ev|   Bvt¤   Bd#|   v:   k¤SÒvjs¤tE   imE   .
pÏÓyaW   BjEta|   s¢htaW   SæO¤G"Brtav¤BaW     ¡ 11¡

ev|	in this manner

Bvt¤

may it be

Bd#|	auspicious

v:

by you

k¤SÒvjs¤tE

the daughters of Kusadhwaja

imE

these

pÏÓyaW

wives

BjEta|

attain

s¢htaW

along with

SæO¤G"BrtaW

Satrughna and Bharatha

uBaW

two

 
May   all   this   take   place,   as   instructed.   May   we   seek   your
blessings.   These   two   daughters   of   Kusadhwaja,   may   become
wives   to   the   two,   Satrughna   and   Bharatha   respectively,
(and   live   happily)   all   together   (11).
 
ekaþa   rajp¤æO£Na|   cts¯s¦Na|   mham¤nE       .
paN£n¯   g¦h¯NÓt¤   cÏvaraE   rajp¤æOa   mhabla: ¡ 12¡

ekaþa

on the same day

rajp¤æO£Na|

of the princesses

cts¯s¦Na|

all the four

mham¤nE

O! Great sage!

paN£n¯

hands

g¦h¯NÓt¤

take

cÏvar:

(these) four

rajp¤æOa:

princes

mhabla:

mighty

 
O!   Great   sage!   May   these   four   mighty   princes   take   the   hands
of   these   four   princesses   on   the   same   day   (12).
 
uäOrE   ¢dvsE   b#'n¯Pl¯g¤¢n×ya|   mn£¢xN:   .
vWva¢hk|   p#S|s¢Ót   BgaE   yæO   p#jap¢t:   ¡ 13¡

uäOrE

in the asterism Uttara

¢dvsE

day

b#'n¯

O! Realised one!

Pl¯g¤¢n×ya|

known as Phalgunis

mn£¢xN:

the wise

vWva¢hk|

the marriage ritual

p#S|s¢Ót

hold as auspicious

Bg:

Bhaga

yæO

where

p#jap¢t:

the presiding deity

O!   Realised   one!   The   learned   hail   as   suitable   hour   for
marriage,   the   asterism   Phalgunis   where   the   day   has
Uttara   as   the   star,   for   which   the   presiding   deity
is   Lord   Bhaga'   (13).
 
evm¤ÀÏva   vc:   saWØy|   p#Ïy¤ÏTay   k]ta¸¢l:  .
uBaW   m¤¢nvraW   raja   jnkaE   vaÀymb#v£t¯     ¡ 14¡

ev|

like this

uÀÏva

speaking

vc:	giving expression

saWØy|

pleasing

p#Ïy¤ÏTay

rising again

k]ta¸¢l:

with palms united

uBaW

these two

m¤¢nvraW

to those two best among sages

raja

king

jnk:

Janaka

vaÀy|

words

Ab#v£t¯

said

Having   spoken   these   pleasing   words,   rising   in   his   seat,
king   Janaka,   with   palms   united,   spoke   these   words   to
those   two   exalted   sages   (14).
 
praE   DmI:   k]taE   m/|   ¢SÝyaE{¢Þm   BvtaE:   sda  ¡ 15¡

pr:

great

DmI:	righteous act

k]t:	has been done

m/|

to me

¢SÝy:

disciple

A¢Þm

am I

BvtaE:

of you two

sda

always

`A   great   turn   has   been   done   to   me.   I   shall   ever   remain
a   disciple   to   you   both   (15).
 
