THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 76 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
dzrwSyaEXvRdEihkkr[m!   -   CREMATING   DASARATHA
 
tmev<   zaeksNtÝ<   -rt<   kEkeyIsutm!   ,
%vac   vdta<   ïeóae   visó>   ïeóvag&i;>   .1.
t<  that
@v<  as above
zaeksNtÝ<  being overcome with grief
-rt<  to Bharata
kEkeyIsutm!  Kaikeyi's son
%vac  spoke as follows
vdta<  among speakers
ïeó>  the best
visó>  Vasishta
ïeóvakœ  capable of speaking well
\i;>  rishi

 
1.Thereafter   rishi   Vasishta   ordered   Bharata   as   follows.
 
Al<   zaeken   -Ô<   te   rajpuÇ   mhayz>   ,
àaÝkal<   nrpte>   k…é   s<yanmuÄmm!   .2.
Al< zaeken  enough of grieving
-Ô<  may you be blessed
te for you
rajpuÇ  prince
mhayz>  very famous
àaÝkal<  at the right time
nrpte>  for the king
k…é  please do
s<yan<  cremation
%Ämm!  the sacred

 
2.Vasishta   told   Bharata   to   perform   the   last   rites   for   Dasaratha   at   the   right   time.
 
visóSy   vc>   ïuTva   -rtae   xar[a<   gt>   ,
àetk«Tyain   svaRi[   karyamas   xmRivt!   .3.
visóSy  Vasishta's
vc> words
ïuTva  hearing
-rt>  Bharata
xar[a< gt>  getting courage
àetk«Tyain  last rites
svaRi[  all
karyamas  performed
xmRivt!  one who knows dharma

 
3.Bharata   performed   the   last   rites   as   per   Vasishta's   orders.
 
%ϯt<   tEls<¬edaTs   tu   -UmaE   inveiztm!   ,
AapItv[Rvdn<   àsuÝimv   -Uimpm!   .4.
s<veZy   zyne   ca¢(e   nanarÆpir:k«te   ,
ttae   dzrw<   puÇae   ivllap   suÊ>iot>   .5.
%ϯt<  cleansed
tEls<¬edat!  from the oil used for embalming
s> that
tu then
-UmaE  on the ground
inveiztm!  laid out
AapItv[Rvdn<  with a slight yellowish face
àsuÝ< #v  looking like sleeping
-Uimpm!  the emperor
s<veZy  putting
zyne  on the bed
c also
A¢(e  the best
nanarÆpir:k«te  inlaid with varieties of gems
tt> then
dzrw<  Dasaratha
puÇ>  son
ivllap  cried as follows
suÊ>iot>  greatly saddened

 
4,5.Bharata   lifted   Dasaratha's   body   from   the   floor   and   laid   it   on   the   bed.   Then   he   wailed   as follows.
 
ik<   te   Vyvist<   rajNàaei;te   mYynagte   ,
ivvaSy   ram<   xmR}<   lúm[<   c   mhablm!   .6.
ik<  what
te your
Vyvist<  in the heart
rajn!  king
àaei;te  from other city
miy me
Anagte  before returning
ivvaSy  exiling
ram<  Rama
xmR}<  well versed in dharma
lúm[< c  Lakshmana also
mhablm!  the very strong

 
6.Bharata   wondered   what   Dasaratha   was   thinking   after   sending   Rama   and   Lakshmana   to
the   forest   before   his   return.
 
Kv   yaSyis   mharaj   ihTvem<   Ê>iot<   jnm!   ,
hIn<   pué;is<hen   rame[ai¬òkmR[a   .7.
Kv where
yaSyis  will you go
mharaj  king
ihTva  leaving
#m<  this
Ê>iot<  grieving
jnm!  world
hIn<  separated
pué;is<hen  noblest among men
rame[  from Rama
Ai¬òkmR[a  one who accomplishes deeds easily

 
7.Bharata   wondered   where   Dasaratha   would   go   from   the   grieving   world   after   separating
Rama   from   the   people.
 
yaeg]em<   tu   te   rajNkae=iSmNkLpiyta   pure   ,
Tviy   àyate   SvStat   rame   c   vnmaiïte   .8.
yaeg]em<  protectiong
tu now
te your
rajn!  king
k> who
AiSmn!  this
kLpiyta  will provide
pure  in city
Tviy  you
àyate  having gone
Sv> to heavens
tat father
rame c  Rama also
vn<  to forest
Aaiïte  having reached

 
8.Bharata   wondered   who   will   protect   the   people   after   Dasaratha   had   gone   to   the   heavens and   Rama   to   the   forest.
 
ivxva   p&iwvI   raj<STvya   hIna   n   rajte   ,
hIncNÔev   rjnI   ng   Byidyaid     .9.
i;x;a  becoming a widow
b&ix;I  earth
|)œ kingy
Ñ(ya ¦I)a  without you
) |de  is not happy
¦I)c  moonless
io; |)I  like the night
)g city
Byidyaid  looks

 
9.Bharata   said   that   the   city   looks   like   the   moonless   night   after   Dasaratha's   death.
 
oe;<   i;lb)<   d<   yd<   dI))]   ,
oä;IÖc)<   yUyae   ;i]òúlu   ¦ai)>   .10.
oe;<  as above
i;lb)<  wailing
d<  that
yd<  to Bharata
dI))]  with a dejected mind
oä;Idœ  said
;c)<  the following words
yUy>  again
;i]ò>  Vasishta
Ê  now
¦ai)>  the great rishi

 
10.Vasishta,   seeing   the   wailing   and   dejected   Bharata,   spoke   the   following.            
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