THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 61 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
dzrwaepal<->   -   REBUKING   DASARATHA
 
vn<   gte   xmRpre   rame   rmyta<   vre   ,
kaEsLya   édtI   SvataR   -taRrimdmävIt!   .1.
vn<  the forest
gte reached
xmRpre  steadfast in dharma
rame  Rama
rmyta<  in pleasing to all
vre the best
kaEsLya  Kausalya
édtI  crying shedding tears
SvataR  saddened
-taRr<  to husband
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  told

 
1.Kausalya,   worried   about   Rama   having   gone   to   the   forest,   cried   and   told   Dasaratha   as
follows.
 
yXyip   iÇ;u   laeke;u   àiwt<   te   mhXyz>   ,
sanu³aezae   vdaNyí   iàyvadI   c   ra"v>   .2.
kw<   nrvrïeó   puÇaE   taE   sh   sItya   ,
Ê>iotaE   suos<v&ÏaE   vne   Ê>o<   sih:yt>   .3.
yid Aip  being so
iÇ;u  in all tree
laeke;u  worlds
àiwt<  is well known
te your
mht! yz>  great fame
sanu³aez>  generous
vdaNy>  kind
c iàyvadI  soft spoken
c also
ra"v>  scion of Raghu dynasty
kw<  for what reason
nrvrïeó  best among men
puÇaE  sons
taE the two
sh sItya  along with Sita
Ê>iotaE  mentally worried
suos<v&ÏaE  brought up in luxury
vne in the forest
Ê>o<  difficulty
sih:yt>  will experience

 
2,3.Kausalya   asked   Dasaratha   the   reason   why   Rama,   Lakshmana   and   Sita   should   suffer
in   the   forest,   having   been   brought   up   in   luxury.
 
sa   nUn<   té[I   Zyama   suk…marI   suoaeicta   ,
kwmu:[<   c   zIt<   c   mEiwlI   ivsih:yit   .4.
sa that
nUn<  fromnow
té[I  young
Zyama  with tanned skin
suk…marI  with lovely skin
suoaeicta  enjoying luxuries
kw<  for what reason
%:[<  heat
c zIt<  and cold
c mEiwlI  Sita also
ivsih:yit  should experience

 
4.Kausalya   asked   Dasaratha   why   should   young   Sita   experience   heat   and   cold   of   the   forest.
 
-u®va=zn<   ivzala]I   sUpd<zaiNvt<   zu-m!   ,
vNy<   nEvarmahar<   kw<   sItaep-aeúyte   .5.
-u®va  having eaten
Azn<  food
ivzala]I  broad eyed
sUpd<zaiNvt<  well cooked and with sweet smell
zu-m!  good
vNy<  in the forest
nEvar<  freely growing
Aahar<  as food
kw<  why
sIta  Sita
%p-aeúyte  should eat

 
5.Kausalya   further   asked   Dasaratha   why   Sita,   accustomed   to   rich   food,   should   eat   the   fruits and   roots   in   the   forest.
 
gItvaidÇin"aˆR;<   ïuTva   zU-miniNdta   ,
kw<   ³Vyadis<hana<   zBd<   ïae:yTyzae-nm!   .6.
gItvaidÇin"aˆR;<  vocal and instrumental music
ïuTva  having experienced
zU-m!  pleasing
AiniNdta  blemishless
kw<  why
³Vyadis<hana<  of lions which eat raw meat
zBd<  roars
ïae:yit  should hear
Azae-nm!  terrifying

 
6.Kausalya   asked   Dasaratha   why   Sita   should   hear   the   terryfying   roars   of   lions   after   enjoying music?
 
mheNÔXvjs»az>   Kv   nu   zete   mha-uj>   ,
-uj<   pir"s»azmupxay   mhabl>   .7.
mheNÔXvjs»az>  equal to Indra
Kv where
nu zete  sleeps
mha-uj>  one with great strength
-uj<  hand
pir"s»az<  like a steel rod
%pxay  using as a pillow
mhabl>  with great valour

 
7.Kausalya   wondered   where   Rama   is   sleeping   using   his   hands   as   pillow.
 
pÒv[R<   sukezaNt<   pÒinñasmuÄmm!   ,
kda   Ôúyaim   ramSy   vdn<   pu:kre][m!   .8.
pÒv[R<  with colous like lotus flower
sukezaNt<  keeping his hair very tidy
pÒinñas<  breath smelling like the lotus
%Ämm!  the best
kda when
Ôúyaim  will I see
ramSy  Rama's
vdn<  face
pu:kre][m!  with eyes like lotus

 
8.Kausalya   was   worried   when   she   will   be   able   to   see   Rama   again.
 
v¿sarimd<   nUn<   ùdy<   me   n   s<zy>   ,
ApZyNTya   n   t<   yÖE   )ltId<   shöxa   .9.
v¿sar<  strong as Indra's weapon, vajrayuda
#d<  this
nUn<  thus
ùdy<  heart
me my
n s<zy>  there is no doubt
ApZyNTya>  without seeing
n not
t<  him
yt! for what reason
vE may be
)lit  breaks up
#d<  this
shöxa  into thousand pieces

 
9.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   heart   is   as   strong   as   vajrayuda   since   it   has   not   broken   into thousand   pieces   even   when   she   cannot   see   Rama.
 
yt!Tvya   daé[<   kmR   Vypaeý   mm   baNxva>   ,
inrSta>   pirxaviNt   suoarœha>   k«p[a   vne   .10.
yt! which
Tvya  by you
daé[<  is very unkind
kmR act
Vypaeý  being sent
mm my
baNxva>  close relatives
inrSta>  discarded
pirxaviNt  roams about
suoarœha>  who should enjoy luxury
k«p[a>  pitably
vne in the forest

 
10.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   her   close   relatives   have   been   exiled   and   roam   about   in   the forest   because   of   his   action.            
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