THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 57 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
sumÙSyayaeXyaàvez>   -   SUMANTRA   ENTERS   AYODHYA
 
sh   rame[   inyaRtae   ivna   ramimhagt>   ,
sUt>   ik<   nam   kaEsLya<   zaecNtI<   àitvúyit   .21.
sh   ramEN    along with Rama
¢nyaIt:    started
¢vna    without
ram|    Rama
ih    here
Aagt:    returned
s¥t:    charioteer
¢k|   nam    what
kaWsÚya|    to Kausalya
SaEcÓt£|    grieving
p#¢tvßy¢t    will reply

 
21.Sumantra   heard   the   ladies   wonder   what   he   will   tell   Kausalya   when   he   has   returned   without Rama.
 
ywa   c   mNye   ÊjI–vmev<   n   sukr<   Øuvm!   ,
AaiCDXy   puÇe   inyaRte   kaEsLya      jIvit   .22.
yTa   c    being as it is
mÓyE    I think
Ѥj£I|v|    this difficult life
ev|    like this
n   s¤kr|    cannot easily be discarded
D#¤vm¯    cannot be changed
Aa¢ÅCÒy    without any thought
p¤æOE    son
¢nyaItE    having left
kaWsÚya    Kausalya
yæO    for some reason
j£v¢t    is alive

 
22.The   ladies   wondered   how   Kausalya   is   surviving   after   Rama   left   for   the   forest.
 
sTyêp<   tu   tÖaKy<   rajôI[a<   inzamyn!   ,
àdIÝ   #v   zaeken   ivvez   shsa   g&hm!   .23.
sÏyãp|    one which reveals the inner feelings
    in this
tt¯   vaÀy|    those words
rajÞæO£Na|    emperor's wives'
¢nSamyn¯    hearing
p#d£çO   iv    as if feeling the heat of the fire
SaEkEn    with sadness
¢vvES    entered
shsa    with difficulty
g¦hm¯    the palace

 
23.Sumantra,   hearing   these   words   which   reveal   the   inner   feelings,   entered   the   palace   with difficulty.
 
s   àiv:yaòmI<   kúya<   rajan<   dInmaturm!   ,
puÇzaekpirXyUnmpZyTpa{fure   g&he   .24.
s:    he
p#¢vÝy    reaching
A¾m£|    the eight
kßya|    part
rajan|    the emperor
d£n|    grieving
Aat¤rm¯    worried
p¤æOSaEkp¢rÒy¥nm¯    with withered face because of grief over absence of son
ApÜyt¯    saw
paÎf¤rE    shining white
g¦hE    in the palace

 
24.Sumantra   entered   Dasaratha's   portion   and   saw   the   emperor   was   grieving   over   the   absence of   Rama.
 
Ai-gMy   tmasIn<   nreNÔmi-vaXy   c   ,
sumÙae   ramvcn<   ywae­<   àTyvedyt!   .25.
A¢BgØy    nearing
t|    that
Aas£n|    seated
nrEÓd#m¯    emperor
A¢BvaÒy    paying respects
c    also
s¤mÓæO:    Sumantra
ramvcn|    Rama's message
yTaE³|    as told
p#ÏyvEdyt¯    conveyed

 
25.Sumantra   went   near   Dasaratha,   paid   his   respects   to   the   king   and   conveyed   Rama's
message   as   told   to   him.
 
s   tU:[Imev   tCD+uTva   raja   ivæaNtcetn>   ,
mUrœiCDtae   NyptуmaE   ramzaekai-pIift>   .26.
s:    that
t¥ÝN£|   ev    silently
tt¯    that
½¤Ïva    hearing
raja    emperor
¢vB#aÓtcEtn:    losing heart
m¥rq¢ÅCt:    swooned
Óyptt¯    fell
B¥maW    on the ground
ramSaEka¢Bp£¢ft:    being hurt more ny thoughts of Rama

 
26.Dasaratha   heard   the   message   silently   and   fell   down   on   the   ground   inconscious.
 
ttae=Nt>purmaivÏ<   mUrœiCDte   p&iwvIptaE   ,
%ϯTy   baø   cu³aez   n&ptaE   pitte   i]taE   .27.
tt:    then
AÓt:p¤r|    the people in the harem
Aa¢v¼|    heart rending
m¥rq¢ÅCtE    losing consciousness
p¦¢Tv£ptaW    ruler of the world
u¼¦Ïy    lifting
bah\    hands
c¤@aES    wailed
n¦ptaW    emperor
p¢ttE    as soon as he fell
¢XtaW    on the ground

 
27.The   ladies   of   the   harem,   seeing   the   emperor   fall   unconscious   on   the   floor,   wailed   loudly, with   raised   arms.
 
suimÇya   tu   sihta   kaEsLya   pitt<   pitm!   ,
%Twapyamas   tda   vcn<   cedmävIt!   .28.
s¤¢mæOya    with Sumitra
    in this
s¢hta    along with
kaWsÚya    Kausalya
p¢tt|    fallen
p¢tm¯    husband
uÏTapyamas    lifted and made him sit
tda    then
vcn|   c    words also
idm¯    the following
Ab#v£t¯    spoke

 
28.Kausalya,   seeing   Dasaratha   fallen   on   the   ground,   lifted   him   with   the   help   of   Sulitra   and spoke   as   follows.
 
#m<   tSy   mha-ag   Ët<   Ê:krkair[>   ,
vnvasadnuàaÝ<   kSmaÚ   àit-a;se   .29.
im|    him
tÞy    his
mhaBag    blessed one
Ñ¥t|    messenger
ѤÝkrka¢rN:    one who is undertaking a difficult task
vnvasat¯    from living in the forest
An¤p#açO|    come here
kÞmat¯    why
n   p#¢tBaxsE    are you not replying

 
29.Kausalya   asked   Dasaratha   why   he   is   not   replying   to   Sumantra   who   has   brought   a   message from   Rama   who   is   in   the   forest.
 
AXyemmny<   k«Tva   VypÇpis   ra"v   ,
%iÄó   suk«t<   te=Stu   zaeke   n   SyaTshayta   .30.
AÒy    now
imm¯    this
Any|    as unfortunate
k]Ïva    thinking
ÛypæOp¢s    turning your face
raGv    scion of Raghu dynasty
u¢äO¿    please be steady
s¤k]t|    good
tE    for you
AÞt¤    let it be
SaEkE    in difficulties
n   Þyat¯    is rare
shayta    a helping hand

 
30.Kausalya   told   Dasartha   to   face   the   reality   of   the   situation.            
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