THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 70 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
-rtàSwanm!   -   BHARATA   DEPARTS
 
@vmu­aStu   te   Ëta   -rten   mhaTmna   ,
^cu>   s<àiït<   vaKyimd<   t<   -rt<   tda   .11.
@v< %­a>  being asked as above
tu in this
te Ëta>  the messengers
-rten  by Bharata
mhaTmna  the great soul
^cu>  said
s<àiït<  very polite
vaKy<  reply
#d<  the following
t<  that
-rt<  Bharata
tda then

 
11.The   messengers,   being   asked   by   Bharata   as   above,   replied   to   Bharata   as   follows.
 
k…zlaSte   nrVyaº   ye;a<   k…zlimCDis   ,
ïIí   Tva<   v&[ute   pÒa   yuJyta<   caip   te   rw>   .12.
k…zla>  are well
te they
nrVyaº  tiger among men
ye;a<  whose
k…zl<  welfare
#CDis  you enquire
ïI> c  Goddess Lakshmi also
Tva<  you
v&[ute  is calling
pÒa  with lotus in hand
yuJyta<  be readied
c also
Aip and
te your
rw> chariot

 
12.The   messengers   told   Bharata   that   all   tose   about   whom   he   enquired   are   well.   They   also told   him   that   Goddess   Lakshmi   is   calling   him   and   hence   told   him   to   ready   his   chariot.
 
-rtíaip   taNËtanevmu­ae=_y-a;t   ,
Aap&CDe=h<   mharaj<   Ëta>   s<TvryiNt   mam!   .13.
-rt> c  Bharata also
Aip and
tan!  those
Ëtan!  messengers
@v< %­>  being told thus
A_y-a;t  told
Aap&CDe  take leave
Ah<  I
mharaj<<  from the king
Ëta>  messengers
s<TvryiNt  are huurying
mam!  me

 
13.Bharata   told   the   messengers   that   he   will   convey   to   the   king   that   they   are   hurrying   him   and take   leave   of   the   king.
 
@vmu®va   tu   taNËtan!   -rt>   paiwRvaTmj>   ,
ËtE>   sÂaeidtae   vaKy<   matamhmuvac   h   .14.
@v<  as above
%®va  telling
tu after that
tan!  those
Ëtan!  messengers
-rt>  Bharata
paiwRvaTmj>  prince
ËtE>  by the messengers
sÂaeidt>  urged
vaKy<  the following words
matamh<  to maternal grandfather
%vac h  said

 
14.Bharata   being   hurried   by   the   messengers   told   his   maternal   grandfather   as   follows.
 
rajiNptugRim:yaim   skaz<   Ëtcaeidt>   ,
punrPyhme:yaim   yda   me   Tv<   Smir:yis   .15.
rajn!  king
iptu>  to father's
gim:yaim  am going
skaz<  near
Ëtcaeidt>  being told by messengers
pun> Aip  again
Ah<  I
@:yaim  will come
yda whenever
me me
Tv<  you
Smir:yis  think of

 
15.Bharata   took   leave   of   his   uncle   saying   that   his   father   is   calling   him   and   will   come   again whenever   uncle   wants   him   to   come.
 
-rtenEvmu­Stu   n&pae   matamhStda   ,
tmuvac   zu-<   vaKy<   izrSyaºay   ra"vm!   .16.
-rten  by Bharata
@v<  thus
%­>  told
tu immediately
n&p>  king
matamh>  maternal grandfather
tda then
t<  that
%vac  said
zu-<  blessed
vaKy<  words
izris Aaºay  kissing on the head
ra"vm!  Bharata

 
16.Bharata's   maternal   granfather,   blessed   him   and   told   the   following.
 
gCD   tatanujane   Tva<   kEkeyI   suàjaSTvya   ,
matr<   k…zl<   äUya>   iptr<   c   prNtp   .17.
gCD please go
tat child
Anujane  I give leave
Tva<  to you
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
suàja>  is blessed with a good son
Tvya  by you
matr<  to mother
k…zl<  welfare
äUya>  please convey
iptr< c  to father also
prNtp  conqueror

 
17.The   king   told   Bharata   that   he   can   go   and   told   him   to   inform   Dasaratha   and   Kaikeyi   about the   king's   welfare.
 
puraeiht<   c   k…zl<   ye   caNye   iÖjsÄma>   ,
taE   c   tat   mhe:vasaE   æatraE   ramlúm[aE   .18.
puraeiht< c  to royal guru also
k…zl<  enquire about their welfare
ye c  whoever they are
ANye  other
iÖjsÄma>  the best of brahmins
taE c  to the two also
tat child
mhe:vasaE  archers
æatraE  brothers
ramlúm[aE  Rama and Lakshmana

 
18.The   king   told   Bharata   to   convey   the   welfare   to   Vasishta,   the   other   important   brahmins and   Rama   and   Lakshmana.
 
tSmE   hSTyuÄma<iíÇaNkMblanijnain   c   ,
Ai-sTk«Ty   kekyae   -rtay   xn<   ddaE   .19.
tSmE that
hSTyuÄman!  the best elephants
icÇan!  various
kMblan!  woollen rugs
Aijnain c  skin of deer and tiger also
Ai-sTk«Ty  honouring
keky>  Kekaya king
-rtay  to Bharata
xn<  as gift
ddaE  gave

 
19.Bharata's   grandfather   gave   him   best   elephants,   woollen   rugs   and   skins   of   deer   and   tiger as   gifts.
 
éKmin:kshöe   Öe   ;aefzañztain   c   ,
sTk«Ty   kEkyIpuÇ<   kekyae   xnmaidzt!   .20.
éKmin:kshöe  thousand gold coins
Öe  two
;aefz  sixteen
Añztain c  hundred horses also
sTk«Ty  honouring
kEkyIpuÇ<  to son of Kaikeyi
keky>  Kwkaya king
xn<  as gift
Aaidzt!  ordered

 
20.Bharata's   grandfather   also   ordered   that   he   be   given   two   thousand   gold   coins   and   sixteen hundred   horses   as   gift.            
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