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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 1 (Bālakāṇḍa) • Sarga 29

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 29

बालकाण्डम् • सर्गः 29

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 29 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 23 verses.

Total: 23 Verses • Citations: VR 1.29.1–23 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 1.29.1 अनुष्टुप्
अथ तौ देशकालज्ञौ राजपुत्रावरिंदमौ । देशे काले च वाक्यज्ञावब्रूतां कौशिकं वचः ॥
atha tau deśakālajñau rājaputrāvariṃdamau | deśe kāle ca vākyajñāvabrūtāṃ kauśikaṃ vacaḥ ||
English Translation
Then those princes, repressors of foes, cognizant of place, and time, and words, thus spoke to Kuśika's son agreeably to time and place, saying,
VR 1.29.2 अनुष्टुप्
भगवञ्श्रोतुमिच्छावो यस्मिन्काले निशाचरौ । संरक्षणीयौ तौ ब्रह्मन्नातिवर्तेत तत्क्षणम् ॥
bhagavañśrotumicchāvo yasminkāle niśācarau | saṃrakṣaṇīyau tau brahmannātivarteta tatkṣaṇam ||
English Translation
O adorable one, do you tell us as to the time when we should oppose those rangers of the night! Let not that hour pass away!
VR 1.29.3 अनुष्टुप्
एवं ब्रुवाणौ काकुत्स्थौ त्वरमाणौ युयुत्सया । सर्वे ते मुनयः प्रीताः प्रशशंसुर्नृपात्मजौ ॥
evaṃ bruvāṇau kākutsthau tvaramāṇau yuyutsayā | sarve te munayaḥ prītāḥ praśaśaṃsurnṛpātmajau ||
English Translation
Upon the two Kākutsthas' saying this, and finding them prompt for the encounter, those ascetics well-pleased, fell to extolling the sons of the king.
VR 1.29.4 अनुष्टुप्
अद्य प्रभृति षड्रात्रं रक्षतं राघवौ युवाम् । दीक्षां गतो ह्येष मुनिर्मौनित्वं च गमिष्यति ॥
adya prabhṛti ṣaḍrātraṃ rakṣataṃ rāghavau yuvām | dīkṣāṃ gato hyeṣa munirmaunitvaṃ ca gamiṣyati ||
English Translation
For six nights from to-day, you should protects us. This ascetic has been initiated into the sacrifice, and must, therefore, observe taciturnity.
VR 1.29.5 अनुष्टुप्
तौ तु तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राजपुत्रौ यशस्विनौ । अनिद्रौ षडहोरात्रं तपोवनमरक्षताम् ॥
tau tu tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrau yaśasvinau | anidrau ṣaḍahorātraṃ tapovanamarakṣatām ||
English Translation
Hearing these words of theirs, those illustrious princes, renouncing sleep, began to guard the hermitage day and night; and those heroic and mighty archers protected that best of ascetics and subduer of enemies.
VR 1.29.6 अनुष्टुप्
उपासां चक्रतुर्वीरौ यत्तौ परमधन्विनौ । ररक्षतुर्मुनिवरं विश्वामित्रमरिंदमौ ॥
upāsāṃ cakraturvīrau yattau paramadhanvinau | rarakṣaturmunivaraṃ viśvāmitramariṃdamau ||
English Translation
Hearing these words of theirs, those illustrious princes, renouncing sleep, began to guard the hermitage day and night; and those heroic and mighty archers protected that best of ascetics and subduer of enemies.
VR 1.29.7 अनुष्टुप्
अथ काले गते तस्मिन्षष्ठेऽहनि समागते । सौमित्रमब्रवीद्रामो यत्तो भव समाहितः ॥
atha kāle gate tasminṣaṣṭhe'hani samāgate | saumitramabravīdrāmo yatto bhava samāhitaḥ ||
English Translation
When time had thus gone by and the sixth day had arrived, Rāma said to Sumitrā's son. Being well equipped, be you vigilant!
VR 1.29.8 अनुष्टुप्
रामस्यैवं ब्रुवाणस्य त्वरितस्य युयुत्सया । प्रजज्वाल ततो वेदिः सोपाध्यायपुरोहिता ॥
rāmasyaivaṃ bruvāṇasya tvaritasya yuyutsayā | prajajvāla tato vediḥ sopādhyāyapurohitā ||
English Translation
When Räma, manifesting emotion, and being eager for encounter, had said this, the priests and spiritual guides lit up the altar. And along with Viśvāmitra and the family priests, they lit up the altar furnished with Kusa, and Kasa, and ladles, and faggots, and flowers.
