gaæOs|vhnWàWv   ½mapnynWÞtTa              .
S@:   svIx¤   kalEx¤   ¢d¢t|  p¢rccar   h  ¡11¡

gaæOs|vhnW:

by massaging her limbs

c

and

ev

also

½mapnynW:

relieving fatigue

tTa

likewise

S@:

Indra

svIx¤

all

kalEx¤

the time

¢d¢t|

Diti

p¢rccar

attended on her

h	What a wonder!

Further,   in   the   matter   of   pressing   her   limbs   and   relieving   her   bodily fatigue   at   all   times,   Indra   served   Diti.   What   a   wonder!   (11).
 
AT   vxIsh*E   t¤   dSaEnE   rG¤nÓdn   .
¢d¢t:   prms|p#£ta   sh*aXmTab#v£t¯   ¡ 12¡

AT

then

vxIsh*E

a thousand years

t¤

indeed

dSaEnE

less by ten years

rG¤nÓdn

O! Delight of the Raghu race!

¢d¢t:

Diti

prms|p#£ta

heart filled with happiness

sh*aX|

to the thousandeyed (Indra)

AT

as under

Ab#v£t¯

told

O!   Delight   of   the   Raghu   race!   When   the   targetted   thousand
years   fell   short   by   ten   years,   Diti   spoke   to   the   thousand-eyed
one   (Indra),   with   a   heart   full   of   happiness   (12).
 
ya¢ctEn   s¤r½E¿   ¢pæOa   tv   mhaÏmna     .
vraE   vxIsh*aÓtE   mm   däO:   s¤t|   p#¢t   ¡ 13¡

ya¢ctEn

requested (by me)

s¤r½E¿

O! King of the gods!

¢pæOa

by father

tv

your

mhaÏmna

noble souled

vr:

boon

vxIsh*aÓtE

at the end of the thousand years

mm

to me

däO:	was granted

s¤t|

son

p#¢t	in regard to

`O!   King   of   the   gods!   By   your   high-souled   father,   who   was
requested   by   me   for   a   son,   the   boon   for   it   was   bestowed
on   me,   to   be   fruitful   at   the   close   of   a   thousand   years
of   penance   by   me   (13).
 
tpàrÓÏya   vxaI¢N   dS   v£yIvta|   vr     .
Av¢S¾a¢n   Bd#|   tE   B#atr|   d#ßysE   tt:  ¡ 14¡

tp:

penance

crÓÏya

being done by me

vxaI¢N

years

dS

ten more

v£yIvta|

of the valorous

vr

the best!

Av¢S¾a¢n

remain

Bd#|	may good be

tE

to you

B#atr|

brother

d#ßysE

(you will) see

tt:

then

 
O!   Best   among   the   brave!   Being   (myself)   engaged   in   penance,
my   target   runs   short   of   ten   years.   May   you   be   prosperous.
You   would   see   your   brother   then   (at   the   end   of   the   period   of
penance)   (14).
 
tmh|   ÏvÏk]tE   p¤æO|   smaDaÞyE   jyaEÏs¤km¯   .
æOWlaEÀy¢vjy|   p¤æO|   sh   BaEßy¢s   ¢vÇvr:   ¡ 15¡

t|

him

Ah|

I

ÏvÏk]tE

for your sake

p¤æO|

son

smaDaÞyE

shall surrender

jyaEÏs¤km¯

always intent on winning

æOWlaEÀy¢vjy|

capable of conquering all the three worlds

p¤æO|

son

sh	along with

BaEßy¢s

enjoy

¢vÇvr:

without care

 
`I   shall   make   over   that   son,   always   having   success   as
his   goal,   to   you   for   your   sake;   he   will   be   capable   of
conquering   all   the   three   worlds,   and   you   may   enjoy   his   company
and   be   free   from   all   anxiety'   (15).
 
evm¤ÀÏva   ¢d¢t:   S@|   p#açOE   mÒy|   ¢dvakrE   .
¢nd#ya{p¶ta   dEv£   padaW   k]Ïva{T   S£xIt:   ¡ 16¡

ev|	in this manner

uÀÏva

having said

¢d¢t:

Diti

S@|

to Indra

p#açOE

reached

mÒy|	the zenith

¢dvakrE

the Sun

¢nd#ya

due to sleep

Ap¶ta

lost consciousness

dEv£	the adorable one

padaW

both her feet

k]Ïva

having kept

AT

then

S£xIt:

touching the head

 
Having   said   so   to   Indra,Diti   lapsed   into   slumber   when
the   Sun   was   at   its   Zenith,   keeping   her   legs   in   such   a   way
that   they   touched   the   (hair   on   the)   head   (of   Indra)   and
soon   lost   consciousness   (16).  
 
