THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 51 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
guhlúm[s<vad>   -   DISCUSSION   BETWEEN   GUHA   AND   LAKSHMANA
 
t<   ja¢tmdM-en   æaturwaRy   lúm[m!   ,
guh>   sNtapsNtÝae   ra"v<   vaKymävIt!   .1.
t<  that
ja¢tm!  awake and alert
AdM-en  with a sense of duty
æatu>  brother's
AwaRy  covenience
lúm[m!  to Lakshmana
guh>  Guha
sNtapsNtÝ>  taking pity because of the strain
ra"v<  son of Raghu dynasty
vaKym!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.Guha,   seeing   Lakshmana's   efforts   to   be   alert   during   the   night   for   standing   vigil,   spoke   as follows.
 
#y<   tat   suoa   zYya   TvdwRmupkiLpta   ,
àTyañisih   saXvSya<   rajpuÇ   ywasuom!   .2.
#y<  this
tat sir
suoa  comfortable
zYya  bed
TvdwR<  for your sake
%pkiLpta  was brought
àTyañisih  please sleep for some time
saxu  peacefully
ASya<  in this
rajpuÇ  prince
ywasuom!  comfortably

 
2.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   the   bed   was   for   him   and   requested   to   be   comfortable   for   some time.
 
%ictae=y<   jn>   svR>   ¬ezana<   Tv<   suoaeict>   ,
gup!TywR<   jagir:yam>   kak…t!SwSy   vy<   inzam!   .3.
%ict>  were praised
Ay<  this
jn> the people
svR>  every one
¬ezana<  for physical strain
Tv<  you
suoaeict>  are accustomed to luxury
gup!TywR<  for the welfare
jagir:yam>  we will keep awake
kak…t!SwSy  Rama's
vy<  allof us
inzam!  during the night

 
3.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   Guha's   followers   will   keep   awake   and   look   after   Rama.
 
n   ih   ramat!iàytmae   mmaiSt   -uiv   kín   ,
ävIMyetdh<   sTy<   sTyenEv   c   te   zpe   .4.
n not
ih surely
ramat!  more than Rama
iàytm>  more revered
mm for me
AiSt  is present
-uiv  in the world
kín  anyone
ävIim  can say
@tt!  this
Ah<  I
sTy<  as a truth
sTyen @v  on truth
c also
te to you
zpe I promise

 
4.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   there   is   none   in   the   world   whom   he   respects   more   than   Rama.
 
ASy   àsadadaz<se   laeke=iSmNsumhXyz>   ,
xmaRvaiÝ<   c   ivpulamwaRvaiÝ<   c   kevlam!   .5.
ASy his
àsadat!  kindness only
Aaz<se  I can assert
laeke  in the world
AiSmn!  this
sumht!  the greatest
yz> blessing the followers
xmaRvaiÝ<  obtaining dharma
c also
ivpulam!  capable of the best result
AwaRvaiÝ< c  amassing wealth
kevlam!  the despicable action of

 
5.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   Rama's   blessings   are   needed   for   the   lofty   objective   of   fruits   of dharma   and   also   for   the   despicable   act   of   amassing   wealth.
 
sae=h<   iàyso<   ram<   zyan<   sh   sItya   ,
ri]:yaim   xnu:pai[>   svRtae   }aiti->   sh   .6.
s> that
Ah<  I
iàyso<  dearest friend
ram<  Rama
zyan<  sleeping
sh sItya  along with Sita
ri]:yaim  I will protect
xnu:pai[>  with bow in hand
svRt>  always
}aiti->  with relatives and friends
sh along with

 
6.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   he   with   his   relatives   will   protect   Rama   and   Sita.
 
n   ih   me=ividt<   ikiÂÖne=iSm<írt>   sda   ,
ctur¼<   ýaip   bl<   sumht!àshemih   .7.
n not
ih surely
me for me
Aividt<  happening without knowledge
ikiÂt!  any thing
vne forest
AiSmn!  in this
crt>  roaming
sda constantly
ctur¼<  the four types of
ih surely
Aip bl<  forces also
sumht!  the biggest
àshemih  are capable of destroying

 
7.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   whatever   happens   in   the   forest   will   be   known   to   him   and   he   is capable   of   destroying   the   biggest   force.
 
lúm[St<   tdaevac   rúyma[aSTvya=n"   ,
naÇ   -Ita   vy<   svˆR   xmRmevanupZyta   .8.
lúm[>  Lakshmana
t<  to him
tda then
%vac  said
rúyma[a>  protected
Tvya  by you
An" blemishless
n not
  here
-Ita>  afraid
vy<  we
svˆR  all
xmR< @v  only of dharma
AnupZyta  constantly thinking about

 
8.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   all   of   them   have   no   fear   since   Guha   is   providing   protection.
 
kw<   dazrwaE   -UmaE   zyane   sh   sItya   ,
zKya   inÔa   mya   lBxu<   jIivt<   va   suoain   va   .9.
kw<  how
dazrwaE  Rama
-UmaE  on the ground
zyane  sleeping
sh sItya  along with Sita
zKya  deserve
inÔa  sleep
mya by me
lBxu<  to enjoy
jIivt< va  or even food
suoain va  or even comforts

 
9.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   when   Rama   and   Sita   are   sleeping   on   the   ground   he   cannot   think of   food,   sleep   or   even   comforts.
 
yae   n   devasurE>   sv‰R>   zKy>   àsihtu<   yuix   ,
t<   pZy   suos<suÝ<   t&[e;u   sh   sItya   .10.
y> who
n not
devasurE>  devas and asuras
sv‰R>  by all
zKy>  capable
àsihtu<  to oppose
yuix  in a war
t<  him
pZy you are seeing
suos<suÝ<  sleeping soundly
t&[e;u  on grass
sh sItya  along with

 
10.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   he   is   watching   the   mighty   Rama   sleeping   on   the   ground   along with   Sita.            
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