THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 78 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
zÇu¹en   mNwrain¢h>   -   SHATRUGNA   PUNISHES   MANTHARA
 
tIìmuTpaidt<   Ê>o<   æat&[a<   me   twa   iptu>   ,
ywa   cey<   n&z<sSy   kmR[>   )lmîutam!  .11.
tIì<  cruel
%Tpaidt<  having been done
Ê>o<  grief
æat&[a<  to brothers
me to me
twa similarly
iptu>  to father
ywa like
c also
#y<  she
n&z<sSy  sinful
kmR[>  act
)lm!  result
Aîutam!  let her enjoy

 
11.Shatrugna   said   that   Manatara   has   done   a   cruel   act   to   him,   Dasaratha   and   his   brothers   and hence   she   deserves   to   be   punished   for   her   sin.
 
@vmu­a   c   tenazu   soIjnsmav&ta   ,
g&hIta   blvTk…b!ja   sa   t̯hmnadyt!   .12.
@v<  as above
%­a  being told
c also
ten by him
Aazu  quickly
soIjnsmav&ta  surrounded by friends
g&hIta  being dragged
blvt!  loudly
k…b!ja  hunchback
sa that
tt! that
g&hm!  in the palace
Anadyt!  shouted which reverberated

 
12.Mantara,   being   told   as   above   by   Shatrugna   and   being   dragged   by   him,   shouted   loudly which   reverberated   throughout   the   palace.
 
tt>   su-&zs<tÝStSya>   svR>   soIjn>   ,
³…Ïma}ay   zÇu¹<   ivplayt   svRz>   .13.
tt> then
su-&zs<tÝ>  with trembling body
tSya>  her
svR>  all
soIjn>  friends
³…Ï<  angery mood
Aa}ay  observing
zÇu¹<  Shatrugna's
ivplayt  started running
svRz>  in all directions

 
13.Mantara's   friends,   observing   Shatrugna's   angry   mood,   started   running   with   trembling
bodies   in   all   directions.
 
AmÙyt   k«Tõí   tSya>   svR>   soIjn>   ,
ywa=y<   smup³aNtae   in>ze;<   n>   kir:yit   .14.
AmÙyt  discussed
k«Tõ>  completely
c also
tSya>  her
svR>  all
soIjn>  friends
ywa thus
Ay<  he
smup³aNt>  having decided to teach a lesson
in>ze;<  without any defeciency
n> to us
kir:yit  will teach a lesson

 
14.Mantara's   friends   discused   among   themselves   that   Shatrugna   will   teach   them   a   lesson.
 
sanu³aeza<   vdaNya<   c   xmR}a<   c   yziSvnIm!   ,
kaESlya<   zr[<   yam   sa   ih   nae=Stu   Øuva   git>   .15.
sanu³aeza<  compassionate
vdaNya<  generous in nature
c also
xmR}a<  knows dharma
c also
yziSvnIm!  famous
kaESlya<  to Kausalya
zr[<  as a refuge
yam we will go
sa ih  she alone
n> for us
AStu  will become
Øuva  dependable
git>  refuge

 
15.They   decided   to   go   to   Kausalya   whom   they   considered   as   their   only   hope.
 
s   c   rae;e[   taèa]>   zÇu¹>   zÇutapn>   ,
ivck;R   tda   k…b!ja<   ³aezNtI<   p&iwvItle   .16.
s> that
c also
rae;e[  with anger
taèa]>  eyes reddened
zÇu¹>  Shatrugna
zÇutapn>  who tortures enemies
ivck;R  dragged
tda then
k…b!ja<  hunchback
³aezNtI<  crying
p&iwvItle  on the ground

 
16.Shatrugna,   getting   angry,   dragged   Mantara   on   the   ground.
 
tSya<   ýak«:ymanaya<   mNwrayaimtStt>   ,
icÇ<   b÷ivx<   -a{f<   p&iwVya<   t™zIyRt   .17.
tSya<  that
ih surely
Aak«:ymanaya<  while being dragged
mNwraya<  Mantara
#tStt>  here and there
icÇ<  lovely
b÷ivx<  different
-a{f<  ornaments
p&iwVya<  on the ground
tt! those
VyzIyRt  were scattered

 
17.Mantara's   ornaments   were   scattered   all   over   the   place   as   was   being   dragged.
 
ten   -a{fen   s»I[R<   ïImÔajinveznm!   ,
Azae-t   tda   -Uy>   zard<   ggn<   ywa   .18.
ten that
-a{fen  with ornaments
s»I[R<  filled with
ïImt!  beautiful
rajinveznm!  palace
Azae-t  shined
tda then
-Uy>  in many ways
zard<  autumnal
ggn< ywa  like the sky

 
18.The   ground   with   ornaments   strewn   all   over   shined   like   the   autumnal   sky.
 
s   blI   blvT³aexa̯hITva   pué;;R->   ,
kEkeyImi-   in-RrœTSy   b-a;e   pé;<   vc>   .19.
s> he
blI with great strength
blvt!  great
³aexat!  because of anger
g&hITva  dragging
pué;;R->  noblest among men
kEkeyIm! Ai-  from near Kaikeyi
in-RrœTSy  insulting
b-a;e  spoke
pé;< vc>  the following harsh words

 
19.Shatrugna,   as   he   dragged   Mantara   from   Kaikeyi's   presence   spoke   the   following   harsh
words.
 
tEvaRKyE>   pé;EÊR>oE>   kEkeyI   -&zÊ>iota   ,
zÇu¹-ys<ÇSta   puÇ<   zr[magta   .20.
tE> those
vaKyE>  words
pé;E>  harsh
Ê>oE>  cruel
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
-&zÊ>iota  greatly hurt
zÇu¹-ys<ÇSta  trembling from fear of Shatrugna
puÇ<  son
zr[<  as a refuge
Aagta  reached

 
20.Kaikeyi,   hurt   by   the   harsh   and   cruel   words   of   Shatrugna,   went   to   Bharata   trembling.            
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