THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 56 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
icÇkªqgmnm!   -   GOING   TO   CHITRAKUTA   MOUNTAIN
 
sm-Uimtle   rMye   Ô‚mErœb÷i-rav&te   ,
pu{ye   r<Syamhe   tat   icÇkªqSy   kanne   .11.
sm-Uimtle  on a flat land
rMye  beautiful
Ô‚mE>  withtrees
b÷i->  many
Aav&te  surrounded
pu{ye  sacred
r<Syamhe  we will live
tat child
icÇkªqSy  chitrakuta mountain's
kanne  in the forest

 
11.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   they   will   live   on   a   flat   land   in   the   forest   of   chitrakuta   mountain.
 
ttStaE   padcare[   gCDNtaE   sh   sItya   ,
rMymasedtu>   zEl<   icÇkªq<   mnaermm!   .12.
tt> then
taE the two
padcare[  on foot
gCDNtaE  walking
sh sItya  along with Sita
rMy<  beautiful
Aasedtu>  reached
zEl<  mountain
icÇkªq<  chitrakuta
mnaermm!  very scenic

 
12.Then   Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita   arrived   at   the   chitrakuta   mountain.
 
t<   tu   pvRtmasaXy   nanapi]g[ayutm!   ,
b÷mUl)l<   rMy<   s<pÚsrsaedkm!   .13.
icÇkªq<   ih   s<pZyn!   ramae   lúm[mävIt!   .14.
t<  that
tu in this
pvRt<  mountain
AasaXy  reaching
nanapi]g[ayutm!  with varities of birds
b÷mUl)l<  with many roots and fruits
rMy<  beautiful
s<pÚsrsaedkm!  with ponda having clean water
icÇkªq<  chitrakuta
ih s<pZyn!  looking here and there
ram>  Rama
lúm[m!  to Lakshmana
AävIt!  said the following

 
13,14.After   reaching   chitrakuta   mountain   with   varities   of   birds,   roots   and   fruits,   Lakshmana   was looking   all   round.   Rama   then   spoke   to   him.
 
mnae}ae=y<   igir>   saEMy   nanaÔ‚mltayut>   ,
b÷mUl)lae   rMy>   SvajIv>   àit-ait   me   .15.
mnae}>  pleases the heart
Ay<  this
igir>  mountain
saEMy  blessed
nanaÔ‚mltayut>  filled with various trees and creepers
b÷mUl)l>  with varieties of roots and fruits
rMy>  good for the health
SvajIv>  as a good food
àit-ait  appears
me to me

 
15.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   this   beautiful   moubtain   with   trees   creepers   and   edible   roots   and fruits,   appeared   to   him   as   nice   place.
 
munyí   mhaTmnae   vsNTyiSmiÁDlae½ye   ,
Ay<   vasae   -veÄavdÇ   saEMy   rmemih   .16.
muny> c  rishis also
mhaTmn>  great souls
vsiNt  are living
AiSmn!  in this
izlae½ye  season
Ay<  this
vas>  as a place to live
-vet!  let it be
tavt!  at first
  here
saEMy  blessed
rmemih  we will live

 
16.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   this   place   is   inhabited   by   rishis   in   this   season   and   is   a   good place   for   our   stay.
 
#it   sIta   c   ramí   lúm[í   k«taÃil>   ,
Ai-gMyaïm<   svˆR   vaLmIikmi-vadyn!   .17.
#it deciding thus
sIta c  Sita also
ram> c  Rama also
lúm[> c  Lakshmana also
k«taÃil>  with folded palms
Ai-gMy  meeting
Aaïm<  in the hermitage
svˆR  all of them
vaLmIikm!  to Valmiki
Ai-vadyn!  paid their respects

 
17.After   deciding   to   live   there,   they   went   to   Valmiki's   hermitage   and   paid   their   respects   to him.
 
taNmhi;R>   àmuidt>   pUjyamas   xmRivt!   ,
AaSytaimit   caevac   Svagt<   t<   inveXy   c   .18.
tan!  to them
mhi;R>  the rishi
àmuidt>  with a happy heart
pUjyamas  honoured them
xmRivt!  well versed in dharma
AaSyta<  please be seated
#it thus
c also
%vac  spoke
Svagt<  welcoming
t<  to him
inveXy c  having done

 
18.Valmiki   welcomed   them   with     open   arms   and   requested   to   be   seated.
 
ra"v<   àIits<yu­imd<   vcnmävIt!   ,
}at<   mya   r"uïeó   Tvdagmnkar[at!   .
   vasm&;I[a<   c   skaze   raecy   à-ae   .19.
ra"v<  to Rama
àIits<yu­<  with affection
#d<  the following
vcnm!  words
AävIt!  spoka
}at<  is known
mya by me
r"uïeó  scion of Raghu dynasty
Tvdagmnkar[m!  the reason for your coming
  here
vas<  to live
\;I[a<  rishis'
c skaze  nearby
raecy  please think
à-ae  lord

 
19.Valmiki   told   Rama   that   he   knew   the   reason   for   their   arrival   here   and   invited   them   to   stay near   the   rishis.
 
#it   ten   sma}Ý>   àIyma[ae   mharw>   ,
tweit   àitj¢ah   \i;[ae­<   k«taÃil>   .20.
#it as above
ten by him
sma}Ý>  ordered
àIyma[>  with a happy heart
mharw>  the great charioteer
twa #it  let it be so
àitj¢ah  agreed
\i;[a  by the rishi
%­<  being told
k«taÃil>  with folded palms

 
20.Rama   gladly   accepted   the   order   of   Valmiki   to   live   there.            
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