manobodhaH - 13

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mano bruuhi tat.h chet.h shruta.n raavaNasya

kshaNenaiva raajya.n samasta.n vinishhTam.h |

tyajaato.ashubhaa.n vaasana.n duHkhadaatriiM

balenaiti kaalo haThaat.h pR^ishhThalagnaH || 13||

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manaa saa.nga paa.n raavaNaa kaaya jaale.n .

akasmaata te.n raajya sarvai buDaale.n ..

mhaNonii kuDii vaasanaa saa.nDi vegii.n .

baLe.n laagalaa kaaLa haa paaThilaagii .. 13..

 

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##manaa ## = oh, mind!;

##saa.nga ## = tell;

##paa.n ## = dear;

##raavaNaa ## = to Ravana(the tyrant of Lanka;);

##kaaya ## = what;

##jaale.n ## = happened.

##akasmaata ## = suddenly;

##te.n ## = that;

##raajya ## = kingdom;

##sarvai ## = altogether;

##buDaale.n ## = lost.

##mhaNonii ## = therefore;

##kuDii ## = bad;

##vaasanaa ## = desires;

##saa.nDi ## = drop;

##vegii.n ## = speedily.

 

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Oh, dear Mind! know you not Ravana's fate?

Lost all his kingdom, least did he expect;

Speedily, therefore, vile desires slay,

Death does stalk you, with not a moment's delay! .. 13..

 

 

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Original Marathi manaache shloka by Samarth Ramadas.

Translations by Sunder Hattangadi.

Sanskrit verse by raamadaasaanudaasa (anonymous).

ITRANS 5.1 scheme: http://www.alkhemy.com/sanskrit/itrans_short.txt

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