saudása engaged in celebrating a mighty horse-sacrifice in the vicinity of this hermitage. Vasiștha officiated as a priest at that sacrifice.
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तत्र यज्ञो महानासीद्बहुवर्षगणायुतान् ।
समृद्धः परया लक्ष्म्या देवयज्ञसमोऽभवत् ॥
Summary AI "There, a grand sacrifice lasted for many thousands of years; enriched with supreme splendor, it was equal to the sacrifices of the gods."
M N Dutt It continued for many Ayuta years. For immense riches the sacrifice appeared like one performed by the celestials.
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अथावसाने यज्ञस्य पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन् ।
वसिष्ठरूपी राजानमिति होवाच राक्षसः ॥
Summary AI "Then, at the conclusion of the sacrifice, the demon, remembering his former enmity and assuming the form of Vasiṣṭha, spoke thus to the king."
M N Dutt Thereupon when the sacrifice was about to be finished the aforesaid Rākşasa, remembering his former enmity, assumed the shape of Vasiştha and said to the king Saudāsa.
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अद्य यज्ञावसानान्ते सामिषं भोजनं मम ।
दीयतामिति शीघ्रं वै नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥
Summary AI At the conclusion of the sacrifice today, a meal containing meat should be given to me quickly; no deliberation should be made here.
M N Dutt O king, today the sacrifice shall end; do therefore, without any delay, feed me with meat.
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तच्छ्रुत्वा व्याहृतं वाक्यं रक्षसा कामरूपिणा ।
भक्षसंस्कारकुशलमुवाच पृथिवीपतिः ॥
Summary AI Hearing that speech uttered by the shape-shifting Rākṣasa, the king spoke to the cook skilled in the preparation of food.
M N Dutt Hearing the words of the Rākşasa in the guise of a Brāhmaṇa, the king ordered his expert cooks, saying.
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हविष्यं सामिषं स्वादु यथा भवति भोजनम् ।
तथा कुरुष्व शीघ्रं वै परितुष्येद्यथा गुरुः ॥
Summary AI Quickly prepare the meal so that it is delicious, sacrificial, and contains meat, in such a way that the Guru may be satisfied.
M N Dutt "Do you soon prepare such dishes of meat as may satisfy my preceptor Vasiştha."
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यस्मात्त्वं भोजनं राजन्ममैतद्दातुमिच्छसि ।
तस्माद्भोजनमेतत्ते भविष्यति न संशयः ॥
Summary AI O King, since you desire to give me this food, therefore this food shall become yours; there is no doubt.
M N Dutt "O king, let this be your food which you have offered me; this shall not prove otherwise."
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स राजा सह पत्न्या वै प्रणिपत्य मुहुर्मुहुः ।
पुनर्वसिष्ठं प्रोवाच यदुक्तं ब्रह्मरूपिणा ॥
Summary AI That king, along with his wife, prostrated repeatedly and told Vasiṣṭha what had been said by the one in the form of a Brāhmaṇa.
M N Dutt Thereupon the king with his spouse again and again bowed to Vasistha's feet and informed him of what the Rākşasa had done under the guise of a Brāhmana.
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एवं स राजा तं शापमुपभुज्यारिमर्दनः ।
प्रतिलेभे पुना राज्यं प्रजाश्चैवान्वपालयत् ॥
Summary AI Thus that king, the crusher of enemies, having experienced that curse, regained his kingdom and protected his subjects once more.
M N Dutt Having thus suffered the consequences of the curse, Saudasa, the slayer of enemies, again obtained his kingdom an governed his subjects.
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तस्य कल्माषपादस्य यज्ञस्यायतनं शुभम् ।
आश्रमस्य समीपेऽस्मिन्यस्मिन्पृच्छसि राघव ॥
Summary AI O Rāghava, the auspicious site of King Kalmāṣapāda's sacrifice is near this hermitage about which you inquire.
M N Dutt O descendant of Raghu, the sacrificial ground of which you have asked me, belongs to the king Saudasa.
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तस्य तां पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य कथां श्रुत्वा सुदारुणाम् ।
विवेश पर्णशालायां महर्षिमभिवाद्य च ॥
Summary AI Having heard that terrible story of the king, Rāma saluted the great Maharṣi and entered the leaf-hut.
M N Dutt Having thus heard the dreadful; story of the king Saudāsa and saluted the ascetic Vālmīki, Śatrughna entered a thatched cottage.
॥ इति उत्तरकाण्डे सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः ॥

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