THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 98 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
ramaïmaNve;[m!   -   SEARCHING   FOR   RAMA'S   HERMITAGE
 
inveZy   sena<   tu   iv-u>   pÑ(a<   padvta<   vr>   ,
Ai-gNtu<   s   kak…t!Swimye;   guévtRkm!   .1.
inveZy  stopping
sena<  the army
tu in this
iv-u>  with humility
pÑ(a<  on foot
padvta< vr>  best among men
Ai-gNtu<  to walk
s> he
kak…t!Sw<  to Rama
#ye;  decided
guévtRkm!  with respect for father

 
1.Bharata   decided   to   look   for   Rama   and   proceeded   on   foot.
 
inivòmaÇe   sENye   tu   ywaeÎez<   ivnItvt!   ,
-rtae   æatr<   vaKy<   zÇu¹imdmävIt!   .2.
inivòmaÇe  staying
sENye  the army
tu in this
ywaeÎez<  at the pointed place
ivnItvt!  respectfully
-rt>  Bharata
æatr<  to brother
vaKy<  words
zÇu¹<  to Shatrugna
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
2.With   the   army   staying   respectfully   behind,   Bharata   spoke   the   following   words   to   Shatrugna.
 
i]à<   vnimd<   saEMy   nrs'œ"E>   smNtt>   ,
luBxEí   sihtErei-STvmNvei;tumrœhis   .3.
i]à<  quickly
vn<  in the forest
#d<  this
saEMy  blessed
nrs'œ"E>  with men
smNtt>  in all directions
luBxE> c  hunters also
sihtE>  accompanied
@i->  these
Tvm!  you
ANvei;tum! Arœhis  do the search

 
3.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   to   search   quickly   along   with   the   men   and   hunters   who   have
accompanied   them.
 
guhae   }aitshöe[   zrcapaispai[na   ,
smNve;tu   kak…t!SwaviSmNpirv&t>   Svym!   .4.
guh>  Guha
}aitshöe[  with number of clansmen
zrcapaispai[na  with arrow, bow and sword in hand
smNve;tu  may search
kak…t!SwaE  Rama and Lakshmana
AiSmn!  in this place
pirv&t>  surrounded
Svym!  himself

 
4.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   let   Guha   search   for   Rama   and   Lakshmana   with   his   armed   clansmen.
 
AmaTyE>   sh   paErEí   guéi-í   iÖjaiti->   ,
sh   svR<   cir:yaim   pÑ(a<   pirv&t>   Svym!   .5.
AmaTyE> sh  with ministers
paErE> c  with city dwellers also
guéi->  elderly
c iÖjaiti-> sh  with brahmins also
svR<  everywhere
cir:yaim  will search carefully
pÑ(a<  on foot
pirv&t>  surrounded
Svym!  I myself

 
5.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   that   he   will   search   on   foot   accompanied   by   ministers,   city   dwellers, elders   and   brahmins.
 
yavÚ   ram<   Ôúyaim   lúm[<   va   mhablm!   ,
vEdehI<   va   mha-aga<   n   me   zaiNt-Riv:yit   .6.
yavt!  till then
n not
ram<  Rama
Ôúyaim  I see
lúm[< va  or Lakshmana
mhablm!  with great strength
vEdehI< va  or Sita
mha-aga<  blessed
n not
me for me
zaiNt>  peace of mind
-iv:yit  will have

 
6.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   that   he   will   not   have   peace   of   mind   till   he   sees   Rama   or   Lakshmana or   Sita.
 
yavÚ   cNÔs<kaz<   Ôúyaim   zu-mannm!   ,
æatu>   pÒplaza]<   n   me   zaiNt-Riv:yit   .7.
yavt!  till then
n not
cNÔs<kaz<  like the moon
Ôúyaim  I see
zu-<  handsome
Aannm!  face
æatu>  elder brother's
pÒplaza]<  with eyes like lotus petal
n not
me for me
zaiNt>  peace of mind
-iv:yit  will have

 
7.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   that   untill   he   sees   Rama's   handsome   face   with   eyes   like   lotus   petal he   will   not   have   peace   of   mind.
 
yavÚ   raJye   raJyarœh>   ipt&pEtamhe   iSwt>   ,
Ai-;ekjli¬Úae   n   me   zaiNt-Riv:yit   .8.
yavt!  till then
n not
raJye  on the throne
raJyarœh>  who deserves to be king
ipt&pEtamhe  heredeterally
iSwt>  is established
Ai-;ekjli¬Ú>  sprinkled with water during coronation
n not
me for me
zaiNt>  peace of mind
-iv:yit  will come

 
8.Bharata   told   Shatruna   that   peace   of   mind   will   not   come   to   him   till   Rama   is   installed   as   king.
 
yavÚ   cr[aE   æatu>   paiwRvVyÃnaiNvtaE   ,
izrsa   xariy:yaim   n   me   zaiNt-Riv:yit   .9.
yavt!  till then
n not
cr[aE  at the feet
æatu>  elder brother's
paiwRvVyÃnaiNvtaE  with all marks of royalty
izrsa  on head
xariy:yaim  hold firmly
n not
me for
zaiNt>  mental peace
-iv:yit  will be

 
9.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   that   there   will   be   no   mental   peace   for   him   till   he   plants   on   his   head the   feet   of   Rama.
 
isÏawR>   olu   saEimiÇyRíNÔivmlaepmm!   ,
muo<   pZyit   ramSy   rajIva]<   mhaXyuit>   .10.
isÏawR>  blessed
olu saEimiÇ>  Lakshmana alone
y> who
cNÔivmlaepmm!  equal to to the full moon
muo<  face
pZyit  sees
ramSy  Rama's
rajIva]<  with lotus like eyes
mhaXyuit  highly resplendent

 
10.Bharata   told   Shatrugna   that   Lakshmana   alone   is   blessed   who   sees   Rama's   face.            
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