THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 37 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
cIrpirxanm!   -   WEARING   BARK   CLOTHES
 
cIre   g&hIte   tu   tya   smIúy   n&pteguRé>   ,
invayR   sIta<   kEkeyI<   visóae   vaKymävIt!   .21.
cIre  bark cloth
g&hIte  on being worn
tu in this
tya by her
smIúy  seeing
n&pte>  the king's
gué>  preceptor
invayR  giving his blessings
sIta<  to Sita
kEkeyI<  to Kaikeyi
visó>  Vasishta
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
21.Vasishta,   blessing   Sita,   spoke   to   Kaikeyi   as   follows.
 
Aitàv&Äe   ÊmˆRxe   kEkeyI   k…lpa<sin   ,
vÂiyTva   tu   rajan<   n   àma[e=vitóse   .22.
Aitàv&Äe  going beyond limits
ÊmˆRxe  with evil intention
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
k…lpa<sin  bringing discredit to the dynasty
vÂiyTva  abandoning
tu in this
rajan<  king
n not
àma[e  one who knows the limit of his powers
Avitóse  you are

 
22.Vasishta   told   Kaikeyi   that   what   she   has   done   will   bring   discredit   ot   the   dynasty   and   she had   exceeded   her   limits.
 
n   gNtVy<   vn<   deVya   sItya   zIlvijRte   ,
AixóaSyit   ramSy   sIta   àk«tmasnm!   .23.
n gNtVy<  need not go
vn<  to forest
deVya  by devi
sItya  Sita
zIlvijRte  one who has gone astray from the path of righteousness
AixóaSyit  should sit on the throne and rule
ramSy  Rama's
sIta  Sita
àk«t<  belonging
Aasnm!  throne

 
23.Vasishta   said   that   Sita   should   rule   from   the   throne   belonging   to   Rama
 
AaTma   ih   dara>   svˆR;a<   dars<¢hvitRnam!   ,
AaTmeyimit   ramSy   paliy:yit   meidnIm!   .24.
AaTma  are the soul
ih dara>  since wives alone
svˆR;a<  for all
dars<¢hvitRnam!  one who is a family man
AaTma  soul
#y<  she
#it thus
ramSy  for Rama
paliy:yit  can rule
meidnIm!  the earth

 
24.According   to   Vasishta   the   wife   is   the   soul   of   the   family   and   thus   Sita   is   entitled   to   rule   on behalf   of   Rama.
 
Aw   yaSyit   vEdehI   vn<   rame[   s<gta   ,
vymÇanuyaSyam>   pur<   ced<   gim:yit   .25.
Aw in case
yaSyit  goes
vEdehI  Vaidehi
vn<  forest
rame[  with Rama
s<gta  accompanying
vym!  we
  there
AnuyaSyam>  will go with her
pur<  city
c also
#d<  this forest
gim:yit  will become

 
25.Vasishta   said   that   if   Sita   goes   to   the   forest   with   Rama,   they   will   follow   her   and   the   forest will   be   full   of   people.
 
ANtpalaí   yaSyiNt   sdarae      ra"v>   ,
shaepjIVy<   raò+<   c   pur<   c   spirCDdm!   .26.
ANtpala> c  those who protect the orders of the country
yaSyiNt  will go
sdar>  with wife
  where he goes
ra"v>  Raghava
shaepjIVy<  those who are being supported by the king
raò+< c  all villagers also
pur< c  city dwellers also
spirCDdm!  with all their belongings

 
26.Vasishta   predicted   that   all   the   citizens   with   their   belongings   will   migrate   to   whereever
Rama   and   Sita   goes.
 
-rtí   szÇu¹íIrvasa   vnecr>   ,
vne   vsNt<   kak…Ts!wmnuyaSyit   pUvRjm!   .27.
-rt> c  Bharata also
szÇu¹>  with Shatrugna
cIrvasa>  wearing bark clothes
vnecr>  forest dweller
vne in the forest
vsNt<  living
kak…Ts!wm!  Rama
AnuyaSyit  will follow
pUvRjm!  elder brother

 
27.Vasishta   said   tha   Bharata   and   Shatrugna   will   also   go   the   forest   wearing   bark   clothes.
 
tt>   zUNy<   gtjna<   vsuda<   padpE>   sh   ,
Tvmeka   zaix   drœv&Äa   àjanamihte   iSwta   .28.
tt> thus
zUNy<  vacant
gtjna<  with all people gone out
vsuda<  the earth
padpE>  with trees
sh along with
Tv<  you
@ka alone
zaix  please rule
Êrœv&Äa  with bad intentions
àjanam!  peoples'
Aihte  against the welfare
iSwta  decided

 
28.Vasishta   further   stated   that   since   Kaikeyi   has   embarked   on   this   action,   she   can   stay   and rule   the   world   bereft   of   people.
 
n   ih   tÑivta   raò+<      ramae   n   -Upit>   ,
tÖn<   -ivta   raò+<      ramae   invTSyit   .29.
n not
ih surely
tt! that
-ivta  will become
raò+<  kingdom
  where
ram>  Rama
n is not
-Upit>  the king
tt! vn<  that forest
-ivta  will become
raò+<  kingdom
  where
ram>  Rama
invTSyit  lives

 
29.Vasishta   told   Kaikeyi   that   where   Rama   is   not   the   king,   it   will   not   be   a   kingdom   and   if Rama   goes   to   the   forest   that   will   become   the   kingdom.
 
n   ýdÄa<   mhI<   ipÇa   -rt>   zaStumrœhit   ,
TvyI   va   puÇvÖStu<   yid   jatae   mhIpte>   .30.
n not
ih surely
AdÄa<  not given
mhI<  earth
ipÇa  by father
-rt>  Bharata
zaStum!  to rule
Arœhit  agree
Tviy  to you
va or
puÇvt!  as a son
vStu<  to live
yid in case
jat>  born
mhIpte>  to the king

 
30.Vasishta   said   that   if   Bharata   is   the   true   son   of   his   father,   he   will   not   rule   the   kingdom   not given   by   the   king   and   will   not   agree   to   live   with   Kaikeyi.            
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