THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 38 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
rame[   kaEsLyar][àawRna   -   RAMA   REQUESTS   FOR   PROTECTION   TO   KAUSALYA
 
tSya<   cIr<   vsanaya<   nawvTyamnawvt!   ,
àcu³aez   jn>   svaˆR   ixkœ   Tva<   dzrw<   iTvit   .1.
tSya<  she
cIr<  bark cloth
vsanaya<  wearing
nawvTyam!  having the Lord as husband
Anawvt!  as an orphan
àcu³aez  said in a loud voice
jn> people
svR>  all of them
ixkœ Tva<  why this hardship for you
dzrw<  to Dasaratha
tu in this
#it thus

 
1.The   assembled   people,   seeing   Sita   standing   as   an   orphan,   said   to   Dasaratha   in   a   loud   voice that   he   has   to   undergo   this.
 
ten      à[aden   Ê>iot>   s   mhIpit>   ,
icCDed   jIivte   ïÏa<   xmˆR   yzis   caTmn>   .2.
ten by that
  then
à[aden  by the loud noise
Ê>iot>  much saddened
s> that
mhIpit>  king
icCDed  gave up
jIivte  life
ïÏa<  the desire
xmˆR  in dharma
yzis c  in fame also
AaTmn>  his own

 
2.Dasaratha   ,   on   hearing   the   shout,   gave   up   his   desire   for   life,   fame   and   dharma.
 
s   in>ñSyae:[mEúvakSta<   -ayaRimdmävIt!   ,
kEkeiy   k…zcIre[   n   sIta   gNtumrœhit   .3.
s> that
in>ñSy  breathing heavily
%:[<  hotly
@eúvak>  the king of ikshvaku dynasty
ta<  to her
-ayaR<  wife
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke
kEkeiy  Kaikeyi
k…zcIre[  with clothes of sacrificial grass
n not
sIta  Sita
gNtum!  to go
Arœhit  deserves

 
3.Dasaratha   told   Kaikeyi   that   Sita   does   not   deserve   to   go   to   forest   in   bark   clothes.
 
suk…mair   c   bala   c   stt<   c   suoaeicta   ,
ney<   vnSy   yaeGyeit   sTymah   guémRm   .4.
suk…mair  a lovely lady
c also
bala  a pure soul
c also
stt<  at all times
c also
suoaeicta  deserving fame
n not
#y<  she
vnSy  for the forest
yaeGyeit  suitable
sTy<  a truth
Aah has said
gué>  preceptor
mm my

 
4.Dasaratha   said   that   as   told   by   Vasishta,   Sita   is   not   suitable   to   forest   life.
 
#y<   ih   kSyapkraeit   ikiÂÄpiSvnI   rajvrSy   kNya   ,
ya   cIrmasaXy   jnSy   mXye   iSwta   ivs<}a   ïm[Iv   kaict!   .5.
#y< ih  she herself
kSy to whom
Apkraeit  committed a crime
ikiÂt!  whatever
tpiSvnI  a chaste lady
rajvrSy  the best king's
kNya  daughter
ya this she
cIr<  bark clothes
AasaXy  wearing
jnSy  peoples'
mXye  in the midst
iSwta  stands
ivs<}a  well learned
ïmi[ #v  like a ascetic
kaict!  something

 
5.Dasaratha   asked   Kaikeyi   what   crime   Sita   has   committed   to   deserve   to   go   to   forest   and   live like   an   ascetic.
 
cIra{ypaSya¾nkSy   kNya   ney<   àit}a   mm   dÄpUvaR   ,
ywasuo<   gCDtu   rajpuÇI   vn<   sm¢a   sh   svRrÆE>   .6.
cIrai[  bark clothes
ApaSyat!  should be discarded
jnkSy  Janaka's
kNya  daughter
n is not
#y<  this
àit}a  condition
mm my
dÄpUvaR  in the given boon
ywasuo<  as she wishes
gCDtu  let her go
rajpuÇI  princess
vn<  to forest
sm¢a  with clothes of her choice
sh along with
svRrÆE>  all ornaments

 
6.Dasaratha   told   Kaikeyi   that   there   was   no   conditonn   that   Sita   should   wear   bark   clothes   to go   to   forest.   Thus   she   should   go   with   all   ornaments   and   good   clothes.
 
AjIvnarœhe[   mya   n&z<sa   k«ta   àit}a   inymen   tavt!   ,
Tvya   ih   baLyat!   àitpÚmetÄNma<   dheÖ[uimvaTmpu:pm!   .7.
AjIvnarœhe[  nearing death
mya by me
n&z<sa  the disasterous
k«ta  was done
àit}a  promise
inymen  based on dharma
tavt!  now
Tvya  by you
ih surely
baLyat!  because of ignorance
àitpÚ<  was accepted
@tt!  this
tt! thus
ma<  me
dhet!  burns
ve[u<  bamboo
#v like
AaTmpu:pm!  rubbing against each other

 
7.Dasaratha   says   he   erred   in   granting   the   boon   because   his   death   is   near   and   was   accepted because   of   ignorance.   He   now   felt   tortured   like   the   fire   which   burns   bamboos   when   they   rub against   one   another.
 
rame[   yid   te   pape   ikiÂt!   k«tmzae-nm!   ,
Apkar>   k   #h   te   vEdeýa   dizRtae=w   me   .8.
rame[  by Rama
yid in case
te to you
pape  O! sinner
ikiÂt!  anything
k«tm!  done
Azae-nm!  any mistake
Apkar>  mistake done
k> what
#h here
te to you
vEdeýa  by Vaidehi
dizRt>  for the conscience
Aw now
me me

 
8.Dasaratha   told   Kaikeyi   that   even   if   Rama   had   done   any   thing   to   you,   what   harm   has   Sita done?
 
m&gIvaet!)…Llnyna   m&ÊzIla   tpiSvnI   ,
Apkar<   kimv   te   kraeit   jnkaTmja   .9.
m&gI  doe
#v like
%t!)…Llnyna  with cool eyes
m&ÊzIla  always pleasant in behaviour
tpiSvnI  chaste
Apkar< k<  what harm
#v even a little
te to you
kraeit  has done
jnkaTmja  Janaka's daughter

 
9.Dasaratha   told   Kaikeyi   that   the   ever   respectful   Sita   has   not   done   any   harm   to   her.
 
nnu   pyaRÝmek<   te   pape   ramivvasnm!   ,
ikmei->   k«p[E-URy>   patkErip   te   k«tE>   .10.
nnu pyaRÝ<  is it not enough
@k<  alone
te to you
pape  sinner
ramivvasnm!  sending Rama to forest
ik<  why
@i->  this
k«p[E>  heartless
-Uy>  over that
patkE>  wrong doing
Aip also
te to you
k«tE>  done

 
10.Dasaratha   told   Kaikeyi   that   sending   Rama   alone   to   forest   was   enough.   Why   then   is   she doing   this   to   Sita?            
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