Jaya Janaki kaanta

This song is fully in praise of Rama. All adjectives of Rama I will try to translate each adjective of Rama. Otherwise there is no hidden meaning to this song( I think )

rAga: nATa
Composer: Sri Purandara dasa

jaya jAnakI kAMta jaya sAdhu jana vinuta

Victory! To Janaki’s beloved Victory! To one who is praised by good people.

Jaya= victory
Janaki = Sita ( Lord Rama’s wife, Janaka’s daughter)
Kanta = beloved
Sadhu = good/sage
Jana = people
Vinuta = ( couldn’t get exact meaning someone here can elaborate. Nuta in Sanskrit is praised, vineeta is humble, vinuth is name of vishnu. All these found in Sanskrit dictionary)

jayatu mahimAnaMta jaya bhAgyavaMta | jaya jaya ||pa.||

Victory to you whose glory is infinite, victory to the one who has a good destiny

Jayatu = victory to you
Mahimimananta = mahima( glory/fame)+ ananta( infinite/ endless)

Bhagyavanta= ( Bhagya is destiny, could mean bestower of good destiny or one who has good destiny or one who is destiny itself)

dasharathAtmaja vIra dashakaMTha saMhAra pashupatIshvara mitra pAvana caritra

One who is born of Dasharatha, brave warrior, who killed RavaNa, friend of Shiva and who is good in conduct

Dasharataatmaja = dasharatha ( Lord Rama’s father ) + atmaja ( born of him ) = Lord Rama

Vira = warrior, brave warrior

Dashakanta = one with ten heads( kantha= neck) = RavaNa

Samhaara = killed, one who killed

Pashupatheeshwara = shiva ( one who is the Lord of paashupataastra?)

Mitra= friend

Paavana = good, holy
Charitra = conduct

kusuma bANa svarUpa kushala kIrti kalApa

The one who is Kama himself, skilfull and with a collection of accomplishments /glory

Kusuma baNa = the one with the flower arrow ( kusuma = flower, BaNa = arrow) = God of love, Kama who is supposed to be very good looking
Kushala = skilfull
Kirthi= fame, renown, glory
Kalaapa = ( I couldn’t find the kannada meaning, ) in Sanskrit among other things it means collection off. In this context I assumed this is right.

asama sAhasa shikSha aMbujadaLAkSha ||1||

One who is second to none in valour, who is humble and has eyes like the lotus petal

Asama= unparalleled, un equaled, second to non
Saahasa = valour
Shiksha = humility ( has many meanings in Sanskrit … Chose what I felt was correct here)
AmbujadaLaaksha = Ambuja ( ambu = water+ ja = born of ; = lotus ) + dala ( petal) + aaksha ( eyes)

sAmagAna vilOla sAdhujana paripAla

One who enjoys the song consisting of the verses of Rigveda set to music and one who look softer the good people/sages

Samagaana = saama ( = rigvedic verses set to music, with notes) + gaana ( song, to sing)
Vilola = enjoys

Sadhu = good/sage
Jana = people
Paripala = one who looks after

kAmitArtha pradAta kIrti saMjAta

One who is capable of giving anything that is desired, and is always associated with glory

Kaamitaartha = whatever is desired ( more explanation needed)
Pradatha = one who gives

sOma sUrya prakAsha sakala lOkAdhIsha

One who is resplendent with a brightness of both sun and moon and is the Lord of all the worlds

Soma = moon
Surya = sun
Prakaasha = bright, light
Sakala = all
Lokadheesha = lokaat ( worlds’) + eesha ( Lord)

shrI mahA raghuvIra siMdhu gaMbhIra ||2||

Oh! Great Brave warrior of the Raghu clan and one who is as calm as the ocean

Shri = a way to address ( also means Lakshmi )

Maha = great
Raghuveera = Raghu ( an ancestor of Rama, since Raghu, the family was known as the Raghu clan) + veera = brave warrior

Sindu = ocean
Gambheera= calm

sakala shAstra vicAra sharaNajana maMdAra

One who knows all there is to know of shaastras and is the heaven for people who are in his refuge

Sakala = all, everything

Shaastra = study, subjects, topics of study, scriptures

Vichaara = content

Sharanajana = sharaNa( = one who takes refuge) + jana ( = people)

Mandaara = heaven ( again the word has multiple meaning in Sanskrit, used what makes sense here)

vikasitAMbuja vadana vishvamaya sadana

One whose face is like a fully opened lotus, whose house is the whole universe

Vikasitaambuja = vikasita ( = opened, bloomed ) + ambuja ( = lotus)
Vadana = face

Vishvamaya = of the whole universe

Sadana = home, place where you live

sukRuta mOkShAdhIsha sAkEta puravAsa
Virtuous, the Lord of moksha and the one who lives in the city of saket

Sukruta = virtuous

Mokshadheesha = mokshat ( =of salvation) + eesha ( = Lord)

bhakutavatsala rAma puraMdara viThala ||3||

One who is affectionate to the devotee, Lord Rama, oh! Vithala of Purandara

Bhaktavatsala = Bhakuta ( = bhakta = devotee) + vatsala (=one who is affectionate)

Raama = Lord Rama

Purandara = a place in Karnataka

Vithala = name of Krishna/Vishnu

Translated to the best of my ability

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