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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 1 (Bālakāṇḍa) • Sarga 2

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 2

बालकाण्डम् • सर्गः 2

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 2 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 41 verses.

Total: 41 Verses • Citations: VR 1.2.1–41 • 175 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 11 shown)
VR 1.2.31 अनुष्टुप्
धर्मात्मनो गुणवतो लोके रामस्य धीमतः । वृत्तं कथय धीरस्य यथा ते नारदाच्छ्रुतम् ॥
dharmātmano guṇavato loke rāmasya dhīmataḥ | vṛttaṃ kathaya dhīrasya yathā te nāradācchrutam ||
English Translation
Do you now, O best of saints, compose the entire history of Rāma. Do you relate to the world the history of the righteous-souled and intelligent Rāma crowned with qualities. And do you, as you have heard it from Närada.
VR 1.2.32 अनुष्टुप्
रहस्यं च प्रकाशं च यद्वृत्तं तस्य धीमतः । रामस्य सह सौमित्रे राक्षसानां च सर्वशः ॥
rahasyaṃ ca prakāśaṃ ca yadvṛttaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ | rāmasya saha saumitre rākṣasānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ||
English Translation
Relate all what is known, and all what is unknown to the world, O wise one, concerning Rāma, and Laksmana, and Videha's daughter, and all the Rākşasas. And even what is not known to Nārada, shall be unfolded to you.
VR 1.2.33 अनुष्टुप्
वैदेह्याश्चैव यद्वृत्तं प्रकाशं यदि वा रहः । तच्चाप्यविदितं सर्वं विदितं ते भविष्यति ॥
vaidehyāścaiva yadvṛttaṃ prakāśaṃ yadi vā rahaḥ | taccāpyaviditaṃ sarvaṃ viditaṃ te bhaviṣyati ||
English Translation
Relate all what is known, and all what is unknown to the world, O wise one, concerning Rāma, and Laksmana, and Videha's daughter, and all the Rākşasas. And even what is not known to Nārada, shall be unfolded to you.
VR 1.2.34 अनुष्टुप्
न ते वागनृता काव्ये काचिदत्र भविष्यति । कुरु रामकथां पुण्यां श्लोकबद्धां मनोरमाम् ॥
na te vāganṛtā kāvye kācidatra bhaviṣyati | kuru rāmakathāṃ puṇyāṃ ślokabaddhāṃ manoramām ||
English Translation
No words of yours in this poem shall contain an untruth sacred. Therefore, now compose into verses. This delightful story of Rama.
VR 1.2.35 अनुष्टुप्
यावत्स्थास्यन्ति गिरयः सरितश्च महीतले । तावद्रामायणकथा लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति ॥
yāvatsthāsyanti girayaḥ saritaśca mahītale | tāvadrāmāyaṇakathā lokeṣu pracariṣyati ||
English Translation
As long as the mountains and the seas exist on earth, the history of Rāmāyaṇa will remain prevalent among men.
VR 1.2.36 अनुष्टुप्
यावद्रामस्य च कथा त्वत्कृता प्रचरिष्यति । तावदूर्ध्वमधश्च त्वं मल्लोकेषु निवत्स्यसि ॥
yāvadrāmasya ca kathā tvatkṛtā pracariṣyati | tāvadūrdhvamadhaśca tvaṃ mallokeṣu nivatsyasi ||
English Translation
As long as this story of Rāmāyaṇa shall retain its currency, you shall reside both in this world and in mine.
VR 1.2.37 अनुष्टुप्
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्ब्रह्मा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । ततः सशिष्यो वाल्मीकिर्मुनिर्विस्मयमाययौ ॥
ityuktvā bhagavānbrahmā tatraivāntaradhīyata | tataḥ saśiṣyo vālmīkirmunirvismayamāyayau ||
English Translation
Having said this, the Lord Brahmä disappeared there. And thereat the sage and his disciples marvelled greatly.
VR 1.2.38 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य शिष्यास्ततः सर्वे जगुः श्लोकमिमं पुनः । मुहुर्मुहुः प्रीयमाणाः प्राहुश्च भृशविस्मिताः ॥
tasya śiṣyāstataḥ sarve jaguḥ ślokamimaṃ punaḥ | muhurmuhuḥ prīyamāṇāḥ prāhuśca bhṛśavismitāḥ ||
English Translation
His disciples sang those verses again and again; and, momentarily experiencing pleasure, recited it with exceeding wonder.
VR 1.2.39 अनुष्टुप्
समाक्षरैश्चतुर्भिर्यः पादैर्गीतो महर्षिणा । सोऽनुव्याहरणाद्भूयः शोकः श्लोकत्वमागतः ॥
samākṣaraiścaturbhiryaḥ pādairgīto maharṣiṇā | so'nuvyāharaṇādbhūyaḥ śokaḥ ślokatvamāgataḥ ||
English Translation
Those verses, composed of equal accents, and furnished with four parts, have been sung by the great saint, have, in virtue of frequent repetition, been associated with a world of pathos and have attained the eminence of a sloka.
VR 1.2.40 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता वाल्मीकेर्भावितात्मनः । कृत्स्नं रामायणं काव्यमीदृशैः करवाण्यहम् ॥
tasya buddhiriyaṃ jātā vālmīkerbhāvitātmanaḥ | kṛtsnaṃ rāmāyaṇaṃ kāvyamīdṛśaiḥ karavāṇyaham ||
English Translation
Now it is the intention of that illustrious and self-centred sage to compose the entire Rāmāyaṇa in this metre.
VR 1.2.41 वंशस्थम्
उदारवृत्तार्थपदैर्मनोरमै;स्तदास्य रामस्य चकार कीर्तिमान् । समाक्षरैः श्लोकशतैर्यशस्विनो; यशस्करं काव्यमुदारधीर्मुनिः ॥
udāravṛttārthapadairmanoramai;stadāsya rāmasya cakāra kīrtimān | samākṣaraiḥ ślokaśatairyaśasvino; yaśaskaraṃ kāvyamudāradhīrmuniḥ ||
English Translation
The great ascetic Vālmīki of gracious appearance and unparalleled renown composed a poetry consisting of hundreds of verses in melodious measure, couching the significance of the history of Rāma.
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