THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 97 : SLOKAS 31 TO 32

lúm[pirsaNTvnm!   -   CONSOLING   LAKSHMANA
AXyxRimúvak…cmUyaˆRjn<   pvRtSy   sa   ,
pañˆR   Nyivzdav&Ty   gjvaijrwak…la   .31.

AXyxRm!

one and a half

#úvak…cmU>

the Ikshvaku army

yaejn<

yojana

pvRtSy

mountain's

that

pañˆR

by the side

Nyivzt!

encamped

Aav&Ty

occupying

gjvaijrwak…la

full of elephants, horses and chariots

31.The   army   of   Ikshvaku   occupied   one   and   a   half   yojanas   by   the   side   of   the   mountain   and encamped   there.

sa   icÇkªqe   -rten   sena   xmR<   purSk«Ty   ivxUy   dpRm!   ,
àsadnawR<   r"unNdnSy   ivrajte   nIitmta   à[Ita   .32.

that

icÇkªqe

in chitrakuta

-rten

by Bharata

sena

army

xmR<

righteousness

purSk«Ty

placing in the fore front

ivxUy

discarding

dpRm!

pride

àsadnawR<

to propitiate

r"unNdnSy

Rama's

ivrajte

were happy

nIitmta

with sense of propriety

à[Ita

ordered

32.Brought by Bharata with the purpose of propitiating Rama, the army happily encamped around chitrakuta. #Tya;ˆR ïImÔamay[e vaLmIkIye AaidkaVye AyaeXyaka{fe sÝnvittm> sgR> .97.
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