THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 1 : SLOKAS 21 TO 23


dÎfkarÎy¢nva¢stapsk]tÞvrXNp#aTIna    -   HERMITS   IN   DANDAKARANYA
REQUESTS   FOR   THEIR   PROTECTION

ÓyÞtdNfa    vy|    rajn¯    ¢jt@aEDa    ¢jtE¢Ód#ya:    ,
r¢XtÛyaÞÏvya    SáéBIB¥taÞtpaEDna:    .21.

ÓyÞtdNfa:    having given up punishment
vy|    we
rajn¯    king
¢jt@aEDa:    controlled anger
¢jtE¢Ód#ya:    conquered the senses
r¢XtÛya:    must be protected
Ïvya    by you
Sát¯    always
gBIB¥ta:    as a foetus
tpaEDna:    wealth of asceticism

21.The   sages   told   Rama   that   having   given   up   punishment,   controlled   anger,
conquered   the   senses   and   having   the   wealth   of   asceticism   must   be   protected
by   him   always   as   a   foetus.

evm¤³va    PlWm¥IlW:    p¤ÝpWrvÓyWà    raGvm¯    ,
AÓyWà    ¢v¢vDaharWÞslßmNmp¥jyn¯    .22.

evm¤³va    saying thus
PlW:    with fruits
m¥lW:    with roots
p¤ÝpW:    with flowers
vÓyW:    forest products
c    also
raGvm¯    to Rama
AÓyW:    with other
c   ¢v¢vDaharW:    with various foods also
slßmNm¯    along with Lakshman
Ap¥jyn¯    entertained

22.Saying   thus,   the   sages   entertained   ,   Rama   along   with   Lakshmana   ,with
fresh   fruits,   roots,   flowers   and   other   various   foods   from   the   forest.

tTa{ÓyE    tapsa¢Þs¼a    ram|    vWáanraEpmm¯    ,
Óyayv¦äOa    yTaÓyay|    tpIyamas¤r£árm¯    .23.

tTa    similarly
AÓyE    other
tapsa:    hermits
¢s¼a:    siddhas
ram|    Rama
vWáanraEpmm¯    radiant like the fire
Óyayv¦äOa:    well accomplished
yTaÓyaym¯    in accordance with the custom
tpIyamas¤:    honoured
iIárm¯    lord

23.Similarly   other   hermits   and   siddhas,   well   accomplished   and   comparable
to   the   fire   entertained   Rama   who   was   their   lord,   according   to   the   custom.

iÏyax©I    ½£md#amayNE    vaÚm£k£yE    Aa¢dkaÛyE    AarÎykaÎfE    p#Tm:    sgI:    .1.


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