THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 96 : SLOKAS 21 TO 31

 
lúm[s<r<->   -   LAKSHMANA'S   CONFUSION
 
Aip   naE   vzmagCDeTkaeivdarXvjae   r[e   .21.
Aip and
naE in our
vz<  under control
AagCDet!  may come
kaeivdarXvj>  flag with emblem of kovidara tree
r[e in the fight

 
21.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   the   flag   with   the   emblem   of   kovidara   tree   may   come   under their   control   in   the   fight.
 
Aip   Ôúyaim   -rt<   yTk«te   vsn<   mht!   ,
Tvya   ra"v   s<àaÝ<   sItya   c   mya   twa   .22.
Aip Ôúyaim  can I see
-rt<  Bharata
yTk«te  by whom
Vysn<  difficulty
mht!  great
Tvya  by you
ra"v  Rama
s<àaÝ<  being undergone
sItya  by Sita also
c also
mya by me
twa similarly

 
22.Lakshmana   asked   Rama   how   he   can   meet   Bharata   when   the   difficulties   they   were
undergoing   was   due   to   Bharata?
 
yiÚimÄ<   -vaNraJyac!Cyutae   ra"v   zañtat!   ,
s<àaÝae=ymirvI–r   -rtae   vXy   @v   me   .23.
yiÚimÄ<  because of whom
-van!  you
raJyat!  from kingdom
Cyut>  exiled
ra"v  Rama
zañtat!  hereditarily
s<àaÝ>  who has come
Aym!  this
Air>  as an enemy
vIr brave
-rt>  Bharata
vXy @v  deserves to be killed
me by me

 
23.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Bharata,   because   of   whom   Rama   lost   the   kingdom,   is   coming as   an   enemy   and   thus   deserves   to   be   killed.
 
-rtSy   vxe   dae;<   nah<   pZyaim   ra"v   ,
pUvaRpkair[a<   Tyage   n   ýxmaˆR   ivxIyte   .24.
-rtSy  Bharata's
vxe in killing
dae;<  a sin
n do not
Ah<  I
pZyaim  see
ra"v  Rama
pUvaRpkair[a<  one who commits a crime first
Tyage  to punish
n not
ih because
AxmR>  any sin
ivxIyte  ordained

 
24.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   does   not   see   any   wrong   im   killing   since   Bharata   has
wronged   Rama.
 
pUvaRpkarI   -rtSTy­xmRí   ra"v   ,
@tiSmiÚhte   k«Tõamnuzaix   visNxram!   .25.
pUvaRpkarI  wronged earlier
-rt>  Bharata
Ty­xmR>  has deviated from righteousness
c also
ra"v  Rama
@tiSmn!  him
inhte  after killing
k«Tõam!  over the entire
Anuzaix  rule
visNxram!  world

 
25.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Bharata   has   gone   away   from   the   path   of   righteousness   since he   committed   a   wrong   first.   After   killing   Bharata,   Rama   can   rule   the   entire   world   .
 
AXy   puÇ<   ht<   s<Oye   kEkeyI   raJykamuka   ,
mya   pZyeTsuÊ>oataR   hiSt-¶imv   Ô‚mm!   .26.
A* now
puÇ<  son
ht<  killed
s<Oye  in a war
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
raJykamuka  reedy for kingdom
mya by me
pZyet!  will see
suÊ>oataR  with great sadness
hiSt-¶<  broken by an elephant
#v Ô‚mm!  like the tree

 
26.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Kaikeyi   will   soon   see   Bharata   killed   by   him,   felled   like   a   tree uprooted   by   an   elephant.
 
kEkeyI<   c   vix:yaim   sanubNxa<   sbaNxvam!   ,
klu;e[aXy   mhta   meidnI   pirmuCytam!   .27.
kEkeyI< c  Kaikeyi herself
vix:yaim  I wil kill
sanubNxa<  with followers
sbaNxvam!  along with relatives
klu;e[  from sin
A* now
mhta  great
meidnI  earth
pirmuCytam!  may be releived

 
27.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   will   kill   Kaikeyi   with   her   relatives   and   friends   and   releive the   earth   from   a   great   sin.
 
A*em<   s<yt<   ³aexmsTkar<   c   mand   ,
maeúyaim   zÇusENye;u   k]ei:vv   ÷taznm!   .28.
A* now
#m<  this
s<yt<  restrained
³aexm!  anger
AsTkar< c  shame also
mand  one who is proud
maeúyaim  will use
zÇusENye;u  among the enemy army
k]e;u  dried leaves
#v like
÷taznm!  fire

 
28.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   will   release   the   repressed   anger   and   shame   and   inflict   a crushing   defeat   on   the   enemy   army.
 
A*Eti½ÇkªqSy   kann<   iniztE>   zrE>   ,
i-Nd|!CDÇuzrIrai[   kir:ye   zaei[taei]tm!   .29.
A* now
@tt!  this
icÇkªqSy  chirkuta's
kann<  forest
iniztE>  sharp
zrE>  arrows
i-Ndn!  cut to peices
zÇuzrIrai[  enemiy's bodies
kir:ye  will do
zaei[taei]tm!  sprinkled with blood

 
29.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   will   make   the   forest   sprinkled   with   blood   of   the   decimated bodies   of   enemies.
 
zrEinRi-RÚùdyaNk…Ãra<Sturga<Stwa   ,
ñapda>   pirk;RNtu   nra<í   inhtaNmya   .30.
zrE>  with arrows
ini-RÚùdyan!  withbroken chest
k…Ãran!  elephants
turgan! twa  horses also
ñapda>  beasts
pirk;RNtu  may be dragged
nran! c  men also
inhtan!  killed
mya by me

 
30.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   the   bodies   of   men   killed   by   him   along   with   elephants   and horses   whose   chests   were   broken   may   be   dragged   by   beasts.
 
zra[a<   xnu;íahmn&[I=iSm   mham&xe   ,
ssENy<   -rt<   hTva   -iv:yaim   n   s<zy>   .31.
zra[a<  to arrows
xnu;>  to bows
c also
Ahm!  I
An&[I  released from being indebted
AiSm  will be
mham&xe  in the great war
ssENy<  with the army
-rt<  Bharata
hTva  killing
-iv:yaim  will live
n s<zy>  have no doubt

 
31.Lakshmana   told   Rama   not   to   doubt   his   capability   of   killing   Bharata   along   with   his   army   for which   he   would   have   discharged   his   indebtedness   to   the   bows   and   arrows.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   ;{[vittm>   sgR>   .96.
           
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