THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 99 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
ïIramdzRnm!   -   MEETING   RAMA
 
inivòaya<   tu   senayamuTsukae   -rtStt>   ,
jgam   æatr<   Ôòu<   zÇu¹mnudzRyn!   .1.
inivòaya< tu  after staying
senaya<  the army
%Tsuk>  with eagerness
-rt>  Bharata
tt> then
jgam  went
æatr<  elder brother
Ôòu<  to see
zÇu¹m!  to Shatrugna
AnudzRyn!  pointing out identification marks

 
1.Bharata,   after   making   the   army   stay,   went   with   Shatrugna   eager   to   meet   Rama.
 
\i;<   visó<   s<idZy   mat&mˆR   zIºmany   ,
#it   Tvirtm¢e   s   jgam   guévTsl>   .2.
\i;< visó<  to sage Vasishta
s<idZy  after sending message
mat&>  mothers
me my
zIº<  quickly
Aany  may be brought
#it thus
Tvirtm!  hastened
A¢e  ahead
s> he
jgam  went
guévTsl>  fond of elder brother

 
2.Bharata   went   ahead   with   speed,   after   sending   a   message   to   Vasishta   to   bring   his   mothers.
 
sumÙSTvip   zÇu¹mËradNvpXyt   ,
ramdzRnjSt;aˆR   -rtSyev   tSy   c   .3.
sumÙ>  Sumantra
tu in this
Aip also
zÇu¹m!  Shatrugna
AËrat!  closely
ANvpXyt  followed
ramdzRnj>  to meet Rama
t;R>  eagerness
-rtSy  Bharata's
#v equal to
tSy c  for him also

 
3.Sumantra   followed   Shatrugna   closely   with   the   same   eagerness   as   Bharata   to   meet   Rama.
 
gCDÚevaw   -rtStapsalys<iSwtam!   ,
æatu>   p[Rk…qI<   ïImanuqj<   c   ddzR   h   .4.
gCDn! @v  while going
Aw then
tapsalys<iSwtam!  like the well appointed huts where ascetics live
æatu>  elder brother's
p[Rk…qI<  hermitage
ïIman!  blessed
%qj<  hut
c also
ddzR  saw
h see

 
4.Bharata,   while   walking,   saw   Rama's   hut   as   well   appointed   as   huts   where   ascetics   live.
 
zalayaSTv¢tStSya   ddzR   -rtStda   ,
kaóain   cav-¶ain   pu:pa{ypictain   c   .5.
zalaya>  sal tree's
tu A¢t>  in front only
tSya>  that
ddzR  saw
-rt>  Bharata
tda then
kaóain c  firewoods also
Av-¶ain  cut
pu:pai[  flowers
Apictain  plucked
c also

 
5.Bharata   saw   in   front   of   the   sal   tree   cut   firewood   pieces   and   plucked   flowers.
 
lúm[Sy   c   ramSy   ddzaRïmmIyu;>   ,
k«t<   v&]e:vi-}an<   k…zcIrE>   Kvict!Kvict!   .6.
lúm[Sy c  Lakshmana's also
ramSy  Rama's
ddzR  saw
Aaïm<  towards hermitage
$yu;>  reached
k«t<  made
v&]e;u  on trees
Ai-}an<  marks
k…zcIrE>  tying rope made of kusa grass
Kvict! Kvict!  here and there

 
6.Bharata   saw   Rama   and   Lakshmana's   foot   prints   leading   to   the   hermitage   and   the   marks made   on   the   trees   by   the   rope   made   of   kusa   grass.
 
ddzR   c   vne   tiSmNmht>   sÂyaNk«tan!   ,
m&ga[a<   mih;a[a<   c   krI;E>   zItkar[at!   .7.
ddzR  saw
c also
vne in the forest
tiSmn!  in that
mht>  large
sÂyan!  heaps
k«tan!  made into
m&ga[a<  deers'
mih;a[a< c  buffaloes'
krI;E>  dried cakes of dung
zItkar[at!  for protection against cold

 
7.Bharata   also   saw   heaps   of   dried   cakes   made   of   deers'   and   buffaloes'   dung   for   protection against   cold.
 
gCDÚev   mhaba÷XyuRitmaN-rtStda   ,
zÇu¹<   caävIϯòStanmaTya<í   svRz>   .8.
gCDn! @v  while going itself
mhaba÷>  mighty armed
*uitman!  full of glory
-rt>  Bharata
tda then
zÇu¹< c  to Shatrugna also
AävIt!  spoke
ùò>  rejoiced
tan!  those
AmaTyan!  to ministers
c svRz>  and to all

 
8.Bharata   while   going   spoke   with   rejoice   to   Shatrugna,   ministers   and   all   others.
 
mNye   àaÝa>   Sm   t<   dez<   -rÖajae   ymävIt!   ,
naitËre   ih   mNye=h<   ndI<   mNdaiknIimt>   .9.
mNye  I think
àaÝa> Sm  we have reached
t<  that
dez<  place
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
ym! AävIt!  which he described
naitËre  near
ih surely
mNye Ah<  I think
ndI<  river
mNdaiknI<  mandakini
#t> from here

 
9.Bharata   told   them   that   he   thought   that   they   have   reached   the   place   described   by
Bharadwaja   and   that   river   mandakini   is   very   near.
 
%½ErœbÏain   cIrai[   lúm[en   -vedym!   ,
Ai-}ank«t>   pNwa   ivkale   gNtuimCDta   .10.
%½E>  high up
bÏain  tied
cIrai[  strips of cloth
lúm[en  by Lakshmana
-vet!  may be
Aym!  this
Ai-}ank«t>  for remembering
pNwa>  route
ivkale  during dark hours
gNtu<  to go
#CDta  desiring

 
10.Bharata   pointed   out   the   strips   of   cloth   hung   high   on   tree   which   may   be   markers   for   guiding Lakshmana   back   when   he   goes   at   night   time.            
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