Ramayana

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इदं धनुर्वरं राजन् पूजितं सर्वराजभिः । मिथिलाधिप राजेन्द्र दर्शनीयं यदिच्छसि ॥ १-६७-६

- 'Oh ! Indra among kings, Oh ! lord of Mithila here is the great bow, worshipped by all kings, which you intend to show ( to Rama and Lakshamana )'. ॥ 1-67-6॥

english translation

idaM dhanurvaraM rAjan pUjitaM sarvarAjabhiH । mithilAdhipa rAjendra darzanIyaM yadicchasi ॥ 1-67-6

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तेषां नृपो वचः श्रुत्वा कृताञ्जलिरभाषत । विश्वामित्रं महात्मानं तावुभौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥ १-६७-७

Having heard this, the king with folded hands said to the great soul Vishvamitra and the two princes Rama and Lakshmana ॥ 1-67-7॥

english translation

teSAM nRpo vacaH zrutvA kRtAJjalirabhASata । vizvAmitraM mahAtmAnaM tAvubhau rAmalakSmaNau ॥ 1-67-7

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इदं धनुर्वरं ब्रह्मन् जनकैरभिपूजितम् । राजभिश्च महावीर्यैरशक्तैः पूरितं तदा ॥ १-६७-८

- 'Here is that exquisite bow, oh ! Brahman, which is held as a time-honoured bow by the lineage of Janaka kings and even the highly forceful kings who were rendered inefficient to hold it, previously . - ॥ 1-67-8॥

english translation

idaM dhanurvaraM brahman janakairabhipUjitam । rAjabhizca mahAvIryairazaktaiH pUritaM tadA ॥ 1-67-8

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नैतत् सुरगणाः सर्वे सासुरा न च राक्षसाः । गंधर्वयक्षप्रवराः सकिन्नरमहोरगाः ॥ १-६७-९

- Hosts of devatas, asuras, rakhasas, kinnaras and great serpents, the best of gandharvas and yakshas, also failed (to wield this bow). - ॥ 1-67-9॥

english translation

naitat suragaNAH sarve sAsurA na ca rAkSasAH । gaMdharvayakSapravarAH sakinnaramahoragAH ॥ 1-67-9

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्व गतिर्मानुषाणां च धनुषोऽस्य प्रपूरणे । आरोपणे समायोगे वेपने तोलनेऽपि वा ॥ १-६७-१०

- How then can men brace its bowstring to the other end, or twitch the bowstring for its tautness, or place the arrow on bowstring at a proper place for a proper stretchability, or even take a good aim with it. - ॥ 1-67-10॥

english translation

kva gatirmAnuSANAM ca dhanuSo'sya prapUraNe । AropaNe samAyoge vepane tolane'pi vA ॥ 1-67-10

hk transliteration by Sanscript