Word Division - Word-by-word meaning

pallavi
rAma-abhirAma ramaNIya nAma
sAmaja ripu bhIma sAkEta dhAma (rA)

O Lord rAma, the delightful (abhirAma) One! O Lord with a sweet (ramaNIya) name (nAma)! O Terror (bhIma) of the enemy (ripu) of gajEndra – the elephant (sAmaja)! (OR) O Terrific (bhIma) like lion – enemy (ripu) of elephant (sAmaja)! O Lord residing (dhAma) in ayOdhyA (sAkEta)!

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caraNam
caraNam 1
vanaja lOcana nI valana-alasitini
manasuna daya lEdu allADi phalamu-Emi (rA)

O Lotus (vanaja) Eyed (lOcana)! I became weary (alasitini) because (valanu) (valanayalasitini) of You (nI); but,
there is no (lEdu) compassion (daya) in Your (nI) heart (manasuna) (literally mind); what (Emi) is the use (phalamu) (phalamEmi) of wandering (allADi)?
O Lord rAma, the delightful One! O Lord with a sweet name! O Terror of the enemy of gajEndra – the elephant! (OR) O Terrific like lion – enemy of elephant! O Lord residing in ayOdhyA!

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caraNam 2
manasu celi nIkE marulukonnadi kAni
canuvuna ceyi paTTi mamula rakshimpavu (rA)

The maid (celi) of my mind (manasu) has been enamoured (marulukonnadi) by You alone (nIkE); but (kAni),
You wouldn’t protect (rakshimpavu) me (mamula) by holding (paTTi) my hand (ceyi) with love (canuvuna);
O Lord rAma, the delightful One! O Lord with a sweet name! O Terror of the enemy of gajEndra – the elephant! (OR) O Terrific like lion – enemy of elephant! O Lord residing in ayOdhyA!

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caraNam 3
kOri kOri ninnu koluvaga nI
dAri vEru-ainadi dhAta vrAlu-EmO (rA)

While I serve (koluvaga) You (ninnu) very eagerly (kOri kOri),
I do not know (EmO) whether it is as ordained (vrAlu) (literally writing) (vrAlEmO) by brahmA (dhAta) for Your (nI) path (dAri) to become (or being) (ainadi) different (vEru) (vErainadi);
O Lord rAma, the delightful One! O Lord with a sweet name! O Terror of the enemy of gajEndra – the elephant! (OR) O Terrific like lion – enemy of elephant! O Lord residing in ayOdhyA!

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caraNam 4
kamanIyamagu pAnpu kAvincitini-andu
ramiyimpaka nannu racca jEsedavu (rA)

I prepared (kAvincitini) a beautiful (kamanIyamagu) bed (pAnpu) for You; but,
instead of enjoying (ramiyimpaka) therein (andu) (kAvincitinandu), You tormented (racca jEsedavu) me (nannu);
O Lord rAma, the delightful One! O Lord with a sweet name! O Terror of the enemy of gajEndra – the elephant! (OR) O Terrific like lion – enemy of elephant! O Lord residing in ayOdhyA!

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caraNam 5
dikku nIvu-ani nEnu dina dinamunu namma
ekkuva takkuvalu-andu enaseDu guNamu-EmO (rA)

While I (nEnu) believe (namma) everyday (dina dinamunu) that (ani) You (nIvu) (nIvani) are my refuge (dikku),
what (EmO) is the mentality (guNamu) (guNamEmO) of involving (enaseDu) in (finding) shortcomings (ekkuva takkuvalu andu) (takkuvalandu)?
O Lord rAma, the delightful One! O Lord with a sweet name! O Terror of the enemy of gajEndra – the elephant! (OR) O Terrific like lion – enemy of elephant! O Lord residing in ayOdhyA!

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caraNam 6
nIkE daya puTTi nIvu brOvavale
rAkA-indu mukha tyAgarAja varada SrI (rA)

You (nIvu) should protect (brOvavale) me by welling up (puTTi) of mercy (daya) in You of its own accord (nIkE);
O Full-moon (rAkA indu) (rAkEndu) Faced (mukha) Lord! O bestower of boons (varada) to this tyAgarAja!
O Lord SrI rAma, the delightful One! O Lord with a sweet name! O Terror of the enemy of gajEndra – the elephant! (OR) O Terrific like lion – enemy of elephant! O Lord residing in ayOdhyA!

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