THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 37 : SLOKAS 1 TO 11

 
cIrpirxanm!   -   WEARING   BARK   CLOTHES
 
mhamaÇvc>   ïuTva   ramae   dzrw<   tda   ,
ANv-a;t   vaKy<   tu   ivny}ae   ivnItvt!   .1.
mhamaÇvc>  the important minister's words
ïuTva  hearing
ram>  Rama
dzrw<  to Dasaratha
tda in this situation
ANv-a;t  spoke
vaKy<  the following words
tu in this
ivny}>  acting according to the situation
ivnItvt!  with due respect

 
1.Rama,   on   hearing   Siddhartha's   words   spoke   respectfully   to   Dasaratha.
 
Ty­-aegSy   me   rajn!   vne   vNyen   jIivt>   ,
ik<   kayRmnuyaÇe[   Ty­s¼Sy   svRt>   .2.
Ty­-aegSy  having given up all luxuries
me for me
rajn!  king
vne in the forest
vNyen  with the produce of the forest
jIivt>  living
ik<  what
kayRm!  use
AnuyaÇe[  with retinue
Ty­s¼Sy  with detachment
svRt>  complete

 
2.Rama   said   what   is   the   use   of   a   retinue   for   him   when   he   is   to   live   on   fruits   and   roots   in   the forest   and   with   complete   detachment.
 
yae   ih   dÄ!va   iÖpïeó<   kúyay<   k…éte   mn>   ,
r¾uõehen   ik<   tSy   Tyjt>   k…ÃraeÄmm!   .3.
y> who
ih surely
dÄ!va  having given
iÖpïeó<  the best of elephants
kúyay<  on the saddle with the throne
k…éte mn>  desires
r¾uõehen  wanting only the saddle
ik<  what use
tSy for him
Tyjt>  given up
k…ÃraeÄmm!  the best of elephants

 
3.Rama   asks   what   is   the   purpose   of   desiring   the   saddle   on   an   elephant   after   giving   it   up.
 
twa   mm   sta<   ïeó   ik<   XvijNya   jgTpte   ,
svaR{yevanujanaim   cIra{yevanyNtu   me   .4.
twa similarly
mm for me
sta<  among noble men
ïeó  the best
ik<  what use
XvijNya  from the army
jgTpte  king
svaRi[ @v  all these
Anujanaim  I would politely refuse to accept
cIrai[ @v  only bark clothes
AanyNtu  may be brought
me for me

 
4.Rama   said   all   those   Dasaratha   offered   were   not   required.   He   needs   only   bark   clothes.
 
oinÇipqke   cae-e   mmanyt   gCDt>   ,
ctudRz   vne   vas<   v;aRi[   vstae   mm   .5.
oinÇipqke  tool for deweeding and a basket
c also
%-e these two
mm for me
Aanyt  may be brought
gCDt>  having started to go
ctudRz  fourteen
vne in the forest
vas<  to live
v;aRi[  years
vst>  to spend time
mm for me

 
5.Rama   requested   tools   for   deweeding   and   a   basket   for   his   use   while   living   in   the   forest   for fourteen   years.
 
Aw   cIrai[   kEkeyI   SvymaùTy   ra"vm!   ,
%vac   pirxTs!veit   jn"aE   inrpÇpa   .6.
Aw at this time
cIrai[  bark clothes
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
Svy<  herself
AaùTy  bringing
ra"vm!  to Raghava
%vac  said
pirxTs!v  please wear these
#it thus
jn"aE  before the assembled people
inrpÇpa  shamelessly

 
6.Then   Kaikeyi   herself   brought   the   bark   clothes   and   gave   them   to   Rama   to   be   worn   by   him.
 
s   cIre   pué;Vyaº>   kEkeYya>   àitg&ý   te   ,
sUúmvô<   piri]Py   muinvôa{yvSt   h   .7.
s> he
cIre  the two bark clothes
pué;Vyaº>  lion among men
kEkeYya>  from Kaikeyi
àitg&ý  accepting
te those
sUúmvô<  all his clthes
piri]Py  removing
muinvôai[  the dress of sages
AvSt  wore
h what a pity

 
7.Rama   taking   them   from   Kaikeyi,   then   wore   the   clothes   befitting   a   sage.
 
lúm[íaip   tÇEv   ivhay   vsne   zu-e   ,
tapsaCDadne   cEv   j¢ah   iptur¢t>   .8.
lúm[>  Lakshmana
c also
Aip too
  then
@v only
ivhay  removing
vsne  dhoti and upper cloth
zu-e  costly
tapsaCDadne  clothes fit for a sage
c also
@v only
j¢ah  wore
iptu>  in father's
A¢t>  presence

 
8.Lakshmana   also   removed   his   costly   clothes   and   wore   the   dress   worn   by   sages.
 
AwaTmpirxanawR<   sIta   kaEzeyvaisin   ,
smIúy   cIr<   s<ÇSta   p&;tI   vaguraimv   .9.
Aw then
AaTmpirxanawR<  to be worn by her
sIta  Sita
kaEzeyvaisin  who wears fine silk only
smIúy  seeing
cIr<  bark clothes
s<ÇSta  trembled
p&;tI  a doe
vagura<  the net laid to catch it
#v like

 
9.Sita,   on   seeing   the   bark   clothes   to   be   worn   by   her,   trembled   like   a   doe   when   it   sees   a   net.
 
sa   VypÇpma[ev   àg&ý   c   suÊmRna>   ,
kEkeYya>   k…zcIre   te   jankI   zu-l][a   .10.
Aïus<pU[RneÇa   c   xmR}a   xmRdizRnI   ,
gNxvRrajàitm<   -taRrimdmävIt!   .11.
sa that
VypÇpma[a #v  feeling slightly shy
àg&ý  accepting
c also
suÊmRna>  mentally very upset
kEkeYya>  from Kaikeyi
k…zcIre  bark clotes
te those
jankI  Janaki
zu-l][a  with all virtues
Aïus<pU[RneÇa  eyes filled with tears
c also
xmR}a  who knows what is chastity
xmRdizRnI  observing chastity
gNxvRrajàitm<  looking like a Gandharva king
-taRr<  to husband
#dm!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
10,11.Sita,   accepting   the   bark   clothes,   spoke   to   Rama   as   follows.            
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