THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 69 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
-rten   Ê>SvßdzRnm!   -   BHARATA   HAS   BAD   DREAMS
 
yamev   raiÇ<   te   Ëta>   àivziNt   Sm   ta<   purIm!   ,
-rtenaip   ta<   raiÇ<   Svßae   †òae=ymiày>   .1.
ya<  which
@v only
raiÇ<  night
te Ëta>  those messengers
àivziNt Sm  reached
ta< purIm!  that city
-rten Aip  by Bharata also
ta<  the same
raiÇ<  night
Svß>  dream
†ò>  was seen
Aym!  the following
Aiày>  bad

 
1.The   night   the   messengers   reached   Rajagriha,   Bharata   had   the   following   bad   dreams.
 
Vyuòamev   tu   ta<   raiÇ<   †òœva   t<   Svßmiàym!   ,
puÇae   rajaitrajSy   su-&z<   pyRtPyt   .2.
Vyuòa<  fall
@v only
tu in this
ta< raiÇ<  that night
†òœva  seeing
t<  that
Svßm! Aiàym!  the bad dream
puÇ>  son
rajaitrajSy  emperor's
su-&z<  very much
pyRtPyt  was saddened

 
2.Bharata   was   saddened   by   the   bad   dream   seen   during   the   night.
 
tPyman<   sma}ay   vySya>   iàyvaidn>   ,
Aayas<   ivniy:yNt>   s-aya<   ci³re   kwa>   .3.
tPyman<  being sad
sma}ay  observing
vySya>  friends
iàyvaidn>  speaking pleasantly
Aayas<  mental worry
ivniy:yNt>  trying to overcome
s-aya<  in assemblies
ci³re  told
kwa>  stories

 
3.Bharata   saw   his   friends   saddened   and   to   overcome   the   worry,   were   telling   stories.
 
vadyiNt   twa   zaiNt<   laelyNTypre   twa   ,
naqkaNypre   àa÷rœhaSyain   ivivxain   c   .4.
vadyiNt  were shouting
twa similarly
zaiNt<  for peace
laelyiNt  diverting the mind
Apre  others
twa similarly
naqkain  dramas
Apre  others
àa÷>  told
haSyain  funny words
ivivxain  various
c also

 
4.Bharata   saw   some   calling   for   peace,   some   trying   to   divert   the   mind   and   others   enacting dramas   and   telling   fuuny   stories.
 
s   tEmRhaTma   -rt>   sioi->   iàyvaidi->   ,
gaeóIhaSyain   k…vRiÑnR   àaù:yt   ra"v>   .5.
s> that
tE> their
mhaTma  the great soul
-rt>  Bharata
sioi->  by friends
iàyvaidi->  speaking sweetly
gaeóIhaSyain  various jokes
k…vRiÑ>  telling
n àaù:yt  was not happy
ra"v>  from Raghu dynasty

 
5.Bharata   was   not   happy   with   his   friends   though   they   were   speaking   sweetly   and
cutting   jokes.
 
tmävIt!iàysoae   -rt<   sioi-rœv&tm!   ,
suùiÑ>   pyuRpasIn>   ik<   soe   nanumaedse   .6.
tm! that
AävIt!  spoke
iàyso>  close friend
-rt<  to Bharata
sioi->  friends
v&tm!  surrounded
suùiÑ>  well wishers
pyuRpasIn>  sitting next
ik<  why
soe friend
n Anumaedse  you are not enjoying

 
6.Bharata's   close   friend   asked   why   Bharta   is   not   enjoying   their   company.
 
@v<   äuva[<   s<ùò<   -rt>   àTyuvac   h   ,
z&[u   Tv<   yiÚimÄ<   me   dENymetÊpiSwtm!   .7.
@v<  like this
äuva[<  speaking
s<ùò<  happily
-rt>  Bharata
àTyuvac  replied
h what
z&[u  please listen
Tv<  you
yiÚimÄ<  for what reason
me for me
dENy<  mental worry
@tt!  this
%piSwtm!  has happened

 
7.Bharata   replied   to   his   friend   to   listen   to   the   reason   for   his   worry.
 
Svße   iptrmÔa]<   miln<   mu­mUxRjm!   ,
ptNtmiÔizkraTklu;e   gaemyÿde   .8.
Svße  in dream
iptrm!  father
AÔa]<  saw
miln<  covered with dust
mu­mUxRjm!  with untied hair
ptNtm!  falling
AiÔizkrat!  from the top of mountain
klu;e gaemyÿde  in a muddied cesspool of cow's urine

 
8.Bharata   told   that   he   saw   his   father   falling   into   a   cesspool   of   cow's   urine   from   a   mountain, covered   with   dust   and   hair   untied.
 
Plvmaní   me   †ò>   s   tiSmNgaemyÿde   ,
ipbÚÃilna   tEl<   hsiÚv   mu÷muR÷>   .9.
Plvman>  floating
c also
me by me
†ò>  was seen
s> he
tiSmn!  in that
gaemyÿde  pool of cow's urine
ipbn!  drinking
AÃilna  with hands
tEl<  oil
hsn!  laughing
#v like
mu÷> mu÷>  again and again

 
9.Bharata   told   that   he   saw   his   father   was   floating   in   the   pool   of   cow's   urine   and   drinking   oil and   laughing   again   and   again.
 
ttiStlaEdn<   -u®va   pun>   punrx>izra>   ,
tElena_y­svaR¼StElmevavgaht   .10.
tt> then
itlaEdn<  a sweet made of til
-u®va  eating
pun> pun>  often
Ax>izra>  head downwards
tElen  with oil
A_y­svaR¼>  spread all over the body
tEl< @v  in oil itself
Avgaht  was drowned

 
10.Bharata   told   that   he   saw   his   father   often   hanging   head   downwards,   anointed   with   oil   and drowned   in   oil.            
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