Baalkaand Sarga 2

नारदस्य तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा वाक्यविशारद:।
पूजयामास धर्मात्मा सहशिष्यो महामुनि: ।।1.2.1।।

नारदस्य Narada's, तत् वाक्यम् those words, श्रुत्वा तु having heard, वाक्यविशारद: proficient in (shastras which are in the form of) speech, धर्मात्मा righteous, महामुनि: distinguished sage, सहशिष्य: along with his disciples, पूजयामास worshipped (praised) him.

Having heard the words of Narada the distinguished and righteous sage Valmiki, proficient in composing slokas, worshipped him accompanied by his disciples.

यथावत्पूजितस्तेन देवर्षिर्नारदस्तदा ।
आपृष्ट्वैवाभ्यनुज्ञातस्स जगाम विहायसम् ।।1.2.2।।

देवर्षि: divine sage, स: नारद: Narada, तेन by him, तथा in that way, यथावत् in a fitting manner, पूजित: having been worshipped, आपृष्ट्वैव having taken leave of him, अभ्यनुज्ञात: having been permitted, विहायसम् to heaven, जगाम went.

The divine sage Narada after having been worshipped by Valmiki in a fitting manner sought his leave and went to heaven.

स मुहूर्तं गते तस्मिन्देवलोकं मुनिस्तदा ।
जगाम तमसातीरं जाह्नव्यास्त्वविदूरत: ।।1.2.3।।

तस्मिन् when Narada, मुहूर्तम् instantly, देवलोकम् devaloka, गते having gone, तदा then, मुनि: sage Valmiki, जाह्नव्या: of river Ganges, अविदूरत: not very far from, तमसातीरम् bank of the river Tamasa, जगाम went.

After Narada had gone to devaloka, sage Valmiki reached the bank of river Tamasa, which is not very far from river Ganges for the morning ablutions.

स तु तीरं समासाद्य तमसाया महामुनि: ।
शिष्यमाह स्थितं पार्श्वे दृष्ट्वा तीर्थमकर्दमम् ।।1.2.4।।

स: that, महामुनि: eminent sage, तमसाया: तीरम् the bank of the river Tamasa, समासाद्य having reached, अकर्दमम् free from mud (pure and clear), तीर्थम् descent into the river दृष्ट्वा having seen, पार्श्वे by the side of, स्थितम् standing, शिष्यम् to the disciple, आह spoke.

That eminent sage Valmiki, having reached the bank of Tamasa and seen a descent into the river with pellucid waters, spoke to the disciple saying-

अकर्दममिदं तीर्थं भरद्वाज निशामय ।
रमणीयं प्रसन्नाम्बु सन्मनुष्यमनो यथा ।।1.2.5।।

भरद्वाज: O! Bharadwaja, सन्मनुष्यमन: यथा like the mind of a virtuous man, अकर्दमम् clear and pure (without sin), प्रसन्नाम्बु pleasing waters, रमणीयम् beautiful, इदम् this, तीर्थम् holy spot, निशामय behold.

"O! Bharadwaja, behold the beautiful and pleasant waters of this river. This holy spot is as clear and pure as the mind of a virtuous man ".

न्यस्यतां कलशस्तात दीयतां वल्कलं मम ।
इदमेवावगाहिष्ये तमसातीर्थमुत्तमम् ।।1.2.6।।

तात! O! Dear, कलश: water-pitcher, न्यस्यताम् be placed on the ground, मम my, वल्कलम् bark garment, दीयताम् be given, उत्तमम् best (of holy spots), इदम् this, तमसातीर्थमेव spot on the bank of river Tamasa, अवगाहिष्ये I will enter.

O! Dear one! Place the water-pitcher on the ground. Give my bark garment. I shall bathe in the river at this best of holy spots.

एवमुक्तो भरद्वाजो वाल्मीकेन महात्मना ।
प्रायच्छत मुनेस्तस्य वल्कलं नियतो गुरो: ।।1.2.7।।

महात्मना by the noble-minded, वाल्मीकेन by Valmiki, एवम् in this way, उक्त: having been asked, गुरो: of the spiritual master, नियत: obedient, भरद्वाज: Bharadwaja, तस्य मुने: for that sage Valmiki, वल्कलम् bark garment, प्रायच्छत gave.

