THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 81 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
rajs-agmnm!   -   GOING   TO   KING'S   DURBAR   HALL
 
ttae   naNdImuoI<   raiÇ<   -rt<   sUtmagxa>   ,
tuòuvuvaRiGvze;}a>   StvEmR¼ls<ihtE>   .1.
tt> then
naNdImuoI<  for an auspicious begining
raiÇ<  in the night
-rt<  to Bharata
sUtmagxa>  sutas and magadhas
tuòuvu>  praised
vaiGvze;}a>  those who know the scriptures
StvE>  with hymns
m¼ls<ihtE>  that which consists of blessings

 
1.In   the   night   sutas   and   magadhars   sang   the   praises   of   Bharata   by   singing   sacred   hymns.
 
suv[Rkae[ai-ht>   àa[dXyamÊNÊi->   ,
dXmu>   zŒa<í   ztzae   nada<íae½avcSvran!   .2.
suv[Rkae[ai-ht>  being beaten with special sticks
àa[dt!  resounded
yamÊNÊi->  drums of brass
dXmu>  sounded
zŒan! c  conches also
ztz>  in hundreds
nadan! c  notes
%½avcSvran!  in high and low pitch

 
2.Conches   were   blown   in   hundreds   and   brass   drums   beaten   with   special   sticks.
 
s   tUyR"ae;>   sumhaiNdvmapUryiÚv   ,
-rt<   zaeksNtÝ<   -Uy>   zaekErrNØyt!   .3.
s> that
tUyR"ae;>  instrumental music
sumhan!  great
idv<  the sky
AapUryn! #v  as if filling
-rt<  to Bharata
zaeksNtÝ<  overcome with grief
-Uy>  more than before
zaekE>  with grief
ArNØyt!  affected

 
3.The   instrumental   music   made   Bharata   suffer   grief   more   than   before.
 
tt>   àbuÏae   -rtSt<   "ae;<   s<invTyR   c   ,
nah<   rajeit   caPyu®va   zÇu¹imdmävIt!   .4.
tt> then
àbuÏ>  waking up
-rt>  Bharata
t< "ae;<  that instrumental music
s<invTyR c  stopping
n Ah<  I am not
raja  the king
#it thus
c Aip  thereafter
%®va  saying
zÇu¹<  to Shatrugna
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
4.Bharata   stopped   the   instruments   being   played   saying   that   he   is   not   the   king   and   spoke   to Shatrugna   as   follows.
 
pZy   zÇu¹   kEkeYya   laekSyapk«t<   mht!   ,
ivs&Jy   miy   Ê>oain   raja   dzrwae   gt>   .5.
pZy see
zÇu¹  Shatrugna
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
laekSy  for the world
Apk«t<  injustice done
mht!  how great it is
ivs&Jy  after handing over
miy in me
Ê>oain  difficulties
raja  king
dzrw>  Dasaratha
gt> has died

 
5.Bharata   told   that   Kaikeyi   has   done   a   great   injustice   to   the   world.   Dasaratha   has   died   leaving all   the   difficulties   to   him.
 
tSyE;a   xmRrajSy   xmRmUla   mhaTmn>   ,
piræmit   rajïIna‰Rirvaki[Rka   jle   .6.
tSy that
@;a this
xmRrajSy  king of dharma
xmRmUla  with a base of dharma
mhaTmn>  the great soul
piræmit  is faltering
rajïI>  kingdom's guardian angel
naE>  a boat
#v Aaki[Rka  like rudderless
jle in the water

 
6.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   that   the   kingdom   without   a   king   is   like   a   rudderles   boat   in   water.
 
yae   ih   n>   sumhaÚaw>   sae=ip   àìaijtae   vnm!   ,
Anya   xmRmuTs&Jy   maÇa   me   ra"v>   Svym!   .7.
y> ih  whosoever
n> our
sumhan!  the great
naw>  lord
s> that
Aip also
àìaijt>  is drievn out
vnm!  to forest
Anya  this
xmR<  dharma
%Ts&Jy  discarding
maÇa  by mother
me my
ra"v>  Rama
Svym!  by herself

 
7.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   that   Kaikeyi   has   sent   Rama   to   forest.
 
#Tyev<   -rt<   àeúy   ivlpNtmcetnm!   ,
k«p[<   ééÊ>   svaR>   suSvr<   yaei;tStda   .8.
#it @v<  as above
-rt<  Bharata
àeúy  seeing
ivlpNtm!  wialing
Acetnm!  involuntrily
k«p[<  pitiably
ééÊ>  cried
svaR>  all
suSvr<  loudly
yaei;t>  ladies
tda then

 
8.The   ladies,   observing   Bharata's   wailings,   cried   loudly.
 
twa   tiSmiNvlpit   visóae   rajxmRivt!   ,
s-aimúvak…nawSy   àivvez   mhayza>   .9.
twa as above
tiSmn!  he
ivlpit  crying loudly
visó>  Vasishta
rajxmRivt!  expert in state craft
s-a<  assembly hall
#úvak…nawSy  Ikshvaku king's
àivvez  entered
mhayza>  renowned

 
9.At   that   time   Vasishta   entered   the   king's   assembly   hall.
 
zatk…M-myI<   rMya<   mi[rÆsmak…lam!   ,
suxmaRimv   xmaRTma   sg[>   àTypXyt   .10.
zatk…M-myI<  made of gold
rMya<  beautiful
mi[rÆsmak…lam!  in laid with gems
suxmaR< #v  like a God's assembly hall
xmaRTma  the embodiment of dharma
sg[>  with his entourage
àTypXyt  reached

 
10.Vasishta   reached   the   beautiful   assembly   hall,   plated   with   gold   and   inlaid   with   gems,   with his   entourage.            
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