THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 44 : SLOKAS 21 TO 31

 
kaEsLyasmañasnm!   -   CONSOLING   KAUSAYA
 
inv&Ävnvas<   t<   Ôòais   punragtm!   ,
jih   zaek<   c   maeh<   c   deiv   sTy<   ävIim   te   .21.
inv&Ävnvas<  after completing the time for living in forest
t<  him
Ôòais  you will see
pun>  again
Aagtm!  returned
jih please discard
zaek< c  sorrow also
maeh< c  ignorance because of love
deiv  lady
sTy<  truthfully
ävIim  I say
te to you

 
21.Sumitra   requested   Kausalya   to   overcome   her   grief   since   she   will   see   Rama   on   his   return.
 
izrsa   cr[avetaE   vNdmanminiNdte   ,
punrœÔúyis   kLyai[   puÇ<   cNÔimvaeidtm!   .22.
izrsa  bowing head
cr[aE  on the feet
@taE  the two
vNdmanm!  paying their respects
AiniNdte  one who is without any blemish
pun>  again
Ôúyis  you will see
kLyai[  blessed one
puÇ<  son
cNÔ<  full moon
#v like
%idtm!  rising

 
21.Sumitra   told   Kausalya   that   Rama   will   soon   be   paying   his   respects   to   her.
 
pun>   àivò<   †òœva   tmi-i;­<   mhaiïym!   ,
smut!öúyis   neÇa_ya<   i]àmanNdj<   py>   .23.
pun>  again
àivò<  governing
†òœva  seeing
tm! him
Ai-i;­<  as crowned
mhaiïym!  the specter
smut!öúyis  you will shed
neÇa_ya<  from the eyes
i]à<  son
AanNdj<  because of happiness
py> tears

 
22.Sumitra   told   Kausalya   that   she   will   soon   shed   tears   of   joy   when   she   sees   Rama   crowned.
 
ma   zaekae   deiv   Ê>o<   va   n   rame   †Zyte=izvm!   ,
i]à<   Ôúyis   puÇ<   t<   ssIt<   shlúm[m!   .24.
ma do not have
zaek>  grief
deiv  lady
Ê>o< va  or sorrow
n not
rame  to Rama
†Zyte  happen
Aizvm!  difficulty
i]à<  soon
Ôúyis  you will see
puÇ<  son
t<  him
ssIt<  with Sita
shlúm[m!  and with Lakshmana

 
23.Sumitra   told   Kausalya   that   she   will   shortly   see   Rama,   Sita   and   Lakshmana.
 
Tvya=ze;ae   jníay<   smañaSyae   yda=n"e   ,
ikimdanIimd<   deiv   kraei;   ùid   iv¬bm!   .25.
Tvya  by you
Aze;>  all
jn> c  people also
Ay<  here
smañaSy>  have to consoled
yda in this instance
An"e  faultless
ik<  what
#danI<  now
#d<  this
deiv  devi
kraei;  have given place
ùid  in heart
iv¬bm!  for suspense

 
24.Sumitra   asked   Kausalya   why   has   she   given   place   for   worry   in   her   heart   when   she   has   to console   all   present.
 
narœha   Tv<   zaeictu<   deiv   ySyaSte   ra"v>   sut>   ,
n   ih   ramaTprae   laeke   ivXyte   sTpwe   iSwt>   .26.
n Arœha  do not deserve
Tv<  you
zaeictu<  to greive
deiv  devi
ySya>  that which
te to you
ra"v>  Raghava
sut>  son
n not
ih therefore
ramat!  more than Rama
pr> another
laeke  in the world
ivXyte  is present
sTpwe  in terms of virtue
iSwt>  stead fast

 
26.Sumitra   told   Kausalya   that   there   is   none   who   is   more   than   Rama   in   virtue.   Thus   she   has   no reason   to   greive.
 
Ai-vadyman<   t<   †òœva   ssuùd<   sutm!   ,
muda=ïu   maeúyis   i]à<   me"leoev   vai;RkI   .27.
Ai-vadyman<  paying respects
t<  that
†òœva  seeing
ssuùd<  with the two wellwishers
sutm!  son
muda  with joy
Aïu  tears
maeúyis  you will shed
i]à<  soon
me"leoa  rain bearing clouds
#v like
vai;RkI  in the monsoon season

 
27.Sumitra   told   Kausalya   that   Rama,   Sita   and   Lakshmana   will   soon   be   paying   their   respects at   her   feet   and   she   will   shed   tears   of   joy.
 
puÇSte   vrd>   i]àmyaeXya<   punragt>   ,
kra_ya<   m&ÊpIna_ya<   cr[aE   pIfiy:yit   .28.
puÇ>  son
te your
vrd>  blessed to give deliverance
i]àm!  soon
AyaeXya<  to Ayodhya
pun>  again
Aagt>  returned
kra_ya<  with both hands
m&ÊpIna_ya<  being gentle and thick
cr[aE  thetwo feet
pIfiy:yit  will pay respects gently touching them

 
28.Sumitra   went   on   to   say   again   that   Rama   will   return   shortly   and   pay   his   respects   to   her.
 
Ai-vaXy   nmSyNt<   zUr<   ssuùd<   sutm!   ,
muda==öE>   àae]is   punmˆR"raijirvaclm!   .29.
Ai-vaXy  paying respects
nmSyNt<  prostrating before
zUr<  the brave
ssuùd<  with the two accompanists
sutm!  son
muda  joy
AaöE>  tears
àae]is  will shower
pun>  again
me"raij>  rain bearing clouds
#v like
Aclm!  on a mountain

 
29.Sumitra   repeated   her   prediction   that   Rama,   Sita   and   Lakshmana   will   soon   come   and   she will   shower   tears   of   joy   on   them.
 
AañasyNtI   ivivxEí   vaKyEvaRKyaepcare   k…zla=nvXya   ,
ramSy   ta<   matrmevmu®va   devI   suimÇa   ivrram   rama   .30.
AañasyNtI  having consoled
ivivxE>  in many
c vaKyE>  words also
vaKyaepcare  in following the scriptures
k…zla  well versed
AnvXya  without defeciency
ramSy  Rama's
ta<  her
matr<  mother
@v<  like this
%®va  telling
devI  devi
suimÇa  Sumitra
ivrram  rested
rama  one who pleases all

 
30.Sumitra,   after   consoling   Kausalya   as   above,   rested.
 
inzMy   tLlúm[mat&vaKy<   ramSy   matunRrdevpTNya>   ,
sXy>   zrIre   ivnnaz   zaek>   zrÌtae   me"   #vaLptaey>   .31.
inzMy  knowing fully
tt! lúm[mat&vaKy<  those Lakshmana's mother's words
ramSy  Rama's
matu>  mother
nrdevpTNya>  the queen
sXy>  immediately
zrIre  in the body
ivnnaz  disappeared completely
zaek>  sorrow
zrÌt>  in autumn
me">  cloud
#v like
ALptaey>  with little water

 
31.On   hearing   Sumitra's   encouraging   words,   Kausalya   felt   her   sorrow   disappearing
immediately.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   ctuíTvair<z>   sgR>   .44.
           
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