THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 21 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50


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

 
mm   mat¤mIhê¥:Kmt¤l|   S¤BlXN   ,  
A¢Bp#aym¢våOay   styÞy   c   SmÞy   c   .41.  
 
mm    my
mat¤:    mother's
mht¯    for a long time
Ѥ:Km¯    grief
At¤l|    is great
S¤BlXN    well known for the knowledge of the vedas
A¢Bp#aym¯    the secret
A¢våOay    not knowing
styÞy   c    the truth's
SmÞy   c    and following the path of dharma in view of the destiny
 
41.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   his   mother's   grief   is   great   and   last   for   a   long   time.  
 
Dma©I   ¢h   prmaE   laEkE   Dm©I   sÏy|   p#¢t¢¿tm¯   ,  
DmIs|¢½tmEtÅc   ¢pt¤vIcnm¤äOmm¯   .42.  
 
DmI:   ¢h    following the precepts of dharma only
prm:    is above all else
laEkE    in the world
Dm©I    in dharma
sÏy||    keeping one's words
p#¢t¢¿tm¯    is established
DmIs|¢½t|    according to these precepts of dharma
ett¯    this
c    also
¢pt¤:    father's
vcn|    words
uäOmm¯    the best
 
42.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   father's   orders   are   according   to   dharma   and   the  
best   way   to   follow   dharma   is   to   keep   one's   words.  
 
s|½¤Ïy   c   ¢pt¤vaIÀy|   mat¤vaI   b#a'NÞy   va   ,  
n   ktIÛy|   v¦Ta   v£r   DmIma¢½Ïy   ¢t¿ta   .43.  
 
s|½¤Ïy    agreeing to obey
c    also
¢pt¤:    father's
vaÀy|    orders
mat¤:   va    or mother's
b#a'NÞy   va    or a brahmins
n   ktIÛy|    should not do
v¦Ta    useless
v£r    you brave one
DmI|    dharma
Aa¢½Ïy    accepting
¢t¿ta    one who is living in this world
 
43.Rama   says   that   one   who   is   committed   to   follow   the   path   of   dharma   should   keep   his  
word   to   obey   the   orders   of   one's   father,   mother   or   a   brahmin.  
 
saE{h|   n   Sßya¢m   ¢pt¤¢nIyaEgm¢tv¢tIt¤m¯   ,  
¢pt¤¢hI   vcna¹£r   kWkEÙya{h|   p#caE¢dt:   .44.  
 
s:    that
Ah|    I
n   Sßya¢m    will not agree
¢pt¤:    father's
¢nyaEgm¯    orders
A¢tv¢tIt¤m¯    not obeying
¢pt¤:    on father's
¢h   vcnat¯    orders only
v£r    bave one
kWkEÙya    by Kaikeyi
Ah|    I am
p#caE¢dt:    ordered
 
44.Rama   explains   to   Lakshmana   that   Kaikeyi   has   ordered   him   only   based   on    
father's   wishes   and   that   ha   will   not   agree   to   disobey   those   orders.  
 
tdEta|   ¢vs¦janayaI|   XæODmaI¢½ta|   m¢tm¯   ,  
DmIma½y   ma   tWX¯Îy|   mdqb¤¢¼rn¤gØytam¯   .45.  
 
tt¯    therefore
eta|    this
¢vs¦j    please discard
AnayaI|    that which is against dharma
XæODmaI¢½ta|    that which displays one's valour
m¢tm¯    opinion
DmI|    dharma
Aa½y    follow the path
ma    do not indulge
tWX¯Îy|    violence
mdqb¤¢¼:    my advice
An¤gØytam¯    please follow
 
45.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   not   to   talk   of   violence   which   against   the   grain   of    
dharma   but   to   follow   his   advice.  
 
tmEvm¤?va   saWhadaIt¯   B#atr|   lßmNag#j:   ,  
uvac   B¥y:   kaWsÚya|   p#a¸¢l¢ÜSrsa   nt:   .46.  
 
t|    that
ev|    as above
u?va    havins told
saWhadaIt¯    because of love
B#atr|    to younger brother
lßmNag#j:    Lakshmana's elder brother
uvac    spoke as follows
B¥y:    again
kaWsÚya|    to Kausalya
p#a¸¢l:    with folded hands
¢Srsa   nt:    with bowed head
 
46.Rama,   after   speaking   to   Lakshmana,   spoke   again   to   Kausalya   respectfully.  
 
An¤mÓyÞv   ma|   dE¢v   g¢mÝyÓt¢mtaE   vnm¯   ,  
Sa¢pta{¢s   mm   p#aNW:   k[â   ÞvÞÏyyna¢n   mE   .47.  
 
An¤mÓyÞv    please give me leave
ma|    me
dE¢v    Mother
g¢mÝyÓt|    going
it:    from here
vnm¯    to forest
Sa¢pta   A¢s    I beseech you
mm    my
p#aNW:    on life
k[â    please do
ÞvÞÏyyna¢n    bless me so that good may happen on the way
mE    to me
 
47.Rama   requests   Kausalya   to   bless   him   and   give   him   permission   to   go   to  
forest.  
 
t£NIp#¢tåOà   vnaÏp¤nrEÝyaØyh|   p¤r£m¯   ,  
yya¢t¢rv   raj¢xI:   p¤ra   ¢hÏva   p¤n¢dIvm¯   .48.  
 
t£NIp#¢tåO:    after fulfilling my promise
c    also
vnat¯    from the forest
p¤n:    again
eÝya¢m    will come
Ah|    I
p¤r£m¯    to the city
yya¢t:    Yayathi
iv    similar
raj¢xI:    king
p¤ra    long ago
¢hÏva    sent to earth
p¤n:    again
¢dvm¯    reached the heavenly abode
 
48.Rama   promises   to   return   to   the   city   after   spending   fourteen   years   in   the   forest.  
 
SaEk:sÓDayIta|   matrq¶dyE   saD¤   ma   S¤c:   ,  
vnvasa¢dhWÝya¢m   p¤n:   k]Ïva   ¢pt¤vIc:   .49.                          
 
SaEk:    grief
sÓDayIta|    please be alive
mat:    Mother
¶dyE    inheart
saD¤    discard
ma    do not
S¤c:    entertain any worry
vnvasat¯    from the forest life
ih    here
eÝya¢m    will come
p¤n:    again
k]Ïva    obeying
¢pt¤:    father's
vc:    orders
 
49.Rama   requests   Kausalya   to   keep   her   spirits   up   and   he   will   return   to   the   city  
after   fulfilling   the   wishes   of   his   father.  
 
Ïvya   mya   c   vWdE/a   lßmNEn   s¤¢mæOya   ,  
¢pt¤¢nIyaEgE   ÞTatÛymEx   DmIÞsnatn:   .50.  
 
Ïvya    by you
mya    by me
c    also
vWdE/a    by Vaidehi
lßmNEn    by Lakshmana
s¤¢mæOya    by Sumitra devi
¢pt¤:    father's
¢nyaEgE    as per his wishes
ÞTatÛy|    should act
ex:    this
DmI:    dharma
snatn:    is age old
 
50.Rama   tells   that   Kausalya,   Sumitra,   Lakshmana,   Sita   and   himself   should   act   as   per  
his   father's   wishes.   This   is   age   old   practice.                                                                              
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