THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 93 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
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tya   mhTya   yaiyNya   XvijNya   vnvaisn>   ,
AidRta   yUwpa   mÄa>   syUwa>   s<àÊÔ‚vu>   .1.
tya that
mhTya  large
yaiyNya  by the moving
XvijNya  army
vnvaisn>  living in the forest
AidRta>  threatened
yUwpa>  elephants
mÄa>  wild
syUwa>  along with herds
s<àÊÔ‚vu>  ran helter skelter

 
1.The   wild   elephants   in   the   forest   ran   helter   skelter   afraid   of   the   large   army   on   the   move.
 
\]a>   p&;ts'œ"aí   érví   smNtt>   ,
†ZyNte   vnraij;u   igir:vip   ndI;u   c   .2.
\]a>  bears
p&;ts'œ"a> c  spotted deer also
érv> c  deer known as ruru also
smNtt>  in alldirections
†ZyNte  were seen
vnrajI;u  on the way to the forest
igir;u Aip  on mountains also
ndI;u c  along rivers also

 
2.Bears,   spotted   deer   and   deer   known   as   ruru   were   seen   on   the   path   to   the   forest,   in mountains   and   on   the   banks   of   rivers.
 
s   s<àtSwe   xmaRTma   àItae   dzrwaSmj>   ,
v&Äae   mhTya   yaiyNya   senya   ctur¼ya   .3.
s> he
s<àtSwe  travelled
xmaRTma  given to piety
àIt>  delighted
dzrwaSmj>  Dasaratha's son
v&Ä>  surrounded
mhTya  large
yaiyNya  moving
senya  by army
ctur¼ya  consisting of four limbs

 
3.Bharata   travelled   with   happy   frame   of   mind   followed   by   a the four limbs of a large   army.   
sagraE"in-a   sena   -rtSy   mhaTmn>   ,
mhI<   s<Dadyamas   àav&i;   XyaimvaMbud>   .4.
sagraE"in-a  broad like an ocean
sena  the army
-rtSy  Bharata's
mhaTmn>  the great soul
mhI<  the earth
s<Dadyamas  covered
àav&i;  in monsoon
Xya<  the sky
#v like
AMbud>  the clouds

 
4.Bharata's   large   army   covered   the   earth   like   the   cloud   envelopes   the   sky   in   rainy   season.
 
tur¼aE"Ervtta   var[Eí   mhajvE>   ,
Analúya   icr<   kal<   tiSmNkale   b-Uv   -U>   .5.
tur¼aE"E>  by host of horses
Avtta  covered
var[E> c  by elephants also
mhajvE>  capable of speed
Analúya  invisible
icr< kal<  for a long time
tiSmn!  at that
kale  time
b-Uv  became
-U> the earth

 
5.The   earth   being   full   of   horses   and   elephants   became   invisible   for   a   long   time   at   that   time.
 
s   yaTva   ËrmXvan<   supirïaNtvahn>   ,
%vac   -rt>   ïImaNvisó<   miÙ[a<   vrm!   .6.
s> that
yaTva  travelling
Ërm! AXvan<  a long distance
supirïaNtvahn>  fully exhausted animals
%vac  spoke
-rt>  Bharata
ïIman!  the blessed
visó<  to Vasishta
miÙ[a<  among the ministers
vrm!  the foremost

 
6.Bharata,   after   travelling   for   a   long   distance   which   fatigued   the   animals,   spoke   to   Vasishta.
 
ta†z<   lúyte   êp<   ywa   cEv   ïut<   mya   ,
Vy­<   àaÝa>   Sm   t<   dez<   -rÖajae   ymävIt!   .7.
ta†z<  that
lúyte  appears
êp<  the topography
ywa as
c also
@v ïut<  heard
mya by me
Vy­<  surely
àaÝa> Sm  have reached
t<  that
dez<  area
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
ym! which
AävIt!  spoke

 
7.Bharata   told   Vasishta   that   from   the   topography   of   the   area,   it   seems   that   they   had   reached the   region   told   by   Bharadwaja.
 
Ay<   igiriíÇkªq   #y<   mNdaiknI   ndI   ,
@tt!àkazte   ËraÚIlme"in-<   vnm!   .8.
Ay<  this
igir>  mountain
icÇkªq  is called chitrakuta
#y<  this
mNdaiknI  is mandakini
ndI river
@tt!  this
àkazte  comes into view
Ërat!  from a distance
nIlme"in-<  like a blue cloud
vnm!  forest

 
8.Bharata   told   Vasishta   that   the   mountain   is   chitrakuta   and   the   river   is   mandakini.   They   could see   the   forest   at   a   distance.
 
igre>   sanUin   rMyai[   icÇkªqSy   s<àit   ,
var[Ervm&XyNte   mamkE>   pvRtaepmE>   .9.
igre>  mountains
sanUin  lower regions
rMyai[  lovely
icÇkªqSy  chitrakuta's
s<àit  now
var[E>  by elphants
Avm&XyNte  are trampled
mamkE>  my
pvRtaepmE>  like a hill

 
9.Bharata   told   Vasishta   that   his   elephants   are   now   trampling   the   lower   regions   of   chitrakuta.
 
muÂiNt   k…sumaNyete   nga>   pvRtsanu;u   ,
nIla   #vatpapaye   taey<   taeyxra   "na>   .10.
muÂiNt  are shedding
k…sumain  flowers
@te those
nga>  trees
pvRtsanu;u  on the lower egions of the mountain
nIla>  dark
#v like
Aatpapaye  in monsoon times
taey<  water
taeyxra>  rainbearing
"na>  clouds

 
10.Bharata   told   Vasishta   that   the   trees   are   shedding   flowers   like   the   rain-bearing   cloud   pour water   at   monsoon   time.            
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