THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 93 : SLOKAS 21 TO 27

 
ïIramaïmivcy>   -   SEARCHING   FOR   RAMA'S   HERMITAGE
 
-rtSy   vc>   ïuTva   pué;a>   zôpa[y>   ,
ivivzuStÖn<   zUra   xUm<   c   d†zuStt>   .21.
-rtSy  Bharata's
vc> words
ïuTva  hearing
pué;a>  troops
zôpa[y>  with arms in hand
ivivzu>  entered
tt! that
vn<  forest
zUra>  gallant
xUm< c  smoke also
d†zu>  saw
tt> there

 
21.The   brave   troops   with   arms   in   hand,  hearing   Bharata's   words   entered   the   forest   and   there saw   smoke   rising.
 
te   smalaeKy   xUma¢mUcu-Rrtmagta>   ,
namnu:ye   -vTyi¶rœVy­mÇEv   ra"vaE   .22.
te they
smalaeKy  observing
xUma¢<  a column of smoke
^cu>  said
-rt<  to Bharata
Aagta>  returning
n not
Amnu:ye  in an uninhabited place
-vit  be present
Ai¶>  fire
Vy­m!  surely
 @v  there only
ra"vaE  Rama and Lakshmana should be

 
22.The   troops   on   seeing   the   column   of   smoke   returned   and   told   Bharata   that   in   an   uninhabited place   there   can   be   no   fire.   Therefore,   Rama   and   Lakshmana   are   in   that   place.
 
Aw   naÇ   nrVyaºaE   rajpuÇaE   prNtpaE   ,
ANye   ramaepma>   siNt   Vy­mÇ   tpiSvn>   .23.
Aw n  in case not present
  here
nrVyaºaE  the tiger among men
rajpuÇaE  the two princes
prNtpaE  scorchers of the enemy
ANye  some other
ramaepma>  like Rama
siNt  must be present
Vy­m!  surely
  here
tpiSvn>  ascetics

 
23.They   told   Bharata   that   in   case   Rama   and   Lakshmana   are   not   there,   some   ascetics   like Rama   should   be   present   there.
 
tCD+uTva   -rtSte;a<   vcn<   saxusMmtm!   ,
sENyanuvac   svaR<StanimÇblmdRn>   .24.
tt! that
ïuTva  hearing
-rt>  Bharata
te;a<  their
vcn<  words
saxusMmtm!  with reasons
sENyan!  to the troops
%vac  spoke the following
svaRn!  to all
tan!  those
AimÇblmdRn>  destroyer of enemy's powers

 
24.Bharata,   on   hearing   the   words   which   were   with   reasoning,   spoke   to   the   troops   as   follows.
 
yÄa   -vNtiStóNtu   netae   gNtVym¢t>   ,
Ahmev   gim:yaim   sumÙae   x&itrev   c   .25.
yÄa>  ready
-vNt>  you
itóNtu  remain
n not
#t> here
gNtVym!  proceed
A¢t>  farther
Ah< @v  I alone
gim:yaim  will go
sumÙ>  Sumantra
x&it>  inister Dhriti
@v as also
c also

 
25.Bharata   told   the   troops   to   remain   where   they   were   and   move   forward.   He   alone   will   go with   Sumantra   and   Dhriti.
 
@vmu­aStt>   svˆR      tSwu>   smNtt>   ,
-rtae      xUma¢<      †iò<   smadxat!   .26.
@v<  as above
%­a>  being ordered
tt> then
svˆR  all
  there
tSwu>  stood
smNtt>  in all directions
-rt>  Bharata
  where
xUma¢<  column of smoke
  that spot
†iò< smadxat!  fixed his gaze

 
26.Being   ordered   by   Bharata   the   troops   stood   their   ground   in   all   directions,   while   Bharata fixed   his   gaze   on   the   spot   from   which   the   column   of   smoke   arose.
 
VyviSwta   ya   -rten   sa   cmUinRrI]ma[a=ip   c   xUmm¢t>   ,
b-Uv   ùòa   nicre[   jantI   iàySy   ramSy   smagm<   tda   .27.
VyviSwta  was ordered
ya which
-rten  by Bharata
sa that
cmU>  army
inrI]ma[a  observing
Aip and
c also
xUmm!  smoke
A¢t>  in front
b-Uv  became
ùòa  delighted
nicre[  in a short while
jantI  knowing
iàySy  beloved
ramSy  Rama's
smagm<  meeeting
tda then

 
27.The   troops   stood   at   the   spot   as   ordered   and   seeing   the   smoke   in   front,   waited   with   delight since   the   meeting   with   Rama   will   happen   very   soon.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   iÇnvittm>   sgR>   .93.
       
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