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Ramayan Companion v1.0.0

A contemplative study app for Ramayana texts.

BackBala Kanda · 1.14
Valmiki Ramayana · Bala Kanda · Sarga 1
रक्षिता स्वस्य धर्मस्य स्वजनस्य च रक्षिता । वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञो धनुर्वेदे च निष्ठितः

rakṣitā svasya dharmasya svajanasya ca rakṣitā | vedavedāṅgatattvajño dhanurvede ca niṣṭhitaḥ

Translation (English)

He has performed the duties of a king and protected his subjects. knowledgeable in the true nature of the Vedas he is accomplished in military science (he is a great archer).

M.N. Dutt (1891)

Commentary

Rama knows the true meaning of the Vedas and has performed all kingly duties. Knowledge and action are balanced in him. He is neither a renunciate who abandons the world nor a materialist who ignores the spirit.

वेदनिष्णात