THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 49 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

½£ramp#baED:   -   RAMA   REGAINS   CONSCIOUSNESS  
 
mya   sh   vn|   yataE   ¢vna   tEn   gt:   p¤n:   .  
upalØB|   n   Sßya¢m   saEF¤|   bt   s¤¢mæOya   =11=  
mya             with me
sh             alongwith
vn|             forest
yat:             he had come
¢vna   tEn        without him
gt:             my going
p¤n:             returning
upalØB|          harsh words
n   Sßya¢m      not capable
saEF¤|             to digest
bt              what a pity
s¤¢mæOya          from Sumitra
 
11.Rma   wailed   that   Lakshmana   had   come   with   him   to   forest   and   returning   alone   to   Ayodhta   he   will   not   be   capable   of   digesting   the   harsh   words   of   Sumitra.    
ihWv   dEh|   Ïyßya¢m   n   ¢h   j£¢vt¤m¤ÏshE   =12=  
ih   ev         here itself
dEh|              my body
Ïyßya¢m          I will discard
n               not
¢h   j£¢vt¤|       suely to live
uÏshE            interested
 
12.Rama   wailed   that   he   is   not   interested   to   live   and   wanted   to   discard   his   body.    
¢DHq   ma|   ѤÝk]tkmaINmnayI|   yÏk]tE   /s¬   .  
lßmN:   p¢tt:   SEtE   SrtÚpE   gtas¤vt¯   =13=  
¢Dkq               leave
ma|                me
ѤÝk]tkmaIN|         engaged in cruel deeds
AnayI|              a sinner
yÏk]tE              for whom
¢h                 surely
As¬               this
lßmN:             Lakshmana
p¢tt:              fallen
SEtE                lying
SrtÚpE              on a bed of arrows
gtas¤vt¯             like a dead man
 
13.Rama   wailed   that   for   whom   Lakshmana   who   is   lying   on   a   bed   of   arrows   like   a   dead   man   why   should   he   leave   me   a   sinner   and   engaged   in   cruel   deeds?    
Ïv|   ¢nÏy|   s   ¢vxÎN|   mamaáasy¢s   lßmN   =14=  
gtas¤naIï   S;«¢m   mamatIm¢BBa¢xt¤m¯   =15=  
Ïv|                 you
¢nÏy|               always
s:                 that
¢vxÎN|              grieving
ma|                 me
Aaáasy¢s           you used to console
lßmN              Lakshmana
gtas¤:              having died
n                  not
Aï                now
S;«¢m              able
ma|                 to me
AatI|                wailing
A¢BBa¢xt¤m¯          to speak
 
14,15.Rama   wailed   that   Lakshmana   used   to   console   him   while   he   was   grieving   and   wondered   why   Lakshmana   was   not   able   to   speak   to   him.    
yEnaï   ¢nhta   y¤¼E   raXsa   ¢v¢npa¢tt:   .  
tÞyamEv   ¢Xt¬   v£r:   s   SEtE   ¢nht:   prW:   =16=  
yEn                by whom
Aï                now
¢nhta               being killed
y¤¼E                 in battle
raXsa:              ogres
¢v¢npa¢tt:           was brought down
tÞya|   ev          that same
¢Xt¬                on the ground
v£r:                heroic
s:                 he
SEtE                 is lying
¢nht:               killed
prW:                 by enemies
 
16.Rama   wailed   that   Lakshmana   who   killed   ogres   in   a   battle,   the   same   Lakshmana   is   lying   on   the   ground   killed   by   his   enemies.    
Syan:   SrtÚpE{¢Þmn¯ÞvSaE¢Ntp¢rl¤çO:   .  
SrjalW¢àtaE   Ba¢t   BaÞkraE{Þt¢mv   v#jn¯   =17=  
Syan:                lying down
SrtÚpE               on a bed of arrows
A¢Þmn¯               this
ÞvSaE¢Ntp¢rl¤çO:        drenched in his own blood
SrjalW:               by a network of arrows
¢ct:                  stitched
Ba¢t                  appears
BaÞkr:                sun
AÞt|                  setting
iv                    like
v#jn¯                  approaching
 
17.Rama   wailed   that   Lakshmana   who   was   lying   on   a   bed   of   arrows   drenched   in   his   own   blood   and   stitched   by   a   network   of   arrows   appears   like   the   sun   approching   the   setting   time.    
baNa¢BhtmmIÏva°   S;«Ïy¢BBa¢xt¤m¯   .  
âja   cab#¤vtaE{ÔyÞy   袾ragEN   s¥ÅytE   =18=  
baNa¢BhtmmIÏvat¯         being injured in vital parts by arrows
n   S;«¢t              is unable
A¢BBa¢xt¤m¯              to speak
âja                    unbearable pain
c                      also
Ab#¤vt:                 not able to open mouth and speak
A¢p                    moreover
AÞy                   his
袾ragEN                by the pitiable look
s¥ÅytE                  is having
 
18.Rama   wailed   that   Lakshmana   being   hurt   in   vital   parts   by   arrows   is   unable   to   speak.   Moreover   though   Lakshmana   is   unable   to   speak,   his   pitiable   look   shows   his   pain   is   unbearable.    
yTWv   ma|   vn|   yaÓtmn¤yataE   mha濫t:   .  
AhmÔyn¤yaÞya¢m   tTWvWn|   ymXym¯   =19=  
yTa   ev               how
ma|                     me
vn|                    to forest
yaÓt|                   journeyed
An¤yat:                followed
mha濫t:                very glorious
Ah|   A¢p              I also
An¤yaÞya¢m              will follow
tTa   ev               similarly
en|                    him
ymXym¯                 to the abode of Yama
 
19.Rama   wailed   that   how   Lakshmana   followed   him   on   the   journey   to   the   forest,   similarly   he   will   follow   Lakshmana   to   the   abode   of   Yama.    
i¾bÓD¤jnaE   ¢nÏy|   ma|   c   ¢nÏymn¤v#t:   .  
imamï   gtaE{vÞTa|   mmanayIÞy   ѤnIyW:   =20=  
i¾bÓD¤jn:              affectionate to siblings
¢nÏy|                  always
ma|   c                me also
¢nÏy|                  ever
An¤v#t:                followed
ima|                   this
Aï                   now
gt:                   attained
AvÞTa|                state
mm                   my
AnayIÞy               undeserving
ѤnIyW:                 deeds done without foresight
 
20.Rama   wailed   that   Lakshmana   was   affectionate   to   his   brothers   and   always   followed   Rama.   Now   Rama   was   undeserving   of   that   since   he   has   attained   this   state   due   to   deeds   done   by   Rama   without   foresight.              
PROCEED TO SARGA 49 SLOKAS 21 TO 30 OF YUDDHA KANDA
RETURN TO SARGA 49 SLOKAS 1 TO 10 OF YUDDHA KANDA
RETURN TO INDEX OF SARGAS OF YUDDHA KANDA
RETURN TO INDEX OF KANDAS OF RAMAYANA