All 50 Uses of

sovereign

in

The Ramayana

The hermit with his tender eyes Looked on Trisanku's altered guise, And grieving at his ruined state Addressed him thus, compassionate: "Great King," the pious hermit said, "What cause thy steps has hither led, Ayodhyá's mighty Sovereign, whom A curse has plagued with outcast's doom?"†
Book 1

His speech had scarcely reached its close, When, as he stood, the sovereign rose, And mounted swiftly to the skies Before the wondering hermits' eyes.†
Book 1 *

At length they brought that iron chest, And thus the godlike king addressed: "This best of bows, O lord, we bring, Respected by each chief and king, And place it for these youths to see, If, Sovereign, such thy pleasure be."†
Book 1

So, at his pleasure, let them lead The sovereign to my town with speed.†
Book 1

Then when the gathered throng had learned His will who right and gain discerned, Peasant and townsman, priest and chief, All met in consultation brief, And soon agreed with one accord Gave answer to their sovereign lord: "King of the land, we know thee old: Thousands of years have o'er thee rolled, Ráma thy son, we pray, anoint, And at thy side his place appoint Our gallant prince, so brave and strong, Riding in royal state along, Our eyes with joyful pride will see Screened by the shade that shelters thee."†
Book 2

Not all his sons, O lady fair, The kingdom of a monarch share: All ruling when a sovereign dies Wild tumult in the state would rise.†
Book 2

My lords and I thy will obey, All slaves who own thy sovereign sway; And I can ne'er my heart incline To check in aught one wish of thine.†
Book 2

How can I fail his will to do, Friend, master, grateful sovereign too?†
Book 2

And that prized herb whose sovereign power Preserves from dark misfortune's hour, Upon the hero's arm she set, To be his faithful amulet.†
Book 2

The good, of old, O soft of frame, Honoured this duty's sovereign claim, And I its guidance will not shun, True as light's Queen is to the Sun.†
Book 2

Six sovereign virtues join to grace Ráma the foremost of his race: Tender and kind and pure is he, Docile, religious, passion-free.†
Book 2

Ráma's dear friend, renowned by fame, Who of Nisháda lineage came, Guha, the mighty chief, adored Through all the land as sovereign lord, Soon as he heard that prince renowned Was resting on Nisháda ground, Begirt by counsellor and peer And many an honoured friend drew near.†
Book 2

So Ráma, with his brother bold, A pious anchorite enrolled, Obeyed the vow which hermits take, And to his friend, King Guha, spake: "May people, treasure, army share, And fenced forts, thy constant care: Attend to all: supremely hard The sovereign's task, to watch and guard."†
Book 2

As fires of anguish burnt him through, Swift to the monarch's hall he drew, Past the eighth court; there met his sight, The sovereign in his palace bright, Still weeping for his son, forlorn, Pale, faint, and all with sorrow worn.†
Book 2

So Ráma, sovereign lord of men, Will spurn the sullied kingship then: He born the eldest and the best, His younger's leavings will detest, Turning from tasted food away, As tigers scorn another's prey.†
Book 2

Let one of old Ikshváku's race Obtain this day the sovereign's place, Or havoc and destruction straight Our kingless land will devastate.†
Book 2

The righteous sovereign, who should be Lord paramount from sea to sea, High-minded, born to lofty fate, Like Brahmá's self supremely great; With Lakshma?†
Book 2

Ráma in truth and goodness bold Is Virtue's self in human mould, The sovereign of the world confessed As Indra rules among the Blest.†
Book 3

Hapless are they whose sovereign lord, Opposed to all, by all abhorred, Is cruel-hearted, harsh, severe: Thus might a jackal tend the deer.†
Book 3

s red eyes in fury rolled: Bright with his armlets' flashing gold, In high disdain, by passion stirred He rushed against the sovereign bird.†
Book 3

Like sovereigns of celestial race Within the wood they came, Each pondering the means to trace, The captor of the dame.†
Book 3

Then as the brothers strode apace To Rishyamúka's height, The sovereign of the Vánar race(536) Was troubled at the sight.†
Book 4

High on his ample back in haste Raghu's heroic sons he placed, And turned with rapid steps to find The sovereign of the Vánar kind.†
Book 4

