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THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 11 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


                 

vr¹yvrNm¯   -   ASKING   THE   TWO   BOONS                      

 
tt¯p#¢t½¤Ïy   Dm©IN   n   cEêaÞy¢s   mE   vrm¯           ,  
AÒyWv   ¢h   p#haÞya¢m   j£¢vt|   Ïv¢¹ma¢nta       .21.  
tt¯    that
p#¢t½¤Ïy    having given your word
Dm©IN    by dharma
n    not
cEt¯    in case
daÞy¢s    you do grant
mE    to me
vrm¯    boon
AÒy    now
ev    itself
¢h    surely
p#haÞya¢m    will give up
j£¢vt|    my life
Ïv¢¹ma¢nta    being insulted by you
           
21.Kaikeyi   tells   Dasaratha   that   in   case   he   does   not   keep   his   word,   she   will  
give   up   her   life.                  
         
vaHqmaæOEN   tda   raja   kWkEÙya   ÞvvS£k]t:       ,  
p#cÞkÓd   ¢vnaSay   paS|   m¦g   ivaÏmn:         .22.  
vaHqmaæOEN    by sound only
tda    then
raja    king
kWkEÙya    by Kaikeyi
ÞvvS£k]t:    being in her grip
p#cÞkÓd    lost his freedom
¢vnaSay    towards disaster
paS|    in the net
m¦g:    deer
iv    like
AaÏmn:    by itself
           
22.Dasaratha   felt   trapped   by   his   promise   to   Kaikeyi.                              
           
tt:   prm¤vacEd|   vrd|   kammaE¢htm¯       ,  
vraW   yaW   mE   Ïvya   dEv   tda   däOaW   mh£ptE       .23.  
taW   tavdhmÒyWv   vßya¢m   S¦N¤   mE   vc:       .24.  
tt:    then
pr|    end of the task
uvac    told
id|    this
vrd|    one who gives whatever is asked
kammaE¢htm¯    in deep love
vraW    two boons
yaW    which two
mE    to me
Ïvya    by you
dEv    king
tda    then
däOaW    given
mh£ptE    ruler of the earth
taW    those two
tavt¯    only
Ahm¯    I
AÒy    now
ev    itself
vßya¢m    ask you
S¦N¤    hear
mE    my
vc:    words
           
23,24.Kaikeyi   then   told   Dasaratha   that   she   will   ask   for   those   two   boons   now.                        
 
A¢BxEksmarØBaE   raGvÞyaEpk¢Úpt:       ,  
AnEnWva¢BxEkEN   BrtaE   mE{¢B¢xÅytam¯     .25.  
A¢BxEksmarØB:    materials for coronation
raGvÞy    for Raghava's
upk¢Úpt:    have been collected
AnEn    this
ev    only
A¢BxEkEN    with materials
Brt:    Bharatha
mE    my
A¢B¢xÅytam¯    be coronated
           
25.Let   Bharatha   be   coronated   with   the   materials   collected   for   Rama's   coronation.            
 
yaE   ¢¹t£yaE   vraE   dEv   däO:   p#£tEn   Ïvya       ,  
tda   dEvas¤rE   y¤¼E   tÞy   kalaE{ymagt:       .26.  
y:    which
¢¹t£y:    second
vr:    boon
dEv    king
däO:    granted
p#£tEn    with affection
Ïvya    by you
tda    then
dEvas¤rE    between devas and asuras
y¤¼E    in the war
tÞy    for that
kal:    time
Ay|    now
Aagt:    has come.
             
26.The   time   for   asking   the   second   boon   granted   by   you   has   come.                    
 
nv     c   vxaI¢N   dÎfkarÎyma¢½t:             ,  
c£ra¢jnjzaDar£   ramaE   Bvt¤   taps:                 .27.  
nv    nine
   c    and five
vxaI¢N    years
dÎfkarÎy|    in dandakaranya
Aa¢½t:    living
c£ra¢jnjzaDar£    wearing bark dresses and matted hair
ram:    Rama
Bvt¤    be
taps:    as one who has renounced everything
           
27.Let   Rama   live   in   dandakaranya   with   bark   dresses   and   matted   hair.                    
       
BrtaE   BjtamÒy   yaWvraÇymkÎzkm¯         ,  
ex   mE   prm:   kamaE   däOmEv   vr|   v¦NE           .  
AÒy   cWv   ¢h   pÜyEy|   p#ayÓt|   raGv|   vnm¯         .28.  
Brt:    Bharatha
Bjtam¯    be ordained
AÒy    now
yaWvraÇym¯    as crown prince
AkÎzkm¯    without hindrance
ex:    this
mE    my
prm:    most important
kam:    desire
däO|    having given
ev    itself
vr|    boon
v¦NE    I ask
AÒy    now
c    also
ev    itself
¢h    only
pÜyEy|    want to see
p#ayÓt|    departing
raGv|    Raghava
vnm¯    forest
           
28.I   would   like   to   see   Rama   leave   for   the   forest   immediately   and   Bharatha   be  
appointed   as   crown   prince   without   hindrance.                  
       
Ïv|   rajrajaE   Bv   sÏysÄñr:   k[l|   c   S£l|   c   ¢h   rX   jÓm   c         ,  
præO   vasE   ¢h   vdÓÏyn¤äOm|   tpaEDna:   sÏyvcaE   ¢ht|   n¦Nam¯             .29.  
Ïv|    that
rajraj:    king of kings
Bv    be
sÏysÄñr:    true to your word
k[l|   c    dynasty also
S£l|   c    good coduct also
¢h    surely
rX    protect
jÓm   c    birth also
præO   vasE    to reach the heavens
¢h    surely
vd¢Ót    say
An¤äOm|    most proper
tpaEDna:    maharishis
sÏyvc:    keeping one's words
¢ht|    as a means
n¦Nam¯    for men
             
29.It   has   been   said   great   rishis   that   the   sure   way   for   men   to   go   to   heaven   is   to  
be   true   to   their   words.                  
 
 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   AyaEÒyakaÎfE   ekadS:   sgI:       .11.  

 
           
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