THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 92 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
icÇkªqàSwanm!   -   STARTING   FOR   CHITRAKUTA   MOUNTAIN
 
ttSta<   rjnI<   Vyu:y   -rt>   spirCDd>   ,
k«taitWyae   -rÖaj<   kamadi-jgam   h   .1.
tt> there
ta<  that
rjnI<  night
Vyu:y  having spent
-rt>  Bharata
spirCDd>  with his family
k«taitWy>  having received hospitality
-rÖaj<  to Bharadwaja
kamat!  on his own
Ai-jgam  approached with respect
h what

 
1.Bharata   after   spending   the   night   and   having   been   accorded   hospitality,   approached
Bharadwaja   respectfully.
 
tm&i;>   pué;Vyaº<   àeúy   àaÃilmagtm!   ,
÷tai¶haeÇae   -rt<   -rÖajae=_y-a;t   .2.
t<  that
\i;>  sage
pué;Vyaº<  tiger among men
àeúy  observing
àaÃil<  with joined palms
Aagtm!  arrived
÷tai¶haeÇ>  having poured ablations in sacred fire
-rt<  Bharata
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
A_y-a;t  spoke as follows

 
2.Bharadwaja   observing   Bharata   arriving   with   joined   palms   spoke   to   him   as   follows.
 
ki½dÇ   suoa   raiÇStvaSmiÖ;ye   gta   ,
sm¢Ste   jn>   ki½daitWye   z<s   me=n"   .3.
ki½t!  I think
  this
suoa  happily
raiÇ>  night
tv your
ASmiÖ;ye  in my hermitage
gta was spent
sm¢>  fully satisfied
te your
jn> men
ki½t!  I think
AaitWye  with the hospitality
z<s me  please tell me
An" sinless one

 
3.Bharadwaja   enquired   from   Bharata   whether   the   night   went   happily   and   whether   his   men were   satisfied   with   the   hospitality   extended   to   them.
 
tmuvacaÃil<   k«Tva   -rtae=i-à[My   c   ,
AaïmaÊpin:³aNtmuÄmtejsm!   .4.
t<  to him
%vac  spoke as follows
AÃil< k«Tva  with joined palms
-rt>  Bharata
Ai-à[My c  bowing low also
Aaïmat!  from the hermitage
%pin:³aNt<  coming out
%Ämtejsm!  with the highest glory

 
4.Bharata,   joining   his   palms   and   bowing   low   before   Bharadwaja   as   Bharadwaja   was   coming out   of   the   hermitage,   replied   as   follows.
 
suoaei;tae=iSm   -gvNsm¢blvahn>   ,
tipRt>   svRkamEí   samaTyae   blvt!Tvya   .5.
suoaei;t>  well rested
AiSm  I am
-gvn!  lord
sm¢blvahn>  with all troops
tipRt>  fulfilled
svRkamE>  all our desires
c also
samaTy>  along with ministers
blvt!  in sufficient measure
Tvya  by you

 
5.Bharata   told   Bharadwaja   that   he,   his   ministers   and   the   troops   have   been   well   taken   care   of and   they   were   well   rested.
 
Apet¬msNtapa>   sui-]a>   suàitïya>   ,
Aip   àe:yanupaday   svˆR   Sm   susuoaei;ta>   .6.
Apet¬msNtapa>  releived of fatigue and discomfort
sui-]a>  well fed
suàitïya>  well looked after
Aip àe:yan!  servants also
%paday  including
svˆR  all
Sm susuoaei;ta>  spent time happily

 
6.Bharata   told   Bharadwaja   that   including   the   servants   all   of   them   were   well   fed,   well   looked after   and   were   relieved   of   their   fatigue   and   discomfort.
 
AamÙye   Tva<   -gvNkam<   Tvm&i;sÄm   ,
smIp<   àiSwt<   æatum‰RÇe[e]Sv   c]u;a   .7.
AamÙye  I entreat
Tva<  you
-gvn!  lord
kam<  a favour
Tv<  you
\i;sÄm  jewel among sages
smIp<  presence
àiSwt<  set out
æatu>  elder brother's
mEÇe[  with benign
$]Sv  regard me
c]u;a  eyes

 
7.Bharata   told   Bharadwaja   that   he   has   set  out   to   meet   Rama   and   pleaded   with   Bharadwaja to   look   at   him   with   benign   eyes.
 
Aaïm<   tSy   xmR}   xaimRkSy   mhaTmn>   ,
Aacúv   ktmae   magR>   ikyainit   c   z<s   me   .8.
Aaïm<  hermitage
tSy his
xmR}  knower of dharma
xaimRkSy  pious
mhaTmn>  greta soul
Aacúv  please let me know in detail
ktm>  which
magR>  route
ikyan!  how far
#it thus
c also
z<s  tell
me me

 
8.Bharata   requested   Bharadwaja   to   tell   him   the   route   to   Rama's   hermitage   and   also   how   far it   is.
 
#it   p&òStu   -rt<   æat&dzRnlalsm!   ,
àTyuvac   mhateja   -rÖajae   mhatpa>   .9.
#it as above
p&ò>  being asked
tu in this
-rt<  to Bharata
æat&dzRnlalsm!  eager to see his elder brother
àTyuvac  replied
mhateja>  with great glory
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
mhatpa>  great ascetic

 
9.Bharadwaja   being   asked   ny   Bharata   as   above   replied   as   follows.
 
-rtaxRt&tIye;u   yaejne:vjne   vne   ,
icÇkªqijirStÇ   rMyindRrkann>   .10.
AxRt&tIye;u yaejne;u  at a distance of twenty miles
Ajne  uninhabited by men
vne in the forest
icÇkªqijir>  stands the mountain named chitrakuta
  from here
rMyindRrkann>  with lovely caves and groves

 
10.Bharadwaja   told   Bharata   that   at   a   distance   twenty   miles   from   there,   is   chitrakuta   mountain with   lovely   cave   and   groves.            
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