sarasa sAma dAna bhEda daNDa caturA - a beautiful song describing the sterling qualities that made rAma the exemplary king among warriors! It was truly brought alive for me by Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant in her ekahArya - tyAgarAja rAmAyaNa. Can someone translate it (word to word) please? I did not find it in a quick look through the wiki.
VK and cienu's review of Smt. Rajeshwari Padmanabhan's concert jogged my memory.
Thanks!
sarasa sAma dAna
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VK RAMAN
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carnaticopia writes --> Song: sarasa sAmadAna rAgam: kApinArAyaNi tALam: dEshAdi composer: thyagaraja language: Telugu Meaning:
Oh Rama! You are the One who knows how to use the saama, daana, bEdha and danDa methods at the appropriate time. No one can be compared to you. Please help me. RaavaNa, the most devoted bhaktha (devotee) of Lord Shiva, could not understand this truth. You sent many calming words to him through your messenger. You even granted Ayodhya to RaavaNa. Finally, you conquered him and made his brother Vibheeshana the king of Lanka.
pallavi sarasa sAma dAna bhEda daNDa catura sATi dEva mevarE brOvavE
anupallavi parama sAmbhava grEsa ruNDagucu balku rAvaNuDu teliyalEka pOtE
caraNam hitavu mATalentO bAgA balkitivi satamu gAnayOdhya niTTu naNTivi nata sahOdarunE rAju cEsi rAka hatamu jEsitivi tyAgarAjanuta
Oh Rama! You are the One who knows how to use the saama, daana, bEdha and danDa methods at the appropriate time. No one can be compared to you. Please help me. RaavaNa, the most devoted bhaktha (devotee) of Lord Shiva, could not understand this truth. You sent many calming words to him through your messenger. You even granted Ayodhya to RaavaNa. Finally, you conquered him and made his brother Vibheeshana the king of Lanka.
pallavi sarasa sAma dAna bhEda daNDa catura sATi dEva mevarE brOvavE
anupallavi parama sAmbhava grEsa ruNDagucu balku rAvaNuDu teliyalEka pOtE
caraNam hitavu mATalentO bAgA balkitivi satamu gAnayOdhya niTTu naNTivi nata sahOdarunE rAju cEsi rAka hatamu jEsitivi tyAgarAjanuta
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PUNARVASU
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pallavi -sarasa sAma dAna bhEda daNDa catura -Oh Rama! You are the One who knows how to use the saama, daana, bEdha and danDa methods at the appropriate time.
sATi dEva mevarE-No one can be compared to you
brOvavE -Please help me.
anupallavi- parama sAmbhava grEsa ruNDagucu balku rAvaNuDu teliyalEka pOtE
RaavaNa, the most devoted bhaktha (devotee) of Lord Shiva, could not understand this truth.
caraNam- hitavu mATalentO bAgA balkitivi -You sent many calming words to him through your messenger.
.satamu gAnayOdhya niTTu naNTivi -You even granted Ayodhya to RaavaNa
nata sahOdarunirAju cEsi rAka-and made his brother Vibheeshana((who prayed to you) the king of Lanka.
hatamu jEsitivi- Finally, you conquered him
tyAgarAjanuta- prayed to by Thyagaraja(oh Rama)
Just out of interest tried doing it(word to word meaning).Have just split the meanings as given by VKRAMAN.
Wonder if it is ok.
sATi dEva mevarE-No one can be compared to you
brOvavE -Please help me.
anupallavi- parama sAmbhava grEsa ruNDagucu balku rAvaNuDu teliyalEka pOtE
RaavaNa, the most devoted bhaktha (devotee) of Lord Shiva, could not understand this truth.
caraNam- hitavu mATalentO bAgA balkitivi -You sent many calming words to him through your messenger.
.satamu gAnayOdhya niTTu naNTivi -You even granted Ayodhya to RaavaNa
nata sahOdarunirAju cEsi rAka-and made his brother Vibheeshana((who prayed to you) the king of Lanka.
hatamu jEsitivi- Finally, you conquered him
tyAgarAjanuta- prayed to by Thyagaraja(oh Rama)
Just out of interest tried doing it(word to word meaning).Have just split the meanings as given by VKRAMAN.
Wonder if it is ok.