THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 34 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 
dzrwmUrśCDa   -   DASARATHA   SWOONS
 
ïeyse   v&Ïye   tat   punragmnay   c   ,
gCDSvairòmVy¢>   pNwanmk…tae-ym!   .31.
ïeyse  in respect of fame
v&Ïye  in respect of good deeds
tat child
pun>  again
Aagmnay c  returning also
gCDSv  please go
Airòm!  in a good
AVy¢>  enthusiastic
pNwanm!  in the path
Ak…tae-ym!  without any fear

 
31.Dasaratha   then   told   Rama   that   may   the   path   that   he   takes   be   free   from   danger.
 
n   ih   sTyaTmnStat   xmaRi-mnsStv   ,
ivinvtRiytu<   buiÏ>   zKyte   r"unNdn   .32.
n ih  surely not
sTyaTmn>  embodiment of truth
tat child
xmaRi-mns>  steadfast in dharma
tv your
ivinvtRiytu  to be stopped
buiÏ>  decision
zKyte  anyone is capable
r"unNdn  scion of Raghu dynasty

 
32.Dasaratha   told   Rama   that   his   decison   cannot   be   changed   by   anyone.
 
AXy   iTvdanI<   rjnI<   puÇ   ma   gCD   svRwa   ,
@kahdzRnenaip   saxu   tav½raMyhm!   .33.
AXy today
tu eventhen
#danI<  now also
rjnI<  night
puÇ  son
ma gCD  do not go
svRwa  at all times
@kahdzRnen Aip  seeing you at least for one more day
saxu  in peace
tavt!  till then at least
craim  will spend time
Ahm!  I

 
33.Dasaratha   told   Rama   to   stay   for   the   night   so   he   can   see   Rama   for   one   more   day   at   least.
 
matr<   ma<   c   s<pZyNvsemamXy   zvRrIm!   ,
tipRt>   svRkamESTv<   ñ>   kale   saxiy:yis   .34.
matr<  mother
ma<  me
c also
s<pZyn!  seeing
vs stay
#mam!  this
AXy now
zvRrIm!  night
tipRt>  satisfied
svRkamE>  with all luxuries
Tv<  you
ñ> kale  tomorrow morning
saxiy:yis  you may leave as you wish

 
34.Dasaratha   told   Rama   to   spend   the   night   with   his   parents   in   luxury   and   may   leave   the   next day   for   the   forest.
 
Ê:kr<   i³yte   puÇ   svRwa   ra"v   Tvya   ,
mt!iàyawR<   iàya<STy®va   yXyais   ivjn<   vnm!   .35.
Ê:kr<  any work that can be done
i³yte  can be done
puÇ  son
svRwa  in all ways
ra"v  Raghava
Tvya  by you
mt!iàyawR<  to satisfy me
iàyan!  dear one
Ty®va  leaving
yt! therefore
yais  you are going
ivjn<  uninhabited
vnm!  forest

 
35.Dasaratha   told   Rama   that   he   is   leaving   his   dear   ones   to   go   to   forest,   thus   he   can   acheive anything.
 
n   cEtNme   iày<   puÇ   zpe   sTyen   ra"v   ,
DÚya   ciltSTviSm   iôya   DÚai¶kLpya   .36.
n not
c also
@tt!  this
me to me
iày<  desirable
puÇ  son
zpe I say
sTyen  truthfully
ra"v  Raghava
DÚya  with bad intentions
cilt>  without freedom
tu now
AiSm  I am
iôya  by my wife
DÚai¶kLpya  fire covered with ashes

 
36.Dasaratha   told   Rama   that   this   is   not   to   his   liking   but   is   not   free   to   do   anything   because   of his   wife's   wishes.
 
vÂna   ya   tu   lBxa   me   ta<   Tv<   inSttuRimCDis   ,
Anya   v&ÄsaidNya   kEkeYya=i-àcaeidt>   .37.
vÂna  treachery
ya which
tu in this
lBxa  happened
me to me
ta<  that also
Tv<  you
inSttuRm!  to complete
#CDis  you desire
Anya  this
v&ÄsaidNya  one who is bent on breaking the family
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
Ai-àcaeidt>  being instigated

 
37.Dasaratha   told   Rama   that   he   is   determined   to   complete   the   work   of   Kaikeyi.
 
n   cEtdaíyRtm<   ySTv<   Jyeó>   sutae   mm   ,
Apan&tkw<   puÇ   iptr<   ktuRimCDis   .38.
n not
c therefore
@tt!  this
AaíyRtm<  against your nature
y> who
Tv<  you
Jyeó>  eldest
sut>  son
mm my
Apan&tkw<  as one who keeps his word
puÇ  son
iptr<  father
ktuR<  to make
#CDis  you desire

 
38.Dasaratha   told   Rama   that   as   the   eldest   his   desire   to   see   that   father's   word   is   kept   is   as   per his   nature.
 
Aw   ramStwa   ïuTva   ipturatRSy   -ai;tm!   ,
lúm[en   sh   æaÇa   dInae   vcnmävIt!   .39.
Aw now
ram>  Rama
twa as above
ïuTva  hearing
iptu>  father's
AatRSy  greatly sorrowing
-ai;tm!  speech
lúm[en sh  with Lakshmana
æaÇa  younger brother
dIn>  much affected
vcn<  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
39.Rama   with   Lakshmana,   on   hearing   these   words,   was   much   affected   and   spoke   as   follows.
 
àaPs!yaim   yanXy   gu[an!   kae   me   ñStan!   àdaSyit   ,
Ap³m[mevat>   svRkamErh<   v&[e   .40.
àaPs!yaim  will get
yan!  which
AXy today itself
gu[an!  best benefits
k> who
me to me
ñ>  tomorrow
tan!  those
àdaSyit  will give
Ap³m[< @v  to go the forest only
At> therefore
svRkamE>  with full desire
Ah<  I
v&[e  request your permission

 
40.Rama   told   Dasaratha   that   he   desires   to   go   to   the   forest   that   day   itself   and   requested permission   to   leave.            
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