अथादिशन्महाराजो जांबवंतं कपीश्वरम् । रघुनाथस्य सेवायै कपिषूत्तमतेजसम्
Then the great king commanded Jāmbavān, the lord of monkeys, most excellent and radiant among the monkeys, to serve Raghunātha.
अंगदो गवयो मैंदस्तथा दधिमुखः कपिः । सुग्रीवः प्लवगाधीशः शतवल्यक्षिकौ कपी
Aṅgada, Gavaya, Mainda, and the monkey Dadhimukha, Sugrīva, lord of the monkeys, and the monkeys Śatavali and Akṣika—
नीलो नलो मनोवेगोऽधिगंता वानरांगजः । इत्येवमादयो यूयं सज्जीभूता भवंतु भोः
Nīla, Nala, swift as the mind, and the son of the monkey—thus, all of you, be ready and prepared, O heroes.
सर्वैर्गजैः सदश्वैश्च तप्तहाटकभूषणैः । कवचैः सशिरस्त्राणैर्भूषितायां तु सत्वराः
With all the elephants and horses, adorned with blazing gold ornaments, with armor and helmets, be swift and ready.
शेष उवाच। सुमंत्रमाहूय सुमंत्रिणं तदा जगाद रामो बलवीर्यशोभनः । अमात्यमौले वद केऽत्र योज्या नरा हयं पालयितुं समर्थाः
Śeṣa said: Then Rāma, glorious in strength and valor, summoned Sumantra, the wise minister, and said: 'O chief among ministers, tell me which men here are fit and able to guard the horse.'
तदुक्तमेवमाकर्ण्य जगाद परवीरहा । हयस्य रक्षणे योग्यान्बलिनोऽत्र नराधिपान्
Hearing this command, the destroyer of enemy heroes spoke: 'Here are the powerful kings among men who are fit to guard the horse.'
रघुनाथ शृणुष्वैतान्नववीरान्सुसंहितान् । धनुर्धरान्महाविद्यान्सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकोविदान्
O Raghunatha, listen to these new heroes, well-versed, wielders of bows, masters of great knowledge, and skilled in all weapons and missiles.
प्रतापाग्र्यं नीलरत्नं तथा लक्ष्मीनिधिं नृपम् । रिपुतापं चोग्रहयं तथा शस्त्रविदं नृपम्
A king who is foremost in valor, a blue-gem among men, a treasury of fortune, a tormentor of enemies, fierce in battle, and skilled in weaponry.
राजन्योऽसौ नीलरत्नो महावीरो रथाग्रणीः । स एव लक्षं रक्षेत लक्षं युध्येत निर्भयः
That royal warrior, the blue-gem, is a mighty hero and leader of chariots; he alone can protect a division, and fearlessly fight with a division.
अक्षौहिणीभिर्दशभिर्यातु वाहस्य रक्षणे । दंशितैस्स शिरस्त्राणैर्मम बाहुभिरुद्धतैः
Let him go with ten divisions to guard the horse, with warriors adorned with helmets, their arms uplifted for my sake.
प्रतापाग्र्यो यो ह्ययं च रिपुगर्वमशातयत् । सव्यापसव्यबाणानां मोक्ता सर्वास्त्रवित्तमः
This one, who is supreme in valor and has subdued the pride of enemies, is the foremost knower of all missiles, releasing arrows with both hands.
एषोऽक्षौहिणिविंशत्या यातु यज्ञहयावने । सन्नद्धो रिपुनाशाय युवाको दंडदंडभृत्
Let this young, formidable wielder of the staff, armored for the destruction of enemies, proceed with twenty divisions to the horse-sacrifice ground.
तथा लक्ष्मीनिधिस्त्वेष यातु राजन्यसत्तमः । यस्तपोभिः शतधृतिं प्रसाद्यास्त्राणि चाभ्यसत्
Likewise, let this best of kings, a treasury of fortune, who by austerities has pleased the steadfast one and practiced the use of weapons, go forth.
ब्रह्मास्त्रं पाशुपत्यास्त्रं गारुडं नागसंज्ञितम् । मायूरं नाकुलं रौद्रं वैष्णवं मेघसंज्ञितम्
He has mastered the Brahma missile, the Pashupata missile, the Garuda missile, the Naga missile, the Mayura, Nakula, Raudra, Vaishnava, and Megha missiles.
