THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 55 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
ymunatr[m!   -   CROSSING   YAMUNA
 
%i;Tva   rjnI<      rajpuÇavirNdaE   ,
mhi;Rmi-vaXyaw   jGmtuSt<   igir<   àit   .1.
%i;Tva  spending
rjnI<  night
  there
rajpuÇaE  the two princes
AirNdaE  unconquerable
mhi;Rm!  to the saint
Ai-vaXy  paying respects
Aw then
jGmtu>  started
t<  that
igir<  mountain
àit  towards

 
1.Rama   and   Lakshmana,   after   spending   the   night   there,   paid   their   respects   to   the   saint   and were   ready   to   go   to   chitrakuta.
 
te;a<   SvSTyyn<   cEv   mhi;R>   s   ckar   h   ,
àiSwta<íEv   taNàeúy   ipta   puÇainvaNvgat!   .2.
te;a<  to them
SvSTyyn<  praying for a safe journey
c also
@v only
mhi;R>  the saint
s> that
ckar  said
h what
àiSwtan!  having started
c also
@v only
tan!  them
àeúy  seeing
ipta  a father
puÇan!  sons
#v like
ANvgat!  followed them

 
2.Bharadwaja   seeing   them   leaving,   said   a   prayer   for   their   safe   journey   and   followed   them like   a   father   towards   his   sons.
 
tt>   àc³me   v­…<   vcn<   s   mhamuin>   ,
-rÖajae   mhateja   ram<   sTypra³mm!   .3.
tt> then
àc³me  started
v­…<  to say as follows
vcn<  words
s> that
mhamuin>  saint
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
mhateja  lustrous
ram<  to Rama
sTypra³mm!  with true valour

 
3.Bharadwaja   then   addressed   Rama   as   follows.
 
g¼aymunyae>   s<ixmasaXy   mnuj;R-aE   ,
kailNdImnugCDeta<   ndI<   píaNmuoaiïtam!   .4.
g¼aymunyae>  ganges and yamuna's
s<ix<  meeting point
AasaXy  reaching
mnuj;R-aE  noblest among men
kailNdIm!  yamuna
AnugCDeta<  follow the course
ndI<  of the river
píaNmuoaiïtam!  flowing west to east

 
4.Bharadwaja   told   Rama   that   after   the   meeting   point   of   ganges   and   yamuna,   they   follow yamuna   which   flows   from   west   to   east.
 
AwasaXy   tu   kailNdI<   zIºöaetsmapgam!   ,
tSyaStIwR<   àcirt<   pura[<   àeúy   ra"vaE   .5.
   yUy<   Plv<   k«Tva   trta<zumtI<   ndIm!   .6.
Aw then
AasaXy  reaching
tu in this
kailNdI<  yamuna
zIºöaets<  with swift strong current
Aapgam!  please follow
tSya>  its
tIwR<  ghat
àcirt<  worn out because it was used by many
pura[<  old
àeúy  seeing
ra"vaE  Rama and Lakshmana
  there
yUy<  all of you
Plv<  a boat
k«Tva  making
trt cross
A<zumtI< ndI<  river yamuna

 
5,6.Bharadwaja   told   Rama   and   Lakshmana   that   they   will   reach   an   old   worn   and   frequently used   ghat   where   they   should   build   a   boat   and   cross   yamuna.
 
ttae   Ny¢aexmasaXy   mhaNt<   hirtCDdm!   ,
ivv&Ï<   b÷i-rœv&]E>   Zyam<   isÏaepseivtm!   .
tSmE   sIta=Ãil<   k«Tva   àyuÃItaiz;>   izva>   .7.
tt> then
Ny¢aex<  bantan tree
AasaXy  reaching
mhaNt<  big
hirtCDdm!  with green leaves
ivv&Ï<  surrounded by
b÷i->  many
v&]E>  trees
Zyam<  named shyama
isÏaepseivtm!  worshipped by siddhas
tSmE  to that
sIta  Sita
AÃil<  with folded palms
k«Tva  doing
àyuÃIt  should do
Aaiz;>  prayers
izva>  sacred

 
7.Bharadwaja   told   Rama   that   there   is   an   old   sacred   banyan   tree,   worshipped   by   siddhas   and surrounded   by   many   trees.   On   reaching   that   tree,   Sita   should   pray.
 
smasaXy   tu   t<   v&]<   vseÖa=itkrmet   va   .8.
smasaXy  after praying
tu there
t<  that
v&]<  tree
vset! va  you may stay for a short time
Aitkrmet va  or proceed on your journey

 
8.Bharadwaja   told   Rama   that   after   saying   prayers,   they   may   stay   for   a   short   time   there   or proceed   ahead.
 
³aezmaÇ<   ttae   gTva   nIl<   Ôúyw   kannm!   ,
)lazbdrIimï<   ram   v<zEí   yamunE>   .9.
³aezmaÇ<  two miles away
tt> fom there
gTva  going
nIl<  a dark
Ôúyw  you will see
kannm!  a forest
)lazbdrIimï<  full of palasa and badari trees
ram Rama
v<zE>  with bamboo trees
c also
yamunE>  growing on the banks of yamuna

 
9.Bharadwaja   told   Rama   two   miles   from   there   they   will   come   across   a   thick   forest.
 
s   pNwaíuÇkªqSy   gt>   sub÷zae   mya   ,
rMyae   madRvyu­í   vndavEivRvijRt>   .10.
s> that
pNwa>  route
icÇkªqSy  to chitrakuta
gt> has been travelled
sub÷z>  many times
mya by me
rMy>  beautiful
madRvyu­>  very smooth
c also
vndavE>  difficulties of a forest
ivvijRt>  are absent

 
10.Bharadwaja   told   Rama   that   that   route   to   chitrakuta   is   beautiful.   smooth,   without   the difficulties   associated   with   forest   trails   and   has   been   traversed   many   times   by   him.            
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