THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 53 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
ïIramlúm[s<vad>   -   DISCUSSION   BETWEEN   RAMA   AND   LAKSHMANA
 
ma   Sm   sImiNtnI   kaic¾nyeTpuÇmI†zm!   ,
saEimÇe   yae=hmMbaya   diÒ   zaekmnNkm!   .21.
ma Sm  should not
sImiNtnI  lady
kaict!  one
jnyet!  give birth
puÇ<  to a son
$†zm!  like this(me)
saEimÇe  son of Sumitra
y> which
Ahm!  I
AMbaya>  to mother
diÒ  is giving
zaekm!  sorrow
AnNkm!  endless

 
21.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   no   woman   should   have   a   son   like   him   since   he   is   the   cause of   all   trouble   for   Kausalya.
 
mNye   àIitivizòa   sa   mÄae   lúm[   zairka   ,
ySyaStCD+Uyte   vaKy<   zuk   padmredRz   .22.
mNye  I think
àIitivizòa  helping more
sa her
mÄ>  more than me
lúm[  Lakshmana
zairka  the bird sharika
ySya>  to whom
tt! taught
ïUyte  will be falling on her ears
vaKy<  the words
zuk pad< Are> dz  shuka arehe padam dasha

 
22.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   bird   sharika   is   more   helpful   to   Kausakya   than   him.
 
zIcNTya   ALp-aGyaya   n   ikiÂÊpk…vRta   ,
puÇe[   ikmpuÇay   mya   kayRmirNdm   .23.
zIcNTya>  drowned in the sea of sorrow
ALp-aGyaya>  unfortunate
n not
ikiÂt!  even a small
%pk…vRta  service
puÇe[  by son
ikm!  what
ApuÇay  separated from only son
mya by me
kayRm!  use
AirNdm  one who is victor

 
23.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   thereis   no   use   of   a   son   like   him   who   is   not   able   to   serve   his mother.
 
ALp-aGya   ih   me   mata   kaEsLya   rihta   mya   ,
zete   prmÊ>oataR   pitta   zaeksagre   .24.
ALp-aGya  unfortunate
ih thus
me my
mata  mother
kaEsLya  Kausalya
rihta mya  separated from me
zete  will be lying down
prmÊ>oataR  expereincing great sorrow
pitta  fallen
zaeksagre  in the sea of sorrow

 
24.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Kausalya   overcome   woth   sorrow,   must   be   lying   down.
 
@kae   ýhmyaeXya<   c   p&iwvI<   caip   lúm[   ,
treyim;ui->   ³…Ïae   nnu   vIyRmkar[m!   .25.
@k> alone
ih surely
Ahm!  I
AyaeXya< c  ayodhya also
p&iwvI< c  the earth also
Aip even then
lúm[  Lakshmana
trey<  I can make it my own
#;ui->  with arrows
³…Ï>  getting angry
nnu is it not
vIyRm!  one's prowess
Akar[m!  spend in useless things

 
25.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   can   win   Ayodhya   and   the   world   with   his   arrows.   But   there is   no   use   in   wasting   one's   powers   in   useless   pursuits.
 
AxmR-y-Ití   prlaekSy   can"   ,
ten   lúm[   naXyahmaTmanmi-;ecye   .26.
AxmR-y-It> c  to face the consequences of doing wrong
prlaekSy  the other world's
c also
An" faultless
ten for that reason
lúm[  Lakshmana
n not
AXy now
Ah<  I
AaTmanm!  for me
Ai-;ecye  crowned

 
26.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   in   order   to   avoid   the   consequences   of   a   wrong   doing   in   the other   world,   he   did   not   agree   to   be   coronated.
 
@tdNy½   ké[<   ivlPy   ivjne   b÷   ,
AïupU[Rmuoae   ramae   iniz   tU:[Imupaivzt!   .27.
@tt!  as above
ANyt!  more
c also
ké[<  pitiably
ivlPy  saying openly
ivjne  uninhabited
b÷  in many ways
AïupU[Rmuo>  face streaked with tears
ram>  Rama
iniz  in the night
tU:[I< %paivzt!  fell silent

 
27.Rama   after   saying   openly   as   above,   with   tears   streaming   down   his   face,   fell   silent.
 
ivlapaeprt<   ram<   gtaicR;imvanlm!   ,
smuÔimv   invˆRgmañasyt   lúm[>   .28.
ivlapaeprt<  having stopped talking
ram<  to Rama
gtaicR;<  without flame
#v like
Anlm!  fire
smuÔ<  ocean
#v like
invˆRg<  silent without waves
Aañasyt  consoled
lúm[>  Lakshmana

 
28.After   Rama   fell   silent,   Lakshmana   consoled   him.
 
ØuvmXy   purI   ram   AyaeXya==yuixna<   vr   ,
in:à-a   Tviy   in:³aNte   gtcNÔev   zvRrI   .29.
Øuvm!  surely
AXy now
purI  city
ram Rama
AyaeXya  ayodhya
Aayuixna<  among warriors
vr the best
in:à-a  will not be shining
Tviy  your
in:³aNte  after departure
gtcNÔ  without the moon
#v zvRrI  like night

 
29.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Ayodhya   would   be   looking   dark   like   the   night   without   the moon.
 
nEtdaEpiyk<   ram   yidd<   pirtPyse   ,
iv;adyis   sIta<   c   ma<   cEv   pué;;R-   .30.
n not
@tt!  this
AaEpiyk<  is suitable
ram Rama
yt! which
#d<  now
pirtPyse  you are lamenting
iv;adyis  hurting
sIta< c  Sita also
ma< c  and me
@v only
pué;;R-  noblest among men

 
30.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Rama   is   disheartened   and   his   words   are   hurting   both   Sita   and him.            
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