THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA
BALA KANDA
A¾a¢v|S:
sgI: Canto 28
AÞæOaEps|haraEpdES:
Instructions on
withdrawal of (discharged) arrows,
weapons, missiles
p#¢tg¦/
ttaE{ÞæOa¢N p#¶¾vdn:
S¤¢c: .
gÅC°Ev
c kakt¯ÞTaE ¢váa¢mæOmTab#v£t¯
¡1¡
| p#¶¾vdn:
|
with a happy freame of mind |
| kakt¯ÞT:
|
Kakutstha (Sri Rama) |
The scion of
Kakustha dynasty, having been
endowed with all these arrows
etc, becoming happy and
clear in mind therefrom,
addressed Viswamitra while walking
along with him (1).
g¦h£taÞæOaE{¢Þm
BgvÓѤraDxI: s¤rWr¢p
.
AÞæOaNa|
Ïvh¢mÅCa¢m s|har|
m¤¢np¤Äñv ¡2¡
| g¦h£taÞæO:
|
possessing the Weapons |
| iÅCa¢m
|
desirous of (learning) |
| s|har|
|
the secret of recalling the
weapons set free |
| m¤¢np¤Äñv
|
O! noblest among sages! |
`O! Lord! Best
among sages! Having been
bestowed with arrows, missiles
etc, I have now become
invincible even by the
gods. I am desirous of knowing
the art and science
of effecting withdrawal also
of the weapons etc,
once discharged (2).
ev|
b#¤v¢t kakt¯ÞTE
¢váa¢mæOaE mhatpa:
.
s|har|
ÛyajharaT D¦¢tman¯
s¤v#t: s¤¢c: ¡3¡
| s|har|
|
the method of recalling the
weapons discharged |
| D¦¢tman¯
|
the one with discretion |
| s¤v#t:
|
follower of all rituals |
When the scion
of Kakustha clan was
saying thus,Viswamitra of great
austerities,then expounded the
technique of withdrawal of (discharged
weapons), Viswamitra who was
given to discretion, to good
practices and pure in
body and font mind (3).
sÏyvÓt|
sÏyk£¢tI| D¦¾|
rBsmEv c .
p#¢thartr|
nam praHm¤KmvaHm¤Km¯
¡4¡
| sÏyvÓt|
|
the art named Satyavat |
| sÏyk£¢tI|
|
the art named Satyakirti |
| p#¢thartr|
|
the method known as Pratiharatara |
| praHm¤K|
|
known as Parangmukha |
lXaX¢v@maW
cWv èFnaBs¤naBkaW .
dSaXStvÀæaaW
c dSS£xIStaEdraW ¡5¡
| lXaX¢v@maW
|
the techniques known as Lakshaksha
and Vikrama |
| èFnaBs¤naBkaW
|
the tactics named Drudanabha
and Sunabha |
| dSaXStvÀæaaW
|
also Dasaksha and Satavaktra |
| dSS£xIStaEdraW
|
the methods called Dasasirsha
and Satodara |
pînaBmhanaBaW
ѤÓѤnaBs¤naBkaW
.
ÇyaE¢tx|
k]Tn| cWv nWraÜy¢vmlav¤BaW
¡6¡
| pînaBmhanaBaW
|
Padmanabha and Mahanabha |
| ѤÓѤnaBs¤naBkaW
|
Dundunabha and Sunabhaka |
| nWraÜy¢vmlaW
|
Nairashya and Vimala |
yaEgÓDr¢v¢nd#aW
c dWÏyp#SmnaW tTa .
S¤¢cbaIh^mIhabah^¢nIÝk¢l¢vIâ¢cÞtTa
¡
sa¢cImal£
D¦¢tmaIl£ v¦¢äOman¯
â¢crÞtTa ¡7¡
| yaEgÓDr¢v¢nd#aW
|
Yogandhara and Vinidra |
| dWÏyp#SmnaW
|
queller of the missiles of
the demons |
| mhabah^:
|
weapon named Mahabahu |
¢pt¦saWmns|
cWv ¢vD¥tmkrav¤BaW .
krv£rkr|
cWv DnDaÓyaW c raGv
¡8¡
| ¢pt¦saWmns|
|
the technique named Pithrusaumanasa |
| ¢vD¥tmkraW
|
the secrets known as Vidhuta and
Makara |
| krv£rkr|
|
the method named Karavirakara |
| DnDaÓyaW
|
the secrets known as Dhana and Dhanya |
kamãp|
kamâ¢c| maEhn| marN|
tTa .
j¦|Bk|
svInaB| c sÓDanvâNav¤BaW
¡9¡
| sÓDanvâNaW
|
Sandhana and Varuna |
B¦Saátnyan¯
ram BaÞvran¯ kamã¢pN:
.
p#t£ÅC
mm Bd#| tE paæOB¥taE¢s
raGv ¡10¡
| B¦Saátnyan¯
|
the sons of Bhrishasva |
| kamã¢pN:
|
taking any shape of their
choice |
`O!
Rama! Scion of the
Raghu race! May you
receive from me, who is
fit to do so, knowledge
in the undermentioned branches
of learning in weaponry, which
will be of great use
to you: Satyavrat, Satyakirti,Dhrusta,
Rabhasa, Pratiharatara, the famous
Pavanamukha, Lakshakshara,Vikrama, Dhridhanabha,
Sunabha, Dasaksha, Satavaktra, Dasasirsha,
Satodara, Padmanabha, Mahanabha,
Dundunabha, Surabhaka, Jyotisha,Krithana, Nairasya,
Vimala, the demon-depressing Yogandhara
and Vinidra, Suchi, Bahu,
Mahabahu, Nishkuli, Viruci, Sarchimali,Dhritimali,
both Vrithiman and Ruchira,
Vidhuta and Makara, Pitrusaumanasa,
Karaviraka, Dana and Dhanya, Kamarupa,
Kamaruci, Mohana, Marana, Jrimbhaka,
Sarvanabha, Sandhana and Varuna
and the radiant products of
Brisasva, capable of assuming
any form at will' (4-10).
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