THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 3 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

     
   Ai-;eks<-ars<-ar[m!   -   COLLECTING   MATERIALS   FOR   CORONATION
   
te;amÃilpÒain   àg&hItain   svRz>   ,
àitg&ýaävIÔaja   te_y>   iàyiht<   vc>   .1.  
te;a<  their
AÃilpÒain  their obeisance
àg&hItain  over their heads
svRz>  in all respects
àitg&ý  accepting
AävIt!  spoke
raja  king
te_y>  to them
iàyiht<  pleasing
vc> words
 
1.The   king   accepting   their   obeisance,   spoke   the   following   pleasant   words.  
Ahae=iSm   prmàIt>   à-avíatulae   mm   ,
yNme   Jyeó<   iày<   puÇ<   yaEvraJySwimCDw   .2.  
Ahae  good
AiSm  am
prmàIt>  very pleased
à-av> c  kingdom also
Atul>  incomparable
mm my
yt! fromthat
Jyeó<  eldest
iày<  favourite
puÇ<  son
yaEvraJySw<<  to be crowned crown prince
#CDw  you desire
      
2.I   am   glad   that   all   of   you   desire   that   my   eldest   son   should   be   made   crown   prince.  
#it   àTyCyR   taNraja   äaü[aindmävIt!   ,
visó<   vamdev<   c   te;amevaepï&{vtam!   .3.  
#it thus
àTyCyR  praising
tan!  those
raja  king
äaü[an!  brahmins
#d<  this
AävIt!  spoke
visó<  to Vasishta
vamdev<  to Vamadeva
c also
te;a<  they
@v only
%pï&{vtam!  listening
 
3.The   king   addressed   Vasishta   and   Vamadeva   after   praising   all   the   brahmins.  
cEÇ>   ïImany<   mas>   pu{y>   pui:ptkann>   ,
yaEvraJyay   ramSy   svRmevaepkLPytam!   .4.  
cEÇ>  chaitra
ïIman!  respected
Ay<  this
mas>  month
pu{y>  auspicious
pui:ptkann>  flowers bloom
yaEvraJyay  for crowning as the crown prince
ramSy  Rama's
svR<  all materials
@v only
%pkLPytam!  may be collected
 
4.This   chaitra   month   is   auspicious;   hence   make   all   arrangements   for   the   coronation.  
ra}StUprte   vaKye   jnxae;ae   mhan-Ut!   ,
znEStiSmNàzaNte   c   jn"ae;e   nraixp>   .
visó<   muinzaËRl<   raja   vcnmävIt!   .5.  
ra}>  king
tu only
%prte  before completing
vaKye  the words
jnxae;>  a cheer
mhan!  great
A-Ut!  was heard
znE>  after
tiSmn!  that
àzaNte  it died down
c also
jn"ae;e  the cheer
nraixp>  ruling over people
visó<  Vasishta
muinzaËRl<  the revered among among rishis
raja  king
vcn<  these words
AävIt!  spoke
 
5.A   huge   cheer   rent   the   air   before   the   king   finished   the   announcement.   After
the   cheer   died   down   the   king   addressed   Vasishta.  
Ai-;ekay   ramSy   yTkmR   spirCDdm!   ,
td*   -gvNsvRma}apiytumhRis   .6.  
Ai-;ekay  for the coronation
ramSy  Rama's
yt! whatever
kmR vedic rituals
spirCDdm!  with all requirements
tt! all those
A* now
-gvn!  lord
svR<  all
Aa}apiytu<  to order
AhRis  please do.
 
6.The   king   told   Vasishta   to   order   immeditely   for   the   requirements   of   the   coronation.  
tCD+uTva   -UimpalSy   visóae   iÖjsÄm>   ,
Aaiddeza¢tae   ra}>   iSwtaNyu­aNk«taÃlIn!   .7.  
tt! that
ïuTva  hearing
-UimpalSy  king's
visó>  Vasishta
iÖjsÄm>  the best among brahmin
Aaiddez  ordered
A¢t>  in front
ra}>  of the king
iSwtan!  standing
yu­an!  the secretaries
k«taÃlIn!  with folded hands
 
7.Hearing   these   words,   Vasishta   ordered   the   secretaries   in   front   of   the   king.  
suv[aRdIin   rÆain   blINsva‰R;xIrip   ,
zu¬maLya<í   laja<í   p&wkœ   c   mxusipR;I   .8.
Ahtain   c   vasa<is   rw<   svaRyuxaNyip   ,
ctur¼bl<   cEv   gj<   c   zu-l][m!   .9.
camrVyjne   cae-e   Xvj<   DÇ<   c   pa{furm!   ,
zt<   c   zatk…M-ana<   k…M-anami¶vcRsam!   .10.  
suv[aRdIin  gold and other precious metals
rÆain  gems
blIn!  offerings
sva‰R;xI> Aip  dried sticks of sacred trees for homam
zu¬maLyan! c  white garlands also
lajan! c  popcorns
p&wkœ  in separate places
c also
mxusipR;I  honey, ghee etc
Ahtain  new
c also
vasa<is  clothes
rw<  chariot
svaRyuxain  with all weapons
Aip also
ctur¼bl<  all four forces
c also
@v and
gj<  elephant
c also
zu-l][m!  auspicious
camrVyjne  chamarams
c also
%-e two
Xvj<  flags
DÇ<  umbrella
c also
pa{furm!  white
zt< c  also hundred
zatk…M-ana<  golden
k…M-ana<  pots
Ai¶vcRsam!  shining like flame
 
8,9,10.He   ordered   the   necessary   items   for   a   homam   and   also   the   insignia   of   a   king.                
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