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and of those whose welfare you desire, all are now in good health.","w":[["kekayādhipatī","the lord of the Kekayas","kekayādhipatiḥ",[["kekaya","Kekaya"],["adhipati","lord, ruler"]]],["rājā","the king"],["snehāt","out of affection"],["kuśalam","welfare, well-being"],["abravīt","asked, spoke of"],["yeṣāṃ","of whom"],["kuśalakāmo","desirous of welfare","kuśalakāmaḥ",[["kuśala","welfare"],["kāma","desire, wishing"]]],["'si","you are","asi"],["teṣāṃ","of them"],["saṃpraty","now, at present","saṃprati"],["anāmayam","good health, freedom from illness","",[["an","free from"],["āmaya","illness"]]]]},{"v":4,"ref":"1.072.004","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"svasrīyaṃ mama rājendra draṣṭukāmo mahīpate","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"tadartham upayāto 'ham ayodhyāṃ raghunandana","q":null}],"tr":"Desiring to see my sister's son, O lord of kings, O ruler of the earth, for that purpose I have come to Ayodhyā, O delight of the Raghus.","w":[["svasrīyaṃ","sister's son"],["mama","my"],["rājendra","O lord of kings","rāja-indra",[["rājan","king"],["indra","lord, chief"]]],["draṣṭukāmo","desirous of seeing","draṣṭukāmaḥ",[["draṣṭu","to see"],["kāma","desire"]]],["mahīpate","O ruler of the earth","",[["mahī","earth"],["pati","lord"]]],["tadartham","for that purpose","tat-artham"],["upayāto","have come, arrived","upayātaḥ"],["'ham","I","aham"],["ayodhyāṃ","to Ayodhyā"],["raghunandana","O delight of the Raghus","",[["raghu","the Raghus"],["nandana","delight, joy"]]]]},{"v":5,"ref":"1.072.005","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"śrutvā tv ahaym ayodhyāyāṃ vivāhārthaṃ tāv ātmajān","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"mithilām upayātās tu tvayā saha mahīpate","q":null}],"tr":"But having heard at Ayodhyā that those two sons of yours, for the sake of the wedding, had gone to Mithilā together with you, O ruler of the earth,","w":[["śrutvā","having heard"],["tv","but","tu"],["aham","I"],["ayodhyāyāṃ","at Ayodhyā"],["vivāhārthaṃ","for the sake of the wedding","vivāha-arthaṃ",[["vivāha","wedding, marriage"],["artha","purpose, sake"]]],["tāv","those two","tau"],["ātmajān","sons","",[["ātman","self"],["ja","born"]]],["mithilām","to Mithilā"],["upayātās","gone, come","upayātāḥ"],["tu","and, indeed"],["tvayā saha","together with you"],["mahīpate","O ruler of the earth","",[["mahī","earth"],["pati","lord"]]]]},{"v":6,"ref":"1.072.006","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tvarayābhupayāto 'haṃ draṣṭukāmaḥ svasuḥ sutam","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"atha rājā daśarathaḥ priyātithim upasthima","q":null}],"tr":"I came in haste, eager to see my sister's son.” Then King Daśaratha, (beholding) his dear guest present before him,","w":[["tvarayābhupayāto","approached in haste","tvarayā abhyupayātaḥ"],["'haṃ","I","aham"],["draṣṭukāmaḥ","desirous of seeing","",[["draṣṭu","to see"],["kāma","desire"]]],["svasuḥ","of (my) sister"],["sutam","son"],["atha","then"],["rājā","the king"],["daśarathaḥ","Daśaratha"],["priyātithim","the dear guest","priya-atithim",[["priya","dear"],["atithi","guest"]]],["upasthima","present, who had arrived","upasthitam"]]},{"v":7,"ref":"1.072.007","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"dṛṣṭvā paramasatkāraiḥ pūjārhaṃ samapūjayat","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"tatas tām uṣito rātriṃ saha putrair mahātmabhiḥ","q":null}],"tr":"seeing him worthy of honour, paid him homage with the highest courtesies. Then, having spent that night together with his great-souled sons,","w":[["dṛṣṭvā","having seen"],["paramasatkāraiḥ","with the highest courtesies","paramasatkāraiḥ",[["parama","highest, supreme"],["satkāra","courtesy, hospitality"]]],["pūjārhaṃ","(him) worthy of honour","pūjā-arhaṃ",[["pūjā","honour, worship"],["arha","worthy of"]]],["samapūjayat","paid homage, honoured"],["tatas","then","tataḥ"],["tām","that"],["uṣito","having spent, stayed through","uṣitaḥ"],["rātriṃ","night"],["saha","together with"],["putrair","his sons","putraiḥ"],["mahātmabhiḥ","great-souled","",[["mahā","great"],["ātman","soul"]]]]},{"v":8,"ref":"1.072.008","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"ṛṣīṃs tadā puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"yukte