THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 82 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
vnjmnay   senasÚah>   -   MOBILISING   ARMY   TO   GO   TO   FOREST
 
tamayRg[s<pU[aR<   -rt>   à¢ha<   s-am!   ,
ddzR   buiÏs<pÚ>   pU[RcNÔae   inzaimv   .1.
ta<  that
AayRg[s<pU[aR<  filled with elders
-rt>  Bharata
à¢ha<  with best planets
s-am!  assembly hall
ddzR  saw
buiÏs<pÚ>  endowed with great intellect
pU[RcNÔ>  full moon
inza<  night
#v like

 
1.Bharata   saw   that   the   assembly   contained   elders.
 
Aasnain   ywaNyaymayaR[a<   ivzta<   tda   ,
vôa¼ragà-ya   Xyaeitta   sa   s-aeÄma   .2.
Aasnain  in seats
ywaNyay<  as per practice
AayaR[a<  elders'
ivzta<  seated
tda then
vôa¼ragà-ya  with the light of clothes with scent
Xyaeitta  shone
sa that
s-a assembly hall
%Äma  the best

 
2.The   assembly   hall   looked   bright   with   the   elders   seated   as   per   practice.
 
sa   ivÖ¾ns<pU[aR   s-a   suéicra   tda   ,
A†Zyt   "napaye   pU[RcNÔev   zvRrI   .3.
sa that
ivÖ¾ns<pU[aR  filled with learned persons
s-a assembly hall
suéicra  glowing
tda thn
A†Zyt  appeared
"napaye  in autumn
pU[RcNÔa  with full moon
#v zvRrI  like the night

 
3.The   assembly   hall   looked   bright   with   leapned   persons   like   sky   with   the   autmnal   full   moon night.
 
ra}Stu   àk«tI>   svaR>   sm¢a>   àeúy   xmRivt!   ,
#d<   purIihtae   vaKy<   -rt<   m&Ê   caävIt!   .4.
ra}>  king's
tu then
àk«tI>  people
svaR>  all
sm¢a>  fully
àeúy  looking at
xmRivt!  well versed in dharma
#d<  the following
purIiht>  preceptor
vaKy<  words
-rt<  to Bharata
m&Ê  with affection
c also
AävIt!  said

 
4.Vasishta   spoke   the   foolowing   words   to   Bharata   affectionately.
 
tat   raja   dzrw>   SvgRtae   xmRmacrn!   ,
xnxaNyvtI<   S)Ita<   àday   p&iwvI<   tv   .5.
tat child
raja dzrw>  king Dasaratha
SvgRt>  has gone to heavens
xmR<  dharma
Aacrn!  observing
xnxaNyvtI<  full of wealth and grain
S)Ita<  fertile
àday  handing over
p&iwvI<  the earth
tv to you

 
5.Vasishta   told   Bharata   that   Dasaratha   has   gone   to   the   heavens   after   handing   over   the   fertile and   wealthy   land   to   him.
 
ramStwa   sTyx&it>   sta<   xmRmnuSmtn!   ,
najhaiTpturadez<   zzI   JyaeTõaimvaeidt>   .6.
ram>  Rama
twa similarly
sTyx&it>  one who is true to his word
sta<  for blessed souls
xmRm!  dharma
AnuSmtn!  following
n Ajhat!  did not disobey
iptu>  father's
Aadez<  orders
zzI moon
JyaeTõa<  the the light
#v like
%idt>  risen

 
6.Vasishta   said   that   Rama   is   following   Dasaratha's   orders.
 
ipÇa   æaÇa   c   te   dÄ<   raJy<   inhtk{qkm!   ,
tÑ‚'œúv   muidtamaTy>   i]àmevai-;ecya   .7.
ipÇa  by father
æaÇa c  by elder brother also
te to you
dÄ<  given
raJy<  kingdom
inhtk{qkm!  without any enemies
tt! that
-u'œúv  take over
muidtamaTy>  with happy ministers
i]à< @v  immediately
Ai-;ecya  get crowned

 
7.Vasishta   told   Bharata   to   take   over   the   country   given   to   him   by   Dasaratha   and   Rama
and   get   crowned.
 
%dICyaí   àtICyaí   dai][aTyaí   kevla>   ,
kaeq(a=praNta>   samuÔa   rÆaNyuphrNtu   te   .8.
%dICya> c  northern countrymen also
àtICya> c  western countrymen also
dai][aTya> c  southern countrymen also
kevla>  all
kaeq(a  in crores
ApraNta>  other country men also
samuÔa>  island dwellers also
rÆain  royalty
%phrNtu  let them pay
te to you

 
8.Vasishta   told   Bharata   that   let   all   countries   pay   royalty   to   him.
 
tCD+uTva   -rtae   vaKy<   zaekenai-pirPluta   ,
jgam   mnsa   ram<   xmR}ae   xmRka'œ]ya   .9.
tt! that
ïuTva  hearing
-rt>  Bharata
vaKy<  orders
zaeken  with grief
Ai-pirPluta  overcome
jgam  thought
mnsa  in mind
ram<  Rama
xmR}>  well versed in dharma
xmRka'œ]ya  due to devotion to dharma

 
9.Bharata,   on   hearing   these   orders   of   Vasishata,   thought   of   Rama.
 
s   ba:pklya   vaca   klh<sSvrae   yuva   ,
ivllap   s-amXye   jgrœhe   c   puraeihtm!   .10.
s> he
ba:pklya  choked with tears
vaca  with words
klh<sSvr>  with a sweet but inaudible voice
yuva  young
ivllap  wailed
s-amXye  in the center of the hall
jgrœhe  got very upset
c puraeihtm!  about the preceptor

 
10.Bharata   then   replied   in   a   chocked   voice.            
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