THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 19 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

  vnvasàit}a   -   PROMISING   TO   GO   TO   FOREST
 
tdiàymimǹae   vcn<   mr[aepmm!   ,
ïuTva   n   ivVywe   ram>   kEkeyI<   cedmävIt!   .1.
tt! that
Aiàym!  not pleasant
Aimǹ>  destroyer of enemies
vcn<  words
mr[aepmm!  equal to a death sentence
ïuTva  hering
n ivVywe  did not lose heart
ram>  Rama
kEkeyI<  to Kaikeyi
c also
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  said

 
1.Rama,   even   after   hearing   the   words   which   were   almost   a   death   sentence,   spoke   as
follows   to   Kaikeyi.
 
@vmStu   gim:yaim   vn<   vStumh<   iTvt>   ,
jqaijnxrae   ra}>   àit}amnupalyn!   .2.
@vm!  let it
AStu  be so
gim:yaim  I will go
vn<  to forest
vStum!  to spend my time
Ah<  I
tu now
#t> from here
jqaijnxr>  with matted hair and deer skin
ra}>  king's
àit}am!  promise
Anupalyn!  fulfilling

 
2.Rama   readily   agreed   to   go   to   the   forest   as   per   the   wishes   of   his   father.
 
#d<   tu   }atuimCDaim   ikmwR<   ma<   mhIpit>   ,
nai-nNdit   ÊxR;aˆR   ywapurmir<dm>   .3.
#d< tu  this only
}atu<  to know
#CDaim  I desire
ikmwR<  for what reason
ma<  me
mhIpit>  king
n Ai-nNdit  does not bless
ÊxR;R>  always energetic
ywapurm!  as usual
Air<dm>  victorious

 
3.Rama   only   wanted   to   know   the   reason   for   his   father   not   blessing   him.
 
mNyunR     c   Tvya   kayaˆR   deiv   äUim   tva¢t>   ,
yaSyaim   -v   suàIta   vn<   cIrjqaxr>   .4.
mNyu>  mental worry
n not
c also
Tvya  by you
kayR>  do entertain
deiv  O! mother
äUim  I promise
tv your
A¢t>  in front
yaSyaim  I am going now
-v be
suàIta  having got your wish
vn<  forest
cIrjqaxr>  with bark clothes and matted hair

 
4.Rama   told   Kaikeyi   that   he   promises   to   go   to   forest   and   that   her
wish   will   be   fulfilled.
 
ihten   gué[a   ipÇa   k«t}en   n&pe[   c   ,
inyuJymanae   ivöBx>   ik<   n   k…yaRmh<   iàym!   .5.
ihten  by one who wishes the welfare of all
gué[a  one who taught me
ipÇa  my father
k«t}en  who is true to his word
n&pe[  by the king
c also
inyuJyman>  nominated
ivöBx>  without thinking
ik<  what
n k…yaRm!  will not do
Ah<  I
iàym!  his wish

 
5.I   will   do   any   thing   my   father   wishes.
 
AlIk<   mans<   Tvek<     ùdy<   dhtIv   me   ,
Svy<   yÚah   ma<   raja   -rtSyai-;ecnm!   .6.
AlIk<  unbearable
mans<  in mind
tu @k<  only this
ùdy<  mind
dhit  pains
#v like
me my
Svy<  without any doubt in his mind
yt! which
n Aah ma<  not ordered me
raja  king
-rtSy  Bharatha's
Ai-;ecnm!  coronation

 
6.The   only   sadness   in   Rama's   mind   is   that   the   king   did   not   tell   him   directly
about   his   wish   to   coronate   Bharatha.
 
Ah<   ih   sIta<   raJy<   c   àa[ainòaNxnain   c   ,
ùòae   æaÇe   Svy<   d*a<   -rtayaàcaeidt>   .7.
Ah<  I
ih surely
sIta<  Sita
raJy<  kingdom
c also
àa[an!  all the people
#òan!  those who are affectionate
xnain  all the wealth
c also
ùò>  happily
æaÇe  to my brother
Svy<  myself
d*a<  will entrust
-rtay  to Bharatha
Aàcaeidt>  unconditionally

 
7.Rama   said   that   he   would   have   given   happily   all   the   wealth   to   Bharatha   unconditionally. Also   he   would   have   handed   over   the   kingdom   also   to   Bharatha.
 
ik<   punmRnujNÔe[   Svy<   ipÇa   àcaeidt>   ,
tv   c   iàykamawR<   àit}amnupalyn!     .8.
ik< pun>  is it necessary to say
mnujNÔe[  by the king
Svy<  I will follow the orders
ipÇa  by the king
àcaeidt>  being ordered
tv your
c thus
iàykamawR<  to fulfill the wishes
àit}am!  promise
Anupalyn!  maintaining

 
8.her   should   not   be   any   doubt   about   my   carrying   out   the   wishes,   says   Rama.
 
tdañasy   -It<   Tv<   ik<   iNvd<   yNmhIpit>   ,
vsuxas­nynae   mNdmïUi[   muÂit   .9.
tt! now
Aañasy  please console
-It<  cowardly
Tv<  you
ik<  why
nu at least
#d<  this
yt! what
mhIpit>  king
vsuxas­nyn>  looking downwards
mNdm!  drop by drop
AïUi[  teras
muÂit  sheds

 
9.Rama   wonders   why   the   king   is   shedding   tears   and   asks   Kaikeyi   to   console   him.
 
gCDNtu   cEvaniytu<   Ëta>   zIºjvEhRyE>   ,
-rt<   matulk…lad*Ev   n&pzasnat!   .10.
gCDNtu  let them start
c also
@v only
Aaniytu<  to bring
Ëta>  messengers
zIºjvE>  speedy
hyE>  horses
-rt<  Bharatha
matulk…lat!  from his uncle's house
AXy @v  now itself
n&pzasnat!  on the orders of the king

 
10.Let   messengers   be   sent   immediately   to   bring   Bharatha   from   his   uncle's   house.            
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