THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 34 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
dzrwmUrœCDa   -   DASARATHA   SWOONS
 
Aw   ramae   muøtaRÄ<   lBxs<}<   mhIpitm!   ,
%vac   àaÃil-URTva   zaeka[RvpirPlutm!   .21.
Aw then
ram>  Rama
muøtaRt!  after a second
t<  that
lBxs<}<  having become conscious
mhIpitm!  to the king
%vac  spoke
àaÃil>  with salutation
-UTva  becoming
zaeka[RvpirPlutm!  who was drowning in the sea of sorrow

 
21.As   soon   as   Dasaratha   regained   consciousness,   Rama   spoke   as   follows.
 
Aap&CDe   Tva<   mharaj   svˆR;amIñrae=is   n>   ,
àiSwt<   d{fkar{y<   pZy   Tv<   k…zlen   mam!   .22.
Aap&CDe  am asking permission to go
Tva<  from you
mharaj  king
svˆR;a<  for all
$ñr> Ais  you are the Lord
n> us
àiSwt<  started to go
d{fkar{y<  to dandakaranya
pZy please see
Tv<  you
k…zlen  with kindness
mam!  me

 
22.Rama   told   Dasaratha   that   he   has   come   to   take   leave   of   him   to   go   to   the   forest.
 
lúm[<   canujanIih   sIta   caNvetu   ma<   vnm!   ,
kar[Erœb÷i-StWyEvaRyRma[aE   n   ceCDt>   .23.
lúm[< c  to Lakshmana also
AnujanIih  you please give permission
sIta c  Sita also
ANvetu  is accompanying
ma<  me
vnm!  to the forest
kar[E>  with reasons
b÷i->  many
tWyE>  logical
vayRma[aE  being dissuaded
n not
c also
#CDt>  agreed

 
23.Rama   told   Dasaratha   that   both   Sita   and   Lakshmana   are   going   with   him   to   the   forest   inspite of   trying   to   dissuade   them   with   reasons.
 
AnujanIih   svaRÚ>   zaekmuTs&Jy   mand   ,
lúm[<   ma<   c   sIta<   c   àjapitirv   àja>   .24.
AnujanIih  please give permission
svaRn!  all
n> of us
zaek<  sorrow
%Ts&Jy  discarding
mand  one who is the cause of our welfare
lúm[<  Lakshmana
ma<  me
c also
sIta<  Sita
c therefore
àjapit>  Brahma
#v similarly
àja>  to the people

 
24.Rama   requests   Dasaratha   to   overcome   his   grief   and   give   leave   to   the   three   of   them   to leave   for   the   forest.
 
àtI]ma[mVy¢mnu}a<   jgtIpte>   ,
%vac   raja   s<àeúy   vnvasay   ra"vm!   .25.
àtI]ma[m!  awaiting
AVy¢m!  with determined mind
Anu}a<  orders
jgtIpte>  the king's
%vac  spoke
raja  king
s<àeúy  rowards
vnvasay  to live in the forest
ra"vm!  Raghava

 
25.Dasaratha   then   spoke   to   Rama   who   was   waiting   for   his   orders.
 
Ah<   ra"v   kEkeYya   vrdanen   maeiht>   ,
AyaeXyayaSTvmevaXy   -v   raja   ing&ý   mam!   .26.
Ah<  I
ra"v  Raghava
kEkeYya>  to Kaikeyi
vrdanen  given promise
maeiht>  was cheated
AyaeXyaya>  Ayodhya's
Tv< @v  you yourself
AXy now
-v please become
raja  king
ing&ý  discarding
mam!  me

 
26.Dasaratha   told   Rama   to   take   the   reins   of   Ayodhya   now   itself,   discarding   him   who   was cheated   because   of   his   promise   to   Kaikeyi.
 
@vmu­ae   n&pitna   ramae   xmR-&ta<   vr>   ,
àTyuvacaÃil<   k«Tva   iptr<   vaKykaeivd>   .27.
@v<  as above
%­>  being told
n&pitna  by the king
ram>  Rama
xmR-&ta<  among those who are steadfast in dharma
vr> the best
àTyuvac  replied
AÃil<  with folded palms
k«Tva  doing
iptr<  to father
vaKykaeivd>  one who understands the inner meanings of the words

 
27.Rama   on   being   told   as   above   spoke   to   Dasaratha   as   follows.
 
-van!   v;Rshöayu>   p&iwVya   n&pte   pit>   ,
AhNTvr{ye   vTSyaim   n   me   kayR<   Tvya=n&tm!   .28.
-van!  you
v;Rshöayu>  for another thousand years
p&iwVya>  for the earth
n&pte  king
pit>  should be the lord
Ah<  I
tu in this
Ar{ye  in the forest
vTSyaim  will live
n not
me for me
kayR<  to be done
Tvya  by you
An&tm!  breaking your promise

 
28.Rama   told   Dasaratha   that   he   should   not   break   his   promise.
 
nv      c   v;aRi[   vnvase   ivùTy   te   ,
pun>   padaE   ¢hI:yaim   àit}aNte   nraixp   .29.
nv nine
  five
c together
v;aRi[  years
vnvase  living in the forest
ivùTy  after spending
te your
pun>  again
padaE  your feet
¢hI:yaim  with touch and pay respects
àit}aNte  after fulfilling the promise
nraixp  king

 
29.Rama   told   Dasaratha   that   he   will   meet   him   again   after   spending   fourteen   years   in   the   forest.
 
édÚatR>   iày<   puÇ<   sTypazen   s<yt>   ,
kEkeYya   caeXymanStu   imwae   raja   tmävIt!   .30.
édn!  shedding copious tears
AatR>  greatly worried
iày<  favourite
puÇ<  son
sTypazen  with the rope of truth
s<yt>  tied
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
caeXyman>  being compelled
tu in this
imw>  off and on
raja  king
tm! that
AävIt!  spoke

 
30.Dasaratha   again   spoke   to   Rama   being   compelled   by   Kaikeyi   again   and   again.            
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