THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 100 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
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j¢zl|    c£rvsn|    p#a¸¢l|    p¢tt|    B¤¢v    ,
ddSI    ramaE    ѤdISI|    y¤gaÓtE    BaÞkr|    yTa    .1.
j¢zl|    with matted hair
c£rvsn|    wearing bark clothes
p#a¸¢l|    with joined palms
p¢tt|    fallen
B¤¢v    on the ground
ddSI    saw
ram:    Rama
ѤdISI|    unable to recognise
y¤gaÓtE    at the time of universal destruction
BaÞkr|    yTa    the sun like

 
1.Rama   seeing   Bharata   fallen   on   the   gound   with   matted   hair   and   wearing   bark   clothes,   did   not recognise   him   who   was   like   the   sun   at   the   time   of   universal   destruction.
 
kT¢·d¢B¢våOay    ¢vvNIvdn|    k]Sm¯    ,
B#atr|    Brt|    ram:    p¢rjg#ah    pa¢Nna    .2.
kT¢·t¯    anyhow
A¢B¢våOay    recognising
¢vvNIvdn|    palefaced
k]Sm¯    emaciated
B#atr|    brother
Brt|    Bharata
ram:    Rama
p¢rjg#ah    embraced
pa¢Nna    with hands

 
2.Rama,   anyhow   recognising   Bharata,   who   was   pale-faced   and   emaciated,   embraced   him.
 
AaG#ay    ramÞt|    m¥r¢D"    p¢rÝvÇy    c    raGv:    ,
AÄðE    BrtmaraEÔy    pyIp¦ÅCÏsma¢hta:    .3.
AaG#ay    kissing
ram:    Rama
t|    that
m¥r¢D"    on the head
p¢rÝvÇy    embracng
c    also
raGv:    birn in Raghu dynasty
AÄðE    on the lap
Brt|    Bharata
AaraEÔy    making sit
pyIp¦ÅCt¯    questioned as follows
sma¢hta:    calmly

 
3.Rama,   lifting   Bharata,   placed   him   on   the   lap,   embraced   and   kissed   his   head   and   questioned him   calmly   as   follows.
 
Àv    n¤    tE{B¥¢Ïpta    tat    ydrÎy|    Ïvmagt:    ,
n    ¢h    Ïv|    j£vtÞtÞy    vnmagÓt¤mrh¢s    .4.
Àv    n¤    where
tE    your
AB¥t¯    is
¢pta    father
tat    child
yt¯    because
ArÎy|    father
Ïv|    you
Aagt:    have come
n    not
¢h    because
Ïv|    you
j£vt:    tÞy    while he is alive
vn|    to forest
AagÓt¤m¯    to come
Arh¢s    appropriate

 
4.Rama   asked   Bharata   about   the   whereabouts   of   his   father.   He   further   said   that   in   case   father is   alive   Bharata   should   not   have   come   to   the   forest.
 
¢crÞy    bt    pÜya¢m    Ñ¥raìrtmagtm¯    ,
ѤÝp#t£kmrÎyE{¢Þm¢Ók|    tat    vnmagt:    .5.
¢crÞy    after a long time
bt    please say why this triuble
pÜya¢m    I am seeing
Ñ¥rat¯    from far
Brt|    Bharata
Aagtm¯    having come
ѤÝp#t£km¯    with tired limbs
ArÎyE    in forest
A¢Þmn¯    this
¢k|    why
tat    child
vn|    to forest
Aagt:    have you come

 
5.Rama   asked   Bharata   that   he   is   seeing   him   after   a   long   time   in   the   forest   as   a   mountain dweller   with   tired   limbs   in   the   forest.   He   asked   Bharata   why   did   he   take   the   trouble   of coming   to   the   forest.
 
k¢Åc¼arytE    tat    raja    yt¯Ïv¢mhagt:    ,
k¢Åc°    d£n:    shsa    raja    laEkaÓtr|    gt:    .6.
k¢Åct¯    I think
DarytE    has gained courage
tat    child
raja    king
yt¯    since
Ïv|    you
ih    here
Aagt:    has come
k¢Åct¯    I think
n    not
d£n:    losing confidance
shsa    suddenly
raja    king
laEkaÓtr|    to the other world
gt:    has departed

 
6.Rama   asked   Bharata   whether   the   king   has   courage   or   has   the   king   departed   to   the   other world   due   to   loss   of   courage.
 
k¢ÅcÏsaWØy    n    tE    raÇy|    B#¾|    balÞy    Saátm¯    ,
k¢ÅcÅC¤½¥xsE    tat    ¢pt¤ÞsÏypra@m    .7.
k¢Åct¯    I think
saWØy    blessed
n    not
tE    you
raÇy|    kingdom
B#¾|    lost
balÞy    immature
Saátm¯    come down from eternity
k¢Åct¯    S¤½¥xsE    I hope you are serving
tat    child
¢pt¤|:    father
sÏypra@m    of unfailing powers

 
7.Rama   asked   Bharata,   being   immature,   has   not   lost   the   kingdom.   He   also   enquired   whether Bharata   is   serving   his   father.
 
k¢ÅcêSrTaE    raja    kSl£    sÏysÄñr:    ,
rajs¥yaámEDanamahtaI    DmI¢này:    .8.
k¢Åct¯    I think
dSrT:    Dasaratha
raja    king
kSl£    is well
sÏysÄñr:    one true to his word
rajs¥yaámEDana|    rajasuya and asvamedha yagnas
AahtaI    having performed
DmI¢này:    stead fast in righteousness

 
8.Rama   hoped   their   father,   Dasaratha,   who   has   performed   rajasuya   and   aswamedha   yagnas and   stead   fast   in   righteousness,   is   well.
 
s    k¢Åcëra'NaE    ¢vdan¯    DmI¢nÏyaE    mhaÒy¤¢t:    ,
ißvak\Nam¤paÒyayaE    yTaväOat    p¥ÇytE    .9.
s:    he
k¢Åct¯    I think
b#a'N:    who has realised Brahma
¢vdan¯    learned
DmI¢nÏy:    devoted to virtue
mhaÒy¤¢t:    with great splendour
ißvak\Na|    for Ikshvakus
upaÒyay:    preceptor
yTavt¯    as customary
tat    child
p¥ÇytE    is honoured

 
9.Rama   hoped   Bharata   is   giving   customary   honour   to   Vasishta   the   preceptor   of   Ikshvakus.
 
tat    k¢ÅcÅc    kaWsÚya    s¤¢mæOa    s¤p#javt£    ,
s¤¢Kn£    k¢ÅcdayaI    c    dEv£    nÓd¢t    kWkEy£    .10.
tat    child
k¢Åct¯    I think
c    kaWsÚya    Kausalya also
s¤¢mæOa    Sumitra
s¤p#javt£    blessed with good children
s¤¢Kn£    are happy
k¢Åct¯    I htink
AayaI    revered mother
c    also
dEv£    lady
nÓd¢t    is happy
kWkEy£    Kaikeyi

 
10.Rama   hoped   that   mothers   Kausalya,   Sumitra   and   Kaikeyi   are   all   happy.            
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