THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 102 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50


 

lßmNs¸£vnm¯   -   LAKSHMANA   REVIVED  
 
tm¤¢ÏTt|   tE   hryaE   B¥tlat¯p#Eßy   lßmNm¯   .  
saD¤   sa¢Òv¢t   s¤p#£ta:   s¤xEN|   p#Ïyp¥jyn¯   =41=  
t|    him
u¢ÏTt|    risen
tE    those
hry:    monkeys
B¥tlat¯    from the surface of the earth
p#Eßy    perceiving
lßmNm¯    Lakshmana
saD¤    excellent
saD¤    excellent
i¢t    thus
s¤p#£ta:     overjoyed
s¤xEN|    Sushena
p#Ïyp¥jyn¯     applauded
 
41.The   monkeys   perceiving   Lakshmana   risen   from   the   surface   of   the   earth   were   overjoyed   and   applauded   Sushena  
saying   'excellent,   excellent'.    
e/Eh£Ïyb#v£d#amaE   lßmN|   prv£rhra   =42=  
e¢h    come here
e¢h    come near
i¢t    thus
Ab#v£t¯     said
ram:    Rama
lßmN|    to Lakshmana
prv£rhra    destroyer of enemies
 
42.Rama   said   to   Lakshmana   as   follows   'come   here,   come   near   me'    
sÞvjE   Þa"EhgaF|   c   baÝppyaIk[lEXN:   =43=  
sÞvjE    embraced
Þa"EhgaF|   c     out of affection
baÝppyaIk[lEXN:     eyes dimmed with tears
 
43.Rama,   with   eyes   dimmed   with   tears   embraced   Lakshmana   out   of   affection.    
Ab#v£Åc   p¢rÝvÇy   s¬¢m¢æO|   raGvÞtda   =44=  
Ab#v£t¯   c     spoke also
p¢rÝvÇy     embracing
s¬¢m¢æO|     to Lakshmana, son of Sumitra
raGv:    Rama, a scion of Raghu
tda    then
 
44.Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   embracing   Lakshmana,   son   of   Sumitra   spoke   the   folowing   words.    
¢d¾Ya   Ïva|   v£r   pÜya¢m   mrNaÏp¤nragtm¯   =45=  
¢d¾Ya    luckily
Ïva|    you
v£r    O! gallant one
pÜya¢m    I see
mrNat¯    from jaws of death
p¤n:   Aagtm¯     returned
 
45.Rama   told   the   gallant   Lakshmana   that   luckily   he   has   retuned   from   the   jaws   of   death.    
n   ¢h   mE   j£¢vtEnaTI:   s£tya   ca¢p   lßmN   .  
kaE   ¢h   mE   ¢vjyEnaTIÞÏv¢y   p·ÏvmagtE   =46=  
n    not
¢h    surely
mE    for me
j£¢vtEn     by my life
ATI:    purpose
s£tya    by Sita
c    also
A¢p    even
lßmN    O! Lakshmana
k:    what
¢h    surely
mE    for me
¢vjyEn    by victory
ATI:    purpose
Ïv¢y    you
p·Ïv|    to the five elements
AagtE    gone
 
46.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   had   he   died   there   was   no   perpose   in   the   life   of   Rama.   Surely   no   purpose   of   Rama   will     served   by   victory   nor   Sita   had   he   died.    
iÏyEv|   vdtÞtÞy   raGvÞy   mhaÏmn:   .  
¢K°:   ¢S¢Tlya   vaca   lßmNaE   vaÀymb#v£t¯   =47=  
i¢t   ev|     as above
vdt:    speaking
tÞy    that
raGvÞy    of Rama, a scion of Raghu
mhaÏmn:    high souled
¢K°:    pained
¢S¢Tlya    by the irresolute
vaca    words
lßmN:    Lakshmana
vaÀy|    following words
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
 
47.Lakshmana,   pained   by   the   irresolute   words   of   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   who   was   speaking   as   above,   spoke   the   following   words.    
ta|   p#¢tåOa|   p#¢tåOay   p¤ra   sÏypra@m   .  
lG¤:   k¢à¢dvast¯ÏvaE   nWv|   v³[¢mhahI¢s   =48=  
ta|    that
p#¢tåOa|     pledge
p#¢tåOay     having solemnly taken
p¤ra    earlier
sÏypra@m    with unfailing prowess
lG¤:    weak
k¢àt¯     one
iv    like
Ast¯Ïv:    spiritless
n    not
ev|    like this
v³[|    to speak
ih    now
AhI¢s    should
 
48.Lakshmana   told   Rama   with   unfailing   prowess   that   having   solemnly   taken   a   pledge   earlier   he   should   not   now   speak   like   one   who   is   weak   and   spiritless.    
n   ¢h   pr¢tåOa|   k[vI¢Ót   ¢vtTa|   saDvaE{nG   .  
lXN|   ¢h   mht¯ÏvÞy   p#¢tåOap¢rpalnm¯   =49=  
n    not
¢h    surely
pr¢tåOa|     solemn pledge
k[vI¢Ót     will render
¢vtTa|    futile
saDv:    ascetics
AnG    O! sinless one
lXN|    is a mark
¢h    surely
mht¯ÏvÞy     of great men
p#¢tåOap¢rpalnm¯     fulfilment of the pledge
 
49.Lakshmana   told   Rama,   the   sinles   one,   that   ascetics   do   not   render   their   pledge   futile   and   fulfilment   of   the   pledge   is   the   mark   of   great   men.    
nWraÜym¤pgÓt¤|   vW   tdl|   mÏk]tE{nG   =50=  
nWraÜy|    despair
upgÓt¤|     to give way
vW    surely
tt¯    therefore
Al|    enough
mÏk]tE    on my account
AnG    O! sinless one
 
50.Lakshmana   told   the   sinless   Rama   that   to   stop   giving   way   to   despair   on   his   account.              
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