smaXrWàt¤¢BIyI:    padWg£taE    mhaÏmna    ,
saE{n¤ÛyahrNaëy:    SaEk:    ÜlaEkÏvmagt:    .41.
 

smaXrW:

symmetrical letters

ct¤¢BI:

four

y:	that which

padW:

quarters

g£t:

sung

mhaÏmna

by that great soul

s:

that

An¤ÛyahrNat¯

due to repeated

B¥y:

again

SaEk:

sorrow

ÜlaEkÏv|

the state of a metrical composition

Aagt:

attained

 
Which   (verse)   constituting   symmetry   in   lettere   and   in   the   four   quarters, and   composed   by   that   great   one,   due   to   repeated   singing,   (transformed) the sorrow  of  the  sage  and  took  the  form  of  a  verse   (41).
 

tÞy    b¤¢ÑG¢ry|    jata    vaÚm£kEBaI¢vtaÏmn:    ,
k]Ïs"|    ramayN|    kaÛym£SW:    krvaÎyhm¯    .42.  

tÞy

that

b¤¢ÑG:

determination

iy|

this

jata

occured

vaÚm£kE:

to Valmiki

Ba¢vtaÏmn:

steeped in the thought of Brahman

k]Ïs"|

in entirety

ramayN|

known as Ramayana

kaÛy|

poem

iISW:

like this

krva¢N

shall compose'

Ahm¯

`I

That   Valmiki,   who   was   meditating   on   the   Supreme   Being,   came   to   the conclusion that  `I  shall  compose'  the entire  Ramayana  in  this  form  (42).
 

udarv¦äOaTIpdWmInaErmWÞtdÞy    ramÞy    ckar    k£¢tIman¯    ,
smaXrW:    ÜlaEkStWyIS¢ÞvnaE    ySÞkr|    kaÛym¤darD£m¤I¢n:    .43.  

udarv¦äOaTIpdW:

consisting of exquisite stories, meanings and letters

mnaErmW:

captivating to the mind

tt¯

that

AÞy

this

ramÞy

of Sri Rama

ckar

composed

k£¢tIman¯

renowned

smaXrW:

apt letters

ÜlaEkStW:

many slokas (verses)

yS¢Þvn:

of the famous

ySÞkr|

conferring fame

kaÛy|

poem

udarD£:

of magnificent intellect

m¤¢n:

sage

   
That   sage   of   wide   intellect   and   fame   composed   that   poem   of   this   noble Rama   which   would   bestow   fame,   and   comprising   excellent   metres,   import, choice   words,   symmetrical   letters   and   hundeds   of   verses   pleasing   to   the mind   (43).  

tѤpgtsmass¢ÓDyaEg|    smmD¤raEpntaTIvaÀybÑGm¯    ,
rG¤vrc¢rt|    m¤¢np#N£t|    dS¢Srsà    vD|    ¢nSamyÒvm¯    .44.  

tt¯

that

upgt	consisting of

smas	compounded words

s¢ÓDyaEg|

joining of words (final and initial letters of two words)

sm	symmetrical

mD¤r

melodious

upnt	brought about

ATIvaÀy

sentences having sense

bÑGm¯

bound

rG¤vrc¢rt|

the story of the greatest of Raghus

m¤¢np#N£t|

composed by the sage

dS¢Srs:

tenheaded (Ravana)

c

and

vD|

killing

¢nSamyÒvm¯

may listen to

 
May   you   make   listening   possible   of   the   story   of   the   best   one   among Raghus   (Rama),   as   also   the   destruction   of   the   ten-headed   (Ravana),   which is   composed   by   the   great   sage   with   appropriate   compound   words,conjunctions, symmetrical   and   musical   letters   and   sentences   conveying   charming meanings   (44).  
iÏyaxI    ½£md#amayNE    vaÚm£k£yE    Aa¢dkaÛyE    balkaÎfE    ¢¹t£y:    sgI:¡2¡
Thus   ends   canto   two   of   the   Bala   kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work  Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki