रामायणम् — बालकाण्डे सप्तत्रिंशः सर्गः | rāmāyaṇam

तां कथां कौशिको रामे निवेद्य मधुराक्षरम् ।
पुनरेवापरं वाक्यं काकुत्स्थमिदमब्रवीत् ॥

Summary AI Having narrated that sweet-worded story to Rāma, the descendant of Kuśika (Viśvāmitra) then spoke these other words to the descendant of Kakutstha (Rāma).

M N Dutt Having said those words to Rāma, composed of melodious letters, Kausika again spoke to Kākutstha, saying,

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अयोध्याधिपतिः शूरः पूर्वमासीन्नराधिपः ।
सगरो नाम धर्मात्मा प्रजाकामः स चाप्रजः ॥

Summary AI Formerly, there was a courageous and righteous king of Ayodhyā named Sagara. He desired offspring but was childless.

M N Dutt Formerly there was a king-lord of Ayodhyā-named Sagara. And it came to pass that righteous one, though eagerly wishing for children was without issue.

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वैदर्भदुहिता राम केशिनी नाम नामतः ।
ज्येष्ठा सगरपत्नी सा धर्मिष्ठा सत्यवादिनी ॥

Summary AI O Rāma, the daughter of the King of Vidarbha named Keśinī was Sagara's eldest wife; she was virtuous and truthful.

M N Dutt O Räma, Vidarbha's daughter, named Kesinī, was the elder wife of Sagara. And she was virtuous and truthful.

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अरिष्टनेमिदुहिता रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि ।
द्वितीया सगरस्यासीत्पत्नी सुमतिसंज्ञिता ॥

Summary AI The daughter of Ariṣṭanemi, named Sumati, who was peerless in beauty on earth, was the second wife of Sagara.

M N Dutt The second wife of Sagara was called Sumati, who was the daughter of Aristanemi and the sister of Suparna (Garuda).

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ताभ्यां सह तदा राजा पत्नीभ्यां तप्तवांस्तपः ।
हिमवन्तं समासाद्य भृगुप्रस्रवणे गिरौ ॥

Summary AI Then, the King, along with those two wives, reached the Himālaya and performed austerities on the mountain named Bhṛgu-prasravaṇa.

M N Dutt And with those wives of his, that mighty king, coming to the Himavat, began to practice austerities on the mountain Bhrguprasravaņa.

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अथ वर्ष शते पूर्णे तपसाराधितो मुनिः ।
सगराय वरं प्रादाद्भृगुः सत्यवतां वरः ॥

Summary AI After a hundred years had passed, the sage Bhṛgu, the best among the truthful, being pleased by the penance, granted a boon to Sagara.

M N Dutt When a full hundred years had been numbered, the ascetic that had been adored by means of these austerities, Bright, best of those endowed with truth, conferred a boon upon Sagara, saying.

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अपत्यलाभः सुमहान्भविष्यति तवानघ ।
कीर्तिं चाप्रतिमां लोके प्राप्स्यसे पुरुषर्षभ ॥

Summary AI O sinless one, O best of men! You will obtain a great abundance of offspring and attain matchless fame in the world.

M N Dutt O sinless one, you shall obtain glorious offspring; and, O foremost of men, you shall attain unparalleled renown among Man.

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एका जनयिता तात पुत्रं वंशकरं तव ।
षष्टिं पुत्रसहस्राणि अपरा जनयिष्यति ॥

Summary AI O dear one! One of your wives will give birth to a single son who will continue your lineage, and the other will give birth to sixty thousand sons.

M N Dutt O child, one of your con sorts shall bring forth a son who will perpetuate your race; and the other give birth to sixty thousand sons.'

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भाषमाणं नरव्याघ्रं राजपत्न्यौ प्रसाद्य तम् ।
ऊचतुः परमप्रीते कृताञ्जलिपुटे तदा ॥

Summary AI Having propitiated that tiger among men (the sage) as he spoke, the two queens, being highly pleased, spoke with folded hands.

M N Dutt As that best of men was saying this, those daughters of kings, exceedingly delighted, propitiating him, addressed him with clasped hands.

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एकः कस्याः सुतो ब्रह्मन्का बहूञ्जनयिष्यति ।
श्रोतुमिच्छावहे ब्रह्मन्सत्यमस्तु वचस्तव ॥

Summary AI O Brāhmaṇa! Which one will have one son, and which one will give birth to many? We wish to hear this, O Brāhmaṇa; may your words come true.

M N Dutt Who of us, O Brahmana, shall produce a single son, and who many? This, O Brāhmaṇa, we wish to hear. May your word prove true!

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तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भृगुः परम धार्मिकः ।
उवाच परमां वाणीं स्वच्छन्दोऽत्र विधीयताम् ॥

Summary AI Hearing their words, the supremely righteous Bhṛgu spoke these excellent words: "In this matter, let your own choice be made."

M N Dutt Hearing this, the highly pious Bhỉgu said these pregnant words, 'Do you unfold your minds. Who wishes for what boon, between a single perpetuator of the line, and innumerable sons, possessed of mighty strength, and furnished with fame, and endowed with high spirits?'

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एको वंशकरो वास्तु बहवो वा महाबलाः ।
कीर्तिमन्तो महोत्साहाः का वा कं वरमिच्छति ॥

Summary AI "Let there be either one lineage-prolonger or many mighty, famous, and energetic sons. Which of you desires which boon?"

M N Dutt Hearing this, the highly pious Bhỉgu said these pregnant words, 'Do you unfold your minds. Who wishes for what boon, between a single perpetuator of the line, and innumerable sons, possessed of mighty strength, and furnished with fame, and endowed with high spirits?'

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मुनेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा केशिनी रघुनन्दन ।
पुत्रं वंशकरं राम जग्राह नृपसंनिधौ ॥

Summary AI O Rāma, delight of the Raghu dynasty! Hearing the sage's words, Keśinī chose the son who would continue the lineage, in the presence of the King.

M N Dutt Hearing the ascetic's words, O descendant of Raghu, Kesinī in the presence of the monarch chose, O Rāma, a single son to perpetuate the line.

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षष्टिं पुत्रसहस्राणि सुपर्णभगिनी तदा ।
महोत्साहान्कीर्तिमतो जग्राह सुमतिः सुतान् ॥

Summary AI Then Sumati, the sister of Suparṇa (Garuḍa), chose sixty thousand sons who would be highly energetic and famous.

M N Dutt And Suparna's sister, Sumati, sixty thousand sons, high-spirited and furnished with fame.

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प्रदक्षिणमृषिं कृत्वा शिरसाभिप्रणम्य च ।
जगाम स्वपुरं राजा सभार्या रघुनन्दन ॥

Summary AI O descendant of Raghu! Having circumambulated the sage and bowed with his head, the King returned to his own city with his wives.

M N Dutt Then, O son of Raghu, having gone round the saint and bowed down the head, the king went to his own capital, accompanied by his consorts.

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अथ काले गते तस्मिञ्ज्येष्ठा पुत्रं व्यजायत ।
असमञ्ज इति ख्यातं केशिनी सगरात्मजम् ॥

Summary AI Then, as time passed, the eldest wife Keśinī gave birth to Sagara's son, famously known as Asamañja.

M N Dutt And after a length of time, the elder, Kesini, bore a son to Sagara, known by the name of Asamanja.

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सुमतिस्तु नरव्याघ्र गर्भतुम्बं व्यजायत ।
षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि तुम्बभेदाद्विनिःसृताः ॥

Summary AI O tiger among men! Sumati, however, gave birth to a gourd-like fetus, and from the bursting of that gourd, sixty thousand sons emerged.

M N Dutt And Sumati, O foremost of men, brought forth a gourd. And when it burst open, out came from it sixty thousand sons.

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घृतपूर्णेषु कुम्भेषु धात्र्यस्तान्समवर्धयन् ।
कालेन महता सर्वे यौवनं प्रतिपेदिरे ॥

Summary AI Nurses raised them in jars filled with clarified butter (ghṛta). After a long time, they all attained youth.

M N Dutt And the nurses fostered them by keeping them in jars filled with clarified butter. And after a great length of time, they attained to youth.

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अथ दीर्घेण कालेन रूपयौवनशालिनः ।
षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि सगरस्याभवंस्तदा ॥

Summary AI In due course of time, Sagara's sixty thousand sons became endowed with beauty and youth.

M N Dutt And after a long lapse of time, Sagara's sixty thousand sons attained to youth and beauty.

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स च ज्येष्ठो नरश्रेष्ठ सगरस्यात्मसंभवः ।
बालान्गृहीत्वा तु जले सरय्वा रघुनन्दन ।
प्रक्षिप्य प्रहसन्नित्यं मज्जतस्तान्निरीक्ष्य वै ॥

Summary AI O best of men, O descendant of Raghu! Sagara’s eldest son used to constantly seize children, throw them into the waters of the Sarayū river, and laugh while watching them drown.

M N Dutt O foremost of men, the eldest son of Sagara, taking those children, would, O descendant of Raghu, often cast them into the Sarayū, and in mirth behold them sinking in the waters. The text has Narasresthas, put for Asamanja. Evidently this is an error. I make it a vocative.

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पौराणामहिते युक्तः ।
पित्रा निर्वासितः पुरात् ॥

Summary AI Being engaged in activities harmful to the citizens, he was exiled from the city by his father.

M N Dutt Being thus evil-disposed, and injuring honest folks, and engaged in doing wrong to the citizens, he was banished by this father from the city.

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तस्य पुत्र्ॐऽशुमान्नाम असमञ्जस्य वीर्यवान् ।
संमतः सर्वलोकस्य सर्वस्यापि प्रियंवदः ॥

Summary AI The powerful son of Asamañja was named Aṃśumān, who was esteemed by all people and was soft-spoken toward everyone.

M N Dutt Asamañja had a son possessed of prowess, named Anšumān. And he was beloved of all men and fair-spoken towards everyone.

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ततः कालेन महता मतिः समभिजायत ।
सगरस्य नरश्रेष्ठ यजेयमिति निश्चिता ॥

Summary AI O best among men, after a long time, King Sagara developed a firm resolve, deciding that he should perform a sacrifice.

M N Dutt O foremost of men, it came to pass that after a long time had gone by, that lord of earth Sagara made up his mind, saying, 'I will sacrifice.'

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स कृत्वा निश्चयं राजा सोपाध्यायगणस्तदा ।
यज्ञकर्मणि वेदज्ञो यष्टुं समुपचक्रमे ॥

Summary AI Then that king, a scholar of the Vedas, having made his resolution, began the sacrificial rites along with his assembly of preceptors.

M N Dutt Having determined upon it, that one versed in the Vedas set about it, in company with his priests.

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