THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 23 : SLOKAS 21 TO 31

 
lúm[kaep>   -   LAKSHMANA'S   ANGER
 
laekpalaSsmStaSte   na*   ramai-;ecnm!   ,
n   c   k«Tõaôyae   laeka   ivhNyu>   ik<   pun>   ipta   .21.
 
laekpala>  protectors of the universe
smSta>  all of them
te your
n not
A* now
ram Rama
Ai-;ecnm!  coronation
n not
c k«Tõa>  without exception
Çy> laeka>  people of the three worlds
ivhNyu>  to object
ik< pun>  what is there to say
ipta  father

 
21.Lakshmana   continues   that   none   in   all   the   three   worlds   will   object   to   Rama's   coronation. Then   how   can   his   father   alone   object?
 
yEivRvasStvar{ye   imwae   rajn!   smiwRt>   ,
Ar{ye   te   ivvTSyiNt   ctudRz   smaStwa   .22.
yE> by whom
ivvas>  to live
tv your
Ar{ye  in the forest
imw>  planned in a secret meeting
rajn!  O! king
smiwRt>  was ordered
Ar{ye  in the forest
te they
ivvTSyiNt  deserve to live
ctudRz sma>  fourteen years
twa without fail

 
22.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   those   who   planned   to   send   him   to   forest,   they   deserve   to   live there   for   fourteen   years.
 
Ah<   tdaza<   DeTSyaim   iptuStSyaí   ya   tv   ,
Ai-;ekiv"aten   puÇraJyay   vtRte   .23.
Ah<  I
tt! therefore
Aaza<  greed
DeTSyaim  will cut it off
iptu>  father's
tSya> c  and her's
ya who
tv yoir
Ai-;ekiv"aten  stopped the coronation
puÇraJyay  kingdom for her son
vtRte  was planning

 
23.Lakshmana   said   that   he   will   destroy   the   hope   of   those   who   planned   to   hand   over   the kingdom   to   Bharatha   by   sending   Rama   to   the   forest.
 
mÓlen   ivéÏay   n   SyaÎEvbl<   twa   ,
à-iv:yit   Ê>oay   ywae¢<   paEé;<   mm   .24.
mÓlen  with courage
ivéÏay  unthinkable
n not
Syat!  will not be
dEvbl<  the power of God's will
twa similarly
à-iv:yit  will be effective
Ê>oay  for brutality
ywa whatever
%¢<  very violent
paEé;<  manhood
mm my

 
24.Lakshmana   said   that   he   can   create   more   trouble   with   his   prowess   than   God's   will.
 
^XvR<   v;RshöaNte   àjapaLymnNtrm!   ,
AayRpuÇa>   kir:yiNt   vnvas<   gte   Tviy   .25.
^XvR<  after
v;RshöaNte  thousands of years
àjapaLym!  the power to rule the people
AnNtrm!  as per the laid down rule
AayRpuÇa>  your sons
kir:yiNt  will attain
vnvas<  going to forest at old age
gte pasing
Tviy  by you

 
25.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   after   ruling   for   a   long   time,   his   sons   will   inherit   the   kingdom, when   he   decides   to   spend   his   remaining   life   in   forest.
 
pUvRraji;Rv&Äya   ih   vnvasae   ivxIyte   ,
àja   ini]Py   puÇe;u   puÇvTpirpalne   .26.
pUvRraji;Rv&Äya  as observed by our forefathers
ih surely
vnvas>  livng in the forest in old age
ivxIyte  has been laid down
àja>  people
ini]Py  after handing
puÇe;u  to the sons
puÇvt!  like sons
pirpalne  in protecting

 
26.Lakshmana   said   that   going   to   forest   in   old   age   as   laid   down,   after   ruling   the   kingdom   for long,   is   acceptable.
 
s   ceÔajNyneka¢e   raJyivæmz»ya   ,
nEvimCDis   xmaRTmNraJy<   ram   TvmaTmin   .27.
àitjane   c   te   vIr   ma   -Uv<   vIrlIk-akœ   ,
raJy<   c   tv   r]eymh<   velev   sagrm!   .28.
s> that
cet!  if so
rajin  king
Aneka¢e  with a vacillating mind
raJyivæmz»ya  thinking that the kingdom will not last
n not
@v<  like this
#CDis  you desire
xmaRTmn!  one with a pure heart
raJy<  kingdom
ram Rama
Tv<  you
AaTmin  in you
àitjane  I promise
c also
te to you
vIr brave
ma -Uv<  I will not be
vIrlaek-akœ  as the heavens are the place where braves go
raJy< c  kingdom also
tv your
r]eym!  will protect
Ah<  I
vela  the shore
#v like
sagrm!  the sea

 
27,28.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   in   case   he   does   not   want   to   rule   because   of   the   king's   fear that   it   will   disintegrate   under   his   rule,   he(Lakshmana)   will   ensure   protection   to   the   kingdom.
 
m¼lEri-i;ÂSv      Tv<   Vyap&tae   -v   ,
Ahmekae   mhIpalanl<   variytu<   blat!   .29.
m¼lE>  with auspicious materials
Ai-i;ÂSv  please get crowned
  in this
Tv<  you
Vyap&t>  as a stable king
-v will become
Ah< @k>  I alone
mhIpalan!  the other kings
Al<  in enough
variytu<  to defeat
blat!  with force

 
29.Lakshmana   urges   Rama   to   get   crowned   and   he   will   be   with   Rama   to   protect   the   kingdom.
 
n   zae-awaRivmaE   baø   n   xnu-UR;[ay   me   ,
naisrabNxnawaRy   n   zra>   StM-hetv>   .30.
AimÇdmnawR<   me   svRmet½tuòym!   .31.
n zae-awa‰R  not for beauty
#maE  these two
baø  hands
n not
xnu>  bow
-U;[ay  an ornament
me my
n not
Ais>  sword
AabNxnawaRy  as a makeup ornament
n not
zra>  arrows
StM-hetv>  as a walking stick
AimÇdmnawR<  for defeating enemies
me my
svR<  all
@tt!  these
ctuòym!  four

 
30,31.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   his   hands,   bow,   sword   and   arrows   are   not   decorative
pieces.   They   will   be   used   to   destroy   enemies.            
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