THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 13 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

p¤n:   kWkEy£p#sadnm¯   -   AGAIN   PACIFYING   KAIKEYI  

 
AtdhI|   mharaj|   SyanmtTaE¢ctm¯   ,  
yya¢t¢mv   p¤ÎyaÓtE   dEvlaEkaÏp¢rÅy¤tm¯   .1.  
AnTIãpa{¢s¼aTaI   /B£ta   Byd¢SIn£   ,  
p¤nrakaryamas   tmEv   vrmÄñna   .2.  
AtdhI|    betond limit
mharaj|    king
Syanm¯    lying down on the floor
AtTaE¢ctm¯    who should not be like that
yya¢t|   iv    like Yayathi
p¤ÎyaÓtE    at the end of his good deeds
dEvlaEkat¯    from the heavens
p¢rÅy¤tm¯    thrown out
AnTIãpa    one who was born for disaster
A¢s¼aTaI    capable of proving bad as good
¢h    surely
AB£ta    without fear
Byd¢SIn£    capable of generating fear by her look
p¤n:    again
Aakaryamas    pressed as follows
t|    that
ev    only
vrm¯    great
AÄñna    woman
         
1,2.Kaikeyi,   without   being   affected   by   the   pleadings   of   Dasaratha,   again   pressed   him    
as   follows.  
 
Ïv|   kÐysE   mharaj   sÏyvad£   èFv#t:   ,  
mm   cEm|   vr|   kÞma¢¹Dar¢yt¤¢mÅC¢s   .3.  
Ïv|    you
kÐysE    are praised
mharaj    king
sÏyvad£    as one who is true to his words
èFv#t:    steadfast in dharma
mm    my
c    also
im|    this
vr|    boons given earlier
kÞmat¯    for what reason
¢vDar¢yt¤|    not granting
iÅC¢s    you wish
         
3.O!   king,   you   are   praised   for   keeping   your   promises   and   following   the   right   path.  
For   what   reason   you   are   not   agreeing   to   grant   me   these   boons?    
 
evm¤³Þt¤   kWkEÙya   raja   dSrTÞtda   ,  
p#Ïy¤vac   tt:   @[¼aE   m¤h\TI|   ¢vºl¢°v   .4.  
ev|    as above
u³:    being told
    in this
kWkEÙya    by Kaikeyi
raja   dSrT:    King Dasaratha
tda    therefore
p#Ïy¤vac    replied as follows
tt:    then
@[¼:    angrily
m¤h\tI|    for a moment
¢vºln¯    not knowing what to say
iv    like
       
4.King   Dasaratha,   on   hearing   Kaikeyi's   words,   was   at   a   loss   to   answer   for  
a   moment   and   then   replied   angrily.  
 
m¦tE   m¢y   gtE   ramE   vn|   mn¤jp¤ÄñvE   ,  
hÓtanay©I   mma¢mæOE   skama   s¤¢Kn£   Bv   .5.  
m¦tE    after death
m¢y    my
gtE    gone
ramE    Rama
vn|    to forest
mn¤jp¤ÄñvE    the best among men
hÓt    limitless
Anay©I    bad woman
mm    my
A¢mæOE    enemy
skama    having acheived your wish
s¤¢Kn£    delighted
Bv    be
         
5.After   my   death   and   Rama's   departure   to   forest,   you   can   be   happy   as   much   as    
you   desire   having   got   your   wishes   fulfilled.  
 
Þvg©I{¢p   Kl¤   ramÞy   k[Sl|   dWvtWrhm¯   ,  
p#ÏyadESad¢B¢ht|   Dar¢yÝyE   kT|     bt   .6.  
Þvg©I    in the heavens
A¢p    also
Kl¤    about
ramÞy    Rama's
k[Sl|    welfare
dWvtW:    by devas
Ahm¯    I
p#ÏyadESat¯    by God's grace
A¢B¢ht|    enquiry
Dar¢yÝyE    reply
kT|    against the dharma
bt    Oh! what a shame
         
6.I   have   to   answer   the   queries   of   devas   in   heaven   about   Rama's   welfare,   which    
will   not   be   as   per   dharma.  
 
kWkEÙya:   ¢p#ykamEn   ram:   p#v#a¢jtaE   vnm¯   ,  
y¢d   sÏy|   b#v£ØyEtäOdsÏy|   B¢vÝy¢t   .7.  
kWkEÙya:    to Kaikeyi
¢p#ykamEn    to do as per her wishes
ram:    Rama
p#v#a¢jt:    was sent
vnm¯    to forest
y¢d    in case
sÏy|    given promise
b#v£¢m    I say
ett¯    this
tt¯    that
AsÏy|    will go against my announcement in the assembly
B¢vÝy¢t    will become
       
7.In   case   I   say   that   to   keep   my   promise   to   Kaikeyi,   Rama   was   sent   to   the   forest,  
it   will   go   against   my   decision   announced   in   the   assembly.  
 
Ap¤æOEN   mya   p¤æO:   ½mEN   mhta   mhan¯   ,  
ramaE   lÖDaE   mhabah^:   s   kT|   ÏyÇytE   mya   .8.  
Ap¤æOEN    being childless
mya    by me
p¤æO:    son
½mEN    by yagna
mhta    a great
mhan¯    the great
ram:    Rama
lÖD:    was born
mhabah^:    the long armed
s:    that
kT|    how
ÏyÇytE    will be given leave to go far
mya    by me
S¥rà   k]t¢vïà   ¢jt@aED:   Xmapr:    ,
kT|   kmlpæOaXaE   mya   ramaE   ¢vvaÞytE    .9.
S¥r:    brave
c    also
k]t¢vï:    learned in all arts
c    also
¢jt@aED:    controls his anger
Xmapr:    pardons others mistakes
kT|    how
kmlpæOaX:    one with eyes like lotus petal
mya    by me
ram:    Rama
¢vvaÞytE    sent to the forest
           
9.Rama,   with   eyes   like   lotus   petals,   is   learned   in   all   arts,   controls   his   anger,   brave   and    
generous   in   pardoning   others   mistakes.   How   can   I   send   him   to   forest?  
 
kT¢mÓd£vrÜyam|   d£GIbah^|   mhablm¯   ,  
A¢Brammh|   ram|   p#Ex¢yÝya¢m   dÎfkan¯   .10.  
kT|    how
iÓd£vrÜyam|    with the blue colour
d£GIbah^|    broad shouldered
mhablm¯    with great strength
A¢Bram|    incomparably handsome
Ah|    I
ram|    Rama
p#Ex¢yÝya¢m    send
dÎfkan¯    to Dandakaranya
       
10.How   can   I   send   Rama   who   is   incomparably   handsome   and   broad   shouldered  
to   Danadakaranya?                                                                                                                        
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