THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 110 : SLOKAS 31 TO 36

 
mnuv<zkItRnm!   -   DETAILING   MANU'S   DYNASTY
 
zIºgSy   mé>   puÇae   mrae>   puÇ>   àzuïuk>   ,
àzuïukSy   puÇae=-UdMbrI;ae   mha*uit>   .31.
zIºgSy  Sighraga's
mé>  Maru
puÇ>  son
mrae>  Maru's
puÇ>  son
àzuïuk>  Prasusruka
àzuïukSy  Prasusruka's
puÇ>  son
A-Ut!  was
AMbrI;>  Ambarisha
mha*uit>  the glorious

 
31.Vasishta   told   Rama   that   Maru   was   Sighraga's   son,   Maru's   son   was   Prasusruka,   whose
son   was   the   glorious   Ambarisha.
 
AMbrI;Sy   puÇae=-UÚ÷;>   sTyiv³m>   ,
n÷;Sy   n   na-ag>   puÇ>   prmxaimRk>   .32.
AMbrI;Sy  Ambarisha's
puÇ>  son
A-Ut!  was
n÷;>  Nahusha
sTyiv³m>  of unfailing prowess
n÷;Sy  Nahusha's
c na-ag>  Nabhaga
puÇ>  son
prmxaimRk>  very pious

 
32.Vasishta   told   Rama   that   Ambarisha's   son   was   Nahusha   and   Nabhaga   was   Nahusha's
son.
 
Ají   suìtíEv   na-agSy   sutavu-aE   ,
AjSy   cEv   xmaRTma   raja   dzrw>   sut>   .33.
Aj> c  Aja and
suìt> c  Suvrata also
@v only
na-agSy  Nabhaga's
sutaE  sons
%-aE  the two
AjSy  Aja's
c also
@v only
xmaRTma  the pious
raja  king
dzrw>  Dasaratha
sut>  son

 
33.Vasishta   told   Rama   that   Nabhaga   had   two   sons   named   Aja   and   Suvrata.   Aja's   son   was Dasaratha.
 
tSy   Jyeóae=is   dayadae   ram   #Tyi-ivïut>   ,
t̯ha[   Svk<   raJymve]Sv   jn<   n&p   .34.
tSy his
Jyeó>  eldest son
Ais you are
dayad>  with right to rule
ram Rama
#it as
Ai-ivïut>  well known
tt! therefore
g&ha[  accept
Svk<  your
raJym!  kingdom
Ave]Sv  please look after
jn<  the world
n&p  prince

 
34.Vasishta   told   Rama   that   he   was   the   eldest   son   of   Dasaratha   with   the   right   to   rule   the kingdom.   Therefore   Vasishta   told   Rama   to   takeover   the   kingdom   and   look   after   the   kingdom.
 
#úvakª[a<   ih   svˆR;a<   raja   -vit   pUvRj>   ,
pUvRje   navr>   puÇae   Jyeóae   raJye=i-i;Cyte   .35.
#úvakª[a<  among Ikshvakus
ih because
svˆR;a<  all
raja  king
-vit  becomes
pUvRj>  brother
pUvRje  while the eldest exists
n  not
Avr>  the later born
puÇ>  son
Jyeó>  eldest
raJye  in the kingdom
Ai-i;Cyte  is consecrated

 
35.Vasishta   told   Rama   that   in   Ikshvaku   dynasty   only   the   eldest   brother   is   consecrated   and while   the   elder   son   is   present,   a   younger   one   is   not   consecrated.
 
s   ra"va[a<   k…lxmRmaTmn>   snatn<   na*   ivhatumrœhis   ,
à-UtrÆamnuzaix   meidnI<   à-Utraò+a<   ipt&vNmhayz>   .36.
s> that you
ra"va[a<  Raghavas'
k…lxmRm!  dynasty's usage
AaTmn>  your
snatn<  the practice of forefathers
n not
A* now
ivhatum!  to violate
Arœhis  ought to
à-UtrÆam!  abounding in precious stones
Anuzaix  rule
meidnI<  the earth
à-Itraò+a<  consisting of numerous domains
ipt&vt!  like your father
mhayz>  highly illustrious

 
36.Vasishta   told   Rama   that   he   ought   not   violate   the   time   honoured   usage   of   Raghava   clan. Rama   should   rule   like   his   father   over   the   kingdom   which   abounds   in   precious   stones   and consists   of   many   domains.
 
#Tya;ˆR  ïImÔamay[e  vaLmIkIye  AaidkaVye  AyaeXyaka{fe  dzaeÄrzttm>  sgR>  .110.
           
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