THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 61 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
dzrwaepal<->   -   REBUKING   DASARATHA
 
yid   pÂdze   v;ˆR   ra"v>   punre:yit   ,
jýaÔaJy<   c   kaez<   c   -rtenaep-aeúyte   .11.
yid in case
pÂdze  fifteenth
v;ˆR  year
ra"v>  Rama
pun>  again
@:yit  if returns
jýat!  will not accept
raJy<  kingdom
c kaez<  wealth also
c -rten  by Bharata
%p-aeúyte  will be enjoyed

 
11.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   even   if   Rama   returns   after   fifteen   years,   he   may   not   accept the   kingdom   nor   the   wealth   which   will   be   enjoyed   by   Bharata.
 
-aejyiNt   ikl   ïaÏe   keict!Svanev   baNxvan!   ,
tt>   píaTsmI]Nte   k«tkayaR   iÖj;R-an!   .12.
-aejyiNt  will feed
ikl feeling disappointed
ïaÏe  at times of giving donation
keict!  some
Svan!  their own
@v baNxvan!  to relatives only
tt> píat!  thereafter
smI]Nte  enquires
k«tkayaR>  having acheived the objective
iÖj;R-an!  the best of brahmins

 
12.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   some   people   while   donating   things,   think   of   their   relatives only   and   later   enquire   the   brahmins.
 
   ye   gu[vNtí   ivÖa<sí   iÖjaty>   ,
n   píaÄe=i-mNyNte   suxamip   suraepma>   .13.
  then
ye who
gu[vNt>  have the virtues
c also
ivÖa<s> c  learned ones also
iÖjaty>  are brahmins
n not
píat!  thus
te they
Ai-mNyNte  will accept
suxam! Aip  even cold water
suraepma>  like devas

 
13.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   the   brahmins   who   have   the   virtues,   are   learned   and   like devas   do   not   ask   even   for   cold   water.
 
äaü[e:vip   t&Ýe;u   píaÑae­…<   iÖj;R-a>   ,
na_yupEtuml<   àa}a>   z&¼CDedimv;R-a>   .14.
äaü[e;u Aip  among brahmins also
t&Ýe;u  those who are satisfied
píat!  at odd times
-ae­…<  to enjoy
iÖj;R-a>  the best of brahmins
n not
A_yupEtum!  to receive alms
Al<  agree
àa}a>  learned
z&¼CDed<  grass of which the tips are eaten
#v like
\;-a>  bulls

 
14.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   satisfied   brahmins   will   not   accept   anything   at   odd   times   like the   bull   which   will   not   eat   grass   tasted   by   others.
 
@v<   knIysa   æaÇa   -u­<   raJy<   ivza<   pte   ,
æata   Jyeóae   viróí   ikmwR<   navm<Syte   .15.
@v<  thus
knIysa æaÇa  by younger brother
-u­<  enjoed
raJy<  kingdom
ivza< pte  O! emperor
æata  brother
Jyeó>  elder
viró> c  honest also
ikmwR<  for what reason
n Avm<Syte  will not discard

 
15.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   once   the   kingdom   is   ruled   by   Bharata,   Rama   will   see   no reason   to   accept   it.
 
n   pre[aùt<   -úy<   Vyaº>   SvaidtuimCDit   ,
@vmev   nrVyaº>   prlIF<   n   m<Syte   .16.
n not
pre[  by others
Aaùt<  eaten
-úy<  food
Vyaº>  a tiger
Svaidtu<  to taste
#CDit  will agree
@v< @v  similarly
nrVyaº>  the tiger among men
prlIF<  enjoyed by others
n m<Syte  will not even look at it.

 
16.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   just   like   a   tiger   will   not   touch   meat   eaten   by   others,   Rama will   not   even   eye   the   kingdom   ruled   by   Bharata.
 
hivraJy<   puraefaz>   k…za   yUpaí   oaidra>   ,
nEtain   yatyamain   k…vRiNt   punrXvre   .17.
hiv>  rice offering
AaJy<  ghee
puraefaz>  parodasa, an offering
k…za>  sacred grass
yUpa> c  called yupa post
oaidra>  made of redwood
n not
@tain  these
yatyamain  already used
k…vRiNt  does use
pun>  again
AXvre  in a yagna

 
17.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   sacred   offerings   for   yagna   once   used   is   not   used   again.
 
twa   ýaÄimd<   raJy<   ùtsara<   suraimv   ,
nai-mNtuml<   ramae   nòsaemimvaXvrm!   .18.
twa similarly
ih surely
AaÄ<  enjoyed
#d<  this
raJy<  kingdom
ùtsara<  tasted by others
sura<  the vessel holding water
#v like
n not
Ai-mNtum!  to even look at
Al<  agree
ram>  Rama
nòsaem<  with untouchable somalata
#v like
AXvrm!  a yagna

 
18.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   Rama   will   not   touch   the   kingdom   after   being   ruled   by
Bharata.
 
nEv<ivxmsTkar<   ra"vae   m;Riy:yit   ,
blvainv   zaËRlae   balxeri-mzRnm!   .19.
n not
@v<ivxm!  like this
AsTkar<  to the insult
ra"v>  Rama
m;Riy:yit  will accept
blvan!  strong
#v like
zaËRl>  tiger
balxe>  to the tail
Ai-mzRnm!  violence

 
19.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   just   as   a   tiger   will   not   tolerate   any   harm   to   its   tail,   similarly Rama   will   not   accept   this   insult.
 
nEtSy   sihta   laeka   -y<   k…yuRmRham&xe   ,
AxmR<   iTvh   xmaRTma   laek<   xmˆR[   yaejyt!   .20.
n not
@tSy  for him
sihta>  together
laeka>  all the worlds
-y<  fear
k…yuR>  will feel
mham&xe  in a big war
AxmR<  offences
tu in this
#h in this matter
xmaRTma  one wedded to dharma
laek<  world
xmˆR[  following dharma
yaejyt!  will look at askance

 
20.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   Rama   cannot   be   frightened   even   if   all   worlds   together
attack   him   in   a   war.   In   this   he   will   look   at   the   world   with   disdain.            
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