THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 36 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
isÏawaˆRpdez>   -   SIDDHARTHA'S   ADVICE
 
sa   ivv[aR   sus<ÇSta   muoen   pirzu:yta   ,
rajanmevai-muoI   kEkeyI   vaKymävIt!   .11.
sa that
ivv[aR  drained of colour
sus<ÇSta  with body and mind trembling
muoen  with face
pirzu:yta  a drooping
rajan<  to the king
@v only
Ai-muoI  facing
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
vaKym!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
11.Kaikeyi,   shaken   up   by   Dasaratha's   words,   spoke   to   him,   with   body   and   mind   trembling.
 
raJy<   gtjn<   saxae   pItm{fa<   suraimv   ,
inraSvaXytm<   zUNy<   -rtae   nai-pTSyte   .12.
raJy<  kingdom
gtjn<  bereft of people
saxae  O! sadhu
pItm{fa<  the residue after drinking the good portion
sura<  the left over
#v like
inraSvaXytm<  which cannot be even looked at
zUNy<  with all pleasures removed
-rt>  Bharatha
n Ai-pTSyte  will not accept

 
12.Kaikeyi   said   that   Bharatha   will   not   accept   the   kingdom   without   people   and   wealth.
 
kEkeYya<   mu­l¾aya<   vdNTyamitdaé[m!   ,
raja   dzrwae   vaKymuvacaytlaecnam!   .13.
kEkeYya<  by Kaikeyi
mu­l¾aya<  shamelessly
vdNTyam!  spoken
Aitdaé[m!  very harsh
raja  king
dzrw>  Dasaratha
vaKy<  the following
%vac  said
Aaytlaecnam!  to one with long broad eyes

 
13.Dasaratha,   on   hearing   the   harsh   words   of   Kaikeyi,   spoke   as   follows.
 
vhNt<   ik<   tudis   ma<   inyuJy   xuir   ma=ihte   ,
AnayˆR   k«TymarBx<   ik<   n   pUvRmupaéx>   .14.
vhNt<  experiencing
ik<  why
tudis  making more worry
ma<  me
inyuJy  pushing
xuir  into difficulty
ma do not speak thus
Aihte  O! enemy
AnayˆR  one who cannot be called a lady
k«Ty<  in the deed
AarBx<  started
ik<  why
n not
pUvR<  in the beginning
%paéx>  you left out this

 
14.Dasaratha   asked   Kaikeyi   why   she   did   not   raise   this   condition   in   the   beginning   itself.
 
tSyEtT³aexs<yu­mu­<   ïuTva   vra¼na   ,
kEkeyI   iÖgu[<   ³…Ïa   rajanimdmävIt!   .15.
tSy his
@tt!  this
³aexs<yu­<  angrily
%­<  told
ïuTva  hearing
vra¼na  the lady
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
iÖgu[<  two fold
³…Ïa  getting angry
rajan<  to the king
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
15.Kaikeyi,   hurt   by   the   king's   angry   words,   became   angrier   and   spoke   as   follows.
 
tvEv   v<ze   sgrae   Jyeó<   puÇmupaéxt!   ,
Asmà  #it   Oyat<   twa=y<   gNtumrœhit   .16.
tv your
@v v<ze  in the dynasty
sgr>  Sagara
Jyeó<  elder
puÇ<  son
%paéxt!  drove away to forest
Asmà Asamanja
#it thus
Oyat<  known
twa similarly
Ay<  he
gNtum!  to go
Arœhit  deserves

 
16.Kaikeyi,   quoting   Sagara   who   drove   his   eldest   son   Asamanja   to   the   forest,   said   that   in   the same   way   Rama   can   go   to   the   forest.
 
@vmu­ae   ixigTyev   raja   dzrwae=ävIt!   ,
ìIiftí   jn>   svR>   sa   c   t<   navbuXyte   .17.
@v<  like this
%­>  being told
ixkœ  tut
#it @v  this only one word
raja  king
dzrw>  Dasaratha
AävIt!  spoke
ìIift>  were shocked and thought can it happen like this
c also
jn> people
svR>  all
sa c  she alone
t<  that
n AvbuXyte  did not mind

 
17.Dasaratha   expressed   his   disgust   on   hearing   Kaikeyi's   words   and   all   the   people   were
shocked.   Only   Kaikeyi   remained   unmoved   .
 
   v&Ïae   mhamaÇ>   isÏawaˆR   nam   namt>   ,
zuicrœb÷mtae   ra}>   kEkeyIimdmävIt!   .18.
  at that time
v&Ï>  elderly
mhamaÇ>  the best among ministers
isÏawR>  Siddhartha
nam as
namt>  named
zuic>  blessed soul
b÷mt>  very affectionate
ra}>  to the king
kEkeyI<  to Kaikeyi
#dm!  as follows
AävIt!  spoke

 
18.At   that   time   Dasaratha's   minister,   named   Siddhartha,   spoke   to   Kaikeyi   as   follows.
 
AsmÃae   g&hITva   tu   ³Ift>   piw   darkan!   ,
srYva>   ài]pÚPsu   rmte   ten   ÊmRit>   .19.
AsmÃ>  Asamanja
g&hITva  catching
tu only
³Ift>  playing
piw on the way
darkan!  children
srYva>  in to the river Sarayu's
ài]pn!  throwing
APsu  waters
rmte  was laughing
ten with that
ÊmRit>  with evil mind

 
19.Siddhartha   told   Kaikeyi   that   Asamanja   had   an   evil   mind   and   he   used   to   get   pleasure   from throwing   children   into   Sarayu   river.
 
t<   †òœva   nagra>   svˆR   ³…Ïa   rajanmävIt!   ,
AsmÃ<   v&[I:vEkmSman!   va   raò+vxRn   .20.
t<  that
†òœva  seeing
nagra>  citizens
svˆR  all
³…Ïa>  angered
rajanm!  to the king
AävIt!  told
AsmÃ<  Asamanja
v&[I:v  you must decide who will stay in this city
@km!  alone
ASman! va  or all of us
raò+vxRn  king who is interested in the welfare of the country

 
20.Siddhartha   said   the   people   went   to   the   king   and   told   him   to   decide   whether   Asamanja alone   should   stay   or   they   should   stay   in   the   city.            
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