THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 53 : SLOKAS 31 TO 35

 
ïIramlúm[s<vad>   -   DISCUSSION   BETWEEN   RAMA   AND   LAKSHMANA
 
n   c   sIta   Tvya   hIna   n   cahmip   ra"v   ,
muøtRmip   jIvavae   jlaNmTSyaivvaeϯtaE   .31.
n not
c sIta  Sita also
Tvya hIna  without you
n not
c also
Ah< Aip  I also
ra"v  Rama
muøtRmip  for a moment only
jIvav>  will live
jlat!  from the water
mTSyaE  two fishes
#v like
%x&taE  taken out and put on land

 
31.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   neither   Sita   nor   himself   will   live   for   a   moment   without   Rama.
 
n   ih   tat<   n   zÇu¹<   n   suimÇa<   prNtp   ,
ÔòuimCDeymXyah<   SvgR<   va=ip   Tvya   ivna   .32.
n not
ih surely
tat<  father himself
n not think
zÇu¹<  of Shatrugna
n not think
suimÇa<  of Sumitra
prNtp  destroyer of enemies
Ôòu<  to see
#CDeym!  desire
AXy now
Ah<  I
SvgR<  paradise
va or
Aip also
Tvya  from you
ivna  separated

 
32.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   has   no   desire   to   see   father   without   Rama.   Similarly   he   will not   think   of   Shatrugna   or   Sumitra   or   even   paradise.
 
ttStÇ   suoasInaE   naitËre   inrIúy   tam!   ,
Ny¢aexe   suk«ta<   zYya<   -ejate   xmRvTslaE   .33.
tt> from there
  then
suoasInaE  sitting comfortably
naitËre  not far from
inrIúy  observing
tam!  her
Ny¢aexe  under the banyan tree
suk«ta< zYya<  sleeping peacefully
-ejate  spent time
xmRvTslaE  the two who were steadfast in dharma

 
33.Then   Rama   and   Lakshmana   sat   comfortably   under   a   banyan   tree   and   spent   time   watching Sita   who   sleeping   peacefully.
 
s   lúm[SyaeÄmpu:kl<   vcae   inzMy   cEv<   vnvasmadrat!   ,
sma>   smSta   ivdxe   prNtp>   àpXy   xmR<   suicray   ra"v>   .34.
s> thta
lúm[Sy  Lakshmana's
%Ämpu:kl<  full of best thoughts
vc> words
inzMy  accepting
c also
@v<  like this
vnvas<  stay in the forest
Aadrat!  with affection
sma>  years
smSta>  all
ivdxe  decided to spend
prNtp>  destroyer of enemies
àpXy  ordering
xmR<  staying near
suicray  for life long
ra"v>  Rama

 
34.Rama,   accepting   Lakshmana   words   full   of   meaning,   agreed   that   Lakshmana   can   stay   with him   life   long   and   decided   to   spend   the   years   in   the   forest   together.
 
ttStu   tiSmiNvjne   vne   tda   mhablaE   ragvv<zvxRnaE   ,
n   taE   -y<   s<æmm_yupeytuyRwEv   is<haE   igirsanugaecraE   .35.
tt> thus
tu in this
tiSmn!  that
ivjne  uninhabited
vne in the forest
tda then
mhablaE  the two strong men
ra"vv<zvxRnaE  scion of Raghu dynasty
n not
taE the two
-y<  fear
s<æmm!  confusion
A_yupeytu>  get
ywa like
@v only
is<haE  lions
igirsanugaecraE  living in their dens

 
35.Then   Rama   and   Lakshmana   spent   the   time   in   the   uninhabited   forest   witout   fear   or   wavering minds   like   lions   in   their   den.
 
#Tya;ˆR  ïImÔamay[e  vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   iÇpÂaz>   sgR>  .53.
           
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