THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 18 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
vnvasinrœdez>   -   ORDERED   TO   GO   TO   FOREST
 
s   ddzaRsne   ramae   in;{[<   iptr<   zu-e   ,
kEkeyIsiht<   dIn<   muoen   pirzu:yta   .1.
s> that
ddzR  saw
Aasne  on the chair
ram>  Rama
in;{[<  sitting
iptr<  father
zu-e  best
kEkeyIsiht<  with Kaikeyi
dIn<  worried
muoen  with the face
pirzu:yta  colourless

 
1.Rama   saw   his   father   on   the   chair   with   Kaikeyi.   His   father   looked   worried.
 
s   iptuír[aE   pUvRmi-va*   ivnItvan!   ,
ttae     vvNde     cr[aE   kEkeYya>   susmaiht>   .2.
s> he
iptu>  father's
cr[aE  feet
pUvRm!  at first
Ai-va*  paying hsi respects
ivnItvan!  respectful to elders
tt> then
vvNde  paid his respects
cr[aE  feet
kEkeYya>  of Kaikeyi
susmaiht>  with a steady mind

 
2.Rama   paid   his   respects   to   his   father   and   Kaikeyi.
 
rameTyuvac   vcn<   ba:ppyaRk…le][>   ,
zzak   n&pitdI–nae   nei]tu<   nai--ai;tum!   .3.
ram Rama
#it thus
%vac  said
vcn<  one word
ba:ppyaRk…le][>  eyes filled with tears
zzak  capable
n&pit>  king
dIn>  greatly worried
n not
$i]tu<  to open his eyes
n Ai--ai;tum!  not able to speak

 
3.The   king   uttered   a   single   word   "Rama".   He   was   unable   to   open   his   tear   filled   eyes
nor   speak.
 
tdpUvR<   nrpterœ†òœva   êp<   -yavhm!   ,
ramae=ip   -ymapÚ>   pda   Sp&òœvev   pÚgm!   .4.
#iNÔyEràùòESt<   zaeks<tapkizRtm!   ,
in>ñsNt<   mharaj<   Vyiwtak…lcetsm!   .5.
^imRmailnm]ae_y<   ]u_yNtimv   sagrm!   ,
%pPlutimvaidTymu­an&tm&i;<   ywa   .6.
tt! that
ApUvR<  rare
nrpte>  king's
†òœva  seeing
êp<  body
-yavhm!  generating fear in mind
ram>  Rama
Aip also
-y<  worry
AapÚ>  became
pda by foot
Sp&òœva  touching
#v like
pÚgm!  a serpent
#iNÔyE>  with all the limbs
AàùòE>  saddened
t<  that
zaeks<tapkizRtm!  overcome with unbearable grief
in>ñsNt<  sighing
mharaj<  king
Vyiwtak…lcetsm!  with a worried mind
^imRmailnm!  a series of waves
A]ae_y<  without turbidity
]u_yNt<  with water polluted
#v like
sagrm!  the sea
%pPlut<  eclipsed
#v like
AaidTy<  the sun
%­an&t<  having uttered a lie
\i;<  rishi
ywa like

 
4,5,6.Rama   became   worried   when   he   saw   the   rare   sight   of   a   greiving   father.
 
AicNTykLp<   ih   iptuSt<   zaekmupxaryn!   ,
b-Uv   s<rBxtr>   smuÔ   #v   pvRi[   .7.
AicNTykLp< ih  unable to know the reason
iptu>  father's
t<  that
zaek<  sadness's
%pxaryn!  trying to think the cause
b-Uv  became
s<rBxtr> with restless mind
smuÔ  sea
#v like
pvRi[  during the monsoon

 
7.Rama   became   restless   unable   to   fathom   the   cause   of   his   father's   worry.
 
icNtyamas   c   ttae   ram>   ipt&ihte   rt>   ,
ik<   iSvd*Ev   n&pitnR   ma<   àTyi-nNdit   .8.
ANyda   ma<   ipta   †òœva   k…iptae=ip   àsIdit   ,
tSy   mam*   s<àeúy   ikmayas>   àvtRte   .9.
icNtyamas  started thinking within himself
c also
tt> thus
ram>  Rama
ipt&ihte  in acting in the best interest of his father
rt> steadfast
ik< iSvt!  why
AXy @v  today only
n&pit>  king
n not
ma<  me
àTyi-nNdit  blesses
ANyda  at earlier times
ma<  me
ipta  father
†òœva  seeing
k…ipt> Aip  even if angry
àsIdit  will smile
tSy his
mam!  me
A* today
s<àeúy  after seeing
ik<  why
Aayas>  sadness
àvtRte  continues

 
8,9.Rama   started   wondering   why   his   father   is   sad   even   after   seeing   him,   since   normally
he   ovecomes   his   anger   at   the   sight   of   Rama.
 
s   dIn   #v   zaekataˆR   iv;{[vdn*uit>   ,
kEkeyImi-va*Ev   ramae   vcnmävIt!   .10.
s> that
dIn> #v  feeling unnoticed
zaekatR>  over come with worry
iv;{[vdn*uit>  losing colour from his face
kEkeyIm!  to Kaikeyi
Ai-vaXy  towards
@v only
ram> Rama
vcnm!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
10.Rama   felt   let   down   by   his   father's   action   and   spoke   to   Kaikeyi   only   as   follows.
             
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