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Bhaṭṭikāvyam • Chapter 01

Canto 1

प्रथमः सर्गः

Canto 1 of Bhaṭṭikāvyam.

Total: 123 Verses • Citations: BK 1.1–123 • 1 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 5 (Verses 30 shown)
BK 1.1 रुचिरा
अभून्नृपो विबुध-सखः परं-तपः श्रुताऽन्वितो दश-रथ इत्युदाहृतः । गुणैर्वरं भुवन-हितच्-छलेन यं सना-तनः पितरमुपागमत्स्वयम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: There lived a king, a friend of the wise (or gods), an annoyer to the enemies, conversant with the Vedas, superior by his qualities, known as Dasaratha, whom the Eternal Himself approached as (His) father on the pretext of benefitting the world.
BK 1.2 उपजाति
सोऽध्यैष्ट वेदांस्त्रिदशानयष्ट पितॄनपारीत्सममंस्त बन्धून् । व्यजेष्ट षड्वर्गमरंस्त नीतौ समूलघातं न्यवधीदरींश्च ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: He studied the Vedas, sacrificed to the gods, satisfied the manes, honoured the kinsmen, vanquished the host of the six enemies(vices), took delight in politics and destroyed his foes, cutting them down at their very roots.
BK 1.3 उपजातिः
वसूनि तोयं घन-वद्व्यकारीत्सहाऽऽसनं गोत्र-भिदाऽध्यवात्सीत् । न त्र्यम्बकादन्यमुपास्थिताऽसौ यशांसि सर्वेषु-भृतां निरास्तत् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: He distributed riches just as the cloud scatters water, sat with Indra on (his) throne, worshipped none else than Siva and (by his might) destroyed the reputations of all archers.
BK 1.4 उपजातिः
पुण्यो महा-ब्रह्म-समूह-जुष्टः संतर्पणो नाक-सदां वरेण्यः । जज्वाल लोक-स्थितये स राजा यथाऽध्वरे वह्निरभिप्रणीतः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Resorted to by groups of eminent brahmins, that excellent and holy king who satiated the gods, shone with ardour for the preservation of his subjects, like the holy fire consecrated in the sacrifice.
BK 1.5 उपजातिः
स पुण्य-कीर्तिः शत-मन्यु-कल्पो महेन्द्र-लोक-प्रतिमां समृद्ध्या ।अध्यास्त सर्वर्तु-सुखामयोध्या- मध्यासितां ब्रह्मभिरिद्ध-बोधैः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: He of auspicious fame and similar to Indra, lived in Ayodhya which, in prosperity, resembled Amaravati, was pleasant in all seasons and was inhabited by brahmins with blazed intellect;
BK 1.6 उपजातिः
निर्माण-दक्षस्य समीहितेषु सीमेव पद्माऽऽसन-कौशलस्य ।ऊर्ध्व-स्फुरद्-रत्न-गभस्तिभिर्या स्थिताऽवहस्येव पुरं मघोनः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: 6.-(Ayodhya) which, seemed to be the limit of the expertise of the undertakings of the Creator who was careful in (the art of) creating, and stood laughing, as it were, at the city of Indra, with the rays from its jewels scintillating upwards ;
BK 1.7 उपजातिः
सद्-रत्न-मुक्ता-फल-वज्र-भाञ्जि विचित्र-धातूनि स-काननानि । स्त्रीभिर्युतान्यप्सरसामिवौघैर्मेरोः शिरांसीव गृहाणि यस्याम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: -(Ayodhya) which had residences provided with excellent jewels, pearls and diamonds, having various metals (or mineral dyes), was provided with gardens thronged by ladies, thus resembling Mt. Meru thronged by streams of divine damsels, having the best jewels, pearls and diamonds, different metals and forests
BK 1.8 उपजातिः
अन्तर्-निविष्टोज्ज्वल-रत्न-भासो गवाक्ष-जालैरभिनिष्पतन्त्यः । हिमाऽद्रि-टङ्कादिव भान्ति यस्यां गङ्गाऽम्बु-पात-प्रतिमा गृहेभ्यः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: –(Ayodhya) wherein the bright colours of the effulgent jewels stored within, being diffused through latticed windows, shone forth like the waterfalls of the of the Ganges from the peaks of the Himalayan mountain.
