THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 67 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
ArajkÊrvSwakwnm!   -   EXPLAINING   THE   BAD   EFFECTS   OF   ABSENCE   OF   KING
 
Aa³iNdtinranNda   saök{Qjnak…la   ,
AyaeXyayamvtta   sa   VytIyay   zvRrI   .1.
Aa³iNdtinranNda  losing enthusiasm due to crying
saök{Qjnak…la  with people whose voice is choked by tears
AyaeXyayam!  in ayodhya
Avtta  looked endless
sa that
VytIyay  was spent
zvRrI  night

 
1.People   of   Ayodhya   spent   that   long   night    crying   and   voice   choked   by   tears.
 
VytIyaya<   tu   zvRyaRmaidTySyaedye   tt>   ,
smeTy   rajktaRr>   s-amIyurœiÖjaty>   .2.
VytIyaya<  having been spent
tu in this
zvRyaR<  the night
AaidTySy %dye  at sun rise
tt> then
smeTy  together
rajktaRr>  those engaged in state duties
s-a<  to the conference hall
$yu>  reached
iÖjaty>  brahmins

 
2.At   sun   rise   brahmins   and   statesmen   assembled   in   the   conference   hall.
 
makR{feyae=w   maEÌLyae   vamdeví   kaZyp>   ,
kaTyaynae   gaEtmí   jabailí   mhayza>   .3.
@te   iÖja>   shamaTyE>   p&wGvacmudIryn!   ,
visómevai-muoa>   ïeó<   rajpuraeihtm!   .4.
makR{fey>  Markandeya
Aw then
maEÌLy>  Moudgalya
vamdev>  Vamadeva
c kaZyp>  Kashyapa also
kaTyayn>  Katyayana
gaEtm> c  Goutama also
jabail> c  Jabali also
mhayza>  very famous
@te these
iÖja>  brahmins
sh AmaTyE>  along with ministers
p&wkœ  separately
vac<  following words
%dIryn!  spoke
visó< @v  to Vasishta only
Ai-muoa>  praising
ïeó<  the best
rajpuraeihtm!  the king's guru

 
3,4.Tha   brahmins   assembled   there   like   Markandeya,   Moudgalya,   Vamadeva, Kashyapa,
Goutama   and   Jabali   addressed   Vasishta   separately.
 
AtIta   zvRrI   Ê>o<   ya   nae   v;Rztaepma   ,
AiSmNpÂtvmapÚe   puÇzaeken   paiwRve   .5.
AtIta  was spent
zvRrI  night
Ê>o<  with difficulty
ya that
n> for us
v;Rztaepma  like equal to hundred years
AiSmn!  this
pÂtv<  death
AapÚe  happened
puÇzaeken  due to grief over son
paiwRve  king

 
5.They   told   Vasishta   that   after   Dasaratha's   death,   the   night   looked   long   as   if   equal   to   hundred years.
 
SvgRtí   mharajae   ramíar{ymaiït>   ,
lúm[íaip   tejSvI   rame[Ev   gt>   sh   .6.
SvgRt>  is dead
c mharaj>  king himself
ram> c  Rama also
Ar{y<  the forest
Aaiït>  has reached
lúm[> c Aip  Lakshmana also
tejSvI  lustrous
rame[ @v  with Rama only
gt> has gone
sh along with

 
6.The   brahmins   told   Vasishata   that   the   king   is   dead.   Rama   and   Lakshmana   have   both   gone to   the   forest.
 
%-aE   -rtzÇu¹aE   kekye;u   prNtpaE   ,
pure   rajg&he   rMye   matamhinvezne   .7.
%-aE  the two
-rtzÇu¹aE  Bharata and Shatrugna
kekye;u  in kekaya
prNtpaE  the strong
pure  city
rajg&he  named Rajagriha
rMye  beautiful
matamhinvezne  staying in their maternal grandfather's palace

 
7.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   Bharata   and   Shatrugna   are   staying   in   Kekaya   with   their maternal   grandfather.
 
#úvakª[aimhaXyEv   kiíÔaja   ivxIytam!   ,
Arajk<   ih   nae   raò+<   n   ivnazmnuvaßuyat!   .8.
#úvakª[a<  among Ikshvakus
#h here
AXy @v  now itself
kiít! raja  any one as king
ivxIytam!  may be appointed
Arajk<  in the absence of king
ih because
n> our
raò+<  to country
n not
ivnazm!  destruction
Anuvaßuyat!  should be done

 
8.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   one   among   the   Ikshvaku   dynasty   should   be   crowned   king to   avoid   destruction   to   the   country.
 
narajke   jnpde   ivXyuNmalI   mhaSvn>   ,
Ai-v;Rit   pjRNyae   mhI<   idVyen   vair[a   .9.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
ivXyuNmalI  with lightning
mhaSvn>  roaring
Ai-v;Rit  will make wet
pjRNy>  cloud
mhI<  on te earth
idVyen  adequately
vair[a  with rain

 
9.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   without   a   king   even   clouds   will   not   bring   rain.
 
narajke   jnpde   bIjmuiò>   àkIyRte   ,
narajke   iptu>   puÇae   -ayaR   va   vtRte   vze   .10.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
bIjmuiò>  handful of seeds
àkIyRte  will be sown
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
iptu>  to father
puÇ>  son
-ayaR va  or wife
vtRte  will respect
vze to obey

 
10.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   in   the   absence   of   king,   seed   will   not   be   sown   and   son   or wife   will   not   respect   the   father.            
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