THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 77 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
-rtzÇu¹ivlap>   -   WAILINGS   OF   BHARATA   AND   SHATRUGNA
 
zÇu¹íaip   -rt<   †òœva   zaekpirPlutm!   ,
ivs<}ae   NyptуmaE   -UimpalmnuSmrn!   .11.
zÇu¹>  Shatrugna
c also
Aip and
-rt<  Bharata
†òœva  seeing
zaekpirPlutm!  overcome with grief
ivs<}>  losing consciousness
Nyptt!  fell down
-UmaE  on the ground
-Uimpalm!  emperor
AnuSmrn!  thinking about

 
11.Shatrugna   thinking   about   Dasaratha   also   fell   down   unconscious   on   seeing   Bharata.
 
%NmÄ   #v   iníeta   ivllap   suÊ>iot>   ,
Sm&Tva   iptuguR[a¼ain   tain   tain   tda   tda   .12.
%NmÄ #v  as if mad
iníeta>  losing mental balance
ivllap  wailed
suÊ>iot>  very saddened
Sm&Tva  thinking
iptu>  father's
gu[a¼ain  virtues
tain tain  those
tda tda  appropriate to the times

 
12.Shatrugna   recalled   the   variuos   incidents   and   the   way   Dasaratha   dealt   with   them   and
became   very   sad.
 
mNwraà-vStIì>   kEkeyI¢ahs»‚l>   ,
vrdanmyae=]ae_yae=m¾yCDaeksagr>   .13.
 
mNwraà-v>  created by Mantara
tIì>  very vast
kEkeyI¢ahs»‚l>  made turgid by crocodile called Kaikeyi
vrdanmy>  flowing from grant of boon
A]ae_y>  very deep
Am¾yt!  all were immersed
zaeksagr>  the sea of grief

 
13.The   immense   sea   of   grief   created   by   Mantra   and   made   turgid   by   Kaikeyi   engulfed   all.
 
suk…mar<   c   bal<   c   stt<   lailt<   Tvya   ,
Kv   tat   -rt<   ihTva   ivlpNt<   gtae   -van!   .14.
suk…mar< c  who has not faced any difficulty
bal< c  virtuous also
stt<  always
lailt<  brought up with affection
Tvya  by you
Kv where
tat father
-rt<  Bharata
ihTva  abandoning
ivlpNt<  crying
gt> has gone
-van!  you

 
14.Shatrugna   wondered   where   Dasaratha   had   gone   leaving   Bharata   alone.
 
nnu   -aeJye;u   pane;u   vôe:va-r[e;u   c   ,
àvaryis   n>   svaR<StÚ>   kae=Xy   kir:yit   .15.
nnu only
-aeJye;u  during eating
pane;u  during drinking
vôe;u  for clothes
Aa-r[e;u c  for ornaments also
àvaryis  you made us assemble
n> us
svaRn!  all
tt! that
n> for us
k> who
AXy now
kir:yit  will do

 
15.Shatrugna   wondered   who   will   shower   affection   on   them   as   Dasaratha   did   during   eating, drinking,   buying   clothes   and   ornaments.
 
Avdar[kale   tu   p&iwvI   navdIyRte   ,
ivhIna   ya   Tvya   ra}a   xmˆR}en   mhaTmn>   .16.
Avdar[kale tu  when it has to break up
p&iwvI  the earth
n AvdIyRte  is not broken
ivhIna  without
ya which ever
Tvya  you
ra}a  emperor
xmˆR}en  by one who was true to dharma
mhaTmn>  a great soul

 
16.Shatrugna   wondered   why   the   earth   did   not   break   up   after   Dasaratha   died.
 
iptir   SvgRmapÚe   rame   car{ymaiïte   ,
ik<   me   jIivtsamWyR<   àveúyaim   ÷tasnm!   .17.
iptir  father
SvgR<  to the heavens
AapÚe  having gone
rame c  Rama also
Ar{y<  to the forest
Aaiïte  having reached
ik<  what
me for me
jIivtsamWyR<<  the desire to live
àveúyaim  with enter
÷tasnm!  the fire

 
17.Shatrugna   said   that   with   Dasaratha   dead   and   Rama   in   forest   he   has   no   desire   to   live   and decided   to   enter   the   fire.
 
hInae   æaÇa   c   ipÇa   c   zUNyaimúvak…pailtam!   ,
AyaeXya<   n   àveúyaim   tpaevnm!   .18.
hIn>  abandoned
æaÇa c  by brother also
ipÇa c  by father also
zUNya<  deserted
#úvak…pailtam!  ruled by Ikshvaku dynasty
AyaeXya<  in ayodhya
n àveúyaim  will not enter
àveúyaim  will enter
tpaevnm!  in a hermitage

 
18.Shatrugna   said   that   he   will   go   to   a   hermitage   rather   than   enter   the   deserted   ayodhya   which was   ruled   by   Ikshvaku   dynasty.
 
tyaeivRlipt<   ïuTva   Vysn<   caNvveúy   tt!   ,
-&zmatRtra   -Uy>   svˆR   @vanugaimn>   .19.
tyae>  their
ivlipt<  wailings
ïuTva  hearing
Vysn<  difiiculty
c also
ANvveúy  observing
tt! that
-&z<  very much
AatRtra>  were saddened
-Uy>  more than before
svˆR  all
@v only
Anugaimn>  followers

 
19.The   followers   observing   the   difficulty   of   Bharata   and   Shatrugna   and   hearing   their   wailing became   greatly   saddened.
 
ttae   iv;{[aE   ivïaNtaE   zÇu¹-rtavu-aE   ,
xraya<   s<Vyveòeta<   -¶z&¼aivv;R-aE   .20.
tt> then
iv;{[aE  saddened
ivïaNtaE  tired
zÇu¹-rtaE  Bharata and Shatrugna
%-aE  the two
xraya<  on the ground
s<Vyveòeta<  rolled
-¶z&¼aE  with broken horns
#v \;-aE  like two bulls

 
20.Shatrugna   and   Bharata   rolled   on   the   ground     like   two   bulls   whose   horns   were   broken.            
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