THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 56 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
icÇkªqgmnm!   -   GOING   TO   CHITRAKUTA   MOUNTAIN
 
Aw   raÈya<   VytItayamvsuÝmnNtrm!   ,
àbaexyamas   znElRúm[<   r"unNdn>   .1.
Aw then
raÈya<  the night
VytItayam!  having passed
AvsuÝm!  in meditation
AnNtrm!  about immediate action
àbaexyamas  said as follows
znE>  in a sweet voice
lúm[<  to Lakshmana
r"unNdn>  Rama

 
1.The   night   having   been   spent,   Rama   spoke   to   Lakshmana   about   the   immediate   action   to   be taken.
 
saEimÇe   z&[u   vNyana<   bLgu   Vyahrta<   Svnm!   ,
s<àitóamhe   kal>   àSwanSy   prNtp>   .2.
saEimÇe  Sumitra's son
z&[u  please listen
vNyana<  of the living beings of the forest
bLgu  musical
Vyahrta<  making
Svnm!  sounds
s<àitóamhe  we should start on our journey
kal>  the right time
àSwanSy  for travelling
prNtp>  brave

 
2.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   it   is   the   right   time   to   start   on   their   journey.
 
s   suÝ>   smye   æaÇa   lúm[>   àitbIixt>   ,
jhaE   inÔa<   c   tNÔI<   c   às­<   c   piw   ïmm!   .3.
s> he
suÝ>  in meditation
smye  during the time
æaÇa  by brother
lúm[>  Lakshmana
àitbaeixt>  was ordered
jhaE  had overcome
inÔa< c  sleep also
tNÔI< c  sleepiness also
às­<  commonly occuring
c also
piw on the way
ïmm!  tiredness

 
3.Lakshmana   was   ordered   by   Rama   when   he   had   overcome   sleep   and   tiredness.
 
tt   %Tway   te   svˆR   Sp&òœva   nXya>   izv<   jlm!   ,
pNwanm&i;[aeiÎò<   icÇkªqSy   t<   yyu>   .4.
tt> then
%Tway  rising
te they
svˆR  all
Sp&òœva  bathing
nXya>  the river's
izv<  sacred
jlm!  waters
pNwan<  towards the path
\i;[a  by the rishi
%iÎò<  described
icÇkªqSy  to chitrakuta
t<  that
yyu>  went

 
4.After   bathing   in   yamuna,   they   all   went   towards   the   path   to   chitrakuta   as   told   by   Bharadwaja.
 
tt>   s<àiSwt>   kale   ram>   saEimiÇ[a   sh   ,
sIta<   kmlpÇa]Iimd<   vcnmävIt!   .5.
tt> then
s<àiSwt>  starting on the journey
kale  in right time
ram>  Rama
saEimiÇ[a  with Lakshmana
sh along with
sIta<  to Sita
kmlpÇa]I<  with eyes like lotus petals
#d<  the following
vcnm!  words
AävIt!  spoke

 
5.Rama,   after   starting   on   the   journey   with   Rama,   spoke   to   Sita   as   follows.
 
AadIÝainv   vEdehI   svRt>   pui:ptaÚgan!   ,
SvE>   pu:pE>   ik<zukaNpZy   mailn>   izizraTyye   .6.
AadIÝan! #v  like flames
vEdehI  Vaidehi
svRt>  on all sides
pui:ptan!  with flowers
ngan!  trees
SvE>  those
pu:pE>  flowers
ik<zukan!  palasa (flame of the forest)
pZy see
mailn>  looking lovely
izizraTyye  at end of winter season

 
6.Rama   pointed   to   Sita   the   red   flowers   of   palasa   tree   which   as   if   the   tree   is   on   fire.
 
pZy   -Llatkan!ibLvaÚrErnupseivtan!   ,
)lpÇErvntaÚUn<   zúyaim   jIivtum!   .7.
pZy see
-Llatkan!  bhallataka trees
ibLvan!  vilva trees
nrE>  by men
Anupseivtan!  untouched
)lpÇE>  with fruits and leaves
Avntan!  with bent branches
nUn<  from now on
zúyaim  I will permit
jIivtum!  to eat as food

 
7.Rama   poited   out   the   vilva   tree   with   branches   bent   with   fruits   and   flowers   and   said   that   the fruits   will   be   part   of   their   staple   food.
 
pZy   Ôae[àma[ain   lMbmanain   lúm[   ,
mxUin   mxukarIi->   s<-&tain   nge   nge   .8.
pZy see
Ôae[àma[ain  with the volume of sixteen measures
lMbmanain  hanging
lúm[  Lakshmana
mxUin  bee hives
mxukarIi->  by the bees
s<-&tain  built
nge nge  on each tree

 
8.Rama   pointed   out   to   Lakshmana   the   large   bee   hives   on   almost   every   tree.
 
@;   ³aezit   nTyUhSt<   izoI   àitkªjit   ,
rm[Iye   vnaeÎeze   pu:ps<Strs»qe   .9.
@;> now
³aezit  is calling
nTyUh>  sparrow
t<  to that
izoI  peacock
àitkªjit  calls in return
rm[Iye  beautiful
vnaeÎeze  in the forest area
pu:ps<Strs»qe  with flowers strewn all over

 
9.Rama   points   out   to   the   calls   of   the   sparrow   and   the   peacocks'   reply   in   the   forest   area strewn   with   flowers.
 
mat¼yUwanus&t<   pi]s'œ"anunaidtm!   ,
icÇkªqimm<   pZy   àv&Ïizor<   igirm!   .10.
mat¼yUwanus&t<  inhabited by herds of elephants
pi]s'œ"anunaidtm!  with chirping of birds
icÇkªq<  chitrakuta
#m<  this
pZy see
àv&Ïizor<  with tall peaks
igirm!  mountain

 
10.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   look   at   the   chitrakuta   mountain   with   its   tall   peaks.            
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