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Bhaṭṭikāvyam • Chapter 02

Canto 2

द्वितीयः सर्गः

Canto 2 of Bhaṭṭikāvyam.

Total: 55 Verses • Citations: BK 2.1–55 • 1 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
BK 2.1 उपजातिः
वनस्पतीनां सरसां नदीनां तेजस्विनां कान्तिभृतां दिशां च । निर्याय तस्याः स पुरः समन्ता च्छ्रियं दधानां शरदं ददर्श ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Having come out of the city, he (Rama) perceived the autumn bearing, all around, the beauty of plants, lakes, and rivers, and the radiant quarters possessing splendour.
BK 2.2 उपजातिः
तरङ्ग-सङ्गाच्चपलैः पलाशैर्ज्वाला-श्रियं साऽतिशयां दधन्ति । स-धूम-दीप्ताऽग्नि-रुचीनि रेजुस्ताम्रोत्पलान्याकुल-षट्-पदानि ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Wearing the excessive splendour of filames on their petals (that were) tremulous on account of the contact with the ripples, the red lotuses, which had the hue of smoky blazing fire and had bees hovering (around), looked to advantage.
BK 2.3 उपजातिः
बिम्बाऽऽगतैस्तीर-वनैः समृद्धिं निजां विलोक्याऽपहृतां पयोभिः । कूलानि साऽऽमर्षतयेव तेनुः सरोज-लक्ष्मीं स्थल-पद्म-हासैः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: On seeing their own affiluence snatched away by the waters through the clusters of trees on the banks that had entered (the waters) as reflections, the banks, as if through wrath, exhibited the splendour of the water-lilies by means of the blooms of ground-lilies.
BK 2.4 उपजातिः
निशा-तुषारैर्नयनाऽम्बु-कल्पैः पत्रा-ऽन्त-पर्यागलदच्छ-बिन्दुः ।उपारुरोदेव नदत्-पतङ्गः कुमुद्वतीं तीर-तरुर्दिनाऽऽदौ ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: With clear drops dripping from around the edges of its leaves, on account of the night dew that resembled tears from the eyes, a tree on the bank, on which the birds were chirping, bewailed, as it were, the moon-lotus at the dawn of the day.
BK 2.5 उपजातिः
वनानि तोयानि च नेत्र-कल्पैः पुष्पैः सरोजैश्च निलीन-भृङ्गैः । परस्परां विस्मयवन्ति लक्ष्मी- मालोकयाञ्चक्रुरिवाऽऽदरेण ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The woods and the waters, with (their) eyes, respectively, in the from of flowers and the white lotuses on which bees had rested, observed, as if with respect, the marvellous riches of each other.
BK 2.6 वंशस्थम्
प्रभात-वाताहऽऽति-कम्पिताऽऽकृतिः कुमुद्वती-रेणु-पिशङ्ग-विग्रहम् । निरास भृङ्गं कुपितेव पद्मिनी न मानिनी संसहतेऽन्य-सङ्गमम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The sun-lotus plant, whose frame was shaken by the morning breezedrove out, as if enraged, the bee whose form was tawny with the pollen from the moon-lotus creeper. A self-respecting woman does not tolerate (her lover's) contact with another (woman).
BK 2.7 उपजातिः
दत्ताऽवधानं मधु-लेहि-गीतौ प्रशान्त-चेष्टं हरिणं जिघांसुः ।आकर्णयन्नुत्सुक-हंस-नादान्लक्ष्ये समाधिं न दधे मृगावित् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Desirous of killing a deer that had fixed its attention on the song of the bees, (and so was standing still), the hunter, listening to the warblings of the eager Swans, could not rivet his concentration on his target, (viz. the deer)
BK 2.8 उपजातिः
गिरेर्नितम्बे मरुता विभिन्नं तोयाऽवशेषेण हिमाऽऽभमभ्रम् । सरिन्-मुखाऽभ्युच्चयमादधानं शैलाऽधिपस्याऽनुचकार लक्ष्मीम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The cloud, shattered by the wind on the slope of the mountain, resembling snowspray on account of the remnants of water and causing a swelling of the rivers, imitated the charm of the Lord of Mountains.
BK 2.9 उपजातिः
गर्जन्हरिः साऽम्भसि शैल-कुञ्जे प्रतिध्वनीनात्म-कृतान्निशम्य । क्रमं बबन्ध क्रमितुं स-कोपः प्रतर्कयन्नन्य-मृगेन्द्र-नादान् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Roaring, on having heard the echoes aroused by him self in the watery towers of the mountain, the angry lion taking them ( to be ) the roars of another lion, assumed a position for attack.
