THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 57 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
sumÙSyayaeXyaàvez>   -   SUMANTRA   ENTERS   AYODHYA
 
kwiyTva   suÊ>oatR>   sumÙe[   icr<   sh   ,
rame   di][kªlSwe   jgam   Svg&h<   guh>   .1.
kT¢yÏva    after conversing
s¤Ñ¤:KatI:    greatly saddened
s¤mÓæOEN    with Sumantra
¢cr|    for a long time
sh    along with
ramE    Rama
d¢XNk\lÞTE    on reaching the south bank
jgam    went
Þvg¦h|    his own house
g¤h:    Guha

 
1.After   Rama   reached   the   other   bank,   Guha   spoke   to   Sumantra   for   a   long   time   and   left   for   his house.
 
-rÖajai-gmn<   àyage   c   shasnm!   ,
Aa   igregRmn<   te;a<   tÇSwEri-li]tm!   .2.
Br¹aja¢Bgmn|    meeting rishi Bharadwaja
p#yagE    in Prayag
c    also
shasnm¯    staying there
Aa   ¢grE:    to chitrakuta
gmn|    arriving
tExa|    their
tæOÞTW:    by those living there
A¢Bl¢Xtm¯    was known

 
2.Those   living   in   Chitrakuta   came   to   about   Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita's   stay   with
Bharadwaja   at   Prayag   and   arrival   at   Chitrakuta.
 
Anu}at>   sumÙae=w   yaejiyTva   hyaeÄman!   ,
AyaeXyamev   ngrI<   àyyaE   gaFÊmRn>   .3.
An¤åOat:    having benn given leave
s¤mÓæO:    Sumantra
AT    then
yaEj¢yÏva    harnessing
hyaEäOman¯    the best horses
AyaEÒya|    to Ayodhya
ev   ngr£|    city only
p#yyaW    started
gaFѤmIn:    with a heavy heart

 
3.Sumantra,   being   told   to   go   to   Ayodhya,   harnessed   the   horses   to   the   chariot   and   left   with a   heavy   heart.
 
s   vnain   sugNxIin   sirtí   sra<is   c   ,
pZyÚityyaE   zIº<   ¢amai[   ngrai[   c   .4.
s:    he
vna¢n    foresta
s¤gÓD£¢n    with sweet smelling
s¢rt:   c    rivers also
sra|¢s   c    lakes also
pÜyn¯    seeing
A¢tyyaW    crossed
S£G#|    quickly
g#ama¢N    villages
ngra¢N   c    cities also

 
4.Sumantra   crossed   forests,   ravers,   lakes,   villages   and   cities   on   the   way.
 
tt>   sayaûsmye   t&tIye=hin   sariw>   ,
AyaeXya<   smnuàaPy   inranNd<   ddzR   h   .5.
tt:    from there
sayaþsmyE    in the evning
t¦t£yE    on the third
Ah¢n    day
sar¢T:    charioteer
AyaEÒya|    Ayodhya
smn¤p#aÔy    reaching
¢nranÓd|    without any enthusiasm
ddSI   h    saw

 
5.Sumantra   reached   Ayodhya   in   the   evening   of   the   third   day   and   saw   that   city   was   without enthusiasm.
 
s   zUNyaimv   in>zBda<   †òœva   prmÊmRna>   ,
smÙiíNtyamas   zaekvegsmaht>   .6.
s:    that
S¥Óya|   iv    being uninhabited like
¢n:SÖda|    very silent
è¾qva    seeing
prmѤmIna:    very much saddened
smÓæO:    Sumantra
¢cÓtyamas    thought as follows
SaEkvEgsmaht:    stunned with the severity of grief

 
6.Sumantra   observed   that   the   city   was   silent   as   if   uninhabited   and   overcome   with   grief,   thought as   follows.
 
ki½Ú   sgja   saña   sjna   sjnaixpa   ,
ramsNtapÊ>oen   dGxa   zaekai¶na   purI   .7.
k¢Åct¯    I think
n    not
sgja    with elephants
saáa    with horses
sjna    with the citizens
sjna¢Dpa    with the emperor also
ramsÓtapѤ:KEn    saddened about Rama's plight
dÂDa    burnt
SaEka¢g"na    by the fire of grief
p¤r£    the city

 
7.Sumantra   thought   that   the   city   with   the   elephants,   horses,   people   and   the   emperor   has   not been   destroyed   by   the   fire   of   grief   because   of   Rama's   plight.
 
#it   icNtapr>   sUtae   vaiji->   zIºpaiti->   ,
ngrÖarmasaXy   Tvirt>   àivvez   h   .8.
i¢t    thus
¢cÓtapr:    with a heavy heart
s¥t:    charioteer
va¢j¢B:    by horses
S£G#pa¢t¢B:    running fast
ngr¹ar|    city's entrance
AasaÒy    reaching
Ïv¢rt:    hurrying
p#¢vvES    entered
h    what

 
8.Sumantra,   thus   weighed   with   thoughts,   hurried   into   the   city   drawn   by   the   fast   horses.
 
sumÙmi-yaNt<   t<   ztzae=w   shöz>   ,
Kv   ram   #it   p&CDNt>   sUtm_yÔvÚra>   .9.
s¤mÓæOm¯    to Sumantra
A¢ByaÓt|    returning
t|    that
StS:    hundreds
AT    then
sh*S:    in thousands
Àv    where
ram    Rama
i¢t    thus
p¦ÅCÓt:    asking
s¥tm¯    charioteer
A×yd#vn¯    ran towards
nra:    people

 
9.The   people   in   large   numbers,   seeing   Sumantra   returning,   ran   towards   him   asking   the   where abouts   of   Rama.
 
te;a<   zz<s   g¼ayamhmap&CDœy   ra"vm!   ,
Anu}atae   inv&Äae=iSm   xaimRke[   mhaTmna   .10.
tExa|    to them
SS|s    informed as follows
gÄñayam¯    near ganges
Ah|    I
Aap¦ÅCqy    paying respects
raGvm¯    to Rama
An¤åOat:    being ordered to return
¢nv¦äO:   A¢Þm    I have come back
Da¢mIkEN    by the one who professes dharma
mhaÏmna    by the great soul

 
10.Sumantra   told   them   that   he   had   been   ordered   by   Rama   after   reaching   ganges   to   return to   Ayodhya.            
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