THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 76 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
dzrwSyaEXvRdEhIkr[m!   -   CREMATING   DASARTHA
 
àetkayaRi[   yaNySy   ktRVyain   ivza<pte>   ,
taNyVy¢<   mhabahae   i³yNtamivcairtam!   .11.
àetkayaRi[  last rites for the dead
yain  whichever
ASy this
ktRVyain  to be done
ivza<pte>  for the emperor
tain  those
AVy¢<  peacefully
mhabah>  long armed
i³yNtam!  may be done
Aivcairtam!  with dedication

 
11.Vasishta   told   Bharata   to   perform   last   rites   for   Dasaratha   with   full   dedication.
 
tweit   -rtae   vaKy<   visóSyai-pUJy   tt!   ,
\iTvKpuraeihtacayaR<STvryamas   svRz>   .12.
twa #it  so be it
-rt>  Bharata
vaKy<  orders
visóSy  Vasushta's
Ai-pUJy  accepting
tt! that
\iTvKpuraeihtacayaRn!  pundits, prohits and acharyas
Tvryamas  hastened
svRz>  in all directions

 
12.Bharata   accepred   Vasishta's   orders   and   hastened   the   prohits.
 
ye   Tv¶yae   nreNÔSy   ýGNyagaraÓih:k«ta>   ,
\iTviG-yaRjkEíEv   te   øyNte   ywaivix   .13.
ye tu  which ever
A¶y>  fires
nreNÔSy  emperor's
ih surely
AGNyagarat!  from the agnishalas
bih:k«ta>  driven out
\iTviG->  by pundits
yajkE>  by those who perform yagnas
c also
@v only
te they
øyNte  performed homa
ywaivix  as per laid down rules

 
13.The   pundits   performed   yagna   after   sending   out   the   fires   of   Dasaratha.
 
izibkayamwaraePy   rajan<   gtcetsm!   ,
ba:pk{Qa   ivmnsStmU÷>   pircarka>   .14.
izibkayam!  on palanquin
Aw thereafter
AaraePy  placing
rajan<  king's
gtcetsm!  dead body
ba:pk{Qa>  throat choked with tears
ivmns>  with dejected hearts
t<  him
^÷>  carried
pircarka>  servants

 
14.The   servants   then   placed   Dasaratha's   dead   body   on   a   palaquin   with   a   heavy   heart   and carried   it.
 
ihr{y<   c   suv[R<   c   vasa<is   ivivxain   c   ,
àikrNtae   jna   magR<   n&ptr¢tae   yyu>   .15.
ihr{y< c  gold coins also
suv[R< c  gold also
vasa<is  clothes
ivivxain  various
c also
àikrNt>  scattering
jna>  people
magR<  on the way
n&pte>  king's
A¢t>  in front
yyu>  went

 
15.The   people   went   ahead   of   Dasaratha's   body   scattering   gold,   gold   coins   and   clothes.
 
cNdnagéinyaRsan!   srl<   pÒk<   twa   ,
devdaêi[   caùTy   icta<   c³…Stwapre   .16.
cNdnagéinyaRsan!  like sandal and incense powders
srl<  sarala wood
pÒk< twa  padmaka, a fragrant wood
devdaêi[ c  devadaru wood pieces also
AaùTy  bringing
icta<  the funeral pyer
c³…>  made
twa similarly
pre some

 
16.The   funeral   pyre   was   mde   with   wood   from   sarala,   padmaka   and   devadaru   trees   and
sandal   and   incense   powders.
 
gNxanu½avca<íaNya<StÇ   dt!Tva   -Uimpm!   ,
tt>   s<vEzyamasuiítamXye   tm&iTvj>   .17.
gNxan!  aromas
%½avcan!  various
c also
ANyan!  other
  in that
dt!Tva  putting
-Uimpm!  the emperor
tt> then
s<vezyamasu>  placed
ictamXye  on the funeral pyre
t<  that
\iTvj>  pundits

 
17.The   pundits   added   some   more   fragrant   powders   and   placed   Dasaratha's   body   on   the   pyre.
 
twa   ÷tazn<   ÷Tva   jepuStSy   tm&iTvj>   .18.
twa similarly
÷tazn<  fire
÷Tva  performing havan
jepu>  chanted
tSy his
t<  that
\iTvj>  pundits

 
18.Similarly   pundits   chanted   and   performed   havan   with   that   fire.
 
jguí   te   ywazaô<      samain   samga>   .19.
jgu>  snag
c also
te those
ywazaô<  as per scriptures
  then
samain  samas
samga>  samagas

 
19.Then samagas   sang   samas   as   per   scriptures.
 
izivkai-í   yanEí   ywarœh<   tSy   yaei;t>   ,
ngraiÚyRyuStÇ   v&ÏE>   pirv&taStda   .20.
izivkai-> c  on palaquins also
yanE> c  on vehicles also
ywarœh<  as per protocol
tSy his
yaei;t>  wives
ngrat!  from the city
inyRyu>  started to go
  to that place
v&ÏE>  with elders
pirv&ta>  surrounded by
tda then

 
20.At   the   same   time   Dasaratha's   wives   left   for   the   cremation   in   palanquins   and   vehicles.            
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