THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 1 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
 ïIramgu[anuv[Rnm!     -   DESCRIBING   RAMA'S   CHARACTER
     
kwiÂÊpkare[   k«tenEken   tu:yit   ,
n   SmrTypkara[a<   ztmPyaTmvÄya   .11.  
kwiÂt!  in any manner
%pkare[  help
k«ten  done
@ken  one
tu:yit  gets satisfied
n not
Smrit  remembers
Apkara[a<  harm
zt< Aip  any numbers also
AaTmvÄya  by his intelligence
 
11.He   remembers   each   every   good   deed   done   by   others   to   him;   but   forgets   any   number   of  harm.  
zIlv&ÏErœ}anv&ÏEvRyaev&ÏEí   s¾nE>   ,
kwyÚaSt   vE   inTymôyaeGyaNtre:vip   .12.  
zIlv&ÏE>  with experts in practiding dharma
}anv&ÏE>  with intellectuals
vyaev&ÏE> c  and with elders
s¾nE>  with persons of repute
kwyn!  conversing
AaSt  will be
vE surely
inTy<  always
AôyaeGyaNtre;u  during breaks in training in use of arms
Aip also
 
12.He   likes   to   talk   to   people   well   versed   in   dharma,   shastra   and   elders.  
buiÏman!   mxura-a;I   pUvR-a;I   iày<vd>   ,
vIyRvaÚ   c   vIyˆR[   mhta   Sven   iviSmt>   .13.  
buiÏman!  intelligent
mxura-a;I  speaks pleasently
pUvR-a;I  polished
iày<vd>  speaks lovingly
vIyRvan!  brave man
n not
c also
vIyˆR[  by his prowess
mhta  great
Sven  own
iviSmt>  proud
 
13.He   is   intelligent,   speaks   softly   and   pleasently,   has   great   prowess;   but   is   not   proud of   his   manliness.  
n   can&tkwae   ivÖan!   v&Ïana<   àitpUjk>   ,
Anur­>   àjai-í   àjaíaPynurÃte   .14.  
n not
c also
An&tkw>  speaks lies
ivÖan!  well versed in all fields
v&Ïana<  to elders
àitpUjk>  respectful
Anur­>  respected
àjai->  by the people
c also
àja>  to the people
c also
Aip and
AnurÃte  very kind
 
14.He   is   well   versed,   respectful   to   elders   and   takes   care   of   his   people;   thus   he   is   respected.  
sanu³aezae   ijt³aexae   äaü[àitpUjk>   ,
dInanukMpI   xmR}ae   inTy<   à¢hva|!CDuic>   .15.  
sanu³aez>  kind to poor
ijt³aex>  control his anger
äaü[àitpUjk>  respectful to brahmins
dInanukMpI  helpful to people in distress
xmR}>  well versed in dharma
inTy<  always
à¢hvan!  protector of all living beings
zuic>  does not covet other's property
 
15.He   is   kind   to   poor,   conquered   anger,   respectful   to   brahmins   and   helps   persons   in   trouble; protector   of   all   living   beings   and   does   not   covet   other's   property.  
k…laeictmit>   ]aÇ<   xmR<   Sv<   b÷mNyte   ,
mNyte   prya   kITyaR   mht!SvgR)l<   tt>   .16.  
k…laeictmit>  has the intellect of his fore fathers
]aÇ<  warrior's
xmR<  dharma
Sv<  self
b÷mNyte  observes
mNyte  believes
prya  great
kITyaR  by fame
mht!  great
SvgR)l<  will reach heavens
tt> thus
 
16.He   believes   he   will   go   to   paradise   because   of   good   deeds.   Thus     he   follows the   rules   laid   down   for   a   warrior   rigourously.  
naïeyis   rtae      n   ivéÏkwaéic>   ,
%ÄraeÄryu­aE   c   v­a   vacSpityRwa   .17.  
n not
Aïeyis  to hurt others
rt> does act
y> c  whoever , he is
n not
ivéÏkwaéic>  does listen to gossip
%ÄraeÄryu­aE c  in matters of listening and answering
v­a  has capability
vacSpit>  Vachaspathi
ywa like
 
17.He   does   not   listen   to   gossip,   not   hurt   others   and   is   like   Vachaspathi   in   listening and   answering.  
AraegSté[ae   vaGmI   vpu:maNdezkalivt!   ,
laeke   pué;sar}>   saxurekae   ivinimRt>   .18.  
Araeg>  without any illness
té[>  shining
vaGmI  Lord Vishnu
vpu:man!  as incarnate
dezkalivt!  who knows the place and time
laeke  in the world
pué;sar}>  reads the people's minds
saxu>  the good soul
@k> unique
ivinimRt>  praised by all
 
18.Lord   vishnu,   having   come   to   the   earth   in   the   form   of   Rama,   was   praised   by   all.  
s   tu   ïeóEguR[EyuR­>   àjana<   paiwRvaTmj>   ,
bihír   #v   àa[ae   b-Uv   gu[vÄr>   .19.  
s> he
tu incomparable
ïeóE>  noble
gu[E>  qualities
yu­>  appearing
àjana<  people's
paiwRvaTmj>  son of the king
bihír>  having discarded the body
#v like
àa[>  soul
b-Uv  appeared
gu[vÄr>  with all good qualities
 
19.He,   as   the   son   of   the   king   with   very   good   qualities,   appeared   like   the   soul   which  had   discarded   the   body.  
sMyiGv*aìtõatae   ywavTsa¼vedivt!   ,
#:vôe   c   iptu>   ïeóae   b-Uv   -rta¢j>   .20.  
sMykœ  very well
iv*aìtõat>  learnt all the arts and observing the rituals properly
ywavt!  as it is present
sa¼vedivt!  knows the vedas in depth
#:vôe  in martial arts
c also
iptu>  father
ïeó>  better than
b-Uv  appeared
-rta¢j>  elder brother of Bharatha
 
20.   Rama   was   well   versed   in   all   the   arts   and   was   better   than   his   father   in   martial   arts.  

       

PROCEED TO SARGA 1 - SLOKAS 21 TO 30 OF AYODHYA KANDA
RETURN TO SARGA 1 - SLOKAS 1 TO 10 OF AYODHYA KANDA
RETURN TO INDEX OF SARGAS OF THE AYODHYA KANDA
RETURN TO INDEX OF KANDAS OF THE RAMAYANA