THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 114 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
AyaeXyaàvez>   -   ENTERS   AYODHYA
 
-rtStu   rwSw>   sn!ïImaNdzrwaTmj>   ,
vahyNt<   rwïeó<   sariw<   vaKymävIt!   .21.
-rt>  Bharata
tu in this
rwSw> sn!  seated in the chariot
ïIman!  blessed
dzrwaTmj>  Dasaratha's son
vahyNt<  driving
rwïeó<  the foremost of chariots
sariw<  to the charioteer
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke

 
21.Bharata   seated   in   the   chariot,   spoke   to   the   charioteer   as   follows.
 
ik<   nu   oLv*   gMbIrae   mUrœCDItae   n   inzMyte   ,
ywapurmyaeXyaya<   gItvaidÇin>Svn>   .22.
ik< nu olu  what a pity
A* now
gMbIr>  the deep
mUrœCDIt>  resonant
n inzMyte  is not heard
ywapurm!  as before
AyaeXyaya<  in ayodhya
gItvaidÇin>Svn>  the sound of vocal and instrumental music

 
22.Bharata   told   Sumantra   that   in   ayodhya   the   deep   and   resonant   sound   of   vocal   and
instrumental   music   was   not   heard   now.
 
vaé[ImdgNxí   maLygNxí   mUrœiCDt>   ,
xUiptrgégNxí   n   àvait   smNtt>   .23.
vaé[ImdgNx> c  intoxicating smell of liquoralso
maLygNx> c  the scent of flowers
mUrœiCDt>  spread
xUiptrgégNx> c  the odour of sandalwos and aloewood
n àvait  is not being wafted
smNtt>  on all sides

 
23.Bharata   told   Sumantra   that   the   smell   of   liquor,   scent   of   flowers   and   odour   of   sandalwood and   aloewood   which   used   to   be   spread   on   all   sides   is   not   wafted.
 
yanàvr"ae;í   iõGxí   hyin>Svn>   ,
àmÄgjnadí   mha<í   rwin>Svn>   .24.
nedanI<   ïUyte   puyaRmSya<   rame   ivvaiste   .25.
yanàvr"ae;> c  the noise of foremost of vehicles
iõGx>  delightful
c hyin>Svn>  neighing of horses also
àmÄgjnad> c  the trumpeting of excited elephants
mhan!  the great
c rwin>Svn>  noise of chariots
n not
#danI<  now
ïUyte  is heard
puyaRm! ASya<  in the city
rame  Rama
ivvaiste  having been sent to exile

 
24,25.Bharata   told   Sumantra   that   after   Rama   had   been   exiled,   neither   the   noise   of   vehicles, nor   the   neighing   of   horses,   nor   the   trumpeting   of   elephants   nor   the   sound   of   chariots   are heard   in   the   city.
 
cNdnagégNxa<í   mharœhaí   nvöj>   ,
gte   ih   rame   té[a>   sNtÝa   naep-uÃte   .26.
cNdnagégNxan! c  the paste of sandalwood and aloewood
mharœha>  the costly
c nvöj>  new garlands of flowers
gte having left
ih surely
rame  Rama
té[a>  youngmen
sNtÝa>  distressed
n %p-uÃte  do not use

 
26.Bharata   told   Sumantra   that   after   Rama   left   the   city,   youngmen   do   not   use   the   paste   of aloewood   and   sandalwood   nor   costly   garlandsof   flowers.
 
bihyaRÇa<   n   gCDiNt   icÇmaLyxra   nra>   ,
naeTsva>   s<àvtRNte   ramzaekaidRte   pure   .27.
bihyaRÇa<  for travelling
n gCDiNt  do not go
icÇmaLyxra>  wearing wreaths of various flowers
nra>  men
n not
%Tsva>  festivities
s<àvtRNte  take place
ramzaekaidRte  with grief caused by separation from Rama
pure  in the city

 
27.Bharta   told   Sumantra   that   due   to   grief   caused   by   separation   from   Rama,   neither   men   go travelling   with   garlands   nor   festivities   take   place   in   the   city.
 
sa   ih   nUn<   mm   æaÇa   purSyaSy   *uitgRta   ,
n   ih   rajTyyaeXyey<   sasarevajuRnI   ]pa   .28.
sa that
ih surely
nUn<  is certain
mm my
æaÇa  with elder brother
purSy  of city
ASy this
*uit>  splendour
gta had gone
n not
ih because
rajit  charming
AyaeXya  ayodhya
#y<  this
sasara  rain with thunder and lightning
#v like
AjuRnI  bright fortnight
]pa night

 
28.Bharata   told   Sumantra   that   the   splendour   of   ayodhya   appeared   to   have   gone   with   Rama and   that   it   did   not   look   charming   anymore.
 
kda   nu   olu   me   æata   mhaeTsv   #vagt>   ,
jnit:yTyyaeXyaya<   h;R<   ¢I:me   #vaMbud>   .29.
kda nu olu  when will
me my
æata  elder brother
mhaeTsv #v  like a great festival
Aagt>  return
jnit:yit  bring forth
AyaeXyaya<  in ayodhya
h;R<  great joy
¢I:me  in summer
#v AMbud>  like clouds

 
29.Bharata   wondered   when   will   Rama   return   to   ayidhya   bringing   joy   to   the   city   like   a   great festival.
 
té[Eíaéve;Eí   nrEéÚtgaimi->   ,
s<ptiÑryaeXyaya<   nait-aiNt   mhapwa>   .30.
té[E>  with young
caéve;E>  wearing attractive clothes
c also
nrE>  by men
%Útgaimi->  with a proud gait
s<ptiÑ>  walking
AyaeXyaya<  in ayodhya
n Ait-aiNt  no longer shine
mhapwa>  the highways

 
30.Bharata   told   Sumantra   that   the   highways   in   ayodhya   did   not   shine   with   attractively   dressed young   men   walking   with   a   proud   gait.            
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