THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 122 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

dSrTan¤Sasnm¯   -   DASARTHA'S   INSTRUCTIONS  
 
hx©IN   mhta{{¢v¾aE   ¢vmanÞTaE   mh£p¢t:   .  
p#aNW:   ¢p#ytr|   è¾qva   p¤æO|   dSrTÞtda   =11=  
AaraEÔyaÄð|   mhabah¤vIrasngt:   p#B¤:   .  
bah¤×ya|   s|p¢rÝvÇy   ttaE   vaÀy|   smaddE   =12=  
hx©IN    with delight
mhta    greatly
Aa¢v¾:     filled with
¢vmanÞT:     seated in the aerial car
mh£p¢t:     a ruler of the earth
p#aNW:    than life
¢p#ytr|    dearer
è¾qva     seeing
p¤æO|     son
dSrT:    Dasaratha
tda    then
AaraEÔy    placing
AÄð|    on the lap
mhabah¤:    the mighty armed
vrasngt:    seated on an excellent seat
p#B¤:    LOrd
bah¤×ya|     with both hands
s|p¢rÝvÇy     tightly embracing
tt:    then
vaÀy|    the following words
smaddE    commenced to spoke
 
11,12.Then   seated   in   the   aerial   car   on   an   excellent   seat   the   mighty   armed   Lord,   Dasaratha,   ruler   of   the   earth   (erstwhile)   seeing   Rama,   his   son,   who   was   more   dearer   than   life   feeling   greatly   delighted,   placing   him   on   lap   and   tightly   embracing   him   with   both   hands   commenced   to   speak   the   following   words.    
n   mE   Þvga©I   bh¤mt:   s|manà   s¤r¢xI¢B:   .  
Ïvya   ram   ¢vh£nÞy   sÏy|   p#¢tS¦NaE¢m   tE   =13=  
n    not
mE    to me
ÞvgI:    heaven
bh¤mt:    is prized
s|man:    honour
c    similarlyl
s¤r¢xI¢B:     by celestial rsis
Ïvya    from you
ram    O! Rama
¢vh£nÞy     separated
sÏy|    truly
p#¢tS¦NaE¢m     I swear
tE    to you
 
13.Dasaratha   told   Rama   that   he   truly   swear   that   separated   from   Rama   staying   in    heaven   and   honoured   by   celestial   risis   was   not   prized   by   him.    
kWkEÙya   ya¢n   caE³a¢n   vaÀya¢n   vdta|   vr   .  
tv   p#v#ajnaTaI¢n   ¢ÞTta¢n   ¶dyE   mm   =14=  
kWkEÙya    by Kaikeyi
ya¢n    whivh
c    also
u³a¢n    spoken
vaÀya¢n     words
vdta|    O! among the eloquent
vr    best
tv    you
p#v#ajnaTaI¢n     sending into exile
¢ÞTta¢n     is etched
¶dyE    in heart
mm    my
 
14.Dasaratha   told   Rama,   the   best   among   the   eloquent,   that   the   words   spoken   by   Kaikeyi   sending   him   into   exile   is   etched   in   his   heart.    
Ïva|   t¤   è¾qva   k[S¢ln|   p¢rzqvÇy   slßmNm¯   .  
Aï   Ѥ:Ka¢¹m¤³aE{¢Þm   n£hara¢dv   BaÞkr:   =15=  
Ïva|    you
t¤    now
è¾qva     seeing
k[S¢ln|    being hale and hearty
p¢rÝvÇy     hugging
slßmNm¯     with Lakshmana
Aï    today
Ѥ:Kat¯     from grief
¢vm¤³:     rid of
A¢Þm    I am
n£harat¯     freed from mist
iv    like
BaÞkr:    sun
 