BK 2.10 उपजातिः
अदृक्षताऽम्भांसि नवोत्पलानि रुतानि चाऽश्रोषत षट्-पदानाम् ।आघ्रायि वान्गन्ध-वहः सु-गन्धस्तेनाऽरविन्द-व्यतिषङ्ग-वांश्च ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The waters with fresh lotuses were seen, the humming of bees were heard and the gently blowing breeze, fragrant by its contact with the lotuses, was inhaled by him (Rama),
BK 2.11 उपजातिः
लताऽनुपातं कुसुमान्यगृह्णात्स नद्यवस्कन्दमुपास्पृशच्च । कुतूहलाच्चारु-शिलोपवेशं काकुत्स्थ ईषत्स्मयमान आस्त ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Bending before every creeper, he plucked flowers, and leaping up to every river he sipped (water) ; (indeed) that descendant of Kakutstha (Rama) sat down on every charming stone slab, smiling slightly
BK 2.12 उपजातिः
तिग्मांशु-रश्मिच्-छुरितान्य-दूरात्प्राञ्चि प्रभाते सलिलान्यपश्यत् । गभस्ति-धाराभिरिव द्रुतानि तेजांसि भानोर्भुवि संभृतानि ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: He sawnot from far, the eastern waters tinted in the morning by the rays of the sun, as if (they were) the lustre squeezed from the sunbeams and collected on the earth
BK 2.13 उपजातिः
दिग्-व्यापिनीर्लोचन-लोभनीया मृजाऽन्वयाः स्नेहमिव स्रवन्तीः । ऋज्वाऽऽयताः शस्य-विशेष-पङ्क्तीस्तुतोष पश्यन्वितृणाऽन्तरालाः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: He was pleased to see the straight long rows of special corn, attractive to the eyes, pervading the quarters, cleanly planted, with its interstices cleared of grass and as if it were oozing out oiliness (love).
BK 2.14 उपजातिः
वियोग-दुःखाऽनुभवाऽनभिज्ञैः काले नृपांऽशं विहितं ददद्भिः ।आहार्य-शोभा-रहितैरमायै- रैक्षिष्ट पुम्भिः प्रचितान्स गोष्ठान् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: He saw colonies of cowherds occupied by men who were not acquainted with the experience of the grief of separation, who paid the prescribed royal portion (taxes) in time, who were devoid of artificial embellishments and who were free from deceit,
BK 2.15 उपजातिः
स्त्री-भूषणं चेष्टितम-प्रगल्भं चारूण्य-वक्राण्यपि वीक्षितानि । ऋजूंश्च विश्वास-कृतः स्वभावान्गोपाऽङ्गनानां मुमुदे विलोक्य ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: He was delighted to observe the innocent activity (that constituted) the ornament of womanhood, the charming though not athwart glances , and the straightforward , confidence-inspiring nature of the cowherdesses.
BK 2.16 उपजातिः
विवृत्त-पार्श्वं रुचिराऽङ्गहारं समुद्वहच्-चारु-नितम्ब-रम्यम् ।आमन्द्र-मन्थ-ध्वनि-दत्त-तालं गोपाऽङ्गना-नृत्यमनन्दयत्तम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The dance of the milk-maids in which (their) sides were twisted and the body made charming movements which were attractive with the beautiful tossing buttocks and in which the rhythmic beat was marked by the slightly low sound of churning, delighted him.
BK 2.17 उपजातिः
विचित्रमुच्चैः प्लवमानमारात्कुतूहलं त्रस्नु ततान तस्य । मेघाऽत्ययोपात्त-वनोपशोभं कदम्बकं वातमजं मृगाणाम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Jumping high up from far and proceeding windwards, a flock of timid spotted deer that had reached the forest and acquired charm on the departure of the clouds, stretched his curiosity.
BK 2.18 इन्द्रवज्रा
सिताऽरविन्द-प्रचयेषु च लीनाः संसक्त-पेणेषु च सैकतेषु । कुन्दाऽवदाताः कलहंस-मालाः प्रतीयीरे श्रोत्र-सुखैर्निनादैः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Lurking in the thick beds of white lotuses and the foam-covered sandy banks, the rows of royal swans (kalahasas), white like jasmine flowers, were detected only from their notes, delightful to the ear.
BK 2.19 वंशस्थम्
न तज्जलं यन्न सु-चारु-पङ्कजं न पङ्कजं तद्यद-लीन-षट्-पदम् । न षट्-पदोऽसौ न जुगुञ्ज यः कलं; न गुञ्जितं तन्न जहार यन्मनः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: (There was no water that did not have very beautiful lotuses, no lotusus that had no bee resting within, no bee that did not hum sweetly and no humming that did not captivate the mind.
BK 2.20 उपजातिः
तं यायजूकाः सह भिक्षु-मुख्यैस्तपः-कृशाः शान्त्युदकुम्भ-हस्ताः । यायावराः पुष्प-फलेन चाऽन्ये प्राणर्चुरर्च्या जगदर्चनीयम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Habitual sacrificers, emaciated by penance and (carrying) jugs of propitiatory water in their hands, vagrant mendicants and others fit to be worshipped, paid homage, with flowers and fruits, to him (Rama) who was worth being worshipped by the the world.
