THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
paEranugmnm!   -   ACCOMPANIED   BY   CITY   DWELLERS
 
tt>   sumÙ>   kak…Ts!w<   àaÃilvaRKymävIt!   ,
ivnItae   ivny}í   matilvaRsv<   ywa   .11.
tt> then
sumÙ>  Sumantra
kak…Ts!w<  to Rama
àaÃil>  with joined palms
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke
ivnIt>  one who is ever humble
ivny}>  knows the greatness of humility
c also
matil>  Matali, the charioteer of Indra
vasv<  to Indra
ywa similarly

 
11.Suamantra   told   Rama   the   following   words   with   great   respect.
 
rwmaraeh   -Ô<   te   rajpuÇ   mhayz>   ,
i]à<   Tva<   àapiy:yaim      ma<   ram   vúyis   .12.
rw<  chariot
Aaraeh  please climb
-Ô< te  wish you well
rajpuÇ  prince
mhayz>  with great fame
i]à<  quickly
Tva<  you
àapiy:yaim  I will take you
  where
ma<  to me
ram Rama
vúyis  you order

 
12.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   he   will   take   him   to   the   place   decided   by   Rama.
 
ctudRz   ih   v;aRi[   vStVyain   vne   Tvya   ,
taNyup³imtVyain   yain   deVya=is   caeidt>   .13.
ctudRz  fourteen
ih because
v;aRi[  years
vStVyain  to be spent
vne in the forest
Tvya  by you
tain  those
%p³imtVyain  that day should be the first day
yain  which
deVya  by Kaikeyi
Ais you are
caeidt>  ordered

 
13.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   the   present   day   should   be   the   first   day   of   fourteen   years   of   living in   the   forest   as   decided   by   Kaikeyi.
 
t<   rw<   sUyRs»az<   sIta   ùòen   cetsa   ,
Aaéraeh   vraraeha   k«Tva=l»armaTmn>   .14.
t<  that
rw<  chariot
sUyRs»az<  bright like the sun
sIta  Sita
ùòen  with a happy
cetsa  mind
Aaéraeh  climbed
vraraeha  best among women
k«Tva  having done
Al»ar<  decorating
AaTmn>  herself

 
14.Sita   climbed   the   bright   chariot   fully   decked.
 
Awae   Jvls»az~   camIkriv-Ui;tm!   ,
tmaééhtuStU[R<   æatraE   ramlúm[aE   .15.
Awae  later
Jvls»az<  shining like the fire
camIkriv-Ui;tm!  decorated with gold
t<  on that
Aaééhtu>  climbed
tU[R<  quickly
æatraE  the two brothers
ramlúm[aE  Rama and Lakshmana

 
15.Rama   and   Lakshmana   then   climbed   on   to   the   chariot.
 
vnvas<   ih   s'œOyay   vasa<Sya-r[ain   c   ,
-taRrmnugCDNTyE   sItayE   ñzurae   ddaE   .
twEvayuxjatain   æat&_ya<   kvcain   c   .16.
rwaepSwe   àitNySy   scmR   kiQn<   c   tt!   ,
sItat&tIyanaêFaN†òœva   x&òmcaedyt!   .
sumÙ>   s<mtanñan!   vayuvegsmaÃve   .17.
vnvas<  for the time to live in forest
ih surely
s'œOyay  calculating the requirements
vasa<is  clothes
Aa-r[ain c  ornaments also
-taRrm!  husband
AnugCDNTyE  following
sItayE  to Sita
ñzur>  fatherin-law
ddaE  gave
twa @v  similarly
Aayuxjatain  the family of weapons
æat&_ya<  for the brothers
kvcain c  armours also
rwaepSwe  in the center of the chariot
àitNySy  placing
scmR  tied with leather
kiQn< c  basket also
tt! that
sItat&tIyan!  the three of them including Sita
AaêFan!  having climbed on the chariot
†òœva  seeing
x&òm!  with confidence
Acaedyt!  drove
sumÙ>  Sumantra
s<mtan!  praised by all
Añan!  horse
vayuvegsman!  with the speed of the wind
jve in running

 
16,17.The   required   clothes   and   ornaments   for   Sita,   the   weapons   for   the   two   brothers   were placed   on   the   chariot.   Sumantra   then   started   the   chariot,   seeing   that   all   three   of   them   are already   on   the   chariot.
 
àyate   tu   mhar{y<   icrraÇay   ra"ve   ,
b-Uv   ngre   mUrœCDa   blmUrœCDa   jnSy   c   .18.
àyate tu  while starting
mhar{y<  to the forest
icrraÇay  for a long time
ra"ve  Raghava
b-Uv  became
ngre  in the city
mUrœCDa  unconscious
blmUrœCDa  by a great illusion
jnSy c  for all the people

 
18.On   seeing   Rama   depart,   the   people   were   dumbfounded.
 
tTsmak…ls<æaNt<   mÄs»‚iptiÖpm!   ,
hyiziÃtin"aˆR;<   purmasINmhaSvnm!   .19.
tt! that
smak…ls<æaNt<  mind and body becoming confused
mÄs»‚iptiÖpm!  with angered elephants
hyiziÃtin"aˆR;<  with the neighs of horses
pur<  city
AasIt!  appeared
mhaSvnm!  with a great many noises

 
19.The   city   with   confused   people,   elephants   angry   and   horses   neighing,   was   full   of   noises.
 
tt>   sbalv&Ïa   sa   purI   prmpIifta   ,
rammevai-ÊÔav   "maRtR>   sill<   ywa   .20.
tt> then
sbalv&Ïa  children and elders included
sa that
purI  all the citizens
prmpIifta  greatly saddened
ram< @v  Rama only
Ai-ÊÔav  followed
"maRtR>  being thirsty because of hot sun
sill<  to water
ywa similarly

 
20.All   the   citizens   followed   Rama   like   one   who   is   in   search   of   water   to   quench   his   thirst.            
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