Padma Purana — Patala Khanda — Chapter 11
PdP 5 11.1
शेष उवाच। एवमाज्ञाप्य भगवान्रामश्चामित्रकर्षणः । वीरानालोकयन्भूयो जगाद शुभया गिरा
śeṣa uvāca| evamājñāpya bhagavānrāmaścāmitrakarṣaṇaḥ | vīrānālokayanbhūyo jagāda śubhayā girā
Śeṣa said: Having given this command, the Lord Rāma, crusher of foes, looking again at the heroes, spoke with auspicious speech.
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PdP 5 11.2
शत्रुघ्नस्य मम भ्रातुर्वाजिरक्षाकरस्य वै । को गंता पृष्ठतो रक्षंस्तन्निदेशप्रपालकः
śatrughnasya mama bhrāturvājirakṣākarasya vai | ko gaṃtā pṛṣṭhato rakṣaṃstannideśaprapālakaḥ
Who will go behind my brother Śatrughna, the guardian of the (sacrificial) horse, protecting him and carrying out his orders?
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PdP 5 11.3
यः सर्ववीरान्प्रतिमुख्यमागतान्विनिर्जयेन्मर्मभिदस्त्रसंघैः । गृह्णात्वसौ मे करवीटकं तद्भूमौ यशः स्वं प्रथयन्सुविस्तरम्
yaḥ sarvavīrānpratimukhyamāgatānvinirjayenmarmabhidastrasaṃghaiḥ | gṛhṇātvasau me karavīṭakaṃ tadbhūmau yaśaḥ svaṃ prathayansuvistaram
Whoever would utterly defeat, with volleys of vital-piercing weapons, all the heroes who come to face him — let him take this betel-roll from my hand, spreading his own fame far and wide upon the earth.
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PdP 5 11.4
इत्युक्तवति रामे तु पुष्कलो भरतात्मजः । जग्राह वीटकं तस्माद्रघुराजकरांबुजात्
ityuktavati rāme tu puṣkalo bharatātmajaḥ | jagrāha vīṭakaṃ tasmādraghurājakarāṃbujāt
When Rāma had spoken thus, Puṣkala, the son of Bharata, took the betel-roll from that lotus-hand of the Raghu king.
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PdP 5 11.5
स्वामिन्गच्छामि शत्रुघ्न पृष्ठरक्षाकरोऽन्वहम् । सन्नद्धः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्र चापबाणधरः प्रभो
svāmingacchāmi śatrughna pṛṣṭharakṣākaro'nvaham | sannaddhaḥ sarvaśastrāstra cāpabāṇadharaḥ prabho
"Master, I will go, Śatrughna, as the rear-guard day after day, armed, bearing all weapons and missiles, bow and arrows, O lord."
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PdP 5 11.6
सर्वमद्य क्षितितलं त्वत्प्रतापो विजेष्यते । एते निमित्तभूता वै रामचंद्र महामते
sarvamadya kṣititalaṃ tvatpratāpo vijeṣyate | ete nimittabhūtā vai rāmacaṃdra mahāmate
"Today your might will conquer the whole surface of the earth; these (warriors) are merely the instruments, O great-minded Rāmacandra."
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PdP 5 11.7
भवत्कृपातः सकलं ससुरासुरमानुषम् । उपस्थितं प्रयुद्धाय तन्निषेधे क्षमो ह्यहम्
bhavatkṛpātaḥ sakalaṃ sasurāsuramānuṣam | upasthitaṃ prayuddhāya tanniṣedhe kṣamo hyaham
"By your grace, (though) the whole world with gods, demons and men were to stand ready for battle, I am indeed able to stop it."
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PdP 5 11.8
सर्वं स्वामी ज्ञास्यति यन्ममविक्रम दर्शनात् । एष गंतास्मि शत्रुघ्न पृष्ठरक्षाप्रकारकः
sarvaṃ svāmī jñāsyati yanmamavikrama darśanāt | eṣa gaṃtāsmi śatrughna pṛṣṭharakṣāprakārakaḥ
"The master will know everything from the sight of my valor. Here I go, Śatrughna, as the one who provides protection from behind."
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PdP 5 11.9
एवं ब्रुवंतं भरतात्मजं स प्रस्तूय साध्वित्यनुमोदमानः । शशंस सर्वान्कपिवीरमुख्यान्प्रभंजनोद्भूतमुखान्हरिः प्रभुः
evaṃ bruvaṃtaṃ bharatātmajaṃ sa prastūya sādhvityanumodamānaḥ | śaśaṃsa sarvānkapivīramukhyānprabhaṃjanodbhūtamukhānhariḥ prabhuḥ
As the son of Bharata spoke thus, the Lord Hari, praising him and approving with "Well said!", commended all the chief monkey heroes, headed by the son of the Wind.
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PdP 5 11.10
भो हनूमन्महावीर शृणु मद्वाक्यमादृतः । त्वत्प्रसादान्मया प्राप्तमिदं राज्यमकंटकम्
bho hanūmanmahāvīra śṛṇu madvākyamādṛtaḥ | tvatprasādānmayā prāptamidaṃ rājyamakaṃṭakam
"O Hanūmān, great hero, listen attentively to my words: by your favor this kingdom, free of thorns, has been obtained by me."
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PdP 5 11.11
सीतया मम संयोगे यो भवाञ्जलधिं तरेः । चरितं तद्धरे वेद्मि सर्वं तव कपीश्वर
sītayā mama saṃyoge yo bhavāñjaladhiṃ tareḥ | caritaṃ taddhare vedmi sarvaṃ tava kapīśvara
"How you crossed the ocean for my reunion with Sītā — I know all that conduct of yours, O monkey, O lord of monkeys."
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PdP 5 11.12
त्वं गच्छ मम सैन्यस्य पालकः सन्ममाज्ञया । शत्रुघ्नः सोदरो मह्यं पालनीयस्त्वहं यथा
tvaṃ gaccha mama sainyasya pālakaḥ sanmamājñayā | śatrughnaḥ sodaro mahyaṃ pālanīyastvahaṃ yathā
"Go, being the protector of my army by my command; Śatrughna is my own brother, to be guarded just as I am."
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PdP 5 11.13
यत्र यत्र मतिभ्रंशः शत्रुघ्नस्य प्रजायते । तत्र तत्र प्रबोद्धव्यो भ्राता मम महामते
yatra yatra matibhraṃśaḥ śatrughnasya prajāyate | tatra tatra praboddhavyo bhrātā mama mahāmate
"Wherever a lapse of judgment arises in Śatrughna, there my brother is to be roused (to awareness), O great-minded one."
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PdP 5 11.14
इति श्रुत्वा महद्वाक्यं रामचंद्रस्य धीमतः । शिरसा तत्समाधाय प्रणाममकरोत्तदा
iti śrutvā mahadvākyaṃ rāmacaṃdrasya dhīmataḥ | śirasā tatsamādhāya praṇāmamakarottadā
Having heard this great speech of the wise Rāmacandra, he received it upon his head and then made obeisance.
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PdP 5 11.15
अथादिशन्महाराजो जांबवंतं कपीश्वरम् । रघुनाथस्य सेवायै कपिषूत्तमतेजसम्
athādiśanmahārājo jāṃbavaṃtaṃ kapīśvaram | raghunāthasya sevāyai kapiṣūttamatejasam
Then the great king appointed Jāmbavat, lord of monkeys, of surpassing splendor among the monkeys, to the service of the Raghu lord.
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PdP 5 11.16
अंगदो गवयो मैंदस्तथा दधिमुखः कपिः । सुग्रीवः प्लवगाधीशः शतवल्यक्षिकौ कपी
aṃgado gavayo maiṃdastathā dadhimukhaḥ kapiḥ | sugrīvaḥ plavagādhīśaḥ śatavalyakṣikau kapī
Aṅgada, Gavaya, Mainda, and the monkey Dadhimukha, Sugrīva the chief of the leaping ones, and the two monkeys Śatabali and Akṣa —
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PdP 5 11.17
नीलो नलो मनोवेगोऽधिगंता वानरांगजः । इत्येवमादयो यूयं सज्जीभूता भवंतु भोः
nīlo nalo manovego'dhigaṃtā vānarāṃgajaḥ | ityevamādayo yūyaṃ sajjībhūtā bhavaṃtu bhoḥ
Nīla, Nala, Manovega, Adhigantā, the son of Vānara — you all, and others such as these, be made ready, sirs!
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PdP 5 11.18
सर्वैर्गजैः सदश्वैश्च तप्तहाटकभूषणैः । कवचैः सशिरस्त्राणैर्भूषितायां तु सत्वराः
sarvairgajaiḥ sadaśvaiśca taptahāṭakabhūṣaṇaiḥ | kavacaiḥ saśirastrāṇairbhūṣitāyāṃ tu satvarāḥ
With all the elephants and with good horses, with ornaments of refined gold, with cuirasses and with helmets, (let them be) quick in the (city/army) that has been adorned.
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PdP 5 11.19
शेष उवाच। सुमंत्रमाहूय सुमंत्रिणं तदा जगाद रामो बलवीर्यशोभनः । अमात्यमौले वद केऽत्र योज्या नरा हयं पालयितुं समर्थाः
śeṣa uvāca| sumaṃtramāhūya sumaṃtriṇaṃ tadā jagāda rāmo balavīryaśobhanaḥ | amātyamaule vada ke'tra yojyā narā hayaṃ pālayituṃ samarthāḥ
Śeṣa said: Then, summoning the good counsellor Sumantra, Rāma, resplendent in strength and valour, spoke: "Chief of ministers, tell (me) which men here are to be appointed, men able to guard the horse."
