THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 81 : SLOKAS 11 TO 16

 
ras-agmnm!   -   GOING   TO   KING'S   DURBAR   HALL
 
s   kaÂnmy<   pIQ<   praXyaRStr[av&tm!   ,
AXyaSte   svRved}ae   Ëtannuzzas   h   .11.
s> he
kaÂnmy<  made of gold
pIQ<  chair
praXyaRStr[av&tm!  covered with costly carpet
AXyaSte  sat
svRved}>  knowing all four vedas
Ëtan!  the messengers
Anuzzas  ordered as follows
h what

 
11.Vasishta   sat   on   a   golden   throne   and   ordered   the   messengers   as   follows.
 
äaü[an!]iÇyaNvEZyanmaTyan!   g[vLl-an!   ,
i]àmanytaVy¢a>   k«TymaTyiyk<   ih   n>   .12.
äaü[an!  brahmins
]iÇyan!  kshatriyas
vEZyan!  vaishyas
AmaTyan!  ministers
g[vLl-an!  those leaders
i]à<  quickly
Aanyt  please bring
AVy¢a>  with enthusiasm
k«Ty<  mission
AaTyiyk<  is very urgent
ih because
n> our

 
12.Vasishta   told   the   messengers   to   bring   brahmins,   kshatriyas,   vyshyas   and   minister   in   a
hurry   since   the   mission   is   very   urgent.
 
srajpuÇ<   zÇu¹<   -rt<   c   yziSvnm!   ,
yuxaijt<   sumÙ<   c   ye   c      ihta   jna>   .13.
srajpuÇ<  with princes
zÇu¹<  Shatrugna
-rt<  Bharata
c similarly bring
yziSvnm!  famous
yuxaijt<  minister named Yudhajit
sumÙ< c  Sumantra also
ye c  whosoever
  in this
ihta>  those necessary to assemble
jna>  people

 
13.Vasishta   told   the   messengers   to   bring   people   who   are   needed,   Bharata,   Shatrugna,
Yudhajit   and   Sumantra.
 
ttae   hlahzBdae   mhaNsmudpXyt   ,
rwErñEgRjEíaip   jnanamupgCDtam!   .14.
tt> then
hlahzBd>  shouts of joy
mhan!  greatly
smudpXyt  emanated
rwE>  on chariots
AñE>  on horses
gjE> c  on elephants also
Aip and
jnana<  people
%pgCDtam!  arriving

 
14.At   that   tome   a   great   shout   of   joy   arose   from   he   people   who   were   arriving   on   chariots, horses   and   elephants.
 
ttae   -rtmayaNt<   zt³tuimvamra>   ,
àTynNdn!àk«tyae   ywa   dzrw<   twa   .15.
tt> then
-rt<  to Bharata
AayaNt<  arriving
zt³tu<  in Indra
#v like
Amra>  devas
àTynNdn!  had respect
àk«ty>  people
ywa like
dzrw<  in Dasaratha
twa similarly

 
25.The   people   had   the   same   respect   for   Bharata,   who   was   arriving,   as   they   had   for
Dasaratha.
 
ÿd   #v   itimnags<v&t>   iStimtjlae   mi[zŒzkRr>   ,
dzrwsutzaei-ta   s-a   sdzrwev   b-Uv   sa   pura   .16.
ÿd> #v  like the lake
itimnags<v&t>  full of fishes, hippopotamus
iStimtjl>  with silent waters
mi[zŒzkRr>  with beads, conch and sand
dzrwsutzaei-ta  glowing with the presence of Dasaratha's son
s-a the assembly hall
sdzrwa #v  with Dasaratha like
b-Uv  became
sa that
pura  earlier

 
26.The   assembly   hall   glowed   with   the   entrance   of   Bharata   as   it   was   when   Dasaratha   was present.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   @kazIittm>   sgR>   .81.
           
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