THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 73 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
kEkeyIgrœh[m!   -   SCOLDING   KAIKEYI
 
kEkeYya=Pyevmu­Stu   -rtae   ra"vanuj>   ,
k[a‰R   kra_ya<   àCDaXy   ppat   xr[Itle   .1.
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
Aip and
@v<  as above
%­>  being told
tu immediately
-rt>  Bharata
ra"vanuj>  Rama's younger brother
k[a‰R  the ears
kra_ya<  with two hands
àCDaXy  covering
ppat  fell down
xr[Itle  on the ground

 
1.Bharata   on   hearing   Kaikeyi's   words,   closed   his   ears   with   two   hands   and   fell   down.
 
ha   ram   naweit   tda   ivlPy   ké[<      ,
muørimv   inSs<}Ss<}avaindmävIt!   .2.
ha ram  oh, Rama
naw lord
#it thus
tda then
ivlPy  wailing
ké[<  pitiably
  very
muøtR< #v  for a few minutes
inSs<}>  losing consciousness
s<}avan!  regaining consciousness
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
2.Bharata,   regaining   consciousness   after   a   few   minutes   of   losing   it,   cried   'ha   Rama'   and
spoke   as   follows.
 
htae=iSm   raja   inhtae   htae   laekí   ÊmRte   ,
ikimd<   izi]t<   yen   kSy   kayR<   Tvya   k«tm!   .3.
ht> finished
AiSm  I am
raja  king
inht>  is dead
ht> destroyed
laek> c  the world also
ÊmRte  one with a bad mind
ik< #d<  what is this
izi]t<  were adviced
yen by whom
kSy whose
kayR<  work
Tvya  by you
k«tm!  was done

 
3.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   he   and   the   world   is   finished.   The   king   is   dead.   He   asked   Kaikeyi on   whose   advice   she   did   this?
 
rajan<   àet-avSw<   k«Tva   ram<   c   tapsm!   ,
raJymaÇ)l<   -ae­…mnuitóis   ÊmRte   .4.
rajan<  the king
àet-avSw<  as a dead body
k«Tva  having done
ram< c  Rama also
tapsm!  as a forest dweller
raJymaÇ)l<  the fruit of kingdom alone
-ae­…m!  to enjoy
Anuitóis  you agreed
ÊmRte  one who does not know good from bad

 
4.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   for   the   sake   of   the   kindom   she   had   sent   Rama   to   forest   and caused   Dasaratha's   death.
 
ramàSwaipkayaí   pitXNyaí   tvaedre   ,
dz   masa   mya   nIta   ha   laeke   iniNdtae=Sm!yhm!   .5.
ramàSwaipkaya> c  one who has sent Rama to forest
pitXNya> c  caused husband's death
tv in your
%dre  womb
dz masa>  ten months
mya by me
nIta>  was spent
ha oh God
laeke  in the world
iniNdt>  untochable
AiSm  have become
Ahm!  I

 
5.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   by   being   born   to   her   who   was   responsible   for   sending   Rama   to forest   and   caused   her   husband's   death,   he   has   become   an   untouchable.
 
k{Qe=vsJy   va   paz<   iv;<   pITva=wva=xme   ,
Tyj   àa[a<í   ÊmRxe   jlmi¶<   àivZy   va   .6.
k{Qe  around the neck
AvsJy va  tightening or
paz<  noose
iv;<  poison
pITva  drinking
Awva  otherwise
Axme  cruel among wives
Tyj discard
àa[an!  life
c also
ÊmRxe  with a bad mind
jlm!  in water
Ai¶<  in fire
àivZy va  entering

 
6.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   to   end   her   life   by   any   one   of   the   means   like   hanging,   taking   poison, entering   water   or   fire.
 
TvamXy   inhin:yaim   nae   cedœÔ‚ýaim   c   Svym!   ,
ra"vSyanujae   æata   -rtae   mat&ha   #it   .7.
Tvam!  you
AXy now
inhin:yaim  will kill
nae cet! Ô‚ýaim  in case is not affected
c Svym!  I myself
ra"vSy  Rama's
Anuj>  younger
æata  brother
-rt>  Bharata
mat&ha  is a killer of his mother
#it thus

 
7.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   he   was   not   killing   her   because   that   will   bring   bad   name   to   Rama.
 
@v<   pé;mu®va   tu   indRhiÚv   c]u;a   ,
inrI]ma[e   -rte   kEkeyI   vaKymävIt!   .8.
@v<  as above
pé;<  cruelly
%®va  having told
tu in this
indRhn! #v  as if setting on fire
c]u;a  by eyes
inrI]ma[e  seeing without batting eyelids
-rte  Bharata
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
8.Kaikeyi   spoke   to   Bharata   as   follows   when   Bharata   was   staring   at   her   as   if   he   will   set   her   on fire   with   his   eyes.
ik<   mya=pk«t<   te=Xy   grœhse   ma<   mu÷muR÷>   ,
àsUy   vxRiyTva   Tva<   raJySw<   ÔòumuTsukam!   .9.
ik<  what
mya by me
Apk«t<  committed crime
te to you
AXy now
grœhse  speaking harshly
ma<  me
mu÷> mu÷>  without stop
àsUy  giving birth
vxRiyTva  bringing up
Tva<  you
raJySw<  as a king
Ôòu<  to see
%Tsukam!  interested

 
9.Kaikeyi   told   Bharata   that   she   gave   birth   to   him,   brought   him   up   and   wished   to   see   him   as king.   She   asked   him   why   is   he   speaking   harshly   and   what   crime   had   she   committed?
 
te   ipta   SvgRtae   raja   æatraE   c   ivvaistaE   ,
b÷na   ik<   àlapen   k…é   raJy<   ywasuom!   .10.
te your
ipta  father
SvgRt>  is dead
raja  the king
æatraE c  the two brothers also
ivvaistaE  has been exiled
b÷na  with much
ik< what use
àlapen  talk
k…é  do
raJy<  rule the kingdom
ywasuom!  as you desire

 
10.Kaikeyi   told   Bharata   that   Dasaratha   is   dead   and   Rama   and   Lakshmana   are   exiled.   Thus   he should   rule   the   kingdom   well.            
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