THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

½Ey:

all prosperity

and

AÞmW

to him

p#daÞya¢m

I shall confer

bh^ãp|

in a variety of ways

not

s|Sy:

doubt

æOyaNa|

in the three

A¢p

also

laEkana|

worlds

yEn

by which

Áya¢t|

fame

g¢mÝy¢t

he will attain

I   am   doubtless   going   to   bestow   on   him   many   kinds   of   benedictions   and through   that   he   is   going   to   achieve   fame   in   all   the   three   worlds   (11).

n   c   taW   rammasaï   S³aW   ÞTat¤|   kT·n   .
n   c   taW   raGvadÓyaE   hÓt¤m¤ÏshtE   p¤man¯   ¡12¡

never

and

taW

they

ram|

Sri Rama

Aasaï

having confronted

S³aW

capable of

ÞTat¤|

staying (in front)

kT·n

in any manner

not

and

taW

they

raGvat¯

than by Raghava

AÓy:

(by any) other

hÓt¤|

to kill

uÏshtE

is capable of

p¤man¯

person

Those   two   (demons),   when   confronted   by   Rama   will   be   no   match   to   him. Neither   will   anyone   other   than   Rama   be   able   to   destroy   them   (12).

v£yaI¢Ïs³aW   ¢htaW   papaW   kalpaSvS|   gtaW   .
ramÞy   rajSaÑ¥Il   n   pyaIçOaW   mhaÏmn:   ¡
n   c   p¤æOk]t|   s"Eh|   kt¤ImhI¢s   pa¢TIv   ¡13¡

v£yaI¢Ïs³aW

puffed up due to their strength

¢h

indeed

taW

they

papaW

the sinful ones

kalpaSvS|

under the grip of the noose of the God of Death

gtaW

have come

ramÞy

of Sri Rama

rajSaÑ¥Il

O! Tiger among men!

not

pyaIçOaW

match

mhaÏmn:

of the highsouled one

not

and

p¤æOk]t|

born out of (Rama being) your son

s"Eh|

affection

kt¤I|

to show

AhI¢s

(you) deserve

pa¢TIv

O! King!

Puffed   up   due   to   their   valour   but   caught   in   the   noose   of   death,   those   two wicked   ones,   O!   Tiger   among   kings!   are   not   competent   to   stand   face   to face   in   combat   with   the   high-souled   Rama.   You   too   are   not   to   plead   on behalf   of   Rama   (against   my   request),   on   the   ground   of   attachment   to your   son   (13).

dSraæOÞt¤   yMà   t¢Þmn¯   ramEN   raXsaW   .
hÓtÛyaW   ¢vG"ktaIraW   mm   yMÞy   vW¢rNaW   ¡14¡

ten

raæO:

nights

t¤

indeed

yM:

sacrifice

and

t¢Þmn¯

there

ramEN

by Rama

raXsaW

demons

hÓtÛyaW

fit to be killed

¢vG"ktaIraW

creators of impediments

yMÞy

sacrifice

vW¢rNaW

enemies

The   sacrificial   rites   will   span   only   for   ten   days   and   in   that,   these
inimical   demons   who   are   intent   on   disturbing   it   deserve   to   be   destroyed by   Rama   (14).
Ah|   tE   p#¢tjana¢m   htaW   taW   ¢v¢ÑG   raXsaW   ¡15¡

Ah|

to you

p#¢tjana¢m

declare definitely

htaW

having been killed

taW

those two

¢v¢ÑG

take it (from me)

raXsaW

demons

May   you   take   it   from   me   for   certain   that   those   two   demons
are   dead   (15).
Ah|   vE¢î   mhaÏman|   ram|   sÏypra@mm¯   .
v¢s¿aE{¢p   mhatEja   yE   cEmE   tp¢s   ¢ÞTta:   ¡16¡

Ah|

vE¢î

know

mhaÏman|

the high-souled

ram|

Sri Rama

sÏypra@mm¯

rooted in truth

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

A¢p

also

mhatEja:

of great resplendence

others

and

imE

these

tp¢s

in meditative contemplation

¢ÞTta:

absorbed

I   know   Rama,   the   high-souled   one   to   be   of   true   valour,   as   also   that   greatly effulgent   Vasishta   and   all   those   who   are   steadfastly   engaged   in contemplative   meditation   (16).

y¢d   tE   DmIlaB|   c   ySà   prm|   B¤¢v   .
¢ht¢mÅC¢s   rajEÓd#   ram|   mE   dat¤mhI¢s   ¡17¡

y¢d

for you

DmIlaB|

acquisition of merit

and

yS:

reputation

and

prm|

supreme

B¤¢v

in this world

¢ht|

the desired object

iÅC¢s

(you) desire

rajEÓd#

O! King of kings!

ram|

Rama

to me

dat¤|

give

AhI¢s

(you) deserve

I
f   you   wish   for   merit   and   welcome   reputation   of   a   high   order,in   this   world, O! King of kings! may you place Rama   in my care   (17).

yï×yn¤Ma|   kakt¯ÞT   ddtE   tv   m¢ÓæON:   .
v¢s¿p#m¤Ka:   svI   ttaE   ram|   ¢vsjIy   ¡18¡

y¢d

A×yn¤Ma|

consent

kakt¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

ddtE

signal

your

m¢ÓæON:

ministers

v¢s¿p#m¤Ka:

with Vasishta as the chief

svI

all

tt:

therefore

ram|

Rama

¢vsjIy

send him (along with me)

O!   Scion   of   Kakutstha   race!   All   your   ministers   led   by   Vasishta   are   giving their   approval   and   as   such   give   leave   for   Rama     to   leave   (with   me)   (18).

