THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 82 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
vngmnay   senasÚah>   -   MOBILISING   ARMY   TO   GO   TO   FOREST
 
cirtäücyRSy   ivXyaõatSy   xImt>   ,
xmˆR   àytmanSy   kae   raJy<   miÖxae   hret!   .11.
cirtäücyRSy  having spent time in guru's ashram
ivXyaõatSy  well versed in vedas
xImt>  erudite
xmˆR  in dharma
àytmanSy  from one who is determined
k> who
raJy<  kingdom
miÖx>  like me
hret!  will take away

 
11.Bharata   told   the   assembly   that   he   will   not   take   over   the   kingdom   from   Rama.
 
kw<   dzrwa¾atae   -veÔaJyaphark>   ,
raJy<   cah<   c   ramSy   xmR<   v­…imharœhis   .12.
kw<  how
dzrwat!  to Dasaratha
jat>  a son born
-vet!  can become
raJyaphark>  usurper of kingdom
raJy< c  kingdom also
Ah< c  I also
ramSy  belong to Rama
xmR<  as per dharma
v­…<  to speak
#h in this matter
Arœhis  you should do

 
12.Bharata   told   Vasishta   that   he   must   speak   according   to   the   practice   since   a   son   of   Dasaratha cannot   usurp   the   kingdom.
 
Jyeó>   ïeóí   xmaRTma   idlIpn÷;aepm>   ,
lBxumrœhit   kak…t!Swae   raJy<   dzrwae   ywa   .13.
Jyeó>  the eldest
ïeó> c  the best also
xmaRTma  embodiment of dharma
idlIpn÷;aepm>  like our ancestors Dileepa and Nakusha
lBxum!  to get
Arœhit  deserves
kak…t!Sw>  Rama
raJy<  kingdom
dzrw>  Dasaratha
ywa like

 
13.Bharata   said   that   Rama   deserved   to   become   the   king   just   like   Dasaratha.
 
AnayRjuòmSvGyR<   k…yaR<   papmh<   yid   ,
#úvakª[amh<   laeke   -vey<   k…lpa<sn>   .14.
AnayRjuòm!  not observed by elders
ASvGyR<  not take to heavens
k…yaR<  do
papm!  sin
Ah<  I
yid in case
#úvakª[am!  among ikshvakus
Ah<  I
laeke  in the world
-vey<  will become
k…lpa<sn>  destroyed of dynasty

 
14.Bharata   said   that   in   case   he   takes   over   the   kingdom   against   the   established   practice,   he will   be   responsible   for   the   downfall   of   the   Ikshvaku   dynasty.
 
yiÏ   maÇa   k«t<   pap<   nah<   tdip   raecye   ,
#hStae   vnÊgRSw<   nmSyaim   k«taÃil>   .15.
yt! which
ih surely
maÇa  by mother
k«t<  done
pap<  sin
n not
Ah<  I
tt! that
Aip also
raecye  desire
#hSw>  being here
vnÊgRSw<  who is staying in dense forest
nmSyaim  I bow
k«taÃil>  with folded palms

 
15.Bharata   said   that   he   does   not   like   Kaikeyi's   act.   He   said   that   he   pays   his   respects   to   Rama from   Ayodhya.
 
rammEvanugCDaim   s   raja   iÖpda<   vr>   ,
Çya[amip   laekana<   ra"vae   raJymrœhit   .16.
ram< @v  Rama only
AnugCDaim  I will go in search of
s> he
raja  king
iÖpda<  among men
vr> the best
Çya[am!  the three
Aip and
laekana<  among the worlds
ra"v>  Raghava
raJym!  to rule
Arœhit  is capable

 
16.Bharata   said   that   Rama   alone   is   capable   of   ruling   the   three   worlds   since   he   is   the   king among   men.   He   said   that   he   will   go   in   search   of   Rama.
 
tÖaKy<   xmRs<yu­<   ïuTva   svˆR   s-asd>   ,
h;aRNmumucurïUi[   rame   inihtcets>   .17.
tt! those
vaKy<  words
xmRs<yu­<  showing dharma
ïuTva  hearing
svˆR  all
s-asd>  assembled men
h;aRn!  with happiness
mumucu>  shed
AïUi[  tears
rame  in Rama
inihtcets>  with dedicated mind

 
17.The   assembled   men,   who   were   dedicated   to   Rama,   on   hearing   Bharata's   words,   shed
tears   of   joy.
 
yid   TvayR<   n   zúyaim   ivinvtRiytu<   vnat!   ,
vne   tÇEv   vTSyaim   ywa==yaˆR   lúm[Stwa   .18.
yid in case
tu for that reason
AayR<  elder
n zúyaim  am not able
ivinvtRiytu<  to bring back
vnat!  from the forest
vne in the forest
  that
@v only
vTSyaim  I will live
ywa how
AayR>  the elder
lúm[>  Lakshmana
twa similarly

 
18.Bharata   said   that   in   case   he   is   not   successful   in   bringing   Rama   back   from   the   forest,   he will   live   there   itself   like   Lakshmana.
 
svaˆRpay<   tu   vitR:ye   ivinvtRiytu<   vnat!   ,
sm]mayRimïa[a<   saxUna<   gu[vitRnam!   .19.
svaˆRpay<  all methods
tu now itself
vitR:ye  I will follow
ivinvtRiytu<  to bring back
vnat!  from forest
sm]m!  in front of
AayRimïa[a<  the great people
saxUna<  blessed souls
gu[vitRnam!  with good virtues

 
19.Bharata   said   that   he   will   use   all   the   means   at   his   disposal   in   front   of   great   persons   to   bring Rama   back   from   the   forest.
 
iviòkmaRiNtka>   svˆR   magRzaexkt]ka>   ,
àSwaipta   mya   pUvR<   yaÇa=ip   mm   raecte   .20.
iviòkmaRiNtka>  paid workers
svˆR  all
magRzaexkt]ka>  those armed persons knowing the way in the forest
àSwaipta>  have been sent
mya by me
pUvR<  earlier
yaÇa Aip  ancestral practice alone
mm for me
raecte  is acceptable

 
20.Bharata   said   that   he   had   already   sent   workers   and   armed   persons   knowing   the   way   in the   forest   ahead.   He   said   that   only   the   ancestral   practice   is   acceptable   to   him.            
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