THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 94 : SLOKAS 21 TO 27

 
rame[   icÇkªqv[Rnm!   -   RAMA   DESCRIBES   CHITRAKUTA
 
iniz   -aNTycleNÔSy   ÷taznizoa   #v   ,
Aae;Xy>   Svà-alúya   æajmana>   shöz>   .21.
iniz  in the night
-aiNt  appears
AcleNÔSy  mountains
÷taznizoa>  flames of fire
#v like
Aae;Xy>  herbs
Svà-alúya>  with their splendour
æajmana>  shining
shöz>  in thousands

 
21.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   herbs   appear   to   shine   like   flames   of   fire   with   their   splendour.
 
keicT]yin-a   deza>   keicÊXyansiÚ-a>   ,
keicdekizla   -aiNt   pvRtSyaSy   -aimnI   .22.
keict!  some
]yin-a>  like houses
deza>  regions
keict!  some
%XyansiÚ-a>  like gardens
keict!  some
@kizla>  as a single rock
-aiNt  appears
pvRtSy  mountain's
ASy this
-aimnI  proud lady

 
22.Rama   told   Sita   that   some   parts   of   this   mountain   appears   like   houses,   some   like   gardens and   others   consist   of   single   rock.
 
i-t!Tvev   vsuxa<   -ait   icÇkªq>   smuiTwt>   ,
icÇkªqSy   kªqae=saE   †Zyte   svRt>   zu->   .23.
i-t!Tva  splitting
#v as if
vsuxa<  the arth
-ait  appears
icÇkªq>  chitrakuta
smuiTwt>  risen
icÇkªqSy  chitrakuta's
kªq>  peak
AsaE  this
†Zyte  looks
svRt>  on all sides
zu->  charming

 
23.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   mountain   appears   to   have   risen   piercing   the   earth   and   its   peak appears   charming   on   all   sides.
 
k…ópuÚagSwgr-UjRpÇaeÄrCDdan!   ,
kaimna<   SvaStraNpZy   k…zezydlayutan!   .24.
k…ópuÚagSwgr-UjRpÇaeÄrCDdan!  covered with sthagara, punnaga and bhurja trees
kaimna<  for amorous people
SvaStran!  as suitable beds
pZy see
k…zezydlayutan!  with petals of lotus and lilies

 
24.Rama   pointed   out   to   Sita   the   cosy   beds   covered   by   petals   of   lotus   and   lilies   and   shaded by   sthagara,   punnaga   and   bhurja   trees   making   it   suitable   for   coules.
 
m&idtaíapivÏaí   †ZyNte   kmlöj>   ,
kaimi-vRinte   pZy   )lain   ivivxain   c   .25.
m&idta>  crushed
c also
ApivÏa>  discarded
c also
†ZyNte  are seen
kmlöj>  garlands of lotus
kaimi->  by couples
vinte  darling
pZy see
)lain  fruits
ivivxain  different
c also

 
25.Rama   showed   Sita   crushed   and   discarded   garlands   of   lotus   and   remains   of   fruits   thrown by   the   couples.
 
vSvaeksara<   nilnImtITyEvaeÄraNk…ên!   ,
pvRtiíÇkªqae=saE   b÷mUl)laedk>   .26.
vSvaeksara<  Vaswaukasara
nilnIm!  Nalina
AtITy @v  surpassing
%Äran!  northern
k…ên!  kuru territory
pvRt> icÇkªq>  chitrakuta mountain
AsaE  this
b÷mUl)laedk>  appears having plenty of roots, fruits and water

 
26.Rama   told   Sita   that   chitrakuta   mountain   with   its   abundant   roots,   fruits   and   water   surpasses Vaswaukasara,   the   capital   of   Kubera,   Nalina,   capital   of   Indra   and   the   Uttarakurus.
 
#m<   tu   kal<   vinte   ivjiÿva<STvya   c   sIte   sh   lúm[en   c   ,
rit<   àpTSye   k…lxnRvixRnI<   sta<   pit   SvEinRymE>   prE>   iSwt>   .27.
#m<  this
tu in this
kal<  period of exile
vinte  dearest
ivjiÿvan!  living
Tvya c  with you also
sIte  Sita
sh along with
lúm[en c  Lakshmana also
rit<  piety
àpTSye  I will derive
k…lxmRvixRnI<  enhancing the piety of my clan
sta<  forefathers
piw path
SvE>  own
inymE>  discipline
prE>  higest
iSwt>  imposed

 
27.Rama   told   Sita   that   in   case   he   spends   the   period   of   exile   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana, adhering   the   path   trodden   by   forefathers   and   conforming   to   the   self-imposed   discipline,
he   will   be   happy   enhancing   the   piety   of   the   clan.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   ctunRvittm>   sgR>   .94.
           
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