THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA
BALA KANDA
t¦t£y:
sgI:
Canto
3(Contd)
ramc¢ræOapraEX£krNm¯
Gaining direct knowledge
of the life story of
Sri Rama
nana¢vDa:
kTaàaÓya
¢váa¢mæOsmagmE
,
janÀyaà
¢vvah|
c
Dn¤xaE
BEdn|
tTa
.11.
nana¢vDa:
|
of various types |
Dn¤x:
|
of the (Siva's) bow |
ramram¢vvad|
c
g¤Nan¯
daSrTEÞtTa
,
tTa¢BxEk|
ramÞy
kWkEÙya
Ѥ¾Bavtam¯
.12.
daSrTE:
|
son of Dasaratha (sri Rama) |
Ѥ¾Bavtam¯
|
evil mindedness |
¢vGat|
ca¢BxEkÞy
ramÞy
c
¢vvasnm¯
,
raåO:
SaEk¢vlap|
c
prlaEkÞy
ca½ym¯
.13.
A¢BxEkÞy
|
of the coronation |
raåO:
|
of the king (Dasaratha) |
SaEk¢vlap|
|
wailing out of
sorrow (on separation from
Rama) |
prlaEkÞy
|
of the other world |
p#k]t£na|
¢vxad|
c
p#k]t£na|
¢vsjInm¯
,
¢nxada¢Dps|vad|
s¥taEpavtIn|
tTa
.14.
p#k]t£na|
|
of the subjects |
p#k]t£na|
|
of the subjects |
¢nxada¢Dp
|
the chief of the hunters |
s¥t
|
the charioteer's (Sumantra) |
gÄñayaàa¢p
trN|
Br¹ajÞy
dSInm¯
,
Br¹aja×yn¤åOana¢ÅcæOk\zÞy
dSInm¯
.15.
Br¹ajÞy
|
of (sage) Bharadwaja |
A×yn¤Manat¯
|
upon the instructions |
¢cæOk\zÞy
|
of (the mountain)
Chitrakoota |
vaÞt¤kmI
¢nvES|
c
Brtagmn|
tTa
,
p#sadn|
c
ramÞy
¢pt¤à
s¢ll¢@yam¯
.16.
vaÞt¤kmI
|
building the abode |
Brtagmn|
|
the arrival of Bharatha |
p#sadn|
|
condescension (of Sri
Rama) |
s¢ll¢@yam¯
|
water oblations |
(Sri Rama and
Lakshmana) meeting Viswamitra and
listening to rare
and varied
episodes (from the sage),
the breaking of the bow, marriage
with the daughter of Janaka,
the dialogue between (Parasu)rama
and(Sri)
Rama (in the Bala kanda),
the qualities of Sri Rama,
thearrangements
made for coronating Sri
Rama as the crown prince,
thevicious
mind of Kaikeyi, and in
the same way, the blocking
of thecoronation,
banishment of Sri Rama,
wailings of king Dasaratha arising out
of sorrow (on separation
from Sri Rama), the king
departing for
the other world, the grief
of the general public, their
(followingSri
Rama and) being sent back,
conversation (of Sri Rama)
with thehunter-king
(Guha), the charioteer (Sumantra)
being sent back (to Ayodhya),
crossing (river) Ganga, meeting
sage Bharadwaja and on the
instructions of Bharadwaja going to
Chitrakoota and setting up
residence there, the arrival of Bharatha and
thereby pleasing Rama and
Sri Rama performing obsequies for his father
have been re-told (11-16).
paѤkag¯¢rya¢BxEk|
c
n¢Ódg#am¢nvasnm¯
,
dÎfkarÎygmn|
¢vraDÞy
vD|
tTa
.17.
paѤkag¯¢ry
|
of the superior
sandals |
n¢Ódg#am
|
in the Nandigrama
(outskirts of Ayodhya) |
dÎfkarÎy
|
in the forest called Dandaka |
¢vraDÞy
|
of (the demon) Viradha |
dSIn|
SrBÄñÞy
s¤t£ßNEn
smagmm¯
,
Ans¥yasmÞya|
c
AÄñragÞy
capINm¯
.18.
Ans¥yasmÞya|
|
conversation with Anasuya |
AgÞÏydSIn|
cWv
dSIn|
c
jzay¤x:
.19.
AgÞÏydSIn|
|
meeting (sage) Agasthya |
jzay¤x:
|
of Jatayu (the vulture) |
S¥pINÁyaà
s|vad|
¢vãpkrN|
tTa
,
vD|
Kr¢æO¢SrsaEât¯Tan|
ravNÞy
c
.20.
¢vãpkrN|
|
(her) disfigurement |
uÏTan|
|
the efforts (to abduct Sita) |
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