THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 99 : SLOKAS 24 TO 32

 
ïIramdzRnm!   -   MEETING   RAMA
 
àagudkœàv[a<   veid<   ivzala<   dIÝpavkam!   ,
ddzR   -rtStÇ   pu{ya<   raminvezne   .24.
àagudkœàv[a<  on the north east side
veid<  altar
ivzala<  spacious
dIÝpavkam!  with lighted fire
ddzR  saw
-rt>  Bharata
  there
pu{ya<  holy
raminvezne  in Rama's habitat

 
24.Bharata   saw   in   Rama's   habitat   in   the   northeastern   side   a   spacious   holy   altar   with   burning fire.
 
inrIúy   s   muøtR<   tu   ddzR   -rtae   guém!   ,
%qje   rammasIn<   jqam{flxair[m!   .25.
inrIúy  observing
s> that
muøtR<  for a short time
tu later
ddzR  saw
-rt>  Bharata
guém!  elder brother
%qje  in the hut
ram<  Rama
AasIn<  seated
jqam{flxair[m!  with matted hair

 
25.Bharata   looked   for   a   short   time   and   then   saw   Rama   seated   with   matted   hair.
 
t<   tu   k«:[aijnxr<   cIrvLklvassm!   ,
ddzR   rammasInmi-t>   pavkaepmm!   .26.
is<hSkNx<   mhaba÷<   pu{frIkin-e][m!   ,
p&iwVya>   sagraNtaya   -taRr<   xmRcair[m!   .27.
%pivò<   mhaba÷<   äüa[imv   zañtm!   ,
Swi{fle   d-Rs<StI[ˆR   sItya   lúm[en   c   .28.
t<  that
tu in this
k«:[aijnxr<  wearing deerskin
cIrvLklvassm!  with bark clothes
ddzR  saw
ram<  Rama
AasInm!  seated
Ai-t>  by the side
pavkaepmm!  resembling a fir
is<hSkNx<  with shoulders like a lion
mhaba÷<  mighty armed
pu{frIkin-e][m!  with eyes like lotus
p&iwVya>  earth's
sagraNtaya  extending upto the ocean
-taRr<  protector
xmRcair[m!  given to practice virtue
%pivò<  waiting to serve
mhaba÷<  mighty armed
äüa[< #v  like Brahma
zañtm!  eternal
Swi{fle  on the ground
d-Rs<StI[ˆR  spread with sacred grass
sItya  with Sita
lúm[en  with Lakshmana
c also

 
26,27,28.Bharata   saw   Rama   seated   wearing   deer   skin   and   clad   in   bark   cloth,   resembling   a fire.   Bharata   saw   Rama   with   shoulders   like   a   lion,   protector   of   the   earth,   given   to   practice   of virtue   and   with   eyes   like   lotus.   Rama   was   seated   like   Brahma   on   the   ground   spread   with sacred   grass   and   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana   by   his   side.
 
t<   †òœva   -rt>   ïImaNÊ>ozaekpirPluta   ,
A_yxavt   xmaRTma   -rt>   kEkeyIsut>   .29.
t<  him
†òœva  seeing
-rt>  Bharata
ïIman!  blessed
Ê>ozaekpirPluta  overwhelmed with agony and grief
A_yxavt  rushed to the place
xmaRTma  given to piety
-rt>  Bharata
kEkeyIsut>  Kaikeyi's son

 
29.Bharata,   overwhelmed   with   agony   and   grief,   rushed   towards   where   Rama   was   seated.
 
†òœvEv   ivllapataˆR   ba:psiNdGxya   igra   ,
Az²…vNxariytu<   xEyaRÖcnmävIt!   .30.
†òœva @v  on seeing itself
ivllap  wailed
AatR>  distressed
ba:psiNdGxya  choked with tears
igra  voice
Az²…vn!  unable
xariytu<  to restrain his agony
xEyaRt!  consoling somehow
vcnm!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
30.Bharata,   distressed   at   the   sight   of   Rama,   wailed   as   follows   in   a   voice   choked   with   tears, unable   to   restrain   his   agony.
 
y>   s<sid   àk«iti--RveXyu­   %paistum!   ,
vNyErœm&gEépasIn>   sae=ymaSte   mma¢j>   .31.
y> who
s<sid  in an assembly
àk«iti->  by ministers
-vet!  to be
yu­>  deserves
%paistum!  to be attended
vNyE> m&gE>  by wild deer
%pasIn>  in the company of
s> that
Ay<  he
AaSte  is sitting
mm my
A¢j>  elder brother

 
31.Bharata   told   that   Rama   who   deserved   to   be   served   by   ministers   in   the   assembly   hall   was sitting   in   the   company   of   wild   deer.
 
vasaei-rœb÷sahöEyaˆR   mhaTma   sdaeict>   ,
m&gaijne   sae=yimh   àvSte   xmRmacrn!   .32.
vasaei->  by clothes
b÷sahöE>  worth many thousands
y> mhaTma  which great soul
sda always
%ict>  was used to wearing
m&gaijne  pieces of deer and tiger skin
s> Ay<  that he
#h here
àvSte  wears
xmR< Aacrn!  discharging sacred duty

 
32.Bharata   bemoaned   the   fact   that   Rama   who   was   used   to   wearing   costly   clothes,   is   now wearing   pieces   of   deer   and   tiger   skin   for   discharging   his   sacred   duty.            
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