THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 104 : SLOKAS 21 TO 27

 
ïIram-rts<vad>   -   DISCUSSION   BETWEEN   RAMA   AND   BHARATA
 
yaviTptir   xmR}e   gaErv<   laeksTk«te   ,
tavÏmR-&ta<   ïeó   jnNyamip   gaErvm!   .21.
yavt!  whatever
iptir  in father
xmR}e  knows what is right
gaErv<  honour
laeksTk«te  esteemed by the world
tavt!  the same
xmR-&ta<  those practicing virtue
ïeó  the best
jnNyam!  in mothers
Aip is due
gaErvm!  honour

 
21.Rama   told   Bharata   that   whatever   honour   was   done   by   the   world   to   father,   the   same   should be   due   to   mothers.
 
@ta_ya<   xmRzIla_ya<   vn<   gCDeit   ra"v   ,
mataipt&_yamu­ae=h<   kwmNyTsmacre   .22.
@ta_ya<  by these two
xmRzIla_ya<  pious by disposition
vn< gCD  go to forest
#it thus
ra"v  Bharata
mataipt&_ya<  by mother and father
%­>  being told
Ah<  I
kwm!  how
ANyt!  anything elas
smacre  can do

 
22.Rama   asked   Bharata   that   having   been   told   by   both   mother   and   father   to   go   to   forest, whatelse   can   he   do?
 
Tvya   raJymyaeXyaya<   àaÝVy<   laeksTk«tm!   ,
vStVy<   d{fkar{ye   mya   vLklvassa   .23.
Tvya  by you
raJym!  kingdom
AyaeXyaya<  in ayodhya
àaÝVy<  has to ruled
laeksTk«tm!  esteemed by the world
vStVy<  have to live
d{fkar{ye  in dandakaranya
mya by me
vLklvassa  wearing bark cloth

 
23.Rama   told   Bharata   that   Bharata   had   to   rule   the   kingdom   from   ayodhya   and   he   had   to   live in   dandakaranya.
 
@v<   k«Tva   mharajae   iv-ag<   laeksiÚxaE   ,
VyaidZy   c   mhateja   idv<   dzrwae   gt>   .24.
@v<  as above
k«Tva  having done
mharaj>  the emperor
iv-ag<  responsibilities
laeksiÚxaE  in the presence of the people
VyaidZy c  oredering also
mhateja  with great luster
idv<  to the heavens
dzrw>  Dasaratha
gt> went

 
24.Rama   told   Bharata   that   having   given   the   orders   on   our   duties,   Dasaratha   went   to   the heavens.
 
s   c   àma[<   xmaRTma   raja   laekguéStv   ,
ipÇa   dÄ<   ywa   bagmup-ae­…<   Tvmrœhis   .25.
s> that
c also
àma[<  authority
xmaRTma  pious minded
raja  king
laekgué>  lord of the earth
tv your
ipÇa  by father
dÄ<  given
ywa like
bag<  the share
%p-ae­…<  to enjoy
Tvm!  you
Arœhis  should

 
25.Rama   told   Bharata   that   his   share   was   given   to   him   by   their   father,   who   had   the   authority and   thus   he   should   enjoy   it.
 
ctudRz   sma>   saEMy   d{fkar{ymaiït>   ,
%p-aeúye   Tvh<   dÄ<   -ag<   ipÇa   mhaTmna   .26.
ctudRz  fourteen
sma>  years
saEMy  blessed
d{fkar{y<  in dandakaranya
Aaiït>  living
%p-aeúye  I will enjoy
tu in this
Ah<  I
dÄ<  given
-ag<  share
ipÇa  by father
mhaTmna  the great soul

 
26.Rama   told   Bharata   that   for   his   part,   he   will enjoy  his   share   of   stay   in   dandakaranya   for   fourteen years.
 
ydävINma<   nrlaeksTk«t>   ipta   mhaTma   ivbuxaixpaepm>   ,
tdev   mNye   prmaTmnae   iht<   n   svRlaekeñr-avmPyhm!   .27.
yt! which
AävIt!  told
ma<  me
nrlaeksTk«t>  respected by all men
ipta  father
mhaTma  the grat soul
ivbuxaixpaepm>  like Indra
tt! @v  that only
mNye  think
pr<  the best
AaTmn>  for me
iht<  beneficial
n do not consider
svRlaekeñr-avm! Aip  even as the lord of the three worlds
Ahm!  I

 
27.Rama   told   Bharata   that   he   considers   father's   words   as   beneficial   for   himself   and   will   not consider   even   as   the   lord   of   the   three   worlds.
 
#Tya;ˆR  ïImÔamay[e  vaLmIkIye  AaidkaVye  AyaeXyaka{fe  ctuéÄrzttm>  sgR>  .104.
           
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