स तेषां प्रतिशुश्राव राक्षसानां तथा वने || १-१-४४ प्रतिज्ञातश्च रामेण वधः संयति रक्षसाम् | ऋषीणामग्निकल्पानां दण्डकारण्यवासिनाम् || १-१-४५
gR^idhram ca nihatam dR^iShTvaa hR^itaam shrutvaa ca maithiliim || 1-1-53 raaghavaH shoka saMtapto vilalaapa aakula indriyaH |
Translation
"He [Rama] agreed to that supplication of those sages dwelling in the forest of demons. A promise was also made by Rama to the sages who equalled the fire and who were living in that Dandaka forest about killing of the demons in combat... [1-1-44b, 45]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
b, 45. saH
he [that Rama]
pratishushraava
listened [or agreed]
tathaa
[to] that supplication
teSaam
of those [sages]
raakShasaanaam vane
in the forest of demons
R^iShiiNaam
to the sages
agnikalpaanaam
who equalled the fire
daNDakaaraNyavaasinaam [ca]
[and] living in the Dandaka forest
rakShasaam
of the demons
saMyati
in combat.
Chapter context
Narada briefs Valmiki about Rama and Ramayana in a nutshell
86 verses · Verse 44 of 86
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