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The Pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra
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TEXT 41
धुन्वन्त उत्तरासङ्गान् पतिं वीक्ष्य चिरागतम् । उत्तराः कोसला माल्यैः किरन्तो ननृतुर्मुदा ॥४१॥
dhunvanta uttarāsaṅgān patim vikṣya cirāgatam uttarāḥ kosalā mālyaiḥ kiranto nanṛtur mudā
dhunvantaḥ—waving; uttara-āsaṅgān—the upper cloths covering the body; patim—the Lord; vikṣya—seeing; cira-āgatam—returned after many years of banishment; uttarāḥ kosalāḥ—the citizens of Ayodhyā; mālyaiḥ kirantaḥ—offering Him garlands; nanṛtuḥ—began to dance; mudā—in great jubilation.
TRANSLATION
The citizens of Ayodhyā, upon seeing their King return after a long absence, offered Him flower garlands, waved their upper cloths, and danced in great jubilation.
TEXTS 42–43
पादुके भरतोऽगृह्णाच्चामरव्यजनोत्तमे । विभीषणः ससुग्रीवः श्वेतच्छन्नं मरुत्सुतः ॥४२॥ धनुर्निषङ्गाञ्छत्रुघ्नः सीता तीर्थकमण्डलम् । अविभ्रदङ्गदः खड्गं हैमं चर्मर्क्षराण् नृप ॥४३॥
pāduke bharato 'gṛhṇāc cāmara-vyajanottame vibhīṣaṇaḥ sasugrīvaḥ śveta-cchatraṁ marut-sutaḥ
dhanur-niṣaṅgāñ chatrughnaḥ sītā tīrtha-kamaṇḍalum