THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 42 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
dzrwivlap>   -   DASARATHA   CRIES
 
skama   -v   kEkeyI   ivxva   raJymavs   ,
n   ih   t<   pué;Vyaº<   ivna   jIivtumuTsuhe   .21.
skama  acheived your desires
-v please be
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
ivxva  as a widow
raJy<  in the kingdom
Aavs  you may live
n not
ih thus
t<  that
pué;Vyaº<  the tiger among men
ivna  separated from
jIivtu<  to live
%Tsuhe  I desire

 
21.Dasaratha   told   Kaikeyi   that   he   has   no   desire   to   live   separated   from   Rama   and   thus   she can   live   in   the   kingdom   as   a   widow.
 
#Tyev<   ivlpNraja   jnaE"enai-s<v&t>   ,
Apõat   #vairò<   àivvez   g&haeÄmm!   .22.
#it @v<  as above
ivlpn!  crying
raja  king
jnaE"en  by the crowd
Ai-s<v&t>  surrounded
Apõat>  having given the last to bath to the dead
#v like
Airò<  very sad looking
àivvez  entered
g&haeÄmm!  the best palace

 
22.Dasaratha,   having   said   the   above   and   crying,   entered   the   deserted   palace   a   very   sad   man.
 
zUNycTvrveZmaNt<   s<v&tap[devtam!   ,
¬aNtÊrœblÊ>oataR<   naTyakI[Rmhapwam!   .23.
tamveúy   purI<   svaR<   rammevanuicNtyn!   ,
ivlpn!àaivzÔaja   g&h<   sUyR   #vaMbudm!   .24.
mhaÿdimva]ae_y<   sup[ˆRn   ùtaergm!   ,
rame[   riht<   veZm   vEdeýa   lúm[en   c   .25.
zUNycTvrveZmaNt<  with all the palaces looking empty without people
s<v&tap[devtam!  with shops and temples dark and closed
¬aNtÊrœblÊ>oataR<  with all overcome by grief
naTyakI[Rmhapwam!  with all roads almost deserted
tam!  that
Aveúy  seeing
purI<  city
svaR<  all
rammev  Rama only
AnuicNtyn!  thinking about
ivlpn!  crying shedding tears
àaivzt!  entered
raja  king
g&h<  palace
sUyR>  Sun God
#v like
AMbudm!  rain bearing clouds
mhaÿd< #v  like big lakes
A]ae_y<  impossible to churn
sup[ˆRn  by Garuda
ùtaergm!  without snakes
rame[  by Rama
riht<  without
veZm  palace
vEdeýa  by Vaidehi
lúm[en c  by Lakshmana also

 
23,24,25.Dasaratha   observed   that   the   city   was   deserted,   the   shops   and   temples   were   closed and   there   wer   few   people   on   the   streets.   He   entered   the   palace   which   was   deserted   without Rama,   Sita   and   Lakshmana.   He   was   thinking   only   about   Rama.
 
Aw   gÌdzBdStu   ivlpNmnujaixp>   ,
%vac   m&Ê   mNdawR<   vcn<   dInmSvrm!   .26.
Aw then
gÌdzBd>  mumbling incoherently
tu ivlpn!  crying without a break
mnujaixp>  the king
%vac  spoke
m&Ê  showing his inability
mNdawR<  with clear indication of having lost interest in life
vcn<  the following words
dInm!  pitiably
ASvrm!  in a low tone

 
26.Dasaratha,   unable   to   speak   coherently   because   of   crying,   spoke   in   a   low   tone   as   follows.
 
kaEsLyaya   g&h<   zIº<   rammatunRyNtu   mam!   ,
n   ýNyÇ   mmañasae   ùdySy   -iv:yit   .27.
kaEsLyaya>  Kausalya's
g&h<  house
zIº<  quickly
rammatu>  Rama's mother
nyNtu  please take
mam!  me
n not
ih because
ANyÇ  any where else
mm my
Aañas>  relief from grief
ùdySy  heart's
-iv:yit  will happen

 
27.Dasaratha   asked   to   be   taken   to   Kausalya's   house   since   he   felt   he   will   have   peace   of   mind there   only.
 
#it   äuvNt<   rajanmnyn!ÖardizRn>   ,
kaEsLyaya   g&h<      NyveZyt   ivnItvt!   .28.
#it thus
äuvNt<  saying
rajanm!  king
Anyn!  carried
ÖardizRn>  the guards
kaEsLyaya>  to Kausalya's
g&h<  house
  there
NyveZyt  he was left
ivnItvt!  as per orders

 
28.The   guards   carried   Dasaratha,   as   ordered,   to   Kausalya's   house   and   left   him   there.
 
ttStSy   àivòSy   kaEsLyaya   inveznm!   ,
Aixéýaip   zyn<   b-Uv   luilt<   mn>   .29.
tt> even then
tSy his
àivòSy  having entered
kaEsLyaya>  Kausalya's
inveznm!  palace
Aixéý  climbing and lying down
Aip and
zyn<  on the bed
b-Uv  was
luilt<  disturbed
mn> mind

 
29.Dasaratha,   on   reaching   Kausalya's   palace,   lay   down   on   the   bed.   Even   then   his   mind   was disturbed.
 
puÇÖyivhIn<   c   õu;ya=ip   ivvijRtm!   ,
ApZyÑvn<   raja   nòcNÔimvaMbrm!   .30.
puÇÖyivhIn<  without the two sons
c õu;ya  daughter-in-law also
Aip ivvijRtm!  being without
ApZyt!  thought
-vn<  the palace
raja  king
nòcNÔ<  without moon
#v AMbrm!  like the sky

 
30.Dasaratha   thought   that   the   palace   without   Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita   looked   gloomy   like the   sky   without   the   moon.            
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