THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 20 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

kaWsÚyaya:   p#lap:   -   SHEDDING   TEARS   BY   KAUSALYA  

 
s   matrm¢B@aÓtam¤ps|g¦/   raGv:   ,  
pyIÝvjt   DmaIÏma   maæOa   cWv   prÓtp:   .  
p¢rÝv³tà   bah^×yam¤paG#atà   m¥DI¢n   .21.  
 
s:    that
matr|    mother
A¢B@aÓta|    looking at
ups|g¦/    after paying his respects by prostrating at her feet
raGv:    Rama
pyIÝvjt    embraced
DmaIÏma    one who follows the path of dharma
maæOa   c   ev    by his mother also
prÓtp:    always victorious
p¢rÝv³t:   c    was embraced
bah^×ya|    by both hands
upaG#at:    kissed
c    also
m¥DI¢n    on the head
 
21.Rama   and   his   mother   embraced   each   other.  
 
tm¤vac   ѤraDxI|   raGv|   s¤tmaÏmn:   ,  
kaWsÚya   p¤æOvaÏsÚya¢dd|   ¢p#y¢ht|   vc:   .22.  
 
t|    that
uvac    spoke
ѤraDxI|    one who cannot be easily over looked
raGv|    Rama
s¤t|   AaÏmn:    her son
kaWsÚya    Kausalya
p¤æOvaÏsÚyat¯    because of love for her son
id|    the following
¢p#y¢ht|    pleasant
vc:    words
 
22.Kausalya,   full   of   love   for   Rama,   spoke   the   folowing   words.  
 
v¦¼ana|   DmIS£lana|   raj¢xINa|   mhaÏmnam¯   ,  
p#ap"¤/ay¤à   k£¢tI|   c   DmI|   caÔy¤¢ct|   k[lE   .23.  
 
v¦¼ana|    elders'
DmIS£lana|    dharmathmas'
raj¢xINa|    the kings'
mhaÏmnam¯    the great souls'
p#ap"¤¢h    may you live
Aay¤:   c    life also
k£¢tI|   c    fame also
DmI|   c    dharma also
A¢p   u¢ct|    as per their practices
k[lE    this dynasty's
 
23.Kausalya   blesses   Rama   to   earn   fame   and   have   a   long   life   by   following   the  
practices   of   the   elders   of   the   dynasty.  
 
sÏyp#¢tåO|   ¢ptr|   rajan|   pÜy   raGv   ,  
AïWv   ¢h   Ïva|   DmaIÏma   yaWvraÇyE{¢BxEßy¢t   .24.  
 
sÏyp#¢tåO|    one who keeps his words
¢ptr|    father
rajan|    king
pÜy    see
raGv    Rama
AÒy   ev    now only
¢h    therefore
Ïva|    you
DmaIÏma    follower of dharma
yaWvraÇyE    as a crown prince
A¢BxEßy¢t    will coronate
 
24.Kausalya   informs   Rama   that   father   will   coronate   him   now   and   hence  
he   should   see   his   father.  
 
däOmasnmal×y   BaEjnEn   ¢nm¢ÓæOt:   ,  
matr|   raGv:   ¢k¢·¹qv#£fat¯   pra¸¢lrb#v£t¯   .25.  
s   ÞvBav¢vn£tà   gaWrvaÅc   tda   nt:   ,  
p#¢ÞTtaE   dÎfkarÎymap#¾¤m¤pckrmE   .26.  
 
däO|    offered
Aasn|    seat
Aal×y    taking
BaEjnEn    for eating
¢nm¢ÓæOt:    invited
matr|    mother
raGv:    Rama
¢k¢·t¯    himself
v#£fat¯    out of respect for elders
p#a¸¢l:    with folded hands
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
s:    he
ÞvBav¢vn£t:    respectful by nature
c    also
gaWrvat¯    elders' pride
c    also
tda    for that
nt:    with bowed head
p#¢ÞTt:    reday to leave
dÎfkarÎy|    for dandakaranya
Aap#¾¤|    to take leave
upckrmE    started
 
25,26.Rama,   with   his   natural   respect   for   elders,   accepted   the   offerings   of   his   mother,  
and   with   folded   hands   started   to   take   leave.  
 
dE¢v   n¥n|   n   jan£xE   mhìym¤p¢ÞTtm¯   ,  
id|   tv   c   Ѥ:Kay   vWdE/a   lßmNÞy   c   .27.  
 
dE¢v    O! mother
n¥n|    just now
n    not
jan£xE    knows
mht¯   By|    a great difficulty
up¢ÞTtm¯    has arisen
id|    this
tv    to you
c    also
Ѥ:Kay    to bring grief
vWdE/a    to Sita
lßmNÞy   c    to Lakshmana also
 
27.Rama   tells   his   mother   that   a   recent   event   will   bring   grief   to   her,   Sita   and   Lakshmana.  
 
g¢mÝyE   dÎfkarÎy|   ¢kmnEnasnEn   mE   ,  
¢v¾rasnyaEÂyaE   ¢h   kalaE{y|   mam¤p¢ÞTt:   .28.  
 
g¢mÝyE    I am going now
dÎfkarÎy|    to dandakaranya
¢k|    what use
AnEn    this
AasnEn    delay
mE    to me
¢v¾rasnyaEÂyaE    to sit on twentyfive sacrificial grass
¢h    surely
kal:    fate
Ay|    I
ma|    to me
up¢ÞTt:    have been ordained
 
28.Rama   saya   that   he   is   leaving   for   dandakaranya   shortly   because   of   his   fate.  
 
ct¤dIS   ¢h   vxaI¢N   vÏÞya¢m   ¢vjnE   vnE   ,  
mD¤m¥lPlWj£I|vn¯   ¢hÏva   m¤¢nvda¢mxm¯   .29.                                  
 
ct¤dIS    fourteen
¢h    surely
vxaI¢N    years
vÏÞya¢m    will leave
¢vjnE    alone
vnE    in the forest
mD¤m¥lPlW:    on water, roots and fruits
j£vn¯    living
¢hÏva    discarding
m¤¢nvt¯    thinking of God always
Aa¢mxm¯    the pleasures of a king
 
29.Rama   say   he   will   live   alone   for   fourteen   years   in   the   forest,   living   on   water,  
roots   and   fruits.  
 
Brtay   mharajaE   yaWvraÇy|   p#yÅC¢t   ,  
ma|   p¤ndIÎfkarÎyE   ¢vvasy¢t   tapsm¯   .30.  
 
Brtay    to Bharatha
mharaj:    king
yaWvraÇy|    as crown prince
p#yÅC¢t    will give
ma|    me
p¤n:    now
dÎfkarÎyE    in dandakaranya
¢vvasy¢t    ordered to go
tapsm¯    as an ascetic
 
30.Rama   informs   his   mother   that   Bharatha   will   become   the   crown   prince   and  
he   will   live   as   an   ascetic   in   the   forest.                                              
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