THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 39 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
vngmnap&CDa   -   OBTAINING   PERMISSION   TO   GO   TO   FOREST
 
@v<   mNye   gu[vta<   gu[ana<   )lmuCyte   ,
ipÇa   maÇa   c   yTsaxuvI–rae   invaRSyte   vnm!   .11.
@v<  like this
mNye  I think
gu[vta<  for very good people
gu[ana<  the effect of deeds
)l<  of the previous birth
%Cyte  is being said
ipÇa  by father
maÇa  by mother
c also
yt! for this reason
saxu>  blessed one
vIr>  courageous
invaRSyte  is being sent
vnm!  to the forest

 
11.Dasaratha   that   Rama   is   driven   to   the   forest   because   of   his   deeds   in   the   earlier   birth.
 
ra}ae   vcnma}ay   sumÙ>   zIºiv³m>   ,
yaejiyTva==yyaE      rwmñErl<k«tm!   .12.
ra}>  king's
vcn<  orders
Aa}ay  carrying out
sumÙ>  Sumantra
zIºiv³m>  one who carries out orders in time
yaejiyTva  tethered
AayyaE  brought
  there
rwm!  chariot
AñE>  horses
Al<k«tm!  well decorated

 
12.Sumantra,   carrying   out   the   orders   of   Dasaratha,   brought   a   chariot   with   well   decorated
horses.
 
t<   rw<   rajpuÇay   sUt>   knk-Ui;tm!   ,
Aacc]e=Ãil<   k«Tva   yu­<   prmvaiji->   .13.
t<  for him
rw<  chariot
rajpuÇay  for the prince
sUt>  charioteer
knk-Ui;tm!  decorated with gold
Aacc]e  presented
AÃil< k«Tva  with folded palms
yu­<  ready
prmvaiji->  with best horses

 
13.Sumantra   presented   the   chariot   with   best   horses   before   Rama.
 
raja   sTvrmaøy   Vyap&t<   ivÄsÂye   ,
%vac   dezkal}ae   iniít<   svRt>   zuicm!   .14.
raja  king
sTvr<  quickly
Aaøy  bringing
Vyap&t<  in charge of treasury
ivÄsÂye  in the treasury
%vac  told
dezkal}~>  one who knows the time and place for things
iniít<  trustworthy
svRt>  completely
zuicm!  pure

 
14.Dasaratha   called   his   most   trustworthy   treasury   in   charge   and   ordered   as   follows.
 
vasa<is   c   mharœhai[   -U;[ain   vrai[   c   ,
v;aR{yetain   s<Oyay   vEdeýa>   i]àmany   .15.
vasa<is c  clothes also
mharœhai[  the best
-U;[ain  ornaments
vrai[  the best
c also
v;aRi[  for years
@tain  these
s<Oyay  calculating
vEdeýa>  to Vaidehi
i]à<  quickly
Aany  bring

 
15.Dasaratha   told   the   treasury   in-charge   to   bring   the   best   of   clothes   and   ornaments   for   Sita sufficient   for   the   period   of   stay   in   forest.
 
nreNÔe[Evmu­Stu   gTva   kaezg&h<   tt>   ,
àayCDt!   svRmaùTy   sItayE   svRmev   tt!     .16.
nreNÔe[  by the king
@v<  like this
%­>  being told
tu in this
gTva  going
kaezg&h<  to the store house
tt> at that time
àayCDt!  handed over
svR<  all
AaùTy  carrying
sItayE  to Sita
svRm! @v  all of them
tt! those

 
16.As   ordered   by   Dasaratha,   all   the   requirements   of   Sita   were   brought   and   handed   over   to her.
 
sa   sujata   sujatain   vEdehI   àiSwta   vnm!   ,
-U;yamas   gaÇai[   tEivRicÇEivR-U;[E>   .17.
sa that
sujata  self born
sujatain  with all good features
vEdehI  Vaidehi
àiSwta  ready to go
vnm!  to the forest
-U;yamas  decorated
gaÇai[  on her limbs
tE> those
ivicÇE>  best
iv-U;[E>  with ornaments

 
17.Sita   decorated   herself   with   all   the   best   ornaments.
 
Vyrajyt   vEdehI   veZm   tTsuiv-Ui;ta   ,
%Xytae<zumt>   kale   o<   à-ev   ivvSvt>   .18.
Vyrajyt  made it glow
vEdehI  Vaidehi
veZm  the palace
tt! that
suiv-Ui;ta  well ornamented
%Xyt>  risen
A<zumt>  with rays
kale  at sunrise
o<  the sky
à-a  lighted
#v like
ivvSvt>  Sun's

 
18.The   well   ornamented   Sita   made   the   palace   shine   like   the   sky   is   lit   by   the   rising   sun.
 
ta<   -uja_ya<   pir:vJy   ñïUvRcnmävIt!   ,
AnacrNtI<   k«p[<   mUrœXNyupaºay   mEiwlIm!   .19.
ta<  to her
-uja_ya<  with both hands
pir:vJy  embracing
ñïU>  motherin-law
vcnm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke
AnacrNtI<  avoids by doing right things
k«p[<  to commit sin
mUrœi×  on the head
%paºay  kissing
mEiwlIm!  Maithily

 
19.Kausalya   embracing   and   kissing   Sita   on   the   head,   spoke   as   follows.
 
AsTy>   svRlaeke=iSmn!   stt<   sTk«ta>   iàyE>   ,
-taRr<   nanumNyNte   ivinpatgt<   iôy>   .20.
AsTy>  born in a lower class family
svRlaeke  on the earth
AiSmn!  this
stt<  at all times
sTk«ta>  being treated well
iàyE>  by husbands
-taRr<  husband
n AnumNyNte  do not treat with respect
ivinpatgt<  in difficulty because of earlier deeds
iôy>  women

 
20.Kausalya   told   Sita   that   women   born   in   lower   class   do   not   treat   with   respecttheir   husbands in   times   of   difficuty.            
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