Then,   at   the   break   of   the   day,   Janaka,   the   knower   of   good
speech,   having   performed   the   rituals   along   with   the   great sages,   addressed   the   family   priest   Satananda   (1).
 
B#ata   mm   mhatEja   v£yIvan¢tDa¢mIk:         .
k¤SÒvj   i¢t   Áyat:   p¤r£mÒyvsÅC¤Bam¯   ¡ 2¡

B#ata

brother

mm

my

mhatEja:

of immense radiance

v£yIvan¯

the valiant

A¢tDa¢mIk:

exceedingly righteous

k¤SÒvj:

Kusadhvaja

i¢t

thus

Áyat:

famed

p¤r£|

city

AÒyvst¯

resided

S¤Bam¯

the auspicious

vayaImlkpyIÓta|   ¢pb¢°X¤mt£|   nd£m¯             .
saÄðaÜya|   p¤ÎysÄðaSa|   ¢vman¢mv   p¤Ýpkm¯   ¡ 3¡

vayaImlkpyIÓta|

surrounded by a variety of goose berry trees

¢pbn¯

drinking

iX¤mt£|

Ikshumati

nd£m¯

river

saÄðaÜya|

in Sankasya

p¤ÎysÄðaSa|

(conferring all benefits) like a meritorious deed

¢vman|

aerial chariot

iv

like

p¤Ýpkm¯

Pushpaka

`My   brother,   the   illustrious   Kusadhvaja,   who   is   extremely radiant,   endowed   with   valour   and   greatly   righteous   is   residing in   the   city   of   Sankasya,which   is   surrounded   by   gardens   of a   variety   of   gooseberry   trees   (Varyamalakas),   looking   like   the personification   of   meritorious   deeds   and   auspicious   like   the aerial   chariot   Pushpaka,   and   subsisting   on   the   waters   flowing in   the   river   Ikshumati   (2-3).  
tmh|   d#¾¤¢mÅCa¢m   yMgaEçOa   s   mE   mt:           .
p#£¢t|   saE{¢p   mhatEja   ima|   BaE³a   mya   sh   ¡ 4¡

t|

him

Ah|

I

d#¾¤|

to see

iÅCa¢m

desire

yåOgaEçOa

the protector of the sacrifice

s:

he

mE

my

mt:

opinion

p#£¢t|

happy state

s:

he

A¢p

also

mhatEja:

of extreme splendour

ima|

this

BaE³a

be partaker

mya

me

sh

with

 
That   greatly   effulgent   one   is   the   protector   of   this     sacrifice,   I
deem.   He   will   enjoy   this   happiness   of   mine,   along   with   me.
I   desire   to   see   him'   (4).
 
evm¤³E   t¤   vcnE   StanÓdÞy   s¢°DaW       .
Aagta:   kE¢cdÛyg#a   jnkÞtaÓsma¢dSt¯   ¡ 5¡

ev|	in this manner

u³E	being spoken

t¤

verily

vcnE

words

StanÓdÞy

of Satananda

s¢°DaW

in the presence

Aagta:

having arrived

kE¢ct¯

some

AÛyg#a:

not engaged in any activity

jnk:

Janaka

tan¯

them

sma¢dSt¯

sent away with instructions

When   these   words   were   spoken   in   the   presence   of   Satananda,
some   of   those   who   were   not   engaged   in   any   work   came   and   Janaka instructed   them   (5).
 
SasnaäO¤   nrEÓd#Þy   p#yy¤:   S£G#va¢j¢B:      .
smanEt¤|   nrÛyaG#|   ¢vÝN¤¢mÓd#aMya     yTa   ¡ 6¡

Sasnat¯

upon the instructions

t¤

at once

nrEÓd#Þy

of the king

p#yy¤:

left

S£G#va¢j¢B:

mounting fleetfooted horses

smanEt¤|

to fetch

nrÛyaG#|

the tiger among men (Kusadhvaja)

¢vÝN¤|

Lord Vishnu

iÓd#aåOya

upon the orders of Indra

yTa	in that manner

Upon   the   instructions   of   the   king,   they   left   on   fleet-footed
horses   to   fetch   that   tiger   among   men   (Kusadhvaja),like (the gods)
hurrying   to   the   presence   of   Vishnu   on   the   orders   of   Indra  (6).  
saÄðaÜya|   tE   smagÏy   dS¤à   kSÒvjm¯   .
ÓyvEdyÓyTav¦äO|   jnkÞy   c   ¢c¢Óttm¯       ¡
t¹¦äO|   n¦p¢t:   ½¤Ïva   Ñ¥t½E¿WmIhablW:          ¡ 7¡

saÄðaÜya|

in the city of Sankasya

tE

they

smagÏy

having arrived

dS¤:

saw

c

and

kSÒvjm¯

Kusadhvaja

ÓyvEdyn¯

submitted

yTav¦äO|

details factually

jnkÞy

of Janaka

c

and

¢c¢Óttm¯

message

tt¯

that

v¦äO|

all matters

n¦p¢t:

the king

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

Ñ¥t½E¿W:

from the best among messengers

mhablW:

from those of great might

AaMya{T   nrEÓd#Þy   Aajgam   kSÒvj:     .
s   ddSI   mhatEja   jnk|   DmIvÏslm¯     ¡ 8¡

AaåOya

upon the command

AT

then

nrEÓd#Þy

of the king

Aajgam

came

kSÒvj:

Kusadhvaja

s:

he

ddSI

saw

mhatEja:

of extreme dazzle

jnk|

Janaka

DmIvÏslm¯

wedded to righteous conduct

 
They   entered   the   city   of   Sankasya   and   saw   Kusadhvaja   and
communicated   the   words   of   Janaka,   as   they   were.   That greatly   effulgent   king   Kusadhvaja,   having   heard   those   tidings from   those   mighty   and   the   best   of   messengers,   came   post-haste, as   it   was   the   order   of   the   best   among   men   (Janaka)   and   on arrival   met   Janaka   (7-8).

saE{¢Bvaï   StanÓd|   rajan|   ca¢p   Da¢mIkm¯   .
rajahI|   prm|   ¢dÛymasn|   caÒyraEht            ¡ 9¡

s:

he

A¢Bvaï

having paid respects

StanÓd|

to Satananda

rajan|

to the king

c

and

A¢p

also

Da¢mIkm¯

righteous

rajahI|

fit to be occupied by kings

prm|

superior

¢dÛy|

divine

Aasn|

seat

c

and

AÒyraEht

sat upon

Having   paid   his   respects   to   Satananda   and   the   righteous king,   he   then   sat   on   the   supreme   and   divine   seat   fit   for kings   (9).
 
up¢v¾av¤BaW   taW   t¤   B#atrav¢mtaWjsaW   .
p#Exyamast¤v£IraW   m¢ÓæO½E¿|   s¤damnm¯   ¡ 10¡

up¢v¾aW

being seated

uBaW

two

taW

those

t¤

then

B#atraW

brothers

A¢mtaWjsaW

of illimitable prowess

p#Exyamast¤:

sent word

v£raW

the valiant duo

m¢ÓæO½E¿|

the best among ministers

s¤damnm¯

through Sudama

Those   two   brothers   of   illimitable   prowess,   having   taken   their
seats,   those   valiant   ones,   then   sent   word   through   the   best
among ministers   Sudama   (10).