THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


    ½£ramp#ÞTanm¯     -   RAMA'S   DEPARTURE  

 
s   tdÓt:p¤r¹ar|   smt£Ïy   jnak[lm¯   ,  
p#¢vB³a|   tt:   kßyamassad   p¤raN¢vt¯   .1.  
p#askam¤Ik¢bB#¢ìy¤Iv¢Bm¯rqiI¾k[ÎflW:   ,  
Ap#ma¢d¢BrEkag#Wrn¤r³Wr¢D¢¿tam¯               .2.  
s:    he
tt¯    that
AÓt:p¤r¹ar|    entrance to the palace
smt£Ïy    crossing
jnak[lm¯    with assembled people
p#¢vB³a|    to stay alone
tt:    then
kßya|   Aassad    reached the quarters
p¤raN¢vt¯    knowing the palace well
p#askam¤Ik¢bB#¢ì:    with bows and arrows in hands
y¤v¢B:    by respected people
m¦¾k[ÎflW:    with danglers in ears
Ap#ma¢d¢B:    very alert
ekag#W:    well known
An¤r³W:    with steady minds
A¢D¢¿tam¯    well guarded
           
1.Sumanthra,   knowing   the   palace   thoroughly,   crossed   the   well   guarded   entrance   and    
reached   the   inner   chamber.  
 
tæO   kaxa¢yNaE   v¦êaÓvEæOpaN£n¯Þvl|k]tan¯   ,  
ddSI   ¢v¢¿tan¯¹a¢r   ÞæOyÒyXaÓs¤sma¢htan¯   .3.  
tæO    there
kaxa¢yN:    wearing saffron clothes
v¦êan¯    elderly
vEæOpaN£n¯    having lathis in hand
Þvl|k]tan¯    well dressed
ddSI    saw
¢v¢¿tan¯    sitting
¹a¢r    in the entrance
ÞæOyÒyXan¯    guarding wonem
s¤sma¢htan¯    blessed persons
 
3.He   saw   well   dressed   people   in   front   of   the   door,   elders   and   those   gaurding   women.        
 
tE   sm£ßy   smayaÓt|   ram¢p#y¢ck£xIv:   ,  
shsaEÏp¢tta:   sv©I   /asnE×y:   s¤s|B#ma:   .4.  
tE    they
sm£ßy    observing
smayaÓt|    coming towards
ram¢p#y¢ck£xIv:    those who want to see Rama happy
shsa    suddenly
uÏp¢tta:    got up
sv©I    all
¢h    surely
AasnE×y:    from their seats
s¤s|B#ma:    deserving respect
 
4.All   of   them,   seeing   Sumanthra   coming   towards   them,   stood   up   from   their   seats.  
 
tan¤vac   ¢vn£taÏma   s¥tp¤æO:   p#d¢XN:   ,  
¢Xp#maÁyat   ramay   s¤mÓæOaE   ¹a¢r   ¢t¿¢t   .5.  
tan¯    to them
uvac    spoke
¢vn£taÏma    respectable
s¥tp¤æO:    charioteer
p#d¢XN:    revered
¢Xp#|    quickly
AaÁyat    inform
ramay    to Rama
s¤mÓæO:    Sumanthra
¹a¢r    at the door
¢t¿¢t    awaits
 
5.Sumanthra   told   them   to   inform   Rama   about   his   arrival.      
 
tE   ramm¤ps|gØy   Bt¤I:   ¢p#y¢ck£xIv:   ,  
shBayaIy   ramay   ¢Xp#mEvacc¢XrE   .6.  
tE    they
ram|    Rama
ups|gØy    nearing
Bt¤I:    to the lord
¢p#y¢ck£xIv:    always trying to keep him happy
shBayaIy    together with his wife
ramay    to Rama
¢Xp#|   ev    immediately
Aacc¢XrE    informed
 
6.They   immeditely   informed   Rama   who   was   with   his   wife.  
 
p#¢tvE¢dtmaåOay   s¥tm×yÓtr|   ¢pt¤:   ,  
tæOWvanayyamas   raGv:   ¢p#ykaØyya   .7.  
p#¢tvE¢dt|    waiting
AaåOay    on hearing
s¥t|    charioteer
A×yÓtr|    very close
¢pt¤:    to father
tæO    there
ev    only
Aanayyamas    arranged to bring
raGv:    Rama
¢p#ykaØyya    one who always like to see him happy
 
7.Rama,   on   hearing   the   news   of   arrival   of   Sumanthra,   asked   them   to   bring   him   immediately.      
   
 
t|   vW½vNsÄðaSm¤p¢v¾|   Þvl|k]tm¯   ,  
ddSI   s¥t:   pyIÄðE   saWvN©I   saEäOrÅCdE   .8.  
vrahâ¢DraBEN   S¤¢cna   c   s¤g¢ÓDna   ,  
An¤¢lçO|   praÒy©In   cÓdnEn   pr|tpm¯   .9.  
¢ÞTtya   paáItàa¢p   valÛyjnhÞtya   ,  
upEt|   s£tya   B¥y¢àæOya   S¢Sn|   yTa   .10.  
t|    him
vW½vNsÄðaS|    like Kubera
up¢v¾|    risen
Þvl|k]tm¯    handsome
ddSI    saw
s¥t:    chrioteer
pyIÄðE    on a sofa
saWvN©I    golden
saEäOrÅCdE    well decorated
vrahâ¢DraBEN    like a red cloud
S¤¢cna    pure
c   s¤g¢ÓDna    with natural fragrance also
An¤¢lçO|   
praÒy©In    the best
cÓdnEn    sandal paste
pr|tpm¯    destroyer of enemies
¢ÞTtya    standing
paáIt:    by the side
c    also
A¢p    too
valÛyjnhÞtya    with chamara in hand
upEt|    with
s£tya    Sita
B¥y:    again
¢cæOya    with chithra star
S¢Sn|    moon
yTa    similar
 
8,9,10.Sumanthra   saw   the   handsome   Rama   with   Sita   looking   like   the   moon   with   star   chithra.  
             
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