THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 74 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
kEkeYyupal<->   -   BERATING   KAIKEYI
 
ta<   twa   grœhiyTva   tu   matr<   -rtStda   ,
rae;e[   mhta==ivò>   punrevaävIÖc>   .1.
ta<  her
twa as above
grœhiyTva  insulting
tu in this
matr<  to mother
-rt>  Bharata
tda then
rae;e[  by anger
mhta  greatly
Aaivò>  affected
pun> @v  once again
AävIt!  spoke
vc> the following

 
1.Bharata,   overcome   with   anger,   again   spoke   to   Kaileyi   as   follows.
 
raJyadœæ<zSv   kEkeyI   n&z<se   Êòcairi[   ,
pirTy­a   c   xmˆR[   ma   m&t<   édtI   -v   .2.
raJyat!  from the kongdom
æ<zSv  run away
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
n&z<se  hard hearted
Êòcairi[  with bad character
pirTy­a  separated
c also
xmˆR[  from dharma
ma me
m&t<  as dead
édtI  crying
-v may you become

 
2.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   to   go   away   since   she   is   separated   from   dharma   and   also   consider him   as   dead.
 
ik<nu   te=Ë;yÔaja   ramae   va   -&zxaimRk>   ,
yyaerœm&TyuivRvasí   TvTk«te   tuLymagtaE   .3.
ik<nu  what
te to you
AË;yt!  harm have they done
raja  king
ram>  Rama
va or
-&zxaimRk>  an upright person
yyae>  thetwo
m&Tyu>  death
ivvas> c  to live in forest also
TvTk«te  by you
tuLy<  at the same time
AagtaE  happened

 
3.Bharata   asked   Kaikeyi   what   harm   did   Dasaratha   and   Rama   do   to   her   to   deserve   to   die   and go   to   the   forest?
 
æU[hTyamis   àaÝa   k…lSyaSy   ivnaznat!   ,
kEkeyI   nrk<   gCD   ma   c   -tuR>   slaektam!   .4.
æU[hTyam!  the sin of killing a fetus
Ais àaÝa  you have attained
k…lSy  dynasty's
ASy this
ivnaznat!  for bringing destruction
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
nrk<  to hell
gCD go
ma c  not reach
-tuR>  husband's
slaektam!  company

 
4.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   her   attempt   to   destroy   the   dynasty   is   a   grave   sin   and   she   will   go to   hell   for   this   and   not   have   Dasaratha   for   company.
 
yt!Tvya   hI†z<   pap<   k«t<   "aere[   kmR[a   ,
svRlaekiày<   ihTva   mmaPyapaidt<   -ym!   .5.
yt! thus
Tvya ih  by you only
$†z<  like this
pap<  sin
k«t<  was done
"aere[  cruel
kmR[a  by deed
svRlaekiày<  every one's love
ihTva  losing
mm Aip  for me also
Aapaidt<  was created
-ym!  worry

 
5.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   by   committing   this   cruel   act   she   has   lost   every   one's   love   and made   him   worried.
 
TvTk«te   me   ipta   v&Äae   ramíar{ymaiït>   ,
Ayzae   jIvlaeke   c   Tvya=h<   àitpaidt>   .6.
TvTk«te  because of you
me my
ipta  father
v&Ä>  died
ram> c  Rama also
Ar{y<  to forest
Aaiït>  reached
Ayz>  losing fame
jIvlaeke  in the world
c also
Tvya  by you
Ah<  I
àitpaidt>  have been done

 
6.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   her   act   caused   Dasaratha's   death   and   sent   Rama   to   forest.
That   also   brought   notoriety   for   him.
 
mat&êpe   mmaimÇe   n&z<se   raJykamuke   ,
n   te=hmi--a:yae=iSm   Êrœv&Äe   pit"aitnI   .7.
mat&êpe  as a mother
mm my
AimÇe  enemy
n&z<se  hard hearted
raJykamuke  greedy for kingdom
n not
te for you
Ahm!  I
Ai--a:y<  acceptable
AiSm  am
Êrœv&Äe  with bad character
pit"aitnI  killer of husband

 
7.Bharata   berated   Kaikeyi   by   calling   her   names   and   said   that   he   is   not   acceptable   to   her.
 
kaEsLya   c   suimÇa   c   yaíaNya   mm   matr>   ,
Ê>oen   mhta==ivòaSTva<   àaPy   k…lËi;[Im!   .8.
kaEsLya c  Kausalya also
suimÇa c  Sumitra also
ya> c  those also
ANya>  other than them
mm my
matr>  mothers
Ê>oen  with grief
mhta  a great
Aaivòa>  is affected
Tva<  you
àaPy  getting
k…lËi;[Im!  destroying the dynasty

 
8.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   Kausalya,   Sumitra   and   his   other   mothers   are   grief   stricken   by getting   you   as   co-wife.
 
n   Tvmñpte>   kNya   xmRrajSy   xImt>   ,
ra]sI      jata=is   k…làXv<isnI   iptu>   .9.
n not
Tvm!  you
Añpte>  Ashvapathi's
kNya  daughter
xmRrajSy  king of dharma
xImt>  inteeligent
ra]sI  rakshasi
  in that
jata Ais  you were born
k…làXv<isnI  destroying the dynasty
iptu>  father's

 
9.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   she   is   not   the   daughter   of   Ashvapati,   but   a   rakshasi   born   in   that family   to   destroy   Dasaratha's   dynasty.
 
yt!Tvya   xaimRkae   ramae   inTy<   sTypra³m>   ,
vn<   àSwaiptae   Ê>oaiTpta   c   iÇidv<   gt>   .10.
yt! because
Tvya  by you
xaimRk>  stedafast in dharma
ram>  Rama
inTy<  for ever
sTypra³m>  with true valour
vn<  to forest
àSwaipt>  was despatched
Ê>oat!  because of grief
ipta c  father also
iÇidv<  to the heavens
gt> has gone

 
10.Bharata   told   Kaikeyi   that   Rama   was   sent   to   forest   by   her   which   caused   Dasaratha's
death.            
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