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PdP 5 11.20
तदुक्तमेवमाकर्ण्य जगाद परवीरहा । हयस्य रक्षणे योग्यान्बलिनोऽत्र नराधिपान्
taduktamevamākarṇya jagāda paravīrahā | hayasya rakṣaṇe yogyānbalino'tra narādhipān
Hearing that thus spoken, the slayer of enemy heroes said: "(Here are) the strong kings here who are fit for the guarding of the horse:"
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PdP 5 11.21
रघुनाथ शृणुष्वैतान्नववीरान्सुसंहितान् । धनुर्धरान्महाविद्यान्सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदान्
raghunātha śṛṇuṣvaitānnavavīrānsusaṃhitān | dhanurdharānmahāvidyānsarvaśastrāstrakovidān
"Lord of the Raghus, hear of these nine heroes, well banded together, bearers of the bow, of great learning, expert in every weapon and missile:"
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PdP 5 11.22
प्रतापाग्र्यं नीलरत्नं तथा लक्ष्मीनिधिं नृपम् । रिपुतापं चोग्रहयं तथा शस्त्रविदं नृपम्
pratāpāgryaṃ nīlaratnaṃ tathā lakṣmīnidhiṃ nṛpam | riputāpaṃ cograhayaṃ tathā śastravidaṃ nṛpam
"Pratāpāgrya, Nīlaratna, and King Lakṣmīnidhi, Riputāpa, and Ugrahaya, and King Śastravid,"
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PdP 5 11.23
राजन्योऽसौ नीलरत्नो महावीरो रथाग्रणीः । स एव लक्षं रक्षेत लक्षं युध्येत निर्भयः
rājanyo'sau nīlaratno mahāvīro rathāgraṇīḥ | sa eva lakṣaṃ rakṣeta lakṣaṃ yudhyeta nirbhayaḥ
"This Nīlaratna is a prince, a great hero, foremost among charioteers; he alone could guard a hundred thousand, and fearlessly fight a hundred thousand."
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PdP 5 11.24
अक्षौहिणीभिर्दशभिर्यातु वाहस्य रक्षणे । दंशितैस्स शिरस्त्राणैर्मम बाहुभिरुद्धतैः
akṣauhiṇībhirdaśabhiryātu vāhasya rakṣaṇe | daṃśitaissa śirastrāṇairmama bāhubhiruddhataiḥ
"Let him go with ten akṣauhiṇīs for the guarding of the horse — (troops) mailed and helmeted, raised up as my own arms."
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PdP 5 11.25
प्रतापाग्र्यो यो ह्ययं च रिपुगर्वमशातयत् । सव्यापसव्यबाणानां मोक्ता सर्वास्त्रवित्तमः
pratāpāgryo yo hyayaṃ ca ripugarvamaśātayat | savyāpasavyabāṇānāṃ moktā sarvāstravittamaḥ
"And this Pratāpāgrya, who shattered the pride of enemies, a shooter of arrows to the left and to the right, the best of all who know missiles —"
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PdP 5 11.26
एषोऽक्षौहिणिविंशत्या यातु यज्ञहयावने । सन्नद्धो रिपुनाशाय युवाको दंडदंडभृत्
eṣo'kṣauhiṇiviṃśatyā yātu yajñahayāvane | sannaddho ripunāśāya yuvāko daṃḍadaṃḍabhṛt
"Let him go with twenty akṣauhiṇīs to the protection of the sacrificial horse, girded for the destruction of foes, a youth, bearing the rod of chastisement."
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PdP 5 11.27
तथा लक्ष्मीनिधिस्त्वेष यातु राजन्यसत्तमः । यस्तपोभिः शतधृतिं प्रसाद्यास्त्राणि चाभ्यसत्
tathā lakṣmīnidhistveṣa yātu rājanyasattamaḥ | yastapobhiḥ śatadhṛtiṃ prasādyāstrāṇi cābhyasat
"Likewise let this Lakṣmīnidhi go, the best of princes, who by austerities propitiated (Brahmā) of a hundred resolves and practised the missiles:"
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PdP 5 11.28
ब्रह्मास्त्रं पाशुपत्यास्त्रं गारुडं नागसंज्ञितम् । मायूरं नाकुलं रौद्रं वैष्णवं मेघसंज्ञितम्
brahmāstraṃ pāśupatyāstraṃ gāruḍaṃ nāgasaṃjñitam | māyūraṃ nākulaṃ raudraṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ meghasaṃjñitam
"The Brahmā-missile, the Pāśupata-missile, the Garuḍa one, the one called Nāga, the Peacock one, the Mongoose one, the Rudra one, the Vaiṣṇava one, the one called Cloud,"
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PdP 5 11.29
वज्रं पार्वतसंज्ञं च तथा वायव्यसंज्ञितम् । इत्यादिकानामस्त्राणां संप्रयोगविसर्गवित्
vajraṃ pārvatasaṃjñaṃ ca tathā vāyavyasaṃjñitam | ityādikānāmastrāṇāṃ saṃprayogavisargavit
"the Thunderbolt one, the one called Mountain, and likewise the one called Wind — he knows the joining and the release of missiles beginning with these."
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PdP 5 11.30
स एष निजसैन्यानामक्षौहिण्यैकया युतः । प्रयातु शूरमुकुटः सर्ववैरिप्रभंजनः
sa eṣa nijasainyānāmakṣauhiṇyaikayā yutaḥ | prayātu śūramukuṭaḥ sarvavairiprabhaṃjanaḥ
"So let this man, joined with one akṣauhiṇī of his own troops, march forth — a crown among warriors, a crusher of all foes."
