Word Division - Word-by-word meaning

pallavi
pAhi pAhi dIna bandhO mAm
pAhi para-Ananda sindhO

O Benefactor (bandhO) (literally relative) of the humble (dIna)! Please do protect (pAhi pAhi) me (mAm). O Ocean (sindhO) of supreme (para) bliss (Ananda) (parAnanda)! Please protect (pAhi) me.

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caraNam
caraNam 1
tAraka-asura vairi nuta rAma
tAraka Subha-kara carita (pAhi)

O Lord rAma - praised (nuta) by Lord Siva – enemy (vairi) of tAraka asura (tArakAsura)!
O Lord who carries people across (tAraka) Ocean of Worldly Existence! O Lord with a history (carita) of causing (kara) auspiciousness (Subha)!
O Benefactor of the humble! Please do protect me. O Ocean of Supreme Bliss! Please protect me.

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caraNam 2
brahma rudra-Adi sabhA-ISa-ari-ibha
simha-Anana jita bha-ISa (pAhi)

O Head (ISa) of the assembly (sabhA) (sabhESa) of brahmA and Siva (rudra) and others (Adi) (rudrAdi)!
O Lion (simha) to the elephants (ibha) called enemies (ari) (sabhESArIbha)! O Lord whose face (Anana) (simhAnana) betters (jita) moon – Lord (ISa) of stars (bha) (bhESa)!
O Benefactor of the humble! Please do protect me. O Ocean of Supreme Bliss! Please protect me.

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caraNam 3
Sakra-ari janaka samharaNa Sankha
cakra-Adi dhara-ASrita caraNa (pAhi)

O Slayer (samharaNa) of rAvaNa – father (janaka) of indrajit - enemy (ari) of indra (Sakra) (SakrAri)!
O Wielder (dhara) of conch (Sankha), discus (cakra) etc. (Adi) (cakrAdi)! O Lord whose holy feet (caraNa) are the refuge of dependents (ASrita) (dharASrita)!
O Benefactor of the humble! Please do protect me. O Ocean of Supreme Bliss! Please protect me.

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caraNam 4
rAghava-anvaya supra-dIpa su-
kara-agha vana kuThAra rUpa (pAhi)

O Glory (su-pradIpa) (literally light) of raghu (rAghava) dynasty (anvaya) (rAghavAnvaya)!
O Benevolent One (su-kara)! O Lord of the form (rUpa) of axe (kuThAra) that destroys the jungle (vana) of sins (agha) (sukarAgha)!
O Benefactor of the humble! Please do protect me. O Ocean of Supreme Bliss! Please protect me.

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caraNam 5
Sara Sara jagad-AdhAra akhila-
ASara Sarada-ASuga dhIra (pAhi)

O Lord who used blade of grass (Sara) as missile (Sara) (literally arrow) (against kAkAsura)! O Sustenance (AdhAra) of the Universe (jagat) (jagad-AdhAra)!
O Brave One (dhIra) who is like gale (ASuga) that blows away entire (akhila) clouds (Sarada) (SaradASuga) of demons (ASara) (akhilASara)!
O Benefactor of the humble! Please do protect me. O Ocean of Supreme Bliss! Please protect me.

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caraNam 6
kuvalaya daLa sama nEtra pAlita
kuvalaya daLita-amitra (pAhi)

O Lord whose eyes (nEtra) resemble (sama) (literally equals) Lotus (kuvalaya) petals (daLa)! O Ruler (pAlita) of the Earth (kuvalaya)!
O Lord who rents asunder (daLita) enemies (amitra) (daLitAmitra)!
O Benefactor of the humble! Please do protect me. O Ocean of Supreme Bliss! Please protect me.

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caraNam 7
kamalA hita guNa bharita rAma
kamala-ahita dhara vinuta (pAhi)

O Consort (hita) (literally kind) of lakshmI (kamalA)! O Lord rAma replete with (bharita) virtues (guNa)!
O Lord praised (vinuta) by Lord Siva - wearer (dhara) (of digit) of moon – enemy (ahita) (literally unfriendly) of Lotus (kamala) (kamalAhita)!
O Benefactor of the humble! Please do protect me. O Ocean of Supreme Bliss! Please protect me.

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caraNam 8
tyAgarAja nuta caraNa
nitya-aga rAja dhara suguNa (pAhi)

O Lord whose holy feet (caraNa) are praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja! O Eternal Lord (nitya)!
O Lord who bore (dhara) mandara – king (rAja) of mountains (aga) (nityAga) (in kUrmAvatAra)! O Virtuous One (suguNa)!
O Benefactor of the humble! Please do protect me. O Ocean of Supreme Bliss! Please protect me.

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