THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 3 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
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@v<   VyaidZy   ivàaE   taE   i³yaStÇ   iviniót!             ,
c³tuíEv   yCDe;<   paiwRvay   inveXy   c               .21.  
@v<  thus
VyaidZy  ordering
ivàaE  the two brahmins
taE those
i³ya>  what has been done
  there
iviniót!  very capable
c³tu>  completed
c also
@v that also
yt! what
ze;<  remains
paiwRvay  for the king
inveXy  informing
c also
 
21.   The   two   capable   brahmins,   informed   the   king   of   things   that   have   been done
and   also   what   was   to   done   further.  
k«timTyev   caäUtami-gMy   jgTpitm!     ,
ywae­vcn<   àItaE   h;Ryu­aE   iÖj;R-aE         .22.  
k«t<  done
#it thus
@v like
c  also
AäUta<  said
Ai-gMy  returning
jgTpitm!  to the king
ywae­vcn<  what all has been told
àItaE  friends
h;Ryu­aE  with enthusiasm
iÖj;R-aE  the two brahmins
 
22.The   two   brahmins,   close   to   the   king,   enthusiastically   told   the   king   of   having   done
all   that   is   required.  
tt>   sumÙ<   XyuitmaNraja   vcnmävIt!         ,
ram>   k«taTma   -vta   zIºmanIytaimit     .23.  
tt>  then
sumÙ<  Sumantra
Xyuitman!  glowing with wealth
raja  the king
vcn<  following words
AävIt!  told
ram>  Rama
k«taTma  blessed
-vta  by you
zIº<  quickly
AanIyta<  be brought
#it thus
 
23.The   king   then   told   Sumantra   to   bring   Rama   quickly.  
s   tweit   àit}ay   sumÙae   rajzasnat!         ,
ram<   tÇanya<c³e   rwen   riwna<   vrm!         .24.  
s>  that
twa as you say
#it thus
àit}ay  replying
sumÙ>  Sumantra
rajzasnat!  by the otders of the king
ram<  Rama
  there
Aanya<c³e  returned
rwen  on a chariot
riwna<  among those who are skilled in a fight from a chariot
vrm!  the best
 
24.Sumantra   then   brought   Rama   in   a   chariot.  
Aw      smasInaStda   dzrw<   n&pm!   ,
àaCyaedICya>   àtICyaí   dai][aTyaí   -Uimpa>   .25.
MleCDacayaRí   ye   caNye   vnzElaNtvaisn>   ,
%pasa<ci³re   svˆR   t<   deva   #v   vasvm!   .26.  
Aw then
  there
smasIna>  seated
tda then
dzrw<  Dasaratha
n&pm!  king
àaCyaedICya>  residents of eastern and northenern countries
àtICya> c  also of the western
dai][aTya> c  and of the southern
-Uimpa>  rulers
MleCDacayaR>  small rulers
c also
ye whoever
c also
ANye  others
vnzElaNtvaisn>  residents of forests and mountains
%pasa<ci³re  eagerly awaited the arrival
svˆR  all
t<  that
deva>  devas
#v like
vasvm!  Indra
 
25,26.All   those   present   eagerly   awaited   the   arrival   of   Rama,   like   devas   awaited   Indra.  
te;a<   mXye   s   raji;RmRétaimv   vasv>   ,
àasadSwae   rwgt<   ddzaRyaNtmaTmjm!   .27.  
te;a< in their
mXye  presence
s> that
raji;R>  rajarishi
méta<  in front of devas
#v like
vasv>  Indra
àasadSw>  from the palace
rwgt<  on the chariot
ddzR  saw
AayaNt<  coming
AaTmjm!  son
 
27.The   king   saw   Rama   arriving   on   a   chariot.  
gNxvRrajàitm<   laeke   ivOyatpaEé;m!   ,
dI"Rba÷<   mhasTv<   mÄmat¼gaimnm!   .28.
cNÔkaNtann<   rammtIv   iàydzRnm!   ,
êpaEdayRgu[E>   pu<sa<   †iòicÄaphair[m!   .29.
"maRi-tÝa>   pjRNy<   hœladyNtimv   àja>   ,
n   ttpR   smayaNt<   pZymanae   nraixp>   .30.  
gNxvRrajàitm<  like a Gandharva king
laeke  on the earth
ivOyatpaEé;m!  famous for his manliness
dI"Rba÷<  long armed
mhasTv<  with good character
mÄmat¼gaimnm!  with the gait of an elephant
cNÔkaNtann<  face like the full moon
ram<  Rama
AtIv iàydzRnm!  very handsome
êpaEdayRgu[E>  with natural good qualities
pu<sa<  souls
†iòicÄaphair[m!  both heart and eyes conveying happiness
"maRi-tÝa>  parched in the hot summer
pjRNy<  rain
hœladyNt<  cooling
#v like
àja>  citizena
n not
ttpR  with happiness in his mind
smayaNt<  coming
pZyman>  thinking
nraixp>  the king
 
28,29,30.   The   king   admired   his   son   Rama   as   he   was   coming.            
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