THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 26 : SLOKAS 31 TO 38

ïIramk«tsItaepdez>   -   RAMA   ADVICES   SITA
 
mata   c   mm   kaEsLya   v&Ïa   sNtapkizRta   ,
xmRmeva¢t>   k«Tva   TvÄSs<manmrœhit   .31.
mata  mother
c also
mm my
kaEsLya  Kausalya
v&Ïa  elderly
sNtapkizRta  mind filled with worries
xmR<  dharma
@v only
A¢t>  important
k«Tva  thinking
TvÄ>  your
s<manm!  looking after
Arœhit  deserves

 
31.Rama   told   Sita   that   his   mother   who   is   in   deep   grief   also   needs   her   attention.
 
viNdtVyaSTvya   inTy<   ya>   ze;a   mm   matr>   ,
õehà[ys<-aegE>   sma   ih   mm   matr>   .32.
viNdtVya>  are to be worshipped
Tvya  by you
inTy<  at all times
ya> whosoever they also
ze;a>  the others
mm my
matr>  moyhers
õehà[ys<-aegE>  with affection, respectable and readily approachable
sma>  are treated equally
ih surely
mm my
matr>  mothers

 
32.Rama   told   Sita   that   his   other   mothers   also   should   be   treated   similarly.
 
æat&puÇsmaE   caip   ÔòVyaE   c   ivze;t>   ,
%-aE   -rtzÇu¶aE   àa[E>   iàytraE   mm   .33.
æat&puÇsmaE  like brothers and sons
c also
Aip therefore
ÔòVyaE  to be looked after
c ivze;t>  specially
%-aE  the two
-rtzÇu¶aE  Bharatha and Shatrugna
àa[E>  more than life
iàytraE  affectionate
mm for me

 
33.Rama   further   told   Sita   that   Bharatha   and   Shatrugna   should   be   treated   as   brothers   and sons.
 
iviày<   n   c   ktRVy<   -rtSy   kdacn   ,
s   ih   raja   à-uíEv   dezSy   c   k…lSy   c   .34.
iviày<  not liked
n not
c also
ktRVy<  to be done
-rtSy  to Bharatha
kdacn  at any time
s> he
ih because
raja  king
à-u>  master
c also
@v  only
dezSy c  for the country also
k…lSy c  for the dynasty also

34.Rama   advices   Sita   not   to   do   anything   which   is   against   Bharatha's   wishes   since   he   is   the lord   and   master   of   the   country.
 
Aaraixta   ih   zIlen   àyÆEíaepseivta>   ,
rajan>   s<àsIdiNt   àk…PyiNt   ivpyRye   .35.
Aaraixta>  should be pleased
ih surely
zIlen  by good behaviour
àyÆE>  by constant efforts
c also
%pseivta>  looked after
rajan>  kings
s<àsIdiNt  will feel happy
àk…PyiNt  will become angry
ivpyRye  otherwise

 
35.Rama   told   Sita   that   kings   must   kept   pleased   and   served   well;   otherwise   they   will   become angry.
 
AaErsanip   puÇan!   ih   TyjNTyihtkair[>   ,
smwaRn!   s<àg&hœ[iNt   pranip   nraixpa>   .36.
AaErsan!  born to them
Aip puÇan!  sons also
ih surely
TyjiNt  disowns
Aihtkair[>  one who is not doing well
smwaRn!  capable
s<àg&hœ[iNt  accepts
pran! Aip  even if born to others
nraixpa>  kings

 
36.Rama   told   Sita   that   kings   disown   their   own   sons   if   they   do   not   perform   well   and   accept others'   sons   if   they   are   capable.
 
sa   Tv<   vseh   kLyai[   ra}SsmnuvitRnI   ,
-rtSy   rta   xmˆR   sTyìtpray[a   .37.
sa that
Tv<  you
vs live
#h here
kLyai[  blessed one
ra}>  king
smnuvitRnI  act without hurting him
-rtSy  Bharatha's
rta engaged in
xmˆR  observing dharma
sTyìtpray[a  observing fasts and rituals which will be beneficial

 
37.Rama   told   Sita   to   act   in   a   way   that   pleases   Bharatha   and   also   engage   herself   in   rituals   and fasts   while   living   in   Ayodya.
 
Ah<   gim:yaim   mhavn<   iàye   Tvya   ih   vStVyimhEv   -aimin   ,
ywa   VylIk<   k…é;e   n   kSyicÄwa   Tvya   kayRimd<   vcae   mm   .38.
Ah<  I
gim:yaim  will go
mhavn<  to the forbidding forest
iàye  dearest
Tvya  by you
ih surely
vStVy<  have to live
#h @v  here only
-aimin  loving
ywa for which reason
VylIk<  displeasing
k…é;e n  you have not done
kSyict!  to any one
twa similarly
Tvya  by you
kayR<  has to be accepted
#d<  this
vc> mm  my orders

 
38.Rama   concluded   by   saying   that   he   alone   will   go   the   forest   and   Sita   has   to   live   in   Ayodya. This   has   to   be   followed   as   his   orders.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   Ayae*aka{fe   ;qœiv<z>   sgR>   .26.
           
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