THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 86 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
guhvaKym!   -   GUHA   SPEAKS
 
Aacc]e=w   sÑav<   lúm[Sy   mhaTmn>   ,
-rtayaàmeyay   guhae   ghngaecr>   .1.
Aacc]e  informed as below
Aw then
sÑav<  with inborn virtue
lúm[Sy  Lakshmana's
mhaTmn>  the great soul
-rtay  to Bharata
Aàmeyay  with limitless virtue
guh>  Guha
ghngaecr>  who roams in the forest

 
1.Guha   then   informed   Bharata   about   Lakshmana's   virtues.
 
t<   ja¢t<   gu[EyuR­<   vrcape;uxair[m!   ,
æat&guÞywRmTyNtmh<   lúm[mävm!   .2.
t<  that
ja¢t<  always alert
gu[E>  with virtues
yu­<  shining
vrcape;uxair[m!  with bows and arrows
æat&guÞywRm!  for protecting elder brother
ATyNtm!  very much
Ah<  I
lúm[m!  to Lakshmana
Aävm!  told as follows

 
2.Guha   told   Bharata   that   he   told   Lakshmana,   who   was   always   alert   with   bow   and   arrows protecting   Rama,   as   follows.
 
#y<   tat   suoa   zYya   TvdwRmupkiLpta   ,
àTyañisih   ze:vaSya<   suo<   ra"vnNdn   .3.
#y<  this
tat sir
suoa  comfortable
zYya  bed
TvdwR<  for you
%pkiLpta  has been brought
àTyañisih  please take some rest
ze:v  lie down
ASya<  in this
suo<  without worry
ra"vnNdn  Lakshmana

 
3.Guha   said   that   he   told   Lakshmana   to   lie   down   and   rest   on   the   bed   brought   for   him.
 
%ictae=y<   jn>   svaˆR   Ê>oana<   Tv<   suoaeict>   ,
xmaRTm<Stv   guÞywR<   jagir:yamhe   vym!   .4.
%ict>  is accoustomed
Ay< jn>  in this crowd
svR>  every one
Ê>oana<  for hard work
Tv<  you
suoaeict>  are acoustomed to luxury
xmaRTmn!  blessed one
tv your
guÞywR<  for welfare
jagir:yamhe  will be alert
vym!  we

 
4.Guha   said   that   he   told   Lakshmana   that   Lakshmana   is   accustomed   to   luxury   while   they were   used   to   hard   work   and   thus   suggeted   that   Lakshmana   should   rest   while   they   will   be alert.
 
n   ih   ramat!iàytrae   mmaiSt   -uiv   kín   ,
maeTsukae   -UrœävIMyetdPysTy<   tva¢t>   .5.
n not
ih surely
ramat!  more than Rama
iàytr>  to be respected
mm for me
AiSt  is there
-uiv  in the world
kín  any one else
ma do not
%Tsuk>  worried
-U> become
ävIim  will say
@tt!  this
Aip also
AsTy<  as untruth
tv your
A¢t>  presence

 
5.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   he   has   great   respect   for   Rama   more   than   anyone   and   he   will   not tell   a   lie   to   Lakshmana   and   said   not   to   worry.
 
ASy   àsadadaz<se   laeke=iSmNsumhXyz>   ,
xmaRvaiÝ<   c   ivpulamwaRvaiÝ<   c   kevlam!   .6.
ASy his
àsadat!  generosity
Aaz<se  I can say truthfully
laeke AiSmn!  in this world
sumht!  the best
yz> blessing the followers
xmaRvaiÝ< c  accumulating good also
ivpulam!  capable of giving good returns
AwaRvaiÝ<  accumulating wealth
c also
kevlam!  undesirable

 
6.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   Rama's   generosity   and   blessings   has   helped   his   followers   to
accumulate   wealth.
 
sae=h<   iàyso<   ram<   zyan<   sh   sItya   ,
ri]:yaim   xnu:pai[>   sv‰R>   SvErœ}aiti->   sh   .7.
s> that
Ah<  I
iàyso<  dear friend
ram<  Rama
zyan<  sleeping
sh sItya  with Sita
ri]:yaim  will protect
xnu:pai[>  with bow and arrow in hand
sv‰R>  all
SvE>  my
}aiti->  relatives
sh with

 
7.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   he   and   his   followers   will   protect   Rama   and   Sita.
 
n   ih   me=ividt<   ik<icÖne=iSm<írt>   ,
ctur¼<   ýip   bl<   àshem   vy<   yuix   .8.
n not
ih surely
me for me
Aividt<  happening without knowledge
ik<ict!  anything
vne in the forest
AiSmn!  this
crt>  moving about
ctur¼<  four kinds
ih surely
Aip bl<  forces also
àshem  capable of killing
vy<  we
yuix  in a fight

 
8.Guha   told   Lakshmana   that   nothing   happens   in   the   forest   without   his   knowledge   and   they are   capable   of   fighting   the   four   arms   of   the   armed   forces.
 
@vmSmai-é­en   lúm[en   mhaTmna   ,
AnunIta   vy<   svˆR   xmRmevanupZyta   .9.
@vm!  as above
ASmai->  by us
%­en  being told
lúm[en  by Lakshmana
mhaTmna  the great soul
AnunIta>  were requested as follows
vy<  we
svˆR  all
xmR< @v  dharma alone
AnupZyta  only thought in mind

 
9.Guha   said   that   Lakshmana   on   being   told   as   above   requested   them   as   follows.
 
kw<   dazrwaE   -UmaE   zyane   sh   sItya   ,
zKya   inÔa   mya   lBxu<   jIivt<   va   suoain   c   .10.
kw<  how
dazrwaE  Dasaratha's son, Rama
-UmaE  on the ground
zyane  sleeping
sh sItya  with Sita
zKya  is appropriate
inÔa  rest
mya by me
lBxu<  to get
jIivt<  to live
va suoain  or pleasures
c also

 
10.Lakshmana   told   Guha  that  he   cannot   think   of   rest   and   pleasures   when   Rama   and   Sita   were sleeping   on   the   ground.            
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