THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 88 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
-rtàit}a   -   BHARATA'S   VOW
 
tCD+uTva   inpu[<   svR<   -rt>   sh   miÙi->   ,
#¼‚dImUlmagMy   ramzYyamveúy   tam!   .1.
AävI¾nnI>   svaR   #h   ten   mhaTmna   ,
zvRrI   ziyta   -UmaivdmSy   ivmidRtm!   .2.
tt! that
ïuTva  hearing
inpu[<  wirh reverence
svR<  all
-rt>  Bharata
sh miÙi->  with ministers
#¼‚dImUl<  under the ingudi tree
AagMy  reaching
ramzYyam!  Rama's bed
Aveúy  observing
tam!  that
AävIt!  spoke as follows
jnnI> svaR>  to all mothers
#h here
ten that
mhaTmna  by the great soul
zvRrI  one night
ziyta  slept
-UmaE  on the ground
#dm!  this
ASy his
ivmidRtm!  imprint

 
1,2.Bharata   told   his   mothers   that   Rama   slept   on   the   ground   at   that   place   and   that   is   his   imprint.
 
mha-agk…lInen   mha-agen   xImta   ,
jatae   dzrwenaerœVya<   n   ram>   SvÝumrœhit   .3.
mha-agk…lInen  with famous ancestors
mha-agen  very famous
xImta  intelligent
jat>  born
dzrwen  to Dasaratha
%rœVya<  on the floor
n not
ram>  Rama
SvÝum!  to sleep
Arœhit  deserve

 
3.Bharata   told   his   mothers   that   Rama,   son   of   Dasaratha,   did   not   desrve   to   sleep   on   the   floor.
 
AijnaeÄrs<StI[ˆR   vraStr[sÂye   ,
ziyTva   pué;Vyaº>   kw<   zete   mhItle   .4.
àasada¢ivmane;u   vl-I;u   c   svRda   ,
hEmrajt-aEme;u   vraStr[zail;u   .5.
pu:psÂyicÇe;u   cNdnagégiNx;u   ,
pa{furaæàkaze;u   zuks'œ"éte;u   c   .6.
àasadvrvyˆR;u   gItvTsu   sugiNx;u   ,
%i;Tva   meékLpe;u   k«tkaÂni-iÄ;u   .7.
gItvaidÇin"aˆR;EvRra-r[inSvnE>   ,
m&d¼vrzBdEí   stt<   àitbaeixt>   .8.
viNdi-vRiNdt>   kale   b÷i->   sUtmagxE>   ,
gawai-rnuêpai->   Stuiti-í   prNtp>   .9.
AijnaeÄrs<StI[ˆR  with a best deer skin spread
vraStr[sÂye  on luxurious beds
ziyTva  after sleeping
pué;Vyaº>  noblest among men
kw<  how
zete  did he sleep
mhItle  on the ground
àasada¢ivmane;u  in palaces with tall towers
vl-I;u  on top floors
c also
svRda  at all times
hEmrajt-aEme;u  in palaces inlaid with gold and silver
vraStr[zail;u  with the best coverings
pu:psÂyicÇe;u  with a variety of flowers bunches
cNdnagégiNx;u  with the fragrance of sandal and incense
pa{furaæàkaze;u  shining like white clouds
zuks'œ"éte;u c  with chirpings of parrots also
àasadvrvyˆR;u  in large palaces
gItvTsu  with music playing
sugiNx;u  fragrant
%i;Tva  having lived
meékLpe;u  equal to mount Meru
k«tkaÂni-iÄ;u  with walls inlaid with gold
gItvaidÇin"aˆR;E>  with sounds of vocal and instrumental music
vra-r[inSvnE>  with the sound of best ornaments
m&d¼vrzBdE> c  with the sound of mridanga also
stt<  always
àitbaeixt>  being awakened
viNdi->  by singers of praise
viNdt>  being praised
kale  at sun rise
b÷i->  many
sUtmagxE>  by Sutas and Magadhas
gawai->  with songs
Anuêpai->  appropriate
Stuiti-> c  with hymns also
prNtp>  one who torures enemies

 
4   to   9.Bharata   told   his   mothers   how   Rama   can   sleep   on   the   ground   after   having   lived   a luxurious   life   with   the   best   of   beds   in   palaces   inlaid   with   gold   and   waking   up   with   the   sound of   music   at   sun   rise.
 
AïÏeyimd<   laeke   n   sTy<   àit-ait   me   ,
muýte   olu   me   -av>   Svßae=yimit   me   mit>   .10.
AïÏey<  is unbelievable
#d<  this
laeke  in the world
n not
sTy<  true
àit-ait  appear
me to me
muýte  is confused
olu may be
me my
-av>  thoughts
Svß>  dream
Ay<  this
#it thus
me my
mit>  thoughts

 
10.Bharata   old   his   mothers   that   this   does   not   appear   to   be   true   and   is   unbelievable.   He   said he   felt   confused   and   thought   it   to   be   a   dream.            
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