tm¤vac   mhatEja:   p#NØya¢Bp#saï   c      .
b#'¢xI   tpsa   d£çO|   raj¢xIr¢mtp#B:         ¡
p¦¾¯va   svIæO   k¤Slm¦c£k|   t¢md|   vc:   ¡ 12¡

t|

him

uvac

said

mhatEja:

of coruscating brillianace

p#NØy

bowing down

A¢Bp#saï

having propitiated

c

and

b#'¢xI

the Brahminical sage

tpsa	due to penance

d£çO|

coruscating

raj¢xI:

the royal sage

A¢mtp#B:

of limitless radiance

p¦¾¯va

having enquired

svIæO

on all counts

k¤Sl|

welfare

§c£k|

to sage Richika

t|

to him

id|	as follows

vc:

words

 
That   royal   sage   of   limitless   effulgence   and   extreme   radiance, having   bowed  down  in  supplication  to  that  Brahminical  sage Richika,   who   was   ablaze  as  it  were   due   to   penance,   having enquired   all   about   welfare,   making   him  inwardly   happy, spoke   the   following   words   to   him   (12).  
gva|   Stsh*EN   ¢v@£N£xE   s¤t|   y¢d      .
pSaErTI   mhaBag   k]tk]ÏyaE{¢Þm   BagIv   ¡ 13¡

gva|

with cows

Stsh*EN

a hundred thousand

¢v@£N£xE

you shall barter

s¤t|

a son

y¢d

if

pSaE:

of a sacrificial animal

ATI	in the matter of

mhaBag

O! Fortunate one !

k]tk]Ïy:

one who has accomplished his task

A¢Þm	I shall become

BagIv

O! Scion of the Bhrigu clan!

 
O!   Scon   of   the   Bhrigu   clan   and   most   fortunate   one!   Should you,   in   exchange   for   a   lakh   of   cows,   barter   one   of   your   sons for   the   purpose   of   my   sacrifice   to   be   utilised   as   the   sacrificial animal   thereat,   I   shall   remain   satisfied   having   fulfilled my   objective   (13).  
svI   p¢rs¦ta   dESa   yaåO£y|   n   lBE   pS¤m¯   .
dat¤mhI¢s   m¥ÚyEn   s¤tmEk|   ttaE   mm         ¡ 14¡

svI

all

p¢rs¦ta:

travelled all over

dESa:

regions

yaåO£y|

relating to the sacrifice

n

not

lBE

obtained

pS¤m¯

cow

dat¤|

to give

AhI¢s

you deserve

m¥ÚyEn

for a price

s¤t|	(your) son

ek|

one

tt:

therefore

mm

to me

 
I   have   roamed   all   over   the   place   and   in   all   regions,   but   I could   not   find   a   sacrificial   animal.   Hence,   may   you   be pleased   to   barter   one   of   your   sons   for   a   price'   (14).  
evm¤³aE   mhatEja   §c£kÞÏvb#v£¹c:        .
nah|   ÇyE¿|   nr½E¿   ¢v@£N£ya|   kT·n   ¡ 15¡

ev|	in this manner

u³:	being spoken to

mhatEja:

of great radiance

§c£k:

Richika

t¤

however

Ab#v£t¯

replied

vc:	in th following words

n

not

Ah|

I

ÇyE¿|

the eldest

nr½E¿

O! Best among men!

¢v@£N£ya|

sell

kT·n	for whatever reason

 
Being   spoken   to   thus,   Richika   of   great   radiance   replied   in   the
following   words:`O!   KIng!   Whatever   it   be,   I   shall   never   barter
my   eldest   son'   (15).  
§c£kÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   tExa|   mata   mhaÏmnam¯   .
uvac   nrSaÑ¥IlmØbr£x|   tp¢Þvn£                  ¡ 16¡

§c£kÞy

of Richika

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

on hearing

tExa|

their

mata

mother

mhaÏmnam¯

the highsouled ones

uvac

spoke

nrSaѥIl|

to the tiger among men

AØbr£x|

to Ambarisha

tp¢Þvn£

the female ascetic

 
Upon   hearing   these   words   of   Richika,   the   mother   of   those
high-souled   sons,   given   to   penance   and   observances   spoke   to
the   tiger   among   men   Ambarisha   (16).  
A¢v@Ey|   s¤t|   ÇyE¿|   Bgvanah   BagIv:       .
mma¢p   d¢yt|   ¢v¢ÑG   k¢n¿|   S¤nk|   n¦p   ¡ 17¡

A¢v@Ey|

unsaleable

s¤t|

son

ÇyE¿|

eldest

Bgvan¯

my lord

Aah

has said

BagIv:

the scion of the Bhrigu race

mm

me

A¢p

also

d¢yt|

dear

¢v¢ÑG

may you know

k¢n¿|

the youngest

S¤nk|

Sunaka

n¦p

O! King!

