THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 15 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
sumÙSy   ramg&hp&vez>   -   SUMANTHRA   ENTERS   RAMA'S   PALACE
 
sae=Tyasa*   tu   tÖeZm   itrSkri[mNtra   ,
AazIi-RguR[yu­ai-ri-tuòav   ra"vm!   .21.
s> he
ATyasa*  going closer
tu then
tt! that
veZm  room
itrSkri[m!  curtains
ANtra  outside
AazIi-R>  with best wishes
gu[yu­ai->  praiseworthy
Ai-tuòav  again chanted as below
ra"vm!  Dasaratha

 
21.Sumanthra   going   nearer   stood   behind   the   curtains   and   praised   Dasaratha.
 
saemsUya‰R   c   kak…t!Sw   izvvEïv[avip   ,
vé[íai¶irNÔí   ivjy<   àidzNtu   te   .22.
saemsUya‰R c  the moon and the sun
kak…t!Sw  Kakutsta
izvvEïv[aE Aip  Shiva and Kubera also
vé[> c  Varuna also
Ai¶>  Agni
#NÔ> c  and Indra
ivjy<  victory
àidzNtu  will bless
te you

 
22.Sumanthra   tells   Dasaratha   that   all   the   Gods   and   Devas   shower   their   blessings   for
his   victory.
 
ywa   sa¼aí   veda   vE   äüa[<   baexyiNt   te   ,
twa   Tva<   xIr   baeXyaim   ýuiÄó   pué;;R-   .23.
ywa like
sa¼a> c  with parts of Vedas
veda>  vedas
vE all
äüa[<  Brahma
baexyiNt  wakes up
te that
twa similarly
Tva<  you
xIr blessed one
baeXyaim  I wake up
ih surely
%iÄó  please arise
pué;;R-  best of men

 
23.I   wake   you   up   as   Vedas   wake   up   Brahma.   Please   arise.
 
gta   -gvtI   raiÇrh>   izvmupiSwtm!   ,
buXySv   nrzaËRl   k…é   kayRmnNtrm!   .24.
gta is over
-gvtI  peacefully
raiÇ>  night
Ah> day
izv<  auspicious
%piSwtm!  has dawned
buXySv  arise
nrzaËRl  O! king
k…é  do
kayRm!  actions to be taken
AnNtrm!  further

 
24.O!   king,   the   night   is   over   and   the   auspicious   day   has   dawned.   Please   arise
for   further   actions   to   be   taken.
 
äaü[a   blmuOyaí   nEgmaíagta   n&pa>   ,
dzRn<   te=i-ka'œ]Nte   àitbuXySv   ra"v   .25.
äaü[a>  brahmins
blmuOya> c  commanders also
nEgma> c  citizens also
Aagta>  have come
n&pa>  kings
dzRn<  to see
te you
Ai-ka'œ]Nte  are awaiting
àitbuXySv  please arise
ra"v  Dasaratha

 
25.Sumanthra   informs   Dasaratha   that   all   have   assembled   and   are   awaiting
your   appearence.
 
s<StuvNt<   tda   sUt<   sumÙ<   mÙkaeivdm!   ,
àitbuXy   ttae   raja   #d<   vcnmävIt!   .26.
s<StuvNt<  who is praising
tda then
sUt<  charioteer
sumÙ<  Sumanthra
mÙkaeivdm!  well versed in statecraft
àitbuXy  seeing
tt> from where he was
raja  king
#d<  these
vcnm!  words
AävIt!  spoke

 
26.The   king,   seeing   that   Sumanthra   was   trying   to   wake   him   up   spoke   as   follows.
 
rammany   sUteit   ydSyi-ihtae   mya   ,
ikimd<   kar[<   yen   mma}a   àithNyte   .27.
ram<  Rama
Aany  bring
sUt charioteer
#it thus
yt! as it is
Ais Ai-iht>  you have been ordered
mya by me
ik<  what
#d<  for this
kar[<  reason
yen because of which
mm my
Aa}a  orders
àithNyte  are flouted.

 
27.Dasaratha   asks   Sumanthra   the   reasons   for   flouting   his   orders   to   bring   Rama.
 
n   cEv   s<àsuÝae=hmanyehazu   ra"vm!   ,
#it   raja   dzrw>   sUt<   tÇaNvzaTpun>   .28.
n not
c also
@v only
s<àsuÝ>  sleeping
Ah<  I
Aany  bring
#h here
Aazu  quickly
ra"vm!  Rama
#it thus
raja dzrw>  King Dasaratha
sUt<  charioteer
  then
ANvzat!  ordered
pun>  again

 
28.Dasaratha   again   ordered   Sumanthra   to   bring   Rama   immeditely.
 
s   rajvcn<   ïuTva   izrsa   àitpUJy   tm!   ,
injRgam   n&pavasaNmNyman>   iày<   mht!   .29.
s> he
rajvcn<<  king's orders
ïuTva  hearing
izrsa  bowing his head
àitpUJy  paid respects
tm! the king
injRgam  left
n&pavasat!  the king's palace
mNyman>  thinking
iày<  as good news
mht!  great

 
29.Sumanthra   paid   his   respects   to   the   king   and   left   the   palace   happily,   thinking
it   to   be   good   news.
 
àpÚae   rajmagR<   c   ptakaXvjzaei-tm!   ,
ùò>   àmuidt>   sUtae   jgamazu   ivlaekyn!   .30.
àpÚ>  reaching
rajmagR<  the main street
c also
ptakaXvjzaei-tm!  decorated with flags and festoons
ùò>  happily
àmuidt>  mind filled with
sUt>  Sumanthra
jgam  went
Aazu  quickly
ivlaekyn!  seeing

 
30.Sumanthra   saw   the   main   street   being   decorated   tastefully,   walked   fast   happily.            
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