THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 71 : SLOKAS 22 TO 30

 
AyaeXyaàvez>   -   ENTERING   AYODHYA
 
AyaeXyaya<   pura   zBd>   ïUyte   tumulae   mhan!   ,
smNtaÚrnarI[a<   tmXy   n   z&[aeMyhm!   .22.
AyaeXyaya<  in ayodhya
pura  earlier
zBd>  sounds
ïUyte  were heard
tumul>  of laughter and chatter
mhan!  great
smNtan!  from all sides
nrnarI[a<  men and women's
tm! that
AXy now
z&[aeim  do not hear
Ahm!  I

 
22.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   while   earlier   the   city   of   Ayodhya   was   filled   the   chattering   of of   men   and   women,   he   did   not   hear   any   sound   now.
 
 
 
%Xyanain   c   sayahśne   ³IifTvaeprtEnRrE>   ,
smNtaiÖàxaviÑ>   àkazNte   mmaNywa   .
taNyXyanuédNtIv   pirTy­ain   kaimi->   .23.
%Xyanain  in gardens
c also
sayahśne  in the evenings
³IifTva  playing
%prtE>  having completed
nrE>  by men
smNtat!  in all directions
ivàxaviÑ>  spread
àkazNte  appears
mm to me
ANywa  otherwise
tain  they
AXy now
AnuédiNt #v  as if crying
pirTy­ain  discarded
kaimi->  by lusty

 
23.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   the   gardens   of   Ayodhya   which   were   full   of   people   in   the evenings,   now   appeared   deserted.
 
Ar{y-Utev   purI   sarwe   àit-ait   me   ,
n   ýÇ   yanErś†ZyNte   n   gjEnR   c   vaiji->   .
inyaRNtae   va=i-yaNtae   va   nrmuOya   ywapurm!   .24.
Ar{y-Uta #v  having become a forest
purI  city
sarwe  charioteer
àit-ait  appears
me to me
n not
ih therefore
  here
yanE>  on chariots
†ZyNte n  are not seen
gjE> n  not seen on elephants
c vaiji->  even riding on horses
inyaRNt> va  either going out
Ai-yaNt> va  or coming in
nrmuOya>  important persons
ywapurm!  as earlier

 
24.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   he   did   not   see   persons   going   on   chariots,   elephants   or horses   as   usual.   Therefore   the   city   looked   like   a   forest.
 
%Xyanain   pura   -aiNt   mÄàmuidtain   c   ,
jnana<   rits<yaege:vTyNtgu[viNt   c   .25.
%Xyanain  gardens
pura -aiNt  looked earlier
mÄàmuidtain c  with enough opportunities for love play
jnana<  for the people
rits<yaege;u  for games of pleasure
ATyNtgu[viNt c  with advantages

 
25.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   the   gardens   earlier   provided   space   for   pleasures   of   men and   women.
 
taNyetaNyXy   pZyaim   inranNdain   svRz>   ,
öStp[‰Rrnupw<   iv³aeziÑirv   Ô‚mE>   .26.
tain  that
@tain  these
AXy now
pZyaim  I see
inranNdain  without pleasure
svRz>  on all sides
öStp[‰R>  with dried leaves
Anupw<  on the paths
iv³aeziÑ> #v  as if crying
Ô‚mE>  by the trees

 
26.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   the   gardens   looked   deserted   with   fallen   dry   leaves   all   over.
 
naXyaip   ïUyte   zBdae   mÄana<   m&gpi][am!   ,
s<r­a<   mxura<   va[I<   kl<   Vyahrta<      .27.
n not
AXy Aip  evennow
ïUyte  is heard
zBd>  sounds
mÄana<<  of enthusiastic
m&gpi][am!  of animals and birds
s<r­a<  entertaining
mxura<  swwet
va[I<  sound
kl<  lisping
Vyahrta<  chirping
  very

 
27.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   the   sweet   sounds   of   birds   and   animals   are   not   heard   now.
 
cNdnagés<p&­ae   xUms<mUiDRtae=tul>   ,
àvait   pvn>   ïImaiNk<   nu   naXy   ywapurm!   .28.
cNdnagés<p&­>  with the sweet smell of sandal
xUms<mUiDRt>  added to the smell of incense
Atul>  incomparable
àvait  blow
pvn>  wind
ïIman!  gentle
ik< nu  why
n not
AXy now
ywapurm!  as earlier

 
28.Bharata   wondered   why   the   gentle   breeze   with   the   smell   of   sandal   and   incense   does   not blow.
 
-erIm&d¼vI[ana<   kae[s<"i”t>   pun>   ,
ikmXy   zBdae   ivrt>   sda=dIngit>   pura   .29.
-erIm&d¼vI[ana<  of beri, mridangam and veena
kae[s<"i”t>  coming from one side
pun>  again
ikm!  why
AXy now
zBd>  sound
ivrt>  is silent
sda always
AdIngit>  the rich resonant
pura  earlier

 
29.Bharata   again   wondered   why   the   rich   melodious   souns   of   veena,   mridanga   etc   are   not heard   now.
 
Ainòain   c   papain   pZyaim   ivivxain   c   ,
inimÄaNymnae}ain   ten   sIdit   me   mn>   .30.
Ainòain  undesirable
c papain  vices also
pZyaim  I see
ivivxain  various
c also
inimÄain  omens
Amnae}ain  sad
ten because of that
sIdit  is worried
me mn>  my mind

 
30.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   he   saw   undesirable   vices   and   sad   omens   which   made
him   worried.            
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