THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 64 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70

 
dzrwSvgRit>   -   DASARATHA'S   DEATH
 
tSyay<   kmR[ae   deiv   ivpak>   smupiSwt>   ,
ApWyE>   sh   s<yu­e   VyaixrÚrse   ywa   .61.
tSy that
Ay<  being so
kmR[>  action's
deiv  devi
ivpak>  strength
smupiSwt>  happened
ApWyE> sh  with unsuitable things
s<yu­e  eaten
Vyaix>  disease
AÚrse  in the essence of food
ywa like

 
61.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   the   strength   of   his   action   was   like   the   disease   arising   out   of eating   bad   food.
 
tSmaNmamagt<   -Ôe   tSyaedarSy   tÖc>   ,
#Tyu®va   s   éd<ôStae   -ayaRmah   c   -Uimp>   .62.
tSmat!  therefore
ma<  me
Aagt<  reached
-Ôe  chaste
tSy his
%darSy  who was true to his word
tt! vc>  that curse
#it %®va  thus saying
s> that
édn!  crying
ÇSt>  trembling
-ayaR<  to wife
Aah told as follows
c also
-Uimp>  king

 
62.Dasaratha   after   telling   Kausalya   how   the   curse   landed   on   him,   told   her   again   crying   and trembling.
 
ydh<   puÇzaeken   s<TyúyaMyXy   jIivtm!   ,
c]urœ_ya<   Tva<   n   pZyaim   kaEsLye   saxu   ma   Sp&z   .63.
yt! that which
Ah<  I
puÇzaeken  grief because of separation from son
s<Tyúyaim  giving up
AXy now
jIivtm!  life
c]urœ_ya<  with both eyes
Tva<  you
n pZyaim  am not able to see
kaEsLye  Kausalya
saxu  well
ma me
Sp&z  caress

 
63.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   because   of   that   curse   he   is   dying   and   asked   her   to   touch   him since   he   is   unable   to   see   her   with   his   eyes.
 
ym]ymnuàaÝa>   àeúyNte   n   ih   manva>   ,
yid   ma<   s<Sp&zeÔam>   sk«dPyalpet   va   .
xn<   va   yaEvraJy<   va   jheyimit   me   mit>   .64.
ym]ym!  the world of dead
AnuàaÝa>  having reached
àeúyNte n  are not seen
ih therefore
manva>  human beings
yid in case
ma<  to me
s<Sp&zet!  appears
ram>  Rama
sk«t! Aip  at least once
Aalpet  converses
va or
xn< va  or wealth
yaEvraJy< va  or as crown prince
jhey<  will give
#it thus
me my
mit>  thought

 
64.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   if   Rama   appears   before   him   once   or   converses   with   him,   he will   give   Rama   wealth   or   make   Rama   the   crown   prince   since   those   who   die   do   not   return.
 
tNme   n   s†z<   deiv   yNmya   ra"ve   k«t<   ,
s†z<   tÄu   tSyEv   ydnen   k«t<   miy   .65.
tt! that
me for me
n s†z<  is not suitable
deiv  devi
yt! which
mya by me
ra"ve  in respect of Rama
k«t<  done
s†z<  is apt
tt! tu  that only
tSy @v  for him alone
yt! which
Anen  by him
k«t<  done
miy in my case

 
65.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   what   he   had   done   to   Rama   is   not   correct.   What   Rama   has done   to   him   was   right.
 
Êrœv&Ämip   k>   puÇ<   TyjeÑ‚iv   ivc][>   ,
kí   àìaJymanae   va   nasUyeiTptr<   sut>   .66.
Êrœv&Äm! Aip  even if with bad character
k> who
puÇ<  son
Tyjet!  will discard
-uiv  on earth
ivc][>  intelligent
kí  which
àìaJyman>  being sent away
va or
n AsUyet!  not hate
iptr<  father
sut>  son

 
66.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   any   intelligent   will   not   send   his   son   away   even   if   his   character was   bad.   Similarly   the   son   who   was   sent   away   by   the   father   will   hate   the   father.
 
c]u;a   Tva<   n   pZyaim   Sm&itmRm   ivluPyte   ,
Ëta   vEvSvtSyEte   kaEsLye   TvryiNt   mam!   .67.
c]u;a  with eyes
Tva<  you
n pZyaim  am unable to see
Sm&it>  mind
mm my
ivluPyte  is being destroyed
Ëta>  messengers
vEvSvtSy  Yama's
@te these
kaEsLye  Kausalya
TvryiNt  are hastening
mam!  me

 
67.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   his   eye   sight   and   mind   were   failing   and   death   was   beckoning.
 
AtStu   ik<   Ê>otr<   ydh<   jIivt]ye   ,
n   ih   pZyaim   xmR}<   ram<   sTypra³mm!   .68.
At> more than this
tu in this
ik<  what
Ê>otr<  sadder
yt! which
Ah<  I
jIivt]ye  at the time of death
n not
ih surely
pZyaim  will see
xmR}<  well versed in dharma
ram<  Rama
sTypra³mm!  one who is really strong

 
68.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   that   the   saddest   thing   was   not   able   to   see   Rama   before dying.
 
tSyadzRnj>   zaek>   sutSyaàitkmR[>   ,
%CDae;yit   me   àa[aNvair   Staekimvatp>   .69.
tSy his
AdzRnj>  due to not seeing
zaek>  grief
sutSy  son's
AàitkmR[>  with supernatural powers
%CDae;yit  is sucking away
me my
àa[an!  life
vair  water
Staek<  a little
#v like
Aatp>  the sun

 
69.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   his   life   is   ebbing   slowly   due   to   grief   of   not   seeing   Rama.
 
n   te   mnu:ya   devaSte   ye   caézu-k…{flm!   ,
muo<   ÔúyiNt   ramSy   v;ˆR   pÂdze   pun>   .70.
n not
te they
mnu:ya>  men
deva>  devas
te they
ye who
caézu-k…{flm!  with lovely eardrops
muo<  face
ÔúyiNt  see
ramSy  Rama's
v;ˆR pÂdze  in fifteen years
pun>  again

 
70.Dasaratha   told   Kausalya   that   those   who   will   see   Rama   again   after   fifteen   years   are   blessed.            
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