THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 23 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
lúm[kaep>   -   LAKSHMANA'S   ANGER
 
#it   äuvit   rame   tu   lúm[ae=xiZzra   mu÷>   ,
ïuTva   mXy<   jgamev   mnsa   Ê>oh;Ryae>   .1.
#it thus
äuvit  speaking
rame  Rama
tu in this
lúm[>  Lakshmana
AxiZzra>  with head bowed down
mu÷>  for a moment
ïuTva  hearing
mXy<  caught in between
jgam  became thoughtful
#v like
mnsa  within his mind
Ê>oh;Ryae>  between sadness and happiness

 
1.Lakshmana,   on   hearing   Rama's   words,   thought   for   a   moment,   caught   between   sadness   and happiness.
 
tda   tu   bdœXva   æuk…qI<   æuvaemRXye   nr;R->   ,
inzañas   mhaspaˆR   iblSw   #v   raei;t>   .2.
tda tu  after that
bdœXva  bending
æuk…qI<  eye brows
æuvae>  forehead's
mXye  in the center
nr;R->  noble among men
inzañas  sighed
mhaspR>  a large snake
iblSw>  kept in a box
#v like
raei;t>  angered

 
2.Lakshmana,   with   raised   and   curved   eye   brows,   sighed   like   a   serpent   put   in   a   cage.
 
tSy   Ê:àitvI]<   tdæuk…qIsiht<   tda   ,
b-aE   ³…ÏSy   is<hSy   muoSy   s†z<   muom!   .3.
tSy his
Ê:àitvI]<  frightening to look at
tdæuk…qIsiht<  with raised eye brows
tda then
b-aE  appeared
³…ÏSy  enraged
is<hSy  lion's
muoSy  face's
s†z<  similar to
muom!  face

 
3.At   that   time,   Lakshmana's   face   appeared   like   the   face   of   an   enraged   lion.
 
A¢hSt<   ivxuNv<Stu   hiSthStimvaTmn>   ,
ityRgUXvR<   zrIre   c   patiyTva   izraexram!   .
A¢aú[a   vI]ma[aStu   ityRg!æartrmävIt!   .4.
A¢hSt<  forearm
ivxuNvn! tu  shaking
hiSthSt<  the trunk of an elephant
#v like
AaTmn>  his own
ityRkœ  across
^XvR<  above
zrIre  downwards in the body
c also
patiyTva  moving
izraexram!  his neck
A¢aú[a  with a sideways glance
vI]ma[a>  looking at
tu in this
ityRkœ  across
æartrm!  elder brother
AävIt!  spoke

 
4.Lakshmana   spoke   to   Rama   with   gestures   by   hand   and   head.
 
ASwane   s<æmae   ySy   jatae   vE   sumhanym!   ,
xmRdae;às¼en   laekSyanitz»ya   .5.
ASwane  yeilding to those who are undeserving
s<æm>  determination
ySy whose
jat>  happening
vE to them
sumhan!  very great
Aym!  now
xmRdae;às¼en  discussion of right and wrong
laekSy  to the people
Anitz»ya  that which is not as per dharma being justified as dharma

 
5.Lakshamana   told   Rama   that   his   arguments   provide   justfication   for   an   unjust   decision.
 
kw<   ýetds<æaNtSTviÖxae   v­…mhRit   ,
ywa   dEvmzaE{fIr<   zaE{fIr   ]iÇy;R-   .6.
kw< ih  how else
@tt!  like this
As<æaNt>  one who is steady in mind
TviÖx>  like yourself
v­…m!  to say
AhRit  deserves
ywa dEv<  about bad luck
AzaE{fIr<  deviating from the path of virtue
zaE{fIr  as a leading light
]iÇy;R-  well versed in duties of a prince

 
6.Lakshmana   asks   Rama   how   can   he   speak   of   fate   when   the   decision   is   unjustified.
 
ik<   nam   k«p[<   dEvmz­mi-z<sis   ,
papyaeSte   kw<   nam   tyae>   z»a   n   iv*te   .7.
ik< nam  for what reason
k«p[<  by greed
dEvm!  trouble
Az­m!  cannot easily be obtained
Ai-z<sis  are you praising
papyae>  those who have done a wrong
te to you
kw<  how
nam  even a thinking
tyae>  to those two
z»a  taking an unjustified decision
n iv*te  does not occur

 
7.Lakshmana   wonders   why   the   two   do   not   feel   ashamed   of   their   unjustified   act   born   of   greed.
 
siNt   xmaˆRpxa>   ðú[a   xmaRTmn!   ik<   n   buXyse   ,
tyaeSsucirt<   SvawR<   zaQ(aTpirijih;Rtae>   .8.
siNt  are present here
xmaˆRpxa>  with bad inner intentions and an exterior of righteousness
ðú[a  very good in acting
xmaRTmn!  one who follows the path of dharma
ik< n buXyse  why are you not reacting
tyae>  those two
sucirt<  born out of deep thinking
SvawR<  that which belongs to you
zaQ(at!  by conspiracy
pirijih;Rtae>  denying to you

 
8.Lakshmana   says   Rama   must   realise   that   the   two   are   denying   what   is   rightfully   his,   through   a conspiracy.
 
yid   nEv<   Vyvist<   SyaiÏ   àagev   ra"v   ,
tyae>   àagev   dÄí   SyaÖr>   àk«tí   s>   .9.
yid in case
n not
@v<  like this
Vyvist<  a trecherous agreement
Syat!  was present
ih surely
àakœ @v  even earlier
ra"v  Raghava
tyae>  those two
àakœ @v  before now
dÄ>  given
c also
Syat!  was present
vr> boon
àk«t> c  would have been accepted
s> that

 
9.Lakshmana   was   emphatic   that   Dasaratha   and   Kaikeyi   had   an   under   hand   agreement   about the   two   boons;   otherwise   the   boons   would   have   been   dischrged   long   ago.
 
laekiviÖòmarBx<   TvdNySyai-;ecnm!   ,
naeTshe   sihtu<   vIr      me   ]NtumhRis   .10.
laekiviÖò<  not accepted by all people
AarBx<  newly started
TvdNySy  any one other than you
Ai-;ecnm!  to be crowned
n %Tshe  I will not agree
sihtu<  to take place
vIr brave
  in this
me for me
]Ntum!  to give leave
AhRis  you deserve

 
10.Lakshmana   told   Rama   he   will   not   agree   anyone   else   other   than   Rama   to   be   coronated.            
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