THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 78 : SLOKAS 21 TO 26

 
zÇu¹en   mNwrain¢h>   -   SHATRUGNA   PUNISHES   MANTHARA
 
t<   àeúy   -rt>   ³…Ï<   zÇu¹imdmävIt!   ,
AvXya>   svR-Utana<   àmda>   ]Mytaimit   .21.
t<  that
àeúy  onserving
-rt>  Bharata
³…Ï<  being angry
zÇu¹<  to Shatrugna
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke
AvXya>  should not be punished
svR-Utana<  among all beings
àmda>  women
]Myta<  let her be pardoned
#it these words

 
21.Bharata,   observing   Shatrugna's   anger,   told   him   that   women   are   not   to   be   pynished   and that   Mantara   should   be   pardoned.
 
hNyamhimma<   papa<   kEkeyI<   Êòcair[Im!   ,
yid   ma<   xaimRkae   ramae   nasUyeNmat&"atkm!   .22.
hNyam!  will kill
Ah<  I
#ma<  present here
papa<  sinner
kEkeyI<  Kaikeyi
Êòcair[Im!  with bad character
yid in case
ma<  me
xaimRk>  one who is righteous
ram>  Rama
n AsUyet!  will not be dissatisfied
mat&"atkm!  as a mother killer

 
22.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   that   he   will   kill   Kaikeyi   in   case   Rama   does   not   object   to   it.
 
#mamip   hta<   k…b!ja<   yid   janait   ra"v>   ,
Tva<   c   ma<   cEv   xmaRTma   nai--ai;:yte   Øuvm!   .23.
#mam! Aip  her also
hta<  being punished
k…b!ja<  hunchback
yid janait  in case comes to know
ra"v>  Rama
Tva< c  in you also
ma< c  in me also
@v only
xmaRTma  the blessed soul
n Ai--ai;:yte  will not speak
Øuvm!  for ever

 
23.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   that   if   Rama   comes   to   know   that   Mantara   has   been   punished, Rama   will   not   speak   to   them   for   ever.
 
-rtSy   vc>   ïuTva   zÇu¹ae   lúm[anuj>   ,
NyvtRt   ttae   rae;aÄa<   mumaec   c   mNwram!   .24.
-rtSy  Bharata's
vc> words
ïuTva  hearing
zÇu¹>  Shatrugna
lúm[anuj>  Lakshmana's younger brother
NyvtRt  calmed down
tt> then
rae;at!  from anger
ta<  that
mumaec  released
c mNwram!  Mantara also

 
24.Shatrugna   hearing   Bharata's   words,   calmed   down   and   released   Mantara.
 
sa   padmUle   kEkeYya   mNwra   inppat   h   ,
inñsiNt   suÊ>oataR   k«p[<   ivllap   c   .25.
sa she
padmUle  at the feet
kEkeYya>  Kaikeyi's
mNwra  Mantara
inppat  fell down
h what a pity
inñsiNt  breathing heavily
suÊ>oataR  much saddened
k«p[<  pitiably
ivllap  cried
c also

 
25.Mantara   breathing   heavily   and   crying,   fell   at   Kaikeyi's   feet.
 
zÇu¹iv]epmUFs<}a<   smIúy   k…b!ja<   -rtSy   mata   ,
znE>   smañasydatRêpa<   ³aEÂI<   ivl¶aimv   vI]ma[am!   .26.
zÇu¹iv]epmUFs<}a<  losing mind due to fear of Shatrugna
smIúy  observing
k…b!ja<  hunchback
-rtSy  Bharata's
mata  mother
znE>  gently
smañasyt!  consoled
AatRêpa<  saddened
³aEÂI<  female krauncha bird
ivl¶a<  holding her feet
#v like
vI]ma[am!  seeing

 
26.Kaikeyi   gently   consoled   Mantara   who   was   scared   of   Shatrugna.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   AòsÝittm>   sgR>   .78.
           
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