THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 44 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
kaEsLyasmañasnm!   -   CONSOLING   KAUSALYA
 
ivlpNtI<   twa   ta<   tu   kaEsLya<   àmdaeÄmam!   ,
#d<   xrœMye   iSwta   xrœMy<   suimÇa   vaKymävIt!   .1.
ivlpNtI<  crying
twa as above
ta<  that
tu at this time
kaEsLya<  to Kausalya
àmdaeÄmam!  the best among ladies
#d<  thefollowing
xrœMye  with presience
iSwta  being tutored
xrœMy<  expounding her thoughts through presience
suimÇa  Sumitra
vaKym!  advice
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.Sumitra,   on   seeing   Kausalya   crying,   gave   her   the   following   worldly   advice.
 
tvayˆR   sÌ‚[EyuR­>   puÇ>   s   pué;aeÄm>   ,
ik<   te   ivliptenEv<   k«p[<   éidten   va   .2.
tv your
AayˆR  lady
sÌ‚[E>  with rare virtues
yu­> hAivng 
puÇ>  son
s> is in fact Lord Vishnu
pué;aeÄm>  best among men
ik<  what is the reason
te to you
ivlipten  by crying out
@v<  like this
k«p[<  pitiably
éidten va  or by shedding tears

 
2.Sumitra   asked   Kauasalya   the   for   her   tears   when   her   son   is   no   less   than   Lord   Vishnu incarnate.
 
yStvayˆR   gt>   puÇSTy®va   raJy<   mhabl>   ,
saxu   k…vRNmhaTman<   iptr<   sTyvaidnm!   .3.
y> he who
tv your
AayˆR  lady
gt> has gone
puÇ>  son
Ty®va  giving up
raJy<  kingdom
mhabl>  the strong
saxu  without a blemish
k…vRn!  making
mhaTman<  the great soul
iptr<  father
sTyvaidnm!  to help keep his word

 
3.Sumitra   told   Kausalya   that   Rama   has   given   up   the   kingdom   and   has   gone   to   the   forest   to ensure   that   Dasaratha's   promise   is   kept.
 
izòEracirte   sMykœDñt!àeTy)laedye   ,
ramae   xmˆR   iSwt>   ïeóae   n   s   zaeCy>   kdacn   .4.
izòE>  by pundits
Aacirte  observed dharma
sMykœ  without doubt
zñt!  at all times
àeTy)laedye  giving the best results
ram>  Rama
xmˆR  in obeying father's orders
iSwt>  steadfast
ïeó>  Lord Vishnu
n not
s> he
zaeCy>  to feel sorry for the difficulties faced
kdacn  never

 
4.Sumitra   told   Kaikeyi   that   since   Rama   is   Vishnu   incarnate,   none   need   worry   about   his   life   in the   forest.
 
vtRte   caeÄma<   v&iÄ<   lúm[ae=iSmNsdan">   ,
dyavaNsvR-Ute;u   la-StSy   mhaTmn>   .5.
vtRte  accomplishing together
c also
%Äma<  the liberation of the soul
v&iÄ<  the help
lúm[>  Lakshmana
AiSmn!  in him
sda at all times and places
An">  without a fault
dyavan!  serving
svR-Ute;u  in all matters till now
la->  a gain in this world
tSy for him
mhaTmn>  the great soul

 
5.Sumitra   told   Kausalya   that   Lakshmana   has   always   stood   by   Rama   and   serving   Rama   will help   him   attain   liberation   for   his   soul.
 
Ar{yvase   y΂>o<   jantI   vE   suoaeicta   ,
AnugCDit   vEdehI   xmaRTman<   tvaTmjm!   .6.
Ar{yvase  in living in the forest
yt! Ê>o<  whatever difficulties arise
jantI  facing them together
vE also
suoaeicta  knowing chastity
AnugCDit  follows as Rama desires
vEdehI  Vaidehi
xmaRTman<  the pure soul
tv your
AaTmjm!  son

 
6.Sumitra   told   Kausakya   that   Sita   will   also   face   the   difficulties   with   Rama   and   do   as   he desires.
 
kIitR-Uta<   ptaka<   yae   laeke   æmyit   à-u>   ,
dmsTyìtpr>   ik<   n   àaÝStvaTmj>   .7.
kIitR-Uta<  because of being praised by all
ptaka<  the best virtues
y> who
laeke  in the world
æmyit  spredaing all over
à-u>  capable of every thing
dmsTyìtpr>  one who keeps his promise and steadfast in dharma
ik<  why
n àaÝ>  not in place where he should be
tv your
AaTmj>  son

 
7.Sumitra   said   that   Rama,   who   is   adored   by   all   and   is   an   epitome   of   virtue,   can   be   anywhere. Thus   she   wondered   why   Kausalya   is   worried   about   where   he   stays.
 
Vy­<   ramSy   iv}ay   zaEc<   mahaTMymuÄmm!   ,
n   gaÇm<zui->   sUyR>   s<tapiytumrœhit   .8.
Vy­<  as an incarnation
ramSy  Rama's
iv}ay  keeping in mind
zaEc<  cleanliness
mahaTMy<  the greatness of
%Ämm!  the best
n not
gaÇ<  the body
A<zui->  by rays
sUyR>  Sun
s<tapiytum!  to become hot
Arœhit  deserves

 
8.Sumitra   told   Kausalya   that   the   Sun,   knowing   Rama's   clean   habits   and   his   greatness,   will   not burn   his   body.
 
izv>   svˆR;u   kale;u   kanne_yae   ivin>s&t>   ,
ra"v<   yu­zItae:[>   seiv:yit   suoae=inl>   .9.
izv>  giving good health
svˆR;u  for all
kale;u  times
kanne_y>  in the wooded forest
ivin>s&t>  blowing
ra"v<  Raghava
yu­zItae:[>  a temperate climate
seiv:yit  will serve
suo>  pleasing
Ainl>  Vayu

 
9.Sumitra   told   Kausalya   that   Vayu   will   blow   gently   at   all   times   to   maintain   a   temperate   climate in   the   forest.
 
zyanmn"<   raÇaE   iptevai-pir:vjyn!   ,
riZmi->   s<Sp&zÁDItEíNÔma   hœlaidiy:yit   .10.
zyanm!  sleeping
An"<  the faultless
raÇaE  in the night
ipta  father
#v like
Ai-pir:vjyn!  will embrace
riZmi->  with the rays
s<Sp&zn!  caressing
zItE>  helping in the sleep
cNÔma>  moon
hœlaidiy:yit  will please

 
10.Sumitra   said   that   the   moon   will   caress   Rama   with   its   cool   rays   like   a   father   does   to   Rama.            
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