THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 71 : SLOKAS 41 TO 46

 
AyaeXyaàvez>   -   ENTERING   AYODHYA
 
†ZyNte   vi[jae=PyÇ   n   ywapUvRmXy   vE   ,
Xyans<iv¶ùdya   nòVyaparyiÙta>   .41.
†ZyNte  are seen
vi[j> Aip  traders also
  here
n not
ywapUvRm!  as before
AXy now
vE they
Xyans<iv¶ùdya  with worried minds
nòVyaparyiÙta>  in difficulties due lack of sales

 
41.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   the   traders   now   look   worried   without   sales.
 
devaytcETye;u   dIna>   pi]m&ga>   iSwta>   .42.
devaytcETye;u  in temples and yagashalas
dIna>  in a pitiably
pi]m&ga>  birds and animals
iSwta>  stationed

 
42.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   birds   and   animals   in   temples   and   yagashalas   are   sleeping.
 
miln<   caïupU[aR]<   dIn<   Xyanpr<   k«zm!   ,
sôIpu<s<   c   pZyaim   jnmuTki{Qt<   pure   .43.
miln< c  with dirt also
AïupU[aR]<  eyes filled with tears
dIn<  pitiable
Xyanpr<  overcome with worry
k«zm!  dejected
sôIpu<s<  with men and women
c also
pZyaim  I see
jn<  people
%Tki{Qt<  sorrowing
pure  in the city

 
43.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   he   saw   the   people   look   dirty,   worried,   eyes   filled   with   tears and   saddened.
 
#Tyevmu®va   -rt>   sUt<   t<   dInmans>   ,
taNyiròaNyyaeXyaya<   àeúy   rajg&h<   yyaE   .44.
#it @v<  as above
%®va  having said
-rt>  Bharata
sUt<  to charioteer
t<  that
dInmans>  with a worried mind
tain  those
Airòain  bad omens
AyaeXyaya<  in Ayodhya
àeúy  seeing
rajg&h<  the king's palace
yyaE  reached

 
44.Bharata   having   said   as   above   to   the   charioteer,   saw   the   bad   omens   in   Ayodhya   and   went to   Dasaratha's   palace   with   a   heavy   heart.
 
ta<   zUNyz&¼aqkveZmrWya<   rjae=éÖarkpaqyÙam!   ,
†òœva   purIimNÔpuràkaza<   Ê>oen   s<pU[Rtrae   b-Uv   .45.
ta<  that
zUNyz&¼aqkveZmrWya<  with empty squares, houses and roads
rjae=éÖarkpaqyÙam!  with dirty red entrance doors
†òœva  seeing
purI<  city
#NÔpuràkaza<  looking like Indra's city
Ê>oen  sadly
s<pU[Rtr> b-Uv  became very agitated

 
45.Bharata   became   agitated   on   seeing   the   empty   roads   and   houses   and   the   red   dirty   doors   of the   palace.
 
bøin   pZyNmnsae=iàyai[   yaNyNyda   naSy   pure   b-Uvu>   ,
Avakœizra   dInmna   nùò>   iptumRhaTma   àivvez   veZm   .46.
bøin  many
pZyn!  seeing
mns>  for the mind
Aiàyai[  unpleasant sights
yain  which ever
ANyda  not once earlier
n not
ASy his
pure  in the city
b-Uvu>  happened
Avakœizra>  with a drooping head
dInmna>  with a heavy heart
nùò>  without enthusiasm
iptu>  father's
mhaTma  the great soul
àivvez  entered
veZm  palace

 
46.Bharata,   having   seen   unpleasant   scenes   which   were   never   before   seen   in   Ayodhya,   entered Dasaratha's   palace   with   bowed   head,   withotu   enthusiasm   and   with   a   heavy   heart.
 
#Tya;ˆR  ïImÔamay[e  vaLmIkIye  AaidkaVye  AyaeXyaka{fe  @ksÝtittm>   sgR>  .71.
           
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