THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 43 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
kaEsLyaivllap>   -   KAUSALYA   CRIES
 
tt>   smIúy   zyne   sÚ<   zaeken   paiwRvm!   ,
kaEsLya   puÇzaekataR   tmuvac   mhIpitm!   .1.
tt> therefore
smIúy  towards
zyne  on the bed
sÚ<  lying unable to move the leg and hands
zaeken  with agony
paiwRvm!  ruler of the world
kaEsLya  Kausalya
puÇzaekataR  in agony because of separation from son
t<  that
%vac  spoke as follows
mhIpitm!  king

 
1.Kausalya,   suffering   because   of   separation   from   Rama,   spoke   to   the   king   as   follows.
 
ra"ve   nrzaËRle   iv;<   mu®va   ih   ijüga   ,
ivcir:yit   kEkeyI   inmuR­ev   ih   pÚgI   .2.
ra"ve  in Raghava
nrzaËRle  best among men
iv;<  poison
mu®va  releasing
ih ijüga  one who has committed a crime
ivcir:yit  will pose problems
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
inmuR­a  roaming freely
#v like
ih himself
pÚgI  a snake

 
2.Kausalya   said   that   Kaikeyi   has   committed   a   crime   by   accusing   Rama   and   she   is   bound   to create   problems.
 
ivvaSy   ram<   su-ga   lBxkama   smaihta   ,
Çasiy:yit   ma<   -Uyae   Êòaihirv   veZmin   .3.
ivvaSy  having gone to the forest
ram<  Rama
su-ga  being praised
lBxkama  having acheived her desires
smaihta  accepted by all
Çasiy:yit  will rule with an iron hand
ma<  me
-Uy>  more than earlier
Êòaih>  poisonous snake
#v like
veZmin  in the palace

 
3.Kausalya   expressed   her   concern   about   Kaikeyi   becoming   more   ruthless   after   her   decision
to   send   Rama   to   the   forest   was   accepted   by   all.
 
Aw   Sm   ngre   ramírN-E]<   g&he   vset!   ,
kamkarae   vr<   datumip   das<   mmaTmjm!   .4.
Aw otherwise also
Sm may be
ngre  in the city
ram>  Rama
crn! -E]<  going about begging
g&he  in the palace
vset!  live
kamkar>  your mind
vr<  would have been better
datum!  to appoint
Aip also
das<  as a slave
mm my
AaTmjm!  son

 
4.Kausalya   said   that   Rama   could   either   have   styed   in   the   city   begging   for   a   living   or   Dasaratha could   have   appointed   him   as   a   slave.
 
patiyTva   tu   kEkeYya   ram<   SwanaXyweòt>   ,
àidòae   r]sa<   -ag>   pvR[Ivaihtai¶na   .5.
patiyTva tu  driving out
kEkeYya>  to Kaikeyi
ram<  Rama
Swanat!  from the palace
yweòt>  agreed to by you
àidò>  as given
r]sa<  to rakshasas
-ag>  portion fit for devas
pvRi[  at some moment
#v like
Aaihtai¶na  protecting the sacred fire for a number of days by one

 
5.Kausalya   said   that   sending   Rama   to   the   forest   is   like   giving   a   portion   meant   for   devas   to rakshasas.
 
gjrajgitvI–rae   mhaba÷xRnuxRr>   ,
vnmaivzte   nUn<   s-ayaR>   shlúm[>   .6.
gjrajgitvI–r>  gait like the king of elephants
mhaba÷>  broad shouldered
xnuxRr>  with a bow
vn<  forest
Aaivzte  makes as a livable place
nUn<  now on wards
s-ayaR>  with wife
shlúm[>  along with Lakshmana

 
6.Kausalya   said   that   Rama,   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana,   will   make   the   forest   a   livable   place.
 
vne   Tv†òÊ>oana<   kEkeYyanumte   Tvya   ,
Ty­ana<   vnvasay   ka   NvvSwa   -iv:yit   .7.
vne in the forest
tu now
A†òÊ>oana<  one who not experienced any difficulty
kEkeYyanumte  to please Kaikeyi
Tvya  by you
Ty­ana<  sent
vnvasay  for living in the forest
ka nu  what
AvSwa  situation
-iv:yit  will happen

 
7.Kausalya   wondered   what   situation   the   three   will   face,   those   who   have   no   exprience   of   any difficulty.
 
te   rÆhInaSté[a>   )lkale   ivvaista>   ,
kw<   vTSyiNt   k«p[a>   )lmUlE>   k«tazna>   .8.
te thay
rÆhIna>  losing all luxuries
té[a>  young
)lkale  at the time ripe for enjoying life
ivvaista>  being sent to the forest
kw<  how
vTSyiNt  will live
k«p[a>  pitiable
)lmUlE>  fruits and roots
k«tazna>  as food for survival

 
8.Kausalya   wondered   further   that   those   who   have   to   enjoy   life   have   been   deprived   of   the luxuries   and   how   will   they   survive   on   fruits   and   roots.
 
ApIdanI<   s   kal>   SyaNmm   zaek]y>   izv>   ,
s-ayR<   c   sh   æaÇa   pZyeyimh   ra"vm!   .9.
Aip and
#danI<  now
s> that
kal>  the time
Syat!  will come
mm my
zaek]y>  end of all the sorrow
izv>  blessed
s-ayR<  with wife
c also
sh along with
æaÇa  brother
pZyey<  will see
#h here
ra"vm!  Ragahava

 
9.Kausalya   wondered   when   the   time   will   come   for   the   end   of   her   sorrow   and   the   good   day when   she   will   see   Rama   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana.
 
ïuTvEvaepiSwtaE   vIraE   kda=yaeXya   -iv:yit   ,
yziSvnI   ùòjna   sUCDśirtXvjmailnI   .10.
ïuTva  hearing
@v only
%piSwtaE  having returned
vIraE  the two braves
kda when
AyaeXya  Ayodhya
-iv:yit  will look
yziSvnI  famous
ùòjna  with happy people
sUCDśirtXvjmailnI  with flags flying high

 
10.Kausalya   wondered   when   the   to   will   return   to   Ayodhya   so   that   the   people   will   be   happy and   the   flags   will   fly   high.            
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