THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 112 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
paÊkaàdanm!   -   PRESENTING   WOODEN   SANDALS
 
tmàitmtejae_ya<   æat&_ya<   raemh;R[m!   ,
iviSmta>   s¼m<   àeúy   smveta   mh;Ry>   .1.
tm! that
Aàitmtejae_ya<  with matchless glory
æat&_ya<  of the two brothers
raemh;R[m!  hairraising
iviSmta>  astonished
s¼m<  meeting
àeúy  observing
smveta>  assembled
mh;Ry>  the eminent sages

 
1.The   eminent   sages   who   had   assembled   there   were   thrilled   by   the   meeting   between   the   two brothers.
 
ANtrœihtaSTv&i;g[a>   isÏaí   prm;Ry>   ,
taE   æatraE   mhaTmanaE   kak…t!SwaE   àzz<isre   .2.
ANtrœihta>  standing out of sight
tu in this
\i;g[a>  hosts of sages
isÏa>  siddhas
c prm;Ry>  eminent rishis
taE the two
æatraE  brothers
mhaTmanaE  highly blessed
kak…t!SwaE  Rama and Bharata
àzz<isre  applauded

 
2.Hosts   of   sages,   siddhas   and   eminent   rishis   applauded   the   two   brothers.
 
s   xNyae   ySy   puÇaE   ÖaE   xmR}aE   xmRiv³maE   ,
ïuTva   vy<   ih   s<-a;amu-yae>   Sp&hyamhe   .3.
s> he
xNy>  is blessed
ySy whose
puÇaE  sons
ÖaE  the two
xmR}aE  know what is right
xmRiv³maE  tread the path of virtue
ïuTva  hearing
vy<  we
ih surely
s<-a;a<  conversation
%-yae>  both of them
Sp&hyamhe  we long to hear it again

 
3.The   sages   said   that   Dasaratha   indeed   was   blessed   to   have   sons   like   the   two   and   having heard   the   dialogue   between   the   two,   longed   to   hear   more   of   it.
 
ttSTv&i;g[a>   i]à<   dz¢IvvxEi;[>   ,
-rt<   rajzaËRlimTyUcu>   s¼ta   vc>   .4.
tt> then
tu \i;g[a>  hosts of rishis also
i]à<  quickly
dz¢IvvxEi;[>  who longed for the death of Ravana
-rt<  to Bharata
rajzaËRl<  a tiger among princes
#it the following
^cu>  spoke
s¼ta>  with one voice
vc> words

 
4.The   hosts   of   rishis,   who   longed   for   Ravana's   death   spoke   the   following   words   in   one   voice.
 
k…lejate   mhaàa}   mhav&Ä   mhayz>   ,
¢aý<   ramSy   vaKy<   te   iptr<   y*ve]se   .5.
k…lejate  high birth
mhaàa}  with exceptional intelligence
mhav&Ä  with a noble conduct
mhayz>  famous
¢aý<  ought to be accepted
ramSy  Rama's
vaKy<  words
te your
iptr<  father
yid Ave]se  if you regard

 
5.The   rishis   told   Bharata   that   he   must   accept   Rama's   words   if   he   had   reagard   for   his   father.
 
sda=n&[imm<   ram<   vyimCDamhe   iptu>   ,
An&[Tva½   kEkeYya>   SvgR<   dzrwae   gt>   .6.
sda always
An&[<  discharging obligation
#m<  this
ram<  Rama
vy<  we
#CDamhe  wish
iptu>  father's
An&[Tvat! c  for dixcharging obligation
kEkeYya>  to Kaieyi
SvgR<  heaven
dzrw>  Dasaratha
gt> went

 
7.The   rishis   told   Bharata   that   Dasaratha   went   to   heaven   due   to   discharging   his   debt   to
Kaikeyi.   However   they   wished   that   Rama   should   be   free   of   all   obligations   to   his   father.
 
@tavÊ®va   vcn<   gNxvaR>   smh;Ry>   ,
raj;RyíEv   twa   svˆR   Sva<   Sva<   git<   gt>   .7.
@tavt!  these
%®va  having said
vcn<  words
gNxvaR>  gandharvas
smh;Ry>  along with eminent sages
raj;Ry>  royal sages
c as well
@v only
twa as they came
svˆR  all
Sva< Sva<  their respective
git<  ways
gt> went

 
8.Gandharvas,   eminent   sages   and   royal   sagea   having   said   as   above,   each   went   their   own   way.
 
hœlaidtSten   vaKyen   zu-en   zu-dzRn>   ,
ram>   s<ùòvdnStan&;In_ypUjyt!   .8.
hœlaidt>  gladdened
ten by those
vaKyen  words
zu-en  blessed
zu-dzRn>  blessed appearance
ram>  Rama
s<ùòvdn>  looking brighter
tan!  those
\;In!  rishis
A_ypUjyt!  praised

 
8.Rama   on   hearing   the   blessed   words   of   the   rishis,   appeared   brighter   and   praised   the   rishis.
 
öStgaÇStu   -rt>   s   vaca   s¾manya   ,
k«taÃilird<   vaKy<   ra"v<   punrävIt!   .9.
öStgaÇ>  with limbs trembling
tu -rt>  Bharata
s> that
vaca  with words
s¾manya  in faltering accent
k«taÃil>  with joined palms
#d<  the following
vaKy<  words
ra"v<  to Rama
pun>  again
AävIt!  spoke

 
9.Bharata   being   shaken   by   these   words,   spoke   to   Rama   with   a   trembling   voice.
 
rajxmRmnuàeúy   k…lxmaRnusNtitm!   ,
ktuRmrœhis   kak…t!Sw   mm   matuí   yacnam!   .10.
rajxmRm!  sacred royal obligation
Anuàeúy  considering
k…lxmaRnusNtitm!  linked with family usage
ktuRm!  grant
Arœhis  ought to
kak…t!Sw  Rama
mm my
matu> c  mother's as well
yacnam!  my prayers

 
10.Bharata   told   Rama   that   considering   the   sacred   royal   obligation   and   the   family   usage,   he ought   to   grant   Bharat's   and   mother's   prayers.            
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