THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 64 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 
dzrwSvgRit>   -   DASARATHA'S   DEATH
 
nai-vadyse   ma=Xy   n   c   mami--a;se   ,
ik<   nu   ze;e=Xy   -UmaE   Tv<   vTs   ik<   k…iptae   ýis   .31.
n Ai-vadyse  not paying your respects
ma to me
AXy now
n not
c also
mam!  to me
Ai--a;se  speak
ik<  why
nu may be
ze;e  lying down
AXy now
-UmaE  on the ground
Tv<  you
vTs son
ik<  why
k…ipt>  got angry
ih Ais  you are

 
31.The   rishi   asked   his   son   the   reason   for   not   paying   his   respects   and   also   not   speaking.   The rishi   also   asked   why   is   he   lying   on   the   ground   and   also   whether   he   is   angry.
 
nNvh<   te   iày>   puÇ   matr<   pZy   xaimRk   ,
ik<   c   nail¼se   puÇ   suk…marvcae   vd   .32.
nnu not
Ah<  I
te for you
iày>  loved one
puÇ  son
matr<  mother
pZy see
xaimRk  who follows dharma
ik<  why
c n Aail¼se  are you not embracing
puÇ  son
suk…marvc>  a pleasant word
vd please tell

 
32.The   rishi   asked   his   son   whether   he   does   not   like   his   father   and   also   why   he   not   embracing his   mother.   The   rshi   then   asked   the   son   to   speak   pleasantly.
 
kSy   va=prraÇe=h<   ïae:yaim   ùdy¼mm!   ,
AxIyanSy   stt<   zaô<   va=NyiÖze;t>   .33.
kSy to whom
va or
AprraÇe  past midnight
Ah<  I
ïae:yaim  listen
ùdy¼mm!  pleasantly
AxIyanSy  reading
stt<  at all times
zaô<  sashtras
va ANyy!  or any other
ivze;t>  with dedication

 
33.The   rishi   wondered     who   will   he   read   to   him   in   the   nights   either   scriptures   or   any   other works.
 
kae   ma<   sNXyamupaSyEv   õaTva   ÷t÷tazn>   ,
ða"iy:yTyupasIn>   puÇzaek-yaidRtm!   .34.
k> who
ma<  to me
sNXya<  evening ritual
%paSy  after performing
@v only
õaTva  after bathing
÷t÷tazn>  after performing havan
ða"iy:yit  will serve
%pasIn>  staying near
puÇzaek-yaidRtm!  being tortured by son's death

 
34.The   rishi   wondered   who   will   look   after   him   in   times   of   distress   due   to   son's   death.
 
kNdmUl)l<   ùTva   kae   ma<   iàyimvaitiwm!   ,
-aejiy:yTykmR{ymà¢hmnaykm!   .35.
kNdmUl)l<  vegetable, root, fruit
ùTva  bringing
k> who
ma<  me
iày<  beloved
#v Aitiwm!  like a guest
-aejiy:yit  will feed
AkmR{ym!  incapable
Aà¢hm!  blind
Anaykm!  helpless

 
35.The   rishi   wondered   who   will   bring   vegetables,   roots   and   fruits   and   feed   them   who   are   blind and   helpless.
 
#mamNxa<   c   v&Ïa<   c   matr<   te   tpiSvnIm!   ,
kw<   vTs   -ir:yaim   k«p[a<   puÇgixRnIm!   .36.
#mam!  this
ANxa<  sightless
c also
v&Ïa<  aged
c also
matr<  mother
te your
tpiSvnIm!  chaste
kw<  how
vTs son
-ir:yaim  will look after
k«p[a<  pitiable
puÇgixRnIm!  having love for her son

 
36.The   rishi   wondered   how   he   will   look   after   his   aged,   blind   wife   without   any   help.
 
itó   ma<   ma   gm>   puÇ   ymSy   sdn<   àit   ,
ñae   mya   sh   gNtais   jnNya   c   smeixt>   .37.
itó  remain
ma<  with me
ma gm>  do not go
puÇ  son
ymSy  Yama's
sdn< àit  towards land
ñ>  tomorrow
mya sh  with me
gNtais  will go
jnNya c  mother also
smeixt>  together

 
37.The   rishi   old   his   son   not   to   go   the   heavens   that   day   but   they   will   go   there   the   next   day.
 
%-avip   c   zaekataRvnawaE   k«p[aE   vne   ,
i]àmev   gim:yavSTvya   sh   ym]ym!   .38.
%-aE Aip  both of us
c also
zaekata‰R  over come with grief
AnawaE  helpless
k«p[aE  pitiable
vne in the forest
i]à< @v  now itself
gim:yav>  will go
Tvya sh  along with you
ym]ym!  land of death

 
38.The   rishi   told   his   son   that   all   of   them   will   go   to   the   land   of   death   together   now   itself.
 
ttae   vEvSvt<   †òśva   t<   àvúyaim   -artIm!   ,
]mta<   xmRrajae   me   ib-&yaiTptravym!   .39.
tt> therefore
vEvSvt<  to Yama
†òśva  towards
t<  that
àvúyaim  will say
-artIm!  that word
]mta<  let him allow
xmRraj>  Yama
me for me
ib-&yat!  let him bring
iptraE  parents
Aym!  he

 
39.The   rishi   pleaded   with   Yama   to   allow   his   son   to   bring   his   parents   along   with   him.
 
datumrśhit   xmaRTma   laekpalae   mhayza>   ,
$†zSy   mma]Yyamekam-ydi][am!   .40.
datum! Arśhit  is capable of bestowing
xmaRTma  one who follows dharma
laekpal>  protector of the world
mhayza>  very falous
$†zSy  being in this state
mm to me
A]Yya<  not to go waste
@kam!  one
A-ydi][am!  boon to overcome difficulty

 
40.The   rishi   prayed   to   Yama   to   grant   him   the   one   boon   to   overcome   his   difficulty.            
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