THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 46 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
paErvÂnm!   -   CHEATING   THE   CITIZENS
 
yavdev   tu   s<suÝaStavdev   vy<   l"u   ,
rwmaéý   gCDam   pNwanmak…tae-ym!   .21.
yavt! @v  even when
tu immeditely
s<suÝa>  sleeping
tavt! @v  at that time
vy<  we
l"u quickly
rw<  on the chariot
Aaéý  climbing
gCDam>  will go
pNwan<  on our way to the forest
Ak…tae-ym!  without hindrance

 
21.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   while   the   people   are   sleeping,   they   should   leave   for   the   forest.
 
Atae   -Uyae=ip   nedanIimúvak…purvaisn>   ,
Svpeyurnur­a   ma<   v&]mUlain   s<iïta   .22.
At> from now
-Uy> Aip  again
n not
#danI<  now
#úvak…purvaisn>  residents of capital of Ikshvaku kingdom
Svpeyu>  will sleep
Anur­a>  devoted
ma<  to me
v&]mUlain  under the trees
s<iïta>  sleeping

 
22.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   those   who   love   him   will   awake   shortly.
 
paEra   ýaTmk«ta΂>oaiÖàmaeúy   n&paTmjE>   ,
n   te   oLvaTmna   yaeJya   Ê>oen   purvaisn>   .23.
paEra>  people from the city
ih surely
AaTmk«tat!  brought on by themselves
Ê>oat!  from difficulties
ivàmaeúy>  have to be released
n&paTmjE>  by the princes
n not give a chance
te they
olu even a little
AaTmna  our
yaeJya>  to share our experiences
Ê>oen  with difficulty
purvaisn>  people from the city

 
23.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   people   deserve   to   be   released   from   the   difficulty   brought by   themselves   by   following   them   and   that   they   should   not   suffer   the   same   difficuties.
 
AävILlúm[ae   ram<   sa]aÏmRimv   iSwtm!   ,
raecte   me   mhaàa}   i]àmaéýtaimit   .24.
AävIt!  spoke
lúm[>  Lakshmana
ram<  to Rama
sa]at!  embodiment
xmR< #v  of dharma itself
iSwtm!  standing
raecte  appeals
me to me
mhaàa}  one who knows all
i]à<  quickly
Aaéýta<  decide as you think best
#it as follows

 
24.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   agrees   with   whatever   Rama   decides.
 
Aw   ramae=ävICD+ImaNsumÙ<   yuJyta<   rw>   ,
gim:yaim   ttae=r{y<   gCD   zIºimit   à-u>   .25.
Aw then
ram>  Rama
AävIt!  spoke
ïIman!  the blessed
sumÙ<  to Suamantra
yuJyta<  please get ready
rw> the chariot
gim:yaim  I will go
tt> then
Ar{y<  to the forest
gCD please go
zIº<  quickly
#it as follows
à-u>  lord

 
25.Rama   immediately   told   Sumantra   to   get   the   chariot   ready   so   that   they   can   leave   for   the forest.
 
sUtStt>   s<Tvirt>   SyNdn<   tErśhyaeÄmE>   ,
yaejiyTva=w   ramay   àaÃil>   àTyvedyt!   .26.
sUt>  the charioteer
tt> then
s<Tvirt>  without delay
SyNdn<  the chariot
tE> those
hyaeÄmE>  best of horses
yaejiyTva  having got ready
Aw thereafter
ramay  towards Rama
àaÃil>  with folded hands
àTyvedyt!  told as follows

 
26.Sumantra   immeditely   got   ready   the   chariot   and   spoke   to   Rama   as   folows.
Ay<   yu­ae   mhabahae   rwSte   riwn<   vr   ,
Tvmaraeh   su-Ô<   te   ssIt>   shlúm[>   .27.
Ay<  now
yu­>  is ready
mhabahae  broad shouldered one
rw> chariot
te your
riwna< vr  best among charioteers
Tv<  you
Aaraeh  please climb
su-Ô< te  may you be blessed
ssIt>  along with Sita
shlúm[>  with Lakshmana

 
27.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   the   chariot   is   ready   and   he   please   climb   on   it   with   Sita   and Lakshmana.
 
t<   SyNdnmixóay   ra"v>   spirCDd>   ,
zIºgamak…lavtaR<   tmsamtrÚdIm!   .28.
t<  that
SyNdnm!  chariot
Aixóay  climbing
ra"v>  Rama
spirCDd>  along with those accompanying him
zIºga<  with fast current
Aak…lavtaR<  with whirlpools
tmsa<  tamasa
Atrt!  crossed
ndIm!  river

 
28.Rama,   climbed   on   the   chariot   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana   and   crossed   tamasa   river.
 
s   sNtIyR   mhaba÷>   ïImaiÁDvmk{qkm!   ,
àapXyt   mhamagRm-y<   -ydizRnam!   .29.
s> he
sNtIyR  alighting from the chariot
mhaba÷>  broad shouldered
ïIman!  blessed one
izvm!  benifiting
Ak{qkm!  to be rid of the present difficulties
àapXyt  decided in his mind
mhamagRm!  the best plan
A-y<  as a refuge
-ydizRnam!  being in mental distress

 
29.Alighting   from   the   chariot,   Rama   thought   of   a   way   to   get   over   their   distress.
 
maehnawR<   tu   paEra[a<   sUt<<   ramae=ävIÖc>   ,
%d'śmuo>   àyaih   Tv<   rwmaSway   sarwe   .30.
maehnawR< tu  not to leave any footprints
paEra[a<  for the people
sUt<<  to the charioteer
ram>  Rama
AävIt!  told
vc> the following words
%d'śmuo>  to the north
àyaih  please go
Tv<  you
rw<  the chariot
AaSway  driving
sarwe  O! charioteer

 
30.Rama   told   Sumantra   to   drive   the   chariot   in   the   northern   direction.            
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