वज्रं पार्वतसंज्ञं च तथा वायव्यसंज्ञितम् । इत्यादिकानामस्त्राणां संप्रयोगविसर्गवित्
He knows the Vajra missile, the Parvata missile, the Vayavya missile, and the application and release of such weapons from the beginning.
स एष निजसैन्यानामक्षौहिण्यैकया युतः । प्रयातु शूरमुकुटः सर्ववैरिप्रभंजनः
Let him, crowned among heroes and destroyer of all enemies, go forth with a single division of his own army.
रिपुतापोऽयमेवाद्य गच्छत्वग्र्यो धनुर्भृताम् । सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकुशलो रिपुवंशदवानलः
Let this tormentor of enemies, today the foremost among bowmen, skilled in all weapons and missiles, the fire consuming the enemy's lineage, go forth.
गच्छतात्सेनया बह्व्या चतुरंगसमेतया । शत्रुघ्नाज्ञां शिरस्येते दधत्वद्य बलोत्कटाः
Let the mighty ones go forth today with a great army, complete with four divisions, bearing Shatrughna's command upon their heads.
उग्राश्वोऽपि महाराजा तथा शस्त्रविदेष च । सर्वे यांतु सुसंनद्धास्तव वाहस्य पालकाः
Let the great king Ugrashva, also skilled in weapons, and all the well-armored protectors of your horse, go forth likewise.
इति भाषितमाकर्ण्य मंत्रिणः प्रजहर्ष च । आज्ञापयामास च तान्सुमंत्रकथितान्भटान्
Hearing these words, the ministers rejoiced, and ordered the warriors as Sumanta had described.
तेऽनुज्ञां रघुनाथस्य प्राप्य मोदं प्रपेदिरे । चिरकालं सांपरायं वांच्छंतो युद्धदुर्मदाः
Receiving Raghunatha's permission, those eager for battle rejoiced, long desiring a great war.
सन्नद्धाः कवचाद्यैश्च तथा शस्त्रास्त्रवर्तनैः । ययुः शत्रुघ्नसंवासं सीतापति प्रणोदिताः
Fully armed with armor and weapons, urged by the lord of Sita, they went to join Shatrughna.
शेष उवाच। अथोक्त ऋषिणा रामो विधिना पूजयत्क्रमात् । आचार्यादीनृषीन्सर्वान्यथोक्तवरदक्षिणैः
Shesha said: Then Rama, as instructed by the sage, duly honored the teachers and all the sages with the prescribed gifts and rewards.
आचार्याय ददौ रामो हस्तिनं षष्टिहायनम् । हयमेकं मनोवेगं रत्नमालाविभूषितम्
Rama gave to the teacher an elephant sixty years old, a horse swift as the mind, adorned with a garland of jewels.
पौरटं रथमेकं च मणिरत्नविभूषितम् । चतुर्भिर्वाजिभिर्युक्तं सर्वोपस्करसंयुतम्
A city chariot, adorned with jewels and gems, yoked to four steeds, equipped with all accessories.
मणिलक्षं तु प्रत्यक्षं मुक्ताफलतुलाशतम् । विद्रुमस्य तुलानां तु सहस्रं स्फुटतेजसाम्
A hundred thousand jewels, a hundred scales of pearl fruits, and a thousand scales of radiant coral.
ग्राममेकं सुसंपन्नं नानाजनसमाकुलम् । विचित्रसस्यनिष्पन्नं विविधैर्मंदिरैर्वृतम्
A single prosperous village, crowded with people of many kinds, yielding diverse crops, surrounded by various mansions.
ब्रह्मणेऽपि तथैवादाद्धोत्रेऽप्यध्वर्यवे ददौ । ऋत्विग्भ्यो भूरिशो दत्त्वा प्रणनाम रघूत्तमः
He likewise gave to the Brahmin, to the Hotṛ, and to the Adhvaryu; having given abundantly to the officiating priests, the best of the Raghu lineage bowed.
सर्वे ते विविधा वाग्भिराशीर्भिरभिपूजिताः । चिरंजीव महाराज रामचन्द्र रघूद्वह
All of them, honored with various words and blessings, said: 'Live long, O great king Rāmacandra, glory of the Raghus.'
कन्यादानं भूमिदानं गजदानं तथैव च । अश्वदानं स्वर्णदानं तिलदानं समौक्तिकम्
The giving of daughters, land, elephants, likewise horses, gold, sesame, and pearls.