muhūrte vijaye sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaiḥ","q":null},{"p":"e","t":"bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rāmaḥ kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ","q":null}],"tr":"placing the seers before him, he went to the sacrificial enclosure. At the auspicious hour called Vijaya, Rāma, on whom the auspicious wedding-cord had been bound, together with his brothers adorned with every ornament,","w":[["ṛṣīṃs","the seers","ṛṣīn"],["tadā","then"],["puraskṛtya","placing in front, at the head"],["yajñavāṭam","the sacrificial enclosure","",[["yajña","sacrifice"],["vāṭa","enclosure, precinct"]]],["upāgamat","approached, went to"],["yukte","at the proper (joined)"],["muhūrte","hour, moment"],["vijaye","(called) Vijaya (‘Victory’)"],["sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaiḥ","adorned with every ornament","sarva-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitaiḥ",[["sarva","all, every"],["ābharaṇa","ornament"],["bhūṣita","adorned"]]],["bhrātṛbhiḥ","with (his) brothers"],["sahito","together with","sahitaḥ"],["rāmaḥ","Rāma"],["kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ","on whom the auspicious wedding-cord had been bound","",[["kṛta","done"],["kautuka","the auspicious marriage-cord tied on the wrist before the wedding"],["maṅgala","auspicious rite"]]]]},{"v":9,"ref":"1.072.009","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"vasiṣṭhaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā maharṣīn aparān api","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"maharṣīn aparān api","q":null}],"tr":"placing Vasiṣṭha and the other great seers in front (came forth).","w":[["vasiṣṭhaṃ","Vasiṣṭha"],["purataḥ","in front"],["kṛtvā","having placed, made"],["maharṣīn","the great seers","",[["mahā","great"],["ṛṣi","seer"]]],["aparān","other"],["api","also"]]},{"v":10,"ref":"1.072.010","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"rājā raśaratho rājan kṛtakautukamaṅgalaiḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"putrair naravaraśreṣṭha dātāram abhikāṅkṣate","q":null}],"tr":"“King Daśaratha, O king, together with his sons, on whom the auspicious wedding-cords have been bound, awaits the giver of the brides, O best of the foremost of men.”","w":[["rājā","king"],["raśaratho","Daśaratha","daśarathaḥ"],["rājan","O king"],["kṛtakautukamaṅgalaiḥ","on whom the auspicious wedding-cords had been bound","kṛtakautukamaṅgalaiḥ",[["kṛta","done"],["kautuka","the auspicious marriage-cord tied on the wrist before the wedding"],["maṅgala","auspicious rite"]]],["putrair","with his sons","putraiḥ"],["naravaraśreṣṭha","O best of the foremost of men","",[["nara","man"],["vara","foremost, best"],["śreṣṭha","best"]]],["dātāram","the giver (of the brides)"],["abhikāṅkṣate","awaits, longs for"]]},{"v":11,"ref":"1.072.011","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"dātṛpratigrahītṛbhyāṃ sarvārthāḥ prabhavanti hi","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"svadharmaṃ pratipadyasva kṛtvā vaivāhyam uttamam","q":null}],"tr":"For between the giver and the receiver all aims prosper; fulfil your own duty by performing the excellent marriage.","w":[["dātṛpratigrahītṛbhyāṃ","between the giver and the receiver","",[["dātṛ","giver"],["pratigrahītṛ","receiver, taker"]]],["sarvārthāḥ","all aims, purposes","sarvārthāḥ",[["sarva","all"],["artha","aim, purpose"]]],["prabhavanti","arise, prosper"],["hi","for, indeed"],["svadharmaṃ","your own duty","sva-dharmaṃ",[["sva","own"],["dharma","duty, dharma"]]],["pratipadyasva","undertake, fulfil"],["kṛtvā","having done, performed"],["vaivāhyam","the marriage"],["uttamam","excellent"]]},{"v":12,"ref":"1.072.012","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"ity uktaḥ paramodāro vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"pratyuvāca mahātejā vākyaṃ paramadharmavit","q":null}],"tr":"Thus addressed by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, that exceedingly noble one (Janaka), of great splendour and knower of the highest dharma, replied with these words:","w":[["ity","thus","iti"],["uktaḥ","addressed, spoken to"],["paramodāro","the exceedingly noble one","paramodāraḥ",[["parama","exceeding, supreme"],["udāra","noble, generous"]]],["vasiṣṭhena","by