THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 46 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
paErvÂnm!   -   CHEATING   THE   CITIZENS
 
@vmu®va   tu   saEimiÇ<   sumÙmip   ra"v>   ,
AàmÄSTvmñe;u   -v   saEMyeTyuvac   h   .11.
@v<  as above
%®va tu  having told
saEimiÇ<  to Lakshmana
sumÙm! Aip  to Sumantra
ra"v>  Raghava
AàmÄ>  very careful
Tvm!  you
Añe;u  towards horses
-v please be
saEMy  blessed
#it thus
%vac  spoke
h pity

 
11.Rama   then   told   Sumantra   to   take   care   of   the   horses.
 
sae=ñaNsumÙ>   s<y_y   sUyˆR=St<   smupagte   ,
à-UtyvsaNk«Tva   b-Uv   àTynNtr>   .12.
s> that
Añan!  horses
sumÙ>  Sumantra
s<y_y  tethering
sUyˆR  sun
ASt<  set
smupagte  after
à-Utyvsan!  providing enough grass
k«Tva  having done
b-Uv  became
àTynNtr>  to look after other duties

 
12.Sumantra   after   taking   care   of   horses   and   looking   after   their   needs,   attended   to   other   tasks.
 
%paSy   tu   izva<   sNXya<   †òœva   raiÇmupagtam!   ,
ramSy   zyn<   c³e   sUt>   saEimiÇ[a   sh   .13.
%paSy  observing
tu in this
izva<  holy
sNXya<  the time of twilight
†òœva  seeing
raiÇ<  night
%pagtam!  having fallen
ramSy  for Rama
zyn<  bed
c³e  made
sUt>  charioteer
saEimiÇ[a sh  along with Lakshmana

 
13.Sumantra   along   with   Lakshmana   then   made   the   bed   for   Rama   for   spending   the   night.
 
ta<   zYya<   tmsatIre   vIúy   v&]dlE>   k«tam!   ,
ram>   saEimiÇ[a   saxR<   s-ayR>   s<ivvez   h   .14.
ta<  that
zYya<  bed
tmsatIre  on the bank of tamasa river
vIúy  seeing
v&]dlE>  of tree leaves
k«tam!  made
ram>  Rama
saEimiÇ[a  with Lakshmana
saxR<  along with
s-ayR>  with wife
s<ivvez  slept
h what

 
14.Rama   then   slept   on   the   bed   made   of   leaves   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana.
 
s-ayR<   s<àsuÝ<   t<   æatr<   àeúy   lúm[>   ,
kwyamas   sUtay   ramSy   ivivxaNgu[an!   .15.
s-ayR<  with wife
s<àsuÝ<  sleeping
t<  that
æatr<  elder brother
àeúy  observing
lúm[>  Lakshmana
kwyamas  started telling
sUtay  to the charioteer
ramSy  Rama's
ivivxan! gu[an!  the various virtues

 
15.After   Rama   slept,   Lakshmana   described   to   Sumantra   the   various   virtues   of   Rama.
 
ja¢taerev   sa   raiÇStyae>   saEimiÇsUtyae>   ,
jgam   tmsatIre   ramSy   äuvtaeguR[an!   .16.
ja¢tae>  keeping awake
@v only
sa that
raiÇ>  night
tyae>  those
saEimiÇsUtyae>  Lakshmana and Sumantra
jgam  spent
tmsatIre  on the bank of tamasa river
ramSy  Rama's
äuvtae>  extoling
gu[an!  virtues

 
16.Lakshmana   and   Sumantra   spent   the   night   talking   about   Rama's   virtues.
 
gaek…lak…ltIrayaStmsaya=ivËrt>   ,
AvsÄÇ   ta<   raiÇ<   ram>   àk«iti->   sh   .17.
gaek…lak…ltIraya>  with a number of cow sheds
tmsaya>  river tamasa's
AivËrt>  close by
Avst!  spent
  thus
ta< raiÇ<  that night
ram>  Rama
àk«iti->  people
sh with

 
17.Rama   spent   the   night   with   the   people   on   the   bank   of   tamasa   river.
 
%Tway   tu   mhateja>   àk«tISta   inzaMy   c   ,
AävIdœæatr<   ramae   lúm[<   pu{yl][m!   .18.
%Tway  awakening
tu in this
mhateja>  lustrous
àk«tI>  about citizens
ta> those
inzaMy  thinking deeply
c also
AävIt!  told
æatr<  to brother
ram>  Rama
lúm[<  Lakshmana
pu{yl][m!  virtuous

 
18.Rama,   on   awakening,   thought   about   the   brahmins   and   told   Lakshmana   as   follows.
 
ASm™pe]aNsaEimÇe   inrpe]aNg&hei:vman!   ,
v&]mUle;u   s<suÝaNpZy   lúm[   sa<àtm!   .19.
ASm™pe]an!  devoted to us
saEimÇe  son of Sumitra
inrpe]an!  without any attachment
g&he;u  in married life
#man!  these
v&]mUle;u  under the tree
s<suÝan!  fast asleep
pZy see
lúm[  Lakshmana
sa<àtm!  now

 
19.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   observe   the   brahmins   who   were   fast   asleep   under   the   trees, without   any   desires.
 
ywEte   inym<   paEra>   k…vRNTySmiÚvtRne   ,
Aip   àa[anis:yiNt   n   tu   TyúyiNt   iníym!   .20.
ywa dor that
@te these
inym<  penance
paEra>  cititzens
k…vRiNt  are observing
ASmiÚvtRne  to take us back
Aip àa[an!  even life
Ais:yiNt  does not care
n not
tu in this
TyúyiNt  will give up
iníym!  their determination

 
20.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   brahmins   do   not   worry   about   their   life   even,   in   their determination   to   take   us   back.            
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