THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 1 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

p#¢vÜy

entering

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now

mharÎy|

in the great forest

dÎfkarÎym¯

Dandakaranya

AaÏmvan¯

the courageous

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saw

ram:

Rama

Ñ¤DIxI:

the invincible

tapsa½mmÎflm¯

a cluster of ascetic dwellings

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scattered with kusa grass and bark of trees

b#a'¯ya

< of Brahma

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with radiance

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just as

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luminous

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which cannot be looked at

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in the forest

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solar system

SrN|

refuge

svIB¥tana|

for all living beings

s¤s|m¦¾a¢jr|

cleared places

sda

always

m¦gW:

with deer

bh^¢B:

many

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filled

p¢XsÄñW:

groups of birds

smav¦tm¯

covered with

p¥¢jt| c

respected also

p#n¦äO| c

dancing also

¢nÏym¯

at all times

AÔsrsam¯

by the celestial damsels

gNW:

with groups of

¢vSalW:

broad

*¤ÂBaÎfW:

with garlands and utensils

A¢jnW:

with deer skin

k[SW:

with kusa

s¢mdq¢B:

with samit grass

taEyklSW:

with water pots

Plm¥lW: c

with fruits and roots also

SaE¢Btm¯

shining

AarÎyW:

in the forest

c mhav¦XW:

and with big trees

p¤ÎyW:

pure

ÞvaÑ¤lW:

with tasty fruits

v¦tm¯

densely growing

b¢lhaEma¢cIt|

sanctified with sacrifices and homa

p¤Îy||

pure

b#'GaEx¢nna¢dtm¯

resounding with the vedic chanting

p¤ÝpW:

with flowers

vÓyW:

in forest

p¢r¢XçO|

scattered

p¢îÓya c

with ponds also

spîya

with lotuses

Plm¥laSnW:

with fruits and roots for food

daÓtW:

control of the senses

c£rk]ÝNa¢jnaØbrW:

with clothes of bark and deer skin

s¥yIvWáanraBW:

with the light of sun and fire

and

p¤raNW:

by ancient

m¤¢n¢B:

with sages

v¦tm¯

dwelling

p¤ÎyW:

with pure souls

also

¢nytaharW:

with a proper diet

SaE¢Bt|

glowing

prm¢xI¢B:

with great sages

tt¯

that

b#'Bvnp#Áy|

like the abode of Brahma

b#'GaEx¢nna¢dtm¯

resounding with the of vedic chanting

b#'¢v¢ì:

those with knowledge of the vedas

mhaBagW:

very great

b#a'NW:

with brahmins

upSaE¢Btm¯

was radiant

1 to 8.Having entered the Dandakaranyaka forest, the courageous and
invincible Rama saw kusa grass and tree bark scattered about, an all
pervading effulgence, just as none can bear the radiance of the sun, no
one with evilintent could enter the hermitage. This hermitagegave happiness
to all living beings, was beautiful with cleared places filled with fearless
wandering deer, groups of birds, groups of apsaras dancing and worshiping,
spacious altars for yagna, beautiful with garland, utensils, deerskins, kusa grass,
grass, samit grass, pots filled with water, fruits, and roots. The ashrama was
filled with huge trees with tasty and pure fruits; forever there was the sacred
sound of the chant, scattered with wild flowers, ponds with lotuses. Here lived
the ancient sages who had conquered their senses, wore deer skin and bark,
ate fruits and roots.the hermitage shone with these great sages of controlled
diet, was like the abode of Brahma because of continous vedic chanting;
was radiant with great knowledgeahmins who had knowledge of the Brahma.
ama saw all this in the cluster of hermitages.

s è¾va raGv: ½£ma|Þtapsa½mmÎflm¯ ,
A×ygÅCÓmhatEja ¢vÇy| k]Ïva mh¼n¤: .9.

that

è¾va

seeing

raGv:

Raghava

½£man¯

majestic

tapsa½mmÎflm¯

a cluster of ascetic dwellings

A×ygÅCt¯

went

mhatEja

effulgent

¢vÇy| k]Ïva

removing the string

mht¯ Dn¤:

of the great bow

9.The effulgent, majestic Raghava seeing the hermitages, released the string
from the bow.

¢dÛyåOanaEp°aÞtE ram| è¾va mhxIy: ,
A×ygÅC|ÞtTa p#£ta vWdEh£| c yS¢Þvn£m¯ .10.

¢dÛyåOanaEp°a:

having divine knowledge

those

ram|

Rama

è¾va

seeing

mhxIy:

great sages

A×ygÅCn¯

came forward

tTa

~ also

p#£ta

lovingly

vWdEh£|

Vaidehi

and

yS¢Þvn£m¯

illustrious

10.Those great sages of divine knowledge, seeing Rama and also illustrious
Vaidehi, lovingly came forward.
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