THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
paEra¼naivàlap>   -   LADIES'   CRIES
 
te;amev<   iv;{[ana<   pIiftanamtIv   c   ,
ba:pivPlutneÇa[a<   szaekana<   mumU;Rya   .1.
AnugMy   inv&Äana<   ram<   ngrvaisnam!   ,
%ÌtanIv   sÄ!vain   b-UvurmniSvnam!   .2.
te;a<  those
@v<  as stated above
iv;{[ana<  bereft of feelings
pIiftanam!  mentally upset
AtIv  greatly
c also
ba:pivPlutneÇa[a<  eyes reddened with tears
szaekana<  with sadness
mumU;Rya  thinking death is the best
AnugMy  having followed
inv&Äana<  returned
ram<  Rama
ngrvaisnam!  people of the city
%Ìtain  leaving the body
#v like
sÄ!vain  souls
b-Uvu>  became
AmniSvnam!  without fear of death

 
1,2.The   people   of   the   city,   returned   after   following   Rama,   filled   with   grief   and   not   afraid   of death   even.
 
Sv<   Sv<   inlymagMy   puÇdarE>   smav&ta>   ,
AïUi[   mumUcu>   svˆR   ba:pe[   ipihtann>   .3.
Sv< Sv<  one's own
inly<  alone in a room in the palace
AagMy  entering
puÇdarE>  with wife and children
smav&ta>  without
AïUi[  tears
mumUcu>  shed
svˆR  all of them
ba:pe[  with tears
ipihtann>  hidden faces

 
3.They   entered   a   room   unseen   by   others   and   shed   copious   tears.
 
n   caù:yÚ   camaedNvi[jae   n   àsaryn!   ,
n   cazae-Nt   p{yain   napcNg&hmeixn>   .4.
n c Aù:yn!  was not happy with anything
n c Amaedn!  not praised anyone
vi[j>  traders
n àsaryn!  did not open shops
n not
c also
Azae-Nt  did take place
p{yain  sales
n Apcn!  did not cook
g&hmeixn>  householders

 
4.Shops   did   not   open.   No   sales   were   done.   No   cooking   was   done.   All   were   sad.
 
nò<   †òœva   na_ynNdiNvpul<   va   xnajmm!   ,
puÇ<   àwmj<   lBx!va   jnnI   na_ynNdt   .5.
nò<  being left out
†òœva  seeing
n A_ynNdn!  were not happy
ivpul<  very large
va even then
xnagmm!  having got wealth
puÇ<  son
àwmj<  first born
lBx!va  seeing in front
jnnI  a mother
n A_ynNdt  was not happy

 
5.The   people   were   not   happy   even   with   a   great   wealth.   A   mother   was   not   happy   even   when seeing   her   first   son.
 
g&he   g&he   édNTyí   -taRr<   g&hmagtm!   ,
VygrœhyNt   Ê>oataR   vaiG-StaeÇEirv   iÖpan!   .6.
g&he g&he  in every house
édNTy>  crying women
c -taRr<  seeing even their husbands
g&h<  to the house
Aagtm!  returned
VygrœhyNt  berated them
Ê>oataR>  saddened
vaiG->  with harsh words
taeÇE>  with axes
#v like
iÖpan!  elephants

 
6.The   women   berated   their   husbands   who   had   returned   without   Rama   with   harsh   words.
 
ik<   nu   te;a<   g&hE>   kayR<   ik<   darE>   ik<   xnen   va   ,
puÇEvaR   ik<   suoEvaRip   ye   n   pZyiNt   ra"vm!   .7.
ik< nu  what
te;a<  for them
g&hE>  with houses
kayR<  purpose
ik< darE>  what purpose with wives
ik<  what purpose
xnen va  with family deities
puÇE> va  or with sons
ik<  what purpose
suoE> va Aip  or with pleasures
ye who
n pZyiNt  do not see and serve now
ra"vm!  Rama

 
7.The   women   told   the   men   that   without   Rama,   that   they   donot   deserve   a   house,   wife,   son   or family   deity.
 
@k>   sTpué;ae   laeke   lúm[>   sh   sItya   ,
yae=nugCDit   kak…t!Sw<   ram<   pircrNvne   .8.
@k> only one
sTpué;>  is blessed
laeke  in the world
lúm[>  Lakshmana
sh along with
sItya  with Sita
y> who
AnugCDit  follows
kak…t!Sw<  of kakutsa dynasty
ram<  Rama
pircrn!  serving him at all times
vne in the forest

 
8.Lakshmana,   who   serves   Rama   and   Sita   in   the   forest,   is   the   only   blessed   person   in   this world.
 
Aapga>   k«tpu{yaSta>   piÒNyí   sra<is   c   ,
ye;u   paSyit   kak…t!Swae   ivgaý   sill<   zuic   .9.
Aapga>  rivers
k«tpu{ya>  have done good deeds
ta> those
piÒNy> c  streams with lotus
sra<is c  ponds
ye;u  on which
paSyit  casts his eyes
kak…t!Sw>  Rama
ivgaý  nearing
sill<  waters
zuic  blessed

 
9.Those   rivers,   streams   and   ponds,   which   Rama   sees,   are   indeed   blessed.
 
zae-iy:yiNt   kak…t!SwmqVyae   rMykann>   ,
Aapgaí   mhanUpa>   sanumNtí   pvRta>   .10.
zae-iy:yiNt  will shine
kak…t!Swm!  to Rama
AqVy>  dense forests
rMykann>  beautiful gardens
Aapga> c  rivers also
mhanUpa>  holy waters
sanumNt>  big mountains
c pvRta>  and small hillocks

 
10.All   places,   like   dense   forests,   rivers,   holy   waters,   mountains   etc,   will   shine   whereever Rama   goes.            
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