è¾va   tamS¤¢c|   S@:   padyaE:   k]tm¥DIjam¯     .
¢Sr:ÞTanE   k]taW   padaW   jhas   c   m¤maEd   c  ¡ 17¡

è¾va	having seen

ta|

her

AS¤¢c|

in a state of impurity

S@:

Indra

padyaE:

on the feet

k]tm¥DIjam¯

touching the hair

¢Sr:ÞTanE

on the head

k]taW

having kept

padaW

feet

jhas

smiled

c

and

m¤maEd

became happy

c

and

Noticing   that   her   legs   were   touching   his   (Indra's)   head,   her
legs   having   come   into   contact   with   the   locks   on   his   head
and   her   being   in   that   state   of   impurity,   Indra   smiled   and
felt   inwardly   happy   (17).  
tÞya:   Sr£r¢vvr|   p#¢vvES   p¤rÓdr:           .
gBI|   c   sçODa   ram   ¢cÅCEd   prmaÏmvan¯  ¡18¡

tÞya:

her

Sr£r¢vvr|

inside the body

p#¢vvES

entered

p¤rÓdr:

Indra

gBI|	the conception

c

and

sçODa

into seven

ram

O! Rama!

¢cÅCEd

cut

prmaÏmvan¯

that one of great might

 
O!   Rama!   That   mighy   Indra   then   entered   her   body   and   cut
into   seven   pieces   the   contents   of   her   womb   (18).
 
¢BïmanÞttaE   gBaI   vj#EN   StpvINa   .
âraEd   s¤Þvr|   ram   ttaE   ¢d¢trb¤Òyt   ¡ 19¡

¢Bïman:

being cut

tt:

then

gBI:	conception

vj#EN

with the thunderbolt

StpvINa

of a hundred spikes

âraEd

cried

s¤Þvr|

loudly

ram

O! Rama!

tt:

thereupon

¢d¢t:

Diti

Ab¤Òyt

woke up

O!   Rama!   When   being   so   cut   with   the   thunderbolt   having   a
hundred   spikes,   the   child   within   the   womb   wailed   aloud   and
thereupon   Diti   also   woke   up   (19).
 
ma   âdaE   ma   âdàE¢t   gBI|   S@aE{×yBaxt   .
¢vBEd   c   mhatEja   âdÓtm¢p   vasv:         ¡ 20¡

ma

do not

âd:

cry

ma

do not

âd:

wail

c

and

i¢t

thus

gBI|	to the conception

S@:

Indra

A×yBaxt

told

¢vBEd

cut

c

and

mhatEja:

of superior splendour

âdÓt|

the crying

A¢p

even

vasv:

Vasava (Indra)

 
Indra   consoled   the   child,   saying   `Do   not   cry,   do   not   cry',
but   yet   he   cut   it   even   then,   that   one   of   great   prowess,
that   Vasava   (Indra)   (20).  
n   hÓtÛyaE   n   hÓtÛyaE   iÏyEv|   ¢d¢trb#v£t¯   .
¢nÝppat   tt:   S@aE   mat¤vIcngaWrvat¯          ¡ 21¡

n

not

hÓtÛy:

to be killed

n

not

hÓtÛy:

to be slain

i¢t

thus

ev|	in this manner

¢d¢t:

Diti

Ab#v£t¯

pleaded

¢nÝppat

fell

tt:

then

S@:

Indra

mat¤:

of his mother

vcngaWrvat¯

respecting the words

Diti   shouted:   `It   should   not   be   killed,   it   should   not   be
killed'.   And   upon   these   words   of   (his)   mother,   Indra   also
dropped   out   (21).
 
p#a¸¢lvIj#s¢htaE   ¢d¢t|   S@aE{×yBaxt     .
AS¤¢cdEI¢v   s¤çOa{¢s   padyaE:   k]tm¥DIja   ¡ 22¡

p#a¸¢l:

with the palms together

vj#s¢ht:

holding the thunderbolt in his hand

¢d¢t|

to Diti

S@:

Indra

A×yBaxt

told

AS¤¢c:

impure

dE¢v	O! Mother!

s¤çOa

slept

A¢s

you

padyaE:

feet

k]tm¥DIja

touching the hair

 
Indra   spoke   to   Diti,   holding   the   thunderbolt   in   his   hand   and
with   folded   palms:`O!   Mother!   You   went   to   sleep   in   a   condition
that   was   impure,   keeping   your   feet   in   such   a   position   which   were
sullied   by   contact   with   the   hairs   on   the   head   (22).
 
tdÓtrmh|   lb¯Òva   S@hÓtarmahvE            .
A¢BÓd|   sçODa   dE¢v   tÓmE   Ïv|  XÓt¤mhI¢s  ¡23¡

tdÓtr|

that failure

Ah|

I

lb¯Òva

capitalising

S@hÓtar|

the destroyer of Indra

AahvE

in battle

A¢BÓd|

cut

sçODa

into seven

dE¢v	O! Mother!

tÓmE

me

Ïv|

you

XÓt¤|

pardon

AhI¢s

deserve

 
Seizing   that   opportunity,   I   have   cut   into   seven   pieces   that
one   who   would   be   the   destroyer   of   Indra   in   battle,   which
act   of   mine,   may   you   pardon   (23).
 
ÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   xzcÏva¢r|S:   sgI:¡46¡
Thus  ends   Canto   46   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work  Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki