tt:   p#BatE   ¢vmlE   k]tkmaI   nra¢Dp:  .
¢váa¢mæO|   mhaÏmanmaj¤hav   sraGvm¯    ¡ 1¡

tt:

then

p#BatE

in the morn

¢vmlE

clear

k]tkmaI

having completed the rituals connected with the morning

nra¢Dp:

the king

¢váa¢mæO|

to Viswamitra

mhaÏman|

to the great soul

Aaj¤hav

went and saw

sraGvm¯

along with the Raghavas

  In   the   clear   morn   of   the   following   day,having   completed   his
daily   routine   of   rituals,   the   king   went   and   saw   that
high-souled   Viswamitra,   in   the   company   of   Rama   (1).
 
tmcI¢yÏva   DmaIÏma   SaÞæOè¾En   kmINa       .
raGvaW   c   mhaÏmanaW   tda   vaÀym¤vac   h ¡ 2¡

t|

him

AcI¢yÏva

offering respects

DmaIÏma

of righteous conduct

SaÞæOè¾En

as perceived in the Shastras

kmINa

by appropriate action

raGvaW

the Raghus (Rama and Lakshmana)

c

and

mhaÏmanaW

the noble souls

tda

thereupon

vaÀy|

words

uvac

said

h

indeed

 
That   soul   of   righteousness   (the   king),   having   offered   suitable
worship   to   him   and   the   high-souled   scions   of   the   Raghu   race,
as   per   injunctions,   then   spoke   the   following   words   (2).
 
Bgvn¯Þvagt|   tE{Þt¤   ¢k|   kraE¢m   tvanG  .
BvanaåOapyt¤   mamaåOaÔyaE   Bvta   /hm¯     ¡ 3¡

Bgvn¯

O! Lord!

Þvagt|

welcome

tE

to you

AÞt¤

be

¢k|

what

kraE¢m

should I do

tv

to you

AnG	O! Pure soul!

Bvan¯

your highness

AaåOapyt¤

please order

ma|

me

AaåOaÔy:

to be ordered

Bvta	by your goodself

¢h

verily

Ahm¯

I

 
`O!   Lord!   Welcome   to   you!   What   may   I   do   as   service
to   you?   O!   Sinless   one!   May   you   order   me,   for   I   am   to   be
ordered   by   your   goodself'   (3).  
evm¤³Þt¤   DmaIÏma   jnkEn   mhaÏmna    .
p#Ïy¤vac   m¤¢n½E¿aE   vaÀy|   vaÀy¢vSard:  ¡ 4¡

ev|

like this

u³:	being spoken to

t¤	at that time

DmaIÏma

noble soul

jnkEn

by Janaka

mhaÏmna

by the noble soul

p#Ïy¤vac

replied

m¤¢n½E¿:

the great sage

vaÀy|

words

vaÀy¢vSard:

an adept in speech

When   that   soul   of   righteousness   and   the   best   among   sages
was   spoken   to   thus   by   that   high-souled   Janaka,   that   one,   an
adept   in   articulation,   spoke   in   reply   the   following   words   (4).

p¤æOaW   dSrTÞyEmaW   X¢æOyaW   laEk¢v½¤taW  .
Dn¤vEId¢vSExåOaW   k¤SlaW   ramlßmNaW      ¡
d#¾¤kamaW   Dn¤:½E¿|   ydEtÏv¢y   ¢t¿¢t     ¡ 5¡

p¤æOaW

sons

dSrTÞy

of Dasaratha

imaW

these two

X¢æOyaW

of the warrior race

laEk¢v½¤taW

world renowned

Dn¤vEId¢vSExåOaW

known adepts in archery

k¤SlaW

righteous

ramlßmNaW

known as Rama and Lakshmana

d#¾¤kamaW

wish to see

Dn¤:½E¿|

the inimitable bow

yt¯

which

ett¯

this

Ïv¢y

with you

¢t¿¢t

(you) have

`These   two   are   the   sons   of   Dasaratha,   of   the   warrior   class
and   world-famous.   They   are   experts   in   the   art   and   science   of
archery,   and   named   Rama   and   Lakshmana.   They   are   desirous
of   seeing   the   superior   bow   that   is   in   your   charge   (5).
 
etêSIy   Bd#|   tE   k]tkamaW   n¦paÏmjaW   .
dSInadÞy   Dn¤xaE   yTE¾|   p#¢tyaÞyt:    ¡ 6¡

ett¯

this

dSIy	may it be shown

Bd#|	all be well

tE

to you

k]tkamaW

having attained their wish

n¦paÏmjaW

the princes

dSInat¯

by seeing

AÞy

this

Dn¤x:

of the bow

yTE¾|

as they please

p#¢tyaÞyt:

may return

 
May   you   show   it   to   them,   may   all   be   well   with   you.   Having
seen   this   bow   and   having   attained   their   wish,   may   they   return
as   they   like'   (6).
 
evm¤³Þt¤   jnk:   p#Ïy¤vac   mham¤¢nm¯  .
½¥ytamÞy   Dn¤xaE   ydTI¢mh   ¢t¿¢t      ¡ 7¡

ev|

as above

u³:

spoken to

t¤

then

jnk:	king Janaka

p#Ïy¤vac

replied

mham¤¢nm¯

to the great sage

½¥yta|

May I be heard

AÞy

this

Dn¤x:

of the bow

ydTI|

for what reason

ih

here

¢t¿¢t

is stationed

Being   spoken   to   thus,   Janaka   replied   to   that   great   sage:
`May   you   be   pleased   to   hear,   why   this   bow   is
stationed   here'   (7).
 
dEvrat   i¢t   ÁyataE   ¢nmE:   x¿aE   mh£p¢t:   .
ÓyasaE{y|   tÞy   Bgvn¯   hÞtE   däOaE   mhaÏmna   ¡8¡

dEvrat:

Devarata

i¢t

thus

Áyat:

renowned

¢nmE:

of emperor Nimi

x¿:

sixth

mh£p¢t:

king

Óyas:

was entrusted

Ay|

this

tÞy

his

Bgvn¯

O! Lord!

hÞtE	in the hand

däO:

was given

mhaÏmna

by the highsouled one

From   emperor   Nimi,   sixth   in   line   was   Devavrata,   a   respected
king.   O!   Lord!   This   (bow)   was   entrusted   in   his   hands   by   the
  High-souled   (Lord   Siva)   one   (8).
 
dXyåOvDE   p¥vI|   Dn¤rayØy   v£yIvan¯         .
âd#Þt¤   ¢æOdSan¯   raExat¯   sl£l¢mdmb#v£t¯  ¡ 9¡

dXyåOvDE

at the time of destroying the sacrifice of Daksha

p¥vI|

in the days of yore

Dn¤:

bow

AayØy

taking up

v£yIvan¯

the valorous

âd#:	Rudra (Lord Siva)

t¤

verily

¢æOdSan¯

at the gods

raExat¯

aroused with anger

sl£l|

playfully

id|	as follows

Ab#v£t¯

said

 
In   the   days   of   yore,   when   that   irrepressible   Lord   Rudra,     out
of   anger,   was     destroying   the   sacrifice   of   Daksha,
taking   up   this   bow   (he)   spoke   playfully   to   the   gods   (9).
 
yÞmaìaga¢TInaE   Baga°akÚpyt   mE   s¤ra:   .
vraÄña¢N   mhahaI¢N   Dn¤xa   Satya¢m   v:   ¡ 10¡

yÞmat¯

for what reason

Baga¢TIn:

(I) who sought a share in the sacrificial oblations

Bagan¯

the due share of

n

not

AkÚpyt

apportion

mE

to me

s¤ra:

O! Gods!

vraÄña¢N

heads

mhahaI¢N

adorned with choice ornaments

Dn¤xa

with the bow

Satya¢m

will shatter

v:

your

 
`O!   Gods!   You   did   not   properly   apportion   the   share   of   the
sacrificial   oblations   to   me,   which   I   was   wanting   to
partake.   Therefore,   I   shall   harvest   your   beautiful   heads
with   this   bow'   (10).