THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 12 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70


 

kWkEÙy¤palØB:   -   ABUSING   KAIKEYI  

 
n¦S|sE   papsÄðÚpE   X¤d#E   ѤÝk]tka¢r¢N   ,  
¢k|     Ѥ:Kml£k|     va   m¢y   ramE   c   pÜy¢s   .61.  
n¦S|sE    wicked woman
papsÄðÚpE    one who is bent on doing bad deeds
X¤d#E    born to harm
ѤÝk]tka¢r¢N    as a result of sins committed in earlier birth
¢k|       what ever
Ѥ:Km¯    unpleasant
Al£k|    against your wishes
va    or
m¢y    in me
ramE    in Rama
c    also
pÜy¢s    you see
       
61.You   wicked   woman,   what   made   you   ask   for   Rama   being   sent   to   the   forest?  
 
n   kT|¢cètE   ramaìrtaE   raÇymavsEt¯   ,      
ramad¢p   ¢h   t|   mÓyE   DmItaE   blväOrm¯   .62.  
n    not
kT|¢ct¯    never
§tE    without
ramat¯    Rama's
Brt:    Bharatha
raÇy|    kingdom
AavsEt¯    will live
ramat¯   A¢p    more than Rama
¢h    because
t|    him
mÓyE    I think
DmIt:    in dharma
blväOrm¯    more faith
         
62.Bharatha   will   not   rule   without   Rama   since   he   knows   the   dharma   better   than   Rama.  
 
kT|   d#ßya¢m   ramÞy   vn|   gÅCE¢t   Ba¢xtE   ,  
m¤KvNI|   ¢vvNI|   t|   yTWvEÓѤm¤pÔl¤tm¯   .63.  
kT|    how
d#ßya¢m    I see
ramÞy    Rama's
vn|    to forest
gÅC    go
i¢t    thus
Ba¢xtE    when told
m¤KvNI|    his face
¢vvNI|    fallen
t|    that
yTa    similar
ev    only
iÓѤ|    moon
upÔl¤tm¯    eclipsed by rahu
       
63.How   can   I   face   Rama   and   tell   him   to   go   to   forest?  
 
ta|   ¢h   mE   s¤k]ta|   b¤¢¼|   s¤¶¢ì:   sh   ¢n¢àtam¯   ,  
kT|   d#ßyaØypav¦äOa|   prW¢rv   hta|   cm¥m¯   .64.  
ta|    that
¢h    surely
mE    my
s¤k]ta|    as per tradition
b¤¢¼|    decision
s¤¶¢ì:   sh    with well wishers
¢n¢àtam¯    decided after consultation
kT|    how
d#ßya¢m    can I tolerate
Apav¦äOa|    to overturn
prW:    by enemies
iv    like
hta|    injured
cm¥m¯    army
       
64.How   can   I   over   rule   a   decision   made   in   consultation   with   well   wishers?  
 
¢k|   ma|   vßy¢Ót   rajanaE   nana¢dg¯×y:   smagta:   ,  
balaE   btaymWßvak¢àr|   raÇymkaryt¯   .65.  
¢k|    how
ma|    me
vßy¢Ót    will speak ill
rajan:    kings
nana¢dg¯×y:    from all directions
smagta:    having come
bal:    inexperienced
bt    what more insult do I need
Ay|    he
eEßvak:    born in Ikshvaku dynasty
¢cr|    lomg time
raÇym¯    kingdom
Akaryt¯    ruled
           
65.All   the   kings   will   ridicule   me   and   wonder   how   I   ruled   so   long.  
 
yda     bhvaE   v¦¼a   g¤NvÓtaE   bh^½¤ta:   ,  
p¢rp#ßy¢Ót   kak[t¯ÞT|   vßya¢m   ¢kmh|   tda   .66.  
yda    when
    in this
bhv:    famous
v¦¼a:    elders
g¤NvÓt:    with good virtues
bh^½¤ta:    learned in vedas
p¢rp#ßy¢Ót    enquire
kak[t¯ÞT|    about Rama
vßya¢m    will reply
¢km¯    what
Ah|    I
tda    then
         
66.What   will   I   tell   the   elders   when   asked   about   Rama?  
 
kWkEÙya   ¢²ÜymanEn   ram:   p#v#a¢jtaE   mya   ,  
y¢d   sÏy|   b#v£ØyEtäOdsÏy|   B¢vÝy¢t   .67.  
kWkEÙya    because of Kaikeyi's
¢²ÜymanEn    pressure
ram:    Rama
p#v#a¢jt:    is sent to forest
mya    by me
y¢d    in case
sÏy|    truth
b#v£¢m    I say
ett¯    this
tt¯    that
AsÏy|    against the announcement in the assembly
B¢vÝy¢t    will become
         
67.If   I   say   the   truth   that   because   of   Kaikeyi   Rama   has   been   sent   to   the   forest,   that  
go   against   the   decision   announced   in   the   asembly.  
 
¢k|   ma|   vßy¢t   kaWsÚya   raGvE   vnma¢ÞTtE   ,  
¢k|   cWna|   p#¢tvßya¢m   k]Ïva   ¢v¢p#ym£èSm¯   .68.  
¢k|    how
ma|    me
vßy¢t    will taunt
kaWsÚya    Kausalya
raGvE    Rama
vn|    to forest
Aa¢ÞTtE    ordered
¢k|    how
c    also
ena|    to her
p#¢tvßya¢m    will pacify
k]Ïva    done
¢v¢p#y|    a heart breaking thing
iIèSm¯    like this
         
68.How   can   I   pacify   Kausalya   when   I   order   Rama   to   go   to   forest?  
 
yda   yda   ¢h   kaWsÚya   das£vÅc   sK£v   c   ,  
BayaIvì¢gn£vÅc   mat¦vÅcaEp¢t¿¢t   .69.  
yda   yda    according to the situation
¢h    surely
kaWsÚya    Kausalya
das£vt¯   c    as a servant also
sK£   iv   c    as a friend also
BayaIvt¯    as a wife
B¢gn£vt¯   c    as a sister also
mat¦vt¯   c    as a mother also
up¢t¿¢t    she has acted
         
69.Kausalya   has   played   many   roles   according   to   the   situation.    
 
stt|   ¢p#ykama   mE   ¢p#yp¤æOa   ¢p#y|vda   ,  
n   mya   sÏk]ta   dEv£     sÏkarahaI   k]tE   tv   .70.                          
stt|    always
¢p#ykama    acts as per my wish
mE    me
¢p#yp¤æOa    favourite son
¢p#y|vda    speaks pleasantly
n    not
mya    by me
sÏk]ta    done justice
dEv£    as queen
sÏkarahaI    deserves to be treated as
k]tE    because
tv    of you
           
70.I   have   not   done   justice   to   Kausalya   as   the   queen   because   of   you.              
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