THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 97 : SLOKAS 1 TO 11

 
lúm[pirsaNTvnm!   -   CONSOLING   LAKSHMANA
 
sus<rBx<   tu   saEimiÇ<   lúm[<   ³aexmUrœiCDtm!   ,
ramStu   pirsaNTvyaw   vcn<   cedmävIt!   .1.
sus<rBx<  being utterly confused
tu in this
saEimiÇ<  to Sumitra's son
lúm[<  to Lakshmana
³aexmUrœiCDtm!  beside himself in rage
ram>  Rama
tu pirsaNTv!y  consoling
Aw then
vcn< c  words also
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.Then   Rama   pacified   Lakshmana   who   bore   a   bellicose   attitude   towards   Bharata   and   was beside   himself   with   rage,   spoke   to   him   as   follows.
 
ikmÇ   xnu;a   kayRmisna   va   scmR[a   ,
mhe:vase   mhaàa}ae   -rte   Svymagte   .2.
ikm!  what
AÇ  now
xnu;a  with bow
kayRm!  purpose
Aisna va  or with sword
scmR[a  with sheild
mhe:vase  a great archer
mhaàa}>  very intelligent
-rte  Bharata
Svy<  himself
Aagte  having come

 
2.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   since   Bharata   had   come   himself   in   person,   what   purpose   will   be served   by   bows,   swords   with   sheilds.
 
iptu>   sTy<   àitïuTy   hTva   -rtmagtm!   ,
ik<   kir:yaim   raJyen   sapvaden   lúm[   .3.
iptu>  to father
sTy<  the pledge
àitïuTy  having given word
hTva  killing
-rt<  Bharata
Aagtm!  come in this way
ik<  what
kir:yaim  will I do
raJyen  with the kingdom
sapvaden  stained with infamy
lúm[  Lakshmana

 
3.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   what   he   will   do   with   the   kingdom   obtained   by   killing   Bharata   when he   had   given   his   word   to   Dasaratha   to   fulfill   his   pledge.
 
ydœÔVy<   baNxvana<   va   imÇa[a<   va   ]ye   -vet!   ,
nah<   tt!àitg&ŸIya<   -]aiNv;k«tainv   .4.
yt! which
ÔVy<  wealth
baNxvana< va  or relatives
imÇa[a< va  or friends'
]ye in destruction
-vet!  will become
n not
Ah<  I
tt! that
àitg&ŸIya<  will accept
-]an!  eatables
iv;k«tan!  mixed with poison
#v like

 
4.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   would   not   accept   any   fortune   which   comes   after   killing
friends   and   relatives,   just   like   he   will   not   partake   food   mixed   with   poison.
 
xmRmwR<   c   kam<   c   p&iwvI<   caip   lúm[   ,
#CDaim   -vtamwˆR   @tt!àitz&[aeim   te   .5.
xmRm!  righteousness
AwR< c  wealth also
kam< c  gratification of senses also
p&iwvI<  earth
c also
Aip even
lúm[  Lakshmana
#CDaim  I desire
-vtam! AwˆR  for your sake only
@tt!  this
àitz&[aeim  I give word of honour
te to you

 
5.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   his   desire   for   righteousness,   wealth   and   even   earth   is   for   the sake   of   his   brothers   only.
 
æat&[a<   s<¢hawR<   c   suoawR<   caip   lúm[   ,
raJymPyhimCDaim   sTyenayuxmal-e   .6.
æat&[a<  for brothers
s<¢hawR< c  for protection also
suoawR< c  for satisfaction also
Aip even
lúm[  Lakshmana
raJym! Aip  even the kingdom
Ah<  I
#CDaim  desire
sTyen  word of honour
Aayux<  on the weapons
Aal-e  I swear

 
6.Rama   promised   Lakshmana   that   he   desired   kingdom   only   for   the   welfare   of   his   brothers.
 
ney<   mm   mhI   saEMy   ÊlR-a   sagraMbra   ,
n   hICDeymxmˆR[   z³Tvmip   lúm[   .7.
n not
#y<  this
mm for me
mhI all the world
saEMy  blessed one
ÊlR-a  very difficult
sagraMbra  surrounded by the sea
n do not
ih surely
#CDeym!  I desire
AxmˆR[  through unrighteousness
z³Tvm!  Indra's position
Aip even
lúm[  Lakshmana

 
7.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   it   is   not   difficult   for   him   to   acquire.   But   he   will   not   desire   even the   position   of   Indra   through   unrighteous   means.
 
yiÖna   -rt<   Tva<   c   zÇu¹<   caip   mand   ,
-veNmm   suo<   ik<icÑSm   tTk…éta<   izoI   .8.
yt! which
ivna  without
-rt<  Bharata
Tva< c  you also
zÇu¹<  Shatrugna
c also
Aip even
mand  respector of others
-vet!  may be
mm for me
suo<  pleasure
ik<ict!  even a little
-Sm to ashes
tt! that
k…éta<  may reduce to
izoI  fire

 
8.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   in   case   he   gets   pleasure   without   Bharata,   Lakshmana   and
Shatrugna,   may   that   be   reduced   to   ashes   by   fire.
 
mNye=hmagtae=yaeXya<   -rtae   æat&vTsl>   ,
mm   àa[at!iàytr>   k…lxmRmnuSmrn!   .9.
ïuTva   àìaijt<   ma<   ih   jqavLklxair[m!   ,
janKya   siht<   vIr   Tvya   c   pué;aeÄm   .10.
õehena³aNtùdy>   zaekenak…leiNÔy>   ,
Ôòum_yagtae   ýe;   -rtae   naNywa==gt>   .11.
mNye  think
Ah<  I
Aagt>  on return
AyaeXya<  to ayodhya
-rt>  Bharat
æat&vTsl>  affectionate to brothers
mm for me
àa[at!  more than life
iàytr>  is dear
k…lxmRm!  the practice of the dynasty
AnuSmrn!  remembering
ïuTva  hearing
àìaijt<  exiled
ma<  me
ih surely
jqavLklxair[m!  wearing matted hair and bark clothes
janKya  with Janaki
siht<  along with
vIr brave
Tvya c  with you also
pué;aeÄm  best among men
õehen  with affection
Aa³aNtùdy>  with mind distracted
zaeken  through grief
Aak…ilteiNÔy>  with confused senses
Ôòum!  to see
A_yagt>  has come
ih @;>  he
-rt>  Bharata
n not
ANywa  for other reason
Aagt>  has come

 
9,10,11.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Bharata   is   affectionate   to   brothers   and   is   very   dear   to   him. Bharata   on   his   eturn   had   come   to   know   of   the   exile   of   the   three   of   them   and   in   keeping   with the   family   tradition   has   come   to   see   him   and   not   for   any   other   purpose.            
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