THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 34 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
dzrwmUrœCDa   -   DASARATHA   SWOONS
 
tt>   kmlpÇa]>   Zyamae   inédrae   mhan!   ,
%vac   ramSt<   sUt<   ipturaOyaih   maimit   .1.
tt> then
kmlpÇa]>  with eyes like lotus leaf
Zyam>  azure coloured
inédr>  decided to complete the mission
mhan!  great
%vac  spoke
ram>  Rama
t<  that
sUt<  charioteer
iptu>  to father
AaOyaih  please inform
ma<  about me
#it thus

 
1.Rama   told   Sumantra   to   inform   his   father   about   his   arrival.
 
s   ramàei;t>   i]à<   sNtapklu;eiNÔy>   ,
àivZy   n&pit<   sUtae   inñsNt<   ddzR   h   .2.
s> that
ramàei;t>  taking message from Rama
i]à<  immeditely
sNtapklu;eiNÔy>  with all parts upset because of sorrow
àivZy  entering
n&pit<  the king
sUt>  charioteer
inñsNt<  breathing heavily
ddzR  saw
h in great distress

 
2.Sumantra,   entering   the   palace,   saw   Dasaratha   in   great   distress   and   breathing   heavily.
 
%pr­imvaidTy<   -SmCDÚimvanlm!   ,
tqakimv   inStaeympZy¾gtIpitm!   .3.
%pr­<  caught by a snake
#v like
AaidTy<  the sun
-SmCDÚ<  covered with ashes
#v like
Anlm!  the fire
tqak<  lake
#v like
inStaeym!  dried up
ApZyt!  saw
jgtIpitm!  the king of the world

 
3.Sumantra   saw   Dasaratha   was   like   the   eclipsed   sun   without   any   colour   and   in   distress.
 
AalaeKy   tu   mhaàa}>   prmak…lcetsm!   ,
rammevanuzaecNt<   sUt>   àaÃilrasdt!   .4.
AalaeKy  observing
tu even then
mhaàa}>  the intelligent
pr<  greatly
Aak…lcetsm!  disturbed mind
ram< @v  about Rama only
AnuzaecNt<  being worried
sUt>  charioteer
àaÃil>  with folded palms
Aasdt!  waited near him

 
4.Sumantra   saw   Dasaratha   was   deeply   worried   and   went   near   him.
 
t<   vxRiyTva   rajan<   sUt>   pUvR<   jyaiz;a   ,
-yiv¬bya   vaca   mNdya   ðú[mävIt!   .5.
t<  that
vxRiyTva  after blessing
rajan<  to the king
sUt>  charioteer
pUvR<  at first
jyaiz;a  may you be victorious
-yiv¬bya  showing the mental worry
vaca  by words
mNdya  expressing the sadness
ðú[m!  very politely
AävIt!  spoke

 
5.Sumantra   spoke   to   king   very   politely   explaining   the   situation.
 
Ay<   s   pué;Vyaºae   Öair   itóit   te   sut>   ,
äaü[e_yae   xn<   dÄ!va   svR<   cEvaepjIivnam!   .6.
Ay<  now
s> he
pué;Vyaº>  noblest among men
Öair  at the door
itóit  is waiting
te your
sut>  son
äaü[e_y>  to the brahmins
xn<  wealth
dÄ!va  donating
svR<  all
c also
@v %pjIivnam!  for his servants also

 
6.Sumantra   told   Dasaratha   that   Rama   was   waiting   at   the   door,   after   donating   all   his   wealth   to brahmins   and   his   servants.
 
s   Tva   pZytu   -Ô<   te   ram>   sTypra³m>   ,
svaRn!   suùd   Aap&CDœy   TvaimdanI<   id†]te   .7.
s> he
Tva you
pZytu  may see
-Ô< te  may you agree
ram>  Rama
sTypra³m>  one who keeps his word
svaRn!  to all
suùd>  friends
Aap&CDœy  taking leave
Tva<  you
#danI<  now
id†]te  waits to see

 
7.Sumantra   told   Dasaratha   that   Rama   having   taken   leave   of   his   friends   and   wellwishers,   waits to   see   him.
 
gim:yit   mhar{y<   t<   pZy   jgtIpte   ,
v&t<   rajgu[E>   sv‰RraidTyimv   riZmi->   .8.
gim:yit  has started
mhar{y<  for the forest
t<  him
pZy please see
jgtIpte  king of the world
v&t<  shining
rajgu[E>  with the qualities of a king
sv‰R>  all
AaidTy<  Sun
#v like
riZmi->  with rays

 
8.Sumantra   told   Dasaratha   to   see   Rama   before   he   leaves   for   the   forest.
 
s   sTyvadI   xmaRTma   ga<-IyaRt!   sagraepm>   ,
Aakaz   #v   in:p»ae   nreNÔ>   àTyuvac   tm!   .9.
s> he
sTyvadI  one who speaks the truth
xmaRTma  noble soul
ga<-IyaRt!  in stature
sagraepm>  like the sea
Aakaz>  the sky
#v like
in:p»>  clean
nreNÔ>  king
àTyuvac  replied
tm! to him

 
9.Dasaratha   replied   to   Sumantra   as   follows.
 
sumÙany   me   daran!   ye   keicidh   mamka>   ,
darE>   pirv&t>   sv‰RrœÔòuimCDaim   ra"vm!   .10.
sumÙ  Sumantra
Aany  please bring
me my
daran!  wives
ye who
keict!  those who
#h here
mamka>  belong to me
darE>  wives
pirv&t>  surrounded
sv‰R>  by all
Ôòu<  to see
#CDaim  I wish
ra"vm!  Rama

 
10.Dasaratha   told   Sumantra   to   bring   Rama   surrounded   by   all   his(Dasaratha's)   wives.            
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