Having been asked by noble-minded Valmiki in this way, Bharadwaja, ever obedient to his spiritual master, gave the bark garment.

स शिष्यहस्तादादाय वल्कलं नियतेन्द्रिय: ।
विचचार ह पश्यंस्तत्सर्वतो विपुलं वनम् ।।1.2.8।।

नियतेन्द्रिय: possessing fully restrained senses, स: Valmiki, शिष्यहस्तात् from the hands of his disciple, वल्कलम् bark garment, आदाय having received, विपुलम् extensive, तत् वनम् that forest, सर्वत: all around, पश्यन् looking, विचचार ह wandered.

Valmiki having received bark garment from the hands of of his disciple with his senses fully restrained, wandered in that extensive forest looking all around.

तस्याभ्याशे तु मिथुनं चरन्तमनपायिनम् ।
ददर्श भगवांस्तत्र क्रौञ्चयोश्चारुनिस्वनम् ।।1.2.9।।

भगवान् the revered one, तत्र in that forest, तस्य of that holy spot, अभ्याशे in the vicinity, अनपायिनम् without being separated from each other even for a moment, चरन्तम् ranging through the forest, चारुनिस्वनम् melodious-voiced, क्रौञ्चयो: krauncha birds, मिथुनम् pair of, ददर्श espied.

The sage Valmiki espied a pair of melodious-voiced krauncha birds. They were so much in love that they never separated from each other even for a moment. They were ranging through the forest in the vicinity of that holy spot.

तस्मात्तु मिथुनादेकं पुमांसं पापनिश्चय: ।
जघान वैरनिलयो निषादस्तस्य पश्यत: ।।1.2.10।।

पापनिश्चय: of sinful intent, वैरनिलय: full of cruelty, निषाद: a hunter, तस्मात् मिथुनात् from that pair, एकं पुमांसं तु one male bird, तस्य पश्यत: neglecting his very presence, जघान killed.

A sinful and cruel minded hunter, killed the male bird from the pair in his very presence.

तं शोणितपरीताङ्गं वेष्टमानं महीतले ।
भार्या तु निहतं दृष्ट्वा रुराव करुणां गिरम् ।।1.2.11।।
वियुक्ता पतिना तेन द्विजेन सहचारिणा ।
ताम्रशीर्षेण मत्तेन पत्रिणा सहितेन वै ।।1.2.12।।

पतिना by her husband, सहचारिणा by the constant companion, ताम्रशीर्षेण with copper-crested head, मत्तेन with the one intoxicated by love, पत्रिणा by one possessing wings, सहितेन united, तेन द्विजेन from that male companion, वियुक्ता got separated, भार्या तु the female companion, निहतम् having been struck down, महीतले on the earth, वेष्टमानम् rolling (in blood), शोणितपरीताङ्गम् body drenched in blood, तम् that male bird, दृष्ट्वा having seen, करुणाम् causing pity, गिरम् words, रुराव uttered (wailed).

The female companion saw the male bird being struck down by the hunter and falling on the earth, rolling, drenched in blood and separated from her husband who had copper-crested head and good wings, who was intoxicated with love and always united and moved with her, the female companion began to wail causing pity.

तदा तु तं द्विजं दृष्ट्वा निषादेन निपातितम् ।
ऋषेर्धर्मात्मनस्तस्य कारुण्यं समपद्यत ।।1.2.13।।

तदा then, निषादेन by the fowler, निपातितम् struck down, तं that, द्विजम् bird, दृष्ट्वा having seen, धर्मात्मन: of the righteous-minded, तस्य ऋषे: of that sage, कारुण्यम् compassion, समपद्यत filled.

Then, having seen the bird struck down by the fowler, righteous-minded sage Valmiki was filled with compassion.

