THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 35 : SLOKAS 31 TO 37

 
sumÙe[   kEkeyIgrœh[m!   -   SUMANTRA   CRITICISES   KAIKEYI
 
n   ih   imWya   àit}at<   kir:yit   tvan">   ,
ïImaNdzrwae   raja   deiv   rajIvlaecn>   .31.
n not
ih sure
imWya  as a lie
àit}at<  promise made
kir:yit  will do
tv your
An">  blemishless
ïIman!  blessed one
dzrw>  Dasaratha
raja  king
deiv  devi
rajIvlaecn>  with eyes like red lotus

 
31.Sumantra   told   Kaikeyi   that   Dasaratha   will   always   be   true   to   his   word.
 
Jyeóae   vdaNy>   kmR{y>   SvxmRSyaip   ri]ta   ,
ri]ta   jIvlaekSy   blI   ramae=i-i;Cytam!   .32.
Jyeó>  eldest
vdaNy>  generous
kmR{y>  capable of acheiving anything
SvxmRSy  for his dharma
Aip also
ri]ta  protector
ri]ta  protector
jIvlaekSy  for all living beings
blI with great prowess
ram>  Rama
Ai-i;Cytam!  may please be crowned

 
32.Sumantra   told   Kaikeyi   that   Rama,   who   is   the   eldest   and   most   suitable,   may   be   crowned.
 
pirvadae   ih   te   deiv   mhan!   laeke   cir:yit   ,
yid   ramae   vn<   yait   ivhay   iptr<   n&pm!   .33.
pirvad>  a bad name
ih surely
te to you
deiv  devi
mhan!  unending
laeke  in the world
cir:yit  will give
yid in case
ram>  Rama
vn<  to the forest
yait  goes
ivhay  separating
iptr<  from father
n&pm!  king

 
33.Sumantra   told   Kaikeyi   that   she   will   get   a   bad   name   in   case   Rama   leaves   for   the   forest.
 
SvraJy<   ra"v>   patu   -v   Tv<   ivgtJvra   ,
n   ih   te   ra"vadNy>   ]m>   purvre   vset!   .34.
SvraJy<  his kingdom
ra"v>  Raghava
patu  let him rule
-v become
Tv<  you
ivgtJvra  with mental worry
n not
ih because
te to you
ra"vat!  apart from Raghava
ANy>  another
]m> obediently
purvre  in the best city
vset!  will live

 
34.Sumantra   told   Kaikeyi   that   Rama   should   rule   the   kingdom   and   anyone   else   will   not   be   as good   as   Rama.
 
rame   ih   yaEvraJySwe   raja   dzrwae   vnm!   ,
àveúyit   mhe:vas>   pUvRv&ÄmnuSmrn!   .35.
rame  with Rama
ih yaEvraJySwe  when he is installed as crown prince
raja  king
dzrw>  Dasaratha
vnm!  to forest
àveúyit  will go
mhe:vas>  the great archer
pUvRv&Äm!  as done by ancestors
AnuSmrn!  thinking

 
35.Suamantra   told   Kaikeyi   that   Dasaratha   will   go   to   forest   only   after   Rama   becomes   crown prince.
 
#it   saNTvEí   tIú[Eí   kEkeyI<   rajs<sid   ,
sumÙ>   ]ae-yamas   -Uy   @v   k«taÃil>   .36.
#it as above
saNTvE> c  with pleasants words also
tIú[E> c  with harsh words also
kEkeyI<  Kaikeyi
rajs<sid  in the king's durbar
sumÙ>  Sumantra
]ae-yamas  tried to change her mind
-Uy> @v  in different ways
k«taÃil>  with folded palms

 
36.Sumantra   tried   to   change   Kaikeyi's   mind   with   a   mixture   of   mild   and   harsh   words.
 
nEv   sa   ]u_yte   devI   n   c   Sm   pirËyte   ,
n   caSya   muov[RSy   lúyte   ivi³ya   tda   .37.
n @v  not even a little
sa that
]u_yte  worried
devI  devi
n not
c also
Sm pirËyte n  was not disheartened
c  also
ASya>  her
muov[RSy  facial colour
lúyte  was seen
ivi³ya  change because of modesty, fear etc
tda then

 
37.Kaikeyi   was   not   affected   even   a   little   by   Sumantra's   criticism.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   pÂiô<z>   sgR>   .35.
           
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