THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 45 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
tmsatIrgmnm!   -   REACHING   BANKS   OF   TAMASA   RIVER
 
ywa   ywa   dazriwxRmˆR   @v   iSwtae=-vt!   ,
twa   twa   àk«tyae   ram<   pitmkamyn!   .11.
ywa ywa  to whatever extent
dazriw>  Ram
xmˆR @v  in dharma only
iSwt>  steadfast
A-vt!  was seen
twa twa  to that extent
àk«ty>  the people
ram<  Rama
pitm!  as a king
Akamyn!  desired

 
11.The   extent   to   which   Rama   followed   the   path   of   dharma,   the   people   desired   that   he   should be   the   king.
 
ba:pe[   ipiht<   dIn<   ram>   saEimiÇ[a   sh   ,
ck;ˆRv   gu[ErœbXva   jn<   purinvaisnm!   .12.
ba:pe[  with tears
ipiht<  with saddened faces
dIn<  in difficult circumstances
ram>  Rama
saEimiÇ[a  with Lakshmana
sh together with
ck;R  was drawn
#v like
gu[E>  with reasons to give him leave
bXva  protesting
jn<  by the people
purinvaisnm!  who were residents in the city

 
12.Rama   tried   very   hard   to   persuade   the   saddened   people   to   allow   him   to   go.
 
te   iÖjaiôivx<   v&Ïa   }anen   vysaEjsa   ,
vy>àkMpizrsae   ËraËcuird<   vc>   .13.
te those
iÖja>  brahmins
iÇivx<  in all three aspects
v&Ïa>  elderly
}anen  in knowledge
vysa  in age
Aaejsa  in penance
vy>àkMpizrs>  head shaking because of old age
Ërat!  from a distance
^cu>  spoke
#d<  the following
vc> words

 
13.The   elderly   brahmins,   who   were   superior   in   knowledge,   penance   and   older,   spoke   from a   distance.
 
vhNtae   jvna   ram<   -ae   -ae   jaTyaStur¼ma>   ,
invtRXv<   n   gNtVy<   ihta   -vt   -tRir   .14.
vhNt>  carrying
jvna>  winners of contests
ram<  Rama
-ae -ae  oh! oh!
jaTya>  well bred
tur¼ma>  horses
invtRXv<  please return
n gNtVy<  is not right to go
ihta>  for the benefit
-vt you should be
-tRir  in your master

 
14.They   told   the   horses   that   they   should   work   for   the   benefit   for   their   master   and   not   take   him to   the   forest.
 
k[RviNt   ih   -Utain   ivze;e[   tur¼ma>   ,
yUy<   tSmaiÚvtRXv<   yacn<   pritveidta>   .15.
k[RviNt  have ears
ih surely
-Utain  living beings
ivze;e[  specially
tur¼ma>  horses
yUy<  you
tSmat!  therefore
invtRXv<  please return
yacn<  requests
pritveidta>  accepting

 
15.The   brahmins   pleaded   with   the   horses   to   return.
 
xmRt>   s   ivzuÏaTma   vIr>   zu-†Fvrt>   ,
%pvaýStu   vae   -taR   napvaý>   puraÖnm!   .16.
xmRt>  truthfully
s> he
ivzuÏaTma  a pure soul
vIr>  a brave person
zu-†Fvrt>  always thinks of doing good to all
%pvaý>  to be taken to the city
tu thus
v> your
-taR  master
n Apvaý>  not to be taken
purat!  from the city
vnm!  to the forest

 
16.The   brahmins   further   told   that   Rama   deserves   to   live   in   the   city   and   not   in   the   forest.
 
@vmatRàlapa<StaNv&ÏaNàlptae   iÖjan!   ,
Aveúy   shsa   ramae   rwadvttar   s>   .17.
@v<  as above
AatRàlapan!  pleading out of grief
tan!  those
v&Ïan!  elders
àlpt>  blabbering
iÖjan!  brahmins
Aveúy  seeing
shsa  suddenly
ram>  Rama
rwat!  from the chariot
Avttar  got down
s> he

 
17.Rama,   on   hearing   the   incoherent   pleadings   of   the   brahmins,   suddenly   got   down   from   the chariot.
 
pÑ(amev   jgamaw   ssIt>   shlúm[>   ,
siÚk«òpdNyasae   ramae   vnpray[>   .18.
pÑ(amev  on his feet
jgama  went
Aw then
ssIt>  with Sita
shlúm[>  with Lakshmana
siÚk«òpdNyas>  with deliberate steps
ram>  Rama
vnpray[>  determined to go to forest

 
18.Rama   then   went   near   the   brahmins   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana,   determined   to   go   to   forest.
 
iÖjatIn!   ih   pdatI<StaNramíairÇvTsl>   ,
n   zzak   "&[ac]u>   pirmae­…<   rwen   s>   .19.
iÖjatIn! ih  brahmins also
pdatIn!  coming on foot
tan!  those
ram>  Rama
cairÇvTsl>  embodiment of virtue
n zzak  could not think
"&[ac]u>  with kindness in eyes
pirmae­…<  to return
rwen  from the chariot
s> he

 
19.Rama,   seeing   the   brahmins   following   him   on   foot,   could   not   think   of   asking   them   to   return.
 
gCDNtmev   t<   †òœva   ram<   s<æaNtcets>   ,
^cu>   prmsNtÝa   ram<   vaKyimd<   iÖja>   .20.
gCDNt< @v  coming on foot
t<  that
†òœva  seeing
ram<  Rama
s<æaNtcets>  with shocked mind
^cu>  said
prmsNtÝa>  much disturbed
ram<  to Rama
vaKy<  words
#d<  the following
iÖja>  the brahmins

 
20.The   brahmins   said   the   following   words   to   Rama,   who   was   approaching   them   on   foot.            
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