manobodhaH - 23

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%shloka

mano raamanaamnastvayaa.anyanna vaachya.n

vR^ithaa vaakprabandhaat.h sukha.n naiti kashchit.h |

kshaNenaayuragre haratyeva kaalaH

shariiraavasaane.atha ko mochayet.h tvaam.h || 23||

 

%verse

na bole manaa raaghaveviiNa kaahii .

manii vaa{u}ge bolataa saukhya naahii ..

ghaDiine ghaDii kaaLa aayushhya neto .

dehaa.ntii tulaa koNa soDuu pahaato .. 23..

 

%meaning

na = no

bole = speak

manaa = oh, mind!

raaghaveviiNa = without Rama

kaahii = whatsoever

manii = in the mind

vaa{u}ge = trivial,false

bolataa = saying

saukhya = joy

naahii = not

ghaDiine = by moment

ghaDii = moment

kaaLa = time

aayushhya =lifespan

neto = takes away

dehaa.ntii = at death

tulaa = to you

koNa = who

soDuu = release(from bondage)

pahaato = oversee

 

%versemeaning

Oh Mind! speak of nothing whatsoever but Rama;

Untrue words bring to the mind no joy;

Moment by moment does Death creep up on your life;

When arrives the last moment, will there be anyone to save you? .. 23..

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jaya jaya raghuviira samartha

 

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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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