THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 14 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

½£ramanynay   s¤mÓæOp#ExNm¯   -   SENDING   SUMANTRA   TO   BRING   RAMA  

 
p¤æOSaEka¢dIt|   papa   ¢vs|åO|   p¢tt|   B¤¢v   ,  
¢vvE¾manm¤¹£ßy   sWßvak¢mdmb#v£t¯   .1.  
p¤æOSaEka¢dIt|    saddened because of the difficulty for his son
papa    one who invites disaster
¢vs|åO|    unconscious
p¢tt|    fallen
B¤¢v    on the ground
¢vvE¾man|    lying
u¹£ßy    after long thought
sa    she
eEßvak|    to Ikshvaku king
idm¯    this
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
       
1.Kaikeyi,   who   is   inviting   disaster   for   herself,   spoke   the   following   to   Dasaratha.  
 
pap|   k]ÏvWv   ¢k¢md|   mm   s|½¤Ïy   s|½vm¯   ,  
SExE   ¢X¢ttlE   s°:   ¢ÞTÏya|     ÞTat¤|   ÏvmhI¢s   .2.  
pap|    a trifle
k]Ïva   iv    treating it as a serious matter
¢k|   id|    what is this
mm    to me
s|½¤Ïy    promising
s|½vm¯    to do as I wanted
SExE    you are lying down
¢X¢ttlE    on the floor
s°:    still
¢ÞTÏya|    on keeping your word
ÞTat¤|    to be steadfast
Ïvm¯    you
AhI¢s    must think
           
2.There   is   no   point   in   your   lying   down   on   the   floor.   Make   up   your   mind   to    
keep   your   promise.  
 
Aah^:   sÏy|   ¢h   prm|   DmI|   DmI¢vdaE   jna:   ,  
sÏyma¢½Ïy   ¢h   mya   Ïv|   c   Dm©I   p#caE¢dt:   .3.                            
Aah^:    say
sÏy|   ¢h    keeping one's word
prm|    is the greatest
DmI|    dharma
DmI¢vd:    learned in dharma
jna:    people
sÏy|    promised by you
Aa¢½Ïy   ¢h    to obtain only
mya    by me
Ïv|    you
c    also
Dm©I    to keep your word
p#caE¢dt:    you are being requested
         
3.Kaikeyi   tells   Dasaratha   that   she   is   insisting   on   his   promises   to   see   that   he  
follows   the   path   of   dharma.  
 
s|*¤Ïy   SWÖy:   ÜyEnay   Þva|   tn¤|   jgt£p¢t:   ,  
p#day   p¢XNE   raja   jgam   g¢tm¤äOmam¯   .4.  
s|*¤Ïy    having promised
SWÖy:    King Sibi
ÜyEnay    to eagle
Þva|    his own
tn¤|    flesh
jgt£p¢t:    protecting the earth
p#day    giving
p¢XNE    to the bird
raja    king
jgam    attained
g¢t|    position
uäOmam¯    exalted
       
4.King   Sibi   gave   his   flesh   to   an   eagle   to   keep   his   promise   and   thus   attained   a   great   position.  
 
tTa   /lkIÞtEjÞv£     b#a'NE       vEdpargE   ,  
yaÅyman:   ÞvkE   nEæOE   u¼¦Ïya¢vmna   ddaW   .5.  
tTa    similarly
¢h    surely
AlkI:    rishi named Alarka
tEjÞv£    blessed
b#a'NE    to a brahmin
vEdpargE    well versed in vedas
yaÅyman:    promised as requested
ÞvkE    his own
nEæOE    two eyes
u¼¦Ïy    taking out
A¢vmna:    with a glad heart
ddaW    gave
       
5.Similarly   rishsi   Alarka   plucked   his   two   eyes   and   gave   them   to   a   brahmin  
as   promised.  
 
s¢rta|     p¢t:   ÞvÚpa|   myaIda|   sÏym¢Óvt:   ,  
sÏyan¤raEDaÏsmyE   vEla|   Þva|   na¢tvtItE   .6.  
s¢rta|    sea
    in this
p¢t:    god
ÞvÚpa|    trivial
myaIda|    limit
sÏym¯    his promise
A¢Óvt:    maintaining
sÏyan¤raEDat¯    because of keeping his word
smyE    in times of new moon and full moon
vEla|    shore
Þva|    his
n   A¢tvtItE    does not cross
       
6.The   sea   god   does   not   cross   the   limit   as   per   his   promise   at   new   moon   and   full   moon.  
 
sÏymEkpd|   b#'   sÏyE   DmI:   p#¢t¢¿t:   ,  
sÏymEvaXya   vEda:   sÏyEnavaÔytE   prm¯   .7.  
sÏy|    promise
ekpd|    is one word
b#'    Ohm
sÏyE    in promise
DmI:    are four dharmas
p#¢t¢¿t:    embodied
sÏy|    promise
ev    only
AXya:    is eternal
vEda:    vedas
sÏyEn    by promise
AvaÔytE    attains
prm¯    heavens
       
7.Promises   are   made   to   be   kept   because   there   are   four   dharmas   embodied   in   them.  
 
sÏy|   smn¤vtIÞv   y¢d   Dm©I   D¦ta   m¢t:   ,  
s   vr:   sPlaE   mE{Þt¤   vrdaE   /¢s   säOm   .8.  
sÏy|    promise
smn¤vtIÞv    please keep your word
y¢d    if so
Dm©I    in dharma
D¦ta    steadfast
m¢t:    mind
s:    that
vr:    boon
sPl:    fulfilled
mE    to me
AÞt¤    let it become
vrd:    to keep your word
¢h    surely
A¢s    you are
säOm    great follower of dharma
         
8.Kaikeyi   tells   Dasaratha   that   if   he   is   the   follower   of   dharma,   he   should   fulfill  
her   wish.  
 
ÞvDmIÞya¢BkamaTI|   mm   cWva¢BcaEdnat¯   ,  
p#v#ajy   s¤t|   ram|   ¢æO:   Kl¤   Ïva|   b#v£Øyhm¯   .9.  
ÞvDmIÞy    for your dharma
A¢BkamaTI|    you consider it most important
mm    to me
c    also
ev   A¢BcaEdnat¯    proper destiny only
p#v#ajy    send to forest
s¤t|    son
ram|    Rama
¢æO:   Kl¤    three times
Ïva|    you
b#v£¢m    caution
Ahm¯    I
         
9.It   is   proper   that   you   send   Rama   to   forest   since   you   are   steadfast   in   dharma.  
 
smy|   c   mmay©Im|     y¢d   Ïv|   n   k¢rxy¢s.  
Ag#tÞtE   p¢rÏy³a   p¢rÏyßya¢m   j£¢vtm¯   .10.  
smy|    request
c    also
mm    my
AayI    respected
im|    this
y¢d    in case
Ïv|    you
n   k¢rxy¢s    do not fulfill
Ag#t:    in front
tE    your
p¢rÏy³a    being jilted
p¢rÏyßya¢m    will discard
j£¢vtm¯    my life
       
10.I   will   discard   my   life   in   your   presence,   in   case   you   do   not   fulfill   my   rquest.              
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