THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 21 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


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

 
¢nmIn¤Ýya¢mma|   svaImyaEÒya|   mn¤jxIB   ,  
k¢rÝya¢m   SrWÞt£ßNWyI¢d   ÞTaÞy¢t   ¢v¢p#yE   .11.  
 
¢nmIn¤Ýya|    without a living being
ima|   svaI|    all this
AyaEÒya|    Ayodhya
mn¤jxIB    best among men
k¢rÝya¢m    I will do
SrW:    arrows
t£ßNW:    sharp
y¢d    in case
ÞTaÞy¢t    take it to his side to help in his own cause
¢v¢p#yE    in a wrong act
 
11.Lakshmana   says   he   will   not   allow   Ayodhya   being   usurped   and   in   that   case   will  
kill   everyone   with   sharp   arrows.  
 
BrtÞyaT   pßyaE   va   yaE   vaÞy   ¢ht¢mÅC¢t   ,  
svaInEtaÓv¢DÝya¢m   m¦Ñ¤¢hI   p¢rB¥ytE   .12.  
 
BrtÞy    Bharatha's
AT    fully
pßy:    taking his side
va    or
y:    who
va    or
AÞy    his
¢ht|    well being
iÅC¢t    desires
svaIn¯   etan¯    all of them
v¢DÝya¢m    I will kill
m¦Ñ¤:    a soft natured person
¢h    therefore
p¢rB¥ytE    will be insulted
 
12.Lakshmana   says   he   is   determined   to   kill   anyone   who   supports   Bharatha.    
 
p#aEÏsa¢htaE{y|   kWkEÙya   s   Ѥ¾aE   y¢d   n:   ¢pta   ,  
A¢mæOB¥taE   ¢nÞsÄñ|   bÒyta|   vÒytam¢p   .13.  
 
p#aEÏsa¢ht:    advised wrongly
Ay|    this
kWkEÙya    by Kaikeyi
s:    he
Ѥ¾:    strayed from the right path
y¢d    in case
n:    our
¢pta    father
A¢mæOB¥t:    one who helps his enemies
¢nÞsÄñ|    without any love for him
bÒyta|    may be imprisoned
vÒytam¯    may be killed
A¢p    also
 
13.Lakshmana   says   that   their   father   can   be   imprisoned   in   case   he   follows   the   wrong   advise  
of   Kaikeyi.   His   father   may   be   killed   in   case   he   is   found   to   be   helping   their   enemies.    
 
g¤raErÔyv¢lçOÞy   kayaIkayImjant:   ,  
uÏpT|   p#¢tp°Þy     kayI|   Bv¢t   Sasnm¯   .14.  
 
g¤raE:   A¢p    to father also
Av¢lçOÞy    with a confused mind
kayaIkayIm¯    an action whether right or wrong
Ajant:    cannot differentiate
uÏpT|    in wrong acts
p#¢tp°Þy    indulges in
kayI|    to be given
Bv¢t    becomes
Sasnm¯    punishment
 
14.Lakshmana   further   says   that   one   who   has   lost   his   ability   to   differentiate   between    
right   and   wrong,   deserves   to   be   punished.    
 
blmEx   ¢kma¢½Ïy   hEt¤|   va   p¤âxaEäOm   ,  
dat¤¢mÅC¢t   kWkEÙyW   raÇy|   ÞP£t¢md|   tv   .15.  
 
bl|    force
ex:    he
¢k|    whatever
Aa¢½Ïy    using
hEt¤|   va    or any reason
p¤âxaEäOm    best of men
dat¤|    to give
iÅC¢t    desires
kWkEÙyW    to Kaikeyi
raÇy|    kingdom
ÞP£t|    huge
id|    this
tv    your
 
15.Lakshmana   elaborates   that   for   some   reason   the   king   wants   to   handover   the   kingdom  
to   Kaikeyi.  
 
Ïvya   cWv   mya   cWv   k]Ïva   vWrmn¤äOmm¯   ,  
ka{Þy   S¢³:   ¢½y|   dat¤|   Brtaya¢rSasn   .16.  
 
Ïvya   c   ev    with you also
mya   c   ev    with me also
k]Ïva    creating
vWrm¯   An¤äOmm¯    great enmity
ka    what
AÞy    his
S¢³:    power
¢½y|    to rule
dat¤|    to hand over
Brtay    to Bharatha
A¢rSasn    you who tries to convert the enemies
 
16.Lakshmana   wonders   what   is   the   power   behind   the   king   which   makes   him   hand   over  
the   kingdom   to   Bharatha.  
 
An¤r³aE{¢Þm   BavEn   B#atr|   dE¢v   tÏvt:   ,  
sÏyEn   Dn¤xa   cWv   däOEnE¾En   tE   SpE   .17.  
 
An¤r³:   A¢Þm    I am his most obedient servant
BavEn    devotion only
B#atr|    brother
dE¢v    O! mother
tt¯Ïvt:    internally
sÏyEn    on truth
Dn¤xa    on my bow
c    also
ev    only
däOEn    on presentation
i¾En    which is most dearest
tE    to you
SpE    I promise
 
17.Lakshmana   tells   Kausalya   that   he   is   very   devoted   to   Rama.  
 
d£çOm¢g"mrÎy|   va   y¢d   ram:   p#vEßy¢t   ,  
p#¢v¾|   tæO   ma|   dE¢v   Ïv|   p¥vImvDary   .18.  
 
d£çOm¯   A¢g"m¯    into flaming fire
ArÎy|   va    or into the forest
y¢d    in case
ram:    Rama
p#vEßy¢t    enters
p#¢v¾|    entering
tæO    into that
ma|    me
dE¢v    O! mother
Ïv|    you
p¥vIm¯    ahead of him
AvDary    please rest assured
 
18.Lakshmana   promises   that   he   enter   the   forest   ahead   of   Rama   in   case   he   goes   there.  
 
hra¢m   v£yaIê[:K|   tE   tm:   s¥yI   ivaE¢dt:   ,  
dEv£   pÜyt¤   mE   v£yI|   raGvàWv   pÜyt¤   .19.  
 
hra¢m    will destroy
v£yaIt¯    by my strength
Ѥ:K|    grief
tE    your
tm:    darkness
s¥yI    Sun
iv    like
u¢dt:    rising
dEv£    O!devi
pÜyt¤    you will see
mE   v£yI|    my ability
raGv:    Rama
c    also
ev    only
pÜyt¤    decide after deep thought
 
19.Lakshmana   promises   to   help   Kausalya   overcome   her   grief   with   his   ability.  
 
h¢nÝyE   ¢ptr|   v¦¼|   kWkEÙyas³mansm¯   ,  
k]pN|   c   ¢ÞTt|   baÚyE   v¦¼BavEn   g¢hItm¯   .20.  
 
h¢nÝyE    will kill
¢ptr|    father
v¦¼|    old
kWkEÙyas³mansm¯    whose only thought is to please Kaikeyi
k]pN|    lost his mental balance
c    also
¢ÞTt|    being
baÚyE    unable to distiguish between good and bad
v¦¼BavEn    because of old age
g¢hItm¯    one who has become a object of ridicule to all
 
20.Lakshmana   saya   that   his   old   father   has   become   the   object   of   ridicule   to   all   because  
of   his   desire   to   please   Kaikeyi   and   thus   should   be   killed.  
                                                                             
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