THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 31 : SLOKAS 11 TO 21

 
lúm[anugmna_ynu}a   -   PERMITTING   LAKSHMANA   TO   COME
 
mya=Xy   sh   saEimÇe   Tviy   gCDit   tÖnm!   ,
kae   -ir:yit   kaEsLya<   suimÇa<   va   yziSvnIm!   .11.
mya by me
AXy now
sh with
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
Tviy  you
gCDit  come
tt! then
vnm!  to the forest
k> who
-ir:yit  will protect and console
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
suimÇa< va  and Sumitra
yziSvnIm!  very famous

 
11.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   who   will   look   after   Kausalya   and   Sumitra   if   he   also   comes   to   the forest?
 
Ai-v;Rit   kamEyR>   pjRNy>   p&iwvIimv   ,
s   kampazpyRStae   mhateja   mhIpit>   .12.
Ai-v;Rit  rains
kamE>  all things that are necessary
y> whoever
pjRNy>  Varuna
p&iwvI<  to the earth
#v like
s> that
kampazpyRSt>  is bound by the rope of love
mhateja  one with great luster
mhIpit>  the king of the earth

 
12.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   king   who   fulfills   the   needs   of   all,   is   now   bound   by   love.
 
sa   ih   raJyimd<   àaPy   n&pSyañpte>   suta   ,
Ê>iotana<   spÆIna<   n   kir:yit   zae-nm!   .13.
sa ih  she herself
raJy<  kingdom
#d<  this
àaPy  obtaining
n&pSy  king's
Añpte>  Asvapati
suta  daughter
Ê>iotana<  immersed in sorrow
spÆIna<  to her cowives
n kir:yit  will not do
zae-nm!  good

 
13.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Kaikeyi,   after   obtaining   the   kingdom   for   Bharatha,   will   not   care for   her   co-wives.
 
n   Smir:yit   kaEsLya<   suimÇa<   c   sÊ>iotam!   ,
-rtae   raJymasaXy   kEkeYya<   pyRviSwt>   .14.
n Smir:yit  will not think about
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
suimÇa< c  Sumitra also
sÊ>iotam!  immersed deeply in sorrow
-rt>  Bharatha
raJy<  kingdom
AasaXy  obtaining
kEkeYya<  Kaikeyi's
pyRviSwt>  under influence

 
14.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Bharatha   after   becoming   king,   will   not   care   for   Kausalya   and Sumitra   under   the   influence   of   his   mother.
 
tamayaR<   Svymeveh   rajanu¢h[en   va   ,
saEimÇe   -r   kaEsLyamu­mwRimm<   cr   .15.
ta<  that
AayaR<  respectable lady
Svy< @v  you yourself
#h staying here
rajanu¢h[en va  or with the blessing of the king
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
-r please protect
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
%­m!  being told
AwR<  act
#m<  this
cr you please do

 
15.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   has   to   protect   Kausalya   by   staying   in   Ayodya.
 
@v<   miy   c   te   -i­-Riv:yit   sudizRta   ,
xmR}   guépUjaya<   xmRíaPytulae   mhan!   .16.
@v<  like this
miy in me
c also
te your
-i­>  respect
-iv:yit  will happen
sudizRta  very clearly
xmR}  well versed in dharma
guépUjaya<  by serving parents
xmR>  is dharam
c Aip  even otherwise
Atul>  unequalled
mhan!  great

 
16.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   if   he   does   as   Rama   says   it   will   his   respect   for   Rama.   Above all   serving   parents   is   the   ultimate   dharma.
 
@v<   k…é:v   saEimÇe   mTk«te   r"unNdn   ,
ASmai-ivRàhI[aya   matunaˆR   n   -veTsuom!   .17.
@v<  like this
k…é:v  please do
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
mTk«te  for my sake
r"unNdn  scion of Raghu dynasty
ASmai->  from us
ivàhI[aya>  being separated
matu>  mothers
n> our
n -vet!  will not happen
suom!  happiness

 
17.Rama   further   said   that   their   mothers   will   not   be   happy,   being   separated   from   them.
 
@vmu­Stu   rame[   lúm[>   ðú[ya   igra   ,
àTyuvac   tda   ram<   vaKy}ae   vaKykaeivdm!   .18.
@v<  like this
%­>  being told
tu in this
rame[  by Rama
lúm[>  Lakshmana
ðú[ya  bringing out the trust and friedship
igra  with words
àTyuvac  replied
tda then
ram<  to Rama
vaKy}>  knowing the intricacies of the orders
vaKykaeivdm!  well versed in use of words

 
18.On   hearing   Rama's   words,   Lakshmana   replied   as   follows.
 
tvEv   tejsa   vIr   -rt>   pUjiy:yit   ,
kaEsLya<   c   suimÇa<   c   àytae   naÇ   s<zy>   .19.
tv your
@v only
tejsa  by virtues
vIr brave
-rt>  Bharatha
pUjiy:yit  will carefully look after
kaEsLya< c  Kausalya also
suimÇa< c  Sumitra also
àyt>  protecting with care
n not
  in this
s<zy>  any doubt

 
19.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Bharatha   will   protect   and   look   after   their   mothers.
 
yid   Êòae   n   r]et   -rtae   raJymuÄmm!   ,
àaPy   ÊmRnsa   vIr   gvˆR[   c   ivze;t>   .20.
tmh<   ÊmRit<   ³ªr<   vix:yaim   n   s<zy>   ,
tTpúyanip   tan!   svaR<ôElaeKymip   ik<   k«tm!   .21.
yid in case
Êò>  as a wicked man
n r]et  not treat them well
-rt>  Bharatha
raJy<  kingdom
%Ämm!  the great
àaPy  getting
ÊmRnsa  with bad mind
vIr brave
gvˆR[  with pride
c also
ivze;t>  specially
tm! him
Ah<  I
ÊmRit<  losing mind
³ªr<  becoming a bad man
vix:yaim  will kill
n s<zy>  no doubt
tTpúyan!  close to him
Aip also
tan!  those
svaRn!  all
ÇElaeKym! Aip  even if people from all the three worlds are with him
ik< k«t<  what can they do

 
20,21.Lakshmana   said   that   if   Bharatha   does   any   harm   to   their   mothers,   he   will   kill   Bharatha and   all   those   close   to   him.            
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