THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 50 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 
g¼atIre   guhsmagm>   -   JOINING   GUHA   ON   THE   BANKS   OF   GANGES
 
sumÙae=PyvtIyaRSmaNmaeciyTva   hyaeÄman!   ,
v&]mUlagt<   rammuptSwe   k«taÃil>   .31.
sumÙ> Aip  Sumantra also
AvtIyR  climbing down
ASmat!  from this
maeciyTva  releasing
hyaeÄman!  the best of horses
v&]mUlagt<  having reached under the tree
ram<  Rama
%ptSwe  awaited
k«taÃil>  with folded palms

 
31.Sumantra,   getting   down   from   the   chariot   and   releasing   the   horses,   went   near   Rama.
 
   raja   guhae   nam   ramSyaTmsm>   soa   ,
in;adjaTyae   blvan!   Swpitíeit   ivïut>   .32.
  there
raja  king
guh> nam  named Guha
ramSy  to Rama
AaTmsm>  equal to life
soa friend
in;adjaTy>  born as a hunter
blvan!  with armed forces
Swpit>  Lord of the locality
c also
#it thus
ivïut>  well known

 
32.The   place   was   under   the   control   of   Guha,   a   very   dear   friend   of   Rama.
 
s   ïuTva   pué;Vyaº<   ram<   iv;ymagtm!   ,
v&ÏE>   pirv&tae=maTyErœ}aiti-íaPypagta>   .33.
s> he
ïuTva  hearing
pué;Vyaº<  noblest among men
ram<  Rama
iv;y<  to his place
Aagtm!  has come
v&ÏE>  elders
pirv&t>  surrounded by
AmaTyE>  by ministers
}aiti->  with relatives
c also
Aip and
%pagta>  came to meet

 
33.Guha,   hearing   that   Rama   is   in   his   territory,   came   to   meet   him   along   with   elders,   ministers and   relatives.
 
ttae   in;adaixpit<   †òœva   ËradviSwtm!   ,
sh   saEimiÇ[a   ram>   smagCDÌ‚hen   .34.
tt> then
in;adaixpit<  the king of hunters
†òœva  seeing
Ërat!  after a long time
AviSwtm!  very devoted
sh along with
saEimiÇ[a  with Lakshmana
ram>  Rama
smagCDt!  conversed
guhen  with Guha

 
34.Rama,   seeing   Guha,   went   with   Lakshmana   and   conversed   with   him.
 
tmatR>   s<pir:vJy   guhae   ra"vmävIt!   ,
ywa=yaeXya   twed<   te   ram   ik<   krvai[   te   .35.
t<  to him
AatR>  worried
s<pir:vJy  embracing
guh>  Guha
ra"vm!  to Rama
AävIt!  spoke
ywa in what way
AyaeXya  Ayodhya
twa similarly
#d<  this
te to you
ram Rama
ik< krvai[  what can I do
te to you

 
35.Guha   told   Rama   to   treat   the   place   as   Ayodhya   and   wanted   to   know   what   Guha   can   do to   Rama.
 
$†z<   ih   mhabahae   k>   àap!SyTyitiw<   iàym!   .36.
$†z<  like this
ih surely
mhabahae  one with broad shoulders
k> who
àap!Syit  will get blessed
Aitiw<  as a guest
iàym!  favorite

 
36.Guha   told   Rama   that   he   is   blessed   to   have   Rama   as   his   guest.
 
ttae   gu[vdÚaXymupaday   p&wiGvxm!   ,
Arœ¸y<   caepanyiT]à<   vaKy<   cedmuvac   h   .37.
tt> then
gu[vt!  the best
AÚaXy<  food
%paday  placing
p&wiGvxm!  varieties
Arœ¸y<  sacred water
c also
%panyt!  gave
i]à<  quickly
vaKy<  words
c also
#d<  this
%vac  spoke
h see

 
37.Guha   placed   before   Rama   the   best   food   that   he   had   brought   and   then   spoke   the   following.
 
Svagt<   te   mhabahae   tveymiola   mhI   ,
vy<   àe:ya   -van!   -taR   saxu   raJy<   àzaix   n>   .38.
Svagt< te  welcome to you
mhabahae  broad shouldered one
tv yours
#ym!  this
Aiola  all
mhI country
vy<  we
àe:ya>  will serve you
-van!  you
-taR  as a lord
saxu  assuming
raJy<  kingdom
àzaix  please rule
n> for us

 
38.Guha   welcomed   Rama   and   told   Rama   that   the   kingdom   is   his   and   he   can   rule   it.
 
-úy<   -aeJy<   c   pey<   c   leý<   cae:ymupiSwtm!   ,
zynain   c   muOyain   vaijna<   oadn<   c   te   .39.
-úy<  snacks
-aeJy<  varites of food
c also
pey<  drinks like milk, curds, honey etc
c also
leý<  pastes and chutneys
cae:y<  chips
%piSwtm!  are brought
zynain  beds
c also
muOyain  best
vaijna<  for the horses
oadn< c  fodder also
te for you

 
39.Guha   told   Rama   that   they   have   brought   food   for   him   and   his   entourage   and   for   the   horses. They   have   also   brought   beds   for   Rama   and   others.
 
guhmev<   äuva[<   tu   ra"v>   àTyuvac   h   ,
AicRtaí   àùòaí   -vta   svRwa   vym!   .
pÑ(ami-gma½Ev   õehs<dzRnen   c   .40.
guh<  to Guha
@v<  like this
äuva[<  saying
tu in this
ra"v>  Rama
àTyuvac  replied
h see
AicRta> c  we are overwhelmed
àùòa> c  also very happy
-vta  by you
svRwa  in plenty
vym!  we
pÑ(am!  on foot
Ai-gmat! c  having come
@v õehs<dzRnen  having shown your friendship by honouring
c also

 
40.Rama   told   Guha   that   they   were   overwhelmed   by   the   honour   done   by   him   and   are   happy that   he   has   brought   food   and   beds   for   their   comfort.            
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