THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 3 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50

 
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ytSTvya   àjaíema>   Svgu[ErnuriÃta>   ,
tSmat!Tv<   pu:yyaegen   yaEvraJymvaßuih   .41.  
yt> from then
Tvya  by you
àja>  subjects
c also
#ma>  these
Svgu[E>  with naturally good habits
AnuriÃta>  have been attracted
tSmat!  therefore
Tv<  you
pu:yyaegen  when the moon is in star pushya
yaEvraJy<  crown prince
Avaßuih  will become
 
41.You   have   attracted   all   the   people   by   your   natural   goodness.   Therefore   you
will   become   the   crown   prince   from   the   day   moon   is   in   star   pushya.  
kamtSTv<   àk«TyEv   ivnItae   gu[vanis   ,
gu[vTyip   tu   õehaTpuÇ   vúyaim   te   ihtm!   .42.  
kamt>  by my own free will
Tv<<  you
àk«Tya @v  naturally
ivnIt>  well learned
gu[van!  good qualities
Ais have
gu[vit  even with good nature
Aip even then
tu but
õehat!  with friendship
puÇ  son
vúyaim  say
te to you
ihtm!  good advice
 
42.I   venture   to   give   you   good   advice   even   though   you   have   naturally   good
qualities.  
-Uyae   ivnymaSway   -v   inTy<   ijteiNÔy>   ,
kam³aexsmuTwain   Tyjewa   Vysnain   c   .43.  
-Uy>  again
ivny<  show the others the way to do their duties
AaSway  regarding
-v be
inTy<  always
ijteiNÔy>  control your five sense organs viz eyes, ears ,tounge, nose and hands
kam³aexsmuTwain  because of anger and love
Tyjewa>  keep away
Vysnain  the seven sins kings commit
c also
 
43.Be   a   good   guide   to   others   for   performing   their   duties,   control   your   senses
and   do   not   commit   the   sins   kings   normally   do.  
prae]ya   vtRmanae   v&Tya   àTy]ya   twa   ,
AmaTyà-&tI>   svaR>   àk«tIíanurÃy   .44.  
prae]ya  with the invsible qualities of the heart and head like kindness and sympathy
vtRman>  follow always
v&Tya  good habits
àTy]ya  with the visible qualities of protecting the weak, generosity
twa similarly
AmaTyà-&tI>  ministers
svaR>  all
àk«tI>  people
c also
AnurÃy  you keep them happy
 
44.You   keep   the   people   and   ministers   happy   with   your   visible   and   invisible
good   qualities.  
kaeóagarayuxagarE>   k«Tva   siÚcyan!   bøn!   ,
tuòanur­àk«ityR>   palyit   meidnIm!   .45.
tSy   nNdiNt   imÇai[   lb!Xva=m&timvamra>   ,
tSmat!Tvmip   caTman<   inyMyEv<   smacr   .46.  
kaeóagarayuxagarE>  treasuries and armouries
k«Tva  earning
siÚcyan!  grains and wealth
bøn!  varieties of
tuòanur­àk«it>  make the people respect you
y> who
palyit  rules
meidnIm!  the earth
tSy his
nNdiNt  become pleased
imÇai[  friendly kings
lb!Xva  having got
Am&t<  nectar
#v like
Amra>  devas
tSmat!  therefore
Tv<  you
Aip also
c and
AaTman<  your efforts
inyMy  directing
@v<  similarly
smacr  follow
 
45,46.Your   efforts   should   be   to   keep   your   people   happy   by   keeping   the   treasury   and
grain   silos   always   well   stocked.  
tCD+uTva   suùdStSy   ramSy   iàykair[>   ,
Tvirta>   zIºm_yeTy   kaEsLyayE   Nyvedyn!   .47.  
tt!  that
ïuTva  hearing
suùd>  well wishers
tSy his
ramSy  Rama's
iàykair[>  friends
Tvirta>  went quickly
zIº<  immediately
A_yeTy  went
kaEsLyayE  to Kausalya
Nyvedyn!  and conveyed the news
 
47.Immediately   the   freinds   and   well   wishers   of   Rama   went   to   Kausaya   and   conveyed
the   good   news.  
sa   ihr{y<   c   gaíEv   rÆain   ivivxain   c   ,
Vyaiddez   iàyaOye_y>   kaEsLya   àmdaeÄma   .48.  
sa that
ihr{y<  gold
c also
ga> c  diamonds also
@v immeditely
rÆain  gems
ivivxain  various
c also
Vyaiddez  gave away as gifts
iàyaOye_y>  to those who conveyed the news
kaEsLya  Kausalya
àmdaeÄma  the queen
 
48.Queen   Kausalya   immediately   gave   gold,   diamond   and   gems   to   those   who
gave   her   the   news.  
Awai-va*   rajan<   rwmaéý   ra"v>   ,
yyaE   Sv<   *uitmÖeZm   jnaE"E>   àitpUijt>   .49.  
Aw  then
Ai-va*  paying his respects
rajan<  to the king
rw<  chariot
Aaéý  climbed
ra"v>  Raghava
yyaE  went
Sv<  his
*uitmt!  beautiful
veZm  palace
jnaE"E>  by the assembled people
àitpUijt>  showing their respects
 
49.Then   Rama   went   to   his   palace   after   paying   his   respects   to   the   king   and
accepting   the   respects   of   the   assembled   people.  
te   caip   paEra   n&ptevRcStCD+uTva   tda   la-imveòmazu   ,
nreNÔmamn!Èy   g&hai[   gTva   devan!   smancuRri-àùòa>   .50.  
te they
c also
Aip all
paEra>  the citzens
n&pte>  king's
vc> words
tt! those
ïuTva  hearing
tda then
la-<  the learned
#v like
#ò<  the other's desires
Aazu  quickly
nreNÔ<  to the king
Aamn!Èy  taking leave
g&hai[  to their houses
gTva  reaching
devan!  to their gods
smancuR>  performed pujas
Ai-àùòa>  very much gladdened
 
50.The   people   returned   home   and   prayed   to   their   gods   for   the   welfare   of   the   king
with     hearts   filled   with   happiness.    
   #Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   t&tIy   sgR>   .3.
           
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