THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 10 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
kEkeyIsaNTvnm!   -   APPEASING   KAIKEYI
 
s   kEkeYya   g&h<   ïeó<   àivvez   mhayza>   ,
pa{furaæimvakaz<   ra÷yu­<   inzakr>   .11.
zukbihR[s<yu­<   ³aEÂh<sétayutm!   ,
vaidÇrvs<"uò<   k…b!javaminkayutm!   .12.
ltag&hEiíÇg&hEíMpkazaekzaei-tE>   ,
daNtrajtsaEv[Rveidkai->   smayutm!   .13.
inTypu:p)lErœv&]EvaRpIi-íaepzaei-tm!   ,
daNtrajtsaEv[‰R>   s<v&t<   prmasnE>   .14.
ivivxErÚpanEí   -úyEí   ivivxErip   ,
%ppÚ<   mhah‰Rí   -U;[Eiôidvaepmm!   .15.
s> he
kEkeYya  Kaikeyi's
g&h<  house
ïeó<  best
àivvez  entered
mhayza>  the famous
pa{furaæ<  with white clouds
#v like
Aakaz<  sky
ra÷yu­<  with Rahu
inzakr>  moon
zukbihR[s<yu­<  with parrots and peacocks
³aEÂh<sétayutm!  with sounds of krouncha and swans
vaidÇrvs<"uò<  with sounds of various musical instruments
k…b!javaminkayutm!  full of koonis and dwarfs
ltag&hE>  houses of creepers
icÇg&hE>  paintings
cMpkazaekzaei-tE>  with champaka and ashoka
daNtrajtsaEv[Rveidkai->  with platforms of ivory, silver and gold
smayutm!  filled with
inTypu:p)lE>  having flowers and fruits through out the year
v&]E>  trees
vapIi->  with vapis
c also
%pzaei-tm!  beautified
daNtrajtsaEv[‰R>  made of ivory, silver and gold
s<v&t<  containing
prmasnE>  best seats
ivivxE>  varios
AÚpanE>  eatables and drinks
c also
-úyE>  sweets
c also
ivivxE>  various
Aip also
%ppÚ<  filled with
mhah‰R>  very costly
c also
-U;[E>  ornaments
iÇidvaepmm!  like the heaven

 
11   to   15.   The   king   entered   the   lovely   palace   of   Kaikeyi   which   looked   like   the
heaven   with   all   lovely   and   costly   things.
 
tt!àivZy   mharaj>   SvmNt>purm&iÏmt!   ,
n   ddzR   iàya<   -ayaR<   kEkeyI<   zynaeÄme   .16.
tt! that
àivZy  entering
mharaj>  king
Svm!  own
ANt>pur<  harem
\iÏmt!  looking wealthy
n not
ddzR  seen
iàya<  dearest
-ayaR<  wife
kEkeyI<  Kaikeyi
zynaeÄme  on the cot

 
16.On   entering   the   harem,   the   king   did   not   see   Kaikeyi   on   the   bed.
 
s   kambls<yu­ae   rTywI–   mnujaixp>   ,
ApZyNdiyta<   -ayaR<   pàCD   iv;sad   c   .17.
s> he
kambls<yu­ae  with great love
rTywI–  enquiring about his favourite
mnujaixp>  the king
ApZyn!  noy seeing
diyta<  dearest
-ayaR<  wife
pàCD  enquired
iv;sad  worried
c also

 
17.He   enquired   about   his   dearest   wife   not   finding   her   in   the   room.
 
n   ih   tSy   pura   devI   ta<   velamTyvtRt   ,
n   c   raja   g&h<   zUNy<   àivvez   kdacn   .18.
n not
ih surely
tSy his
pura  earlier
devI  queen
ta<  that
velam!  time
ATyvtRt  present
n not
c also
raja  king
g&h<  house
zUNy<  vacant
àivvez  entered
kdacn  never

 
18.The   has   never   entered   the   house   when   it   was   vacant   and   his   wife   was   present
normally   at   this   time   of   the   day.
 
ttae   g&hgtae   raja   kEkeyI<   pyRp&CDt   ,
ywapurmiv}ay   SvawRilPsumpi{ftam!   .19.
tt> then
g&hgt>  entered the house
raja  king
kEkeyI<  about Kaikeyi
pyRp&CDt  enquired
ywapurm!  as before
Aiv}ay  withouy knowing
SvawRilPsum!  for selfish motives
Api{ftam!  doing the wrong things

 
19.The   king   enquired   about   Kaikeyi,   not   knowing   her   present   selfish   interest.
 
àitharI   Tvwaevac   s<ÇSta   suk«taÃil>   ,
dev   devI   -&z<   ³…Ïa   ³aexagarmi-Ô‚ta   .20.
àitharI  the woman at the door
tu in this
Aw then
%vac  said
s<ÇSta  with great fear
suk«taÃil>  with folded hands
dev O!lord
devI  the queen
-&z<  very
³…Ïa  angrily
³aexagarm!  room where she goes in a tiff
Ai-Ô‚ta  has entered.

 
20.The   maid   informed   the   king   of   Kaikeyi   anger   and   her   presence   in   the   room
where   she   normally   goes   when   in   a   tiff.
             
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