THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 103 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
mat&dzRnm!   -   MEETING   MOTHERS
 
visó>   purt>   k«Tva   daraNdzrwSy   c   ,
Ai-c³am   t<   dez<   ramdzRnhi;Rt>   .1.
visó>  Vasishta
purt> k«Tva  placing in the front
daran!  wives
dzrwSy  of Dasaratha
c also
Ai-c³am  proceeded towards
t<  that
dez<  place
ramdzRnhi;Rt>  eager for the sight of Rama

 
1.Vasishta,   placing   the   widows   of   Dasaratha,   who   were   eager   to   see   Rama,   in   front,
proceeded   to   the   place   where   Rama   was   staying.
 
rajpTNyStu   gCDNTyae   mNd<   mNdaiknI<   àit   ,
d†zuStÇ   tÄIwR<   ramlúm[seivtm!   .2.
rajpTNy> tu  the king's widows
gCDNTy>  going
mNd<  in a slow pace
mNdaiknI< àit  towards mandakini
d†zu>  saw
  there
tt! that
tIwR<  the bathing ghat
ramlúm[seivtm!  used by Rama and Lakshmana

 
2.During   their   slow   progress   towards   the   river   mandakini,   the   widows   of   Dasaratha   saw   the bathing   ghat   used   by   Rama   and   Lakshmana.
 
kaEsLya   ba:ppU[ˆRn   muoen   pirzu:yta   ,
suimÇamävIÎIna<   yaíaNya   rajyaei;t>   .3.
kaEsLya  Kausalya
ba:ppU[ˆRn  full of tears
muoen pirzu:yta  with withered face
suimÇam!  to Sumitra
AävIt!  spoke
dIna<  in a pitiable state
ya> c  and those
ANya>  others
rajyaei;t>  queens

 
3.Kausalya   spoke   to   Sumitra   and   other   queens   as   follows.
 
#d<   te;amnawana<   i¬òmi¬òkmR[am!   ,
vne   àaŠevl<   tIwR<   ye   te   inivR;yIk«ta>   .4.
#d<  this
te;am!  for them
Anawana<  fatherless children
i¬òm!  for ascending and descending
Ai¬òkmR[am!  untiring in work
vne in the forest
àakœ  earlier
kevl<  it is certain
tIwR<  bathing ghat
ye te  whoever
inivR;yIk«ta>  were exiled from the country

 
4.Kausalya   told   others   that   these   are   the   steps   used   by   those   who   were   exiled   for   descending and   ascending   the   ghat.
 
#t>   suimÇe   puÇSte   sda   jlmtiNÔt>   ,
Svy<   hrit   saEimiÇmRm   puÇSy   kar[at!   .5.
#t> from here
suimÇe  Sumitra
puÇ>  son
te your
sda always
jlm!  water
AtiNÔt>  untiringly
Svy<  himself
hrit  carries
saEimiÇ>  Lakshmana
mm my
puÇSy kar[at!  for son's sake

 
5.Kausalya   told   Sumitra   that   Lakshmana   carried   water   for   Rama   from   here   always.
 
j"Nymip   te   puÇ>   k«tvaÚ   tu   grœiht>   ,
æatuyRdwRsiht<   svR<   tiÖiht<   gu[E>   .6.
j"Nym!  menial service
Aip even though
te your
puÇ>  son
k«tvan!  had done
n not
tu in this
grœiht>  will be reproached
æatu>  for elder brother
yt! which
AwRsiht<  is useful
svR<  all
tt! that
iviht<  as prdained
gu[E>  with good effects

 
6.Kausalya   told   Sumitra   that   though   Lakshmana   had   done   menial   work,   he   will   not   be
reproached   since   he   had   done   useful   labour   for   the   sake   of   his   elder   brother.
 
A*aymip   te   puÇ>   ¬ezanamtwaeict>   ,
nIcanwRsmacar<   s¾<   kmR   àmuÂtu   .7.
A* now
Aym!  he
Aip even
te your
puÇ>  son
¬ezanam!  for hardships
Atwaeict>  not used
nIcanwRsmacar<  fit for only menials
s¾<  performing
kmR deed
àmuÂtu  let him give up

 
7.Kausalya   told   Sumitra   that   at     least   now   Lakshmana   can   give   up   this   menial   work.
 
di][a¢e;u   d-ˆR;u   sa   ddzR   mhItle   ,
iptuir¼‚idip{yak<   NyStmaytlaecna   .8.
di][a¢e;u  with end pointing to south
d-ˆR;u  on kusa grass
sa she
ddzR  saw
mhItle  on the ground
iptu>  for father
#¼‚idip{yak<  pulp of ingudi fruits
NySt<  placed
Aaytlaecna  with broad eyes

 
8.Kausalya   then   saw   the   pulp   of   ingudi   fruit   placed   on   kusa   grass   with   end   pointing   to   south intended   for   his   father.
 
t<   -UmaE   ipturarœten   NySt<   rame[   vIúy   sa   ,
%vac   devI   kaEsLya   svaR   dzrwiôy>   .9.
t<  that
-UmaE  on the ground
iptu>  for father
Aarœten  hearing the sad news
NySt<  kept
rame[  Rama
vIúy  seeing
sa that
%vac  spoke
devI  lady
kaEsLya  Kausalya
svaR>  to all
dzrwiôy>  Dasaratha's widows

 
9.Kausalya,   seeing   the   offering   for   father   by   Rama   after   hearing   the   sad   news,   spoke   to   all Dasaratha's   widows.
 
#dimúvak…nawSy   ra"vSy   mhaTmn>   ,
ra"ve[   iptudRÄ<   pZytEt*waivix   .10.
#d<  this
#úvak…nawSy  for the head of Ikshvaku clan
ra"vSy  for Dasaratha
mhaTmn>  the great soul
ra"ve[  by Rama
iptu>  father
dÄ<  was given
pZyt  please see
@tt!  this
ywaivix  as per practice

 
10.Kausalya   told   her   co-wives   to   look   at   the   offering   Rama   had   made   for   his   father   on   hearing the   sad   news.            
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