Translations & Commentary
1 curated source available for this shloka.
Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
राघव O Bharata, चैत्यशतैः by hundreds of sanctuaries near villages, जुष्ट: furnished, सुनिविष्टजनाकुलः filled with people where life is made comfortable, देवस्थानैः with shrines, प्रपाभिश्च with centres for providing water, तटाकैश्च with tanks, उपशोभितः graced with, सुकृष्टसीमा wellploughed land, पशुमान् with excellent cattle, हिंसाभिः with violence, परिवर्जितः abandoned, अदेवमातृकः not dependant on rain, रम्यः enchanting, श्वापदैः with wild animals, परिवर्जितः devoid of, सर्वैः by all kinds, भयैः of fears, परित्यक्तः expelled, खनिभिश्च with mines, उपशोभितः adorned with, पापैः by sinful, नरैः with people, विवर्जितः deserted, मम my, पूर्वैः by ancestors, सुरक्षितः wellprotected, जनपद: country, स्फीतः कच्चित् I trust is prosperous, सुखम् comfortably, वसति कच्चित् I hope they are living.
O Bharata, my country which is marked with hundreds of sanctuaries near villages where life of the people is made comfortable, where there are shrines, water distribution facilities and tanks, which is wellploughed and rich in cattlewealth, free from violence and independent of rain. It is enchanting. It is safe from wild animals. With fears expelled, free from sinful people, adorned with mines and wellprotected by my ancestors, it is prosperous and I hope people are living comfortably.