THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 14 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
ïIramanynay   sumÙàe;[m!   -   SENDING   SUMANTRA   TO   BRING   RAMA
 
ikimd<   -a;se   rajNvaKym¼éjaepmm!   ,
Aanayiytumi¬ò<   puÇ<   ramimhahRis   .21.
ik< #d<  what is this
-a;se  you are speaking
rajn!  king
vaKym!  words
A¼éjaepmm!  which can tear the body into pieces
Aanayiytum!  to bring
Ai¬ò<  untiring
puÇ<  son
ram<  Rama
#h here
AhRis  you do

 
21.O!   king,   your   words   are   hurting.   You   ask   your   son   Rama   to   come   here.
 
SwaPy   raJye   mm   sut<   k«Tva   ram<   vnecrm!     ,
in>spÆa<   c   ma<   k«Tva   k«tk«Tyae   -iv:yis   .22.
SwaPy  installing
raJye  as ruler
mm my
sut<  son
k«Tva  sending
ram<  Rama
vnecrm!  to live in forest
in>spÆa<  without equal
c also
ma<  to me
k«Tva  having done
k«tk«Ty>  always keeping your promises
-iv:yis  you become

 
22.After   sending   Rama   to   forest   and   crowning   my   son,   make   me   without   equal   and
keep   your   promises   made.
 
s   nuÚ   #v   tIú[en   àtaeden   hyaeÄm>   ,
raja   àcaeidtae=-Iú[<   kEkeyIimdmävIt!   .23.
s> that
nuÚ>  without mercy
#v like
tIú[en  with sharp points
àtaeden  with whip
hyaeÄm>  best horse
raja  king
àcaeidt>  being goaded
A-Iú[<  repeatedly
kEkeyI<  to Kaikeyi
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
23.The   king   felt   like   a   horse   whipped   mercilessly   and   spoke   as   follows.
 
xmRbNxen   bÏae=iSm   nòa   c   mm   cetna   ,
Jyeò<   puÇ<   iày<   ram<     ÔòuimCDaim   xaimRkm!   .24.
xmRbNxen  by the bond of dharma
bÏ>  tied
AiSm  I am
nòa  is lost
c also
mm my
cetna  living
Jyeò<  eldest
puÇ<  son
iày<  loved
ram<  Rama
Ôòu<  to see
#CDaim  I desire
xaimRkm!  who is the embodiment of dharma

 
24.My   desire   to   live   is   lost.   I   would   like   to   see   my   son,   Rama.
 
tt>   à-ata<   rjnImuidte   c   idvakre   ,
pu{ye   n]Çyaege   c   muørœte   c   smagte   .25.
visóae   gu[s<pÚ>   iz:yE>   pirsmav&t>   ,
%ps<g&í   s<-araNàivvez   puraeÄmm!   .26.
is­s<maijRtpwa<   ptakaeÄm-Ui;tam!   ,
ivicÇk…sumakI[aR<   nanaôiG-ivR-Ui;tam!   .27.
s<ùòmnujaepeta<   sm&Ïivp[ap[am!   ,
mhaeTsvsmakI[aR<   ra"vawˆR   smuTsukam!   .28.
cNdnagéxUpEí   svRt>   pirxUiptam!   ,
ta<   purI<   smit³My   purNdrpuraepmam!   .29.
ddzaRNt>pur<   ïeó<   nanaiÖjg[ayutm!   ,
paErjanpdakI[R<   äaü[Eépzaei-tm!   .
y}iviÑ>   sus<pU[R<   sdSyE>   prmiÖjE>   .30.
tt> then
à-ata<  day break
rjnI<  after night
%idte  rising
c idvakre  Sun also
pu{ye  blessed
n]Çyaege  with good star
c also
muørœte  auspicious time
c smagte  also nearing
visó>  Vasishta
gu[s<pÚ>  with best virtues
iz:yE>  disciples
pirsmav&t>  surrounded
%ps<g&>  bringing with him
c also
s<-aran!  materialsfor coronation
àivvez  entered
puraeÄmm!  best ofpalaces
is­s<maijRtpwa<  streets cleaned by spraying water
ptakaeÄm-Ui;tam!  decorated with banners
ivicÇk…sumakI[aR<  strewn with varieties of flowers
nanaôiG->  with strings of various flowers
iv-Ui;tam!  decorated
s<ùòmnujaepeta<  filled with happy people
sm&Ïivp[ap[am!  shops with best goods
mhaeTsvsmakI[aR<  wearing a festive look with bands of musicians
ra"vawˆR  in respect of Rama
smuTsukam!  with devoted persons
cNdnagéxUpE>  with the smoke from burning sandal and incense
c also
svRt>  every where
pirxUiptam!  with fragrance
ta<  that
purI<  city
purNdrpuraepmam!  similar to Indra's city
ddzR  saw
ANt>pur<  the harem
ïeó<  the best
nanaiÖjg[ayutm!  with groups of brahmins, vysyas and kshatriyas
paErjanpdakI[R<  with residents of city and villages
äaü[E>  brahmins who are to perform the rites
%pzaei-tm!  beautiful
y}iviÑ>  pundits
sus<pU[R<  filled with
sdSyE>  those who can come to the assembly
prmiÖjE>  best among brahmins

 
25   to   30.As   dawn   broke,   Vasishta   entered   the   beautiful   city   with   clean   roads,
decorated   with   flowers   and   banners,   with   the   fragrance   from   sandal   and   incense,
equal   to   Indra's   city,   filled   with   happy   people   and   brahmins   reday   to   perfom   the   rites.            
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