THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 31 TO 36

 
kaEsLyaàitbaexnm!     -   ADVISING   KAUSALYA
 
gCD   puÇ   Tvmeka¢ae   -Ô<   te=Stu   sda   iv-ae   ,
puns!Tviy   inv&Äe   tu   -iv:yaim   gt¬ma   .31.
gCD go
puÇ  son
Tv<  you
@ka¢>  be careful
-Ô<  good things
te to you
AStu  let them happen
sda always
iv-ae  serving with a smile
pun>  again
Tviy  your
inv&Äe tu  on return only
-iv:yaim  I will become
gt¬ma  rid of worries

 
31.Kausalya   told   Rama   to   be   careful   when living   in   forest   and   till   he   returns   she   will   have   her worries   about   him.
 
àTyagte   mha-age   k«tawˆR   cirtìte   ,
ipturan&{yta<   àaÝe   Tviy   lPs!ye   pr<   suom!   .32.
àTyagte  after returning
mha-age  as a blessed person
k«tawˆR  completing the mission
cirtìte  treading the path of dharma
iptu>  father's
Aan&{yta<  released from debt
àaÝe  attaining
Tviy  you
lPs!ye  I will attain
pr<  very great
suom!  pleaseure

 
32.Kausalya   told   Rama   that   she   will   again   be   happy   when   he   returns   from   the   forest   after discharging   father's   debt.
 
k«taNtSy   git>   puÇ   ÊivR-aVya   sda   -uiv   ,
ySTva<   s<caedyit   me   vc   AaiCDXy   ra"v   .33.
k«taNtSy  God's
git>  ways
puÇ  son
ÊivR-aVya  are inscrutable
sda always
-uiv  on the earth
y> which ever God
Tva<  you
s<caedyit  is directing
me my
vc> words
AaiCDXy  disobeying
ra"v  Raghava

 
33.Kausalya   told   Rama   that   God   is   directing   him   to   disobey   her   words,   since   God's   ways are   inscrutable.
 
gCDedanI<   mhabahae   ]eme[   punragt>   ,
nNdiy:yis   ma<   puÇ   saça   ðú[en   caé[a   .34.
gCD go away
#danI<  now itself
mhabahae  one with broad shoulder
]eme[  safely
pun>  again
Aagt>  returning
nNdiy:yis  you will make happy
ma<  me
puÇ  son
saça  with sweet words
ðú[en  revealing your love
caé[a  pleasing to the mind

 
34.Kausalya   told   Rama   that   on   his   return   his   sweet   words   will   make   her   happy   again.
 
ApIdanI<   s   kal>SyaÖnat!àTyagt<   pun>   ,
yen   Tva<   puÇ   pZyey<   jqavLklxair[m!   .35.
Aip also
#danI<  now itself
s> kal>  that time
Syat!  why not come
vnat!  from forest
àTyagt<  returning
pun>  again
yen for this reason
Tva<  you
puÇ  son
pZyey<  may see happily
jqavLklxair[m!  with matted hair

 
35.Kausalya   asked   why   this   moment   cannot   be   Rama's   return   from   forest   so   that   she   can see   him   with   matted   hair.
 
twa   ih   ram<   vnvasiniít<   smIúy   devI   prme[   cetsa   ,
%vac   ram<   zu-l][<   vcae   b-Uv   c   SvSTyynai-ka'œi][I   .36.
twa as above
ih surely
ram<  Rama
vnvasiniít<  determined to go to forest
smIúy  observing
devI  mother
prme[  appropriate
cetsa  intelligently
%vac  spoke
ram<  to Rama
zu-l][<  with virtues
vc> words
b-Uv  became
c thus
SvSTyynai-ka'œi][I  making up her mind to wish him well

 
36.Kausalya,   seeing   Rama   determined   to   go   to   the   forest   made   up   her   mind   to   wish   him   well and   spoke   the   following   words.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   ctuivR<z>   sgR>   .24.
           
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