THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 94 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
rame[   icÇkªqv[Rnm!   -   RAMA   DESCRIBES   CHITRAKUTA
 
zElàSwe;u   rMye;u   pZyeman!   kamh;R[an!   ,
ikÚraNËNËzae   -Ôe   rmma[aNmniSvn>   .11.
zElàSwe;u  in the lower reaches of the mountain
rMye;u  beautiful
pZy behold
#man!  these
kamh;R[an!  loved by dear ones
ikÚran!  kinnara
ËNËz>  couples
-Ôe  blessed one
rmma[an!  rejoicing at will
mniSvn>  blessed souls

 
11.Rama   told   Sita   to   behold   the   kinnaras   who   were   rejoicing   at   will   and   sporting   in   pairs   on the   lower   regions   of   the   mountain.
 
zakavs­an!o¼a<í   àvra{yMbrai[   c   ,
pZy   ivXyaxrôI[a<   ³IfaeÎezaNmnaerman!   .12.
zakavs­an!  hanging from the branches
o¼an! c  swords also
àvrai[  the best
AMbrai[ c  garments also
pZy see
ivXyaxrôI[a<  of vidhyadhara and their wives
³IfaeÎezan!  in the sporting grounds
mnaerman!  pleasing to the eyes

 
12.Rama   pointed   out   to   Sita   the   swords   hanging   from   the   branches   and   also   the   fine   garments of   vidhyadhara   couples   as   also   the   pleasant   sporting   grounds.
 
jlàpatEéÑedEinR:yNdEí   Kvict!Kvict!   ,
öviÑ-aRTyy<   zEl>   övNmd   #v   iÖp>   .13.
jlàpatE>  water falls
%ÑedE>  springs
in:yNdE> c  streams also
Kvict! Kvict!  here and there
öviÑ>  flowing
-ait  appears
Ay<  his
zEl>  mountain
#v iÖp>  like the elephant

 
13.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   water   falls,   springs   and   streams   make   the   mountain   look   like   an elephantwith   ichor   exuding   from   its   temples.
 
guhasmIr[ae   gNxaÚanapu:p-vaNvhn!   ,
ºa[tpR[m_yeTy   k<   nr<   n   àh;Ryet!   .14.
guhasmIr[>  the breeze from the caves
gNxan!  fragrance
nanapu:p-van!  emanating from various flowers
vhn!  carrying
ºa[tpR[m!  pleasing the sense of smell
A_yeTy  catching
k<  which
nr<  man
n àh;Ryet!  will not enrapture

 
14.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   wind   from   the   caves   carrying   the   fragrance   of   various   flowers   will enrapture   the   sense   of   smell   of   all   men.
 
ydIh   zrdae=nekaSTvya   saxRminiNdte   ,
lúm[en   c   vTSyaim   n   ma<   zaek>   àxúyit   .15.
yid in case
#h here
zrd>  years
Aneka>  many
Tvya  with you
saxRm!  along with
AiniNdte  faultless one
lúm[en c  with Lakshmana also
vTSyaim  I live
n not
ma<  me
zaek>  grief
àxúyit  will overpower

 
15.Rama   told   Sita   that   if   he   lives   in   chitrakuta   for   long   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana,   grief   will not   overpower   him.
 
b÷pu:p)le   rMye   nanaiÖjg[ayute   ,
ivicÇizore   ýiSmNrtvaniSm   -aimnI   .16.
b÷pu:p)le  full of varieties of flowers and fruits
rMye  lovely
nanaiÖjg[ayute  with flocks of various birds
ivicÇizore  with charming peaks
ih surely
AiSmn!  in this
rtvan!  much satisfied
AiSm  I will be
-aimnI  proud lady

 
16.Rama   told   Sita   that   he   will   be   happy   with   this   beautiful   place   with   varieties   of   flowers   and fruits,   with   flocks   of   various   birds   and   charming   peaks.
 
Anen   vnvasen   mya   àaÝ<   )lÖym!   ,
iptuían&[ta   xmˆR   -rtSy   iày<   twa   .17.
Anen  this
vnvasen  with living in forest
mya by me
àaÝ<  were avheived
)lÖym!  two gains
iptu>  father
c also
An&[ta  free from debt
xmˆR  devoted to piety
-rtSy  Bharata's
iày<  pleasure
twa similarly

 
17.Rama   told   Sita   that   his   being   in   the   forest   achieved   two   gains.   One   Dasaratha   is   free   of debt   and   two   Bharata's   wish   is   fulfilled.
 
vEdehI   rmte   ki½i½Çkªqe   mya   sh   ,
pZyNtI   ivivxaNmnaevaŠays<ytan!   .18.
vEdehI  Vaidehi
rmte  is happy
ki½t!  I think
icÇkªqe  in chitrakuta
mya sh  along with me
pZyNtI  observing
ivivxan!  variousobjects
mnaevaŠays<ytan!  pleasing to the mind, speech and body

 
18.Rama   hoped   Sita   was   happy   in   chitrakuta   staying   with   him   and   observing   objects   which please   the   mind,   speech   and   mind.
 
#dmevam&t<   àaø   rai}   raj;Ry>   pre   ,
vnvas<   -vawaRy   àeTy   me   àiptamha>   .19.
#d<  this
@v only
Am&t<  as a step to a permanant place in heavens
àaø>  have said
rai}  O! Queen
raj;Ry>  royal sages
pre other
vnvas<  living in the forest
-vawaRy  for one's benefit
àeTy  after death
me my
àiptamha>  fore fathers

 
19.Rama   told   Sita   that   his   fore   fathers   and   royal   sages   have   said   that   living   in   forest   leads   to a   permanant   place   in   the   heavens   after   death.
 
izla>   zElSy   zae-Nte   ivzala>   ztzae=i-t>   ,
b÷la   b÷lEvR[‰RnI–lpItistaé[E>   .20.
izla>  rocks
zElSy  mountain's
zae-Nte  shines
ivzala>  as best
ztz>  in hundreds
Ai-t>  on all sides
b÷la>  various
b÷lE>  many
v[‰R>  colours
nIlpItistaé[E>  black, yellow, white and red

 
20.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   rocks   of   the   mountain   shine   brightly   in   various   coloura   like   black, yellow,   white   and   red   on   all   sides.            
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