THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 52 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50

 
ïIramadIna<   g¼atr[m!   -   RAMA   AND   OTHERS   CROSS   GANGES
 
dENy<   ih   ngrI   gCDeίòœva   zUNyimm<   rwm!   ,
sUtavze;<   Sv<   sENy<   htvIrimvahve   .41.
dENy<  disheartened
ih surely
ngrI  city
gCDet!  will become
†òœva  seeing
zUNy<  empty
#m<  this
rwm!  chariot
sUtavze;<  with only the charioteer
Sv<  his
sENy<  army
htvIr<  army decimated
#v like
Aahve  in war

 
41.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   the   people   of   the   city   will   be   disheartened   on   seeing   the   empty chariot.
 
Ëreip   invsNt<   Tva<   mansena¢t>   iSwtm!   ,
icNtyNTyae=Xy   nUn<   Tva<   inrahara>   k«ta>   àja>   .42.
Ëre  far away
Aip and
invsNt<  living
Tva<  you
mansen  mentally
A¢t>  in front
iSwtm!  situated
icNtyNTy>  will think
AXy now
nUn<  thus
Tva<  you
inrahara>  fasting
k«ta>  will be doing
àja>  people

 
42.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   the   people   will   be   mentally   thinking   about   you   and   will   be   fasting.
 
†ò<   tiÏ   Tvya   ram   ya†z<   Tvt!àvasne   ,
àjana<   s'œk…l<   v&Ä<   TvCDaek¬aNtcetsam!   .43.
†ò<  has been seen
tt! that
ih Tvya  by yourself
ram Rama
ya†z<  what state
Tvt!àvasne  when you crossed the border
àjana<  people's
s'œk…l<  confused
v&Ä<  mental attitude
TvCDaek¬aNtcetsam!  mentally upset for you

 
43.Sumantra   further   told   Rama   that   he   has   seen   for   himself   the   attitude   of   the   people   when he   crossed   the   border.
 
AatRnadae   ih   y>   paErEmuR­STviÖàvasne   ,
srw<   ma<   inzaMyEv   k…yuR>   ztgu[<   tt>   .44.
AatRnad>  shouting
ih surely
y> which
paErE>  by the people
mu­>  made
TviÖàvasne  when you left for the forest
srw<  in the chariot
ma<  me
inzaMy  seeing
@v only
k…yuR>  will shout
ztgu[<  hundred times more
tt> then

 
44.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   the   people   will   shout   hundred   times   louder   when   they   see   the empty   chariot.
 
Ah<   ik<   caip   vúyaim   devI<   tv   sutae   mya   ,
nItae=saE   matulk…l<   sNtapSTyJytaimit   .45.
AsTymip   nEvah<   äUya<   vcnmI†zm!   ,
kwmiàymevah<   äUya<   sTyimd<   vc>   .46.
Ah<  I
ik< c  what also
Aip anyway
vúyaim  will say
devI<  to the ladies
tv your
sut>  son
mya by me
nIt>  was dropped
AsaE  this
matulk…l<  uncle's place
sNtap>  worry
TyJyta< #it  may be forgotten
AsTym!  untruth
Aip also
n not
@v only
Ah<  I
äUya<  can say
vcn<  words
$†zm!  like this
kwm!  how
Aiày<  unpalatable
@v only
Ah<  I
äUya<  can say
sTy<  the truth
#d<  this
vc> words

 
45,46.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   he   cannot   say   a   lie   to   his   mothers   that   Rama   has   gone   to uncle's   place.   He   also   said   that   he   cannot   also   tell   the   truth.
 
mm   taviÚyaegSwaSTvÓNxujnvaihn>   ,
kw<   rw<   Tvya   hIn<   àvaýiNt   hyaeÄma>   .47.
mm my
tavt!  now
inyaegSwa>  going according to my signs
TvÓNxujnvaihn>  taking you and your relatives
kw<  how
rw<  chariot
Tvya hIn<  without you
àvaýiNt  will haul
hyaeÄma>  the best of horses

 
47.Sumantra   told   Rama   the   horses   will   find   it   difficult   to   take   an   empty   chariot.
 
   zúyaMyh<   gNtumyaeXya<   Tv†te=n"   ,
vnvasanuyanay   mamnu}atumrœhis   .48.
tt! therefore
n zúyaim  is not possible
Ah<  I
gNtum!  to return
AyaeXya<  to ayodhya
Tv†te  without you
An" faultless one
vnvasanuyanay  to stay in the forest with you
mam!  me
Anu}atum!  to agree
Arœhis  you please decide

 
48.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   he   cannot   go   back   without   Rama.   Thus   he   requests   Rama   to take   him   to   the   forest.
 
yid   me   yacmanSy   Tyagmev   kir:yis   ,
srwae=i¶<   àveúyaim   Ty­maÇ   #h   Tvya   .49.
yid in case
me to me
yacmanSy  pleading
Tyag< @v  to return only
kir:yis  you decide
srw>  with the chariot
Ai¶<  in fire
àveúyaim  will enter
Ty­maÇ>  the moment you leave
#h here
Tvya  by you

 
49.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   he   will   enter   with   the   chariot   in   the   fire   the   moment   Rama leaves.
 
-iv:yiNt   vne   yain   tpiv¹krai[   te   ,
rwen   àitbaix:ye   tain   st!Tvain   ra"v   .50.
-iv:yiNt  happens
vne in the forest
yain  which
tpiv¹krai[  hindrance for your penance
te your
rwen  with the chariot
àitbaix:ye  I will drive away
tain  those
st!Tvain  beings
ra"v  Rama

 
50.Sumantra   told   Rama   that   he   will   help   Rama   in   the   forest   and   ensure   Rama's   unhindered stay   in   the   forest.            
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