THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 92 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
icÇkªqàSwanm!   -   STARTING   FOR   CHITRAKUTA   MOUNTAIN
 
%Är<   pañRmasaXy   tSy   mNdaiknI   ndI   ,
pui:ptÔ‚ms<DÚa   rMypui:ptkanna   .11.
%Är<  northern
pañR< AasaXy  touching the side
tSy its
mNdaiknI  mandakini named
ndI river
pui:ptÔ‚ms<DÚa  covered by trees in blossom
rMypui:ptkanna  with lovely gardens with flowers

 
11.Bharadwaja   told   Bharata   that   touching   the   northern   side   of   the   mountain   runs   the   river mandakini,   with   flowering   trees   and   gardens.
 
AnNtr<   tTsirtiíÇkªqí   pvRt>   ,
tyae>   p[Rk…qI   tat      taE   vstae   Øuvm!   .12.
AnNtr<  by the side
tTsirt>  of that river
icÇkªq>  chitrakuta
c also
pvRt>  mountain
tyae>  the two brothers
p[Rk…qI  hut
tat child
  there
taE thetwo
vst>  live
Øuvm!  certainly

 
12.Bharadwaja   told   Bharata   that   by   the   side   of   the   river   and   the   mountain,   Rama   and
Lakshmana   live   in   a   hut.
 
d][enEv   magˆR[   sVydi][mev   c   ,
gjvaijrwakI[aR<   vaihnI<   vaihnIpte   .13.
vahySv   mha-ag   ttae   Ôúyis   ra"vm!   .14.
d][en  due south
@v magˆR[  going by the way
sVydi][< @v c  going southwest on the path
gjvaijrwakI[aR<  with elephants, horses and chariots
vaihnI<  the army
vaihnIpte  commander of the army
vahySv  please take
mha-ag  blessed
tt> then
Ôúyis  you will see
ra"vm!  Rama

 
13,14.Bharadwaja   told   Bharata   to   lead   his   army   along   the   road   to   the   south   and   take   the path   leading   southwest   when   he   will   see   Rama.
 
àya[imit   c   ïuTva   rajrajSy   yaei;t>   ,
ihTva   yanain   yanarœha   äaü[<   pyRvaryn!   .15.
àya[< #it  the word go
c ïuTva  hearing only
rajrajSy  emperor's
yaei;t>  wives
ihTva  leaving
yanain  vehicles
yanarœha>  in the vehicles
äaü[<  the brahmana
pyRvaryn!  surrounded

 
15.On   hearing   the   word   go,   the   wives   of   Dasaratha,   got down  from   the   chariots   and   surrounded Bharadwaja.
 
vepmana   k«za   dIna   sh   deVya   suimÇya   ,
kaEsLya   tSy   j¢ah   kra_ya<   cr[aE   mune>   .16.
vepmana  trembling
k«za  emaciated
dIna  pitiable
sh deVya  along with devi
suimÇya  Sumitra
kaEsLya  Kausalya
tSy that
j¢ah  clasped
kra_ya<  with hands
cr[aE  feet
mune>  sage's

 
15.Kausalya,   emaciated,   trenbling   and   pitiable,   along   with   Sumitra   clasped   the   feet   of
Bharadwaja   with   both   hands.
 
Asm&Ïen   kamen   svRlaekSy   grœihta   ,
kEkeyI   tSy   j¢ah   cr[aE   sVypÇpa   .17.
Asm&Ïen  not been fulfilled
kamen  with desire
svRlaekSy  by all the world
grœihta  condemned
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
tSy that
j¢ah  clasped
cr[aE  feet
sVypÇpa  with bashfulness

 
16.Kaikeyi   also   fell   at   the   feet   of   Bharadwaja,   her   ambition   being   unfulfilled   and   becoming an   object   of   condemnation   for   all   the   world.
 
t<   àdi][magMy   -gvNt<   mhamuinm!   ,
AËraÑrtSy   tSwaE   dImnaStda   .18.
t<  him
àdi][< AagMy  goin round
-gvNt<  venerable
mhamuinm!  eminent sage
AËrat!  near
-rtSy  Bharata's
tSwaE  stood
dImna>  sad at heart
tda then

 
18.Then   Kaikeyi,   with   a   sad   heart,   went  round   Bharadwaja   and   stood   near   Bharata.
 
tt>   pàCD   -rt<   -rÖajae   †Fìt>   ,
ivze;<   }atuimCDaim   mat&[a<   tv   ra"v   .19.
tt> then
pàCD  asked
-rt<  to Bharata
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
†Fìt>  with determined righteousness
ivze;<  particulars
}atu<  to know
#CDaim  I desire
mat&[a<  mothers
tv your
ra"v  Bharata

 
19.Then   Bharadwaja   asked   Bharata   particulars   concerning   his   mothers.
 
@vmu­Stu   -rtae   -rÖajen   xaimRk>   ,
%vac   àaÃil-URTva   vaKy<   vcnkaeivd>   .20.
@v<  as baove
%­>  being asked
tu in this
-rt>  Bharata
-rÖajen  by Bharadwaja
xaimRk>  pious
%vac  spoke
àaÃil> -UTva  with joined palms
vaKy<  the following words
vcnkaeivd>  master of expression

 
20.Bharata   then   replied   Bharadwaja   as   follows.            
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