p#asadW   rÏn¢vk]tW:   pvItW¢rv   SaE¢Btam¯   .
k\zagarWà   s|p¥NaI¢mÓd#ÞyEvamravt£m¯   ¡15¡

p#asadW:

high rise buildings

rÏn¢vk]tW:

studded with precious stones

pvItW:

the mountains

iv

like

SaE¢Btam¯

shining

k\zagarW:

storeyed buildings

c

and

s|p¥NaI|

filled with

iÓd#Þy

of Indra

iv

like

Amravt£m¯

(the city of) Amaravathi

 
¢cæOam¾apdakara|   vrnar£gNWy¤Itam¯   .
svIrÏnsmak£NaI|   ¢vmang¦hSaE¢Btam¯   ¡16¡

¢cæOa|

astonishingly

A¾apdakara|

in the shape of a diceboard

vr

superior

nar£

women

gNW:

groups

y¤tam¯

comprising

svI	all varieties of

rÏn	precious stones

smak£NaI|

strewn all over

¢vmang¦h

buildings comparable to aeroplanes

SaE¢Btam¯

shining

 
g¦hgaFam¢v¢ÅCd#a|   smB¥maW   ¢nvE¢Stam¯   .
Sa¢ltÎf¤ls|p¥NaI¢mX¤kaÎfrsaEdkam¯   ¡17¡

g¦hgaFa|

dense with houses

A¢v¢ÅCd#a|

without gap

smB¥maW

on level ground

¢nvE¢Stam¯

built

Sa¢ltÎf¤l

rice out of red paddy

s|p¥NaI|

full

iX¤kaÎfrs

the juice of sugarcane piece

udkam¯

water (of that type)

ѤÓѤB£¢Bm¦IdÄñWà   v£Na¢B:   pNvWÞtTa   .
na¢dta|   B¦SmÏyTI|   p¦¢TÛya|   tamn¤äOmam¯   ¡18¡

ѤÓѤB£¢B:

with drums

m¦dÄñW:

with the percussion drums

c

and

v£Na¢B:

with Veenas (a musical instrument)

pNvW:

small drums

tTa	in the same way

na¢dta|

sounded

B¦S|

very much

AÏyTI|

greatly

p¦¢TÛya|

on the earth

tam¯

that

An¤äOmam¯

the very best

¢vman¢mv   ¢sÑGana|   tpsa{¢Dgt|   ¢d¢v   .
n   kbErÞy   cEÓd#Þy   ymÞy   vâNÞy   va   ¡19¡

¢vman|

aerial vehicle

iv

like

¢sÑGana|

of Siddhas (semidivine beings)

tpsa	by sacrifice

A¢Dgt|

achieved

¢d¢v	in the heavens

n

not

kbErÞy

of Kubera

c

and

iÓd#Þy

of Indra

ymÞy	of Yama (the god of death)

vâNÞy

of Varuna (the god of waters)

va

or

 
b#'NaE{¢p   p¤r£   rØya   nES£   c   Þvy|B¤v:   .
¢nvE¢StvEÜmaÓta|   nrEÓd#aEäOmsE¢vtam¯   ¡20¡

b#'N:

of Brahma

A¢p

even

p¤r£

city

rØya

beautiful

n

not

iIS£	comparable to this

c

and

Þvy|B¤v:

of the selfborn (Brahma)

¢nvE¢St

well executed

vEÜmaÓta|

ending with such type of houses

nrEÓd#aEäOm

best among chiefs among men

sE¢vtam¯

resorted to

 
yE   c   baNWnI   ¢vÒy¢Ót   ¢v¢v³mpraprm¯   .
SÖDvEÒy|   c   ¢vtt|   lG¤hÞta   ¢vSarda:   ¡21¡

yE

whoever

c

and

baNW:

with arrows

n

not

¢vÒy¢Ót

strike down

¢v¢v³|

lacking the strength of associates

Apraprm¯

issueless

SÖDvEÒy|

knowable through sound

c

and

¢vtt|

running away from battle

lG¤hÞta:

facile in archery

¢vSarda:

highly competent

 
¢s|hÛyaG#vrahaNa|   mäOana|   ndta|   vnE   .
hÓtaraE   ¢n¢StW:   SÞæOWbIlaëah^blWr¢p   ¡22¡

