THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 57 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
sumÙSyayaeXyaàvez>   -   SUMANTRA   ENTERS   AYODHYA
 
te   tI[aR   #it   iv}ay   ba:ppU[Rmuoa   jna>   ,
Ahae   ixigit   inñSy   ha   rameit   c   cu³…zu>   .11.
tE    they
t£NaI   i¢t    reached the other bank
¢våOay    learning
baÝpp¥NIm¤Ka:    face streaked with tears
jna:    people
AhaE    Oh
¢Dkq    what dificulty
i¢t    thus
¢náÞy    breathing heavily
ha   ram    hey, Rama
i¢t   c    thus also
c¤@[S¤:    cried

 
11.The   people   learning   that   Rama   has   crossed   to   the   other   bankcried   loudly.
 
zuïav   c   vcSte;a<   b&Nd<   b&Nd<   c   itótam!   ,
hta>   Sm   olu   ye   neh   pZyam   #it   ra"vm!   .12.
S¤½av    heard
c   vc:    words also
tExa|    their
b¦Ód|   b¦Ód|    assembled in large numbers
c    also
¢t¿tam¯    standing
hta:   Þm    have been done in
Kl¤    surely
yE    which us
n    not
ih    here
pÜyam:    see
i¢t    as follows
raGvm¯    Rama

 
12.Sumantra   also   heard   the   assembled   people   ruing   their   fate   because   of   not   seeing   Rama.
 
dany}ivvahe;u   smaje;u   mhTsu   c   ,
n   Ôúyam>   pnjaRtu   xaimRk<   rammNtra   .13.
danyåO¢vvahEx¤    during donations, yagnas and marriages
smajEx¤    in assemblies
mhÏs¤    of great people
c    also
n   d#ßyam:    we will not see
p¤n:   jat¤    at any time
Da¢mIk|    a man of dharma
ramm¯    to Rama
AÓtra    equal to

 
13.They   said   that   they   will   not   see   a   man   of   dharma   equal   to   Rama   in   any   assembly   of   great people.
 
ik<   smwR<   jnSyaSy   ik<   iày<   ik<   suoavhm!   ,
#it   rame[   ngr<   ipÇev   pirpailtm!   .14.
¢k|    what is there
smTI|    equal purpose
jnÞy    for the people
AÞy    beung separated from Rama
¢k|    what is there
¢p#y|    appealing
¢k|    what is there
s¤Kavhm¯    satisfying
i¢t    therefore
ramEN    by Rama
ngr|    the country
¢pæOa    by father
iv    like
p¢rpa¢ltm¯    was ruled

 
14.The   people   said   that   Rama   was   ruling   as   well   as   his   father   and   wondered   what   is   the purpose   for   them.   they   also   wondered   what   will   satisfy   them.
 
vatayngtana<   c   ôI[amNvNtrap[m!   ,
ramzaekai-tÝana<   zuïav   pirdevnm!   .15.
vatayngtana|    those standing by windows of palaces
c    also
ÞæO£Nam¯    ladies'
AÓvÓtrapNm¯    happening in the market place
ramSaEka¢BtçOana|    saddened for Rama
S¤½av    heard
p¢rdEvnm¯    thier cries

 
15.Sumantra   heard   the   wailings   of   the   ladies   standing   near   the   windows   of   palaces   and   also the   people   in   the   market   place.
 
s   rajmagRmXyen   sumÙ>   ipihtann>   ,
   raja   dzrwStdevaepyyaE   g&hm!   .16.
s:    that
rajmagImÒyEn    by the king's way
s¤mÓæO:    Sumantra
¢p¢htann:    face covered with tears
yæO    where
raja    emperor
dSrT:    Dasaratha
tt¯    that
ev    only
upyyaW    went
g¦hm¯    towards the palace

 
16.Sumantra   with   face   streaked   with   tears,   went   on   the   king's   way   towards   Dasaratha's
palace.
 
sae=vtIyR   rwaCDIº<   rajveZm   àivZy   c   ,
kúya>   sÝaitc³am   mhajnsmak…la>   .17.
s:    he
Avt£yI    getting down
rTat¯    from the chariot
S£G#|    quickly
rajvEÜm    the king's palace
p#¢vÜy    entering
c   kßya:    parts also
sçO    seven
A¢tc@am    crossed
mhajnsmak[la:    filled with people

 
17.Sumantra   got   down   from   the   chariot,   entered   the   palace   and   crossed   the   seven   parts
filled   with   people.
 
hrœMyEivRmanE>   àasadErveúyaw   smagtm!   ,
hahakark«Tva   nayaˆR   ramadzRnkizRta>   .18.
hrqØyW:    standing in houses like palaces
¢vmanW:    standing in multistoreyed buildings
p#asadW:    standing in palaces
AvEßy    seeing
AT    then
smagtm¯    him returning
hahakark]Ïva    cried "Ha, Ha"
nayI:    ladies
ramadSInk¢SIta:    saddened by not seeing Rama

 
18.The   ladies   in   all   the   surrounding   houses,   saw   Sumantra   return   without   Rama   and   wailed.
 
AaytEivRmlEnˆRÇErïuvegpirPlut>   ,
ANyaeNymi-vI]Nte=Vy­matRtra>   iôy>   .19.
AaytW:    unable to open
¢vmlW:    with closed lids
nEæOW:    wiht eyes
A½¤vEgp¢rÔl¤t:    reddened with tears
AÓyaEÓym¯    at each other
A¢Bv£XÓtE    looked
AÛy³|    with sadness
AatItra:    greatly greiving
¢ÞæOy:    ladies

 
19.The   ladies   looked   at   each   other   with   reddened   eyes   filled   with   tears.
 
ttae   dzrwôI[a<   àasade_ySttStt>   ,
ramzaekai-tÝana<   mNd<   zuïav   jiLptm!   .20.
tt:    then
dSrTÞæO£Na|    Dasaratha's wives'
p#asadE×y:    from the palaces
ttÞtt:    their own
ramSaEka¢BtçOana|    grieving on account of Rama
mÓd|    in a sad
S¤½av    heard
j¢Úptm¯    the following conversation

 
20.Sumantra   heard   Dasaratha's   wives   speaking   among   themselves   in   a   sad   voice.            
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