iN SEARCH OF A PURUSHOTAMA
DO YOU HAVE IT IN YOU ?
धर्मज्ञस्सत्यसन्धश्च प्रजानां च हिते रतः ।
यशस्वी ज्ञानसम्पन्नश्शुचिर्वश्यस्समाधिमान् ।।1.1.12।।
Pious, firm in his vows, he is ever intent on doing good to his subjects. He is, illustrious, wise, and pure at heart. He is obedient to elders (or accessible to those who are dependent on him) and ever meditating (on the means of protecting those who take refuge in him).
धर्मज्ञ: knower of duties (of protecting those who take refuge in him) of life सत्यसन्ध: firm in his vows
प्रजानाम् for his subjects
हिते doing good, रतः intent on,
यशस्वी renowned
ज्ञानसम्पन्नः omniscient
शुचिः pure and devout
वश्यः obedient to elders (or accessible to those who are dependent on him), समाधिमान् meditating on the means of protecting those who took refuge in him
प्रजापतिसमश्श्रीमान् धाता रिपुनिषूदनः ।
रक्षिता जीवलोकस्य धर्मस्य परिरक्षिता ।।1.1.13।।
Auspicious like Brahma, Sri Rama is the sustainer of this world, destroyer of enemies and protector of all living beings and of the moral code.
प्रजापतिसमः equal to Brahma
श्रीमान् surpassed the entire world in auspiciousness
धाता sustainer of this entire world
रिपुनिषूदनः destroyer of enemies
रक्षिता protector
जीवलोकस्य of all living beings
धर्मस्य of code of morals
परिरक्षिता protector.