THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 64 : SLOKAS 71 TO 80

 
dzrwSvgRit>   -   DASARATHA'S   DEATH
 
pÒpÇe][<   suæu   sud<ò+<   caénaiskm!   ,
xNya   ÔúyiNt   ramSy   taraixpin-<   muom!   .71.
pÒpÇe][<  with eyes like lotus leaf
suæu  lovely lady
sud<ò+<  with fine teeth
caénaiskm!  with good looking nose
xNya>  are blessed
ÔúyiNt  will see
ramSy  Rama's
taraixpin-<  like the moon
muom!  face

 
71.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   those   who   see   Rama's   face   with   its   good   features   are   really blessed.
 
s†z<   zardSyeNdae>   )…LlSy   kmlSy   c   ,
sugiNx   mm   nawSy   xNya   ÔúyiNt   tNmuom!   .72.
s†z<  equal to
zardSy  winter's
#Ndae>  moon
)…LlSy  in full bloom
kmlSy  a lotus
c sugiNx  with sweet smell also
mm my
nawSy  lord's
xNya>  are blessed
ÔúyiNt  see
tt! muom!  that face

 
72.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   Rama's   face   is   like   a   lotus   and   moon.   Those   who   see   his   face are   blessed.
 
inv&Ävnvas<   tmyaeXya<   punragtm!   ,
ÔúyiNt   suionae   ram<   zu³<   magRgt<   ywa   .73.
inv&Ävnvas<  after completing the stay in forest
tm! that
AyaeXya<  to ayodhya
pun>  again
Aagtm!  come
ÔúyiNt  will see
suion>  blessed ones
ram<  Rama
zu³<  jupiter
magRgt<  gone to its own place
ywa like

 
73.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   blessed   people   will   see   Rama   when   he   returns   to
Ayodhya   after   fourteen   years.
 
kaEsLye   icÄmaehen   ùdy<   sIdtIv   me   ,
vedye   n   c   s<yu­a|!CDBdSpzRrsanhm!   .74.
kaEsLye  Kausalya
icÄmaehen  because of a deliberate mistake
ùdy<  heart
sIdit  is stopping
#v completely
me my
vedye n  donot feel
c also
s<yu­an!  with the connected organs
zBdSpzRrsanhm!  sound, touch and taste

 
74.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   his   heart   is   slowly   stopping   because   of   the   mistake   done.   He is   not   abke   to   hear   any   sound,   feel   touch   or   taste.
 
icÄnazaiÖpXyNte   svaR{yeveiNÔyai[   me   ,
]I[õehSy   dIpSy   s<s­a   rZmyae   ywa   .75.
icÄnazat!  due to destruction of mind
ivpXyNte  collapse
svaRi[  all
@v only
#iNÔyai[  five organs
me my
]I[õehSy  without oil
dIpSy  light's
s<s­a>  reached
rZmy>  rays
ywa like

 
75.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   all   his   organs   are   slowly   collapsing   because   of   destruction of   mind.
 
AymaTm-v>   zaekae   mamnawmcetnm!   ,
s<sadyit   vegen   ywa   kªl<   ndIry>   .76.
Ay<  this
AaTm-v>  happened by iself
zaek>  grief
mam!  me
Anawm!  without anyone
Acetnm!  without intelligence
s<sadyit  destroys
vegen  with force
ywa like
kªl<  bank
ndIry>  current of the river

 
76.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   this   self   inflicted   grief   is   destroying   him   like   the   river   erodes its   bank.
 
ha   ra"v   mhabahae   ha   mmayasnazn   ,
ha   ipt&iày   me   naw   ha   mmais   gt>   sut>   .77.
ha ra"v  oh Rama
mhabahae  with long hands
ha oh
mm my
Aayasnazn  who fulfills the desires
ha ipt&iày  oh you who obeys father's orders
me my
naw ha  oh lord
mm my
gt> Ais  has left mmy side
sut>  son

 
77.Dasaratha   bemoans   the   fact   that   Rama,   favourite   son,   is   not   with   him.
 
ha   kaEsLye   ivnZyaim   ha   suimÇe   tpiSvin   ,
ha   n&z<se   mmaimÇe   kEkeiy   k…lpa<sin   .78.
ha kaEsLye  oh Kausalya
ivnZyaim  I am dying
ha oh
suimÇe  Sumitra
tpiSvin  chaste
ha oh
n&z<se  heartless
mm my
AimÇe  enemy
kEkeiy  Kaikeyi
k…lpa<sin  one who destroys the dynasty

 
78.Dasaratha   called   by   name   his   wives   and   announced   that   he   is   dying.   He   called   Kaikeyi   his enemy,   as   heartless   and   destroyer   of   Raghu   dynasty.
 
#it   matuí   ramSy   suimÇayaí   siÚxaE   ,
raja   dzrw>   zaecÃIivtaNtmupagtm!   .79.
#it as above
matu> c  mother's also
ramSy  Rama's
suimÇaya> c  Sumitra's also
siÚxaE  in presence
raja  king
dzrw>  Dasaratha
zaecn!  crying
jIivtaNt<  end of his life
%pagtm!  reached

 
79.Dasaratha,   crying,   breathed   his   last   in   the   presence   of   Kausalya   and   Sumitra.
 
twa   tu   dIn<   kwyÚraixp>   iàySy   puÇSy   ivvasnatur>   ,
gte=xRraÇe   -&zÊ>opIiftStda   jhaE   àa[mudadzRn>   .80.
twa as above
tu in this
dIn<  pitiably
kwyn!  saying
nraixp>  king
iàySy  favourite
puÇSy  son's
ivvasnatur>  saddened by living in forest
gte AxRraÇe  after midnight
-&zÊ>opIift>  overcome with grief
tda then
jhaE  discarded
àa[<  life
%dadzRn>  one who is true to his word

 
80.Dasaratha,   on   being   separated   from   Rama,   breathed   his   last   after   midnight.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamy[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   ctu>;iòtm>   sgR>   .64.
           
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