THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60


 

ram¢vvasnaEpay¢cÓta ,   kWkEÙya:   @aEDagarp#vESà   -   THINKING   OF   WAYS   TO        

SEND   RAMA   TO   FOREST   AND   KAIKEYI   ENTERING   THE   ROOM   USED   IN   TIMES   OF  

ANGER   DUE   TO   RIFT   WITH   HUSBAND.  

 
cÓd#maºymanEn   m¤KEnap#¢tmanna   ,  
g¢mÝy¢s   g¢t|   m¤Áya|   ghIy¢Ót   ¢¹xÇjnm¯   .51.  
cÓd#|    moon
AaºymanEn    putting to shame
m¤KEn    with face
Ap#¢tmanna    with a lovely face
g¢mÝy¢s    will reach
g¢t|    position
m¤Áya|    highest
ghIy¢Ót    bringing them to grief
¢¹xÇjnm¯    cowives' family
       
51.Your   face   will   put   moon   to   shame.   You   will   attain   a   high   position.  
 
tva¢p   k[b¯ja:   k[b¯jaya:   svaIBrNB¥¢xta:   ,  
padaW   p¢rc¢rÝy¢Ót   yTWv   Ïv|   sda   mm   .52.  
tv   A¢p    for you
k[b¯ja:    koonis
k[b¯jaya:    kooni
svaIBrNB¥¢xta:    well decorated with ornaments
padaW    on the feet
p¢rc¢rÝy¢Ót    serving
yTa   ev    like
Ïv|    you
sda    always
mm    my
       
52.All   the   koonis   will   serve   well   with   ornaments   as   you   are   serving   me.  
 
i¢t   p#SÞymana   sa   kWkEy£¢mdmb#v£t¯   ,  
Syana|   SynE   S¤B#E   vEïam¢g"¢SKa¢mv   .53.  
i¢t    thus
p#SÞymana    being praised
sa    she
kWkEy£|    to Kaikeyi
idm¯    as follows
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
Syana|    lying down
SynE    on the bed
S¤B#E    clean
vEïam¯    havan
A¢g"¢SKa|    flaming fire
iv    like
         
53.Manthara,   on   being   praised     told   Kaikeyi   as   follows.  
 
gtaEdkE   sEt¤bÓDaE   n   kÚya¢N   ¢vD£ytE   ,  
u¢äO¿   k[â   kÚyaN|   rajanmn¤dSIy   .54.  
gtaEdkE    after receding of the floods
sEt¤bÓD:    constructing a bund
n    not
kÚya¢N    Lady
¢vD£ytE    serve any purpose
u¢äO¿    get up
k[â    do
kÚyaN|    the good work
rajanm¯    king
An¤dSIy    expect him
         
54.Lady,   rise   up   and   take   action   and   await   the   arrival   of   king.  
 
tTa   p#aEÏsa¢hta   dEv£   gÏva   mn¯Trya   sh   ,  
@aEDagar|   ¢vSalaX£   saWBaÂymdg¢vIta   .55.  
AnEkStsah*|   m¤³ahar|   vraÄñna   ,  
Avm¤Åy   mhahaI¢N   S¤BaÓyaBrNa¢n   c   .56.  
ttaE   hEmaEpma   tæO   k[b¯javaÀyvS|   gta   ,  
s|¢vÜy   B¥maW   kWkEy£   mn¯Tra¢mdmb#v£t¯   .57.  
tTa    thus
p#aEÏsa¢hta    encouraged
dEv£    devi
gÏva    going
mn¯Trya    Manthara
sh    with
@aEDagar|    room in which she goes at times of tiff
¢vSalaX£    broad eyed
saWBaÂymdg¢vIta    proud because of being blessed
AnEkStsah*|    very costly
m¤³ahar|    pearl necklace
vraÄñna    beautiful
Avm¤Åy    discarding
mhahaI¢N    expensive
S¤Ba¢n    lovely
AaBrNa¢n    ornaments
c    also
tt:    then
hEmaEpma    like a golden doll
tæO    there
k[b¯javaÀyvS|    being under the spellof kooni's words
gta    reaching
s|¢vÜy    lying down
B¥maW    on the floor
kWkEy£    Kaikeyi
mn¯Tra|    to Manthara
idm¯    these words
Ab#v£t¯    spoke
       
55,56,57.Coming   under   the   spell   of   Manthara,   Kaikeyi   entering   the   room  
removed   all   her   costly   jewels   and   lting   down   on   the   earth,   said   the   following.  
 
ih   va   ma|   m¦ta|   k[b¯jE   n¦payavEd¢yÝy¢s   ,  
vn|   va   raGvE   p#açOE   Brt:   p#ap¯Þy¢t   ¢X¢tm¯   .58.        
ih    here
va    or
ma|    me
m¦ta|    as dead
k[b¯jE    kooni
n¦pay    to the king
AvEd¢yÝy¢s    you will inform
vn|    forest
va    or
raGvE    Raghava
p#açOE    when goes
Brt:    Bharatha
p#ap¯Þy¢t    will get
¢X¢tm¯    to rule
         
58.Manthara,   inform   the   king   that   I   am   dead   if   Rama   does   not   go   to   forest  
and   Bharatha   becomes   the   crown   prince.    
 
n   s¤vN©In   mE   /Ta©I   n   rÏnWn   c   BaEjnW:   ,  
ex   mE   j£¢vtÞyaÓtaE   ramaE   yï¢B¢xÅytE   .59.  
n    not
s¤vN©In    by gold
mE    my
¢h    surely
ATI:    desire
n    not
rÏnWn    by diamonds
c    also
BaEjnW:    by food
ex    this
mE    my
j£¢vtÞy    life's
AÓt:    end
ram:    Rama
y¢d    in case
A¢B¢xÅytE    is coronated
     
59.I   have   no   desire   for   ornaments   or   food   in   case   Rama   is   coronated.  
 
ATaE   p¤nÞta|   m¢hx£|   mh£¢XtaE   vcaE¢BrÏyTImhapra@mW:   ,  
uvac   k[b¯ja   BrtÞy   matr|   ¢ht|   vcaE   ramm¤pEÏy   ca¢htm¯   .60.  
AT:    then
p¤n:    again
ta||    that
m¢hx£|    wife
mh£¢Xt:    king's
vcaE¢B:    by words
AÏyTImhapra@mW:    with clever use of appropriate
uvac    said
k[b¯ja    kooni
BrtÞy    Bharatha's
matr|    mother
¢ht|    suitimg the time
vc:    words
ram|    Rama's
upEÏy    bringing
c    also
A¢htm¯    harm
         
60.Kaikeyi   told   Manthara   to   use   crefully   chosen   words   to   bring   harm   to   Rama.    
             
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