THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 80 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
magRinmaR[m!   -   MAKING   THE   WAY
 
Aw   -Uimàdez}a>   sUÇkmRivzarda>   ,
SvkmaRi-rt>   zUra>   onka>   yÙkaStwa   .1.
kmaRiNtka>   Swpty>   pué;a   yÙkaeivda>   ,
twa   vxRkyíEv   maigR[ae   v&]t]ka>   .2.
kªpkara>   suxakara   v<zkmRkraStwa   ,
smwaR   ye   c   Ôòar>   purtSte   àtiSwre   .3.
Aw then
-Uimàdez}a>  those who know the topography well
sUÇkmRivzarda>  those who survey the land
SvkmaRi-rt>  experts in their professions
zUra>  very capable
onka>  diggers of earth
yÙka>  those with engineering abilities
twa similarly
kmaRiNtka>  labourers
Swpty>  supervisors of carpenters
pué;a>  men
yÙkaeivda>  capable of handling machinery
twa similarly
vxRky>  carpenters
c also
@v only
maigR[>  those who show the way
v&]t]ka>  loggers
kªpkara>  diggers of wells
suxakara>  masons
v<zkmRkra>  those who work with bamboos
twa similarly
smwaR>  very efficient
ye who
c also
Ôòar>  intelligent persons
purt>  ahead
te like that
àtiSwre  started

 
1,2,3.A   large   number   of   people   with   various   skills   like   diggers   of   earth,   surveyors,   those   who knew   the   topography   well,   carpenters,   labourers,   well   diggers,   men   with   engineering capability,   handlers   of   equipments,   loggers,   masons,   bamboo   workers   etc   left   as   an   advance party.
 
s   tu   h;aRÄmuÎez<   jnaE"ae   ivpul>   àyan!   ,
Azae-t   mhaveg>   smuÔ   #v   pvRi[   .4.
s> that
tu thus
h;aRt!  with enthusiasm
t<  that
%Îez<  place
jnaE">  the crowd of people
ivpul>  large
àyan!  going
Azae-t  appeared
mhaveg>  with huge waves
smuÔ> #v  like the sea
pvRi[  in seasons

 
4.The   huge   mass   of   people   going   to   that   place   enthusiastically   looked   like   an   ocean   with   huge waves   in   season.
 
te   Svvar<   smaSway   vTmRkmRi[   kaeivda>   ,
kr[EivRivxaepetE>   purStaTs<àiSwre   .5.
te they
Svvar<  their job
smaSway  accepting
vTmRkmRi[  clearing thepath
kaeivda>  experts
kr[E>  with implements
ivivxaepetE>  various
purStat!  first
s<àiSwre  started.

 
5.Those   who   were   experts   in   clearing   the   way   left   first   with   their   orders   and   implements.
 
lta   vLlIí   guLma<í   Swa[UnZmn   @v   c   ,
jnaSte   ci³re   magR<   iDNdNtae   ivivxaNÔ‚man!   .6.
lta>  branches
vLlI> c  creepers also
guLman! c  shrubs also
Swa[Un!  roots of trees
AZmn>  stones
@v only
c also
jna>  people
te those
ci³re  repaired
magR<  thepath
iDNdNt>  cutting
ivivxan!  many
Ô‚man!  trees

 
6.The   people   going   ahead   prepared   the   way   by   cutting   branches,   creepers,   shrubs,   roots,
trees   and   removing   stones.
 
Av&]e;u   c   deze;u   keicÖ¯]anraepyn!   .7.
keicTk…QarEò»Eí   daÇEiZDNdn!Kvict!Kvict!   .8.
Av&]e;u  without trees
c also
deze;u  in places
keict!  some
v&]an!  trees
Araepyn!  planted
keict!  some
k…QarE>  with axes
q»E>  chisels
c daÇE>  with sickle also
iDNdn!  cut
Kvict! Kvict!  here and there

 
7,8.Some   cut   trees   and   some   planted   trees   where   there   were   none.
 
Apre   vIr[StMban!bilnae   blvÄra>   .9.
ivxmiNt   Sm   ÊgaRi[   Swlain   c   ttStt>   .10.
Apre  some other
vIr[StMban!  the leaves of veerana grass
biln>  deep rooted
blvÄra>  with great strength
ivxmiNt Sm  destroyed
ÊgaRi[  impregnable
Swlain c  places also
ttStt>  here and there

 
9,10.Those   with   great   strength   destroyed   the   deep   rooted   veerana   grass   and   impregnable
places.            
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