15.Dasaratha   told   Rama   that   having   seen   him   hale   and   hearty   and   Lakshmana   that   day   he   felt   rid   of   grief   like   the   sun   freed   from   the   mist.    
ta¢rtaE{h|   Ïvya   p¤æO   s¤p¤æOEN   mhaÏmna   .  
A¾av@EN   DmaIÏma   khaElaE   b#a'NaE   yTa   =16=  
ta¢rt:    redeemed
Ah|    I
Ïvya    by you
p¤æO    O! son
s¤p¤æOEN     wothy son
mhaÏmna    high souled
A¾av@EN    by Ashtavakra
DmaIÏma    mind set on virtue
khaEl:    Khola
b#a'N:    the Brahmana
yTa    like
 
16.Dasartha   told   his   worthy   and   highsouled   son,   Rama,   that   he   felt   redeemed   Like   Khola,   the   Brahmana,   by   his   son   Ashtavakra.    
idan£|   t¤   ¢vjana¢m   yTa   s¬Øy   s¤rEárW:   .  
vDaTI|   ravNÞyEd|   ¢v¢ht|   p¤âxaEäOm   =17=  
idan£|   t¤     now only
¢vjana¢m     I recognise
yTa    like
s¬Øy    O! gentle one
s¤rEárW:     by the Supreme gods
vDaTI|    for the destruction
ravNÞy    of Ravana
id|    this
¢v¢ht|    was dispatched
p¤âxaEäOm     O! Supreme person
 
17.Dasaratha   told   Rama,   the   gentle   Supreme   person,   that   he   only   now   recognised   that   Rama   was   dispatched   by   the   Supreme   gods   for   the   destruction   of   Ravana.    
¢s¼aTaI   Kl¤   k¬sÚya   ya   Ïva|   g¦h|   gtm¯   .  
vna¢°v¦äO|   s|¶¾a   d#ßyÏy¢r¢nx¥dn   =18=  
¢s¼aTaI     accomplished of purpose
Kl¤   k¬sÚya     Kausalya herself
ya    who
Ïva|    you
g¦h|    the palace
gtm¯    reaching
vnat¯    from the forest
¢nv¦äO|     returning
s|¶¾a    highly delighted
d#ßy¢t    will see
A¢r¢nx¥dn     O! destroyer of enemies
 
18.Dasaratha   told   Rama,   the   destroyer   of   enemies,   that   Kausalya   herself   will   feel   highly   delighted   and   accomplished   of   purpose   on   seeing   him   reaching   the   palace   on   return   from   the   forest.    
¢s¼aTaI:   Kl¤   tE   ram   nra   yE   Ïva|   p¤r£|   gtm¯   .  
jlad#Im¢B¢x³|   c   d#ßy¢Ót   vs¤Da¢Dpm¯   =19=  
¢s¼aTaI:     accomplished of purpose
Kl¤   tE     those are indeed
ram    O! Rama
nra:    men
yE    who
Ïva|    you
p¤r£|     in the city
gtm¯    returned
jlad#I|    with srinklig of water
A¢B¢x³|     consecratdeon the throne
c   d#ßy¢Ót     will see also
vs¤Da¢Dpm¯     as the lord of the earth
 
19.Dasaratha   told   Rama   that   those   men   will   feel   accomplished   of   purpose   on   seeing   him   returned   in   the   city   of   Ayodhya   and   consecrated   on   the   throne   with   sprinkling   of   water   as   the   lord   of   the   earth.    
An¤r³En   b¢lna   S¤¢cna   DmIca¢rNa   .  
iÅCa¢m   Ïvamh|   d#¾¤|   BrtEn   smagmm¯   =20=  
An¤r³En     with steadfast cevotion
b¢lna    with might
S¤¢cna     pious
DmIca¢rNa    by the one practicing virtue
iÅCa¢m    desire
Ïva|    you
Ah|    I
d#¾¤|     to see
BrtEn    with Bharata
smagmm¯    reunited
 
20.Dasaratha   told   Rama   that   he   desired   to   see   him   reunited   with   mighty,   pious   Bharata   who   has   been   practicing   virtue   and   steadfast   in   devotion   to   him.              

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