THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 66 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
rajzrIrSy   tElÔae{y<   in]ep>   -   EMBALMING   KING'S   BODY   IN   OIL
 
tmi¶imv   s<zaNtmMbuhInimva[Rvm!   ,
htà-imvaidTy<   SvgRSw<   àeúy   -Uimpm!   .1.
kaEsLya   ba:ppU[aR]I   ivivx<   zaekkizRta   ,
%pg&ý   izrae   ra}>   kEkeyI<   àTy-a;t   .2.
tm! that
Ai¶<  fire
#v like
s<zaNtm!  put out
AMbuhIn<  without water
#v like
A[Rvm!  the ocean
htà-<  without light
#v like
AaidTy<  sun
SvgRSw<  as dead
àeúy  seeing
-Uimpm!  the king
kaEsLya  Kausalya
ba:ppU[aR]I  eyes filled with tears
ivivx<  in various ways
zaekkizRta  overcome with grief
%pg&ý  taking
izr>  head
ra}>  king's
kEkeyI< àit  to Kaikeyi
A-a;t  spoke as follows

 
1,2.Kausalya,   seeing   Dasaratha   lying   dead,   with   eyes   full   of   tears   and   overcome   with   grief, spoke   to   Kaikeyi.
 
skama   -v   kEkeyI   -u'œúv   raJymk{qkm!   ,
Ty®va   rajanmeka¢a   n&z<se   Êòcairi[   .3.
skama  with fulfilled wishes
-v be
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
-u'œúv  enjoy
raJym!  kingdom
Ak{qkm!  without enemies
Ty®va  discarding
rajan<  the king
@ka¢a  with mental peace
n&z<se  hard hearted
Êòcairi[  perpetrator of crime

 
3.Kausalya   told   Kaikeyi   that   with   Dasaratha   dead,   she   can   enjoy   the   kingdom   without   any opposition.
 
ivhay   ma<   gtae   ramae   -taR   c   SvgRtae   mm   ,
ivpwe   sawRhInev   nah<   jIivtumuTshe   .4.
ivhay  leaving
ma<  me
gt> has gone
ram>  Rama
-taR c  husband also
SvgRt>  is dead
mm for me
ivpwe  in difficulties
sawRhIna  without a meaningful life
#v like
n not
Ah<  I
jIivtu<  to live life long
%Tshe  desire

 
4.Kausalya   told   Kaikeyi   that   with   Rama   gone   to   forest   and   Dasaratha   dead,   she   has   no desire   to   live a  meaningless   life.
 
-taRr<   t<   pirTyJy   ka   ôI   dEvtmaTmn>   ,
#CDe¾IivtumNyÇ   kEkeYyaSTy­xmR[>   .5.
-taRr<  husband
t<  that
pirTyJy  losing
ka which
ôI  wife
dEvt<  as a God
AaTmn>  for one
#CDet!  will desire
jIivtum!  to live
ANyÇ kEkeYya>  other than Kaikeyi
Ty­xmR[>  abandoning dharma

 
5.Kausalya   told   Kaikeyi   that   a   wife,   other   than   Kaikeyi,   will   have   no   desire   to   live   after   the death   of   her   husband.
 
n   luBxae   buXyte   dae;aiNk<pakimv   -]yn!   ,
k…b!jainimÄ<   kEkeYya   ra"va[a<   k…l<   htm!   .6.
n not
luBx>  a greedy person
buXyte  understands
dae;an!  the defects
ik<pak<  food that has gone bad
#v similarly
-]yn!  eating
k…b!jainimÄ<  because of hunchback
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
ra"va[a<  descendants of Raghu
k…l<  dynasty
htm!  is destroyed

 
6.Kausalya   told   that   Kaikeyi   has   destroyed   Raghu   dynasty   because   of   hunchback's   advice.
She   does   not   realise   her   mistake   like   the   greedy   person   who   eats   food   that   has   gone   bad cannot   find   its   defects.
 
Ainyaege   inyu­en   ra}a   ram<   ivvaistm!   ,
s-ayR<   jnk>   ïuTva   pirtPs!yTyh<   ywa   .7.
Ainyaege  in a wrong act
inyu­en  compelled
ra}a  by the king
ram<  Rama
ivvaistm!  being sent to forest
s-ayR<  along with wife
jnk>  King Janaka
ïuTva  on hearing
pirtPs!yit  will be affected
Ah<  I
ywa similarly

 
7.Kausalya   said   that   on   hearing   the   news   of   Rama   and   Sita   being   sent   to   the   forest,   King Janaka   will   be   as   affected   as   she   was.
 
s   mamnawa<   ivxva<   naXy   janait   xaimRk>   ,
ram>   kmlpÇa]ae   jIvnazimtae   gt>   .8.
s> that
mam!  me
Anawa<  as an orphan
ivxva<  a widow
n not
AXy now
janait  knows
xaimRk>  follower of dharma
ram>  Rama
kmlpÇa]>  with eyes like lotus leaf
jIvnaz<  cannot be seen even when alive
#t> from here
gt> reaching

 
8.Kausalya   felt   that   Rama   did   not   know   that   she   has   become   a   widow   and   helpless.
 
ivdehrajSy   suta   twa   sIta   tpiSvnI   ,
Ê>oSyanuicta   Ê>o<   vne   pyuRiÖij:yit   .9.
ivdehrajSy  King of Videha's
suta  daughter
twa similarly
sIta  Sita
tpiSvnI  chaste
Ê>oSy  for difficulties
Anuicta  not used to
Ê>o<  difficulty
vne in the forest
pyuRiÖij:yit  will be trembling

 
9.Kausalya   felt   that   Sita   who   is   unaccoustomed   to   face   difficulty,   must   be   facing   them   in   the forest.
 
ndta<   -Im"ae;a[a<   inzasu   m&gpi][am!   ,
inzMy   nad<   s<ÇSta   ra"v<   s<ïiy:yit   .10.
ndta<  roaring
-Im"ae;a[a<  in a loud voice
inzasu  in the nights
m&gpi][am!  nimals' and birds'
inzMy  hearing
nad<  sound
s<ÇSta  trembling
ra"v<  Rama
s<ïiy:yit  will hug

 
10.Sita   trembling   from   the   roar   of   the   animals   and   birds   will   need   the   protection   of   Rama.            
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