THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 52 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
ïIramadIna<   g¼atr[m!   -   RAMA   AND   OTHERS   CROSS   GANGES
 
tt>   klapaNs<ný   ofœgaE   bÏva   c   xiNvnaE   ,
jGmtuyˆRn   taE   g¼a<   sItya   sh   ra"vaE   .11.
tt> then
klapan!  luggages
s<ný  carrying
ofœgaE  swords
bÏva  wearing
c also
xiNvnaE  the two archers
jGmtu>  started
yen towards
taE those
g¼a<  ganges
sItya sh  along with Sita
ra"vaE  Rama and Lakshmana

 
11.Rama   and   Lakshmana   along   with   Sita   started   towards   ganges   carrying   the   luggage   and swords.
 
rammev   tu   "mR}mupgMy   ivnItvt!   ,
ikmh<   krva[Iit   sUt>   àaÃilrävIt!   .12.
ram<  to Rama
@v only
tu for himself
"mR}<  well versed in dharma
%pgMy  nearing
ivnItvt!  not getting instructions
ikm!  what
Ah<  I
krvai[  to do
#it thus
sUt>  charioteer
àaÃil>  with folded palms
AävIt!  spoke

 
12.Sumantra   went   to   Rama   and   asked   what   he   has   to   do.
 
ttae=ävIÎazriw>   sumÙ<   Sp&zNkre[aeÄm   di][en   ,
sumÙ   zIº<   punrev   yaih   ra}>   skaze   -v   caàmÄ>   .13.
tt> then
AävIt!  spoke
dazriw>  Rama
sumÙ<  to Sumantra
Sp&zn!  caressing
kre[  with hand
%Äm  you who are trusted
di][en  right
sumÙ  Sumantra
zIº<  quickly
pun>  return
@v only
yaih  please go
ra}>  in king's
skaze  presence
-v please stay
c also
AàmÄ>  as usual

 
13.Rama   told   Sumantra   to   return   to   Ayodhya   and   look   after   Dasaratha.
 
invtRSveTyuvacEnmetaviÏ   k«t<   mm   ,
rw<   ivhay   pÑ(a<   tu   gim:yamae   mhavnm!   .14.
invtRSv  please go back
#it thus
%vac  said
@n<  to him
@tavt! ih  this much
k«t<  is enough
mm to me
rw<  chariot
ivhay  discarding
pÑ(a< tu  only on foot
gim:yam>  I will go
mhavnm!  to the great forest

 
14.Rama   told   Sumatra   that   what   Sumantra   has   done   is   enough   and   he   will   go   to   the   forest on   foot.
 
AaTman<   Tv_ynu}AtmveúyatR>   s   sariw>   ,
sumÙ>   pué;VyaºmEúvakimdmävIt!   .15.
AaTman<  for himself
tu thus
A_ynu}atm!  having been given permission to go
Aveúy  thinking
AatR>  saddened
s> that
sariw>  charioteer
sumÙ>  Sumantra
pué;Vyaº<  the noblest among men
@eúvak<  to Rama
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  said

 
15.Sumantra,   on   beong   told   to   go   back,   spoke   to   Rama   as   follows.
 
nait³aNtimd<   laeke   pué;e[eh   kenict!   ,
tv   sæat&-ayRSy   vas>   àak«tvÖne   .16.
n Ait³aNt<  has not been done
#d<  this
laeke  in the world
pué;e[  by man
#h this
kenict!  by any one
tv your
sæat&-ayRSy  with brother and wife
vas>  living
àak«tvt!  is a rare event
vne in the forest

 
16.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   his   stay   in   the   forest   with   wife   and   brother   is   a   unique   event.
 
n   mNye   äücyˆR=iSt   SvxIte   va   )laedy>   ,
madRvajRvyaevaRip   Tva<   ce™snmagtm!   .17.
n not
mNye  I think
äücyˆR  in performing rituals
AiSt  present
SvxIte va  or in chanting veda
)laedy>  any use
madRvajRvyae> va Aip  in kindness and giving justice
Tva< cet!  in your case
Vysn<  separation
Aagtm!  has come

 
17.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   chanting   of   vedas   and   observing   rituals   is   of   no   use   in   your   case since   you   are   separated   from   your   parents.
 
sh   ra"v   vEdeýa   æaÇa   cEv   vne   vsn!   ,
Tv<   git<   àaPs!yse   vIr   ÇINlaeka<Stu   jyiÚv   .18.
sh alongwith
ra"v  Rama
vEdeýa  with Sita
æaÇa c  with brother also
@v only
vne in the forest
vsn!  living
Tv<  you
git<  as a refuge
àaPs!yse  will serve
vIr brave
ÇIn!  three
laekan! tu  worlds
jyn!  conquerer (Lord Vishnu)
#v like

 
18.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   you   will   be   the   refuge   for   all   the   world   like   God   Vishnu.
 
vy<   olu   hta   ram   yt!Tvya=PyupviÂta>   ,
kEkeYya   vzme:yam>   papaya   Ê>o-aign>   .19.
vy<  we
olu is it not so
hta>  as sinners
ram Rama
yt! for that reason
Tvya  by you
Aip also
%pviÂta>  being discarded
kEkeYya>  under Kaikeyi's
vz<  control
@:yam>  will come
papaya>  the sinner
Ê>o-aign>  subject to difficulties

 
19.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   after   being   separated   from   him,   they   will   come   under   the   control of   Kaikeyi   and   face   difficulties.
 
#it   äuvÚaTmsm<   sumÙ>   sariwStda   ,
†òœva   Ërgt<   ram<   gu>oataˆR   ééde   icrm!   .20.
#it thus
äuvn!  saying
AaTmsm<  one who is equal to himself
sumÙ>  Sumantra
sariw>  charioteer
tda because of that
†òœva  thinking
Ërgt<  has gone far
ram<  Rama
Ê>oatR>  saddened
ééde  cried
icrm!  for long

 
20.Sumantra   seeing   that   Rama   as   gone   far,   cried   for   a   long   time.            
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