THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
paEranugmnm!   -   ACCOMPANIED   BY   CITY   DWELLERS
 
Aw   ramí   sIta   c   lúm[í   k«taÃil>   ,
%ps<g&ý   rajan<   c³…dI–na>   àdi][m!   .1.
Aw similarly
ram> c  Rama also
sIta c  Sita also
lúm[> c  Lakshmana also
k«taÃil>  with joined palms
%ps<g&ý  paying respects at the feet
rajan<  to the king
c³…>  did
dIna>  in difficulty
àdi][m!  circumambulation

 
1.Rama,   Sita   and   Lakshmana   then   paid   their   respects   to   Dasartha.
 
t<   caip   smnu}aPy   xmR}>   sItya   sh   ,
ra"v>   zaeksMmUFae   jnnIm_yvadyt!   .2.
t<  him
c also
Aip also
smnu}aPy  making him give permission to go
xmR}>  well versed in dharma
sItya  with Sita
sh accompanied
ra"v>  Raghava
zaeksMmUF>  suffering because of sadness
jnnIm!  to mother
A_yvadyt!  paid respects

 
2.Then   Rama   paid   his   respects   to   his   mother.
 
ANv]<   lúm[ae   æatu>   kaEsLyam_yvadyt!   ,
Aw   matu>   suimÇaya   j¢ah   cr[aE   pun>   .3.
ANv]<  after
lúm[>  Lakshmana
æatu>  elder brother
kaEsLyam!  to Kausalya
A_yvadyt!  paid respects
Aw then
matu>  mother
suimÇaya  to Sumitra
j¢ah  paid respects
cr[aE  on her feet
pun>  again

 
3.Lakshmana   paid   his   respects   to   Kausalya   and   Sumitra.
 
t<   vNdman<   édtI   mata   saEimiÇmävIt!   ,
ihtkama   mhaba÷<   mUrœXNyupaºay   lúm[m!   .4.
t<  to him
vNdman<  paying respects
édtI  crying
mata  mother
saEimiÇm!  Sumitra's son
AävIt!  adviced
ihtkama  wishing well
mhaba÷<  to broad shouldered
mUrœi× %paºay  kissing on the head
lúm[m!  Lakshmana

 
4.Sumitra,   crying   loudly,   then   adviced   Lakshmana   as   follows.
 
s&òSTv<   vnvasay   Svnur­>   suù¾ne   ,
rame   àmad<   ma   ka;I–>   puÇ   æatir   gCDit   .5.
s&ò>  was born
Tv<  you
vnvasay  for living in forest
Svnur­>  with great respect
suù¾ne  loved by all people
rame  in Rama
àmad<  for committing mistake
ma ka;I–>  donot give chance
puÇ  son
æatir  elder brother
gCDit  wherever he goes

 
5.Sumitra   adviced   Lakshmana   to   be   respectful   to   Rama   and   to   be   on   guard   so   that   he   does not   commit   any   mistake..
 
VysnI   va   sm&Ïae   va   gitre;   tvan"   ,
@;   laeke   sta<   xmaˆR   yj!Jyeóvzgae   -vet!   .6.
VysnI va  even if losing all the wealth
sm&Ï> va  or blessed with all good things
git>  your refuge
@;> he alone
tv for you
An" blemishless one
@;> this
laeke  in the earth
sta<  good persons'
xmR>  dharma
yt! thta
Jyeóvzg>  respecting elders
-vet!  if present

 
6.Sumitra   adviced   Lakshmana   to   be   always   respectful   to   Rama   and   his   only   refuge   is   Rama.
 
#d<   ih   v&Ämuict<   k…lSyaSy   snatnm!   ,
dan<   dI]a   c   y}e;u   tnuTyagae   m&xe;u   c   .
JyeóSyaPynuv&iÄí   rajv<zSy   l][m!   .7.
#d< ih  this only
v&Ä<  to observed
%ict<  that ahs been followed by predecessors
k…lSy  higher class's
ASy this
snatnm!  coming from long ago
dan<  being pure
dI]a c  always enthusiastic
y}e;u  in performing yagna
tnuTyag>  sacrificing one's life
m&xe;u  in wars
c also
JyeóSy  for elder brother
Aip all of the above
Anuv&iÄ> c  obeying him
rajv<zSy  princely family's
l][m!  virtue

 
7.Sumitra   adviced   Lakshmana   about   the   need   to   obey   Rama   always.
 
lúm[<   Tvevmu®va   sa   s<isÏ<   iàyra"vm!   ,
suimÇa   gCD   gCDeit   pun>   punévac   tm!   .8.
gMytamwRla-ay   ]emay   ivjyay   c   ,
zÇup]ivnazay   pun>   s<dzRnay   c   .9.
lúm[<  Lakshmana
tu being so
@v<  as above
%®va  having told
sa that
s<isÏ<  becoming eligible for mukthi
iàyra"vm!  serving Rama with love
suimÇa  Sumitra
gCD gCD  go and come back
#it thus
pun> pun>  again and again
%vac  said
tm! to him
gMytam!  should accompany
AwRla-ay  for the benefit of the goal of life
]emay  for the welfare
ivjyay  for fame
c zÇup]ivnazay  for destruction of enemies
pun>  over and above
s<dzRnay c  for respect

 
8,9.Sumitra   adviced   Lakshmana   on   the   necessity   to   accompany   Rama   and   gave   him
permission   to   go.
 
ram<   dzrw<   iviÏ   ma<   iviÏ   jnkaTmjm!   ,
AyaeXyamqvI<   iviÏ   gCD   tat   ywasuom!   .10.
ram<  Rama
dzrw<  as Dasaratha
iviÏ  treat
ma<  me
iviÏ  treat
jnkaTmjm!  Janaka's daughter
AyaeXyam!  as Ayodhya
AqvI<  the forest
iviÏ  treat
gCD go
tat child
ywasuom!  as you wish

 
10.Sumitra   told   Lakshmana   to   treat   Rama   as   Dasaratha,   Sita   as   his   mother   and   the   forest   as Ayodhya.            
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