THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 50 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
g¼atIre   guhsmagm>   -   JOINING   GUHA   ON   THE   BANKS   OF   GANGES
 
ivzalan!   kaeslaNrMyaNyaTva   lúm[pUvRj>   ,
AyaeXyai-muoae   xIman!   àaÃilvaRKymävIt!   .1.
ivzalan!  broad
kaeslan!  the states of Kosala
rMyan!  beautiful
yaTva  crossing
lúm[pUvRj>  Lakshmana's elder brother
AyaeXyai-muo>  facing towards Ayodhya
xIman!  intelligent
àaÃil>  with folded palms
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.After   crossing   the   big   states   of   Kosala,   Rama,   facing   Ayodhya,   spoke   as   follows.
 
Aap&CDe   Tva<   puir   ïeóe   kak…t!Swpirpailte   ,
dEvtain   c   yain   Tva<   palyNTyavsiNt   c   .2.
Aap&CDe  I take leave
Tva<  you
puir  city
ïeóe  the best
kak…t!Swpirpailte  ruled by Kakutsthas
dEvtain  the Gods
c yain  whoever they are
Tva<  you
palyiNt  protecting
AavsiNt  standing close
c also

 
2.Rama   took   leave   of   the   gods   who   were   protecting   Ayodhya.
 
inv&ÄvnvasSTvamn&[ae   jgtIpte>   ,
punrœÔúyaim   maÇa   c   ipÇa   c   sh   s¼t>   .3.
inv&Ävnvas>  after completing my stay in forest
Tvam!  you
An&[>  having done my duty
jgtIpte>  the king's
pun>  again
Ôúyaim  I will see
maÇa c  with mother also
ipÇa c  with father also
sh together
s¼t>  living with

 
3.Rama   said   he   will   return   to   Ayodhya   on   completion   of   fourteen   years   in   the   forest   and
enjoy   living   in   the   city   with   his   mother   and   father.
 
ttae   éicrtaèa]ae   -ujmuXyMy   di][m!   ,
AïupU[Rmuoae   dInae=ävI¾anpd<   jnm!   .4.
tt> then
éicrtaèa]>  with eyes reddened
-uj<  hand
%XyMy  raising
di][m!  right
AïupU[Rmuo>  tears flowing down the face
dIn>  taking pity
AävIt!  spoke the following
jnpd< jn<  to the villagers

 
4.Rama,   then   raising   his   right   hand,   addressed   the   villagers   as   follows.
 
Anu³aezae   dya   cEv   ywarœh<   miy   v>   k«t>   ,
icr<   Ê>oSy   papIyae   gMytamwRisÏye   .5.
Anu³aez>  blessing
dya c  with compassion
@v ywarœh<  as shown
miy in me
v> your
k«t>  has been accepted
icr<  for long
Ê>oSy  for sadness
papIy>  is more difficult
gMytam!  please give me leave
AwRisÏye  to acheive my objective

 
5.Rama   said   that   he   understood   their   feelings   but   requsted   them   to   give   him   permission   to   go.
 
te=i-vaXy   mhaTman<   k«Tva   caip   àdi][m!   ,
ivplNtae   nra   "aer<   VyitóNt   Kvict!Kvict!   .6.
te those
Ai-vaXy  paying obeisance
mhaTman<  to the great soul
k«Tva  doing
c also
Aip and
àdi][m!  going round him
ivplNt>  crying
nra>  people
"aer<  gravely
VyitóNt  stood there spread out
Kvict! Kvict!  here and there

 
6.The   people   then   paid   their   respects   to   Rama,   went   round   him   and   stood   in   groups.
 
twa   ivplta<   te;amt&Ýana<   c   ra"v>   ,
Ac]uivR;y<   àayaXywakR>   ][damuoe   .7.
twa similarly
ivplta<  crying loudly
te;am!  to them
At&Ýana<  not satisfied
c ra"v>  Rama also
Ac]uivR;y<  till the eye can see
àayat!  went away with speed
ywa like
AkR>  sun
][damuoe  at dusk

 
7.Rama   then   went   speedily   away   from   their   sight   like   the   setting   sun.
 
ttae   xaNyxnaepetaNdanzIljnaiÁDvan!   ,
Ak…tiíÑyaNrMya<íETyyUpsmav&tan!   .8.
%Xyanaèv[aepetan!   sMpÚsllazyan!   ,
tuòpuòjnakI[aRn!   gaepgaek…lseivtan!   .9.
r][IyaÚreNÔa[a<   äü"ae;ai-naidtan!   ,
rwen   pué;Vyaº>   kaeslanTyvtRt   .10.
tt> from there
xaNyxnaepetan!  full of wealth and grains
danzIljnan!  with people who feed people
izvan!  without any disease
Ak…tiíÑyan!  without any other difficulties
rMyan!  beautiful
cETyyUpsmav&tan!  with fireplaces of yagnas
%Xyanaèv[aepetan!  gardens full of flowering plants and mango groves
sMpÚsllazyan!  well made ponds full of water
tuòpuòjnakI[aRn!  people mentally happy without disease or any wants
gaepgaek…lseivtan!  with cowherds and cow sheds
r][Iyan!  impregnable
nreNÔa[a<  by other kings
äü"ae;ai-naidtan!  with sounds of chanting of sacred vedas all over
rwen  on the chariot
pué;Vyaº>  noblest of men
kaeslan!  other states of Kosala
ATyvtRt  crossed

 
8,9,10.Rama   then   crossed   the   beautiful,   wealthy,   with   happy   poeple,   full   of   gardens   and water   holes   and   with   impregnable   by   other   kings,   states   of   Kosala,            
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