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रामायणम्

श्रीमद्वाल्मीकीयरामायणम्

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श्रीमद्वाल्मीकीयरामायणम् (Sanskrit Wikisource)

The unabridged Sanskrit, 645 sargas, every verse numbered kanda.sarga.verse.

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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_७1.7.p00282–1.7.p00286
बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_७1.7.p00282

Sanskrit · 1.7.p00282

श्रीमद्वाल्मीकियरामायणे बालकाण्डे सप्तमः सर्गः ॥१-७॥ तस्यामात्या गुणैरासन्विक्ष्वाकोः सुमहात्मनः । मन्त्रज्ञाश्चेङ्गितज्ञाश्च नित्यं प्रियहिते रताः ॥१-७-१॥

English · Meaning

In the illustrious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Bālakāṇḍa, the seventh canto. His ministers were endowed with virtues; they belonged to the greatly noble Ikṣvāku, knew counsel, understood indications, and were always devoted to what was dear and beneficial.

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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_७1.7.p00283

Sanskrit · 1.7.p00283

अष्टौ बभूवुर्वीरस्य तस्यामात्या यशस्विनः । शुचयश्चानुरक्ताश्च राजकृत्येषु नित्यशः ॥१-७-२॥

English · Meaning

Eight ministers belonged to that heroic and renowned king: they were pure and loyal, and were continually occupied with royal affairs.

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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_७1.7.p00284

Sanskrit · 1.7.p00284

धृष्टिर्जयन्तो विजयः सुराष्ट्रो राष्ट्र्वर्धनः । अकोपो धर्मपालश्च सुमन्त्रश्चाष्टमोऽर्थवित् ॥१-७-३॥

English · Meaning

Dhṛṣṭi, Jayanta, Vijaya, Surāṣṭra, Rāṣṭravardhana, Akopa, Dharmapāla, and Sumantra were the eight; Sumantra was skilled in matters of practical affairs or wealth.

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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_७1.7.p00285

Sanskrit · 1.7.p00285

ऋत्विजौ द्वावभिमतौ तस्यास्तामृषिसत्तमौ । वसिष्ठो वामदेवश्च मन्त्रिणश्च तथापरे ॥१-७-४॥

English · Meaning

He had two esteemed priests, the most excellent of sages, Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva; and likewise other ministers.

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बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_७1.7.p00286

Sanskrit · 1.7.p00286

सुयज्ञोऽप्यथ जाबालिः काश्यपोऽप्यथ गौतमः । मार्कण्डेयस्तु दीर्घायुस्तथा कात्यायनो द्विजः ॥१-७-५॥

English · Meaning

Suyajña also, then Jābāli; Kāśyapa also, then Gautama; Markandeya, however, the long-lived one, and likewise Kātyāyana, the twice-born.

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Contents

645 chapters
  1. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_१
  2. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_२
  3. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_३
  4. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४
  5. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_५
  6. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_६
  7. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_७
  8. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_८
  9. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_९
  10. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_१०
  11. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_११
  12. बालकाण्डम्/सर्गः_१२

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The unabridged Sanskrit, 645 sargas, every verse numbered kanda.sarga.verse. Not a translation: this is the text every English witness is checked against, and the one the Sarvam pass translates. Whole-edition checksum is pinned through the TOC (corpus:check), not per page.

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