THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 35 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
sumÙe[   kEkeyIgrœh[m!   -   SUMANTRA   CRITICISES   KAIKEYI
 
ttae   inxURy   shsa   izrae   inñSy   cask«t!   ,
pai[<   pa[aE   ivini:p:y   dNtan!   kqkqaPy   c   .1.
laecne   kaeps<r­e   v[R~   pUvaˆRict<   jht!   ,
kaepai--Ut>   shsa   sNtapmzu-<   gt>   .2.
mn>   smI]ma[í   sUtae   dsrwSy   s>   ,
kMpyiÚv   kEkeYya   ùdy<   vakœDrE>   iztE>   .3.
vaKyv¿ErnupmEinRi-RNdiÚv   cazugE>   ,
kEkeYya>   svRmmaRi[   sumÙ>   àTy-a;t   .4.
tt> then
inxURy  shaking
shsa  suddenly
izr>  head
inñSy  sighing
c also
Ask«t!  often
pai[<  one hand
pa[aE  on one hand
ivini:p:y  placing and twisting
dNtan!  teeth
kqkqaPy c  grinding also
laecne  both eyes
kaeps<r­e  red with anger
v[R~  colour of face
pUvaˆRict<  thenatural
jht!  losing completely
kaepai--Ut>  losing senses because of anger
shsa  voluntarily
sNtapm!  mental worry
Azu-<  unbearable
gt> becoming
mn> mind
smI]ma[> c  knowing clearly
sUt>  charioteer
dsrwSy  Dasaratha's
s> that
kMpyn! #v  frightening like
kEkeYya>  Kaikeyi's
ùdy<  mind
vakœDrE>  with arrows of words
iztE>  sharp
vaKyv¿E>  with thunderbolt like words
AnupmE>  without parallel
ini-RNdn! #v  like divulging
c also
AazugE>  very cruel
kEkeYya>  Kaikeyi's
svRmmaRi[  all her secrets
sumÙ>  Sumantra
àTy-a;t  spoke as follows

 
1   to   4.Suamantra,   who   knows   the   mind   of   Dasaratha,   suddenly   burst   out   with   harsh   words divulging   the   secrets   of   Kaikeyi.
 
ySyaStv   pitSTy­ae   raja   dzrw>   Svym!   ,
-taR   svRSy   jgt>   SwavrSy   crSy   c   .
n   ýkayRtm<   ikiÂÄv   devIh   ivXyte   .5.
ySya>  the one for whom
tv your
pit>  husband
Ty­>  has been given up
raja  king
dzrw>  Dasaratha
Svym!  himself
-taR  protector
svRSy  for all
jgt>  the world
SwavrSy  for those that are stationary
crSy c  those which move also
n not
ih surely
AkayRtm<  act that should not be done
ikiÂt!  nothing else
tv for you
deiv  devi
#h here
ivXyte  is there

 
5.Sumantra   told   Kaikeyi   that   you   have   abandoned   your   husband   who   is   the   lord   of   the   world. There   can   be   no   action   worse   than   this.
 
pit¹I<   Tvamh<   mNye   k…l¹Imip   caNtt>   .6.
pit¹I<  as the killer of your husband
Tva<  you
Ah<  I
mNye  consider
k…l¹Im! Aip  destroyer of the dynasty also
c also
ANtt>  in the end

 
6.Sumanatra   told   Kaikeyi   that   he   considers   her   as   the   killer   of   Dasaratha   and   also   the   dynasty.
 
yNmheNÔimvajYy<   Ê:àkMp!yimvaclm!   ,
mhaediximva]ae_y<   sNtapyis   kmRi->   .7.
yt! because
mheNÔ<  Indra
#v like
AjYy<  unconquerable
Ê:àkMp!y<  unshakable
#v like
Aclm!  a mountain
mhaedix<  the ocean
#v like
A]ae_y<  unfathomable
sNtapyis  you are making him worry
kmRi->  by actions

 
7.Sumantra   told   Kaikeyi   that   she   had   brought   grief   to   Dasaratha   who   is   unconquerable,
unshakable   and   unfathomable.
 
ma=vm<Swa   dzrw<   -taRr<   vrd<   pitm!   ,
-tuRirCDa   ih   narI[a<   puÇkaeq(a   iviz:yte   .8.
ma Avm<Swa  you cannot abandon any longer
dzrw<  Dasaratha
-taRr<  protector
vrd<  one who bestows what is asked
pitm!  husband
-tuR>  husband's
#CDa  wishes
ih surely
narI[a<  for women
puÇkaeq(a>  more than the children's fame
iviz:yte  is superior

 
8.Sumantra   told   Kaikeyi   that   for   a   woman   her   husband's   wishes   are   sacred.
 
ywavyae   ih   raJyain   àaßuviNt   n&p]ye   ,
#úvak…k…lnawe=iSm<StLlaepiytuimCDis   .9.
ywavy>  according to age
ih surely
raJyain  kingdoms
àaßuviNt  are attained
n&p]ye  in the absense of the king
#úvak…k…lnawe  from Ikshvaku king himself
AiSmn!  this
tt! that
laepiytu<  to change
#CDis  you desire

 
9.Sumantra   accuses   Kaikeyi   of   trying   to   the   rule   of   succession   from   theking   himself.
 
raja   -vtu   te   puÇae   -rt>   zaStu   meidnIm!   ,
vy<      gim:yamae      ramae   gim:yit   .10.
raja  king
-vtu  let him be
te your
puÇ>  son
-rt>  Bharata
zaStu  let hi rule
meidnIm!  theworld
vy<  we
  there
gim:yam>  will go
  where
ram>  Rama
gim:yit  goes

 
10.Sumantra   told   Kaikeyi   that   Bharata   can   rule   the   world.   All   of   them   will   follow   Rama whereever   he   goes.            
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