THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 4 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

   
 Ai-;ekidninxaRr[m!   -   FIXING   THE   DATE   OF   CORONATION
     
àagev   cagta      suimÇa   lúm[Stwa   ,
sIta   canaiyta   ïuTva   iày<   ramai-;ecnm!   .31.  
àakœ  already present
@v also
c also
Aagta  having come
  there
suimÇa  Sumitra
lúm[>  Lakshmana
twa similarly
sIta  Sita
c also
Aanaiyta  was called
ïuTva  hearing
iày<  good news
ramai-;ecnm!  of Rama's coronation
 
31.Sumitra   came   there   on   hearing   the   good   news;   Lakshmana   and   Sita   were   called.  
tiSmNkale   c   kaEsLya   tSwavamIilte][a   ,
suimÇya=NvaSymana   sItya   lúm[en   c   .32.  
tiSmn!  that
kale  time
c also
kaEsLya  Kausalya
tSwaE  remained
AamIilte][a  with eyes closed
suimÇya  by Sumitra
ANvaSymana  being served with all materials for puja
sItya  by Sita
lúm[en  by Lakshmana
c also
 
32.Kausalya   was   in   rapture   with   eyes   closed   with   help   from   Sumitra,   Lakshmana
and   Sita   for   the   puja.  
ïuTva   pu:ye[   puÇSy   yaEvraJyai-;ecnm!   ,
àa[ayamen   pué;<   Xyaymana   jnadRnm!   .33.  
ïuTva  hearing
pu:ye[  in star pushya
puÇSy  son's
yaEvraJyai-;ecnm!  coronation as crown prince
àa[ayamen  chanting Lord Vishnu's names
pué;<  the omnipresent
Xyaymana  was meditating
jnadRnm!  Janrdhana
 
33.Kausalya   was   praying  to   Lord   Vishnu   on   hearing   the   news   of   her   son's
coronation   the   next   day.  
twa   sinymamev   sae=i-gmyai-va*   c   ,
%vac   vcn<   ramae   h;Ry<StaminiNdtam!   .34.  
twa then
sinyma<  engrossed in prayers
@v only
s> that
Ai-gMy  nearing
Ai-va*  payong respects
c also
%vac  said
vcn<  words
ram>  Rama
h;Ryn!  making all happy
ta<  her
AiniNdtam!  without blemish
 
34.Rama,   approached   his   mother,   and   respectfully   said   the   following.  
AMb   ipÇa   inyu­ae=iSm   àjapalnkmRi[   ,
-ivta   ñ=i-;ekae   me   ywa   me   zasn<   iptu>   .35.  
AMb mother
ipÇa  by father
inyu­> AiSm  has been appointed
àjapalnkmRi[  in the protection of the people
-ivta  will take place
ñ>  tomorrow
Ai-;ek>  coronation
me my
ywa as per
me my
zasn<  orders
iptu>  father's
 
35.Mother,   I   am   to   be   crowned   tomorrow   as   per   the   orders   of   father.  
sItya=PyupvStVya   rjnIy<   mya   sh,
@vm&iTvgupaXyayE>   sh   mamu­vaiNpta   .36.  
sItya  by Sita
Aip also
%pvStVya  to observe fast
rjin  night
#y<  this
mya me
sh with
@v<  thus
\iTvgupaXyayE>  brahmins and teachers
sh with
ma<  me
%­van!  ordered
ipta  father
 
36.Father   has   ordered   that   I   should   observe   fast   to-night   with   Sita.  
yain   yaNyÇ   yaeGyain   ñae   -aivNyi-R;ecne   ,
tain   me   m¼laNy*   vEdeýaíEv   kary   .37.  
yain yain  whatever
  this
yaeGyain  as ordained
ñ>  tomorrow
-aivin  to take place
Ai-R;ecne  coronation
tain  those
me me
m¼lain  the preparatory rituals
A* now
vEdeýa>  to Vaidehi
c and
@v all
kary  please perform.
 
37.Please   perform   all   rituals   required   to   be   done   before   the   coronation   to   me   and   Sita.  
@tCD+uTva   tu   kaEsLya   icrkalai-ka'œi]tm!   ,
h;Rba:pkl<   vaKyimd<   ramm-a;t   .38.  
@tt!  this
ïuTva  hearing
tu only
kaEsLya  Kausalya
icrkalai-ka'œi]tm!  that this a desire for her for a long time
h;Rba:pkl<  with tears of joy
vaKy<  words
#d<  these
ram<  to Rama
A-a;t  spoke
 
38.Kausalya,   whose   long   cherished   desire   is   about   to   be   fulfilled,   spoke   to   Rama
with   tears   of   joy.  
vTs   ram   icr<   jIv   htaSte   pirpn!iwn>   ,
}atINme   Tv<   iïya   yu­>   suimÇayaí   nNdy   .39.  
vTs son
ram Rama
icr< jIv  may you live long
hta>  desires are unfulfilled
te to you
pirpn!iwn>  create obstacles
}atIn!  relatives
me my
Tv<  you
iïya  blessed
yu­>  shine
suimÇaya>  Sumitra's
c also
nNdy  keep happy
 
39.Rama,   may   you   live   long.   May   you   be   blessed   and   keep   my   and   Sumitra's
relatives   happy.  
kLya[e   bt   n]Çe   miy   jatae=is   puÇk   ,
yen   Tvya   dzrwae   gu[Eraraixt>   ipta   .40.  
kLya[e  on an auspicious
bt what to say
n]Çe  star
miy to me
jat> Ais  you were born
puÇk  child
yen by which
Tvya  by you
dzrw>  Dasaratha
gu[E>  with good virtues
Aaraixt>  has been blessed
ipta  father
 
40.You   were   born   in   an   auspicious   star   and   your   good   virtues   bring   credit
to   your   father.        
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