THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 21 TO 31

 
 ïIramàSwanm!     -   RAMA'S   DEPARTURE
 
pits<mainta   sIta   -taRrmiste][a   ,
AaÖarmnuvìaj   m¼laNyi-dXyu;I   .21.
raJy<   iÖjaiti-juRò<   rajsUyai-;ecnm!   ,
ktuRmhRit   te   raja   vasvSyev   laekk«t!   .22.
dIi]t<   ìts<pÚm!   vraijnxr<   zuicm!   ,
k…r¼ï&¼pai[<   c   pZyNtI     Tva<   -jaMyhm!   .23.
pUvaR<   idz<   v¿xrae   di][a<     patu   te   ym>     ,
vé[>   piímamaza<   xnezStUÄra<   idzm!   .24.
pits<mainta  dear to her husband
sIta  Sita
-taRr<  husband
Aiste][a  with black eyes
AaÖar<  to the door
Anuvìaj  followed
m¼lain  blessings
Ai-dXyu;I  praying within herself
raJy<  kingdom
iÖjaiti->  by brahmins
juò<  being blessed
rajsUyai-;ecnm!  being crowned king
ktuR<  to do
AhRit  deserve
te to you
raja  king
vasvSy  to Indra
#v like
laekk«t!  God Brahma
dIi]t<  observing celibacy
ìts<pÚm!  observing vrathams
vraijnxr<  with deer skin
zuicm!  pure
k…r¼ï&¼pai[< c  with antlers in hand
pZyNtI  seeing
Tva<  you
-jaim  will serve
Ahm!  I
pUvaR<  in the east
idz<  direction
v¿xr>  Indra
di][a<  south
patu  protect
te you
ym> Dharmaraja
vé[>  Varuna
piíma<  west
Aaza<  direction
xnez>  Kubera
tu in this
%Ära<  north
idzm!  direction

 
21   to   24.Sita   followed   Rama   to   the   door,   praying   to   all   the   Gods   to   protect   him.
 
Aw   sItamnu}aPy   k«tkaEtukm¼l>   ,
iní³am   sumÙe[   sh   ramae   inveznat!   .25.
Aw then
sItam!  to Sita
Anu}aPy  asking her to go inside
k«tkaEtukm¼l>  having performed the rituals prior to coronation
iní³am  departed
sumÙe[ sh  with Sumanthra
ram>  Rama
inveznat!  from his palace

 
25.Rama,   bidding   farewell   to   Sita,   left   the   palace   along   with   Sumanthra.
 
pvRtaidv   in:³My   is<hae   igirguhazy>   ,
lúm[<     Öair   sae=pZyt!àþaÃilpuq<   iSwtm!   .26.
pvRtat!  from a mountain
#v like
in:³My  leaving
is<h>  a lion
igirguhazy>  living in a cave in the mountain
lúm[<  Lakshmana
Öair  outside the door
s> he
ApZyt!  saw
àþaÃilpuq<  with folded hands
iSwtm!  standing

 
26.Rama   saw   Lakshmana   near   the   door   standing   with   folded   hands.
 
Aw   mXymkúyaya<   smagCDTsuù¾nE>   ,
s   svaRniwRnae     †òœva   smeTy   àitnn!*     c   .27.
tt>   pavks»azmaéraeh   rwaeÄmm!   ,
vEyaº<   pué;Vyaºae   rajNt<   rajnNdn>   .28.
Aw then
mXymkúyaya<  in the middle quarters
smagCDt!  conversed
suù¾nE>  with well wishers
s> he
svaRn!  all
AiwRn>  waiting to serve him
†òœva  seeing
smeTy  nearing
àitnn!*  pleasing them
c thus
tt> afterwards
pavks»az<  like the flame of fire
Aaéraeh  climbed
rwaeÄmm!  the best of chariots
vEyaº<  spread with tiger skin
pué;Vyaº>  tiger among men
rajNt<  shining
rajnNdn>  prince

 
27,28.Rama,   seeing   his   well   wishers   waiting   to   serve   him,   spoke   to   them   and   mounted   on
the   best   chariot.
 
me"nadms<bax<   mi[hemiv-Ui;tm!   ,
mu:[Ntimv   c]U<i;   à-ya   sUyRvcRsm!   .29.
kre[uizzukLpEí   yu­<   prmvaiji->   ,
hiryu­<   shöa]ae   rwimNÔ   #vazugm!   .30.
àyyaE   tU[RmaSway   ra"vae   Jvilt>   iïya   .31.
me"nadm!  like the thunder of a cloud
As<bax<  broad
mi[hemiv-Ui;tm!  studded with gems and gold
mu:[Nt<  blinding
#v like
c]U<i;  eyes of the onlooker
à-ya  by the rays
sUyRvcRsm!  similar to the sun
kre[uizzukLpE>  like young elephants
c also
yu­<  harnessed with
prmvaiji->  with the best horses
hiryu­<  with golden colour
shöa]>  with thousand eyes
rw<  chariot
#NÔ>  Indra
#v like
Aazugm!  capable of high speed
àyyaE  departed
tU[R<  quickly
AaSway  climbing
ra"v>  Rama
Jvilt>  with a halo
iïya  with supernatural powers

 
29,30,31.Rama   boarded   the   chariot   studded   with   gems   and   gold,   harnessed   with   the   best   horses
and   capable   of   high   speed   and   departed.
       
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