THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 82 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
vngmnay   senasÚah>   -   MOBILISING   ARMY   TO   GO   TO   FOREST
 
@vmu®va   tu   xmaRTma   -rtae   æat&vTsl>   ,
smIpSwmuvaced<   sumÙ<   mÙkaeivdm!   .21.
@v<  as above
%®va  having said
tu in this
xmaRTma  embodiment of dharma
-rt>  Bharata
æat&vTsl>  respecting elder brother
smIpSw<  who was nearby
%vac  spoke
#d<  the following
sumÙ<  to Sumantra
mÙkaeivdm!  expert in deliberation of state matters

 
21.Bharata   having   said   this,   spoke   to   Sumantra   who   was   near   him.
 
tU[RmuTway   gCD   Tv<   sumÙ   mm   zasnat!   ,
yaÇama}apy   i]à<   bl<   cEv   smany   .22.
tU[R<  quickly
%Tway  rising
gCD please go
Tv<  you
sumÙ  Sumantra
mm my
zasnat!  as orders
yaÇa<  the journey
Aa}apy  please convey
i]à<  immediately
bl< c  army also
@v only
smany  please bring

 
22.Bharata   told   Sumantra   to   order   commencement   of   the   journey.   He   also   told   Sumantra to   assemble   the   army.
 
@vmu­>   sumÙStu   -rten   mhaTmna   ,
àidòSsae=idzTsvR<   ywas<idòimòvt!   .23.
@v<  as above
%­>  being told
sumÙ>  Sumantra
tu in this
-rten  by Bharata
mhaTmna  the great soul
àidò>  being directed
s> that
Aidzt!  did
svR<  all
ywas<idò<  as ordered
#òvt!  as desired

 
23.Sumantra   on   being   directed   by   Bharata   as   above   complied   with   it.
 
ta>   àùòa>   àk«tyae   blaXy]a   blSy   c   ,
ïuTva   yaÇa<   sma}Ýa<   ra"vSy   invtRne   .24.
ta> those
àùòa>  became very happy
àk«ty>  people
blaXy]a>  army commanders
blSy  army's
c also
ïuTva  hearing
yaÇa<  to start
sma}Ýa<  as ordered
ra"vSy  for Rama's
invtRne  return

 
24.The   people   and   the   commanders   were   very   happy   to   hear   that   the   mission   was   to   start to   bring   back   Rama.
 
ttae   yaexa¼na>   svaR   -rœt&NsvaRNg&he   g&he   ,
yaÇagmnma}ay   TvryiNt   Sm   hi;Rta>   .25.
tt> then
yaexa¼na>  wives of the warriors
svaR>  all
-rœt&n!  husbands
svaRn!  all
g&he g&he  in the houses
yaÇagmn<  the start of the army's mission
Aa}ay  learning
TvryiNt Sm  expedited
hi;Rta>  very happily

 
25.The   wives   of   the   warriors,   learning   that   the   army   has   been   ordered   to   start,   hastened their   husbands.
 
te   hyEgaˆRrwE>   zIºE>   SyNdnEí   mhajvE>   ,
sh   yaexErœblaXy]a   bl<   svRmcaedyn!   .26.
te those
hyE>  on horses
gaerwE>  on carts drawn by cows
zIºE>  going fast
SyNdnE>  in chariots
c also
mhajvE>  very fast moving
sh yaexE>  with warriors
blaXy]a>  army commanders
bl<  army
svRm!  all
Acaedyn!  readied

 
26.The   army   commanders   got   ready   on   horses,   fast   moving   carts   and   chariots   with   the
warriors.
 
s¾<   tu   tÓl<   †òœva   -rtae   guésiÚxaE   ,
rw<   me   TvrySvEit   sumÙ<   pañRtae=ävIt!   .27.
s¾<  being ready
tu in this
tt! bl<  that army
†òœva  seeing
-rt>  Bharata
guésiÚxaE  in front of guru
rw<  chariot
me my
TvrySv  get quickly
#it thus
sumÙ<  to Sumantra
pañRt>  standing close by
AävIt!  ordered

 
27.Bharata   on   seeing   the   army's   readiness,   told   Sumantra   to   get   his   chariot   ready.
 
-rtSy   tu   tSya}a<   àitg&ý   c   hi;Rt>   ,
rw<   g&hITva   àyyaE   yu­<   prmvaiji->   .28.
-rtSy  Bharata's
tu immediately
tSy that
Aa}a<  orders
àitg&ý  accepting
c hi;Rt>  with a happy mind
rw<  chariot
g&hITva  bringing
àyyaE  arrived
yu­<  harnessed with
prmvaiji->  the best horses

 
28.Sumantra   brought   Bharata's   chariot   drawn   by   the   best   of   horses.
 
s   ra"v>   sTyx&it>   àtapvan!äuvNsuyu­<   †FsTyiv³m>   ,
gué<   mha{ygt<   yziSvn<   àsadiy:yN-rtae=ävIÄda   .29.
s> that
ra"v>  of Raghu dynasty
sTyx&it>  true to his word
àtapvan!  famous
äuvn!  ordering
suyu­<  as appropriate
†FsTyiv³m>  steadfast in dharma
gué<  elder
mhar{ygt<  in the forest
yziSvn<  famous
àsadiy:yn!  deciding to make happy
-rt>  Bharata
AävIt!  spoke as follows
tda then

 
29.Bharata,   deciding   to   make   Rama   happy,   spoke   as   follows.
 
tU[R<   smuTway   sumÙ   gCD   blSy   yaegay   blàxanan!   ,
AanetuimCDaim   ih   t<   vnSw<   àsaXy   ram<   jgtae   ihtay   .30.
tU[R<  quickly
smuTway  rising
sumÙ  Sumantra
gCD please go
blSy  for the army
yaegay  for their rquirements
blàxanan!  to the commanders
Aanetu<  to bring
#CDaim  I desire
ih because
t<  that
vnSw<  staying in the forest
àsaXy  convincing
ram<  Rama
jgt>  world's
ihtay  for the good of

 
30.Bharata   asked   Sumantra   to   go   to   the   commanders   to   fulfill   the   requirements   of   the   army since   he   is   going   to   bring   Rama   back   from   the   forest.            
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