THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 37 : SLOKAS 31 TO 37

 
cIrpirxar[m!   -   WEARING   BARK   CLOTHES
 
yXyip   Tv<   i]ittlaÌgn<   caeTpit:yis   ,
ipt&v<zcirÇ}>   sae=Nywa   n   kir:yit   .31.
yid in case
Aip also
Tv<  you
i]ittlat!  the earth
ggn< c  to the sky also
%Tpit:yis  fly above
ipt&v<zcirÇ}>  who follows the forefathers
s> he
ANywa  another way
n kir:yit  will not do

 
31.Bharata,   who   follows   in   the   foot   steps   of   his   forefathers,   will   not   go   against   their   rules.
 
tt!Tvya   puÇgixRNya   puÇSy   k«tmiàym!   ,
laeke   ih   n   s   ivXyet   yae   n   rammnuìt>   .32.
tt! that
Tvya  by you
puÇgixRNya  obtained because of love your son
puÇSy  for the son
k«tm!  done
Aiàym!  not desired
laeke  in the world
ih because
n not
s> he
ivXyet  is present
y> who
n not
ramm!  Rama
Anuìt>  consider as a refuge

 
32.Vasishta   said   that   what   Kaikeyi   has   done   is   not   acceptable   to   her   son   since   there   is   none in   this   world   who   does   not   have   respect   for   Rama.
 
ÔúySyXyEv   kEkeyI   pzuVyalm&giÖjan!   ,
gCDt>   sh   rame[   padpa<í   tÊNmuoan!   .33.
Ôúyis  you will see
AXy @v  today itself
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
pzuVyalm&giÖjan!  all the birds and animals like goats, cows, elephants, horses, deers, tigers
gCDt>  following
sh with
rame[  with Rama
padpan! c  trees also
tÊNmuoan!  tilting in the direction he went

 
33.Vasishta   told   Kaikeyi   that   all   the   animals   and   birds   will   follow   Rama   and   the   trees   will   bend in   the   direction   he   goes.
 
AwaeÄmaNya-r[ain   deiv   deih   õu;ayE   VypnIy   cIrm!   ,
n   cIrmSya>   àivxIyteit   NyvaryÄÖsn<   visó>   .34.
Aw now
%Ämain  the best
Aa-r[ain  clothes and ornaments
deiv  devi
deih  you please give
õu;ayE  to daughterin-law
VypnIy  removing
cIrm!  bark clothes
n not
cIrm!  bark clothes
ASya>  for her
àivxIyte  ordered
#it thus
Nyvaryt!  elaborated
tÖsn<  about the dress
visó>  Vasishta

 
34.Vasishta   told   Kaikeyi   that   Sita   should   not   wear   bark   clothes   ad   so   asked   her   to   provide the   best   clothes   and   ornaments   for   Sita.   He   elaborated   the   reason   as   follows.
 
@kSy   ramSy   vne   invasSTvya   v&t>   kekyrajpuiÇ   ,
iv-Ui;tey<   àitkmRinTya   vsTvr{ye   sh   ra"ve[   .35.
@kSy  alone
ramSy  to Rama
vne in the forest
invas>  living
Tvya  by you
v&t>  was requested
kekyrajpuiÇ  daughter of king of Kekaya
iv-Ui;ta  well dressed
#y<  she
àitkmRinTya  to be present for rituals
vstu  let her live
Ar{ye  in the forest
sh along with
ra"ve[  Raghava

 
35.Vasishta   told   Kaikeyi   that   she   requested   life   in   forest   for   Rama   alone.   Therefore   let   Sita   be well   dressed   and   assist   Rama   in   his   daily   rituals.
 
yanEí   muOyE>   pircarkEí   sus<v&ta   gCDtu   rajpuÇI   ,
vôEí   sv‰R>   sihtEivRxanEnˆRy<   v&ta   te   vrs<àdane   .36.
yanE> c  with vehicles also
muOyE>  best
pircarkE> c  attendants also
sus<v&ta  well surrounded
gCDtu  let her go
rajpuÇI  princess
vôE> c  clothes also
sv‰R>  all
sihtE>  present for performing duties
ivxanE>  ornaments
n not
#y<  she
v&ta  was barred
te to you
vrs<àdane  when granting boon

 
36.Vasishta   told   Kaikeyi   that   Sita   can   go   with   the   best   of   vehicles,   attendants,   dresses   and ornaments.   These   were   not   barred   while   granting   boon   to   her.
 
tiSm<Stwa   jLpit   ivàmuOye   guraE   n&pSyaàitmà-ave   ,
nEv   Sm   sIta   ivinv&Ä-ava   iàySy   -tuR>   àitkarkama   .37.
tiSmn!  that
twa as above
jLpit  spoken
ivàmuOye  best among brahmins
guraE  preceptor
n&pSy  king's
Aàitmà-ave  with unequalled fame
n not
@v only
Sm was
sIta  Sita
ivinv&Ä-ava  intent to remove the bark clothes
iàySy  dearest
-tuR>  husband
àitkarkama  acting as per wishes

 
37.Sita   was   inclined   to   remove   the   bark   clothes   even   after   Vasishta's   speech.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   sÝiÇ<z>   sgR>   .37.
           
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