THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 21 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


¢pt¦vaÀyp¢rpalnp#¢tåOa   -   PROMISE   TO   OBEY   HIS   FATHER'S   WORDS  

 
tTa     ¢vlpÓt£|   ta|   kaWsÚya|   rammatrm¯   ,  
uvac   lßmNaE   d£nÞtÏkalsèS|   vc:   .1.  
 
tTa       like that in this matter
¢vlpÓt£|    shedding tears
ta|   kaWsÚya|    to that Kausalya
rammatrm¯    Rama's mother
uvac    spoke
lßmN:    Lakshman
d£n:    very much dejected
tÏkalsèS|    suitable for that time
vc:    the following words
 
1.Lakshmana   spoke   the   following   to   Kausalya   who   was   dejected   and   shedding   tears.  
 
n   raEctE   mmaÔyEtday©I   yd#aGvaE   vnm¯   ,  
Ïy?va   raÇy¢½y|   gÅCEt¯   ¢ÞæOya   vaÀyvS|   gt:   .2.  
 
n   raEctE    not acceptable
mm   A¢p    to me also
ett¯    this
Aay©I    mother
yt¯    which
raGv:    Rama
vnm¯    to the forest
Ïy?va    abandoning
raÇy¢½y|    the kingdom
gÅCEt¯    goes
¢ÞæOya:    a woman's
vaÀyvS|   gt:    acceptimg orders
 
2.Lakshmana   said   that   he   is   also   in   favour   of   Rama   going   to   the   forest   on  
the   basis   of   a   woman's   wishes.  
 
¢vpr£tà   v¦¼à   ¢vxyWà   p#D¢xIt:   ,  
n¦p:   ¢k¢mv   n   b#¥yaÅcaEïmanÞsmÓmT:   .3.  
 
¢vpr£t:    with a disturbed mind
c    thus
v¦¼:    has become old and is not capable
c    also
¢vxyW:    in matters of governing the country
c    therefore
p#D¢xIt:    has lost his control
n¦p:    king
¢k|   iv    what things
n   b#¥yat¯    will not order
caEïman:    grants whatever is asked
smÓmT:    being devoted to his wife
 
3.Lakshmana   says   that   the   king   has   become   old   and   with   a   disturbed   mind.  
He   grants   whatever   is   asked   for   by   Kaikeyi   since   he   is   now   under   her   influence.  
 
naÞyapraD|   pÜya¢m   na¢p   daEx|   tTa¢vDm¯   ,  
yEn   ¢nvaIÞytE   ra¾®a¹nvasay   raGv:   .4.  
 
n    not
AÞy    his
ApraD|    wrong action
pÜya¢m    has seen
n    not
A¢p    also
daEx|    thinking of hurting others
tTa¢vDm¯    to be ordered thus
yEn    for what reason
¢nvaIÞytE    being sent
ra¾®at¯    from the country
vnvasay    to live in the forest
raGv:    Rama
 
4.Lakshmana   says   that   he   has   never   known   the   king   to   harm   anyone   like   this.  
 
Ah|   h¢nÝyE   ¢ptr|   v¦¼|   kamvS|   gtm¯   ,  
¢ÞæOya   y¤³|   c   ¢nlIÇj|   DmaIy¤³|   n¦p|   yTa   .5.  
 
Ah|    I
h¢nÝyE    can kill
¢ptr|    father
v¦¼|    old
kamvS|    infatuated with his wife
gtm¯    losing his senses
¢ÞæOya    by a wife
y¤³|    being controlled
c    also
¢nlIÇj|    without a sense of shame
DmaIy¤³|    acting against dharma
n¦p|    king
yTa    therefore
 
5.Lakshmana   says   he   can   kill   his   old   father   because   he   has   lost   his   senses   and   is  
controlled   by   his   wife.  
 
n   t|   pÜyaØyh|   laEkE   praEXm¢p   yaE   nr:   ,  
Þv¢mæOaE{¢p   ¢nrÞtaE{¢p   yaE{Þy   daExm¤dahrEt¯   .6.  
 
n    not
t|    him
pÜya¢m    seen
Ah|    I
laEkE    in this world
praEXm¢p    even when not present
y:   nr:    which man
Þv¢mæO:    even the worst enemy
A¢p    also
¢nrÞt:   A¢p    when injured by an arrow
y:    who
AÞy    him
daEx|    a defect
udahrEt¯    can say
 
6.Lakshmana   says   he   has   not   met   any   one,   even   his   worst   enemy,   who   can   say   any  
bad   word   about   him.  
 
dEvkÚpm¦j¤|   daÓt|   ¢rp¥Nam¢p   vÏslm¯   ,  
AvEXmaNa:   kaE   DmI|   ÏyjEÏp¤æOmkarNat¯   .7.  
 
dEvkÚp|    equal to God
§j¤|    follows the laid down rules
daÓt|    kind
¢rp¥Nam¯   A¢p    even to enemies
vÏslm¯    helpful
AvEXmaNa:    holding steadfast
k:    who
DmI|    dharma
ÏyjEt¯    will send out
p¤æOm¯    son
AkarNat¯    without reason
 
7.Lakshmana   says   who   will   send   away   a   son,   who   is   like   God   and   helps   even   enemies,  
without   reason.  
 
t¢dd|   vcn|   raåO:   p¤nbaIÚym¤pEy¤x:   ,  
p¤æO:   kaE   ¶dyE   k[yaId#ajv¦äOmn¤Þmrn¯   .8.  
 
tt¯    therefore
id|   vcn|    these orders
raåO:    king's
p¤n:    again
baÚy|    the sense to differentiate between good and bad
upEy¤x:    having lost
p¤æO:    son
k:    who
¶dyE   k[yaIt¯    will accept
rajv¦äOm¯    the present action of the king
An¤Þmrn¯    knowing his state
 
8.Lakshmana   continues   to   say   that   the   king   has   lost   his   mental   balance   and   thus  
Rama   should   not   follow   his   orders.  
 
yavdEv   n   jana¢t   k¢àdTI¢mm|   nr:   ,  
tavdEv   mya   saDImaÏmÞT|   k[â   Sasnm¯   .9.  
mya   paá©I|   sDn¤xa   tv   g¤çOÞy   raGv   ,  
kÞsmTa©I{¢Dk|   kt¤I|   k]taÓtÞyEv   ¢t¾t:   .10.  
 
yavt¯    till when
ev    only
n   jana¢t    not treats it as his own
k¢àt¯    without any rights
ATI|    not obtained in proper way
im|    this
nr:    human
tavdEv    till then only
mya   saDI|    along with me
AaÏmÞT|    as yours
k[â    please take it
Sasnm¯    ruling the country
mya    by me
paá©I|    by the side
sDn¤xa    with bow in hand
tv    you
g¤çOÞy    protected
raGv    Rama
k:    who
smTI:    capable
A¢Dk|    hindrance
kt¤I|    to create
k]taÓtÞy    completing a mission successfully
ev    only
¢t¾t:    ruling by your own right
 
9,10.Lakshmana   requests   Rama   to   take   over   the   kingdom   rule   it   as   it   is   his   right  
and   he   will   give   support   to   Rama   in   ensuring     smooth   running   of   the   kingdom.                                                                                              
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