THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 32 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
yaÇadanm!   -   GIVING   GIFTS   BEFORE   JOURNEY
 
#Tyu­>   s   tu   rame[   suy}>   àitg&ý   tt!   ,
ramlúm[sItana<   àyuyaejaiz;>   zu-a>   .11.
#it thus
%­>  told
s> that
tu rame[  by Rama himself
suy}>  Suyagna
àitg&ý  accepting
tt! that
ramlúm[sItana<  to Rama, Lakshmana and Sita
àyuyaej  praised
Aaiz;>  blessings
zu-a>  which will do good

 
11.Suyagna,   on   hearing   these   words   from   Rama,   accepted   the   offerings   and   blessed   them.
 
Aw   æatrmVy¢<   iày<   ram>   iày<vdm!   ,
saEimiÇ<   tmuvaced<   äüev   iÇdeñrm!   .12.
Aw at that time
æatrm!  younger brother
AVy¢<  waiting eagerly
iày<  lovable
ram>  Rama
iày<vdm!  speaks always lovingly
saEimiÇ<  Lakshmana
t<  that
%vac  spoke
#d<  the following
äüa  Brahma
#v similar to
iÇdeñrm!  to Indra

 
12.Rama   spoke   affectionately   to   Lakshmana   as   follows.
 
AgSTy<   kaEizk<   cEv   tavu-aE   äaü[aeÄmaE   ,
AcRyaøy   saEimÇe   rÆE>   sSyimva<bui->   .13.
tpRySv   mhabahae   gaeshöEí   mand   ,
suv[‰R>   rjtEíEv   mi[i-í   mhaxnE>   .14.
AgSTy<  Sage Agastya
kaEizk<  Sage Kausika
c also
@v only
taE those
%-aE  two
äaü[aeÄmaE  noble brahmins
AcRy  shower
Aaøy  bringing them
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
rÆE>  with costly articles
sSy<  plants
#v similar to
A<bui->  with water
tpRySv  make them happy
mhabahae  one with broad shoulder
gaeshöE> c  with thousands of cows
mand  one who destroys the pride of enemies
suv[‰R>  with gold coins
rjtE> c  with silver coins also
@v only
mi[i-> c  with ornaments
mhaxnE>  costly

 
13,14.Rama   then   told   Lakshmana   to   invite   sages   Agastya   and   Kousika   and   shower   them   with costly   gifts.
 
kaEsLya<   c   y   AazIi-R-R­>   pyuRpitóit   ,
AacayRStEiÄrIya[ami-êpí   vedivt!   .15.
tSy   yan<   c   dasIí   saEimÇe   sMàdapy   ,
kaEzeyain   c   vôai[   yavÄu:yit   s   iÖj>   .16.
kaEsLya<  to Kausalya
c also
y> which
AazIi-R>  with blessings
-­>  who depend on
pyuRpitóit  who blesses them
AacayR>  preceptors
tEiÄrIya[am!  who chants taitria upanishad
Ai-êp>  well versed
c vedivt!  well versed in vedas
tSy to him
yan< c  a palanquin
dasI> c  sacrificial pedastal
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
sMàdapy  please give
kaEzeyain  white silk
c vôai[  clothes also
yavt!  in which way
tu:yit  they will be satisfied
s> that
iÖj>  brahmin

 
15,16.Rama   tols   Lakshmana   to   donate   a   palanquin,   scarificial   pedastsl   and   silk   clothes   to
those   who   are   well   versed   in   vedas   and   taitriya   upanishad.
 
sUtiíÇrwíayR>   sicv>   suicraei;t>   ,
tae;yEn<   mharœhEí   rÆEvRôExRnEStwa   ,
pzukai-í   svaRi-gRva<   dzzten   c   .17.
sUt>  born in a charioteer's family
icÇrw>  Chitraratha named
c also
AayR>  respectable
sicv>  a minister
suicraei;t>  with us for a long time
tae;y  make happy
@n<  him
mharœhE>  very expensive
c rÆE>  with gem stones also
vôE>  with clothes
xnE> twa  with money also
pzukai-> c  with calves
svaRi->  all
gva<  cows
dzzten  in thousanda
c also

 
17.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   similarly   honour   Chitraratha,   a   minister   and   born   as   a   charioteer, with   wealth,   gems   and   good   clothes.
 
ye   ceme   kQkalapa   bhvae   d{fma[va>   ,
inTySvaXyayzIlTvaÚaNyt!   k…rviNt   ikÂn   .18.
Alsa>   SvaÊkamaí   mhta<   caip   sMmta>   ,
te;amzIityanain   rÆpU[aRin   dapy   .19.
zIilvahshö<   c   Öe   zte   -Ôka<Stwa   ,
VyÃnawR<   c   saEimÇe   gaeshömupak…é   .20.
ye c  whomsoever
#me these
kQkalapa>  who chants katopanishad and kalapa upanishad
bhv>  many
d{fma[va>  brahmacharis with stick in hand
inTySvaXyayzIlTvat!  spending their life in chanting vedas
n not
ANyt!  else
k…rviNt  does
ikÂn  nothing
Alsa>  without tiring
SvaÊkama>  desires good food
c but
mhta<  to elders
c Aip  other than that
sMmta>  equals
te;am!  to them
AzIityanain  eighty vahanas
rÆpU[aRin  filled with gems
dapy  please give
zIilvahshö< c  thousands bulls also
Öe zte  two hundred
-Ôkan!  bulls for ploughing
twa VyÃnawR<  similarly for the purpose of milk, curds and ghee
c also
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
gaeshö<  thousand cows
%pak…é  please give

 
18,19,20.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   brahmacharis   who   spend   their   life   in   chanting   vedas
should   also   be   gifted   a   number   of   things.            
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