THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
paEra¼naivàlap>   -   LADIES'   CRIES
 
kann<   va=ip   zEl<   va   y<   ramae=nugim:yit   ,
iàyaitiwimv   àaÝ<   nEn<   zúyNTynicRtum!   .11.
kann< va  in any forest even
Aip also
zEl< va  in a mountain even
y<  which
ram>  Rama
Anugim:yit  has entered
iàyaitiw<  as a welcome guest
#v like
àaÝ<  reaching
n not
@n<  him
zúyiNt  will think
AnicRtum!  not respecting

 
11.Even   the   forests   and   mountains   where   Rama   goes,   will   welcome   his   as   an   honoured   guest and   show   respect   to   him.
 
ivicÇk…sumapIfa   b÷mÃirxair[>   ,
ra"v<   dzRiy:yiNt   nga   æmrzailn>   .12.
ivicÇk…sumapIfa>  with varieties of flowers
b÷mÃirxair[>  having various bunches of flowers
ra"v<  to Rama
dzRiy:yiNt  will exhibit
nga>  trees
æmrzailn>  with bees buzzing around

 
12.The   flowering   trees   with   varieties   and   bunches   of   flowers   will   please   Rama.
 
Akale   caip   muOyain   pu:pai[   c   )lain   c   ,
dzRiy:yNTynu³aezaiÌryae   rammagtm!   .13.
Akale c  even out of season
Aip also
muOyain  best
pu:pai[ c  flowers also
)lain c  fruits also
dzRiy:yiNt  will show
Anu³aezat!  out of kindness
igry>  mountains
ram<  Rama's
Aagtm!  on arrival

 
13.The   mountains   will   be   full   of   unseasonal   flowers   and   fruits   on   Rama's   arrival.
 
àöiv:yiNt   taeyain   ivmlain   mhIxra>   ,
ivdzRyNtae   ivivxaN-UyiíÇa<í   inHRran!   .
padpa>   pvRta¢e;u   rmiy:yiNt   ra"vm!   .14.
àöiv:yiNt  will overflow
taeyain  waters
ivmlain  pure
mhIxra>  mountains
ivdzRyNt>  making visible
ivivxan!  various
-UyiíÇan!  beautiful
c also
inHRran!  waterfalls
padpa>  trees
pvRta¢e;u  on mountain tops
rmiy:yiNt  will please
ra"vm!  Rama

 
14.The   waterfall   in   mountains   will   look   beautiful   with   plenty   of   pure   water   and   the   trees   will also   please   Rama.
 
   ramae   -y<   naÇ   naiSt      pra-v>   ,
s   ih   zUrae   mhaba÷>   puÇae   dzrwSy   c   .15.
  where
ram>  Rama
-y<  fear
n not
  in this
n AiSt  will not be
  therefore
pra-v>  unfulfillment
s> he
ih surely
zUr>  brave
mhaba÷>  Lord Vishnu
puÇ>  son
dzrwSy  Dasaratha's
c also

 
15.Dasaratha's   son,   Rama,   will   bring   happiness   whereever   he   goes   and   he   is   Lord   Vishnu incarnate.
 
pura   -vit   nae   ËradnugCDam   ra"vm!   .16.
pura  quickly
-vit  will go
n> from us
Ërat!  far away
AnugCDam>  we will try to reach
ra"vm!  Rama

 
16.Rama   will   soon   go   far   away   from   us.   So   let   us   try   to   reach   him.
 
padCDaya   suoaedkaR   ta†zSy   mhaTmn>   ,
s   ih   nawae   jnSyaSy   s   git>   s   pray[m!   .17.
padCDaya  patronage only
suoaedkaR  will give blessings
ta†zSy  with such virtues
mhaTmn>  great person's
s> ih  he alone
naw>  lord of the other worlds
jnSy  world's
ASy this
s> git>  he gives refuge
s> he
pray[m!  protects those who take refuge in him

 
17.The   ladies   were   of   the   view   that   being   in   his   shadow   will   bless   all.   He   is   the   lord   of   all   the worlds   and   he   protects   those   who   seek   refuge   in   him.
 
vy<   pircir:yam>   sIta<   yUy<   tu   ra"vm!   ,
#it   paEriôyae   -rśt&NÊ>oataRStÄdäuvn!   .18.
vy<  we
pircir:yam>  will serve
sIta<  Sita
yUy<  you
tu only
ra"vm!  Rama
#it thus
paEriôy>  the ladies of the city
-rśt&n!  to their husbands
Ê>oataR>  overcome with grief
tt! as above
tt! as follows
Aäuvn!  spoke

 
18.The   ladies   told   their   husbands   that   they   should   serve   Rama   and   the   ladies   will   serve   Sita. They   also   spoke   the   following.
 
yu:mak<   ra"vae=r{ye   yaeg]em<   ivxaSyit   ,
sIta   narIjnSyaSy   yaeg]em<   kir:yit   .19.
yu:mak<  for you
ra"v>  Rama
Ar{ye  in the forest
yaeg]em<  all that is needed for living
ivxaSyit  will provide
sIta  Sita
narIjnSy  for the womenfolk
ASy that
yaeg]em<  all that is needed for living
kir:yit  will do

 
19.The   ladies   said   that   while   Rama   will   take   care   of   the   men's   needs,   Sita   will   look   after   the women.
 
kae   NvnenaàtIten   saeTki{Qtjnen   c   ,
s<àIyetamnae}en   vasen   ùtcetsa   .20.
k> nu  can any one
Anen  this
AàtIten  not pleasing
saeTki{Qtjnen  grieving the people who think of the great man
c also
s<àIyet  will be happy
Amnae}en  deserve to be insulted
vasen  by living
ùtcetsa  exhibiting ignorance

 
20.The   ladies   told   that   no   one   will   be   happy   thinking   about   Rama,   deserving   insult   and exhibiting   ignorance.            
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