THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 97 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
lúm[pirsaNTvnm!   -   CONSOLING   LAKSHMANA
 
tÖaKy<   lúm[>   ïuTva   ìIift>   àTyuvac   h   ,
Tva<   mNye   Ôòumayat>   ipta   dzrw>   Svym!   .21.
tt! those
vaKy<  words
lúm[>  Lakshmana
ïuTva  hearing
ìIift>  feeling ashamed
àTyuvac  replied as follows
h see
Tva<  you
mNye  I think
Ôòu<  to see
Aayat>  has come
ipta  father
dzrw>  Dasaratha
Svym!  himself

 
21.Lakshmana,   on   hearing   these   words,   felt   ashamed   and   told   Rama   that   he   thought
Dasaratha   himself   has   come   to   meet   Rama.
 
ìIifta<   lúm[<   †òœva   ra"v>   àTyuvac   h   ,
@;   mNye   mhaba÷irhaSmaNÔòumagt>   .22.
ìIifta<  being ashamed
lúm[<  Lakshmana
†òœva  seeing
ra"v>  Rama
àTyuvac h  replied as follows
@;> he
mNye  I think
mhaba÷>  the mighty armed
#h here
ASman!  us
Ôòu<  to see
Aagt>  has come

 
22.Rama   told   Lakshmana,   who   appeared   ashamed   that   probably   Dasartha   had   come   to
see   them.
 
Awva   naE   Øuv<   mNye   mNyman>   suoaeictaE   ,
vnvasmnuXyay   g&hay   àitne:yit   .23.
Awva  otherwise
naE the two of us
Øuv<  of necessity
mNye  I think
mNyman>  thinking
suoaeictaE  being used to comforts
vnvasm!  about living in forest
AnuXyay  on second thoughts
g&hay  to home
àitne:yit  to take back

 
23.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   probably   Dasaratha   was   having   second   thoughts   about   their
living   in   forest,   since   accoustomed   to   comforts,   and   had   come   to   take   them   back   home.
 
#ma<   va=Pye;   vEdehImTyNtsuoseivnIm!   ,
ipta   dzrw>   ïImaNvnadaday   yaSyit   .24.
#ma<  this
va Aip  or may be
@;> this
vEdehIm!  Vaidehi
ATyNtsuoseivnIm!  who was enjoying luxurious life
ipta  father
dzrw>  Dasaratha
ïIman!  blessed
vnat!  from forest
Aaday  taking
yaSyit  will go

 
24.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   may   be   Dasaratha   had   come   to   take   back   Sita,   who   is   used to   a   luxurious   life.
 
@taE   taE   s<àkazete   gaeÇvNtaE   mnaermaE   ,
vayuvegsmaE   vIraE   jvnaE   turgaeÄmaE   .25.
@taE  these
taE two
s<àkazete  are seen
gaeÇvNtaE  of a good breed
mnaermaE  pleasing to mind
vayuvegsmaE  equal to wind in speed
vIraE  spirited
jvnaE  fleet footed
turgaeÄmaE  excellent horses

 
25.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   two   horses   of   good   breed,   with   speed   equal   to   wind,   fleet footed   and   pleasing   to   the   mind   are   seen.
 
s   @;   sumhakay>   kMpte   vaihnImuoe   ,
nag>   zÇu<jyae   nam   v&ÏStatSy   xImt>   .26.
s> that
@;> now
sumhakay>  with a huge body
kMpte  comes rocking
vaihnImuoe  at the head of the army
nag>  elephant
zÇu<jy>  satrunjaya
nam named
v&Ï>  aged
tatSy  father's
xImt>  wise

 
26.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   can   see   Dasaratha's   aged   elephant,   satrunjaya,   come
rocking.
 
n   tu   pZyaim   tCDÇ<   pa{fur<   laeksTk«tm!   ,
iptuidRVy<   mhabahae   s<zyae   -vtIh   me   .27.
n not
tu in this
pZyaim  I see
tt! that
DÇ<  umbrella
pa{fur<  white
laeksTk«tm!  known all over the world
iptu>  father's
idVy<  celestial
mhabah>  strong armed
s<zy>  doubt
-vit  occurs
#h in this
me for me

 
27.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   does   not   see   Dasaratha's   well-knpwn   celestial   white
umbrella   which   raises   doubt   in   his   mind.
 
#tIv   ramae   xmaRTma   saEimiÇ<   tmuvac   h   ,
v&]a¢advraeh   Tv<   k…é   lúm[   mÖc>   .28.
#it as follows
#v like
ram>  Rama
xmaRTma  with a pious mind
saEimiÇ<  to Lakshmana
t<  that
%vac  spoke
h see
v&]a¢at!  from the tree top
Avraeh  come down
Tv<  you
k…é  do
lúm[  Lakshmana
mÖc>  as I say

 
28.Rama   told   Kahmana   as   above   and   continuing   asked   Lakshmana   to   climb   down   from   the tree   top.
 
AvtIyR   tu   sala¢aÄSmaTs   simit<jy>   ,
lúm[>   àaÃil-URTva   tSwaE   ramSy   pañRt>   .29.
AvtIyR  getting down
tu in this
sala¢at!  from the top of sal tree
tSmat!  that
s> that
simit<jy>  conqueror of enemies
lúm[>  Lakshmana
àaÃil> -UTva  with joined palms
tSwaE  stood
ramSy  of Rama
pañRt>  by the side

 
29.Lakshmana,   getting   down   from   the   sal   tree   top,   stood   by   the   side   of   Rama   with   joined palms. 
 
-rtenaip   s<idòa   s<mdaˆR   n   -veidit   ,
smNtaÄSy   zElSy   sena   vasmkLpyt!   .30.
-rten  by Bharata
Aip only
s<idòa  ordered
s<mdR>  disturbance
n -vet!  should not happen
#it thus
smNtat!  on all sides
tSy that
zElSy  mountain's
sena  army
vasm! AkLpyt!  encamped

 
30.Bharata's   army   encamped   around   the   mountain   as   per   his   orders   not   to   create   disturbance.            
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