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Valmiki Ramayana 2.13.19

Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa 2.13.19

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Sanskrit

2.13.19

brāhmaṇā balamukhyāś ca naigamāś cāgatā nṛpa
darśanaṃ pratikāṅkṣante pratibudhyasva rāghava

Thus spoke the peer in Scripture read,
And to the ladies' bower he sped.
Quick through the gates Sumantra hied,
Which access ne'er to him denied.
Behind the curtained screen he drew,
Which veiled the chamber from the view.
In benediction loud he raised
His voice, and thus the monarch praised:
'Sun, Moon, Kuvera, S'iva bless
Kakutstha's son with high success!
The Lords of air, flood, fire decree
The victory, my King, to thee!
The holy night has past away,
Auspicious shines the morning's ray.
Rise, Lord of men, thy part to take
In the great rite. Awake! awake!
Bráhmans and captains, chiefs of trade,
All wait in festive garb arrayed;
For thee they look with eager eyes:
O Raghu's son, awake! arise.'

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse

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