THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 107 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
ïIrame[   raJyr]aàcaedna   -   RAMA   ODREDS   PROTECTING   THE   KINGDOM
 
punrev<   äuva[<   tu   -rt<   lúm[a¢j>   ,
àTyuvac   tt>   ïIman!   }aitmXye=i-sTk«t>   .1.
pun>  again
@v<  as above
äuva[<  speaking
tu thus
-rt<  to Bharata
lúm[a¢j>  Lakshmana's elder brother
àTyuvac  replied
tt> then
ïIman!  glorious
}aitmXye  among clansmen
Ai-sTk«t>  highly respected

 
1.Rama,   hearing   Bharata   speaking   again   in   that   strain,   spoke   to   him   as   follows.
 
%ppÚimd<   vaKy<   yt!Tvmevm-a;wa>   ,
jat>   puÇae   dzrwaTkEkeYya<   rajsÄmat!   .2.
%ppÚ<  is reasonable
#d< vaKy<  this speech
yt! which
Tv<  you
@vm!  as above
A-a;wa>  spoke
jat>  born
puÇ>  son
dzrwat!  of Dasaratha
kEkeYya<  through Kaikeyi
rajsÄmat!  foremost of kings

 
2.Rama   told   Bharata   that   whatever   he   told   was   reasonable.
 
pura   æat>   ipta   n>   s   matr<   te   smuËhn!   ,
matamhe   smaïaE;IÔaJyzuLkmnuÄmm!   .3.
pura  long ago
æat>  brother
ipta  father
n> our
s> he
matr<  mother
te your
smuËhn!  marrying
matamhe  to grandfather
smaïaE;It! had promised
raJyzuLkm!  kingdom to her child
AnuÄmm!  as the best price

 
3.Rama   told   Bharata   that   when   Dasaratha   married   Kaikeyi,   he   had   promised   the   kingdom to   her   child.
 
dEvasure   c   s<¢ame   jnNyE   tv   paiwRv>   ,
s<àùòae   ddaE   raja   vrmaraixt>   à-u>   .4.
dEvasure  between the gods and demons
c s<¢ame  in the conflict also
jnNyE  to mother
tv your
paiwRv>  who ruled the earth
s<àùò>  immensely delighted
ddaE  gave
raja  king
vr<  a boon
Aaraixt>  being of great help
à-u>  lord

 
4.Rama   told   Bharata   that   Dasaratha   delighted   at   the   great   help   rendered   by   Kaikeyi   during the   conflict   between   gods   and   demons   granted   her   a   boon.
 
tt>   sa   s<àitïaVy   tv   mata   yziSvnI   ,
Ayact   nrVyaº<   ÖaE   vraE   vrvi[RnI   .5.
tv   raJy<   nrVyaº   mm   àvajn<   twa   ,
taE   c   raja   twa   tSyE   inyu­>   àddaE   vraE   .6.
tt> thus
sa she
s<àitïaVy  with a solemn oath
tv your
mata  mother
yziSvnI  famous
Ayact  sought
nrVyaº<  to the tiger among men
ÖaE  two
vraE  boons
vrvi[RnI  with excellent complexion
tv for you
raJy<  kingdom
nrVyaº  tiger among men
mm for me
àvajn<  exile
twa similarly
taE c  both also
raja  king
twa similarly
tSyE  to her
inyu­>  being urged
àddaE  granted
vraE  boons

 
5,6.Rama   told   Bharata   that   Kaikeyi   binding   Dasaratha   with   a   solemn   oath   sought   the   two boons   viz   Bharata   should   be   the   king   and   Rama   exiled   and   Dasaratha   granted   them   both.
 
ten   ipÇa=hmPyÇ   inyu­>   pué;;R-   ,
ctudRz   vne   vas<   v;aRi[   vrdainkm!   .7.
ten that
ipÇa  by father
Ahm!  I
Aip only
  this
inyu­>  been ordered
pué;;R-  noblest among men
ctudRz  fourteen
vne in the forest
vas<  to live
v;aRi[  years
vrdainkm!  in consequence of the boon

 
7.Rama   told   Bharata   that   as   a   consequence   of   the   boon,   he   had   been   ordered   by   Dasaratha to   live   in   the   forest   for   fourteen   years.
 
sae=h<   vnimd<   àaÝae   injRn<   lúm[aiNvt>   ,
sItya   caàitÖn!ÖStSy   vaKyae   iSwt>   iptu>   .8.
s> that
Ah<  I
vn<  forest
#d<  this
àaÝ>  have come
injRn<  uninhabited
lúm[aiNvt>  along with Lakshmana
sItya c  with Sita also
AàitÖn!Ö>  without any rival
tSy that
vaKye  by orders
iSwt>  stand by
iptu>  father's

 
8.Rama   told   Bharata   that   standing   by   father's   orders   he   had   come   to   the   uninhabited   forest with   Sita   and   Lakshmana.
 
-vanip   tweTyev   iptr<   sTyvaidnm!   ,
ktuRmrœhit   rajeNÔ<   i]àmevai-;ecnat!   .9.
-van! Aip  you also
twa be it so
#it thus
@v only
iptr<  father
sTyvaidnm!  true to his words
ktuRm! Arœhit  should do
rajeNÔ<  the ruler fo kings
i]à< @v  vey quickly
Ai-;ecnat!  by getting consecrated

 
9.Rama   told   Bharata   that   he   should   follow   Dasaratha's   orders   to   prove   that   Dasaratha   is   true to   his   words   by   getting   consecrated   quickly.
 
\[aNmaecy   rajan<   mTk«te   -rt   à-um!   .10.
\[at!  from debt
maecy  free
rajan<  the king
mTk«te  for my sake
-rt Bharata
à-um!  the lord

 
10.Rama   requested   Bharata   to   free   Dasaratha   from   debt.            
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