THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 100 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
ïIramk«t>   k…zlàî>   -   RAMA   ENQUIRES   WELFARE
 
ki½iÖnysMpÚ>   k…lpuÇae   b÷ïut>   ,
AnsUyurnuÔòa   sTk«tSte   puraeiht>   .11.
ki½t!  I think
ivnysMpÚ>  rich in humility
k…lpuÇ>  born of a noble pedigree
b÷ïut>  with extensive learning
AnsUyu>  without spite
AnuÔòa  skilled in all pious and sacred rites
sTk«t>  is treated with honour
te by you
puraeiht>  priest Suyagna

 
11.Rama   hoped   Bharata   treated   with   honour   his   priest,   Suyagna,   who   comes   from   a   noble family,   well   versed   and   skilled   in   all   pious   and   sacred   rites.
 
ki½di¶;u   te   yu­ae   ivix}ae   mitman&ju>   ,
÷t<   c   hae:yma[<   c   kale   vedyte   sda   .12.
ki½t!  I thimk
Ai¶;u  in sacred fires
te by you
yu­>  appointed
ivix}>  priest
mitman!  intelligent
\ju>  who is well disposed towards you
÷t< c  a sacred fire having been offered
hae:yma[< c  or to be offered also
kale  in time
vedyte  informs
sda invariably

 
12.Rama   hoped   that   Bharata's   priest   informs   him   about   offering   done   to   a   sacred   fire   or   to   be done   in   time.
 
ki½ÎevaiNpt&Nmat&guRêiNpt&smanip   ,
v&Ïa<í   tat   vEXya<í   äaü[a<íai-mNyse   .13.
ki½t!  I think
devan!  gods
ipt&n!  fore fathers
mat&>  mothers
guên!  elders
ipt&sman!  equal to father
Aip and
v&Ïan!  the aged
c also
tat child
vEXyan!  physicians
c also
äaü[an! c  brahmins also
Ai-mNyse  hold in esteem

 
13.Rama   hoped   Bharata   holds   in   high   esteem   gods,   forefathers,   mothers,   elders,   kinsmen   of father's   age,   the   aged,   physicians   as   well   as   brahmins.
 
#:vôvrsMpÚmwRzaôivzardm!   ,
suxNvanmupaXyay<   ki½t!Tv<   tat   mNyse   .14.
#:vôvrsMpÚm!  well versedinin use of bows and arrows
AwRzaôivzardm!  expert in economics
suxNvan<  Sudhanva named
%paXyay<  teacher
ki½t!  I think
Tv<  you
tat child
mNyse  respect

 
14.Rama   hoped   Bharata   respected   his   teacher   Sudhanva   who   is   well   versed   in   use   of   bows and   arrows   and   expert   in   economics.
 
ki½daTmsma>   zUra>   ïutvNtae   ijteiNÔya>   ,
k…lInaíei¼t}aí   k«taSte   tat   miÙ[>   .15.
ki½t!  I think
AaTmsma>  like you
zUra>  valiant
ïutvNt>  full of learning
ijteiNÔya>  controlled their senses
k…lIna> c  born in a good family
#i¼t}a> c  knows the meaning of signs
k«ta>  have been appointed
te by you
tat child
miÙ[>  as ministers

 
15.Rama   hoped   Bharata   had   appointed   ministers   who   are   valiant   like   him,   learned,   controlled the   senses   and   know   the   signs.
 
mÙae   ivjymUl<   ih   ra}a<   -vit   ra"v   ,
sus<v&tae   mÙxrErmaTyE>   zaôkaeivdE>   .16.
mÙ>  counsel
ivjymUl<  root of victory
ih surely
ra}a<  for kings
-vit  becomes
ra"v  scion of Raghu dynasty
sus<v&t>  secret wellguarded
mÙxrE>  foremost counsellors
AmaTyE>  by ministers
zaôkaeivdE>  well versed in politics

 
16.Rama   told   Bharata   that   ministers   who   guard   secrets,   gives   good   counsel   and   well-versed in   politics   were   the   root   of   victory   of   kings.
 
ki½iÚÔavz<   nE;I>   ki½Tkale   àbuXyse   ,
ki½½aprraÇe;u   icNtySywRnEpu[<   .17.
ki½t!  I think
inÔavz<  sleeping for long
n @e;I>  not doing
ki½t!  I think
kale  in time
àbuXyse  you wake up
ki½t!  I think
c also
AprraÇe;u  at late hours of night
icNtyis  yo contemplate
AwRnEpu[<  on every action

 
17.Rama   hoped   that   Bharata   did   not   sleep   long   hours   but   gets   up   in   time.   He   also   hoped Bharata   spends   time   in   the   night   to   contemplate   on   actions   to   be   taken.
 
ki½NmÙyse   nEk>   ki½Ú   b÷i->   sh   ,
ki½Äe   miÙtae   mÙae   raò+<   n   pirxavit   .18.
ki½t!  I think
mÙyse n  not contemplate
@k> alone
ki½t! n  I think not take counsel
b÷i-> sh  with many
ki½t!  I think
te by you
miÙt> mÙ>  tactics arrived at through deliberation
raò+<  in the kingdom
n pirxavit  is not known to the public

 
18.Rama   hoped   Bharata   does   not   deliberate   alone   and   also   not   with   too   many.   He   also hoped   that   the   decisions   of   deliberation   are   not   leaked   before   implementation.
 
ki½dwR<   iviniíTy   l"umUl<   mhaedym!   ,
i]àmar-se   ktuR<   n   dI"Ryis   ra"v   .19.
ki½t!  I think
AwR<  an enterprise
iviniíTy  after deep thought
l"umUl<  with a clean foundation
mhaedym!  pregnant with great potential
i]à<  quickly
Aar-se  you make sound start
ktuR<  to complete
A dI"Ryis  you do not defer it
ra"v  Bharata

 
19.Rama   hoped   Bharata   started   any   enterprise   after   deep   thought   on   clean   foundation   and pregnant   with   great   potential   and   do   not   defer   it.
 
ki½Äu   suk«taNyev   k«têpai[   va   pun>   ,
ivÊSte   svRkayaRi[   n   ktRVyain   paiwRva>   .20.
ki½t!  I think
tu in this
suk«tain @v  only those completed
k«têpai[ va  or those decided
pun>  otherwise
ivÊ>  knows
te your
svRkayaRi[  in all matters
n not know
ktRVyain  to be still done
paiwRva>  kings

 
20.Rama   hoped   that   matters   which   are   settled   are   known   to   all   kings   but   not   those   which   are decided   and   still   to   be   executed.            
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