THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA

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sçOsçO¢ttm:  sgI:      Canto  77(Contd)
AyaEÒyap#vESm¯      Entry  into   Ayodhya
ev|   dSrT:   p#£taE   b#a'Na   nWgmaÞtTa   .
ramÞy   S£lv¦äOEn   svI   ¢vxyva¢sn:      ¡ 31¡

ev|

in this way

dSrT:

Dasaratha

p#£t:

was pleased

b#a'Na:

the learned Brahmins

nWgma:

the city dwellers

tTa

in the same way

ramÞy

of Rama

S£lv¦äOEn

due to noble conduct

svI

all

¢vxyva¢sn:

the residents in the country

By   this   manner   of   extremely   righteous   conduct   of   Rama,
Dasaratha   became   highly   gladdened   at   heart.As   also   were   the
learned   Brahmins,   the   residents   of   the   city   and   the   entire
kingdom,   in   the   same   way   (31).

tExam¢tySa   laEkE   ram:   sÏypra@m:   .
Þvy|B¥¢rv   B¥tana|   bB¥v   g¤NväOr:       ¡ 32¡

tExa|

for them

A¢tySa:

of great repute

laEkE

world

ram:

Sri Rama

sÏypra@m:

of real valour

Þvy|B¥:

the selfsprung (Lord Brahma)

B¥tana|

of beings

bB¥v

became

g¤NväOr:

of exalted excellences

In   the   same   way   the   creator   Lord   Brahma   was   for   all   the
beings,   Rama,   who   was   of   real   valour   and   extensive   fame,
shone   in   the   world   with   the   best   of   qualities   (32).

ramÞt¤   s£tya   saDI|   ¢vjhar   bh\n¦t¥n¯     .
mnÞv£   tétÞtÞya   ¢nÏy|   ¶¢d   sm¢pIt: ¡ 33¡

ram:

Sri Rama

t¤

indeed

s£tya

with Sita

saDI|

in company

¢vjhar

enjoyed

bh\n¯

many

§t¥n¯

seasons

mnÞv£

of good mind

tét:

in unity with her

tÞya:

her

¢nÏy|

always

¶¢d

in the heart

sm¢pIt:

residing

Rama   of   extreme   fine   mental   disposition,   along   with
Sita,   having   the   same   state   of   mind,   shining   in   her   mind
at   all   times,   spent   many   a   season   (33).

¢p#ya   t¤   s£ta   ramÞy   dara:   ¢pt¦k]ta   i¢t .
g¤Nad#pg¤NaÅca¢p   p#£¢tB¥IyaE{×yvDIt                ¡ 34¡

¢p#ya

beloved

t¤

indeed

s£ta

Sita

ramÞy

for Rama

dara:

wife

¢pt¦k]ta:

bestowed on him by his father

i¢t

thus

g¤Nat¯

due to excellent qualities

ãpg¤Nat¯

due to charming features

and

A¢p

also

p#£¢t:

love

B¥y:

again

A×yvDIt

was enhanced

The   love   of   Rama   for   Sita   was   enhanced   due   to   the   reason   that
she   was   bestowed   on   him   as   his   wife   by   (his)   father,   due   to   her exquisite   qualities   and   her   charming   looks,though   she   was
already   his   beloved   (34).

¶dy|   cWv   jana¢t   p#£¢tyaE¢g   prÞprm¯   ¡ 35¡

¶dy|

heart

and

only

jana¢t

reveals

p#£¢tyaE¢g

in the state of love

prÞprm¯

for each other

When   there   is   love   mutually,   that   state   of   mind   manifests
itself   unmistakably   (35).

tÞyaà   BtaI   ¢¹g¤N|   ¶dyE   p¢rvtItE    .
AÓtjaItm¢p   Ûy³maÁya¢t   ¶dy|   ¶da ¡ 36¡

tÞya:

her

and

BtaI

husband

¢¹g¤N|

doubly

¶dyE

heart

p¢rvtItE

resides

AÓtjaIt|

born within

A¢p

also

Ûy³|

clearly

AaÁya¢t

reveals

¶dy|

heart

¶da

with the heart

In   her   mind   also,   her   husband   shone   doubly.The   heart   also
realises   the   inner   feelings   generated   very   clearly   (36).

tÞy   B¥yaE   ¢vSExEN   mW¢Tl£   jnkaÏmja    .
dEvta¢B:   sma   ãpE   s£ta   ½£¢rv   ã¢pN£ ¡ 37¡

tÞy

his

B¥y:

again

¢vSExEN

especially

mW¢Tl£

Maithili (daughter of Mithila, i.e. Sita)

jnkaÏmja

the daughter of Janaka

dEvta¢B:

with the celestials

sma

equal

ãpE

in form

s£ta

Sita

½£:

goddess Lakshmi

ã¢pN£

charming

In   charm,   comparable   to   the   celestial   nymphs   and   goddess
Lakshmi,   that   daughter   of   Mithila   and   king   Janaka,   Sita
shone   even   greater,   in   his   case   (37).

tya   s   raj¢xIs¤taE{¢Bramya   smE¢yvan¤äOmrajkÓyya   .
At£v   ram:   S¤S¤BE{¢tkamya   ¢vB¤:   ¢½ya   ¢vÝN¤¢rvamrEár:   ¡38¡

tya        with her

s:        he

raj¢xIs¤t:        the son of the royal sage

A¢Bramya        because of loveliness

smE¢yvan¯        together

uäOmrajkÓyya        with the best of the princesses

At£v        extremely

ram:        Sri Rama

S¤S¤BE        dazzle

A¢tkamya        with extreme love

¢vB¤:        the all pervading

¢½ya        Goddess Lakshmi

¢vÝN¤:        Lord Vishnu

iv        like

AmrEár:        the god of gods

Sri   Rama,   that   son   of   the   royal   sage,   in   the   company   of
that   exquisitely   beautiful   and   extremely   lovable   and   best
among   princesses,   dazzled   greatly   like   the   omnipresent
Lord   Vishnu,,the   god   of   gods,   in   the   company   of
Maha   Lakshmi   (38).

iÏyaxI   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   balkaÎfE  sçOsçO¢ttm:  sgI:¡77¡
Thus  ends   Canto   77   of   the   Bala   Kanda   of  the  first   and   ancient   poetical   work Srimad  Ramayana   of   Valmiki

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