THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 46 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
paErvÂnm!   -   CHEATING   THE   CITIZENS
 
ttStu   tmsatIr<   rMymaiïTy   ra"v>   ,
sItamuÖIúy   saEimiÇimd<   vcnmävIt!   .1.
tt> therefore
tu in this
tmsatIr<  the shores of river tamasa
rMy<  beautiful
AaiïTy  reaching
ra"v>  Rama
sIta<  Sita
%ÖIúy  thinking about
saEimiÇ<  to Lakshmana
#d<  the following
vcnm!  words
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.Rama,   on   reaching   the   banks   of   tamasa   river,   spoke   to   Lakshmana   as   follows   with   Sita   in mind.
 
#ymXy   inza   pUvaR   saEimÇe   àiSwta   vnm!   ,
vnvasSy   -Ô<   te   n   caeTki{Qtumrœhis   .2.
#ym!  this
AXy today's
inza  night
pUvaR  as the first
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
àiSwta  has come
vnm!  living in forest
vnvasSy  roaming in the forests
-Ô<  duty
te your
n not
c also
%Tki{Qtum!  to be disheartened
Arœhis  give place

 
2.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   this   is   the   first   night   of   their   stay   in   the   forest   and   thus   he   should  not   entertain   any   doubts   in   his   mind.
 
pZy   zUNyaNyr{yain   édNtIv   smNtt>   ,
ywainlymayiÑinRlInain   m&giÖjE>   .3.
pZy please observe
zUNyain  not planning
Ar{yain  animals in the forest
édiNt  makes noises
#v like
smNtt>  in all directions
ywainly<  their resting places for the night
AayiÑ>  having reached
inlInain  protecting the places from danger
m&giÖjE>  animals and birds

 
3.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   forest   animals   have   returned   to   their   places   and   are   making noises   to   keep   away   any   danger.
 
AXyayaeXya   tu   ngir   rajxain   iptumRm   ,
sôIpu<sa==gtanSmaÁDaeic:yit   n   s<zy>   .4.
AXy now
AyaeXya  ayodhya
tu in this
ngir  city
rajxain  the capital city of
iptu>  father
mm my
sôIpu<sa  all men and women
Aagtan!  having come here
ASman!  thinking about us
zaeic:yit  will be grieving
n s<zy>  there is no doubt

 
4.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Dasaratha,   staying   in   ayodhya,   will   be   grieving   being   separated from   us.
 
Anur­a   ih   mnuja   rajan<   b÷i-guR[E>   ,
Tva<   c   ma<   c   nrVyaº   zÇu¹-rtaE   twa   .5.
Anur­a>  are devoted
ih surely
mnuja>  people
rajan<  in the king
b÷i->  specially
gu[E>  with virtues
Tva< c  in you also
ma< c  in me also
nrVyaº  best among men
zÇu¹-rtaE twa  to Bharata and Shatrugna also

 
5.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   people   are   devoted   to   the   king   and   his   family   because   of the   virtues.
 
iptr<   canuzaecaim   matr<   c   yziSvnIm!   ,
Aip   va=NxaE   -veta<   tu   édNtaE   tav-Iú[z>   .6.
iptr< c  towards father
Anuzaecaim  I grieve
matr< c  mother also
yziSvnIm!  the famous
Aip also
va may be
ANxaE  blinded
-veta<  become
tu édNtaE  crying
taE the two
A-Iú[z>  without a break

 
6.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   is   worried   about   their   parents.   Their   mothers   may   become blind   because   of   nonstop   crying.
 
-rt>   olu   xmaRTma   iptr<   matr<   c   me   ,
xmaRwRkamsihtEvaRKyErañasiy:yit   .7.
-rt>  Bharata
olu there is hope
xmaRTma  dharmathma
iptr<  father
matr< c  mother also
me my
xmaRwRkamsihtE>  full of dharma
vaKyE>  with thoughts
Aañasiy:yit  will console

 
7.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Bharata   will   console   their   parents   with   thoughts   full   of   dharma.
 
-rtSyan&z<sTv<   siÂNTyah<   pun>   pun>   ,
nanuzaecaim   iptr<   matr<   caip   lúm[   .8.
-rtSy  Bharata's
Aan&z<sTv<  kind heartedness
siÂNTy  observing
Ah<  I
pun> pun>  again and again
n Anuzaecaim  has no worries
iptr<  towards
matr< c  towards mother also
Aip at times
lúm[  Lakshmana

 
8.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   at   times   he   does   not   worry   about   parents   thinking   of   Bharata's goodness.
 
Tvya   kayR<   nrVyaº   mamnuìjta   k«tm!   ,
ANveòVya   ih   vEdeýa   r][awˆR   shayta   .9.
Tvya  by you
kayR<  to be done
nrVyaº  best among men
mam!  me
Anuìjta  following
k«tm!  a duty
ANveòVya  required
ih therefore
vEdeýa>  for Vaidehi
r][awˆR  for protection
shayta  assistance

 
9.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   protecting   Sita   is   his   duty.
 
AiÑrev   tu   saEimÇe   vTSyaMyXy   inzaimmam!   ,
@tiÏ   raecte   mý<   vNye=ip   ivivxe   sit   .10.
AiÑ> @v  drinking water only
tu in this
saEimÇe  son of Sumitra
vTSyaim  will live
AXy today
inza<  night
#mam!  this
@tt! ih  that alone
raecte  appeals
mý<  to me
vNye  vegetables and roots
Aip also
ivivxe  varieties of
sit available

 
10.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   on   that   night   he   will   live   on   water   only   even   though   various fruits   and   roots   are   available.            
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