 
My   lord   Bhargava   has   told   you,   O!   King!   that   the   eldest   son
cannot   be   bartered.   May   you   know   that   Sunaka   the   youngest   (son)
is   (likewise)   dear   to   me   (17).  
tÞmaÏkn£ys|   p¤æO|   n   daÞyE   tv   pa¢TIv   ¡ 18¡

tÞmat¯

therefore

kn£ys|

youngest

p¤æO|

son

n

not

daÞyE

(I) shall give

tv

to you

pa¢TIv

O! King!

 
Hence,   I   will   not   give   you   the   youngest   son,  O!   King!   (18).  
p#ayEN   ¢h   nr½E¿   ÇyE¿a:   ¢pt¦x¤   vÚlBa:        .
mat¦Na|   c   kn£ya|sÞtÞmaÓmaEßyE   kT|   s¤tm¯   ¡ 19¡

p#ayEN

generally speaking

¢h

indeed

nr½E¿

O! Best among men!

ÇyE¿a:

the eldest

¢pt¦x¤

in respect of their father

vÚlBa:

are dear

mat¦Na|

for the mothers

c

and

kn£ya|s:

the youngest

tÞmat¯

therefore

maEßyE

release

kT|

how

s¤tm¯

son (my youngest)

 
O!   Best   among   men!   Generally   the   eldest   sons   are   dear   to fathers.   In   the   same   way,   the   last   born   are   to   the   mothers. hence,   how   can   I   send   my   (last)   son   ?   "   (19).  
u³vaÀyE   m¤naW   t¢ÞmÓm¤¢npÏÓya|   tTWv   c   .
S¤nÜSEp:   Þvy|   ram   mÒymaE   vaÀymb#v£t¯   ¡20¡

u³vaÀyE

being so spoken

m¤naW

the sage

t¢Þmn¯

in that matter

m¤¢npÏÓya|

by the wife of the sage

tTa	in the same manner

ev

also

c

and

S¤nÜSEp:

Sunassepa

Þvy|	on his own

ram

O! Rama!

mÒym:

the middle one

vaÀy|

words

Ab#v£t¯

said

 
O!   Rama!   When   that   sage   had   spoken   so   and   also   the   wife   of   the sage   had   uttered   likewise,   the   middle   son   Sunassepa,   on   his   own, spoke   (to   the   king)   the   following   words   (20).  
¢pta   ÇyE¿m¢v@Ey|   mata   cah   kn£ysm¯       .
¢v@Ey|   mÒym|   mÓyE   rajÓp¤æO|   nyÞv   mam¯   ¡ 21¡

¢pta

father

ÇyE¿|

eldest

A¢v@Ey|

(says) is unsaleable

mata

mother

c

similarly

Aah

said

kn£ysm¯

the youngest

¢v@Ey|

saleable

mÒym|

the middle one

mÓyE

I think

rajn¯

O! King!

p¤æO|

son

nyÞv	may you lead

mam¯

me

 
O!   King!   My   fatherhas   declared   that   the   eldest   son   cannot be   bartered.   My   mother   similarly   has   spoken   about   the   youngest. I   presume   that   I,   the   middle   one,   can   be   bartered   and   hence,
may   you   take   me   away'   (21).  
gva|   Stsh*EN   S¤n:SEp|   nrEár:      .
g¦h£Ïva   prmp#£taE   jgam   rG¤nÓdn   ¡ 22¡

gva|

of cows

Stsh*EN

a hundred thousand in number

S¤n:SEp|

Sunassepa

nrEár:

the lord of men

g¦h£Ïva

taking hold of

prmp#£t:

mightily pleased

jgam

went

rG¤nÓdn

O! Delight of the Raghu race!

 
O!   Delight   of   the   Raghus!   The   king   through   barter   of   a   lakh of   cows,   having   taken   charge   of   Sunassepa,   left   with   an   extremely
gladdened   heart   (22).  
AØbr£xÞt¤   raj¢xI   rTmaraEÔy   sÏvr|      .
S¤n:SEp|   mhatEja   jgamaS¤   mhabl:   ¡ 23¡

AØbr£x:

Ambarisha

t¤

also

raj¢xI:

the royal sage

rT|	on to the chariot

AaraEÔy

boarding

sÏvr|

quickly

S¤n:SEp|

Sunassepa

mhatEja:

of great splendour

jgam

left

AaS¤

quickly

mhabl:

mighty

 
That   greatly   mighty   and   extremely   radiant   royal   sage   Ambarisha,
boarding  Sunassepa  on  the  chariot  then  and  there,   left   post-haste   (23).  
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE balkaÎfE   ekx¢¾tm:   sgI:¡61¡
Thus  ends   Canto   61   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of  the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work  Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki