Raghava Yadaviyam - Eng. Trans

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CONTENTS
Introduction
1.
Slokams and Commentaries
3.
4.
Sloka 1
5.
Sloka 2
9.
Sloka 3
13.
Sloka 4
16.
Sloka 5
20.
Sloka 6
22.
Sloka 7
25.
Sloka 8
29.
Sloka 9
32.
Sloka 10
35.
Sloka 11
37.
Sloka 12
40.
Sloka 13
43.
Sloka 14
45.
Sloka 15
48.
Sloka 16
51.
Sloka 17
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Salutation
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C O N T E N T S (Contd...)
Sloka 18
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Sloka 19
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Sloka 20
62.
Sloka 21
65.
Sloka 22
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Sloka 23
71.
Sloka 24
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Sloka 25
77.
Sloka 26
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Sloka 27
82.
Sloka 28
85.
Sloka 29
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Sloka 30
90.
nigamanam
92.
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Introduction
The author Sri Venkatadhvari was born at Arasanipalai near Kancheepuram and
rhetoric. He had composed 14 works, the most important of them being
Lakshmisahasram by composing which he got back his lost eyesight.
The present work Raghavayadhaveeyam comprises of 30 verses and deals with
the story of Rama and Krishna together by adopting the style of anuloma and
prathiloma, that is, reading each stanza as such and in reverse order, the
former telling the story of Rama while the latter narrating the story of
Krishna. Hence this work actually consists of 60 slokas in all.
The story of Rama follows Valmiki Ramayana closely but there is a
slight deviation with respect to the story of Krishna which will be explained as
the work progresses. The style is rather difficult to understand and the
commentary in Sanskrit is provided by the author himself to facilitate
comprehension. I will try to give the same in English along with the Sanskrit
slokas.
--Dr.Saroja Ramanujam, M.A., Ph.d, Siromani in Sanskrit
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was the follower of Sri Vedanta desikan. He had mastery in poetry and
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SALUTATION
ikiTsiNtyaegaepIiklikitvitm!,
Ait< JyaeitrmrErnaavuditm!.
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aeas<aSkrapTyvaih NyNtdIRVyvStvEyuR'!ba[>,
nawaehLyanNdhetu> da< rajIva]ae ra"vae yadvae va.
Anuvi[RtramkZ[v&ernulaemitlaemvacna_yam!,
kitmuista< ivxay p*E> ivv&[aeit Svymev veqayR>.
ki~ncitsa~ncintayogopIkilaki~ncitava~ncitam|
a~ncitaM jyotiramaraira~ncanAdrAvuda~ncitam||
bhadrollAsaMbhAskarApatyavAhi nyantardIvyannavastavairyu~NgrabANaH|
nAthohalyAnandahetuH pradattAM rAjIvAkSho rAghavo yAdavo vA||
anuvarNitarAmakRRishNavRRitteranulomapratilomavAcanAbhyAm|
kRRitiamullasitAM vidhAya padyaiH vivRRiNoti svayameva ve~NkaTAryaH||
SLOKA 1
vNde=h< dev< t< It< rNtar< kal< asa y>,
ram> ramaxI> AaPyag> lIlam! Aar AayaeXye vase.
vande ahaM devaM taM shrItaM rantAraM kAlaM bhAsA ya:|
rAma: rAmAdhI: ApyAga:leelAm Ara Ayodhye vAse||
Meaning in primary order (anuloma)

By anuloma or primary order, the sloka describes Rama.
Sahya, with his mind occupied with the thought of Sita and returned to
Ayodhya and was sporting with Sita for a long time.
rAmA dheeh- With his (dhee) mind, in (rAmA), woman, that is, Sita.
ApyAgah - Apthum yogyAH agAh - The mountains of Sahya and Malaya which
were fit to travel. (Aga means mountain) ApyAgah means one who went to
these mountains. Rama who was roaming around in the mountains looking for
Sita, is denoted by the words, rAmAdheeh and ApyAgah. Then after killing
Ravana his return to Ayodhya and passing the time with Sita is mentioned with
the rest of the sloka.
AyOdhye means ayodhyAbhavE, that which is in Ayodhya,
vAse means in the mansion.
LeelAm enjoyment
shrItam means from Sree that is Sita.
Ara means obtained.
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I pay obeisance to Sri Rama, who traveled to the mountains of Malaya and
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Rama Dharbhar at Ayodhya

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KAlam rantAram means he was spending the time and

bhAsa, with his splendor.
aham - I,
vande - bow down
tam devam - that Rama.
aham vande tam devam The whole sentence implies that after returning to
Ayodhya Rama spent long time enjoying the company of Sita, shining with his
splendor and to such Rama I offer my obeisance.
Now by prathiloma or reversion, the same sloka describes Krishna.

Reading from backwards, it is as follows:
sevaXyeyae ramalalI gaePyaraxI maramaera>,

ySsaalar< tar< t< It< vNde=h< devm!.
sevAdhyeyo rAmAlAlee gopyArAdhI mArAmorA:|
yassAbhAla~NkAraM tAraM taM shrItaM vande ahaM devam||
(The reverse order will be obvious only by reading it in devanagari)
Meaning:
I bow to lord Krishna, who is contemplated by penance and sacrifice, who plays
with Rukmini and other consorts, who is worshipped by the gopis, whose chest
is the sporting field of Lakshmi and who is adorned with radiant ornaments.
Seva -
refers to the spiritual and religious austerities like penance and

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Sloka in reverse order (prathiloma)
sacrifice.
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Krishna playing with Rukmini

dhyeyah - to be contemplated. The Lord can be understood only through
austerities like yoga, thapas etc.
rAmA means woman and here it refers to the eight wives of Krishna with whom
he revels,
lAlee meaning one who revels.
gOpyArAdhEE is to be split as gopyah ArAdhayanthi tham, he is worshipped by
the gopis.
mArAmOrAh - mA means Lakshmi. ArAma means sport and urah is the chest.
mAyAh ArAmabhoothah urah yasya sah , that is, he who has the chest which is
the playground of Lakshmi, as she resides in His heart.
sAbhAla~NkAram - bhA is radiance. bhasA saha = sAbhah, with radiance.
ala~NkAra denotes ornaments and the whole word means, he who is radiant
with ornaments.
tam - that Krishna, shrItam - who is with Lakshmi,
aham - I, tAram - loudly, vande - pray.
SLOKA 2
saketaOya JyayamasIt! ya ivadIa AayaRxara,
pU> AajIt Adeva*aivasa A(a savazarava.
sAketAkhyA jyAyAmAseet yA viprAdIptA AryAdhArA|
pU: AjIta adevAdyAvishvAsA agryA sAvAshArAvA||

There was a city called Ayodhya, on
earth,
which
was
shining
with
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brahmins who were well-versed in

vedas, and with merchants and was
the place of abode of Dasaratha,
the son of Aja, and it was always
attended
by
the
devas
who
assembled there to partake the

offerings of the sacrifices and it
was the first and foremost of all
the cities on earth.
sAketAkhya - Ayodhya had another
name Saketha. Akhya means named
jyAyAm - jyA means earth (also
City of Ayodhya
means the string of the bow here

means
only
earth)
and
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jyAyAm
means on earth.
Aseet - was.
yA- which,
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viprAdIptA - shining, Adheeptha with viprAH - brahmins, vipraih + AdIptA =

viprAdIptA
AryADHaRA - AryAH means vaishyAH - merchant community, tAh, they were
AdhArAh - the support of the city, denotes its riches.
pU: - city.
AjItA - derived as ajasya apathyam pumAn = AjeeH, the son of Aja.
tena itA - acquired by him meaning Ayodhya.
adevAdyAvishvAsa - means no lack of faith in or no fear from the devas.
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VishvAsa is faith and avishvAsa is the lack of it. By using double negative,
adhEva and avisvAsa the meaning becomes positive. That is, there was no
dEvAdishu avishvAsaH, lack of faith in devas. This implies the frequent
attendance of the devas there in order to partake the offering of the
sacrifices conducted continuously.
agryA - first and foremost. The adjective agra is in feminine form as it
qualifies ayodhya, a feminine noun. There are seven sacred cities to die at
which is said to secure eternal happiness. AyodhyA is the first one mentioned
in the sloka that gives out the names of them.
Ayae*a mwura mya kazI kairv<itka

pUrI arvtI cEv sEda> mae]daiyka>.
"ayodyA mathurA mayA kAshIM kA~nciravantikA
pUrI dvAravaTI caiva saptaidAH mokShadAyikAH||"
They are, Ayodhya, Mathura, Maaya, Kasi, Kanchi, Avanthi and Dvaraka.
sAvASArAvA - Sava is sacrifice and savASA means devas, savam asnanthi,
those who eat out of the sacrifice, taking the offerings. ArAva is tumultuous
sound here meaning that of devas who throng there to partake the offerings.
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sloka in reverse order (prathiloma)

varazavasa(a saaiv*avadetajIra pU>,
raxayaRa dIa iv*asIma ya JyaOyata ke sa.
vArAshAvAsAgryA sAshvAvidyAvAdetAjeerA pU:|
rAdhAryAptA dIprA vidyAsImA yA jyAkhyAtA ke sA||
Meaning
The city of Dvaraka, which was famous on earth as the noteworthy of the
cities, abundant in horses and elephants, the ground of scholars who contest in
debates, the place of residence of Sri Krishna, the Lord of Radha and the seat
City of dwaraka
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vArAshou means in the midst of ocean, vari is water and rashi is the
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of learning for spiritual knowledge was situated in the midst of ocean.
assemblage, meaning ocean.

Asa means 'it was.'
agryA here means important or praise worthy, being mentioned in the sloka
quoted above as puree dhvAravatI caiva in the end of the list of the seven
cities which are supposed to give moksha to one who leaves his body there.
sashva - with horses which include elephants and other paraphernalia of kings.
vidyAvAdetAjeera - vidhyAvAda is the debate of learning; itAjee means
winning in the battle and irA is the ground. The word is derived as
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vidhyAvAdhEshu ithAjayaH thEshAm irA.

pU: - is city.
rAdhAryAptA - rAdhArya is Krishna, split as rAdAyAh = of radha, AryaH =
Lord. tham prAptha means, 'having got Him' meaning the city of dvaraka which
had Krishna as its Lord.
dIprA - shining, vidyAsImA means the limit of learning literally and it implies
the Brahmavidhya which is the boundary or the uppermost limit of all learning,
being the seat of Bhagavan.
yA - which city was
khyAtA - famous, sA - that city (was), ke - in water.
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SLOKA 3
kamarSSwlsarIsaExa AsaE "Nvaipka,
sarsarvpIna sragakarsuUirU>.
kAmabhArassthalasArashreesaudhA asau ghanvApikA|
sArasAravapeenA sarAgAkArasubhUribhU:||
The meaning in primary order (anuloma)

The city of Ayodhya, abounding in mansions, the abodes of riches and
splendour and of people, whose desires are fulfilled. is the land of deep wells
kAmabhAh means shining with the ardour caused by Manmatha, according to

the commentary of the author who explains the word as kAmasya bhAH =
manmatThasya thejaH, thasya sThalabhoothAh. As this may create a false
notion about the people of Ayodhya it could be translated as the place where
all the desires. kAma is satisfied.
Ayodhya abounding in mansions

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and the cooing of saarasa birds and of red coloured earth or of red gold.
sArashree may be construed to mean all the riches essential for life.
saudhA means a mansion while asou means this, Ayodhya.
vApee is a well ghanavapee implies the place which has deep wells.
sArasAravapeenA - sArasa (bird) + Arava (sound) + peenA (meaning a lot of
cooing sound, peena literally meaning shout), denoting the city which is filled
with the cooing of sArasa birds.
sarAgAkArasubhooribho: - sarAga (with raga or red colour) + AkAra (form) +
subhUri (may mean gold or simply rich colour). BhU: - is the land or earth and
means the city of Ayodhya which is either of red coloured earth or rich with
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red coloured gold, as subhUri may also mean rich as bhUri means abundance.

UirUsurkagarasna pIvrsarsa,
ka Aip v An"saeEx AsaE IrsalSwamka.
bhUribhUsurakAgArAsanA peevarasArasA|
kA api va anaghasaudha asau shreerasAlasthabhAmakA||
Meaning:
The houses of Dvaraka are having raised platforms for doing rituals and hence
full of brahmins. The lotuses blossoming there are large. The city has mansions
without blemishes and it shines with mango trees on the top of which the sun
was visible.
bhUri + bhUsuraka + agArAsanA - abounding in brahmins around the dais of
ritual.
peevara (big) + sarasa (lotus) = peevarasrasa denotes that which has big
lotuses, that is the city of Dvaraka.
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anaghasaudhA - agha is fault and anagha means faultless, saudhA is mansion.

asau - this, (Dvaraka)
shreerasAlastha - shree means glory or beauty, rasAla is mango tree, bhamaka
is the Sun, shreerasAlasthabhAmaka means that the Sun was on the mango
trees, implying that the trees are very tall.
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Houses in dwArakA
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SLOKA 4
ramxam smanenm! Aagaeraexnm! Aas tam!.
namham! A]rrs< taraa> tu n ved ya.
rAmadhAma samAnenam Agorodhanam Asa tAm||
nAmahAm akShararasaM tArAbhA: tu na veda yA||

The city of Ayodhya was pervaded by the lustre of Rama, equal to the Sun,
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capable of destroying all sins, was never without festivals, was a source of
infinite joy and has never known the light of the stars.
Source of infinite joy

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yA - Which, meaning Ayodhya, na veda - did not know, tArAbhA: - the light of
the stars, (tAra = star, and bhA = light) meaning that due to the abundance of
high mansions and
trees of its gardens the stars were not visible (which
includes Sun, moon etc also).

This does not mean that the city was plunged into darkness; the reason for
this is given by rAmadhAma, the brilliant lustre of Rama, which was equal to
that of the Sun, samAnenam, in a meaning the Sun, took over that city, tAm.
Therefore the city was a source of infinite joy, akshararasam and
AgOrOdhanam, destroyed all sins, Aga meaning sin. Also there were festivals
always (na + amaha = meaning not without festivals) for the same reason in
Ayodhya.
yadven> tu arata s<rr] mhamna>,

ta< s> manxr> gaeman! Anemasmxamra>.
yAdavenaH tu bhArAtA saMrarakSha mahAmanAH|
tAM saH mAnadharaH gomAn anemAsamadhAmarAH||
Meaning:
Sri Krishna, who was the Sun of the yadhavas, providing light to all, the
noblest, generous and the Lord of the cows and the abode of limitless power
and prosperity protected well the city of Dvaraka.
YadavEnaH - Ina means Sun, and he is the Sun of the Yadava clan, or the word
may also mean master.
bhArAtA - bha is light and rAtA means one who gives.
samrakSha - protected well, the addition of the prefix sam giving the meaning
of excellence.
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Sloka in reverse order (prathiloma)
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Abode of Limitless power
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mahAmanAh - great minded, generous

mAnadharaH - noble
gOmAn - gOswAmi, Lord of the cows, Gopala
anemAsamadhAmarAH - nema means limit and anema is limitless. Asama +
dhAma + rA - means unequal tejas and wealth
.
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SLOKA 5
yn! gaxey> yaegI ragI vEtane saEMye saEOye AsaE,
t< Oyat< zIt< S)It< Iman! Aam AIhata atm!.
yan gAdheyaH yogee rAgee vaitAne saumye saukhye asau|
taM khyAtaM sheetaM spheetaM bheemAn Ama ashreehAtA trAtam||
The meaning in primary order (anuloma)

The sage Visvamithra, who
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desired the pleasure of

performing
the
yajna
comfortably, and afraid of

the destructive elements,
obtained Rama who was
calm, growing with glory.
gAdheyah
means
Visvamithra who was the

son of Gadhi. He was a
yogi,
sage,
who
was
desirous, rAgee, of the

comfort.
saumya
and
pleasure, saukhya of the

performance
of
yajna.,
vitAna. That is why he was

bheemAn,
impediments
afraid
of
that
are
inauspicious, and wanted to
tataka-vadam
avoid them, ashreehAtA.

ashree is the opposite of
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shree and hAtA means one who avoids.

yan means obtained. He obtained Rama who is here denoted by khyAta, of
fame, spheeta, grown and sheeta, calm and cool and who was trAta, protector
(of the yajna) and Visvamithra obtained Ama, protection for his yajna.

t< ata ha Iman! Aam AIt< S)It< zIt< Oyat<,
saEOye saEMye AsaE neta vE gIragI y> yaexe gayn!.
taM trAtA hA shreemAn Ama abheetaM spheetaM sheetaM khyAtaM|
Meaning:
Sage Narada, glorious with lustre, who was the leader among brahmins, who
instilled courage in the warriors and well versed in music, approached Krishna,
who was cool, fearless, growing in fame for the welfare of the world, singing.
Narada was the trAta, protector of the courage of the warriors yodha, by his
music. He was skilled in music, geerAgee and shreemAn, endowed with
auspicious qualities and a leader, neta, among brahmins, saumye.
He, asau, approached, Ama, Krishna, who was sheetaH, cool, also means
dhayAsheetam, drenched with mercy and hence cool. Krishna was saukhye
spheetaH and khyAtaH. His fame, khyAti grew, spheetam, on account of the
welfare saukhyam of the world.
Narada came to Krishna singing, gAyan. The word hA means 'alas' and indicates
the real purpose of the arrival of Narada which was to create disturbance in
the household of Krishna, which is what the rest of the story is about. The
syllable 'vai' at the end of the third line of the sloka serves as pAdhapoorana,
filling up the gap in metre.
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saukhye saumye asau netA vai geerAgee yaH yodhe gAyan||
SLOKA 6
marm< sukmara< rsaj Aap n&tait<,
kaivramdlap gaesm Avamtra nte.
mAramaM sukumArAbhaM rasAja Apa nRRitAshritaM|
kAvirAmadalApa gosama avAmatarA nate||

Sita, who was born from the earth,
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whose words provide uninterrupted

joy, who is equal to the earth (in
patience), true to those who bow to
her, obtained Rama, who was in the
form
of
man,
possessed
of
beautiful lustre and who is the Lord

of Lakshmi.
rasAjA - rasA
means earth and
rasAja is one who was born from

the earth, that is Sita.
kAviramadalApa - ka + avirAma + da
+ lApA = da - giver of, avirAma uninterrupted or continous, (Virama
is interval), ka - joy, by her lapa speech.
gosamA - go is earth and Sita is go
SItA obtained rAmA
samA equal to earth, in patience.

avAmatarA - Vama means cunning
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and avama is straight forward. The particle tarA is added to imply greater
degree of truthfulness. Sita is true to natha, who bows to her.
She obtained (Apa) Rama, who was (mArama), consort of Lakshmi, that is
Narayana, sukumArAbha - sukumAra + Abha - beautiful luminance and
nrtashrita, who has incarnated as a man (nrta = being a man.)

ten ratm! Avam As gaeplat! Amraivk,
t< it n&pja sar< rama ksum< rma.
tena rAtam avAma asa gopalAt amarAvika|
Meaning:
Rukmini, Lakshmi, the daughter of the
king, protector of the devas, a woman of
truthfulness, who got Krishna (as her
husband) obtained the lustrous flower
(parijata),
from Krishna, brought by
Narada.
ramA - the word for Lakshmi denotes
Rukmini who was the incarnation of
Lakshmi. She was a princess, nrpaja,
(nrpa - king, ja - born)
amarAvikA - amara (devas) + avika
(protector); from the verb ava to
protect.
avAma - truthful
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Rukmini got Krishna as husband
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taM shrita nRRipajA sArabhaM rAmA kusumaM ramA||
tam shritA - got him, Krishna (as her husband). tam refers to Krishna while
tena on the first line refers to Narada.
asa - obtained.
sArabham - SAra + bha, essentially lustrous.
gopAlAt - from Krishna.
rAtam - brought by
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tena - him (Narada.)
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SLOKA 7
ramnama sda oedave dyavan! AtapInteja> irpaE Aante,
kaidmaedashata Svasa rsame sug> re[ukagaje Ume.
rAmanAmA sadA khedabhAve dayAvAn atApeenatejAH ripau Anate|
kAdimodAsahAtA svabhAsA rasAme sugaH reNukAgAtraje bhUrume||

Sri
Rama,
who
always
was
merciful
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towards aggrieved, who shined

like the Sun but was easily
approachable
destroyed
and
the
who
demons
tormenting the sages became

cool in his luminescence when
the inimical Parasurama, the
son of Renuka, who had all the
earth
as
his
r o a m e d
wealth
and
a r o u n d
it, became humble.

RamanAma - Sri Rama
He destroyed demons
kheda is duhkha and kheda

bhAva is one who has duhkha
dayAvAn - one who is full of mercy.
natEjah - lustre like the Sun. Ina means Sun.
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sugaH - easy to approach (sukhena gamyate)

kAdimOdhA sahAtha - kam (jalam) adhanthi ithi kAdhinah, those who take in
(Achamana) water, means the sages.
mOdAsAhAta - modam (joy), asyanti (throw away); mOdasAh -
those who
throw away the joy of the sages, meaning the rAkshasas. TAn hAta one who
destroys them, meaning Rama.
ripau - in the enemy, Parasurama, the son of Renuka,
RenukagAtraja (gAtra meaning body)
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Anate - when humbled.

rasame - rasA is earth, amati means roaming, rasAm amati iti rasAmah, one
who traverses the whole earth; bhUrume - bhuvah uruH (more than the earth),
mA - lakshmeeH, wealth, both epithets qualifying Parasurama.
svabhasa - by his luminsecence,
atApee- cool

meUjega ka[ure gaesume sa Arsa aSvta ha sda maeidka,
ten va pairjaten pIta nva yadve Aat! Aoeda smanamr.
merubhUjetragA kANure gosume sA arasA bhAsvatA hA sadA modikA|
tena vA pArijAtena peetA navA yAdave abhAt akhedA samAnAmara||
Meaning:
Rukmini, became distasteful of all flowers on earth which have very little
smell, having obtained the parijatha flower while being in Raivathaka mountain
that vanquished even the Meru. She looked as though she acquired a new body,
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with the lustre of the flower, shining white, with Krishna, resembling a divine
being, free of sorrow and always pleasing.
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Rukmini collecting ParijAtA flowers (RajastAn style painting)

meru bhU jetragA - Raivathaka mountain where Narada came to Krishna who
was with Rukmini. It is called the one which vanquished even the Meru by its
glory, none the less due to Krishna's presence in it. merubhU means the region
of Meru. jetr - the one who won over. aga - mountain.
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sA - that Rukmini, arasA - without rasa, taste for gosuma (flower - suma of
earth - go),
kANura - giving very little pleasure and hence she had no taste for it. (ka
means joy, aNu means as little as an atom, rA means giving).
sadAmoditA - always giving joy.
akhEda - without sorrow, kheda meaning sorrow.
bhAsvata - by that shining (parijatha flower)
peeta - white, (normally peeta means yellow but here it may denote the white
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lustre.)
navA - new, as if acquired a new form
abhAt - shone.
samAnAmarA - equal to a divine being, meaning that she shone as though
acquiring a new divine body.;
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sarsasmxat Ai]Ua xamsu sItya,
saxu AsaE #h reme ]eme Arm! Aasursarha.
sArasAsamadhAta akShibhUmnA dhAmasu sItayA|
sAdhu asau iha reme kSheme aram AsurasArahA ||

Rama who destroys the army
of asuras quickly with his
fierceness unlike the lotuses
they resemble, as he is the
abode of protection, lived
happily
in
Ayodhya
with
Seetha in his residence.

asurasAra
the
strength
and
army
hA
or
means
destroyer.
aram means quickly
akshi
means
eyes,
akshi
bhUma is the power of the

eyes. (Actually bhUma means
abundance
abode of protection
but
here
it
denotes powerful eyes). Hence
they are sArasa asama, unlike

the lotuses they resemble.
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powerful eyes which show
dhAta - the one who bears or carries. Here it means the possessor of the eyes.
kSheme - one who provides well being.
dhAma - means residence here.
asau - he, Rama,
iha reme- reveled here, in Ayodhya,
sAdhu - well,
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sItaya - with Sita.

harsarsuma rMy]emer #h ivsaXvsa,
y AtsIsumxaa Ui]ta xam ssar sa.
hArasArasumA ramyakShemera iha visAdhvasA|
ya atasIsumadhAmnA bhUkShitA dhAma sasAra sA||
Meaning:
Rukmini, the abode of joy and welfare, with the
parijatha flower exquisite like a pearl necklace,
without fear, went home with Krishna, the king,
adorned with athasee flowers.
hAra - a necklace (usually means pearl),
sAra - denotes the high quality of the suma
flower, pArijatha, while the word harasArasumA
parijata pushpam
means Rukmini.
ramya is delightful. kShema is well being and ira means abode or land. Another
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adjective qualifying Rukmini.

visAdhvasA means one who is devoid of fear. (sAdhvasa is fear. the prefix 'vi'
denotes the absence of).
yA goes with sA, Rukmini, (ya) who had all these qualities, she (sA).
sasAra - went or moved to, dhAma, their abode, bhUkShita, with Krishna, who
is the king. Krishna is described as atasIpushpadhAma, adorned with athasee
flower.
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SLOKA 9
sagsa rtay #maata mNyumya,
s A mXymy tape paetay Aixgta rsa.
sAgasA bharatAya ibhamAbhAtA manyumattayA |
sa atra madhyamaya tApe potAya adhigatA rasA ||

The land in Ayodhya, shining
with the glory of kingdom, was
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obtained by the middle one

(Middle wife Kaikeyi), who was
burning and mad with anger,
for the sake of her son
Bharatha by sinful means.
aga is sin and sAgasA means
the one with sin, Kaikeyi.
She is madhyama, the middle
one
of
the
wives
of
Dasaratha.
tApa is heat of manyu (anger)
and she was manyumattA, mad
with anger.
Bharatha gets Rama padhuka
abhigatA - got.
ibhamA
is
Lakshmi,
bhAta
means shining and rasA is the

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earth, here the land of ayodhya, meaning the land of Ayodhya shining with the
rajyalakshmi.
pota is the offspring, Bharatha.

sartagixya tapaepeta ya mXymsa,
yamNyumta ama yeta rsagsa.
sAratAgadhiyA tApopetA yA madhyamatrasA|
yAttamanyumataa bhAmA bhayetA rabhasAgasA||
The slender waisted sathyabhama, who had the best intellect, became
possessed with anger and fear quickly without discrimination at the wrong done
to her in haste by Krishna by giving the parijatha flower to Rukmini.
yA - who had, madhyamatrasA, a waist of infinitesmal size. (trasa means
trasareNu, the smallest visible particle and madhyama means the waist).
ya - who was, sAratAgadhiya - of highest intellect. (sArathA - shreStatA,
(the best), dhee means intellect).
sa - that bhAmA - Sathyabhama,
Agasa - by the wrong done to her, rabhAsa - hastily (by Krishna, that is
thoughtlessly)
tapopeta - became upset
Attamanyumata - by anger and bhayeta and fear (due to the love of Krishna
being reduced towards her)
When taken as AgasA rabhasa tapopetA, it means that Bhama though endowed
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Meaning:
with high intellect stung to the quick by the wrong done to her by Krishna. If
the word AgasA is taken with rabhasA it means the wrong done by Krishna in
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haste or thoughtlessly.
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tanvat! Apka %maa rame kannd Aas sa,
ya lta Av&sevaka kEkeyI mhd Ahh.
tAnavAt apakA umAbhA rAme kAnanada Asa sA|
yA latA avRRiddhasevAkA kaikeyI mahada ahaha||

Kaikeyi, emaciated, lost all pleasures, grown pale became like a creeper and
gave up serving the king, being upset about the abhisheka of Rama and caused
tAnavAt - because of emaciation, (tanu means reducing) latA - (like) a creeper.

apakA - devoid of pleasure. (ka means sukha and the particle apa denotes
devoid of)
umAbhA - pale.
rame kAnanadA - one who caused Rama to go to forest.
sA
Asa
(she
was),
mahada
(disapproving
(maham abhiSekotsavam khandayati iti)

avRRiddha sevakA - not doing the seva of the old king.
ahaha - meaning alas!

hh dahmyI kekEkavasev&talya,
sa sdannka Aamera ama kaepdvanta.
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the
abhisheka),
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the exile of Rama to the forest.
haha dAhamayee kekaikAvAseddhavRRitAlayA |

sA sadAnanakA AmerA bhAmA kopadavAnatA ||
Meaning:
Sathyabhama, who has beautiful face, became inflamed with anger as with
forest fire, very much upset and agitated bolted the door of her abode, where
the peacocks used to live and play, to bar the attendants.
haha - alas
dAhamayee - agitated (dAha means santapa, burning grief).
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kekaikavaseddhavRRitAlaya - kekAnAm (of the peacocks), ekAvAsah (main

abode), iddhah (shining), vRRita (closed; with doors locked), Alaya (residence).
The house which is always shining with peacocks who have made it their abode
and who live and play there was bolted .
sadhAnanakA - sat + AnanaakA - with good face, meaning beautiful face.
Amera - Amasya (of illness), irA (land). She was in the state of illness, became
agitated.
kopadavAnatA - kOpa Eva dhavah - anger is the forest fire, tena AnatA empowered with anger like forest fire.
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vrmandsTyasItipadrat! Ahae,
aSvr> iSwrxIr> Apharaera> vngamI AsaE.
varamAnadasatyAsahreetapitrAdarAt aho|
bhAsvara: sthiradheera: apahArorA: vanagAmee asau||

It is a wonder that Rama, who is lustrous and valiant and firm, went to the
forest, unadorned, out of regard for his father who was ashamed of discarding
aho denotes wonder.

varamAnadasatyAsahreetapitrAdarat - vara means noble, mAnada is the one
respected, satyAsa is discarding the truth, satya, meaning going against the
word given. hree is shame, hreeta is one who is ashamed. pitrAdrat means out
of regard for his father.
Rama is described as bhAsvara, luminous coupled with apahArorah, and it is
meaningful. The latter word is split as apahAra + urah meaning the chest
bereft of muktahara (pearl necklace) and the word stands for all ornaments.
So the two adjectives together mean that Rama is luminous even without any
ornament.
sthiradheera:- valiant and courageous.
asau vanagAmee - he went to the forest

saeMyganvraraehapr> xIr> iSwrSvava>,
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the word given, being noble.
hae drat! A AaiptI sTyasdnm! Aar va.

somyagAnavarArohApara: dheera: sthirasvabhAvA:|
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ho darAt atra Apitahree satyAsadanam Ara vA ||
Endowed with a flair of Music

Meaning:
In Dvaraka, Krishna, who is of firm nature and valiant, attached to his wife,
endowed with a flair for music, approached the residence of Bama, ashamed of
his action, as though in fear.
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somyagAnavarArahA means Sathyabhama, one endowed with a flair for music.

The word parah denotes Krishna who is attached to her.
dheera - valiant
sthirasvabhAva - means firm nature.
ho otherwise hah, which changes into ho in accordance with metrical
requirement, means Hari, that is Krishna and vA is used in the meaning of iva,
as though, darAt, from fear.
Apitahree - means acquired shame, ashamed.
Ara - went.
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ya nyan"xItada rsaya> tnya dve,
sa gta ih ivyata Istapa n ikl ^naa.
yA nayAnaghadheetAdA rasAyA: tanayA dave|
sA gatA hi viyAtA hreesatApA na kila UnAbhA||

Seetha, the daughter of the mother earth, who gives pure intellect through
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the study of sasthras to those who resort to her, went to the forest, grieved
over the shameful act of Kaikeyi, boldly without losing her lustre.
Sita, the daughter of mother Earth

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yA (refers to Seetha,) the one who was nayAnagha dheetAdA, giver (dA) of
intellect (dhee) purified by the sasthras (nayAnagha), and the daughter of the
earth (rasA).
davE - to the forest, (dava)
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sA - that Seetha
gatA - went
ViyatA - bold
hree means shame
satApa means with anguish
na kila UnabhA- not at all without (Una) lustre (bhA)

an! Alaeik n pata s> Ita ya ivihtagsa,
bhAn aloki na pAtA sa: hreetA yA vihitAgasA |

vedayAna: tayA sAradAta dheeghanayA anayA ||
Meaning:
By Sathyabhama, who had deep wisdom and who was disgraced by the insult
(of giving the flower to Rukmini), Krishna, the resplendent protector and the
one who has Garuda as his vehicle and the giver of wealth was not even looked
at.
bhAn - one who is resplendent.
na alOki - not looked at
pAtA - protector
sAradAta - giver of wealth
sa: - he, Krishna.
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vedyan> tya sardat xI"nya Anya.
yA - the one who

hreetA- felt ashamed (being slighted)
vihitAgasa - by the slight done to her
vedayana: - one who has Garuda as his vehicle (yAna) garuda is called
vedasvarupa (vedatmA vihagesvara: - chathusloki of Yamunacharya)
tayA - by her,
anaya -this Sathyabhama
dheeghanayA - dhee (intellect), Ghana (deep). The word means by her who has
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Satyabhama gets angry with Krishna

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SLOKA 13
raigraxuitgvaRdardah> mhsa hh,
yan! Agat rajm! AayasI dmgaihn>.
rAgirAdhutigarvAdAradAha: mahasA haha |
yAn agAta bharadvAjam AyAsee damagAhina: ||

Rama,the scorcher of enemies who are passionate wicked, arrogant without
self control (rakshasas), by his prowess approached Bharadvaja and the sages
rAgi - one with raga, passion.

adhuti - violent,
garva - arrogant (because of their power to torment),
ada - unrestrained, da means restraint.
Ara means the collection of enemies (areeNAm samUhah).
dAhah - one who burns,
mahasa - by his tejas.
Yan - one who goes,
agAtha - means approached
AyAsee denotes one with AyAsa, fatigue.
damagAhinah refers to the rshis like Bharadvaja. dama is restraint and gahin
means one who has fathomed restraint, that is self- controlled.
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who were self controlled, becoming tired by walking.
haha means alas!
sloka in the reverse order (prathiloma)

nae ih gam! AdsIyamajt! v Aart ga> n ya,
hh sa Aah mhaedardavaRgitxura igra .
no hi gAm adaseeyAmAjat va Arabhata gA: na yA |
haha sA Aha mahodAradArvAgatidhurA girA ||
Meaning:
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sathyabhama, who neither listened to the words of Krishna nor said anything
to him, started speaking when Krishna said that he will undertake the
responsibility of bringing the parijatha tree.
AdaseeyAm - of Krishna, the wearer of adhasee flower
gAm no Ajat - did not know his words, meaning did not pay heed to his words.
vA Arabhata gah - nor started to speak.
mahodAradaru Agati dhura girA- by the words (girA) of Krishna who took the
burden of bringing (Agatidhura) the divine tree (mahodAradAru).
sA Aha - she spoke
haha denotes surprise.
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yaturaijdaar< *a< v matgNxgm!,
s> Agm! Aar pd< y]tua> An"yaya.
yAturAjidabhAbhAraM dyAM va mArutagandhagam |
sa: agam Ara padaM yakShatu~NgAbha: anaghayAtrayA ||
Meaning in the primary order (anuloma)

Rama, with splendour like Kubera, with faultless gait, reached the chitrakoota
hill, which was like heaven, with the soft breeze and the place was shining
The word yAturAjidabhabharam is split as yAturAji (the hosts of rakshasas) +

da (destroyed or subdued) + bhA + bhAram (mass of lustre) which seems to
denote Rama but it is in accusative case and hence has to be connected with
the chitrkoota the object in the sentence. It could mean that the place is free
from the rakshasaa due to the power of sages like Agasthya.
dyAm va - like the heaven. dyA means heaven and va is the substitute for iva like
mArutagandhagam - associated with gentle breeze, qualifying chitrakoota.
sah - that Rama,
Ara - reached the place
padam - that is
agam - the mountain
anagha yAtrayA with faultless gait. agha is fault and yAtra here means gait
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glorious with the hosts of demons being subdued.
taking the meaning from the verb yA to go.

yakSha tu~NgAbhah - YakSha is Kubera, the king of yakshas, tu~Nga is high
and Abhah is splendour.

yaya "n> gatu< ]yd< prmags>,
gNxgm! tm! Aav *a< r<aadijra tu ya.
yAtrayA ghanabha: gAtuM kShayadaM paramAgasa: |
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gandhagam tarum Ava dyAM rambhAbhAdajirA tu yA ||

Meaning:
Krishna, of hue like the cloud, in order to rectify the wrong done to
Sathyabhama, went to heaven which was decorated by apsara damsels like
Rambha to reach the parijatha tree of divine fragrance.
ghanAbhah - one with the hue of cloud., meaning Krishna.
param Agasam - Agasa is fault. parama Agasa is grievous fault.
kShayadam is used in the sense of shantipradam, pacifying, though the word
kShaya is usually used to denote reducing. But here it means the kShaya
of the fault which pacifies the one who is wronged.
gandhagam tarum - the tree with fragrance that is, parajatha.
Ava - went (to)
dyAm - heaven, dyA means heaven.
yA - which
rambhAbhadajira - The word is derived as rambhaya bhAt ajiram yasyAh sA,
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the heaven which has court (ajira) which shines (bhAt) with Rambha.
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d{fka< dm> rajaLy> htamykairha,
s> smanvtanenaeaeGya> n tda Aas n.
daNDakAM pradama: rAjAlya: hatAmayakArihA |
sa: samAnavatAnenobhogyAbha: na tadA Asa na ||

Rama, who is self-controlled, the vanquisher of Parsurama and who was
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attainable and enjoyed by sinless humans, reached Dandaka forest.

daNDakAm Asa - entered Dhandaka forest.
pradamah - one who has self control
rAjaAlyah - the array of kings. hatAmayaka means healthy (without illness)
qualifies rAjalyah. arih - enemy of them, Parsurama. arihA is the vanquisher of
Parasurama, that is, Rama.
sah - that Rama,
tada - then,
daNDakam Asa - entered Dhandaka forest
samAnavatA - mAnavatA is human state and samAnavatA is the one who is
having human state, that is, human beings. anena means sinless (Enas is sin) and
bhogyAbhAh is the glory that is enjoyed. The whole compound means the one
whose glory was enjoyed by the humans, meaning Rama. That the Lord whose
greatness only the eternal souls know, had come down to earth for the humans
to enjoy Him, is the idea. the two negative particles na, na indicated positive
sense.
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n sdatnaeGya> nae neta vnm! Aas s>,
hairkaymtahLyajaramaedkafjm!.
na sadAtanabhogyAbha: no netA vanam Asa sa: |
hArikAyamatAhalyAjArAmodaprakADajam ||
Meaning:
Krishna,who is the eternal joy and the leader of all , reached The nandanavana,
which was the delight of Indra who seduced Ahalya with attractive body.
netA means leader,

sah - that Krishna
vanam Asa reached the forest, which is hArikAyamathAhalyAjAramO
dhaprakAndajam. Indra is referred to as hArikAyamatAhalyajAra. (hArikAya
is attractive body, mata means sammata, denoting acceptance, ahalyAjAra
means the paramour of Ahalya.)
modaprakANDajam - source of great delight to Indra.
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sadAtanabhogyabhah - Who is always the object of enjoyment.
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s> Arm! Aart! An}an> vederak{Qk<jm!,
t< sarpq> Anaga> nanadae;ivraxha.
sa: aram Arat anaj~nAna: vederAkaNThakumbhajam |
taM drusArapaTa: anAgA: nAnAdoSavirAdhahA ||

Rama, faultless enemy of ignorance, clad in hermit's robes approached
Agasthya, whose voice was resounding with veda, soon after killing Viradha,
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abounding in wickedness.
sah - that Rama,
Arat - approached,
aram - soon,
vederAkaNThakumbhajam - the sage Agasthya, referred to as kumbhaja as he
was born in a pot. His kaNTha, throat, meaning his voice, is full of veda ira,
veda vAk, meaning that whatever he utters is like veda.
Rama is qualified by the adjectives:
anaj~nAnah, opposite of aj~nana, ignorance,
dru sArapaTah - wearing bark garment. (dru = tree, sAra = its bark and paTa =
cloth or garment),
anAghAh - blemishless (agha = dhosha or pApa) and
nAnAdhOsha virADHa ha - the killer of Viradha, who is the abode of nAnA
doSa, various sins.
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ha xraiv;d> nanaganaqaeprsat! tm!,
j<k{Qkra> deven> A}andrm! Aar s>.
hA dharAviSada: nAnAgAnAToparasAt drutam |
jambhakuNThakarA: devena: aj~nAnadaram Ara saH ||
Meaning:
Indra, the lord of devas, the giver of
rain to earth, the enjoyer of the music
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and
other
entertainment
and
the
slayer of Jambasura, became deluded

and afraid, hearing the arrival of
Krishna.
dharaviSadah - giver of rain to earth.
dharA means earth; viSa has the
meaning of water also apart from
poison. da is the one who gives.
nAnAganAToparasAt
nAnAgana
means various kinds of music, sung by

the gandhravas kinnaras etc. ATopa is
flamboyance. rasAt is split as rasa + at.
Rasa is the juice or essence and at is
Krishna reached Heaven
one who eats it, meaning the enjoyer

of the essence of music.
drutam means at once. That is Indra became afraid as soon as he heard that
Krishna has come.
JambhakuNThakarAh the one who vanquished (kuNThakara), Jambha.
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devenah - ina means master, devenah means the master of the devas, Indra.
sah - that Indra,
Ara - got
aj~nana - ignorance, here meaning its effect delusion, and
dara - fear.
Indra in spite of being glorious as indicated by the adjectives, was overcome
with delusion as to the real identity of Krishna and feared that he has come to
fight. Indra is characterized by a constant fear that someone will usurp his
place
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ha means alas.
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sagmakrpata hakenavnt> ih s>,
n smandR ma Arama larajSvsa rtm!.
sAgamAkarapAtA hAka~NkenAvanata: hi sa: |
na samAnarda mA arAmA la~NkArAjasvasA ratam ||

Rama the protector of the rishis well versed in vedas, was served by Jatayu
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and desired by Surpanakha, the sister of Ravana.

Agama is veda and sAgama means those with Agama, that is the sages. Akara is
assembly. hence the word sAgamAkara denotes the assembly of sages and
Rama is referred to as their protector, pAtA.
kanka means eagle, JatAyu, avanata is bowing down, sah = he, Rama was
avanatha bowed down by kanka the eagle, Jatayu.
arAmA - rAmA means beautiful woman, arAmA means the opposite, adjective
to Surpanakha, the sister of the king of Lanka, la~NkArAjasvasA.
samAnarda - samyak Anardha, means implored. ratam - enjoyment (with Rama),
that is, she desired Rama.
The two negative particles, na and mA denote positive sense.

t< rsasu Ajrakal< m AaramdRnm! Aas n,
s> iht> Anvnakek< hata Apark< Aagsa .
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taM rasAsu ajarAkAlaM ma ArAmardanam Asa na |

sa: hita: anavanAkekaM hAtA apArakaM AgasA ||
Meaning:
Indra, being in svarga so long, though a friend to Krishna, grieved over
Krishna's uprooting the parijatha tree, and not knowing that Krishna, though on
earth, is free from death and old age, (being the Lord Himself) went to fight
with him.
sah that Indra,
Asa, went to
rasaAsu - though on earth

ajarAkAlam - free from jarA, old age and kAlam, meaning death,
AramArdanam - intent on uprooting the parijatha tree in the Nandanavana,
hAtA - attained
apArakam - limitless.
akam - sorrow
anavanAke - even while being in heaven and being hitah, well-wisher to krishna.
Here too the two negative particles make the meaning positive.
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tam - Krishna. (intending to fight) who is,
SLOKA 18
ta< s> gaermdaeId> ivam! Asdr> Att,
vErm! Aas plahara ivnasa rivv<zke.
tAM sa: goramadoshreeda: vigrAm asadara: atata |
vairam Asa palAhArA vinAsA ravivaMshake ||

Surpanakha, became vengeful
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towards Rama when her nose

was
cut
off
by
the
fearless Lakshmana, who was

like right hand to Rama.
goramadoshreedaH - qualifies
Lakshmana who gave glory to
the arm of Rama, meaning
Fearless Lakshmana
that he was like right hand.

gorama - go means earth and rama is the lover, meaning Lord Vishnu, that is
Rama.
do means shoulder or arm, shreedaH is one who gives (daH) glory (shree) to
the dO of gOrama.
asadaraH - fearless. dara is fear and sadara is one who has fear. asadara is the
opposite.
vigrA is nose,
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atata means cut off.

vinAsa and palAhAra qualify Surpanakha. vinAsa is vigatA nAsA, devoid of nose.
pala is meat and palAhara denotes eater of meat
vairam Asa - entertained enmity.
ravivamshake - towards Rama of Sun clan.

kezv< ivrsanaiv> Aah AalapsmarvE>,
ttraedsm! Aaivd> AId> Amrg> Astam!.
tatarodasam agrAvida: ashreeda: amaraga: asatAm ||

