THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 43 : SLOKAS 11 TO 21

 
kaEsLyaivllap>   -   KAUSALYA   CRIES
 
kda   àeúy   nrVyaºavr{yaTpunragtaE   ,
niNd:yit   purI   ùòa   smuÔ   #v   pvRi[   .11.
kda when
àeúy  seeing
nrVyaºaE  the two tiger among men
Ar{yat!  from the forest
pun>  again
AagtaE  returned
niNd:yit  will celebrate as a festival
purI  city
ùòa  becoming happy
smuÔ>  the sea
#v like
pvRi[  in the monsoon season

 
11.Kausalya   wondered   when   Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita   will   return   so   that   the   people   in   the city   can   celebrate   that   day   with   festivities.
 
kda=yaeXya<   mhaba÷>   purI<   vIr>   àveúyit   ,
purSk«Ty   rwe   sIta<   v&;-ae   gaevxUimv   .12.
kda when
AyaeXya<  in Ayodhya
mhaba÷>  broad shouldered
purI<  in the city
vIr>  the braves
àveúyit  will enter
purSk«Ty  by his side
rwe in the chariot
sIta<  Sita
v&;->  the best among men
gaevxU<  daughter of the earth
#v herself

 
12.Kausalya   further   wondered   when   Rama   will   enter   the   city   of   Ayodhya   with   Sita   by   his   side in   the   chariot.
 
kda   àai[shöai[   rajmagˆR   mmaTmjaE   ,
lajErvikir:yiNt   àivzNtavirNdmaE   .13.
kda when
àai[shöai[  people in thousands
rajmagˆR  on the main road
mm my
AaTmjaE  two sons
lajE>  with puffed rice
Avikir:yiNt  will shower
àivzNtaE  walking
AirNdmaE  the unconquerable

 
13.Kausalya   wondered   when   the   poeple   of   Ayodhya   gathered   in   thousands   on   the   main   road, will   shower   puffed   rice   on   her   two   sons.
 
àivzÚaE   kda=yaeXya<   Ôúyaim   zu-k…{flaE   ,
%d¢ayuxiniô<zaE   sz&¼aivv   pvRtaE   .14.
àivzÚaE  having arrived
kda when
AyaeXya<  in Ayidhya
Ôúyaim  I will see
zu-k…{flaE  with lovely ear rings and danglers
%d¢ayuxiniô<zaE  with the best of bows and swords in hand
sz&¼aE  with tops
#v like
pvRtaE  two mountains

 
14.Kausalya   wondered   when   she   will   she   her   two   sons   in   Ayodhya.
 
kda   sumns>   kNya   iÖjatIna<   )lain   c   ,
àidzNTy>   purI<   ùòa>   kir:yiNt   àdi][m!   .15.
kda when
sumns>  flowers
kNya>  married women
iÖjatIna<  of brahmin, vysya and kshatriya caste
)lain c  fruits also
àidzNTy>  making as offering
purI<  in the city
ùòa>  happily
kir:yiNt  will do
àdi][m!  pay homage to Gods

 
15.Kausalya   wondered   when   the   married   women   of   the   city   will   offer   flowers   and   fruits   to   the Gods.
 
kda   pir[tae   buÏ(a   vysa   camrà->   ,
A_yupE:yit   xmR}>   suv;R   #v   lalyn!   .16.
kda when
pir[t>  being an expert
buÏ(a  by knowledge
vysa  by ages
c also
Amrà->  with devas' luster
A_yupE:yit  will look after
xmR}>  he who knows dharma well
suv;R> #v  like the rains
lalyn!  pleasing the heart

 
16.Kausalya   wondered   when   Rama   will   return   and   look   after   her.
 
in>s<zy<   mya   mNye   pura   vIr   kdyRya   ,
patukame;u   vTse;u   mat&[a<   Daidta>   Stna>   .17.
in>s<zy<  without pity
mya by me
mNye  I think
pura  earlier
vIr husband
kdyRya  because of greed
patukame;u  with desire to drink milk
vTse;u  in case of calves
mat&[a<  cows'
Daidta>  were covered
Stna>  udders

 
17.Kausalya   thought   may   be   she   had   covered   the   udders   of   cows   when   their   calves   came   for drinking   milk.
 
sa=h<   gaEirv   is<hen   ivvTsa   vTsla   k«ta   ,
kEkeYya   pué;Vyaº   balvTsev   gaErœblat!   .18.
sa that
Ah<  I
gaE>  cow
#v like
is<hen  by a lion
ivvTsa  losing its calf
vTsla  with love towards its calf
k«ta  was done
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
pué;Vyaº  best among men
balvTsa  with young calf
#v like
gaE>  cow
blat!  by force

 
18.Kausalya   felt   like   a   cow   whose   calf   has   been   killed   by   a   lion   when   Kaikeyi   sent   Rama   to the   forest.
 
n   ih   tavÌ‚[EjuRò<   svRzaôivzardm!   ,
@kpuÇa   ivna   puÇmh<   jIivtumuTshe   .19.
n not
ih surely
tavt! gu[E>  with those rare qualities
juò<  praised by all
svRzaôivzardm!  learned in all scriptures
@kpuÇa  mother of one son
ivna  separated from
puÇ<  son
Ah<  I
jIivtu<  to live
%Tshe  interested

 
19.Kausalya   said   that   separated   from   her   only   son   who   has   all   the   rare   qualities   and   well versed   in   scriptures,   she   has   no   desire   to   live.
 
n   ih   me   jIivte   ikiÂTsamWyRimh   kLPyte   ,
ApZyNTya>   iày<   puÇ<   mhaba÷<   mhablm!   .20.
n not
ih surely
me to me
jIivte  in living
ikiÂt!  anything else
samWyR<  as usefull
#h here
kLPyte  has been taught
ApZyNTya>  not able to see
iày<  favourite
puÇ<  son
mhaba÷<  broad shoudered
mhablm!  he with great strength

 
20.Kausalya   said   that   without   seeing   her   son   Rama,   no   usefull   purpose   will   be   served   by living.
 
Ay<   ih   ma<   dIpyte   smuiTwtStnUjzaekà-vae   ÷tazn>   ,
mhIimma<   riZmi-éÏtà-ae   ywa   inda"e   -gvaiNdvakr>   .21.
Ay<  for the present
ih surely
ma<  me
dIpyte  is burning
smuiTwt>  shining in the noon time
tnUjzaekà-v>  sorrow because of separation from son
÷tazn>  the fire
mhI<  the earth
#ma<  this
riZmi->  withrays
%Ïtà->  will full luster
ywa simlarly
inda"e  in summer
-gvan!  God
idvakr>  Sun

 
21.Kausalya   felt   that   the   fires   of   sorrow   of   separation   from   Rama   is   burning   her   like   the   rays of   the   scorching   sun   in   summer.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   iÇcTvair<z>   sgR>   .43.
           
PROCEED TO SARGA 44 SLOKAS 1 TO 10 OF AYODHYA KANDA
RETURN TO SARGA 43 SLOKAS 1 TO 10 OF AYODHYA KANDA
RETURN TO INDEX OF SARGAS OF AYODHYA KANDA
RETURN TO INDEX OF KANDAS OF RAMAYANA