तत: करुणवेदित्वादधर्मोऽयमिति द्विज: ।
निशाम्य रुदतीं क्रौञ्चीमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।।1.2.14।।

तत: then, द्विज: sage Valmiki, रुदतीम् wailing, क्रौञ्चीम् female bird, निशाम्य having heard, करुणवेदित्वात् moved to compassion, अयम् this act of slaying during mating time, अधर्म: unrighteous act, इति thus, इदम् वचनम् these words, अब्रवीत् uttered.

Having heard the wailing of the female bird, sage Valmiki of compassionate nature felt that it was unjust to kill the harmless bird and uttered the following words.

मा निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमश्शाश्वतीस्समा: ।
यत्क्रौञ्चमिथुनादेकमवधी: काममोहितम् ।।1.2.15।। 15

निषाद O! Fowler, त्वम् you, यत् for which reason, क्रौञ्चमिथुनात् from the pair of krauncha birds, काममोहितम् when they were infatuated by love, एकम् one, अवधी: have killed, (तत् for that reason), शाश्वती: permanently, समा: for long years, प्रतिष्ठां glorious, मा गम: you will never get.

O! Fowler, since you have killed one among the pair of krauncha birds when they were making love, you will be permanently denied of glorious life for that reason.

तस्यैवं ब्रुवतश्चिन्ता बभूव हृदि वीक्षतः ।
शोकार्तेनास्य शकुने: किमिदं व्याहृतं मया ।।1.2.16।।

एवम् in this manner, ब्रुवत: having uttered, वीक्षत: reflecting, तस्य हृदि in his heart, अस्य शकुने: शोकार्तेन distressed by the grief of this bird, मया व्याहृतम् uttered by me, इदम् these words, किम् what?, चिन्ता बभूव a thought arose.

Reflecting on the words uttered, sage Valmiki became thoughtful in his mind, 'What are these words uttered by me in this manner distressed over the grief of this bird?'

चिन्तयन्स महाप्राज्ञश्चकार मतिमान्मतिम् ।
शिष्यं चैवाऽब्रवीद्वाक्यमिदं स मुनिपुङ्गव: ।।1.2.17।।

महाप्राज्ञ: highly learned, मतिमान् wise, स: Valmiki, मतिं चकार thought, स: मुनिपुङ्गव: that pre-eminent one among sages, चिन्तयन् pondering,शिष्यम् addressing his disciple, इदम् this, वाक्यम् statement, अब्रवीत् च and said.

Very wise and learned, Valmiki, pre-eminent among sages, pondered over it for a while and addressed his disciple about what he had thought.

पादबद्धोऽक्षरसमस्तन्त्रीलयसमन्वित: ।
शोकार्तस्य प्रवृत्तो मे श्लोको भवतु नान्यथा ।।1.2.18।।

मे for me, शोकार्तस्य born out of sorrow (of slain bird), प्रवृत्त: came out without effort, पादबद्ध: consisting of four lines, अक्षरसम: each of equal number of syllables, तन्त्रीलयसमन्वित: with rhythm tuned to the accompaniment of stringed instruments, श्लोक: sloka, भवतु let it take a form, अन्यथा न not otherwise.

Born out of sorrow of a slain bird, from my mouth came out the words without effort and with rhythm which are capable of being tuned to the accompaniment of stringed instruments. They are so arranged to make a metre. Hence let it be known as 'sloka' and not by any other name.

शिष्यस्तु तस्य ब्रुवतो मुनेर्वाक्यमनुत्तमम् ।
प्रतिजग्राह संहृष्टस्तस्य तुष्टोऽभवद्गुरु: ।।1.2.19।।

शिष्यस्तु his disciple on his part, ब्रुवत: when words were spoken in this manner, तस्य मुने: that sage's, अनुत्तमम् excellent, वाक्यम् statement (verse), प्रतिजग्राह received (committed to memory), सन्हृष्ट: well pleased, गुरु: spiritual preceptor, तस्य in the matter of his disciple, तुष्ट: अभवत् was gratified.

His disciple, delighted by the words spoken by his spiritual preceptor, committed to memory the excellent verse composed by him. His teacher was pleased with him.

