THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 45 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
tmsatIrgmnm!   -   REACHING   BANKS   OF   TAMASA   RIVER
 
äaü{y<   k«Tõmett!Tva<   äü{ymnugCDit   ,
iÖjSkNxaixêFaSTvam¶yae=PynuyaNTymI   .21.
äaü{y<  the group of brahmins
k«Tõ<  all
@tt!  this
Tva<  you
äü{ym!  one who is to be revered
AnugCDit  is following
iÖjSkNxaixêFa>  being carried on the shoulders of brahmins
Tvam!  you
A¶y> Aip  fires like garhapathyam, avahaniyam, south etc
AnuyaNTymI  are following

 
21.They   told   Rama   that   the   group   of   brahmins   are   following   him   carrying   sacred   fires.
 
vajpeysmuTwain   DÇa{yetain   pZy   n>   ,
p&òtae=nuàyatain   h<sainv   jlaTyye   .22.
vajpeysmuTwain  obtained in vajapeya yagna
DÇai[ @tain  these umbrellas
pZy please see
n> our
p&òt> Anuàyatain  which are coming behind
h<san!  swans
#v like
jlaTyye  in dry season

 
22.They   requested   Rama   to   look   at   the   umbrellas   which   are   following   them.   These   were   got in   the   vajapeya   yagna   and   now   are like   swans   in   the   dry   season.
 
AnvaÝatpÇSy   riZmsNtaiptSy   te   ,
@i-ZDaya<   kir:yam>   SvEZDÇEvaRjpeiykE>   .23.
AnvaÝatpÇSy  without an umbrella
riZmsNtaiptSy  being affected by the sun's rays
te to you
@i->  these
Daya<  being in the shade
kir:yam>  we will do
SvE>  our own
DÇE>  with umbrellas
vajpeiykE>  obtained through vajapeya yagna

 
23.The   brahmins,   seeing   Rama   unprotected   in   the   scorching   sun,   offered   their   umbrellas   to protect   him   from   the   sun.
 
ya   ih   n>   stt<   buiÏvˆRdmÙanusair[I   ,
TvTk«te   sa   k«ta   vTs   vnvasanusair[I   .24.
ya which ever
ih surely
n>  our
stt<  at all times
buiÏ>  intelligence
vedmÙanusair[I  by chanting vedas
TvTk«te  for you
sa that
k«ta  has become
vTs oh! lord
vnvasanusair[I  following you who is leaving for the forest

 
24.The   brahmins   told   Rama   that   what   ever   they   have   obtained   using   their   knowledge   of   vedas comes   in   handy   at   the   time   of   his   travel   to   the   forest.
 
ùdye:vvitóNte   veda   ye   n>   pr<   xnm!   ,
vTSyNTyip   g&he:vev   daraíairÇri]ta>   .25.
ùdye;u  in hearts
AvitóNte  is resident
veda>  the vedas
ye which
n> our
pr<  greatest
xnm!  wealth
vTSyiNt  will reside
Aip g&he;u  in the houses
@v only
dara>  wives
cairÇri]ta>  protected by their chastity

 
25.The   brahmins   told   Rama   that   he   is   more   important   to   them   than   the   vedas.   Also   the   women will   be   safe   in   the   houses.
 
n   puninRíy>   kayRSTvÌtaE   suk«ta   mit>   ,
Tviy   xmRVype]e   tu   ik<   SyaÏmRmpei]tum!   .26.
n not
pun>  again
iníy>  determination
kayR>  to be done
TvÌtaE  in the present circumstance
suk«ta  complete
mit>  prayer
Tviy  to you
xmRVype]e  steadfast in dharma
tu but
ik< Stat!  what else is there
xmRm!  duties to be perfomed
Apei]tum!  to be completed

 
26.The   brahmins   told   Rama   that   more   duties   are   waiting   to   be   done   than   his   living   in   the   forest.
 
yaictae   nae   invtRSv   h<szu¬izraeéhE>   ,
izraei-inR-&tacar   mhIptnpa<sulE>   .27.
yaict>  being pleaded
n> for us
invtRSv  please return
h<szu¬izraeéhE>  with white hair like a swan
izraei->  with bowed heads
in-&tacar  one who is always on the path of dharma
mhIptnpa<sulE>  with dust on the hair because of falling on the ground

 
27.The   brahmins   urged   Rama   to   return   to   Ayodhya.
 
bøna<   ivtta   y}a   iÖjana<   y   #hagta>   ,
te;a<   smaiÝrayÄa   tv   vTs   invtRne   .28.
bøna<  elders
ivtta>  observed
y}a>  five yagnas
iÖjana<  brahmins'
ye in any form
#h in this world
Aagta>  as a duty
te;a<  for them
smaiÝ>  the result
AayÄa  depends
tv your
vTs o! lord
invtRne  in your return

 
28.The   brahmins   told   Rama   that   the   effect   of   their   performing   yagnas   depend   on   his   return.
 
-i­miNt   ih   -Utain   j¼maj¼main   c   ,
yacmane;u   te;u   Tv<   -i­<   -­e;u   dzRy   .29.
-i­miNt  worships you
ih surely
-Utain  beings
j¼maj¼main  things that are moving or not moving
c also
yacmane;u  pleaders
te;u  among them
Tv<  you
-i­<  your friendship
-­e;u  your followers
dzRy  please prove

 
29.The   brahmins   wanted   Rama   to   show   his   friendship   to   all   beings   by   returning   to   Ayodhya.
 
AnugNtumz­aSTva<   mUlEéÏtveign>   ,
%Úta   vayuvegen   iv³aezNtIv   padpa>   .30.
AnugNtum!  to follow
Az­a>  being incapable
Tva<  you
mUlE>  with roots
%Ïtveign>  showing their sorrow
%Úta>  standing tall
vayuvegen  by the gust of wind
iv³aeziNt  cries
#v like
padpa>  trees

 
30.The   brahmins   told   Rama   that   the   trees   express   their   sorrow   by   blowing   the   strong   wind.            
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