THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 60 : SLOKAS 21 TO 24

 
sumÙe[   kaEsLyasmañasnm!   -   SUMANTRA   CONSOLES   KAUSALYA
 
krsiMmtmXya¼I   pInaeÚtpyaexra   ,
rajh<sIv   ramSy   padmalaeKy   gCDit   .21.
krsiMmtmXya¼I  one whose waist can be held in two hands
pInaeÚtpyaexra  with large breasts
rajh<is #v  like the royal swan
ramSy  Rama's
pad<  feet
AalaeKy  thinking
gCDit  goes

 
21.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   Sita,   with   small   waist   and   large   breasts,   goes   thinking   about Rama's   feet.
 
n   zaeCyaSte   n   caTman>   zaeCyae   naip   jnaixp>   ,
#d<   ih   cirt<   laeke   àitóaSyit   zañtm!   .22.
n zaeCya>  not to be pitied
te they
n not
c AaTman>  we also
zaeCy> n  not to be pitied
Aip jnaixp>  even the emperor
#d<  this
ih because
cirt<  happening
laeke  in the world
àitóaSyit  will stand
zañtm!  as a permanant feature

 
22.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   neither   those   who   are   in   the   forest   nor   any   of   them   are   to   be pitied   since   this   is   an   event   of   great   importance.
 
ivxUy   zaek<   pirùòmansa   mhi;Ryate   piw   suVyviSwta>   ,
vne   rta   vNy)lazna>   iptu>   zu-a<   àit}a<   pirpalyiNt   te   .23.
ivxUy  overcoming
zaek<  grief
pirùòmansa  with a happy frame of mind
mhi;Ryate  followed by rishis
piw the path
suVyviSwta>  with a determined mind
vne in the forest
rta>  enthusiastically
vNy)lazna>  eating the produce of the forest
iptu>  father's
zu-a<  following as per dharma
àit}a<  orders
pirpalyiNt  is observing
te they

 
23.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   the   three   of   them   have   overcome   the   grief   and   are   executing their   father's   orders   with   a   determined   and   happy   frame   of   mind.
 
twa=ip   sUten   suyu­vaidna   invayRma[a   sutzaekkizRta   ,
n   cEv   devI   ivrram   kªijtat!iàyeit   puÇeit   c   ra"veit   c   .24.
twa as above
Aip also
sUten  by the charioteer
suyu­vaidna  addressed with apt words
invayRma[a  consoled
sutzaekkizRta  being saddened by separation from son
n not
c also
@v only
devI  devi
ivrram  stopped
kªijtat!  from wailing
iày #it  dear son
puÇ #it c  oh! son
ra"v #it c  Rama also

 
24.Kausalya,   even   after   being   consoled   by   the   above   apt   words   did   not   stop   calling   for   Rama.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   ;iòtm>   sgR>   .60.
     
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