THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 8 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
   kEkeyI-ednm!   -   CONFUSING   KAIKEYI
   
@v<   c   Tv<   shaSmai-StSya>   àe:ya   -iv:yis   ,
puÇí   tv   ramSy   àe:y-av<   gim:yit   .11.  
@v<  like this
c also
Tv<  you
sh with
ASmai->  us
tSya>  to her
àe:ya  as a maid
-iv:yis  will become
puÇ>  son
c also
tv your
ramSy  Rama's
àe:y-av<  as a servant
gim:yit  will become

11.You   will   be   the   maid   of   Kaikeyi   like   us   and   your   son   as   Rama's   servant.
ùòa>   olu   -iv:yiNt   ramSy   prma>   iôy>   ,
Aàùòa   -iv:yiNt   õu;aSte   -rt]ye   .12.  
ùòa>  happy
olu only
-iv:yiNt  will become
ramSy  Rama's
prma>  useless
iôy>  women
Aàùòa  sad
-iv:yiNt  will become
õu;a>  ladies
te your
-rt]ye  with Bharatha's insult
 
12.Rama's   ladies   will   be   happy,   where   as   your   ladies   will   be   sad   at   the
treatment   to   Bharatha.  
ta<   †òœva   prmàIta<   äuvNtI<   mn!wra<   tt>   ,
ramSyEv   gu[aNdevI   kEkeyI   àzz<s   h   .13.  
ta<  that
†òœva  seeing
pr<  very much
AàIta<  cruel
äuvNtI<  speaking
mn!wra<  to Manthara
tt> then
ramSy  Rama's
@v only
gu[an!  virtues
devI  devi
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
àzz<s h  described as below
 
13.On   hearing   these   harsh   words   from   Manthara,   Kaikeyi   praised   Rama.  
xmR}ae   guéi-daRNt>   k«t}>   sTyvakœDuic>   ,
ramae   ra}>   sutae   Jyeóae   yaEvraJymtae=hRit   .14.  
xmR}>  steadfast in dharma
guéi->  by teachers
daNt>  well trained
k«t}>  with good manners
sTyvakœ  speaks truth only
zuic>  a good man who does not covet other's property
ram>  Rama
ra}>  to the king
sut>  son
Jyeó>  eldest
yaEvraJy<  crown prince
At> therefore
AhRit  deserves
 
14.Rama   is   the   eldest   son   and   thus   he   desrves   to   be   the   crown   prince.   He   possesses
all   the   qualities   to   rule.  
æat&n!   -&Tya<í   dIrœ"ayu>   ipt&vt!   paliy:yit   ,
s<tPyse   kw<   k…b!je   ïuTva   ramai-;ecnm!   .15.  
æat&n!  brothers
-&Tyan! c  and his subjects
dIrœ"ayu>  during his life time
ipt&vt!  like his father
paliy:yit  will protect
s<tPyse  are you sad
kw<  why
k…b!je  kooni
ïuTva  hearing
ramai-;ecnm!  Rama's coronation
 
15.Rama   will   protect   all   like   his   father.   Why   are you  sad   about   Rama's   coronation?  
-rtíaip   ramSy   Øuv<   v;Rztat!   prm!   ,
ipt&pEtamh<   raJymvap!Syit   nr;R->   .16.  
-rt>  Bharatha
c also
Aip and
ramSy  Rama's
Øuv<  surely
v;Rztat!  a number of years
prm!  later
ipt&pEtamh<  as per dynastic rule
raJy<  kingdom
Avap!Syit  will get
nr;R->  the best among men
 
16.Bharatha   also   will   become   king   after   a   number   of   years   of   Rama's   reign.  
sa   Tvm_yudye   àaÝe   vtRmane   c   mn!wre   ,
-iv:yit   c   kLya[ae   ikmwR<   pirtPyse   .17.  
sa that
Tv<  you
A_yudye  as a festival
àaÝe  as per dharma
vtRmane  happening now
c also
mn!wre  Manthara
-iv:yit  as it becomes
c also
kLya[>  desired by all
ikmwR<  for what reason
pirtPyse  you are sad
 
17.When   every   one   desires   Rama's   coronation,   why   are   you   unhappy?  
ywa   me   -rtae   maNyStwa   -Uyae=ip   ra"v>   ,
kaEsLyatae=itir­<   c   sae=nuzuïU;te   ih   mam!   .18.  
ywa which manner
me for me
-rt>  Bharatha
maNy>  is dear
twa simlarly
-Uy>  over and above
Aip also
ra"v>  Rama
kaEsLyat>  than Kausalya
Aitir­<  more
c also
> s he
AnuzuïU;te  respects
ih surely
mam!  me
 
18.While   Bharatha   is   dear   to   me,   Rama   is   more   closer   to   me   than   to   Kausalya
and   respects   me   more.  
raJy<   c   yid   ramSy   -rtSyaip     tÄwa   ,
mNyte   ih   ywa==Tman<   twa   æat&<í   ra"v>   .19.  
raJy<  kingdom
c also
yid if
ramSy  Rama's
-rtSy  Bharatha's
Aip  also
tt! that
twa similarly
mNyte  loves
ih surely
ywa in which manner
AaTman<  himself
twa similarly
æat&n!  with brothers
c also
ra"v>  Raghava
 
19.Rama   loves   his   brothers   like   his   life.   Therefore   if   the   kingdom   is   Rama's,
it   is   also   Bharatha's.  
kEkeyIvcn<   ïuTva   mn!wra   -&zÊ>iota   ,
dI"Rmu:[<   ivinñSy   kEkeyIimdmävIt!   .20.  
kEkeyIvcn<  Kaikeyi's
ïuTva  hearing
mn!wra  Manthara
-&zÊ>iota  became still more sad
dI"R<  long
%:[<  hot
ivinñSy  sighing
kEkeyI<  to Kaikeyi
#d<  these words
AävIt!  spoke
 
20.On   hearing   Kaikeyi's   words,   Manthara   become   more   sad   and   with   a   sigh   told
Kaikeyi   the   following   words.              
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