THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 49 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
gaemTyaidndItr[m!   -   CROSSING   GOMATI   AND   OTHER   RIVERS
 
ramae=ip   raiÇze;e[   tenEv   mhdNtrm!   ,
jgam   pué;Vyaº>   iptura}amnuSmrn!   .1.
ram>  Rama
Aip raiÇze;e[  during that night itself
ten that
@v only
mht! ANtr<  great distance
jgam  travelled
pué;Vyaº>  noblest among men
iptu>  father's
Aa}am!  orders
AnuSmrn!  determind to carry out

 
1.Rama,   determined   to   obey   his   father's   orders,   travelled   a   long   distance   during   that   night.
 
twEv   gCDtStSy   VypayaÔjnI   izva   ,
%paSy   tu   izva<   sNXya<   iv;yaNt<   Vygaht   .2.
twa thus
@v only
gCDt>  travelling
tSy for him
Vypayat!  was spent
rjnI  night
izva  pleasantly
%paSy  performed
tu in this
izva<  the sacred
sNXya<  morning rituals
iv;yaNt<  beyond the border of the country
Vygaht  reached

 
2.Rama's   night   was   spent   pleasantly   travelling   and   he   soon   crossed   the   borders   of   Kosala.
 
¢amaiNvk«òsImaNtan!   pui:ptain   vnain   c   ,
pZyÚityyaE   zIº<   znEirv   hyaeÄmE>   .
z&{vNvacae   mnu:ya[a<   ¢ams<vasvaisnam!   .3.
¢aman!  villages
ivk«òsImaNtan!  with well plughed fields
pui:ptain  flowering
vnain c  forests also
pZyn!  seeing
AityyaE  reached a place where no one can see them
zIº<  quickly
znE>  with silent steps
#v like
hyaeÄmE>  with best horses
z&{vn!  hearing
vac>  words
mnu:ya[a<  people's
¢ams<vasvaisnam!  who were residing in the villages

 
3.Rama   and   others   reached   a   safe   place   away   from   all   human   habitation,   crossing   the villages   with   ploughed   fields   and   forest   full   of   flowers.   They   also   heard   the   following   words   of the   villagers.
 
ivgrœihta<   ih   kEkeyI<   ³ªra<   ³ªre[   kmR[a   ,
rajan<   ixGdzrw<   kamSy   vzmagtm!   .4.
ivgrœihta<  being accused by all
ih surely
kEkeyI<  to Kaikeyi
³ªra<  as a heartless one
³ªre[  bringing mental agony to all
kmR[a  by acting according to dharma
rajan<  to the king
ixkœ  what a pity
dzrw<  Dasaratha
kamSy  for the sake of dharma
vz< Aagtm!  fully committed

 
4.The   villagers   said   that   both   Kaikeyi   and   Dasaratha   have   brought   this   mental   agony   to   all   by their   actions.
 
ha   n&z<sa=Xy   kEkeyI   papa   papanubiNxnI   ,
tIú[a   s<i-ÚmyaRda   tIú[e   kmRi[   vtRte   .5.
ha what a pity
n&z<sa  praised by all
AXy now
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
papa  as a villain
papanubiNxnI  having become unfortunate
tIú[a  devoted to her husband
s<i-ÚmyaRda  breaking all norms
tIú[e  unpleasant to all
kmRi[  in action
vtRte  is engaged

 
5.They   said   that   Kaikeyi,   who   was   devoted   to   her   husband,   has   done   this   wicked   deed.
 
ya   puÇmI†z<   ra}>   àvasyit   xaimRkm!   ,
vnvase   mhaàa}<   sanu³aez<   ijteiNÔym!   .6.
ya she herself
puÇ<  son
$†z<  with these virtues
ra}>  king's
àvasyit  sends away
xaimRkm!  one steadfast in dharma
vnvase  to live in forest
mhaàa}<  very intelligent
sanu³aez<  generous
ijteiNÔym!  one who has control over senses

 
6.They   wondered   how   Kaikeyi   can   send   Rama   who   has   all   the   virtues   to   forest.
 
kw<   nam   mha-aga   sIta   jnkniNdnI   ,
sda   suoe:vi-rta   Ê>oaNynu-iv:yit   .7.
kw< nam  how
mha-aga  the blessed
sIta  Sita
jnkniNdnI  Janaka's daughter
sda at all times
suoe;u  in luxury
Ai-rta  living
Ê>oain  difficulties
Anu-iv:yit  will bear

 
6.The   villagers   wondered   how   Sita,   used   to   luxuries,   can   live   in   forest.
 
Ahae   dzrwae   raja   in>õeh>   Svsut<   iàym!   ,
àjanamn"<   ram<   pirTy­…imheCDit   .8.
Ahae  what a surprise
dzrw>  Dasaratha
raja  king
in>õeh>  without pity
Svsut<  own son
iàym!  favourite
àjanam!  for the people
An"<  faultless
ram<  Rama
pirTy­…<  to send away from the city
#h now
#CDit  accepted

 
7.The   villagers   further   wondered   how   Dasaratha   agreed   to   send   Rama   to   the   forest.
 
@ta   vacae   mnu:ya[a<   ¢ams<vasvaisnam!   ,
z&{vÚityyaE   vIr>   kaeslaNkaesleñr>   .9.
@ta>  as above
vac>  words
mnu:ya[a<  peoples'
¢ams<vasvaisnam!  living in villages houses
z&{vn!  hearing
AityyaE  crossed
vIr>  the brave
kaeslan!  villages of Kosala kingdom
kaesleñr>  prince of Kosala

 
9.Rama   on   his   way   heard   the   comments   of   the   villagers   of   Kosala   while   passing   through   the villages.
 
ttae   vedïuit<   nam   zIttaeyvha<   ndIm!   ,
%ÄIyaRi-muo>   àayadgSTyaXyui;ta<   idzm!   .10.
tt> then
vedïuit<  vedasruthi
nam named
zIttaeyvha<  with cool waters
ndIm!  river
%ÄIyR  crossing
Ai-muo>  towards
àayat!  started
AgSTyaXyui;ta<  where Sage Agasthya was residing
idzm!  direction

 
10.Rama,   crossing   the   river   vedasruthi,   travelled   in   the   direction   where   Sage   Agasthya   was living.            
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