THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 20 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

kaWsÚyaya:   p#lap:   -   SHEDDING   TEARS   BY   KAUSALYA  

 
t¢Þm|Þt¤   p¤âxÛyaG#E   ¢nÝ@am¢t   k]ta¸laW   ,  
AatISÖdaE   mha¸åOE   ÞæO£NamÓt:p¤rE   tda   .1.  
 
t¢Þmn¯    that
    having heard the news
p¤âxÛyaG#E    best among men
¢nÝ@am¢t    as he was arriving on foot
k]ta¸laW    with folded hands
AatISÖd:    talks reflecting the grief
mhan¯    in a loud voice
jåOE    took place
ÞæO£Nam¯    ladies'
AÓt:p¤rE    quarters
tda    then
 
1.As   Rama   was   entering   the   ladies'   quarters,   talks   were   going   on   in   a   loud  
voice   about   the   news   which   has   reached   them.  
 
k]ÏyEÝvcaE¢dt:   ¢pæOa   svIÞyaÓt:p¤rÞy   c   ,  
g¢tyIÜSrN|   ca¢p   s   ramaE{ï   p#vÏÞy¢t   .2.  
 
k]ÏyEx¤    any desires
AcaE¢dt:    not ordered
¢pæOa    by father
svIÞy    for all of them
AÓt:p¤rÞy    the queens in the ladies' quarters
c    also
g¢t:    place which supported
y:    who
SrN|    refuge
c    also
A¢p    also
s:   ram:    that Rama
    now
p#vÏÞy¢t    will leave the city
 
2.They   were   talking   about   Rama's   departure   from   the   city.  
 
kaWsÚyaya|   yTa   y¤³aE   jnÓya|   vtItE   sda   ,  
tTWv   vtItE{Þmas¤   jÓmp#B¦¢t   raGv   .3.  
 
kaWsÚyaya|    towards Kausalya
yTa    how
y¤³:    with attachment
jnÓya|    mother
vtItE    behaves
sda    always
tTa   ev    similarly only
vtItE    behaves
AÞmas¤    towards us
jÓmp#B¦¢t    from the birth
raGv    Rama
 
2.Rama   was   behaving   with   everyone   as   he   was   towards   his   mother,   Kausalya.  
 
n   @[ÒyÏy¢BSçOaE{¢p   @aEDn£ya¢n   vjIyn¯   ,  
@[¼aÓp#sadyn¯   svaIn¯   s   itaE{ï   p#vÏÞy¢t   .4.  
 
n    not
@[Òy¢t    gets angry
A¢BSçO:   A¢p    even if spoken to in anger by others
@aEDn£ya¢n    words and actions which angers
vjIyn¯    always not using
@[¼an¯    those who are angry
p#sadyn¯    making them calm
svaIn¯    any one
s:    he
it:    from here
    now
p#vÏÞy¢t    will depart
 
4.Rama,   who   never   gets   angry   and   calms   any   ome   who   gets   angry   is   leaving  
the   city   now.  
 
Ab¤¢¼rqbt   naE   raja   j£vlaEk|   crÏyym¯   ,  
yaE   g¢t|   svIB¥tana|   p¢rÏyj¢t   raGvm¯   .5.  
Ab¤¢¼:    losing his senses
bt    what a pity
n:    our
raja    king
j£vlaEk|    in this world
cr¢t    will spend his life
Aym¯    this
y:    one who
g¢t|    a protector
svIB¥tana|    for all the people
p¢rÏyj¢t    abandons
raGvm¯    Rama
 
5.Our   king   will   spend   his   life   losing   his   senses,   since   he   is   abandoning   one   who  
protects   everyone.  
 
i¢t   svaI   m¢hÝyÞta   ¢vvÏsa   iv   DEnv:   ,  
p¢tmac¤@[S¤àWv   sÞvr|   ca¢p   c¤@[S¤:   .6.  
i¢t    thus
svaI:    all
m¢hÝy:    the queens
ta:    those
¢vvÏsa:    having lost their calf
v   DEnv:    like the cows
p¢t|    about their husband
Aac¤@[S¤:   c    talked in words which showed their inner feelings
ev   sÞvr|    in a loud voice
c    also
A¢p    also
c¤@[S¤:    cried uncontrollably
 
6.All   the   queens   gave   vent   to   their   feelimgs   in   a   loud   uncontrollable   cry.  
 
s   ¢h   caÓt:p¤rE   GaErmatISÖd|   mh£p¢t:   ,  
p¤æOSaEka¢BsÓtçO:   ½¤Ïva   Ûyal£ytasnE   .7.  
 
s:    that
¢h    surely
c    also
AÓt:p¤rE    in the ladies' quarters
GaEr|    heratrending
AatISÖd|    cries
mh£p¢t:    king
p¤æOSaEka¢BsÓtçO:    grieving because of his love for the son
½¤Ïva    hearing
Ûyal£yt    felt more grief stricken
AasnE    in the place where he was seated
 
7.The   king   hearing   the   cries   from   the   ladies'   quarters,   felt   more   grief   stricken.  
 
ramÞt¤   B¦SmayÞtaE   ¢vás¢°v   k[¸r:   ,  
jgam   s¢htaE   B#aæOa   mat¤rÓt:p¤r|   vS£   .8.  
 
ram:    Rama
    in this
B¦S|    the great
AayÞt:    working for the benefit of others
¢vásn¯    without a semblence of a sigh
iv    like
k[¸r:    pipal tree
jgam    reached
s¢ht:    along with
B#aæOa    brother
mat¤:    mother's
AÓt:p¤r|    palace
vS£    working for others
 
8.Rama   reached   his   mother's   palace   along   with   Lakshmana.  
 
saE{pÜyÏp¤âx|   tæO   v¦¼|   prmp¥¢jtm¯   ,  
up¢v¾|   g¦h¹a¢r   ¢t¿tàapran¯bh\n¯   .9.  
 
s:    he
ApÜyt¯    saw
p¤âx|    watchman
tæO    there
v¦¼|    old
prmp¥¢jtm¯    deserving respect
up¢v¾|    sitting
g¦h¹a¢r    in the entrance to the palace
¢t¿t:   c    standing also
Apran¯    others
bh\n¯    many
 
9.Rama   saw   at   the   entrance   to   the   palace   a   number   of   guards.  
 
è¾qvWv     tda   ram|   tE   sv©I   sm¤p¢ÞTta:   ,  
jyE¢t   jyta|   ½E¿|   vDIy¢Ót   Þm   raGvm¯   .10.    
 
è¾qva   ev    on seeing only
    in this
tda    then
ram|    Rama
tE   sv©I    all of them
sm¤p¢ÞTta:    went near
jy   i¢t    'may you be victorious'
jyta|    among those who have virtues to attract others
½E¿|    the best
vDIy¢Ót   Þm    gave their good wishes
raGvm¯    Rama
 
10.On   seeing   Rama   all   of   them   went   near   and   gave   their   goo   wishes.              
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