Raghu : a king of the Sūryavanshi dynasty; son of king Dilip of Ayodhya. His descendants are known as Raghus of whom the most popularly known is his son king Dasharatha, the father of Rāmachandra, the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu.
... great suffering has been undergone by you, 0 scion of Raghu, as well as by Sītā and myself, and for whose sake, 0 Rama, you have been deprived of a kingdom which was ever yours. (21-22) Bharata, who has arrived .in state as an adversary, surely deserves to be killed outright, 0 heroic prince! I see no wrong in killing Bharata, 0 scion of Raghu! (23) Killing a man who has wronged one before, one surely... Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), they say, replied (as follows): — "I (too) believe that the mighty-armed emperor has (personally) come to see us here. (21) Considering us to be deserving of comfort and bearing in mind the privations attendant on residence in a forest, father will, I believe, surely take us back home. (22) Again, my father, the glorious Daśaratha (a scion of Raghu), will return (to the... oblations into it both morning and evening). (12)'Here I shall (be able to) see Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), my elder brother, a (veritable) tiger among men, who shows respect to his elders, highly delighted like an eminent sage." (13) Then, going awhile, the celebrated Bharata (a scion of Raghu) reached Citrakuta on the bank of the Mandakinī and spoke as follows to those men (that had accompanied ...
... would also earn eternal fame for himself. (Canto II. 64.) This implies that the progeny of Dilīpa, i.e. Raghu, as a matter of fact, perpetuated the solar race and earned eternal fame for himself. It is thus no wonder that the entire mahākāvya of Kālidasa should be named after such a king viz., Raghu, who was "vamśasya kartā" (perpetuator of the race) and "anantakīrti" (a king of eternal fame). ... the kings mentioned in this great work, only a few like Dilīpa, Raghu, Aja, Daśaratha and Rāmā were most conspicuous. The kings coming afterwards were not so important, after all; the last one mentioned in Canto XIX was not only insignificant, he was inglorious too, as a matter of fact bringing disgrace to the great descendants of Raghu . Ryder's remarks are indeed appropriate when he says that: ... Kashmiri either, because Kālidāsa, being a great traveller, knew the details of India's geography, and was also a very keen observer of Nature. In the Raghuvamśam, while describing the expedition of Raghu in all directions, he has given a number of accurate descriptions of different parts of India and their specific characteristics, wherever necessary. All this makes him really a National Poet par ...
... longer be conquered), he then closed with Sugnva and in the course of that (very) encounter Srī Rāma (the celebrated scion of Raghu) disposed of Valī with a single arrow. (69) Having (thus) killed Valī on the field of battle at the instance of Sugnva, Sri Rama (a scion of Raghu) then installed Sugriva himself on Valī's throne. (70) Bringing together all the monkeys, the said Sugriva (the jewel among... him). Now tormented with grief to perceive the vulture mortally wounded and to hear (from it) of Sītā (the princess of Mithila), having been forcibly carried off (by Ravana), Srī Rama (a scion of Raghu) tormented with grief, loudly wailed. Then, having cremated the vulture Jatayu and hunting for Sīta in the forest in that very state of grief, Srī Rama descried a rakshasa, Kabandha by name, who was... him, the mighty armed prince cremated him and the demon (regained his original form of a Gandharva and) ascended to heaven. (While rising to heaven) he said to Srī Rama, ""Seek, 0 Rama (a scion of Raghu), Sabarī, a pious woman, who is well versed in the principles of righteousness." The highly effulgent Page 38 Rāma, the destroyer of his foes, (accordingly) approached Sabarī. (56 57) ...