VR 1.29.9 अनुष्टुप्
मन्त्रवच्च यथान्यायं यज्ञोऽसौ संप्रवर्तते । आकाशे च महाञ्शब्दः प्रादुरासीद्भयानकः ॥
mantravacca yathānyāyaṃ yajño'sau saṃpravartate | ākāśe ca mahāñśabdaḥ prādurāsīdbhayānakaḥ ||
English Translation
And as reciting mantras, they were about to duly engage in that sacrifice, there arose a mighty and dreadful uproar in the sky.
VR 1.29.10 अनुष्टुप्
आवार्य गगनं मेघो यथा प्रावृषि निर्गतः । तथा मायां विकुर्वाणौ राक्षसावभ्यधावताम् ॥
āvārya gaganaṃ megho yathā prāvṛṣi nirgataḥ | tathā māyāṃ vikurvāṇau rākṣasāvabhyadhāvatām ||
English Translation
And as in the rains, masses of clouds appear enveloping the firmament, the Rākşasas, displaying illusions in that wise, began to rush onward. And Mārīca and Subāhu together with their followers coming in dreadful forms, began to shower down blood upon the altar.
VR 1.29.11 अनुष्टुप्
मारीचश्च सुबाहुश्च तयोरनुचरास्तथा । आगम्य भीमसंकाशा रुधिरौघानवासृजन् ॥
mārīcaśca subāhuśca tayoranucarāstathā | āgamya bhīmasaṃkāśā rudhiraughānavāsṛjan ||
English Translation
And as in the rains, masses of clouds appear enveloping the firmament, the Rākşasas, displaying illusions in that wise, began to rush onward. And Mārīca and Subāhu together with their followers coming in dreadful forms, began to shower down blood upon the altar.
VR 1.29.12 अनुष्टुप्
तावापतन्तौ सहसा दृष्ट्वा राजीवलोचनः । लक्ष्मणं त्वभिसंप्रेक्ष्य रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
tāvāpatantau sahasā dṛṣṭvā rājīvalocanaḥ | lakṣmaṇaṃ tvabhisaṃprekṣya rāmo vacanamabravīt ||
English Translation
And on seeing the altar deluged with gore, Rāma suddenly rushed forward, and behold them in the sky. And suddenly seeing them rushing in amain, the lotus-eyed Rāma fixing his gaze at Laksmana, said.
VR 1.29.13 अनुष्टुप्
पश्य लक्ष्मण दुर्वृत्तान्राक्षसान्पिशिताशनान् । मानवास्त्रसमाधूताननिलेन यथाघनान् ॥
paśya lakṣmaṇa durvṛttānrākṣasānpiśitāśanān | mānavāstrasamādhūtānanilena yathāghanān ||
English Translation
Behold O Lakşmana, by means of a Mānava weapon, I shall, without doubt, drive away the wicked; flesh-eating Raksasas, even as the wind drive away clouds before it. Surely I cannot bring myself to slay such as these.
VR 1.29.14 अनुष्टुप्
मानवं परमोदारमस्त्रं परमभास्वरम् । चिक्षेप परमक्रुद्धो मारीचोरसि राघवः ॥
mānavaṃ paramodāramastraṃ paramabhāsvaram | cikṣepa paramakruddho mārīcorasi rāghavaḥ ||
English Translation
Saying this, that descendant of Raghu, Rāma, in vehemence fixing on his bow an exceedingly mighty and gloriously-dazzling Mānava weapon, discharged it in great wrath at Mārīca's chest.
VR 1.29.15 अनुष्टुप्
स तेन परमास्त्रेण मानवेन समाहितः । संपूर्णं योजनशतं क्षिप्तः सागरसंप्लवे ॥
sa tena paramāstreṇa mānavena samāhitaḥ | saṃpūrṇaṃ yojanaśataṃ kṣiptaḥ sāgarasaṃplave ||
English Translation
And wounded by that foremost of Mānava weapons, Mārīca carried off a sheer hundred Yojanas, dropped in the midst of the ocean.
