THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 67 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
ArajkÊrvSwakwnm!   -   EXPLAINING   THE   BAD   EFFECTS   OF   ABSENCE   OF   KING
 
narajke   xn<   caiSt   naiSt   -ayaR=Pyrajke   ,
#dmTyaiht<   caNyTk…t>   saEOymrajke   .11.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
xn< c  owner's things
AiSt  will exist
n AiSt  is not there
-ayaR Aip  wife also
Arajke  in the absence of king
#dm!  this
ATyaiht< c  danger also
ANyt!  other than this
k…t>  how can there be
saEOym!  mental satisfaction
Arajke  in the absence of king

 
11.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   there   are   other   dangers   also   in   the   absence   of   king.
Nothing   will   be   owned   by   any   one.   There   will   be   no   wives   and   no   mental   satisfaction.
 
narajke   jnpde   karyiNt   s-a<   nra>   ,
%Xyanain   c   rMyai[   ùòa>   pu{yg&hai[   c   .12.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
karyiNt  will be built
s-a<  durbar hall
nra>  men
%Xyanain c  gardens also
rMyai[  beatiful
ùòa>  happily
pu{yg&hai[ c  choultries also

 
12.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   in   the   absence   of   king   no   new   halls,   gardens   and   choultries will   be   built.
 
narajke   jnpde   y}zIla   iÖjaty>   ,
sÇa{yNvaste   daNta   äaü[a>   s<iztìta>   .13.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
y}zIla>  those who perform yagnas
iÖjaty>  brahmins
sÇai[  yagnas
ANvaste  will do
daNta>  those who control their senses
äaü[a>  well versed in vedas
s<iztìta>  stauch observers of rituals

 
13.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   sacred   rituals   will   not   take   place   in   the   absence   of   king.
 
narajke   jnpde   mhay}e;u   yJvn>   ,
äaü[a   vsusMpU[aR   ivs&jNTyaÝdi][a>   .14.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
mhay}e;u  in great yagas
yJvn>  who perform yagas
äaü[a>  brahmins
vsusMpU[aR>  including gold
ivs&jiNt  will distribute
AaÝdi][a>  appropriate fees

 
14.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   appropriate   fees   will   not   be   paid   to   those   who   perform rituals.
 
narajke   jnpde   à-UtnqntRka>   ,
%Tsvaí   smajaí   vxRNte   raò+vxRna>   .15.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
à-UtnqntRka>  full of actors and dancers
%Tsva> c  festivals also
smaja> c  conferences also
vxRNte  take place
raò+vxRna>  bringing fame to the country

 
15.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   in   a   country   without   a   king,   no   festivals   or   meetings   take place.
 
narajke   jnpde   isÏawaR   Vyvhair[>   ,
kwai-rnurJyNte   kwazIla>   kwaiàyE>   .16.
n not
Arajke  in the absnec of king
jnpde  in the country
isÏawaR>  with wishes fulfilled
Vyvhair[>  usually
kwai->  with stories
AnurJyNte  are satisfied
kwazIla>  interested in stories
kwaiàyE>  with persons who narrate stories pleasantly

 
16.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   listeners   of   stories   will   not   be   satisfied   even   with   one   who narrates   the   story   nicely,   when   there   is   no   king.
 
narajke   jnpde   caeXyanain   smagta>   ,
sayaûe   ³Iiftu<   yaiNt   k…mayaˆR   hem-U;uta>   .17.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
c also
%Xyanain  in gardens
smagta>  assembled
sayaûe  in evenings
³Iiftu<  to play games
yaiNt  will go
k…mayR>  young girls
hem-U;uta>  well adorned

 
17.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   in   the   absence   of   a   king,   no   children   will   go   to   the   parks to   play.
 
narajke   jnpde   vahnE>   zIºgaimi->   ,
nra   inyaRNTyr{yain   narIi->   sh   kaimn>   .18.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
vahnE>  on vehicles
zIºgaimi->  going speedily
nra>  men
inyaRiNt  will go
Ar{yain  to forests
narIi->  with women
sh along with
kaimn>  lusty

 
18.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   when   there   is   no   king,   men   will   not   go   to   forest   with women   for   pleasures.
 
narajke   jnpde   xnvNt>   suri]ta>   ,
zerte   ivv&tÖara>   k«i;gaer]jIivn>   .19.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
xnvNt>  wealthy persons
suri]ta>  well protected
zerte  will sleep
ivv&tÖara>  with doors open
k«i;gaer]jIivn>  engaged in agriculture and dairy farming

 
19.The   brahmins   told   Vasishta   that   wealthy   people   will   not   sleep   with   their   doors   open   in   a country   without   a   king.
 
narajke   jnpde   bÏk{qa   iv;ai[n>   ,
AqiNt   rajmagˆR;u   k…Ãra>   ;iòhayna>   .20.
n not
Arajke  in the absence of king
jnpde  in the country
bÏk{qa>  with bells tied
iv;ai[n>  with tusks
AqiNt  will roam
rajmagˆR;u  on the main roads
k…Ãra>  elephants
;iòhayna>  sixty years old

 
20.The   brahmins   tols   Vasishta   that   when   there   is   no   king,   no   elephants   will   walk   on   the   roads.            
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