Baal Kaanda Janaka's despatching of messengers to Ayodhya and departure of the marriage procession from there - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Baal Kaanda Janaka's despatching of messengers to Ayodhya and departure of the marriage procession from there · Verse Chaupais 2075
Sanskrit Original
बाँधे बिरद बीर रन गाढ़े। निकसि भए पुर बाहेर ठाढ़े।। फेरहिं चतुर तुरग गति नाना। हरषहिं सुनि सुनि पवन निसाना।। रथ सारथिन्ह बिचित्र बनाए। ध्वज पताक मनि भूषन लाए।। चवँर चारु किंकिन धुनि करही। भानु जान सोभा अपहरहीं।। सावँकरन अगनित हय होते। ते तिन्ह रथन्ह सारथिन्ह जोते।। सुंदर सकल अलंकृत सोहे। जिन्हहि बिलोकत मुनि मन मोहे।। जे जल चलहिं थलहि की नाई। टाप न बूड़ बेग अधिकाई।। अस्त्र सस्त्र सबु साजु बनाई। रथी सारथिन्ह लिए बोलाई।।
bāomdhē birada bīra rana gāḍhaē. nikasi bhaē pura bāhēra ṭhāḍhaē.. phērahiṃ catura turaga gati nānā. haraṣahiṃ suni suni pavana nisānā.. ratha sārathinha bicitra banāē. dhvaja patāka mani bhūṣana lāē.. cavaomra cāru kiṃkina dhuni karahī. bhānu jāna sōbhā apaharahīṃ.. sāvaomkarana aganita haya hōtē. tē tinha rathanha sārathinha jōtē.. suṃdara sakala alaṃkṛta sōhē. jinhahi bilōkata muni mana mōhē.. jē jala calahiṃ thalahi kī nāī. ṭāpa na būḍa bēga adhikāī.. astra sastra sabu sāju banāī. rathī sārathinha liē bōlāī..
The champions, who were all staunch in fight and had taken a vow of chivalry, sallied forth and halted outside the city. The clever fellows put their steeds through various paces and rejoiced to hear the clash of tabor and drum. The charioteers had made their cars equally gorgeous with flags and banners, gems and ornaments. They were also provided with elegant chowries and tinkling bells, and outdid in splendour the chariot of the sun-god. The king owned numberless horses with dark ears,* which the charioteers yoked to their chariots. They were all beautiful and looked so charming with their ornaments that even sages would be enraptured at the sight. They skimmed the surface of water even as dry land and would not sink even hoof-deep; so marvellous was their speed. Having provided the chariots with missiles and weapons and every other equipment the charioteers called their masters.