THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 71 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
AyaeXyaàvez>   -   ENTERING   AYODHYA
 
s   àa'œmuoae   rajg&hadi-inyaRy     vIyRvan!   ,
tt>   sudama<   XyuitmaNs<tIyaRveúy   ta<   ndIm!   .1.
hœlaidnI<   Ërpara<   c   àTykœöaetStri¼[Im!   ,
ztÔƒmtrCD+ImaÚdIimúvak…nNdn>   .2.
s he
àa'œmuo>  travelling east
rajg&hat!  from the city of Rajagriha
Ai-inyaRy  leaving
vIyRvan!  very capable
tt> then
sudama<  sudama named
Xyuitman!  lustrous
s<tIyR  crossing
Aveúy  seeing
ta<  that
ndIm!  river
hœlaidnI<  river hladinee
Ërpara<  very broad
c also
àTykœöaetStri¼[Im!  a river flowing west
ztÔƒm!  shatadru
Atrt!  crossed
ïIman!  blessed
ndI<  river
#úvak…nNdn>  scion of Ikshvaku dynasty

 
1,2.Bharata,   travelling   east,   left   Rajagriha   and   crossed   therivers   Sudamai,   Hladinee   and
Shatadru.
 
@elxane   ndI<   tIrœTva   àaPy   caprppRqan!   ,
izlamak…vRtI<   tIrœTva   ýa¶ey<   zLyktRnm!   .3.
sTysNx>   zuic>   ïImaNàe]ma[>   izlavhm!   ,
ATyyaTs   mhazElaNvn<   cEÇrw<   àit   .4.
@elxane  in the city of Ailadhana
ndI<  river
tIrœTva  crossing
àaPy c  going through
AprppRqan!  the country of Aparaparpata
izla<  stones
Aak…vRtI<  with the force to roll
tIrœTva  crossing
ih surely
Aa¶ey<  in the direction of agni
zLyktRnm!  the country of Shalyakartana
sTysNx>  one who keeps his promise
zuic>  pure
ïIman!  blessed
àe]ma[>  observing
izlavhm!  river shilavaha
ATyyat!  crossed
s> he
mhazElan!  big mountains
vn<  forest
cEÇrw<  chaitraratha named
àit  towards

 
3,4.Bharata   crossed   a   river   at   Ailadhana,   went   through   Aparaparpata   country,   crossed   the
river   Shilavaha,   the   country   of   Shalyakartana   and   crossed   big   mountains   on   the   way   to
Shaitraratha   forest.
 
srSvtI<   c   g¼a<   c   yuGmen   àTypXyt   ,
%Är<   vIrmTSyana<   -aé{f<   àaivzÖnm!   .5.
srSvtI< c  river Saraswati also
g¼a< c  river Ganges also
yuGmen  at the meeting point
àTypXyt  reached
%Är<  in the north of
vIrmTSyana<  the country of Veeramatsya
-aé{f<  bharunda named
àaivzt!  entered
vnm!  forest

 
5.Bharata   reached   the   confluence   of   Ganges   and   Saraswati   rivers   and   then   reached   the
forest   of   Bharunda.
 
veignI<   c   k…il¼aOya<   hœlaidnI<   pvRtav&tam!   ,
ymuna<   àaPy   s<tI[aˆR   blmañasyÄda   .6.
veignI<  with swift current
c also
k…il¼aOya<  also known as kulingam
hœlaidnI<  pleasing to the mind
pvRtav&tam!  surrounded by mountains
ymuna<  yamuna
àaPy  reaching
s<tI[R>  crossed
bl<  the army
Aañasyt!  made them rest
tda then

 
6.Bharata   reached   yamuna   surrounded   by   mountains   and   crossed   it.   He   made   the   army
take   rest   there.
 
zItIk«Ty   tu   gaÇai[   ¬aNtanañaSy   vaijn>   ,
   õaTva   c   pITva   c   àayadaday   caedkm!   .7.
zItIk«Ty tu  cooling down
gaÇai[  bodies
¬aNtan!  tired
AañaSy  resting
vaijn>  horses
  there
õaTva c  taking bath also
pITva c  drinking water also
àayat!  left
Aaday c  taking also
%dkm!  water

 
7.Bharata,   gave   the   tired   time   to   rest   and   cool   their   bodies.   He   also   took   bath,   drank   the water   and   also   carried   some   with   him   when   he   left   the   place.
 
rajpuÇae   mhar{ymn-Iú[aepseivtm!   ,
-Ôae   -Ôe[   yanen   maét>   oimvaTygat!   .8.
rajpuÇ>  prince
mhar{ym!  the great forest
An-Iú[aepseivtm!  without any living body
-Ô>  blessed
-Ôe[  well guarded
yanen  by chariot
maét>  Wind
o<  sky
#v like
ATygat!  crossed

 
8.Bharata   crossed   the   great   uninhabited   forest   swiftly   by   the   chariot.
 
-adIrwI<   Ê:àtra<   sae<zuxane   mhandIm!   ,
%payaÔa"vStU[R<   àaGvqe   ivïute   pure   .9.
-adIrwI<  ganges
Ê:àtra<  impossible to cross
s> that
A<zuxane  in the city of Amshudhana
mhandIm!  the great river
%payat!  reached
ra"v>  Bharata
tU[R<<  quickly
àaGvqe  pragvata named
ivïute  famous
pure  in the city

 
9.Bharata   reached   ganges,   which   is   impossible   to   cross   in   Amshudhana,   in   the   city   of
Pragvata.
 
s   g¼a<   àaGvqe   tIrœTva   smayaTk…iqkaeiòkam!   ,
sblSta<   s   tIrœTva=w   smayaÏmRvxRnm!   .10.
s> he
g¼a<  ganges
àaGvqe  in the city of pragvata
tIrœTva  crossing
smayat!  reached
k…iqkaeiòkam!  river called kutikoshtika
sbl>  along woth the army
ta<  that
s> he
tIrœTva  crossing
Aw then
smayat!  reached
xmRvxRnm!  a village called dharmavardhanam

 
10.Bharata   crossed   ganges   at   Pragvata   and   reached   the   river   kutikoshtika   and   crossing   that reached   the   village   of   Dharmavardhanam.            
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