THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 75 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60

 
-rtzpw>   -   BHARATA'S   VOW
 
mayya   rmta<   inTy<   pé;>   ipzunae=zuic>   ,
ra}ae   -ItSTvxmaRTma   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .51.
mayya  as a crook
rmta<  let him spend time
inTy<  always
pé;>  as a cruel person
ipzun>  as a traitor
Azuic>  unclean
ra}>  to the king
-It>  afraid of
tu in this
AxmaRTma  with vices
ySy on whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  wishes
gt> has gone, he

 
51.Bharata   said   that   the   person   may   live   as   a   cruel   one,   as   a   traitor,   afraid   of   the   king,   with vices,   unclean   habits   and   as   a   crook.
 
\tuõata<   stI<   -ayaRm&tukalanuraeixnIm!   ,
AitvtRte   ÊòaTma   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .52.
\tuõata<  taking cleansing bath
stI<  a chaste
-ayaR<  wife
\tukalanuraeixnIm!  observing the periods in proper way
AitvtRte  may he abandon
ÊòaTma  the bad soul
ySy on whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  wishes
gt> has gone, he

 
52.Bharata   said   that   let   cruel   man   abandon   his   chaste   wife.
 
xmRdaraNpirTyJy   prdaraiÚ;eivtam!   ,
Ty­xmRritmURFae   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .53.
xmRdaran!  lawfully wedded wife
pirTyJy  discarding
prdaran!  other's wive
in;eivtam!  may he enjoy
Ty­xmRrit>  without faith in dharma
mUF>  idiot
ySy on whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  wishes
gt> has gone, he

 
53.Bharata   said   that   may   the   idiot   who   has   no   faith   in   dharma   discard   his   wife   and   enjoy with   others'   wives.
 
ivàluÝàjatSy   Ê:k«t<   äaü[Sy   yt!   ,
tdev   àitpXyte   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .54.
ivàluÝàjatSy  without a heir
Ê:k«t<  a sin
äaü[Sy  for brahmin
yt! which
tt! @v  that itself
àitpXyte  may he attain
ySy on whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  wishes
gt> has gone, he

 
54.Bharata   said   that   the   person   may   be   visited   with   the   same   sin   as   an   issueless   brahmin.
 
panIyË;ke   pap<   twEv   iv;dayke   ,
yÄdek>   s   l-ta<   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .55.
panIyË;ke  in respect of one who dirties drinking water
pap<  sin
twa similarly
@v only
iv;dayke  in respect of one who administers poison
yt! which
tt! the same
@k> alone
s> he
l-ta<  may he bear
ySy on whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  wishes
gt> has gone

 
55.Bharata   said   that   the   person   may   bear   the   sins   of   those   who   dirty   drinking   water   and administer   poison.
 
äaü[ayaeXyta<   pUja<   ivhNtu   klu;eiNÔy>   ,
balvTsa<   c   ga<   daeGxu   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .56.
äaü[ay  for brahmin
%Xyta<  ordained
pUja<  worship
ivhNtu  may he spoil
klu;eiNÔy>  with an unbalanced mind
balvTsa<  with newly born calf
c ga<  cow also
daeGxu  may he milk
ySy on whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  wishes
gt> has gone, he

 
56.Bharata   said   that   may   the   person   with   an   unsound   mind   mar   the   worship   of   a   brahmin   and milk   a   cow   which   delivered   a   calf.
 
t&:[atR<   sit   panIye   ivàlM-en   yaejyet!   ,
yTpap<   l-te   tTSyaXySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .57.
t&:[atR<  one who is thirsty
sit panIye  when water is available
ivàlM-en  with a lie
yaejyet!  may he cheat
yt! pap<  which sin
l-te  attains
tt! that
Syat!  may it happen
ySy on whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  wishes
gt> has gone, he

 
57.Bharata   said   that   may   the   person   deny   water   to   a   thirsty   person   even   though   water   is available   and   may   he   be   visited   with   the   consequences   of   the   sin.
 
-®ya   ivvdmane;u   magRmaiïTy   pZyt>   ,
tSy   papen   yuJyte   ySyayaˆR=numte   gt>   .58.
-®ya  with bias
ivvdmane;u  when a debate is on
magR<  the right path
AaiïTy  seeing
pZyt>  one who observes
tSy one's
papen  with sin
yuJyte  may he be visited
ySy on whose
AayR>  the gentleman
Anumte  wishes
gt> has gone, he

 
58.Bharata   said   that   the   may   view   things   in   a   biased   way   and   devite   from   the   right   path,   for which   he   may   be   visited   with   the   appropriate   sin.
 
ivhIna<   pitpuÇa_ya<   kaEsLya<   pawI–vaTmj>   ,
@vmañasyÚev   Ê>oataˆR   inppat   h   .59.
ivhIna<  separated from
pitpuÇa_ya<  from husband and son
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
pawI–vaTmj>  prince
@v<  as above
Aañasyn! @v  consoling
Ê>oatR>  mentally dejected
inppat  fell down on the ground
h what a pity

 
59.Bharata   consoling   Kausalya   as   above,   fell   down   on   the   ground.
 
twa   tu   zpwE>   kòE>   zpmanmcetnm!   ,
-rt<   zaeks<tÝ<   kaEsLya   vaKymävIt!   .60.
twa as above
tu in this
zpwE>  with vows
kòE>  rare
zpmanm!  promising
Acetnm!  losing mental balance
-rt<  to Bharata
zaeks<tÝ<  overcome with grief
kaEsLya  Kausalya
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
60.Kausalya   seeing   Bharata   overcome   with   grief,   spoke   as   follows.            
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