THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 54 : SLOKAS 31 TO 41

 
-rÖajaïmgmnm!   -   GOING   TO   BHARADWAJA'S   ASHRAM
 
\;yStÇ   bhvae   ivùTy   zrda<   ztm!   ,
tpsa   idvmaêFa>   kpalizrsa   sh   .31.
\;y>  ascetics
  there
bhv> many
ivùTy  staying
zrda<  during autumn
ztm!  many
tpsa  with Agni
idv<  to the heavens
AaêFa>  have gone
kpalizrsa  with God Shiva
sh along with

 
31.Bharadwaja   told   Rama   that   many   ascetics   stayed   there   for   years   and   have   reached   the heavens.
 
àiviv­mh<   mNye   t<   vas<   -vt>   suom!   ,
#h   va   vnvasay   vs   ram   mya   sh   .32.
àiviv­m!  away from habitation
Ah<  I
mNye  think
t<  that
vas<  place
-vt>  for your
suom!  suitable
#h here
va or
vnvasay  for staying in the forest
vs live
ram Rama
mya sh  with me

 
32.Bharadwaja   told   Rama   that   chitrakuta   is   a   suitable   place   for   Rama   to   spend   time   in   the forest.   Otherwise   he   invited   Rama   to   stay   with   him.
 
s   ram<   svRkamESt<   -rÖaj>   iàyaitiwm!   ,
s-ayR<   sh   c   æaÇa   àitj¢ah   xmRivt!   .33.
s> that
ram<  to Rama
svRkamE>  receiving with open arms
t<  that
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
iàyaitiwm!  unexpected guest
s-ayR<  with wife
sh along with
c also
æaÇa  with brother
àitj¢ah  served well
xmRivt!  expert in dharma

 
33.Bharadwaja   received   Rama   with   Lakshmana   and   Sita   and   treated   them   well.
 
tSy   àyage   ramSy   t<   mhi;Rmupeyu;>   ,
àpÚa   rjnI   pu{ya   icÇa>   kwyt>   kwa>   .34.
tSy that
àyage  in Prayag
ramSy  for Rama
t<  for him
mhi;R<  the great ascetic
%peyu;>  meeting
àpÚa  started
rjnI  night
pu{ya  the spent was spent well
icÇa>  making one happy
kwyt>  having talks
kwa>  conversations

 
34.The   day   was   spent   in   conversation   between   Rama   and   Bharadwaja   till   nightfall.
 
sItat&tIy>   kak…t!Sw>   pirïaNt>   suoaeict>   ,
-rÖajaïme   rMye   ta<   raiÇmvsTsuom!   .35.
sItat&tIy>  the three including Sita
kak…t!Sw>  kakutstha
pirïaNt>  thinking of good thoughts
suoaeict>  having interest in religious matters
-rÖajaïme  in the ashram of Bharadwaja
rMye  beautiful
ta<  that
raiÇm!  the night
Avst!  spent
suom!  comfortably

 
35.Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita   spent   the   night   comfortably   in   the   hermitage.
 
à-ataya<   rjNya<   tu   -rÖajmupagtm!   ,
%vac   nrzaËRlae   muin<   Jvilttejsm!   .36.
à-ataya<  at day break
rjNya<  after the night
tu in this
-rÖaj<  Bharadwaja
%pagtm!  met
%vac  spoke as follows
nrzaËRl>  the best among men
muin<  to the ascetic
Jvilttejsm!  with a glowing luster

 
36.At   dawn,   Rama   met   Bharadwaja   and   spoke   the   following.
 
zvRrI<   -gvÚXy   sTyzIl   tvaïme   ,
%i;ta>   Smeh   vsitmnujanatu   nae   -van!   .37.
zvRrI<  the night
-gvn!  O! lord
AXy now
sTyzIl  one who is virtuous
tv your
Aaïme  in hermitage
%i;ta> Sm  we spent
#h this
vsitm!  by staying
Anujanatu  please give permission to go
n> to us
-van!  you

 
37.Rama   told   Bharadwaja   that   they   had   spent   the   night   in   the   hermitage   and   requested Bharadwaja   for   permission   to   leave.
 
raÈya<   tu   tSya<   Vyuòaya<   -rÖajae=ävIiddm!   ,
mxumUl)laepet<   icÇkªq<   ìjeit   h   .38.
raÈya<  during the night
tu in this
tSya<  that
Vyuòaya<  as a result of thinking
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
AävIt!  spoke
#dm!  this
mxumUl)laepet<  full of fruits, roots and honey
icÇkªq<  chitrakuta
ìj  please stay
#it as follows
h what

 
38.Bharadwaja,   who   has   been   thinking   in   the   night   about   a   suitable   place   for   Rama   to   stay, suggested   that   Rama   go   to   chitrakuta.
 
vasmaEpiyk<   mNye   tv   ram   mhabl   .39.
vas<  the place
AaEpiyk<  suitable
mNye  I think
tv for you
ram Rama
mhabl  very skilled

 
39.Bharadwaja   continued   that   chitrakuta   is   the   most   suitable   place   for   Rama's   stay.
 
nanam&gg[aepet>   ikÚraergseivt>   ,
myUrnadai-étae   gjrajin;eivt>   .40.
gMyta<   -vta   zEliíÇkªq>   s   ivïut>   ,
pu{yí   rm[Iyí   b÷mUl)layt>   .41.
nanam&gg[aepet>  is full of various animals
ikÚraergseivt>  is consiedered sacred by kinnaras and uragas
myUrnadai-ét>  filled with the sounds of peacocks
gjrajin;eivt>  is habited by big elephants
gMyta<  please go
-vta  by you
zEl>  mountain
icÇkªq>  called chitrakuta
s> that
ivïut>  is well known
pu{y> c  sacred also
rm[Iy> c  is also beautiful
b÷mUl)layut>  has varieties of roots and fruits

 
40,41.Bharadwaja   told   Rama   that   chitrakuta   mountain   is   full   of   various   animals,   varieties   of roots   and   fruits   and   is   a   beautiful   place   to   stay.            
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