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PdP 5 11.31
रिपुतापोऽयमेवाद्य गच्छत्वग्र्यो धनुर्भृताम् । सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकुशलो रिपुवंशदवानलः
riputāpo'yamevādya gacchatvagryo dhanurbhṛtām | sarvaśastrāstrakuśalo ripuvaṃśadavānalaḥ
"And let this very Riputāpa go today, foremost of bowmen, skilled in every weapon and missile, a forest-fire to the lineage of enemies."
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PdP 5 11.32
गच्छतात्सेनया बह्व्या चतुरंगसमेतया । शत्रुघ्नाज्ञां शिरस्येते दधत्वद्य बलोत्कटाः
gacchatātsenayā bahvyā caturaṃgasametayā | śatrughnājñāṃ śirasyete dadhatvadya balotkaṭāḥ
"Let him go with a great army, complete in its four divisions; let these men, formidable in strength, place Śatrughna's command upon their heads today."
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PdP 5 11.33
उग्राश्वोऽपि महाराजा तथा शस्त्रविदेष च । सर्वे यांतु सुसंनद्धास्तव वाहस्य पालकाः
ugrāśvo'pi mahārājā tathā śastravideṣa ca | sarve yāṃtu susaṃnaddhāstava vāhasya pālakāḥ
"Ugrāśva too, a great king, and likewise this Śastravid — let them all go well girded, as the guardians of your horse."
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PdP 5 11.34
इति भाषितमाकर्ण्य मंत्रिणः प्रजहर्ष च । आज्ञापयामास च तान्सुमंत्रकथितान्भटान्
iti bhāṣitamākarṇya maṃtriṇaḥ prajaharṣa ca | ājñāpayāmāsa ca tānsumaṃtrakathitānbhaṭān
Hearing the minister's speech thus, he rejoiced, and he gave orders to those warriors named by Sumantra.
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PdP 5 11.35
तेऽनुज्ञां रघुनाथस्य प्राप्य मोदं प्रपेदिरे । चिरकालं सांपरायं वांच्छंतो युद्धदुर्मदाः
te'nujñāṃ raghunāthasya prāpya modaṃ prapedire | cirakālaṃ sāṃparāyaṃ vāṃcchaṃto yuddhadurmadāḥ
Having obtained the permission of the lord of the Raghus, they attained delight, for they had long been craving battle, being intoxicated with fighting.
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PdP 5 11.36
सन्नद्धाः कवचाद्यैश्च तथा शस्त्रास्त्रवर्तनैः । ययुः शत्रुघ्नसंवासं सीतापति प्रणोदिताः
sannaddhāḥ kavacādyaiśca tathā śastrāstravartanaiḥ | yayuḥ śatrughnasaṃvāsaṃ sītāpati praṇoditāḥ
Girded with cuirasses and the rest, and likewise with the workings of weapons and missiles, they went to Śatrughna's dwelling, urged on by the husband of Sītā.
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PdP 5 11.37
शेष उवाच। अथोक्त ऋषिणा रामो विधिना पूजयत्क्रमात् । आचार्यादीनृषीन्सर्वान्यथोक्तवरदक्षिणैः
śeṣa uvāca| athokta ṛṣiṇā rāmo vidhinā pūjayatkramāt | ācāryādīnṛṣīnsarvānyathoktavaradakṣiṇaiḥ
Śeṣa said: Then, being told (to do so) by the sage, Rāma worshipped in due order, according to the rule, the teacher and all the sages, with the choice gifts as prescribed.
