समतया मतया गुणशालिनां पुरुषराडिह यः समलङ्कृतः । तममलं प्रणमन्ति नभश्चरा अपि महामुनयो रघुनन्दन ॥ २० ॥
samatayā matayā guṇaśālināṁ puruṣarāḍiha yaḥ samalaṅkṛtaḥ | tamamalaṁ praṇamanti nabhaścarā api mahāmunayō raghunandana || 20 ||
Translation
The king among men here who is adorned with evenness, prized by the virtuous: to him, spotless, even the beings who move in the sky and the great sages bow, delight of the Raghus.
Word by word
- samatayā
- with evenness
- matayā
- prized
- guṇa
- the virtuous
- śālināṁ
- by
- puruṣa
- among men
- rāḍ
- (rāṭ) the king
- iha
- here
- yaḥ
- who
- samalaṅkṛtaḥ
- is adorned
- tam
- to him
- amalaṁ
- spotless
- praṇamanti
- bow
- nabhaścarā
- (nabhaścarāḥ) the beings who move in the sky
- api
- even
- mahā
- great
- munayō
- (munayaḥ) sages
- raghunandana
- delight of the Raghus
Meaning
The sarga ends in drutavilambita, with evenness, samatā, as contentment's crown. The commentary describes the bow as one of devotion, made by the gods who move through the sky and by the great sages. Such a one is called a king among men, puruṣa-rāṭ, without a kingdom. The title Rāma will inherit is given here to whoever is even-minded.