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THE RAMAYANA
in the middle with exceeding ease, in
the sight of thousands of men. The
righteous-minded Rama fixed the string and
bent the bow. Rama, the foremost of
men and of great fame, broke the bow in
the middle.
तस्य शब्दो महानासीद् राजा विगतसाध्वसः ।
उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञो मुनिपुङ्गवम् ॥
Its sound was very great. With his
fear removed, the king, well-versed in
speech, addressed with folded hands,
Visvamitra the best of ascetics thus :
भगवन् दृष्टवीर्यो मे रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
अत्यद्भुतमचिन्त्यं च न तर्कितमिदं मया ॥
जनकानां कुले कीर्तिमाहरिष्यति मे सुता ।
सीता भर्तारमासाद्य रामं दशरथात्मजम् ॥
भवतोऽनुमते ब्रह्मन् शीघ्रं गच्छन्तु मन्त्रिणः ।
मम कौशिक भद्रं त अयोध्यां त्वरिता रथैः ॥
राजानं प्रश्रितैर्वावयैरानयन्तु पुरं मम ॥
"O venerable one ! the heroism of Rama,
son of Dasaratha, has been seen by
me. It is highly wonderful and beyond
conception. This was not anticipated by me.
THE RAMAYANA
in the middle with exceeding ease, in
the sight of thousands of men. The
righteous-minded Rama fixed the string and
bent the bow. Rama, the foremost of
men and of great fame, broke the bow in
the middle.
तस्य शब्दो महानासीद् राजा विगतसाध्वसः ।
उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञो मुनिपुङ्गवम् ॥
Its sound was very great. With his
fear removed, the king, well-versed in
speech, addressed with folded hands,
Visvamitra the best of ascetics thus :
भगवन् दृष्टवीर्यो मे रामो दशरथात्मजः ।
अत्यद्भुतमचिन्त्यं च न तर्कितमिदं मया ॥
जनकानां कुले कीर्तिमाहरिष्यति मे सुता ।
सीता भर्तारमासाद्य रामं दशरथात्मजम् ॥
भवतोऽनुमते ब्रह्मन् शीघ्रं गच्छन्तु मन्त्रिणः ।
मम कौशिक भद्रं त अयोध्यां त्वरिता रथैः ॥
राजानं प्रश्रितैर्वावयैरानयन्तु पुरं मम ॥
"O venerable one ! the heroism of Rama,
son of Dasaratha, has been seen by
me. It is highly wonderful and beyond
conception. This was not anticipated by me.