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PdP 5 11.38
आचार्याय ददौ रामो हस्तिनं षष्टिहायनम् । हयमेकं मनोवेगं रत्नमालाविभूषितम्
ācāryāya dadau rāmo hastinaṃ ṣaṣṭihāyanam | hayamekaṃ manovegaṃ ratnamālāvibhūṣitam
Rāma gave to the teacher an elephant sixty years old, and one horse swift as thought, adorned with a garland of jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.39
पौरटं रथमेकं च मणिरत्नविभूषितम् । चतुर्भिर्वाजिभिर्युक्तं सर्वोपस्करसंयुतम्
pauraṭaṃ rathamekaṃ ca maṇiratnavibhūṣitam | caturbhirvājibhiryuktaṃ sarvopaskarasaṃyutam
and one golden chariot ornamented with gems and jewels, yoked with four steeds and furnished with all its equipment,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.40
मणिलक्षं तु प्रत्यक्षं मुक्ताफलतुलाशतम् । विद्रुमस्य तुलानां तु सहस्रं स्फुटतेजसाम्
maṇilakṣaṃ tu pratyakṣaṃ muktāphalatulāśatam | vidrumasya tulānāṃ tu sahasraṃ sphuṭatejasām
and a hundred thousand gems in hand, a hundred tulās of pearls, and a thousand tulās of coral of brilliant lustre,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.41
ग्राममेकं सुसंपन्नं नानाजनसमाकुलम् । विचित्रसस्यनिष्पन्नं विविधैर्मंदिरैर्वृतम्
grāmamekaṃ susaṃpannaṃ nānājanasamākulam | vicitrasasyaniṣpannaṃ vividhairmaṃdirairvṛtam
and one well-prospering village, thronged with people of many kinds, yielding varied crops and set about with dwellings of many sorts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.42
ब्रह्मणेऽपि तथैवादाद्धोत्रेऽप्यध्वर्यवे ददौ । ऋत्विग्भ्यो भूरिशो दत्त्वा प्रणनाम रघूत्तमः
brahmaṇe'pi tathaivādāddhotre'pyadhvaryave dadau | ṛtvigbhyo bhūriśo dattvā praṇanāma raghūttamaḥ
To the brahman priest likewise he gave, and he gave to the hotṛ and to the adhvaryu; having given abundantly to the officiating priests, the best of the Raghus bowed down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.43
सर्वे ते विविधा वाग्भिराशीर्भिरभिपूजिताः । चिरंजीव महाराज रामचन्द्र रघूद्वह
sarve te vividhā vāgbhirāśīrbhirabhipūjitāḥ | ciraṃjīva mahārāja rāmacandra raghūdvaha
All of them honoured (him) with manifold words and with blessings: "Live long, great king, Rāmacandra, upholder of the Raghus!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.44
कन्यादानं भूमिदानं गजदानं तथैव च । अश्वदानं स्वर्णदानं तिलदानं समौक्तिकम्
kanyādānaṃ bhūmidānaṃ gajadānaṃ tathaiva ca | aśvadānaṃ svarṇadānaṃ tiladānaṃ samauktikam
The gift of a maiden, the gift of land, and likewise the gift of an elephant, the gift of a horse, the gift of gold, the gift of sesame together with pearls,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.45
अन्नदानं पयोदानमभयं दानमुत्तमम् । रत्नदानानि सर्वाणि विप्रेभ्यश्चादिशन्महान्
annadānaṃ payodānamabhayaṃ dānamuttamam | ratnadānāni sarvāṇi viprebhyaścādiśanmahān
the gift of food, the gift of milk, and the highest gift, (the gift of) safety — all the gifts of jewels the great one assigned to the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.46
देहि देहि धनं देहि मानेति ब्रूहि कस्यचित् । ददात्वन्नं ददात्वन्नं सर्वभोगसमन्वितम्
dehi dehi dhanaṃ dehi māneti brūhi kasyacit | dadātvannaṃ dadātvannaṃ sarvabhogasamanvitam
"Give, give, give wealth; say 'no' to no one! Let (each) give food, let (each) give food together with every enjoyment!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 11.47
इत्थं प्रावर्तत मखो रघुनाथस्य धीमतः । सदक्षिणो द्विजवरैः पूर्णः सर्वशुभक्रियः
itthaṃ prāvartata makho raghunāthasya dhīmataḥ | sadakṣiṇo dvijavaraiḥ pūrṇaḥ sarvaśubhakriyaḥ
Thus began the sacrifice of the wise lord of the Raghus, provided with priestly fees, filled with the best of the twice-born, comprising all auspicious rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.48
अथ रामानुजो गत्वा मातरं प्रणनाम ह । आज्ञापयाश्वरक्षार्थमेष गच्छामि शोभने
atha rāmānujo gatvā mātaraṃ praṇanāma ha | ājñāpayāśvarakṣārthameṣa gacchāmi śobhane
Then Rāma's younger brother went and bowed to his mother: "Give the command; I go now for the guarding of the horse, O lovely one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.49
त्वत्कृपातो रिपुकुलं जित्वा शोभासमन्वितः । आयास्यामि महाराजैर्हयवर्यसमन्वितः
tvatkṛpāto ripukulaṃ jitvā śobhāsamanvitaḥ | āyāsyāmi mahārājairhayavaryasamanvitaḥ
"By your grace, having conquered the host of enemies, I shall return in splendour, together with the great kings and with the finest of horses."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.50
