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THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

  ½£ramp#ÞTanm¯     -   RAMA'S   DEPARTURE  

 
t|   tpÓt¢mva¢dÏym¤pp°|   ÞvtEjsa   ,  
vvÓdE   vrd|   vÓd£   ¢vnyåOaE   ¢vn£tvt¯   .11.                                        
t|    him
tpÓt|    shining
iv    like
Aa¢dÏy|    Sun
upp°|    looking
ÞvtEjsa    with his own luster
vvÓdE    paid his obeisance
vrd|    helpful to all
vÓd£    singing praises of the dynasty
¢vnyåO:    one who knows his duty
¢vn£tvt¯    lying full stretch on the floor
 
11.Sumanthra,   on   seeing   Rama,   paid   his   obeisance   to   him.        
 
p#a¸¢lÞt¤   s¤K|   p¦¾qva   ¢vharSynasnE   ,  
rajp¤æOm¤vacEd|   s¤mÓæOaE   rajsÏk]t:   .12.  
p#a¸¢l:    with folded hands
    in this
s¤K|    welfare
p¦¾qva    enquiring
¢vharSynasnE    seated on the throne
rajp¤æO|    to the Prince
uvac    spoke
id|    the following
s¤mÓæO:    Sumanthra
rajsÏk]t:    having been received with due respect
     
12.Sumanthra,   after   enquiring   the   welfare   of   Rama,   spoke   as   follows.        
 
kaWsÚyas¤p#ja   ram   ¢pta   Ïva|   d#¾¤¢mÅC¢t   ,  
m¢hÝya   sh   kWkEÙya   gØyta|   tæO   ma   ¢crm¯   .13.  
kaWsÚyas¤p#ja    Son of Kausalya
ram    O!Rama
¢pta    father
Ïva|    you
d#¾¤|   < to see
iÅC¢t    wishes
m¢hÝya    queen
sh    with
kWkEÙya    Kaikeyi
gØyta|    please go
tæO    there
ma   ¢crm¯    quickly
 
13.Sumanthra   tells   Rama   that   his   father   wishes   to   see   him   immediately.      
 
evm¤³Þt¤   s|¶¾aE   nr¢s|haE   mha濫t:   ,  
tt:   s|manyamas     s£ta¢mdm¤vac   h   .14.  
ev|    thus
u³:    being told
    in this
s|¶¾:    becoming happy
nr¢s|h:    lion among men
mha濫t:    with great luster
tt:    then
s|manyamas    thought within himself
s£ta|    to Sita
id|    the following
uvac   h    told
     
14.On   hearing   this   Rama   thought   for   a   while   and   then   spoke   to   Sita   as   follows.      
 
dE¢v   dEvà   dEv£   c   smagØy   mdÓtrE   ,  
mÓæOytE   D#¤v|   ¢k¢·d¢BxEcns|¢htm¯   .15.  
dE¢v    O! devi
dEv:   c    the king
dEv£   c    and the queen
smagØy    jointly
mdÓtrE    to me
mÓæOytE    wish to advise
D#¤v|    at the auspicious time
¢k¢·t¯    something
A¢BxEcns|¢htm¯    about the coronation
 
15.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   king   and   the   queen   wants   to   see   him   in   connection  
with   the   coronation.      
 
lX¢yÏva   /¢Bp#ay|   ¢p#ykama   s¤d¢XNa   ,  
s·aEdy¢t   rajan|   mdTI|   m¢drEXNE   .16.  
lX¢yÏva    after deliberation
¢h    surely
A¢Bp#ay|    about the decision
¢p#ykama    who is helpful to all
s¤d¢XNa    blessed
s·aEdy¢t    has now requested
rajan|    to the king
mdTI|    for me
m¢drEXNE    with attractive eyes
 
16.Queen   Kaikeyi,   after   deliberation,   has   requested   the   king   about   me.      
 
sa   p#¶¾a   mharaj|   ¢htkaman¤v¢tIn£   ,  
jnn£   caTIkama   mE   kEkya¢DptE:   s¤ta   .17.  
sa    she
p#¶¾a    being pleased
mharaj|    to the king
¢htkama    helpful at all times
An¤v¢tIn£    does only what pleases
jnn£    mother
c    also
ATIkama    thinks about welfare
mE    my
kEkya¢DptE:    king of Kekaya's
s¤ta    daughter
 
17.She   is   the   daughter   of   king   of   Kekaya.   She   always   keeps   the   welfare   of   the   king.   She   is   interested    
in   my   welfare.        
 
¢d¾ya   Kl¤   mharajaE   m¢hÝya   ¢p#yya   sh   ,  
s¤mÓæO|   p#a¢hNaEdqÑ¥tmTIkamkr|   mm   .18.  
¢d¾ya   Kl¤    surely it is good news only
mharaj:    king
m¢hÝya    queen
¢p#yya    beloved
sh    with
s¤mÓæO|    Sumanthra
p#a¢hNaEt¯    has sent
Ñ¥t|    as messenger
ATIkamkr|    who does things as per the wishes
mm    to me
 
18.The   king   who   is   with   his   favourite   queen   has   sent   a   message   through   Sumanthra   which   will   be  
only   good   news.            
 
yaèS£   p¢rxäOæO   taèSaE   Ñ¥t   Aagt:   ,  
D#¤vmïWv   ma|   raja   yaWvraÇyE{¢BxEßy¢t   .19.  
yaèS£    is like that
p¢rxt¯    assembly
tæO    there
taèS:    he is like that
Ñ¥t:    messenger
Aagt:    one who has come
D#¤v|    surely
AÒy    now
ev    itself
ma|    me
raja    king
yaWvraÇyE    as a crown prince
A¢BxEßy¢t    will coronate
       
19.The   news   will   be   good   since   the   persons   who   have   sent   the   news   and   the   messenger    
are   good   people.   The   king   will   coronate   me   today.        
 
hÓt   S£G#¢mtaE   gÏva   d#ßya¢m   c   mh£p¢tm¯   ,  
sh   Ïv|   p¢rvarEN   s¤KmaÞv   rmÞv   c   .20.                            
hÓt    your good fortune
S£G#|    quickly
it:    from here
gÏva    going
d#ßya¢m    will meet
c    also
mh£p¢tm¯    the king
sh    with
Ïv|    you
p¢rvarEN    your retinue
s¤K|    happily
AaÞv    stay
rmÞv   c    wait for a while
     
20.I   will   meet   the   king   and   queen   immediately.   You   please   wait   with   your   retinue.        
             
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