THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 40 : SLOKAS 41 TO 51

 
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pdaitnaE   c   yanarœhavÊ>oarœhaE   suoaeictaE   ,
†òœva   s<caedyamas   zIº<   yahIit   sariwm!   .41.
pdaitnaE c  the two who were walking
yanarœhaE  always travelling by vehicles
AÊ>oarœhaE  the two who never faced any crisis
suoaeictaE  who are entitled to all the luxuries
†òœva  seeing
s<caedyamas  requested
zIº<  quickly
yaih  please go
#it thus
sariwm!  to charioteer

 
41.Rama   and   Lakshmana   requested   Sumantra   to   go   quickly.
 
n   ih   tt!   pué;Vyaºae   Ê>oj<   dzRn<   iptu>   ,
matuí   sihtu<   z­StaeÇaidRt   #v   iÖp>   .42.
n not
ih surely
tt! that
pué;Vyaº>  lion among men
Ê>oj<  because of suffering
dzRn<  experience
iptu>  father's
matu> c  mother's also
sihtu<  to bear
z­>  was capable
taeÇaidRt  prodded by rod
#v like
iÖp>  elephant

 
42.Rama   was   unable   to   bear   the   sight   of   father's   and   mother's   sufferings.
 
àTygarimvayaNtI   vTsla   vTskar[at!   ,
bÏvTsa   ywa   xenU   rammata=_yxavt   .43.
àit  towards
Agar<  cowshed
#v like
vTsla  love for son
vTskar[at!  because of its calf
bÏvTsa  a tied calf
ywa like
xenu>  a cow
rammata  Rama's mother
A_yxavt  ran behind

 
43.Kausalya   ran   behind   the   chariot   as   a   cow   runs   towards   its   calf.
 
twa   édNtI<   kaEsLya<   rw<   tmnuxavtIm!   ,
³aezNtI<   ram   rameit   ha   sIte   lúm[eit   c   .44.
ramlúm[sItawR<   övNtI<   vair   neÇjm!   ,
Ask«t!àe]t   tda   n&TyNtIimv   matrm!   .45.
twa as above
édNtI<  crying
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
rw<  chariot
tm! that
AnuxavtIm!  running behind
³aezNtI<  saying loudly
ram Rama
ram #it  Rama thus
ha ho
sIte  Sita
lúm[  Lakshmana
#it thus
c also
ramlúm[sItawR<  thinking of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita
övNtI<  shedding
vair  tears
neÇjm!  from the eyes
Ask«t!  many times
àe]t  observed
tda then
n&TyNtI< #v  staggeringly
matrm!  mother

 
44,45.Rama   saw   Kausalya   following   the   chariot   calling   out   the   names   Rama,   Lakshmana   and Sita,   shedding   tears   and   with   staggering     feet.
 
itóeit   raja   cu³aez   yaih   yahIit   ra"v>   ,
sumÙSy   b-UvaTma   c³yaeirv   caNtra   .46.
itó  stop
#it thus
raja  king
cu³aez  shouted
yaih  go
yaih  go
#it thus
ra"v>  Raghava
sumÙSy  Sumantra's
b-Uv  became
AaTma  mind
c³yae>  two wheels
#v like
c also
ANtra  caught between

 
46.Dasaratha   was   saying   stop   the   chariot   while   Rama   said   go   go.   Thus   Sumantra   felt   caught between   two   wheels.
 
naïaE;imit   rajanmupalBxae=ip   vúyis   ,
icr<   Ê>oSy   paipóimit   ramStmävIt!   .47.
n AïaE;<  not followed instructions
#it thus
rajan<  to the king
%palBx>  to answer questions
Aip in case
vúyis  please tell
icr<  the last
Ê>oSy  sorrow's
paipó<  effect being unbearable
#it thus
ram>  Rama
tm! to him
AävIt!  said

 
47.Rama   told   Sumantra   to   tell   the   king   when   questioned   that   the   grief   was   so   great,   he   could not   follow   instructions   properly.
 
ramSy   s   vc>   k…vRÚnu}aPy   c   t<   jnm!   ,
ìjtae=ip   hya|!zIº<   caedyamas   sariw>   .48.
ramSy  Rama's
s> that
vc> words
k…vRn!  following
Anu}aPy  requesting for way
c also
t<  that
jnm!  crowd
ìjt>  sitting close
Aip also
hyan!  horses
zIº<  quickly
caedyamas  started
sariw>  charioteer

 
48.Sumantra,   following   Rama's   instructions,   started   the   chariot   and   asked   the   crowd   to   make way.
 
NyvtRt   jnae   ra}ae   ram<   k«Tva   àdi][m!   ,
mnsa=PyïuvegEí   n   NyvtRt   manu;m!   .49.
NyvtRt  stopped
jn> the assembled people
ra}>  king's
ram<  Rama
k«Tva àdi][m!  circumambulating
mnsa  because of love for him
Aip also
AïuvegE>  by the flow of tears from the eyes
c also
n NyvtRt  did not give up
manu;m!  attempts by the people

 
49.The   crowd   went   around   Rama   to   pay   its   respects   and   stopped   there.   They   however   could not   stop   the   flow   of   tears.
 
yimCDeTpunrayaNt<   nEn<   Ërmnuìjet!   ,
#TymaTya   mharajmUcudRzrw<   vc>   .50.
y<  who
#CDet!  wishes
pun>  again
AayaNt<  to return
n not
@n<  him
Ërm!  far away
Anuìjet!  to go to bid goodbye
#it thus
AmaTya>  ministers
mharaj<  to the king
^cu>  said
dzrw<  Dasaratha
vc> is the rule

 
50.Dasaratha's   ministers   told   him   that   one   should   not   follow   for   a   long   distance   a   person   who is   going   to   return,   to   bid   him   good   bye.
 
te;a<   vc>   svRgu[aeppÚ<   àiSvÚgaÇ>   àiv;{[êp>   ,
inzMy   raja   k«p[>   s-ayaˆR   VyviSwtSt<   sutmI]ma[>   .51.
te;a<  their
vc> words
svRgu[aeppÚ<  full of virtues
àiSvÚgaÇ>  sweating all over the body
àiv;{[êp>  with hear heavy with grief
inzMy  accepting
raja  king
k«p[>  pitiable
s-ayR>  with wife
VyviSwt>  stood there itself
t<  that
sut<  son
$]ma[>  looking towards

 
51.Dasaratha,   accepting   the   advice   of   his   ministers,   stood   there   itself   with   his   wife   looking   at Rama.   He   was   sweating   profusely   all   over.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamy[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   cTvair<z>   sgR>   .40.
           
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