THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 38 : SLOKAS 11 TO 18

 
rame[   kaEsLyar][àawRna   -   RAMA   REQUESTS   PROTECTION   FOR   KAUSALYA
 
àit}at<   mya   tavt!Tvyae­<   deiv   z&{vta   ,
ram<   ydi-;ekay   TvimhagtmävI>   .11.
àit}at<  was promised
mya by me
tavt!  about
Tvya  by you
%­<  was told
deiv  devi
z&{vta  agreeing
ram<  Rama
yt! which
Ai-;ekay  for coronation
Tv<  you
#h here
Aagtm!  come
AävI>  requested

 
11.Dasaratha   told   Kaikeyi   that   he   had   agreed   to   her   request   only   about   Rama's   coronation.
 
tt!Tvett!   smit³My   inry<   gNtuimCDis   ,
mEiwlImip   ya   ih   TvmI]se   cIrvaisnIm!   .12.
tt! now
tu @tt!  this also
smit³My  after ordering
inry<  to hell
gNtu<  to go
#CDis  you deserve
mEiwlIm! Aip  Maithily also
ya who
ih in that case
Tv<  you
$]se  wish
cIrvaisnIm!  to wear bark clothes

 
12.Dasaratha   told   Kaikeyi   that   she   will   go   to   hell   for   wishing   Sita   to   go   to   forest   wearing bark   clothes.
 
#tIv   raja   ivlpn!   mhaTma   zaekSy   naNt<   s   ddzR   ikiÂt!   ,
-&zaturTva½   ppat   -UmaE   tenEv   puÇVysne   inm¶>   .13.
#it thus
@v only
raja  king
ivlpn!  saying
mhaTma  the great soul
zaekSy  sorrow's
n not
ANt<  end
s> that
ddzR  saw
ikiÂt!  even a little
-&zaturTvat!  because failure of all organs
c also
ppat  fell down
-UmaE  on the ground
ten @v  for that reason
puÇVysne  because of the difficuties for the son
inm¶>  much worried

 
13.Dasaratha   so   saying   fell   down   on   the   ground   because   of   failure   of   organs   due   to   worry about   Rama.
 
@v<   äuvNt<   iptr<   ram>   sMàiSwtae   vnm!   ,
AvakœiDrsmasInimd<   vcnmävIt!   .14.
@v<  like this
äuvNt<  speaking
iptr<  to father
ram>  Rama
sMàiSwt>  ready to go
vnm!  to forest
AvakœiDrs<  with bowed head
AasIn<  sitting on the floor
#d<  the following
vcn<  words
AävIt!  spoke

 
14.Rama   spoke   to   Dasaratha,   who   sitting   on   the   floor   with   bowed   head,   as   follows.
 
#y<   xaimRk   kaEsLya   mm   mata   yziSvnI   ,
v&Ïa   ca]uÔzIla   c   n   c   Tva<   dev   grœhte   .15.
#y<  this
xaimRk  one who is steadfast in dharma
kaEsLya  Kausalya
mm my
mata  mother
yziSvnI  very famous
v&Ïa  is aged
c A]uÔzIla  without any bad habit
c also
n not
c also
Tva<  you
dev lord
grœhte  have offended

 
15.Rama   told   Dasaratha   that   he   has   treated   Kausalya   always   with   dignity.
 
mya   ivhIna<   vrd   àpÚa<   zaeksagrm!   ,
A†òpUvRVysna<   -Uy>   sMmNtumrœhis   .16.
mya from me
ivhIna<  separated
vrd one who is generous
àpÚa<  drowing
zaeksagrm!  in the sea of sorrow
A†òpUvRVysna<  she who has not encountered any difficulty
-Uy>  more than ever
sMmNtum!  to look after
Arœhis  you deserve

 
16.Rama   told   Dasaratha   that   Kausalya   separated   from   him   needs   to   be   treated   carefully.
 
puÇzaek<   ywa   nrœCDet!Tvya   pUJyen   pUijta   ,
ma<   ih   siÂNtyNtIymip   jIveÄpiSvnI   .17.
puÇzaek<  grief due to separation from son
ywa n \CDet!  such that she does not feel
Tvya  by you
pUJyen  respected
pUijta  treated well
ma< ih  me only
siÂNtyiNt  thinking about with sorrow
#ym!  she
Aip also
jIvet!  will live
tpiSvnI  blessed soul

 
17.Rama   told   Dasaratha   that   Kausalya   will   live   only   if   she   is   treated   such   that   she   forgets   the grief   of   separation   from   son.
 
#ma<   mheNÔaepm   jatgixRnI<   twa   ivxatu<   jnnI<   mmarœhis   ,
ywa   vnSwe   miy   zaekkrizta   n   jIivt<   NySy   ym]y<   ìjet!   .18.
#ma<  her
mheNÔaepm  like Indra
jatgixRnI<  with love for her son
twa similarly
ivxatu<  to console
jnnI<  mother
mm my
Arœhis  you deserve
ywa in which way
vnSwe  living in forest
miy in me
zaekkrizta  grieving
n not
jIivt<  life
NySy  leaving
ym]y<  the world of Yama
ìjet!  reach

 
18.Rama   requests   Dasaratha   to   treat   his   mother   with   compassion   so   that   she   lives   without worry.
 
#TyazˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   AòiÇ<z>   sgR>   .38.
           
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