THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

   
 ïIramai-;ekmÙ>   -   CONSULTING   ABOUT   RAMA'S   CORONATION
 
xmR}>   sTysNxí   zIlavannsUyk>   ,
]aNt>   saNTviyta   ðú[>   k«t}ae   ivijteiNÔy>   .
m&Êí   iSwricÄí   sda   -Vyae=nsUyk>   .31.  
xmR}>  well versed in dharma
sTysNx>  true to his word
c also
zIlavan!  with good character
AnsUyk>  not jealous
]aNt>  kind hearted
saNTviyta  acts without offending any one
ðú[>  frank
k«t}>  remembers good turn done to him
ivijteiNÔy>  controls his senses
m&Ê>  protects those who seek his shelter
c also
iSwricÄ>  steady
c also
sda always
-Vy>  respectful
AnsUyk>  non violent
 
31.He   is   not   jealous,   steady   in   his   mind,   true   to   his   word,   kind   hearted   and   respectful.  
iàyvadI   c   -Utana<   sTyvadI   c   ra"v>   ,
b÷ïutana<   v&Ïana<   äaü[anamupaista   .32.  
iàyvadI  speaks pleasently
c also
-Utana<  for the people
sTyvadI  advise properly
c also
ra"v>  Raghava
b÷ïutana<  well learned
v&Ïana<  intellectuals
äaü[ana<  to brahmins
%paista  respectful
 
32.He   is   respectful   to   learned   intellectuals.  
tenaSyehatula   kIitRyRzStejí   vxRte   ,
devasurmnu:ya[a<   svaRôe;u   ivzard>   .33.  
ten thus
ASy his
#h here
Atula  unequalled
kIitR>  fame
yz> always praised
tej>  luster
c also
vxRte  grows
devasurmnu:ya[a<  among devas, asuras and human beings
svaRôe;u  in all weapons
ivzard>  expert
 
33.His   fame   is   known   to   all   and   he   is   the   best   in   use   of   any   weapon.  
sMyiGv*aìtôatae   ywavt!   sa¼vedivt!   ,
gaNxvˆR   c   -uiv   ïeóae   b-Uv   -rta¢j>   .34.  
sMykœ  well
iv*aìtôat>  learned the arts and observes rituals
ywavt!  as it is
sa¼vedivt!  knows vedas
gaNxvˆR  in music
c also
-uiv  on the earth
ïeó>  best
b-Uv  shines
-rta¢j>  Bharatha's elder brother
 
34.Rama   is   well   versed   in   arts   and   music.  
kLya[ai-jn>   saxurdInaTma   mha*uit>   ,
iÖjEri-ivnItí   ïeóExRmaRwRnEpu[E>   .35.  
kLya[ai-jn>  shines as a beacon of the dynasty with his character
saxu>  has blemishless forefathers
AdInaTma  always steady in mind
mha*uit>  is blessed
iÖjE>  by brahmins
Ai-ivnIt>  well tutored
c also
ïeóE>  by the best
xmaRwRnEpu[E>  well versed in dharma
 
35.He   is   tutored   by   well   learned   brahmins   and   is   always   steady   in   his   mind.  
yda   ìjit   s<¢am<   ¢amawˆR   ngrSy   va   ,
gTva   saEimiÇsihtae   naivijTy   invtRte   .36.  
yda when
ìjit  went on occasions
s<¢am<  to war
¢amawˆR  on a mission for village affairs
ngrSy  city's affair
va or
gTva  went
saEimiÇsiht>  with Lakshmana
n not
AivijTy  without victory
invtRte  returns
 
36.Whenever   Rama   went   with   Lakshmana   to   war,   he   returned     victorious.  
s<¢amaTpunragMy   k…Ãre[   rwen   va   ,
paEran!   SvjnviÚTy<   k…zl<   pirp&CDit   .37.
puÇe:vi¶;u   dare;u   àe:yiz:yg[e;u   c   ,
iniolenanupUrœVya½   ipta   puÇainvaErsan!   .38.  
s<¢amat!  from the war
pun>  again
AagMy  returned
k…Ãre[  on an elephant
rwen  on a chariot
va or
paEran!  city dwellers
Svjnvt!  like his family members
inTy<  always
k…zl<  welfare
pirp&CDit  enquires
puÇe;u  about their sons
Ai¶;u  rituals like homam
dare;u  about their wives
àe:yiz:yg[e;u c  family and friends also
iniolen  without leaving anything
AanupUrœVyat! c  each one separately
ipta  father
puÇan!  sons
#v like
AaErsan!  his own
 
37,38.On   returning   from   war,   he   will   enquire   from   every   citizen   about   the
welfare   of   his   family.  
zuïU;Nte   c   v>   iz:ya>   ki½TkmRsu   d<izta>   ,
#it   n>   pué;Vyaº>   sda   ramae=i--a;te   .39.  
zuïU;Nte  obedient
c also
v> your
iz:ya>  disciples
ki½t!  whether
kmRsu  in their duties
d<izta>  enthusiastic
#it thus
n> to us
pué;Vyaº>  tiger among men
sda always
ram>  Rama
Ai--a;te  enquires
 
39.He   also   enquiries   about   our   welfare   and   about   our   disciples.  
Vysne;u   mnu:ya[a<   -&z<   -vit   Ê>iot>   ,
%Tsve;u   c   svˆR;u   iptev   pirtu:yit   .40.  
Vysne;u  in times of distress
mnu:ya[a<  men's
-&z<  very much
-vit  becomes
Ê>iot>  saddened
%Tsve;u  on happy ocassions
c also
svˆR;u  to all
ipta  father
#v like
pirtu:yit  becomes happy
 
40.He   becomes   sad   seeing   the   distress   of   others;   similarly   is   happy   on   good   events.  

         

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