THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

ram¢vvasnaEpay¢cÓta ,   kWkEÙya:   @aEDagarp#vESà   -   THINKING   OF   WAYS   TO        

SEND   RAMA   TO   FOREST   AND   KAIKEYI   ENTERING   THE   ROOM   USED   IN   TIMES   OF  

ANGER   DUE   TO   RIFT   WITH   HUSBAND.  

 
evm¤³a   t¤   kWkEy£   @aEDEn   Çv¢ltanna   ,  
d£GIm¤ÝN|   c   ¢náÞy   mn¯Tra¢mdmb#v£t¯   .1.  
ev|    thus
u³a    told
t¤    in this
kWkEy£    Kaikeyi
@aEDEn    in anger
Çv¢ltanna    face burning like a flame
d£GI|    long
uÝN|    hot
c    also
¢náÞy    sighing
mn¯Tra|    to Manthara
idm¯    this
Ab#v£t¯    told
       
1.Kaikeyi,   on   hearing   this,   got   angry   and   with   a   long   sigh,   said   to   Manthara.  
 
Aï   ram¢mt:   ¢Xp#|   vn|   p#ÞTapyaØyhm¯   ,  
yaWvraÇyEn   Brt|   ¢Xp#mEva¢BxEcyE   .2.  
Aï    now
ram|    Rama
it:    from here
¢Xp#|    immediately
vn|    to forest
p#ÞTapya¢m    will send
Ahm¯    I
yaWvraÇyEn    as crown prince
Brt|    Bharatha
¢Xp#|    immediately
ev    only
A¢BxEcyE    coronate
       
2.I   will   immediately   send   Rama   to   forest   and   coronate   Bharatha   as   crown   prince.  
 
id|   ¢Ïvdan£|   s|pÜy   kEnaEpayEn   mn¯TrE   ,  
Brt:   p#ap"¤yad#aÇy|   n   t¤   ram:   kT·n   .3.  
id|    this
t¤    only
idan£|    now
s|pÜy    think deeply
kEn    by what
upayEn    method
mn¯TrE    Manthara
Brt:    Bharatha
p#ap"¤yat¯    should get
raÇy|    kingdom
n    not
t¤    only
ram:    Rama
kT·n    never
         
3.We   must   think   of   a   plan   by   which   Bharatha   will   become   crown   prince   and   Rama  
will   go   to   the   forest.  
 
evm¤³a   tya   dEÛya   mn¯Tra   papd¢SIn£   ,  
ramaTIm¤p¢h|sÓt£   kWkEy£¢mdmb#v£t¯   .4.  
ev|    thus
u³a    told
tya    that
dEÛya    by devi
mn¯Tra    Manthara
papd¢SIn£    one who does harm for others
ramaTI|    for Rama's cause
up¢h|sÓt£    an obstacle
kWkEy£|    to Kaikeyi
id|    this
Ab#v£t¯    said
         
4.Manthara,   who   always   thinks   of   harming   Rama's   cause,   told   these   to   Kaikeyi.  
 
hÓtEdan£|   p#vßya¢m   kWkE¢y   ½¥yta|   c   mE   ,  
yTa   tE   BrtaE   raÇy|   p¤æO:   p#ap¯Þy¢t   kEvlm¯   .5.  
hÓt    good
idan£|    now itself
p#vßya¢m    will tell
kWkE¢y    Kaikeyi
½¥yta|    hear
c    also
mE    me
yTa    how
tE    your
Brt:    Bharatha
raÇy|    kingdom
p¤æO:    on
p#ap¯Þy¢t    obtains
kEvlm¯    lawfully
         
5.Manthara   told   Kaikeyi   the   following   how   to   instal   Bharatha   as   a   crown   prince.  
 
¢k|   n   Þmr¢s   kWkE¢y   ÞmrÓt£   va   ¢ng¥hsE   ,  
yѤÅymanmaÏmaTI|   mäOÞÏv|   ½aEt¤¢mÅC¢s   .6.  
¢k|    why
n    not
Þmr¢s    you remember
kWkE¢y    Kaikeyi
ÞmrÓt£    remembering
va    or
¢ng¥hsE    you are hiding
yt¯    this
uÅyman|    earlier said
AaÏmaTI|    secret
mäO:    to me
Ïv|    you
½aEt¤|    hearing
iÅC¢s    desire
       
6.Kaikeyi,   have   you   forgotten   the   secret   you   told   me   earlier?  
 
myaEÅyman|   y¢d   tE   ½aEt¤|   CÓdaE   ¢vla¢s¢n   ,  
½¥ytam¢BDaÞya¢m   ½¤Ïva   ca¢p   ¢vm¦Üytam¯   .7.  
mya    by me
uÅyman|    having ben told
y¢d    in case
tE    you
½aEt¤|    to hear
CÓd:    mind
¢vla¢s¢n    seeking pleasure
½¥ytam¯    do hear
A¢BDaÞya¢m    I will tell
½¤Ïva    after hearing
c    also
A¢p    also
¢vm¦Üytam¯    think over
       
7.Whatever   be   the   case,   I   will   repeat   what   you   told   earlier   and   then   you   can   think  
what   to   do.  
 
½¤ÏvEd|   vcn|   tÞya   mn¯TrayaÞt¤   kWkEy£   ,  
¢k|¢cѤÏTay   Synat¯ÞvaÞt£NaI¢ddmb#v£t¯   .8.  
½¤Ïva    hearing
id|    yhis
vcn|    words
tÞya:    that
mn¯Traya:    Manthara's
t¤    only
kWkEy£    Kaikeyi
¢k|¢ct¯    somewhat
uÏTay    rising
Synat¯    form the bed
ÞvaÞt£NaIt¯    where she was lying down
idm¯    these
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
       
8.On   hearing   Manthara's   words,   Kaikeyi,   lifting   herself   form   the   bed,   spoke   as    
follows.    
 
kTy   Ïv|   mmaEpay|   kEnaEpayEn   mn¯TrE   ,  
Brt:   p#ap"¤yad#aÇy|   n   t¤   ram:   kT|cn   .9.  
kTy    tell
Ïv|    you
mm    me
upay|    means to achieve the objetive
kEn    which
upayEn    by plan
mn¯TrE    Manthara
Brt:    Bharatha
p#ap"¤yat¯    will get
raÇy|    to rule
n    not
t¤    but
ram:    Rama
kT|cn    never
       
9.Kaikeyi   asked   Manthara   for   advice   to   make   Bharatha   the   crown   prince.    
 
evm¤³a   t¤   kWkEÙya   mn¯Tra   papd¢SIn£   ,  
ramaTIm¤p¢h|sÓt£   k[b¯ja   vcnmb#v£t¯   .10.  
ev|    thus
u³a    spoken
t¤    in this
kWkEÙya    by Kaikeyi
mn¯Tra    Manthara
papd¢SIn£    who is always thinking ill for others
ramaTI|    for Rama's benefit
up¢h|sÓt£    creating obstacles
k[b¯ja    kooni
vcnm¯    words
Ab#v£t¯    said.
     
10.Manthara,   who   had   no   love   for   Rama   and   thinks   of   ways   to   harm   others,   spoke  
as   follows.  
             
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