THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 66 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
rajzrIrSy   tElÔae{y<   in]ep>   -   EMBALMING   KING"S   BODY   IN   OIL
 
v&ÏíEvaLppuÇí   vEdehImnuicNtyn!   ,
sae=ip   zaeksmav&òae   nnu   Tyúyit   jIivtm!   .11.
v&Ï> c  aged also
@v only
ALppuÇ> c  without sons
vEdehIm!  about Vaidehi
AnuicNtyn!  thinking about
s> Aip  he also
zaeksmav&ò>  immersed in sorrow
nnu is it not
Tyúyit  will lose
jIivtm!  life

 
11.Kausalya   said   that   the   aged   King   Janaka,   thinking   of   Sita   may   lose   his   life.
 
sa=hmXyEv   idòaNt<   gim:yaim   pitìta   ,
#d<   zrIrmail'œGy   àveúyaim   ÷taznm!   .12.
sa that
Ahm!  I
AXy @v  now itself
idòaNt<  death
gim:yaim  will attain
pitìta  chaste
#d<  this
zrIr<  body
Aail'œGy  embracing
àveúyaim  will enter
÷taznm!  the pyre

 
12.Kausalya   said   that   she   will   give   up   her   life   by   embracing   the   body   and   entering   the   pyre.
 
ta<   tt>   s<pir:vJy   ivlpNtI<   tpiSvnIm!   ,
VypinNyu>   suÊ>oataR<   kaEsLya<   Vyavhairka>   .13.
ta<  that
tt> then
s<pir:vJy  embracing
ivlpNtI<  crying
tpiSvnIm!  in a pitiable state
VypinNyu>  took her away
suÊ>oataR<  greatly sorrowing
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
Vyavhairka>  the maids in the harem

 
13.Then   the   maids   in   the   harem   seeing   Kausalya's   state,   took   her   away.
 
tElÔae{yamwamaTya>   s<ve:y   jgtIpitm!   ,
ra}>   svaR{ywaidòaí³…>   kmaR{ynNtrm!   .14.
tElÔae{yam!  for embalming in an oil tank
Aw then
AmaTya>  ministers
s<ve:y  laying down
jgtIpitm!  the king
ra}>  king's
svaRi[  all
Aw then
Aaidòa>  appointed for state duties
c³…>  did
kmaRi[  actions
AnNtrm!  for the next stage

 
14.The   ministers   then   immersed   Dasaratha's   body   in   a   tank   of   oil   for   embalming   and   took action   for   the   next   stage.
 
n   tu   s»ln<   ra}ae   ivna   puÇe[   miÙ[>   ,
svR}a>   ktuRmI;uSte   ttae   r]iNt   -Uimpm!   .15.
n not
tu in this
s»ln<  funeral rites
ra}>  king's
ivna puÇe[  without a son
miÙ[>  ministers
svR}a>  versed in everything
ktuR<  to perform
$;u>  agreed
te those
tt> thus
r]iNt  protected from deteriorating
-Uimpm!  king

 
15.The   ministers   then   protected   Dasaratha's   body   since   the   funeral   cannot   take   place   without a   prince.
 
tElÔae{ya<   tu   sicvE>   zaiyt<   t<   nraixpm!   ,
ha   m&tae=yimit   }aTva   iôySta>   pyRvaryn!   .16.
tElÔae{ya<  embalming in a tank of oil
tu in this
sicvE>  by ministers
zaiyt<  laid down
t<  that
nraixpm!  emperor
ha oh what difficulty
m&t>  is dead
Ay<  he
#it thus
}aTva  learning
iôy>  wives
ta> those
pyRvaryn!  surrounded

 
16.Dasaratha's   wives   on   seeing   his   body   being   laid   in   a   tank   of   oil   for   embalming,   understood that   he   has   died   and   surrounded.
 
baønuϯTy   k«p[a   neÇàöv[EmuRoE>   ,
édNTy>   zaeks<tÝa>   k«p[<   pyRdevyn!   .17.
baøn!  the hands
%ϯTy  raising
k«p[a>  pitiably
neÇàöv[E>  with flowing tears
muoE>  with faces
édNTy>  crying
zaeks<tÝa>  overcome with grief
k«p[<  mourning
pyRdevyn!  wailed

 
17.Dasaratha's   wives   raised   their   hands   and   face   streaked   with   tears,   were   overcome   with grief   and   wailed.
 
ha   mharaj   rame[   stt<   iàyvaidna   ,
ivhIna>   sTys<Nxen   ikmwR<   ivjhais   n>   .18.
ha oh
mharaj  king
rame[  by Rama
stt<  at all times
iàyvaidna  speaking pleasantly
ivhIna>  separated
sTys<Nxen  one who keeps his promise
ikmwR<  for what reason
ivjhais  why are you leaving
n> us

 
18.Dasaratha's   wives   wondered   why   he   has   left   them   who   were   separated   from   Rama.
 
kEkeYya   Êò-avaya   ra"ve[   ivyaeijta>   ,
kw<   pitXNya   vTSyam>   smIpe   ivxva   vym!   .19.
kEkeYya>  Kaikeyi's
Êò-avaya>  having bad intentions
ra"ve[  from Rama
ivyaeijta>  separated
kw<  how
pitXNya>  who killed her husband
vTSyam>  will live
smIpe  close by
ivxva>  as widows
vym!  we

 
19.Dasaratha's   wives   wondered   how   they   will   live   with   Kaikeyi   who   was   responsible   for
his   death.
 
s   ih   naw>   sda=Smak<   tv   c   à-uraTmvan!   ,
vn<   ramae   gt>   ïImaiNvhay   n&pitiïym!   .20.
s> that
ih surely
naw>  helpful
sda at all times
ASmak<  for us
tv c  for you also
à-u>  desired
AaTmvan!  conquered his senses
vn<  to the forest
ram>  Rama
gt> has gone
ïIman!  famous
ivhay  giving up
n&pitiïym!  the throne

 
20.Dasaratha's   wives   bemoaned   that   Rama   who   was   helpful   to   all   had   left   for   the   forest.            
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