Ramayana Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /78

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THEBeing told of what should be done on
the installation of the morrow and given
leave to depart, RAMAYANA
 
Being told of what shoama went to his
residence after saluld be done on
the installation of the morrow and given
leave to depart, Rama went to his
residence after saluting his father.
 

 
ज्ञातिदासी यतो जाता कैकेय्यास्तु सहोषिता ।

प्रासादं चन्द्रसंकाशमारुरोह यदृच्छया ॥
 

A slave-maid of Kaikeyi's family, who

was living with her, came up to the

palace, bright like the moon, by chance.
 

 
प्रहृष्टमुदितैः पौररुरैरूच्छ्रितध्वजमालिनीम् ।

अयोध्यां मन्थरा दृष्ट्वा परं विस्मयमागता ।

अविदूरे स्थितां दृष्ट्वा धात्रीं पप्रच्छ मन्थरा ।

अतिमात्रप्रहर्षोऽयं किं जनस्य च शंस मे ॥
 

Seeing Ayodhya filled with happy and

rejoicing citizens and with flags and fes-

toons flying high, the crooked Manthara

was overcome with great wonder.
 

Seeing the nurse standing not far dis-

tantly, Manthara asked her : " What is

this unmeasured joy of the people? Tell
 

me."
 

 
विदीर्यमाणा हर्षेण धात्री तु परया मुदा ।

आचचक्षेऽथ कुब्जायै भूयसीं राघवश्रियम् ॥