Verse 1
Ramo Rajamani – Verse 1
रामो राजमणिः सदा विजयते रामं रमेशं भजे
रामेणाभिहता निशाचरचमूः रामाय तस्मै नमः ।
रामान्नास्ति परायणंपरतरं रामस्य दासोस्म्यहं
रामे चित्तलयस्सदा भवतु मे भो राम मामुद्धर ॥
rāmo rājamaṇiḥ sadā vijayate rāmaṃ rameśaṃ bhaje
rāmeṇābhihatā niśācaracamūḥ rāmāya tasmai namaḥ .
rāmānnāsti parāyaṇamparataraṃ rāmasya dāsosmyahaṃ
rāme cittalayassadā bhavatu me bho rāma māmuddhara ..
I contemplate on Sri Rama, who is the jewel among the kings, who always emerges victorious, and who is the lord of Sita devi.
I salute Sri Rama who destroyed the mighty armies of the demons.
There is no greater refuge than Sri Rama. I am a humble servant of Sri Rama.
Let my mind ever meditate on Rama. O Sri Rama. Kindly grant me salvation.
Word by word
- रामः (rāmaḥ)
- Rama
- राजमणिः (rājamaṇiḥ)
- jewel among kings (rāja:king | maṇiḥ:jewel)
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- विजयते (vijayate)
- emerges victorious
- रामं (rāmaṃ)
- Rama
- रमेशं (rameśaṃ)
- lord of Sita (rama:Sita | īśaṃ:lord)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I salute
- रामेण (rāmeṇa)
- by Rama
- अभिहता (abhihatā)
- destroyed
- निशाचरचमूः (niśācaracamūḥ)
- armies of demons (niśācara:demon | camūḥ:armies)
- रामाय (rāmāya)
- to Rama
- तस्मै (tasmai)
- to him
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutation
- रामात् (rāmāt)
- than Rama
- नास्ति (nāsti)
- there is not
- परायणं (parāyaṇam)
- refuge
- परतरं (parataraṃ)
- greater
- रामस्य (rāmasya)
- of Rama
- दासः (dāsaḥ)
- servant
- अस्मि (asmi)
- I am
- अहं (ahaṃ)
- I
- रामे (rāme)
- in Rama
- चित्तलयः (cittalayaḥ)
- meditation
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- भवतु (bhavatu)
- let be
- मे (me)
- my
- भो (bho)
- O
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- माम् (mām)
- me
- उद्धर (uddhara)
- lift up