THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 83 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

mayas£tavDm¥rq¢ÅCtramsaÓÏvnm¯   -   RAMA   CONSOLED   AFTER   HE   SWOONED   ON   KILLING   OF   ILLUSORY   SITA  
 
yÞmadTaI   ¢vvDIÓtE   yEÝvDmI:   p#¢t¢¿t:   .  
¢²ÜyÓtE   ADmIS£laà   tÞmadEt¬   ¢nrTIk¬   =21=  
yÞmat¯    by which
ATaI:    greed
¢vvDIÓtE     increases
yEx¤    in whom
ADmI:    unrighteousness
p#¢t¢¿t:     is rooted
¢²ÜyÓtE     suffer
ADmIS£la:    practicing unrighteousness
c    also
tÞmat¯    therfore
et¬    the two unrighteousness and greed
¢nrTIk¬    are useless
 
21.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   by   which   greed   increases   and   in   whom   unrighteousness   is   rooted,   those   practicing    
unrighteousness   suffer   and   therefore   unrighteousness   and   greed   are   useless.    
vÒyÓtE   papkmINaE   yïDm©IN   raGv   .  
vDkmIhtaE{DmI:   s   ht:   k|   v¢DÝy¢t   =22=  
vÒyÓtE     are destroyed
papkmIN:    those of sinful deeds
y¢d    if
ADm©IN    by unrighteousness
raGv    O! Rama
vDkmIht:    in the act of killing
ADmI:    unrighteousness
s:    that
ht:    killed
k|    whom
v¢DÝy¢t     will destroy
 
22.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   if   those   of   sinful   deeds   are   destroyed   by   unrighteousness,   whom   will   unrighteousness   destroy   when   itself   is   killed.    
AT   va   ¢v¢htEnay|   hÓytE   h¢Ót   va   prm¯   .  
¢v¢Dra¢lÔytE   tEn   n   s   papEn   kmINa   =23=  
AT   va    otherwise
¢v¢htEn    by recourse to ritual
Ay|    this
hÓytE    destroyed
h¢Ót   va     or kills
prm¯    another
¢v¢D:    destiny
Aa¢lÔytE     is tainted
tEn    by that
n    not
s:    that
papEn    sinful
kmINa    who does deed
 
23.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   if   one   is   destroyed   by   recourse   to   a   ritual   or   kills   another   by   destiny   the   ritual   is   tainted   and   the   one   who   does   sinful   deed.    
Aè¾p#¢tkarEN   ÏvÛy³Enasta   sta   .  
kT|   SÀy|   pr|   p#açO¤|   Dm©INa¢r¢vkSIn   =24=  
Aè¾p#¢tkarEN     suffering not experienced till now
t¤   AÛy³En     is not manifest
Asta    by cruelty
sta    by a righteous person
kT|    how
SÀy|    possible
pr|    grief
p#açO¤|     to attain
Dm©IN    with virtue
A¢r¢vkSIn     O! destroyer of enemies
 
24.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   by   a   person   with   righteousness   suffering   by   cruelty   not   experienced   till   then   is   not   manifest   and   how   one   with   virtue   attain   grief?    
y¢d   sÏÞyaÏsta|   m¤Áy   nasÏÞyaäOv   ¢k·n   .  
Ïvya   yd£èS|   p#açO|   tÞmSÏs°aEppïtE   =25=  
y¢d    if
st¯    good
Þyat¯    existed
sta|    among the virtuous
m¤Áy     jewel
n   Ast¯   Þyat¯     no evil will exist
tv    for you
¢k·n    even a litttle
Ïvya    by you
y¢d    if
iIèS|    like this
p#açO|    has been attained
tÞmat¯    therefore
st¯    good
n   uppïtE     does not hesitate to give its fruit
 
