THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 89 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
g¼atr[m!   -   CROSSING   THE   GANGES
 
ANya>   SviStkiv}eya   mha"{Qaxra   vra>   ,
zae-mana   ptaikNyae   yu­vaha>   sus<hta>   .11.
ANya>  some others
SviStkiv}eya>  named swastika
mha"{Qaxra>  strung with large bells
vra>  the best
zae-mana>  looking beautiful
ptaikNy>  with flags flying
yu­vaha>  with suitable rowers
sus<hta>  were brought

 
11.Some   more   boats   named   swastika   with   large   bells,   the   best   rowers,   flying   flags   and   looking beautiful   were   brought.
 
tt>   SviStkiv}eya<   pa{fukMbls<v&tam!   ,
sniNd"ae;a<   kLya[I<   guhae   navmupahrt!   .12.
tt> then
SviStkiv}eya<  swastika named
pa{fukMbls<v&tam!  spreadwith white carpet
sniNd"ae;a<  along with drums and other instruments
kLya[I<  beautiful
guh>  Guha
nav<  boat
%pahrt!  brought

 
12.Guha   brought   a   boat   named   swastika   spread   with   white   carpet.
 
tamaéraeh   -rt>   zÇu¹í   mhabl>   .13.
ta<  in that
Aaéraeh  climbed
-rt>  Bharata
zÇu¹> c  Shatrugna also
mhabl>  the capable

 
13.Bharata   and   Shatrugna   boarded   the   boat.
 
kaEsLya   c   suimÇa   c   yaíaNya   rajyaei;t>   ,
puraeihtí   tTpUvR<   gurvae   äaü[aí   ye   .
AnNtr<   rajdaraStwEv   zkqap[a>   .14.
kaEsLya c  Kausalya also
suimÇa c  Sumitra also
ya> c  whoever they also
ANya>  others
rajyaei;t>  royal ladies
puraeiht> c  Vasishta the pundit
tt! then
pUvR<  first
gurv>  revered
äaü[a>  brahmins
c ye  who over they also
AnNtr<  after that
rajdara>  emperors' wives
twa @v  similarly boarded
zkqap[a>  large loads of provisions

 
14.Kauslaya   and   Sumitra   boarded   the   boat   first   followed   by   other   wives,   royal   ladies,
Vasishta   and   brahmins,   after   which   provisions   were   loaded.
 
AavasmadIpyta<   tIwR<   caPyvgahtam!   ,
-a{fain   caddanana<   "ae;iôidvmSp&zt!   .15.
Aavas<  in residences
AadIpyta<  who destroy garbage
tIwR<  in water
c also
Aip and
Avgahtam!  who take bath
-a{fain  articles
c Aaddanana<  those who carry
"ae;>  sound
iÇidvm!  upto the sky
ASp&zt!  reached

 
15.The   noise   of   people   boarding   the   boats   reached   the   sky.
 
ptaikNyStu   ta   nav>   Svy<   dazErixióta>   ,
vhNTyae   jnmaêF<   tda   s<peturazuga>   .16.
ptaikNy>  with flags flying
tu in this
ta> those
nav>  boats
Svy<  by themselves
dazE>  by fishermen
Aixióta>  being rowed
vhNTy>  carrying
jn<  poeple
AaêF<  boarded
tda then
s<petu>  went
Aazuga>  capable goimg with speed

 
16.The   boats,   capable   of   sailing   with   speed,   having   flags   flying   and   rowed   by   fishermen   by themselves,   went   carrying   the   people   who   boarded   them.
 
narI[ami-pU[aRStu   kaiíTkaiíÄu   vaijnam!   ,
kaiíÄÇ   vhiNt   Sm   yanyuGy<   mhaxnm!   .17.
narI[am!  with women
Ai-pU[aR>  filled with
tu in this
kaiít!  some
kaiít!  some
tu vaijnam!  with horses
kaiít!  some
  in that
vhiNt Sm  went loaded
yanyuGy<  chariots and vehicles
mhaxnm!  with large quantities of materials

 
17.Some   of   boats   were   caryying   women,   while   some   were   filled   with   horses,   others   with materials   and   some   with   chariots   and   vehicles.
 
ta>   Sm   gTva   pr<   tIrmvrIPy   c   t<   jnm!   ,
inv&Äa>   ka{ficÇai[   i³yNte   dazbNxui->   .18.
ta> those
Sm maybe
gTva  reaching
pr< tIr<  the other bank
AvrIPy  disembarking
c also
t<  those
jnm!  people
inv&Äa>  returning
ka{ficÇai[  an exhibition of ways of rowing
i³yNte  was demonstrated
dazbNxui->  by the friendly fishermen

 
18.The   boats,   on   reaching   the   other   bank,   discharged   their   load   and   then   the   fishermen
demonstrated   their   rowing   skills   by   using   the   oars   in   various   ways.
 
svEjyNtaStu   gja   gjraehE>   àcaeidta>   ,
trNt>   Sm   àkazNte   sXvja   #v   pvRta>   .19.
svEjyNta>  with saddles
tu in this
gja>  elephants
gjraehE>  by mahouts
àcaeidta>  prodded
trNt>  swimming
Sm àkazNte  appeared
sXvja>  with flags
#v pvRta>  like mountains

 
19.The   elephants   prodded   by   the   mahouts   swam   across   the   river   moving   like   mountains
carrying   flags.
 
navíaéé÷STvNye   PlvESteéStwa   pre   ,
ANye   k…M-kqESteérNye   teéí   ba÷i->   .20.
nav>  boats
c also
Aaéé÷>  boarded
tu ANye  some
PlvE>  in yachts
teé>  crossed
twa similarly
pre others
ANye  some
k…M-kqE>  on pots with small mouth
teé>  crossed
ANye  others
teé>  swam
c also
ba÷i->  with hands

 
20.The   people   crossed   the   river   on   boats,   yachts,   on   pots   with   small   mouths   and   by
swimming.            
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