THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 103 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
mat&dzRnm!   -   MEETING   MOTHERS
 
ywa   rame   twa   tiSmNsvaR   vv&itre   iôy>   ,
v&iÄ<   dzrwa¾ate   lúm[e   zU-l][e   .21.
ywa how
rame  towards Rama
twa similarly
tiSmn!  that
svaR>  all
vv&itre  behaved
iôy>  wives
v&iÄ<  did
dzrwat!  through Dasaratha
jate  born
lúm[e  towarsd Lakshmana
zU-l][e  with auspicious looks

 
21.All   the   ladies   behaved   towarsd   lakshmana   tha   same   manner   they   did   to   Rama.
 
sIta=ip   cr[a<Stasamups<g&ý   Ê>iota   ,
ñïU[amïupU[aR]I   sa   b-Uva¢t>   iSwta   .22.
sIta Aip  Sita also
cr[an!  feet
tasam!  their
%ps<g&ý  catching
Ê>iota  distressed
ñïU[am!  mothers-in-law
AïupU[aR]I  eyes filled with tears
sa that
b-Uv  became
A¢t>  in front
iSwta  stood

 
22.Sita   also   paid   her   respects   to   mothers-in-law   by   touching   their   feet   and   stood   with   eyes full   of   tears.
 
ta<   pir:vJy   Ê>oataR<   mata   Êihtr<   ywa   ,
vnvask«za<   dIna<   kaEsLya   vaKymävIt!   .23.
ta<  her
pir:vJy  embracing
Ê>oataR<  grief stricken
mata  mother
Êihtr<  own daughter
ywa how
vnvask«za<  emaciated through exile
dIna<  pitiably
kaEsLya  Kausalya
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
23.Kausalya,   embracing   Sita,   who   was   emaciated   through   exile,   like   her   own   daughter,   spoke as   follows.
 
ivdehrajSy   suta   õu;a   dzrwSy   c   ,
rampÆI   kw<   Ê>o<   s<àaÝa   injRne   vne   .24.
ivdehrajSy  king of Videha's
suta  daughter
õu;a  daughterin-law
dzrwSy  Dasaratha's
c rampÆI  also Rama's wife
kw<  how
Ê>o<  suffering
s<àaÝa  was undergoing
injRne  uninhabited
vne forest

 
24.Kausalya   wondered   how   Sita,   daughter   of   Janaka,   daughter-in-law   of   Dasaratha   and
wife   of   Rama,   undergo   such   suffering   in   an   uninhabited   forest.
 
pÒmatps<tÝ<   piri¬òimvaeTplm!   ,
kaÂn<   rjsa   XvSt<   i¬ò<   cNÔimvaMbudE>   .25.
muo<   te   àeúy   ma<   zaekae   dhTyai¶irvaïym!   ,
-&z<   mnis   vEdeih   Vysnari[s<-v>   .26.
pÒ<  lotus
Aatps<tÝ<  scorched by sun
piri¬ò<  crushed
#v like
%Tplm!  lily
kaÂn<  gold
rjsa  with dust
XvSt<  soiled
i¬ò<  obscured
cNÔ<  moon
#v like
AMbudE>  by clouds
muo<  face
te your
àeúy  seeing
ma<  me
zaek>  grief
dhit  burns
Ai¶>  fire
#v like
Aaïym!  a house
-&z<  very much
mnis  in mind
vEdeih  Sita
Vysnari[s<-v>  by the firewood of adversity

 
25,26.Kausalya   told   Sita   the   fire   started   by   firewood   of   adversity   burns   her   mind   even   as   fire consumes   the   house,   when   she   looked   at   her   face   resmbling   a   lotus   scorched   by   sun,   a crushed   lily,   gold   soiled   by   dust   and   the   moon   obscured   by   the   clouds.
 
äuvNTyamevmataRya<   jnNya<   -rta¢j>   ,
padavasa*   j¢ah   visóSy   c   ra"v>   .27.
äuvNTya<  as they were talking
@v<  as above
AataRya<  distressed
jnNya<  mothers
-rta¢j>  Bharata's elder brother
padaE  feet
Aasa*  touching
j¢ah  prostrated
visóSy  Vasishta's
c also
ra"v>  Rama

 
27.As   his   mothers   were   talking,   Rama   touched   Vasishta's   feet   and   prostrated   before   Vasishta.
 
puraeihtSyai¶smSy   vE   tda   b&hSpteirNÔ   #vamraixp>   ,
àg&ý   padaE   susm&Ïtejs>   shEv   tenaepivvez   ra"v>   .28.
puraeihtSy  priest's
Ai¶smSy  resembled the fire god
vE he
tda then
b&hSpte>  Brihaspati's
#NÔ>  Indra
#v like
Amraixp>  king of devas
àg&ý  holding
padaE  feet
susm&Ïtejs>  with very great splendour
sh @v ten  along with him
%pivvez  sat
ra"v>  Rama

 
28.Rama   paying   his   respects   to   Vasishta   like   Indra   paid   respects   to   Brihaspati,   sat   along
side   Vasishta.
 
ttae   j"Ny<   sihtE>   smiÙi->   puràxanEí   shEv   sEinkE>   ,
jnen   xmR}tmen   xmRvanupaepivòae   -rtStda¢jm!   .29.
tt> then
j"Ny<  behind
sihtE>  with those present
smiÙi->  with ministers
puràxanE > c  foremost of citizens
sh @v  along with
sEinkE>  troops
jnen  with men
xmR}tmen  who knew what is best
xmRvan!  full of piety
%paepivò>  sat
-rt>  Bharata
tda then
A¢jm!  elder brother's

 
29.Then   Bharata,   along   with   his   friends,   ministers,   citizens,   troops   and   men   who   knew   what   is right,   sat   behind   Rama
 
%paevivòStu   tda   s   vIyRva<StpiSvve;e[   smIúy   ra"vm!   ,
iïya   JvlNt<   -rt>   k«taÃilyRwa   mheNÔ>   àyt>   àjapitm!   .30.
%paevivò>  was seated
tu in this
tda then
s> that
vIyRvan!  courageous
tpiSvve;e[  in the garb of an ascetic
smIúy  observing
ra"vm!  Rama
iïya  with glory
JvlNt<  blazing
-rt>  Bharata
k«taÃil>  with joined palms
ywa the same way
mheNÔ>  Indra
àyt>  submissive
àjapitm!  towards Brahma

 
30.Bharata   observing   Rama   with   joined   palms   the   same   way   Indra   was   seated   before
Brahma.            
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