भट्टिकाव्यम् (रावणवधः)

Verse 41

एतौ स्म मित्रा-वरुणौ किमेतौ किमश्विनौ सोम-रसं पिपासू । जनं समस्तं जनकाऽऽश्रम-स्थं रूपेण तावौजिहतां नृ-सिंहौ ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Are these Mitra and Varuna that are coming or are they the two Asvini-kumaras that have arrived, desirous of drinking Some juice ?’ -Those two excellent (lions among) men, made all the people residing in Janaka's hermitage doubt like this by (their) charm.

Verse 42

अजिग्रहत्तं जनको धनुस्तद् "येनाऽर्दिदद्दैत्य-पुरं पिनाकी" । जिज्ञासमानो बलमस्य बाह्वोर्। हसन्नभाङ्क्ष्वीद्रघु-नन्दनस्तत् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Desirous of knowing the strength of his (Rama's) arm Janaka made him wield the bow wherewith the Pitaka-bearer (Siva) had struck down the city of the demon; the scion of Raghu, broke it, smiling

Verse 43

ततो नदी-ष्णान्पथिकान्गिरि-ज्ञा- नाह्वायकान्भूमि-पतेरयोध्याम् । दित्सुः सुतां योध-हरैस्तुरङ्गैर्व्यसर्जयन्मैथिल-मर्त्य-मुख्यः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Thereafter, desirous of giving away his daughter, the lord of the people of Mithila dispatched to Ayodhya, on horses that (usually) carried warriors, messengers conversant with the Trivers, expert travellers acquainted with the mountains, who would invite the King (Dasaratha)

Verse 44

क्षिप्रं ततोऽध्वन्य-तुरङ्ग-यायी यविष्ठ-वद्वृद्ध-तमोऽपि राजा ।आख्यायकेभ्यः श्रुत-सूनु-वृत्ति- र-ग्लान-यानो मिथिलामगच्छत् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Then, having heard of the achievement of his son from the reporters, the King, though aged, quickly went to Mithila like the youngest of men, riding speedy horses and not feeling tired during the march.

Verse 45

वृन्दिष्ठमार्चीद्वसुधा-धिपानां तं प्रेष्ठमेतं गुरु-वद्गरिष्ठम् । सदृङ्-महान्तं सुकृताऽधिवासं बंहिष्ठ-कीर्तिं यशसा वरिष्ठम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: Equal in merit, the most famous (Janaka) worshipped him (Dasaratha), the most venerable of the lords of the earth, the dearest, the most magnanimous , equalling a preceptor, the great abode of merit and the supermost in fame, who had (just) arrived.

Verse 46

त्रि-वर्ग-पारीणमसौ भवन्त- मध्यासयन्नासनमेकमिन्द्रः । विवेक-दृश्व-त्वमगात्सुराणां तं मैथिलो वाक्यमिदं बभाषे ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: ‘Getting (you) seated on one and the same seat (throne, you who have attained extreme supremacy over the three ideals (of worldly life), that Indra attained among the gods the position of one having discriminative foresight." The king of Mithila spoke these words to him (Dasaratha)

Verse 47

हिरण्मयी साल-लतेव जङ्गमा च्युता दिवः स्थास्नुरिवाऽचिर-प्रभा । शशाङ्कं-कान्तेरधिदेवताऽऽकृतिः सुता ददे तस्य सुताय मैथिली ॥

Metre: वंशस्थम्

Karandikar: (Janaka) gave to his son, his (own) daughter (Sita), the princess of Mithila, (who was), as it were, a moving golden creeper hanging from a tree, like a steady lightning flash fallen from the sky and whose form was like that of the presiding deity of moonlight.

Verse 48

लब्धा ततो विश्वजनीन-वृत्तिस्- तामात्मनीनामुदवोढ रामः । सद्-रत्न-मुक्ता-फल-भर्म-शोभां संबंहयन्तीम्रघु-वर्ग्य-लक्ष्मीम् ॥

Metre: इन्द्रवज्रा

Karandikar: Thereupon, Rama whose tendency was beneficial to the universe, married ( Sita ) whom he had won, who was beneficial to him, who had ornaments of excellent jewels, pearls and gold, and who was highly enhancing the glory of the descendants of Raghu .

Verse 49

सु-प्रातमासादित-संमदं तद्वन्दारुभिः संस्तुतमभ्ययोध्यम् ।अश्वीय-राजन्यक-हास्तिकाऽऽढ्य- मगात्स-राजं बलमध्वनीनम् ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: At the beautiful dawn, praised by the bards, the army that experienced great delight, affiluent with troops of horses, warriors and elephants, and capable of covering long distances, proceeded, along with the Kingto Ayodhya.

Verse 50

विशङ्कटो वक्षसि बाण-पाणिः संपन्न-ताल-द्वयसः पुरस्तात् । भीष्मो धनुष्मानुपजान्वरत्नि- रैति स्म रामः पथि जामदग्न्यः ॥

Metre: उपजातिः

Karandikar: On the way, (Parasurama), son of Jamadagni, broad in chest, with arrows in his hand, tall like a fullgrown palm tree, terrific, carrying a bow, his arms reaching down to his knees, approached Rama.

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