p¥j¢yÏva   ttaE   ¢vÝN¤mamn¯æy   c   ¢pna¢knm¯   .
b#'EÓd#ad£Óp¤rÞk]Ïy   nakp¦¾|   yy¤Þtda          ¡ 22¡

p¥j¢yÏva

having worshipped

tt:	thereafter

¢vÝN¤|

Lord Vishnu

Aamn¯æy

taking leave of

c

and

¢pna¢knm¯

the one with the bow Pinaka (Lord Siva)

b#'EÓd#ad£n¯

Lord Brahma, Indra and others

p¤rÞk]Ïy

in the lead

nakp¦¾|

to the celestial regions

yy¤:

departed

tda	thereafter

 
Thereafter,having   praised   Lord   Vishnu   and   taking   leave   of Him,   (the   gods)   then   departed   for   the   heavenly   world,   with Lord   Siva,   Lord   Brahma   and   Indra   in   the   lead   (22).
 
Dn¥   âd#Þt¤   s|@ѯDaE   ¢vdEhEx¤   mhaySa:   .
dEvratÞy   rajxIdIdaW   hÞtE   ssaykm¯   ¡ 23¡

Dn¤:

the bow

âd#:

Rudra

t¤

then

s|@ѯD:

the one with great ire

¢vdEhEx¤

in the land of Videhas

mhaySa:

of great fame

dEvratÞy

to Devarata

rajxI:

royal sage

ddaW

gave

hÞtE	in the hand

ssaykm¯

along with the arrows

 
That   Siva   of   wide   repute,   then   in   a   state   of   anger,   entrusted the   bow,   along   with   the   arrows   to   the   custody   of   Devarata,  the royal   sage   ruling   over   Videha   (23).
 
id|   c   vWÝNv|   ram   Dn¤:   prp¤r¸ym¯         .
§c£kE   BagIvE   p#ada¢¹ÝN¤:   s|Óyasm¤äOmm¯   ¡ 24¡

id|

this

c

and

vWÝNv|

relating to Lord Vishnu

ram

O! Rama!

Dn¤:

bow

prp¤r¸ym¯

capable of winning the capitals of enemies

§c£kE

to Richika

BagIvE

of Bhrigu clan

p#adat¯

entrusted

¢vÝN¤:

Lord Vishnu

s|Óyas|

as a pawn

uäOmm¯

superior

O!   Rama!   Lord   Vishnu   also   entrusted   the   Vaishnavite   bow,   which
had   nothing   superior   to   it,   to   the   care   of   Richika   of   the Bhargava   clan   (24).
 
§c£kÞt¤   mhatEja:   p¤æOÞyap#¢tkmIN:     .
¢pt¤mIm   ddaW   ¢dÛy|   jmdg"EmIhaÏmn:   ¡ 25¡

§c£k:

Richika

t¤

however

mhatEja:

of immense radiance

p¤æOÞy

of the son

Ap#¢tkmIN:

one with deeds incomparable

¢pt¤:

of the father

mm

my

ddaW

gave

¢dÛy|

the divine

jmdg"E:

of Jamadagni

mhaÏmn:

the highsouled

That     extremely   radiant   Richika   too,   gave   that   wonderful bow   to   my   father   and   his   son   Jamadagni,   who   was   a   noble   soul and   capable   of   activities   inimitable     (25).
 
ÓyÞtSÞæOE   ¢pt¢r   mE   tpaEblsm¢ÓvtE           .
Aj¤InaE   ¢vdDE   m¦Ïy¤|   p#ak]ta|   b¤¢ÑGma¢ÞTt:   ¡ 26¡

ÓyÞtSÞæOE

having abandoned all weapons

¢pt¢r

father

mE

my

tpaEblsm¢ÓvtE

was lost in acquiring power through penance

Aj¤In:

(Kartavirya)arjuna

¢vdDE

did

m¦Ïy¤|

killing

p#ak]ta|

silly

b¤¢ÑG|

thoughts

Aa¢ÞTt:

having entertained

That   silly   (Kartaviry)arjuna,   possessed   of   mean   mind, killed   my   father   when   he   (my   father)   had   discarded   his arms   and   was   immersed   in   penance     and   related   observances   (26).
 
vDmp#¢tãp|   t¤   ¢pt¤:   ½¤Ïva   s¤daâNm¯   .
AmxaI   mE   mhanas£ÏsvIlaEkByp#d:      ¡ 27¡

vD|

killing

Ap#¢tãp|

unparalleled in cruelty

t¤

verily

¢pt¤:

of (my) father

½¤Ïva

having learnt

s¤daâNm¯

extremely brutal

AmxI:

ire

mE

in me

mhan¯

great

Aas£t¯

arose

svIlaEkByp#d:

portending terror to all the worlds

 
Hearing   about   the   killing   of   my   father,   which   was   cruel   and
unparalleled,   terrible   ire   rose   in   me,   which   portended   terror to   all   the   worlds   (27).

