THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 65 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
ANt>purivlap>   -   LADIES   IN   HAREM   CRY
 
tt>   àcu³…zudI–na>   sSvr<   ta   vra¼na>   ,
kre[v   #var{ye   SwanàCyutyUwpa>   .21.
tt> then
àcu³…zu>  cried
dIna>  pitiably
sSvr<  loudly
ta> those
vra¼na>  chaste women
kre[v>  she elephants
#v like
Ar{ye  in the forest
SwanàCyutyUwpa>  whose he elephants have gone away

 
21.Dasaratha's   wives   then   cried   loudly.
 
tasama³NdzBden   shsaeÌtcetne   ,
kaEsLya   c   suimÇa   c   Vy­inÔe   b-Uvtu>   .22.
tasa<  their
Aa³NdzBden  due to the loud cries
shsa  suddenly
%Ìtcetne  becoming conscious
kaEsLya c  Kausalya also
suimÇa c  Sumitra also
Vy­inÔe  losing sleep
b-Uvtu>  became

 
22.Kausalya   and   Sumitra   woke   up   on   hearing   the   loud   cries.
 
kaEsLya   c   suimÇa   c   †òœva   Sp&òœva   c   paiwRvm!   ,
ha   naweit   pir³…Zy   pettuxRr[Itle   .23.
kaEsLya c  Kausalya also
suimÇa c  Sumitra also
†òœva  seeing
Sp&òœva c  touching also
paiwRvm!  the king
ha naw  O! husband
#it thus
pir³…Zy  crying
pettu>  fell
xr[Itle  on the ground

 
23.Kausalya   and   Sumitra   saw   and   touched   the   king   and   wailing   fell   down   on   the   ground.
 
sa   kaesleNÔÊihta   veòmana   mhItle   ,
n   bæaj   rjaeXvSta   tarev   ggnac!Cyuta   .24.
sa she
kaesleNÔÊihta  daughter of king of Kosala
veòmana  rolling
mhItle  on the ground
n bæaj  looked without shine
rjaeXvSta  covered with dust
tara #v  like the star
ggnat!  from the sky
Cyuta  fallen

 
24.Kausalya   rolling   on   the   floor   and   covered   with   dust,   looked   like   the   star   which   has   lost its   shine   having   fallen   from   the   sky.
 
n&pe   zaNtgu[e   jate   kaEsLya<   pitta<   -uiv   ,
ApZy<Sta>   iôy>   svaR   hta<   nagvxUimv   .25.
n&pe  the king
zaNtgu[e  dead
jate  being
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
pitta<  fallen
-uiv  on the floor
ApZyn!  thought
ta> those
iôy>  wives
svaR>  all
hta<  destroyed in all respects
nagvxU< #v  like a she elephant

 
25.Dasaratha's   wives   on   seeing   Kausalya   lying   on   the   floor   felt   devastated.
 
tt>   svaR   nreNÔSy   kEkeyIàmuoa>   iôy>   ,
édNTy>   zaeksNtÝa   inpetugRtcetna>   .26.
tt> then
svaR>  all
nreNÔSy  king's
kEkeyIàmuoa>  Kaikeyi's followers
iôy>  wives
édNTy>  crying
zaeksNtÝa>  overcome with grief
inpetu>  fell
gtcetna>  senseless

 
26.Dasaratha's   wives   then   overcome   with   grief   fell   senseless   on   the   floor.
 
tai->   s   blvaÚad>   ³aezNtIi-rnuÔ‚t>   ,
yen   S)ItIk«t<   -UySt̯h<   smnadyt!   .27.
tai->  their
s> that
blvan!  the loud
nad>  sound
³aezNtIi->  crying
AnuÔ‚t>  echoed
yen by that
S)ItIk«t<  the expansive
-Uy>  very much
tt! g&h<  that palace
smnadyt!  resounded throughout

 
27.Their   cries   reverberated   throughout   the   large   palace.
 
tTsmuTÇSts<æaNt<   pyuRTsukjnak…lm!   ,
svRtStumula³Nd<   pirtapatRbaNxvm!   .28.
sXyae   inpittanNd<   dIn<   iv¬bdzRnm!   ,
b-Uv   nrdevSy      idòaNtmIyu;>   .29.
tt! that
smuTÇSts<æaNt<  full of confused and frightened
pyuRTsukjnak…lm!  full of saddened people
svRt>  in all directions
tumula³Nd<  with loud cries
pirtapatRbaNxvm!  with relatives obercome with grief
sXy>  now
inpittanNd<  losing mirth
dIn<  pitiable
iv¬bdzRnm!  with down cast faces
b-Uv  became
nrdevSy  emperor's
  palace
idòaNt<  death
$yu;>  attained

 
28,29.Dasaratha's   palace   was   filled   with   saddened,   crying   relatives.
 
AtItma}ay   tu   paiwRv;R-<   yziSvn<   sMpirvayR   pÆy>   ,
-&z<   édNTy>   ké[<   suÊ>iota>   àg&ý   baø   VylpÚnawvt!   .30.
AtIt<  having died
Aa}ay tu  knowing only
paiwRv;R-<  best among kings
yziSvn<  famous
sMpirvayR  surounding
pÆy>  wives
-&z<  greatly
édNTy>  crying
ké[<  pitiably
suÊ>iota>  much saddened
àg&ý  clenching
baø  both hands
Vylpn!  wailed
Anawvt!  as widowed

 
30.Dasaratha's   wives   cried   pitiably   overcome   with   grief   at   the   loss   of   their   husband.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   pÂ;iòtm>   sgR>   .65.
           
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