THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 86 : SLOKAS 11 TO 21

 
guhvaKym!   -   GUHA   SPEAKS
 
yae   n   devasurE>   sv‰R>   zKy>   àsihtu<   yuix   ,
t<   pZy   guh   s<ivò<   t&[e;u   sh   sItya   .11.
y> who
n not
devasurE>  devas and suras
sv‰R>  by all
zKy>  capable
àsihtu<  to fight
yuix  in a war
t<  him
pZy you see
guh Guha
s<ivò<  sleeping peacefully
t&[e;u  on grass
sh sItya  along with Sita

 
11.Lakshmana   told   Guha   to   see   Rama   and   Sita   sleeping   peacefully   on   grass.
 
mhta   tpsa   lBxae   ivivxEí   pirïmE>   ,
@kae   dzrwSyeò>   puÇ>   s†zl][>   .12.
mhta  a great
tpsa  by penance
lBx>  obtained
ivivxE> c pirïmE>  with various rituals
@k> incomparable
dzrwSy  to Dasaratha
#ò>  loved by all
puÇ>  son
s†zl][>  with all virtues

 
12.Lakshmana   describes   Rama   to   Guha   as   a   son   born   due   to   penance   and   rituals   and   has   all virtues.
 
AiSmNàìaijte   raja   n   icr<   vtRiy:yit   ,
ivxva   meidnI   nUn<   i]àmev   -iv:yit   .13.
AiSmn!  he
àìaijte  when living in forest
raja  emperor
n not
icr<  for long
vtRiy:yit  will live
ivxva  as a widow
meidnI  the goddess of earth
nUn<  therefore
i]à<  soon
@v only
-iv:yit  will become

 
13.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   Dasaratha   will   not  live  long   after   Rama   went   to   the   forest   and   the goddess   of   earth   will   become   a   widow.
 
ivnXy   sumhanad<   ïme[aeprta>   iôy>   ,
in"aˆR;aeprt<   tat   mNye   raminveznm!   .14.
ivnXy  after crying
sumhanad<  in a loud voice
ïme[  from the effort
%prta>  becoming tired
iôy>  ladies
in"aˆR;aeprt<  falling silent
tat friend
mNye  I think
raminveznm!  Rama's palace

 
14.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   the   ladies   would   be   tired   after   crying   loudly   and   Rama's   palace would   be   silent.
 
kaEsLya   cEv   raja   c   twEv   jnnI   mm   ,
naz<se   yid   jIveyu>   svˆR   te   zvRrIimmam!   .15.
kaEsLya c  Kausalya also
@v only
raja c  emperor also
twa similarly
@v only
jnnI  mother
mm my
n not
Aaz<se  I am afraid
yid in case
jIveyu>  will survive
svˆR te  they all
zvRir #mam!  this night

 
15.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   the   emperor,   Kausalya   and   Sumitra   will   not   survive   that   night.
 
jIvedip   ih   me   mata   zÇu¹SyaNvve]ya   ,
Ê>iota   ya   tu   kaEsLya   vIrsUivRniz:yit   .16.
jIvet! Aip  may be alive
ih surely
me my
mata  mother
zÇu¹Sy  about Shatrugna's
ANvve]ya  memories
Ê>iota  due to grief
ya tu  whoever she alone
kaEsLya  Kausalya
vIrsU>  giving birth ao a brave son
ivniz:yit  will die

 
16.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   Sumitra   may   live   thinking   of   Shatrugna,   but   Kausalya   will   die of   grief.
 
Ait³aNtmit³aNtmnvaPy   mnaerwm!   ,
raJye   rammini]Py   ipta   me   ivniz:yit   .17.
Ait³aNtm! Ait³aNtm!  whatever has happened has happened
AnvaPy  not being fulfilled
mnaerwm!  desires
raJye  as a king
ramm!  Rama
Aini]Py  crowning
ipta  father
me my
ivniz:yit  will die surely

 
17.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   whatever   has   happened   has   happened   and   Dasaratha   will   surely die   with   unfulfilled   desire   of   crowning   Rama.
 
isÏawaR>   iptr<   v&Ä<   tiSmNkale   ýupiSwte   ,
àetkayˆR;u   svˆR;u   s<Skir:yiNt   -Uimpm!   .18. 
isÏawaR>  are blessed
iptr<  for father
v&Ä<  dead
tiSmn!  at that
kale  time
ih surely
%piSwte  when it comes
àetkayˆR;u  funeral rites
svˆR;u  in all
s<Skir:yiNt  will perform funeral rites
-Uimpm!  the emperor

 
18.Lakshmana   said   that   when   Dasaratha   dies   only   those   who   are   destined   to   perform   funeral rites   will   do   so.
 
rMycTvrs<Swan<   suiv-­mhapwam!   ,
hrœMyàasads<pÚa<   svRrÆiv-Ui;tam!   .19.
gjañrws<baxa<   tUyRnadivnaidtam!   ,
svRkLya[s<pU[aR<   ùòpuòjnak…la<   .20.
AaramaeXyans<pÚa<   smajaeTsvzailnIm!   ,
suiota   ivcir:yiNt   rajxanI<   iptumRm   .21.
rMycTvrs<Swan<  with well laid road junctions
suiv-­mhapwam!  with well divided roads
hrœMyàasads<pÚa<  full of residential palaces
svRrÆiv-Ui;tam!  with all costly materials
gjañrws<baxa<  full of elephants, horses and chariots
tUyRnadivnaidtam!  filled with instrumental music
svRkLya[s<pU[aR<  with a happy and healthy
ùòpuòjnak…la<  with satisfied residents
AaramaeXyans<pÚa<  with orchards and gardens
smajaeTsvzailnIm!  with a number of well attended fairs
suiota>  those who are destined
ivcir:yiNt  will be movng about
rajxanI<  in the capital
iptu>  father's
mm my

 
19,20,21.Lakshmana   told   Guha   that   Ayodhya   with   well   laid   out   roads,   beautiful   palaces,
healthy   and   happy   people   and   gardens   and   orchid   will   be   inhabited   by   those   who   are
destined   to   be   there.            
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