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title: "Uttara Kanda, Sarga 103"
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# Uttara Kanda, Sarga 103

> श्रुत्वा सेनापतिं प्राप्तं भरतं केकयाधिपः।  
> युधाजिद् गार्ग्यसहितं परां प्रीतिमुपागमत्॥ १॥

Yudhājit, the king of Kekaya, having heard of the arrival of Bharata as the Commander-in-chief of his army, was highly pleased together with Gārgya. (1)

> स निर्ययौ जनौघेन महता केकयाधिपः।  
> त्वरमाणोऽभिचक्राम गन्धर्वान् कामरूपिणः॥ २॥

He, the lord of Kekaya, and Bharata set out accompanied by a large army and quickly reached the capital of the Gandharvas. (2)

> भरतश्च युधाजिच्च समेतौ लघुविक्रमैः।  
> गन्धर्वनगरं प्राप्तौ सबलौ सपदानुगौ॥ ३॥

Bharata and Yudhājit accompanied by the rapid action warriors reached the city of Gandharvas with the army and attendants. (3)

> श्रुत्वा तु भरतं प्राप्तं गन्धर्वास्ते समागताः।  
> योद्धुकामा महावीर्या व्यनदंस्ते समन्ततः॥ ४॥

Those Gandharvas, possessed of great power, and desirous of war came out, shouting war cries every where. (4)

> ततः समभवद्युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्।  
> सप्तरात्रं महाभीमं न चान्यतरयोर्जयः॥ ५॥

Then there ensued a great battle enough to cause horripilation for seven nights in a terrible form, and yet none came out victorious. (5)

> खड्गशक्तिधनुर्ग्राहा नद्यः शोणितसंस्रवाः।  
> नृकलेवरवाहिन्यः प्रवृत्ताः सर्वतोदिशम्॥ ६॥

Rivers with streams of blood, having crocodiles in the form of swords, arrows and bows, and carrying the corpses of men, gushed forth on all sides. (6)

> ततो रामानुजः क्रुद्धः कालस्यास्त्रं सुदारुणम्।  
> संवर्तं नाम भरतो गन्धर्वेष्वभ्यचोदयत्॥ ७॥

Then Bharata, the brother of Śrī Rāma, highly enraged directed the most terrible weapon of death, Saṁvarta by name, towards the Gandharvas. (7)

> ते बद्धाः कालपाशेन संवर्तेन विदारिताः।  
> क्षणेनाभिहतास्तेन तिस्रः कोट्यो महात्मना॥ ८॥

Struck by the mighty Saṁvarta, as if bound by the noose of death, they the Gandharvas, three million in number, perished in a moment. (8)

> तद् युद्धं तादृशं घोरं न स्मरन्ति दिवौकसः।  
> निमेषान्तरमात्रेण तादृशानां महात्मनाम्॥ ९॥

Even the gods did not remember a battle so fierce in which those mighty Gandharvas were killed in a moment. (9)

> हतेषु तेषु सर्वेषु भरतः केकयीसुतः।  
> निवेशयामास तदा समृद्धे द्वे पुरोत्तमे॥ १०॥  
> तक्षं तक्षशिलायां तु पुष्कलं पुष्कलावते।  
> गन्धर्वदेशे रुचिरे गान्धारविषये च सः॥ ११॥

On all of the Gandharvas being killed, Bharata, the son of Kaikeyī, founded there two great and prosperous cities and he installed Takṣa on Takṣaśilā in the Gandharva-Deśa and Puṣkala on Puṣkalāvata in the territory of Gāndhāras. (10-11)

> धनरत्नौघसंकीर्णे काननैरुपशोभिते।  
> अन्योन्यसंघर्षकृते स्पर्धया गुणविस्तरैः॥ १२॥  
> उभे सुरुचिरप्रख्ये व्यवहारैरकिल्बिषैः।  
> उद्यानयानसम्पूर्णे सुविभक्तान्तरापणे॥ १३॥  
> उभे पुरवरे रम्ये विस्तरैरुपशोभिते।  
> गृहमुख्यैः सुरुचिरैर्विमानैर्बहुभिर्वृते॥ १४॥  
> शोभिते शोभनीयैश्च देवायतनविस्तरैः।  
> तालैस्तमालैस्तिलकैर्बकुलैरुपशोभिते ॥ १५॥  
> निवेश्य पञ्चभिर्वर्षैर्भरतो राघवानुजः।  
> पुनरायान्महाबाहुरयोध्यां केकयीसुतः॥ १६॥

Having fully established the two above—named cities, filled with wealth and gems, beautified by gardens, trying each other to excel through competitive spirit, both extremely lovely and rich with fresh business, abounding in pleasant groves and carrier vehicles and well-planned with markets, both great cities, beautifully decorated with mansions and many lovely Vimānas (palaces), adorned with attractive temples of worship, made lovely with the Tālas, Tamālas, Tilaka and Vakula trees. In five years, Bharata the younger brother of Śrī Rāma, the descendant of Raghus, possessed of long arms, the son of Kaikeyī, returned to Ayodhyā. (12—16)

> सोऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं साक्षाद्धर्ममिवापरम्।  
> राघवं भरतः श्रीमान् ब्रह्माणमिव वासवः॥ १७॥  
> शशंस च यथावृत्तं गन्धर्ववधमुत्तमम्।  
> निवेशनं च देशस्य श्रुत्वा प्रीतोऽस्य राघवः॥ १८॥

Having bowed to Śrī Rāma, the noble descendant of Raghu, who was as if he were another Dharma (Law)—incarnate, as Indra bows to Brahmā, the graceful Bharata narrated to him how the great battle with the Gandharvas was fought and how were founded the two cities, too. Hearing him, Śrī Rāma, the descendant of Raghu, was highly pleased. (17-18)

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