THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 22 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


dWvp#abÚyvNInm¯   -   DESCRIBING   THE   STRENGTH   OF   FATE  

 

 
AT   t|   ÛyTya   d£n|   s¢vSExmm¢xItm¯   ,  
ásÓt¢mv   nagEÓd#|   @aED¢vÞPa¢rtEXNm¯   .1.  
Aasaï   ramÞsaW¢m¢æO|   s¤¶d|   B#atr|   ¢p#ym¯   ,  
uvacEd|   s   DWy©IN   Daryn¯   sÏvmaÏmvan¯   .2.  
 
AT    always
t|    that
ÛyTya    because of disturbed mind
d£n|    pitiable
s¢vSExm¯    with a natural thought of serving his elder brother
Am¢xItm¯    unable to pardon
ásÓt|    sighing
iv   nagEÓd#|    like the serpent king
@aED¢vÞPa¢rtEXNm¯    eyes widened with anger
Aasaï    towards
ram:    Rama
saW¢m¢æO|    Lakshmana
s¤¶d|    looking after the welfare
B#atr|    brother
¢p#ym¯    affectionate
uvac    spoke
id|    these
s:    that
DWy©IN    with peace
Daryn¯    exhibiting
sÏv|    natural
AaÏmvan¯    intelligent
 
1,2.Rama   then   spoke   to   Lakshmana   again   to   console   him.  
 
¢ng¦/   raEx|   SaEk|   c   DWrma¢½Ïy   kEvlm¯   ,  
Avman|   ¢nrÞyEm|   g¦h£Ïva   hxIm¤äOmm¯   .3.  
up²¦çO|   ¢h   y¢Ïk¢·d¢BxEkaTImï   mE   ,  
svI|   ¢vsjIy   ¢Xp#|   k[â   kayI|   ¢nrÏyym¯   .4.  
 
¢ng¦/    over coming
raEx|    anger
SaEk|   c    and grief
DWyI|    mental peace
Aa¢½Ïy    attaining
kEvlm¯    that which is not common
Avman|    insult
¢nrÞy    forgetting
im|    this
g¦h£Ïva    getting
hxI|    satisfaction
uäOmm¯    the best
up²¦çO|    for the purpose of
yt¯   ¢k¢·t¯   ¢h    that alone
A¢BxEkaTIm¯    for coronation
    now
mE    to me
svI|    all
¢vsjIy    discard
¢Xp#|    immediately
k[â    do
kayI|    according to dharma
¢nrÏyym¯    selfless
 
3,4.Rama   advices   Lakshmana   to   overcome   his   anger   and   grief   and   act  
according   to   dharma.  
 
saW¢mæOE   yaE{¢BxEkaT©I   mm   s|Bars|B#m:   ,  
A¢BxEk¢nv¦ÏyT©I   saE{Þt¤   s|Bars|B#m:   .5.  
 
saW¢mæOE    Lakshmana
y:    which
A¢BxEkaT©I    for coronation
mm    my
s|Bars|B#m:    enthusiasm in collecting materials
A¢BxEk¢nv¦ÏyT©I    giving up the coronation
s:    the same
AÞt¤    let it be
s|Bars|B#m:    enthusiasm for collecting things
 
5.Rama   asks   Lakshmana   to   take   interest   to   collect   things   for   his   depature   to  
forest.  
 
yÞya   md¢BxEkaT©I   mans|   p¢rtÔytE   ,  
mata   mE   sa   yTa   n   Þyat¯   s¢vSÄða   tTa   k[â   .6.  
 
yÞya:    whose
md¢BxEkaT©I    in my coronation
mans|    mind
p¢rtÔytE    is dejected
mata    mother
mE    my
sa    she
yTa    which
n    not
Þyat¯    become
s¢vSÄða    without any doubt
tTa    in that manner
k[â    please act
 
6.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   he   must   act   such   that   Kaikeyi   does   not  
entertain   any   doubt   about   his   departure.  
 
tÞya:   SÄðamy|   Ѥ:K|   m¤h\tIm¢p   naEÏshE   ,  
mn¢s   p#¢ts¸at|   saW¢mæOE{hm¤pE¢Xt¤m¯   .7.  
 
tÞya:    in her
SÄðamy||    doubt whether her desire will be fulfilled
Ѥ:K|    grief
m¤h\tIm¯   A¢p    even for a moment
n   uÏshE    tolerate
mn¢s    in mind
p#¢ts¸at|    grown in this matter
saW¢mæOE    Lakshmana
Ah|    I
upE¢Xt¤m¯    to see
 
7.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   he   will   not   tolerate   the   doubt   in   Kaikeyi's    
mind   regarding   fulfillment   of   her   desire.  
 
n   b¤¢¼p¥vI|   nab¤¼|   Þmram£h   kdacn   ,  
mat¦Na|   va   ¢pt¤vaI{h|   k]tmÚp|   c   ¢v¢p#ym¯   .8.  
 
n    not
b¤¢¼p¥vI|    knowingly
n    not
Ab¤¼|    unknowingly
Þmra¢m    will think
ih    in this world
kdacn    never
mat¦Na|    for my mothers
va    or
¢pt¤:   va    or father
Ah|    I
k]t|    having done
AÚp|    even a small
c    also
¢v¢p#ym¯    not to their liking
 
8.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   he   will   not   do   any   thing   even   unknowingly   which   is  
not   to   the   liking   of   hiw   father   and   mothers.   Knowingly   he   will   not   even   think   like  
that.  
 
sÏy:   sÏya¢BsÓDà   ¢nÏy|   sÏypra@m:   ,  
prlaEkByaì£taE   ¢nBIyaE{Þt¤   ¢pta   mm   .9.  
 
sÏy:    speaks only truth
sÏya¢BsÓD:    one who keeps his promise
c    also
¢nÏy|    always
sÏypra@m:    the truly valiant
prlaEkByat¯    worried about the chance to go to heaven
B£t:    mentally upset
¢nBIy:    without any worry
AÞt¤    should be
¢pta    father
mm    my
 
9.Rama   tells   that   his   father,   who   is   true   to   his   word,   should   not   worry   about   his    
chance   of   going   to   heaven.  
 
tÞya¢p   ¢h   BvEd¢Þmn¯   kmIÎyp#¢ts|¶tE   ,  
sÏy|   nE¢t   mnÞtapÞtÞy   tapÞtpEÅc   mam¯   .10.  
 
tÞy   A¢p    for him also
¢h    surely
BvEt¯    will happen
A¢Þmn¯    this
kmI¢N    action
Ap#¢ts|¶tE    if not stopped
sÏy|   n    there is no truth
i¢t    thus
mnÞtap:    mental worry
tÞy    his
tap:    worry
tpEt¯    will hurt
c   mam¯    me also
 
10.Rama   says   his   father's   worry   of   not   being   able   to   be   true   to   his   word   will  
affect   him   also.              
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