THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

ek¢v|S:  sgI:      Canto 21(Contd)
v¢s¿vcnad#amp#ExN:      Sending   Sri   Rama,   upon   the   advice   of   Vasishta
exaE{ÞæOan¯   ¢v¢vDan¯   vE¢äO   æOWlaEÀyE   scracrE   .
nWnmÓy:   p¤man¯   vE¢äO   n   c   vEÏÞy¢Ót   kEcn   ¡11¡

ex:

AÞæOan¯

weapons

¢v¢vDan¯

a variety of

vE¢äO

researched and knows

æOWlaEÀyE

in the three worlds

scracrE

among the movables and the immovables

not

en|

him

AÓy:

other

p¤man¯ - man

vE¢äO

knows him truly

not

and

vEÏÞy¢Ót

will ever know

kEcn

no one

This   one   (Viswamitra)   is   an   adept   and   an   authority   on   various   types   of weapons,   no   other   (than   me)   knows   him   for   what   he   is   in   all   the   three worlds   of   movables   and   immovables   nor   will   anyone   in   future   also   know about   his   real   nature   (11).

n   dEva   §xy:   kE¢c°as¤ra   n   c   raXsa:   .
gÓDvIyXp#vra:   s¢k°rmhaErga:   ¡12¡

not

dEva:

gode

§xy:

sages

kE¢ct¯

no one

not

As¤ra:

demons

not

and

raXsa:

demons

gÓDvIyXp#vra:

the chieftains among Gandharvas and Yakshas

s¢k°rmhaErga:

along with Kinnaras and the great reptiles

The   celestials,   tha   sages,   the   demons,   the   Rakshasas,   the   great   Gandharvas, the   Yakshas,   the   Kinnaras   and   the   great   reptiles-   none   of   these   know about   him   (12).

svaIÞæOa¢N   B¦SaáÞy   p¤æOa:   prmDa¢mIka:   .
kaW¢Skay   p¤ra   däOa   yda   raÇy|   p#Sas¢t   ¡13¡

svaIÞæOa¢N

all the weapons

B¦SaáÞy

of Bhrisasva

p¤æOa:

sons

prmDa¢mIka:

rooted in righteousness

kaW¢Skay

to Kausika

p¤ra

in ancient days

däOa:

were given

yda

whenever, then

raÇy|

the kingdom

p#Sas¢t

ruling

When   the   son   of   Kusika   was   ruling   the   kingdom   in   the   days   of   yore, the   highly   righteous   sons   of   Bhrisasva   bestowed   on   him   all   types   of weapons     (13).

tE{¢p   p¤æOa   B¦SaáÞy   p#jap¢ts¤taÞt¤   yE   .
nWkãpa   mhav£yaI   d£¢çOmÓtaE   jyavha:   ¡14¡

they

A¢p

also

p¤æOa:

sons

B¦SaáÞy

of Bhrisasva

p#jap¢t

Lord of creation

ta:

sons of Daksha

t¤

also

who

nWkãpa:

of different capacities

mhav£yaI:

of great strength

d£¢çOmÓt:

radiant

jyavha:

ensuring victory

The   sons   of   Bhrisasva   and   those   of   Daksha   Prajapati   were   of   different abilties,   greatly   valiant,   always   of   victorious   habit   and   greatly
effulgent   in   appearance   (15).

jya   c   s¤p#Ba   cWv   dXkÓyE   s¤mÒymE   .
tE   s¤vatE{ÞæOSÞæOa¢NSt|   prmBaÞvrm¯   ¡15¡

jya

Jaya

and

s¤p#Ba

Suprabha

and

indeed

dXkÓyE

daughters of Daksha Prajapati

s¤mÒymE

of comely waists

they

s¤vatE

obtained

AÞæOSÞæOa¢N

arrows and missiles

St|

hundreds

prmBaÞvrm¯

extremely radiant

Jaya   and   Suprabha,of   comely   waists,   were   the   daughters   of   Daksha.   They had   acquired   hundreds   of   brilliant   weapons   of   various   descriptions   (15).

p·aSt|   s¤ta|ÚlEBE   jya   lÖDvra   p¤ra   .
vDayas¤rsWÓyanamXyan¯   kamã¢pN:   ¡16¡

p·aSt|

five hundred

s¤tan¯

sons

lEBE

obtained

jya

Jaya

lÖDvra

having secured boons

p¤ra

in the olden times

vDay

for the destruction of

As¤rsWÓyana|

the hordes of demoniac armies

AXyan¯

above decimation

kamã¢pN:

who could assume any form at will

In   the   olden   days,   having   obtained   boons   and   intent   on   the   extermination of   the   demoniac   contingents,   Jaya   brought   forth   five   hundred   sons   who could   assume   any   form   at   will   and   who   were   above   decimation   (16).