My father died, and each sage lord Named Báli king with one accord; And he, by right of birth ordained, The sovereign of the Vánars reigned.†
Book 4

(573) Upon the cloven trees amazed, The sovereign of the Vánars gazed†
Book 4

The Vánar sovereign, lofty-souled, In plaintive voice his sorrows told.†
Book 4

That shout, which shook the land with fear, In thunder smote on Báli's ear, Where in the chamber barred and closed The sovereign with his dame reposed.†
Book 4

Be still, my heart: this earthly state Is darkly ruled by sovereign Fate.†
Book 4

Now Bharat rules with sovereign sway, And we his royal word obey.†
Book 4

He ceased: and Báli sore distressed The sovereign claims of law confessed, And freed, o'erwhelmed with woe and shame, The lord of Raghu's race from blame.†
Book 4

Rise up, my sovereign, dost thou see A crowd of subjects weep for thee?†
Book 4

Now, chieftain to thy home repair, And be anointed sovereign there.†
Book 4

Soon from the inner chambers came The Vánar of exalted fame; And joyful friends drew near and shed King-making balm upon his head, Like Gods anointing in the skies Their sovereign of the thousand eyes.†
Book 4

Those lords who yielding to the sway Of love's delight would fain delay, Urge hither with the utmost speed, Or with thee to my presence lead: And those who linger to the last Until ten days be come and passed, And dare their sovereign to defy, For their offence shall surely die.†
Book 4

He ceased: the son of Váyu(645) heard, Submissive to his sovereign's word; And sent his rapid envoys forth To east and west and south and north.†
Book 4

s side his place The sovereign of the woodland race, Upraised by Vánars, fleet and strong, Who bore the glittering load along.†
Book 4

With practised eye the king reviewed The Vánars' countless multitude, And, joying that his hest was done, Thus spake to Raghu's mighty son: "See, all the Vánar hosts who fear My sovereign might are gathered here.†
Book 4

Thou, sovereign of the Vánars, thou Must be our hope and leader now.†
Book 4

Huge as a towering mountain, loud As some tremendous thunder cloud, A prince who warlike legions led: To him his sovereign turned and said: "Go, take ten thousand(660) of our race Well trained in lore of time and place, And search the eastern region; through Groves, woods, and hills thy way pursue.†
Book 4

For Rohitas, a guardian band Of fierce Gandharvas, round them stand, Who five bright sovereign lords(712) obey, In glory like the God of Day.†
Book 4

To whom the sovereign cried aloud: "Go forth, O Vánar chief, go forth, Explore the regions of the north.†
Book 4

As their great sovereign's order taught, Through valleys, plains, and groves they sought.†
Book 4

Before their sovereign humbly bent And thus addressed him reverent: "On every hill our steps have been, By wood and cave and deep ravine; And all the wandering brooks we know Throughout the land that seaward flow, Our feet by thy command have traced The tangled thicket and the waste, And dens and dingles hard to pass for creeping plants and matted grass.†
Book 4

And the great task our sovereign set, Alas, is unaccomplished yet.†
Book 4

(757) His keen eye marked in him combined The warrior's arm, the ruler's mind, And every noble gift should grace The happy sovereign of his race: Marked how he grew with ripening age More glorious and bold and sage,— Like the young moon that night by night Shines on with ever waxing light,— Brave as his royal father, wise As he who counsels in the skies:(758) Marked how, forwearied with the quest, He heeded not his liege's hest, But Tára's every word obeyed Like Indra still by Sukra(759) swayed†
Book 4

Their wives and babes they will not leave And to their new-made sovereign cleave.†
Book 4

Lord Indra, sovereign of the skies, Bent on thee all his thousand eyes, And swore that ne'er the bolt which he Hurls from the heaven should injure thee.†
Book 4

Svayambhu(788) and the Sun he prayed, And the swift Wind to lend him aid, And Indra, sovereign of the skies, To bless his hardy enterprise.†
Book 5

One awful demon, fiery-eyed, Stood by the Maithil queen and cried: 'Come and be his, if thou art wise, Who smote the sovereign of the skies, And made the thirty Gods and three,(839) O'ercome in furious battle, flee.†
Book 5

followed, next in place, The sovereign of the Vánar race, And hundreds of the forest kind Thronged with impetuous feet, behind.†
Book 6

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