THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 34 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
dzrwmUrœCDa   -   DASARATHA   SWOONS
 
sae=Nt>purmtITyEv   iôySta   vaKymävIt!   ,
AayaR   þyit   vae   raja   gMyta<      ma   icrm!   .11.
s> he
ANt>purm!  to ladies' quarters
AtITy  going
@v only
iôy> ta>  those ladies
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke
AayaR>  ladies
þyit  is calling
v> you
raja  king
gMyta<   please come there
ma do not
icrm!  delay

 
11.Sumantra   immediately   went   to   the   harem   and   conveyed   to   the   ladies   the   king's   desire   that they   are   to   meet   him.
 
@vmu­a>   iôy>   svaR>   sumÙe[   n&pa}ya   ,
àc³muStÑvn<   -tuRra}ay   zasnm!   .12.
@v<  like this
%­a>  being told
iôy>  ladies
svaR>  all of them
sumÙe[  by Sumantra
n&pa}ya  as per king's orders
àc³mu>  started
tÑvn<  to his palace
-tuR>  husband's
Aa}ay  folowing
zasnm!  orders

 
12.The   ladies,   following   the   orders   of   the   king,   left   for   his   palace   immediately.
 
AxRsÝztaStaStu   àmdaStaèlaecna>   ,
kaEsLya<   pirvayaRw   znEjRGmux&Rtìta>   .13.
AxRsÝzta>  three hundred fifty
ta> those
tu àmda>  wives
taèlaecna>  eyes red with crying
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
pirvayR  surrounding
Aw then
znE>  as per practice
jGmu>  reached
x&tìta>  who are steadfast in observing rituals

 
13.All   the   three   hundred   fifty   wives   along   with   Kausalya   reached   the   king's   palace.
 
Aagte;u   c   dare;u   smveúy   mhIpit>   ,
%vac   raja   t<   sUt<   sumÙany   me   sutm!   .14.
Aagte;u c  having arrived
dare;u  wives
smveúy  towards
mhIpit>  protector of the earth
%vac  spoke
raja  king
t<  that
sUt<  charioteer
sumÙ  Sumantra
Aany  bring
me my
sutm!  son

 
14.Dasaratha,   on   seeing   the   queens,   told   Sumantra   to   bring   Rama.
 
s   sUtae   rammaday   lúm[<   mEiwlI<   tda   ,
jgamai-muoStU[R<   skaz<   jgtIpte>   .15.
s> that
sUt>  charioteer
ram<  Rama
Aaday  bringing
lúm[<  Lakshmana
mEiwlI<  Maithily
tda thus
jgam  returned
Ai-muo>  best friend
tU[R<  quickly
skaz<  to the presence
jgtIpte>  of the king

 
15.Sumantra   quickly   brought   Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita   to   the   king's   presence.
 
s   raja   puÇmayaNt<   †òœva   Ërat!   k«taÃilm!   ,
%TppatasnaÄU[RmatR>   ôIjns<v&ta   .16.
s> that
raja  king
puÇ<  son
AayaNt<  coming
†òœva  seeing
Ërat!  from far
k«taÃilm!  with folded palms
%Tppat  got up
Aasnat!  from the seat
tU[R<  quickly
AatR>  greatly worried
ôIjns<v&ta  surrounded by his wives

 
16.Dasaratha,   on   seeing   Rama   coming   with   folded   palms,   rose   from   his   seat.
 
sae=i-ÊÔav   vegen   ram<   †òœva   ivza<   pit>   ,
tms<àaPy   Ê>oatR>   ppat   -uiv   mUrœiCDt>   .17.
s> he
Ai-ÊÔav  went to receive
vegen  quickly because of love
ram<  Rama
†òœva  seeing
ivza< pit>  king
tm! him
As<àaPy  before reaching
Ê>oatR>  in great sorrow
ppat  fell
-uiv  on the ground
mUrœiCDt>  losing his senses

 
17.Dasaratha,   propelled   by   his   love   for   Rama,   moved   forward   to   receive   Rama,   but   swooned on   the   way.
 
t<   ramae=_yptt!   i]à<   lúm[í   mharw>   ,
ivs<}imv   Ê>oen   szIk<   n&pit<   tda   .18.
t<  that
ram>  Rama
A_yptt!  ran
i]à<  quickly
lúm[> c  Lakshmana also
mharw>  the great warrior
ivs<}<  having lost memory
#v even a little
Ê>oen  because of sorrow
szIk<  in great difficulty
n&pit<  towards the king
tda then

 
18.Rama   and   Lakshmana   ran   towards   Dasaratha   quickly.
 
ôIshöinnadí   sÃ}e   rajveZmin   ,
ha   ha   rameit   shsa   -U;[XvinmUrœiCDt>   .19.
ôIshöinnad> c  the shouts of a number of ladies
sÃ}e  sounded
rajveZmin  in the king's palace
ha ha
ha ha
ram Rama
#it thus
shsa  at the same time
-U;[XvinmUrœiCDt>  along with the sound of ornaments

 
19.The   assembled   ladies   shouted   "ha,   ha   Rama".
 
t<   pir:vJy   ba÷_ya<   tavu-aE   ramlúm[aE   ,
pyR»e   sItya   saxR<   édNt>   smvezyn!   .20.
t<  him
pir:vJy  embracing
ba÷_ya<  with both hands
taE those
%-aE  two
ramlúm[aE  Rama and Lakshmana
pyR»e  on the cot
sItya  with Sita
saxR<  along with
édNt>  crying
smvezyn!  laid down

 
20.Rama   and   Lakshmana   along   with   the   crying   Sita,   lifted   the   king   and   put   him   on   the   bed.            
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