THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
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pañRt>   p&ótíaip   l<bmanaStÊNmuoa>   ,
ba:ppU[Rimoa>   svˆR   tmUcurœ-&zinSvna>   .21.
pañRt>  from sides
p&ót> c  from the rear also
Aip and
l<bmana>  following
tÊNmuoa>  looking at him
ba:ppU[Rmuoa>  tears streaming down the face
svˆR  all
t<  to him
^cu>  said as follows
-&zinSvna>  shouting noisily

 
21.The   people   who   were   following   Rama   from   the   sides   and   rear,   spoke   to   Sumantra   with tears   streaming   down   their   faces.
 
s<yCD   vaijna<   rZmIn!   sUt   yaih   znE>   znE>   ,
muo<   Ôúyam   ramSy   ÊdRzR<   nae   -iv:yit   .22.
s<yCD  please pull in
vaijna<  horses'
rZmIn!  reins
sUt charioteer
yaih  please go
znE> znE>  slowly slowly
muo<  face
Ôúyam>  will see
ramSy  Rama's
ÊdRzR<  a rarity
n> for us
-iv:yit  will become

 
22.The   people   requested   Sumantra   to   go   slowly   so   that   can   see   Rama's   face   for   some   more time   as   it   will   be   long   before   they   see   Rama   again.
 
Aays<   ùdy<   nUn<   rammaturs<zym!   ,
yÎevg-Ràitme   vn<   yait   n   i-Xyte   .23.
Aays<  made of iron
ùdy<  heart
nUn<  even now
rammatu>  Rama's mother's
As<zym!  there is no doubt
yt! because
devg-Ràitme  one who is like a young deva
vn<  to the forest
yait  is going
n i-Xyte  is not broken

 
23.People   wondered   whether   Kausalya's   heart   is   made   of   iron,   since   it   has   not   broken   down even   after   seeing   Rama   going   to   the   forest.
 
k«tk«Tya   ih   vEdehI   Dayevanugta   pitm!   ,
n   jhait   rta   xmˆR   meémkRà-a   ywa   .24.
k«tk«Tya  one who has accomplished her life's mission
ih because
vEdehI  Vaidehi
Daya  shadow
#v like
Anugta  following
pitm!  husband
n jhait  is not separated
rta enthusiastic
xmˆR  in chastity
meém!  Meru mountain
AkRà-a  sun's rays
ywa similarly

 
24.The   people   thought   that   Sita   has   done   her   life's   duty   since   she   is   following   Rama.
 
Ahae   lúm[   isÏawR>   stt<   iàyvaidnm!   ,
æatr<   devs»az<   ySTv<   pircir:yit   .25.
Ahae  Oh! God
lúm[  Lakshmana
isÏawR>  you are blessed
stt<  at all times
iàyvaidnm!  speaking pleasantly
æatr<  elder brother
devs»az<  like a deva
y> who
Tv<  you only
pircir:yit  serving well

 
25.The   people   told   Lakshmana   that   he   is   blessed   since   he   will   be   serving   Rama   at   all   times.
 
mhTye;a   ih   te   isiÏre;   ca_yudyae   mhan!   ,
@;   SvgRSy   magRí   ydenmnugCDis   .26.
mhtI  the greatest
@;a ih  this alone
te to you
isiÏ>  deliverance
@;> c  this also
A_yudy>  the deed for deliverance
mhan!  great
@;> this
SvgRSy  to the heavens
magR> c  the best way
yt! which
@nm!  him
AnugCDis  you are following

 
26.The   people   further   told   Lakshmana   that   the   mission   he   has   undertaken   ie   to   serve   Rama   in the   forest   will   lead   him   to   the   heavens.
 
@v<   vdNtSte   saeFu<   n   zek…baR:pmagtm!   ,
nraStmnugCDNt>   iàyimúvak…nNdnm!   .27.
@v<  as above
vdNt>  saying
te those
saeFu<  to stop
n zek…>  were not able
ba:p<  tears
Aagtm!  the flowing
nra>  men
tm! that
AnugCDNt>  following
iày<  dearest
#úvak…nNdnm!  the son of Ikshvaku dynasty

 
27.The   people   following   their   dear   Rama   could   not   control   the   tears.
 
Aw   raja   v&t>   ôIi-dI–nai-dI–ncetn>   ,
injRgam   iày<   puÇ<   ÔúyamIit   äuvn!   g&hat!   .28.
Aw at the same time
raja  king
v&t>  surrounded
ôIi->  by his wives
dInai->  saddened
dIncetn>  with hurt in their mind
injRgam  came out
iày<  favourite
puÇ<  son
Ôúyaim  I will see
#it thus
äuvn!  saying
g&hat!  from the house

 
28.At   that   time   Dasaratha   with   his   wives   also   came   out   of   the   house   to   his   son   Rama.
 
zuïuve   ca¢t>   ôI[a<   édNtIna<   mhaSvn>   ,
ywa   nad>   kre[Una<   bÏe   mhit   k…Ãre   .29.
zuïuve  was heard
c A¢t>  in his presence
ôI[a<  ladies'
édNtIna<  crying loudly
mhaSvn>  a great noise
ywa like
nad>  the sound
kre[Una<  of a female elephant
bÏe  trapped
mhit  great
k…Ãre  male elephant

 
29.The   ladies   cried   uncontrollably   making   it   sound   like   the   cries   of   female   elephant   whose male   partner   was   trapped.
 
ipta   c   raja   kak…Ts!w>   ïIman!   sÚStda   ,
pirpU[R>   zzI   kale   ¢he[aepPlutae   ywa   .30.
ipta c  father also
raja  king
kak…Ts!w>  of Kakutstha dynasty (Dasaratha)
ïIman!  Sriman
sÚ>  lost luster
tda then
pirpU[R>  full
zzI moon
kale  in the season
¢he[  eclipsed
%pPlut>  by Rahu
ywa like

 
30.Dasaratha   looked   like   the   eclipsed   moon,   having   lost   his   luster.            
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