Vasiṣṭha"],["mahātmanā","the great-souled","",[["mahā","great"],["ātman","soul"]]],["pratyuvāca","replied"],["mahātejā","of great splendour","mahātejāḥ",[["mahā","great"],["tejas","splendour"]]],["vākyaṃ","words"],["paramadharmavit","knower of the highest dharma","",[["parama","highest"],["dharma","dharma"],["vid","knower"]]]]},{"v":13,"ref":"1.072.013","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kaḥ sthitaḥ pratihāro me kasyājñā saṃpratīkṣyate","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"svagṛhe ko vicāro 'sti yathā rājyam idaṃ tava","q":null}],"tr":"“What doorkeeper stands (barring the way) for me? Whose command is being awaited? In one's own house what hesitation is there? This kingdom is as your own.","w":[["kaḥ","what, who"],["sthitaḥ","stands"],["pratihāro","doorkeeper","pratihāraḥ"],["me","for me, my"],["kasyājñā","whose command","kasya ājñā"],["saṃpratīkṣyate","is being awaited"],["svagṛhe","in one's own house","sva-gṛhe",[["sva","own"],["gṛha","house"]]],["ko","what","kaḥ"],["vicāro","hesitation, deliberation","vicāraḥ"],["'sti","is there","asti"],["yathā","as, since"],["rājyam","kingdom"],["idaṃ","this"],["tava","your"]]},{"v":14,"ref":"1.072.014","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"kṛtakautukasarvasvā vedimūlam upāgatāḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"mama kanyā muniśreṣṭha dīptā vahner ivārciṣaḥ","q":null}],"tr":"My daughters, O best of sages, arrayed in the full bridal adornment with the auspicious cords bound on, have come to the foot of the altar, blazing like the flames of fire.","w":[["kṛtakautukasarvasvā","having had the whole of the bridal cord-rite and adornment performed","kṛtakautukasarvasvāḥ",[["kṛta","done"],["kautuka","the auspicious marriage-cord tied on the wrist before the wedding"],["sarvasva","the whole, entirety"]]],["vedimūlam","the foot of the altar","vedi-mūlam",[["vedi","altar"],["mūla","root, foot, base"]]],["upāgatāḥ","have come, arrived"],["mama","my"],["kanyā","daughters","kanyāḥ"],["muniśreṣṭha","O best of sages","",[["muni","sage"],["śreṣṭha","best"]]],["dīptā","blazing","dīptāḥ"],["vahner","of fire","vahneḥ"],["ivārciṣaḥ","like the flames","iva arciṣaḥ"]]},{"v":15,"ref":"1.072.015","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"sajjo 'haṃ tvatpratīkṣo 'smi vedyām asyāṃ pratiṣhitaḥ","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"avighnaṃ kurutāṃ rājā kimarthaṃ hi vilambyate","q":null}],"tr":"I am ready, awaiting you, stationed at this altar; let the king proceed without hindrance — why indeed is there delay?”","w":[["sajjo","ready","sajjaḥ"],["'haṃ","I","aham"],["tvatpratīkṣo","awaiting you","tvatpratīkṣaḥ",[["tvat","you"],["pratīkṣa","awaiting, expecting"]]],["'smi","am","asmi"],["vedyām","at the altar"],["asyāṃ","this"],["pratiṣhitaḥ","stationed, established","pratiṣṭhitaḥ"],["avighnaṃ","without hindrance","a-vighnaṃ",[["a","without"],["vighna","obstacle, hindrance"]]],["kurutāṃ","let (him) proceed, do"],["rājā","the king"],["kimarthaṃ","why, for what purpose","kim-arthaṃ"],["hi","indeed"],["vilambyate","is delayed"]]},{"v":16,"ref":"1.072.016","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"tadvākyaṃ janakenoktaṃ śrutvā daśarathas tadā","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"praveśayām āsa sutān sarvān ṛṣigaṇān api","q":null}],"tr":"Hearing those words spoken by Janaka, Daśaratha then had all his sons, and the hosts of seers too, enter (the enclosure).","w":[["tadvākyaṃ","those words","tat-vākyaṃ"],["janakenoktaṃ","spoken by Janaka","janakena uktaṃ"],["śrutvā","having heard"],["daśarathas","Daśaratha","daśarathaḥ"],["tadā","then"],["praveśayām āsa","had (them) enter, ushered in"],["sutān","the sons"],["sarvān","all"],["ṛṣigaṇān","the hosts of seers","",[["ṛṣi","seer"],["gaṇa","host, troop"]]],["api","also"]]},{"v":17,"ref":"1.072.017","lines":[{"p":"a","t":"abravīj janako rājā kausalyānandavardhanam","q":null},{"p":"c","t":"iyaṃ sītā mama sutā sahadharmacarī tava","q":null},{"p":"e","t":"pratīccha caināṃ bhadraṃ te pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva pāṇinā","q":null}],"tr":"King Janaka spoke to (Rāma) the augmenter of Kausalyā's joy: “This is Sītā, my daughter, to be your partner in dharma; 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