THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

æOyaEdS:  sgI:      Canto 13(Contd)
yMSalap#vES:      Entering   the  sacrificial   enclosure
tt:   kW¢àdhaEraæOWâpyata   mh£¢Xt:   .
bh\¢n   rÏnaÓyaday   raMaE   dSrTÞy   c   ¡31¡

tt:

then

kW¢àt¯

some

AhaEraæOW:

days and nights

upyata:

arrived

mh£¢Xt:

kings

bh\¢n

many

rÏna¢n

precious gems

Aaday

bringing

raM:

kings

dSrTÞy - for Dasaratha

and

Later   on,   for   a   few   following   days   and   nights,kings   arrived   with   tributes of   countless   gems   foe   presentation to emperor Dasaratha   (31).

ttaE   v¢s¿:   s¤p#£taE   rajan¢mdmb#v£t¯   .
upyata   nrÛyaG#   rajanÞtv   Sasnat¯   ¡32¡

tt:

thereupon

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

s¤p#£t:

greatly pleased

rajan|

the king

id|

this

Ab#v£t¯

informed

upyata:

ahving arrived

nrÛyaG#

tiger among men

rajan:

kings

your

Sasnat¯

orders

Upon   this,   Vasishta   with   a   gladdened   heart   told   thus   to   the   king:   `O! Tiger among   kings! Upon you command the kings have arrived   (32).
mya   c   sÏk]ta:   svI   yTahI|   rajsäOma:   .
y¢My|   c   k]t|   rajn¯   p¤âxW:   s¤sma¢htW:   ¡33¡

mya

by me

and

sÏk]ta:

well received

svI

all

yTahI|

as appropriate to them

rajsäOma:

the best among kings

y¢My|

what is necessary for the sacrifice

and

k]t|

has been completed

rajn¯

O! King!

p¤âxW:

by men

s¤sma¢htW:

well versed in procedures

All   these   great   kings   have   all   been   well   received   and   looked   after   by   me, in   accordance   to   their   status   and   standing.   O!   King!   By   knowledgeable persons   all   that   is   necessary   for   the   conduct   of   the   sacrifice   has   also been   done   (33).

¢nyaIt¤   c   Bvan¯   y¾¤|   yMaytnm¢Ótkat¯   .
svIkamWãp¶tWãpEt|   vW   smÓtt:   ¡34¡

¢nyaIt¤

may set out

and

Bvan¯

you

y¾¤|

sacrifice

yMaytn|

the sacrificial hall

A¢Ótkat¯

near at hand

svIkamW:

with all desires

up¶tW:

joined

upEt|

along with

verily

smÓtt:

on all sides

May you set out for the sacrificial enclosure which is closeby to perform the sacrifice. This place has been provided with all that is to be desired for, from all angles (34).

d#¾¤mhI¢s rajEÓd# mnsEv ¢v¢n¢mItm¯ ¡35¡

d#¾¤|

to see

AhI¢s

you deserve

rajEÓd#

chief among kings

mnsa

in the mind

¢v¢n¢mItm¯

constructed

O!   Best   among   kings!   May   you   now   see   all   that   you   had   contemplated   in your   mind'   (35).
tTa   v¢s¿vcnaÜy½¦ÄñÞy   caEByaE:   .
S¤BE   ¢dvsnXæOE   ¢nyaItaE   jgt£p¢t:   ¡36¡

tTa

then

v¢s¿vcnat¯

as instructed by Vasishta

§Üy½¦ÄñÞy

of Rishyasrunga

and

uByaE:

both

S¤BE

auspicious

¢dvs

day

nXæOE

asterism

¢nyaIt:

set out

jgt£p¢t:

the lord of earth

In   accordance   with   the   words   of   both   Vasishta   and   Rishyasrunga,   the   lord   of earth   (Dasaratha)   set   out,   on   an   auspicious   day,   with   a   propitious asterism   (36).

ttaE   v¢s¿p#m¤Ka:   svI   ev   ¢¹jaEäOma:   .
§Üy½¦Äñ|   p¤rÞk]Ïy   yMkmaIrB|Þtda   .
yMvazgta:   svI   yTaSaÞæO|   yTa¢v¢D   ¡37¡

tt:

then

v¢s¿p#m¤Ka:

with Vasishta in the lead

svI

all

indeed

¢¹jaEäOma:

foremost among Brahmins

§Üy½¦Äñ|

Rishyasrunga

p¤rÞk]Ïy

in front

yMkmI

the act of sacrifice

AarBn¯

commenced

tda

then

yMvazgta:

those who had reached the sacrificial enclosure

svI

all

yTaSaÞæO|

as per injunctions

yTa¢v¢D

as per rules

Then   all   the   learned   Brahmins   with   Vasishta   in   their   lead,   and   under   the guidance   of   Rishyasrunga,   commenced   the   sacrificial   rites,   having   gone   to the   sacrificial   enclosure,   the   proceedings   being   as   laid   down   in   the scriptures   and   in   the   manner   ordained   (37).
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE balkaÎfE   æOyaEdS:   sgI:¡13¡
Thus   ends  Canto   thirteen   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki

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