THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
kaEsLyaàitbaexnm!     -   ADVISING   KAUSALYA
 
t<   smIúy   Tvviht<   iptuinRrśdezpalne   ,
kaEsLya   ba:ps<éÏa   vcae   ximRómävIt!   .1.
t<  him
smIúy  understanding well
tu in this
Aviht<  firm in his decision
iptuinRrśdezpalne  in executing father's orders
kaEsLya  Kausalya
ba:ps<éÏa  crying uncontrollably
vc> following words
ximRóm!  one who is steadfast in dharma
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.Kausalya,   understanding   Rama's   decision   to   follow   his   father's   orders,   cried   uncontrollably and   spoke   as   follows.
 
A†òÊ>oae   xmaRTma   svR-Utiày<vd>   ,
miy   jatae   dzrwaTkwmuÁDen   vtRyet!   .2.
A†òÊ>o>  one who has not experienced sorrow
xmaRTma  an upright person
svR-Utiày<vd>  one who speaks pleasantly to all
miy to me
jat>  born
dzrwat!  by Dasaratha
kw<  how
%ÁDen  by soliciting for grains
vtRyet!  will live

 
2.Kausalya   wonders   how   Rama,   who   has   never   encountered   hardship,   can   live   by   soliciting for   grains.
 
ySy   -&Tyaí   dasaí   m&òaNyÚain   -uÃte   ,
kw<   s   -aeúyte   nawae   vne   mUl)laNyym!   .3.
ySy whose
-&Tya> c  servants also
dasa> c  dependants also
m&òain  very good
AÚain  food
-uÃte  are eating
kw<  how
s> that
-aeúyte  will eat
naw>  lord
vne in the forest
mUl)lain  roots and fruits
Aym!  this

 
3.Kausaya   further   elaborates   that   when   his   servants   eat   rich   food,   how   can   Rama   survive   on roots   and   fruits   in   the   forest.
 
k   @tCD+ÎxeCD+uTva   kSy   va   n   -veÑym!   ,
gu[vaNdiytae   ra}ae   ra"vae   yiÖvaSyte   .4.
k> who
@tt!  this
ïÎxet!  will believe
ïuTva  hearing
kSy va  for whom so ever
n -vet!  will not happen
-ym!  fear
gu[van!  virtuous
diyt>  favourite
ra}>  king's
ra"v>  Raghava
yt! ivvaSyte  is sent to the forest

 
4.Kausalya   feels   that   none   will   believe   Rama   is   being   sent   to   forest   by   the   king   and   everyone will   be   afraid   now.
 
nUn<   tu   blva<Llaeke   k«taNtSsvRmaidzet!   ,
laeke   ramai-ramSTv<   vn<      gim:yis   .5.
nUn<  shortly
tu in this
blvan!  more powerful
laeke  in the world
k«taNt>  destiny
svR<  all
Aaidzet!  controls
laeke  in the world
ram Rama
Ai-ram>  beloved to all
Tv<  you
vn<  life in the forest
  for that reason
gim:yis  going to experience

 
5.Kausalya   said   that   the   fact   that   Rama   is   to   live   in   the   forest   signifies   that   destiny   controls everyone's   life.
 
Ay<   tu   mamaTm-vStvadzRnmaét>   ,
ivlapÊ>osimxae   éidtaïu÷ta÷it>   .
icNtaba:pmhaxUmStvadzRnicÄj>   .6.
kzRiyTva=ixk<   puÇ   inñasayass<-v>   ,
Tvya   ivhInaimh   ma<   zaekai¶rtulae   mhan!   .
àxúyit   ywa   k]<   icÇ-anuihRmaTyye   .7.
Ay<  this
tu in this
ma<  my
AaTm-v>  well entreched in my heart
tv your
AdzRnmaét>  with wind that does not protect
ivlapÊ>osimx>  the sacred twig of sorrow being kindled by crying
éidtaïu÷ta÷it>  the tears adding fuel to thefire
icNtaba:pmhaxUm>  mental agony because of thinking about one thing
tv your
AdzRnicÄj>  generated in the mind because of not seeing you
kzRiyTva  becoming emaciated
Aixk<  very much
puÇ  son
inñasayass<-v>  tired because of sighing
Tvya ivhIna<  separated from you
#h here
ma<  me
zaekai¶>  the fire of grief
Atul>  unbearable
mhan!  great
àxúyit  will burn
ywa similarly
k]<  forest with dried trees
icÇ-anu>  forest fire
ihmaTyye  after winter

 
6,7.Kausalya   said   that   Rama's   separation   from   her   will   make   her   thin   and   also   torture   her.
 
kw<   ih   xenu>   Sv<   vTs<   gCDNt<   nanugCDit   ,
Ah<   Tva=nugim:yaim      puÇ   gim:yis   .8.
kw<  how
ih surely
xenu>  a cow
Sv<  own
vTs<  calf
gCDNt<  going ahead
n AnugCDit  does not follow
Ah<  I
Tva you
Anugim:yaim  will follow
  where
puÇ  son
gim:yis  you go

 
8.Kausalya   told   Rama   that   she   will   follow   him   wherever   he   goes.
 
twa   ingidt<   maÇa   tÖaKy<   pué;;R->   ,
ïuTva   ramae=ävIÖaKy<   matr<   -&zÊ>iotam!   .9.
twa as above
ingidt<  spoken
maÇa  by mother
tt! vaKy<  for those words
pué;;R->  noblest of men
ïuTva  hearing
ram>  Rama
AävIt!  replied
vaKy<  the following
matr<  to his mother
-&zÊ>iotam!  who was greatly worried

 
9.Rama,   hearing   the   words   of   his   mother,   replied   as   follows.
 
kEkeYya   viÂtae   raja   miy   car{ymaiïte   ,
-vTya   c   pirTy­ae   n   nUn<   vtRiy:yit   .10.
kEkeYya>  by Kaikeyi
viÂt>  being cheated
raja  king
miy c  I also
Ar{y<  in the forest
Aaiïte  staying
-vTya c  by you also
pirTy­>  abandoned
n not
nUn<  shortly
vtRiy:yit  will live

 
10.Rama   told   Kausalya   that   if   she   also   abandons   the   king   after   he   leaves   for   the   forest,   the king   will   not   live   long.            
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