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AYODHYAKANDA
173
Then, Bharata, firm of vows and affec-
tionate to his brother, having anointed the
sandals, and placed his mothers in Ayodhya,
lived in Nandigrama, awaiting the return.
of Rama.
तदधीनस्तदा राज्यं कारयामास सर्वदा ॥
Under their (sandals') control he always
administered the kingdom.
प्रतिप्रयाते भरते वसन् रामस्तपोवने ।
न तत्रारोचयद्वासं कारणैर्वहुभिस्तदा ॥
When Bharata had returned, Rama living
in that penance-forest, did not for many
reasons like to continue his residence there.
इह मे भरतो दृष्टो मातरश्च सनागराः ।
सा च मे स्मृतिरन्वेति तान्नित्य मनुशोचतः ॥
तस्मादन्यत्र गच्छाम इति सञ्चिन्त्य राघवः ।
प्रातिष्ठत स वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च सङ्गतः ॥
"Here was Bharata seen by me as well
as the mothers and the citizens. Lament-
ing them constantly,
me. I grieve over it.
that thought follows
Therefore let us go
elsewhere." Thinking thus, Raghava started
along with Sita and accompanied by
Iakshmana.
173
Then, Bharata, firm of vows and affec-
tionate to his brother, having anointed the
sandals, and placed his mothers in Ayodhya,
lived in Nandigrama, awaiting the return.
of Rama.
तदधीनस्तदा राज्यं कारयामास सर्वदा ॥
Under their (sandals') control he always
administered the kingdom.
प्रतिप्रयाते भरते वसन् रामस्तपोवने ।
न तत्रारोचयद्वासं कारणैर्वहुभिस्तदा ॥
When Bharata had returned, Rama living
in that penance-forest, did not for many
reasons like to continue his residence there.
इह मे भरतो दृष्टो मातरश्च सनागराः ।
सा च मे स्मृतिरन्वेति तान्नित्य मनुशोचतः ॥
तस्मादन्यत्र गच्छाम इति सञ्चिन्त्य राघवः ।
प्रातिष्ठत स वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च सङ्गतः ॥
"Here was Bharata seen by me as well
as the mothers and the citizens. Lament-
ing them constantly,
me. I grieve over it.
that thought follows
Therefore let us go
elsewhere." Thinking thus, Raghava started
along with Sita and accompanied by
Iakshmana.