सोऽभिषेकं तत: कृत्वा तीर्थे तस्मिन्यथाविधि ।
तमेव चिन्तयन्नर्थमुपावर्तत वै मुनि: ।।1.2.20।।

तत: thereafter, स: मुनि: Valmiki maharshi, तस्मिन् तीर्थे at that holy spot, यथाविधि according to the prescribed ritual, अभिषेकम् bathing, कृत्वा having performed, तम् that, अर्थमेव the matter itself, चिन्तयन् pondering over, उपावर्तत वै returned (to his hermitage).

After having bath at that holy spot according to the prescribed ritual the sage (Valmiki) returned to his hermitage pondering over the matter.

भरद्वाजस्ततश्शिष्यो विनीतश्श्रुतवान्मुनेः ।
कलशं पूर्णमादाय पृष्ठतोऽनुजगाम ह ।।1.2.21।।

तत: then, शिष्य: disciple, विनीत: humble, श्रुतवान् learned in scriptures, मुनि: saint, भरद्वाज: Bharadwaja, पूर्णम् filled with water, कलशम् water-pitcher, आदाय having received (carrying), पृष्ठत: behind him, अनुजगाम ह followed.

Then saint Bharadwaja, humble and learned in scriptures, followed sage Valmiki carrying a pitcher filled with pure water (from Tamasa river).

स प्रविश्याश्रमपदं शिष्येण सह धर्मवित् ।
उपविष्ट: कथाश्चान्याश्चकार ध्यानमास्थित: ।।1.2.22।।

धर्मवित् knower of righteousness, स: Valmiki, शिष्येण सह with his disciples, आश्रमपदम् the hermitage, प्रविश्य having entered, ध्यानम् आस्थित: meditating on the incident, उपविष्ट: sitting, अन्या: other, कथा: stories, चकार composed.

Having entered the hermitage along with his disciple, Valmiki, knower of righteousness, sat meditating and composed other stories.

आजगाम ततो ब्रह्मा लोककर्ता स्वयं प्रभु: ।
चतुर्मुखो महातेजा द्रष्टुं तं मुनिपुङ्गवम् ।।1.2.23।।

तत: at that moment, लोककर्ता creator of the world, प्रभु: lord of the world, चतुर्मुख: four-faced, महातेजा: effulgent, ब्रह्मा Brahma, मुनिपुङ्गवम् best among sages, तम् that Valmiki, द्रष्टुम् desirous of seeing, स्वयम् himself, आजगाम arrived.

At that moment, the effulgent four-faced Brahma, creator and lord of the world, himself desirous of seeing Valmiki, the best among sages, arrived.

वाल्मीकिरथ तं दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय वाग्यत: ।
प्राञ्जलि: प्रयतो भूत्वा तस्थौ परमविस्मित: ।।1.2.24।।

अथ thereafter, प्रयत: purified by austerities, वाल्मीकि: Valmiki, तम् him, दृष्ट्वा having seen, परमविस्मित: was greatly amazed, सहसा immediately, उत्थाय got up, वाग्यत: disciplined in speech, प्राञ्जलि: भूत्वा with folded palms, तस्थौ stood.

On seeing him, greatly amazed at the suddenness of the incident, Valmiki, purified by austerities, immediately got up and with folded palms stood before him disciplined in speech.

पूजयामास तं देवं पाद्यार्घ्यासनवन्दनै: ।
प्रणम्य विधिवच्चैनं पृष्ट्वाऽनामयमव्ययम् ।।1.2.25।।

तम् एनं देवम् that god, विधिवत् as enjoined by tradition, प्रणम्य bowing with profound reverence, अव्ययम् immutable (Brahma), अनामयं च welfare, पृष्ट्वा having enquired, पाद्यार्घ्यासनवन्दनै: fell at his feet with respectable offerings of reception, a befitting seat, and water for washing feet, पूजयामास worshipped.

Valmiki, bowing down with profound reverence as enjoined by tradition and having enquired of his welfare, worshipped the immutable Brahma by falling at his feet with respectable offering of reception, a befitting seat and water for washing feet.

अथोपविश्य भगवानासने परमार्चिते ।
वाल्मीकये महर्षये सन्दिदेशासनं तत: ।।1.2.26।।

अथ thereafter, भगवान् the omnipotent Brahma, परमार्चिते highly worshipful, आसने seat, उपविश्य sat down, ततः from there, महर्षये to ascetic, वाल्मीकये for Valmiki, आसनम् seat, सन्दिदेश showed.

Omnipotent Brahma sat down on a highly worshipful seat and showed a seat for the ascetic Valmiki to be seated.

ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञातस्सोऽप्युपाविशदासने ।
उपविष्टे तदा तस्मिन्सर्वलोकपितामहे।
तद्गतेनैव मनसा वाल्मीकिर्ध्यानमास्थित: ।।1.2.27।।

स: अपि he (Valmiki) also, ब्रह्मणा by lord Brahma, समनुज्ञात: having been asked, आसने in the seat, उपाविशत् sat down, तदा then, तस्मिन् सर्वलोकपितामहे when that lord Brahma, the grand-sire of the worlds, (साक्षात् in the presence), उपविष्टे having been seated, वाल्मीकि: Valmiki, तद्गतेन एव set only on events (leading to the death of the krauncha bird), मनसा by his mind, ध्यानम् thoughts, आस्थित: was absorbed.

Having been ordered by Brahma, Valmiki also sat down on a seat. Although seated in the presence of the lord of worlds, Valmiki was absorbed in the thought of events (leading to the death of the krauncha bird).

पापात्मना कृतं कष्टं वैरग्रहणबुद्धिना ।
यस्तादृशं चारुरवं क्रौञ्चं हन्यादकारणात् ।।1.2.28।।

य: that hunter, तादृशम् such, चारुरवम् sweet voiced, क्रौञ्चम् krauncha bird, अकारणात् without cause, हन्यात् killed, वैरग्रहणबुद्धिना with hostile feeling of capturing it, पापात्मना sinful minded, कष्टं(कर्म) act, कृतम् was done.

"That hunter without cause killed that sweet voiced krauncha bird. That sinful-minded one with hostile feeling of capturing it, had done this cruel act" he thought.

शोचन्नेव मुहु: क्रौञ्चीमुपश्लोकमिमं पुन: ।
जगावन्तर्गतमना भूत्वा शोकपरायण: ।।1.2.29।।

शोकपरायण: engrossed in grief, अन्तर्गतमना: भूत्वा having been introspective, मुहु: again and again, क्रौञ्चीम् एव about female krauncha bird, शोचन् lamenting, पुन: again, इमम् श्लोकम् this sloka, जगौ recited.

Engrossed in grief, Valmiki having become introspective and lamenting the plight of the female krauncha bird again and again, recited this sloka.

तमुवाच ततो ब्रह्मा प्रहसन्मुनिपुङ्गवम् ।
श्लोक एव त्वया बद्धो नात्र कार्या विचारणा ।।1.2.30।।

तत: then, ब्रह्मा lord Brahma, प्रहसन् smiling, तं मुनिपुङ्गवम् addressing that pre-eminent among sages, उवाच spoke, त्वया by you, बद्ध: composed, श्लोक: एव sloka indeed, अत्र in this aspect, विचारणा doubt, न कार्या need not be entertained.

Thereafter lord Brahma smilingly addressed Valmiki, the pre-eminent among sages, saying "You have indeed composed a sloka.There is no doubt about it".

मच्छन्दादेव ते ब्रह्मन् प्रवृत्तेयं सरस्वती ।
रामस्य चरितं सर्वं कुरु त्वमृषिसत्तम ।।1.2.31।।

ब्रह्मन् O!Brahmarshi, ते इयम् your this, सरस्वती speech, मच्छन्दादेव at my will, प्रवृत्ता originated, ऋषिसत्तम O! most excellent ascetic, रामस्य Rama's, चरितम् history, सर्वम् in entirety, त्वम् you, कुरु compose.

"O!Brahmarshi, at my will, this speech had originated from you. O! most excellent ascetic, you compose the history of Rama in its entirety in this metre".

धर्मात्मनो गुणवतो लोके रामस्य धीमत: ।
वृत्तं कथय धीरस्य यथा ते नारदाच्छ्रुतम् ।।1.2.32।।

धर्मात्मन: of the righteous natured, लोके in this world, गुणवत: of the virtuous, धीमत: of the wise, धीरस्य of the steadfast, रामस्य Rama's, वृत्तम् history, ते to you, नारदात् through Narada, यथा in whichever manner, श्रुतम् heard, कथय narrate.

You narrate the history of Rama who is renowned for righteousness, virtues, wisdom and steadfastness in the manner you have heard it from sage Narada.

रहस्यं च प्रकाशं च यद्वृत्तं तस्य धीमत: ।
रामस्य सहसौमित्रेः राक्षसानां च सर्वश: ।।1.2.33।।
वैदेह्याश्चैव यद्वृत्तं प्रकाशं यदि वा रह: ।
तच्चाप्यविदितं सर्वं विदितं ते भविष्यति ।।1.2.34।।

धीमत: sagacious, सह सौमित्रे: along with Lakshmana, तस्य रामस्य Rama's, राक्षसानां च rakshsas, रहस्यं च unknown, प्रकाशं च known (deeds), सर्वश: by all means, यत् which, वृत्तम् history, वैदेह्याश्चापि about Sita and others, प्रकाशं यदि वा whether it is known to every body, रहो वा or unknown, यत् which, वृत्तम् history, तच्च that also, सर्वम् all, अविदितमपि even not known formerly, ते to you, विदितं भविष्यति will be revealed.

The incidents pertaining to sagacious Rama together with Lakshmana, Sita, Bharata, etc. and the rakshasas - their deeds, thoughts, unknown or known to everybody and those even not known to you, will be revealed to you by my grace.

न ते वागनृता काव्ये काचिदत्र भविष्यति ।
कुरु रामकथां पुण्यां श्लोकबद्धां मनोरमाम् ।।1.2.35।।

अत्र काव्ये In this poem, ते वाक् your words, काचित् not even one word, अनृता of untruth, न भविष्यति will not be spoken, पुण्याम् sacred, मनोरमाम् delightful, रामकथाम् history of Rama, श्लोकबद्धाम् in the form of slokas, कुरु compose.

In this poem, not even one of your words will ever prove to be untruthful. Compose this sacred, delightful story of Rama, set in the form of slokas.

यावत् स्थास्यन्ति गिरयस्सरितश्च महीतले ।
तावद्रामायणकथा लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति ।।1.2.36।।

गिरय: mountains, सरित: च and rivers, महीतले on this earth, यावत् स्थास्यन्ति as long as they
exist, तावत् till then, रामायणकथा story of Ramayana, लोकेषु among the people, प्रचरिष्यति will prevail.

As long as the mountains and rivers exist on this earth, the story of Ramayana will prevail and spread among the people.

यावद्रामायणकथा त्वत्कृता प्रचरिष्यति ।
तावदूर्ध्वमधश्च त्वं मल्लोकेषु निवत्स्यसि ।।1.2.37।।

त्वत्कृता composed by you, रामायणकथा the Ramayana story, यावत् as long as, प्रचरिष्यति prevails, तावत् till then, त्वम् you, ऊर्ध्वम् the upper world, heaven, अधश्च the nether world, मल्लोकेषु in my (Brahmaloka), निवत्स्यसि will reside.

So long as the Ramayana story composed by you is remembered in this world, you will move around in the upper world, the nether world and Brahmaloka.

इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्ब्रह्मा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।
ततस्सशिष्यो भगवान्मुनिर्विस्मयमाययौ ।।1.2.38।।

भगवान् ब्रह्मा lord Brahma, इति उक्त्वा having said this, तत्रैव there itself, अन्तरधीयत vanished, तत: then, सशिष्य: along with his disciples, भगवान् मुनि: sage Valmiki, विस्मयम् astonishment, आययौ attained.

Having spoken these words, lord Brahma vanished from the presence of sage Valmiki. He and his disciples were astonished.

तस्य शिष्यास्ततस्सर्वे जगुश्श्लोकमिमं पुन: ।
मुहुर्मुहु: प्रीयमाणा: प्राहुश्च भृशविस्मिता: ।।1.2.39।।

तत: then, तस्य his, शिष्या: disciples, सर्वे all, मुहुर्मुहु: again and again, प्रीयमाणा: being delighted, पुन: repeatedly, इमम् this, श्लोकम् sloka, जगु: chanted, भृशविस्मिता: exceedingly surprised, प्राहुश्च spoke about it.

Thereafter, the disciples of Valmiki chanted this sloka again and again in delight. They were greatly astonished and they spoke of it often.

समाक्षरैश्चतुर्भिर्य: पादैर्गीतो महर्षिणा ।
सोऽनुव्याहरणाद्भूयश्श्लोकश्श्लोकत्वमागत: ।।1.2.40।।

य: which ever, समाक्षरै: with equal number of syllables, चतुर्भि: by four, पादै: parts, महर्षिणा
by maharshi, गीत: as told, स: श्लोक: that sloka, अनुव्याहरणात् because of repeated recitation, भूय: again, श्लोकत्वम् gloriousness, आगत: attained.

This couplet of four parts, each part consisting of equal number of syllables, the sloka was recited by the maharshi. Constant recitation (by others) won praise for it.

तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता वाल्मीकेर्भावितात्मन: ।
कृत्स्नं रामायणं काव्यमीदृशै: करवाण्यहम् ।।1.2.41।।

अहम् I, कृत्स्नम् entire, रामायणम् named Ramayana, काव्यम् poem, ईदृशै: in this metre, करवाणि shall compose, इयम् बुद्धि: this thought, भावितात्मन: who is capable of putting thoughts into action, तस्य (महर्षे:) वाल्मीकेः to Valmiki, जाता occurred.

A thought occurred to Valmiki, who is capable of putting thoughts into action "I shall compose the poem named Ramayana entirely in this metre".

उदारवृत्तार्थपदैर्मनोरमैः
तदास्य रामस्य चकारकीर्तिमान् ।
समाक्षरैश्श्लोकशतैर्यशस्विनो
यशस्करं काव्यमुदारधीर्मुनि: ।।1.2.42।।

कीर्तिमान् renowned, उदारधी: sagacious, मुनि: sage, तदा then, यशस्विन: celebrated, अस्य रामस्य Rama's, यशस्करम् conferring glory, काव्यम् poem, उदारवृत्तार्थपदै: in excellent words, meaning and set in good metre, मनोरमै: charming, समाक्षरै: equal number of syllables, श्लोकशतै: hundreds of verses, चकार composed.

Renowned and sagacious sage Valmiki composed a poem with hundreds of charming verses, each containing equal number of syllables and excellent words conveying good meaning and set in good metre, conferring glory on celebrated Rama.

तदुपगतसमाससन्धियोगं
सममधुरोपनतार्थवाक्यबद्धम् ।
रघुवरचरितं मुनिप्रणीतं
दशशिरसश्च वधं निशामयध्वम् ।।1.2.43।।

उपगतसमाससन्धियोगम् united with samasas (compound words, phrases), sandhis (pleasing conjunctions of words), सममधुरोपनतार्थवाक्यबद्धम् sentences composed of lucid, melodious and meaningful phrases, मुनिप्रणीतम् composed by ascetic Valmiki, रघुवरचरितम् history of Rama, दशशिरस: of the ten-headed Ravana, वधं च slaying, निशामयध्वम् you may listen.

This story of Rama and the slaying of Ravana composed by ascetic Valmiki consists of compound words, melodious sandhis and sentences composed of lucid, melodious and meaningful phrases. Listen to it.

इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे द्वितीयस्सर्ग:।।

This is the end of the second sarga in Balakanda of the first poem, the holy Ramayana, composed by sage Valmiki.