Ramayana

One verse from the Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki (Gītā Press) tweeted daily and my own English translation. Follow to read through Rāmāyaṇa slowly. Feedback welcome.

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In the beginning, Rāma' journey in the forest & so on; he slew the golden deer,
Sītā's abduction; Jaṭāyu's death; alliance with Sugrīva;
Defeat of Vālī; crossing the ocean; burning the city of Laṅkā;
Then the slaying of Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa; this is the Rāmāyaṇa

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इत्युक्तो मुनिना तेन राजोवाच मुनिं तदा।
(BK20.20ab) Once the sage [Viśvāmitra] had said this, the king [Daśaratha] then said to the sage -

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(BK20.18cd-19) "When the powerful [Rāvaṇa] isn't disrupting the ritual, then the powerful rākṣasas Marīci and Subāhu will disrupt the ritual under his command."
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यदा न खलु यज्ञस्य विघ्नकर्ता महाबल: ॥ बाल २���.१८ ॥
तेन सञ्चोदितौ तौ तु राक्षसौ च महाबलौ ।
मारीचश्च सुबाहुश्च यज्ञविघ्नं करिष्यत: ॥ बाल २०.१९ ॥
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श्रूयते च महाराज रावणो राक्षसाधिप: ॥ बाल २०.१७ ॥
साक्षाद्वैश्रवणभ्राता पुत्रो विश्रवसो मुने: ।
(BK20.17cd-18ab) "And it is heard, great king, that Rāvaṇa, the leader of the rākṣasas, is the actual brother of Vaiśravaṇa [Kubera], a son of sage Viśravas."

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(BK20.16-17ab) "The rākṣasas named Rāvaṇa is born in the lineage of Pulastya. Strong, heroic, and surrounded by rākṣasas, with a boon given by Brahmā, he violently oppresses the three worlds."
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पौलस्त्यवंशप्रभवो रावणो नाम राक्षस: ।
स ब्रह्मणा दत्तवरस्त्रैलोक्यं बाधते भृशम् ॥ बाल २०.१६ ॥
महाबलो महावीर्यो राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृत: ।
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तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विश्वामित्रोऽभ्यभाषत ॥ बाल २०.१५ ॥
(BK20.15cd) Hearing his statement, Viśvāmitra replied -

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सर्वं मे शंस भगवन्कथं तेषां मया रणे ॥ बाल २०.१४ ॥
स्थातव्यं दुष्टभावानां वीर्योत्सिक्ता हि राक्षसा: ।
(BK20.14cd-15ab) Lord, tell me everything. How should I take up my position in battle against those vicious [rākṣasas]. For, rākṣasas are overflowing with power.

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कथं च प्रतिकर्तव्यं तेषां रामेण रक्षसाम् ॥ बाल २०.१३ ॥
मामकैर्वा बलैर्ब्रह्मन्मया वा कूटयोधिनाम् ।
(BK20.13cd-14ab) Brahmin, how can those rākṣasas, cunning in battle, be opposed by Rāma, or by my army, or by me?

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किं वीर्या राक्षसास्ते च कस्य पुत्राश्च के च ते ॥ बाल २०.१२ ॥
कथं प्रमाणा: के चैतान्रक्षन्ति मुनि��ुङ्गव ।
(BK20.12cd-13ab) Are those rākṣasas heroic? And whose sons are they? And who are they? How big are they? Who protects them, great sage?

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चतुर्णामात्मजानां हि प्रीति:परमिका मम ॥ बाल २०.११ ॥
ज्येष्ठं धर्मप्रधानं च न रामं नेतुमर्हसि ।
(BK20.11cd-12ab) To explain, of [my] four sons, my greatest happiness is with the eldest, whose primary goal is dharma. [So] please don't take Rāma away.

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षष्टिर्वर्षसहस्राणि जातस्य मम कौशिक ॥ बाल २०.१० ॥
कृच्छ्रेणोत्पादितश्चायं न रामं नेतुमर्हसि ।
(BK20.10cd-11ab) Kauśika [Viśvāmitra], 60,000 years have passed for me and [then] this [Rāma] was born with great difficulty. [So] please don't take Rāma away.

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यदि वा राघवं ब्रह्मन्नेतुमिच्छसि सुव्रत ॥ बाल २०.९ ॥
चतुरङ्गसम��युक्तं मया सह च तं नय ।
(BK20.9cd-10ab) Or, good-vowed Brahmin, if you do want to take Rāghava [Rāma], take him together with me and an army.

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विप्रयुक्तो हि रामेण मुहूर्तमपि नोत्सहे ॥ बाल २०.८ ॥
जीवितुं मुनिशार्दूल न रामं नेतुमर्हसि ।
(BK20.8cd-9ab) To [further] explain, great sage, I cannot bear to live without Rāma even for a moment. [So] please don't take Rāma away.

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(BK20.7-8ab) To explain, [he is] an untrained child who does not know [how to assess] strengths & weaknesses [of an enemy], & he does not have strength in [using] weapons & is not skilled in battle, & he is not a match for rākṣasas, because rākṣasas are cunning in battle.

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बालो ह्यकृतविद्यश्च न च वेत्ति बलाबलम् ।
न चास्त्रबलसंयुक्तो न च युद्धविशारद: ॥ बाल २०.७ ॥
न चासौ रक्षसां योग्य: कूटय��द्धा हि राक्षसाः ।
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निर्विघ्ना व्रतचर्या सा भविष्यति सुरक्षिता।
अहं तत्रागमिष्यामि न रामं नेतुमर्हसि ॥ बाल २०.६ ॥
(BK20.6) The performance of the ritual will be kept secure and unobstructed. I will come to that place. [So] please don't take Rāma away.

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अहमेव धनुष्पाणिर्गोप्ता समरमूर्धनि।
यावत्प्राणान्धरिष्यामि तावद्योत्स्ये निशाचरै: ॥ बाल २०.५ ॥
(BK20.5) I myself will be the archer and defender at the head of the battle. For as long as I will stay alive, I will do battle with the creatures of the night.

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इमे शूराश्च विक्रान्ता भृत्या मेऽस्त्रविशारदा: ।
योग्या रक्षोगणैर्योद्धुं न रामं नेतुमर्हसि ॥ बाल २०.४ ॥
(BK20.4) These are courageous and heroic soldiers, skilled in using weapons, able to fight with hordes of rākṣasas. [So] please don't take Rāma away.

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@sivaShaktiFT Thanks. I am working from the Gītа̄ Press edition. Some online versions may have small differences.

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इयमक्षौहिणी सेना यस्याहं पतिरीश्वर:।
अनया सहितो गत्वा योद्धाऽहं तैर्निशाचरै: ॥ बाल २०.३ ॥
(BK20.3) This is an akṣauhiṇī army [division] of which I am the commander. Going out with this, [let] me [be] the fighter with those creatures of the night.