THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 77 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
-rtzÇu¹ivlap>   -   WAILINGS   OF   BHARATA   AND   SHATRUGNA
 
ttae   dzahe=itgte   k«tzaEcae   n&paTmj>   ,
Öadze=hin   s<àaÝae   ïaÏkmaR{ykaryt!   .1.
tt> then
dzahe  ten days
Aitgte  having passed
k«tzaEc>  having been cleansed
n&paTmj>  prince
Öadze  twelfth
Ahin  day
s<àaÝ>  during the day
ïaÏkmaRi[  the funeral pites
Akaryt!  completed

 
1.Bharata   completed   the   funeral   rites   on   the   twelfth   day   after   being   cleansed   on   the   tenth   day.
 
äaü[e_yae   ddaE   rÆ<   xnmÚ<   c   pu:klm!   ,
vasa<is   c   mharœhai[   rÆain   ivivxain   c   .2.
äaü[e_y>  to brahmins
ddaE  gave
rÆ<  gems
xnm!  materials
AÚ< c  food also
pu:klm!  as much as needed
vasa<is c  clothes also
mharœhai[  the best
rÆain  costly items
ivivxain  various
c also

 
2.Bharata   gave   away   gems,   materials,   clothes,   food   and   costly   gifts   to   the   brahmins.
 
vaiStk<      zu¬<   c   gaíaip   ztzStda   ,
dasIdaRsa<í   yanain   veZmain   sumhaiNt   c   .
äaü[e_yae   ddaE   puÇae   ra}StSyaEXvRdEihkm!   .3.
vaiStk<  white goat milk
  many
zu¬<  pure butter
c also
ga> c  cows also
Aip and
ztz>  in hundreds
tda then
dasI>  place for yagnas
dasan!  for well versed intelligentia
c yanain  vehicles also
veZmain  houses
sumhaiNt  large
c also
äaü[e_y>  to the brahmins
ddaE  gave
puÇ>  son
ra}>  king's
tSy that
AaEXvRdEihkm!  in his generosity

 
3.Bharata   distributed   large   houses   and   yagna   peetas   to   those   who   knew   about   God.   He   gave vehicles,   buter,   many   cows   and   goat   milk   to   brahmins.
 
 
tt>   à-atsmye   idvse=w   Çyaedze   ,
ivllap   mhaba÷-Rrt>   zaekmUrœiCDt>   .
zBdaipihtk{Qí   zaexnawRmupagt>   .4.
tt> then
à-atsmye  at dawn
idvse  day
Aw then
Çyaedze  thirteenth
ivllap  wailed
mhaba÷>  long armed
-rt>  Bharata
zaekmUrœiCDt>  losing mind due to grief
zBdaipihtk{Q>  unable to speak due to choked throat
c also
zaexnawRm!  for the lastrites
%pagt>  come

 
4.Bharata   on   the   thirteenth   day   early   morning   wailed   as   follows.
 
ictamUle   iptuvaRKyimdmah   suÊ>iot>   .5.
ictamUle  near pyre
iptu>  father's
vaKy< #d<  the following words
Aah said
suÊ>iot>  very much dejected

 
5.Bharata   said   the   following   words   near   Dasaratha's   funeral   oyre.
 
tat   yiSmiÚs&òae=h<   Tvya   æatir   ra"ve   ,
tiSmNvn<   àìijte   zUNye   Ty­ae=Sm!yh<   Tvya   .6.
tat father
yiSmn!  which
ins&ò>  was left with
Ah<  I
Tvya  by you
æatir  elder brother
ra"ve  with Raghava
tiSmn!  he
vn<  to the forest
àìijte  being sent
zUNye  without any support
Ty­> AiSm  has been placed
Ah<  I
Tvya  by you

 
6.Bharata   said   that   by   sending   Rama,   his   gaurdian,   to   the   forest   he   has   been   left   without any   support.
 
ySya   gitrnawaya>   puÇ>   àìaijtae   vnm!   ,
tamMba<   tat   kaEsLya<   Ty®va   Tv<   Kv   gtae   n&p   .7.
ySya>  whose
git>  is a refuge
Anawaya>  without husband
puÇ>  son
àìaijt>  was sent
vnm!  to forest
tam!  that
AMba<  lady
tat father
kaEsLya<  Kausalya
Ty®va  abandoning
Tv<  you
Kv gt>  where did you go
n&p  king

 
7.Bharata   asked   Dasaratha   where   did   he   go   abandoning   Kausalya   after   sending   Rama   to
forest.
 
†òœva   -Smaé[<      dGxaiSwSwanm{flm!   ,
iptu>   zrIr<   invaR[<   inòniNv;sad   s>   .8.
†òœva  seeing
-Smaé[<  as ashes
tt! then
c dGxaiSwSwanm{flm!  as burnt bones also
iptu>  father's
zrIr<  body
invaR[<  invisible
inònn!  loudly
iv;sad  cried
s> he

 
8.Bharata   seeing   Dasaratha's   body   reduced   to   bones   and   ashes,   cried   loudly.
 
s   tu   †òœva   édÚatR>   ppat   xr[Itle   ,
%TwaPyman>   z³Sy   yÙXvj   #v   Cyut>   .9.
s> he
tu †òœva  seeing only
édn!  crying
AatR>  dejected
ppat  fell down
xr[Itle  on the ground
%TwaPyman>  being raised
z³Sy  Indra's
yÙXvj>  flag that is being tied
#v Cyut>  falling down like

 
9.Bharata   crying   fell   down   to   the   ground.
 
Ai-petuStt>   svˆR   tSyamaTya>   zuicìtm!   ,
ANtkale   inpitt<   yyaitm&;yae   ywa   .10.
Ai-petu>  came closer
tt> then
svˆR  all
tSy his
AmaTya>  ministers
zuicìtm!  with a fine observance of mores
ANtkale  at the time of death
inpitt<  fallen
yyait<  towards Yayati
\;y>  rishis
ywa similar to

 
10.On   seeing   Bharata   fall,   his   ministers   rushed   towards   him.            
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