THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 52 : SLOKAS 91 TO 100

 
ïIramadIna<   g¼atr[m!   -   RAMA   AND   OTHERS   CROSS   GANGES
 
punrev   mhaba÷mRya   æaÇa   c   s¼t>   ,
AyaeXya<   vnvasaÄu   àivzTvn"ae=n"e   .91.
pun>  again
@v only
mhaba÷>  one with long hands
mya with me
æaÇa c  with brother also
s¼t>  together
AyaeXya<  in Ayodhya
vnvasat!  after staying in the forest
tu in this
àivztu  should enter
An">  faultless
An"e  blemishless

 
91.Sita   prays   to   Ganges   that   Rama   should   return   to   Ayodhya   with   Lakshmana   and   herself after   staying   in   the   forest.
 
twa   s<-a;ma[a   sa   sIta   g¼aminiNdta   ,
di][a   di][<   tIr<   i]àmeva_yupagmt!   .92.
twa as above
s<-a;ma[a  prating
sa that
sIta  Sita
g¼am!  to Ganges
AiniNdta  spotless
di][a  chaste
di][<  south
tIr<  bank
i]à<  quickly
@v only
A_yupagmt!  reached

 
92.Sita   so   praying   to   Ganges   reached   the   south   bank   shortly.
 
tIr<   ih   smnuàaPy   nav<   ihTva   nr;R->   ,
àaitót   sh   æaÇa   vEdeýa   c   prNtp>   .93.
tIr<  to the bank
ih surely
smnuàaPy  arriving
nav<  boat
ihTva  disembarking
nr;R->  best among men
àaitót  started walking
sh with
æaÇa  wiht brother
vEdeýa  with Vaidehi
c also
prNtp>  always victorious

 
93.Rama,   on   reaching   the   bank,   disembarked   from   the   boat   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana   and started   walking.
 
AwaävINmhaba÷>   suimÇanNdvxRnm!   ,
-v   s<r][awaRy   sjne   ivjne=ip   va   .94.
Aw as follows
AävIt!  said
mhaba÷>  one with long hands
suimÇanNdvxRnm!  to one who gives pleasure to Sumitra
-v you please be by our side
s<r][awaRy  for protecting
sjne  inhabited
ivjne Aip va  or uninhabited

 
94.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   stay   beside   them   for   their   protection   in   the   forest.
 
AvZy<   r][<   kayRm†òe   ivjne   vne   ,
A¢tae   gCD   saEimÇe   sIta   TvamnugCDtu   .95.
AvZy<  necessarily
r][<  being careful
kayRm!  our duty
A†òe  unseen
ivjne  uninhabited
vne in the forest
A¢t>  in front
gCD you go
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
sIta  Sita
Tvam!  you
AnugCDtu  can follow

 
95.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   it   their   duty   to   be   careful   in   uninhabited   forest.   Lakshmana should   lead   with   Sita   following   him.
 
p&ótae=nugim:yaim   Tva<   c   sIta<   c   palyn!   ,
ANyaeNySy   ih   nae   r]a   ktRVya   pué;;R-   .96.
p&ót>  in the back
Anugim:yaim  I will come
Tva< c  you also
sIta< c  Sita also
palyn!  protecting
ANyaeNySy  for each of us
ih n>  for us surely
r]a to be careful
ktRVya  duty
pué;;R-  best among men

 
96.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   will   come   behind   protecting   both   of   them.   He   also   said they   should   be   alert.
 
n   ih   tavdit³aNta   sukra   kacn   i³ya   ,
AXy   Ê>o<   tu   vEdehI   vnvasSy   veTSyit   .97.
n ih  not possible
tavt! Ait³aNta  which happens out of our control
sukra  to correct
kacn  anything
i³ya  work done
AXy now
Ê>o<  difficulty
tu in this
vEdehI  Vaidehi
vnvasSy  life in the forest
veTSyit  will know for herself

 
97.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   some   happenings   are   beyond   our   control.   Also   Sita   will   know the   difficulties   of   life   in   the   forest.
 
ànòjns<bax<   ]eÇaramivvijRtm!   ,
iv;-<   c   àpat<   c   vn<   ýXy   àveúyit   .98.
ànòjns<bax<  uninhabited
]eÇaramivvijRtm!  without houses and gardens
iv;-< c  with difficult pathways
àpat< c  full of ups and downs
vn<  in the forest
ih because
AXy now
àveúyit  will enter

 
98.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita   will   be   entering   the   uninhabited   forest   which   does   not have   regular   roads   and   is   full   of   ups   and   downs.
 
ïuTva   ramSy   vcn<   àtSwe   lúm[ae=¢t>   ,
AnNtr<   c   sItaya   ra"vae   r"unNdn>   .99.
ïuTva  hearing
ramSy  Rama's
vcn<  words
àtSwe  went
lúm[>  Lakshmana
A¢t>  ahead
AnNtr< c  followed also
sItaya>  Sita's
ra"v>  Rama
r"unNdn>  son of Raghu dynasty

 
99.On   hearing   Rama's   words,   Lakshmana   went   ahead   of   Sita   and   Rama   followed   Sita.
 
gt<   tu   g¼aprparmazu   ram<   sumÙ>   àtpiÚrIúy   ,
AXvàk;aRiÖinv&ĆiòmuRmaec   ba:p<   VyiSwtStpSvI   .100.
gt<  having reached
tu in this
g¼aprpar<  the other side of ganges
Aazu  quickly
ram<  Rama
sumÙ>  Sumantra
àtpn!  heartbroken
inrIúy  seeing
AXvàk;aRt!  havign gone far
ivinv&Ćiò>  turning his eyes away
mumaec  shed
ba:p<  tears
VyiSwt>  grieving
tpSvI  very devoted

 
100.Sumantra,   on   seeing   Rama   reach   the   other   side   of   the   ganges,   was   heart   broken   and   shed tears.            
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