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ekaEnsçO¢ttm:   sgI:      Canto   69(Contd)
¢m¢Tlagmnm¯      Arrival  at   Mithila
¢d¾Ya   p#açOaE   mhatEja   v¢s¿aE   Bgvan¦¢x:   .
sh   svEI¢¹Ij½E¿WdEIvW¢rv   Stk]t¤:           ¡ 11¡

¢d¾Ya

fortunately

p#açO:

has come here

mhatEja:

of great resplendence

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

Bgvan¯

the lord

§¢x:

sage

sh	along with

svEI:

all

¢¹j½E¿W:

the best among Brahmins

dEvW:

by the gods

Stk]t¤:

Indra (the performer of a hundred sacrifices)

That   Lord,sage   Vasistha   of   great   penance   has   also   come   here,
due   to   my   good   luck,along   with   all   the   best   among   brahmins,
like   Lord   Indra   in   the   company   of   the   gods   (11).
¢d¾Ya   mE   ¢n¢jIta   ¢vG"a   ¢d¾Ya   mE   p¥¢jt|   klm¯   .
raGvW:   sh   s|bÓDa¹£yIÜlaÃyWmIhaÏm¢B:                ¡ 12¡

¢d¾Ya

fortunately

by me

¢n¢jIta:

overcome

¢vG"a:

obstacles

¢d¾Ya

luckily

by me

p¥¢jt|

honoured

klm¯

my clan

raGvW:

by the scions of the Raghu race

sh	along with

s|bÓDat¯

due to association

v£yIÜlaÃyW:

famed due to valour

mhaÏm¢B:

by the highsouled ones

By   forging   a   (marital)   alliance   with   the   scions   of   the   Raghu   race,
who   are   high-souled   and   worthy   of   adoration   due   to   valour,all   my
obstacles   have   been   luckily   overcome   and   my   clan   has   fortunately
been   honoured   (12).
á:   p#BatE   nr½E¿   ¢nvItI¢yt¤mhI¢s     .
yåOÞyaÓtE   nr½E¿   ¢vvahm¦¢xsäOmW:   ¡ 13¡

á:

tomorrow

p#BatE

in the morning

nr½E¿

O! Best among men!

¢nvItI¢yt¤|

to perform

AhI¢s

may you be pleased

yåOÞy

of he sacrifice

AÓtE

at the completion

nr½E¿

O! Best among men!

¢vvah|

the marriage

§¢xsäOmW:

in the company of he best among sages and seers

O!   Best   among   men!   At   the   conclusion   of   the   sacrifice, in   the   morn of   the   morrow,   O!   Best   among   men!   May   you   be   pleased   to   have   the wedding   (of   Sita   with   Rama   )   performed   ,along   with   the   best   among the   sages'   (13).

tÞy   t¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   §¢xmÒyE   nra¢Dp:         .
vaÀy|   vaÀy¢vda|   ½E¿:   p#Ïy¤vac   mh£p¢tm¯   ¡ 14¡

tÞy

his

tt¯

those

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

§¢xmÒyE

in the midst of the sages

nra¢Dp:

the king

vaÀy|

the following words

vaÀy¢vda|

of the knowers of the art of speech

½E¿:

the best

p#Ïy¤vac

replied

mh£p¢tm¯

to the king (Janaka)

Hearing   those   words   of   his,   staying   in   the   midst   of   the   sages,
the   king,who   was   foremost   among   the   knowers   of   speech,replied
in   the   following   words,to   that   king   (14).
p#¢tg#haE   dat¦vS:   ½¤tmEtÓmya   p¤ra             .
yTa   vßy¢s   DmIåO   tÏk¢rÝyamhE   vym¯   ¡ 15¡

p#¢tg#h:

accepting gift

dat¦vS:

depends on the person making the gift

½¤t|

heard

ett¯

this

mya

by me

p¤ra

long, long ago

yTa

whatever

vßy¢s

you say

DmIåO

O! Knower of right conduct!

tt¯

that

k¢rÝyamhE

shall abide by

vym¯

"I   have   heard   in   the   past   that   acceptance   of   a   gift   depends   upon whoever   is   the   giver.   O!   Knower   of   righteouness   !   We   shall
do   that   as   you   say"   (15).

