THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 100 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
ïIramk«t>   k…zlàî>   -   RAMA   ENQUIRES   WELFARE
 
ki½Ú   tk‰RyuR®ya   va   ye   caPypirkIitRta>   ,
Tvya   va   tv   va=maTyEbuRXyte   tat   miÙtm!   .21.
ki½t! n  I think not
tk‰R>  through surmises
yu®ya va  or reasoning
ye c  which ever
Aip ApirkIitRta>  which have not been mentioned
Tvya va  or by you
tv your
va AmaTyE>  pr ministers
buXyte  understand
tat child
miÙtm!  deliberations

 
21.Rama   hoped   that   Bharata's   deliberations   with   his   ministers   which   have   not   been   announced are   not   known   to   others   through   surmises   or   reasoning   but   you   have   knowledge   of deliberations   of   others.
 
 
ki½TshöaNmUoaR[amekimCDis   pi{ftm!   ,
pi{ftae   ýwRk«CD+e;u   k…yaRiÚ>ïeys<   mht!   .22.
ki½t!  I think
shöan!  thousands
mUoaR[a<  of fools
@k<  one
#CDis  desire
pi{ftm!  learned man
pi{ft>  learned man
ih because
AwRk«CD+e;u  at times of crisis
k…yaRn!  will do
in>ïeys<  good
mht!  immense

 
22.Rama   hoped   that   Bharata   prefered   one   learned   man   to   thousand   fools   since   the   learned man   will   be   of   immense   help   at   times   of   crisis.
 
shöa{yip   mUoaR[a<   yXyupaSte   mhIpit>   ,
Awva=PyyutaNyev   naiSt   te;u   shayta   .23.
shöai[ Aip  even thousands
mUoaR[a<  of fools
yid %paSte  in case you employ
mhIpit>  a king
Awva  otherwise
Aip Ayutain @v  or even ten thousand
n AiSt  cannot be got
te;u  from them
shayta  assistance

 
23.Rama   told   Bharata   that   if   a   king   employs   thousands   or   even   ten   thousands   of   fools,   he   will not   get   any   assistance.
 
@kae=PymaTyae   mexavI   zUrae   d]ae   ivc][>   ,
rajan<   rajpuÇ<   va   àapyeNmhtI<   iïym!   .24.
@k> Aip  even one
AmaTy>  minister
mexavI  talented
zUr>  valiant
d]> straight forward
ivc][>  a tactician
rajan<  for a king
rajpuÇ< va  or for a prince
àapyen!  will bring
mhtI<  a large
iïym!  fortune

 
24.Rama   told   Bharata   that   one   talented,   courageous,   straight   forward   and   tactful   minister
will   bring   a   large   fortune   to   a   king   or   a   prince.
 
ki½NmuOya   mht!Svev   mXyme;u   c   mXyma>   ,
j"NyaStu   j"Nye;u   -&TyaSte   tat   yaeijta>   .25.
ki½t!  I think
muOya>  trusted
mhTsu @v  in immportant
mXyme;u c  in second rate also
mXyma>  middling ones
j"Nya> tu  third rate
j"Nye;u  in menial duties
-&Tya>  men
te by you
tat child
yaeijta>  are employed

 
25.Rama   hoped   that   Bharata   employed   his   most   trusted   men   for   important   duties,   the   second rate   ones   for   second   rate   affairs   and   the   lowest   for   menial   duties.
 
AmaTyanupaxatItaiNpt&pEtamha|!CDucIn!   ,
ïeóa|!CD+eóe;u   ki½t!Tv<   inyaejyis   kmRsu   .26.
AmaTyan!  ministers
%paxatItan!  passed all tests
ipt&pEtamhan!  hereditary servants
zucIn!  honest
ïeóan!  the best
ïeóe;u  highest
ki½t!  I think
Tv<  you
inyaejyis  entrust
kmRsu  duties

 
26.Rama   hoped   Bharata   entrusts   the   highest   duties   to   time   tested   ministers,   who   had   passed the   test   of   loyalty,   are   hereditary   servants   of   the   crown   and   honest.
 
ki½Úae¢e[   d{fen   b&zmuÖeijta>   àja>   ,
raó+<   tvanujaniNt   miÙ[>   kEkeyIsut   .27.
ki½t! n  I think not
%¢e[  more than the crime
d{fen  by punishment
-&z<  very much
%Öeijta>  agitated
àja>  in respect of people
raó+<  in the kingdom
tv your
AnujaniNt  permit
miÙ[>  ministers
kEkeyIsut  Kaikeyi's son

 
27.Rama   hoped   that   his   ministers   do   not   permit   a   punishment   more   than   that   required   for the   crime   done   by   the   people.
 
ki½t!Tva<   navjaniNt   yajka>   pitt<   ywa   ,
%¢àit¢hItar<   kamyanimv   iôy>   .28.
ki½t!  I think
Tva<  you
n AvjaniNt  not show disrespect
yajka>  priests
pitt<  a fallen man
ywa similar to
%¢àit¢hItar<  charging excessive taxes
kamyan<  desiring
#v like
iôy>  married women

 
28.Rama   hoped   that   the   people   do   not   disrespect   him   for   levying   high   taxes   like   the   priests shun   a   fallen   man   or   a   married   woman   despises   her   husband   for   desiring   other   women.
 
%payk…zl<   vE*<   -&Tys<Ë;[e   rtm!   ,
zUrmEñEyRkam<   c   yae   n   hiNt   s   vXyte   .29.
%payk…zl<  adept in using wrong methods
vE*<  born in a low caste
-&Tys<Ë;[e  to srign disgrace to people
rtm!  expert
zUr<  courageous
@eñEyRkam<  greedy about wealth
c also
y> who
n hiNt  do not kill
s> vXyte  he is killed

 
29.Rama   told   Bharata   that   one   who   did   not   kill   a   greedy   person   or   one   who   is   intent   on bringing   disgrace   to   people   or   a   courageous   person   born   in   a   low   caste   is   not   killed,   then   he gets   killed.
 
ki½Ï¯òí   zUrí   mitmaNx&itmaÁDuic>   ,
k…lIníanur­í   d]>   senapit>   k«t>   .30.
ki½t!  I think
ùò> c  is pleased also
zUr>  gallant
c also
mitman!  talented
x&itman!  resolute
zuic>  honest
k…lIn> c  born in a high family also
Anur­> c  devoted also
d]> energetic
senapit>  as commanderin-chief
k«t>  appointed

 
30.Rama   hoped   Bharata   had   appointed   a   man   who   is   pleased,   resolute,   gallant,   talented,
honest,   born   in   a   high   family,   devoted   and   energetic   as   commander-in-chief.            
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