BK 1.9 उपजातिः
धर्म्यासु कामाऽर्थ-यशस्-करीषु मतासु लोकेऽधिगतासु काले । विद्यासु विद्वानिव सोऽभिरेमे पत्नीषु राजा तिसृषूत्तमासु ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Just as a learned person takes delight in the three best lores that are consistent with duty, conducive to love, riches and glory, are honoured in the world and are acquired at proper time, (so also the king rejoiced with his three lawfully wedded, excellent wives, who were accepted at proper times, conducive to love, wealth and fameand honoured by the world
BK 1.10 उपजातिः
पुत्रीयता तेन वराऽङ्गनाभि- रानायि विद्वान्क्रतुषु क्रियावान् । विपक्त्रिम-ज्ञान-गतिर्मनस्वी मान्यो मुनिः स्वां पुरमृष्य शृङ्गः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: By him, desirous of having sons, was , through lovely women, brought to his own city, the learned, high-souled and revered sage Rsyastiga, well-versed in sacrifices and fully ripened in his access to learning.
BK 1.11 उपजातिः
ऐहिष्ट तं कारयितुं कृताऽऽत्मा क्रतुं नृपः पुत्र-फलं मुनीन्द्रम् । ज्ञानाऽऽशयस्तस्य ततो व्यतानीत्स कर्मठः कर्म सुताऽनुबन्धम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The self-controlled king desired the great sage to get performed a sacrifice with sons as its fruit. Expert in his work, he (the sage) who understood his (the king's) intention, performed the sacrifice that would result in sons.
रक्षांसि वेदीं परितो निरास्थ- दङ्गान्ययाक्षीद्भितः प्रधानम् । शेषाण्यहौषीत्सुत-संपदे च वरं वरेण्यो नृपतेरमार्गीत् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The most-covetted (sage) drove away the raksasas from around the altar, performed subsidiary rites at both ends of the main sacrifice, poured (into the fire) the remaining ( main part ) of the oblations and sought for the boon of plenty of sons
BK 1.13 इन्द्रवज्रा
निष्टां गते दक्त्रिम-सभय-तोषे विहित्रिमे कर्मणि राज-पत्न्यः । प्राशुर्हुतोच्छिष्टमुदार-वंश्यास्तिस्रः प्रसोतुं चतुरः सु-पुत्रान् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The prescribed ritual, of satisfying the members of the assembly with gifts, having reached its completion, the three wives of the king, born of illustrious families, ate the remnants of the oblations in order to beget four noble sons.
BK 1.14 इन्द्रवज्रा
कौसल्ययाऽसावि सुखेन रामः प्राक्केकयी-तो भरतस्ततोऽभूत् । प्रासोष्ट शत्रु-घ्नमुदार-चेष्ट- मेका सुमित्रा सह लक्ष्मणेन ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: First Rama was given birth to, in ease, by Kausalya : then was born Bharata from Kekyai ; Sumitra alone gave birth to Satrughna of magnificent deeds along with Laksmapa.
BK 1.15 उपजातिः
आर्चीद्द्वि-जातीन्परमाऽर्थ-विन्दा- नुदेजयान्भूत-गणान्न्यषेधीत् । विद्वानुपानेष्ट च तान्स्व-काले यतिर्वशिष्टो यमिनां वरिष्ठः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Vasistha, the learned ascetic and the supermost of the observers of restraint, honoured the brahmins that had realised the highest reality, drove away the hosts of terrific devils that caused (people) to tremble and had them (the princes) initiated (i.e., their thread ceremony performed) at the proper time.
BK 1.16 उपजातिः
वेदोऽङ्गवांस्तौरखिलोऽध्यगायि शस्त्राण्युपायंसत जित्वराणि । ते भिन्न-वृत्तीन्यपि मानसानि समं जनानां गुणिनोऽध्यवात्सुः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: By them was learnt the Vedic lore along with its auxiliaries, and were acquired victory-giving weapons; (thus) those virtuous ( princes) settled themselves equally into the hearts of the people even though they (the people) had different vocations
BK 1.17 उपजातिः
ततो-भ्यगाद्गाधि-सुतः क्षितीन्द्रं रक्षोभिरभ्याहत-कर्म-वृत्तिः । रामं वरीतुं परिरक्षणा-र्थं राजाऽऽजिहत्तं मधुपर्क-पाणिः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Later, Visvamitra whose performance of sacrifices had been hampered by demons, approached that king to seek Rama for the protection (of the sacrifices). The king honoured him with madhuparka offerings in his hand.
BK 1.18 इन्द्रवज्रा
ऐषीः पुनर्-जन्म-जयाय यत्त्वं रूपाऽऽदि-बोधान्न्यवृतच्च यत्ते । तत्त्वान्यबुद्धाः प्रतिनूनि येन ध्यानं नृपस्तच्छिवमित्यवादीत् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The king spoke thus : ‘I hope that you are free from hindrances in your meditations intended for the conquest of rebirth which cease after the realisation of the (UltimateForm, and other things, and through which you grasp the subtlest principles.'