D¢mI¿|   c   ySÞy|   c   vcn|   sÏyva¢dn:   .
½¤Ïva   ¢vdEha¢Dp¢t:   pr|   ¢vÞmymagt:    ¡ 16¡

D¢mI¿|

in tune with right conduct

and

ySÞy|

the one that would bestow fame

and

vcn|

words

sÏyva¢dn:

of the one wedded to truthful conduct

½¤Ïva

having heard

¢vdEha¢Dp¢t:

the lord of the Videhas

pr|

great

¢vÞmy|

astonishment

Aagt:

became

Upon   hearing   those   words   which   were   appropriate   in   respect   of
right   conduct   and   contributes   to   the   fame   of   the   one   established
in   truth,   the   ruler   of   Videhas   felt   extremely   astonished   (16).

tt:   svEI   m¤¢ngNa:   prÞprsmagmE          .
hxIN   mhta   y¤³aÞta|   ¢nSamvsÓs¤Km   ¡ 17¡

tt:

thereafter

svEI

all

m¤¢ngNa:

groups of sages

prÞprsmagmE

upon meeting one another

hxIN

with joyous hearts

mhta

great

y¤³a:

associated

ta|

that

¢nSa|

night

Avsn¯

lived (spent)

Km¯

happily

Thereafter, all   those   groups   of   sages,   on   account   of   meeting   one
another became   extremely   happy     and   spent   that   night   quite
happily   (17).
raja   c   raGvaW   p¤æOaW   ¢nSaØy   p¢rh¢xIt:   .
uvas   prmp#£taE   jnkEna¢Bp¥¢jt:           ¡ 18¡

raja

the king

and

raGvaW

the Raghavas

p¤æOaW

the two sons

¢nSaØy

having seen

p¢rh¢xIt:

of great happiness

uvas

stayed

prmp#£t:

with extreme happiness

jnkEn

by Janaka

A¢Bp¥¢jt:

well honoured

The   king,   who   was   extremely   happy   on   seeing   his   sons,   the   scions of   the   Raghu   dynasty,   was   extended   lavish   hospitality   by   Janaka, and   (thus)   was   filled   with   joy   and   stayed   there   (18).
jnkaE{¢p   mhatEja:   ¢@ya|   DmEIN   tt¯Ïv¢vt¯         .
yåOÞy   c   s¤ta×ya|   c   k]Ïva   ra¢æOm¤vas   h   ¡ 19¡

jnk:

Janaka

A¢p

also

mhatEja:

of great radiance

¢@ya|

the tasks ahead

DmEIN

appropriately

tt¯Ïv¢vt¯

the one well versed in the scriptures

yåOÞy

of the sacrifice

and

s¤ta×ya|

for the daughters

and

k]Ïva

having performed

ra¢æO|

the night

uvas

spent

h	it is said

Greatly   radiant   and   fully   aware   of   ethical   conduct,   Janaka too   remained   there,   having   completed   what   had   to   be   done   in respect   of   the   sacrifice   and   in   the   case   of   his   daughters,   as laid   down   in   the   religious   codes,   that   night   itself.   Behold!   (19).
ttaE m¤n£na| c nra¢Dpana| ¢vs¦Çy s|Ga¸nkaE mhaÏmnam¯   .
tïåOvaz| ¢v¢Dvt¯p#¢vÜy uvas ra¢æO|   bls¥dn¢p#y:   ¡ 20¡

tt:

thereafter

m¤n£na|

of the sages

and

nra¢Dpana|

of the kings

¢vs¦Çy

having taken leave of

s|Gan¯

groups

jnk:

king Janaka

mhaÏmnam¯

of the highsouled ones

tt¯

that

yåOvaz|

the sacrificial arena

¢v¢Dvt¯

as laid down in the codes

p#¢vÜy

having entered

uvas

remained there

ra¢æO|

night

bls¥dn¢p#y:

the one dear to Indra (destroyer of the demon Bala)

Thereafter,   Janaka,   the   friend   of   Indra,   having   taken   leave   of
the   company   of   the   high-souled   sages   and   the   kings   and   entering
that   sacrificial   arena,   as   per   injunctions   in   the   ritualistic
manuals,   spent   that   night   there   (20).
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE   ekaEnsçO¢ttm:   sgI: ¡69¡
Thus   ends   Canto   69   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of   the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work   Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki
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