THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 116 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

m¤¢n¢B:   Kra¢d¢vp#karkTnm¯   -   SAGES   NARRATE   BEING   MOLESTED   BY   KHARA  

 
p#¢tp#yatE   BrtE   vsÓramÞtpaEvnE   ,  
lXyamas   saE¹EgmTaWÏs¤Ày|   tp¢Þvnm¯   .1.  
p#¢tp#yatE    had returned
BrtE    when Bharata
vsn¯    living
ram:    Rama
tpaEvnE    in the tapovana
lXyamas    noticed
saE¹Egm¯    anxious
AT    then
AaWÏs¤Ày|    perturbed
tp¢Þvnm¯    the ascetics
 
1.Rama,   living   in   tapovana   after   Bharata   had   left,   noticed   anxiety   and   perturbation   among  
the   ascetics.  
 
yE   tæO   ¢cæOk\zÞy   p¤rÞtaäOapsa½mE   ,  
ramma¢½Ïy   ¢nrtaÞtanlXyѤÏs¤kan¯   .2.  
yE    who
tæO    then
¢cæOk\zÞy    chitrakuta's
p¤rÞtat¯    earlier
tapsa½mE    in the hermitage of ascetics
ram|    to Rama
Aa¢½Ïy    depending on
¢nrta:    quite pleased
tan¯    them
AlXyt¯    observed
uÏs¤kan¯    as being anxious
 
2.Rama   perceived   the   ascetics   were   anxious   now,   while   earlier   they   appeared   quite   pleased  
in   their   hermitage   and   depending   on   Rama.  
 
nynWrqB#¤k[z£¢Bà   ramm¤¢êÜy   S¢Äðta:   ,  
AÓyaEÓym¤pjÚpÓt:   SnWà@[¢mIT:   kTa:   .3.  
nynW:    with eyes
B#¤k[z£¢B:   c    and with eye brows
ram|    to Rama
u¢êÜy    refering
S¢Äðta:    full of misgivings
AÓyaEÓy|    among themselves
upjÚpÓt:    whispered
SnW:    in low tones
c@[:    spoke
¢mT:    secretly
kTa:    informations
 
3.The   ascetics   refering   to   Rama   by   eyes   and   eye   brows,   spoke   among   themselves   in   a   low  
tone   secretly.  
 
tExamaWÏs¤Àymalßy   ramÞÏvaÏm¢n   S¢Äðt:   ,  
k]ta¸¢lâvacEdm¦¢x|   k[lp¢t|   tda   .4.  
tExa|    their
AqÏs¤Ày|    anxiety
Aalßy    observing
ram:    Rama
t¤   AaÏm¢n    about himself
S¢Äðt:    with apprehsion
k]ta¸¢l:    with joined palms
uvac    said
id|    the following
§¢x|    to the sage
k[lp¢t|    to Kulapati
tda    then
 
4.Rama,   observing   their   anxiety   and   filled   with   apprehension   about   himself,   said   the   following  
to   the   Kulapati   with   joined   palms.  
 
n   k¢ÅcdqBgv¢Ók|¢cÏp¥vIv¦äO¢md|   m¢y   ,  
èÜytE   ¢vk]t|   yEn   ¢v¢@yÓtE   tp¢Þvn:   .5.  
n    not
k¢Åct¯    I hope
Bgvn¯    venerable sir
¢k|¢ct¯    some
p¥vIv¦äO|    conduct of my forefathers
id|    now
m¢y    in me
èÜytE    is seen
¢vk]t|    different
yEn    by which
¢v¢@yÓtE    feel agitated
tp¢Þvn:    ascetics
 
5.Rama   asked   Kulapati   whether   his   conduct   was   some   what   different   from   his   forefathers  
which   made   the   ascetics   feel   agitated.  
 
p#madaÅc¢rt|   ¢k|¢cÏk¢Åc°avrjÞy   mE   ,  
lßmNÞy¢xI¢Brqè¾|   nan¤ãp¢mvaÏmn:   .6.  
p#madat¯    due to carelessness
c¢rt|    conduct
¢k|¢ct¯    even a litle
k¢Åct¯    I hope
n    not
AvrjÞy    younger brother's
mE    my
lßmNÞy    Lakshmana's
§¢x¢B:    by the sages
è¾||    seen
nan¤ãp|    unbecoming
iv    like
AaÏmn:    on his part
 
7.Rama   asked   Kulapati   whether   there   was   any   conduct   unbecoming   of   his   younger   brother,  
Lakshmana,   was   seen   by   the   sages.  
 
k¢ÅcÅC¤½¥xmaNa   v:   S¤½¥xNpra   m¢y   ,  
p#mada×y¤¢cta|   v¦¢äO|   s£ta   y¤³a|   n   vtItE   .7.  
k¢Åct¯    I hope
S¤½¥xmaNa    while attending
v:    on you
S¤½¥xNpra    devoted to service
m¢y    to me
p#mada×y¤¢cta|    due to carelessness
v¦¢äO|    conduct
s£ta    Sita
y¤³a|    unbecoming
n   vtItE    had not done
 
7.Rama   told   Kulapati   that   he   hopes   Sita,   while   attending   on   the   sages,   had   not   conducted    
herself   in   an   unbecoming   way   due   to   carelessness.  
 
AT¢xIjIrya   v¦¼Þtpsa   c   jra|   gt:   ,  
vEpman   ivaEvac   ram|   B¥tdyaprm¯   .8.  
AT    as follows
§¢x:    the sage
jrya    due to age
v¦¼:    become old
tpsa   c    by penance also
jra|   gt:    attained ripeness
vEpman:   iv    as though trembling
uvac    said
ram|    to Rama
B¥tdyaprm¯    who was kind to all living beings
 
8.Kulapati,   who   was   old   due   to   age   and   penance,   replied   to   Rama   as   follows.  
 
k[t:   kÚyaNst¯Ïvaya:   kÚyaNa¢BrtEÞtTa   ,  
cln|   tat   vWdE/aÞtp¢Þvx¤   ¢vSExt:   .9.  
k[t:    how
kÚyaNst¯Ïvaya:    has a benign disposition
kÚyaNa¢BrtE:    ever devoted to goodness
tTa    similarly
cln|    any aberration
tat    my child
vWdE/a:    for Vaidehi
tp¢Þvx¤    in respect of sages
¢vSExt:    specially
 
9.Kulapati   told   Rama   that   how   can   Sita,   with   a   benign   disposition   and   ever   devoted   to  
goodness,   commit   any   aberration   towards   sages.  
 
Ïv¢°¢mäO¢md|   tat   tapsaÓp#¢t   vtItE   ,  
rXaE×yÞtEn   s|¢vg"a:   kTy¢Ót   ¢mT:   kTa:   .10.  
Ïv¢°¢mäO|    because of you
id|    this
tat    child
tapsan¯   p#¢t    for the ascetics
vtItE    has occured
rXaE×y:    from rakshasas
tEn    thus
s|¢vg"a:    alarmed
kTy¢Ót    conversing among themselves
¢mT:    secretly
kTa:    information
 
10.Kularati   told   Rama   that   this   peril   has   arisen   because   of   his   presence   and   alarmed   by   it,  
they   are   conversimg   among   themselves.              
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