मातोवाच । पुत्र गच्छ महावीर शिवाः पंथान एव ते । सर्वान्रिपुगणाञ्जित्वा पुनरागच्छ सन्मते
mātovāca | putra gaccha mahāvīra śivāḥ paṃthāna eva te | sarvānripugaṇāñjitvā punarāgaccha sanmate
The mother said: "Go, my son, great hero; may your paths be auspicious. Having conquered all the hosts of enemies, come back again, O right-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.51
पुष्कलं पालय निजभ्रातृजं धर्मवित्तमम् । महाबलिनमद्यापि बालकं लीलयायुतम्
puṣkalaṃ pālaya nijabhrātṛjaṃ dharmavittamam | mahābalinamadyāpi bālakaṃ līlayāyutam
Protect Puṣkala, your own brother's son, best of the knowers of dharma, of great strength yet still a child engrossed in play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.52
पुत्रागच्छसि चेद्युक्तः पुष्कलेन शुभान्वितः । तदा मम प्रमोदः स्यादन्यथा शोकभागहम्
putrāgacchasi cedyuktaḥ puṣkalena śubhānvitaḥ | tadā mama pramodaḥ syādanyathā śokabhāgaham
My son, if you come back joined with Puṣkala and attended by good fortune, then there will be delight for me; otherwise I shall have a share of grief."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.53
इति संभाष्यमाणां स्वां मातरं प्रत्युवाच सः । त्वदीयचरणद्वंद्वं स्मरन्प्राप्स्यामि शोभनम्
iti saṃbhāṣyamāṇāṃ svāṃ mātaraṃ pratyuvāca saḥ | tvadīyacaraṇadvaṃdvaṃ smaranprāpsyāmi śobhanam
To his own mother, speaking thus, he replied: "Remembering the pair of your feet, I shall obtain good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.54
पुष्कलं पालयित्वाहं निजांगमिव शोभने । स्वनामसदृशं कृत्वा पुनरेष्यामि मोदवान्
puṣkalaṃ pālayitvāhaṃ nijāṃgamiva śobhane | svanāmasadṛśaṃ kṛtvā punareṣyāmi modavān
Having guarded Puṣkala like my own limb, O lovely one, and having made him equal to his name, I shall come again rejoicing."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.55
इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ वीरो रामं स मखमंडपे । आसीनं मुनिवर्याग्र्यैर्यज्ञवेषधरं वरम्
ityuktvā prayayau vīro rāmaṃ sa makhamaṃḍape | āsīnaṃ munivaryāgryairyajñaveṣadharaṃ varam
Having said this, the hero went to Rāma in the sacrificial pavilion, the excellent one seated with the foremost of the best sages, wearing the sacrificial garb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.56
उवाच मतिमान्वीरः सर्वशोभासमन्वितः । रामाज्ञापय रक्षार्थं हयस्यानुज्ञया तव
uvāca matimānvīraḥ sarvaśobhāsamanvitaḥ | rāmājñāpaya rakṣārthaṃ hayasyānujñayā tava
The intelligent hero, endowed with all splendour, spoke: "Rāma, give the command for the guarding of the horse, by your permission."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.57
रघुनाथोऽपि तच्छ्रुत्वा भद्रमस्त्विति चाब्रवीत् । बालं स्त्रियं प्रमत्तं त्वं मा हन्याः शस्त्रवर्जितम्
raghunātho'pi tacchrutvā bhadramastviti cābravīt | bālaṃ striyaṃ pramattaṃ tvaṃ mā hanyāḥ śastravarjitam
The lord of the Raghus, hearing that, said, "May it be well!" — "You must not slay a child, a woman, one heedless, or one without a weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.58
तदा लक्ष्मीनिधिर्भ्राता जानक्या जनकात्मजः । प्रहस्य किंचिन्नयने नर्तयन्राममब्रवीत्
tadā lakṣmīnidhirbhrātā jānakyā janakātmajaḥ | prahasya kiṃcinnayane nartayanrāmamabravīt
Then Lakṣmīnidhi, the brother of Jānakī, the son of Janaka, laughing and making his eyes dance a little, said to Rāma:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.59
लक्ष्मीनिधिरुवाच। रामचंद्र महाबाहो सर्वधर्मपरायण । शत्रुघ्नं शिक्षय तथा यथा लोकोत्तरो भवेत्
lakṣmīnidhiruvāca| rāmacaṃdra mahābāho sarvadharmaparāyaṇa | śatrughnaṃ śikṣaya tathā yathā lokottaro bhavet
Lakṣmīnidhi said: Rāmacandra, mighty-armed one, devoted to all the duties, instruct Śatrughna in such a way that he may become extraordinary in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.60
कुलोचितं कर्म कुर्वन्नग्रजाचरितं तथा । गच्छेत्स परमं धाम तेजोबलसमन्वितम्
kulocitaṃ karma kurvannagrajācaritaṃ tathā | gacchetsa paramaṃ dhāma tejobalasamanvitam
Doing the deed befitting the family, and as practised by his elder brother, may he, endowed with splendour and strength, reach the highest abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.61
त्वया प्रोक्तं महाराज ब्राह्मणं नावमानयेत् । पित्रा तव हतो विप्रः पितृभक्तिपरायणः
tvayā proktaṃ mahārāja brāhmaṇaṃ nāvamānayet | pitrā tava hato vipraḥ pitṛbhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
