THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 87 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
guhen   ramv&ÄaNtkwnm!   -   GUHA   NARRATES   ABOUT   RAMA
 
guhSy   vcn<   ïuTva   -rtae   -&zmiàym!   ,
Xyan<   jgam   tÇEv      tCD+utmiàym!   .1.
guhSy  Guha's
vcn<  words
ïuTva  hearing
-rt>  Bharata
-&zm!  very much
Aiàym!  unpleasant
Xyan<  in worry
jgam  was immersed
  there
@v itself
  where
tt! then
ïutm!  heard
Aiàym!  unpleasant news

 
1.Bharata   on   hearing   the   sad   news,   became   worried.
 
suk…marae   mhast!Tv>   is<hSkNxae   mha-uj>   ,
pu{frIkivzala]Sté[>   iàydzRn>   .2.
àTyañSy   muøtR<   tu   kal<   prmÊmRna>   ,
ppat   shsa   taeÇErœùid   ivÏ   #v   iÖp>   .3.
suk…mar>  good looking
mhast!Tv>  with innate virtue
is<hSkNx>  with shoulder like lion
mha-uj>  with long arms
pu{frIkivzala]>  with broad lotus like eyes
té[>  young
iàydzRn>  pleasant to look at
àTyañSy  gathering courage
muøtR<  for a moment
tu even then
kal<  time
prmÊmRna>  with great worry
ppat  fell
shsa  suddenly
taeÇE>  by prodders
ùid  in heart
ivÏ>  pierced
#v iÖp>  like an elephant

 
2,3.Bharata   after   a   short   time   gathered   courage   but   suddenly   fell   down.
 
tdvSw<   tu   -rt<   zÇu¹ae=nNtriSwt>   ,
pir:vJy   éraedae½EivRs<}>   zaekkizRt>   .4.
tdvSw<  in that state
tu in this
-rt<  Bharata
AnNtriSwt>  standing near
pir:vJy  embracing
éraed  cried
%½E>  loudly
ivs<}>  losing senses
zaekkizRt>  overcome with grief

 
4.Shatrugna   who   was   standing   near,   embraced   Bharata   and   cried   loudly,   overcome   with   grief.
 
tt>   svaR>   smapetumaRtrae   -rtSy   ta>   ,
%pvask«za   dIna   -tuRrœVysnkizRta>   .5.
tt> then
svaR>  all
smapetu>  arrived
matr>  mothers
-rtSy  Bharata's
ta> those
%pvask«za>  being lean due to fasting
dIna>  in pitiable state
-tuR>  husband's
VysnkizRta>  grieving due to death

 
5.Then   Bharata's   mothers,   grieving   due   to   death   of   Dasaratha   and   thin   due   to   fasting,   arrived there.
 
taí   t<   pitt<   -UmaE   édNTy>   pyRvaryn!   ,
kaEsLya   Tvnus&TyEn<   ÊmRna>   pir;Svje   .6.
ta> c  all of them
t<  that
pitt<  fallen
-UmaE  on the ground
édNTy>  crying
pyRvaryn!  surrounded
kaEsLya tu  Kausalya alone
Anus&Ty  nearing
@n<  him
ÊmRna>  with a sad heart
pir;Svje  embraced

 
6.All   of   them   seeing   Bharata   lying   on   the   ground   surrounded   hi   crying.   Kausalya   alone   with   a sad   heart   embraced   Bharata.
 
vTsla   Sv<   ywa   vTsmupgUý   tpiSvnI   ,
pirpàCD   -rt<   édNtI   zaeklalsa   .7.
vTsla  affectionate to her son
Sv<  own
ywa like
vTs<  son
%pgUý  embracing
tpiSvnI  a blessed soul
pirpàCD  asked as follows
-rt<  to Bharata
édNtI  crying
zaeklalsa  drowned in sorrow

 
7.Kausalya   who   loved   her   son   Rama,   embraced   Bharata   and   asked   him   as   follows.
 
puÇ   VyaxInR   te   ki½CDrIr<   pirbaxte   ,
ASy   rajk…lSyaXy   TvdxIn<   ih   jIivtm!   .8.
puÇ  son
VyaxI>  illness
n not
te in your
ki½t!  I think
zrIr<  body
pirbaxte  affecting
ASy this
rajk…lSy  royal dynasty's
AXy now
TvdxIn<  depends on you
ih jIivtm!  life

 
8.Kausalya   hoped   Bharata   was   alright   and   told   him   that   the   future   of   the   dynasty   depends   on him.
 
Tva<   †òœva   puÇ   jIvaim   rame   sæat&ke   gte   ,
v&Äe   dzrwe   ra}I   naw   @kSTvmXy   n>   .9.
Tva<  you
†òœva  seeing
puÇ  son
jIvaim  I am alive
rame  Rama
sæat&ke  with brother
gte having gone away
v&Äe  having died
dzrwe  Dasaratha
ra}I  emperor
naw>  lord
@k> Tv<  you alone
AXy now
n> for us

 
9.Kausalya   told   Bharata   that   with   Rama   and   Lakshmana   having   gone   to   the   forest   and
Dasaratha   having   died,   he   was   the   only   solace   for   them.   She   also   told   him   that   she   is   alive because   of   him.
 
ki½Ú   lúm[e   puÇ   ïut<   te   ikiÂdiàym!   ,
puÇe   va=PyekpuÇaya>   sh-ayˆR   vn<   gte   .10.
ki½t! n  nothing
lúm[e  about Lakshmana
puÇ  son
ïut<  was heard
te for you
ikiÂt!  anything
Aiàym!  unpleasant
puÇe  about son
va or
Aip and
@kpuÇaya>  with only one son
sh-ayˆR  with wife
vn< gte  gone to forest

 
10.Kausalya   asked   Bharata   whether   he   heard   anything   unpleasant   about   Rama   or Lakshmana.            
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