THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 75 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
-rtzpw>   -   BHARATA'S   VOW
 
k«ta   zaôanuga   buiÏmaR   -UÄSy   kdacn   ,
sTysNx>   sta<   ïeóae   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .21.
k«ta  as done
zaôanuga  as per shastra
buiÏ>  intellect
ma -Ut!  let it not be
tSy his
kdacn  never
sTysNx>  true to his word
sta<  among blessed ones
ïeó>  the best
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
21.Bharata   told   Kausalya   that   on   whose   desire   Dasaratha   died,   may   his   intellect   not   be
formed   as   per   shatras.
 
àe:y<   papIysa<   yatu   sUyR<   c   àit   mehtu   ,
hNtu   paden   ga<   suÝa<   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .22.
àe:y<  as a slave
papIysa<  sinner's
yatu  let him attain
sUyR<  sun
c also
àit  in front of
mehtu  let him perform ablutions
hNtu  let him kick
paden  by feet
ga<  cow
suÝa<  sleeping
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
22.Bharata   cursed   the   person   who   sent   Dasaratha   to   his   death   to   become   a   slave,   forced   to perform   ablutions   in   open   space   and   kick   a   sleeping   cow.
 
pirpalymanSy   ra}ae   -Utain   puÇvt!   ,
ttSt<   Ô‚ýta<   pap<   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .23.
pirpalymanSy  while ruling
ra}>  a king
-Utain  living beings
puÇvt!  as sons
tt> therefore
t<  to him
Ô‚ýta<  be hurt
pap<  unlawfully
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
23.Bharata   said   that   the   person   responsible   for   Dasaratha's   death   may   he   be   hurt   even   if   he as   a   king   treats   his   subject   as   his   own   children.
 
kariyTva   mhTkmR   -taR   -&TymnwRkm!   ,
AxmaˆR   yae=Sy   sae=SyaStu   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .24.
kariyTva  arranged to get done
mht!  a difficult
kmR task
-taR  lord
-&Tym!  from a servant
AnwRkm!  without paying wages
AxmR> y>  whatever sin
ASy to him
s> that
ASy for him also
AStu  let it happen
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
24.Bharata   said   that   the   one   responsible   for   Dasaratha's   death   may   be   visited   with   the   same fate   that   awaits   one   who   extracts   work   without   paying   the   worker.
 
bil;fœ-agmuϯTy   n&pSyar]t>   àja>   ,
AxmaˆR   yae=Sy   sae=SyaStu   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .25.
bil;fœ-ag<  one sixth of the tax
%ϯTy  after collecting
n&pSy  for the king
Ar]t>  not protected
àja>  people
AxmR>  sin
y> what
ASy this
s> that
ASy for him
AStu  let it happen
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
25.Bharata   said   that   the   person   responsuble   for   Dasaratha's   death   should   have   the   same   fate as   the   king   who   after   collecting   one   sixth   of   the   tax   did   not   protect   his   citizens.
 
s<ïuTy   c   tpiSv_y>   sÇe   vE   y}di][am!   ,
ta<   ivàlpta<   pap<   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .26.
s<ïuTy  promising
c later
tpiSv_y>  to rishis
sÇe  in yagna
vE only
y}di][am!  the money to be given for yagna
ta<  that
ivàlpta<  dney
pap<  illegally
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
26.Bharata   said   that   he   who   caused   Dasaratha's   death,   should   be   punished   the   same   way   as one   who   refuses   money   to   rishis   who   perform   yagna,   after   promising   them.
 
hSTyñrws<baxe   yuÏe   zôsmak…le   ,
ma   Sm   ka;I–Tsta<   xmR<   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .27.
hSTyñrws<baxe  full of elephant, horses and chariot
yuÏe  in a war
zôsmak…le  with full range of weapons
ma Sm ka;I–t!  let him not get
sta<  the braves
xmR<  accolades
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
27.Bharata   wished   that   the   man   on   whose   advice   Dasaratha   met   his   death,   should   not   be honoured   as   brave   warrior   in   a   war.
 
%pidò<   susUúmawR<   zaô<   yÆen   xImta   ,
s   nazytu   ÊòaTma   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .28.
%pidò<  taught
susUúmawR<  with deep thoughts
zaô<  shatra
yÆen  diligently
xImta  by a learned person
s> that
nazytu  may he forget
ÊòaTma  sinner
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
28.Bharata   wished   the   person   who   was   responsible   for   Dasaratha's   death   should   forget   the intricate   meanings   of   shatras.
 
ma   c   t<   VyUFbaþ<s<   cNÔ-aSkrtejsm!   ,
Ôa]IÔaJySwmasIn<   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .29.
ma not
c also
t<  him
VyUFbaþ<s<  with thick hands and broad shoulder
cNÔ-aSkrtejsm!  with the glow of moon and sun
Ôa]It!  see
raJySw<  on the throne
AasIn<  seated
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
29.Bharata   said   that   on   whose   desire   Dasaratha   died   should   not   be   seen   seated   on   the   throne.
 
pays<   k«sr<   Dag<   v&wa   sae=îatu   in"!rœ#R[>   ,
guê<íaPyvjanatu   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .30.
pays<  payasam
k«sr<  balls made of til
Dag<  goat's meat
v&wa  without any limit
s> he
Aîatu  let him eat
inrœ"&[>  shamelessly
guên!  elders
c also
Aip also
Avjanatu  let him insult
ySy whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  desire
gt> went

 
30.Bharata   wished   the   one   who   sent   Dasaratha   to   death   should   become   a   glutton   and   also insult   his   elders.            
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