k¢à°   Ѥ¾ÞtæOas£t¯   prdarr¢tnIr:   .
p#SaÓt|   svImEvas£d#a¾®|   p¤rvr|   c   tt¯   ¡14¡

k¢àt¯

even one

n

not

Ѥ¾:

wicked

tæO:

there

Aas£t¯

was

prdarr¢t:

eye on another's wife

nr:

person

p#SaÓt|

peace

svI|

all

ev

also

Aas£t¯

was

ra¾®|

country

p¤rvr|

capital city

c

and

tt¯

that

 
There   was   not   a   single   person   who   was   wicked   and   had  an eye   on   another's wife;   and   that   capital   city   as   also   the   entire   country   was   absolutely   in a   state   of   peace   (14).
 
s¤vass:   s¤vExaà   tE   c   svI   s¤S£¢ln:   .
¢htaTI|   c   nrEÓd#Þy   jag#taE   nycX¤xa   ¡15¡

s¤vass:

excellent raiments

s¤vExa:

embellishments

c

and

tE

they

c

and

svI

all

s¤S£¢ln:

given to ethical excellences

¢htaTI|

for the good of

c

and

nrEÓd#Þy

of the king

jag#t:

vigilant

nycX¤xa

with an eye on justice

All   of   them   were   attired   in   fine   raiments,   well-decorated, given  to  impeccable   conduct   and   character   and   ever-vigilant   through   observance   of right   conduct   for   the well-being  of  the monarch (15).
 
g¤raW   g¤Ng¦h£taà   p#Áyataà   pra@mE   .
¢vdESEÝv¢p   ¢vMata:   svItaE   b¤¢ÑG¢nàyat¯   .
A¢BåOa   g¤NvÓtà   n   casn¯   g¤Ng¢vIta:   ¡16¡

g¤raW

in the master (preceptor)

g¤Ng¦h£ta:

seeing only the positive side

c

and

p#Áyata:

famous

c

and

pra@mE

in valour

¢vdESEx¤

in foreign lands

A¢p

also

¢vMata:

wellknown

svIt:

allround

b¤¢ÑG¢nàyat¯

firm in discriminatory power

A¢BMa:

of good lineage

g¤NvÓt:

endowed with all good attributes

c

and

n

not

c

and

Aasn¯

was

g¤Ng¢vIta:

arrogant due to good qualities

 
They   looked   at   the   side   of   merit   only   in  their  preceptors, were   famed in  bravery,   known   to   the  outside  world   very   well   due   to   their   correct   and just   decisions,   of   impressive   ancestry,   given   to   exemplary   personal   conduct and   never   arrogant   due   to   their   excellences   (16).
 
s¢ÓD¢vg#htÏvMa:   svISaÞæO¢vSarda:   .
mÓæOs|vrNE   y¤³a:   S³a:   s¥ßmas¤   b¤¢ÑGx¤   ¡17¡

s¢ÓD	peace treaties

¢vg#h

the art of sowing seeds of dissension or battle

tÏvMa:

knowers of the intricacies

svI

all

SaÞæO

codes and manuals of knowledge

¢vSarda:

experts

mÓæO	counselling

s|vrNE

protecting (the secrecy)

y¤³a:

adepts

S³a:

capable

s¥ßmas¤

subtle

b¤¢ÑGx¤

ideas

 
Well-versed   in   the   science   and   art   of   international  war  and  peace,   adepts in   closely   guarding   the   secrets   of   the   state   and   thoroughly   knowledgeable in  all  codes  and  manuals  of   right   living were   they (17).
 
n£¢tSaÞæO¢vSExåOa:   stt|   ¢p#yva¢dn:   .
iISWÞtWrmaÏyWà   raja   dSrTaE{nG:   .
upp°g¤NaEpEtWrÓvSas¹s¤ÓDram¯   ¡18¡

n£¢t	the art of just administration

SaÞæO

precepts

¢vSExMa:

having sound knowledge

stt|

always

¢p#yva¢dn:

speaking pleasantly

iISW:

of this type

tW:

by them

AmaÏyW:

ministers

c

and

raja

king

dSrT:

Dasaratha

AnG:

sinless

upp°	overflowing

g¤NaEpEtW:

accompanied with good attributes

AÓvSast¯

ruled

vs¤ÓDram¯

the earth

 
The   sinless   Dasaratha   ruled   over   the   earth   with   this   council   of   ministers, who   were   endowed   with   all   desirable   attributes,   who were   also   well   up   in the   nuances   of   law   and   fair   governance   and   who   always   spoke   in   a   persuasive manner   (18).
 
