THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 50 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
g¼atIre   guhsmagm>   -   JOINING   GUHA   ON   THE   BANKS   OF   GANGES
 
àmdaimv   yÆen   -Ui;ta<   -U;[aeÄmE>   ,
)lE>   pu:pE>   ikslyErœv&ta<   guLmErœiÖjEStwa   .23.
iz<zumarEí   n³Eí   -uj¼Eí   in;eivtam!   ,
iv:[upadCyuta<   idVyampapa<   papnaiznIm!   .24.
ta<   z»rjqajUqaqœæòa<   sagrtejsa   ,
smuÔmih;I<   g¼a<   sars³aEÂnaidtam!   .
Aassad   mhaba÷>   z&¼verpur<   àit   .25.
àmda< #v  like a woman
yÆen  with care
-Ui;ta<<  decorated
-U;[aeÄmE>  with the best of ornaments
)lE>  with fruits
pu:pE>  with flowers
ikslyE>  with leaves of tulsi
v&ta<  looking good
guLmE>  with beautiful steps
iÖjE>  with fishes
twa similarly
iz<zumarE> c  with simsumara fish, available in ganges only
n³E> c  with crocodiles also
-uj¼E> c  with water snakes also
in;eivtam!  inhabited
iv:[upadCyuta<  flowing from the feet of Lord Vishnu
idVyam!  celestial
Apapa<  sinless
papnaiznIm!  remover of other's sins
ta<  that
z»rjqajUqat!  from the tuft of Lord Shiva
æòa<  coming down
sagrtejsa  by the effort of Bhagiratha, son of Sagara
smuÔmih;I<  queen of the king of seas
g¼a<  ganges
sars³aEÂnaidtam!  with the sounds of water birds sarasa and krouncha
Aassad  reached
mhaba÷>  the broad shouldered
z&¼verpur< àit  in the city of Sringibera

 
23,24,25.Rama   arrived   at   the   banks   of   river   Ganges   in   the   city   of   Sringibera.   The   river ganges   flows   from   the   feet   of   Lord   Vishnu   and   came   down   to   the   earth   from   the   tuft   of   Lord Shiva.   It   is   a   sacred   river,   with   powers   to   cleanse   the   sins   of   others.   It   is   full   of   fishes, crocodiles   and   water   snakes.   Water   birds   thrive   in   the   river.
 
tamUimRkillavtaRmNvveúy   mharw>   ,
sumÙmävITsUtimhEvaXy   vsamhe   .26.
ta<  that
^imRkillavtaRm!  with waves beating the eddies
ANvveúy  seeing with respect
mharw>  best among charioteer
sumÙm!  to Sumantra
AävIt!  spoke
sUt<  charioteer
#h @v  here itself
AXy today
vsamhe  we will spend

 
26.Rama,   on   seeing   the   lovely   spot,   decided   to   spend   that   day   there   itself   and   accordingly told   Sumantra.
 
AivËrady<   nXya   b÷pu:pàvalvan!   ,
sumhain'œgudIv&]ae   vsam=ÇEv   sarwe   .27.
AivËrat!  close to
Ay<  this
nXya>  river
b÷pu:pàvalvan!  with flowers and leaves
sumhan!  great
#'œgudIv&]>  a inguna tree
vsam>  will stay
 @v  under this
sarwe  charioteer

 
27.Rama   told   Sumantra   that   they   will   under   the   inguna   tree,   full   of   flowers   and   leaves.
 
Ôúyam>   sirt<   ïeóa<   s<maNysilla<   izvam!   ,
devdanvgNxvRm&gmanu;pi][am!   .28.
Ôúyam>  we will pay respects
sirt<  among the rivers
ïeóa<  the best
s<maNysilla<  considered as holy waters
izvam!  capable of removing all sins
devdanvgNxvRm&gmanu;pi][am!  by devas, danavas, gandharvas, animals, men and birds

 
28.Rama   said   that   they   should   pay   their   respects   to   the   sacred   river.
 
lúm[í   sumÙí   baFimTyev   ra"vm!   ,
%®va   tim'œgudIv&]<   tdaepyyturœhyE>   .29.
lúm[> c  Lakshmana also
sumÙ> c  Sumantra also
baF<  we agree
#it thus
@v only
ra"vm!  to Rama
%®va  saying
t<  that
#'œgudIv&]<  to inguna tree
tda then
%pyytu>  reached
hyE>  with horses

 
29.Lakshmana   and   Sumantra   agreed   with   Rama   and   went   to   the   inguna   tree   with   the   horses.
 
ramae=i-yay   t<   rMy<   v&]imúvak…nNdn>   ,
rwadvatrÄSmaTs-ayR>   shlúm[>   .30.
ram>  Rama
Ai-yay  thinking
t<  that
rMy<  as comfortable
v&]<  tree
#úvak…nNdn>  scion of Ikshvaku dynasty
rwat!  from the chariot
Avatrt!  got down
tSmat!  thus
s-ayR>  with wife
shlúm[>  with Lakshmana

 
30.Rama,   finding   the   tree   to   be   a   comfortable   place   to   stay,   got   down   from   the   chariot   along with   Sita   and   Lakshmana.            
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