THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 8 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
   kEkeyI-ednm!   -   CONFUSING   KAIKEYI
     
AnwRdizRnI   maErœOyadaTman<   navbuXyse   ,
zaekVysnivStI[ˆR   m¾Nt<   Ê>osagre   .21.  
AnwRdizRnI  one who does not see the reality
maErœOyat!  because of stupidity
AaTman<  ownself
n not
AvbuXyse  do not understand
zaekVysnivStI[ˆR  filled with sadness from a danger
m¾Nt<  drowning
Ê>osagre  in a sea of grief
 
21.Kaikeyi   does   not   know   what   the   future   holds   and   a   great   danger   awaits   her.  
-ivta   ra"vae   raja   ra"vSy   c   y>   sut>   ,
rajv<zaÄu   -rt>   kEkeyI   pirhaSyte   .22.  
-ivta  will become
ra"v>  Raghava
raja  king
ra"vSy  Raghava's
c also
y> who
sut>  son
rajv<zat!  from the line of princes to become king
tu only
-rt>  Bharatha
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
pirhaSyte  will be dropped
 
22.After   Rama,   his   son   will   become   eligible   to   the   throne   and   Bharatha   will
be   left   out.  
n   ih   ra}>   suta>   svˆR   raJye   itóiNt   -aimin   ,
SwaPymane;u   svˆR;u   sumhannyae   -vet!   .23.  
n not
ih surely
ra}>  king's
suta>  sons
svˆR  all
raJye  to rule
itóiNt  get a cjance
-aimin  Lady
SwaPymane;u  eligible to rule
svˆR;u  all
sumhan!  a great
Any>  illegality
-vet!  will occur
 
23.Kaikeyi,   all   the   sons   of   a   king   are   not   eligible   to   become   a   king   since   that   will
lead   to   chaos.  
tSma¾eóe   ih   kEkeyI   raJytÙai[   paiwRva>   ,
SwapyNTynv*a¼I   gu[vt!iSvtre;u   c   .24.  
tSmat!  therefore
Jyeóe  one who is capable
ih only
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
raJytÙai[  state craft
paiwRva>  kings
SwapyiNt  gives responsibility
Anv*a¼I  with clean mind
gu[vTsu  with required virtues
#tre;u  among others
c also
 
24.Kaikeyi,   the   kings   choose   their   successors   based   on   the   virtues   of   their   sons.  
AsavTyNtin-R¶Stv   puÇae   -iv:yit   ,
AnawvTsuoe_yí   rajv<za½   vTsle   .25.  
AsaE  this one
ATyNtin-R¶>  will be discarded
tv your
puÇ>  son
-iv:yit  will become
Anawvt!  like an orphan
suoe_y>  from the pleasures
c also
rajv<zat!  from the line of princes
c also
vTsle  you who love your son
 
25.Your   son   will   be   like   an   orphan   without   any   help   and   will   not   be   in   the
hierarchy   to   become   a   king.  
sa=h<   TvdwˆR   s<àaÝa   Tv<   tu   ma<   navbuXyse   ,
spiÆv&ÏaE   ya   me   Tv<   àdey<   datuimCDis   .26.  
sa that
Ah<  I
TvdwˆR  for your sake
s<àaÝa  have come
Tv<  you
tu only
ma<  me
n not
AvbuXyse  understanding
spiÆv&ÏaE  your co-wife's progress
ya who
me to me
Tv<  you
àdey<  gift
datu<  to give
#CDis  desire
 
26.Without   understanding   the   reason   for   my   coming   here,   you   are   giving   me   a   gift
on   your   co-wife's   good   luck.  
Øuv<   tu   -rt<   ram>   àaPy   raJymk{qkm!   ,
dezaNtr<   nayiyta   laekaNtrmwaip   va   .27.  
Øuv<  surely
tu only
-rt<  Bharatha
ram>  Rama
àaPy  getting
raJym!  kingdom
Ak{qkm!  for being without hindrance
dezaNtr<  to another country
nayiyta  will send
laekaNtrm!  from this earth itself
Aw after
Aip also
va or
 
27.Rama   after   becoming   king   will   get   rid   of   Bharatha   by   sending   him   to   another
country   or   killing.  
bal   @v   ih   matuLy<   -rtae   naiytSTvya   ,
siÚk;aR½   saEhadR<   jayte   Swavre:vip   .28.  
bal>   -   is   with   a   clean   heart
@v   -   only
ih   -   surely
matuLy<   -   uncle's   place
-rt>   -   Bharatha
naiyt>   -   has   gone
Tvya   -   by   you
siÚk;aRt!   c   -   only   if   present
saEhadR<   -   friendship
jayte   -   grows
Swavre;u   Aip   -   even   among   immovables  
28.Bharatha   is   innocent   and   youhave   sent   him   to   your   brother's   place.  
-rtSyaPynuvz>   zÇu¹ae=ip   smagt>   ,
lúm[ae   ih   ywa   ram<   twa=saE   -rt<   gt>   .29.  
-rtSy  to Bharatha
Aip also
Anuvz>  follows instructions
zÇu¹>  Shatrugna
Aip also
smagt>  has followed him
lúm[>  Lakshmana
ih surely
ywa in what manner
ram<  Rama
twa similarly
AsaE  he
-rt<  Bharatha
gt> attached
 
29.Shatrugna   is   attached   to   Bharatha   as   Lakshmana   is   to   Rama.  
ïUyte   ih   Ô‚m>   kiíCDeÄVyae   vnjIivi->   ,
siÚk;aRid;Ikai-maˆRict>   prmaÑyat!   .30.  
ïUyte  have heard
ih surely
Ô‚m>  tree
kiít!  any
DeÄVy>  intended to be cut
vnjIivi->  by forest dwellers
siÚk;aRt!  being close
#;Ikai->  by sugar canes
maeict>  spared
prmat!  decisive
-yat!  danger
 
30.There   is   a   saying   that   even   a   tree   marked   for   cutting   is   saved   by   the
surrounding   ones.  

         

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