THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 52 : SLOKAS 21 TO 31

 
ramadInam!   g¼atr[m!   -   RAMA   AND   OTHERS   CROSS   GANGES
 
ttStu   ivgte   ba:pe   sUt<   Sp&òaedk<   zuicm!   ,
ramStu   mxur<   vaKy<   pun>punévac   tm!   .21.
tt> then
tu ivgte  when shed
ba:pe  tears
sUt<  to charioteer
Sp&òaedk<  cleaming with water
zuicm!  with a clear heart
ram>  Rama
tu in this
mxur<  in a sweet voice
vaKy<  the following words
pun>pun>  again and again
%vac  said
tm! that

 
21.Rama,   seeing   Sumantra   shedding   tears,   said   the   following   words.
 
#úvakª[a<   Tvya   tuLy<   suùd<   naepl]ye   ,
ywa   dzrwae   raja   ma<   n   zaeceÄwa   k…é.22.
#úvakª[a<  for the ikshvaku dynasty
Tvya  to you
tuLy<  equal
suùd<  friend
n %pl]ye  I donot know
ywa like
dzrw>  Dasaratha
raja  king
ma<  me
n zaecet!  not grieve
twa like that
k…é  please act

 
22.Rama   told   Sumantra   to   act   in   such   a   way   that   Dasaratha   forgets   his   grief.
 
zaekaephcetaStu   v&Ïí   jgtIpit>   ,
kam-aravsÚí   tSmadetÓrvIim   te   .23.
zaekaephceta>  is with a heavy heart
tu thus
v&Ï>  aged
c also
jgtIpit>  king
kam-aravsÚ> c  unable to fulfill his desire
tSmat!  therefore
@tt!  the following
ävIim  I am telling
te to you

 
23.Rama   told   Sumantra   that   Dasaratha   is   old   and   his   desires   have   not   been   fulfilled.   Therefore he   gave   the   following   advice.
 
yXyda}apyeiTk<icTs   mhaTma   mhIpit>   ,
kEkeYya>   iàykamawˆR   kayR<   tdivka'œ]ya   .24.
yt! for that reason
yt! for that reason
Aa}apyet!  orders
ik<ict!  any work
s> that
mhaTma  great soul
mhIpit>  king
kEkeYya>  Kaikeyi's
iàykamawˆR  fulfilling the desires
kayR<  should be carried out
tt! that
Aivka'œ]ya  willingly

 
24.Rama   told   Sumantra   that   he   must   carry   out   the   orders   of   the   king   to   fulfill   Kaikeyi's desires   willingly.
 
@tdwR<   ih   raJyain   àzasit   nraixpa>   ,
yde;a<   svRk«Tye;u   mnae   n   àithNyte   .25.
@tdwR< ih  for this purpose
raJyain  kingdoms
àzasit  they rule
nraixpa>  kings
yt! which
@;a<  for them
svRk«Tye;u  in all activities
mn> desired results
n àithNyte  should not be thwarted

 
25.Rama   told   Sumantra   that   the   kings   have   their   way   in   fulfilling   their   desires   and   hence   rule the   kingdoms   for   that   purpose.
 
yXywa   s   mharajae   nalIkmixgCDit   ,
n   c   taMyit   gu>oen   sumÙ   k…é   tÄwa   .26.
yt! that being so
ywa like
s> that
mharaj>  king
n not
AlIkm!  that which is not desired
AixgCDit  should happen
n not
c also
taMyit  should he lose weight
Ê>oen  because of worry
sumÙ  Sumantra
k…é  do
tt! that
twa similarly

 
26.Rama   told   Sumantra   to   look   after   the   king   well   so   that   he   does   not   have   to   face   unpleasant things   and   should   not   lose   weight.
 
A†òÊ>o<   rajana<   v&ÏmayR<   ijteiNÔym!   ,
äUyaSTvmi-vaXyEv   mm   hetaeird<   vc>   .27.
nEvahmnuzaecaim   lúm[ae   n   c   mEiwlI   ,
AyaeXyayaZCyutaíeit   vne   vTSyamheit   va   .28.
ctudzsu   v;ˆR;u   inv&Äe;u   pun>pun>   ,
lúm[<   ma<   c   sIta<   c   Ôúyis   i]àmagtan!   .29.
A†òÊ>o<  not experienced grief till now
rajan<  to the king
v&Ï<  old
AayR<  esteemed by all
ijteiNÔym!  one who has controlled his senses
äUya>  please tell him
Tvm!  you
Ai-vaXy  paying respects
@v only
mm hetae>  for my sake
#d<  this
vc> my words
n not
@v only
Ahm!  I
Anuzaecaim  am aggrieved
lúm[>  Lakshmana
n not
c also
mEiwlI  Maithily
AyaeXyaya>  from ayodhya
Cyuta>  came away
c #it  in that
vne in the forest
vTSyamhe  to live
#it va  or in that
ctudRzsu  fourteen
v;ˆR;u  years
inv&Äe;u  after completing
pun>pun>  again
lúm[<  Lakshmana
ma< c  me also
sIta< c  Sita also
Ôúyis  will see
i]à<  quickly
Aagtan!  returned

 
27,28,29.Rama   told   Sumantra   to   tell   Dasaratha   that   are   not   angry   with   Dasaratha   for   having left   ayodhya   to   live   in   the   forest.   After   spending   fourteen   years   we   will   return   to   ayodhya.
 
@vmu®va   tu   rajan<   matr<   c   sumÙ   me   ,
ANyaí   devI>   sihta>   kEkeyI<   c   pun>pun>   .30.
AaraeGy<   äih   kaEsLyamw   padai-vNdnm!   ,
sItaya   mm   cayRSy   vcnaLlúm[Sy   c   .31.
@v<  like this
%®va  after telling
tu in this
rajan<  to the king
matr<  to mother
c also
sumÙ  Sumantra
me my
ANya>  others
c  also
devI>  ladies
sihta>  along with
kEkeyI< c  to Kaikeyi also
pun>pun>  again and again
AaraeGy<  welfare
äih  please inform
kaEsLyam!  to Kausalya
Aw then
padai-vNdnm!  paying respects at their feet
sItaya>  Sita's
mm mine
c also
AayRSy  close friend
vcnat!  by words
lúm[Sy c  Lakshmana also

 
30,31.Rama   told   Sumantra   to   inform   Dasartha,   Kausalya,   Kaikeyi   and   other   ladies   about their   welfare   and   pay   their   respects   to   them.            
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