THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 99 : SLOKAS 11 TO 23

 
ïIramdzRnm!   -   MEETING   RAMA
 
#d<   caedaÄdNtana<   k…Ãr[a<   triSvnam!   ,
zElpañˆR   pir³aNtmNyaeNymi-gijRtam!   .11.
#d< c  is here
%daÄdNtana<  with long tusks
k…Ãr[a<  elephants'
triSvnam!  with huge body
zElpañˆR  on the lower ranges of mountain
pir³aNtm!  roaming place
ANyaeNym!  to each other
Ai-gijRtam!  trumpeting

 
11.Bharata   told   that   the   lower   regions   of   the   mountain   is   the   place   where   huge   elephants   with long   tusks   roam   about   trumpeting   at   one   another.
 
ymevaxatuimCDiNt   tapsa>   stt<   vne   ,
tSyasaE   †Zyte   xUm>   s'œk…l>   k«:[vTmRn>   .12.
y< @v  which one
Axatu<  to preserve from being doused
#CDiNt  desires
tapsa>  ascetics
stt<  at all times
vne in the forest
tSy that
AsaE  here
†Zyte  is seen
xUm>  smoke
s'œk…l>  thick
k«:[vTmRn>  the sacred fire

 
12.Bharata   points   out   the   thick   smoke   from   the   sacred   fire   which   the   ascetics   in   a   forest   try to   preserve   without   the   flame   going   out.
 
AÇah<   pué;Vyaº<   guésTkarkair[m!   ,
AayR<   Ôúyaim   s<ùòae   mhi;Rimv   ra"vm!   .13.
  here
Ah<  I
pué;Vyaº<  tiger among men
guésTkarkair[m!  respects his elders
AayR<  revered
Ôúyaim  will see
s<ùò>  highly delighted
mhi;R<  sage
#v like
ra"vm!  Rama

 
13.Bharata   told   that   he   shall   see   Rama   who   respects   elders,   highly   delighted   like   a   sage.
 
Aw   gTva   muøtR<   tu   icÇkªq<   s   ra"v>   ,
mNdaiknImnuàaÝSt<   jn<   cedmävIt!   .14.
Aw then
gTva  after going
muøtR<  for a while
tu in this
icÇkªq<  chitrakuta
s> ra"v> thAt -hArAtA 
mNdaiknIm!  mandakini
AnuàaÝ>  reaching
t<  that
jn<  to the people
c #dm!  the following also
AävIt!  spoke

 
14.After   walking   for   a   short   while,   Bharata   reached   mandakini   and   spoke   to   the   men   as follows.
 
jgTya<   pué;Vyaº<   AaSte   vIrasne   rt>   ,
jneNÔae   injRn<   àaPy   ix'œme   jNm   sjIivtm!   .15.
jgTya<  in the world
pué;Vyaº<  tiger among men
AaSte  sits
vIrasne  cross legged
rt> delighted
jneNÔ>  ruler of people
injRn<  uninhabited
àaPy  reaching
ixkœ  should be burnt
me my
jNm birth
sjIivtm!  with life

 
15.Bharata   told   the   men   that   Rama,   a   ruler   of   men,   sits   on   the   bare   ground   in   a   lonely   place with   crossed   legswith   delight.   He   bemoans   his   birth   alongwith   his   life.
 
mTk«te   Vysn<   àaÝae   laeknawae   mhaXyuit>   ,
svaRNkamaNpirTyJy   vne   vsit   ra"v>   .16.
mTk«te  on my account
Vysn<  hardship
àaÝ>  fallen in
laeknaw>  the lord of world
mhaXyuit>  with great splendour
svaRn!  all
kaman!  desires
pirTyJy  giving up
vne in the forest
vsit  lives
ra"v>  Rama

 
16.Bharata   told   the   men   that   Rama   lives   in   the   forest   giving   up   all   the   enjoyments   on   his account.
 
