THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 22 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


dWvp#abÚyvNInm¯   -   DESCRIBING   THE   STRENGTH   OF   FATE  

 

 
A¢BxEk¢vDanÓt¤   tÞmaÏs|¶Ïy   lßmN   ,  
AÓvgEvah¢mÅCa¢m   vn|   gÓt¤¢mt:   p¤n:   .11.  
 
A¢BxEk¢vDan|    the coronation
    now
tÞmat¯    therefore
s|¶Ïy    discarding
lßmN    Lakshmana
AÓvkq   ev    with a clear and cool mind
Ah|    I
iÅCa¢m    wish
vn|    to forest
gÓt¤|    togo
it:    from here
p¤n:    instead
 
11.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   this   the   reason   why   he   wants   to   give   up   coronation  
and   instead   go   to   the   forest   from   here.  
 
mm   p#v#ajnadï   k]tk]Ïya   n¦paÏmja   ,  
s¤t|   BrtmÛyg#m¢BxEc¢yta   tt:   .12.  
 
mm    for me
p#v#ajnat¯    having been sent to forest
    now
k]tk]Ïya    wishes being fulfilled
n¦paÏmja    the princess
s¤t|    son
Brtm¯    Bharatha
AÛyg#m¯    easily
A¢BxEc¢yta    will coronate
tt:    therefore
 
12.Since   I   am   being   banished   to   the   forest,   Kaikeyi   can   easily   get   Bharatha   crowned.  
 
m¢y   c£ra¢jnDrE   jzamÎflDa¢r¢N   ,  
gtE{rÎy|   c   kWkEÙya   B¢vÝy¢t   mnÞs¤Km¯   .13.  
 
m¢y    my
c£ra¢jnDrE    wearing deer skin and bark clothes
jzamÎflDa¢r¢N    with matted hair
gtE    gone
ArÎy|    to forest
c    also
kWkEÙya:    to Kaikeyi
B¢vÝy¢t    will get
mnÞs¤Km¯    mental peace
 
13.Rama   feels   that   Kaikeyi   will   get   mental   peace   also   if   I   go   to   the   forest.  
 
b¤¢¼:   p#N£ta   yEnEy|   mnà   s¤sma¢htm¯   ,  
t|     nahaI¢m   s|²E¾¤|   p#v#¢jÝya¢m   ma   ¢crm¯   .14.  
 
b¤¢¼:    decision
p#N£ta    having been taken
yEn    for that reason
iy|    this
mn:   c    mind also
s¤sma¢htm¯    enthusiastically
t|    that
    in this
n   AhaI¢m    will not agree
s|²E¾¤|    to change
p#v#¢jÝya¢m    I am now leaving for the forest
ma   ¢cr|    without delay
 
14.Rama   says   that   for   the   above   reasons   he   has   decided   to   go   to   the   forest   and   thus   will  
not   agree   to   change   his   decision.   He   wants   to   leave   to   the   forest   without   delay.  
 
k]taÓtÞÏvEv   saW¢mæOE   d#¾ÛyaE   mt¯p#vasnE   ,  
raÇyÞy   c   ¢vt£NIÞy   p¤nrEv   ¢nvtInE   .15.  
 
k]taÓt:    the fruits of acts during one's earlier birth
    now
ev    only
saW¢mæOE    Lakshmana
d#¾Ûy:    to think as reason
mt¯p#vasnE    my going to forest
raÇyÞy    kingdom's
c    also
¢vt£NIÞy    got in hand
p¤n:    also
ev    only
¢nvtInE    slipping away
 
15.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   it   is   my   destiny   that   the   kingdom   has   slipped   from  
my   hands   and   I   have   to   go   forest.  
 
kWkEÙya:   p#¢tp¢äO¢hI   kT|   ÞyaÓmm   p£fnE   ,  
y¢d   BavaE   n   dWvaE{y|   k]taÓt¢v¢htaE   BvEt¯   .16.  
 
kWkEÙya:    Kaikeyi's
p#¢tp¢äO:    thoughts
¢h    surely
kT|    for any other reason
Þyat¯    occured
mm    to me
p£fnE    to create difficulties
y¢d    in case
Bav:    that has happened
n    not
dWv:    destiny
Ay|    this
k]taÓt¢v¢ht:    to be gone through because of my actions in earlier birth
BvEt¯    occured
 
16.The   thoughts   of   Kaikeyi   has   taken   place   because   of   my   destiny.  
 
jana¢s   ¢h   yTa   saWØy   n   mat¦x¤   mmaÓtrm¯   ,  
B¥tp¥vI|   ¢vSExaE   va   tÞya   m¢y   s¤tE{¢p   va   .17.  
 
jana¢s    you know
¢h    surely
yTa    like
saWØy    blessed one
n    not
mat¦x¤    among the mothers
mm    for me
AÓtrm¯    difference
B¥tp¥vI|    before this in any thing
¢vSEx:    difference in affection between the children
va   tÞya:    for her
m¢y    in me
s¤tE    own son
A¢p    also
va    or
 
17.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   never   before   the   mothers   have   differentiated   between  
the   children.  
 
saE{¢BxEk¢nv¦ÏyT©I:   p#vasaT©Ià   ѤvIcW:   ,  
ug#WvaIÀyWrh|   tÞya   naÓyêWvaÏsmTIyE   .18.  
 
s:    that
A¢BxEk¢nv¦ÏyT©I:    reasons for stopping the corornation
p#vasaT©I:   c    living in the forest for a fixed period
ѤvIcW:    unmentionable
ug#W:   vaÀyW:    words which hurt the mind
Ah|    I
tÞya:    her
n    not the reason
AÓyt¯    other than
dWvat¯    destiny
smTIyE    will definitely say
 
18.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   the   stoppage   of   coronation,   going   to   forest   and   the  
harsh   words   of   Kaikeyi   are   the   result   of   destiny.  
 
kT|   p#k]¢ts|p°a   rajp¤æO£   tTag¤NA   ,  
b#¥yaÏs¤p#ak]tEv   ÞæO£   mÏp£fa|   Brqt¦s¢°DaW   .19.  
 
kT|    for what reason
p#k]¢ts|p°a    naturally well mannered
rajp¤æO£    princes
tTag¤Na    with virtues which evoke praise from all
b#¥yat¯    speak
s¤p#ak]ta    as an uneducated person who does not give respect to any
iv    like
ÞæO£    woman
mÏp£fa|    my destiny
Brqt¦s¢°DaW    in front of her husband
 
19.Rama   says   that   his   destiny   is   the   main   reason   for   a   well   natured   person   like   Kaikeyi  
to   speak   so   harshly   in   front   of   her   husband.  
 
yd¢cÓÏy|     têWv|   B¥tEÝv¢p   n   hÓytE   ,  
Ûy³|   m¢y   c   tÞya|   c   p¢ttaE   ¢h   ¢vpyIy:   .20.  
 
yt¯    which
A¢cÓÏy|    not knowing the reasons for events
   tt¯    that only
dWv|    God's will
B¥tEx¤   A¢p    for all beings
n   hÓytE    which is not hindered
Ûy³|    in reality
m¢y   c    in me also
tÞya|   c    in her also
p¢tt:    has happened
¢h    this theory
¢vpyIy:    difficulty
 
20.Rama   says   that   the   events   which   has   occured   in   his   case   and   in   Kaikeyi's   case   proves  
beyond   doubt   that   God's   will   guides   allour   lives.              
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