कहइ भसुंड सुनहु खगनायक । रामचरित सेवक सुखदायक ॥
नृप मन्दिर सुन्दर सब भाँती । खचित कनक मनि नाना जाती ॥
kahai bhasuṃḍa sunahu khaganāyaka | rāmacarita sevaka sukhadāyaka ||
nṛpa mandira sundara saba bhām̐tī | khacita kanaka mani nānā jātī ||
Uttara Kanda
Chapter 76: The palace courtyard and child Rama's beauty
5 verses · 76 of 130
What happens in this chapter
The palace courtyard and child Rama's beauty
Bhushundi says to the lord of birds: hear Rama's deeds, which give joy to his servants. The king's palace is lovely in every way, inlaid with gold and many kinds of jewels. Its courtyard, where the four brothers play every day, is beyond telling. There Raghurai wanders in childish play, delighting his mothers. His soft body is dark as emerald, every limb holding the charm of many Kamadevas. His tender feet are pink as fresh lotuses, the toenails outshining the moon, the soles marked with the thunderbolt and other signs. Sweet-sounding anklets ring on his feet, and a girdle of gold and jewels chimes at his waist. His lovely belly has three folds, his navel is deep, and his broad chest gleams with a child's ornaments and clothes.
बरनि न जाइ रुचिर अँगनाई । जहँ खेलहिं नित चारिउ भाई ॥
बाल-बिनोद करत रघुराई । बिचरत अजिर जननि सुखदाई ॥
barani na jāi rucira am̐ganāī | jaham̐ khelahiṃ nita cāriu bhāī ||
bāla-binoda karata raghurāī | bicarata ajira janani sukhadāī ||
मरकत मृदुल कलेवर-स्यामा । अङ्ग अङ्ग प्रति छबि बहु कामा ॥
नव राजीव अरुन मृदु चरना । पदज रुचिर नख ससि दुति हरना ॥
marakata mṛdula kalevara-syāmā | aṅga aṅga prati chabi bahu kāmā ||
nava rājīva aruna mṛdu caranā | padaja rucira nakha sasi duti haranā ||
ललित अङ्क कुलिसादिक चारी । नूपुर चारू मधुर रव कारी ॥
चारु पुरट मनि रचित बनाई । कटि किंकिन कल मुखर सुहाई ॥
lalita aṅka kulisādika cārī | nūpura cārū madhura rava kārī ||
cāru puraṭa mani racita banāī | kaṭi kiṃkina kala mukhara suhāī ||
दो रेखा त्रय सुन्दर उदर, नाभी रुचिर गम्भीर ।
उर आयत भ्राजत विविध, बाल-बिभूषन चीर ॥
do rekhā traya sundara udara, nābhī rucira gambhīra |
ura āyata bhrājata vividha, bāla-bibhūṣana cīra ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0