THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 104 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
SïIram-rts<vad>   -   DISCUSSION   BETWEEN   RAMA   AND   BHARATA
 
t<   tu   ram>   smañaSy   æatr<   guévTslm!   ,
lúm[en   sh   æaÇa   àòu<   smupc³me   .1.
t<  that
tu now
ram>  Rama
smañaSy  consoling
æatr<  brother
guévTslm!  with respect for elders
lúm[en  with Lakshmana
sh along with
æaÇa  by brother
àòu<  to question as follows
smupc³me  started

 
1.Rama   along   with   Lakshmana,   consoling   Bharata,   started   asking   questions   as   follows.
 
ikmetidCDeymh<   ïaetu<   àVyaùt<   Tvya   ,
ySmat!Tvmagtae   dezimm<   cIrjqaijnI   .2.
ik<  what
@tt!  this
#CDeym!  desires
Ah<  I
ïaetu<  to hear
àVyaùt<  explained
Tvya  by you
ySmat!  for what reason
Tv<  you
Aagt>  have come
dez<  to region
#m<  this
cIrjqaijnI  with bark cloth and matted hair

 
2.Rama   told   Bharata   that   he   wishes   to   know   the   reason   for   which   Bharata   had   come   there with   bark   cloth   and   matted   hair.
 
yiÚimÄ<   dez<   k«:[aijnjqaxr>   ,
ihTva   raJy<   àivòSTv<   tTsvR<   v­…mrœhis   .3.
yiÚimÄ<  for what purpose
dez<  region
k«:[aijnjqaxr>  wearing deer skin, bark cloth and matted hair
ihTva  leaving
raJy<  kingdom
àivò>  entered
Tv<  you
tt! that
svR<  all
v­…m! Arœhis  you have to tell

 
3.Rama   told   Bharata   that   he   must   explain   the   reason   for   coming   to   the   forest   leaving   the   city.
 
#Tyu­>   kEkeyIpuÇ>   kak…t!Swen   mhaTmna   ,
àg&ý   blvуy>   àaÃilvaRKymävIt!   .4.
#it thus
%­>  being told
kEkeyIpuÇ>  Kaikeyi's son
kak…t!Swen  by Rama
mhaTmna  great soul
àg&ý  embracing
blvt!  closely
-Uy>  again
àaÃil>  with joined palms
vaKym!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
4.Bharata,   being   asked   as   above,   embraced   Rama   and   with   joined   palms   spoke   the   following.
 
AayR<   tat>   pirTyJy   k«Tva   kmR   suÊ:krm!   ,
gt>   SvgR<   mhaba÷>   puÇzaekai-pIift>   .5.
AayR<  elder brother
tat>  father
pirTyJy  discarding
k«Tva  having done
kmR deed
suÊ:krm!  mose difficult
gt> had gone
SvgR<  to the heavens
mhaba÷>  mighty armed
puÇzaekai-pIift>  stricken with grief caused by separation from son

 
5.Bharata   told   Rama   that   Dasaratha   after   performing   a   difficult   task,   departed   for   the   heavens.
 
iôya   inyu­>   kEkeYya   mm   maÇa   prNtp   ,
ckar   sumhTpapimdmaTmyzaehrm!   .6.
iôya  by a woman
inyu­>  being urged
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
mm my
maÇa  mother
prNtp  scorcher of enemies
ckar  committed
sumht!  a great
pap<  sin
#d<  this
AaTmyzaehrm!  that has marred his reputation

 
6.Bharata   told   Rama   that   Dasaratha   was   urged   by   Kaikeyi   to   commit   the   sin   which   had marred   his   reputation.
 
sa   raJy)lmàaPy   ivxva   zaekkizRta   ,
pit:yit   mha   "aere   inryejnnI   mm   .7.
sa that
raJy)lm!  the rward of kingdom
AàaPy  not getting
ivxva  as a widow
zaekkizRta  is overcome with grief
pit:yit  will descend
mha"aere  frightful
inrye  will fall
jnnI  mother
mm my

 
7.Bharata   told   Rama   that   Kaikeyi   failing   in   her   objective   of   getting   kingdom,   had   become   a widow   and   she   will   descend   to   the   frightful   hell.
 
tSy   me   das-UtSy   àsad<   ktuRmrœhis   ,
Ai-i;ÂSv   ca*Ev   raJyen   m"vainv   .8.
tSy that
me on me
das-UtSy  a follower
àsad<  favour
ktuRm!  to bestow
Arœhis  please
Ai-i;ÂSv  have yourself consecrated
c also
A* @v  now itself
raJyen  in kingsnip
m"van! #v  like Indra

 
8.Bharata   told   Rama   he   may   as   a   favour   to   Bharata   consecrate   himself   as   king.
 
#ma>   àk«ty>   svaR   ivxva   matrí   ya>   ,
TvTskazmnuàaÝa>   àsad<   ktuRmrœhis   .9.
#ma>  these
àk«ty> svaR>  all the people
ivxva  widowed
matr> c  mothers also
ya> who soever they are
TvTskazm!  to your presence
AnuàaÝa>  have come
àsad< ktuRm!  to do favour
Arœhis  you must

 
9.Bharata   told   Rama   that   he   must   do   a   favour   to   the   people   and   widowed   mothers   who   had come   to   meet   him.
 
tdanupUrœVya   yu­<   c   yu­<   caTmin   mand   ,
raJy<   àaßuih   xmˆR[   skamaNsuùd>   k…é   .10.
tt! therefore
AanupUrœVya  as per hereditary practice
yu­< c  is befitting also
yu­< c  is befitting also
AaTmin  in you
mand  respector of others
raJy<  kingdom
àaßuih  assume
xmˆR[  with righteousness
skaman!  realised ambition
suùd>  relations and friends
k…é  please do

 
10.Bharata   told   Rama   as   per   hereditary   practice,   he   is   fit   to   over   as   king   and   as   such requested   him   to   assume   it   and   fulfil   the   desires   of   friends   and   relatives.            
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