THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 50 : SLOKAS 41 TO 51

 
g¼atIre   guhsmagm>   -   JOINING   GUHA   ON   THE   BANKS   OF   GANGES
 
-uja_ya<<   saxu   v&Äa_ya<   pIfyNvaKymävIt!   .41.
-uja_ya<<  with both hands
saxu  pleased
v&Äa_ya<  long and strong
pIfyn!  embracing
vaKym!  these words
AävIt!  spoke

 
41.Rama   then   embraced   Guha   and   spoke   these   words.
 
idò(a   Tva<   guh   pZyaim   ýraeg<   sh   baNxvE>   ,
Aip   te   k…zl<   raò+e   imÇe;u   c   xne;u   c   .42.
Tva<  you
guh Guha
pZyaim  I am seeing
ih thus
Araeg<  very healthy
sh baNxvE>  with family and friends
Aip also
te your
k…zl<  all well
raò+e  in the country
imÇe;u c  friendly kings paying for protection
xne;u c  in wealth also

 
42.Rama   then   enquired   from   Guha   about   his   health,   country,   friends   and   prosperity.
 
yt!iTvd<   -vta   ikiÂt!àITya   smupkiLptm!   ,
svR<   tdnujanaim   n   ih   vrœte   àit¢he   .43.
yt! which
tu in this
#d<  these
-vta  by you
ikiÂt!  even a small amount
àITya  because of respect for me
smupkiLptm!  was brought
svR<  all
tt! that
Anujanaim  I hereby return to you
n not
ih surely
vrœte  at present
àit¢he  to accept things from others

 
43.Rama   very   politely   returned   all   the   items   to   Guha   saying   that   he   cannot   accept   anything from   others.
 
k…zcIraijnxr<   )lmUlaizn<   c   mam!   ,
iviÏ   ài[iht<   xmˆR   taps<   vngaecrm!   .44.
k…zcIraijnxr<  wearing bark clothes
)lmUlaizn<  eating fruits and roots
c also
mam!  me
iviÏ  please accept
ài[iht<  completely devoted
xmˆR  in dharma
taps<  as an ascetic
vngaecrm!  living in the forest

 
44.Rama   told   Guha   that   he   should   consider   Rama   as   a   forest   dweller   living   as   an   ascetic   and only   devoted   to   dharma.
 
Añana<   oadnenahmwI–   naNyen   kenict!   ,
@tavta=Ç-vta   -iv:yaim   supUijt>   .45.
Añana<  for the horses
oadnen  fodder
Ahm!  I
AwI–  meets all my requirements
n not needed
ANyen  otherwise
kenict!  anything
@tavta  by this alone
  now
-vta  by you
-iv:yaim  will become
supUijt>  well served

 
45.Rama   told   Guha   that   the   fodder   for   horses   fulfills   all   his   requirements   and   he   does   not   need anything   else.
 
@te   ih   diyta   ra}>   iptudRzrwSy   me   ,
@tE>   susuiotErñE-Riv:yaMyhmicRt>   .46.
@te these
ih surely
diyta>  dear ones
ra}>  to the king
iptu>  father
dzrwSy  Dasaratha's
me my
@tE>  these
susuiotE>  acceptable
AñE>  by the horses
-iv:yaim  will become
Ahm!  I
AicRt>  honoured

 
46.Rama   told   Guha   that   these   horses   are   Dasaratha's   favourite.   Thus   he   feels   honoured by   the   horses.
 
Añana<   àitpan<   c   oadn<   cEv   sae=Nvzat!   ,
guhStÇEv   pué;a<STvirt<   dIytaimit   .47.
Añana<  for the horses
àitpan< c  water for drinking
oadn< c  fodder
@v only
s> that
ANvzat!  ordered
guh>  Guha
 @v  being so
pué;an!  servants
Tvirt<  quickly
dIyta<  please bring and give
#it thus

 
47.Guha   then   ordered   his   men   to   bring   fodder   and   water   for   the   horses   quickly.
 
ttíIraeÄras¼>   sNXyamNvaSy   piímam!   ,
jlmevadde   -aeJy<   lúm[enaùt<   Svym!   .48.
tt> then
cIraeÄras¼>  tying the bark upper cloth around the waist
sNXyam!  prayers
ANvaSy  doing
piímam!  evening
jl< @v  water only
Aadde  drank
-aeJy<  as food
lúm[en  by Lakshmana
Aaùt<  brought
Svym!  himself

 
48.Then   Rama   performed   evening   prayers   and   drank   water   brought   by   Lakshmana.
 
tSy   -UmaE   zyanSy   padaE   à]aLy   lúm[>   ,
s-ayRSy   ttae=_yeTy   tSwaE   v&]mupaiït>   .49.
tSy his
-UmaE  on the ground
zyanSy  lying down
padaE  feet
à]aLy  wiping clean
lúm[>  Lakshmana
s-ayRSy  with wife
tt> then
A_yeTy  nearing
tSwaE  stood gaurd
v&]<  tree
%paiït>  holding

 
49.Then   Lakshmana   cleaned   the   feet   of   Rama   who   lying   on   the   ground   with   Sita   and   stood guarding   them.
 
guhae=ip   sh   sUten   saEimiÇmnu-a;yn!   ,
ANvja¢Ätae   rammàmÄae   xnuxRr>   .50.
guh> Aip  Guha also
sh sUten  with the charioteer
saEimiÇm!  to Lakshmana
Anu-a;yn!  conversing
ANvja¢t!  kept awake
tt> there
ramm!  about Rama
AàmÄ>  very alert
xnuxRr>  with bow in hand

 
50.Guha   and   Sumantra   joined   Lakshmana   and   kept   awake   during   the   night   with   bow   in   hand and   talking   about   Rama.
 
twa   zyanSy   ttae=Sy   xImtae   yziSvnae   dazrwemRhaTmn>   ,
A†òÊ>oSy   suoaeictSy   sa   tda   VytIyay   icre[   zvRrI   .51.
twa similarly
zyanSy  sleeping
tt> there
ASy for him
xImt>  very intelligent
yziSvn>  famous
dazrwe>  Dasaratha's son
mhaTmn>  the great soul
A†òÊ>oSy  not encountered difficulties earlier
suoaeictSy  deserving luxuries
sa that
tda then
VytIyay  was spent
icre[  as a long time
zvRrI  night

 
51.Rama   who   was   sleeping,   felt   that   the   night   was   very   long.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   pÂaz>   sgR>   .50.
           
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