THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

vr¹yvrNm¯   -   ASKING   TWO   BOONS  

 
t|   mÓmTSrW¢vI¼|   kamvEgvSan¤gm¯   ,  
uvac   p¦¢Tv£pal|   kWkEy£   daâN|   vc:   .1.  
t|    that
mÓmTSrW:    by Cupid's arrows
¢v¼|    softened
kamvEgvSan¤gm¯    deeply in love
uvac    told
p¦¢Tv£pal|    the king
kWkEy£    Kaikeyi
daâN|    unpleasant
vc:    words
       
1.Kaikeyi   told   the   king,   who   was   deeeply   in   love   with   her,   the   following    
harsh   words.  
 
na¢Þm   ¢vp#k]ta   dEv   kEn¢c°avma¢nta   ,  
A¢Bp#ayÞt¤   mE   k¢àäO¢mÅCa¢m   Ïvya   k]tm¯   .2.  
n   A¢Þm    am not
¢vp#k]ta    suffering from illness
dEv    O! king
kEn¢ct¯    by no one
n   Avma¢nta    not been insulted
A¢Bp#ay:    desire
    in this
mE    to me
k¢àt¯    one
t|    that
iÅCa¢m    I desire
Ïvya    by you
k]tm¯    to be done
       
2.O!   king,   I   am   not   ill   nor   have   I   been   insulted.   I   have   one   desire   which   you   can   fulfill.  
 
p#¢tåOa|   p#¢tjan£Ýv   y¢d   Ïv|   kt¤I¢mÅC¢s   ,  
AT   t¹Yah¢rÝya¢m   yd¢Bp#a¢TIt|   mya   .3.  
p#¢tåOa|    promise that you will do what I want
p#¢tjan£Ýv    without hesitation
y¢d    in case
Ïv|    you
kt¤I|    to do
iÅC¢s    desires
AT    then
tt¯    that
Ûyah¢rÝya¢m    I will tell you
yt¯    which
A¢Bp#a¢TIt|    I have in mind
mya    by me
         
3.If   you   promise   to   do   what   I   desire   without   hesitation,   I   will   tell   you   my   wish.  
 
tam¤vac   mhatEja:   kWkEy£m£xѤt¯¢Þmt:   ,  
kam£   hÞtEn   s|g¦/   m¥DIjEx¤   S¤¢c¢Þmtam¯   .4.  
ta|    to her
uvac    said
mhatEja:    the great luminary
kWkEy£|    to Kaikeyi
iIxt¯    slightly
ut¯¢Þmt:    smiling
kam£    lover
hÞtEn    with hand
s|g¦/    touching
m¥DIjEx¤    tresses
S¤¢c¢Þmtam¯    with a smile on her face
         
4.Dasaratha   with   a   smile   told   Kaiketi   as   follows.  
 
Av¢lçOE   n   jana¢s   ÏväO:   ¢p#ytraE   mm   ,  
mn¤jaE   mn¤jÛyaG#ad#amadÓyaE   n   ¢vïtE   .5.  
Av¢lçOE    you headstrong one
n    not
jana¢s    you know
ÏväO:    more than you
¢p#ytr:    other ladies dearer
mm    to me
mn¤j:    among men
mn¤jÛyaG#at¯    the great tiger among men
ramat¯    Rama
AÓy:    others
n    not
¢vïtE    present
       
5.He   told   Kaikeyi   that   she   knows   well   that   there   is   no   lady   dearer   to   him   than   her  
and   among   men   none   better   than   Rama.  
 
tEnajÙyEn   m¤ÁyEn   raGvEN   mhaÏmna   ,  
SpE   tE   j£vnah©IN   b#¥¢h   yÓmnsEÅC¢s   .6.  
tEn    that
AjÙyEn    uncomquerable
m¤ÁyEn    best of all
raGvEN    on Raghava
mhaÏmna    mahathma
SpE    I promise
tE    your
j£vnah©IN    a son who is rare
b#¥¢h    tell
yt¯    what
mnsa    in mind
iÅC¢s    you desire
       
6.Dasaratha   told   Kaikeyi   that   he   promises   on   Rama's   name   that   he   will   do    
what   she   desires.  
 
y|   m¤h\tImpÜy|Þt¤   n   j£vEymh|   D#¤vm¯   ,  
tEn   ramEN   kWkE¢y   SpE   tE   vcn¢@yam¯   .7.  
y|    whom
m¤h\tIm¯    for a moment
ApÜyn¯    not seeing
    even
n    not
j£vEym¯    live
Ah|    I
D#¤vm¯    surely
tEn    that
ramEN    on Rama
kWkE¢y    Kaikeyi
SpE    I promise
tE    your
vcn¢@yam¯    to do as you wish
       
7.Dasaratha   said   that   he   promises   on   Rama's   name,   without   seeing   whom   he    
will   not   live,   that   her   desire   will   be   fulfilled.    
 
AaÏmna   va{{ÏmjWàaÓyWrqv¦NE   y|   mn¤jxIBm¯   ,  
tEn   ramEN   kWkE¢y   SpE   tE   vcn¢@yam¯   .8.  
AaÏmna    above my life
va    or
AaÏmjW:    my children
c    also
AÓyW:    others
v¦NE    have affection
y|    whom
mn¤jxIBm¯    the best among men
tEn    that
ramEN    on Rama
kWkE¢y    Kaikeyi
SpE    I promise
tE    your
vcn¢@yam¯    fulfilling your desire
       
8.Dasaratha   reiterates   again   that   he   will   do   what   Kaikeyi   desires.  
 
Bd#E   ¶dymÔyEtdn¤m¦ÜyaE¼rÞv   mam¯       ,  
etÏsm£ßy   kWkE¢y   b#¥¢h   yÏsaD¤   mÓysE     .9.  
Bd#E    blessed one
¶dym¯    heart
A¢p    also
ett¯    like this
An¤m¦Üy    after long thought
u¼rÞv    forget your wory
mam¯    to me
ett¯    this
sm£ßy    understanding
kWkE¢y    Kaikeyi
b#¥¢h    tell
yt¯    what
saD¤    as it is
mÓysE    in your mind
     
9.Dasaratha   tells   Kaikeyi   to   think   and   let   him   know   her   desire.  
 
blmaÏma¢n   pÜy¢Ót   n   ma|   S¢Äðt¤mrqh¢s       ,  
k¢rÝya¢m   tv   p#£¢t|   s¤k]tEna¢p   tE   SpE         .10.                                  
bl|    your hold over me
AaÏma¢n    in your case
pÜy¢Ót    knowing
n    not
ma|    in me
S¢Äðt¤m¯    to suspect
Arqh¢s    deserves
k¢rÝya¢m    will do
tv    your
p#£¢t|    desire
s¤k]tEn    on my good deeds
A¢p    also
tE    to you
SpE    I promise.
           
10.Dasaratha   tells   Kaikeyi   that   she   should   have   no   doubt   about   his   fulfilling  
her   desire   because   of   the   deep   love   he   has   for   her.                                
             
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