THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 52 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70

 
ïIramadIna<   g¼atr[m!   -   RAMA   AND   OTHERS   CROSS   GANGES
 
ngr<   Tva<   gt<   †òœva   jnnI   me   yvIyis   ,
kEkeyI   àTyy<   gCDeidit   ramae   vn<   gt>   .61.
ngr<  city
Tva<  you
gt<  on reaching
†òœva  seeing
jnnI  mother
me my
yvIyis  step
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
àTyy<  having acheived the desire
gCDet!  will think
#it thus
ram>  Rama
vn<  to the forest
gt> has gone

 
61.Rama   told   Sumantra   that   Kaikeyi   will   think   that   her   wish   has   been   fulfilled   when   she   sees Sumantra   in   the   city.
 
pirtuòa   tu   sa   devI   vnvas<   gte   miy   ,
rajan<   naitz»et   imWyavadIit   xaimRkm!   .62.
pirtuòa  becoming happy
tu then
sa that
devI  lady
vnvas<  to live in the forest
gte gone
miy me
rajan<  the king
n Aitz»et  will not suspect
imWyavadI #it  one who is not true to his word
xaimRkm!  one who follows dharma

 
62.Rama   told   Sumantra   that   Kaikeyi   will   be   satisfied   that   Dasaratha   is   true   to   his   word.
 
@;   me   àwm>   kamae   ydMba   me   yvIyis   ,
-rtari]t<   S)It<   puÇraJymvaßuyat!   .63.
@;> this
me my
àwm>  principal
kam>  desire
yt! for which reason
AMba  mother
me my
yvIyis  step
-rtari]t<  ruled by Bharata
S)It<  happiness
puÇraJym!  in her son's regime
Avaßuyat!  will attain

 
63.Rama   told   Sumantra   that   his   main   desire   will   be   to   see   Kaikeyi   happy   in   Bharata's   rule.
 
mm   iàyawR<   ra}í   srwSTv<   purI<   ìj   ,
s<idòíaip   yanwaR<Stan!äUyaStwa   twa   .64.
mm my
iàyawR<  to console
ra}>  king's
c also
srw>  with chariot
Tv<  you
purI< ìj  go to the city
s<idò>  as a messenger
c also
Aip and
yan!  whatever
AwaRn!  news
tan!  to them
äUya>  please convey
twa twa  truthfully

 
64.Rama   told   Sumantra   that   he   should   console   the   king   and   also   convey   the   news   as   it   is.
 
#Tyu®va   vcn<   sUt<   saNTviyTva   pun>pun>   ,
guh<   vcnm¬Ib<   ramae   hetumdävIt!   .65.
#it as above
%®va  having said
vcn<  words
sUt<  to the charioteer
saNTviyTva  consoling
pun>pun>  again and again
guh<  to Guha
vcnm!  the following words
A¬Ib<  one who does things fast
ram>  Rama
hetumt!  with reasons
AävIt!  spoke

 
65.Rama,   after   consoling   Sumantra   with   words   full   of   logic,   spoke   to   Guha.
 
nedanI<   guh   yaeGyae=y<   vasae   me   sjne   vne   ,
AvZy<   ýaïme   vas>   ktRVyStÌtae   ivix>   .66.
n not
#danI<  in this
guh Guha
yaeGy>  deserve
Ay<  now
vas>  to live
me for me
sjne  inhabited
vne in the forest
AvZy<  necessary
ih surely
Aaïme  in a hermitage
vas>  to live
ktRVy>  to be observed
tÌt>  has been so laid down
ivix>  in the orders

 
66.Rama   told   Guha   that   as   per   the   conditions   of   his   life   in   forest,   he   has   to   stay   alone   and   for that   he   has   to   live   in   a   hermitage.
 
sae=h<   g&hITva   inym<   tpiSvjn-U;[m!   ,
ihtkam>   iptu-URy>   sItaya   lúm[Sy   c   .
jqa>   k«Tva   gim:yaim   Ny¢aex]Irmany   .67.
s> that
Ah<  I
g&hITva  taking
inym<  as laid down
tpiSvjn-U;[m!  with the hair style of hermits
ihtkam>  following the right course
iptu>  for father
-Uy>  again
sItaya>  for Sita's
lúm[Sy c  for Lakshmana's also
jqa>  matted hair
k«Tva  wearing
gim:yaim  will go
Ny¢aex]Ir<  the milk of banyan tree
Aany  please bring

 
67.Rama   told   Guha   that   as   per   norms,   he   should   have   matted   hair   like   hermits   and   hance requested   Guha   to   bring   the   milk   of   banyan   tree.
 
tT]Ir<   rajpuÇay   guh>   i]àmupahrt!   ,
lúm[SyaTmníEv   ramStenakrae¾qa>   .68.
tT]Ir<  that milk
rajpuÇay  for the prince
guh>  Guha
i]à<  immediately
%pahrt!  was brought
lúm[Sy  Lakshmana's
AaTmn>  his own
c also
@v ram>  Rama himself
ten with that
Akraet!  made
jqa>  hair matted

 
68.Guha   brought   the   milk   immediately   and   Rama   matted   his   and   Lakshmana's   hair   with   that.
 
dI"Rba÷nRrVyaºae   jiqlTvmxaryt!   .69.
dI"Rba÷>  one with long hands
nrVyaº>  best among men
jiqlTvm!  with matted hair
Axaryt!  became

 
69.Rama   had   his   hair   matted.
 
taE   tda   cIrvsnaE   jqam{flxair[aE   ,
Azae-etam&i;smaE   æatraE   ramlúm[aE   .70.
taE the two
tda then
cIrvsnaE  with bark clothes
jqam{flxair[aE  with matted hair
Azae-eta<  looked
\i;smaE  like hermits
æatraE  brothers
ramlúm[aE  Rama and Lakshmana

 
70.Rama   and   Lakshmana   with   bark   clothes   and   matted   hair   looked   like   hermits.            
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