THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

   
   ïIramai-;ekmÙ>   -   CONSULTING   ABOUT   RAMA'S   CORONATION    
tt>   pir;d<   svaRmamn!Èy   vsuxaixp>   ,
ihtmuÏ;R[<   cEvmuvac   àiwt<   vc>   .1.  
tt> then
pir;d<  in the hall
svaR<  all
Aamn!Èy  welcoming
vsuxaixp>  the king
iht<  enquiries
%Ï;R[<  pleasing to the heart
c also
@v<  in this way
%vac  spoke
àiwt<  known to all
vc> words
 
1.The   king,   welcoming   all   those   assembled,   enquired   about   their   welfare.  
ÊNÊi-SvnkLpen   gM-Ire[anunaidna   ,
Svre[   mhta   raja   jImUt   #v   nadyn!   .2.
rajl][yu­en   kaNtenanupmen   c   ,
%vac   rsyu­en   Svre[   n&pitrœn&pan!   .3.  
ÊNÊi-SvnkLpen  like the sound of dundubi instrument
gM-Ire[  majestically
Anunaidna  in a echoing
Svre[  voice
mhta  loud
raja  king
jImUt>  cloud
#v like
nadyn!  sounding
rajl][yu­en  with kingly manner
kaNten  pleasing to listeners
Anupmen  incomparable
c also
%vac  spoke
rsyu­en  attracting
Svre[  voice
n&pit>  the king
n&pan!  to the kings
 
2,3.The   king   spoke   in   a   loud   resonant   voice   attracting   the   listeners.  
ividt<   -vtamet*wa   me   raJymuÄmm!   ,
pUvRkEmRm   rajeNÔE>   sutvTpirpailtm!   .4.  
ividt<  well known
-vta<  to you
@tt!  this
ywa like
me my
raJy<  kingdom
%Ämm!  the largest
pUvRkE>  by ancestors
mm my
rajeNÔE>  kings
sutvt!  like people
pirpailtm!  was ruled.
 
4.It   is   well   known   that   this   largest   kingdom   has   been   well   ruled   by   my   ancestors.  
sae=himúvak…i->   sv‰RnRreNÔE>   pirpailtm!   ,
ïeysa   yae­…kamae=iSm   suoahRmiol<   jgt!   .5.  
s> that
Ah<  I
#úvak…i->  of Ikshvakku dynasty
sv‰R>  by all
nreNÔE>  kings
pirpailtm!  ruled
ïeysa  with great fame
yae­…kam>  with dedication
AiSm  am
suoahRm!  growing prosperity
Aiol<  all
jgt!  world
 
5.I   am   dedicated   to   the   welfare   of   the   world.  
mya=Pyacirt<   pUv‰R>   pn!wanmnugCDta   ,
àja   inTyminÔe[   ywaz®yi-ri]ta>   .6.  
mya by me
Aip also
Aacirt<  followed
pUv‰R>  by forefathers
pn!wanm!  method
AnugCDta  following
àja>  citizens
inTy<  which is not changed
AinÔe[  with alertness
ywazi­  as far as possible
Ai-ri]ta>  are being protected
 
6.I   am   also   following   the   same   alertness   needed   to   protect   the   citizens   as   was   done
by   my   fore   fathers.  
#d<   zrIr<   k«TõSy   laekSy   crta   ihtm!   ,
pa{furSyatpÇSy   Dayaya<   jirt<   mya   .7.  
#d<  this
zrIr<  body
k«TõSy  for all
laekSy  the world
crta  worked
ihtm!  for welfare
pa{furSy  white
AatpÇSy  umbrella's
Dayaya<  shadow
jirt<  has become weak
mya by me
 
7.My   body   has   become   weak   because   of   constant   work   for   the   welfare   of   the   people
for   long   time.  
àaPy   v;Rshöai[   bøNyayU<i;   jIvt>   ,
jI[RSyaSy   zrIrSy   ivïaiNtmi-raecye   .8.  
àaPy  reached
v;Rshöai[  thousands of years
bøin  many
AayU<i;  in lifetime
jIvt>  living
jI[RSy  tiredness
ASy this
zrIrSy  for the body
ivïaiNt<  rest
Ai-raecye  I desire
 
8.Having   lived   for   thousands   of   years,   this   body   has   become   weak   and   I   desire   rest.  
rajà-avjuòa<   ih   ÊvRhamijteiNÔyE>   ,
pirïaNtae=iSm   laekSy   guvI–   xmRxur<   vhn!   .9.  
rajà-avjuòa<  ruling being a king
ih surely
ÊvRha<  very difficult task
AijteiNÔyE>  with great mental faculty
pirïaNt>  dedicated
AiSm  I am
laekSy  for the world
guvI–  great responsibility
xmRxur<  ones own task
vhn!  carrying
 
9.I   am   doing   a   difficult   task   which   needs   considerable   mentalfaculty   and   carries
great   responsibility.  
sae=h<   ivïmimCDaim   puÇ<   k«Tva   àjaihte   ,
siÚk«òainmaNsvaRnnumaNy   iÖj;R-an!   .10.  
s> that
Ah<  I
ivïm<  without worry
#CDaim  desire
puÇ<  son
k«Tva  appointing
àjaihte  for the welfare of the people
siÚk«òan!  those present
#man!  these
svaRn!  all
AnumaNy  consulting
iÖj;R-an!  brahmins
 
10.In   consultation   with   the   brahmins   present   here,   I   desir   to   make   my   son   look   after
the   kingdom   and   I   would   be   free   of   worries.

         

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