THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 85 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
-rtguhs<vad>   -   DISCUSSION   BETWEEN   BHARATA   AND   GUHA
 
@vmu­Stu   -rtae   in;adaixpit<   guhm!   ,
àTyuvac   mhaàa}ae   vaKy<   heTvwRs<ihtm!   .1.
@v<  as above
%­>  being told
tu in this
-rt>  Bharata
in;adaixpit<  the king if hunters
guhm!  to Guha
àTyuvac  replied
mhaàa}>  the great intellectual
vaKy<  the following words
heTvwRs<ihtm!  full of logical reasons

 
1.Bharata   on   being   told   by   Guha   as   above   replied   cogently   with   reasons.
 
^ijRt>   olu   te   kam>   k«tae   mm   gurae>   soe   ,
yae   me   TvmI†zI<   senamekae=_yicRtuimCDis   .2.
^ijRt>  special
olu being so
te your
kam>  desire
k«t>  is done
mm gurae>  my lord's
soe friend
y> which
me my
Tv<  you
$†zI<  like this
sena<  army
@k> alone
A_yicRtu<  to present
#CDis  desire

 
2.Bharata   told   Guha   that   being   Rama's   friend,   you   desire   to   look   after   my   army,   which   is   a very   special   desire.
 
#Tyu®va   tu   mhateja   guh<   vcnmuÄmm!   ,
AävIÑrt>   ïImaiÚ;adaixpit<   pun>   .3.
#it as above
%®va tu  having said
mhateja  with great luster
guh<  to Guha
vcn<  words
%Ämm!  choicest
AävIt!  spoke as follows
-rt>  Bharata
ïIman!  famous
in;adaixpit<  king of hunters
pun>  again

 
3.Bharata   again   spoke   to   Guha   as   follows.
 
ktre[   jim:yaim   -rÖajaïm<   guh   ,
ghnae=y<   -&z<   dezae   g¼anUpae   ÊrTyy>   .4.
ktre[  by whihc way
gim:yaim  I have to go
-rÖajaïm<  to Bharadwaja's ashram
guh Guha
ghn>  seems impenatrable
Ay<  this
-&z<  very much
dez>  area
g¼anUp>  waters of ganges
ÊrTyy>  is difficult to cross

 
4.Bharata   asked   the   way   to   Bharadwaja's   hermitage   and   mentioned   that   the   area   seems
difficult   to   enter   and   crossing   ganges   appears   difficult.
 
tSy   tÖcn<   ïuTva   rajpuÇSy   xImt>   ,
AävIt!àaÃilvaRKy<   guhae   ghngaecr>   .5.
tSy this
tt! that
vcn<  words
ïuTva  hearing
rajpuÇSy  prince's
xImt>  intelligent
AävIt!  said
àaÃil>  with folded palms
vaKy<  the following words
guh>  Guha
ghngaecr>  one who roams in the forest

 
5.Guha   on   hearing   Bharata's   wors   spoke   as   follows.
 
dazaSTva=nugim:yiNt   xiNvn>   susmaihta>   ,
Ah<   canugim:yaim   rajpuÇ   mhayz>   .6.
daza>  fishermen
Tva you
Anugim:yiNt  will follow
xiNvn>  armed with bows and arrows
susmaihta>  very trusted
Ah< c  I also
Anugim:yaim  will accompany
rajpuÇ  prince
mhayz>  famous

 
6.Guha   told   Bharata   that   he   and   armed   fishermen   will   accompany   him.
 
ki½Ú   Êòae   ìjis   ramSyai¬òkmR[>   ,
#y<   te   mhtI   sena   z»a<   jnytIv   me   .7.
ki½t!  I think
n Êò>  not bringing grief
ìjis  you have come
ramSy  for Rama
Ai¬òkmR[>  one who does anything easily
#y<  this
te your
mhtI  big
sena  army
z»a<  doubt
jnyit  raises
#v some
me for me

 
7.Guha   told   Bharata   that   he   hoped   Bharata   has   not   come   with   a   plan   to   harm   Rama   since the   large   army   accompanying   Bharata   raised   some   doubt   in   his   mind.
 
tmevmi--a;Ntmakaz   #v   inmRl>   ,
-rt>   ðú[ya   vaca   guh<   vcnmävIt!   .8.
t<  that
@vm!  as above
Ai--a;Nt<  speaking
Aakaz>  sky
#v like
inmRl>  without blemish
-rt>  Bharata
ðú[ya  showing his good intentions
vaca  by words
guh<  to Guha
vcn<  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
8.Bharata   spoke   the   following   words   to   Guha   to   convey   his   good   intentions.
 
ma   -UTs   kal>   yTkò<   n   ma<   zi»tumrœhis   ,
ra"v>   s   ih   me   æata   Jyeó>   ipt&smae   mt>   .9.
ma -Ut!  should not come
s> that
kal>  time
yt! whatever
kò<  difficulty
n not
ma<  me
zi»tum!  to doubt
Arœhis  you should give place
ra"v> s>  that Rama
ih because
me for me
æata  brother
Jyeó>  elder
ipt&sm>  like a father
mt> revered

 
9.Bharata   told   Guha   not   to   entertain   such   doubts   since   Rama   is   his   elder   brother   and   like   a father   figure   to   him.
 
t<   invtRiytu<   yaim   kak…t!Sw<   vnvaisnm!   ,
buiÏrNya   n   te   kayaR   guh   sTy<   ävIim   te   .10.
t<  that
invtRiytu<  to bring back
yaim  I am going
kak…t!Sw<  Rama
vnvaisnm!  living in the forest
buiÏ>  thought
ANya  any other
n not
te to you
kayaR  occur
guh Guha
sTy<  truly
ävIim  am saying
te to you

 
10.Bharata   told   Guha   that   he   is   going   to   the   forest   to   bring   Rama   back   and   as   such   Guha should   not   entertain   any   other   thought.            
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