THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 49 : SLOKAS 11 TO 18

 
gaemTyaidndItr[m!   -   CROSSING   GOMATI   AND   OTHER   RIVERS
 
gTva   tu   suicr<   kal<   tt>   zItjla<   ndIm!   ,
gaemtI<   gaeyutanUpamtrTsagr¼mam!   .11.
gTva  travelling
tu now
suicr<  for a long
kal<  time
tt> then
zItjla<  with cool waters
ndIm!  river
gaemtI<  gomti
gaeyutanUpam!  with cow sheds on both banks
Atrt!  crossed
sagr¼mam!  flowing towards the sea

 
11.Rama,   after   travelling   for   a   long   time,   crossed   the   river   gomti.
 
gaemtI<   caPyit³My   ra"v>   zIºgErœhyE>   ,
myUrh<<<sai-étamtrTSyiNdka<   ndIm!   .12.
gaemtI<  river gomti
c also
Aip with
Ait³My  after crossing
ra"v>  Rama
zIºgE>  capable of speed
hyE>  horses
myUrh<<<sai-étam!  resounding with the sounds of peacocks and swans
Atrt!  crossed
SyiNdka<  syndikai named
ndIm!  river

 
12.Rama,   after   crossing   river   gomti,   crossed   river   syndikai,   which   was   full   of   peacocks   and swans.
 
s   mhI<   mnuna   ra}a   dÄaimúvakve   pura   ,
S)Ita<   raò+av&ta<   ramae   vEdehImNvdzRyt!   .13.
s> that
mhI<  about the country
mnuna  by Manu
ra}a  king
dÄa<  given
#úvakve  to Ikshvaku
pura  long ago
S)Ita<  with plenty of water and land
raò+av&ta<  having a number of countries
ram>  Rama
vEdehIm!  to Vaidehi
ANvdzRyt!  explained

 
13.Rama   explained   to   Sita   that   these   countries   were   presented   to   Ikshvaku   by   King   Manu.
 
sUt   #Tyevma-a:y   sariw<   tm-Iú[z>   ,
h<smÄSvr>   ïImanuvac   pué;;R->   .14.
sUt charioteer
#it thus calling
@v<  the following
Aa-a:y  conversing
sariw<  to charioteer
tm! him
A-Iú[z>  repeatedly
h<smÄSvr>  speaking without any ill feeings
ïIman!  the blessed
%vac  spoke
pué;;R->  noblest among men

 
14.Rama   kept   a   conversation   going   with   Sumantra   and   spoke   as   follows.
 
kda=h<   punragMy   srYva>   pui:pte   vne   ,
m&gya<   pyRiq:yaim   maÇa   ipÇa   c   s¼t>   .15.
kda when
Ah<  I
pun>  again
AagMy  entering
srYva>  river sarayu's
pui:pte  flowering
vne in the forest
m&gya<  hunting
pyRiq:yaim  will do
maÇa  with mother
ipÇa c  with father also
s¼t>  together

 
15.Rama   wondered   when   he   will   again   hunt   in   the   forest   on   the   banks   of   sarayu   with   his parents.
 
raj;I–[a<   ih   laeke=iSmÚTywR<   m&gya   vne   ,
kale   v&ta<   ta<   mnujExRiNvnami-ka'œi]tam!   .16.
ATywRmi-ka'œ]aim   m&gya<   sryUvne   ,
ritrœýe;a=tula   laeke   raji;Rg[s<mta   .17.
raj;I–[a<  royal rishis
ih surely
laeke  in the world
AiSmn!  this
ATywR<  very much
m&gya  hunt
vne in the forest
kale  in season
v&ta<  accepted
ta<  that
mnujE>  by men
xiNvnam!  in archery
Ai-ka'œi]tam!  greatly interested
ATywRm!  very much
Ai-ka'œ]aim  I desire
m&gya<  hunting
sryUvne  in the forest on sarayu
rit>  can be done in leisure times
ih surely
@;a this
Atula  is a real sport
laeke  in this world
raji;Rg[s<mta  accepted by royal rishis

 
16,17.Rama   said   that   hunting   in   the   season   is   an   accepted   sport   and   that   he   enjoys   hunting in   the   forests   of   sarayu   river.
 
s   tmXvanmEúvak>   sUt<   mxurya   igra   ,
t<   tmwRmi-àeTy   yyaE   vaKymudIryn!   .18.
s> that
tm! that
AXvan<  path
@eúvak>  belonging to Ikashvaku dynasty
sUt<  to charioteer
mxurya  sweet
igra  with words
t< t< AwRm! Ai-àeTy  as per the topic of interest
yyaE  went
vaKy<  conversation
%dIryn!  making

 
18.Rama   made   his   journey   comfortable   by   talking   to   Sumantra   on   various   topics   of   interest.
 
#Tya;ˆR  ïImÔamay[e  vaLmIkIye AaidkaVye  AyaeXyaka{fe  @kaenpÂaz>  sgR> .49.
           
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