THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 46 : SLOKAS 31 TO 34

 
paErvÂnm!   -   CHEATING   THE   CITIZENS
 
muøtR<   Tvirt<   gTva   invtRy   rw<   pun>   ,
ywa   n   ivXyu>   paEra   ma<   twa   k…é   smaiht>   .31.
muøtR<  for forty eight minutes
Tvirt<  with speed
gTva  going
invtRy  please return
rw<  the chariot
pun>  in the opposite direction
ywa in which way
n ivXyu>  not know the tracks
paEra>  people
ma<  me
twa similarly
k…é  do
smaiht>  following

 
31.Rama   instructed   Sumantra   to   travel   for   forty   eight   minutes   and     return   such   that   the   people cannot   know   the   right   tracks.
 
ramSy   tu   vc>   ïuTva   twa   c³e   s   sariw>   ,
àTyagMy   c   ramSy   SyNdn<   àTyvedyt!   .32.
ramSy  Rama's
tu again
vc> words
ïuTva  hearing
twa as told
c³e  did
s> he
sariw>  charioteer
àTyagMy  returning
c also
ramSy  to Rama
SyNdn<  the chariot
àTyvedyt!  stopped at the same place

 
32.Sumantra   followed   Rama's   instructions   and   returning   to   the   same   spot,   stopped   the chariot   in   front   of   Rama.
 
taE   s<àyu­<   tu   rw<   smaiSwtaE   tda   ssItaE   r"uv<zvxRnaE   ,
àcaedyamas   ttStur¼maNssariwyˆRn   pwa   tpaevnm!   .33.
taE the two
s<àyu­<  having come prepared
tu in this
rw<  chariot
smaiSwtaE  climbed
tda then
ssItaE  with Sita
r"uv<zvxRnaE  the best of Raghu vamsa
àcaedyamas  encouraged by patting
tt> thereafter
tur¼man!  the horses
s> that
sariw>  charioteer
yen pwa  the way
tpaevnm!  to the forest

 
33.Rama   with   Lakshmana   and   Sita   climbed   the   chariot.   Then   Sumantra   drove   the   chariot   to the   forest.
 
tt>   smaSway   rw<   mharw>   ssariwdaRzriwvRn<   yyaE   ,
%d'œmuo<   t<   tu   rw<   ckar   s   àya[ma¼LyinimÄdzRnat!   .34.
tt> thereafter
smaSway  sitting
rw<  on the chariot
mharw>  the best of charioteers
s> that
sariw>  with the charioteer
dazriw>  Rama
vn<  to the forest
yyaE  started
%d'œmuo<  facing the north
t<  that
tu in this
rw<  chariot
ckar  made
s> he
àya[ma¼LyinimÄdzRnat!  according to practice for a safe journey

 
34.Rama   sat   facing   the   north   in   the   chariot   and   started   the   journey   to   the   forest.
 
#Tya;ˆR ïImÔamay[e  vaLmIkIye  AaidkaVye  AyaeXyaka{fe  ;qœcTvair<z>  sgR> .46.
           
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