THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 31 : SLOKAS 22 TO 30

 
lúm[anugmna_ynu}a   -   PERMITTING   LAKSHMANA   TO   COME
 
kaEsLya   ib-&yadayaR   shömip   miÖxan!   ,
ySya>   shö<   ¢ama[a<   s<àaÝmupjIvnm!   .22.
kaEsLya  Kausalya
ib-&yat!  will protect
AayaR  noble lady
shöm! Aip  even thousands
miÖxan!  like me
ySya>  from whom
shö<  many thousands
¢ama[a<  villages
s<àaÝ<  being enjoyed as a gift
%pjIvnm!  for their living

 
22.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Kausalya   is   capable   of   protecting   thousands   like   him.
 
tdaTm-r[e   cEv   mm   matuStwEv   c   ,
pyaRÝa   miÖxana<   c   -r[ay   yziSvnI   .23.
tt! therefore
AaTm-r[e c  her own protection also
@v only
mm my
matu>  mother's
twa @v  similarly
c also
pyaRÝa  is capable
miÖxana< c  for people like me also
-r[ay  to protect
yziSvnI  one who is famous

 
23.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Kausalya   is   not   only   capable   of   protecting   herself,   but   she   can also   give   protection   to   Sumitra   and   others   like   him.
 
k…é:v   mamnucr<   vExrœMy<   neh   ivXyte   ,
k«tawaˆR=h<   -iv:yaim   tv   cawR>   àkLpte   .24.
k…é:v  please tke
mam!  me
Anucr<  to serve you
vExrœMy<  adharma
n not
#h here
ivXyte  is there
k«tawR>  with fulfilled wish
Ah<  I
-iv:yaim  will become
tv your
c AwR>  objective also
àkLpte  will be fulfilled

 
24.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   going   with   Rama   will   fulfill   his   wish   and   also   help   Rama   in acheiving   the   objective.
 
xnuraday   sgu[<   oinÇip;kaxr>   ,
A¢tSte   gim:yaim   pNwanmnudzRyn!   .25.
xnu>  bow
Aaday  in hand
sgu[<  strung
oinÇip;kaxr>  with a spade and a basket
A¢t>  in front
te of you
gim:yaim  will go
pNwanm!  the way
AnudzRyn!  showing

 
25.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   will   walk   ahead   of   Rama   with   bow,   spade   and   basket, showing   the   way.
 
Aahir:yaim   te   inTy<   mUlain   c   )lain   c   ,
vNyain   yain   caNyain   Svaharai[   tpiSvnam!   .
-va<Stu   sh   vEdeýa   igirsanu;u   r<Syte   .26.
Aahir:yaim  will bring
te to you
inTy<  daily
mUlain c  roots also
)lain c  fruits also
vNyain  growing in the forest
yain  whatever
c also
ANyain  rare
Svaharai[  sweet eatables
tpiSvnam!  for the hermits
-van!  you
tu thus
sh with
vEdeýa  Vaidehi
igirsanu;u  on the foothills
r<Syte  live peacefully

 
26.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   bring   fruits   and   edible   roots   so   that   Rama   with   Sita   can   live peacefully   in   the   foothills.
 
Ah<   svR<   kir:yaim   ja¢t>   Svptí   te   ,
ramSTvnen   vaKyen   suàIt>   àTyuvac   tm!   .
ìjap&CDSv   saEimÇe   svRmev   suù¾nm!   .27.
Ah<  I
svR<  all
kir:yaim  will do
ja¢t>  when awake
Svpt> c  during sleep also
te you
ram>  Rama
tu in this
Anen  like these
vaKyen  words
suàIt>  being pleased
àTyuvac  replied
tm! to him
ìj  you please accompany
Aap&CDSv  take leave
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
svR< @v  from all
suù¾nm!  your friends

 
27.Rama,   pleased   with   Lakshmana's   arguments,   allowed   him   to   come   to   the   forest   and   asked him   to   take   leave   from   all   his   friends.
 
ye   c   ra}ae   ddaE   idVye   mhaTma   vé[>   Svym!   ,
jnkSy   mhay}e   xnu;I   raEÔdzRne   .
A-eXye   kvce   idVye   tU[I   ca]ysaykaE   .28.
AaidTyivmlaE   cae-aE   o'œgaE   hempir:k«taE   ,
sTk«Ty   iniht<   svRmetdacayRsÒin   .
s   Tvmayuxmaday   i]àmaìj   lúm[   .29.
ye which
c also
ra}>  to king
ddaE  given
idVye  celestial
mhaTma  great soul
vé[>  Varuna
Svym!  himself
jnkSy  to Janaka
mhay}e  in the great yagna
xnu;I  both the bows
raEÔdzRne  looking very frightening
A-eXye  which cannot be broken by anyone
kvce  the two armours
idVye  celestial
tU[I  the two holders of arrows
c also
A]ysaykaE  with good arrows
AaidTyivmlaE  shining like the sun
c also
%-aE  the two
o'œgaE  swords
hempir:k«taE  made of gold
sTk«Ty  after worshipping
iniht<  made very carefully
svR<  all
@tt!  these
AacayRsÒin  in the palace of the preceptor
s> that
Tv<  you
Aayux<  weapons
Aaday  taking
i]à<  quickly
Aaìj  please return
lúm[  Lakshmana

 
28,29.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   collect   all   the   celestial  weapons  quickly   and   return.
 
s   suù¾nmamÙœy   vnvasay   iniít>   ,
#úvak…guémagMy   j¢ahayuxmuÄmm!   .30.
s> he
suù¾n<  from friends
AamÙœy  taking leave
vnvasay  to live in the forest
iniít>  ordered
#úvak…gué<  to the priest of Ikshvaku dynasty
AagMy  going
j¢ah  obtained
Aayux<  weapons
%Ämm!  the best

 
30.Lakshmana,   as   ordered,   took   leave   of   his   friends   and   collected   the   best   of   weapons   from their   guru.            
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