BK 1.19 उपजातिः
आख्यन्मुनिस्तस्य शिवं समाधेर्विघ्नन्ति रक्षांसि वने क्रतूंश्च । तानि द्विषद्-वीर्य-निराकरिष्णुस्तृणेढु रामः सह लक्ष्मणेन ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The sage told him, ‘‘(There is) welfare for my meditation. But the demons destroy the sacrifices in the forest. Along with Laksmana, let Rama, capable of destroying the prowess of the enemykill them.'
BK 1.20 उपजातिः
स शुश्रुवांस्तद्-वचनं मुमोह राजाऽसहिष्णुः सुत-विप्रयोगम् ।अहंयुनाऽथ क्षिति-पः शुभंयु- रूचे वचस्तापस-कुञ्जरेण ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Unable to bear separation from his sonsthe King who heard that speech fainted . That protector of the earth (the King) who possessed good fortune was then addressed these words by the eminent sage possessed of egotism.
BK 1.21 उपजातिः
मया त्वमाप्थाः शरणं भयेषु वयं त्वयाऽप्याप्स्महि धर्म-वृद्ध्यै । क्षत्रं द्विज-त्वं च परस्पराऽर्थं शङ्कां कृथा मा प्रहिणु-स्व-सूनुम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: You have been approached by me as a protector in calamities; we also have been approached by you for the prosperity of Dharma. The Ksatriya race and the Brahmana raceare for each other. Do not enterain any fear. Send (your) son.
BK 1.22 इन्द्रवज्रा
घानिष्यते तेन महान्विपक्षः स्थायिष्यते येन रणे पुरस्तात् । मा मां महाऽऽत्मन्परिभूर्-योग्ये न मद्-विधो न्यस्यति भारमग्र्यम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: By him, who will stand at the vanguard in the battlefield, (even a) great adversary will be killed. Oh high-souled one, do not disregard me. One like me does not lay the supreme burden upon an unworthy (person). "
BK 1.23 उपजातिः
क्रुध्यन्कुलं धक्ष्यति विप्र-वह्निर्यास्यन्सुतस्तप्स्यति मां स-मन्युम् ।इत्थं नृपः पूर्वमवालुलोचे ततोऽनुजज्ञे गमनं सुतस्य ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: ‘‘The raging fire in the form of the brahmin's will burn out my race. By going, (my) son will torment only my grief-striken self." Thus did the king reflect first and then permit the departure of his son.
BK 1.24 इन्द्रवज्रा
आशीर्भिरभ्यर्च्य मुनिः क्षितीन्द्रं प्रीतः प्रतस्थे पुनराश्रमाय । तं पृष्ठ-तः प्रष्ठमियाय नम्रो हिंस्रेषु-दीप्ताऽऽप्त-धनुः कुमारः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Having honoured the protector of the earth with blessings, the delighted sage again set forth for his hermitage .The humble prince having a trustworthy bow glowing with (sharp) killing arrows, followed him wholed in the front.
BK 1.25 उपजातिः
प्रयास्यतः पुण्य-वनाय जिष्णो- रामस्य रोचिष्णु-मुखस्य घृष्णुः । त्रै-मातुरः कृत्स्न-जिताऽस्त्र-शस्त्रः सध्र्यङ्रतः श्रेयसि लक्ष्मणोऽभूत् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Dedicated to (Rama's) well-being, the daring Laksmana, who had three mothers and had acquired all the missiles and weapons, became the fellowtraveller of the victorious Rama who had a beaming face and had set out for the holy forest.
BK 1.26 मालिनी
इषु-मति रघु-सिंहे दन्दशूकाञ्जिघांसौ धनुररिभिर-सह्यं मुष्टि-पीडं दधाने । व्रजति पुर-तरुण्यो बद्ध-चित्राऽङ्गुलित्रे कथमपि गुरु-शोकान्मा रुदन्माङ्गलिक्यः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: As Rama, who had put on a wonderful finger-guard and was holding tightly in his fist his bow with arrows intent on killing harmful demons and unbearable to the enemies, was leaving, the auspicious young ladies of the city, somehow, avoided weeping though their grief was heavy.
BK 1.27 मालिनी
अथ जगदुरनीचै-राशिषस्तस्य विप्रास्तुमुल-कल-निनादं तूर्यमाजघ्नुरन्ये ।अभिमत-फल-शंसी चारु पुस्फोर बाहुस्तरुषु चुकुवुरुच्चैः पक्षिणश्चाऽनुकूलाः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The brahmins loudly proclaimed blessings on him ; others (trumpeteers) played on their instruments loud sweet notes; his (right) arm throbbed foretelling the desired results; and , birds chirped loudly from the trees in an auspicious manner.
इति प्रकीर्ण-काण्डः प्रथमः समाप्तः
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