THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

BALA KANDA

to him

they

p#d¢XN|

circumambulation

k]Ïva

doing

p¦¾va

enquiring

and

A¢p

also

¢nramym¯

welfare

K¢nt¤|

to dig

sm¤pa@aÓta:

commenced

¢dS|

in the direction of

saEmvt£|

the north

tt:

thereafter

Circumambulating   it   and   also   enquiring   about   its   welfare,
they commenced   digging   up   the   Somavati   (northerly)
direction,   thereafter   (21).

uäOrÞyam¢p   ¢d¢S   dS¤¢hImpaÎf¤rm¯        .
Bd#|   Bd#EN   vp¤xa   DaryÓt|   mh£¢mmam¯   ¡ 22¡

uäOrÞya|

in the northerly

A¢p

also

¢d¢S

direction

dS¤:

(they) saw

¢hmpaÎf¤rm¯

white like snow

Bd#|

the elephant named Bhadra

Bd#EN

with an auspicious

vp¤xa

look (body)

DaryÓt|

bearing

mh£|

earth

imam¯

this

In   the   northern   region   too,   they   saw   (the   quarter   guarding
elephant)   Bhadra,   whose   body   was   white   like   snow   and
which   was   supporting   this   earth   with   its   auspicious   body   (22).
smal×y c t| svI   k]Ïva   ca¢p   p#d¢XNm¯   .
x¢¾:   p¤æOsh*a¢N   ¢b¢BÑ¤vIs¤Datlm¯   ¡ 23¡

smal×y

touching tenderly

and

him

svI

all

k]Ïva

having done

and

A¢p

also

p#d¢XNm¯

going round

x¢¾:

sixty

p¤æOsh*a¢N

thousand sons

¢b¢BÑ¤:

broke up

vs¤Datlm¯

the earth

All   those   sixty   thousand   sons,   having   touched   it   tenderly
and   going   round   it,   again   dug   up   the   earth   (23).

tt:   p#ag¤äOra|   gÏva   sagra:   p#¢Tta| ¢dSm¯   .
raExad×yKnÓsvI   p¦¢Tv£|   sgraÏmja:   ¡24¡

tt:

thereafter

p#ag¤äOra|

north-eastern

gÏva

having gone

sagra:

the sons of Sagara

p#¢Tta|

the famous

¢dSm¯

direction

raExat¯

vigorously

A×yKnn¯

dug

svI

all

p¦¢Tv£|

the earth

sgraÏmja:

the sons of Sagara

Reaching   that   famous   north-eaastern   direction,   all   those   sons
of   Sagara   there   dug   deep   the   earth   very   vigorously   (24).

tE   t¤   svI   mhaÏmanaE   B£mvEga   mhabla:.
dS¤:   k¢pl|   tæO   vas¤dEv|   snatnm¯   ¡ 25¡

they

t¤	Lo and behold

svI

all

mhaÏman:

highsouled ones

B£mvEga:

of tremendous speed

mhabla:

of great might

dS¤:

saw

k¢pl|

Kapila

tæO

there

vas¤dEv|

Vasudeva

snatnm¯

the eternal

hy| c tÞy dEvÞy crÓtm¢vÑ¥rt: .
p#hxImt¤l| p#açOa: svI tE rG¤nÓdn ¡ 26¡

hy|

horse

also

tÞy

his

dEvÞy

Lord's

crÓt|

moving about

A¢vÑ¥rt:

not far

p#hxI|

joy

At¤l|

unparalleled

p#açOa:

attained

svI

all

they

rG¤nÓdn

O! Delight of the Raghu race!

All   those,   who   were   high-souled,   possessed   of   great   expedition
and   of   tremendous   strength,   saw   there   the   beginningless Vasudeva,   in   the   form   of   (sage)   Kapila   and   near   that   God,   the (sacrificial)   horse   grazing   about.   O!   Delight   of   the   Raghus! They   (then)   attained   the   pinnacle   of   joy   (25-26).
tE   t|   hyhr|   åOaÏva   @aEDpyaIklEXNa:     .
K¢næOlaÄñlDra   nanav¦X¢SlaDra:   ¡
A×yDavÓt   s|@ÑGa¢Þt¿   ¢t¿E¢t   cab#¤vn¯   ¡27¡

they

Him

hyhr|

the person who has stolen the horse

åOaÏva

thinking that

@aEDpyaIklEXNa:

eyes turbid with rage

K¢næO

pickaxe

laÄñl

plough

Dra:

bearing

nana

very many

v¦X

trees

¢Sla

boulders

Dra:

carrying

A×yDavÓt

charged

s|@ÑGa:

inflamed with rage

¢t¿

stay there

¢t¿

stay there

i¢t

thus

also

Ab#¤vn¯

shouted

Presuming   That   one   to   be   the   stealer   of   the   horse,   with   eyes
turbid   out   of   rage,   armed   with   pick-axes,   ploughs,   various   kinds
of   trees,   boulders   and   the   like,   blind   with   ire,   they   charged   (towards Him),   shouting   `Stay   there,   stay   there'!   (27).
AÞmak|   Ïv|   ¢h   t¤rg|   yaåO£y|   ¶tvan¢s    .
Ñ¤mIDÞÏv|   ¢h   s|p#açOan¯   ¢v¢ÑG   n:   sgraÏmjan¯   ¡28¡

AÞmak|

our

Ïv|

you

¢h

alone

t¤rg|

the horse

yaåO£y|

connected with the sacrifice

¶tvan¯

stolen

A¢s

have

Ñ¤mID:

O! Wicked one!

Ïv|

you

¢h

verily

s|p#açOan¯

who have come

¢v¢ÑG

know that

sgraÏmjan¯

are the sons of Sagara

`Sure   enough,   You   are   the   one   who   has   stolen   the   horse   connected with   our   sacrifice.   O!   Wicked   one!   Know   that   we
who   have   come here   now   to   be   the   sons   of   Sagara'   (28).

½¤Ïva   t¹cn|   tExa|   k¢plaE   rG¤nÓdn   .
raExEN   mhta{{¢v¾aE   h^ÄðarmkraEäOda   ¡ 29¡

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

tt¯

those

vcn|

words

tExa|

their

k¢pl:

Kapila

rG¤nÓdn

O! Delight of the Raghu race!

raExEN

with great anger

mhta

immensely

Aa¢v¾:

ovecome

h^Äðar|

the sound `Hum'

AkraEt¯

articulated

tda

then

O!   Delight   of   the   Raghus!   Hearing   those   words   of   theirs,(sage)
Kapila,   overcome   by   deep   fury,   articulated   the   sound   `Hum'
at   that   moment   (29).

ttÞtEnap#mEyEn   k¢plEn   mhaÏmna   .
BÞmraS£k]ta:   svI   kakt¯ÞT   sgraÏmja:   ¡ 30¡

tt:

then

tEn

by that

Ap#mEyEn

of immeasurable prowess

k¢plEn

by Kapila

mhaÏmna

of noble disposition

BÞmraS£k]ta:

were reduced to a heap of ashes

svI

all

kakt¯ÞT

O! Scion of Kakutstha clan!

sgraÏmja:

the sons of Sagara

O!   Scion   of   Kakutstha   clan!   Due   to   that   (pronouncement)
of   that   (sage)   Kapila   of   immmeasurable   prowess   and   of   a
high-souled   disposition,   all   those   sons   of   Sagara   were
reduced   to   a   heap   of   ashes   (30).
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE   cÏva¢r|S:   sgI:¡40¡
Thus   ends   Canto   40   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work  Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki
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