25.Lakshmana   told   Rama,   the   jewel   among   the   virtuous,   that   good   does   not   hesitate   to   give   its   result.   Since   no   evil   exists   in   him   that   which   has   been   attained   by   you   will   never   result   in   bad   effect.    
ATva   ѤbIl:   ²£vaE   bl|   Dma©I{n¤vtItE   .  
ѤbIlaE   htmyaIdaE   n   sEÛy   i¢t   mE   m¢t:   =26=  
ATva    there is no doubt
ѤbIl:     feeble
²£v:    ineffective
bl|    to might
DmI:    virtue
An¤vtItE    is overcome
ѤbIl:     feeble
htmyaId:    which is not as per scriptural procedures
n   sEÛy:     should not be pursued
i¢t    such
mE    my
m¢t:    view
 
26.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   has   no   doubt   that   virtue   should   not   be   pursued   in   a   feeble   and   which   is   not   as   per   scriptural   procedures.   Feeble   and   ineffective   virtue   is   overcome   by   might.   This   is   his   view.    
blÞy   y¢d   cE¼ma©I   g¤NB¥t:   pra@mE   .  
DmIm¤Ïs¦Çy   vtIÞv   yTa   Dm©I   tTa   blE   =27=  
blÞy    to might
y¢d   cEt¯     if you consider
DmI:    virtue
g¤NB¥t:     is subordinate
pra@mE    in the above efforts
DmI|    virtue
uÏs¦Çy     giving up
vtIÞv    depend on
yTa    like
Dm©I    in virtue
tTa    similarly
blE    in might
 
27.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   if   he   considers   virtue   is   subordinate   to   might   he   should   giving   up   virtue   and   depend   on   might.    
AT   cEÏsÏyvcn|   DmI:   ¢kl   prÓtp   .  
An¦tÞÏvÙykâN:   ¢k|   n   b¼ÞÏvya   ¢pta   =28=  
AT   cEt¯     if it is as above
sÏyvcn|    truthfulness in obeying the words
DmI:   ¢kl     due to the reason of virtue
prÓtp    O! scourge of enemies
An¦t:    not keeping to the word
Ïv¢y    in you
AkâN:    not showing compassion
¢k|   n   b¼:     why did not put down
Ïvya    by you
¢pta    father
 
28.Lakshmana   told   Rama,   the   scourge   of   enemies   that   if   it   is   as   above,   truthfulness   in   obeying   the   words   of   father   due   to   the   reason   of   virtue,   why   did   he   not   put   down   his   father   who   was   not   keeping   his   word   and   not   showing   compassion.    
y¢d   Dma©I   BvEìotaE   ADma©I   va   prÓtp   .  
n   Þm   hÏva   m¤¢n|   vj#£   k[yaI¢dÇya|   St@t¤:   =29=  
y¢d    if
DmI:    virtue
BvEt¯    becomes
B¥t:    worth pursuing by all
ADmI:    unrighteousness
va    or
prÓtp    O! scourge of enemies
n   Þm    not
hÏva    killing
m¤¢n|    sage Viswarupa
vj#£    weilder of thunderbolt
k[yaIt¯    will perform
iÇya|    horse sacrifice
St@t¤:    Indra
 
29.Lakshmana   told   Rama,   the   scourge   of   enemies,   that   if   virtue   or   unrighteousness   becomes   worth   pusuing   by   all,   then   Indra,   the   weilder   of   thunderbolt   would   not   have   performed   horse   scrifice   after   killing   sage   Viswarupa.    
ADmIs|¢½taE   Dma©I   ¢vnaSy¢t   raGv   .  
svImEtïTakam|   kak[t¯ÞT   k[âtE   nr:   =30=  
ADmIs|¢½t:     combined with unrighteousness
DmI:    virtue
¢vnaSy¢t     destroys
raGv    O! scion of Raghu, Rama
svI|    all
ett¯    this
yTakam|    as per his wish
kak[t¯ÞT     O! scion of Kakutstha
k[âtE    does
nr:    man
 
30.Lakshmana   told   Rama,   the   scion   of   Raghu   and   Kakutstha,   virtue   combined   with   unrighteousness   destroys   but   man   does   all   this   as   per   his   wish.              
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