THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 64 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
dzrwSvgRit>   -   DASARATHA'S   DEATH
 
s   tCD+uTva   vc>   ³ªr<   myae­m"z<isna   ,
nazkÄIìmayasmktuR<   -gvan&i;>   .21.
s> that
tt! those
ïuTva  hearing
vc> words
³ªr<  harsh
mya by me
%­m!  spoken
A"z<isna  to confess one's sin
n Azkt!  was not capable
tIì<  cruel
Aayasm!  mental worry
AktuR<  not to get
-gvan!  elder
\i;>  rishi

 
21.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   rishi   was   unable   to   hide   his   feelings   on   hearing   these cruel   words   spoken   by   him.
 
s   ba:ppU[Rvdnae   inñs|!CDaekkizRt>   ,
mamuvac   mhateja>   k«taÃilmupiSwtm!   .22.
s> he
ba:ppU[Rvdn>  face streaked with tears
inñsn!  breathing heavily
zaekkizRt>  overcome with grief
ma<  to me
%vac  said
mhateja>  glowing
k«taÃil<  with folded palms
%piSwtm!  awaiting

 
22.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   rishi   spoke   as   follows.
 
yXyetdzu-<   kmR   n   Sm   me   kwye>   Svym!   ,
)leNmUxaR   Sm   te   rajNsXy>   ztshöxa   .23.
yid in case
@tt!  this
Azu-<  unfortunate
kmR act
n not
Sm may be
me to me
kwye>  inform
Svym!  by yourself
)let!  will break
mUxaR  head
Sm may be
te your
rajn!  king
sXy>  then itself
ztshöxa  into many thousand pieces

 
23.The   rishi   told   Dasaratha   that   had   he   not   told   about   the   incident,   his   head   would   have broken   into   thousand   pieces.
 
]iÇye[   vxae   rajNvanàSwe   ivze;t>   ,
}anpUvR<   k«t>   Swanac!Cyavyedip   vi¿[m!   .24.
]iÇye[  by a warrior caste
vx> killing
rajn!  king
vanàSwe  one who has renounced the world and living in forest
ivze;t>  is there anything to say
}anpUvR<  knowingly
k«t>  done
Swanat!  from the post
Cyavyet!  will topple
Aip vi¿[m!  even if it is Indra

 
24.The   rishi   told   Dasaratha   that   killind   an   ascetic   even   by   Indra   will   topple   him   from   his position.   There   is   nothing   special   to   say   when   it   was   done   by   a   warrior   caste.
 
sÝxa   tu   -veNmUxaR   munaE   tpis   itóit   ,
}anaiÖs&jt>   zô<   ta†ze   äücari[   .25.
sÝxa tu  into seven parts
-vet!  will become
mUxaR  head
munaE  in the case of a rishi
tpis  in penance
itóit  doing
}anat!  knowingly
ivs&jt>  aiming
zô<  a weapon
ta†ze  in that case
äücari[  one who follows dharma

 
25.The   rishi   told   Dasaratha   that   in   case   of   a   person   who   deliberately   kills   an   ascetic,   his   head will   break   into   seven   pieces.
 
A}anaiÏ   k«t<   ySmaidd<   tenEv   jIvis   ,
Aip   ýXy   k…l<   n   SyaÔa"va[a<   k«tae   -van!   .26.
A}anat!  unknowingly
ih surely
k«t<  done
ySmat!  for that reason
#d<  this
ten by you
@v only
jIvis  are alive
Aip also
ih AXy  at this moment
k…l<  dynasty
n Syat!  would have been destroyed
ra"va[a<  Raghu's
k…t>  how can you live
-van!  you

 
26.The   rishi   told   Dasaratha   that   in   that   case   your   dynasty   would   have   been   destroyed.   He said   that   Dasaratha   was   alive   because   it   was   done   unknowingly.
 
ny   naE   n&p   t<   dezimit   ma<   ca_y-a;t   ,
AXy   t<   ÔòuimCDav>   puÇ<   piímdzRnm!   .27.
ny please take
naE both of us
n&p  king
t< dez<  to that place
#it thus
ma<  me
c also
A_y-a;t  told
AXy now
t<  that
Ôòu<  to see
#CDav>  we desire
puÇ<  son
piímdzRnm!  for a last time

 
27.The   rishi   told   Dasaratha   that   they   both   want   to   see   their   son   for   a   last   time   and   requested him   to   take   them   to   that   place.
 
éixre[avis­a¼<   àkI[aRijnvassm!   ,
zyan<   -uiv   in>s<}<   xmRrajvz<   gtm!   .28.
AwahmekSt<   dez<   nITva   taE   -&zÊ>iotaE   ,
ASpzRymh<   puÇ<   t<   muin<   sh   -ayRya   .29.
éixre[  with blood
Avis­a¼<  drenched body
àkI[aRijnvassm!  with loosened ceer skin dress
zyan<  lying down
-uiv  on the ground
in>s<}<  without senses
xmRrajvz<  under the control of Yama
gtm!  reached
Aw then
Ah<  I
@k> alone
t<  that
dez<  place
nITva  taking
taE thetwo
-&zÊ>iotaE  very much grieving
ASpzRym!  made them touch
Ah<  I
puÇ<  son
t< muin<  that rishi
sh -ayRya  with his wife

 
28,29.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   he   took   them   to   the   place   where   the   son's   body   lay and   made   them   touch   the   body.
 
taE   puÇmaTmn>   Sp&òœva   tmasaXy   tpiSvnaE   ,
inpettu>   zrIre=Sy   ipta   caSyedmävIt!   .30.
taE the two
puÇ<  son
AaTmn>  their
Sp&òœva  touching
t<  that
AasaXy  understanding
tpiSvnaE  ascetics
inpettu>  fell down
zrIre  on the body
ASy his
ipta c  father alone
ASy his
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
30.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   two   recognised   their   son   on   touching   the   body   and   then the   rishi   spoke   as   follows.            
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