THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 5 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
   visók«tìtaepdez>   -   VASISHTA'S   ADVICE   ON   VRATHAM
 
#Tyu®va   s   tda   rammupvas<   ytìtm!             ,
mÙvTkaryamas   vEdeýa   siht<   muin>               .11.  
#it thus
%®va  saying
s>  that
tda then
ram<  Rama
%pvas<  fast
ytìtm!  observing vratham
mÙvt!  as per sashtras
karyamas  made
vEdeýa  with Vaidehi
siht<  along with
muin>  rishi
 
11.Vasishta   then   guided   them   to   observe   fast   as   laid   down   in   sashtras.  
ttae   ywavÔame[   s   ra}ae   guéricRt>             ,
A_yanu}aPy   kak…Ts!w<   yyaE   raminveznat!     .12.  
tt> then
ywavt!  as required
rame[  by Rama
s> that
ra}>  king's
gué>  advicer
AicRt>  paid homage
A_yanu}aPy  having praised
kak…Ts!w<  Kakutstha
yyaE  left
raminveznat!  Rama's palace
 
12.The   king's   guru   was   given   due   respect   by   Rama.   He   praised   Rama
and   left   the   palace.  
suùiÑStÇ   ramae=ip   suoasIn>   iày<vdE>         ,
s-aijtae   ivvezaw   tannu}aPy   svRz>           .13.  
suùiÑ>  well wishers
  there
ram>  Rama
Aip also
suoasIn>  creating more affection
iày<vdE>  with happy talks
s-aijt>  conversing
ivvez  retutned
Aw then
tan!  from them
Anu}aPy  taking leave
svRz>  in all ways
 
13.Rama,   after   conversing   with   his   well   wishers,   returned   to   his   palace.  
ùònarInryut<   ramveZm   tda   b-aE             ,
ywa   mÄiÖjg[<   à)…Llniln<   sr>         .14.  
ùònarInryut<  with happy ladies and gents
ramveZm  Rama's palace
tda then
b-aE  appeared
ywa like
mÄiÖjg[<  with happy cluster of birds
à)…Llniln<  filled with lotus flowers
sr> ponds
 
14.Rama'a   palace   was   alive   with   happy   ladies   amd   gents.  
s   raj-vnàOyaÄSmaÔaminveznat!             ,
in>s&Ty   d†ze   magR<   visóae   jns<v&tm!           .15.  
s> that
raj-vnàOyat!  looking like the king's palace
tSmat!  that
raminveznat!  from Rama's palace
in>s&Ty  coming out
d†ze  saw
magR<  as far as the eye can see
visó>  Vasishta
jns<v&tm!  filled with people
 
15.Vasishta,   on   coming   out   of   Rama's   palace,   saw   a   sea   of   human   faces   as
far   as   the   eyes   can   see.  
b&Nd<   b&NdmyaeXyaya<   rajmagaR>   smNtt>           ,
b-Uvurits<baxa>   k…tUhljnErœv&ta>       .16.  
b&Nd< b&Nd<  in large numbers
AyaeXyaya<  Ayodhya's
rajmagaR>  all main roads
smNtt>  at all spaces
b-Uvu>  looked
Aits<baxa>  with no place to move
k…tUhljnE>  with happy people
v&ta>  filled with
 
16.The   main   streets   of   Ayodhya   were   filled   with   happy   people   in   large   numbers.  
jnb&NdaeimRs'œ";Rh;RSvnvtStda         ,
b-Uv   rajmagRSy   sagrSyev   inSvn>       .17.  
jnb&NdaeimRs'œ";Rh;RSvnvt>  the noise made by the happy milling crowd
tda then
b-Uv  appeared
rajmagRSy  on the main streets
sagrSy  ocean's
#v like
inSvn>  sound
 
17.The   noise   made   by   the   milling   crowd   sounded   like   the   waves   of   the   ocean.  
is­s<m&òrWya   sa   tda=w   vnmailnI         ,
AasIdyaeXya   ngrI   smuCDœirtg&hXvja       .18.  
is­s<m&òrWya  streets cleaned withwater
sa that
tda then
Aw every where
vnmailnI  with banners
AasIt!  became
AyaeXya  Ayodhya
ngrI  city
smuCDœirtg&hXvja  with flags flying on all houses
 
18.The   city   of   Ayodhya   was   decorated   with   banners   and   flags   and   all   streets
cleaned   with   water.  
tda   ýyae*ainly>   sôIbalaiolae   jn>         ,
ramai-;ekmaka'œ]Úaka'œ]Êdy<   rve>               .19.  
tda then
ih surely
Ayae*ainly>  citizens of Ayodhya
sôIbalaiol>  including women and children
jn> all the people
ramai-;ek<  Rama'a coronation ceremony
Aaka'œ]n!  looking forward
Aaka'œ]t!  awaited
%dy<  rising
rve>  of the sun
 
19.All   the   citzens   of   Ayodhya   looked   forward   to   Rama's   coronation   and
awaited   the   sun-rise.  
àjal»ar-Ut<   c   jnSyanNdvxRnm!               ,
%Tsukae=-U¾nae   Ôòu<   tmyaeXyamhaeTsvm!         .20.  
àjal»ar-Ut< c  with well dressed citizens
jnSy  people's
AanNdvxRnm!  increasing their happiness
%Tsuk>  enthusiastic
A-Ut!  became
jn> people
Ôòu<  to see
t<  that
AyaeXyamhaeTsvm!  the greatest festival in Ayodhya.
 
20.The   well   dressed   people   of   Ayodhya   eagerly   awaited   the   greatest   festival
of   Ayodhya.  

           

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