THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 61 : SLOKAS 21 TO 27

 
dzrwaepal<->   -   REBUKING   DASARATHA
 
nNvsaE   kaÂnEbaR[EmRhavIyaˆR   mha-uj>   ,
ygaNte   #v   -Utain   sagranip   indRhet!   .21.
nnu otherwise
AsaE  he
kaÂnE>  shining
ba[E>  with arrows
mhavIyR>  with supernatural powers
mha-uj>  with great strength
ygaNte  at the end of the universe
#v like
-Utain  living beings
sagran! Aip  oceans also
indRhet!  will burn

 
21.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   Rama   with   his   supernatural   powers   can   burn   all   living   beings and   the   seas   like   the   end   of   the   world.
 
s   ta†z>   is<hblae   v&;-a]ae   nr;R->   ,
Svymev   ht>   ipÇa   jljenaTmjae   ywa   .22.
s> he
ta†z>  similar
is<hbl>  with the strength of a lion
v&;-a]>  with eyes like bulls
nr;R->  noblest among men
Svy< @v  himself
ht> has been destroyed
ipÇa  by father
jljen  by fish
AaTmj>  its child
ywa like

 
22.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   Rama   has   been   destroyed   by   his   own   father   like   the   fish which   destroys   its   young   ones.
 
iÖjaitcirtae   xmR>   zaô†ò>   snatn>   ,
yid   te   xmRinrte   Tvya   puÇe   ivvaiste   .23.
iÖjaitcirt>  observed by warriors
xmR>  dharma
zaô†ò>  permitted by sashtras
snatn>  observed by tradition
yid is there
te for you
xmRinrte  not straying from dharma
Tvya  by you
puÇe  son
ivvaiste  sent to forest

 
23.Kausalya   asked   Dasaratha   which   of   the   three   dharma   he   followed   when   sending   Rama   to forest.
 
gitreka   pitnaRyaR   iÖtIya   gitraTmj>   ,
t&tIya   }atyae   raj<ítuwI–   neh   ivXyte   .24.
git>  support
@ka first
pit>  husband
nayaR>  for women
iÖtIya  second
git>  support
AaTmj>  is son
t&tIya  third
}aty>  relatives
rajn!  O! king
ctuwI–  fourth
n not
#h in this world
ivXyte  is available

 
24.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   for   there   are   only   three   supports   viz   husband,   son   and
relatives.
 
   Tv<   cEv   me   naiSt   ramí   vnmaiït>   ,
n   vn<   gNtuimCDaim   svRwa   ih   hta   Tvya   .25.
  in that case
Tv< c  you also
@v only
me for me
n AiSt  not available
ram> c  Rama also
vn<  to the forest
Aaiït>  has gone
n not
vn<  to the forest
gNtu<  to go
#CDaim  I desire
svRwa  in all ways
ih therefore
hta is destroyed
Tvya  by you

 
25.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   her   son   has   gone   to   the   forest   and   Dasaratha   is   not   for   her. So   she   felt   completely   destroyed.
 
ht<   Tvya   raJyimd<   sraò+<   htStwa==Tma   sh   miÙi-í   ,
hta   spuÇa=iSm   htaí   paEra>   sutí   -ayaR   c   tv   àùòaE   .26.
ht<  is destroyed
Tvya  by you
raJy<  kingdom
#d<  this
sraò+<  with all countries
ht> are killed
twa similarly
AaTma  you
sh along with
miÙi-> c  ministers also
hta>  were killed
spuÇa  with son
AiSm  I
hta>  killed
c paEra>  citizens also
sut> c  son also
-ayaR c  wife also
tv your
àùòaE  having fulfilled their wishes

 
26.Kausalya   told   Dasaratha   that   his   actions   have   brought   disater   to   the   kingdom,   herself,
Rama,   for   himself   and   ministers.   Only   Kaikeyi   and   Bharatha   have   got   what   they   wanted.
 
#ma<   igr<   daé[zBds<iïta<   inzMy   raja=ip   mumaeh   Ê>iot>   ,
tt>   s   zaek<   àivvez   paiwRv>   SvÊ:k«t<   caip   punStda   Smrn!   .27.
#ma<  this
igr<  words
daé[zBds<iïta<  with harsh words
inzMy  hearing
raja  king
Aip also
mumaeh  lost conscience
Ê>iot>  overcome with grief
tt> then
s> that
zaek<  in grief
àivvez  was immersed
paiwRv>  emperor
SvÊ:k«t<  bad act done by him
c also
Aip and
pun>  again
tda then
Smrn!  remembering

 
28.Dasaratha,   on   hearing   these   harsh   words,   once   again   lost   his   senses.   He   was   saddened by   the   thought   of   his   bad   deed.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   @k;iòtm>   sgR>   .61.
           
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