THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 91 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
-rÖajenaitWykr[m!   -   BHARADWAJA   HONOURS   GUESTS
 
k«tbuiÏ<   invasay   tÇEv   s   muinStda   ,
-rt<   kEkeyIpuÇmaitWyen   NymÙyt!   .1.
k«tbuiÏ<  accepting
invasay  to spend the night
tÇ @v  there itself
s> that
muin>  hermit
tda then
-rt<  Bharata
kEkeyIpuÇ<  Kaikeyi's son
AaitWyen  as per custom for guests
NymÙyt!  invited

 
1.Bharadwaja   invited   formally   Bharata   to   spend   the   night   as   per   custom   of   treating   guests.
 
AävIÑrtSTven<   niNvd<   -vta   k«tm!   ,
paXymrœ¸y<   twa==itWy<   vne   yÊppXyte   .2.
AävIt!  said
-rt>  Bharata
tu in this
@n<  to him
nnu what
#d<  now
-vta  by you
k«tm!  was done
paXym!  washing feet
Arœ¸y<  washing hands
twa similarly
AaitWy<  honouring guest
vne in forest
yt! which
%ppXyte  is being done

 
2.Bharata   asked   Bharadwaja   what   more   is   to   be   done   when   they   have   been   received   as honoured   guests.
 
Awaevac   -rÖajae   -rt<   àhsiÚv   ,
jane   Tva<   àIits<yu­<   tu:yeSTv<   yen   kenict!   .3.
Aw then
%vac  said
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
-rt<  to Bharata
àhsn!  smiling
#v slightly
jane  I know
Tva<  you
àIits<yu­<  as a satisfied person
tu:ye>  will be satisfied
Tv<  you
yen kenict!  even by a small event

 
3.Bharadwaja   told   Bharata   that   he   knew   Bharata   is   a   satisfied   person   and   gets   satisfaction even   with   small   gestures.
 
senayaStu   tvEtSya>   ktuRimCDaim   -aejnm!   ,
mm   àIityRwaêpa   Tvmrœhae   mnuj;R-   .4.
senaya> tu  for the army
tv your
@tSya>  this
ktuR<  to give
#CDaim  I desire
-aejnm!  food
mm my
àIit>  wish
ywaêpa  as desired
Tvm!  you
Arœh>  should do
mnuj;R-  noblest among men

 
4.Bharadwaja   told   Bharata   that   he   wishes   to   feed   the   army   and   requested   Bharata   to   help fulfill   his   desire.
 
ikmwR<   caip   ini]Py   Ëre   blimhagt>   ,
kSmaÚehaepyatae=is   sbl>   pué;;R-   .5.
ikmwR<  why
c also
Aip and
ini]Py  stopping
Ëre  at a distance
bl<  army
#h here
Aagt>  have come
kSmat!  why
n not
#h here
%pyat> Ais  you have come
sbl>  with the army
pué;;R-  noblest among men

 
5.Bharadwaja   asked   Bharata   why   he   had   come   stopping   the   army   at   a   distance   and   not   with it?
 
-rt>   àTyuvaced<   àaÃilSt<   tpaexnm!   ,
ssENyae   naepyatae=iSm   -gvN-gvÑyat!   .6.
-rt>  Bharata
àTyuvac  replied
#d<  as follows
àaÃil>  with folded palms
t<  that
tpaexnm!  to the ascetic
ssENy>  with the army
n %pyat> AiSm  I have not come
-gvn!  lord
-gvÑyat!  because of respect towards you

 
6.Bharata   told   Bharadwaja   that   because   of   his   respect   to   Bharadwaja   he   did   not   come   with the   army.
 
ra}a   ih   -gviÚTy<   rajpuÇe[   va   sda   ,
yÆt>   pirhtRVy   iv;ye;u   tpiSvn>   .7.
ra}a ih  by being the king
inTy<  customarily
rajpuÇe[  by a prince
va or
sda always
yÆt>  very carefully
pirhtRVya>  should be separated
iv;ye;u  in respect of royal affairs
tpiSvn>  ascetics

 
7.Bharata   told   Bharadwaja   that   while   meeting   ascetics,   the   king   or   prince   should   not   bring his   entourage.
 
vaijmuOya   mnu:yaí   mÄaí   vrvar[a>   ,
àCDaXy   mhtI<   -Uim<   -gvÚnuyaiNt   mam!   .8.
vaijmuOya>  the best horses
mnu:ya> c  men also
mÄa>  well built
c also
vrvar[a>  best elephants
àCDaXy  occupying
mhtI<  the broad
-Uim<  land
-gvn!  lord
AnuyaiNt  follows
mam!  me

 
8.Bharata   told   Bharadwaja   that   his   retinue   of   horses,   elephants   and   men   occupy   a   lot   of space.
 
te   v&]anudk<   -Uimmaïme;Uqja<Stwa   ,
n   ih<Syuirit   tenahmek   @vagtStt>   .9.
te they
v&]an!  trees
%dk<  water
-Uim<  cultivated land
Aaïme;u  in the hermitage
%qjan!  hermitages
twa similarly
n ih<Syu>  not to destroy
#it thus
ten for that reason
Ah<  I
@k> @v  alone
Aagt>  has come
tt> from there

 
9.Bharata   told   Bharadwaja   that   he   had   come   alone   to   protect   the   trees,   water,   lands   and the   hermitage   itself   from   destruction.
 
AanIytaimt>   seneTya}Ý>   prmi;R[a   ,
twa   s   c³e   -rt>   senaya>   smupagtm!   .10.
AanIyta<  be brought
#t> to this place
sena  army
#it thus
Aa}Ý>  being ordered
prmi;R[a  by the rishi
twa as told
s> that
c³e  did
-rt>  Bharata
senaya>  army
smupagtm!  brought

 
10.Bharata,   being   ordered   by   Bharadwaja   to   bring   the   army.   complied   with   the   orders.            
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