THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 18 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

vnvas¢nrqdES:   -   ORDERED   TO   GO   TO   FOREST  

 
k¢ÅcÓmya   napra¼måOanaïEn   mE   ¢pta   ,  
k[¢ptÞtÓmmacßv   Ïv|   cWvWn|   p#sady   .11.  
k¢Åct¯    I think
mya    by me
n   Apra¼m¯    no mistake
AåOanat¯    unknowingly
yEn    for what reason
mE    my
¢pta    father
k[¢pt:    angry
tt¯    that
mm    to me
Aacßv    please explain
Ïv|    you
c    also
ev    only
en|    him
p#sady    please pacify
 
11.Rama   asks   Kaikeyi   the   reason   for   his   father's   anger   towards   him.   He   also  
requests   Kaikeyi   to   pacify   him.  
 
Ap#s°mna:   ¢k|     sda   ma|   p#¢t   vÏsl:   ,  
¢vxÎNvdnaE     d£naE   n   ¢h   mam¢BBaxtE   .12.  
Ap#s°mna:    with disturbad mind
¢k|    why
    now
sda    always
ma|    me
p#¢t    toward
vÏsl:    affectionate to his son
¢vxÎNvdn:    colourless face
d£n:    in great misery
n    not
¢h    surely
ma|    me
A¢BBaxtE    speaks lovingly
 
12.Rama   wants   to   know   the   reason   for   his   father's   strange   behaviour   to   him.  
 
Sar£raE   mansaE   va{¢p   k¢ÅcdEn|   n   baDtE   ,  
sÓtapaE   va{¢BtapaE   va   ѤlIB|   ¢h   sdas¤Km¯   .13.  
Sar£r:    concerning the body
mans:    concerning the mind
va    only
A¢p    also
k¢Åct¯    I think
en|    him
n   baDtE    will not affect
sÓtap:   va    illness
A¢Btap:   va    sadness
ѤlIB|    rarely
¢h    surely
sdas¤Km¯    always in a happy frame
 
13.I   think   illness   or   sadness   will   rarely   affect   him   since   he   is   always   happy.  
 
k¢Åc°   ¢k¢·ìrtE   k[marE   ¢p#ydSInE   ,  
SæO¤G"E   va   mhasÏvE   mat¦Na|   va   mmaS¤Bm¯   .14.  
k¢Åct¯   n    I think will not happen
¢k¢·t¯    anything
BrtE    in case of Bharatha
k[marE    prince
¢p#ydSInE    always wishes well of others
SæO¤G"E   va    in respect of Shatrugna
mhasÏvE    one with good character
mat¦Na|   va    in respect of mothers
mm    my
AS¤Bm¯    lessen their happiness
 
14.Rama   also   says   that   the   happiness   of   all   will   not   be   affected.  
 
AtaExyÓmharajmk[vIÓva   ¢pt¤vIc:   ,  
m¤h\tIm¢p   nEÅCEy|   j£¢vt¤|   k[¢ptE   n¦pE   .15.  
AtaExyn¯    without pleasing
mharajm¯    king
Ak[vIn¯    not doing
va    even
¢pt¤:    father's
vc:    words
m¤h\tIm¯    for a moment
A¢p    also
n    not
iÅCEy|    desire
j£¢vt¤|    to live
k[¢ptE    worried
n¦pE    king
 
15.I   would   not   live   even   for   a   moment   if   I   do   not   carry   out   his   wishes,   which  
will   not   please   my   father.  
 
ytaEm¥l|   nr:   pÜyEt¯p#aѤBaIv¢mhaÏmn:   ,      
kT|   t¢Þm°   vrqtEt   p#ÏyXE   s¢t   dWvtE   .16.  
ytaEm¥l|    one who is the cause
nr:    man
pÜyEt¯    to understand
p#aѤBaIvm¯    for birth
ih    in this world
AaÏmn:    one's own
kT|    how
t¢Þmn¯    in his case
n   vrqtEt    will be possible
p#ÏyXE    in fact
s¢t   dWvtE    like a god
 
16.How   can   I   not   obey   my   father   who   is   the   cause   of   my   birth?  
 
k¢ÅcäOE   pâx|   ¢k¢·d¢Bmana¢Ïpta   mm   ,  
u³aE   BvÏya   kaEpEn   yæOaÞy   l¤¢lt|   mn:   .17.  
k¢Åct¯    what
tE    your
pâx|    harsh words
¢k¢·t¯    any
A¢Bmanat¯    because of ego
¢pta    father
mm    my
u³:    told
BvÏya    by you
kaEpEn    in anger
yæO    what reason
AÞy    his
l¤¢lt|    confused
mn:    mind
 
17.Rama   wanted   to   know   any   harsh   words   used   by   Kaikeyi   was   the   cause   of   his    
father's   mental   worry.  
 
etdacßv   mE   dE¢v   tÏvEn   p¢rp¦ÅCt:   ,  
¢k¢°¢mäOmp¥va©I{y|   ¢vkaraE   mn¤ja¢DpE   .18.  
ett¯    for this
Aacßv    please tell
mE    to me
dE¢v    Devi
tÏvEn    truthfully
p¢rp¦ÅCt:    the basic question
¢k|   ¢n¢mäOm¯    what reason
Ap¥vI:    rare
Ay|    this
¢vkar:    state of mind
mn¤ja¢DpE    for the king
 
18.Rama   wanted   Kaikeyi   to   tell   him   truthfully   the   reason   for   the   king's   state   of   mind.  
 
evm¤³a       kWkEy£   raGvEN   mhaÏmna   ,  
uvacEd|   s¤¢nlIÇja   D¦¾maÏm¢ht|   vc:   .19.  
ev|    thus
u³a    told
    in this
kWkEy£    Kaikeyi
raGvEN    by Rama
mhaÏmna    the great soul
uvac    spoke
id|    this
s¤¢nlIÇja    shamelessly
D¦¾|    cruel
AaÏm¢ht|    self serving
vc:    words
 
19.Kaikeyi   shamelessly   told   Rama   the   following   cruel   and   self   serving   words.  
 
n   raja   k[¢ptaE   ram   Ûysn|   naÞy   ¢k·n   ,  
¢k¢·ÓmnaEgt|   ÏvÞy   Ïvìya°a¢BBaxtE   .20.    
n    not
raja    king
k[¢pt:    angry
ram    Rama
Ûysn|    bad luck
n    not
AÞy    for him
¢k·n    anything
¢k¢·t¯    one thing
mnaEgt|    which worries him
    in this
AÞy    for him
Ïvìyat¯    for the difficulty you have to face
n   A¢BBaxtE    not speaking
     
20.Kaikeyi   said   that   the   king   is   not   speaking   because   of   the   difficulty   Rama   has   to   face.              
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