THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 33 : SLOKAS 22 TO 31

 
dzrwdzRnay   ramagmnm!   -   RAMA   COMES   TO   SEE   DASARATHA
 
vn<   ngrmevaStu   yen   gCDit   ra"v>   ,
ASmai-í   pirTy­<   pur<   s<pXyta<   vnm!   .22.
vn<  forest
ngr< @v  as a city
AStu  let it become
yen for this reason
gCDit  goes out
ra"v>  Rama
ASmai->  by us
c also
pirTy­<  discarded
pur<  city
s<pXyta<  let it become
vnm!  a forest

 
22.The   people   concluded   that   with   Rama   moving   into   the   forest,   it   will   become   a   city   and with   the   people   leaving   the   city,   it   will   become   a   forest.
 
ivlain   diò+[>   svˆR   sanUin   m&gpi][>   ,
TyjNTvSmÑyaÑIta   gja>   is<ha   vnaNyip   .23.
ivlain  from pits
d<iò+[>  snakes
svˆR  all
sanUin  from the caves
m&gpi][>  animals and birds
TyjNtu  will run away
ASmÑyat!  from fear of us
-Ita>  being afraid
gja>  elephants
is<ha>  lions
vnain  forests
Aip also

 
23.The   people   discussed   that   on   seeing   them   in   the   forest,   snakes,   elephants,   lions   and   birds will leave   the   forest   out   of   fear.
 
ASmt!Ty­<   àpXyNta<   seVyman<   TyjNtu   c   .24.
ASmt!Ty­<  the place left vacant by us
àpXyNta<  let them reach
seVyman<  the places that are occupied
TyjNtu  may be destroyed
c also

 
24.The   people   wanted   the   animals   to   interchange   places.
 
t&[ma<s)ladan<   dez<   Vyalm&giÖjm!   ,
àpXyta<   ih   kEkeyI   spuÇa   shbaNxvE>   .
ra"ve[   vne   svˆR   sh   vTSyam   inrœv&ta>   .25.
t&[ma<s)ladan<  those which eat grass, meat and fruits
dez<  the country
Vyalm&giÖjm!  places where wild animals live
àpXyta<  may get
ih surely
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
spuÇa  with her son
shbaNxvE>  with friends and relatives
ra"ve[  with Rama
vne in the forest
svˆR  all of us
sh along with
vTSyam  will live
inrœv&ta>  having fulfilled our wishes

 
25.The   people   wished   that   the   wild   animals   in   the   forest   should   come   to   the   city   so   that Kaikeyi   with   Bharata   and   relatives   can   live   them.   The   people   wanted   to   live   with Rama.
 
#Tyev<   ivivxa   vacae   nanajnsmIirta>   ,
zuïav   ram>   ïuTva   c   n   ivc³e=Sy   mansm!   .26.
#it @v<  like this
ivivxa  various
vac>  words
nanajnsmIirta>  being spoken by the assembled people
zuïav  heard
ram>  Rama
ïuTva c  even after hearing
n ivc³e  did not turn from the thinking
ASy his
mansm!  mind

 
26.Rama,   even   after   hearing   these   words   did   not   lose   his   composure.
 
s   tu   veZm   iptuËRrat!   kElasizorà-m!   ,
Ai-c³am   xmaRTma   mÄmat¼iv³m>   .27.
s> he
tu in this
veZm  palace
iptu>  father's
Ërat!  fom a distance
kElasizorà-m!  like the Kailasa mountain
Ai-c³am  walked towards
xmaRTma  virtuous
mÄmat¼iv³m>  with the gait of an elephant

 
27.Rama   walked   like   an   elephant   towards   his   father's   palace.
 
ivnItxIrpué;<   àivZy   tu   n&palym!   ,
ddzaRviSwt<   dIn<   sumÙmivËrt>   .28.
ivnItxIrpué;<  a learned brave person
àivZy  reaching
tu in this
n&palym!  king's palace
ddzR  saw
AviSwt<  standing
dIn<  looking dejected
sumÙm!  Sumantra
AivËrt>  in the door itself

 
28.On   reaching   the   king's   palace,   Rama   saw   Sumantra   standing   in   the   door   itself.
 
àtI]ma[ae=ip   jn<   tda==tRmnatRêp>   àhsiÚvaw   ,
jgam   ram>   iptr<   id†]u>   iptuinRdez<   ivixvi½kI;uR>   .29.
àtI]ma[>  understanding
Aip even then
jn<  the people
tda then
AatRm!  very much worried
AnatRêp>  without losing composure
àhsn! #v  smilingly
Aw now
jgam  went
ram>  Rama
iptr<  father
id†]u>  to see
iptu>  father's
indez<  order
ivixvt!  as laid in dharma
ickI;uR>  decided to carry out

 
29.Rama,   determined   to   carry   out   his   father's   wishes,   had   a   smile   on   his   face,   even   though   he understood   the   people's   worry.
 
tTpUvRmEúvaksutae   mhaTma   ramae   gim:yn!   vnmatRêpm!   ,
Vyitót   àeúy   tda   sumÙ<   iptumRhaTma   àithar[awRm!   .30.
tt! that
pUvRm!  earlier
@eúvaksut>  born in Ikshvaku dynasty
mhaTma  great soul
ram>  Rama
gim:yn!  on the way
vn<  to forest
AatRêpm!  much worried
Vyitót  stood waiting
àeúy  towards
tda then
sumÙ<  Sumantra
iptu>  to father
mhaTma  great soul
àithar[awRm!  to inform about arrival

 
30.Rama   waited   to   request   Sumantra   to   inform   his   father   about   his   arrival.
 
iptuinRde;en   tu   xmRvTslae   vnàveze   k«tbuiÏiníy>   ,
s   ra"v>   àeúy   sumÙmävIiÚvedySvagmn<   n&pay   me   .31.
iptu>  father's
inde;en tu  on order only
xmRvTsl>  one who is embodiment of dharma
vnàveze  to enter the forest
k«tbuiÏiníy>  with a determined mind
s> that
ra"v>  Rama
àeúy  towards
sumÙm!  Sumantra
AävIt!  spoke
invedySv  please inform
Aagmn<  arrival
n&pay  to the king
me my

 
31.Rama   told   Sumantra   to   inform   the   king   about   his   arrival.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   ÇyiÇ<z>   sgR>   .33.
           
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