THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 10 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

kEkeyIsaNTvnm!   - APPEASING   KAIKEYI
 

ivdizRta   yda   devI   k…b!jya   papya   -&zm!   ,
tda   zete   Sm   sa   -UmaE   idGxivÏev   ikÚir   .1.

ivdizRta  instigated
yda when
devI  devi
k…b!jya  by kooni
papya  sinner
-&zm!  very much
tda then
zete Sm  lay down
sa she
-UmaE  ground
idGxivÏa  one injured by a poisoned arrow
#v like
ikÚir  bird kinnari

1.Instigated   by   kooni,   Kaikeyi   lay   down   on   the   ground   like   a   bird   injured
by   a   poisoned   arrow.

iniíTy   mnsa   k«Ty<   sa   sMyigit   -aimnI   ,
mn!wrayE   znE>   svRmacc]e   ivc][a   .2.

iniíTy  deciding
mnsa  in mind
k«Ty<  to be done
sa she
sMykœ #it  well thus
-aimnI  with selfrespect
mn!wrayE  to Manthara
znE>  slowly
svR<  all
Aacc]e  spoke
ivc][a  with keen intellect

2.Kaikeyi   making   up   her   mind,   spoke   slowly   to   Manthara.

sa   dIna   iníy<   k«Tva   mn!wravaKymaeihta   ,
nagkNyev   inñSy   dI"Rmu:[<   c   -aimnI   .
muøtR<   icNtyamas   magRmaTmsuoavhm!   .3.

sa she
dIna  faltering because of acting against her inner feeling
iníy<  decision
k«Tva  taking
mn!wravaKymaeihta  taken in by Manthara's advice
nagkNya #v  like naga damsel
inñSy  sighing
dI"R<  long
%:[<  hot
c also
-aimnI  with self respect
muøtR<  for a moment
icNtyamas  thought
magR<  means
AaTmsuoavhm!  appropriate to herself

3.Kaikeyi,   coming   under   the   spell   of   Manthara's   words,   thought   for   a   moment   on
the   means   to   attain   her   objective.

sa   suù½awRkama   c   tiÚzMy   suiníym!   ,
b-Uv   prmàIta   isiÏ<   àaPyev   mn!wra   .4.

sa that
suùt!  affectionate
AwRkama c  interested in her own welfare
tm! that
inzMy  hearing
suiníym!  decision
b-Uv  became
prmàIta  very happy
isiÏ<  objective
àaPy #v  having reached like
mn!wra  Manthara

4.Manthara,   on   hearing   these,   felt   elated   that   her   objective   is   attained.

Aw   sa   éi;ta   devI   sMykœ   k«Tva   suiníym!   ,
s<ivvezabla   -UmaE   inveZy   æk…iq<   muoe   .5.

Aw also
sa that
éi;ta  very angry
devI  devi
sMykœ  well
k«Tva  doing
suiníym!  deciding
s<ivvez  lay down
Abla  ordinary woman
-UmaE  on the ground
inveZy  lifting
æk…iq<  eye brows
muoe  in the face

5.Kaikeyi   was   lying   on   the   ground   angrily   lifting   her   eye   brows.

ttiíÇai[   maLyain   idVyaNya-r[ain   c   ,
ApivÏain   kEkeYya   tain   -Uim<   àpeidre   .6.

tt> then
icÇai[  various
maLyain  garlands
idVyain  celestial
Aa-r[ain c  ornaments also
ApivÏain  discarded
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
tain  they
-Uim<  on the floor
àpeidre  were scattered

6.The   various   ornaments   and   garlands   thrown   by   Kaikeyi   were   lying   on   the   floor.

tya   taNypivÏain   maLyaNya-r[ain   c   ,
Azae-yNt   vsuxa<   n]Çai[   ywa   n->   .7.

tya by her
tain  those
ApivÏain  thrown
maLyain  necklaces
Aa-r[ain c  and ornaments
Azae-yNt  glowed
vsuxa<  on the ground
n]Çai[  stars
ywa like
n-> sky

7.The   ornaments   glowed   on   the   floor   like   the   stars   in   the   sky.

³aexagare   inpitta   sa   b-aE   milnaMbra   ,
@kve[I<   †F<   bXva   gtst!Tvev   ikÚrI   .8.

³aexagare  in the room where she goes at times of tiff
inpitta  lying
sa she
b-aE  appeared
milnaMbra  with dirty clothes
@kve[I<  single plait
†F<  tightly
bXva  tied
gtst!Tva  having lost the blessings
#v like
ikÚrI  Kinnara

8.She   was   lying   on   the   ground   like   a   Kinnara   who   lost   her   purity.

Aa}aPy   tu   mharajae   ra"vSyai-;ecnm!   ,
%pSwanmnu}aPy   àivvez   inveznm!   .9.

Aa}aPy  having ordered
tu in this
mharaj>  king
ra"vSy  Raghava's
Ai-;ecnm!  coronation
%pSwanm!  assembly
Anu}aPy  dismissing
àivvez  entered
inveznm!  the palace

9.The   king   having   ordered   the   coronation   of   Rama,   dimissed   the   assembly   and
went   to   his   palace.

A*   ramai-;ekae   vE   àisÏ   #it   ji}van!   ,
iàyahaR<   iàymaOyatu<   ivvezaNt>pur<   vzI   .10.

A* now
ramai-;ek>  Rama's cornation
vE only
àisÏ  known
#it thus
ji}van!  thinking
iàyahaR<  to his dearest
iày<  good news
AaOyatu<  to inform
ivvez  entered
ANt>pur<  harem
vzI the king

10.The   king   entered   the   harem   to   inform   his   favourite   wife   the   good   news   of   Rama's
coronation.
             

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