THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 
paEranugmnm!   -   ACCOMPANIED   BY   CITY   DWELLERS
 
s   c   ïImanicNTyaTma   ramae   dzrwaTmj>   ,
sUt<   s<caedyamas   Tvirt<   vaýtaimit   .31.
s> c  Vishnu also
ïIman!  Sriman
AicNTyaTma  with supernatural deeds
ram>  Rama
dzrwaTmj>  Dasaratha's son
sUt<  to the charioteer
s<caedyamas  requested
Tvirt<  quickly
vaýta<  please go
#it thus

 
31.Rama   requested   Sumantra   to   drive   fast.
 
ramae   yahIit   sUt<   t<   itóeit   c   jnStda   ,
%-y<   nazkt!   sUt>   ktuRmXvin   caeidt>   .32.
ram>  Rama
yaih  please drive
#it thus said
sUt<  to the charioteer
t<  that
itò  please stop
#it thus said
s> that
jn> crowd
tda then
%-y<  the two contradictory
n Azkt!  could not decide
sUt>  charioteer
ktuRm!  to do
AXvin  at the start of the journey
caeidt>  receiving requests

 
32.While   Rama   said   to   Sumantra   go,   the   crowd   told   Sumantra   to   stop.   Sumantra   hearing   two contradictory   requests,   could   not   decide   what   to   do.
 
ingRCDit   mhabahaE   rame   paErjnaïui->   ,
pittEr_yviht<   àzzam   mhIrj>   .33.
ingRCDit  while going
mhabahaE  the broad shouldered
rame  Rama
paErjnaïui->  with the tears of the citizens
pittE>  falling from the eyes
A_yviht<  rising dust
àzzam  settled down on becoming wet
mhIrj>  dust from the ground

 
33.The   dust   raised   by   the   chariot   settled   down   being   wetted   by   the   tears   of   the   citizens.
 
éidtaïupiri¬Ú<   hahak«tmcetnm!   ,
àya[e   ra"vSyasIt!   pur<   prmpIiftm!   .34.
éidtaïupiri¬Ú<  eyes wet with tears
hahak«tm!  shouting ha ha
Acetnm!  with a paralysed mind
àya[e  at the start of the trip
ra"vSy  Raghava's
AasIt!  became
pur<  the city
prmpIiftm!  greatly saddened

 
34.On   seeing   Rama   starting   on   his   journey,   the   city   became   saddened.
 
suöav   nynE>   ôI[amaömayass<-vm!   ,
mIns<]ae-ciltE>   sill<   p»jEirv   .35.
suöav  was scattered
nynE>  eyes
ôI[a<  ladies'
Aaö<  tears
Aayass<-vm!  coming out of extereme tiredness because of grief
mIns<]ae-ciltE>  being stirred by fishes
sill<  pond
p»jE>  by lotuses
#v like

 
35.The   place   was   scattered   with   tears   shed   by   the   ladies.
 
†òœva   tu   n&pit>   ïImanekicÄgt<   purm!   ,
inppatEv   Ê>oen   htmUl   #v   Ô‚m>   .36.
†òœva  seeing
tu thus
n&pit>  king
ïIman!  Sriman
@kicÄgt<  with a single desire
purm!  the city
inppat  fell on the ground
@v only
Ê>oen  with grief
htmUl>  with destroyed root
#v like
Ô‚m>  a tree

 
36.Dasaratha,   seeing   the   city   with   a   single   mind,   fell   to   the   ground   like   a   tree   whose   root   is destroyed.
 
ttae   hlhlazBdae   j}e   ramSy   p&ót>   ,
nra[a<   àeúy   rajan<   sIdNt<   -&zÊ>iotm!   .37.
tt> thus
hlhlazBd>  cries of anguish
j}e was heard
ramSy  Rama's
p&ót>  behind
nra[a<  peoples'
àeúy  seeing
rajan<  the king
sIdNt<  falling unconscious
-&zÊ>iotm!  with great mental anguish

 
37.They   raised   cries   of   anguish   behind   Rama   when   they   saw   the   king   falling   unconscious.
 
ha   rameit   jna>   keicÔammateit   capre   ,
ANt>pur<   sm&Ï<   c   ³aezNt>   pyRdevyn!   .38.
ha ha
ram Rama
#it thus
jna>  people
keict!  some
rammat  Rama's mother
#it thus
c Apre  others
ANt>pur<  in the harem
sm&Ï<  always happy
c also
³aezNt>  shouting loudly
pyRdevyn!  were saddened.

 
38.In   the   harem,   which   is   ever   a   happy   place,   some   were   shouting   '   Ha   Rama   '   and   others 'Ha   Rama's   mother   '   with   a   sadness   in   heart.
 
ANvI]ma[ae   ramStu   iv;{[<   æaNtcetsm!   ,
rajan<   matr<   cEv   ddzaRnugtaE   piw   .39.
ANvI]ma[>  observing with deep thought
ram>  Rama
tu now
iv;{[<  grieving
æaNtcetsm!  with a confused mind
rajan<  king
matr< c  mother also
@v only
ddzR  saw
AnugtaE  following him
piw on the road

 
39.Rama   saw   Dasaratha   and   Kausalya   following   the   chariot.
 
s      #v   pazen   ikzaerae   matr<   ywa   ,
xmRpazen   s<yu­>   àkaz<   na_yudE]t   .40.
s> he
bÏ>  caught
#v like
pazen  in a net
ikzaer>  young deer
matr<  to mother
ywa like
xmRpazen  with the bond of dharma
s<yu­>  tied
àkaz< n  to be not in their sight
A_yudE]t  decided

 
40.Rama   then   decided   to   be   out   of   their   sight.            
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