THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 63 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
muink…marvxkwnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   KILLING   OF   RISHI'S   SON
 
lBxzBden   kaEsLye   k…mare[   xnu:mta   ,
k…mar>   zBxvexIit   mya   papimd<   k«tm!   .11.
lBxzBden  very famous
kaEsLye  Kausalya
k…mare[  a young boy
xnu:mta  an archer
k…mar>  prince
zBxvexI  hits the target only by the sound
#it thus
mya my
pap<  a sin
#d<  this
k«tm!  was done

 
11.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   he   was   famous   for   hitting   targets   only   from   the   sound   and in   his   younger   days   committed   a   sin.
 
tidd<   me=nusMàaÝ<   deiv   Ê>o<   Svy<   k«tm!   ,
sMmaehaidh   baLyen   ywa   SyaÑi]t<   iv;m!   .12.
tt! that
#d<  thus
me for me
AnusMàaÝ<  has ahppened
deiv  devi
Ê>o<  difficulty
Svy<  by itself
k«tm!  done
sMmaehat!  due to ignorance
#h now
baLyen  lack of experience
ywa Syat!  similar to that
-i]t<  consumed
iv;m!  poison

 
12.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   act   was   done   due   to   inexperience   similar   to   consuming poison   due   to   ignorance.
 
ywaNy>   pué;>   kiíTplazEmaˆRihtae   -vet!   ,
@v<   myaPyiv}at<   zBdveXymy<   )lm!   .13.
ywa like
ANy>  common
pué;>  man
kiít!  one
plazE>  with palasa flowers
maeiht>  felt cheated
-vet!  becomes
@v<  similarly
mya Aip  for me also
Aiv}at<  was not known
zBdveXymy<  the result of releasing arrow towards the direction of sound
)lm!  danger

 
13.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   he   was   not   aware   of   the   danger   of   shooting   by   sound.
 
deVynUFa   Tvm-vae   yuvrajae   -vaMyhm!   ,
tt>   àav&fnuàaÝa   mdkamivvxRnI   .14.
deiv  devi
AnUFa  a virgin
Tvm!  you
A-v>  were
yuvraj>  a crown prince
-vaim  am
Ahm!  I
tt> at that time
àav&qœ  rainy season
AnuàaÝa  arrived
mdkamivvxRnI  which increases enthusiasm and love

 
15.Dasaratha   recalled   for   Kausalya   their   younger   days   and   said   that   at   that   time   monsoon came.
 
%paSy   ih   rsaN-aEma<StÞva   c   jgdzu<i->   ,
pretacirta<   -Ima<   rivraivzte   idzm!   .15.
%paSy  drying
ih surely
rsan!  waters
-aEman!  on the ground
tÞva  burning
c also
jgt!  world
Azu<i->  by rays
pretacirta<  where dead roam
-Ima<  scary
riv>  sun
Aaivzte  reaches
idzm!  southern direction

 
15.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   sun   after   burning   the   earth   and   drying   the   waters,   reaches the   southern   direction   where   dead   roam.
 
%:[mNtdRxe   sXy>   iõGxa   d†izre   "na>   ,
ttae   jùi;re   svˆR   -eksar¼brœih[>   .16.
%:[m!  the heat
ANtdRxe  subsided
sXy>  suddenly
iõGxa>  with waters
d†izre  were seen
"na>  clouds
tt> then
jùi;re  became happy
svˆR  all
-eksar¼brœih[>  frogs, sataka birds and peacocks

 
16.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   as   soon   as   the   sun   disappeared,   the   heat   subsided,   water bearing   clouds   were   seen   and   the   frogs,   sataka   birds   and   peacocks   became   happy.
 
i¬Úp]aeÄra>   õata>   k«CD+aidv   ptiÇ[>   ,
v&iòvatavxUta¢aNpadpani-peidre   .17.
i¬Úp]aeÄra>  with wet feathers
õata>  taken bath
k«CD+at!  with great difficulty
#v like
ptiÇ[>  birds
v&iòvatavxUta¢an!  leaves moved by the wet winds
padpan!  trees
Ai-peidre  reached

 
17.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   birds   with   their   feathers   wetted,   reached   the   trees   with difficulty.
 
pittenaM-sa   DÚ>   ptmanen   cask«t!   ,
Aab-aE   mÄsar¼Staeyraizirvacl>   .18.
pitten  fallen
AM-sa  by waters
DÚ>  covered
ptmanen c  flowing
Ask«t!  constantly
Aab-aE  appeared
mÄsar¼>  with rouge elephants
taeyraiz> #v  like the sea
Acl>  mountain

 
18.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   that   mountain   covered   with   water   due   to   rain   looked   like the   ocean.
 
pa{furaé[v[aRin   öaeta<is   vpmlaNyip   ,
suöuvuigRirxatu_y>   s-Smain   -uj¼vt!   .19.
pa{furaé[v[aRin  cloured green and red
öaeta<is  water falls
ivmlain Aip  being clear also
suöuvu>  flowed
igirxatu_y>  with the minerals in the mountain
s-Smain  combined with ashes
-uj¼vt!  like snakes

 
19.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   streams   in   the   mountain   had   multi   coloured   water   when combined   with   minerals   and   ashes.
 
tiSmÚitsuoe   kale   xnu:main;umaNrwI   ,
Vyayamk«ts»Lp>   sryUmNvga<   ndIm!   .20.
tiSmn!  in that
Aitsuoe  happy
kale  time
xnu:man!  with bow
#;uman!  with arrows
rwI in a chariot
Vyayamk«ts»Lp>  determined to have exercise
sryUm!  sarayu
ANvga<  reached
ndIm!  river

 
20.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   at   that   happy   time   he   reached   river   sarayu   with   bow   and arrows   in   a   chariot.            
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