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Verse 1
Namostu Ramaya Sa – Verse 1
नमोऽस्तु रामाय सलक्ष्मणाय
देव्यै च तस्यै जनकात्मजायै ।
नमोऽस्तु रुद्रेन्द्रयमानिलेभ्यो
नमोऽस्तु चन्द्रार्कमरुद्गणेभ्यः ॥
namo'stu rāmāya salakṣmaṇāya
devyai ca tasyai janakātmajāyai .
namo'stu rudrendrayamānilebhyo
namo'stu candrārkamarudgaṇebhyaḥ ..
Salutations to Rama, along with Lakshmana.
Salutations to Sita, the divine daughter of King Janaka.
Salutations to Rudra (Shiva), Indra, Yama (god of death), and Vayu (wind-god).
Salutations to the Moon, the Sun, and all the Maruts (wind deities).
Word by word
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- अस्तु (astu)
- let there be
- रामाय (rāmāya)
- to Rama
- सलक्ष्मणाय (salakṣmaṇāya)
- with Lakshmana (sa:with | lakṣmaṇāya:to Lakshmana)
- देव्यै (devyai)
- to the goddess
- च (ca)
- and
- तस्यै (tasyai)
- to that
- जनकात्मजायै (janakātmajāyai)
- to Janaka's daughter (janaka:Janaka | ātmajāyai:to the daughter)
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- अस्तु (astu)
- let there be
- रुद्र (rudra)
- to Rudra
- इन्द्र (indra)
- to Indra
- यम (yama)
- to Yama
- अनिल (anila)
- to Vayu
- इभ्यः (ibhyaḥ)
- to them
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- अस्तु (astu)
- let there be
- चन्द्र (candra)
- to the Moon
- अर्क (arka)
- to the Sun
- मरुद्गणेभ्यः (marudgaṇebhyaḥ)
- to the Maruts (marut:Maruts | gaṇebhyaḥ:to the groups)