... (a scion of Raghu), Page 190 his eyes turning crimson through anger, Rāvana, the lord of Rākshasas, loosed showers of shafts (upon him). (22) Immediately on beholding the volleys of arrows loosed from the bow of Rāvana approaching, Śrī Rāma thereupon quickly seized hold of, in all haste, Bhallas (a variety of arrows with a crescent shaped head). (23) Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) then tore... Pierced by the missile employed by Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) those for midable arrows of Rāvana melted away in the air; yet (before they did so) they killed the monkeys in thousands. Rejoiced to see that missile (presided over by demoniac forces) rendered void by Śrī Rāma of unwearied action, and encompassing Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), all the monkeys, who were capable of changing their form... (a scion of Raghu) another fearful missile presided over by Rudra (the god of destruction) and produced by the demon Maya. (1 2) Then issued forth on all sides from his bow flaming pikes and maces as well as clubs, hard as adamant, mallets, deceptive nooses and fiery thunderbolts of various kinds like piercing gales at the end of the world cycle. (3 4) The glorious Rāma (a scion of Raghu), the foremost ...
... (on the Page 49 road) Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) heard on that occasion the talks of visitors (from outside), on various topics (connected with the line of Raghu) as well as the diverse observations concerning himself of the people of Ayodhyā (itself), who wore a highly delighted appearance: — (43) "Here goes Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), who is about to inherit a great (royal) fortune by... meat and fruits can be had (in abundance) and which is inhabited by ferocious beasts and birds. We shall (on the other hand) live happily in the forest with Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu)." (24 25) Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) heard these remarks of diverse kinds uttered by various men; hearing them (however) his mind was not (in the least) disturbed. (26) The prince, whose mind was given to piety... Now I take leave of you all." (38) All those (royal) ladies whose mind was agitated through grief, heard the calm submission of Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu),, which conformed to (the principles of) righteousness. (39) While Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) was speaking thus, an out cry resembling the wail of female cranes rose from the mouth of those consorts of Daśaratha (a ruler of men). (40) The same ...
... concluded in the proper manner. — Canto III. 64-65 Page 50 Indra granted this boon to Raghu, and because of Raghu, as a matter of fact, the entire fruit of the sacrifice accrued to Dilīpa as a boon although the last one was practically interrupted by Indra himself. Raghu knew fully well that it was not a full-fledged victory on his part, and yet he was to be satisfied on the practical... fond attempt. — Canto I. 5-9 This description, given by the poet in detail about the entire line of Raghu, is indeed significant, simply because it highlights the best qualities of the kings belonging to this line in general. All the kings belonging to the line of Raghu represent illumination, heroism and harmony in their respective ways. It is true that the last king of this race, Agnivarna... — Canto I. 11-15 Dillpa is the illustrious father of an illustrious son, viz., Raghu, the pre-eminent king of this race. Dilīpa too, embodied all the virtues of the line, though it is heroism that is the most conspicuous in him, while has to be admitted that heroism reaches the climax in Raghu himself, as is evident from his 'digvijaya' ( conquest in all directions) described by the poet ...
... sweetness of the dream (presented to me), in which the selfsame I, who was borne away (by Rāvana) long since, see with my own eyes a monkey sent by Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu)! (20) If I could see the heroic Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) accompanied by Laksmana, even in a dream, I would not feel disheartened; but even a dream is proving niggardly in my case. (21) I do not believe this to be a dream for... And does he fall back upon personal effort as well as on Providence (for the success of his undertakings)? (19) I hope Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) has not become completely devoid of love towards me as a result of my living abroad. Will Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) deliver me from this calamity? (20) I hope Śrī Rāma, who is ever deserving of delights and is undeserving of woes, . has not sunk into despondency... Airavata (the chief of elephants), 0 princess of the Videha territory! (40) Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) does not take meat or honey. He partakes everyday of wild fruits and boiled (wild) rice, fully Page 167 sanctioned in the evening (the fifth period of the day). (41) Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) is no longer able to drive away gnats or mosquitoes, insects or even reptiles from his body ...
... arrived. (16) Hearing that Sīta, who had lived long in the abode of a rākshasa, had arrived, Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), the destroyer of enemies, was filled with indignation and joy and helplessness too. (17) Having seen Sīta, who had arrived in the palanquin, Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) was bewildered as his thought was burdened by debate and he then spoke to Vibhīsana as follows: — (18) "Let Sīta... world, protect me on all sides. (25) Since Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) takes me to be unworthy, though of unimpeachable character, let the god of fire, the witness of the world, under such circumstances, protect me on all sides. (26) Inasmuch as I have never been unfaithful in act, thought and speech to Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) who knows all the principles of righteousness, let the god of fire... city of Lanka in their aerial cars, which shone brightly like the sun, approached Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu). (24) Lifting up their long arms, their hands adorned with jewels, the foremost of gods — these thirty gods — thereupon Page 240 spoke (as follows) to Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), who stood with joined palms (by way of salutation): — (5) "You are the Originator of the entire ...
