THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 95 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
mNdaiknIv[Rna   -   DESCRIBING   MANDAKINI
 
Aw   zElaiÖin;!³My   mEiwlI<   kaesleñr>   ,
AdzRyCDu-jla<   rMya<   mNdaiknI<   ndIm!   .1.
Aw then
zElat!  from the mountain
ivin;!³My  leaving
mEiwlI<  to Maithili
kaesleñr>  king of Kosala
AdzRyt!  showed
zu-jla<  with pure water
rMya<  lovely
mNdaiknI<  mandakini
ndIm!  river

 
1.Rama   moved   away   from   the   mountain   and   showed   Sita   the   river   mandakini.
 
AävI½   vraraeha<   caécNÔin-annam!   ,
ivdehrajSy   suta~   ramae   rajIvlaecn>   .2.
AävIt!  described as follows
c also
vraraeha<  chaste woman
caécNÔin-annam!  with a face like the full moon
ivdehrajSy  king of Videha's
suta<  daughter
ram>  Rama
rajIvlaecn>  with eyes like a red lotus

 
2.Rama   described   as   follows   about   the   river   mandakini   to   Sita.
 
ivicÇpuilna<   rMya<   h<ssarsseivtam!   ,
k…sumEépsMpÚa<   pZy   mNdaiknI<   ndIm!   .3.
nanaivxEStIrirhErœv&ta<   pu:p)lÔ‚mE>   ,
rajNtI<   rajrajSy   nilnIimv   svRt>   .4.
ivicÇpuilna<  having delightful sand dunes
rMya<  beautiful
h<ssarsseivtam!  inhabited by swans and cranes
k…sumE>  with flowers
%psMpÚa<  filled with
pZy see
mNdaiknI<  mandakini
ndIm!  river
nanaivxE>  various
tIrirhE>  on the banks
v&ta<  growing
pu:p)lÔ‚mE>  flower and fruit bearing trees
rajNtI<  charming
rajrajSy  Kubera's
nilnI< #v  like the lake
svRt>  all round

 
3,4.Rama   told   Sita   to   look   at   the   river   mandakini   with   its   delightful   banks,   inhabited   by   swans and   cranes,   with   flowering   and   fruit   bearing   trees   looking   like   the   lake   of   Kubera.
 
m&gyUwinpItain   klu;aM-a<is   saMàtm!   ,
tIwaRin   rm[Iyain   rit<   sÃnyiNt   me   .5.
m&gyUwinpItain  drunk by herds of deer
klu;aM-a<is  made turbid
saMàtm!  now
tIwaRin  waters
rm[Iyain  delightful
rit<  charms
sÃnyiNt  attracts
me on me

 
5.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   water   made   turbid   by   herds   of   deer   drinking   there   charms   him.
 
jqaijnxra>   kale   vLklaeÄrvass>   ,
\;ySTvvgahNte   ndI<   mNdaiknI<   iàye   .6.
jqaijnxra>  with matted hair and wearing deer skin
kale  at the appointed time
vLklaeÄrvass>  having bark clothes
\;y>  sages
tu in this
AvgahNte  are bathing
ndI<  in river
mNdaiknI<  mandakini
iàye  darling

 
6.Rama   told   Sita   that   sages   with   matted   hair,   bark   upper   clothes   and   deer   skin   are   bathing in   mandakini   river.
 
AaidTymupitóNte   inymaËXvRbahv>   ,
@te   pre   ivzalai]   muny>   s<iztìta>   .7.
AaidTy<  to sungod
%pitóNte  prays
inymat!  in reverence
^XvRbahv>  with raised hands
@te these
pre other
ivzalai]  broad eyed lady
muny>  ascetics
s<iztìta>  having completed their vows

 
7.Rama   pointed   to   other   ascetics   who   after   completing   their   vows,   were   praying   to   sun-god with   raised   hands.
 
marytaeσtizorE>   àn&Ä   #v   pvRt>   ,
padpE>   pÇpu:pai[   s&jiÑri-tae   ndIm!   .8.
marytaeσtizorE>  with tops shaken by the wind
àn&Ä> #v  looks as if dancing
pvRt>  mountain
padpE>  with trees
pÇpu:pai[  leaves and flowers
s&jiÑ>  shedding
Ai-t>  all around
ndIm!  the river

 
8.With   its   tree   tops   being   shaken   by   the   wind   and   shedding   leaves   and   flowers,   the   mountain appeared   to   dance.
 
KvicNmi[inkazaeda<   KvicTpuilnzailnIm!   ,
KviciTsÏjnakI[aR<   pZy   mNdaiknI<   ndIm!   .9.
Kvict!  at some places
mi[inkazaeda<  sparkling like pearls
Kvict!  at some places
puilnzailnIm!  with sandy banks
Kvict!  at some places
isÏjnakI[aR<  filled with siddhas
pZy observe
mNdaiknI<  mandakini
ndIm!  river

 
9.Rama   told   Sita   to   observe   the   waters   of   mandakini   shining   like   pearls,   at   other   places   with sandy   banks   and   in   some   places   full   of   siddhas.
 
inxURtaNvayuna   pZy   ivttaNpu:psÂyan!   .10.
inxURtan!  brought down
vayuna  by wind
pZy see
ivttan!  scattered
pu:psÂyan!  heaps of flowers

 
10.Rama   told   Sita   to   observe   the   heaps   of   flowers   scattered   by   the   wind.            
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