THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 39 : SLOKAS 31 TO 41

 
vngmnap&CDa   -   OBTAINING   PERMISSION   TO   GO   TO   FOREST
 
sa=hmev<   gta   ïeóa   ïutxmRpravra   ,
AayˆR   ikmvmNye   y<   ôI[a<   -taR   ih   dEvtm!   .31.
sa that
Ah<  I
@v< gta  following rituals as above
ïeóa  capable of all blessings
ïutxmRpravra  being adviced on the greatness of chastity
AayˆR  motherin-law
ikm!  how
AvmNye  can I insult
y<  him
ôI[a<  for women
-taR ih  husband only
dEvtm!  is like a God

 
31.Sita   told   Kausalya   that   a   husband   is   like   a   God   to   women.   Also   since   she   is   steadfast   on chastity,   she   will   not   insult   her   husband.
 
sItaya   vcn<   ïuTva   kaEsLya   ùdy¼mm!   ,
zuÏsÄ!va   mumaecaïu   shsa   Ê>oh;Rjm!   .32.
sItaya>  Sita's
vcn<  words
ïuTva  hearing
kaEsLya  Kausalya
ùdy¼mm!  expressing inner feelings
zuÏsÄ!va  chaste and knowledgeable
mumaec  shed
Aïu  tears
shsa  suddenly
Ê>oh;Rjm!  out of sorrow and happiness

 
32.On   hearing   Sita's   words,   Kausalya   shed   tears   of   joy   and   sorrow.
 
ta<   àaÃilri-³My   mat&mXye=itsTk«tam!   ,
ram>   prmxmR}ae   matr<   vaKymävIt!   .33.
ta<  that
àaÃil>  with joined palms
Ai-³My  nearing
mat&mXye  among the mothers
AitsTk«tam!  being venerated
ram>  Rama
prmxmR}>  who knows dharma best
matr<  to mother
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
33.Rama   then   nearing   his   mother,   spoke   as   follows.
 
AMb   ma   Ê>iota   -USTv<   pZy   Tv<   iptr<   mm   ,
]yae=ip   vnvasSy   i]àmev   -iv:yit   .34.
AMb mother
ma do not
Ê>iota  with sorrow
-U> become
Tv<  you
pZy please look after
Tv<  you
iptr<  father
mm my
]y> Aip  end also
vnvasSy  living in the forest
i]à< @v  very quickly
-iv:yit  will come

 
34.Rama   adviced   Kausalya   not   to   greive   but   to   look   after   Dasaratha.   The   fourteen   years   will pass   quickly.
 
suÝayaSte   gim:yiNt   nv   v;aRi[      c   ,
sa   sm¢imh   àaÝ<   ma<   Ôúyis   suùÖ¯tm!   .35.
suÝaya>  sleeping and waking up
te you
gim:yiNt  will be over
nv nine
v;aRi[  years
  five
c along with
sa that you
sm¢<  completing my duties
#h here
àaÝ<  having returned
ma<  me
Ôúyis  you will see
suùÖ¯tm!  in the midst of well wishers

 
35.Rama   told   Kausalya   that   the   fourteen   will   be   over   before   she   realises   and   he   will   return successfully.
 
@tavdi-nItawRmu®va   s   jnnI<   vc>   ,
ÇyZztztaxaR   ih   ddzaRveúy   matr>   .36.
@tavt!  as above
Ai-nItawR<  for the benefit of the listeners
%®va  having told
s> he
jnnI<  mother
vc> words
ÇyZztztaxaR  three hundred fifty in number
ih surely
ddzR  thought within himself
Aveúy  looking at
matr>  mothers

 
36.Rama   pondered   for   a   moment   after   saying   the   right   words   to   his   mother.
 
taíaip   s   twEvataR   mat&dRzrwaTmj>   ,
xmRyu­imd<   vaKy<   injgad   k«taÃil>   .37.
ta> those
c also
Aip and
s> that
twa @v  similarly
AataR>  saddened
mat&>  mothers
dzrwaTmj>  Dasaratha's son
xmRyu­<  full of dharma
#d<  the following
vaKy<  request
injgad  made
k«taÃil>  with joined palms

 
37.Rama   made   the   following   request   to   all   his   mothers.
 
s<vasat!   pé;<   ikiÂd}anaÖaip   yTk«tm!   ,
tNme   smnujanIt   svaRíamÙyaim   v>   .38.
s<vasat!  unknowingly
pé;<  mistake
ikiÂt!  even a little
A}anat! va  because of carelessness
Aip also
yt! which
k«tm!  done
tt! that
me my
smnujanIt  please be excused
svaR> c  from all of you
AamÙyaim  beg to grant me leave to go
v> you

 
38.Rama   requested   all   of   them   to   pardon   his   mistakes   and   give   him   leave   to   go.
 
vcn<   ra"vSyEtÏmRyu­<   smaihtm!   ,
zuïuvuSta>   iôy>   svaR>   zaekaepùtcets>   .39.
vcn<  words
ra"vSy  Raghava's
@tt!  these
xmRyu­<  full of meaning
smaihtm!  showing his humility
zuïuvu>  heard
ta> those
iôy>  ladies
svaR>  all
zaekaepùtcets>  with saddened hearts

 
39.All   the   mothers   heard   these   words   of   Rama,   which   were   full   of   meaning.
 
j}e=w   tasa<   s<nad>   ³aEÂInaimv   inSvn>   ,
manveNÔSy   -ayaR[amev<   vdit   ra"ve   .40.
j}e looked
Aw then
tasa<  their
s<nad>  shouts
³aEÂIna<  female krauncha birds'
#v inSvn>  noises like
manveNÔSy  king's
-ayaR[a<  wife's
@v<  as above
vdit  speaking
ra"ve  Raghava

 
40.As   Rama   said   this,   the   shouts   of   the   king's   wives   sounded   like   the   crying   of   the   female krauncha   birds.
 
murjp[vme""ae;vÎzrwveZm   b-Uv   yTpura   ,
ivliptpirdevnak…l<   Vysngt<   td-Ut!   suÊ>iotm!   .41.
murjp[vme""ae;vt!  with the sounds of instruments like muraja, pavana
dzrwveZm  Dasaratha's palace
b-Uv  looked
yt! which
pura  earlier
ivliptpirdevnak…l<  filled with loud cries and weeping
Vysngt<  in difficult situation
tt! that
A-Ut!  became
suÊ>iotm!  with great sadness

 
41.Dasaratha's   palace   which   was   filled   with   music   from   various   instruments,   was   now   filled with   the   weeping   and   loud   cries.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   @kaencTvair<z>   sgR>   .39.
           
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