THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 36 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
isÏawaˆRpdez>   -   SIDDHARTHA'S   ADVICE
 
tt>   sumÙmEúvak>   pIiftae=Ç   àit}ya   ,
sba:pmitinñSy   jgadEn<   pun>   pun>   .1.
tt> then
sumÙ<  to Sumantra
@eúvak>  Ikshvaku dynasty king
pIift>  being tied
  in this
àit}ya  by the promise
sba:pm!  with tears
AitinñSy  sighing heavily
jgad  told as follows
@n<  this
pun> pun>  again and again

 
1.Dasaratha   told   Sumantra   with   tears   in   his   eyes   and   sighing   heavily   the   following.
 
sUt   rÆsus<pU[aR   ctuivRxbla   cmU>   ,
ra"vSyanuyaÇawR<   i]à<   àitivxIytam!   .2.
sUt charioteer
rÆsus<pU[aR  with a large amount good things
ctuivRxbla  with the four forces
cmU>  a big contingent
ra"vSy  for Raghava
AnuyaÇawR<  accompanying
i]à<  quickly
àitivxIytam!  mat please be assembled

 
2.Dasaratha   wanted   Sumantra   to   collect   a   large   army   with   all   necessary   items   to   accompany Rama.
 
êpajIvaí   zailNyae   vi[jí   mhaxna>   ,
zae-yNtu   k…marSy   vaihnI<   suàsairta>   .3.
êpajIva> c  maids to attend also
zailNy>  capable of doing domestic work
vi[j> c  traders also
mhaxna>  with goods
zae-yNtu  will go for assisting
k…marSy  son's
vaihnI<  army
suàsairta>  with a large variety of items

 
3.Dasaratha   wanted   servant   maids   and   traders   with   all   goods   to   accompany   Rama.
 
ye   cEnmupjIviNt   rmte   yEí   vIyRt>   ,
te;a<   b÷ivxa<   dÄ!va   tanPyÇ   inyaejy   .4.
ye c  who
@n<  him
%pjIviNt  depends on for a living
rmte  if pleased
yE> c  by whom
vIyRt>  who sing praises
te;a<  to them
b÷ivxa<  varieties
dÄ!va  giving rewards
tan!  them
Aip also
  there
inyaejy  make them stay

 
4.Dasaratha   told   Sumantra   to   make   those   who   depend   on   Rama   and   those   who   praise   him   to live   with   him   in   the   forest.
 
Aayuxain   c   muOyain   nagra>   zkqain   c   ,
AnugCDNtu   kak…Ts!w<   Vyaxaíar{ygaecra>   .5.
Aayuxain c  weapons also
muOyain  important
nagra>  citizens
zkqain c  vehicles also
AnugCDNtu  let them accopany
kak…Ts!w<  Rama
Vyaxa> c  hunters also
Ar{ygaecra>  those who know the forest well

 
5.Dasaratha   wanted   important   weapons,   vehicles,   citizens   and   hunters   who   know   the   forest well   to   accompany   Rama.
 
in¹n!   m&gan!   k…Ãra<í   ipb<íar{yk<   mxu   ,
ndIí   ivivxa>   pZyÚ   raJySy   Smir:yit   .6.
in¹n!  killing
m&gan!  animals
k…Ãra< c  elephants also
ipbn! c  drinking also
Aar{yk<  the forest
mxu honey
ndI>  rivers
c also
ivivxa>  different
pZyn!  seeing
n not
raJySy  the kingdom
Smir:yit  remeber about

 
6.Dasaratha   wished   that   Rama   should   be   engaged   in   hunting   animals,   drinking   honey   and
seeing   various   rivers   so   that   he   can   forget   about   the   kingdom.
 
xaNykaezí   y>   ikiÂÏnkaezí   mamk>   ,
taE   rammnugCDeta<   vsNt<   injRne   vne   .7.
xaNykaez>  stored grains
c also
y> which
ikiÂt!  that also
xnkaez> c  treasury also
mamk>  our
taE the two
ramm!  Rama
AnugCDeta<  accompany
vsNt<  living
injRne  uninhabited
vne in the forest

 
7.Dasaratha   wanted   grains   and   wealth   to   be   taken   with   Rama's   entourage.
 
yjn!   pu{ye;u   deze;u   ivs&j<íaÝdi][a>   ,
\i;i-í   smagMy   àvTSyit   suo<   vne   .8.
yjn!  perfoming yagna
pu{ye;u  in sacred
deze;u  places
ivs&jn!  giving away
c also
AaÝdi][a>  the necessary dakshina
\i;i->  with sages
c also
smagMy  staying
àvTSyit  let him live
suo<  without any wants
vne in the forest

 
8.Dasaratha   wanted   Rama   to   live   happily   in   the   forest   with   sages   engaging   himself   in   yagnas.
 
-rtí   mhaba÷ryaeXya<   paliy:yit   ,
svRkamE>   pun>   ïImaNram>   s<saXytaimit   .9.
-rt>  Bharata
c also
mhaba÷>  broad shouldered
AyaeXya<  Ayodhya
paliy:yit  can rule
svRkamE>  with all necessary things
pun>  again
ïIman!  sriman
ram>  Rama
s<saXyta<  let him stay
#it like this

 
9.Dasaratha   desired   that   Rama   should   have   all   things   with   him   and   Bharata   can   rule   Ayodhya.
 
@v<   äuvit   kak…Ts!we   kEkeYya   -ymagtm!   ,
muo<   caSyagmCDae;<   Svríaip   NyéXyt   .10.
@v<  as above
äuvit  speaking
kak…Ts!we  Dasaratha
kEkeYya>  Kaikeyi
-y<  afraid
Aagtm!  became
muo< c  face also
ASy this
Agmt!  became
zae;<  colourless
Svr>  voice
c also
Aip and
NyéXyt  was silenced

 
10.On   hearing   Kaikeyi   became   afraid   and   lost   her   voice.            
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