THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 75 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
-rtzpw>   -   BHARATA'S   VOW
 
#d<   te   raJykamSy   raJy<   àaÝmk{qkm!   ,
s<àaÝ<   bt   kEkeYya   zIº<   ³ªre[   kmR[a   .11.
#d<  now
te to you
raJykamSy  desiring kingdom
raJy<  kingdom
àaÝm!  given
Ak{qkm!  without hindrance
s<àaÝ<  was got
bt what a surprise
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
zIº<  quickly
³ªre[  by cruel
kmR[a  act

 
11.Kausalya   told   Bharata   that   Kaikeyi   got   this   kingdom   for   him   without   hindrance   in   a   short time.
 
àSwaPy   cIrvsn<   puÇ<   me   vnvaisnm!   ,
kEkeyI   k<   gu[<      pZyit   ³ªrdizRnI   .12.
àSwaPy  sending
cIrvsn<  with bark clothes
puÇ<  son
me my
vnvaisnm!  to live in forest
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
k< gu[<  what virtue
  in this
pZyit  see
³ªrdizRnI  with cruel mind

 
12.Kausalya   asked   Bharata   what   virtue   Kaikeyi   saw   in   sending   Rama   to   the   forest.
 
i]à<   mamip   kEkeyI   àSwapiytumrœhit   ,
ihr{yna-ae   yÇaSte   sutae   me   sumhayza>   .13.
i]à<  now itself
mam! Aip  me also
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
àSwapiytum!  to send
Arœhit  has to decide
ihr{yna->  golden hued
  where
AaSte  is
sut>  son
me my
sumhayza>  very famous

 
13.Kausalya   told   Bharata   that   Kaikeyi   should   immediately   decide   to   send   her   to   where   Rama is   staying.
 
Awva   Svymevah<   suimÇanucra   suom!   ,
Ai¶haeÇ<   purSk«Ty   àSwaSye      ra"v>   .14.
Awva  otherwise
Svy<  myself
@v Ah<  I alone
suimÇanucra  with Sumitra
suom!  as per wish
Ai¶haeÇ<  sacred fire
purSk«Ty  taking
àSwaSye  will go
  to the place where
ra"v>  Rama

 
14.Kausalya   told   Bharata   that   otherwise   she   go   to   where   Rama   is   staying   with   Sumitra   by desire   carrying   the   sacred   fire.
 
kam<   va   SvymevaXy      ma<   netumrœhis   ,
yÇasaE   pué;Vyaº>   puÇae   me   tPyte   tp>   .15.
kam< va  better than this
Svy< @v  you yourself
AXy now
  to that place
ma<  me
netum!  totake
Arœhis  decide
  to the place where
AsaE  that
pué;Vyaº>  tiger among men
puÇ>  son
me my
tPyte  is doing
tp> penance

 
15.Kausalya   told   Bharata   that   the   better   thing   will   be   for   him   to   take   her   to   where   Rama is   staying.
 
#d<   ih   tv   ivStI[R<   xnxaNysmaictm!   ,
hSTyñrws<pU[R<   raJy<   inyaRitt<   tya   .16.
#d<  this
ih because
tv to you
ivStI[R<  the very large
xnxaNysmaictm!  filled with wealth and grains
hSTyñrws<pU[R<  full of elephants, horses and chariots
raJy<  kingdom
inyaRitt<  was given
tya by her

 
16.Kausalya   told   Bharata   that   he   is   now   the   king   of   large   country   with   all   facilities   and   thus   he himself   should   take   her   to   Rama.
 
#Tyaid   b÷i-vaRKyE>   ³ªrE>   s<-rœiTstae=n">   ,
ivVywe   -rtae=tIv   ì[e   tuXyev   sUicna   .17.
#Tyaid  as above
b÷i->  in many
vaKyE>  words
³ªrE>  harsh
s<-rœiTst>  very much insulted
An">  faultless
ivVywe  was saddened
-rt>  Bharata
AtIv  greatly
ì[e  in injury
tuXy #v  like being pricked
sUicna  by needle

 
17.Bharata,   on   hearing   these   harsh   words   felt   as   if   insult   is   added   to   injury   and   was   greatly saddened.
 
ppat   cr[aE   tSyaStda   s<æaNtcetn>   ,
ivlPy   b÷xa=s<}ae   lBxs<}Stt>   iSwt>   .18.
ppat  fell
cr[aE  at the feet
tSya>  her
tda then
s<æaNtcetn>  with a hurt mind
ivlPy  wailing
b÷xa  in many ways
As<}>  losing consciousness
lBxs<}>  regaining consciousmess
tt> thereafter
iSwt>  stood

 
18.Bharata,   wailing   in   many   ways   and   with   a   injured   mind,   fell   at   Kausalya's   feet   unconscious. After   regaining   consciousness,   he   stood   up.
 
@v<   ivlpman<   ta<   àaÃil-RrtStda   ,
kaEsLya<   àTyuvaced<   zaekErœb÷i-rav&tam!   .19.
@v<  as above
ivlpman<  speaking
ta<  that
àaÃil>  with folded palms
-rt>  Bharata
tda then
kaEsLya<  to Kausalya
àTyuvac  replied
#d<  as follows
zaekE> b÷i->  with many difficulties
Aav&tam!  being affected

 
19.Bharata   then   respectfully   replied   Kausalya   as   follows.
 
AayˆR   kSmadjanNt<grœhse   mamikiLb;m!   ,
ivpula<   c   mm   àIit<   iSwra<   janais   ra"ve   .20.
AayˆR  lady
kSmat!  why
AjanNt<  ignorant
grœhse  you are accusing
mam!  me
AikiLb;m!  innocent
ivpula<  deep
c also
mm my
àIit<  respect
iSwra<  steady
janais  you know
ra"ve  in Rama

 
20.Bharata   asked   Kausalya   why   is   she   accusing   him   when   he   is   innocent   and   that   he   had   a very   great   respect   for   Rama.            
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