THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 12 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50


 

kWkEÙy¤palØB:   -   ABUSING   KAIKEYI  

 
yÞya:   p#yÏnE   j£va¢m   ya   c   mam×ypalyt¯   ,  
tÞya:   k]ta   mya   ¢mÐya   kWkEÙya   i¢t   vßy¢s   .41.  
yÞya:    by whose
p#yÏnE    efforts
j£va¢m    am alive
ya    who
c    also
mam¯    me
A×ypalyt¯    protected
tÞya:    that
k]ta    done
mya    by me
¢mÐya    did not keep my words
kWkEÙya    to Kaikeyi
i¢t    thus
vßy¢s    you have to say
       
41.You   will   have   to   say   that   you   broke   your   promise   to   Kaikeyi,   who   protected   you.  
 
¢k¢ÚbxÏv|   nrEÓd#aNa|   k¢rÝy¢s   nra¢Dp   ,  
y|   dt¯Ïva   vrmÒyWv   p¤nrÓya¢n   BaxsE   .42.  
¢k¢ÚbxÏv|    a blot
nrEÓd#aNa|    on the kings
k¢rÝy¢s    you will be
nra¢Dp    king
y|    one
dt¯Ïva    having granted
vrm¯    a boon
AÒy    now
ev    itself
p¤n:    again
AÓya¢n    in opposite words
BaxsE    you speak
       
42.You   will   spoil   the   reputation   of   kings   by   going   back   on   your   promise.  
 
SWÖy:   ÜyEnkpaEt£yE   Þvma|s|   p¢XNE   ddaW   ,  
AlkIàX¤x£   dt¯Ïva   jgam   g¢tm¤äOmam¯   .43.  
SWÖy:    King Sibi
ÜyEnkpaEt£yE    to Indra as an eagle and agni as pigeon were fighting
Þvma|s|    his own flesh
p¢XNE    to the eagle
ddaW    gave
AlkI:    Rishi Alarka
cX¤x£    his eyes
dt¯Ïva    giving
jgam    reached
g¢t|    position
uäOmam¯    exalted
       
43.King   Sibi   gave   his   own   flesh   to   a   bird   and   Rishi   Alarka   both   his   eyes   and  
they   attained   exalted   position.  
 
sagr:   smy|   k]Ïva   n   vElam¢tvtItE   ,  
smy|   ma{n¦t|   kax£I|:   p¥vIv¦äOmn¤Þmrn¯   .44.  
sagr:    the ocean
smy|    kept in mind the words of devas not to cross the shores
k]Ïva    accepting
n    not
vElam¯    the shore
A¢tvtItE    did cross
smy|    keep your promise
ma    do not
An¦t|    as a lie
kax£I|:    make
p¥vI    till now
v¦äOm¯    true to your words
An¤Þmrn¯    keeping in mind.
 
44.Keeping   in   mind   your   reputation   of   being   true   to   your   words,   do   not   make  
them   a   lie   now.  
 
sÏy|   DmI|   p¢rÏyÇy   ram|   raÇyE{¢B¢xÅy   c   ,  
sh   kaWsÚyya   ¢nÏy|   rÓt¤¢mÅC¢s   ѤmItE   .45.  
sÏy|    true to your words
DmI|    dharma
p¢rÏyÇy    discarding
ram|    Rama
raÇyE    to rule
A¢B¢xÅy    coronating
c    also
sh    with
kaWsÚyya    Kausalya
¢nÏy|    always
rÓt¤|    to live
iÅC¢s    you desire
ѤmItE    you with bad intentions
       
45.You   want   to   vrown   Rama   and   live   with   Kausalya   always.  
 
BvÏvDma©I   Dma©I   va   sÏy|   va   y¢d   va{n¦tm¯   ,  
yt¯Ïvya   s|½¤t|   m/|   tÞy   na¢Þt   Ûy¢t@m:   .46.  
Bvt¤    be it so
ADmI:    not as epr dharma
DmI:    dharma
va    or
sÏy|    true to your words
va    or
y¢d    whatever it is
va    or
An¦tm¯    opinion not as per dharma
yt¯    which
Ïvya    by you
s|½¤t|    granted
m/|    to me
tÞy    for that
n   A¢Þt    do not
Ûy¢t@m:    retract
         
46.Whether   the   boons   are   as   per   dharma   or   not,   once   granted   do   not   retract   from   it.  
   
Ah|   ¢h   ¢vxmïWv   p£Ïva   bh^   tvag#t:   ,  
pÜytÞtE   m¢rÝya¢m   ramaE   yï¢B¢xÅytE   .47.  
Ah|    I
¢h    surely
¢vxm¯    poison
AÒy   ev    now itself
p£Ïva    taking
bh^    potent
tv    your
Ag#t:    presence
pÜyt:    in your sight
tE    your
m¢rÝya¢m    will die
ram:    Rama
y¢d    in case
A¢B¢xÅytE    is coronated
       
47.I   will   drink   poison   and   die   before   you,   in   case   Rama   is   coronated.  
 
ekahm¢p   pÜyEy|   yïh|   rammatrm¯   ,  
A¸¢l|   p#¢tg¦ÿÓt£|   ½EyaE   nn¤   m¦¢tmIm   .48.  
ekahm¯   A¢p    even for a day
pÜyEy|    seeing
y¢d    instead of
Ah|    I
rammatrm¯    Rama's mother
A¸¢l|    respects
p#¢tg¦ÿÓt£|    accepting
½Ey:    better
nn¤    is it not
m¦¢t:    death
mm    to me
       
48.It   is   getter   to   die   rather   than   see   Rama's   mother   getting   respect   of   all.  
 
BrtEnaÏmna   cah|   SpE   tE   mn¤ja¢Dp   ,  
yTa   naÓyEn   t¤ÝyEym¦tE   ram¢vvasnat¯   .49.  
BrtEn    on Bharatha
AaÏmna   c    and on me
Ah|    I
SpE    promise
tE    to you
mn¤ja¢Dp    king
yTa    than
n    not
AÓyEn    other
t¤ÝyEy|    satisfied
§tE    only
ram¢vvasnat¯    Rama going to forest.
       
49.I   emphasise   that   anything   other   than   Rama   going   to   forest   will   not   satisfy   me.  
 
etavѤ?va   vcn|   kWkEy£   ¢vrram   h   ,  
¢vlpÓt|   c   rajan|   n   p#¢tÛyajhar   sa   .50.  
etavt¯    all this
u?va    having said
vcn|    words
kWkEy£    Kakeyi
¢vrram    stopped
h    what a pity
¢vlpÓt|    crying
c    also
rajan|    the king
n   p#¢tÛyajhar    did not pacify
sa    she
     
50.Kaikeyi,   having   said   these   words,   did   not   try   to   pacify   the   lamenting   king.              
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