You have declared, great king, that one should not dishonour a brahmin; (yet) by your own father a brahmin wholly devoted to obedience to his father was slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.62
त्वयापि सुमहत्कर्म कृतं लोकविगर्हितम् । अवध्यां महिलां यस्त्वं हतवान्नियतं ततः
tvayāpi sumahatkarma kṛtaṃ lokavigarhitam | avadhyāṃ mahilāṃ yastvaṃ hatavānniyataṃ tataḥ
By you too a very great deed was done, one censured by the world, in that you surely killed a woman, who ought not to be killed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.63
अग्रजोऽस्य महाराज कृतवान्यं पराक्रमम् । सनकेन कृतः पूर्वं राक्षस्याः कर्णकर्तनम्
agrajo'sya mahārāja kṛtavānyaṃ parākramam | sanakena kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ rākṣasyāḥ karṇakartanam
And what a feat his elder brother performed, great king! Formerly by Sanaka the cutting off of a rākṣasī's ears was done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 5 11.64
एवं करिष्यति नृपः शत्रुघ्नः शिक्षया तव । यदि नायं तथा कुर्यात्कुलस्यासदृशं भवेत्
evaṃ kariṣyati nṛpaḥ śatrughnaḥ śikṣayā tava | yadi nāyaṃ tathā kuryātkulasyāsadṛśaṃ bhavet
Thus will King Śatrughna act, by your instruction; and if he should not act so, it would be unworthy of the family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.65
इत्युक्तवंतं तं रामः प्रत्युवाच हसन्निव । मेघगंभीरया वाचा सर्ववाक्यविशारदः
ityuktavaṃtaṃ taṃ rāmaḥ pratyuvāca hasanniva | meghagaṃbhīrayā vācā sarvavākyaviśāradaḥ
To him who had spoken thus Rāma, skilled in every kind of speech, replied as if laughing, in a voice deep as a thundercloud:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.66
शृण्वंतु योगिनः शांताः समदुःखसुखाः पुनः । जानंत्यपारसंसारनिस्तारतरणादिकम्
śṛṇvaṃtu yoginaḥ śāṃtāḥ samaduḥkhasukhāḥ punaḥ | jānaṃtyapārasaṃsāranistārataraṇādikam
Let the yogins listen, the tranquil, who hold pain and pleasure alike; they, further, know about crossing over and getting past the shoreless round of rebirth and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.67
ये शूराः समहेष्वासाः सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदाः । ते च जानंति युद्धस्य वार्त्तां न तु भवादृशाः
ye śūrāḥ samaheṣvāsāḥ sarvaśastrāstrakovidāḥ | te ca jānaṃti yuddhasya vārttāṃ na tu bhavādṛśāḥ
But those who are heroes, great archers, expert in all weapons and missiles — they know the business of war, and not people like you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.68
परोपतापिनो ये वै ये चोत्पथविसारिणः । ते हंतव्या नृपैः सर्वैः सर्वलोकहितैषिभिः
paropatāpino ye vai ye cotpathavisāriṇaḥ | te haṃtavyā nṛpaiḥ sarvaiḥ sarvalokahitaiṣibhiḥ
Those indeed who torment others, and those who stray onto wrong paths — they are to be slain by all kings who seek the welfare of all the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.69
इत्युक्तमाकर्ण्य सभासदस्ते सर्वे स्मितं चक्रुररिंदमस्य । कुंभोद्भवः पूजितमेनमश्वं विमोचयामास सुशोभितं हि
ityuktamākarṇya sabhāsadaste sarve smitaṃ cakrurariṃdamasya | kuṃbhodbhavaḥ pūjitamenamaśvaṃ vimocayāmāsa suśobhitaṃ hi
Hearing this spoken, all those seated in the assembly smiled at the subduer of foes; and Kumbhodbhava released that horse, which had been honoured and was finely adorned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.70
इमं मंत्रं समुच्चार्य वसिष्ठः कलशोद्भवः । कराग्रेण स्पृशन्नश्वं मुमोच जयकांक्षया
imaṃ maṃtraṃ samuccārya vasiṣṭhaḥ kalaśodbhavaḥ | karāgreṇa spṛśannaśvaṃ mumoca jayakāṃkṣayā
Having uttered this mantra, Vasiṣṭha, born from the pot, touching the horse with his fingertips, released it with the desire for victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.71
वाजिन्गच्छ यथालीलं सर्वत्र धरणीतले । यागार्थे मोचितो येन पुनरागच्छ सत्वरः
vājingaccha yathālīlaṃ sarvatra dharaṇītale | yāgārthe mocito yena punarāgaccha satvaraḥ
"Steed, go as you please everywhere over the surface of the earth; come back quickly to him by whom you have been released for the sake of the sacrifice."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.72
अश्वस्तु मोचितः सर्वैर्भटैः शस्त्रास्त्रकोविदैः । परीतः प्रययौ प्राचीं दिशं वायुजवान्वितः
aśvastu mocitaḥ sarvairbhaṭaiḥ śastrāstrakovidaiḥ | parītaḥ prayayau prācīṃ diśaṃ vāyujavānvitaḥ
The horse, released, surrounded by all the soldiers expert in weapons and missiles, set out toward the eastern quarter, endowed with the speed of the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.73
