Sundara Ramayana (translation and study)
by T. N. Jaya | 2004 | 76,950 words
This is a study and English translation of the Sundara Ramayana—a Sanskrit Kavya consisting of seven books having 1209 verses composed by the 20th century author Sri Sundaresa Sastri. It represents a condensed version of the original Valmiki Ramayana....
Chapter 1 notes
1. 2. 3. A. 5. 6. 7. kausikakulamanidipo dvija asidvenkatesa iti dhiman kavivamsah | gangasnanapavitrah ksiraphalasyutsrjannasanabhuktim || ( Sundara Ramayana Text Appendix ) tatsutayoryo jyesthassrestagunopasyara jagopalah | putrim putrau labdhvavantam mene punargrhinyaptim || ( Ibid ) sunvostasyakaniyansubrahmanyodhano viraktamanah | dhananirjita dhanapala vaisya arcannabhimata siddhayaiyam || ( Ibid ) srivatsagotrajata tatpatni janaki sativasati | vyakrti bhasyavyakhya krdvamsya sumati satkanya || gokarnabhijanena sundarabudha valmikisambodhita sriramayanasamgagraharacito vidvanmanah karsati | ( Ibid ) balanam sukhabodhakassuruciro'lamkaravrttadibhih sausabdyena ca kalidasakavitasaddasyamabhyasnute | ( Ibid ) sundaraetamakurutagurukrpaya || The above facts are discerned from Mrs. Gowri, who is the daughter-in-law of the son of Sundaresa 18