THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 7 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
       mn!wraiv;ad>   -   MANTHARA'S   GRIEF
 
}aitdasI   ytaejata   kEkeYyaStu   shaei;ta   ,
àasad<   cNÔs»azmaéraeh   y†CDya   .1.
is­rajpwa<   rMya<   àkI[Rk…sumaeTkram!   ,
AyaeXya<   mn!wra   tSmat!àasadadNvvE]t   .2.  
}aitdasI  sent by her father
ytaejata  whose parentage is not known
kEkeYya>  Kaikeyi's
tu but
shaei;ta  always with her
àasad<  from the terrace
cNÔs»az<  like the full moon
Aaéraeh  climbing
y†CDya  by chance
is­rajpwa<  main streets bein washed with water
rMya<  beautiful
àkI[Rk…sumaeTkram!  flowers spread all over
AyaeXya<  Ayodhya
mn!wra  Manthara
tSmat!  that
àasadat!  from the terrace
ANvvE]t  observed.
 
1,2.Mantara,   who   attends   on   Kaikeyi,   by   chance   went   to   the   terrace   and
observed   the   decorated   Ayohdya.  
ptakai-vRrahaRi-XvRjEí   sml<k«tam!   ,
is­a<   cNdntaeyEí   izr>õatjnEyuRtam!   .3.
maLymaedkhStEí   iÖjeNÔEri-naidtam!   ,
zu¬devg&hÖara<   svRvaidÇinSvnam!   .4.
s<àùòjnakI[aR<   äü"ae;ai-naidtam!   ,
àùòvrhSTyña<   s<à[idRtgaev&;am!   .5.
àùòmuidtE>   paErEéCDœirtXvjmailnIm!   ,
AyaeXya<   mn!wra   †òœva   pr<   ivSmymagta   .6.  
ptakai->  with flags
vrahaRi->  expensive
XvjE>  with poles
c also
sml<k«tam!  well decorated
is­a<  watreed
cNdntaeyE>  with sandal paste
c also
izr>õatjnE>  having taken a head bath
yutam!  filled with
maLymaedkhStE>  with garlands and modaka in hands
c also
iÖjeNÔE>  by brahmins
Ai-naidtam!  chanting every where
zu¬devg&hÖara<  with white temple entrances
svRvaidÇinSvnam!  with the sound of all musical instruments
s<àùòjnakI[aR<  with enthusiastic villagers
äü"ae;ai-naidtam!  vedas being chanted at all places
àùòvrhSTyña<  with happy looking elephants and horses
s<à[idRtgaev&;am!  with cows and buffalos mewing
àùòmuidtE>  with surprise on their faces
paErE>  city dwellers
%CDœirtXvjmailnIm!  with tall flag poles
AyaeXya<  Ayodhya
mn!wra  Manthara
†òœva  seeing
pr<  graetly
ivSmy<  surprised
Aagta  became
 
3,4,5,6.Mantara,   seeing   the   well   decorated   city,   enthusiastic   people   and   chanting
of   vedas   and   singing,   became   surprised.  
sa   h;aˆRt!)…Llnyna<   pa{fur]aEmvaisnIm!   ,
AivËre   iSwta<   †òœva   xaÇI<   pàCD   mn!wra   .7.  
sa that
h;aˆRt!)…Llnyna<  with eyes expressing happiness
pa{fur]aEmvaisnIm!  wearing white silk
AivËre  nearby
iSwta<  standing
†òœva  seeing
xaÇI<  one who brought her up
pàCD  asked
mn!wra  Manthara
 
7.Manthra   enquired   from   one   who   was   standing   near   the   following.  
%Ämenai-s<yu­a   h;ˆR[awRpra   stI   ,
rammata   xn<   ik<   nu   jne_y>   s<àyCDit   .8.  
%Ämen  with great
Ai-s<yu­a  looking
h;ˆR[  happily
AwRpra  one who is thrifty
stI lady
rammata  Rama's mother
xn<  wealth
ik< nu  for what reason
jne_y>  to the people
s<àyCDit  distributes
 
8.Manthara   enquired   why   Kausalya   was   distributing   money   to   the   people.  
AitmaÇ<   àh;aˆR=y<   ik<   jnSy   c   z<s   me   ,
kariy:yit   ik<   va=ip   s<àùòae   mhIpit>   .9.  
AitmaÇ<  without limits
àh;aˆR>  happy
Ay<  now
ik<  what reason
jnSy  people's
c also
z<s  yell
me to me
kariy:yit  is being done
ik<  what
va or
Aip also
s<àùò>  looks happy
mhIpit>  king
 
9.Tell   me   the   reason   for   the   people   and   the   king   to   be   happy.   Also   tell
what   is   being   planned.  
ivdIyRma[a   h;ˆR[   xaÇI   tu   prya   muda   ,
Aacc]e=w   k…b!jayE   -UysI<   ra"viïym!   .10.  
ivdIyRma[a  bubbling
h;ˆR[  with happiness
xaÇI  the mother
tu to her
prya  great
muda  happiness
Aacc]e  told
Aw as follows
k…b!jayE  to the hunchbaxk
-UysI<  festival
ra"viïym!  about Rama's coronation
 
10.The   nurse   maid   told   the   hunchback   Manthara   about   Rama's   coronation.            
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