THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

   
  ïIramai-;ekmÙ>   -   CONSULTING   ABOUT   RAMA'S   CORONATION
 
Anekv;Rsahöae   v&ÏSTvmis   paiwRv   ,
s   ram<   yuvrajanmi-i;ÂSv   paiwRvm!   .21.  
Anekv;Rsahö>  many thousand years
v&Ï>  lived
Tv<  you
Ais are
paiwRv  O! king
s> that
ram<  Rama
yuvrajan<  crownprince
Ai-i;ÂSv  please corornate
paiwRvm!  with powers to rule
 
21.O!   king,   you   have   lived   many   years;   make   Rama   the   crown   prince   with   all   powers
to   rule.  
#CDamae   ih   mhaba÷<   r"uvIr<   mhablm!   ,
gjen   mhta==yaNt<   ram<   DÇav&tannm!   .22.  
#CDam>  we desire
ih surely
mhaba÷<  the broad shouldered
r"uvIr<  the scion of Raghu dynasty
mhablm!  the powerful
gjen  on the elephant
mhta  big
AayaNt<  being taken in a procession
ram<  Rama
DÇav&tannm!  under an umbrella
 
22.We   are   desirous   of   seeing   Rama   taken   in   a   procession   on   a   big   elephant.  
#it   tÖcn<   ïuTva   raja   te;a<   mn>iàym!   ,
AjaniÚv   ij}asuird<   vcnmävIt!   .23.  
#it thus
tÖcn<  those words
ïuTva  hearing
raja  king
te;a<  their
mn>iàym!  pleasing the heart
Ajann!  not knowing
#v like
ij}asu>  to know
#d<  this
vcn<  words
AävIt!  spoke
 
23.The   king,   learning   their   desire,   spoke   these   words.  
ïuTvEv   vcn<   yNme   ra"v<   pitimCDw   ,
rajan>   s<zyae=y<   me   ikimd<   äUt   tt!Tvt>   .24.
kw<   nu   miy   xmˆR[   p&iwvImnuzasit   ,
-vNtae   ÔóuimCDiNt   yuvraj<   mmaTmjm!   .25.  
ïuTva  hearing
@v omly
vcn<  words
yt! which
me my
ra"v<  Rama
pit<  as a crown prince
#CDw  you all desire
rajan>  O! kings
s<zy>  doubt
Ay<  this
me in me
ik<  why
#d<  this
äUt  please explain
tt!Tvt>  truthfully
kw< nu  why
miy me
xmˆR[  as per law
p&iwvI<  earth
Anuzasit  ruling
-vNt>  you
Ôóu<  to see
#CDiNt  desire
yuvraj<  as crown prince
mm my
AaTmjm!  son
 
24,25.When   I   am   ruling   the   world   as   per   law,   why   do   you   want   to   see   my   son   as
crown   prince?  
te   tmUcumRhaTman<   paErjanpdE>   sh   ,
bhvae   n&p   kLya[   gu[a>   puÇSy   siNt   te     .26.  
te they
t<  to him
^cu>  spoke
mhaTman<  the mahatma
paErjanpdE>  all those present
sh together
bhv>  immeasurable
n&p  O! king
kLya[a>  good
gu[a>  qualities
puÇSy  in your son
siNt  are present
te  your
 
26.On   hearing   these   words,   they   told   the   king   that   your   son   has   many   good   qualities.  
gu[an!   gu[vtae   dev   devkLpSy   xImt>       ,
iàyananNdnan!   k«Tõan!   àvúyamae=Xy   taÂ!D&[u     .27.  
gu[an!  characteristics
gu[vt>  inherited good qualities
dev King
devkLpSy  like a god
xImt>  learned
iàyan!  rare
AanNdnan!  pleasing to all
k«Tõan!  everything
àvúyam>  will explain in detail
AXy now
tan!  those
z&[u  please listen
 
27.Please   listen   to   our   explanation   about   qualities   of   the   God   like   Rama.  
idVyEguR[E>   z³smae   ram>   sTypra³m>       ,
#úvak…_yae=ip   svˆR_yae   ýaitir­ae   ivza<pte       .28.  
idVyE>  with divine
gu[E>  qualities
z³sm>  equal to Indra
ram>  Rama
sTypra³m>  with real courage
#úvak…_y>  of the Ikshwaku kings
Aip also
svˆR_y>  among all of them
ih surely
Aitir­>  the best
ivza<pte  O! king
 
28.O!king,   Rama   is   equal   to   Indra   in   divine   qualities   and   the   best   among   the   Ikshwaku   kings.  
ram>   sTpué;ae   laeke   sTyxmRpray[>       ,
sa]aÔamaiÖinrœv&Äae   xmRíaip   iïya   sh         .29.  
ram>  Rama
sTpué;>  is an incarnation
laeke  in the world
sTyxmRpray[>  steadfast in truth and dharma
sa]at!  in humanform
ramat!  from Rama
ivinrœv&Ä>  learn
xmR>  good character is dharma
c also
Aip also
iïya  unwavering character
sh  with
 
29.Rama   is   an   incarnate   and   is   steadfast   in   truth   and   dharma.   He   is   a   role   model   for   all  as   far   as   good   character   is   concerned.  
àjasuoTve   cNÔSy   vsuxaya>   ]magu[E>       ,
buÏ(a   b&hSpteStuLyae   vIyˆR   sa]aCDcIpte>     .30.  
àjasuoTve  pleasing the people
cNÔSy  moon's
vsuxaya>  mother Earth's
]magu[E>  patience
buÏ(a  in intelligence
b&hSpte>  Brihaspathi's
tuLyae  equal
vIyˆR  in bravery
sa]at!  in reality
zcIpte>  Indra's
 
30.He   is   like   the   moon   in   pleasing   people,   mother   Earth   in   patience   and   Indra   in   bravery.        
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