¢s|h

lion

ÛyaG#

tiger

vrahaNa|

boar etc;

mäOana|

intoxicated

ndta|

roaring and grunting

vnE	in the forest

hÓtar:

whoever kills

¢n¢StW:

sharp

SÞæOW:

weapons

blat¯

forcibly

bah^blW:

strength of the arms

A¢p

also

 
taSana|   sh*WÞtam¢Bp¥NaI|   mharTW:   .
p¤r£mavasyamas   raja   dSrTÞtda   ¡23¡

taSana|

of that type

sh*W:

in thousands

ta|	that (city of Ayodhya)

A¢Bp¥NaI|

full

mharTW:

a great warrior (capable of facing simultaneously a thousand

chariots in the battlefield)

p¤r£|

city (of Ayodhya)

Aavasyamas

reigned the kingdom

raja

king

dSrT:

Dasaratha

tda	at that time

 
tam¢g"m¢ëg¤INv¢ërav¦ta|   ¢¹jaEäOmWvIdxfÄñpargW:   .
sh*dW:   sÏyrtWmIhaÏm¢BmIh¢xIkÚpW§I¢x¢Bà   kEvlW:   ¡24¡

ta|	that (city of Ayodhya)

A¢g"m¢ë:

worshipping fire

g¤Nv¢ë:

with desirable qualities

Aav¦ta|

teeming with

¢¹jaEäOmW

: noble brahmins

vEdxfÄñpargW:

experts in the vedas and its six subdivisions

sh*dW:

one who gives away in charity extensively

sÏyrtW:

revelling in truth (the absolute reality)

mhaÏm¢B:

high-souled

mh¢xIkÚpW:

on par with great seers

§¢x¢B:

sages

c

and

kEvlW:

unequalled

At   that   juncture,   Dasaratha   ruled   as   the   king   over   that   great   territory, which   had   festoons   on   the   exterior   gate;   shops   in   the   centreplace   which   was beautifully   spaced;full   of   all   kinds   of   machinery   and   weaponry;teeming   with all   types   of   artisans;  crowded   with   Sutas,   the   soothsayers   and   Magadhas, who   sang   the   praise  of  the  monarch ; highly   endowed   with   prosperity, resplendent   without   a   parallel;   with   flags   fluttering   atop   high-rise buildings;   with   hundreds   of   cannons   of   the   Satagni   variety;   groups   of young   lasses   trained   in   the   fine-arts   of   drama   and   dancing;   gardens and   deer   parks,   walls   appearing   like   waist-bands;   forts   surrounded   by   large and  deep   moats,   impossible   for   enemies   to   enter,   full   of  horses  and elephants   and   in   the   same   manner   full   of   cows,   camels   and   mules,  groups   of vassal   kings   who   were   presenting   their   tributes   to   the   monarch,   shining with   the   tradesmen   from   various   countries,   brilliant   with   diamond-studded buildings   which   were   shining   like   mountains,  full of   storeyed-structures, in   the   wonderful   shape   of   a   chess-board   and   rivalling   with   the   city   of Amaravathi   of   Lord   Indra,   teeming   with   superior   type   of   women,   full   of gems   of   various varieties, crowded   with   tall   buildings   rivalling   with   (the altitude   of   aeroplanes),   dense   with   residences   leaving   no   gap   in   between and   built   on   level-ground,   rich   in   the   crop   of   red-paddy   strain,   water   as sweet   as   pieces   of   sugarcane,   greatly   resounding   with   the   musical   notesof drums,   kettle-drums,   Mridangas   and   the   veena,   the   best   on   the   face   of   the earth,   competing   with   the   aerial   vehicles   of   the Sidhas   who   had   obtained them   through   practice   of   severe   austerities,not   available   in   the   celestial world   to   Kubera,Indra,   Yama   or   Varuna;   appearing   as   if   even   the   city   of the   self-born   Brahma   is   not   as   elegant   as   this   one;   that   city   with   houses well-built,   resorted   to by   the   best   among   the   chiefs   of   men,   populated with   thousands   of   great   warriors   who   would   not   strike   with   arrows   the helpless,   the   issueless,   those   not   present   in   front   combat,   running   away from   battle   but   in   the   forest   kill   with   the   power   of   their   arms   or
using sharp   weapons;   lions,   tigers   and   boars   which   are   well-fed
and   roaring   aloud and   who   have   gained   mastery   in   the   art   of   archery;   full   of   high-souled   and incomparable   sages   who   perform   sacrifices,   are   endowed   with   ethical excellences,   who have mastered
the   (four)   Vedas   and   who   make   profuse   gifts   and   replete   with   Brahmins,   who   are   equal   to   great   seers   (10-24).  
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE   p·m:   sgI: ¡5¡  
Thus   ends   canto   five   of   the   Bala   kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical  work   Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki