kÞy¢cÏvT   kalÞy   raja   dSrT:   s¤tm¯  .
A¢Bvad¢yt¤|   p#açO|   Üyam|   kmllaEcnm¯       ¡
A¢²¾ka¢rN|   S¥r|   prsWÓy¢vmdInm¯             ¡ 21¡

kÞy¢ct¯

a few

t¤

indeed

AT	thereafter

kalÞy

days later

raja

king

dSrT:

Dasaratha

s¤tm¯

son

A¢Bvad¢yt¤|

to pay respects

p#açO|

having come

Üyam|

dark blue in hue

kmllaEcnm¯

lotuseyed

A¢²¾ka¢rN|

effortless in thought and action

S¥r|	courageous

prsWÓy¢vmdInm¯

in decimating the army of the enemy

¢vny|   dEhyaEgEn   s|p#açO¢mv   s|¢ÞTtm¯  .
Brt|   kWkEy£p¤æOmb#v£d#G¤säOm:            ¡ 22¡

¢vny|

humility

dEhyaEgEn

incarnate

s|p#açO|

having come

iv

as though

s|¢ÞTtm¯

being

Brt|

Bharatha

kWkEy£p¤æO|

the son of Kaikeyi

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

rG¤säOm:

the best among Raghus

Later,   when   time   rolled   by,   the   best   among   the   Raghus,   king
Dasaratha   instructed   as   follows   Bharatha,   the   son   born   of
Kaikeyi,who   had   come   to   offer   respect,   who   was   the   personification of   humility   as   it   were,   of   dark   blue   hue,   possessed   of   eyes
rivalling   the   petals   of   the   red   lotus,   capable   of   achieving   any
deed   with   no   effort,   valiant   and   destroyer   of   the   army   of
the   enemy   (21-22).
 
Ay|   kEkyrajÞy   p¤æOaE   vs¢t   p¤æOk    .
Ïva|   nEt¤magtaE   v£r   y¤Da¢jÓmat¤lÞtv   ¡ 23¡

Ay|

this

kEkyrajÞy

of the king of Kekaya

p¤æO:

son

vs¢t	is at hand

p¤æOk

O! Child!

Ïva|

you

nEt¤|

to take you along

Aagt:

has come

v£r	O! Brave one!

y¤Da¢jt¯

Yudhajit

mat¤l:

uncle

tv

your

 
`O!   Tender   one!   O!   Valiant   one!   This   son   of   the   king   of   Kekayas and   your   (maternal   uncle)   Yudhajit   is   here,   having   come   to take   you   (23).  

p#a¢TItÞtEn   DmIåO   ¢m¢Tlayamh|   tda         .
§¢xmÒyE   t¤   tÞy   Ïv|   p#£¢t|   kt¤I¢mhahI¢s ¡ 24¡

p#a¢TIt:

prayed for

tEn

by him

DmIåO

O! Rooted in dharma!

¢m¢Tlaya|

in Mithila

Ah|

I

tda	in those days

§¢xmÒyE

in the midst of Sages

t¤

verily

tÞy

his

Ïv|

you

p#£¢t|

wish

kt¤I|

fulfill

ih	in this matter

AhI¢s

should

 
He   had   made   this   request   (to   take   you   along   with   him   to
Kekaya   country)   to   me   earlier   in   Mithila,   when   I   was   in   the
midst   of   sages   and   seers.   May   you   render   him   happy,   O!   Knower of   righteous   conduct!'   (24).
 

½¤Ïva   dSrTÞyWtìrt:   kWkEy£s¤t:              .
A¢Bvaï   g¤â|   ram|   p¢rÝvÇy   c   lßmNm¯  ¡
gmnaya¢Bc@am   SæO¤G"s¢htÞtda                 ¡ 25¡

½¤Ïva

hearing

dSrTÞy

of Dasaratha

ett¯

this

Brt:

Bharatha

kWkEy£s¤t:

the son of Kaikeyi

A¢Bvaï

having paid respects

g¤â|

father

ram|

Sri Rama

p¢rÝvÇy

embracing

c

and

lßmNm¯

Lakshmana

gmnay

to set out

A¢Bc@am

got ready

SæO¤G"s¢ht:

along with Satrughna

tda

then

Bharatha,   the   son   of   Kaikeyi,   upon   hearing   those   words   of
Dasratha,   paying   respects   to   his   father   and   Rama   and   embracing
Lakshmana,   prepared   to   set   out   along   with   Satrughna   at   that
moment   (25).
 
