Word Division - Word-by-word meaning

pallavi
rAma nIvE kAni nannu rakshincu vAru-evvarE

O Lord rAma! Excepting You (nIvE kAni), whoever (evvarE) is the protector (rakshincu vAru) (vArevvarE) for me (nannu)?

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anupallavi
sOma sUrya lOcana sundara vadana SrI (rAma)

O Lord who has moon (sOma) and Sun (sUrya) as His eyes (lOcana)! O Lord SrI rAma with beautiful (sundara) face (vadana)!
Excepting You, whoever is the protector for me?

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caraNam
caraNam 1
tAta vacana pAla puruhUta-Adi-amara
pArijAta saumitritO sItA ramaNitO velasina (rAma)

O Lord who carried out (pAla) the word (vacana) of His father (tAta)! O Wish-Tree (pArijAta) of indra (puruhUta) and other (Adi) celestials (amara) (puruhUtAdyamara)!
O Lord rAma who appeared (velasina) along with the beautiful (ramaNi) (ramaNitO) sItA and lakshmaNa – son of sumitrA (saumitri) (saumitritO)!
Excepting You, whoever is the protector for me?

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caraNam 2
dhArA dhara-Abha SarIra bhAvaja
sukumAra sAkEta pura vihAra nannu-ElukOra (rAma)

O Lord whose body (SarIra) resembles (Abha) (in hue) the rain-cloud (dhArA dhara) (literally carrier of water) (dharAbha)! O Handsome lad (sukumAra) like cupid (bhAvaja) (OR O Lord who has cupid as son)!
O Lord abiding (vihAra) in the town (pura) of sAkEta! Please govern (ElukOra) me (nannu) (nannElukOra);
O Lord rAma! Excepting You, whoever is the protector for me?

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caraNam 3
nAga Sayana muni yAga pAlana bhakta
bhAgadhEya pAvana tyAgarAja sannuta (rAma)

O Lord reclining (Sayana) on the couch of SEsha – the serpent (nAga)! O Lord who protected (pAlana) the sacrificial oblations (yAga) of sage (muni) viSvAmitra!
O Lord who is the fortune (bhAgadhEya) of the devotees (bhakta)! O Holy One (OR Purifier) (pAvana)! O Lord rAma well-praised (sannuta) by this tyAgarAja!
Excepting You, whoever is the protector for me?

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