THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 12 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

kWkEÙy¤palØB:   -   ABUSING   KAIKEYI  

 
nn¤   tE   raGvÞt¤ÚyaE   BrtEn   mhaÏmna   ,  
bh^SaE   ¢h   Þm   balE   Ïv|   kTa:   kTysE   mm   .21.  
nn¤    you
tE    your
raGv:    Raghava
t¤Úy:    better than
BrtEn    to Bharataha
mhaÏmna    the great mahatma
bh^S:    many times
¢h    surely
Þm    so
balE    one who cannot differentiate between good and bad
Ïv|    you
kTa:    news
kTysE    you have said
mm    to me
       
21.Hey,   you   have   told   me   many   times   that   Rama   is   better   than   Bharatha.    
 
tÞy   DmaIÏmnaE   dE¢v   vnE   vas|   yS¢Þvn:   ,  
kT|   raEcysE   B£â   nv   vxaI¢N     c   .22.  
tÞy    to him
DmaIÏmn:    as a follower of dharma
dE¢v    devi
vnE    in the forest
vas|    living
yS¢Þvn:    very famous
kT|    how
raEcysE    you can think
B£â    one with wavering mind
nv    nine
vxaI¢N    years
    five
c    also
         
22.How   can   you   think   of   sending   a   dharmatma   to   forest   fo   fourteen   years?  
 
AÏyTI|   s¤k[marÞy   tÞy     Dm©I   D¦taÏmn:   ,  
kT|   raEcysE   vasmrÎyE   B¦SdaâNE   .23.  
AÏyTI|    even then
s¤k[marÞy    one who is used to a life of comfort
tÞy    to him
Dm©I    in dharma
D¦taÏmn:    steadfast
kT|    how
raEcysE    can you think
vasm¯    to live
ArÎyE    in a forest without a human being
B¦SdaâNE    highly dangerous
           
23.You   are   sending   to   live   in   the   dangerous   forest   one   who   is   used   to   easy   life.  
 
raEcyÞy¢BramÞy   ramÞy   S¤BdSInE   ,  
tv   S¤½¥xmaNÞy   ¢kmTI|   ¢vp#vasnm¯   .24.  
raEcy¢s    can you think
A¢BramÞy    one who is loved by all
ramÞy    Rama's
S¤BdSInE    one who sees in all
tv    to you
S¤½¥xmaNÞy    who serves you well
¢kmTI|    for what reason
¢vp#vasnm¯    sending him to forest.
         
24.How   can   you   think   of   sending   him   who   respects   you,   to   live   in   the   forest.  
 
ramaE   ¢h   Brtaì¥yÞtv   S¤½¥xtE   sda   ,  
¢vSEx|   Ïv¢y   tÞmaäO¤   BrtÞy   n   lXyE   .25.  
ram:    Rama
¢h    surely
Brtat¯    more than Bharatha
B¥y:    more
tv    you
S¤½¥xtE    serves
sda    always
¢vSEx|    better than
Ïv¢y    in oyu
tÞmat¯    him
    in this
BrtÞy    Baratha's
n    not
lXyE    seen
       
25.I   have   seen   Rama   serving   you   better   than   Bharatha.  
 
S¤½¥xa|   gaWrv|   cWv   p#maN|   vcn¢@yam¯   ,  
kÞtE   B¥yÞtr|   k[yaIdÓyæO   mn¤jxIBat¯   .26.  
S¤½¥xa|    serving
gaWrv|    respecting
c    also
ev    only
p#maN|    proof
vcn¢@yam¯    doing as per orders
k:    who
tE    to you
B¥yÞtr|    specially
k[yaIt¯    will do
AÓyæO    any other
mn¤jxIBat¯    that the best among men
         
26.Who   else   will   serve   and   carry   out   your   wishes   better   than   Rama?  
 
bh\na|   ÞæO£sh*aNa|   bh\na|   caEpj£¢vnam¯   ,  
p¢rvadaE{pvadaE     va   raGvE   naEppïtE   .27.  
bh\na|    many
ÞæO£sh*aNa|    among thousands of women
bh\na|    many
c    also
upj£¢vnam¯    among servants
p¢rvad:    harmful events
Apvad:   va    or dishonor
raGvE    in Raghava
n   uppïtE    has not happened
       
27.Rama   has   not   crossed   the   limits   of   decent   behaviour   with   ant   one.  
 
saÓÏvyn¯   svIB¥ta¢n   ram:   S¤¼En   cEtsa   ,  
g¦ÿa¢t   mn¤jÛyaG#:   ¢p#yW¢vIxyva¢sn:   .28.  
saÓÏvyn¯    supporting
svIB¥ta¢n    allbeings
ram:    Rama
S¤¼En    with pure
cEtsa    mind
g¦ÿa¢t    attracted towards him
mn¤jÛyaG#:    lion among men
¢p#yW:    helping them in times of need
¢vxyva¢sn:    the citizens
       
28.Rama   attracts   all   by   his   pure   tnhoughts   and   helpful   nature.  
 
sÏyEn   laEka¸y¢t   d£naÓdanEn   raGv:   ,  
g¤âM¯ÅC¤½¥xya     v£raE   Dn¤xa   y¤¢D   SaæOvan¯   .29.  
sÏyEn    withtruth
laEkan¯    all the worlds
jy¢t    wins
d£nan¯    needy
danEn    with generosity
raGv:    Raghava
g¤ân¯    preceptors
S¤½¥xya    with service
v£r:    the brave
Dn¤xa    with bow and arrows
y¤¢D    in a war
SaæOvan¯    enemies
       
29.Rama's   qualities   are   that   he   wins   over   people   understanding   their   requirements.  
 
sÏy|   dan|   tpÞÏyagaE     ¢mæOta   SaWcmajIvm¯   ,  
¢vïa   c   g¤âS¤½¥xa   D#¤vaÎyEta¢n   raGvE   .30.  
sÏy|    keeping up his word
dan|    kindness and generosity
tp:    penance
Ïyag:    renunciation
¢mæOta    friendship
SaWc|    with a clear mind and body
AajIvm¯    modesty
¢vïa    knowledge
c    also
g¤âS¤½¥xa    service to preceptors
D#¤va¢N    are all present
eta¢n    these
raGvE    in Raghava
         
30.Rama   is   the   embodiment   of   all   virtues.  
             
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