THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 68 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
-rtanynay   Ëtgmnm!   -   MESSENGERS   GOING   TO   BRING   BHARATA
 
tt>   àaSwaink<   k«Tva   kayRze;mnNtrm!   ,
visóena_ynu}ata   Ëta>   s<Tvirta   yyu>   .11.
tt> from there
àaSwaink<  needed for the journey
k«Tva  having done
kayRze;m!  rest of the tasks
AnNtrm!  immediately
visóen  by Vasishta
A_ynu}ata>  given leave
Ëta>  messengers
s<Tvirta>  without delaying
yyu>  left on their journey

 
11.The   messengers,   having   done   all   tasks   needed   to   be   done   before   leaving,   left   immediately being   given   leave   by   Vasishta.
 
NyNtenaprtalSy   àlMbSyaeÄr<   àit   ,
in;evma[aSte   jGmunRdI<   mXyen   mailnIm!   .12.
NyNten  by the side of
AprtalSy  aparatala mountain's
àlMbSy  pralamba mountain's
%Är< àit  towards north
in;evma[a>  following
te they
jGmu>  went
ndI<  river
mXyen  on the way
mailnIm!  malini named

 
12.The   messengers   skirted   aparatala   mountain,   went   north   of   pralamba   mountain   and
followed   the   course   of   river   malini.
 
te   hiStnpure   g¼a<   tIrœTva   àTy'œmuoa   yyu>   ,
paÂaldezmasaXy   mXyen   k…éja¼lm!   .13.
te they
hiStnpure  at Hastinapura
g¼a<  ganges
tIrœTva  crossing
àTy'œmuoa>  going west
yyu>  went
paÂaldez<  Panchala
AasaXy  reaching
mXyen k…éja¼lm!  via kurujangalam

 
13.They   croosed   the   ganges   at   Hastina   city,   went   westwards   via   Kurujangalam   and
proceeded   beyond   Panchala.
 
sra<is   c   supuLlain   ndIí   vmlaedka>   ,
inrI]ma[aSte   jGmuËRta>   kayRvzadœÔ‚tm!   .14.
sra<is c  lakes also
supuLlain  full of flowers
ndI> c  rivers also
ivmlaedka>  with pure waters
inrI]ma[a>  observing
te they
jGmu>  went
Ëta>  messengers
kayRvzat!  due to urgency of work
Ô‚tm!  with speed

 
14.The   messengers   went   on   their   way   observing   rivers   with   pure   waters   and   ponds   full   of flowers.
 
te   àsÚaedk<   idVya<   nanaivhgseivtam!   ,
%paitjGmuvˆRgen   zrd{fa<   jnak…lam!   .15.
te they
àsÚaedk<  with clear waters
idVya<  the best
nanaivhgseivtam!  with a variety of birds
%paitjGmu>  they crossed
vegen  quickly
zrd{fa<  sharadanda river
jnak…lam!  crowded with people

 
15.The   messengers   crossed   sharadanda   river   which   was   full   of   various   birds   and   crowded with   people.
 
inkªlv&]masaXy   idVy<   sTyaepyacnm!   ,
Ai-gMyai-vaXy<   t<   k…il¼a<   àaivzNpurIm!   .16.
inkªlv&]<  a tree on the banks
AasaXy  nearing
idVy<  celestial
sTyaepyacnm!  satyopayachana named
Ai-gMy  worshipping
Ai-vaXy<  deserve to be worshipped
t<  that
k…il¼a<  kulingam named
àaivzn!  entered
purIm!  the city

 
16.The   messengers   worshipped   the   celestial   tree   satyopachana   and   entered   the   city   of
Kulingam.
 
Ai-kal<   tt>   àaPy   te   baeix-vnac!Cyutam!   ,
ipt&pEtamhI<   pu{ya<   teéir]umtI<   ndIm!   .17.
Ai-kal<  a village named abhikalam
tt> then
àaPy  reaching
te they
baeix-vnat!  from the bodhibhavana mountain
Cyutam!  streaming from
ipt&pEtamhI<  used by ancestors
pu{ya<  sacred
teé>  crossed
#]umtI<  ikshumati named
ndIm!  river

 
17.The   messengers   then   crossed   the   sacred   ikshumati   river   used   by   ancestors.
 
AveúyaÃilpana<í   äaü[aNvedpargan!   ,
yyumRXyen   bahœlIkaNsudaman<   c   pvRtm!   .18.
Aveúy  meeting
AÃilpanan!  drinking only a handful of water
c also
äaü[an!  brahmins
vedpargan!  well versed in vedas
yyu>  reached
mXyen bahœlIkan!  via the country of Bahlikam
sudaman<  sudamana named
c pvRtm!  mountain also

 
18.The   messengers   met   brahmins   who   survive   only   a   handful   of   water   and   went   through Bahlikam   to   reach   the   mountain   called   sudamana.
 
iv:[ae>   pd<   àe]ma[a   ivpaza<   caip   zaLmlIm!   ,
ndIvaRpIStqakain   pLvlain   sra<is   c   .19.
pZyNtae   ivivxa<íaip   is<hVyaºm&giÖpan!   ,
yyu>   pwa=itmhta   zasn<   -tuRrIPsv>   .20.
iv:[ae>  Lord Vishnu's
pd<  to feet
àe]ma[a>  paying respects
ivpaza<  river called Vipasha
c also
Aip zaLmlIm!  silk cotton tree also
ndI>  rivers
vapI>  streams
tqakain  lakes
pLvlain  ponds
sra<is c  water falls also
pZyNt>  seeing
ivivxan!  various
c also
Aip and
is<hVyaºm&giÖpan!  lion, tiger and deers
yyu>  went
pwa on the road
Aitmhta  great
zasn<  orders
-tuR>  lord's
$Psv>  enthusiastic to carry out

 
19,20.The   messengers   crossed   a   number   of   rivers,   lakes,   ponds   waterfalls   and   saw   a   number of   animals   without   forgetting   the   oreders   of   Vasishta.            
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