BK 2.21 उपजातिः
विद्यामथैनं विजयां जयां च रक्षो-गणं क्षिप्नुम-विक्षताऽऽत्मा ।अध्यापिपद्गाधि-सुतो यथावन्निघातयिष्यन्युधि यातुधानान् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Thereafter, desirous of getting the demons killed, the son of Gadhi (Visvamitra) of unsoiled soul, taught him, in the prescribed manner, the magic spells (vidya-s), Jaya and Vijaya, (which had the potency) to kill hosts of demons.
BK 2.22 उपजातिः
आयोधने स्थायुकमस्त्रजात- ममोघमभ्यर्ण-महाऽऽहवाय । ददौ वधाय क्षणदाचराणां तस्मै मुनिः श्रेयसि जागरूकः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Watchful about his welfare, the sage gave him various unfailing missiles that could last in fighting, in view of the impending battle, in order to kill the demons
BK 2.23 उपजातिः
तं विप्र-दर्शं कृत-घात-यत्ना यान्तं वने रात्रिचरी डुढौके । जिघांसु-वेदं धृत-भासुराऽस्त्रम्तां ताडकाऽऽख्यां निजघान रामः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: A demoness who, on seeing the brahmins, made efforts to kill (them), reached him (Rama) who was walking across the forest. Having realised that she was intent to kill, Rama who wielded blazing missiles killed that demoness named Tadaka.
BK 2.24 उपेन्द्रवज्रा
अथाऽऽलुलोके हुत-धूम-केतु- शिखाऽञ्जन-स्निग्ध-समृद्ध-शाखम् । तपोवनं प्राध्ययनाऽभिभूत- समुच्चरच्-चारु-पतक्त्रि-शिञ्जम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Thereafter was seen the penance-grove wherein the luxuriant branches (of trees) were oily with the black soot from
BK 2.25 उपजातिः
क्षुद्रान्न जक्षुर्हरिणान्मृगेन्द्रा विशश्वसे पक्षि-गणैः समन्तात् । नन्नम्यमानाः फल-दित्सयेव चकाशिरे तत्र लता विलोलाः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: the flames of the fire in which oblations were offered and where the weet warbling of the birds was drowned in the loud chant (of the Vedas).
BK 2.26 उपजातिः
अपूपुजन्विष्टर-पाद्य-माल्यै- रातिथ्य-निष्णा वन-वासि-मुख्याः । प्रत्यग्रहीष्टां मधुपर्क-मिश्रं तावासनाऽऽदि क्षिति-पालपुत्रौ ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Lions devoured not the poor deer ; confidence was entertained by the focks of birds all around; and the waving creepers there were resplendentlowering themselves down as if through a desire of giving away (their) fruits
BK 2.27 उपजातिः
दैत्याऽभिभूतस्य युवामवोढं मग्नस्य दोर्भिर्भुवनस्य भारम् । हवींषि संप्रत्यपि रक्षतं तौ तपोधनैरित्थमभाषिषाताम् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: The chiefs of forest-dwellers, who were adepts in hospitality, honoured them with seats, water for washing their feet, and flowers ; those two princes accepted the seats and other things along with the madhuparka (offering of honey with other ingredients)
BK 2.28 उपेन्द्रवज्रा
तान्प्रत्यवादीदथ राघ्वोऽपि-- यथेप्सितं प्रस्तुत कर्म धर्म्यम् । तपो-मरुद्धिर्भवतां शराऽग्निः संधुक्ष्यतां नोऽरि-समिन्धनेषु ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: You two have borne the burden of this world overpowered by the demons; now protect our sacrificial oblations too.” Thus were the two addressed by the ascetics.
BK 2.29 इन्द्रवज्रा
प्रतुष्टुवुः कर्म ततः प्रक्wxल्क़्क़्प्तैस्ते यज्ञियैर्द्रव्य-गणैर्यथावत् । दक्षिण्य-दिष्टं कृतमार्त्विजीनैस्तद्यातुधानैश्चिचिते प्रसर्पत् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Thereupon Rama too replied to them : "Nowbegin the desired sacred rite. May the fire of our arrows be enkindled in the faggots in the form of the enemyby the winds of your penance.'
BK 2.30 उपजातिः
आपिङ्ग-रूक्षोर्ध्व-शिरस्य-बालैः शिराल-जङ्घैर्गिरि-कूट-दघ्नैः । ततः क्षपाऽटैः पृथु-पिङ्गलाऽक्षैः खं प्रावृषेण्यैरिव चाऽऽनशेऽब्दैः ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Karandikar: Then, with collections of sacrificial materials, they commenced the rite according to prescription. Directed by the brahmins worthy of sacrificial fees and performed by persons fit to act as sacrificial priests, it was proceeding apace; (however, the fact) was known to the demons as well 30. Then, as if by clouds of the rainy season, the sky was pervaded by demons bearing slightly tawny, dry and erect hair on their heads, having sinewy shanks and wide yellow eyes and equalling the mountain summits (in size)
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