THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 32 : SLOKAS 41 TO 45

 
yaÇadanm!   -   GIVING   GIFTS   BEFORE   JOURNEY
 
#d<   ih   tejStv   y΂rTyy<   tdev   ij}aistuimCDta   mya   ,
#m<   -vanwRmi-àcaeidtae   v&[I:v   ikÂedpr<   VyvSyit   .41.
#d<  this
ih to make clear to all
tej>  prowess obtained by penance
tv your
yt! whatever
ÊrTyy<  difficult to understand
tt! that
@v only
ij}aistu<  to become known
#CDta  desirous
mya by me
#m<  this
-van!  you
AwRm!  deed
Ai-àcaeidt>  was requested
v&[I:v  please ask
ik<  anything
cet!  remains
Apr<  apart from this
VyvSyit  wishes

 
41.Rama   then   told   Trijada   that   this   was   done   to   make   others   know   his   prowess   and   asked him   if   he   desires   any   thing   else.
 
ävIim   sTyen   n   te=iSt   yÙ[a   xn<   ih   yXyNmm   ivàkar[at!   ,
-vStu   sMykœ   àitpadnen   tNmya==ijRt<   àIityzSkr<   -vet!   .42.
ävIim  am telling
sTyen  from the heart
n not
te to you
AiSt  have
yÙ[a  shyness
xn<  wealth
ih surely
yt! thus
yt! what
mm to me
ivàkar[at!  for the use of brahmins
-vTsu  for persons like you
sMykœ  fully
àitpadnen  been donated
tt! that
mya by me
AaijRt<  was earned
àIityzSkr<  bringing happiness and fame
-vet!  will become

 
42.Rama   said   that   whatever   has   been   given   was   earned   by   himself.   It   makes   him   happy   that these   are   useful   to   brahmins.
 
tt>   s-ayRiôjqae   mhamuingRvamnIk<   àitg&ý   maeidt>   ,
yzaeblàIitsuoaepb&<h[IStda==iz;>   àTyvdNmhaTmn>   .43.
tt> then
s-ayR>  with family
iÇjq>  Trijada
mhamuin>  the great sage
gvam!  cows'
AnIk<  herds
àitg&ý  accepting
maeidt>  with a happy mind
yzaeblàIitsuoaepb&<h[I>  bringing fame, power, happiness
tda then
Aaiz;>  blessings
àTyvdt!  bestowed
mhaTmn>  the great soul

 
43.After   accepting   the   gifts,   Trijada,   the   sage   with   a   family,   happily   blessed   Rama.
 
s   caip   ram>   pirpU[RpaEé;ae   mhÏn<   xmRblEépaijRtm!   ,
inyaejyamas   suù¾ne   icraXywarœhs<manvc>àcIidt>   .44.
s> that
c also
Aip and
ram>  Rama
pirpU[RpaEé;>  with great happiness
mht!  a great amount
xn<  of wealth
xmRblE>  using the powers as per dharma
%paijRtm!  earned
inyaejyamas  used
suù¾ne  for his wellwishers
icrat!  in the end
ywarœhs<manvc>àcIidt>  presented to all as per each's status

 
44.Rama   then   distributed   his   large   wealth,   earned   using   his   powers,   to   all   his   wellwishers.
 
iÖj>   suùѯTyjnae=w   va   tda   dirÔi-]acr[í   yae   -vet!   ,
n      kiíÚ   b-Uv   tipRtae   ywarœhs<manndans<æmE>   .45.
iÖj>  as a brahmin
suùt!  friendly
-&Tyjn>  servant
Aw at that time
va or
tda then
dirÔi-]acr[>  begging because of poverty
c y>  any one
-vet!  was there
n not
  among them
kiít!  even one
n b-Uv  was there
tipRt>  satisfied
ywarœhs<manndans<æmE>  after being gifted according to one's status

 
45.All   those   who   were   begging   because   of   poverty,   whether   a   brahmin   or   a   servant,   were happy   being   given   gifts   according   to   their   status.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   ÖaiÇ<z>   sgR>   .32.
     
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