THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
ïIramsNdezkwnm!   -   CONVEYING   RAMA'S   MESSAGE
 
-rt>   k…zl<   vaCyae   vaCyae   mÖcnen   c   ,
svaRSvev   ywaNyay<   v&iÄ<   vtRSv   mat&;u   .21.
-rt>  Bharata
k…zl<  welfare
vaCy>  has to told
vaCy>  has to be told
mÖcnen c  I have told
svaRsu  towards all
@v ywaNyay<  as per practice
v&iÄ<  behaviour
vtRSv  please adopt
mat&;u  mothers

 
21.Rama   wanted   Sumantra   to   convey   to   Bharata   his   welfare   and   also   tell   from   him   to   treat all   mothers   equally.
 
v­Vyí   mhaba÷irúvak…k…lnNdn>   ,
iptr<   yaEvraJySwae   raJySwmnupaly   .22.
v­Vy>  he has to be told
c also
mhaba÷>  broad shouldered
#úvak…k…lnNdn>  the scion of Ikshvaku dynasty
iptr<  to father
yaEvraJySw>  as a crown prince
raJySwm!  one who is ruling
Anupaly  please follow advice

 
22.Rama   wanted   Bharata   to   follow   the   advice   of   Dasaratha   after   becoming   crown   prince.
 
Ait³aNtvya   raja   ma   SmEn<   Tvmupaéx>   ,
k…marraJye   jIv   Tv<   tSyEva}a   àvtRtam!   .23.
Ait³aNtvya>  has become old
raja  emperor
ma Sm  do not
@n<  him
Tv<  you
%paéx>  hinder
k…marraJye  as a crown prince
jIv live
Tv<  you
tSy his
@v Aa}a  orders only
àvtRtam!  be carried out

 
23.Rama   further   wanted   to   convey   to   Bharata   to   enjoy   life   as   crown   prince   and   allow
Dasaratha   to   rule.
 
AävI½aip   ma<   -Uyae   -&zmïUi[   vtRyn!   ,
matev   mm   mata   te   ÔòVya   puÇgixRnI   .24.
AävIt!  spoke
c also
Aip and
ma<  through me
-Uy>  again
-&zm!  copious
AïUi[  tears
vtRyn!  shedding
mata #v  like mother
mm my
mata  mother
te your
ÔòVya  has to be looked after
puÇgixRnI  loves her son

 
24.Sumantra   told   Dasaratha   that   Rama   conveyed   through   him,   with   tears,   requesting   Bharata to   look   after   Kausalya   in   the   same   way   as   Kaikeyi.
 
#Tyev<   ma<   mharaj   äuvÚev   mhayza>   ,
ramae   rajIvtaèa]ae   -&zmïU{yvtRyt!   .25.
#it @v<  as above
ma<  to me
mharaj  O!emperor
äuvn! @v  speaking
mhayza>  famous
ram>  Rama
rajIvtaèa]>  eyes like red lotus
-&zm!  copious
AïUi[  tears
AvtRyt!  shed

 
25.Sumantra   told   Dasaratha   that   Rama   spoke   to   as   above   shedding   copious   tears.
 
lúm[Stu   sus<³…Ïae   inñsNvaKymävIt!   ,
kenaympraxen   rajpuÇae   ivvaist>   .26.
lúm[> tu  Lakshmana
sus<³…Ï>  getting very angry
inñsn!  breathing heavily
vaKym!  these words
AävIt!  spoke
ken for which
Aym!  this
Apraxen  crime
rajpuÇ>  prince
ivvaist>  was sent out of the coumtry

 
26.Sumantra   told   Dasaratha   that   Lakshmana   angrily   asked   for   which   reason   Rama   was
sent   out   of   the   country.
 
ra}a   tu   olu   kEkeYya   l"u   TvaiïTy   zasnm!   ,
k«t<   kayRmkayR<   va   vy<   yenai-pIifta>   .27.
ra}a  by the emperor
tu in this
olu is it not
kEkeYya>  to Kaikeyi
l"u desired
tu AaiïTy  deciding
zasnm!  to rule
k«t<  was given
kayRm!  be it legal
AkayR< va  or not legal
vy<  we
yen by this
Ai-pIifta>  has been punished

 
27.Lakshmana   was   of   the   view   that   by   giving   into   the   wishes   of   Kaikeyi,   they   are   being punished.
 
yid   àìaijtae   ramae   lae-kar[kairtm!   ,
vrdaninimÄ<   va   svRwa   Ê:k«t<   k«tm!   .28.
yid in case
àìaijt>  being sent to the forest
ram>  Rama
lae-kar[kairtm!  may be because of greed for wealth
vrdaninimÄ< va  or may be because of granting boons
svRwa  in all ways
Ê:k«t<  have been punished
k«tm!  done

 
28.Lakshmana   told   that   whatever   the   reason   for   sending   Rama   to   the   forest,   Rama   has   been punished.
 
#d<   tavXywakammIñrSy   k«te   k«tm!   ,
ramSy   tu   pirTyage   n   hetumupl]ye   .29.
#d<  this
tavt! ywakam<  not other than by design
$ñrSy  capable
k«te  happened
k«tm!  the deed
ramSy  for Rama
tu in this
pirTyage  in separating
n not
hetu<  reason
%pl]ye  I know

 
29.Lakshmana   said   that   Rama   was   sent   out   by   design   and   not   for   any   other   reason.
 
AsmIúy   smarBx<   ivéÏ<   buiÏla"vat!   ,
jniy:yit   s<³aez<   ra"vSy   ivvasnm!   .30.
AsmIúy  without thinking
smarBx<  decided
ivéÏ<  being against
buiÏla"vat!  because of haste
jniy:yit  will bring
s<³aez<  great grief
ra"vSy  Rama's
ivvasnm!  sending to forest

 
30.Lakshmana   said   that   this   decision   was   taken   hastily   without   thinking   and   will   bring   great misery.            
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