gÅC   m¢ÓæOptE   S£G#mWßvakm¢mtaWjsm¯        .
AaÏmjW:   sh   ѤDIxImanyÞv   sm¢ÓæONm¯   ¡ 11¡

gÅC	may you go

m¢ÓæOptE

O! Chief among ministers!

S£G#|

soon

eEßvak|

the one of Ikshvakus

A¢mtaWjsm¯

of illimitable brilliance

AaÏmjW:

sons

sh	along with

ѤDIxI|

the invincible

AanyÞv

fetch

sm¢ÓæONm¯

with his ministers

 
`O!   Chief   among   ministers!   May   you   depart   soon   and
fetch   the   scion   of   Ikshvaku   dynasty   (Dasaratha),   who
is   unparalleled   and   of   illimitable   prowess,   along   with
his   ministers   and   sons'   (11).  
AaWpkayI|   s   gÏva   t¤   rG¥Na|   k¤lvDInm¯   .
ddSI   ¢Srsa   cWnm¢BvaïEdmb#v£t¯          ¡ 12¡

AaWpkayI|

the temporary abode

s:

he

gÏva	having gone

t¤

indeed

rG¥Na|

of the Raghus

k¤lvDInm¯

the one who is the cause of expansion (and fame) of the clan

ddSI

saw

¢Srsa

with bent head

c

and

en|

to him

A¢Bvaï

paying respects

id|

this

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

 
He   went   to   the   halting   place   of   Dasaratha   and   saw   that   one,
who   was   responsible   for   the   continuance   of   the   lineage   of
the   Raghus,   paid   respect   with   head   bowed   down   and   spoke   thus   (12).
 
AyaEÒya¢DptE   v£r   vWdEhaE   ¢m¢Tla¢Dp:           .
s   Ïva|   d#¾¤|   Ûyv¢st:   saEpaÒyayp¤raE¢htm¯   ¡ 13¡

AyaEÒya¢DptE

O! King of Ayodhya!

v£r	O! Valiant one!

vWdEh:

the king of Videhas

¢m¢Tla¢Dp:

the ruler of Mithila

s:

he

Ïva|

you

d#¾¤|

to see

Ûyv¢st:

awaiting

saEpaÒyayp¤raE¢htm¯

in the company of the family priest and the preceptors

 
`O!   Ruler   of   Ayodhya!   O!   Valiant   one!   That   Vaideha,   the   king
of   Mithila,   is   waiting   to   see   you,   along   with   (your)   teachers   and
preceptors'   (13).  
m¢ÓæO½E¿vc:   ½¤Ïva   raja   s¢xIgNÞtda   .
sbÓD¤rgmäOæO   jnkaE   yæO   vtItE       ¡ 14¡

m¢ÓæO½E¿vc:

the words of the foremost among ministers

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

raja

the king

s¢xIgN:

along with groups of sages

tda

then

sbÓD¤:

with his royal entourage

Agmt¯

went

tæO

there

jnk:

Janaka

yæO

where

vtItE

was

 
Then   the   king,   upon   hearing   these   words   of   the   chief   minister,
along   with   the   groups   of   sages   and   his   relatives,
arrived   at   that   place   where   Janaka   was   (14).  
raja   c   jnk:   ½£man¯   rajraj|   shan¤j:   .
p#Ïy¤éØy   p#¶¾aÏma   p#vEÜy   g¦hmhIyt¯        ¡ 15¡

raja

the king

c

and

jnk:

Janaka

½£man¯

illustrious

rajraj|

the emperor

sh	along with

An¤j:

younger brother

p#Ïy¤éØy

going forward and receiving

p#¶¾aÏma

with a happy inner feeling

p#vEÜy

ushering

g¦h|	into the residence

AhIyt¯

offered respects

 
That   illustrious   king   Janaka,   with   an   extremely   happy
inner-self,   welcomed   the   emperor,   going   forward,   along
with   his   brother,   took   him   inside   his   palace   and   extended
all   honours   to   him   (15).  
s   raja   m¢ÓæOs¢ht:   saEpaÒyay:   sbaÓDv:   .
vaÀy|   vaÀy¢vda|   ½E¿aE   vWdEh¢mdmb#v£t¯       ¡ 16¡

s:

he

raja

king

m¢ÓæOs¢ht:

with his ministers

saEpaÒyay:

with his preceptors

sbaÓDv:

with his relations

vaÀy|

words

vaÀy¢vda|

of the knowers of speech

½E¿:

expert

vWdEh|

to the king of Videhas

id|

this

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

 
That   king   (Dasaratha)   who   was   in   the   company   of   his   ministers,
preceptors   and   relatives   and   who   was   the   best   among   the   adepts   in
the   art   of   speech,   spoke   the   following   words   to   the     (king   of)
Videhas   (16).  
¢v¢dt|   tE   mharaj   ißvak¤k¤ldWvtm¯          .
v³a   svIx¤   k]ÏyEx¤   v¢s¿aE   Bgvan¦¢x:   ¡ 17¡

¢v¢dt|

it is wellknown

tE

to you

mharaj

O! Noble king!

ißvak¤k¤ldWvtm¯

the god for the Ikshvaku dynasty

v³a

spokesman

svIx¤

in all

k]ÏyEx¤

activities

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

Bgvan¯

Lord

§¢x:

sage

 
`O!   Emperor!   That   the   great   sage   Vasishta   is   verily   the
god   for   the   Ikshvaku   dynasty   and   the   spokesman   in   all
matters   are   already   known   to   you   (17).  
¢váa¢mæOa×yn¤åOat:   sh   svImIh¢xI¢B:               .
ex   vßy¢t   DmaIÏma   v¢s¿aE   mE   yTa@mm¯   ¡ 18¡

¢váa¢mæOa×yn¤åOat:

with the approval of Viswamitra

sh	along with

svI:

all

mh¢xI¢B:

great sages

ex:

this one

vßy¢t

will present

DmaIÏma

the soul of righteousness

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

mE

my

yTa@mm¯

in that order (the lineage)

 
In   the   midst   of   all   sages,   this   soul   of   righteousness   Vasishta,
with   the   approval   of   Viswamitra,   will   narrate   my   lineage'   (18).  
evm¤ÀÏva   nr½E¿E   raåOa|   mÒyE   mhaÏmnam¯      .
t¥ÝN£|B¥tE   dSrTE   v¢s¿aE   Bgvan¦¢x:           ¡
uvac   vaÀy|   vaÀyåOaE   vWdEh|   sp¤raEDsm¯   ¡ 19¡

ev|

like this

uÀÏva

saying

nr½E¿E

the foremost among men

raåOa|

the king

mÒyE	in the midst

mhaÏmnam¯

of the highsouled

t¥ÝN£|

silence

B¥tE	having assumed

dSrTE

Dasaratha

v¢s¿:

Vasishta

Bgvan¯

Lord

§¢x:

sage

uvac

said

vaÀy|

words

vaÀyåO:

the knower of the art of speech

vWdEh|

to the king of Videhas

sp¤raEDsm¯

(who was) in the company of his family priest (Satananda)

 
After   having   spoken   thus,   in   the   midst   of   kings   and   the
high-souled   persons,   when   the   best   among   men   Dasaratha
had   assumed   silence,   the   great   sage   Vasishta,   who   knew
the   art   of   speech,   addressed   the   ruler   of   Videha   country,
who   was   with   his   preceptor,   in   the   following   manner   (19).