THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 54 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
-rÖajaïmgmnm!   -   GOING   TO   BHARADWAJA'S   ASHRAM
 
te   tu   tiSmNmhav&]e   %i;Tva   rjnI<   izvam!   ,
ivmle=_yuidte   sUyˆR   tSmaÎezat!àtiSwre   .1.
te they
tu in this
tiSmn!  that
mhav&]e  under the big tree
%i;Tva  after spending
rjnI<  night
izvam!  comfortably
ivmle  clear
A_yuidte  when rising
sUyˆR  Sun
tSmat!  that
dezat!  place
àtiSwre  started

 
1.They   started   from   that   place   at   sunrise   after   spending   the   night   comfortably   under   the   big tree.
 
yÇ   -agIrwI   g¼a   ymunami-vtRte   ,
jGmuSt<   dezmuiÎZy   ivgaý   sumhÖnm!   .2.
te   -Uim-agaiNvivxaNdeza<íaip   mnaerman!   ,
A†òpUvaRNpZyNtStÇ   tÇ   yziSvn>   .3.
yÇ  where
-agIrwI  called Bhagirathi
g¼a  ganges
ymunam!  with river yamuna
Ai-vtRte  joins
jGmu>  walked
t<  that
dez<  place
%iÎZy  towards
ivgaý  entering
sumht!  the great
vnm!  forest
te they
-Uim-agan!  sceneries
ivivxan!  various
dezan!  places
c also
Aip and
mnaerman!  beautiful
A†òpUvaRn!  not seen earlier
pZyNt>  seeing
tÇ tÇ  here and there
yziSvn>  the famous

 
2,3.They   crossed   a   number   scenic   places,   which   they   have   not   seen   earlier   and   walked towards   the   place   where   Ganges   joins   Yamuna.
 
ywa]eme[   gCDNs   pZy<í   ivivxaNÔ‚man!   ,
inv&ÄmaÇe   idvse   ram>   saEimiÇmävIt!   .4.
ywa]eme[  without any hindrance
gCDn!  going
s> that
pZyn! c  seeing also
ivivxan!  varieties of
Ô‚man!  trees
inv&ÄmaÇe  after
idvse  noon
ram>  Rama
saEimiÇm!  to Lakshmana
AävIt!  said as follows

 
4.Rama,   walking   without   any   hindrance   and   seeing   varieties   of   trees,   spoke   to   Lakshmana in   the   afternoon.
 
àyagmi-t>   pZy   saEimÇe   xUmmuÚtm!   ,
A¶e-Rgvt>   ketu<   mNye   s<inihtae   muin>   .5.
àyagm!  the holy place called Prayag
Ai-t>  close to
pZy see
saEimÇe  son of Sumitra
xUm<  smoke
%Útm!  rising high
A¶e>  Agni
-gvt>  lord of
ketu<  a sign
mNye  I think
s<iniht>  is near
muin>  a rishi

 
5.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   can   see   smoke   from   Agni   rising   high.   Rama   assumes   that a   rishi   must   be   near.
 
nUn<   àaÝa>   Sm   s<-ed<   g¼aymunyaevRym!   ,
twa   ih   ïUyte   zBdae   vair[ae   vair"”j>   .6.
nUn<  looks like
àaÝa> Sm  having reached
s<-ed<  joining place
g¼aymunyae>  the rivers ganges and yamuna's
vym!  we
twa ih  because
ïUyte  is heard
zBd>  sounds
vair[>  from the water
vair"”j>  due to the merging of waters

 
6.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   thinks   they   have   reached   the   meeting   place   of   Ganges   and Yamuna   from   the   sound   of   the   merging   of   waters.
 
daêi[   piri-Úain   vnjEépjIivi->   ,
-rÖajaïme   cEte   †ZyNte   ivivxa   Ô‚ma>   .7.
daêi[  the trunks
piri-Úain  cut
vnjE>  from the produce of forest
%pjIivi->  people surviving on
-rÖajaïme  in Bhradwaja's hermitage
c also
@te these
†ZyNte  are seen
ivivxa>  various
Ô‚ma>  trees

 
7.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   varieties   of   trees   in   Bharadwaja's   hermitage   and   the   trunks   of felled   trees   are   seen.
 
xiNvnaE   taE   suo<   gTva   lMbmane   idvakre   ,
g¼aymunyaemRXye   àaptuinRly<   mune>   .8.
xiNvnaE  archers
taE the two
suo<  comfortably
gTva  walking on
lMbmane  at setting time
idvakre  Sun's
g¼aymunyae>  rivers ganges and yamuna
mXye  meeting place
àaptu>  reached
inly<  hermitage
mune>  of the rishi

 
8.Rama   and   Lakshmana   after   trversing   comfortably,   reached   Bharadwaja's   hermitage   in   the evening   as   the   sun   started   setting.
 
ramSTvaïmmasaXy   ÇasyNm&gpi][>   ,
gTva   muøtRmXvan<   -rÖajmupagtm!   .9.
ram>  Rama
tu now
Aaïm<  hermitage
AasaXy  nearing
Çasyn!  making them run out of fear
m&gpi][>  animals and birds
gTva  situated
muøtRm!  for a moment
AXvan<  far away
-rÖaj<  for rishi Bharadwaja
%pagtm!  awaited

 
9.Rama   then   observing   the   hermitage   from   a   distance,   waited   for   the   arrival   of   Bharadwaja muni.
 
ttSTvaïmmasaXy   munedRzRnka'œi][aE   ,
sItya=nugtaE   vIraE   ËradevavtSwtu>   .10.
tt> then
tu in this
Aaïm<  hermitage
AasaXy  nearing
mune>  rishi's
dzRnka'œi][aE  waiting to see
sItya  by Sita
AnugtaE  followed
vIraE  the brave
Ërat! @v  from a distance
AvtSwtu>  stod waiting

 
10.Rama   and   Lakshmana   followed   by   Sita   stood   at   a   distance   from   the   hermitage   and   waited for   the   rishi.            
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