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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇam • Kāṇḍa 5 (Sundarakāṇḍa) • Sarga 29

Sundarakāṇḍa Sarga 29

सुन्दरकाण्डम् • सर्गः 29

Sundarakāṇḍa Sarga 29 of the classical Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa with 12 verses.

Total: 12 Verses • Citations: VR 5.29.1–12 • 175 Lexicon Terms
VR 5.29.1 अनुष्टुप्
एवं बहुविधां चिन्तां चिन्तयित्व महाकपिः । संश्रवे मधुरं वाक्यं वैदेह्या व्याजहार ह ॥
evaṃ bahuvidhāṃ cintāṃ cintayitva mahākapiḥ | saṃśrave madhuraṃ vākyaṃ vaidehyā vyājahāra ha ||
English Translation
Meditating thus the highly intelligent monkey speh in accents, sweet and in such a tone as they mighty be, heard by Vaidehī.
VR 5.29.2 उपजातिः
राजा दशरथो नाम रथकुञ्जरवाजिनाम् । पुण्यशीलो महाकीर्तिरृजुरासीन्महायशाः । चक्रवर्तिकुले जातः पुरंदरसमो बले ॥
rājā daśaratho nāma rathakuñjaravājinām | puṇyaśīlo mahākīrtirṛjurāsīnmahāyaśāḥ | cakravartikule jātaḥ puraṃdarasamo bale ||
English Translation
There reigned a noble and pious king named Dasaratha, highly glorious among the Ikşvākus, the lord of the warrior-cars, steeds and elephants.
VR 5.29.3 अनुष्टुप्
अहिंसारतिरक्षुद्रो घृणी सत्यपराक्रमः । मुख्यश्चेक्ष्वाकुवंशस्य लक्ष्मीवाँल्लक्ष्मिवर्धनः ॥
ahiṃsāratirakṣudro ghṛṇī satyaparākramaḥ | mukhyaścekṣvākuvaṃśasya lakṣmīvām̐llakṣmivardhanaḥ ||
English Translation
Devoid of envy, high-minded, kind, having truth for his prowess, the foremost of the Ikşvāku race, wealthy and the enhancer of wealth; gifted with royal marks; highly beautiful; the foremost of the kings; famous all over the world of many occans; the conferrer of happiness and himself happy.
VR 5.29.4 अनुष्टुप्
पार्थिवव्यञ्जनैर्युक्तः पृथुश्रीः पार्थिवर्षभः । पृथिव्यां चतुरन्तयां विश्रुतः सुखदः सुखी ॥
pārthivavyañjanairyuktaḥ pṛthuśrīḥ pārthivarṣabhaḥ | pṛthivyāṃ caturantayāṃ viśrutaḥ sukhadaḥ sukhī ||
English Translation
Devoid of envy, high-minded, kind, having truth for his prowess, the foremost of the Ikşvāku race, wealthy and the enhancer of wealth; gifted with royal marks; highly beautiful; the foremost of the kings; famous all over the world of many occans; the conferrer of happiness and himself happy.
VR 5.29.5 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य पुत्रः प्रियो ज्येष्ठस्ताराधिपनिभाननः । रामो नाम विशेषज्ञः श्रेष्ठः सर्वधनुष्मताम् ॥
tasya putraḥ priyo jyeṣṭhastārādhipanibhānanaḥ | rāmo nāma viśeṣajñaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām ||
English Translation
His eldest and most beloved son was the Moon-bright Rāma, wise and the foremost of those who know the science of the bended bow.
VR 5.29.6 अनुष्टुप्
रक्षिता स्वस्य वृत्तस्य स्वजनस्यापि रक्षिता । रक्षिता जीवलोकस्य धर्मस्य च परंतपः ॥
rakṣitā svasya vṛttasya svajanasyāpi rakṣitā | rakṣitā jīvalokasya dharmasya ca paraṃtapaḥ ||
English Translation
He was the protector of his own character, of his own kinsmen, of the whole world of creation and of virtue and subduer of foes.
VR 5.29.7 अनुष्टुप्
तस्य सत्याभिसंधस्य वृद्धस्य वचनात्पितुः । सभार्यः सह च भ्रात्रा वीरः प्रव्रजितो वनम् ॥
tasya satyābhisaṃdhasya vṛddhasya vacanātpituḥ | sabhāryaḥ saha ca bhrātrā vīraḥ pravrajito vanam ||
English Translation
And banished by his old and truthful sire's commands, that hero, along with his wife and brother (Laksmana) repaired to the forest.
VR 5.29.8 उपजातिः
तेन तत्र महारण्ये मृगयां परिधावता । जनस्थानवधं श्रुत्वा हतौ च खरदूषणौ । ततस्त्वमर्षापहृता जानकी रावणेन तु ॥
tena tatra mahāraṇye mṛgayāṃ paridhāvatā | janasthānavadhaṃ śrutvā hatau ca kharadūṣaṇau | tatastvamarṣāpahṛtā jānakī rāvaṇena tu ||
English Translation
And having heard of the destruction of the Rākşasas of Janasthāna and of Khara and Duşaņa, the illusive Rāvana, assuming shapes at will, beguiling Rāma, it the forest, stole away his consort-the Janaka's daughter.
VR 5.29.9 अनुष्टुप्
यथारूपां यथावर्णां यथालक्ष्मीं विनिश्चिताम् । अश्रौषं राघवस्याहं सेयमासादिता मया ॥
yathārūpāṃ yathāvarṇāṃ yathālakṣmīṃ viniścitām | aśrauṣaṃ rāghavasyāhaṃ seyamāsāditā mayā ||
English Translation
I have at last got her. And such were the form, grace and the marks that Rāghava mentioned to me. Having said this, the foremost of the monkeys ceased.
VR 5.29.10 अनुष्टुप्
विररामैवमुक्त्वासौ वाचं वानरपुंगवः । जानकी चापि तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मयं परमं गता ॥
virarāmaivamuktvāsau vācaṃ vānarapuṃgavaḥ | jānakī cāpi tacchrutvā vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatā ||
English Translation
Having spoken thus, the great vanara stopped speaking after that. Janaki was wonderstruck by the words of the vanara.
VR 5.29.11 अनुष्टुप्
ततः सा वक्रकेशान्ता सुकेशी केशसंवृतम् । उन्नम्य वदनं भीरुः शिंशपावृक्षमैक्षत ॥
tataḥ sā vakrakeśāntā sukeśī keśasaṃvṛtam | unnamya vadanaṃ bhīruḥ śiṃśapāvṛkṣamaikṣata ||
English Translation
And greatly wondered was Sītā hearing those words. Thereupon that timid dame, having good curling hair, raising up her face covered with hairs, looked up to the Singshapă tree.
VR 5.29.12 उपजातिः
सा तिर्यगूर्ध्वं च तथाप्यधस्ता;न्निरीक्षमाणा तमचिन्त्य बुद्धिम् । ददर्श पिङ्गाधिपतेरमात्यं; वातात्मजं सूर्यमिवोदयस्थम् ॥
sā tiryagūrdhvaṃ ca tathāpyadhastā;nnirīkṣamāṇā tamacintya buddhim | dadarśa piṅgādhipateramātyaṃ; vātātmajaṃ sūryamivodayastham ||
English Translation
And looking around her and upwards, she beheld, like to the rising sun, the Wind god's son, gifted with inconceivable intellect, the minister of the king of monkeys.
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