THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 51 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
guhlúm[s<vad>   -   DISCUSSION   BETWEEN   GUHA   AND   LAKSHMANA
 
yae   mÙtpsa   lBxae   ivivxEí   pirïmE>   ,
@kae   dzrwSyeò>   puÇ>   s†zlúm[>   .11.
y> who
mÙtpsa  by chanting vedas and penance
lBx>  was born
ivivxE>  various
c pirïmE>  observing rituals also
@k> uncomparable
dzrwSy  Dasaratha's
#ò>  favourite
puÇ>  son
s†zlúm[>  with all virtues

 
11.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   Rama   was   born   after   penance   and   chanting   of   vedas   by Dasaratha.
 
AiSmNàìaijte   raja   n   icr<   vtRiy:yit   ,
ivxva   meidnI   nUn<   i]àmev   -iv:yit   .12.
AiSmn!  he
àìaijte  while living in forest
raja  king
n not
icr<  for long
vtRiy:yit  will live
ivxva  as a widow
meidnI  the goddess earth
nUn<  thus
i]à<  soon
@v only
-iv:yit  will become

 
12.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   Dasaratha   will   die   soon   as   Rama   has   started   for   the   forest. Dasartha's   death   will   make   even   mother   earth   a   widow.
 
Anur­jnakI[aR   suoalaekiàyavha   ,
rajVysns<s&òa   sa   purI   ivniz:yit   .13.
Anur­jnakI[aR  filled with patriotic people
suoalaekiàyavha  with festivities making it lovely
rajVysns<s&òa  losing the king
sa purI  that city
ivniz:yit  will be destroyed

 
13.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   Ayodhya   will   be   destroyed   after   the   king's   death.
 
ivnXy   sumhanad<   ïme[aeprta>   iôy>   ,
in"aˆR;aeprt<   tat   mNye   raminveznm!   .14.
ivnXy  after crying
sumhanad<  very loudly
ïme[  by hard work
%prta>  will become tired
iôy>  the ladies
in"aˆR;aeprt<  will fall silent
tat friend
mNye  I think
raminveznm!  Rama's palace

 
14.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   the   ladies   will   be   tired   from   crying   and   Rama's   palace   will   be silent.
 
kaEsLya   cEv   raja   c   twEv   jnnI   mm   ,
naz<se   yid   jIviNt   svˆR   te   zvRrIimmam!   .15.
kaEsLya c  Kausalya also
@v only
raja c  the king also
twa similarly
@v only
jnnI  mother
mm my
n not
Aaz<se  I fear
yid if
jIviNt  will be alive
svˆR  all
te they
zvRrI< #mam!  this night

 
15.Lakshmana   expressed   his   fear   that   Dasaratha,   Kausalya   and   Sumitra   will   not   survive beyond   that   night.
 
jIvedip   ih   me   mata   zÇu¹SyaNvve]ya   ,
t΂>o<   yÄu   kaEsLya   vIrsUivRniz:yit   .16.
jIvet! Aip  may be alive
ih surely
me my
mata  mother
zÇu¹Sy  Shatrugna's
ANvve]ya  remembering
tt! that
Ê>o<  grief
yt! this
tu in this
kaEsLya  Kausalya
vIrsU>  with a brave son
ivniz:yit  will die

 
16.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   even   if   Sumitra   lives   because   of   Shatrugna,   Kausalya   Rama's mother   will   die.
 
kw<   puÇ<   mhaTman<   Jyeó<   sNtmpZyt>   ,
zrIr<   xariy:yiNt   àa[a   ra}ae   mhaTmn>   .17.
kw<  how
puÇ<  son
mhaTman<  with God like powers
Jyeó<  eldest
sNtm!  blessed
ApZyt>  not able to see
zrIr<  in the body
xariy:yiNt  will stay
àa[a>  soul
ra}>  king's
mhaTmn>  blessed soul

 
17.Lakshmana   wondered   how   the   soul   of   Dasaratha   will   remain   in   his   body,   not   seeing   his son,   Rama.
 
ivnòe   n&ptaE   píaTkaEsLya   ivniz:yit   ,
AnNtr<   c   mata=ip   mm   nazmupE:yit   .18.
ivnòe  death
n&ptaE  king
píat!  after
kaEsLya  Kausalya
ivniz:yit  will die
AnNtr<  after that
c mata Aip mm  my mother too
naz<  death
%pE:yit  will reach

 
18.Lakshmana   said   that   after   Dasaratha   dies,   Kausalya   and   Sumitra   will   also   die.
 
Ait³aNtmit³aNtmnvaPy   mnaerwm!   ,
raJye   rammini]Py   ipta   me   ivniz:yit   .19.
Ait³aNtm! Ait³aNtm!  what has happened has happened
AnvaPy  not fulfilling
mnaerwm!  desire
raJye  in the kingdom
ramm!  Rama
Aini]Py  coronating
ipta  father
me my
ivniz:yit  will die

 
19.Lakshmana   bemoaned   that   Dasaratha   being   thwarted   in   his   desire   to   crown   Rama   will soon   die   and   what   has   happened   cannot   be   reversed.
 
isÏawaR>   iptr<   v&Ä<   tiSmNkale=PyupiSwte   ,
àetkayˆR;u   svˆR;u   s<Skir:yiNt   -Uimpm!   .2.
isÏawaR>  those blessed ones
iptr<  to father
v&Ä<  dead
tiSmn!  that
kale  time
Aip also
%piSwte  when it comes
àetkayˆR;u  funeral rites
svˆR;u  in all
s<Skir:yiNt  will perform funeral rites
-Uimpm!  the king

 
20.Lakshmana   said   that   only   those   who   are   blessed   will   perform   the   funeral   rites   for   their father.            
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