THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 84 : SLOKAS 11 TO 18

 
guh-rtsmagm>   -   GUHA   AND   BHARATA   MEET
 
tmayaNt<   tu   s<àeúy   sUtpuÇ>   àtapvan!   ,
-rtayacc]e=w   ivny}ae   ivnItvt!   .11.
t<  him
AayaNt<  coming
tu about him
s<àeúy  seeing
sUtpuÇ>  charioteer's son
àtapvan!  well known
-rtay  to Bharata
Aacc]e  informed as below
Aw then
ivny}>  well versed in state craft
ivnItvt!  respectfully

 
11.Sumantra,   on   seeing   Guha   coming   towards   them,   informed   Bharata   respectfully   about
Guha.
 
@;   }aitshöe[   Swpit>   pirvairt>   ,
k…zlae   d{fkar{ye   v&Ïae   æatuí   te   soa   .12.
@; he
}aitshöe[  by thousands of hunters
Swpit>  king of this country
pirvairt>  being served
k…zl>  knows all
d{fkar{ye  about dandakaranya
v&Ï>  elder
æatu>  elder brother's
c also
te your
soa friend

 
12.Sumantra   told   Bharata   that   Guha   is   the   king   of   that   country   and   is   served   by   hunters.   Guha is   also   a   friend   of   Rama.
 
tSmaTpZytu   kak…t!Sw   Tva<   in;adaixpae   guh>   ,
As<zy<   ivjanIte   yÇ   taE   ramlúm[aE   .13.
tSmat!  therefore
pZytu  please let him meet
kak…t!Sw  born in kakutstha dynasty
Tva<  you
in;adaixp>  king of hunters
guh>  Guha
As<zy<  surely
ivjanIte  knows
yÇ  where
taE the two
ramlúm[aE  Rama and Lakshmana

 
13.Sumantra   told   Bharata   that   Guha   will   know   the   place   where   Rama   and   Lakshmana   are and   thus   Guha   should   be   allowed   to   meet   Bharata.
 
@tÄu   vcn<   ïuTva   sumÙaÑrt>   zu-m!   ,
%vac   vcn<   zIº<   guh>   pZytu   maimit   .14.
@tt!  this
tu now itself
vcn< ïuTva  hearing these words
sumÙat!  from Sumantra
-rt>  Bharata
zu-m!  favourble
%vac  spoke
vcn<  words
zIº<  immediately
guh>  Guha
pZytu  may meet
ma<  me
#it as follows

 
14.Bharata,   on   hearing   these   pleasing   words   from   Sumantra,   agreed   that   Guha   should   meet him   immeditely.
 
lBx!va   ýnu}a<   s<ùòae   }aiti->   pirvairt>   ,
AagMy   -rt<   àþae   guhae   vcnmävIt!   .15.
lBx!va  getting
ih thus
Anu}a<  permission
s<ùò>  very happily
}aiti->  with his own tribe
pirvairt>  surrounded
AagMy  nearing
-rt<  to Bharata
àþ>  respectfully
guh>  Guha
vcnm!  the following words
AävIt!  said

 
15.Guha,   on   getting   permission   to   meet   Bharata,   neared   him   with   his   tribe,   and   said   as
follows.
 
in:k…qíEv   dezae=y<   viÂtaíaip   te   vym!   ,
invedyamaSte   svˆR   Svke   dask…le   vs   .16.
in:k…q>  garden of the palace
c also
@v only
dez>  country
Ay<  this
viÂta>  are unlucky
c also
Aip and
te to you
vym!  we
invedyama>  request
te your
svˆR  all
Svke  your own
dask…le  in followers' country
vs please stay

 
16.Guha   told   Bharata   that   that   country   was   like   a   garden   to   Bharata's   palace.He   requested Bharata   to   stay   in   that   country.
 
AiSt   mUl<   )l<   cEv   in;adE>   smupaijRtm!   ,
AarœÔma<s<   c   s<zu:k<   vNy<   cae½avc<   mht!   .17.
AiSt  is available
mUl<  roots
)l<  fruits
c also
@v only
in;adE>  by hunters
smupaijRtm!  brought
AarœÔma<s< c  raw meat also
s<zu:k<  dried
vNy< c  available in forest
%½avc<  different
mht!  in great quantities

 
17.Guha   told   Bharata   that   varieties   of   roots,   fruits,   dried   and   raw   meat   are   available   in   plenty in   the   forest   which   have   been   brought   by   the   hunters.
 
Aaz<se   Svaizta   sena   vTSytIma<   ivxavrIm!   ,
AicRtae   ivivxE>   kamE>   ñ>   ssENyae   gim:yais   .18.
Aaz<se  I request
Svaizta  having eaten well
sena  army
vTSyit  may stay
#ma< ivxavrIm!  for this night
AicRt>  being fulfilled
ivivxE>  various
kamE>  requirements
ñ>  tomorrow
ssENy>  with the army
gim:yais  you can leave

 
18.Guha   told   Bharata   that   the   army   can   stay   for   the   night   after   dinner   and   then   leave   the next   day   with   Bharata.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   cturzIittm>   sgR>   .84.
           
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