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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 1 (Bālakāṇḍa) • Sarga 6

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 6

बालकाण्डम् • सर्गः 6

Bālakāṇḍa Sarga 6 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 24 verses.

Total: 24 Verses • Citations: VR 1.6.1–24 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 1.6.1 अनुष्टुप्
पुर्यां तस्यामयोध्यायां वेदवित्सर्वसंग्रहः । दीर्घदर्शी महातेजाः पौरजानपदप्रियः ॥
puryāṃ tasyāmayodhyāyāṃ vedavitsarvasaṃgrahaḥ | dīrghadarśī mahātejāḥ paurajānapadapriyaḥ ||
English Translation
In that city of Ayodhyā resided king Dasaratha, versed in the Vedas, commanding all resources, far-sighted, of mighty prowess, dear to the inhabitants both rural and urban.
VR 1.6.2 अनुष्टुप्
इक्ष्वाकूणामतिरथो यज्वा धर्मरतो वशी । महर्षिकल्पो राजर्षिस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः ॥
ikṣvākūṇāmatiratho yajvā dharmarato vaśī | maharṣikalpo rājarṣistriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ ||
English Translation
He was an Athiratha in the Ikşvāku line, performing sacrifices, engaged in the performance of duties, self-controlled like a Maharși, a royal saint famed in the three worlds.
VR 1.6.3 अनुष्टुप्
बलवान्निहतामित्रो मित्रवान्विजितेन्द्रियः । धनैश्च संचयैश्चान्यैः शक्रवैश्रवणोपमः ॥
balavānnihatāmitro mitravānvijitendriyaḥ | dhanaiśca saṃcayaiścānyaiḥ śakravaiśravaṇopamaḥ ||
English Translation
He possessed of strength, the destroyer of foes, having friends, of subdued senses, comparable to ſakra and Vaiśravaņa by virtue of accumulated riches and other possessions.
VR 1.6.4 अनुष्टुप्
यथा मनुर्महातेजा लोकस्य परिरक्षिता । तथा दशरथो राजा वसञ्जगदपालयत् ॥
yathā manurmahātejā lokasya parirakṣitā | tathā daśaratho rājā vasañjagadapālayat ||
English Translation
As the highly-powerful Manu protected the people, Dasaratha did the same.
VR 1.6.5 अनुष्टुप्
तेन सत्याभिसंधेन त्रिवर्गमनुतिष्ठता । पालिता सा पुरी श्रेष्ठेन्द्रेण इवामरावती ॥
tena satyābhisaṃdhena trivargamanutiṣṭhatā | pālitā sā purī śreṣṭhendreṇa ivāmarāvatī ||
English Translation
As Indra rules Amarāvatī, that one firm in promise, and following duty, profit, and pleasure, ruled that best of cities.
VR 1.6.6 अनुष्टुप्
तस्मिन्पुरवरे हृष्टा धर्मात्मना बहुश्रुताः । नरास्तुष्टाधनैः स्वैः स्वैरलुब्धाः सत्यवादिनः ॥
tasminpuravare hṛṣṭā dharmātmanā bahuśrutāḥ | narāstuṣṭādhanaiḥ svaiḥ svairalubdhāḥ satyavādinaḥ ||
English Translation
In that excellent city, the men were happy and righteous-souled, and widely-read, and each contented with his possessions, and devoid of covetousness, and speaking the truth.
VR 1.6.7 अनुष्टुप्
नाल्पसंनिचयः कश्चिदासीत्तस्मिन्पुरोत्तमे । कुटुम्बी यो ह्यसिद्धार्थोऽगवाश्वधनधान्यवान् ॥
nālpasaṃnicayaḥ kaścidāsīttasminpurottame | kuṭumbī yo hyasiddhārtho'gavāśvadhanadhānyavān ||
English Translation
In that prime of cities, there was none who had not at his command a plenteous supply of the good things, and there was no householder who was not well off in horses and kine, and corn and wealth.
VR 1.6.8 अनुष्टुप्
कामी वा न कदर्यो वा नृशंसः पुरुषः क्वचित् । द्रष्टुं शक्यमयोध्यायां नाविद्वान्न च नास्तिकः ॥
kāmī vā na kadaryo vā nṛśaṃsaḥ puruṣaḥ kvacit | draṣṭuṃ śakyamayodhyāyāṃ nāvidvānna ca nāstikaḥ ||
English Translation
And one could see nowhere in Ayodhyā persons given up to lust, or unsightly, or crooked-minded, or unlettered, or atheistical.
