THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

p#Tm:    sgI:      Canto  1(Contd)
kTas|XEp: - STORY IN BRIEF
sm:    sm¢vB³aÄñ:    ¢s"ÂDvNI:    p#tapvan¯ ,
p£nvXa    ¢vSalaXaE    lßm£van¯    S¤BlXN:    .11.

sm:

well proportioned

sm¢vB³aÄñ:

all limbs in the right proportion

¢s"ÂDvNI:

azure-hued

p#tapvan¯

of high reputation

p£nvXa:

of mighty chest

¢vSalaX:

wide-eyed

lßm£van¯

endowed with opulence

S¤BlXN:

of auspicious features

(He   is   further)   well-proportioned   in   his   body   with   the   right   proportion of   all   his   limbs,   azure-hued,   of   high   reputation,   of   mighty   chest, wide-eyed,   always   prosperous   and   possessed   of
all   auspicious   features   (11).

DmIåO:    sÏysÓDà    p#jana|    c    ¢htE    rt: ,
ySÞv£    åOansØp°:    S¤¢cvIÜy:    sma¢Dman¯    .
p#jap¢tsm:    ½£maÓData    ¢rp¤¢nx¥dn:    .12.

DmIåO:

knower of right conduct

sÏysÓD:

of true resolve

and

p#janam¯

of the people

and

¢htE

in the good

rt:

having the aim

ySÞv£

of high reputation

åOansØp°:

full of wisdom

S¤¢c:

immaculate

vÜy:

benefactor to the seekers

sma¢Dman¯

steadfast in protecting his devotees

p#jap¢tsm:

equal to Brahma

½£man¯

opulent

Data

supporter

¢rp¤¢nx¥dn:

scourge of enemies

r¢Xta j£vlaEkÞy DmIÞy p¢rr¢Xta ,
r¢Xta ÞvÞy DmIÞy ÞvjnÞy c r¢Xta .13.

r¢Xta

protector of

j£vlaEkÞy

the world of living beings

DmIÞy

of righteousness

p¢rr¢Xta

protector from all aspects

r¢Xta

one who safeguards

ÞvÞy

one's own

DmIÞy

right conduct

ÞvjnÞy

one's own people

and

r¢Xta

protector

Knower   of   righteousness,   acting   true   to   his words, bent upon
the   welfare of   the   people,   of   great   reputation,   endowed   with
high   knowledge,   pure   in mind,   benefactor   to   those   who   seek
him,   ever-alert   in   protecting   those who   seek   refuge   in   him,
equal   to   Lord   Brahma,   possessed   of   all prosperity,   nourisher
( of   his   people)     and   annihilator   of   enemies   (12-13).
vEdvEdaÄñtÏvåOaE    Dn¤vIdE    c    ¢n¢¿t: ,
svISaÞæOaTItÏvåO:    Þm¦¢tman¯    p#¢tBanvan¯    .14.

vEdvEdaÄñ

scriptures and their auxilliaries

tÏvåO:

knower of truth

Dn¤vIdE

in the science of archery

and

¢n¢¿t:

firmly established

svISaÞæOaTI

import of all the codes and manuals of conduct

tÏvåO:

knower of truth

Þm¦¢tman¯

of prodigious memory

p#¢tBanvan¯

of extraordinary intellect

Knower   of   the   scriptures   and   their   auxilliaries,   having   complete   mastery over   the   art   and   science   of   archery,   knower   of   the
import   of   all   the   codes and   manuals   of   conduct,   of   prodigious   memory   and   of   extra-ordinary intellect   (14).

svIlaEk¢p#y:    saD¤rd£naÏma    ¢vcXN: ,
svIda¢Bgt:    s¢ë:    sm¤d#    iv    ¢sÓD¤¢B:    .15.

svIlaEk¢p#y:

beloved of everyone

saD¤:

impeccable

Ad£naÏma

of high bearing

¢vcXN:

extremely competent

svIda

always

A¢Bgt:

attainable

s¢ë:

by good people

sm¤d#:

ocean

¢sÓD¤¢B:

by the rivers

Beloved   of   all   the   worlds,   impeccable,   of   high   bearing,   extremely   capable, always   resorted   to   by   good   people   like   the ocean   attained   by   the   rivers   (15).

AayI:    svIsmàWv    sdWk¢p#ydSIn: ,
s    c    svIg¤NaEpEt:    kaWsÚyanÓdvDIn:    .16.

AayI:

worthy of respect

svIsm:

treating everyone alike

and

also

sda

always

ek¢p#ydSIn:

kind and affectionate in dealings

and

svIg¤NaEpEt:

endowed with all fine qualities

kaWsÚyanÓdvDIn:

one who enhances Kausalya's happiness

Respectable,   treating   everyone   alike,   always   kind   and   affectionate
in dealings,   enhancer   of   the   delight   of   Kausalya   and   a   repository   of   all   auspicious   attributes   (16).
sm¤d#    iv    gaØB£yI    DWyIN    ¢hmva¢nv ,
¢vÝN¤na    sSaE    v£yI    saEmvt¯    ¢p#ydSIn:    .17.

sm¤d#:

ocean

gaØB£yI

majestic

DWyIN

lending support

¢hmvan¯

the Himalayas

¢vÝN¤na

Lord Vishnu

sS:

equal to

v£yI

in courage

saEmvt¯

like the moon

¢p#ydSIn:

pleasing in appearance

Majestic like the ocean, like the Himalayan mountain in lending support, rivalling with Lord Vishnu in valour and of pleasing looks like the (full) moon (17).

kala¢g"sS:    @aEDE    Xmya    p¦¢Tv£sm: ,
DndEn    smÞÏyagE    sÏyE    DmI    ivapr:    .18.
kala¢g": fire at the time of the dissolution of the universe

sS: similar

@aEDE when in rage

Xmya in patience

p¦¢Tv£sm: equal to earth

DndEn with Kubera

sm: comparable

ÏyagE in gifting

sÏyE in truth

DmI: right conduct

iv like

Apr: another

Like   the   fire   at   the   time   of   destruction   of   the   universe   when
in   ire, comparable   to   the   earth   in   patience,   equal   to   Kubera   in   making   gifts   and another   lord   of   righteousness,   while   speaking the
truth   (18).

tmEv|    g¤NsØp°|    ram|    sÏypra@mm¯ ,
ÇyE¿|    ½E¿g¤NWy¤I³|    ¢p#y|    dSrT:    s¤tm¯    .19.
t| him

ev| alone

g¤Ns|p°| possessed of all good qualities

ram| Sri Rama

sÏypra@m| of undiminishing valour

ÇyE¿| the elder

½E¿g¤NW: of highest attributes

y¤³| possessed of

¢p#y| attached

dSrT: Dasaratha

tm¯ son

p#k]t£na|    ¢htWy¤I³|    p#k]¢t¢p#ykaØyya ,
yaWvraÇyEn    s|yaE³mWÅCt¯    p#£Ïya    mh£p¢t:    .20.
p#k]t£na| of the people

¢htW: welfare

y¤³| concerned

p#k]¢t¢p#ykaØyya desire arising out of doing good for the people

yaWvraÇyEn as crown prince

s|yaE³| to anoint

eEÅCt¯ wished

p#£Ïya happily

mh£p¢t: the king

King   Dasaratha,   out   of   his   desire   to   do   good   to   the   people,
was   pleased to   think   of   coronating   that   Rama   as   the   crown
prince,   who   was   the   eldest son,   loved   by   all,   possessed   of all
the   desirable   qualities   as   mentioned above, of   undiminished valour,   repository   of   all   high   attributes   and intent   on   doing good   to the   people   (19-20).

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