THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 101 : SLOKAS 1 TO 9

 
dzrwSvgRmnkwnm!   -   INFORMING   DASARATHA'S   DEATH
 
ramSy   vcn<   ïuTva   -rt>   àTyuvac   h   ,
ik<   me   xmaRiÖhInSy   rajxmR>   kir:yit   .1.
ramSy  Rama's
vcn<  words
ïuTva  hearing
-rt>  Bharata
àTyuvac h  replied as follows
ik<  what
me for me
xmaRt!  from all dharma
ivhInSy  standing outside
rajxmR>  the code for the king
kir:yit  will do

 
1.Bharata,   on   hearing   Rama's   words,   replied   that   the   code   of   conduct   for   the   king   is   not   for him   since   he   is   outside   the   range   of   dharma.
 
zañtae=y<   sda   xmR>   iSwtae=Smasu   nr;R-   ,
JyeópuÇe   iSwte   rajÚ   knIyaÚ&pae   -vet!   .2.
zañt>  is eternal
Ay<  this
sda for all times
xmR>  the law
iSwt>  being present
ASmasu  amongst us
nr;R-  noblest among men
JyeópuÇe  the eldest son
iSwte  being alive
rajn!  king
n can not
knIyan!  younger one
n&p>  as a king
-vet!  become

 
2.Bharata   told   Rama   that   amongst   them,   when   the   eldest   son   is   alive,   the   younger   one   can   not  become   king.
 
s   sm&Ïa<   mya   saxRmyaeXya<   gCD   ra"v   ,
Ai-;ecy   caTman<   k…lSyaSy   -vay   n>   .3.
s> that you
sm&Ïa<  blessed
mya saxRm!  along with me
AyaeXya<  to ayodhya
gCD please come
ra"v  Rama
Ai-;ecy  consecrated
c also
AaTman<  yourself
k…lSy  dynasty's
ASy this
-vay  for the continuation
n> our

 
3.Bharata   requested   Rama   to   come   to   ayodhya   with   him   and   get   crowned   as   a   king   for   their sake   as   well   as   the   dynasty's   sake.
 
rajan<   manu;<   àa÷rœdevTve   s   mtae   mm   ,
ySy   xmaRwRsiht<   v&Äma÷rmanu;m!   .4.
rajan<  the king
manu;<  as a man
àa÷>  speak of
devTve  verging on divinity
s> he
mt> esteemed
mm by me
ySy whose
xmaRwRsiht<  with righteousness and wealth
v&Ä<  character
Aa÷>  speak
Amanu;m!  as superhuman

 
4.Bharata   told   Rama   the   people   speak   of   a   king   whose   conduct   goes   hand   in   hand   with righteousness   and   wealth   as   a   superman;   that   person   is   esteemed   as   almost   divine   by   him.
 
kekySwe   tu   c   miy   Tviy   car{ymaiïte   ,
idvmayaˆR   gtae   raja   yayjUk>   sta<   mt>   .5.
kekySwe tu  while in kekaya country
c also
miy I was
Tviy c  you also
Ar{y<  to the forest
Aaiïte  having reached
idv<  to the heavens
AayR>  esteemed
gt> ascended
raja  king
yayjUk>  as one whoperforms sacrifices
sta<  among the virtuous
mt> praised

 
5.Bharata   told   Rama   that   while   he   was   in   Kekaya   and   Rama   had   left   for   the   forest,   Dasaratha departed   for   the   heavens.
 
in:³aNtmaÇe   -vit   shsIte   slúm[e   ,
Ê>ozaekai--UtStu   raja   iÇidvm_ygat!   .6.
in:³aNtmaÇe  just as you left
-vit  you
shsIte  along with Sita
slúm[e  with Lakshmana
Ê>ozaekai--Ut>  overcome with sorrow and grief
tu in this
raja  king
iÇidvm!  to the heavens
A_ygat!  departed

 
6.Bharata   told   Rama   that   as   soon   as   Rama   left   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana,   Dasaratha   over- come   with   sorrow   and   grief   departed   for   the   heavens.
 
%iÄó   pué;Vyaº   i³ytamudk<   iptu>   ,
Ah<   cay<   c   zÇu¹>   pUvRmev   k«taedkaE   .7.
%iÄó  please get up
pué;Vyaº  tiger among men
i³yta<  be offered
%dk<  sacred water
iptu>  for father
Ah< c  I also
Ay< c zÇu¹>  this Shatrugna also
pUvR< @v  have already
k«t>  had offered
%dkaE  sacred water

 
7.Bharata   told   Rama   to   offer   sacred   water   to   Dasaratha.   He   said   that   Shatrugna   and   himself had   already   done   so.
 
iàye[   ikl   dÄ<   ih   ipt&laeke;u   ra"v   ,
A]Yy<   -vtITya÷-Rva<íEv   iptu>   iày>   .8.
iàye[  by beloved
ikl itself
dÄ<  offered
ih surely
ipt&laeke;u  in the realm of manes
ra"v  Rama
A]Yy<  inexhaustible
-vit  becomes
#it Aa÷>  is so said by elders
-van! c @v  undoubtedly you alone is
iptu>  father's
iày>  favourite

 
8.Bharata   told   Rama   tht   as   per   the   sayings   of   elders,   water   offered   by   a   beloved   son   surely becomes   inexhaustible   and   Rama   alone   is   the   beloved   son   of   Dasaratha.
 
Tvamev   zaec<Stv   dzRnPsuSTvYyev   s­aminvTyR   buiÏm!   ,
Tvya   ivhInStv   zaekéG[STva<   s<SmrÚStimt>   ipta   te   .9.
Tva< @v  about you only
zaecn!  stricken with grief
tv you
dzRnePsu>  longing for the sight of
Tviy @v  in you only
s­am!  attached
AinvTyR  unable to divert
buiÏm!  mind
Tvya  by you
ivhIn>  separated from
tv for you
zaekéG[>  only grieving
Tva<  you
s<Smrn!  remembering
AStimt>  departed
ipta  father
te your

 
9.Bharata   told   Rama   that   Dasaratha   breathed   his   last   separated   from   Rama,   stricken   with
grief   of   separation,   unable   to   divert   his   mind,   grieving   for   Rama   only,   longing   to   meet   Rama   and fondly   remembering   Rama.
 
#Tya;ˆR  ïImÔamay[e  vaLmIkIye  AaidkaVye  AyaeXyaka{fe  @kaeÄrzttm>   sgR>  .101.
           
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