THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 112 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
paÊkaàdanm!   -   PRESENTING   WOODEN   SANDALS
 
ri]tu<   sumhÔaJymhmekStu   naeTshe   ,
paErjanpda<íaip   r­aNrÃiytu<   twa   .11.
ri]tu<  to protect
sumht!  the great
raJym!  kingdom
Ah<  I
@k> alone
tu in this
n %Tshe  not capable
paErjanpdan!  the peopel of the city and country side
c also
Aip as well
r­an!  devoted to you
rÃiytu<  to please
twa similarly

 
11.Bharata   told   Rama   that   he   is   not   capable   of   either   protecting   the   great   country   nor   please the   citizens.
 
}atyí   ih   yaexaí   imÇai[   suùdí   n>   ,
Tvamev   àitka'œ]te   pjRNyimv   k;Rka>   .12.
}aty> c  relatives also
ih because
yaexa> c  warriors also
imÇai[  friend
suùd> c  well wishers also
n> our
Tva< @v  you alone
àitka'œ]te  waits for
pjRNy<  rain
#v like
k;Rka>  farmers

 
12.Bharata   told   Rama   that   relatives,   friends,   warriors   and   well   wishers   were   all   waiting   for   him like   a   farmer   waits   for   rain.
 
#d<   raJy<   mhaàa}   Swapy   àitp*   ih   ,
zi­manis   kak…t!Sw   laekSy   pirpalne   .13.
#d<  this
raJy<  kingdom
mhaàa}  highly intelligent
Swapy  please stabilise
àitp*  accepting
ih therefore
zi­man! Ais  you have the capability
kak…t!Sw  Rama
laekSy  the world
pirpalne  in protecting

 
13.Bharata   told   Rama   that   he   has   the   capability   to   rule   the   world   and   hence   should   accept the   kingdom   and   stabilise   it.
 
#Tyu®va   Nyptdœæatu>   padyae-RrtStda   ,
-&z<   s<àawRyamas   rammev   iày<vd>   .14.
#it as above
%®va  having said
Nyptt!  fell at
æatu>  brother's
padyae>  feet
-rt>  Bharata
tda then
-&z<  in many ways
s<àawRyamas  appealing
ram<  to Rama
@v only
iày<vd>  speaking in pleasing terms

 
14.Bharata,   sayng   as   above,   fell   at   the   feet   of   Rama   and   appealed   to   him   in   many   ways   in pleasing   terms.
 
tm»e   -rt<   k«Tva   ramae   vcnmävIt!   ,
Zyam<   nilnpÇa]<   mÄh<sSvr<   Svym!   .15.
tm! that
A»e  on the lap
-rt<  Bharata
k«Tva  placing
ram>  Rama
vcnm!  following words
AävIt!  spoke
Zyam<  dark brown
nilnpÇa]<  with eyes like lotus petal
mÄh<sSvr<  with a voice sounding detached
Svym!  himself

 
15.Rama   placing   Bharata   on   his   lap   spoke   to   him   as   folows.
 
Aagta   Tvaimy<   buiÏ>   Svja   vEniykI   c   ya   ,
-&zmuTshse   tat   ri]tu<   p&iwvImip   .16.
Aagta  has come
Tva<  you
#y<  this
buiÏ>  wisdom
Svja  innate
vEniykI c  born of humility
ya which
-&z< %Tshse  you are capable
tat child
ri]tu<  to protect
p&iwvIm! Aip  the whole world itself

 
16.Rama   told   Bharata   that   with   his   innate   wisdom   born   out   of   humility,   he   can   rule   the   whole world.
 
AmaTyEí   suùdœi-í   miÙi->   ,
svRkayaRi[   s<mn!Èy   sumhaNTyip   kary   .17.
AmaTyE>  with ministers
c suùdœi->  well wishers
c miÙi->  wise counsellors
svRkayaRi[  all major actions
s<mn!Èy  after deliberating
sumhaiNt  very important
Aip as well
kary  please get done

 
17.Rama   told   Bharata   that   for   all   major   actions   he   should   get   it   done   after   consulting   with ministers,   well   wishers   and   wise   counsellors.
 
lúmIíNÔadpeyaÖa   ihmvaNva   ihm<   Tyjet!   ,
AtIyaTsgrae   vela<   n   àit}amh<   iptu>   .18.
lúmI>  moon light
cNÔat!  from the moon
Apeyat! va  may depart
ihmvan!  himalayas
va or
ihm<  snow
Tyjet!  shed
AtIyat!  may cross
sgr>  the ocean
vela<  the shores
n will not violate
àit}am!  pledge
Ah<  I
iptu>  to father

 
18.Rama   told   Bharata   that   the   moon   may   lose   its   light,   the   himalayas   may   shed   its   snow   and the   ocean   may   cross   the   shores   but   he   will   not   break   his   pledge   to   father.
 
kamaÖa   tat   lae-aÖa   maÇa   tu_yimd<   k«tm!   ,
n   tNmnis   ktRVy<   vitRtVy<   c   mat&vt!   .19.
kamat! va  out of affection or
tat child
lae-at! va  or out of greed
maÇa  by mother
tu_y<  for you
#d<  this
k«tm!  done
n not
tt! that
mnis  to heart
ktRVy<  taken
vitRtVy< c  should behave
mat&vt!  as towards a mother

 
19.Rama   told   Bharata   that   he   should   not   take   to   heart   this   act   whether   done   out   of   affection or   greed   and   should   behave   towards   her   as   a   mother.
 
@v<   äuva[<   -rt>   kaEsLyasutmävIt!   ,
tejsa==idTys»az<   àitt½NÔdzRnm!   .20.
@v<  as above
äuva[<  speaking
-rt>  Bharata
kaEsLyasutm!  to Rama
AävIt!  said
tejsa  in glory
AaidTys»az<  equal to the sun
àitt½NÔdzRnm!  pleasing like the moon on the first day after new moon

 
20.Bharata   replied   to   Rama   as   follows.            
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