प्रचचार बलं सर्वं कंपयद्धरणीतलम् । शेषोऽपि किंचिन्न तया फणया धृतवान्भुवम्
pracacāra balaṃ sarvaṃ kaṃpayaddharaṇītalam | śeṣo'pi kiṃcinna tayā phaṇayā dhṛtavānbhuvam
The whole army moved forward, making the surface of the earth tremble; even Śeṣa could scarcely hold up the earth with that hood of his.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.74
दिशः प्रसेदुः परितः क्ष्मातलं शोभयान्वितम् । वायवस्तं तु शत्रुघ्नं पृष्ठतो मंदगामिनः
diśaḥ praseduḥ paritaḥ kṣmātalaṃ śobhayānvitam | vāyavastaṃ tu śatrughnaṃ pṛṣṭhato maṃdagāminaḥ
The quarters grew bright all around, the earth's surface was filled with beauty, and the winds moved gently behind Śatrughna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.75
शत्रुघ्नस्य प्रयाणायाभ्युद्य तस्य भुजोऽस्फुरत् । दक्षिणः शुभमाशंसी जयाय च बभूव ह
śatrughnasya prayāṇāyābhyudya tasya bhujo'sphurat | dakṣiṇaḥ śubhamāśaṃsī jayāya ca babhūva ha
As Śatrughna set out, his right arm rose up and throbbed, promising good fortune, and it was an omen of victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.76
पुष्कलः स्वगृहं रम्यं प्रविवेश समृद्धिमत् । वितर्दिभिर्वलक्षाभिः शोभितं रत्नवेदिकम्
puṣkalaḥ svagṛhaṃ ramyaṃ praviveśa samṛddhimat | vitardibhirvalakṣābhiḥ śobhitaṃ ratnavedikam
Puṣkala entered his own delightful, prosperous house, adorned with white terraces and having platforms of jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.77
तत्रापश्यन्निजां भार्यां पतिव्रतपरायणाम् । किंचित्स्वदर्शनाद्धृष्टां भर्तृदर्शनलालसाम्
tatrāpaśyannijāṃ bhāryāṃ pativrataparāyaṇām | kiṃcitsvadarśanāddhṛṣṭāṃ bhartṛdarśanalālasām
There he saw his own wife, wholly devoted to the vow of fidelity to her husband, a little gladdened at the sight of him, and eager for the sight of her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 5 11.78
मुखारविंदेन च नागवल्लीदलं सुकर्पूरयुतं च चर्वती । नासाफलं तोयभवं महाधनं बाह्वोर्मृणालीसदृशोः सुकंकणे
mukhāraviṃdena ca nāgavallīdalaṃ sukarpūrayutaṃ ca carvatī | nāsāphalaṃ toyabhavaṃ mahādhanaṃ bāhvormṛṇālīsadṛśoḥ sukaṃkaṇe
and chewing with her lotus-face a betel leaf together with fine camphor, (wearing) on her nose a pearl, water-born and of great price, and on her two arms, which were like lotus-stalks, fine bracelets —
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PdP 5 11.79
कुचौ तु मालूरफलोपमौ वरौ नितंबबिंबं वरनीवि शोभितम् । पादौ तुलाकोटिधरौ सुकोमलौ दधत्यहो एक्षत सत्पतिं स्वकम्
kucau tu mālūraphalopamau varau nitaṃbabiṃbaṃ varanīvi śobhitam | pādau tulākoṭidharau sukomalau dadhatyaho ekṣata satpatiṃ svakam
her two fine breasts like bilva fruits, the orb of her hips adorned with a handsome waistband, her very soft feet bearing anklets — bearing all this, ah, she gazed upon her own good husband.
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PdP 5 11.80
परिरभ्य प्रियां धीरो गद्गदस्वरभाषिणीम् । तदुरोजपरीरंभनिर्भरीकृतदेहकाम्
parirabhya priyāṃ dhīro gadgadasvarabhāṣiṇīm | tadurojaparīraṃbhanirbharīkṛtadehakām
The steadfast one, having embraced his beloved, who spoke with a faltering voice and whose body was made to sink down by the embrace of her breasts (against him),
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PdP 5 11.81
उवाच भद्रे गच्छामि शत्रुघ्नपृष्ठरक्षकः । रामाज्ञया याज्ञमश्वं पालयन्रथसंयुतः
uvāca bhadre gacchāmi śatrughnapṛṣṭharakṣakaḥ | rāmājñayā yājñamaśvaṃ pālayanrathasaṃyutaḥ
said: "Good lady, I am going as the guard of Śatrughna's rear, by Rāma's command, mounted on a chariot, protecting the sacrificial horse.
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PdP 5 11.82
त्वया मे मातरः पूज्याः पादसंवाहनादिमिः । तदुच्छिष्टं हि भुंजाना तत्कर्मकरणादरा
tvayā me mātaraḥ pūjyāḥ pādasaṃvāhanādimiḥ | taducchiṣṭaṃ hi bhuṃjānā tatkarmakaraṇādarā
My mothers are to be honoured by you with the massaging of their feet and the like; indeed, eating what is left over by them, being intent on doing their work,
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PdP 5 11.83
सर्वाः पतिव्रता नार्यो लोपामुद्रादिकाः शुभाः । नावमान्यास्त्वया भीरु स्वतपोबलशोभिताः
sarvāḥ pativratā nāryo lopāmudrādikāḥ śubhāḥ | nāvamānyāstvayā bhīru svatapobalaśobhitāḥ
all the auspicious women devoted to their husbands, Lopāmudrā and the rest, resplendent with the power of their own austerities, are not to be slighted by you, timid one.
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