#it   laeksma³…ò>   pade:v*   àsadyn!   ,
ramSy   inpit:yaim   sItayaí   pun>   pun>   .17.
#it thus
laeksma³…ò>  abused by the world
pade;u  on feet
A* now
àsadyn!  to make them happy
ramSy  Rama's
inpit:yaim  will fall
sItaya> c  Sita's also
pun> pun>  again and again

 
17.Bharata   told   the   men   that   being   abused   thus   by   the   world,   he   will   fall   at   the   feet   of   Rama and   Sita   to   propiate   them.
 
@v<   s   ivlp<StiSmNvne   dzrwaTmj>   ,
ddzR   mhtI<   pu{ya<   p[Rzala<   mnaermam!   .18.
saltalañk[aRna<   p[‰Rrœb÷i-rav&tam!   ,
ivzala<   m&Êi->   StI[aR<   k…zEvˆRidimvaXvre   .19.
z³ayuxinkazEí   kamuRkE-aRrsaxnE>   ,
éKmp&óEmRhasarE>   zaei-ta<   zÇubaxkE>   .20.
AkRriZmàtIkazE"aˆRrEStU[IgtE>   zrE>   ,
zaei-ta<   dIÝvdnE>   sp‰R-aˆRgvtIimv   .21.
mharjtvasae_yamis_ya<   c   ivraijtam!   ,
éKmibNÊivicÇa_ya<   cmR_ya<   caip   zaei-tam!   .22.
gaexa'œguilÇEras­EiíÇE>   kaÂn-Ui;tE>   ,
Airs'œ"Ernax&:ya<   m&gE>   is<hguhaimv   .23.
@v<  as above
s> he
ivlpn!  wailing
tiSmn!  that
vne in the forest
dzrwaTmj>  Dasaratha's son
ddzR  saw
mhtI<  a large
pu{ya<  holy
p[Rzala<  hut
mnaermam!  pleasing to the eye
saltalañk[aRna<  of sal, palmyra and aswakarna
p[‰R>  of leaves
b÷i->  with large quantity
Aav&tam!  thatched
ivzala<  spacious
m&Êi->  soft
StI[aR<  spread with
k…zE>  with kusa grass
veid<  altar
#v like
AXvre  in a yagashala
z³ayuxinkazE>  like Indra's bow
c kamuRkE>  with bows also
-arsaxnE>  capable of great deeds
éKmp&óE>  plated with gold
mhasarE>  very sturdy
zaei-ta<  shining
zÇubaxkE>  destroying enemies
AkRriZmàtIkazE>  like the sun's rays
"aerE>  fearful
tU[IgtE>  encased in quivers
zrE>  with arrows
zaei-ta<  shining
dIÝvdnE>  with angry face
sp‰R>  by serpants
-aegvtI< #v  same way as in bhogavati city
mharjtvasae_yam!  encased in sheaths of gold
Ais_ya<  with two swords
c also
ivraijtam!  was adorned
éKmibNÊivicÇa_ya<  adorned with inlaid gold
cmR_ya< c Aip  with sheilds also
zaei-tam!  decorated
gaexa'œguilÇE>  by gloves
Aas­E>  with many
icÇE>  excellent
kaÂn-Ui;tE>  decked with gold
Airs'œ"E>  by hordes of enemies
Anax&:ya<  unassailable
m&gE>  with deer
is<hguham!  lion's den
#v like

 
18   to   23.Bharata,   wailing   as   above,   saw   a   large   holy   hut   made   of   leafy   twigs,   pleasing   to   the mind   and   thatched   with   leaves   of   sal,   palmyra   and   aswakarna   trees   and   spread   with   soft   kusa grass   and   appearing   like   a   large   altar.   The   hut   was   adorned   with   gold   plated   bows   similar   to Indra's   bow   and   capable   of   accomplishing   great   deeds.   It   was   decorated   with   fearful   arrows encased   in   quivers   and   shining   like   hood   of   serpants.   The   hut   also   had   two   swords   in   sheaths of   gold   and   sheilds   inlaid   with   gold.   It   also   has   gloves   decorated   with   gold   and   looked   like a   lion's   den   and   unassailable.            
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