THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 80 : SLOKAS 21 TO 26

 
magRinmaR[m!   -   MAKING   THE   WAY
 
n]Çe;u   àzSte;u   muørœte;u   c   tiÖd>   ,
invezan!Swapyamasu-RrtSy   mhaTmn>   .21.
n]Çe;u  days
àzSte;u  auspicious
muørœte;u c  auspicious times also
tiÖd>  having expertise
invezan!  houses for staying
Swapyamasu>  established
-rtSy  for Bharata
mhaTmn>  the great soul

 
21.People   well   versed   in   fixing   auspicious   times   and   days   were   engaged   in   establishing   houses for   Bharata's   stay.
 
b÷pa<sucyaíaip   piroapirvairta>   ,
tÇeNÔnIlàitma>   àtaelIvrzaei-ta>   .22.
àasadmalas<yu­a>   saExàakars<v&ta>   ,
ptakazaei-ta>   svˆR   suinimRtmhapwa>   .23.
b÷pa<sucya>  with enough sand spread oevr
c also
Aip and
piroapirvairta>  with channels dug for rain water
  then
#NÔnIlàitma>  equal to beads called indranila
àtaelIvrzaei-ta>  like the best roads in a city
àasadmalas<yu­a>  with raised platforms for people to watch
saExàakars<v&ta>  with white washed compound walls
ptakazaei-ta>  decorated with flags
svˆR  all
suinimRtmhapwa>  with well laid out broad roads

 
22,23.The   well   laid   out   broad   roads   were   lined   with   platforms   for   people   to   watch,   white washed   compound   walls   and   channels   dug   for   rain   water.
 
ivspRiÑirvakaze   ivq»a¢ivmankE>   ,
smuCDœirtEinRvezaSte   b-u>   z³puraepm>   .24.
ivspRiÑ> #v  like touching
Aakaze  in the sky
ivq»a¢ivmankE>  with minarets on top of the houses
smuCDœirtE>  tall
inveza>  houses
te those
b-u>  appeared
z³puraepm>  like Indra's palace

 
24.The   tall   houses   with   minarets   rising   above   the   top   almost   touching   the   sky,   looked   like Indra's   palace.
 
jaûvI<   tu   smasaXy   ivivxÔ‚mkannam!   ,
zItlamlpanIya<   mhamInsmak…lam!   .25.
scNÔtaraj[mi{ft<   ywa   n->   ]payamml<   ivrajte   ,
nreNÔmagR>   s   twa   Vyrajt   ³me[   rMy>   zu-iziLpinimRt>   .26.
jaûvI< tu smasaXy  almost nearing ganges
ivivxÔ‚mkannam!  with groves of various trees
zItlamlpanIya<  with clean cool water
mhamInsmak…lam!  filled with big fishes
scNÔtaraj[mi{ft<  with moon and stars
ywa like
n-> sky
]payam!  in night
Aml<  clear
ivrajte  looked
nreNÔmagR>  king's way
s> that
twa similarly
Vyrajt  appeared
³me[  ready
rMy>  beautiful
zu-iziLpinimRt>  built by expert craftsman

 
25,26.The   road   was   built   by   expert   craftsman   with   groves   of   many   trees,   leading   upto   ganges with   big   fishes   and   clean   water,   looked   like   a   king's   way.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   AzIittm>   sgR>   .80.
           
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