THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 52 : SLOKAS 71 TO 80

 
ïIramadIna<   g¼atr[m!   -   RAMA   AND   OTHERS   CROSS   GANGES
 
ttae   vEoans<   magRmaiSwt>   shlúm[>   ,
ìtmaidòvaNram>   shay<   guhmävIt!   .71.
tt> then
vEoans<  as one who has taken to vanaprastha
magR<  strict observance
AaiSwt>  undertaking
shlúm[>  with Lakshmana
ìt<  penance
Aaidòvan!  accepting
ram>  Rama
shay<  friend
guhm!  to Guha
AävIt!  spoke the following

 
71.Rama,   having   made   himself   fit   to   living   in   the   forest,   spoke   to   Guha   as   follows.
 
AàmÄae   ble   kaeze   ÊgˆR   jnpde   twa   ,
-vewa   guh   raJy<   ih   Êrar]tm<   mtm!   .72.
AàmÄ>  enthusiastic
ble in the armed forces
kaeze  in treasury
ÊgˆR  in all the four wealths of land, water, forest and mountains
jnpde twa  similarly in the country
-vewa>  may you be
guh Guha
raJy<  to rule a kingdom
ih surely
Êrar]tm<  is difficult
mtm!  known to all

 
72.Rama   wished   Guha   well   in   ruling   his   kingdom   and   maintain   the   four   wealths   and   the   army.
 
ttSt<   smnu}aPy   guhimúvak…nNdn>   ,
jgam   tU[RmVy¢>   sh-ayR>   shlúm[>   .73.
tt> then
t<<  that
smnu}aPy  giving leave
guh<  to Guha
#úvak…nNdn>  scion of Ikshvaku dynasty
jgam  started
tU[Rm!  immediately
AVy¢>  peace loving
sh-ayR>  with wife
shlúm[>  with Lakshmana

 
73.Rama,   after   giving   leave   to   Guha,   started   immediately   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana.
 
s   tu   †òœva   ndItIre   navimúvak…nNdn>   ,
ittI;uR>   zIºga<   g¼aimd<   lúm[mävIt!   .74.
s> he
tu in this
†òœva  seeing
ndItIre  on the bank of the river
nav<  boat
#úvak…nNdn>  scion of Ikshvaku dynasty
ittI;uR>  ready to cross
zIºga<  swift flowing
g¼a<  ganges
#d<  as follows
lúm[m!  to Lakshmana
AävIt!  spoke

 
74.Rama,   seeing   the   boat   on   the   banks   of   Ganges   and   ready   to   cross   the   fast   flowing   river, spoke   to   Lakshmana   as   follows.
 
Aaraeh   Tv<   nrVyaº   iSwta<   navimma<   znE>   ,
sIta<   caraepyaNv]<   pirg&ý   mniSvnIm!   .75.
Aaraeh  get aboard
Tv<  you
nrVyaº  best among men
iSwta<  standing ready
nav<  boat
#ma<  this
znE>  carefully
sIta< c  Sita also
Araepy  get her aboard
ANv]<  immediately
pirg&ý  catching
mniSvnIm!  doggedly following

 
75.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   board   the   boat   after   getting   Sita   to   board   it.
 
s   æatu>   zasn<   ïuTva   svRmàitkªlyn!   ,
AaraePy   mEiwlI<   pUvRmaéraehaTmva<Stt>   .76.
s> he
æatu>  brother's
zasn<  orders
ïuTva  hearing
svRm!  all
Aàitkªlyn!  not in the habit of speaking back
AaraePy  putting on board
mEiwlI<  Maithily
pUvR<  ahead
Aaéraeh  boarded
AaTmvan!  intelligent
tt> then

 
76.Lakshmana,   as   ordered,   boarded   Sita   and   then   himself   boarded   the   boat.
 
Awaéraeh   tejSvI   Svy<   lúm[pUvRj>   ,
ttae   in;adaixpitguRhae   }atIncaedyt!   .77.
Aw after that
Aaéraeh  boarded
tejSvI  famous
Svy<  himself
lúm[pUvRj>  Lakshmana's elder brother
tt> then
in;adaixpit>  king of hunters
guh>  Guha
}atIn!  to relatives
Acaedyt!  hurried them

 
77.Rama   then   boarded   the   boat   and   Guha   hurried   his   relatives.
 
ra"vae=ip   mhateja   navmaéý   ta<   tt>   ,
äüvT]Çv½Ev   jjap   ihtmaTmn>   .78.
ra"v>  Raghava
Aip mhateja>  very lustrous
nav<  boat
Aaéý  boarding
ta<  that
tt> then
äüvt!  for the welfare of
]Çvt! c  for the fame of the world also
@v only
jjap  prayed
iht<  for pleasing
AaTmn>  the lord

 
78.Rama,   after   boarding,   prayed   for   the   welfare   of   all.
 
AacMy   c   ywazaô<   ndI<   ta<   sh   sItya   ,
à[mt!àIits<ùòae   lúm[íaimtà->   .79.
AacMy  taking sacred water
c also
ywazaô<  as per shatras
ndI<  to the river
ta<  that
sh sItya  with Sita
à[mt!  bowed
àIits<ùò>  proudly following
lúm[> c  Lakshmana also
Aimtà->  very well known

 
79.Lakshmana   also   followed   Rama   in   paying   his   respects   to   the   river.
 
Anu}ay   sumÙ<   c   sbl<   cEv   t<   guhm!   ,
AaSway   nav<   ramStu   caedyamas   naivkan!   .80.
Anu}ay  giving leave
sumÙ< c  to Sumantra also
sbl<  with the forces
c also
@v only
t<  that
guhm!  to Guha
AaSway  after boarding
nav<  the boat
ram>  Rama
tu in this
caedyamas  please row
naivkan!  to the oarsmen

 
80.Rama   after   giving   leave   to   Guha   and   Sumantra,   asked   the   oarsmen   to   start   rowing.            
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