XæOm¤ÏsadyÓraExaÇjat|   jatmnEkS:   ¡ 28¡

XæO|	the warrior race

uÏsadyn¯

annihilating

raExat¯

due to ire

jat|

then

jat|

then

AnEkS:

many times

 
Due   to   rising   rage,   as   and   when   there   was   born     the   warrior   race, I   destroyed   it,   many   a   time   (28).
 
p¦¢Tv£|   ca¢Kla|   p#aÔy   kÜypay   mhaÏmnE   .
yåOÞyaÓtE   tda   ram   d¢XNa|   p¤ÎykmINE   ¡ 29¡

p¦¢Tv£|

the earth

c

and

A¢Kla|

in entirety

p#aÔy

having taken over

kÜypay

to Kashyapa

mhaÏmnE

teh eminent

yåOÞy

of the sacrifice

AÓtE	at the conclusion

tda

then

ram

O! Rama!

d¢XNa|

as fee

p¤ÎykmINE

for the meritorious act

dt¯Ïva   mhEÓd#¢nlyÞtpaEblsm¢Óvt:                 .
¢ÞTtaE{¢Þm   t¢Þm|ÞtÔyÓvW   s¤s¤K|   s¤rsE¢vtE   ¡ 30¡

dt¯Ïva

having gifted (the earth to Kashyapa)

mhEÓd#¢nly:

setting up my abode in the Mahendra mountains

tpaEblsm¢Óvt:

having the power of penance as my associate

¢ÞTt:

staying

A¢Þm

am

t¢Þmn¯

there

tÔyn¯

engaged in penance

vW

verily

s¤s¤K|

happily

s¤rsE¢vtE

resorted to by the celestials

 
O!   Rama!   At   the   end   of   my   efforts,   I   attained   the   entire   earth
and   gifted   it   to   the   high-souled   Kashyapa,   who   was   ever   engaged
in   meritorious   deeds,   as   fees   (Dakshina   for   a   sacrifice). Having so   gifted,   I   now   remain   in   Mahendra   mountain   supported   by   the
strength   of   my   penance,   given   to   penance   in   that   place, with   a   happy state  of  mind,  which  place  is   resorted   to   by   the   gods   (29-30).
 
½¤Ïva   t¤   Dn¤xaE   BEd|   ¢v¢Þmtana|   nBÞtlE   .
Baxta|   dEvsH¯Gana|   ttaE{h|   d#tmagt:     ¡ 31¡

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

t¤

indeed

Dn¤x:

of the bow

BEd|

breaking

¢v¢Þmtana|

the wonder struck

nBÞtlE

in the aerial regions

Baxta|

conversing

dEvsH¯Gana|

the groups of gods

tt:

therefore

Ah|

I

d#t|	post-haste

Aagt:

have come (here)

 
Hearing   the   conversation   among   the   astonished   groups   of   gods in   the   skies   regarding   the   breaking   of   the   bow   (of   Lord   Siva) I   have   hurried   hither   (31).
 
t¢dd|   vWÝNv|   ram   ¢pt¦pWtamh|   mht¯     .
XæODmI|   p¤rÞk]Ïy   g¦£Ýv   Dn¤âäOmm¯   ¡ 32¡

tt¯

therefore

id|

this

vWÝNv|

relating to Lord Vishnu

ram

O! Rama!

¢pt¦pWtamh|

which has been with my father and grandfather

mht¯

great

XæODmI|

in line with the status as a member of the warrior race

p¤rÞk]Ïy

considering it

g¦£Ýv

take over

Dn¤:	(this) bow

uäOmm¯

superior

O!   Rama!   May   you   take   in   hand   this   wonderful   and   great bow   of   Lord   Vishnu,   that   one   which   has   been   with   my father   and   grandfather,  in  line  with  maintaining  the  stature  of the  warrior  class   (32).
 
yaEjyÞv   Dn¤:½E¿E   Sr|   prp¤r¸ym¯                        .
y¢d   S;aE¢x   kak¤t¯ÞT   ¹n¯¹|   daÞya¢m   tE   tt:   ¡ 33¡

yaEjyÞv

may you fix

Dn¤:½E¿E

to this superior bow

Sr|

an arrow

prp¤r¸ym¯

capable of winning over enemy cities

y¢d

if

S;aE¢x

you are capable

kak¤t¯ÞT

O! Kakautstha!

¹n¯¹|

duel

daÞya¢m

I shall offer

tE

to you

tt:

then

O!   Kakutstha!   May   you   fix   an   arrow   capable   of   destroying the   cities   of   the   enemy,   on   to   this   bow   of   bows.   And   if   you   are
capable  of  doing   so,   I  shall  then   offer   you   (a   fight),   a   duel!   (33).
 
iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE   p·sçO¢ttm:   sgI:¡75¡
Thus   ends   Canto   75   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of   the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work   Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki