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Enta Rani

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Enta Rani

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Harikambhoji

Talas: Adi

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Lyrics

pallavi

enta rani tanakenta poni ni centa viduvajala

anupallavi

antakari ni centa jeri hanumantudai koluva lede

caraNam

sesudu sivuniki bhusudu laksmana vesiyai koluva leda

caraNam

sistudu mauni varistudu goppa vasistudu hitudu galeda

caraNam

naravara nikai-suraganamulu vanarulai kolva leda

caraNam

agamoktamagu ni gunamulu sri tyagaraju badaga leda

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
enta rAni tanak(e)nta pOni nI
centa viDuva jAla SrI rAma

Anupallavi:
antak(A)ri nI centa jEri
hanumantuDai koluva lEdA (enta)

Charanam 1:
SEshuDu Sivuniki bhUshuDu lakshmaNa
vEshiyai koluva lEdA (enta)

Charanam 2:
SishTuDu mauni varishThuDu goppa
vasishThuDu hituDugA lEdA (enta)

Charanam 3:
nara vara nIkai sura gaNamulu
vAnarulai koluvaga lEdA (enta)

Charanam 4:
 Agam(O)ktamagu nI guNamulu SrI
tyAgarAju pADaga lEdA (enta)

Meaning Courtesy: https://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/11/thyagaraja-kriti-entha-raani-raga-
hari.html

Sahityam: P: enta rAni tanak(e)nta pOni nI centa viDuva jAla SrI rAma
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may – may whatever (enta) come (rAni) or may whatever (enta) leave (pOni) me (tanaku)
(tanakenta) – I shall not (jAla) leave (viDuva) Your (nI) proximity (centa).

Sahityam: A: antak(A)ri nI centa jEri        hanumantuDai koluva lEdA (enta)
Meaning: Isn't (lEdA) Lord Siva – Enemy (ari) of Lord of Death (antaka) (antakAri) – serving (koluva) as AnjanEya
(hanumantuDai), by joining (centa jEri) (literally coming near) You (nI)?
[O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall not leave Your proximity.]

Sahityam: C1: SEshuDu Sivuniki bhUshuDu lakshmaNa vEshiyai koluva lEdA (enta)
Meaning: Isn't (lEdA) SEsha (SEshuDu) – the ornament (bhUshuDu) of Lord Siva (Sivuniki) – serving (koluva) You in the garb
(vEshiyai) of lakshmaNa?
[O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall never leave our proximity.]

Sahityam: C2: SishTuDu mauni varishThuDu goppa          vasishThuDu hituDugA lEdA (enta)
Meaning: Isn't (lEdA) the great (goppa) vasishTha (vasishThuDu) – the wise (SishTuDu) and the excellent (varishThuDu) among
sages (mauni) – there as Your benefactor (or family priest) (hituDugA)?
[O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall never leave our proximity.]

Sahityam: C3: nara vara nIkai sura gaNamulu      vAnarulai koluvaga lEdA (enta)
Meaning: O Best (vara) of men (nara)! Aren't (lEdA) the hordes (gaNamulu) of celestials (sura) serving (koluvaga) You by
becoming monkeys (vAnarulai) for Your sake (nIkai)?
[O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall never leave our proximity.]

Sahityam: C4: Agam(O)ktamagu nI guNamulu SrI         tyAgarAju pADaga lEdA (enta)
Meaning: Isn’t (lEdA) this tyAgarAja (SrI tyAgarAju) singing (pADaga) Your (nI) virtues (guNamulu) proclaimed (uktamagu) in
the Agamas (AgamOktamagu)?
[O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall never leave our proximity.]

Pallavi:
enta rAni tanak(e)nta pOni nI
centa viDuva jAla SrI rAma

Sahityam: P: enta rAni tanak(e)nta pOni nI     centa viDuva jAla SrI rAma
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may – may whatever (enta) come (rAni) or may whatever (enta) leave (pOni) me (tanaku)
(tanakenta) – I shall not (jAla) leave (viDuva) Your (nI) proximity (centa).

1. ; nd    ;N         S;         ;;         | nDn       S–N | D;          ; np       ||
    En      ta        rA                     Ni         - Ta na            --

enta rAni tanak(e)nta pOni nI
Come what may – may whatever (enta) come (rAni) or may whatever (enta) leave (pOni) me (tanaku) (tanakenta) –

2. ; nd ; N           S;         ;;         | nDn       rs – N | D ns     nd np      ||
    (k)En - ta        rA                     Ni         - Ta na            --

2a. ; nd ; N          SR         S;         | nDn       rs – N | D ns     nd -nd     ||
   (k)En - ta         rA                     Ni         - Ta na           --

3. dp- nd; N          S;         ;;         | nDn       rs – N | D ns     nd -nd     ||
     (k)En ta         rA                     Ni         - Ta na           --

dp- P DP              pdnd       N;         | DP        M;       | GM     pdnd       ||
  kEn ta -            PO --      -            --        ni         Nee-   ----

centa viDuva jAla SrI rAma
I shall not (jAla) leave (viDuva) Your (nI) proximity (centa).

dp – M gmP            mpD        pd ndN | P ;           MG       | rgmg   RS         ||
-- Cen ta- -          Vi--       du- - - va             Jaa-        ---   la -

;;         ;;         N;         nDn        | S;        N;       | nrsn   ds ndsn ||
                      Sri        RA--         --        --         ma--   -- ---     --

4. np;- nd ; N        S;         ;;         | nDn       rssn – nd| D ns   nd snnp ||
     kEn ta           rA                     Ni         -      Ta na      --

;P         DP         pdns       DN         | DP        M;       | GM     pdnd       ||
kEn        ta -       PO --      -            --        ni         Nee-   ----

dp – M mgmp           pmpd       pd ndN | P ;           MG       | rgmg   RS         ||
-- Cen ta- -          Vi--       du- - - va             Jaa-        ---   la -

;;        ;;         N;         dnS       | grrs     snnd       | rsnd     nddp || pm
                     Sri        RA--        --       --           ma--     -- ---     --

5. np;- nd ; N       S;         ;;        | nDn      rssn – nd| D ns       nd snnp ||
      kEn ta         rA                    Ni        -      Ta na          --

;P        DP         pd nrS DN            | DP       M;         | GM       pdnd      ||
kEn       ta -       Po --  -               --       ni           Nee      ----

dp – M mgmp          pmpd       pd ndN | P ;         MG         | rgmg     RS        ||
-- Cen ta- -         Vi--       du- - - va           Jaa-          ---     la -

;;        ;;         pmgr       srgm      | pdns     rgmp       | pmgr     snd-n || dp
                     Sri         -- -       RA--       --         ma--     -- --- --

dp- nd ; N           rsns       ;;        |; ;         ; ;      | ;;       ;;        ||
  (k)En ta           rA         - -        - -         --          --      --

Anupallavi:
antak(A)ri nI centa jEri
hanumantuDai koluva lEdA (enta)

Sahityam: A: antak(A)ri nI centa jEri        hanumantuDai koluva lEdA (enta)
Meaning: Isn't (lEdA) Lord Siva – Enemy (ari) of Lord of Death (antaka) (antakAri) – serving (koluva) as AnjanEya
(hanumantuDai), by joining (centa jEri) (literally coming near) You (nI)?
[O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall not leave Your proximity.]

antak(A)ri nI centa jEri      hanu(manta)
Isn't (lEdA) Lord Siva – Enemy (ari) of Lord of Death (antaka) (antakAri) – serving (koluva) as AnjanEya (hanumant

1. ; S S ;           NS         nsR       | R;       RS         | NS       RG        ||
    An ta            kaa-        ---        ri       Ni-          --       --

M;        GR         S;         ;;        | nDn      rs – N | D ;          ;N        ||
Cen       ta -       Je-        --          ri - -   - - Ha nu-             -

2. S ; S ;           NS         nsR       | R;       RS         | NS       RG        ||
  (m)An ta           kaa-        ---        ri       Ni-          --       --

M;        rgM gr S ;            ;;        | dnrs     ns – N | D ;          ;;        ||
Cen       ta -   Je-            --          ri - -   - - Ha nu-             -

hanumantuDai koluva lEdA (enta)
Isn't (lEdA) Lord Siva serving (koluva) as AnjanEya (hanumantuDai), by joining (centa jEri) (literally coming near) You (nI)?

a) dndn dpM          D;         ;;        | DN       NR         | sn D     N;        ||
  man-- tu--         dai        --          - -      Ko-          lu-      va --

ND        DP         M;         GM        | gmP      mpD        | dnsn     nd dp     ||
Le-       --         --         da -        ---      ---          Ha -     nu--

b) pm – dn dpM D ;              ;;        | DN       Srs        | Nsn      D;        ||
      man-tu-- dai              --          - -      Ko-          lu-      va --

Dnd       Pdp       M;        mgmp       | pmpd dpdn         | ndns     snd-n     ||
Le-       --        --        da -         ---  ---            Ha -     nu--

c) dp – dn dpM D ;            ;;         | DN      Srs       | Nsn      D;        ||
       man-tu-- dai           --           - -     Ko-         lu-      va --

Dnd       Pdp       M;        gmp-m | pd-pd n-dns            | snrs     snnd      || dp
Le-       --        --        da -    ---   ---                ---      ----         --

Sahityam: P: enta rAni tanak(e)nta pOni nI     centa viDuva jAla SrI rAma
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may – may whatever (enta) come (rAni) or may whatever (enta) leave (pOni) me (tanaku)
(tanakenta) – I shall not (jAla) leave (viDuva) Your (nI) proximity (centa).

dp- nd ; N          S;        ;;         | nDn     rssn – nd| D ;       ; np      ||
    kEn ta          rA                    Ni       -      Ta na          --

;P        DP        pd nrS DN            | DP      M;        | GM       pdnd      ||
kEn       ta -      Po --  - -             --      ni          Nee-     ----

dp – M mgmp         pmpd      pd ndN | P ;         MG        | rgmg     RS        ||
-- Cen ta- -        Vi--      du- - - va           Jaa-         ---     la -

;;        ;;        pmgr      srgm       | pdns    rgmp      | pmgr     snd-n || dp
                    Sri        -- -        Ra--      --        ma--     -- ---      --

dp- nd ; N          rsns      ;;         |; ;        ; ;     | ;;       ;;        ||
  (k)En ta          rA        - -         - -        --         --      --

Charanam 1:
SEshuDu Sivuniki bhUshuDu lakshmaNa
vEshiyai koluva lEdA (enta)

Sahityam: C1: SEshuDu Sivuniki bhUshuDu lakshmaNa      vEshiyai koluva lEdA (enta)
Meaning: Isn't (lEdA) SEsha (SEshuDu) – the ornament (bhUshuDu) of Lord Siva (Sivuniki) – serving (koluva) You in the garb
(vEshiyai) of lakshmaNa?
[O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall never leave our proximity.]

1. ; S    ;S        S;        ;;         | snN , - d         ;N |       S;        ;;        ||
    Se    shu       du                    Si       vu         ni        ki

;N        R–S S;              DN         | D ns    nd N     | D;        PD        ||
BhU       - shu du            La-          - --     - - kshma na-       --

2. N- S ; S         S;        ;;         | nrS , - snD       , N |      S;        ;;        ||
     Se shu         du                    Si        vu         ni       ki

;N        R–S S;              DN         | D ns    nd N     | D;        ; ;       ||
BhU       - shu du            La-          - --     - - kshma na-       --

a) dndn dpM         D;        ;;        | DN       NR        | ssnd     N;        ||
 Ve-- shi--         yai-      --          ko -     lu -        - --     va
                                    [Alt] - -      Ve        la - -     ya

ND        DP        M;        GM         |P–D NS             | nrsn     dsnd      ||
Le        - -       - -       dA          - - - -              - --      -- -

b) dp- dn           dpM        D;        ;;          | DN     Srs       | Nsn    D;          ||
   - - Ve--         shi--      yai-      --            ko -   lu -         --    va -
                                                  [Alt] - -   Ve          la - - ya

Dnd        Pdp      M;         mgmp      | pmpd dpdn          | ndns sn n d        ||
Le         - --     - -        dA- -      - --- - - -           ---- ----

c)dp- dn dpM        D;         ;;        | DN        Srs      | Nsn     D;         ||
      Ve--shi--     yai-       --         - -        Ve -      la - -   ya -

Dnd        Pdp      M;         gmp-m | pd-pd n-dns | snrs               snnd       || dp
Le         - -      - -        dA - - - - - - - - - - ---                - --          --

Sahityam: P: enta rAni tanak(e)nta pOni nI     centa viDuva jAla SrI rAma
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may – may whatever (enta) come (rAni) or may whatever (enta) leave (pOni) me (tanaku)
(tanakenta) – I shall not (jAla) leave (viDuva) Your (nI) proximity (centa).

dp- nd ; N          rsns       ;;        |; ;          ; ;    | ;;      ;;         ||
  (k)En ta          rA         - -        - -          --        --     --

Charanam 4:
 Agam(O)ktamagu nI guNamulu SrI
tyAgarAju pADaga lEdA (enta)

Sahityam: C4: Agam(O)ktamagu nI guNamulu SrI         tyAgarAju pADaga lEdA (enta)
Meaning: Isn’t (lEdA) this tyAgarAja (SrI tyAgarAju) singing (pADaga) Your (nI) virtues (guNamulu) proclaimed (uktamagu) in
the Agamas (AgamOktamagu)?
[O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall never leave our proximity.]

Agam(O)ktamagu nI guNamulu SrI
Your (nI) virtues (guNamulu) proclaimed (uktamagu) in the Agamas (AgamOktamagu)…

1. ; S     ;S       S;         ;;        | snN , - d          ;N |      S;         ;;        ||
    A       ga      mO         --          kta-- -            ma        gu         - -

;N         R–S      S;         DN        | D ns nd -dsN | D ;           ; ;        ||
NI         - Gu     na         mu          la - - - - - - - Sri         - -

1a. N- S      ;S    S;         ;;        | nR-sn       D- N | S ;       ;;         ||
      A        ga   mO         --          kta--       - ma gu          --

;N         R–S      S;         DN        | D ns nd -dsN | D ;           ; ;        ||
NI         - Gu     na         mu          la - - - - - - - Sri

Sri tyAgarAju pADaga lEdA (enta)
Isn’t (lEdA) this tyAgarAja (SrI tyAgarAju) singing (pADaga) [… Your (nI) virtues (guNamulu) … ]

a) dndn dpM         D;         ;;        | DN        NR       | snD     N;         ||
 Tya-- ga- -        raa        --          ju -      pA-       da--     ga

ND         DP       M;         GM        |P–P        DN       | nrsn    dsnd       ||
Le         - -      - -        dA -       - -        - -        - -      - --

b) dp- dn           dpM        D;        ;;          | DN     Srs       | Nsn      D;        ||
       Tya--        ga- -      rA        --            ju -   pA-        da--      ga

Dnd        Pdp      M;         gmp-m | pd-pd n-dns            | snrs    snnd       || dp
Le         - -      - -        dA - - - - - - - -               ---      - --

Sahityam: P: enta rAni tanak(e)nta pOni nI     centa viDuva jAla SrI rAma
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may – may whatever (enta) come (rAni) or may whatever (enta) leave (pOni) me (tanaku)
(tanakenta) – I shall not (jAla) leave (viDuva) Your (nI) proximity (centa).

dp- nd ; N          S;        ;;        | nDn     rssn – nd| D ;     ; ; ||
    kEn ta          rA                   Ni       -      Ta na        --

;P        DP        pd nrS DN           | DP      M;        | GM       pdnd      ||
kEn       ta -      Po --  - -            --      ni          Nee-     ----

dp – M mgmp         pmpd      pd ndN | P ;        MG        | rgmg     RS        ||
-- Cen ta- -        Vi--      du- - - va          Jaa-         ---     la -

;;        ;;        pmgr      srgm      | pdns    rgmp      | pmgr snd-n || dp
                    Sri        -- -       RA--      --        mA-- - - - - - - -

dp- nd ; N          rsns      ;;        |; ;        ; ;     | ;;       ;;        ||
   (k)En ta         rA        - -        - -        --         --      --

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Meaning: (TK Govinda Rao’s book)

Lord ! Come what may. I will never stray from your proximity.
Who else is Anjaneya, but an offshoot of Siva, the vanquisher of death!
Has he not steadfastly attached himself to you and is he not serving you eternally?
Did not Adi Sesha, the mighty serpent and ornament of Siva incarnate as Lakshmana along with you with
the sole aim of serving and worshipping you ?

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