THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
paEra¼naivàlap>   -   LADIES'   CRIES
 
kEkeYya   yid   ceÔaJy<   SyadxrœMymnawvt!   ,
n   ih   nae   jIivtenawR>   k…t>   puÇE>   k…tae   xnE>   .21.
kEkeYya> yid cet!  if it becomes Kaikeyi's
raJy<  kingdom
Syat!  will become
AxrœMym!  without rule of law
Anawvt!  as an orphan
n not
ih therefore
n> for us
jIivten  to be alive
AwR>  purpose
k…t>  what use
puÇE>  of children
k…t>  what use
xnE>  of wealth

 
21.The   ladies   said   that   if   Kaikeyi   gets   control   of   the   kingdom,   there   will   be   no   rule   of   law.   In that   case   their   wealth   and   children   will   be   of   no   use.
 
yya   puÇí   -taR   c   Ty­avEñyRkar[at!   ,
k<   sa   pirhredNy<   kEkeyI   k…lpa<snI   .22.
yya by whom
puÇ> c  son also
-taR c  husband also
Ty­aE  was abandoned
@eñyRkar[at!  because of love for power
k<  whom
sa that
pirhret!  will have courage to abandon
ANy<  any one else
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
k…lpa<snI  destroyer of dynasty

 
22.The   ladies   told   that   Kaikeyi,   having   abandoned   her   husband   and   son   for   the   sake   of   power will   abandon   any   body   also.
 
kEkeYya   n   vy<   raJye   -&tkama   vsemih   ,
jIvNTya   jatu   jIvNTy>   puÇErip   zpamhe   .23.
kEkeYya>  Kaikeyi's
n not
vy<  we
raJye  in the kingdom
-&tkama>  requesting patronage
vsemih  will live
jIvNTya>  living
jatu  even for a minute
jIvNTy>  to be alive
puÇE> Aip  on our children
zpamhe  we promise

 
23.The   ladies   told   that   they   will   not   live   in   the   kingdom   even   for   a   minute   under   Kaikeyi's patronage.
 
ya   puÇ<   paiwRveNÔSy   àvasyit   inrœ"&[a   ,
kSta<   àaPy   suo<   jIvedxrœMya<   Êòcair[Im!   .24.
ya who
puÇ<  son
paiwRveNÔSy  king's
àvasyit  drives to the forest
inrœ"&[a  remorselessly
k> who
ta<  that
àaPy  obtaining
suo<  mental satisfaction
jIvet!  who will live
AxrœMya<  discarding dharma
Êòcair[Im!  wicked lady

 
24.The   ladies   said   that   no   one   would   like   to   live   in   a   kingdom   where   Kaikeyi   has   driven   the Rama   to   the   forest   remorselessly.
 
%pÔ‚timd<   svRmnalMbmnaykm!   ,
kEkeYya   ih   k«te   svR<   ivnazmupyaSyit   .25.
%pÔ‚t<  full of dangers
#d<  now
svRm!  all
AnalMbm!  without any support
Anaykm!  without any order
kEkeYya>  Kaikeyi's
ih surely
k«te  because of
svR<  all
ivnaz<  destroyed
%pyaSyit  will be

 
25.The   ladies   told   that   because   of   Kaikeyi,   every   one   faces   danger   and   destruction   without any   support   or   order.
 
n   ih   àìaijte   rame   jIiv:yit   mhIpit>   ,
m&te   dzrwe   Vy­<   ivlaepStdnNtrm!   .26.
n not
ih surely
àìaijte  having gone to forest
rame  Rama
jIiv:yit  will like
mhIpit>  the king
m&te  after death
dzrwe  Dasaratha
Vy­<  is certain
ivlaep>  destruction of the world
tdnNtrm!  along with him

 
26.The   ladies   said   that   Dasaratha   will   surely   die   since   Rama   has   gone   to   the   forest   and   the world   also   will   be   destroyed   along   with   Dasaratha's   death.
 
te   iv;<   ipbtalaef(   ]I[pu{ya>   Sm   ÊgRta>   ,
ra"v<   va=nugCDXvmïuit<   va=ip   gCDt   .27.
te that
iv;<  poison
ipbt  drink
Aalaef(  after deliberation
]I[pu{ya>  being unfortunate
Sm be
ÊgRta>  in dire straits
ra"v<  to Rama
va or
AnugCDXvm!  present your selves
Aïuit<  to a far off place where we cannot hear or see you
va Aip  or else
gCDt  please go

 
27.The   ladies   gave   their   menfolk   three   choices.   One   they   can   drink   poison,   two   go   to   Rama or   thirdly   they   can   go   to   a   far   away   place   from   where   they   cannot   be   heard   or   seen.
 
imWya   àìaijt>   ram>   s-ayR>   shlúm[>   ,
-rte   s<inivòa>   Sm>   saEinke   pzvae   ywa   .28.
imWya  without reason
àìaijt>  was sent to forest
ram>  Rama
s-ayR>  with wife
shlúm[>  along with Lakshmana
-rte  with Bharata
s<inivòa> Sm>  we will live
saEinke  with a butcher
pzv>  cattle
ywa like

 
28.The   ladies   said   that   Rama,   Sita   and   Lakshmana   have   been   to   forest   deceitfully.   Their   life will   be   like   cattle   with   the   butcher   under   Bharata.
 
pU[RcNÔann>   Zyamae   gUfjÇurir<dm>   ,
Aajanuba÷>   pÒa]ae   ramae   lúm[pUvRj>   .29.
pU[RcNÔann>  face like the full moon
Zyam>  with azure blue colour
gUfjÇu>  with muscles on the shoulder
Air<dm>  destroyer of enemies
Aajanuba÷>  with long arms upto the knees
pÒa]>  eyes like lotus
ram>  Rama
lúm[pUvRj>  elder to Lakshmana

 
29.The   ladies   described   Rama   as   one   with   azure   blue   colour,   long   hands   upto   knees,   scrouge of   the   enemies   and   lotus   eyed.
 
pUvaRi--ai;   mxur>   sTyvaid   mhabl>   ,
saEMyí   svRlaekSy   cNÔvt!iàydzRn>   .30.
pUvaRi--ai;  one speaks first unassumingly
mxur>  handsome
sTyvaid  keeps his words
mhabl>  very strong
saEMy>  is polite
c svRlaekSy  for all the worlds
cNÔvt!  like the moon
iàydzRn>  is pleasant to look at

 
30.The   ladies   praised   Rama   for   his   virtues   of   unassuming   nature,   keeping   his   words,   politeness and   his   pleasing   looks.            
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