THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 22 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


dWvp#abÚyvNInm¯   -   DESCRIBING   THE   STRENGTH   OF   FATE  

 
  dWvEn   saW¢mæOE   yaE¼[m¤ÏshtE   p¤man¯   ,  
yÞy   n   g#hN|   ¢k¢·ÏkmINaE{ÓyæO   èÜytE   .21.  
 
k:   c    who ever
dWvEn    with destiny
saW¢mæOE    Lakshmana
yaE¼[|    to struggle
uÏshtE    will think
p¤man¯    human being
yÞy    for which
n    not
g#hN|    mental peace
¢k¢·t¯    even in a small measure
kmIN:    for event
AÓyæO    any other reason
èÜytE    observed
 
21.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   no   human   being   can   think   of   fighting   destiny.  
 
s¤KѤ:KE   By@aEDaW   laBalaBaW   BvaBvaW   ,  
yÅc   ¢k¢·äOTaB¥t|   nn¤   dWvÞy   kmI   tt¯   .22.  
 
s¤KѤ:KE    in happiness or grief
By@aEDaW    in illness or anger
laBalaBaW    in gain or gain
BvaBvaW    in birth or death
yt¯    which one
c    also
¢k¢·t¯    in a small way
tTaB¥t|    in which the cause is not clear
nn¤    surely
dWvÞy    God's will
kmI    result of
tt¯    that
 
22.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   destiny's   hand   can   be   assumed   when   no   other  
reason   is   seen   for   any   action.  
 
§xyaE{Ôy¤g#tpsaE   dWvEna¢Bp#caE¢dta:   ,  
uÏs¦Çy   ¢nyma|Þt£v#an¯   B#ÜyÓtE   kammÓy¤¢B:   .23.  
 
§xy:   A¢p    rishis also
ug#tps:    engaged in severe penance
dWvEn    by destiny
A¢Bp#caE¢dta:    have been affected
uÏs¦Çy    discarding
¢nyman¯    rituals
t£v#an¯    difficult
B#ÜyÓtE    become afflicted
kammÓy¤¢B:    by anger and lust
 
23.Rama   observes   that   destiny   does   not   spare   even   the   rishis   observing  
severe   penance.  
 
AsÄð¢ÚptmEvEh   ydkÞmat¯p#vtItE   ,  
¢nvÏyaIr|BmarÖD|   nn¤   dWvÞy   kmI   tt¯   .24.  
 
AsÄð¢Úpt|    not even thought of
ev    only
ih    here
yt¯    which
AkÞmat¯    accidentally
p#vtItE    happens
¢nvÏyI    stopping
Aar|B|    action
AarÖD|    started
nn¤    syrely
dWvÞy    destiny's
kmI    work
tt¯    that
 
24.Rama   explains   that   whenever   an   action   that   is   initiated   has   been   stopped   and   an  
unexpected   event   takes   place,   you   can   be   sure   of   destiny's   hand   in   that.  
 
etya   tt¯Ïvya   b¤¼ya   s|Þt×yaÏmanmaÏmna   ,  
ÛyahtEÔya¢BxEkE   mE   p¢rtapaE   n   ¢vïtE   .25.  
 
etya    as stated above
tt¯Ïvya    essence of sashtras
b¤¼ya    by knowledge
s|Þt×y    enthused
AaÏman|    in mind
AaÏmna    nature also
ÛyahtE    being denied
A¢p    also
A¢BxEkE    about coronation
mE    for me
p¢rtap:    self pity
n   ¢vïtE    has no place
 
25.Rama   says   he   is   composed   because   of   the   above   said   reasons   and   has   taken  
the   cancellation   of   coronation   with   equanimity.  
 
tÞmadp¢rtap:   s|ÞÏvmÔyn¤¢vDay   mam¯   ,  
p#¢ts|hary   ¢Xp#ma¢BxEc¢nk£|   ¢@yam¯   .26.  
 
tÞmat¯    therefore
Ap¢rtap:   sn¯    without self pity
Ïvm¯   A¢p    you also
An¤¢vDay    following
mam¯    me
p#¢ts|hary    completely stop
¢Xp#|    immediately
Aa¢BxEc¢nk£|    to coronate
¢@yam¯    efforts
 
26.Rama   requests   Lakshmana   to   stop   his   efforts   for   coronation.  
 
e¢BrEv   GzWÞsv©Ir¢BxEcns|B¦tW:   ,  
mm   lßmN   tapÞyE   v#ts"an|   B¢vÝy¢t   .27.                
 
e¢B:    these
ev   GzW:   sv©I:    with all the water filled vessels
A¢BxEcns|B¦tW:    ready for coronation
mm    my
lßmN    Lakshmana
tapÞyE    for becoming a forest dweller
v#ts"an|    sacred bath
B¢vÝy¢t    let it be done
 
27.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   to   use   the   vessels   collected   for   coronation   for   giving   him  
a   sacred   bath   before   he   goes   to   forest.  
 
ATva   ¢k|   mmWtEn   rajd#ÛymyEn     ,  
u¼¦t|   mE   Þvy|   taEy|   v#tadES|   k¢rÝy¢t   .28.  
 
ATva    otherwise
¢k|    how
mm    my
etEn    withthese
rajd#ÛymyEn    mixed with sacred things suitable for coronation
    in this
u¼¦t|    meant for
mE    my
Þvy|    for that purpose
taEy|    water
v#tadES|    preliminary rites
k¢rÝy¢t    may be used
 
28.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   since   these   materials   are   not   useful   for   my   coronation,  
these   may   be   used   for   the   sacred   bath   before   going   to   forest.  
 
ma   c   lßmN   sÓtap|   kax£I|lIX¯Øya   ¢vpyIyE   ,  
raÇy|   va   vnvasaE   va   vnvsaE   mhaEdy:   .29.  
 
ma    donot
c    also
lßmN    Lakshmana
sÓtap|    mental worry
kax£I|:    have
lX¯Øya:    the power to rule
¢vpyIyE    having been deprived
raÇy|   va    between ruling
vnvas:   va    or roaming in the forest
vnvs:    living in the forest
mhaEdy:    is much better
 
29.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   between   ruling   the   country   and   living   in   forest,  
the   later   one   is   much   better.  
 
n   lßmNa¢Þmn¯   Kl¤   kmI¢vG"E   mata   yv£yÞy¢tS¢ÄðtÛya   ,  
dWva¢Bp°a   ¢h   vdÏy¢n¾|   jana¢s   dWv|   c   tTap#Bavm¯   .30.  
 
n    not
lßmN    Lakshmana
A¢Þmn¯    in this
Kl¤    what
kmI¢vG"E    stoppage of this action
mata    mother
yv£y¢s    younger
A¢tS¢ÄðtÛya    can be suspected as the cause
dWva¢Bp°a    being guided by destiny
¢h    because
vd¢t    has spoken
A¢n¾|    this harsh words
jana¢s    know
dWv|    destiny
c   tTap#Bavm¯    that it has this power
 
30.Rama   tells   Lakshmana   that   destiny   alone   has   guided   Kaikeyi   to   issue  
such   orders.  
 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   AyaEÒyakaÎfE   ¹a¢v|S:   sgI:   .22.  

 
           
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