Aap¦c¯CY   ¢ptr|   S¥raE   ram|   ca¢²¾ka¢rNm¯   .
mat¦àa¢p   nr½E¿:   SæO¤G"s¢htaE   yyaW            ¡ 26¡

Aap¦c¯CY

having taken leave

¢ptr|

from father

S¥r:	the valiant

ram|

Sri Rama

c

and

A¢²¾ka¢rNm¯

ever careful not to hurt others

mat¦:

his mothers

c

and

A¢p

also

nr½E¿:

the foremost among men

SæO¤G"s¢ht:

with Satrughna

yyaW

set out

That   valiant   and   best   among   men,   in   the   company   of   Satrughna,
taking   leave   of   his   father   and   Rama,   who   never   hurt   anyone,
and   also   his   mothers   then   departed   (26).
 

y¤Da¢jt¯p#aÔy   Brt|   sSæO¤G"|   p#h¢xIt:        .
Þvp¤r|   p#a¢vS¹£r:   ¢pta   tÞy   t¤taEx   h  ¡ 27¡

y¤Da¢jt¯

Yudhajit

p#aÔy

having taken

Brt|

Bharatha

sSæO¤G"|

with Satrughna

p#h¢xIt:

greatly happy

Þvp¤r|

his capital city

p#a¢vSt¯

entered

v£r:

valiant

¢pta

father

tÞy

his

t¤taEx

was highly elated

h	Lo and behold!

 
Having   taken   Bharatha   along   with   Satrughna,   Yudhajit   was
extremely   happy   and   that   valiant   one   went   to   his   capital
city.   His   father   too   was   highly   elated   due   to   this,
lo   and   behold!   (27).
 
gtE   c   BrtE   ramaE   lßmNà   mharT:  .
¢ptr|   dEvsÄðaS|   p¥jyamast¤Þtda          ¡ 28¡

gtE	on the departure

c

and

BrtE	of Bharatha

ram:

Sri Rama

lßmN:   c

and Lakshmana

mharT:

Maharatha

¢ptr|

father

dEvsÄðaS|

shining like a god

p¥jyamast¤:

worshipped

tda

then

Upon   the   departure   of   Bharatha,   Rama   and   the   Maharatha
Lakshmana   served   their   father   devoutly,   their   father   who   was
comparable   to   the   gods   (28).
 
¢pt¤raåOa|   p¤rÞk]Ïy   paWrkayaI¢N   svIS:       .
ckar   ramaE   DmaIÏma  ¢p#ya¢N  c  ¢hta¢n  c ¡ 29¡

¢pt¤:

of the father

AaåOa|

commands

p¤rÞk]Ïy

respecting

paWrkayaI¢N

matters relating to public administration

svIS:

all of them

ckar	carried out

ram:

Sri Rama

DmaIÏma

righteous soul

¢p#ya¢N

what was pleasing

c

and

¢hta¢n

what was beneficial

c

and

 
In   line   with   the   command   of   his   father,   all   matters   of
public   administration,   in   all   respects,   were   carried   out   by
Rama,   which   were   pleasing   and   also   beneficial   (29).
 
mat¦×yaE   mat¦kayaI¢N   k]Ïva   prmy¢ÓæOt:   .
g¤âNa|   g¤âkayaI¢N   kalE   kalE{ÓvvWXt   ¡ 30¡

mat¦×y:

for the mothers

mat¦kayaI¢N

service to be done to the mothers

k]Ïva

having done

prmy¢ÓæOt:

totally obedient

g¤âNa|

for the elders

g¤âkayaI¢N

service to be done to the elders

kalE	at the proper time

kalE	on the right occasion

AÓvvWXt

did with care and concern

Conducting   himself   extremely   well,   on   appropriate   occasions,
Rama   did   service   to   the   mothers,   as   were   due   to   them,   and
to   the   elders   and   preceptors   as   were   due   to   them,   with   all
care,   concern   and   devotion   (30).