THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 49 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

½£ramp#baED:   -   RAMA   REGAINS   CONSCIOUSNESS  
 
GaErEN   SrbÓDEn   b¼¬   dSraTaÏmj¬   .  
¢násÓt¬   yTa   nag¬   Syan¬   â¢DraE¢Xt¬   =1=  
sv©I   tE   vanr½E¿a:   ss¤g#£va   mhabl:   .  
p¢rvayI   mhaÏman¬   tÞT¤:   SaEkp¢rl¤çOa:   =2=  
GaErEN                 by the cruel
SrbÓDEn               by network of arrows
b¼¬                   bound
dSraTaÏmj¬            sons of Dasaratha, Rama and Lakshmana
¢násÓt¬               hissing
yTa                   like
nag¬                  two snakes
Syan¬                 lying down
â¢DraE¢Xt¬              covered by blood
sv©I                   all
tE                    they
vanr½E¿a:              foremost among monkeys
ss¤g#£va:              alongwith Sugriva
mhabl:               with great strength
p¢rvayI                surrounding
mhaÏman¬              the two great souls
tÞT¤:                 stood
SaEkp¢rl¤çOa:           overcome with grief
 
1.Alongwith   Sugriva,   all   the   foremost   of   monkeys   with   great   strength,   surrounded   Rama   and   Lakshmana   who   were   bound   by   a   network   of   arrows,   covered   with   blood,   hissing   like   two   serpents   and   lying   down   and   were   overcome   with   grief.    
et¢Þm°ÓtrE   ram:   p#Ïyb¤Òyt   v£yIvan¯   .  
¢ÞTrÏvaÏst¯ÏvyaEgaÅc   SrW:   s|da¢ntaE{¢p   sn¯   =3=  
et¢Þmn¯                during this
AÓtrE                  time
ram:                   Rama
p#Ïyb¤Òyt               regained consciousness
v£yIvan¯                 the heroic
¢ÞTrÏvat¯                being immortal
st¯ÏvyaEgat¯   c         due to godliness also
SrW:                    with arrows
s|da¢nt:   A¢p   sn¯     even when bound
 
3.The   heroic   Rama   even   when   bound   by   arrows,   being   immortal   and   due   to   godliness   regained   consciousness   at   this   time.    
ttaE   è¾qva   sâ¢Dr|   ¢vxÎN|   gaFm¢pItm¯   .  
B#atr|   d£nvdn|   pyIdEvydat¤r:   =4=  
tt:                     then
è¾qva                    seeing
sâ¢Dr|                   covered with blood
¢vxÎN|                   pitiably
gaF|                     greatly
A¢pItm¯                  injured
B#atr|                    brother. Lakshmana
d£nvdn|                  with ccolour drained face
pyIdEvyt¯                 wailed
Aat¤r:                   with lost senses
 
4.Then   Rama,   seeing   Lakshmana   greatly   injured,   covered   with   blood   and   face   drained   of   colour,   lost   senses   and   wailed   pitiably.    
¢k|   n¤   mE   s£tya   kayI|   ¢k|   kayI|   j£¢vtE   va   .  
Syan|   yaE{ï   pÜya¢m   B#atr|   y¤¢D   ¢n¢jItm¯   =5=  
¢k|   n¤                 what
mE                      for me
s£tya                   by Sita
kayI|                    pirpose
¢k|   kayI|               what use
j£¢vtE   va              or of living
Syan|                   as lying down
y:                      which
Aï                     now
pÜya¢m                   I am seeing
B#atr|                    brother
y¤¢D                     in the battle
¢n¢jItm¯                  defeated
 
5.Rama   wailed   that   when   he   is   seeing   Lakshmana   lying   down   defeated   in   battle   what   is   the   use   of   Sita   and   what   is   the   purpose   of   living?    
SÀya   s£tasma   nar£   mÏyIlaEkE   ¢v¢cÓvta   .  
n   lßmNsmaE   B#ata   s¢cv:   sa|pra¢yk:   =6=  
SÀya                    can be seen
s£tasma                 equal to Sita
nar£                     a lady
mÏyIlaEkE                 in the world of humans
¢v¢cÓvta                 searching
n                       cannot be seen
lßmNsm:                equal to Lakshmana
B#ata                     a brother
s¢cv:                   an advicer
sa|pra¢yk:                a warrior
 
6.Rama   wailed   that   in   this   earth   he   find   a   lady   equal   to   Sita   when   searched   but   he   cannot   find   a   brother,   an   adviser   and   a   warrior   like   Lakshmana.    
p¢rÏyaßyaØyh|   p#aN|   vanraNa|   t¤   pÜytam¯   .  
y¢d   p·Ïvmap°:   s¤¢mæOanÓdvDIn:   =7=  
p¢rÏyaßya¢m                am giving up
Ah|                       I
p#aN|                      life
vanraNa|                   of monkeys
t¤   pÜytam¯               in their presence
y¢d                       in case
p·Ïv|                     death
Aap°:                     attains
s¤¢mæOanÓdvDIn:              who enhances the joy of Sumitra, Lakshmana
 
7.Rama   wailed   that   if   Lakshmana   dies,   he   will   give   up   his   life   in   the   presence   of   the   monkeys.    
¢k|   n¤   vßya¢m   k¬sÚya|   matr|   ¢k|   n¤   kWkEy£m¯   .  
kTmØba|   s¤¢mæOa|   c   p¤æOdSInlalsam¯   =8=  
¢k|   n¤                   what
vßya¢m                    can I say
k¬sÚya|                   to Kausalya
matr|                     to mother
¢k|   n¤                    what
kWkEy£m¯                   to Kaikeyi
kT|                       how can I reply
AØba|                     to mother
s¤¢mæOa|                     to Sumitra
c                        also
p¤æOdSInlalsam¯             eager to see her son
 
8.Rama   wailed   that   what   can   he   say   to   Kausalya   or   Kaikeyi   and   how   can   he   reply   to   Sumitra   who   is   eager   to   see   her   son.    
¢vvÏsa|   vEpmana|   c   @«SÓt£|   k[âr£¢mv   .  
kTmaáas¢yÝya¢m   y¢d   yaÞya¢m   t|   ¢vna   =9=  
¢vvÏsa|                     losing the calf
vEpmana|                     shaking
c   @«SÓt£|                 and crying
k[âr£|   iv                  like a doe
kT|                         how
Aaáas¢yÝya¢m                can I console
y¢d   yaÞya¢m               in case I return
t|   ¢vna                   without him
 
9.Rama   wailed   that   in   case   he   returns   without   Lakshmana   how   can   he   console   Sumitra   who   will   cry   like   a   doe   which   has   lost   its   calf?    
kT|   vßya¢m   SæO¤G"|   Brt|   c   yS¢Þvnm¯   =10=  
kT|                          how
vßya¢m                       tell on face
SæO¤G"|                         to Satrugna
Brt|                          to Bharata
c                           also
yS¢Þvnm¯                      very famous
 
10.Rama   wailed   that   how   can   he   tell   the   very   famous   Bharata   and   Satrugna   to   their   face   about   Lakshmana?              
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