THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 73 : SLOKAS 31 TO 39

 
kEkeyIgrœh[m!   -   SCOLDING   KAIKEYI
 
AiSmNk…le   ih   pUvˆR;a<   Jyeóae   raJye=i-i;Cyte   ,
Apre   æatrStiSmNàvtRNte   smaihta>   .31.
AiSmn!  in this
k…le  dynasty
ih surely
pUvˆR;a<  ancestor's
Jyeó>  the eldest
raJye  in the kingdom
Ai-i;Cyte  will be coronated
Apre æatr>  the other brothers
tiSmn!  in him
àvtRNte  will follow
smaihta>  with respect

 
31.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   in   their   dynasty   only   the   eldest   brother   takes   over   as   king   and   the younger   brothers   follow   him   with   respect.
 
n   ih   mNye   n&z<se   Tv<   rajxmRmve]se   ,
git<   va   n   ivjanais   rajv&ÄSy   zañtIm!   .32.
n not
ih surely
mNye  I think
n&z<se  hard hearted
Tv<  you
rajxmRm!  the rules of the kingdom
Ave]se  respected
git< va  observance
n ivjanais  not respected
rajv&ÄSy  the royal traditions
zañtIm!  age old

 
32.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   she   had   broken   the   rules   of   the   kingdom   and   not   respected   the age   old   rotal   traditions.
 
stt<   rajv&Äe   ih   Jyeóae   raJye=i-i;Cyte   ,
ra}ametTsm<   tTSyaidúvakª[a<   ivze;t>   .33.
stt<  always
rajv&Äe  in royal tradition
ih Jyeó>  eldest alone
raJye  in the kingdom
Ai-i;Cyte  is coronated
ra}a<  for kinfs
@tt!  this
sm<  is common
tt! that
Syat!  will be
#úvakª[a<  for Ikshvakus
ivze;t>  as important

 
33.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   the   royal   tradition   is   to   crown   the   eldest   son   and   this   is   very important   for   Ikshvakus.
 
te;a<   xm‰Rkr]a[a<   k…lcairÇzaei-nam!   ,
AXy   cairÇzaE{fIyR<   Tva<   àaPy   ivinvitRtm!   .34.
te;a<  their
xm‰Rkr]a[a<  who have dharma as a protective cover
k…lcairÇzaei-nam!  shined cue to the dynasty's virtue
AXy now
cairÇzaE{fIyR<  pride of virtue
Tva<  you
àaPy  attaining
ivinvitRtm!  has returned

 
34.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   she   has   destroyed   the   good   name   of   Ikshvaku   dynasty.
 
tvaip   sumha-aga   jneNÔa>   k…lpUvRga>   ,
buiÏmaˆRh>   kwmy<   s<-UtSTviy   grœiht>   .35.
tv your
Aip also
sumha-aga>  greatly blessed
jneNÔa>  kings
k…lpUvRga>  ancestors
buiÏ>  intellect
maeh>  greed
kwm!  how
Ay<  this
s<-Ut>  occured
Tviy  in you
grœiht>  bringing disrepute

 
35.Bharata   asked   Kaikeyi   how   this   greed,   which   brought   duspute   to   her   intellect,   has   occured when   her   forefathers   were   kings   of   repute.
 
n   tu   kam<   kir:yaim   tvah<   papiníye   ,
yya   VysnmarBx<   jIivtaNtkr<   mm   .36.
n not
tu kam<  wish alone
kir:yaim  will fulfill
tv your
Ah<  I
papiníye  decided to commit a sin
yya by whom
Vysn<  grief
AarBx<  was brought
jIivtaNtkr<  capable of taking life
mm my

 
36.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   her   desire,   which   brought   misery   to   all   and   capable   of   taking   his life,   will   not   be   fulfilled   by   him.
 
@;   iTvdanImevahmiàyawR<   tvan"m!   ,
invtRiy:yaim   vnadœæatr<   Svjniàym!   .37.
@;> this
tu in this
#danI< @v  now itself
Ahm!  I
AiàyawR<  not desirable
tv for you
An"m!  faultless
invtRiy:yaim  will bring back
vnat!  from forest
æatr<  elder brother
Svjniàym!  liked by all relatives

 
37.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   he   will   bring   Rama   back   from   the   forest   though   she   does   not desire   it.
 
invtRiyTva   ram<   c   tSyah<   dIÝtejs>   ,
das-Utae   -iv:yaim   suiSwtenaNtraTmna   .38.
invtRiyTva  after bringing back
ram<  Rama
c also
tSy for him
Ah<  I
dIÝtejs>  with great internal courage
das-Ut>  as a follower
-iv:yaim  will become
suiSwten  happily
ANtraTmna  heartily

 
38.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   after   Rama   is   brought   from   the   forest,   he   will   remain   Rama's faithful   follower   with   a   happy   heart.
 
#Tyevmu®va   -rtae   mhaTma   iàytrEvaRKyg[EStud<Stam!   ,
zaekaturíaip   nnad   -Uy>   is<hae   ywa   pvRtghœvrSw>   .39.
#it @v<<  as above
%®va  having said
-rt>  Bharata
mhaTma  the great soul
iàytrE>  unkind
vaKyg[E>  with many words
tudn!  hurting the heart
tam!  her
zaekatur>  not knowing what to do due to grief
c also
Aip and
nnad  roared
-Uy>  more than before
is<h> ywa  like a lion
pvRtghœvrSw>  in a mountain cave

 
39.Bharata,   having   soken   these   unkind   words   to   Kaikeyi,   made   her   more   unhappy   and   roared like   a   lion.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIikye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   iÇsÝittm>   sgR>   .73.
           
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