... Having heard this statement of his, Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) as if stricken with grief spoke to all the friends, "Tell Page 260 me how it is." (21) Bending respectfully so low as to touch the ground by the head, and saluting, all of them — each a picture of pity — replied, to Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu), "No doubt, this is so." (22) Having heard then the words spoken... "The King desires to see you. Go there, do not delay." (4) "Very well!" Having said so and having received the command of Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) Laksmana (the son of Sumitrā) mounting a chariot drove speedily to the residence of Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu). Having seen Laksmana departing, the doorkeeper went to Bharata and there having wished prosperity and having bowed down with humility... used to narrate with great delight various kinds of humorous stories to the high-souled Rāma. (2-3) After sometime, during the course of the narration of a certain story, Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) inquired: — "Bhadra! What are the talks of the town and the kingdom? (4) What are the people of the town and the country talking about me and about Sītā, Bharata and Laksmana and what indeed about ...
... we could not differentiate between those two singers and the descendant of Raghu." (15) While the citizens and townsmen spoke in this way the first canto attributed to Narada was sung from the beginning. (16) From then on, they sang till the twenty cantos were completed. Then in the evening Śrī Rāma the descendant of Raghu affectionate to his brothers after hearing the twenty cantos spoke to his... kings with attendants, or anyone else too so desiring, may witness the oath-taking of Sītā." (13) Hearing those words of the noble descendant of Raghu, all the chief sages exclaimed "May weal ensue". (14) The noble kings praised indeed the descendant of Raghu thus: "0 best among men, you alone and no one else on the earth is worthy of this which Page 276 has been announced." (15) Thus having... the sage. (23) "How long is this Page 274 poem? What is the object of the great sage the composer of this poem, the best among sages?" (24) The two sons of the sage said to the scion of Raghu, "The venerable sage Vālmīki is the composer who has come to this place of performance. By this poem he has revealed the whole account to you. (25) Twenty four thousand Slokas (verses) with a hundred ...
... Raghuvamsham, the poet describes a number of kings that belong to the House of Raghu, — from Dilipa to Agnivarna. Only a few episodes have been selected for this compilation, — just enough to introduce to the reader a few glimpses of the idealism of the heroic qualities of kings like Dilipa, Aja, and Sri Rama. The victory of Raghu, the lamentation of Aja, the hunting expedition of Dashratha and four chapters ...
... ] the historic method.. psychological principles of criticism.. variety of Kalidasa's work.. probable chronological succession of his works. Chapter III. The Seasons. Chapter IV. The House of Raghu; its scope & outline; nature of the poem; descriptive epic of later Hindu civilisation; its limitations. Qualities of verse diction. Similes. Description. Sentiment; pathos and eloquence. Relative merits... of one subject. Chapter VII. The Agnimitra; its plot; perfection of dramatic workmanship; Kalidasa's method of characterisation; the characters. Dramatic style. Relation of the Agnimitra to the Raghu. Chapter VIII. The Urvasie.. dramatic workmanship & conception; character of the poetry; relation to Meghaduta. Chapter IX. The Characters. Chapter X XI XII. The Shacountala. Chapter XIII XIV... XIV. The Kumara. Chapter XV. Retrospect; poetic greatness of Kalidasa; comparisons with other classical [writers]. Chapter XVI XVII. Hindu civilisation in the time of Kalidasa (this may go with Raghu or Kumara). Page 151 ...
... justification,—but it presents in this matter of personality and persistent characteristics no sufficient point of contact either with the Shakuntala or the Kumarasambhava or even with the House of Raghu. But in the Seasons, Kalidasa's personality is distinctly perceived as well as his main characteristics, his force of vision, his architecture of style, his pervading sensuousness, the peculiar temperament... and tendencies are here, some of them in crude and unformed vigour, but characteristic and unmistakable, giving the poem a striking resemblance of spirit and to some extent of form to the House of Raghu, with a far-off prophecy of the mature manner of Kalidasa in the four great masterpieces. There is his power of felicitous and vivid simile; there is the individual turn of his conceits and the sin... but never an equal power of form; their figures do not appear to stand out of the canvas and live. And though we do not find here quite the marvellous harmonies of verse and diction we meet in the Raghu, yet we do come across plenty of preparation for them. Here for instance is a verse whose rapidity and lightness restrained by a certain half-hidden gravity is distinctly Kalidasa's: Page 183 ...
... the character. In fact, Kumar Sambhava seems later than Raghuvansha , though Raghu is more brilliant; Kumar is more deep and mature. If you grant the common belief that Kalidasa wrote only the first 8 cantos of the Kumar then it does not seem logical that a man like Kalidasa would complete Raghu leaving Kumar unfinished. 14–12–1940 A. wrote an article in the Calcutta... text-book of the Hindu University for the B.A. degree there is selection from Tagore in which he states that : Kalidas was very much touched by the immorality of his age and he deplores it in the "Raghu vansha" Sri Aurobindo : That is a new discovery – if he says so. Disciple : Kalidas we know as one who is not particular about morality. His Malvikagnimitra depicts the king Agnimitra ...
... but his work is its splendid integral epitome, its picture of many composite hues and tones. Of the temperament of that civilisation the Seasons is an immature poetic self-expression, the House of Raghu the representative epic, the Cloud Messenger the descriptive elegy, Shakuntala with its two sister loveplays intimate dramatic pictures and the Birth of the War-God the grand religious fable. Kalidasa ...
... these too he makes a part of the beauty and interest of life and sees as admirable elements of its complete and splendid picture. All his work is of this tissue. His great literary epic, the "House of Raghu", treats the story of a line of ancient kings as representative of the highest religious and ethical culture and ideals of the race and brings out its significances environed with a splendid decoration ...
... Elizabethan poetry, the romantically vivid and descriptive narrative method of Spenser's Faerie Queene and the more intellectually romantic vividness and descriptive elaborateness of the Line of Raghu , the tone and manner of Drayton and that of the much greater work of Bharavi. This kinship arises from the likeness of essential motive and psychological basic type and emerges and asserts itself in ...
... मनांसि प्रभया स्वया ॥ नैशानि सर्वभूतानि विचरन्ति ततस्ततः । यक्षराक्षससङ्घाश्च रौद्राश्च पिशिताशनाः ॥ "Motionless are all trees and shrouded the beasts & birds and the quarters filled, O joy of Raghu, with the glooms of night; slowly the sky parts with evening and grows full of eyes; dense with stars & constellations it glitters with points of light; and now yonder with cold beams rising up the ...
... of Yadu's family: its first and immediate meaning is "son of Yadu". If Krishna, who is the Yādava par excellence just as Rāma Dāśarathi is the preeminent Raghava (descendant of the Solar Line of Raghu), is understood as "son of Yadu", then, since Yadu is 14th in succession to Prithu, Krishna is 15th. And he is 15th not only as a name: those who are next in succession to Yadu - his "sons", as they ...
... poet Kalidasa echoing Valmiki's description: Young, with arms long as the pole of the yoke, with sturdy shoulders, with a chest broad as a door panel, and a full broad neck, Raghu was above his father by the excellence of his body, and yet through his modesty he looked smaller. Let us think of Arjuna, as described in Mahabharata: Without him whose arms are long and ...
... note that they both seek the help and aid of man. We know of legends in which human beings, kings and warriors, are invited by gods to come over to their side in the struggle. We have heard of the Raghus whose war-chariots drove right up to the heaven from the earth to come to the help of the gods- anakam ratham vartmanm (Kalidasa). Asuras however have a greater sway over man in a natural manner ...
... entire inner world seems to have precipitated itself upon earth and taken a body here. A radiant poet spoke of Paradise being transplanted upon earth in the shape of a happy city (the city of the Raghus): today we have done the opposite miracle, the devil's capital city is installed upon earth, or even something worse. For, in the subtler worlds there is a saving grace, after all. If you have within ...
... Plato, 34, 120, 134, 178 Plotinus, 34, 40 Pondicherry, 17 Pradyurnana,44,207 Prudhomme, Sully, 320 Puranas , the, 46 Pyramid, the, 200 Pythagoras, 180 RACINE, 210 Raghus, the, 214 Rakshasas, 46 Rama, 58 Ramakrishna, 116, 128, 141, 160, 243, 247,383 Raphael, 210 Ravana, 58 Ravel, 427 Red Sea, 324 Ribhus, the, 208 Rome, 199,421 Rudra, 160 ...
... That entire inner world seems to have precipitated itself upon earth and taken a body here. A radiant poet spoke of Paradise being transplanted upon earth in the shape of a happy city (the city of the Raghus): today we have done the opposite miracle, the devil's capital city is installed upon earth, or even something worse. For, in the subtler worlds there is a saving grace, after all. If you have within ...
... note that they both seek the help and aid of man. We know of legends in which human beings, kings and warriors, are invited by the Gods to come over to their side in the struggle. We have heard of the Raghus whose war chariots drove right up to heaven from the earth to come to the help of the Gods— Page 53 ā n ā kctm ratham vartman ā m (Kalidasa). The Asuras however have a greater sway ...
... Moksha lay through Dharma and Artha and Kama, Sannyasa had to be built upon Brahmacharya and Garhasthya. The integral ideal was epitomized by Kalidasa in his famous lines about the character of the Raghus: They devoted themselves to study in their boyhood, in youth they pursued the objects of life; when old they took to spiritual austerities, and in the end they died united with the higher co ...
... Prithwiraj, 90 Prometheus, 234 Proteus, 274 Prussia, 88 Puranas, the, 71 Pythagoras, 150,211,219 QUANTUM MECHANICS, 316 RACINE, 197 Raghus, the, 55 Ramayana, the, 217 Ramdas, 396 Raphael, 176-8 Red Cross, 104 Reichenbach, Hans, 315 -Atom .& Cosmos, 315n Relativity, 141 ...
... Moksha lay through Dharma and Artha and Kama, Sannyasa had to be built upon Brahma- charya and Garhasthya. The integral ideal was epitomized by Kalidasa in his famous lines about the character of the Raghus: They devoted themselves to study in their boyhood, in youth they pursued the objects of life; when old they took to spiritual austerities, and in the end they died united with the higher co ...
... Moksha lay through Dharma and Artha and Kama, Sannyasa had to be built upon Brahmacharya and Garhasthya. The integral ideal was epitomized by Kalidasa in his famous lines about the character of the Raghus: They devoted themselves to study in their boyhood, in youth they pursued the objects of life; when old they took to spiritual austerities, and in the end they died united with the higher c ...
... ten directions, to the ten godheads you have distributed the ten heads of Ravana, as a happy offering desired by them. Lo, the Lord has assumed the form of the Prince of Raghus. Victory to the Lord! Victory to the Master of the World! On your white body you have put on a blue robe that matches beautifully with the blue Yamuna clinging to you ...
... Here are Hardwar and Rishikesh, Kedarnath and Badrinath where pilgrims Page 37 flock. Here are the age-old towns that stand dreaming of the past glory: Ayodhya of Rama of the Raghus, Mathura and Vrindaban of Krishna, Sarnath of Buddha, Allahabad where Ganga the daughter of Himavan meets Yamuna the daughter of the Sun, Agra with its Tajmahal like a teardrop on the cheeks of Time ...
... universe with three strides! 20. Salutations to Thee! Rāma with the axe, the leader of the Bhrgus, who decimated the tribe of proud and insolent Ksatriyas! Salutations to Thee, Rāma the leader of the Raghus, who destroyed Rāvana and his followers! 21. Salutations to Thee manifested for the protection of the devotees as the four Vyūhas — Vāsudeva, Sahkarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha! 22. Salutation to ...
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