THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 63 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 
muink…marvxkwnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   KILLING   OF   RISHI'S   SON
 
nem<   twa=nuzaecaim   jIivt]ymaTmn>   ,
matr<   iptr<   cae-avnuzaecaim   mÖxe   .31.
n not
#m<  this
twa even a little
Anuzaecaim  I worry
jIivt]y<  to die
AaTmn>  self
matr<  mother
iptr<  father
c %-aE  the two of them
Anuzaecaim  I am worried
mÖxe  my death

 
31.The   person   said   that   he   is   not   worried   about   dying   but   worreid   about   his   parents   only.
 
tdetiNmwun<   v&Ï<   icrkal-&t<   mya   ,
miy   pÂTvmapÚe   ka<   v&iÄ<   vtRiy:yit   .32.
tt! that
@tt! imwun<  my parents
v&Ï<  aged
icrkal-&t<  looked after for a long time
mya by me
miy my
pÂTv<  death
AapÚe  after attained
ka<  what
v&iÄ<  life
vtRiy:yit  will they lead

 
32.The   person   said   that   he   had   looked   after   his   aged   parents   and   wondered   how   they   will live   without   him.
 
v&ÏaE   c   mataiptravh<   cEke;u[a   ht>   ,
ken   Sm   inhta>   svˆR   subalenak«taTmna   .33.
v&ÏaE  are aged
c mataiptraE  parents also
Ah< c  I also
@ke;u[a  by a single arrow
ht> felled
ken by whom
Sm inhta>  destroyed
svˆR  all of us
subalen  a very dullard
Ak«taTmna  a sinner

 
33.The   person   wodered   who   was   that   idiot   and   sinner   who   brought   all   this   by   killing   him.
 
ta<   igr<   ké[a<   ïuTva   mm   xmaRnuka'œi][>   ,
kra_ya<   szr<   cap<   VyiwtSyaptÑ‚iv   .34.
ta<  that
igr<  words
ké[a<  pitiable
ïuTva  hearing
mm my
xmaRnuka'œi][>  one who follows dharma
kra_ya<  from hands
szr<  with arrow
cap<  bow
VyiwtSy  grieving
Aptt!  fell
-uiv  on the ground

 
34.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   on   hearing   these   pitiable   words,   the   bow   and   arrow   fell   on the   ground   from   his   hand.
 
tSyah<   ké[<   ïuTva      lalptae   iniz   ,
s<æaNt>   zaekvegen   -&zmas<   ivcetn>   .35.
tSy his
Ah<  I
ké[<  pitiable
ïuTva  hearing
 lalpt>  wailing in many ways
iniz  in the night
s<æaNt>  shocked
zaekvegen  overcome with grief
-&z<  greatly
Aas<  became
ivcetn>  losing mind

 
35.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   on   hearing   the   wailings,   he   was   shocked   and   lost   his   senses.
 
t<   dezmhmagMy   dInst!Tv>   suÊmRna>   ,
ApZyim;u[a   tIre   srYvaStaps<   htm!   .36.
AvkI[Rjqa-ar<   àivÏklzaedkm!   ,
pa<suzaei[tidGxa¼<   zyan<   zLypIiftm!   .37.
t<  that
dezm!  place
Ah<  I
AagMy  reaching
dInst!Tv>  having lost courage
suÊmRna>  mentally very much upset
ApZy<  saw
#;u[a  by arrow
tIre  on the banks
srYva>  sarayu's
taps<  an ascetic
htm!  felled
AvkI[Rjqa-ar<  with loosened matted hair
àivÏklzaedkm!  with the water pot overturned
pa<suzaei[tidGxa¼<  with body covered with dust and blood
zyan<  lying down
zLypIiftm!  being hit by an arrow

 
36,37.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   when   he   reached   the   place   on   the   banks   of   sarayu,   he saw   an   ascetic   lying   down   hit   by   an   arrow.
 
s   mamuÖIúy   neÇa_ya<   ÇStmSvSwcetsm!   ,
#Tyuvac   vc>   ³ªr<   idx]iÚv   tejsa   .38.
s> he
ma<  me
%ÖIúy  looking at
neÇa_ya<  with both eyes
ÇStm!  trembling
ASvSwcetsm!  with worried mind
#it as follows
%vac  spoke
vc> words
³ªr<  harsh
idx]n! #v  like burning
tejsa  with light

 
38.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   ascetic   looked   at   him   with   burning   eyes   and   spoke
harshly.
 
ik<   tvapk«t<   rajNvne   invsta   mya   ,
ijhI;uRrM-ae   guvRwR<   ydh<   taiftSTvya   .39.
ik<  what
tv to you
Apk«t<  done harm
rajn!  king
vne in the forest
invsta  living
mya by me
ijhI;uR>  come to collect
AM->  water
guvRwR<  for parents
yt! for which
Ah<  I
taift>  have been attacked
Tvya  by you

 
39.Dasaratha   said   the   person   asked   the   reason   for   attacking   him   when   he   has   come   to   collect water   for   his   parents   and   has   not   offended   Dasaratha.
 
@ken   olu   ba[en   mmR{yi-hte   miy   ,
ÖavNxaE   inhtaE   v&ÏaE   mata   jniyta   c   me   .40.
@ken  a single
olu what difficulty
ba[en  by arrow
mmRi[  in the heart
Ai-hte  being hit
miy me
ÖaE  the two
ANxaE  blind
inhtaE  are killed
v&ÏaE  aged
mata  mother
jniyta c  father also
me my

 
40.Dasaratha   said   that   the   person   felt   that   his   aged   and   blind   parents   have   also   been   killed along   with   him.            
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