A¢Bp#Etms|s³maÏmj|   dat¤mhI¢s   .
dSraæO|   ¢h   yMÞy   ram|   raj£vlaEcnm¯   ¡19¡

A¢Bp#Et|

extremely beloved

As|s³|

without his company

AaÏmj|

(your) son

dat¤|

to send him (with me)

AhI¢s

(you) deserve

dSraæO|

ten nights

¢h

indeed

yMÞy

of the penance

ram|

Sri Rama

raj£vlaEcnm¯

with eyes resembling the lotus

You   deserve   to   allow   the   lotus-eyed   Rama,   your   dear   son,   for   the   sake   of the   sacrifice,   to   be   away   from   you   for   ten   days   (19).
naÏyE¢t   kalaE   yMÞy   yTa{y|   mm   raGv   .
tTa   kâÝv   Bd#|   tE   ma   c   SaEkE   mn:   k]Ta:   ¡20¡

not

AÏyE¢t

overruns

kal:

time

yMÞy

for the sacrifice

yTa

in what manner

Ay|

this

mine

raGv

O! Raghava!

tTa

in that manner

kâÝv

may you do

Bd#|

auspiciousness (be)

(to) you

never

therefore

SaEkE

in sorrow

mn:

mind

k]Ta:

allow

O!   Scion   of   the   Raghu   dynasty!   In   such   a   manner   that   the   timeframe   of   my sacrifice   is   not   crossed,   may   you   act.May   you   be   auspicious.   May   you   also not   lose   heart   on   account   of   sorrow   (arising   from   parting   from   Rama)   (20).

iÏyEvm¤?va   DmaIÏma   DmaITIs¢ht|   vc:   .
¢vrram   mhatEja   ¢váa¢mæOaE   mham¤¢n:   ¡21¡

i¢t

in this way

ev|

thus

u?va

having spoken

DmaIÏma

that noble soul

DmaITIs¢ht|

suffused with righteousness and gain

vc:

words

¢vrram

retired

mhatEja:

of great effulgence

¢|b:váa¢mæO: |?b: Viswamitra

mham¤¢n:

the eminent sage

Having   uttered   these   words,   which   were   full   of   righteous   conduct   and   were the   harbinger   of   prosperity,   that   high-souled,   righteous   and   great   sage Viswamitra   assumed   silence   (21).

s   t¢°SØy   rajEÓd#aE   ¢váa¢mæOvc:   S¤Bm¯   .
SaEkm×ygmäO£v#|   Ûyx£dt   Bya¢Óvt:   ¡22¡

s:	he (Dasaratha)

tt¯

that

¢nSØy

hearing

rajEÓd#:

the king of kings

¢váa¢mæOvc:

words of Viswamitra

S¤Bm¯

auspicious

SaEk|

sorrow

A×ygmt¯

was overcome

t£v#|

intense

Ûyx£dt

was depressed

Bya¢Óvt:

compounded with fear

That   king   of   kings,   listening   to   those   words   of   Viswamitra,
which   were capable   of   bestowing   prosperity,   was   overcome
with   great   sorrow   and   was depressed   in   mind   due   to
fearful   apprehensions   (22).

i¢t   ¶dymnaE¢vdarN|   m¤¢nvcn|   tdt£v   S¤½¤van¯   .
nrp¢trBvÓmhan¯ mhaÏma Ûy¢Ttmna: p#ccal casnat¯ ¡23¡

i¢t

thus

¶dy

heart (emotion)

mn	mind (intellect)

¢vdarN|

splitting asunder

m¤¢n

of the sage

vcn|

words

tt¯

those

At£v

greatly

S¤½¤van¯

heard

nrp¢t:

the Lord of men

ABvt¯

became

mhan¯

the great

mhaÏma

the highsouled one (Dasaratha)

Ûy¢Tt

broken

mna:

heart

p#ccal

moved

and

Aasnat¯

from his throne

T
hat   highly   high-souled   lord   of   men,having   heard   those   words   of   the   sage, which   split   asunder   as   it   were   the   vitals   of   his   heart,   greatly   depressed, faltered   from   his   seat   (23).

iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE   ekaEn¢v|S:  sgI:¡19¡
Thus  ends   canto   nineteen   of   the   Bala   kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work  Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki

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