THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 42 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
dzrwivlap>   -   DASARATHA'S   CRIES
 
hTvev   äaü[<   kamat!Sp&òœva=i¶imv   pai[na   ,
ANvtPyt   xmaRTma   puÇ<   siÂNTy   tapsm!   .11.
hTva  discarding
#v like
äaü[< 
kamat!  because of attachment
Sp&òœva  touching
Ai¶<  fire
#v like
pai[na  by hand
ANvtPyt  was tortured
xmaRTma  the great soul
puÇ<  son
siÂNTy  thinking about
tapsm!  who is dressed as an ascetic

 
11.Dasaratha   was   thinking   about   Rama   and   felt   like   one   is   touching   the   fire.
 
inv&TyEv   inv&TyEv   sIdtae   rwvTmRsu   ,
ra}ae   naitb-aE   êp<   ¢StSya<zumtae   ywa   .12.
inv&Ty @v  looking again
inv&Ty @v  looking again
sIdt>  overcome with sorrow
rwvTmRsu  along the path of the chariot till it was visible
ra}>  king
n Aitb-aE  was without shine
êp<  body
¢StSy  eclipsed by Rahu
A<zumt> ywa  like the sun

 
12.Dasaratha   was   looking   towards   the   chariot   as   long   as   it   was   in   sight,   with   the   shine   gone out   of   his   eyes.
 
ivllap   c   Ê>oatR>   iày<   puÇmnuSmrn!   ,
ngraNtmnuàaÝ<   buρva   puÇmwaävIt!   .13.
ivllap  cried shedding tears
c also
Ê>oatR>  unable to cotrol his feelings
iày<  favourite
puÇm!  son
AnuSmrn!  thinking about
ngraNtm!  the border of the city
AnuàaÝ<  crossing
buρva  thinking in mind
puÇm!  son
Aw as follows
AävIt!  spoke

 
13.Dasaratha   was   thinking   about   Rama   and   asuuming   that   he   has   crossed   the   city   limits, spoke   as   follows.
 
vahnana<   c   muOyana<   vhta<   t<   mmaTmjm!   ,
pdain   piw   †ZyNte   s   mhaTma   n   †Zyte   .14.
vahnana<  with horses
c also
muOyana<  the best of
vhta<  carrying
t<  that
mm my
AaTmjm!  son
pdain  foot prints
piw on the road
†ZyNte  are visible
s> that
mhaTma  great soul
n †Zyte  is not seen

 
14.Dasaratha   said   that   while   he   can   see   the   footprints   of   the   horses,   he   cannot   see   Rama.
 
y>   suke;Upxane;u   zte   cNdnêipt>   ,
vIJymanae   mharœhai->   ôIi-mRm   sutaeÄm>   .15.
s   nUn<   KvicdevaXy   v&]mUlmupaiït>   ,
kaó<   va   yid   va=Zmanmupxay   ziy:yte   .16.
y> who
suke;u  soft
%pxane;u  beds
zte slept
cNdnêipt>  smeared with sandal paste
vIJyman>  was being fanned
mharœhai->  the best
ôIi->  by ladies
mm my
sutaeÄm>  the best son
s> he
nUn<  shortly
Kvict!  in some
@v only
AXy now
v&]mUl<  below a tree
%paiït>  reaching
kaó< va  a plank
yid va  or else
AZman<  a stone
%pxay  using as a bed
ziy:yte  will sleep

 
15,16.Dasaratha   bemoaned   the   fact   Rama,   who   slept   in   luxurios   beds,   fanned   by   ladies,   will now   sleep   under   a   tree   on   hard   stone.
 
%TwaSyit   c   meidNya>   k«p[>   pa<suk…i{Qt>   ,
ivinñsn!àöv[aTkre[Unaimv;R->   .17.
%TwaSyit  will arise
c also
meidNya>  from the bare ground
k«p[>  in pitiable state
pa<suk…i{Qt>  body covered with dust
ivinñsn!  sighing
àöv[at!  from near the streams
kre[Una<  female elephant's
#v like
\;->  the he elephant who becomes her husband

 
17.Dasaratha   thought   that   Rama   will   arise   with   body   covered   with   dust.
 
ÔúyiNt   nUn<   pué;a   dI"Rba÷<   vnecra>   ,
rammuTway   gCDNt<   laeknawmnawvt!   .18.
ÔúyiNt  will see
nUn<  from now on
pué;a>  men
dI"Rba÷<  long limbed
vnecra>  forest dwelling
ram<  Rama
%Tway  leaving the palace
gCDNt<  roaming about
laeknawm!  Lord of the world
Anawvt!  being abandoned by father

 
18.Dasaratha   said   that   forest   dwellers   will   see   Rama   who   was   abandoned   by   his   father.
 
sa   nUn<   jnkSyeòa   suta   suosdaeicta   ,
k{qka³m[¬aNta   vnmXy   gim:yit   .19.
sa she
nUn<  from now on
jnkSy  Janaka's
#òa  favourite
suta  daughter
suosdaeicta  deserving all luxuries always
k{qka³m[¬aNta  being pricked by thorns
vnm!  in the forest
AXy now
gim:yit  will spend time

 
19.Dasaratha   said   that   Sita,   the   daughter   of   Janaka   and   who   is   entitled   to   all   luxuries,   will   be tormented   by   thorns   in   the   forest.
 
Ani-}a   vnana<   sa   nUn<   -ymupe:yit   ,
ñapdanidRt<   ïuTva   gM-Ir<   raemh;R[m!   .20.
Ani-}a  not used to
vnana<  to the forests
sa she
nUn<  from now on
-y<  fears
%pe:yit  will experience
ñapdanidRt<  the roar of animals
ïuTva  hearing
gM-Ir<  loud
raemh;R[m!  hair raising

 
20.Dasaratha   said   that   Sita   will   be   afraid   on   hearing   the   loud   roars   of   fierce   animals.            
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