THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 36 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
isÏawaˆRpdez>   -   SIDDHARTHA'S   ADVICE
 
tanuvac   ttae   raja   ikiÚimÄimd<   -ym!   ,
taíaip   ra}a   s<p&òa   vaKy<   àk«tyae=äuvn!   .21.
tan!  to them
%vac  asked
tt> then
raja  king
ikiÚimÄ<  for what reason
#d<  this
-ym!  fear
ta> they
c also
Aip also
ra}a  by the king himself
s<p&òa>  questioned
vaKy<  as follows
àk«ty>  people
Aäuvn!  spoke

 
21.Siddhartha   said   that   on   being   questioned   by   the   king   the   reason   for   this   fear,   the   people told   as   follows.
 
³IftSTve;   n>   puÇan!   balanudœæaNtcets>   ,
srYva<   patyn!   maErœOyadtula<   àIitmîute   .22.
³Ift>  plating
tu in this
@;> he
n> our
puÇan!  children
balan!  young
%dœæaNtcets>  with fear in their minds
srYva<  into Sarayu
patyn!  throwing
maErœOyat!  sadistically
Atula<  great
àIitm!  pleasure
Aîute  attains

 
22.The   people   told   the   king   that   Asamanja   gets   sadistic   pleasure   in   throwing   their   young
children   into   the   Sarayu   river.
 
s   tasa<   vcn<   ïuTva   àk«tIna<   nraixp>   ,
t<   tTyajaiht<   puÇ<   tasa<   iàyckI;Rya   .23.
s> that
tasa<  those
vcn<  request
ïuTva  hearing
àk«tIna<  poeples'
nraixp>  king
t<  that
tTyaj  banished him
Aiht<  undeserving
puÇ<  son
tasa<  to them
iàyckI;Rya  with a wish to help

 
23.The   king,   on   hearing   the   request   of   the   people,   decided   to   send   his   son   out   of   the   country.
 
t<   yan<   zIºmaraePy   s-ayR<   spirCDdm!   ,
yav¾Iv<   ivvaSyae=yimit   SvanNvzat!   ipta.24.
t<  him
yan<  on a vehicle
zIº<  immediately
AaraePy  made him climb
s-ayR<  with wife
spirCDdm!  with all materials required for him
yav¾Iv<  full life time
ivvaSy>  will live in forest
Ay<  he
#it thus
Svan!  to the people
ANvzat!  ordered
ipta  father

 
24.The   king   then   ordered   his   son   to   live   in   the   forest   for   the   rest   of   his   life   with   his   wife.
 
s)alipqk<   g&ý   igirÊgaR{ylaekyt!   ,
idz>   svaRSTvnucrn!   s   ywa   papkmRk«t!   .25.
s)alipqk<  with a basket and a spade
g&ý  taking
igirÊgaRi[  in mountains and forests
Alaekyt!  he roamed
idz>  directions
svaR>  all
tu in this
Anucrn!  going
s> he
ywa like this
papkmRk«t!  one who had sinned

 
25.Siddhartha   told   that   Asamanja   roamed   in   the   forests   and   mountains   as   ordered.
 
#TyenmTyjÔaja   sgrae   vE   suxaimRk>   ,
ram>   ikmkraet!   pap<   yenEvmupéXyte   .26.
#it thus
@nm!  him
ATyjt!  abandoned
raja  king
sgr>  Sagara
vE only
suxaimRk>  follower of dharma
ram>  Rama
ikm!  what
Akraet!  has committed
pap<  crime
yen for this reason
@v<  like this
%péXyte  was sent to forest

 
26.Siddhartha   said   that   for   this   reason   Asamanja   was   sent   to   the   forest.   What   crime   has   Rama committed   to   deserve   this?
 
n   ih   kÂn   pZyamae   ra"vSyagu[<   vym!   ,
ÊlR-ae   ýSy   inry>   zza»Syev   kLm;m!   .27.
n not
ih surely
kÂn  anything
pZyam>  have seen
ra"vSy  in Rama
Agu[<  bad character
vym!  we
ÊlR-> ih  is very rare
ASy for him
inry>  a sin deserving to go to hell
zza»Sy  for the moon in the fourth quarter
#v like
kLm;m!  a blemish

 
27.Siddhartha   said   that   like   the   moon   in   the   fourth   quarter,   Rama   has   also   no   blemish
 
Awva   deiv   dae;<   Tv<   kiÂt!   pZyis   ra"ve   ,
tmXy   äUih   tÄ!ven   ttae   ramae   ivvaSytam!   .28.
Awva  otherwise
deiv  devi
dae;<  blemish
Tv<  you
kiÂt!  any one
pZyis  know
ra"ve  in Raghava
tm! that
AXy now
äUih  please tell
tÄ!ven  truthfully
tt> in that case
ram>  Rama
ivvaSytam!  can be sent to the forest

 
28.Siddhartha   told   Kaikeyi   that   if   she   knows   any   fault   in   Rama,   she   may   reveal   it   and   then Rama   can   go   to   the   forest.
 
AÊòSy   ih   s<Tyag>   sTpwe   inrtSy   c   ,
AàaÝSy   ivvasae=y<   vne;u   suyziSvn>   .
indRhedip   z³Sy   Xyuit<   xmRinraexnat!   .29.
AÊòSy  having not done any wrong
ih thus
s<Tyag>  being treated as outcast
sTpwe  in virtue
inrtSy c  always observing
AàaÝSy  not being punished
ivvas>  to live
Ay<  like this
vne;u  in forests
suyziSvn>  with great fame
indRhet!  will burn
Aip z³Sy  Indra's also
Xyuit<  luster
xmRinraexnat!  being against the norms

 
29.Siddhartah   said   that   Rama   does   not   deserve   the   punishment   of   being   banished   to   the   forest since   he   has   not   done   any   wrong.   This   action   is   against   all   norms.
 
tdl<   deiv   ramSy   iïya   ivhtay   Tvya   ,
laektae=ip   ih   te   rúy>   pirvad>   zu-anne   .30.
tt! therefore
Al<  even a little
deiv  devi
ramSy  Rama's
iïya  coronation
ivhtay  stopped
Tvya  by you
laekt>  from the people
Aip also
ih surely
te to you
rúy>  should not happen
pirvad>  insult
zu-anne  lovely lady

 
30.Siddhartha   wished   that   Kaikeyi   should   not   be   insulted   because   of   her   action   in   stopping Rama's   coronation.            
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