AvEXmaNàarEN   p#ja   DmIN   r¸yn¯   .
p#jana|   paln|   kvI°DmI|   p¢rvjIyn¯   ¡19¡

AvEXmaN:

seeing

carEN

through spies

p#ja:

subjects

DmIN	by righteous means

r¸yn¯

keeping happy

p#jana|

of the subjects

paln|

protection

kvIn¯

providing

ADmI|

unrighteousness

p¢rvjIyn¯

eschewing

¢v½¤t¢æOx¤   laEkEx¤   vdaÓy:   sÏysÄñr:   .
s   tæO   p¤âxÛyaG#:   SSas   p¦¢Tv£¢mmam¯   ¡20¡

¢v½¤t:

famed

¢æOx¤

in the three

laEkEx¤

worlds

vdaÓy:

munificent

sÏysÄñr:

of truthful promise

s:

he

tæO

there

p¤âxÛyaG#:

tiger among men

SSas

ruled

p¦¢Tv£|

earth

imam¯

this

 
Gathering   intelligence   (about   the   goings-on   in   the country) through   a
network   of   spies,   keeping   the   subjects   happy   by   ruling   righteously   and providing   them   their   needs,   eschewing   unrighteous   ways,   famed   in   the three   worlds,   a   greatly   munificent   one   and   living   upto   the   truthful ways,   that   tiger   among   men   (Dasaratha)   was     ruling   the   kingdom,   in those   days   (19-20).

naÒygÅC¢¹¢S¾|   va   t¤Úy|   va   SæO¤maÏmn:   .
¢mæOva°tsamÓt:   p#taphtkÎzk:   ¡21¡

n

not

AÒygÅCt¯

met

¢v¢S¾|

superior

va

or

t¤Úy|

equal

va

or

SæO¤|

enemy

AaÏmn:

self

¢mæOvan¯

having friends

ntsamÓt:

with subdued vassal kings

p#taphtkÎzk:

enemies suppressed through mere reputation

s   SSas   jgd#aja   ¢dv|   dEvp¢tyITa   ¡22¡

s:

he

SSas

ruled

jgt¯

the earth

raja

the king

¢dv|	the celestial world

dEvp¢t:

the chief of the celestials

yTa

just as

 
Just   as   lord   Indra   did   as   regards   the   celestial   world,   that   king   led   his reign   of   the   country   and   never   had   occasion   to   come  up   against   an   enemy either   equal   or   more   powerful   than   himself;  had   many   well-wishers   and servile   vassal   kings   and   his   enemies   had   been   subjugated   through   his mere   fame   (21-22).
 
tWmI¢ÓæO¢BmIÓæO¢htE   ¢n¢v¾Wv¦ItaE{n¤r³W:   kSlW:   smTI:   .
s   pa¢TIvaE   d£¢çOmvap   y¤³ÞtEjaEmyWgaI¢B¢rvaE¢dtaE{kI:   ¡23¡

tW:

by those

m¢ÓæO¢B:

ministers

mÓæO¢htE

counselling, good wishes etc;

¢n¢v¾W:

given to

v¦t:	surrounded

An¤r³W:

attached and loyal

kSlW:

extremely capable

smTI:

efficient

s:

he

pa¢TIv:

king

d£¢çO|

radiance

Avap

attained

y¤³:	in the company of

tEjaEmyW:

of blinding brilliance

gaE¢B:

rays

iv

like

u¢dt:

risen

AkI:

Sun

 
That   king   attained   the   glory   of   the   risen   sun   with   blazing   rays,   surrounded by   those   ministers   who   were   devoted   to   wise   counselling,   extremely competent   and   dexterous,   and   fiercely   loyal
to   the   king   (23).
 
iÏyaxI  ½£md#amayNE  vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE    balkaÎfE   sçOm:   sgI:¡7¡
Thus   ends   canto   seven   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of   the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work   Srimad   Ramayana   of     Valmiki