Dasaratha   became   extremely   happy   on   gaining   that   porridge   made   by   the gods,   as   an   indigent   person   would,   on   obtaining   wealth   (25).
 
ttÞtdëtp#Áy|   B¥t|   prmBaÞvrm¯   .
s|vtI¢yÏva   tÏkmI   tæOWvaÓtrD£yt   ¡26¡

tt:	following it

tt¯

that

Adëtp#Áy|

having appeared in an astonishing manner

B¥t|

spirit

prm

greatly

BaÞvrm¯

dazzling

s|vtI¢yÏva

having completed

tt¯

that

kmI

mission

tæO

there

ev

itself

AÓtrD£yt

vanished

 
That   wonderful   spirit   which   was   extremely   radiant   in   appearance,   having accomplished  that   task, then   and   there, disappeared  from sight   (26).  
hxIr¢Üm¢BâïaEt|   tÞyaÓt:p¤rmabBaW   .
SardÞya¢BramÞy   cÓd#ÞyEv   nva|S¤¢B:   ¡27¡

hxIr¢Üm¢B:

with the emanating rays of joy

uïaEt|

brilliantly

tÞy

his

AÓt:p¤r|

harem

AabBaW

shone

SardÞy

of the autumnal season

A¢BramÞy

captivating the minds of everyone

cÓd#Þy

of the moon

ev

like

nv

nascent

A|S¤¢B:

rays

 
The   ladies'quarters   of   the   king   shone   with   happiness   like   the   pleasing beams   of   the   rising   autumnal   moon   which   charms   the   minds   of   the people   (27).  
saE{Ótp¤r|   p#¢vÜyWv   kaWsÚya¢mdmb#v£t¯   .
pays|   p#¢tg¦£Ýv   p¤æO£y|   ¢ÏvdmaÏmn:   ¡28¡

s:

he

AÓt:p¤r|

harem

p#¢vÜy

having entered

ev

at once

kaWsÚya|

to Kausalya

id|

this

Ab#v£t¯

said

pays|

this pudding

p#¢tg¦£Ýv

may you receive

p¤æO£y|

potent in giving progeny

t¤

verily

id|

this

AaÏmn:

from me (yourself, myself)

 
He   (Dasaratha),   having   entered   the   inner   apartments,   at   once
spoke   to Kausalya   the   following:   `May   you   receive   immediately
the   porridge   that is   capable   of   bestowing   a   son   to   yourself'   (28).  
kaWsÚyayW   nrp¢t:   paysaDI|   ddaW   tda   .
ADaIdDI|   ddaW   ca¢p   s¤¢mæOayW   nra¢Dp:   ¡
kWkEÙyW   cav¢S¾aDI|   ddaW   p¤æOaTIkarNat¯   ¡29¡   

kaWsÚyayW

to Kausalya

nrp¢t:

the king of men

paysaDI|

half of the pudding

ddaW

gave

tda	thereafter

ADaIt¯

from the remaining half

ADI|

half

ddaW

gave

c

and

A¢p

also

s¤¢mæOayW

to Sumitra

nra¢Dp:

the king of men

kWkEÙyW

to Kaikeyi

c

and again

Av¢S¾aDI|

half of what was left

ddaW

gave

p¤æOaTIkarNat¯

for begetting children

Then   the   king   gave   half   of   the   porridge   to   Kausalya,   half   of   he   remaining (half)   the   king   gave   to   Sumitra   and   the   half   of   the   remaining   (quarter)   to Kaikeyi   for   the   purpose   of   attaining   sons   (29)  
p#ddaW   cav¢S¾aDI|   paysÞyam¦taEpmm¯   .
An¤¢cÓÏy   s¤¢mæOayW   p¤nrEv   mh£p¢t:   ¡30¡

p#ddaW

offered

c

moreover

Av¢S¾aDI|

the left-over half

paysÞy

of the pudding

Am¦taEpmm¯

equal to nectar

An¤¢cÓÏy

after thinking over it for a while

s¤¢mæOayW

to Sumitra

p¤n:

again

ev

alone

mh£p¢t:

the king

The   left-over   (half   of   quarter)   of   the   elixirine   porridge,   the   king   gave to   Sumitra   again,   after   contemplating   for   a   while   (30).
 
ev|   tasa|   ddaW   raja   BayaINa|   pays|   p¦Tk   ¡31¡

ev|

like this

tasa|

that

ddaW

gave

raja

king

BayaINa|

to his wives

pays|

the pudding

p¦Tk	separately

Thus   the   king   distributed   the   porridge   to   those   wives   of   his
separately   (31).
 
taÞÏvEtÏpays|   p#aÔy   nrEÓd#ÞyaEäOma:   ¢ÞæOy:   .
sØman|   mE¢nrE   svaI:   p#hxaI¢dtcEts:   ¡32¡

ta:

those

t¤

verily

ett¯

this

pays|

porridge

p#aÔy

having received

nrEÓd#Þy

of the Lord of men

uäOma:

noble

¢ÞæOy:

consorts

sØman|

felt honoured

mE¢nrE

considered

svaI:

all of them

p#hxaI¢dt

with rising happiness

cEts:

of mental state

 
All   those   noble   wives   of   the   king,   having   received   the   porridge,   with highly   elated   minds,   considered   themselves   honoured   (32).
 
ttÞt¤   ta: p#aÜy tѤäOm¢ÞæOyaE mh£ptEâäOmpays|   p¦Tk  .
h^taSna¢dÏysmantEjsaE{¢crEN gBaIn¯ p#¢tpE¢drE tda ¡33¡

tt:	thereafter

t¤

indeed

ta:	those (consorts of Dasaratha)

p#aÜy

having consumed

tt¯

that

uäOm¢ÞæOy:

noble women

mh£ptE:

of the king

uäOm

superior

pays|

pudding

p¦Tk	separately

h^taSn

blazing fire

Aa¢dÏy

brilliant Sun

sman

similar

tEjs:

resplendence

A¢crEN

ere long

gBaIn¯

conception

p#¢tpE¢drE

attained

tda

then

 
Thereafter,   those   noble   consorts   of   the   king   individually   consumed   that superior   porridge   and   consequently   attaining   the   radiance   of   fire,   Sun and   Indra,   conceived   in   a   short   time   (33).
 
ttÞt¤ raja p#sm£ßy ta: ¢ÞæOy:  p#ãFgBaI: p#¢tlÖDmans: .
bB¥v ¶¾¢ÞæO¢dvE yTa h¢r: s¤rEÓd#¢sÑG¢xIgNa¢Bp¥¢jt:   ¡34¡  

tt:

then

t¤

also

raja

king

p#sm£ßy

seeing

ta:

those

¢ÞæOy:

women

p#ãF	the onset of

gBaI:

conception

p#¢tlÖD

relieved (of anxiety)

mans:

minds

bB¥v

became

¶¾:

cheerful

¢æO¢dvE

in the heavens

yTa

just as

h¢r:	Lord Indra

s¤rEÓd#

the best of gods

¢sÑG

Sidhas

§¢x

Sages

gN

groups

A¢Bp¥¢jt:

being worshipped

Rid   of   mental   affliction,   on   seeing   those   women   quick   with   child,   the king   became   extremely   happy   and   appeared   like   Indra   worshipped   by   the   great gods   and   groups   of   sages   (34).
 
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE  vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE   xaEfS:   sgI:¡16¡
Thus   ends  canto   sixteen   of   the   Bala   kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work  Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki