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Kāmarūpa and Kāmaruci, and Moha and Āvaraṇa likewise,","w":[["karavīrakaraṃ","Karavīrakara","",[["karavīra","oleander, a kind of sword"],["kara","maker, doer"]]],["caiva","and","ca eva"],["dhanadhānyau","Dhana and Dhānya (dual)","",[["dhana","wealth"],["dhānya","grain"]]],["ca","and"],["rāghava","O Rāghava"],["kāmarūpaṃ","Kāmarūpa (form-at-will)","",[["kāma","desire, will"],["rūpa","form"]]],["kāmaruciṃ","Kāmaruci (pleasure-at-will)","",[["kāma","desire, will"],["ruci","liking, splendour"]]],["moham","Moha (Delusion)"],["āvaraṇaṃ","Āvaraṇa (Concealment)"],["tathā","likewise"]]},{"v":9,"ref":"1.027.009","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"jṛmbhakaṃ sarvanābhaṃ ca santānavaraṇau tathā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"bhṛśāśvatanayān rāma bhāsvarān kāmarūpiṇaḥ","q":null}],"tr":"Jṛmbhaka and Sarvanābha, and the two Santāna and Varaṇa likewise — these radiant sons of Bhṛśāśva, O Rāma, able to take any form at will —","w":[["jṛmbhakaṃ","Jṛmbhaka (the Gaper)"],["sarvanābhaṃ","Sarvanābha (all-naveled)","",[["sarva","all"],["nābha","navel"]]],["ca","and"],["santānavaraṇau","Santāna and Varaṇa (dual)","",[["santāna","continuity, offspring"],["varaṇa","warding, enclosing"]]],["tathā","likewise"],["bhṛśāśvatanayān","the sons of Bhṛśāśva","",[["bhṛśāśva","Bhṛśāśva (a sage)"],["tanaya","son, offspring"]]],["rāma","O Rāma"],["bhāsvarān","radiant, shining"],["kāmarūpiṇaḥ","able to take any form at will","",[["kāma","desire, will"],["rūpin","having form"]]]]},{"v":10,"ref":"1.027.010","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"pratīccha mama bhadraṃ te pātrabhūto 'si rāghava","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"divyabhāsvaradehāś ca mūrtimantaḥ sukhapradāḥ","q":null}],"tr":"receive them from me; blessings on you, for you are a worthy vessel, O Rāghava. And with divine, radiant bodies, embodied and bringing joy,","w":[["pratīccha","receive, accept"],["mama","from me, my"],["bhadraṃ","a blessing"],["te","to you"],["pātrabhūto 'si","you are a worthy vessel","pātrabhūtaḥ asi",[["pātra","vessel, worthy recipient"],["bhūta","become, being"]]],["rāghava","O Rāghava"],["divyabhāsvaradehāś","with divine radiant bodies","divyabhāsvaradehāḥ",[["divya","divine"],["bhāsvara","radiant, shining"],["deha","body"]]],["ca","and"],["mūrtimantaḥ","embodied, having form","",[["mūrti","form, embodiment"],["-mat","possessing"]]],["sukhapradāḥ","bringing joy","",[["sukha","joy, ease"],["prada","giving, bestowing"]]]]},{"v":11,"ref":"1.027.011","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"rāmaṃ prāñjalayo bhūtvābruvan madhurabhāṣiṇaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"ime sma naraśārdūla śādhi kiṃ karavāma te","q":null}],"tr":"with palms joined and speaking sweetly, they said to Rāma: “Here we are, O tiger among men; command us — what shall we do for you?”","w":[["rāmaṃ","to Rāma"],["prāñjalayo","with palms joined","prāñjalayaḥ",[["pra","forth"],["añjali","joined palms"]]],["bhūtvābruvan","having become, they said","bhūtvā abruvan"],["madhurabhāṣiṇaḥ","speaking sweetly","",[["madhura","sweet"],["bhāṣin","speaking"]]],["ime","here (we are)"],["sma","indeed (particle)"],["naraśārdūla","O tiger among men","",[["nara","man"],["śārdūla","tiger"]]],["śādhi","command, instruct"],["kiṃ","what"],["karavāma","shall we do"],["te","for you"]]},{"v":12,"ref":"1.027.012","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"gamyatām iti tān āha yatheṣṭaṃ raghunandanaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"mānasāḥ kāryakāleṣu sāhāyyaṃ me kariṣyatha","q":null}],"tr":"“Go where you please,” the delight of the Raghus said to them; “dwelling in my mind, in times of need you shall render me aid.”","w":[["gamyatām","let (you) go, depart"],["iti","thus"],["tān","to them"],["āha","said"],["yatheṣṭaṃ","as you please","yathā iṣṭaṃ",[["yathā","according to"],["iṣṭa","desired"]]],["raghunandanaḥ","the delight of the Raghus","",[["raghu","Raghu"],["nandana","delight, gladdener"]]],["mānasāḥ","dwelling in the mind, mental ones"],["kāryakāleṣu","in times of need, when there is work","",[["kārya","task, duty"],["kāla","time, occasion"]]],["sāhāyyaṃ","assistance, help"],["me","to me"],["kariṣyatha","you shall render, do"]]},{"v":13,"ref":"1.027.013","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"atha te rāmam āmantrya kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"evam astv iti kākutstham uktvā jagmur yathāgatam","q":null}],"tr":"Then they, taking leave of Rāma and circumambulating him reverently, said to Kākutstha “So be it,” and departed as they had come.","w":[["atha","then"],["te","they"],["rāmam","Rāma"],["āmantrya","having taken leave of"],["kṛtvā","having made, done"],["cāpi","and also","ca api"],["pradakṣiṇam","circumambulation (keeping to the right)","",[["pra","forth"],["dakṣiṇa","right, southward"]]],["evam","so, thus"],["astv","let it be","astu"],["iti","thus"],["kākutstham","to Kākutstha"],["uktvā","having said"],["jagmur","they went, departed","jagmuḥ"],["yathāgatam","as they had come","yathā āgatam",[["yathā","as"],["āgata","come"]]]]},{"v":14,"ref":"1.027.014","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"sa ca tān rāghavo jñātvā viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"gacchann evātha madhuraṃ ślakṣṇaṃ vacanam abravīt","q":null}],"tr":"And Rāghava, having taken note of them, then, even as he walked on, spoke to the great sage Viśvāmitra these sweet and gentle words:","w":[["sa","he"],["ca","and"],["tān","them"],["rāghavo","Rāghava","rāghavaḥ"],["jñātvā","having understood, taken note of"],["viśvāmitraṃ","to Viśvāmitra"],["mahāmunim","the great sage","",[["mahā","great"],["muni","sage"]]],["gacchann","walking, going along","gacchan"],["evātha","even then","eva atha"],["madhuraṃ","sweet"],["ślakṣṇaṃ","gentle, smooth"],["vacanam","words"],["abravīt","spoke"]]},{"v":15,"ref":"1.027.015","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kiṃ nv etan meghasaṃkāśaṃ parvatasyāvidūrataḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"vṛkṣaṣaṇḍam ito bhāti paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me","q":null}],"tr":"“What is this, resembling a cloud, that gleams yonder near the mountain — this grove of trees? For great indeed is my curiosity.","w":[["kiṃ","what"],["nv","then, pray","nu"],["etan","this","etat"],["meghasaṃkāśaṃ","resembling a cloud","",[["megha","cloud"],["saṃkāśa","resembling, like"]]],["parvatasyāvidūrataḥ","not far from the mountain","parvatasya avidūrataḥ"],["vṛkṣaṣaṇḍam","grove of trees","",[["vṛkṣa","tree"],["ṣaṇḍa","cluster, thicket"]]],["ito","from here, yonder","itaḥ"],["bhāti","shines, appears"],["paraṃ","great, exceeding"],["kautūhalaṃ","curiosity"],["hi","indeed, for"],["me","my"]]},{"v":16,"ref":"1.027.016","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"darśanīyaṃ mṛgākīrṇaṃ manoharam atīva ca","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"nānāprakāraiḥ śakunair valgubhāṣair alaṃkṛtam","q":null}],"tr":"Lovely to behold, thronged with deer, and exceedingly charming, adorned with sweet-voiced birds of many kinds.","w":[["darśanīyaṃ","lovely to behold"],["mṛgākīrṇaṃ","thronged with deer","mṛga-ākīrṇaṃ",[["mṛga","deer, wild animal"],["ākīrṇa","strewn, crowded"]]],["manoharam","charming, captivating","",[["manas","mind"],["hara","seizing, captivating"]]],["atīva","exceedingly"],["ca","and"],["nānāprakāraiḥ","of many kinds","",[["nānā","various"],["prakāra","kind, sort"]]],["śakunair","with birds","śakunaiḥ"],["valgubhāṣair","sweet-voiced","valgubhāṣaiḥ",[["valgu","sweet, lovely"],["bhāṣa","speech, cry"]]],["alaṃkṛtam","adorned","",[["alaṃ","adorning, fitting"],["kṛta","made"]]]]},{"v":17,"ref":"1.027.017","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"niḥsṛtāḥ sma muniśreṣṭha kāntārād romaharṣaṇāt","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"anayā tv avagacchāmi deśasya sukhavattayā","q":null}],"tr":"We have come out, O best of sages, from that hair-raising wilderness; and by this pleasantness of the region I perceive that we are near a dwelling.","w":[["niḥsṛtāḥ","come out, emerged"],["sma","indeed (particle marking the past)"],["muniśreṣṭha","O best of sages","",[["muni","sage"],["śreṣṭha","best"]]],["kāntārād","from the wilderness","kāntārāt"],["romaharṣaṇāt","hair-raising, terrifying","",[["roman","body-hair"],["harṣaṇa","bristling, thrilling"]]],["anayā","by this"],["tv","indeed","tu"],["avagacchāmi","I perceive, understand"],["deśasya","of the region"],["sukhavattayā","by the pleasantness","",[["sukha","ease, pleasantness"],["-vattā","the state of possessing"]]]]},{"v":18,"ref":"1.027.018","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"sarvaṃ me śaṃsa bhagavan kasyāśramapadaṃ tv idam","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"saṃprāptā yatra te pāpā brahmaghnā duṣṭacāriṇaḥ","q":null}],"tr":"Tell me all, O venerable one: whose hermitage is this, where those sinful, brahmin-slaying evildoers have come?”","w":[["sarvaṃ","everything, all"],["me","to me"],["śaṃsa","tell, relate"],["bhagavan","O venerable one"],["kasyāśramapadaṃ","whose hermitage","kasya āśramapadaṃ",[["āśrama","hermitage"],["pada","place, site"]]],["tv","indeed","tu"],["idam","this"],["saṃprāptā","have arrived, come","saṃprāptāḥ"],["yatra","where"],["te","those"],["pāpā","sinful (ones)","pāpāḥ"],["brahmaghnā","slayers of brahmins","brahmaghnāḥ",[["brahma","brahmin, brahman"],["ghna","slaying, slayer"]]],["duṣṭacāriṇaḥ","evil-doers, of wicked conduct","",[["duṣṭa","wicked, corrupt"],["cārin","behaving, acting"]]]]}]}