THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
kaEsLyaàitbaexnm!     -   ADVISING   KAUSALYA
 
-tuR>   ikl   pirTyagae   n&z<s>   kevl<   iôya>   ,
s   -vTya   n   ktRVyae   mnsa=ip   ivgihRt>   .11.
-tuR>  from the husband
ikl customarily
pirTyag>  separation
n&z<s>  is a great crime
kevl<  fully
iôya>  for women
s> that
-vTya  by you
n ktRVy>  not to be done
mnsa Aip  even think in mind
ivgihRt>  proscribed

 
11.Rama   told   Kausalya   that   she   should   not   even   think   of   leaving   her   husband.
 
yav¾Ivit   kak…t!Sw>   ipta   me   jgtIpit>   ,
zuïU;a   i³yta<   tavTs   ih   xmRSsnatn>   .12.
yavt!  till the time
jIvit  lives
kak…t!Sw>  scion of kakutstha dynasty
ipta  father
me my
jgtIpit>  the king
zuïU;a  look after
i³yta<  please do
tavt!  till then
s> ih  that only
xmR>  is dharma
snatn>  from time immemorial

 
12.Rama   requests   Kausalya   to   look   after   his   father   as   long   as   he   lives.
 
@vmu­a   tu   rame[   kaEsLya   zu-dzRna   ,
tweTyuvac   suàIta   rammi¬òkair[m!   .13.
@v<  like this
%­a  being told
tu in this
rame[  by Rama
kaEsLya  Kausalya
zu-dzRna  famed for her intelligence
twa let it be so
#it thus
%vac  spoke
suàIta  being consoled
ramm!  to Rama
Ai¬òkair[m!  one who does not lose heart under any circumstance

 
13.Kausalya,   consoled   by   Rama's   words,   told   him   that   she   will   do   so..
 
@vmu­Stu   vcn<   ramae   xmR-&ta<   vr>   ,
-UyStambrvIÖaKy<   matr<   -&zÊ>iotam!   .14.
@v<  as above
%­>  being told
tu in this
vcn<  word
ram>  Rama
xmR-&ta<  among those who follow dharma
vr> the best
-Uy>  again
tam!  that
AävIt!  spoke
vaKy<  the followig words
matr<  to mother
-&zÊ>iotam!  who was worried

 
14.Rama   then   spoke   again   to   his   mother.
 
mya   cEv   -vTya   c   ktRVy<   vcn<   iptu>   ,
raja   -taR   gué>   ïeóSsvˆR;amIñr>   à-u>   .15.
mya by me
c also
@v only
-vTya c  by you also
ktRVy<  to be followed
vcn<  orders
iptu>  father's
raja  king
-taR  husband
gué>  preceptor
ïeó>  older
svˆR;a<  for all
$ñr>  with powers to order anyone
à-u>  lord

 
15.Rama   told   Kausalya   that   her   husband   has   powers   to   order   anyone   and   we   have   to   obey.
 
#main   tu   mhar{ye   ivùTy   nv      c   ,
v;aRi[   prmàIt>   SwaSyaim   vcne   tv   .16.
#main  these
tu afterwards
mhar{ye  in the forest
ivùTy  spending
nv  c  fourteen
v;aRi[  years
prmàIt>  very happily
SwaSyaim  will stand steadfast
vcne  orders
tv your

 
16.Rama   told   Kausalya   that   after   spending   fourteen   years   in   forest,   he   will   do   as   she   desires.
 
@vmu­a   iày<   puÇ<   ba:ppU[aRnna   tda   ,
%vac   prmataR   tu   kaEsLya   puÇvTsla   .17.
@v<  like this
%­a  being told
iày<  favourite
puÇ<  son
ba:ppU[aRnna  tears streaming down her face
tda then
%vac  spoke
prmataR  with great woory
tu even
kaEsLya  Kausalya
puÇvTsla  who loves her son

 
17.Hearing   this,   Kausalya   spoke   as   follows   with   tears   on   her   face.
 
Aasa<   ram   spÆIna<   mXye   vStu<   n   me   ]mm!   ,
ny   mamip   kak…t!Sw   vn<   vNya<   m&gI<   ywa   .
yid   te   gmne   buiÏ>   k«ta   ipturpe]ya   .18.
Aasa<  these
ram Rama
spÆIna<  cowives
mXye  in their midst
vStu<  to live
n me ]m<  I donot like
ny please take
mam! Aip  me also
kak…t!Sw  born in Kakutstha dynasty
vn<  to the forest
vNya<  born in the forest
m&gI<  a doe
ywa like
yid in case
te to you
gmne  in going to forest
buiÏ>  decision
k«ta  has been made
iptu>  father's
Ape]ya  desire

 
18.Kausalya   says   she   will   not   be   happy   with   her   co-wives   and   thus   requests   Rama   to   take   her with   him   to   the   forest.
 
ta<   twa   édtI<   ramae   édn!   vcnmävIt!   ,
jIvNTya   ih   iôya   -taR   dEvt<   à-urev   c   .
-vTya   mm   cEvaXy   raja   à-vit   à-u>   .19.
ta<  her
twa like this
édtI<  crying
ram>  Rama
édn!  crying
vcnm!  following words
AävIt!  spoke
jIvNTya>  O! blessed one
ih surely
iôya>  for married women
-taR  husband
dEvt<  like a God
à-u>  is the master
@v only
c also
-vTya>  for you
mm c  for me also
@v AXy  at this time
raja  king
à-vit  is there
à-u>  as a master

 
19.Rama   adviced   Kausalya   that   the   king   is   the   master   of   both   of   them.
 
n   ýnawa   vy<   ra}a   laeknawen   xImta   ,
-rtíaip   xmaRTma   svR-Utiày<vd>   .
-vtImnuvrœtet   s   ih   xmRrt>   sda   .20.
n not
ih surely
Anawa>  to be abandoned
vy<  we
ra}a  by the king
laeknawen  the lord of the world
xImta  intelligent
-rt>  Baratha
c also
Aip and
xmaRTma  with good thoughts
svR-Utiày<vd>  wishes the best for all
-vtIm!  to you
Anuvrœtet  will do as you wish
s> he
ih surely
xmRrt>  steadfast in dharma
sda always

 
20.Rama   told   Kausalya   that   we   should   not   seem   to   be   abandoned   by   the   king.   Also   Bharatha has   a   clear   mind   and   will   do   as   she   wishes.            
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