THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 20 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


kaWsÚyaya:   p#lap:   -   SHEDDING   TEARS   BY   KAUSALYA  

 

 
p#¢vÜy   p#Tma|   kßya|   ¢¹t£yaya|   ddSI   s:   ,  
b#a'NaÓvEdsØp°aÓv¦¼aÓraåOa{¢BsÏk]tan¯   .11.  
 
p#¢vÜy    crossing
p#Tma|   kßya|    the first portion
¢¹t£yaya|    in the second
ddSI    saw
s:    he
b#a'Nan¯    brahmins
vEdsØp°an¯    learned in vedas
v¦¼an¯    elderly
raåOa    by the king
A¢BsÏk]tan¯    specially selected
 
11.Rama,   on   entering   the   second   portion,   saw   a   number   of   brahmins,   specially  
selected   by   the   king.  
 
p#NØy   ramÞtaÓv¦¼a|Þt¦t£yaya|   ddSI   s:   ,  
¢ÞæOyaE   v¦¼aà   balaà   ¹arrXNtÏpra:   .12.  
 
p#NØy    paying his respects
ram:    Rama
tan¯   v¦¼an¯    to those elders
t¦t£yaya|    in the third portion
ddSI    saw
s:    that
¢ÞæOy:    women
v¦¼a:   c    older ones also
bala:   c    young ones also
¹arrXNtÏpra:    engaged in guarding the entrance
 
12.Rama,   paying   his   respects   to   the   elders,   entered   the   third   portion.  
There   he   saw   young   and   aged   women   guarding   the   entrance.  
 
vDI¢yÏva   p#¶¾aÞta:   p#¢vÜy   c   g¦h|   ¢ÞæOy:   ,  
ÓyvEdyÓt   Ïv¢rta   rammat¤:   ¢p#y|   tda   .13.  
 
vDI¢yÏva    after wishing him well
p#¶¾a:    very happily
ta:    those
p#¢vÜy    entering
c    also
g¦h|    palace
¢ÞæOy:    ladies
ÓyvEdyÓt    intimated
Ïv¢rta:    quickly
rammat¤:    to Rama's mother
¢p#y|    the glad news
tda    therefore
 
13.The   ladies,   after   wishing   Rama   "may   you   be   victorious",   rushed   inside   to  
inform   Rama's   mother.  
 
kaWsÚya{¢p   tda   dEv£   ra¢æO|   ¢ÞTÏva   sma¢hta   ,  
p#BatE   cakraEÏp¥ja|   ¢vÝNaE:   p¤æO¢htW¢xN£   .14.  
 
kaWsÚya    Kausalya
A¢p    throughout
tda    then
dEv£    Lady
ra¢æO|    night
¢ÞTÏva    remaining
sma¢hta    praying to God and observing rituals
p#BatE    in the morning
c   AkraEt¯    also was doing
p¥ja|    worshirring
¢vÝNaE:    Lord Vishnu
p¤æO¢htW¢xN£    interested in the welfare of her son
 
14.Devi   Kausalya   was   worshipping   Lord   Vishnu,   after   praying   to   God   through  
out   the   night   for   the   welfare   of   Rama.  
 
sa   XaWmvsna   ¶¾a   ¢nÏy|   v#tprayNa   ,  
A¢g"|   j¤haE¢t   Þm   tda   mÓæOvt¯   k]tmÄñla   .15.  
 
sa    she
XaWmvsna    with pure white silk clothes
¶¾a    happily
¢nÏy|    at all times
v#tprayNa    observing rituals
A¢g"|    in the sacred fire
j¤haE¢t   Þm    performed homam
tda    then
mÓæOvt¯    as per laid down practices
k]tmÄñla    the blessed one
 
15.Kausalya   was   happily   performing   homam   at   that   time.  
 
p#¢vÜy     tda   ramaE   mat¤rÓt:p¤r|   S¤Bm¯   ,  
ddSI   matr|   tæO   havyÓt£|   h^taSnm¯   .16.  
 
p#¢vÜy    entering
    in this
tda    then
ram:    Rama
mat¤:    mother's
AÓt:p¤r|    palace
S¤Bm¯    well decorated
ddSI    saw
matr|    mother
tæO    there
havyÓt£|    performing homam
h^taSnm¯    in the sacred fire
 
16.Rama,   on   entering   his   mother's   palace,   saw   her   performing   homam.  
 
dEvkayI¢n¢mäO|   c   tæOapÜyÏsm¤ïtm¯   .17.  
 
dEvkayI¢n¢mäO|    for perfoming worship
c    also
tæO    there
ApÜyt¯    saw
sm¤ïtm¯    all materials ready
 
17.Rama   also   saw   that   materials   for   worshipping   the   God   was   ready.  
 
dÒyXt|   G¦t|   cWv   maEdkan¯   h¢vxÞtda   ,  
lajaÓmaÚya¢n   S¤²a¢n   pays|   k]sr|   tTa   .  
s¢mD:   p¥NIk[ØBa|à   ddSI   rG¤nÓdn:   .18.  
 
d¢D    curd
AXt|    rice
G¦t|   c    ghee also
ev    only
maEdkan¯    modakas
h¢vx:    cooked rice for sacrificial purpose
tda    then
lajan¯    puffed rice
maÚya¢n    garlands
S¤²a¢n    white
pays|    payasam
k]sr|    til
tTa    similarly
s¢mD:    twigs used for homam
p¥NIk[ØBan¯    pots filled with water
c    also
ddSI    saw
rG¤nÓdn:    Rama
 
18.Rama   saw   all   the   required   material   for   worship   and   homam.  
 
ta|   S¤²XaWms|v£ta|   v#tyaEgEn   k¢SItam¯   ,  
tpIyÓt£|   ddSaI¢ìrqdEvta|   vrv¢NIn£m¯   .19.  
 
ta|    her
S¤²XaWms|v£ta|    wearing white silk clothes
v#tyaEgEn    because of observing fast etc
k¢SItam¯    slightly thinned
tpIyÓt£|    pouring argya
ddSI    saw
A¢ì:    with water
dEvta|    to the God
vrv¢NIn£m¯    with well proportioned form
 
19.Rama   saw   that   his   mother   was   slightly   thinned   because   of   fasting.  
 
sa   ¢crÞyaÏmj|   è¾qva   mat¦nÓdnmagtm¯   ,  
A¢Bc@am   s|¶¾a   ¢kSaEr|   bfba   yTa   .20.  
 
sa    she
¢crÞy    always
AaÏmj|    son
è¾qva    seeing
mat¦nÓdn|    ever acting as per her wishes
Aagtm¯    having come
A¢Bc@am    went near him
s|¶¾a    with great happiness
¢kSaEr|    towards a foal
bfba    horse
yTa    like
 
20.Kausalya   approached   Rama   very   happily   and   with   fondness.  
                                             
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