THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 4 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
Ai-;ekidninxaRr[m!   -   DECIDING   THE   DAY   OF   CORONATION
 
gte:vw   n&pae   -Uy>   paEre;u   sh   miÙi->           ,
mÙiyTva   ttí³e   iníy}>   suiníym!       .   1.  
gte;u  having left
Aw then
n&p>  king
-Uy>  again
paEre;u  with the people
sh with
miÙi->  ministers
mÙiyTva  thinking within himself
tt> then
c³e  thought within himself
iníy}>  knowing the result of decisions
suiníym!  the inner desire
 
1.The   king   again   thought   about   his   desire   and   after   the   ministers   and   others   left
thought   as   follows.  
ñ   @v   pu:yae   -ivta   ñae=i-i;ÂNtu   me   sutm!         ,
ramae   rajIvtaèa]ae   yuvraj   #it   à-u>                       .2.  
ñ>  tomorrow
@v itself
pu:y>  pushya star
-ivta  will shine
ñ>  tomorrow
Ai-i;ÂNtu  will coronate
me my
sutm!  son
ram>  Rama
rajIvtaèa]>  like red loyus eyes
yuvraj  crown prince
#it thus
à-u>  with powers to rule
 
2.My   son,   Rama,   will   become     crown   prince   tomorrow.  
AwaNtrœg&hmaivZy   raja   dzrwStda           ,
sUtmamÙyamas   ram<   punirhany                     .3.  
Aw as follows
ANtrœg&h<  in a room inside the palace
AaivZy  entering
raja  king
dzrw>  Dasaratha
tda then
sUt<  charioteer
AamÙyamas  ordered
ram<  Rama
pun>  again
#h here
Aany  bring
 
3.   the   king   entering   an   inner   room,   ordered   his   chrioteer   to   bring   Rama.  
àitg&ý   s   tÖaKy<   sUt>   punépayyaE                   ,
ramSy   -vn<   zIº<   rammaniytu<   pun>               .4.

àitg&ý  accepting
s> that
t t! those
vaKy<  orders
sUt>  charioteer
pun>  again
%payyaE reached
ramSy  Rama's
-vn<  palace
zIº<  quickly
ram<  Rama
Aaniytu<  to bring
pun>  again
 
4.Sumantra   went   to   Rama's   house   to   bring   him   again   to   thr   king.  
Öa>SwEraveidt<   tSy   ramayagmn<   pun>           ,
ïuTvEv   caip   ramSt<   àaÝ<   z»aiNvtae=-vt!     .5.  
Öa>SwE>  by the doormen
Aaveidt<  informed
tSy his
ramay  to Rama
Aagmn<  arrival
pun>  again
ïuTva  hearing
@v only
c also
Aip and
ram>  Rama
t<  him
àaÝ<  arrived
z»aiNvt>  thoughtful
A-vt!  became
 
5.Rama,   on   being   informed     of   Sumantra's  arrival,   started   thinking.  
àveZy   cEn<   Tvirt<   ramae   vcnmävIt!             ,
ydagmnk«Ty<   te   -UyStdœäUýze;t>           .6.  
àveZy  to enter
c also
@n<  him
Tvirt<  quickly
ram>  Rama
vcn<  these words
AävIt!  spoke
yt! what
Aagmnk«Ty<  the reason for coming
te your
-Uy>  again
tt!  that
äUih  tell
Aze;t>  everything
 
6.Asking   Sumantra   to   enter,   Rama   wanted   him   to   tell   the   purpose   of   his   visit.  
tmuvac   tt>   sUtae   raja   Tva<   ÔòuimCDit         ,
ïuTva   àma[<      Tv<   gmnayetray   va                 .7.  
t<  to him
%vac  told
tt> then
sUt>  charioteer
raja  king
Tva<  you
Ôòu<  seeing
#CDit  desires
ïuTva  hearing
àma[<  as you wish
  there
Tv<  you
gmnay  going
#tray  otherwise
va or
 
7.The   charioteer   conveyed   the   king's   desire   to   see   Rama   and   told   him   to   act
as   he   wishes.  
#it   sUtvc>   ïuTva   ramae=w   TvryaiNvt>       ,
àyyaE   rajbvn<   punrœÔòu<   nreñrm!             .8.    
#it thus
sUtvc>  the charioteer's wors
ïuTva  hearing
ram>  Rama
Aw immeditely
Tvrya  ahead of all things
AiNvt>  this only
àyyaE  reached
rajbvn<  king's palace
pun>  again
Ôòu<  to see
nreñrm!  the king
 
8.On   hearing   the   words   of   Sumantra,   Rama   went   to   the   palace   to   see   the   king,
ahead   of   all   other   things.  
t<   ïuTva   smnuàaÝ<   ram<   dzrwae   n&p>     ,
àvezyamas   g&h<   ivv]u>   iàymuÄmm!       .9.  
t<  that
ïuTva  observing
smnuàaÝ<  nearing
ram<  Rama
dzrw>  Dasaratha
n&p>  king
àvezyamas  to comeinside
g&h<  the house
ivv]u>  to tell
iày<  with clarity
%Ämm!  a big task
 
9.Dasaratha,   seeing   Rama   nearing,   asked   to   enter   the   house   to   give   him
an   important   mesage.  
àivzÚev   c   ïImaNra"vae   -vn<   iptu>         ,
ddzR   iptr<   ËraTp!ri[Ty   k«taÃil>         .10.  
àivzn!  entering
@v only
c also
ïIman!  Sriman
ra"v>  Raghava
-vn<  palace
iptu>  father's
ddzR  saw
iptr<  father
Ërat!  from a distance
ài[Ty  with bowed head
k«taÃil>  with folded hands
 
10.Rama,   as   soon   as   he   entered   the   house,   he   folded   his   hands   and   bowed   his   head
as   a   mark   of   respect   to   his   father.      

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