VR 1.6.9 अनुष्टुप्
सर्वे नराश्च नार्यश्च धर्मशीलाः सुसंयताः । मुदिताः शीलवृत्ताभ्यां महर्षय इवामलाः ॥
sarve narāśca nāryaśca dharmaśīlāḥ susaṃyatāḥ | muditāḥ śīlavṛttābhyāṃ maharṣaya ivāmalāḥ ||
English Translation
And all the men and all the women were of excellent character, and subdued senses, and a happy frame of mind, and both on respect of occupation and conduct spotless like to the Maharsis.
VR 1.6.10 अनुष्टुप्
नाकुण्डली नामुकुटी नास्रग्वी नाल्पभोगवान् । नामृष्टो नानुलिप्ताङ्गो नासुगन्धश्च विद्यते ॥
nākuṇḍalī nāmukuṭī nāsragvī nālpabhogavān | nāmṛṣṭo nānuliptāṅgo nāsugandhaśca vidyate ||
English Translation
And all wore ear-rings and tiaras and garlands, and abundantly enjoyed the good things of life. And all were clean, daubing their limbs, and perfuming their persons.
VR 1.6.11 अनुष्टुप्
नामृष्टभोजी नादाता नाप्यनङ्गदनिष्कधृक् । नाहस्ताभरणो वापि दृश्यते नाप्यनात्मवान् ॥
nāmṛṣṭabhojī nādātā nāpyanaṅgadaniṣkadhṛk | nāhastābharaṇo vāpi dṛśyate nāpyanātmavān ||
English Translation
And feeding on pure food, and giving away, and wearing Angadas (A bracelet worn upon the upper arm) and Niskas (An ornament for the breast or neck.) and hand-ornaments, and repressing passions.
VR 1.6.12 अनुष्टुप्
नानाहिताग्निर्नायज्वा विप्रो नाप्यसहस्रदः । कश्चिदासीदयोध्यायां न च निर्वृत्तसंकरः ॥
nānāhitāgnirnāyajvā vipro nāpyasahasradaḥ | kaścidāsīdayodhyāyāṃ na ca nirvṛttasaṃkaraḥ ||
English Translation
There were not on Ayodhyā persons not lighting the sacrificial fire, or not performing sacrifices, or mean-minded, or thieving, or engaged in improper occupations, or of impure descent.
VR 1.6.13 अनुष्टुप्
स्वकर्मनिरता नित्यं ब्राह्मणा विजितेन्द्रियाः । दानाध्ययनशीलाश्च संयताश्च प्रतिग्रहे ॥
svakarmaniratā nityaṃ brāhmaṇā vijitendriyāḥ | dānādhyayanaśīlāśca saṃyatāśca pratigrahe ||
English Translation
The Brāhmaṇas of subdued senses were always engaged in the performance of their own duties, giving away in charity, and studying, and receiving gifts with discrimination.
VR 1.6.14 अनुष्टुप्
न नास्तिको नानृतको न कश्चिदबहुश्रुतः । नासूयको न चाशक्तो नाविद्वान्विद्यते तदा ॥
na nāstiko nānṛtako na kaścidabahuśrutaḥ | nāsūyako na cāśakto nāvidvānvidyate tadā ||
English Translation
None of them was atheistical or untruthful or be reft of hearing scriptures or detracting or incompetent or illiterate.
VR 1.6.15 उपजातिः
न दीनः क्षिप्तचित्तो वा व्यथितो वापि कश्चन । कश्चिन्नरो वा नारी वा नाश्रीमान्नाप्यरूपवान् । द्रष्टुं शक्यमयोध्यायां नापि राजन्यभक्तिमान् ॥
na dīnaḥ kṣiptacitto vā vyathito vāpi kaścana | kaścinnaro vā nārī vā nāśrīmānnāpyarūpavān | draṣṭuṃ śakyamayodhyāyāṃ nāpi rājanyabhaktimān ||
English Translation
And no man and no woman was seen devoid of grace or beauty, or lacking in reverence for their monarch.
VR 1.6.16 अनुष्टुप्
वर्णेष्वग्र्यचतुर्थेषु देवतातिथिपूजकाः । दीर्घायुषो नराः सर्वे धर्मं सत्यं च संश्रिताः ॥
varṇeṣvagryacaturtheṣu devatātithipūjakāḥ | dīrghāyuṣo narāḥ sarve dharmaṃ satyaṃ ca saṃśritāḥ ||
English Translation
There in Ayodhya the best of cities, the first of the four castes (brahmins) used to worship gods and guests. They had the sense of gratitude. They were munificient, heroic and possessed prowess. They lived long. They were righteous and truthful. And they lived together with their sons, grandsons and wives.
