THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 64 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60

 
dzrwSvgRit>   -   DASARATHA'S   DEATH
 
SwanmiSm   mht!àaÝae   -vtae>   pircar[at!   ,
-vNtavip   c   i]à<   mm   mUlmupE:yt>   .51.
Swanm!  position
AiSm  I am
mht!  great
àaÝ>  attained
-vtae>  to both of you
pircar[at!  because of serving
-vNtaE Aip  you both also
c i]à<  quickly
mm my
mUl<  state
%pE:yt>  will reach

 
51.The   rishi's   son   told   his   parents   that   he   has   attained   the   highest   position   because   he   looked after   them   and   said   both   of   them   will   reach   the   same   state   quickly.
 
@vmu®va   tu   idVyen   ivmanen   vpu:mta   ,
Aaéraeh   idv<   i]à<   muinpuÇae   ijteiNÔy>   .52.
@v<  as above
%®va tu  having said
idVyen  celestial
ivmanen  by vimana
vpu:mta  looking beautiful
Aaéraeh  climbed
idv<  to the heavens
i]à<  immediately
muinpuÇ>  rishi's son
ijteiNÔy>  one who has controlled his emotions

 
52.The   rishi's   son   having   said   as   above   went   to   the   heavens.
 
s   k«Tva   tUdk<   tU[R<   taps>   sh   -ayRya   ,
mamuvac   mhateja>   k«taÃilmupiSwtm!   .53.
s> that
k«Tva tu  having completed
%dk<  funeral rites
tU[R<  quickly
taps>  rishi
sh -ayRya  along with wife
ma<  to me
%vac  spoke
mhateja>  glowing
k«taÃil<  respectfully
%piSwtm!  standing

 
53.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   rishi   then   turned   towards   him   and   spoke   as   follows.
 
AXyEv   jih   ma<   rajNmr[e   naiSt   me   Vywa   ,
yCDre[EkpuÇ<   ma<   Tvmka;I–rpuÇkm!   .54.
AXy @v  now itself
jih please kill
ma<  me
rajn!  king
mr[e  in dying
n AiSt  is not present
me my
Vywa  grief
yt! because of that
zre[  by arrow
@kpuÇ<  having only son
ma<  me
Tvm!  you
Aka;I–>  made
ApuÇkm!  without son

 
54.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   rishi   told   him   that   there   is   no   reason   for   the   rishi   to   be alive   since   the   only   son   is   dead.
 
Tvya   tu   ydiv}anaiÚhtae   me   sut>   zuic>   ,
ten   Tvami-zp!Syaim   suÊ>omitdaé[m!   .55.
Tvya  by you
tu in this
yt! in any way
Aiv}anat!  though out of ignorance
inht>  was killed
me my
sut>  son
zuic>  good
ten thus
Tvam!  you
Ai-zp!Syaim  curse as follows
suÊ>om!  great difficulty
Aitdaé[m!  very harshly

 
55.The   rishi   then   told   Dasaratha   that   he   is   going   to   harshly   curse   him.
 
puÇVysnj<   Ê>o<   ydetNmm   sa<àtm!   ,
@v<   Tv<   puÇzaeken   rajNkal<   gim:yis   .56.
puÇVysnj<  because of loss of son
Ê>o<  grief
yt! therefore
@tt!  this
mm for me
sa<àtm!  now
@v<  like this
Tv<  you
puÇzaeken  grief because of sepparation from son
rajn!  king
kal<  death
gim:yis  may you attain

 
56.The   rishi   then   told   Dasaratha   that   he   will   also   die   because   of   separation   from   son.
 
A}anaÄu   htae   ySmaT]iÇye[   Tvya   muin>   ,
tSmat!Tva<   naivzTyazu   äühÅya   nraixp   .57.
A}anat!  due to ignorance
tu in this
ht> was killed
ySmat!  therefore
]iÇye[  a warrior caste
Tvya  by you
muin>  a rishi
tSmat!  thus
Tva<  you
n Aaivzit  will not be damned
Aazu  without thinking
äühÅya  the sin of killing a brahmin
nraixp  king

 
57.The   rishi   told   Dasaratha   that   since   he   had   killed   the   rishi   out   of   ignonarance,   the   stigma of   killing   a   brahmin   will   not   stick   on   him.
 
TvamPyeta†zae   -av>   i]àmev   gim:yit   ,
jIivtaNtkarae   "aerae   datarimv   di][a   .58.
Tvam! Aip  you also
@ta†z>  like this
-av>  state
i]à< @v  quickly
gim:yit  will reach
jIivtaNtkar>  the killing
"aer>  cruel
datar<  donor
#v like
di][a  the result of alms

 
58.The   rishi   told   Dasaratha   that   the   effect   of   this   cruel   killing   will   be   felt   by   him   soon   just   as   the donor   enjoys   the   fruits   of   his   generosity.
 
@v<   zap<   miy   NySy   ivlPy   ké[<   b÷   ,
ictamaraePy   deh<   tiNmwun<   SvgRm_yyat!   .59.
@v<  like this
zap<  curse
miy to me
NySy  placing
ivlPy  crying
ké[<  pitiably
b÷  in many ways
icta<  funeral pyre
AaraePy  climbing
deh<  body
tt! imwun<  the two
SvgRm!  to the heavens
A_yyat!  went

 
59.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   having   cursed   him   as   above,   the   rishi   with   wife   climbed   the funeral   pyre   and   went   to   the   heavens.
 
tdeti½Ntyanen   Sm&t<   pap<   mya   Svym!   ,
tda   baLyaTk«t<   deiv   zBdveXynuki;R[a   .60.
tt! that
@tt!  this event
icNtyanen  thinking
Sm&t<  remembered
pap<  sin
mya by me
Svym!  by itself
tda then
baLyat!  in a childish manner
k«t<  done
deiv  lady
zBdveXynuki;R[a  having used the arrow to hit a target by the sound

 
60.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   thinking   about   this   event   brings   back   memories   of   the   sin committed   by   me.            
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