THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 12 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60


 

kWkEÙy¤palØB:   -   ABUSING   KAIKEYI  

 
½¤Ïva     raja   kWkEÙya   v¦äO|   prmdaâNm¯   ,  
ramÞy   c   vnE   vasmWáyI|   BrtÞy   c   .51.  
na×yBaxt   kWkEy£|   m¤h\tI|   Ûyak[lE¢Ód#y:   ,  
p#WXta¢n¢mxaE   dEv£|   ¢p#yam¢p#yva¢dn£m¯   .52.  
½¤Ïva    hearing
    then
raja    king
kWkEÙya:    Kaikeyi's
v¦äO|    request
prmdaâNm¯    a very difficult one
ramÞy    Rama's
c    also
vnE    in the forest
vas|    living
eEáyI|    coronation
BrtÞy    of Bharatha
c    also
n   A×yBaxt    did not speak
kWkEy£|    Kaikeyi
m¤h\tI|    for a moment
Ûyak[lE¢Ód#y:    was shocked
p#WXt    stared
A¢n¢mx:    without batting an eyelid
dEv£|    wife
¢p#yam¯    loving
A¢p#yva¢dn£m¯    speaking harsh words
       
51,52.Dasaratha   was   shocked   to   hear   Kaikeyi's   request   and   stared   at   her  
without   batting   an   eyelid.  
 
ta|   ¢h   vj#sma|   vacmakÎyI   ¶dya¢p#yam¯   ,  
Ѥ:KSaEkmy£|   ½¤Ïva   raja   n   s¤¢KtaE{Bvt¯   .53.  
ta|    those
¢h    surely
vj#sma|    like a thunderbolt
vac|    words
AakÎyI    listening
¶dya¢p#yam¯    heartbreaking
Ѥ:KSaEkmy£|    hurt because of his sense of duty to keep his words
½¤Ïva    thinking
raja    king
n    not
s¤¢Kt:    reaching a solution
ABvt¯    become
         
53.Dasaratha   listened   thunder   struck   by   the   heart   breaking   words   and   became   worried  
because   of   the   need   to   maintain   his   promise.  
 
s   dEÛya   Ûyvsay|   c   GaEr|   c   SpT|   k]tm¯   ,  
ÒyaÏva   ramE¢t   ¢náÞy   ¢C°Þtâ¢rvaptt¯   .54.  
s:    he
dEÛya:    devi's
Ûyvsay|   c    scheming
GaEr|    unpleasant
c    also
SpT|    promise
k]tm¯    done
ÒyaÏva    thinking
ram    Rama
i¢t    thus
¢náÞy    saying
¢C°:    cut
tâ:    tree
iv    like
Aptt¯    fell down
       
54.Dasaratha,   on   hearing   Kaikeyi's   decision,   uttered   the   name   of   Rama   and  
fell   down.  
 
n¾¢cäOaE   yTaEÓmäOaE     ¢vpr£taE   yTa{{t¤r:   ,  
¶ttEja   yTa   spa©I   bB¥v   jgt£p¢t:   .55.  
n¾¢cäO:    blabbering
yTa   uÓmäO:    like losing his mind
¢vpr£t:    contradicting
yTa   Aat¤r:    like a sick person
¶ttEja    pacified by chanting mantra
yTa    like
spI:    a snake
bB¥v    became
jgt£p¢t:    king
         
55.Dasaratha   was   blabbering   and   saying   contradictory   words.  
 
d£nya     ¢gra   raja   i¢t   haEvac   kWky£m¯¡56¡  
d£nya    in a pitiable
    in this
¢gra    voice
raja    king
i¢t    thus
h    with difficulty
uvac    spoke
kWky£m¯    to Kaikeyi
         
56.Dasaratha   spoke   in   a   weak   voice   with   difficulty   to   Kaikeyi.  
 
AnTI¢mmmTaIB|   kEn   Ïvm¤pd¢SIta   ,  
B¥taEpht¢cäOEv     b#¤vÓt£   Ïv|   n   lÇjsE   .57.  
AnTI|    disaster
imm¯    this
ATaIB|    looking like a good thing
kEn    by whom
Ïv|    you
upd¢SIta    were advised
B¥taEpht¢cäOa    in the clutch of a spirit
iv    like
b#¤vÓt£    speaking
Ïv|    you
n   lÇjsE    are not ashamed.
       
57.Dasaratha   asked   Kaikeyi   who   told   her   this   scheme.   He   also   said   that   she  
is   speaking   like   a   person   in   the   clutches   of   a   spirit.  
 
S£lÛysnmEtäOE   na¢BjanaØyh|     p¤ra   ,  
balayaÞtt¯¢Ïvdan£|   tE   lXyE   ¢vpr£tvt¯   .58.  
S£lÛysn|    without character
ett¯    thus
tE    in you
n   A¢Bjana¢m    did not know
Ah|    I
p¤ra    till now
balaya:    youthful
tt¯    that
    in this
idan£|    now
tE    in you
lXyE    I see
¢vpr£tvt¯    newly
             
58.Dasaratha   told   her   that   he   is   seeing   a   new   facet   of   her   character.  
 
k[taE   va   tE   By|   jat|   ya   ÏvmEv|¢vD|   vrm¯   ,  
ra¾®E   Brtmas£n|     v¦N£xE   ragv|   vnE   .59.  
k[t:   va    for some unknown reason
tE    to you
By|    fear
jat|    has happened
ya    that which
Ïv|    you
ev|¢vD|    like this
vrm¯    wish
ra¾®E    to rule
Brt|    Baratha
Aas£n|    staying
v¦N£xE    pleading
ragv|    Raghava
vnE    in the forest
       
59.Dasartha   enquired   from   Kaikeyi   what   fear   made   her   request   such   things.  
 
¢vrmWtEn   BavEn   ÏvmEtEnan¦tEn   va   ,  
y¢d   Bt¤I:   ¢p#y|   kayI|   laEkÞy   Brtsy   c   .60.  
¢vrm    keep away from
etEn    this
BavEn    attitude
Ïv|    you
etEn   An¦tEn   va    scheming also
y¢d    in case
Bt¤I:    husband's
¢p#y|    suitable
kayI|    thing
laEkÞy    to the people
BrtÞy   c    and Bharatha
     
60.In   case   you   desire   to   do   good   for   Bharatha   and   the   people   forget   about   this   scheme.              
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