THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 97 : SLOKAS 12 TO 20

 
lúm[pirsaNTvnm!   -   CONSOLING   LAKSHMANA
 
AMba<   c   kEkeyI<   é:y   -rtíaiày<   vdn!   ,
àsaXy   iptr<   ïImaNraJy<   me   datumagt>   .12.
AMba<  mother
c also
kEkeyI<  to Kaikeyi
é:y  angrily
-rt>  Bharata
c also
Aiày<  harsh words
vdn!  saying
àsa*  making him agree
iptr<  father
ïIman!  blessed
raJy<  kingdom
me to me
datu<  to hand over
Aagt>  has come

 
12.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Bharata   had   come   after   speaking   harshly   to   Kaikeyi   and
getting   permission   from   Dasaratha   to   hand   over   the   kingdom   to   him.
 
àaÝkal<   yde;ae=SmaN-rtae   ÔòuimCDit   .13.
àaÝkal<  is appropriate
yt! which
@;> this
ASman!  us
-rt>  Bharata
Ôòu<  to see
#CDit  desires

 
13.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Bharata   had   come   to   see   them   only.
 
ASmasu   mnsa=Pye;   naiht<   ikiÂdacret!   .14.
ASmasu  for us
mnsa Aip  even in thought
@;> he
n not
Aiht<  harm
ikiÂt!  even a little
Aacret!  will entertain

 
14.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Bharata   will   not   even   entertain   thoughts   of   harming   them.
 
iviày<   k«tpUvR<   te   -rten   kda   nu   ikm!   ,
$†z<   va   -y<   te=*   -rt<   yae=Ç   z»se   .15.
iviày<  anything unpleasant
k«tpUvR<  has it been done
te for you
-rten  by Bharata
kda at any time
nu ikm!  what ever
$†z<  like this
va -y<  why fear
te that for you
A* now
-rt<  Bharata
y> that you
AÇ  in this
z»se  suspect

 
15.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Bharata   had   never   done   any   harm   to   Lakshmana   earlier.   He  asked   Lakshmana   why   is   he   suspecting   Bharata   now.
 
n   ih   te   inóur<   vaCyae   -rtae   naiày<   vc>   ,
Ah<   ýiàymu­>   Sya<   -rtSyaiàye   k«te   .16.
n ih  not to be spoken
te by you
inóur<  harsh
vaCy>  words
-rt>  Bharata
n not to be spoken
Aiày<  unkind
vc> words
Ah<  I
ih surely
Aiày<  unkind
%­>  being told
Sya<  will become
-rtSy  Bharata's
Aiàye k«te  mind if hurt

 
16.Rama   told   Lakshmana   not   to   speak   harsh   words   about   Bharata.   Bharata   does   not   desrve to   be   spoken   about   unkindly.   In   case   Bharata   is   hurt,   I   will   be   feel   that   the   unkind   words were   spoken   about   me.
 
kw<   nu   puÇa>   iptr<   hNyu>   kSya<icdapid   ,
æata   va   æatr<   hNyaTsaEimÇe   àa[maTmn>   .17.
kw< nu  how
puÇa>  sons
iptr<  father
hNyu>  will kill
kSya<ict!  in some
Aapid  in a difficult situation
æata  brother
va or
æatr<  a brother
hNyat!  can kill
saEimÇe  Lakshmana
àa[<  very life
AaTmn>  his

 
17.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   how   can   a   son   kill   his   father   in   difficult   circumstances?   Or   how can   a   brother   kill   his   own   brother   who   is   his   very   life?
 
yid   raJySy   hetaeSTvimma<   vac<   à-a;se   ,
vúyaim   -rt<   †òœva   raJymSmE   àdIyta<   .18.
yid in case
raJySy  for kingdom's
hetae>  sake
Tv<  you
#ma<  these
vac<  words
à-a;se  are speaking
vúyaim  I will tell
-rt<  to Bharata
†òœva  seeing
raJym!  kingdom
ASmE  to him
àdIyta<  may be given

 
18.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   in   case   he   had   uttered   these   words   for   the   sake   of   kingdom, Rama   will   ask   Bharata   to   hand   over   the   kingdom   to   Lakshmana.
 
%Cymanae   ih   -rtae   mya   lúm[   tt!vt   ,
raJymSmE   àyCDeit   baFimTyev   vúyit   .19.
%Cyman>  being told
ih surely
-rt>  Bharata
mya by me
lúm[  Lakshmana
tt!Tvt>  heartily
raJym!  kingdom
ASmE  to him
àyCD  please give
#it thus
baF<  be it so
#it @v  thus only
vúyit  will say

 
19.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   if   he   tells   Bharata   to   hand   over   the   kingdom   to   Lakshmana, Bharata   will   do   so   with   delight.
 
twae­ae   xmRzIlen   æaÇa   tSy   ihte   rt>   ,
lúm[>   àivvezev   Svain   gaÇai[   l¾ya   .20.
twa as above
%­>  being told
xmRzIlen  one who is righteous
æaÇa  by elder brother
tSy his
ihte  interests
rt> devoted to
lúm[>  Lakshmana
àivvez #v  became withdrawn
Svain gaÇai[  into his shell
l¾ya  out of shame

 
20.Lakshmana,   who   was   devoted   to   Rama's   interests,   on   being   admonished   thus   by   Rama, withdrew   into   his   shell   out   of   shame.            
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