Meaning:
Indra, who was the subduer of the mountains,
the leader of the devas and the vanquisher of
asuras, felt depleted of his joy, vigour and
lustre. and spoke pacifying words to Krishna
who created the sky and the earth.
Keshava is the name of Krishna, which means
the slayer of the demon Kesi, the possessor of
beautiful locks of hair and also the one who has
(ka), Brahma and Isa, Siva within His power,
meaning the Supreme Brahman.
rasa is enjoyment, ana stands for prana , life
force and avi is the lustre, and when the
particle vi is added it denotes the absence of
Krishna-The Creator of All
all these.
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keshavaM virasAnAviH Aha AlApasamAravai: |
agrAvidaH, asatAm ashreedaH and amaragaH, all these qualify Indra to denote
his past glory in comparison to the present state described above.
AgrAvidah means the one who quashed the mountains. agra means front and
avayaH is mountains and da stands for dyati (quashed). The mountains were
having wings and proud of their importance, (agra denotes the state of being in
front, that is importance) they were causing alarm by flying and settling where
ever they wanted and Indra with his vajrayudha cut off their wings and quelled
their arrogance.
asatAm ashreedah - the word asat denotes bad beings, asuras, and Indra was
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the cause of their ashree- absence of glory, being their conquerer.

amaragah - one who leads the amaras, devas
Aha = spoke.
AlApa samAravaih - Alapa is friendly conversation and samArava means
sound or words.
tatarodasam - refers to Krishna. rodasee means dyAvAprtivee, earth and the
sky. Krishna is the one who made them tatah, meaning creator.
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gae*ugaem> Svmay> AUt! AIgorsenya,
sh sahvxar> Aivkl> Arajt! Araitha.
godyugoma: svamAya: abhUt ashreegakharasenayA |
saha sAhavadhAra: avikala: arAjat arAtihA ||

Rama, fighting incessantly with the army of
Khara which lost its glory, shone as the
hero
of
enemies,
undaunted,
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vanquishing
unostentatious and his fame spreading to the

farthest corner of heaven and earth.
godugomaH is the adjective to Rama meaning one

whose fame reaches heaven and earth. go is
earth and dyou is heaven and godyu means heaven
and earth. godyu + ga (from gacchati - goes) +
uma (fame) = godyugomaH
svamAyah - amAya is without ostentation, the
particle su is added for emphasis.
Rama the fighter

avikalaH - undaunted.
arAtihA means vanquisher of enemies.
arAjat - shone
ashreegakharasenaya saha sAhavadhAraH abhUt - he was sAhavadhAraH
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abUt, fighting with the army of Khara, kharasenayA saha, which was ashreega
lost its glory.

ha Aitradjralaek ivraexavhsahs,
yanserog Id Uy> m Svm! Ag> *ug>.
hA atirAdajarAloka virodhAvahasAhasa |
yAnaserakhaga shreeda bhUya: ma svam aga: dyuga: ||
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Meaning:
(Indra said) Krishna, who has
Garuda as your vehicle and who
has the valour to put out the
glory of devas, who is the giver of
wealth, do not take away the
celestial tree from the heaven.
atirAdajara
means
devas
who
have power to give everything.

AlokavirodhAvaha - the one who
can
extinguish
(virodhAvaha
sAhasa), their glory (Aloka).

yAnaserakhagashreeda
means,
with
Garuda,
who
veda
is
sera
vAk,eera.
described
as
vedhathma, the personification of
Krishna on Garuda
Vedas
(AngkorvAt Vishnu temple)
shreeda is one who gives wealth,

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meaning Krishna the sreepathi. svam goes with shreeda, meaning that he
himself being shreeda he does not need anything more.
dyugaH - celestial
agah - tree
mA bhUyah not to be carried to earth. bhUyah is derived as bhoo + yah gone to
earth. ya meaning to go.
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htpapcye hey> lez> Aym! AsarxI>,
rijraivrterap> ha ha Ahm! hm! Aar ">.
hatapApacaye heya: la~Nkesha: ayam asAradhee: |
rajirAviraterApa: hA hA aham graham Ara gha: ||

Ravana, the fierce, wicked and mean, who had with him the cruel, always
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intoxicated rakshasas, entertained the thought of aggressing Rama when the

sinful demons Khara and others were killed by Rama.
Ravana with Maricha

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heyah means undesirable, mean.
asAradheeh - unwise or perverted.
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ghah means fierce

rAjiraviraterApah - avirata means always, irApah is derived as irAm pibanti iti,
those who drink liquor, rAh means cruel.
ahamgraham is aggressiveness and arrogance.
Ara - attained (towards)
hatapapacaye - Rama who had killed the sinful rakshasas.

"aerm! Aah h< hahap> Arate> rivraijra>,
ghoram Aha grahaM hAhApa: arAteH ravirAjirA: |

dheerasAmayashoke alaM ya: heye ca papAta ha: ||
Meaning:
Indra, the lord of gandharvas, adorned with gold ornaments shining like the
Sun, was afflicted by sorrow which made his intellect diseased, ordered the
capture of Krishna.
ravirAjirAh - rAh means gold (ornaments) shining , rAji - like the Sun, ravi.
hAhApah - hAhA is the name of a gandharva, which stands for the whole class
of celestial beings.
papAta - fell into,
heye - despicable,
dheersAmayashoke - the grief, shoka which was Amaya (a disease) of
dheerasa, (the essence of wisdom) that is the joy of jnana.
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xIrsamyzaeke Al< y> heye c ppat h>.
ghoram graham - fearful capture. Fearful because he forgot the strength of
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the enemy (arAti) whose capture (graha) he ordered (Aha).
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taqkeylvat! @naeharI hairigr Aas s>,
ha Ashayjna sIta Anaena Admna> uiv.
tATakeyalavAt enohAree hArigira Asa sa: |
hA asahAyajanA siitA anAptenA adamanA: bhuvi ||

Rama, whose name, delightful to the heart, destroys all sins, shone by his
killing of the son of Thataka, Maricha. Alas! Seetha with no one to help,
Sita requests Rama to bring Her the golden deer

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without her Lord, became perturbed (by hearing the shouts of Maricha.)
hArigirA
enohAree - ena is sin. hAree is the
one who destroys sin with
his girA (word), that is his name, which is hAree, that which attracts the
heart, meaning Rama.
sah Asa - he shone, by killing Maricha, tATakeya lavAt, (lava means cutting)
hA - alas!
seetha was described as:
asahAyajanA - having no one to help,
anAptena - being without her Lord,
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adamanAh - having restless mind (da means peace (dama), and ada is the
opposite) on hearing Maricha call her name in the voice of Rama)

ivuna mdnaen Aat AasInajyhasha,
s> sra> igirharI h nae devalyke Aqta.
vibhunA madanAptena Ata AseenAjayahAsahA |
sa: sarA: girihAree ha no devAlayake aTatA ||
Meaning:
Indra who had all riches, the vanquisher of mountains and who was able to quell
the pride of Pradhyumna, who defeated Jayantha, with his arrows, was not
able to follow Krishna who roamed around the heaven with Pradhyumna
indra, is described as AseenAjayahAsaha. Ajaya hAsa means the loud laughter
of Pradhyumana who was ajaya, enemy of jayantha. son of Indra and hA means
the one who cut it off, (by his arrows) referring to Indra. He was also sarAh
possessed all riches, (rA means wealth) and girihAree, attacker of the
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mountains.
saH - that Indra,
no Ata - could not follow (could not stop)
aTata - the roaming around by Krishna,
vibhu - who was with Pradhyumna,
devAlayake - in the abode of the devas, that is svarga.
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Jatayu fights Ravana (Thanks:Sri.Lakshminarasimhan Sridhar)
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arma kdzaken AazraxIkhken ha,
caxIvnpalaeKya vEdehI mihta ta.
bhAramA kudashAkena AsharAdheekuhakena hA |
cArudheevanapAlokyA vaidehee mahitA hRRitA ||

Seetha, lustrous like Lakshmi and revered by all, was taken away by Ravana,
who descended into a degrading state, being wicked and cunning, while the
bhAramA - lustrous like Lakshmi. Though Seetha was Lakshmi herself, since
she was in human form she is compared to Lakshmi.
mahitA means much revered.
cArudheevanapAlokyA - vanapA means forest gods, the protectors (pA), of the
forest (vanam). They are referred to as charudhee - of good thought.
hRRitA - abducted, by Ravana who is described as kudAshAka, of low status,
kud + ASa, because his end was near
asharA - rakshasa
dheekuhaka - cunning
hA - alas!

ta> ta> ih mhIdevEKyalaepanvxIca,
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good forest gods looked on.
hankehkxIraznakeza Adkmara>.
tA: hRRitA: hi maheedevaikyAlopAnavadheerucA |
hAnakehakudheerAshanAkeshA adakumArabhA: ||
Meaning:
The glory of Pradhumna was eclipsed by Indra, who was aided by a brahmin and
got back his valour and lustre in order to protect the fleeing devas.
tAh adakumArabhAh hRRitAH - that glory (tAh bhAh) of, the youth (kumAra),
here, Pradhyumna, who became restless (ada), was taken away (hRRitAH) by
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Indra.
Indra is described as:
1. maheedeva
aikya
indestructible
alopana
(alopana),
(Dheeruchou), by
anava
dheerucA,
ever-existing
(anava),
being
revived
intellect
of
and
his
lustre,
the friendship (aikya) of, a brahmin (maheedeva).
2. hAnakehakudheerAshAnAkesha - nAkesha is Indra, who is the lord of

heaven, nAka. He had the desire AsA (to protect) the devas who were
kudheera, pseudo heroes who had the wish, eeha, to flee, hAna (giving up
fighting.)
Indra was supposed to have been revived by a friendly Brahmin called Pravara.
according to harivamsa.
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hairtaeyd> ramaivyaege An"vayuj>,
t< mamiht> Apetamaeda> Asar}> Aam y>.
hAritoyadabha: rAmAviyoge anaghavAyuja: |
taM rumAmahita: apetAmodA: asAraj~na: Ama ya: ||

hAritoyada bhAh - Rama, who was of attractive (hAri), hue of the cloud,
toyadabhAh.
Hanuman, vAyuja.
rumAmahitah - Sugriva, who was revered by Ruma - his wife, lost his happiness
(apetAmodah), became devoid of his power of thought and strength - being
persecuted by Vali (asAraj~nah), and , went to (Ama), that Rama (tam).

y> Amra}> Asadaem> Atapet> ihmmatm!,
j> yuva "ngey> ivm! Aar Aaaedyt> Airha.
ya: amarAj~na: asAdoma: atApeta: himamArutam |
ja: yuvA ghanageya: vim Ara Abhodayata: arihA ||
Meaning:
Pradhyumna, who gave up battle with the devas became revived with the cool
breeze of the sky and regained his glory and vanquished the devas.
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rAmAvishleshe - on being separated from Seetha, got the faultless, anagha,
yah yuvA- the youthful Pradhyumna, who had undaunted valour (asAda umaH),
gave up fighting (being attacked by Indra) with the devas (amaraj~naH). He
was revived (atApetaH), by cool breeze (hima mArutam), in the sky (vim) and
attained (Ara), victory (jah), killing enemies (arihA), rising in fame
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(Abhodayatah), and was extolled by elders (ghanageyah).
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anuanuta> vama sdamaedpr> ht<,
t< h tamrsaa]> Aitrata Akt vasivm!.
bhAnubhAnutabhA: vAmA sadAmodapara: hataM |
taM ha tAmarasAbhAkSha: atirAtA akRRita vAsavim ||

Rama, who had more lustre than the
Sun, who was the joy giver to Seetha
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forever, who had eyes like lotus and

who is the giver of all, killed Vali, son
of Indra.
Rama is qualified by the adjectives,
1. bhanubhAnutabhAH - His lustre
was extolled (nuta), even by that
of the Sun, meaning that it
excelled the lustre of the Sun.
2. vAmA sadA moda paraH - He was
the source of constant joy for
Vali vadam
Seetha, vAmA means beautiful
(Courtesy: www.kamat.com)
lady, here it means Seetha. Moda

is joy.
3. tAmarasAbhAkShaH - His eyes (akSha) shine (bha), like lotus (tAmarasa).

4. atirAtA - abundant giver.
5. hatam akRRita - he killed
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6. tam - that, (who was known as Vali). vAsavim - vAsavasya apatyam pumAn
vAsaviH, son of Indra, Vali.

iv< s> vatktarait]aeasarmtaht<,
t< hraepdm> dasm! Aav Aatnunua>.
viM sa: vAtakRRitArAtikShobhAsAramatAhataM |
taM haropadama: dAsam Ava AbhatanubhanubhA: ||
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Meaning:
Krishna, who vanquished even Siva, and whose lustre belittled even that of the
Sun, protected his servant Garuda who agitated and weakened the strength
and pride of the enemies by merely the breeze of the fluttering wings.
sah - that Krishna, who was able to win over (upadama), Siva (hara), and whose
lustre (Abha), reduced to nothing the brilliance of the Sun (tanubhanubhA),
protected (Ava), the bird, Garuda, (vim), who was his (dasa), servant or
bhaktha.
vAtakRRitArAtikShobhAsAramatAhatam - is the qualifying phrase of Garuda,
meaning the one who caused:
kShobha - agitation,
asAra - depletion of strength and
matAhata - quelling of the pride of aRAti, enemies, by the

mere vAta - breeze (created by flapping of his wings)
The vanquishing of Siva by Krishna refers to the fight with Banasura by

Krishna to save Aniruddha who married Usha, daughter of Bana, whose fort
was guarded by Siva.
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Krishna and Satyabhama on Garuda

(Thanks: www.glimpseofkrishna.com)
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Rama crowns Sugreeva

(Courtesy:Sri.Lakshminarasimhan Sridhar)
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h<sjablja praedarsua Ajin,
raij rav[ r]aeriv"atay rma Aar ym!.
haMsajAruddhabalajA parodArasubhA ajani |
rAji rAvaNa rakShoravighAtAya ramA Ara yam ||

To that Rama, whom the victory crowned due to killing of Ravana, greater glory
came from the mighty army of sugriva.
hamsa. bala is the army. aruddha means invincible.

ajani - created,
para - great
udara - excellent
subha - glory, in rAji, the king that is Rama,
rAvana rakSha ra vighAtaya - one who killed (ra means head, implying cutting
off the head, that is killing) Ravana the rakshasa, on account of which
the victory, ramaa (jayalakshmi) came to him.

y< rma Aar yta" ivr]aer[vraijr,
inja surd raepjalb jashm!.
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hamsajAruddhabalajA - hamsaja is Sugriva, the son of Sun god, known as
yaM ramaa Ara yatAgha virakShoraNavarAjira |

nijabhA surada ropajAlabaddha rujAsaham ||
Meaning:
To Krishna, who is capable of enduring the onslaught of arrows, whose glory,
pure and shining with the destruction of asuras came in the form of ramAa,
jayalakshmi, by defeating the devas.
yam means whom (Krishna),
ramA - glory that is in the form of jayalakshmi,
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Ara - came.
ramA is qualified with adjectives:
yatAghA - faultless
virakSha raNavarAjirA - which has made the battle ground bereft

of asuras,
nijabhA - natural glory and
suradA - which defeated the devas.
Krishna was described as ropajAlabaddharujAsaha. ropa jala is the shower of

arrows. baddha rujA means the affliction due to the attack of arrows and saha
is the one who endures.
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sagritgm! Aaaitnakez> Asurmash>,
t< s> matjm! gaea Aat! Aasa* gt> Agjm!.
sAgaratigam AbhAtinAkesha: asuramAsaha: |
taM sa: mArutajam goptA abhAt AsAdya gata: agajam ||

Rama, whose glory excelled that of
indra. Who could not tolerate the
prospering,
who
is
the
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asuras
protector, shone having got Hanuman,

who acquired the fame of crossing
the ocean and reached the sahaydri
mountain and the shore of the ocean.
Rama is described as:
AbhAatinAkeshaH
excelling the glory of Indra,
nAkesha - intolerant of the
asuramAsahaH - prosperity
(mA) of the asuras, and
Rama gives Ring to HanumAn

(Thanks:www.kamat.com)
gopta - the protector.
saH abhath - he, Rama

abhAt - shone
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mArutajam AsAdya - obtaining Hanuman (as his envoy)

sAgArAtiga - who crossed the ocean and
sahya - reached the mountain and the seashore. Aga and ja.

j< gt> gdI Asadaaa gaej< tm! Aas tm!,
h> smarsuzaeken Aitamagit> Aags.
jaM gata: gadee asAdAbhAptA gojaM tarum Asa tam |
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ha: samArasushokena atibhAmAgati: Agasa ||

Meaning:
Enraged by the wrong committed by causing grief to Pradhyumna, Krishna,
whose glory is unabated, who was armed with the mace, became victorious
grasping the celestial tree.
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hah means hari, Krishna. He was atibhamAgatih, became extremely angry

(bhAma means anger) by the wrong,
AgasA, which caused grief to Paradhyumna,
(mAra) samArasushokena and grasped the celestial tree,
gojam tarum - (go means heaven, goja, that which grew in the heaven) and
became victorious, jam (jayam) gataH.
Krishna is further qualified by gadee, wearer of mace, and asAdAbhApta, one
who has unending glory.
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vIrvanrsenSy at Aat! Avta ih s>,
taeyxae Airgaeyadis Ayt> nvsetuna.
veeravAnarasenasya trAta abhAt avatA hi sa: |
toyadhou arigoyAdasi ayata: navasetunA ||

Rama, shone as the protector of the army of valorous monkeys, going through
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the new bridge across the ocean which protected from the obstacles of the
creatures in the sea and the vast expanse of water of the sea.
Bridge across ocean

sah, that rama shone as, abhAt, the protector, trAta, of the veera vAnara
sena.
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He was crossing the ocean by the new bridge, nava setu, which was qualified by
avatA, protecting, from arigoyAdasi, innumerable beings in the vast expanse of
water. ari means akShaya or ever full, go is water and yAdas means the
creatures that exist in water.

na tu sevnt> ySy dyag> Airvxayt>,
s ih tavt! At asI Anse> AnvarvI.
nA tu sevanata: yasya dayAga: arivadhAyata: |
sa hi tAvat abhata trAsee anase: anavAravii ||
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Meaning:
A man who serves the Lord Hari, singing
His glory rises over his enemies through
the mercy of the Lord. One who does
not do so fears even from unarmed
enemy and loses his lustre.
nA means man, nara.
sevanatah is one who bows down to the
Lord. He becomes arivahayatah, well
equipped
to
vanquish
his
enemies,
dayAgaH, through the mercy yasya, of
Sing Sri Hari's glories
whom, (meaning Krishna, who grasped

the Parijatha tree).
sa hi tavat , on the other hand he who is anavAravee, devoid of the sound of
praise of the Lord, meaning, one who is not singing his glory, becomes afraid,
trasee, of even anaseH, him who is unarmed, asi means sword anasi means
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without sword, that is unarmed.
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abhata he also loses his lustre.
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hairsahslenasuedI miht> ih s>,
caUtnuj> ram> Arm! AaraxydaitRha.
hArisAhasala~NkenAsubhedee mahita: hi sa: |
cArubhUtanuja: rAma: aram ArAdhayadArtihA ||

Rama, who took away the life of Ravana, the
astoundingly adventurous, who was the Lord
Seetha, the beautiful daughter of the
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of
earth, and who destroyed the grief of the

one who resorted to him (Vibheeshana) was
honoured by all devas.
sa ramah, that Rama.
hAri sAhasa la~Nkena asubhedee - la~Nkena
is split as la~Nka + ina, the king of Lanka,
Ravana. He was hAri sahasa - astoundingly
adventurous. asu is life and asu bhedee is the
Destroyed vibhishana's grief

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one who took away the life (of Ravana),

meaning Rama.
Rama was further described as
1. chAru bhU tanujaH, one who had with him the beautiful daughter of
bhoodevi.tanujA is daughter and caru means beautiful.
2. ArAdhayadArtiha - He is the destroyer of the troubles (ArtihA), of
those who resort to him (ArAdhayataH).
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That Rama was mahitah, honoured by the devas.

h AaitRday xram! Aar maera> j> nutU> ca,
s> iht> ih mdIe sunake Al< shsa Airha.
ha ArtidAya dharAm Ara morA: ja: nutabhU: rucA |
sa: hita: hi madeebhe sunAke alaM sahasA arihA ||
Meaning:
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Krishna, who cared for the welfare

of
Pradhyumna
vanquished
the
enemies in the heaven, which had

riotous elephant like Iravatha, with
his valour and returned to earth.
Krishna is referred to as morAh,
who had Lakshmi (mA) in his chest
(urah) and nuta bhUH, the resting
place for all the praise and arihA,
destroyer of the enemies.
Krishna was hita, cared for the well
being of ArtidA - Pradhyumna, who
was free from the woes of the war..
He returned to earth (dharAm Ara),
after
winning the heaven (jaH
Krishna returned to Earth
sunAka) which had Airavatha (mada

ibha).
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nailker suakaragara AsaE sursaipka,
rav[air]mera pU> Aaeje ih n n Amuna.
nAlikera subhAkArAgArA asau surasApikA |
rAvaNArikShamerA pU: Abheje hi na na amunA ||

The city of Ayodhya became the
fitting
abode
of
Rama,
the
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vanquisher of Ravana, with colorful

mansions surrounded with coconut
trees.
nAlikera is coconut tree,
subhakarA means well surrounded,
agarA means mansions,
surasApikA , colourful.
Rama is referred to as RAvanAri,
the enemy of Ravana.
kShamerA means kShama fitting
irA, land, meaning Ayodhya,
Successful SriRama
pUH meaning city.

abheje
attained,
or
here,
the
residing place.
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amuna , now
na na two negatives denotes positive sense.

n Amuna nih jeer pU> Aame A]ir[a vra,
ka Aip sarsusaEraga rakaasurkeilna.
na amunA nahi jebhera pU: Ame akShariNA varA |
kA api sArasusaurAgA rAkAbhAsurakelinA ||
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Meaning:
The city of Dvaraka, abounding in triumphant elephants glowed with the
celestial tree and Krishna, the abode of dharma, and the play mate of gopis.
Krishna the playmate of gopis in DwAraka
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PUH, the city - Dvaraka,

jebhera = ja (winning) + ibha (elephants) + ira (land). The land of elephants who
are victorious
varA - best (city)
Ame - entered (the city which was entered by Krishna )
Ka api denotes wonder.
akShariNa refers to Krishna, who is righteous.
rAkAbhAsurakeli is Krishna who shone with his sport with gopis.
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sArasusauragA - The celestial tree - Parijatha,.
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sa A(tamrsagaram! A]ama "na Aar gaE>,
injde Aprijit Aas I> rame sugraja.
sA agryatAmarasAgArAm akShAmA ghanabhA Ara gau: |
nijade aparajiti Asa shree: rAme sugarAjabhA ||

The land of Ayodhya was bright and rich and became the abode of Lakshmi. In
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Rama, the invincible, the glory of kingship was resplendent.

sA refers to Ayodhya.
gauH means land.
tAmarasa is lotus. agAra is abode. agrya means the best or foremost. Ayodhya
was the best abode (agrya) of Lakshmi whose agara is thamarasa.
Ara means got
akShAma is prosperous.
kShAma is famine.
ghanabhA - dense light, meaning luminous (city)
nijade - giving one self, refers to Rama who gave everything he had to his
kingdom.
aparAjiti - parAjit is the one conquered by others. aparAjit is the opposite.
Both qualify Rama
Asa was.
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sugarAjabhA shreeh - the rajyalakshmi.

a Ajrg sumera IsTyaijrpde Ajin,
gaEra An"ma ]amraga s Armt A(sa.
bhA ajaraga sumerA shreesatyAjirapade ajani |
gaurabhA anaghamA kShAmarAgA sa aramata agryasA ||
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SrI Rukmini sathyabhama sametha venugopala of devanahalli

(Thanks: Sri.Lakshminarasimhan Sridhar)
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Meaning:
The parijatha that was in the courtyard of Sathyabhama put forth flowers.
Sathyabhama, becoming fairer of faultless riches, became free from jealousy
with Rukmini and enjoyed herself with Krishna.
ajarAgasumera - the celestial tree which put forth flowers.
shreesatyAjirapade - ajirapada is the courtyard. shreesatya - sathyabhama.
gaurabha - fair
anaghamA - faultless wealth
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kShAmaraga - without envy.

agryasA - with the first wife, Rukmini.
sA - she, Sathyabhama
aramata - sported (with Krishna,)
. #it Ira"vyadvIy< sMpU[Rm!.

|| Sri Raaghavayaadhaveeyam sampooraNam ||
mhIsuta suTven OyataE sTyanusair[aE

dIVyeta< dye inTy< devaE ra"vayadvaE.
mahIsutA suhRRitvena khyAtau satyAnusAriNau |
dIvyetAM hRRidaye nityaM devau rAghavAyAdavau ||
|| SrI SitA lakshmaNa Bharata Shatrugna Hanumat sameta
Sri RAmacandra ParabrahmaNe namah ||
|| Sarvam SrI KrishNArpaNamastu ||
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Slokams and Commentaries

Meaning in primary order (anuloma)

Rama Dharbhar at Ayodhya

KAlam rantAram means he was spending the time and

Now by prathiloma or reversion, the same sloka describes Krishna.

sevaXyeyae ramalalI gaePyaraxI maramaera>,

refers to the spiritual and religious austerities like penance and

Sloka in reverse order (prathiloma)

Krishna playing with Rukmini

Meaning in primary order (anuloma)

brahmins who were well-versed in

assembled there to partake the

means the string of the bow here

viprAdIptA - shining, Adheeptha with viprAH - brahmins, vipraih + AdIptA =

Ayae*a mwura mya kazI kairv<itka

sloka in reverse order (prathiloma)

of learning for spiritual knowledge was situated in the midst of ocean.

assemblage, meaning ocean.

vidhyAvAdhEshu ithAjayaH thEshAm irA.

The meaning in primary order (anuloma)

kAmabhAh means shining with the ardour caused by Manmatha, according to

Ayodhya abounding in mansions

sloka in reverse order (prathiloma)

anaghasaudhA - agha is fault and anagha means faultless, saudhA is mansion.

Meaning in primary order (anuloma)

Source of infinite joy

trees of its gardens the stars were not visible (which

includes Sun, moon etc also).

yadven> tu arata s<rr] mhamna>,

Sloka in reverse order (prathiloma)

Abode of Limitless power

mahAmanAh - great minded, generous

The meaning in primary order (anuloma)

desired the pleasure of

comfortably, and afraid of

Visvamithra who was the

desirous, rAgee, of the

pleasure, saukhya of the

vitAna. That is why he was

inauspicious, and wanted to

avoid them, ashreehAtA.

shree and hAtA means one who avoids.

sloka in reverse order (prathiloma)

saukhye saumye asau netA vai geerAgee yaH yodhe gAyan||

Meaning in primary order (anuloma)

whose words provide uninterrupted

beautiful lustre and who is the Lord

means earth and

rasAja is one who was born from

SItA obtained rAmA

samA equal to earth, in patience.

sloka in reverse order (prathiloma)

from Krishna, brought by

Rukmini got Krishna as husband

taM shrita nRRipajA sArabhaM rAmA kusumaM ramA||