VR 1.29.16 अनुष्टुप्
विचेतनं विघूर्णन्तं शीतेषुबलपीडितम् । निरस्तं दृश्य मारीचं रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत् ॥
vicetanaṃ vighūrṇantaṃ śīteṣubalapīḍitam | nirastaṃ dṛśya mārīcaṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇamabravīt ||
English Translation
And finding Mārica senseless, and whirling, and afflicted by the might of the weapon, and overcome, Rama addressed Laksmana, saying.
VR 1.29.17 अनुष्टुप्
पश्य लक्ष्मण शीतेषुं मानवं धर्मसंहितम् । मोहयित्वा नयत्येनं न च प्राणैर्वियुज्यते ॥
paśya lakṣmaṇa śīteṣuṃ mānavaṃ dharmasaṃhitam | mohayitvā nayatyenaṃ na ca prāṇairviyujyate ||
English Translation
Behold, O Laksmana, this Manava weapon first used by Manu, depriving him of his senses has carried him off, and yet has not taken his life!
VR 1.29.18 अनुष्टुप्
इमानपि वधिष्यामि निर्घृणान्दुष्टचारिणः । राक्षसान्पापकर्मस्थान्यज्ञघ्नान्रुधिराशनान् ॥
imānapi vadhiṣyāmi nirghṛṇānduṣṭacāriṇaḥ | rākṣasānpāpakarmasthānyajñaghnānrudhirāśanān ||
English Translation
But these shameless, wicked, and blooddrinking Raksasas, delighting in wrong-doing, these disturbers of sacrifices, will I slaughter.
VR 1.29.19 अनुष्टुप्
विगृह्य सुमहच्चास्त्रमाग्नेयं रघुनन्दनः । सुबाहुरसि चिक्षेप स विद्धः प्रापतद्भुवि ॥
vigṛhya sumahaccāstramāgneyaṃ raghunandanaḥ | subāhurasi cikṣepa sa viddhaḥ prāpatadbhuvi ||
English Translation
Then Rama took hold of the celestial, marvellous Agneya weapon and hurled it into the chest of Subahu. Struck, Subahuhe fell down on the ground.
VR 1.29.20 अनुष्टुप्
शेषान्वायव्यमादाय निजघान महायशाः । राघवः परमोदारो मुनीनां मुदमावहन् ॥
śeṣānvāyavyamādāya nijaghāna mahāyaśāḥ | rāghavaḥ paramodāro munīnāṃ mudamāvahan ||
English Translation
Illustrious and highly generous Rama killed the remaining rakshasas with the Vayavya weapon to the delight of the ascetics.
VR 1.29.21 अनुष्टुप्
स हत्वा राक्षसान्सर्वान्यज्ञघ्नान्रघुनन्दनः । ऋषिभिः पूजितस्तत्र यथेन्द्रो विजये पुरा ॥
sa hatvā rākṣasānsarvānyajñaghnānraghunandanaḥ | ṛṣibhiḥ pūjitastatra yathendro vijaye purā ||
English Translation
Having destroyed all those Rākşasas disturbing sacrifices, Raghu's descendant was honoured by the saints, even as Indra in day of yore, after having vanquished the Asuras.
VR 1.29.22 अनुष्टुप्
अथ यज्ञे समाप्ते तु विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः । निरीतिका दिशो दृष्ट्वा काकुत्स्थमिदमब्रवीत् ॥
atha yajñe samāpte tu viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ | nirītikā diśo dṛṣṭvā kākutsthamidamabravīt ||
English Translation
When the sacrifice had been completed, the mighty ascetic Viśvāmitra, beholding all sides cleared of Rākṣasas, spoke to Käkutstha, saying,
VR 1.29.23 अनुष्टुप्
कृतार्थोऽस्मि महाबाहो कृतं गुरुवचस्त्वया । सिद्धाश्रममिदं सत्यं कृतं राम महायशः ॥
kṛtārtho'smi mahābāho kṛtaṃ guruvacastvayā | siddhāśramamidaṃ satyaṃ kṛtaṃ rāma mahāyaśaḥ ||
English Translation
O mighty-armed one, I have obtained my desire; and you have executed your preceptor's mandate. And, O illustrious hero, you have truly made this a Siddhāśrama. Having thus extolled Rāma, he took Rāma and Lakşmaņa, to perform his evening devotions.
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