श्रीविश्वामित्र उवाच । एवं चेत्तन्महाप्राज्ञा भवन्तो रघुनन्दनम् । इहाऽऽनयन्तु त्वरिता हरिणं हरिणा इव ॥ १ ॥
śrīviśvāmitra uvāca | ēvaṁ cēttanmahāprājñā bhavantō raghunandanam | ihā’’nayantu tvaritā hariṇaṁ hariṇā iva || 1 ||
Translation
Śrī Viśvāmitra said: "If that is so, wise ones, bring the joy of the Raghus here at once, as deer bring the leader of their herd.
Word by word
- śrī
- Śrī
- viśvāmitra
- Viśvāmitra
- uvāca
- said
- ēvaṁ
- so
- cēt
- if
- tat
- that
- mahāprājñā
- (mahāprājñāḥ) wise ones
- bhavantō
- (bhavantaḥ) you
- raghu
- of the Raghus
- nandanam
- the joy
- iha
- here
- ānayantu
- bring
- tvaritā
- (tvaritāḥ) at once
- hariṇaṁ
- the leader of the herd
- hariṇā
- (hariṇāḥ) deer
- iva
- as
Meaning
Viśvāmitra has heard the attendant's report (sarga 10) and understands at once what it means. He is no longer thinking of his sacrifice. The task that brought him to Ayodhyā has, without anyone saying so, become a different task: to awaken Rāma.