VR 1.6.17 अनुष्टुप्
क्षत्रं ब्रह्ममुखं चासीद्वैश्याः क्षत्रमनुव्रताः । शूद्राः स्वधर्मनिरतास्त्रीन्वर्णानुपचारिणः ॥
kṣatraṃ brahmamukhaṃ cāsīdvaiśyāḥ kṣatramanuvratāḥ | śūdrāḥ svadharmaniratāstrīnvarṇānupacāriṇaḥ ||
English Translation
The Kşatriyas were obedient the Brahmanas, and the Vaisyas followed the Kșatriyas, and the sadras, occupied with their proper vocations, ministered to the three other orders.
VR 1.6.18 अनुष्टुप्
सा तेनेक्ष्वाकुनाथेन पुरी सुपरिरक्षिता । यथा पुरस्तान्मनुना मानवेन्द्रेण धीमता ॥
sā tenekṣvākunāthena purī suparirakṣitā | yathā purastānmanunā mānavendreṇa dhīmatā ||
English Translation
That city was ably govered by Dasaratha that lord of Ikşvāku's line, even as that foremost of men, the intelligent Manu, had governed it before him.
VR 1.6.19 अनुष्टुप्
योधानामग्निकल्पानां पेशलानाममर्षिणाम् । संपूर्णाकृतविद्यानां गुहाकेसरिणामिव ॥
yodhānāmagnikalpānāṃ peśalānāmamarṣiṇām | saṃpūrṇākṛtavidyānāṃ guhākesariṇāmiva ||
English Translation
And as a mountain-cavern abounds with lions, it was filled with warriors resembling flaming fire, of straight ways, unforbearing, and of accomplished learning. to
VR 1.6.20 अनुष्टुप्
काम्बोजविषये जातैर्बाह्लीकैश्च हयोत्तमैः । वनायुजैर्नदीजैश्च पूर्णाहरिहयोपमैः ॥
kāmbojaviṣaye jātairbāhlīkaiśca hayottamaiḥ | vanāyujairnadījaiśca pūrṇāharihayopamaiḥ ||
English Translation
And the city abounded with excellent horses sprung in Kamboja, and Vahlika, and Vanayu, and the banks of the Sindhu, and like to that best of horses, Hari's charger.
VR 1.6.21 अनुष्टुप्
विन्ध्यपर्वतजैर्मत्तैः पूर्णा हैमवतैरपि । मदान्वितैरतिबलैर्मातङ्गैः पर्वतोपमैः ॥
vindhyaparvatajairmattaiḥ pūrṇā haimavatairapi | madānvitairatibalairmātaṅgaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ ||
English Translation
With fierce elephants sprung on the Vindhya mountain, and the Himavat, filled with juice, and of exceeding strength, and resembling hills.
VR 1.6.22 अनुष्टुप्
अञ्जनादपि निष्क्रान्तैर्वामनादपि च द्विपैः । भद्रमन्द्रैर्भद्रमृगैर्मृगमन्द्रैश्च सा पुरी ॥
añjanādapi niṣkrāntairvāmanādapi ca dvipaiḥ | bhadramandrairbhadramṛgairmṛgamandraiśca sā purī ||
VR 1.6.23 अनुष्टुप्
नित्यमत्तैः सदा पूर्णा नागैरचलसंनिभैः । सा योजने च द्वे भूयः सत्यनामा प्रकाशते ॥
nityamattaiḥ sadā pūrṇā nāgairacalasaṃnibhaiḥ | sā yojane ca dve bhūyaḥ satyanāmā prakāśate ||
VR 1.6.24 वंशस्थम्
तां सत्यनामां दृढतोरणार्गला;म्गृहैर्विचित्रैरुपशोभितां शिवाम् । पुरीमयोध्यां नृसहस्रसंकुलां; शशास वै शक्रसमो महीपतिः ॥
tāṃ satyanāmāṃ dṛḍhatoraṇārgalā;mgṛhairvicitrairupaśobhitāṃ śivām | purīmayodhyāṃ nṛsahasrasaṃkulāṃ; śaśāsa vai śakrasamo mahīpatiḥ ||
English Translation
Repressing enemies, that city was governed by the great and the exceedingly. And that lord of earth resembling Sakra govemed that city of Ayodhya bearing a true name furnished with strong gates and bolts, and auspicious, and graced with excellent edifices, and teeming with thousands.
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