THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 14 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60


 

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

 
u¢äO¿aS¤   mharaj   k]tkaWt¤kmÄñl:   ,  
¢vrajmanaE   vp¤xa   mEraE¢rv   ¢dvakr:   .51.  
u¢äO¿    please wake up
AaS¤    quickly
mharaj    O! king
k]tkaWt¤kmÄñl:    getting dressed up in good clothes for the function
¢vrajman:    will shine
vp¤xa    with ornaments
mEraE:    on Meru
iv   ¢dvakr:    like the Sun
         
51.O!   king   please   arise   and   get   dressed   up   for   the   coronation.  
 
saEms¥ya©I   c   kak[t¯ÞT   ¢SvvW½vNav¢p   ,  
vâNàa¢g"¢rÓd#à   ¢vjy|   p#¢dSÓt¤   tE   .52.  
saEms¥ya©I   c    sun and moon also
kak[t¯ÞT    Dasaratha
¢SvvW½vNaW   A¢p    Siva and Kubera also
vâN:   c    Varuna also
A¢g":    Agni
iÓd#:   c    Indra also
¢vjy|    victory
p#¢dSÓt¤    will bless
tE    you
       
52.King   Dasaratha,   all   the   gods   will   bless   you   with   success   on   this   occasion.      
 
gta   Bgvt£   ra¢æOrh:   ¢Svm¤p¢ÞTtm¯   ,  
p#¢tb¤ÒyÞv   rajx©I   k[â   kayImnÓtrm¯   .53.  
gta    gone
Bgvt£    peacefully
ra¢æO:    night
Ah:    day
¢Sv|    auspicious
up¢ÞTtm¯    has dawned
p#¢tb¤ÒyÞv    please arise
rajx©I    king
k[â    do
kayIm¯    action to be taken
AnÓtrm¯    further
       
53.King,   thenight   is   over   and   the   auspicious   day   has   dawned.   Please   do   whatever  
is   to   be   done.  
 
up¢t¿¢t   ramÞy   smg#m¢BxEcnm¯   ,  
paWrjanpdWàa¢p   nWgmWà   k]taÏm¢B:   .54.  
up¢t¿¢t    are ready
ramÞy    Rama's
smg#m¯    all materials
A¢BxEcnm¯    for coronation
paWrjanpdW:   c    all citizens of city and villages
A¢p    also
nWgmW:   c    well versed in vedas
k]taÏm¢B:    blessed ones
       
54.All   people,   materials   and   purohits   well   versed   in   vedas   are   ready   for    
the   coronation.  
 
Ay|   v¢s¿aE   Bgvan¯   b#a'NW:   sh   ¢t¿¢t   ,  
¢Xp#maåOaÔyta|   rajn¯   raGvÞya¢BxEcnm¯     .55.  
Ay|    presently
v¢s¿:    Vasishta
Bgvan¯    Guru
b#a'NW:   sh    with brahmins
¢t¿¢t    has arrived
¢Xp#|    now
AaåOaÔyta|    please order
rajn¯    king
raGvÞy    Rama's
A¢BxEcnm¯    coronation
       
55.King,   Vasishta   with   all   brahmins   are   ready.   Please   order   Rama's   coronation    
now.  
 
yTa   /pala:   pSvaE   yTa   sEna   /nayka   ,  
yTa   cÓd#|   ¢vna   ra¢æOyITa   gavaE   ¢vna   v¦xm¯   .56.  
ev|   ¢h   B¢vta   ra¾®|   yæO   raja   n   èÜytE   .57.  
yTa    like
¢h    surely
Apala:    without shepherd
pSv:    cows
yTa    like
sEna    army
¢h    surely
Anayka    without commander
yTa    like
cÓd#|    moon
¢vna    without
ra¢æO:    night
yTa    like
gav:    cows
¢vna   v¦xm¯    without bulls
ev|    only
¢h    surely
B¢vta    will become
ra¾®|    kingdom
yæO    where
raja    king
n   èÜytE    is not seen
         
56,57.A   kingdom   where   the   king   is   not   seen   will   be   like   an   army   without   commander  
and   a   night   without   the   moon.  
 
i¢t   tÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   saÓÏvp¥vI¢mvaTIvt¯   ,  
A×yk£yIt   SaEkEn   B¥y   ev   mh£p¢t:   .58.  
i¢t    thus
tÞy    his
vc:    words
½¤Ïva    hearing
saÓÏvp¥vI|    pleasing to the ears
iv   ATIvt¯    like a victory
A×yk£yIt    was engulfed
SaEkEn    in sorrow
B¥y:   ev    once again
mh£p¢t:    king
       
58.The   king   was   engulfed   in   more   sorrow   on   hearing   words   which   normally   are   pleasing  
to   the   ears.  
 
tt:   s   raja   t|   s¥t|   s°hxI:   s¤t|   p#¢t   ,  
SaEkr³EXN:   ½£man¤¼£ßyaEvac   Da¢mIk:   .59.                                            
tt:    then
s:    that
raja    king
t|    that
s¥t|    charioteer
s°hxI:    having lost the desire to live
s¤t|   p#¢t    about his son
SaEkr³EXN:    eyes red with sadness
½£man¯    well known
u¼£ßy    thinking within himself
uvac    spoke
Da¢mIk:    steadfast in dharma
           
59.The   king,   with   eyes   red   because   of   sadness,   spoke   the   following.                                                    
 
vaÀyWÞt¤   Kl¤   mmaI¢N   mm   B¥yaE   ¢nk]Ót¢s   .60.  
vaÀyW:    by praises
    now
Kl¤    only
mmaI¢N    mind's sadness
mm    my
B¥y:    again
¢nk]Ót¢s    you are increasing
         
60.You   are   increasing   my   sadness   by   your   praises.              
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