s¤p#Ba{jnyÅca¢p   p¤æOan¯   p·aSt|   p¤n:   .
s|hara°am   Ñ¥DIxaIÓÑ¤ra@aman¯   bl£ys:   ¡17¡

s¤p#Ba

Suprabha

Ajnyt¯

brought forth

and

A¢p

also

p¤æOan¯

sons

p·aSt|

five hundred

p¤n:

too

s|haran¯

Samharas

nam

named

Ñ¥DIxaIn¯

invincible

Ñ¤ra@aman¯

not vulnerable (to attacks)

bl£ys:

strong

Suprabha   too,   gave   birth   to   five   hundred   sons,   who   were   known   as   Samharas and   possessed   of   great   strength,   not   vulnerable   to   valiant   attacks   and were   invincible   (17).

ta¢n   caÞæOa¢N   vEÏyEx   yTavt¯   k¢SkaÏmj:   .
Ap¥vaINa|   c   jnnE   S³aE   B¥yà   DmI¢vt¯   ¡18¡

ta¢n

those

and

AÞæOa¢N

missiles

vE¢äO

knows

ex:

this one (Viswamitra)

yTavt¯

in the right way

k¢SkaÏmj:

son of Kusika

Ap¥vaINa|

of rare

and

jnnE

in the designing and production

S³:

competent

B¥y:

again

and

DmI¢vt¯

knower of right conduct

This   son   of   Kusika,   well-versed   in   the   right   code   of   conduct,   is   fully aware   of   all   types   of   missiles   and   is   also   capable   of   inventing   new   ones, which   will   be   superior   to   others   (18).

ev|v£yaI   mhatEja   ¢váa¢mæOaE   mhaySa:   .
tEnaÞy   m¤¢nm¤ÁyÞy   DmIMÞy   mhaÏmn:   ¡19¡

ev|v£yI:

of such great prowess

mhatEja:

of great radiance

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

mhaySa:

of great fame

tEn

by him

AÞy

this

m¤¢nm¤ÁyÞy

best among sages

DmIMÞy

knower of the right way of life

mhaÏmn:

highsouled

n ¢k|¢cdÔy¢v¢dt| B¥t| BÛy| c raGv .
n ramgmnE rajn¯ s|Sy| gÓt¤mhI¢s ¡20¡

not

¢k|¢ct¯

an iota

A¢p

even

A¢v¢dt|

unknown (about)

B¥t|

past

BÛy|

future

and

raGv

O! Raghava!

not

ramgmnE

sending Rama

rajn¯

O! King!

s|Sy|

hesitation

gÓt¤|

entertaining

AhI¢s

deserve

This   Viswamitra   is   of   this   prowess,   of   great   reputation,   of   great   radiance, high-souled,   knower   of   the   right   way   of   life   and   the   best   among   sages   and there   is   nothing   he   knows   not   regarding   the   past   or   the   future.   O!   King! Therefore,   may   you   not   get   confounded   in   the   matter   of   sending   (with him)   Rama   (19-20).

tExa|   ¢ng#hNE   S³:   Þvy|   c   k¢SkaÏmj:   .
tv   p¤æO¢htaTaIy   Ïvam¤pEÏya¢ByactE   ¡21¡

tExa|

of their

¢ng#hNE

destruction

S³:

capable

Þvy|

on his own

and

k¢SkaÏmj:

the son of Kusika

your

p¤æO

son's

¢htaTaIy

for the benefit

Ïva|

you

upEÏy

having approached

A¢ByactE

seeks

The   son   of   Kusika   is   himself   capable   of   destroying   them   (the   demons),   but in   the   interest   of   your   son,   he   has   come   to   seek   him   from   you'   (21).

i¢t m¤¢n   vcnat¯   p#s°¢cäOaE   rG¤v¦xBà   m¤maEd   BaÞvraÄñ:   .
gmnm¢BâraEc raGvÞy p#¢TtySa: k¢SkaÏmjay b¤ÑGYa ¡22¡

i¢t

in this manner

m¤¢nvcnat¯

wordss of the sage (Vasishta)

p#s°¢cäO:

with a happy mind

rG¤v¦xB:

the bull of the Raghu dynasty

and

m¤maEd

became joyous

BaÞvraÄñ:

and beaming in his limbs

gmn|

departure

A¢BâraEc

approved

raGvÞy

of Raghava

p#¢TtySa:

of great reputation

k¢SkaÏmjay

the son of Kusika

b¤ÑGYa

with a settled mind

Upon   these   words   of   the   sage,   his   mind   clarified,   the   bull   of   Raghu dynasty   and   the   one   of   great   reputation   became   glad   at   heart   and   shone   (with happiness).   Also   he   set   his   mind   upon   Rama's   dparture   for   the   sake   of the   son   of   Kusika   (22).

iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE      Aa¢dkaÛyE        ek¢v|S:   sgI:¡21¡
Thus   ends   canto   twenty-one   of   the   Bala   Kanda     of    the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work    Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki

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