imaÓyasnm¤Áya¢n   Aasata|   m¤¢np¤ÄñvaW    .
yTa   dSrTÞyEy|   tTa{yaEÒyap¤r£   mm   ¡
p#B¤ÏvE   na¢Þt   s|dEhaE   yTahI|   kt¤ImhIT  ¡ 16¡

ima¢n

these

Aasnm¤Áya¢n

superior seats

Aasata|

be decorated (by sitting)

m¤¢np¤ÄñvaW

the two foremost sages

yTa	in what manner

dSrTÞy

of Dasaratha

iy|	this (Mithila)

tTa	in the same manner

AyaEÒyap¤r£

the city of Ayodhya

mm

is mine

p#B¤ÏvE

in the overlordship

n

not

A¢Þt

is there

s|dEh:

any doubt

yTahI|

as proper

kt¤I|

to do

AhIT	may you be pleased

May   the   two   foremost   among   the   sages   decorate   (by   sitting)
these   superior   seats.   In   the   overlorship   of   Dasaratha   here   or
mine   in   Ayodhya,   there   is   nothing   to   doubt.   May   you   act   as
you   feel'   (16).
 
tTa   b#¤v¢t   vWdEhE   jnkE   rG¤nÓdn:       .
raja   dSrTaE   ¶¾:   p#Ïy¤vac   mh£p¢tm¯  ¡ 17¡

tTa	in that strain

b#¤v¢t

while speaking

vWdEhE

the king of Videhas

jnkE

to Janaka

rG¤nÓdn:

the delight of the Raghu race

raja

king

dSrT:

Dasaratha

¶¾:

pleased

p#Ïy¤vac

replied

mh£p¢tm¯

to the king

 
When   the   king   of   Videha   was   speaking   in   that   vein,   the   delight
of   the   Raghus,   king   Dasaratha,   in   a   happy   state   of   mind,   replied
to   king   Janaka   (17).  
y¤vamsH¯ÁyEyg¤NaW   B#atraW   ¢m¢TlEáraW   .
§xyaE   rajsH¯Gaà   BvëYam¢Bp¥¢jta: ¡ 18¡

y¤va|

you two

AsH¯ÁyEyg¤NaW

of excellences innumerable

B#atraW

brothers

¢m¢TlEáraW

lords of Mithila

§xy:

the sages

rajsH¯Ga:

the groups of kings

c

and

BvëYa|

by you two

A¢Bp¥¢jta:

well honoured

 
`The   rulers   of   Mithila,   you   two   the   brothers   are   repositories
of   countless   virtues.   By   you   have   been   worshipped   sages   and
groups   of   royal   personages'   (18).
 
Þv¢Þt   p#ap"¤¢h   Bd#|   tE   g¢mÝya¢m   Þvmalym¯  .
½aѯDkmaI¢N   svaI¢N   ¢vDaÞyam£¢t   cab#v£t¯      ¡ 19¡

Þv¢Þt

good wishes

p#ap"¤¢h

may you attain

Bd#|	all be well

tE

to you

g¢mÝya¢m

I shall now depart

Þvmalym¯

to my place of stay

½aѯDkmaI¢N

the obligatory rituals towards my manes

svaI¢N

all

¢vDaÞya¢m

I shall perform

i¢t

thus

c

also

Ab#v£t¯

said

 
He   also   said:   `May   you   attain   prosperity   and   auspiciousness.
May   I   take   your   leave   to   go   to   my   halting   place.   I   shall
also   perform   all   the   preliminary   rituals'   (19).
 
tmap¦¾¯va   nrp¢t|   raja   dSrTÞtda         .
m¤n£Ód#aW   taW   p¤rÞk]Ïy   jgamaS¤   mhaySa: ¡ 20¡

t|

him

Aap¦¾¯va

taking leave

nrp¢t|

the king (Janaka)

raja

king

dSrT:

Dasaratha

tda	thereafter

m¤n£Ód#aW

(two) best among seers

taW

those two

p¤rÞk]Ïy

in the lead

jgam

left

AaS¤

quickly

mhaySa:

that one of wide repute

 
That   king   Dasaratha   of   extensive   fame,   having   taken   leave
of   that   king   (Janaka),   thereafter,   with   those   two   best
among   sages   in   the   lead,   left   then   and   there   (20).