THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 20 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


kaWsÚyaya:   p#lap:   -   SHEDDING   TEARS   BY   KAUSALYA  

 

 
s   xzq   ca¾aW   c   vxaI¢N   vÏÞya¢m   ¢vjnE   vnE   ,  
AasEvmanaE   vÓya¢n   Plm¥lWà   vtIyn¯   .31.  
 
s:    that I
xzq   c    six and
A¾aW   c    eight also
vxaI¢N    years
vÏÞya¢m    will live
¢vjnE    alone
vnE    in the forest
AasEvman:    observing
vÓya¢n    the rules of living in the forest
Plm¥lW:   c    with roots and fruits
vtIyn¯    living
 
31.Rama   says   he   will   live   alone   in   the   forest   on   roots   and   fruits.  
 
sa   ¢nk]äOEv   salÞy   y¢¾:   prS¤na   vnE   ,  
ppat   shsa   dEv£   dEvtEv   ¢dvÜÅy¤ta   .32.  
 
sa    that
¢nk]äOa    being cut
iv    like
salÞy    a tree's
y¢¾:    branch
prS¤na    by an axe
vnE    in the forest
ppat    fell down
shsa    suddenly
dEv£    Devi
dEvta   iv    like a goddess
¢dv:    from the sky
Åy¤ta    being pushed
 
32.On   hearing   this,   Kausalya   fell   down   like   a   goddess   pushed   out   of   the   heavens.  
 
tamѤ:KaE¢cta|   è¾qva   p¢tta|   kdl£¢mv   ,  
ramÞt¥ÏTapyamas   matr|   gtcEtsm¯   .33.  
 
ta|    that
AѤ:KaE¢cta|    one who has not experienced grief till now
è¾qva    seeing
p¢tta|    shot down
kdl£|   iv    like a doe called kadali
ram:       Rama immediately
uÏTapyamas    lifted
matr|    mother
gtcEtsm¯    who was unconscious
 
33.Rama,   seeing   his   mother   falling   unconscious,   immediately   lifted   her.  
 
upav¦ÏyaE¢ÏTta|   d£na|   bfva¢mv   va¢htam¯   ,  
pa|s¤k[¢ÎZtsvaIÄñ£|   ¢vmmSI   c   pa¢Nna   .34.  
 
upav¦Ïy    reaching
u¢ÏTta|    regaining conscience
d£na|    having become unconscious
bfva|   iv    like Aswini devi
va¢htam¯    bearing a heavy grief
pa|s¤k[¢ÎZtsvaIÄñ£|    smeared all over with camphor
¢vmmSI    enthused her by patting
c    also
pa¢Nna    with hands
 
34.Rama   then   enthused   his   mother   as   she   regained   conscience,   by   patting    
her   with   his   hands.  
 
sa   raGvm¤pas£nmѤ:KahaI   s¤KaE¢cta   ,  
uvac   p¤âxÛyaG#m¤p½¦Îv¢t   lßmNE   .35.  
 
sa    she
raGv|    to Rama
upas£nm¯    standing nearby
AѤ:KahaI    not accustomed to grief
s¤KaE¢cta    always enjoying the pleasures
uvac    spoke
p¤âxÛyaG#|    the lion among men
up½¦Îv¢t    in the hearing of
lßmNE    Lakshmana
 
35.Kausalya   spoke   to   Rama   who   standing   close   to   her,   in   the   presence   of   Lakshmana.  
 
y¢d   p¤æO   n   jayETa   mm   SaEkay   raGv   ,  
Þm   Ѥ:KmtaE   B¥y:   pÜyEymhmp#ja:   .36.  
 
y¢d    if
p¤æO    son
n    not
jayETa:    born
mm    my
SaEkay    sadness
raGv    Rama
Þm    be
Ѥ:Km¯    grief
At:    because of that
B¥y:    again
pÜyEy|    will experience
Ahm¯    I
Ap#ja:    childless
 
36.Kausalya   tells   Rama   that   had   she   not   given   birth   to   him,   she   would   be   childless  
and   would   have   been   spared   from   this   grief   (of   parting).  
 
ek   ev   ¢h   vÓÒyayaÜSaEkaE   Bv¢t   mans:   ,  
Ap#ja{Þm£¢t   sÓtapaE   n   /Óy:   p¤æO   ¢vïtE   .37.  
 
ek:   ev    only one
¢h    surely
vÓÒyaya:    childless
SaEk:    grief
Bv¢t    happens
mans:    in heart
Ap#ja   A¢Þm    'I am childless'
i¢t    thus
sÓtap:    mental worry
n    not
¢h   AÓy:    any other thing
p¤æO    son
¢vïtE    occurs
 
37.For   a   woman   without   a   child,   only   that   greif   remains   and   nothing   else.  
 
n   è¾p¥vI|   kÚyaN|     s¤K|   va   p¢tpaWâxE   ,  
A¢p   p¤æOE   ¢vpÜyEy¢m¢t   rama¢ÞTt|   mya   .38.  
 
n   è¾p¥vI|    that something in greater was not experienced
kÚyaN|    fortunate
s¤K|    great happiness
va    always
p¢tpaWâxE    husband's strength
A¢p   p¤æOE    only in the son
¢vpÜyEy|   i¢t    I wanted to enjoy
ram    Rama
Aa¢ÞTt|    will stay
mya    by me
 
38.Kausalya   tells   Rama   that   she   experienced   happiness   only   in   her   son   and   not   even   in  
her   husband's   prowess.  
 
sa   bh\ÓymnaEåOa¢n   vaÀya¢n   ¶dy¢ÅCdam¯   ,  
Ah|   ½aEÝyE   spÏn£namvrNa|   vra   st£   .39.  
 
sa    that
bh\¢n    many
AmnaEåOa¢n    harsh
vaÀya¢n    words
¶dy¢ÅCdam¯    one who captivates the hearts
Ah|    I
½aEÝyE    wiil hear
spÏn£na|    cowives'
AvrNa|    younger
vra   st£    being the first wife
 
39.Kausalya   fears   that   she   has   to   hear   harsh   words   from   her   co-wives.  
 
AtaE   Ѥ:Ktr|   ¢k|     p#mdana|   B¢vÝy¢t   ,  
mm   SaEkaE   ¢vlapà   yaèSaE{ymnÓtk:   .40.  
 
At:    over this
Ѥ:Ktr|    greater grief
¢k|       what can
p#mdana|    for women
B¢vÝy¢t    will happen
mm    to me
SaEk:    grief
¢vlap:   c    cries also
yaèS:    what kind also cannot be said
Ay|    this
AnÓtk:    immeasureable
 
40.Kausalya   feels   that   there   can   be   no   greater   loss   for   a   woman   than   to   be   separated  
one's   son.                                              
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