THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 87 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
guhen   ïIramv&ÄaNtkwnm!   -   GUHA   NARRATES   ABOUT   RAMA
 
s   muøtaRTsmañSy   édÚev   mhayza>   ,
kaEsLya<   pirsaNTv!yed<   guh<   vcnmävIt!   .11.
s> he
muøtaRt!  in a short time
smañSy  recoverin
édn! @v  crying
mhayza>  famous
kaEsLya<  to Kausalya
pirsaNTv!y  consoling
#d<  the following
guh<  to Guha
vcnm!  words
AävIt!  spoke

 
11.Bharata,   recovering   composure   quickly,   consoled   Kausalya   and   spoke   to   Guha.
 
æata   me   KvavsÔaiÇ<   Kv   sIta   Kv   c   lúm[>   ,
ASvpCDyne   kiSmiNk<   -u®va   guh   z<s   me   .12.
æata me  my elder brother
Kv Avst!  where did he stay
raiÇ<  that night
Kv where was
sIta  Sita
Kv where was
c lúm[>  Lakshmana also
ASvpt!  did he sleep
zyne  in bed
kiSmn!  which
ik< -u®va  eating what
guh Guha
z<s  please tell
me me

 
12.Bharata   asked   Guha   to   tell   him   details   of   what   Rama   had   for   food,   where   did   he   sleep   and where   were   Sita   and   Lakshmana?
 
sae=ävIÑrt<   ùòae   in;adaixpitguRh>   ,
yiÖx<   àitpede   c   rame   iàyihte=itwaE   .13.
s> that
AœävIt!  told
-rt<  to Bharata
ùò>  becoming happy
in;adaixpit>  king of hunters
guh>  Guha
yiÖx< àitpede c  as it happened
rame  in Rama
iàyihte  caring for followers
AitwaE  guest

 
13.Guha   then   became   happy   and   told   Bharata   all   that   happened.
 
AÚmu½avc<   -]a>   )lain   ivivxain   c   ,
ramaya_yvharawR<      caepùt<   mya   .14.
AÚ<  food
%½avc<  varieties of
-]a>  snacks
)lain  fruits
ivivxain  various
c also
ramay  for Rama
A_yvharawR<  for eating
  in large quantity
c also
%pùt<  was brought
mya by me

 
14.Guha   told   Bharata   that   he   brought   snacks,   food   and   fruits   for   Rama   and   others.
 
tTsvR<   smnu}asIÔam>   sTypra³m>   ,
n   ih   tt!àTyg&hœ[aTs   ]ÇxmRmnuSmrn!   .15.
tt! svR<  all that
smnu}asIt!  were returned
ram>  Rama
sTypra³m>  with a true valour
n not
ih tt!  that also
àTyg&hœ[at!  accepted
s> that
]ÇxmRm!  the practice of kshatriyas
AnuSmrn!  following

 
15.Guha   told   Bharata   that   Rama,   as   per   warrior's   practice,   did   not   accept   the   food   offered and   returned   them.
 
n   ýSmai->   àit¢aý<   soe   dey<   tu   svRda   ,
#it   ten   vy<   rajÚnunIta   mhaTmna   .16.
n should not
ih surely
ASmai->  by us
àit¢aý<  to accept
soe friend
dey<  has to be given
tu in this
svRda  at all times
#it thus
ten by him
vy<  we
rajn!  king
AnunIta>  were requested
mhaTmna  by the great soul

 
16.Guha   told   Bharata   that   Rama   told   him   that   they   can   only   give   but   not   accept   things   from others.
 
lúm[en   ydanIt<   pITva   vair   mhayza>   ,
AaEpvaSy<   tda=ka;I–Ôa"v>   sh   sItya   .17.
lúm[en  by Lakshmana
yt! which
AanIt<  was brought
pITva  drinking
vair  water
mhayza>  famous
AaEpvaSy<  fasting
tda then
Aka;I–t!  observed
ra"v>  Rama
sh sItya  along with Sita

 
17.Guha   told   Bharata   that   Rama   drank   water   brought   by   Lakshmana   and   then   observed   fast with   Sita.
 
ttStu   jlze;e[   lúm[ae=PykraeÄda   ,
vaGytaSte   Çy>   sNXyamupast   smaihta>   .18.
tt> then
tu in this
jlze;e[  with the remaining water
lúm[>  Lakshmana
Aip and
Akraet!  was satisfied
tda then
vaGyta>  silently
te that
Çy>  the three persons
sNXya<  meditating about God
%past  undertook
smaihta>  with piety

 
18.Guha   told   Bharata   that   Lakshmana   drank   the   remaining   water   and   the   three   then
meditated.
 
saEimiÇStu   tt>   píadkraet!SvaStr<   zu-m!   ,
SvymanIy   brœhIi;   i]à<   ra"vkar[at!   .19.
saEimiÇ>  Lakshmana
tu in this
tt> píat!  after that
Akraet!  made
SvaStr<  bed
zu-m!  beautiful
Svy<  himself
AanIy  brought
brœhIi;  sacred grass
i]à<  quickly
ra"vkar[at!  for Rama

 
19.Guha   told   Bharata   that   Lakshmana   brought   sacred   grass   and   made   a   bed   for   Rama.
 
tiSmNsmaivzÔam>   SvaStre   sh   sItya   ,
à]aLy   c   tyae>   padaE   Vypa³amTs   lúm[>   .20.
tiSmn!  on that
smaivzt!  sat down
ram>  Rama
SvaStre  on that bed
sh sItya  along with Sita
à]aLy  wiping clean
c also
tyae>  their
padaE  feet
Vypa³amt!  came out
s> that
lúm[>  Lakshmana

 
20.Guha   told   Bharata   that   Rama   and   Sita   sat   on   the   bed.   Then   Lakshmana   wiped   their   feet and   came   out.            
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