With   soldiers   comparable   to   Fire   (in   blazing valour), straight-forward
in conduct,   devoted   to   their   tasks   and   highly   trained,   (that   city)   was   filled like   a   cave   with   lions   (21).
 
  kaØBaEj¢vxyE   jatWbaIhl£kWà   hyaEäOmW:   .
vnay¤jWnId£jWà   p¥NaI   h¢rhyaEäOmW:   ¡22¡

kaØBaEj¢vxyE

in the Kambhoja country

jatW:

born

bahl£kW:

born in Bahlika

c

and

hyaEäOmW:

excellent horses

vnay¤jW:

born in Vanayu

nd£jW:

born in Sindhu

c

and

p¥NaI

full of

h¢rhyaEäOmW:

comparable to the green horse Ucchaisravas of Lord Indra

 
That   city   was   teeming   with   thorough-bred   horses   raised   in   the   Kambhoja, Bahlika,  Vanayu   and  Sindhu  regions,  which  could  tread  a   measure  with  the superior (Ucchaisravas  of  Lord  Indra) green  horse   (22).
 
¢vÓÒypvItjWmIäOW:   p¥NaI   hWmvtWr¢p   .
mda¢ÓvtWr¢tblWmaItÄñW:   pvItaEpmW:   ¡23¡

¢vÓÒypvItjW:

born in the Vindhya mountains

mäOW:

wellnourished

p¥NaI

teeming with

hWmvtW:

born in the Himalayan valley

A¢p

also

mda¢ÓvtW:

with rut streaming down the temples

A¢tblW:

extremely strong

matÄñW:

elephants

pvItaEpmW:

comparable to the mountains

There   were   also   a   great   number   of   elephants,   which   were   well-nourished, very   strong   and   (always)   in   rut,   born   in   the   Vindhya   mountains,   the Himalayan   regions   and   were   huge   like
the   mountains   (23).
 
eravtkl£nWà   mhapîklWÞtTa   .
A¸nad¢p   ¢nÝp°WvaImnad¢p   c   ¢¹pW:   ¡24¡

eravtkl£nW:

born of Iravata (Indra's elephant) pedigree

c

and

mhapîklW:

rising from the clan of Mahapadma

tTa

as also

A¸nat¯

from Anjana

A¢p

also

¢nÝp°W:

issued forth

vamnat¯

from Vamana

A¢p

also

c

and

¢¹pW:

by elephants

 
Bd#WmIÓd#Wm¦IgWàWv   Bd#mÓd#m¦gWÞtTa   .
Bd#mÓd#WBId#m¦gWm¦IgmÓd#Wà   sa   p¤r£   ¡
¢nÏymäOW:   sda   p¥NaI   nagWrcls¢°BW:   ¡25¡

Bd#W:

from the clan of Bhadra

mÓd#W:

elephants belonging to the Mandra class

m¦gW:

elephants belonging to the Mriga breed

c

and

ev

also

Bd#mÓd#m¦gW:

hybrids of Bhadra, Mandra and Mriga classes

tTa

similarly

Bd#mÓd#W:

hybrids of Bhadra and Mandra classes

Bd#m¦gW:

hybrids of Bhadra and Mriga classes

m¦gmÓd#W:

hybrids of Mriga and Mandra classes

c

and

sa

that

p¤r£

city

¢nÏymäOW:

ever well-nourished

sda

always

p¥NaI

full of

nagW:

elephants

Acls¢°BW:

equalling the mountains

 
That   capital   city   was   ever   full   with   elephants   of   the   class   of   Iravata, Mahapadma,   Anjana,   Vamana,   Bhadra,   Mandra,   Mriga   and   cross-bred   between Bhadra   and   Mandra,   Bhadra   and   Mriga,   Bhadra,   Mandra   and   Mriga,   and Mriga   and   Mandra,   which  were  exceedingly   strong   and   always   in   a   state   of intoxication   (24-25).

Note:   Except   Indra's   elephant   the   Iravata,   the   other   breeds   are   referred to   by   poets   as   those   mammoths   which  are  the  guardians   and   bearers   of   the eight   quarters   of   the   universe.
 
sa   yaEjnE   c   ¹E   B¥y:   sÏynama   p#kaStE   .
yÞya|   dSrTaE   raja   vs¸gdpalyt¯   ¡26¡  

sa

that

yaEjnE

yojanas

c

and

¹E

two

B¥y:

outside

sÏynama

true to its (Ayodhya, i.e. inconquerable) name

p#kaStE

shines

yÞya|

in which

dSrT:

Dasaratha

raja

king

vsn¯

living

jgt¯

the world

Apalyt¯

protected

 
Living   in   which   capital   city,   the   monarch   ruled   over   the   earth,   that   (city) had   an   outer   perimeter   of   two   yojanas   and  shone true
to   its   name   (`Ayodhya' means:   the   invincible   in   battle)   (26).
 
ta|   p¤r£|   s   mhatEja   rajadSrTaE   mhan¯   .
SSas   S¢mta¢mæOaE   nXæOaN£v   cÓd#ma:   ¡27¡

ta|

that

p¤r£|

city

s:

that

mhatEja:

extremely radiant

raja

king

dSrT:

Dasaratha

mhan¯

great

SSas

ruled

S¢mta¢mæO:

with enemies suppressed

nXæOa¢N

the stars

iv

like

cÓd#ma:

the moon

 
 That   high-souled   and   radiant   king   Dasratha   ruled   over   the   kingdom,   having quelled   the   enemy   forces   as   the   moon
(that   had   vanquished)   the   multitudinous stars   (27).  
ta|  sÏynama|  FtaErNagIla|  g¦hW¢vI¢cæOWãpSaE¢Bta|  ¢Svam¯   .
p¤r£myaEÒya|  n¦sh*s|kla|  SSas  vW  S@smaE  mh£p¢t:¡28¡

ta|

that

sÏynama|

true to its name

F

firm

taErN

outer gate

AgIla|

bolted

g¦hW:

by the houses

¢v¢cæOW:

beautiful

upSaE¢Bta|

decorated

¢Svam¯

auspicious

p¤r£|

city

AyaEÒya|

in Ayodhya

n¦sh*s|kla|

with thousands of people

SSas   vW

ruled

S@sm:

equal to Indra

mh£p¢t:

king

 
Comparable   to   Lord   Indra,   that   Lord   of   earth   (king   Dasaratha)   ruled   over that   auspicious   kingdom   of   Ayodhya,   which   was true to   its   name;   had   outer gates   of   firm   construction   and   provided   with   bolts,   shining   with   various beautiful   houses   and   teeming   with   thousands   of   citizens   (28).
 
iÏyaxI  ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE balkaÎfE   x¿:   sgI: ¡6¡
Thus   ends   canto   six   of   the   Balakanda   of   the   first   and   ancient   poetical   work   Srimad   Ramayana   of   Valmiki