THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


               

vr¹yvrNm¯   -   ASKING   FOR   TWO   BOONS              

 
sa   tdTImna   dEv£   tm¢Bp#aymagtm¯                   ,  
¢nmIÒyÞTaÅc   hxaIÅc   bBaxE   ѤvIc|   vc:                   .11.  
sa    that
tdTImna:    only thinking of her desire
dEv£    devi
tm¯    to him
A¢Bp#ay|    to her wishes
Aagtm¯    having agreed
¢nmIÒyÞTat¯    is correct
c    also
hxaIt¯    with happy frame of mind
c    also
bBaxE    thought how to express
ѤvIc|    the unpleasant
vc:    words
             
11.Kaikeyi,   thought   within   herself   how   to   express   cogently   the   unpleasant   words.            
 
tEn   vaÀyEn   s|¶¾a   tm¢Bp#aymaÏmn:             ,  
Ûyajhar   mhaGaErm×yagt¢mvaÓtkm¯         .12.  
tEn    that
vaÀyEn    by words
s|¶¾a    becoming happy
tm¯    to him
A¢Bp#ay|    wishes
AaÏmn:    her
Ûyajhar    explained as follows
mhaGaErm¯    cryuel words
A×yagt|    having agreed
iv    like
AÓtkm¯    cause of the death
           
12.Kaikeyi,   deciding   that   the   king   had   agreed   to   her   wishes   spoke   the   following  
words   which   will   be   the   cause   of   his   death.                        
 
yTa   @mEN   Sp¢s   vr|   mm   dda¢s   c         ,  
tÅC¦ÎvÓt¤   æOy¢ÞæO|SêEva:   sEÓd#p¤raEgma:     .13.  
cÓd#a¢dÏyaW   nBàWv   g#ha   raæyhn£   ¢dS:       ,  
jgÅc   p¦¢Tv£   cEy|   gÓDvaIà   sraXsa:           .14.  
yTa    which
@mEN    because of that
Sp¢s    you promise
vr|    boon
mm    to me
dda¢s    given
c    also
tt¯    that
S¦ÎvÓt¤    hear
æOy¢ÞæO|St¯    thirty three
dEva:    devas
sEÓd#p¤raEgma:    including Indra
cÓd#a¢dÏyaW    sun and moon
nB:    sky
c    also
ev    also
g#ha:    planets
raæyhn£    night and day
¢dS:    directions
jgt¯    world
c    also
p¦¢Tv£    earth
c    also
iy|    this
gÓDvaI:    gandharvas
c    also
sraXsa:    with rakshasas
           
13,14.Kaikeyi   told   Dasaratha   that   since   he   had   promised   to   do   what   ever   is   her  
wish,   let   these   words   be   heard     by   everyone   including   devas,   planets,   sun   and   moon.                  
 
¢nSacra¢N   B¥ta¢n   g¦hEx¤   g¦hdEvta:           ,  
ya¢n   caÓya¢n   B¥ta¢n   jan£y¤BaI¢xt|   tv       .15.  
¢nSacra¢N    roaming in the night
B¥ta¢n    ghosts
g¦hEx¤    in houses
g¦hdEvta:    planets in their houses
ya¢n    which ever it is
c    also
AÓya¢n    others
B¥ta¢n    beings
jan£y¤:    would have heard your
Ba¢xt|    words
tv    your
         
15.Whatever   you   have   told   has   been   heard   by   all   beings.              
 
sÏysÓDaE   mhatEja   DmIåO:   s¤sma¢ht:         ,  
vr|   mm   ddaÏyEx   tÓmE   S¦ÎvÓt¤   dEvta:             .16.  
sÏysÓD:    one who does what he says
mhatEja:    great luminary
DmIåO:    one who is well versed in dharma
s¤sma¢ht:    with a steady mind
vr|    boon
mm    to me
dda¢t    is bestowing
ex:    he
tt¯    that
mE    to me
S¦ÎvÓt¤    let them listen
dEvta:    devathas
       
16.Kaikeyi   requests   all   the   devathas   to   hear   the   boon   to   be   given   to   her   by  
Dasaratha.                      
 
i¢t   dEv£   mhEÝvas|   p¢rg¦/a¢BSÞy   c       ,  
tt:   prm¤vacEd|   vrd|   kammaE¢htam¯             .17.  
i¢t    thus
dEv£    devi
mhEÝvas|    great warrior
p¢rg¦/    having in her grip
A¢BSÞy    binding
c    also
tt:    then
pr|    the important part
uvac    told
id|    this
vrd|    one who bestows whatever is asked
kammaE¢htam¯    bound by deep love
         
17.Kaikeyi,   having   bound   Dasaratha   by   invoking   the   devathas,   then   told  
as   follows.                                        
 
Þmr   rajn¯   p¤rav¦äO|   t¢ÞmÓdWvas¤rE   rNE         ,  
tæO   caÅyavyÅCæO¤Þtv   j£¢vtmÓtra           .18.  
Þmr    remember
rajn¯    king
p¤rav¦äO|    what happened
t¢Þmn¯    in that
dEvas¤rE    between devas and asuras
rNE    war
tæO    there
c    also
AÅyavyt¯    put in danger
SæO¤:    the enemy
tv    your
j£¢vtm¯    life
AÓtra    during
           
18.Kaikeyi   reminded   Dasaratha   of   the   war   between   devas   and   asuras,   where   his  
life   was   in   danger.                  
 
tæO   ca¢p   mya   dEv   yt¯Ïv|   sm¢Br¢Xt:         ,  
jag#Ïya   ytmanayaÞttaE   mE   p#ddaW   vraW           .19.  
tæO    there
c    also
A¢p    only
mya    by me
dEv    king
yt¯    because of that
Ïv|    you
sm¢Br¢Xt:    were protected
jag#Ïya:    my vigilance
ytmanaya:    strived
tt:    then
mE    to
p#ddaW    gave
vraW    two boons
           
19.Kaikeyi   reminded   Dasaratha,   that   his   life   was   saved   because   of   her   care  
and   thus   he   bestowed   on   her   two   boons.                    
 
taW     däOaW   vraW   dEv   ¢n¢XçOaW   m¦gyaØyhm¯           ,  
tvWv   p¦¢T¢vpal   skaSE   sÏysÄñr:                     .20.  
taW    those two
    now
däOaW    given
vraW    boons
dEv    king
¢n¢XçOaW    safely with you
m¦gya¢m    I desire
Ahm¯    I
tv    in your
ev    only
p¦¢T¢vpal    king
skaSE    custody
sÏysÄñr:    steadfast in keeping promises
         
20.Kaikeyi   said   that   those   boons   only   she   want   now   which   were   so   long   not   been   used.  
                                                             
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