THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 88 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
-rtàit}a   -   BHARATA'S   VOW
 
n   nUn<   dEvt<   ikiÂTkalen   blvÄrm!   ,
   dazriw   ramae   -Umavev   zyIt   s>   .11.
n not
nUn<  surely
dEvt<  God
ikiÂt!  even a little
kalen  more that fate
blvÄrm!  more powerful
  at any time
dazriw>  Dasaratha's son
ram>  Rama
-UmaE  on grpund
@v only
zyIt  to sleep
s> that

 
11.Bharata   told   his   mothers   that   for   Rama   to   sleep   on   the   ground,   fate   must   be   more   powerful than   Gods.
 
ivdehrajSy   suta   sIta   c   iàydzRna   ,
diyta   ziyta   -UmaE   õu;a   dzrwSy   c   .12.
ivdehrajSy  king of Videha's
suta  daughter
sIta c  Sita also
iàydzRna  blesses those who meet her
diyta  favourite
ziyta  slept
-UmaE  on the ground
õu;a  daughterin-law
dzrwSy  Dasaratha's
c also

 
12.Bharata   told   his   mothers   that   Sita   also   slept   on   the   ground.
 
#y<   zYya   mm   æatuird<   ih   pirvitRtm!   ,
Swi{fle   kiQne   svR<   gaÇEivRm&idt<   t&[m!   .13.
#y<  this
zYya  bed
mm my
æatu>  elder brother's
#d<  this
ih surely
pirvitRtm!  is embedded
Swi{fle  on the ground
kiQne  hard
svR<  all
gaÇE>  by limbs
ivm&idt<  being pressed
t&[m!  sacred grass

 
13.Bharata   told   his   mother's   that   the   sacred   grass   on   which   Rama   slept   is   embedded   in   the ground   being   pressed   by   the   hard   limbs.
 
mNye   sa-r[a   suÝa   sIta=iSm|!CDyne   zu-e   ,
      ih   †ZyNte   s­a>   knkibNdv>   .14.
mNye  I think
sa-r[a  with ornaments
suÝa  has slept
sIta  Sita
AiSmn!  in this
zyne  bed
zu-e  blessed
   here and there
ih because
†ZyNte  are seen
s­a>  impressed
knkibNdv>  depressions of ornaments

 
14.Bharata   told   his   mothers   that   Sita   must   have   slept   with   her   ornaments   since   impressions of   ornaments   are   found   on   the   bed.
 
%ÄrIyimhas­<   suVy­<   sItya   tya   ,
twa   ýete   àkazNte   s­a>   kaEzeytNtv>   .15.
%ÄrIy<  the upper garment
#h heer
Aas­< suVy­<  was caught firmly
sItya  by Sita
tya that
twa similarly
ih because
@te this
àkazNte  are seen
s­a>  being embedded
kaEzeytNtv>  strands of the white silk garment

 
15.Bharata   pointed   to   his   mothers   that   strands   from   Sita's   white   silken   upper   garment   are visible   on   the   sacred   grass.
 
mNye   -tuR>   suoa   zYya   yen   bala   tpiSvnI   ,
suk…marI   stI   Ê>o<   n   ivjanait   mEiwlI   .16.
mNye  I think
-tuR>  husband's
suoa  mental happiness
zYya  bed
yen because of that
bala  youthful
tpiSvnI  in the garb of an ascetic
suk…marI  with soft skin
stI chaste
Ê>o< n ivjanait  did not find any difficulty
mEiwlI  Sita

 
16.Bharata   told   his   mothers   that   Sita   must   have   found   Rama's   bed   satisfactory,   since   she   did not   find   any   difficulty.
 
ha   htae=iSm   n&z<sae=h<   yTs-ayR>   k«te   mm   ,
$†zI<   ra"v>   zYyamixzete   ýnawvt!   .17.
ha what a shame
ht> AiSm  am finished
n&z<s>  as a mean minded person
Ah<  I
yt! because
s-ayR>  with wife
k«te mm  for my sake
$†zI<  like this
ra"v>  Rama
zYyam!  on bed
Aixzete  was lying
ih surely
Anawvt!  like an orphan

 
17.Bharata   told   his   mothers   that   there   is   no   salvation   for   him,   since   Rama   slept   in   such   a   bed with   Sita   for   his   sake   only.
 
savR-aEmk…le   jat>   svRlaeksuoavh>   ,
svRlaekiàySTy®va   raJy<   suomnuÄmm!   .18.
kwimNdIvrZyamae   r­a]>   iàydzRn>   ,
suo-agI   n   Ê>oarœh>   ziytae   -uiv   ra"v>   .19.
savR-aEmk…le  in the family of emperor
jat>  born
svRlaeksuoavh>  one who does good to all
svRlaekiày>  one who was loved by all
Ty®va  discarding
raJy<  kingdom
suom!  luxuries
AnuÄmm!  incomparable
kw<  how
#NdIvrZyam>  with the colour of a blue berry
r­a]>  with redlined eyes
iàydzRn>  handsome
suo-agI  enjoying luxury
n Ê>oarœh>  not experienced grief
ziyt>  slept
-uiv  on the ground
ra"v>  Rama

 
18,19.Bharata   wondered   how   Rama,   born   in   a   dynasty   of   emperors,   accoustomed   to
luxurious   life,   beloved   to   all   and   doing   good   to   all,   can   sleep   on   the   ground?
 
xNy>   olu   mha-agae   lúm[>   zu-l][>   ,
æatr<   iv;me   kale   yae   rammnuvtRte   .20.
xNy>  blessed
olu alone
mha-ag>  a blessed soul
lúm[>  Lakshmana
zu-l][>  with all virtues
æatr<  elder brother
iv;me kale  at times of need
y> who
ramm!  Rama
AnuvtRte  stays near to serve him

 
20.Bharata   told   his   mothers   that   Lakshmana   is   really   blessed   since   he   is   near   Rama   and serving   him   at   times   of   need.            
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