THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 78 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
zÇu¹en   mNwrain¢h>   -   SHATRUGNA   PUNISHES   MANTHARA
 
Aw   yaÇa<   smIhNt<   zÇu¹ae   lúm[anuj>   ,
-rt<   zaeksNtÝimd<   vcnmävIt!   .1.
Aw then
yaÇa<  the laid down observance
smIhNt<  considering
zÇu¹>  Shatrugna
lúm[anuj>  Lakshmana's younger brother
-rt<  to Bharata
zaeksNtÝ<  overcome with grief
#d< vcn<  the following words
AävIt!  told

 
1.Shatrugna   then   told   Bharata   as   follows.
 
gityR>   svR-Utana<   Ê>oe   ik<   punraTmn>   ,
s   ram>   sÄ!vs<pÚ>   iôya   àìaijtae   vnm!   .2.
git>  is a refuge
y> whosoever
svR-Utana<  for all livng beings
Ê>oe  at times of difficulty
ik<  being
pun>  is it necessary to ask
AaTmn>  for you
s> he
ram>  Rama
sÄ!vs<pÚ>  the embodiment of all virtues
iôya  by a woman
àìaijt>  has been sent
vnm!  to the forest

 
2.Shatrugna   told   Bharata   that   Rama,   the   refuge   for   all,   had   been   sent   to   the   forest.
 
blvaNvIyRsMpÚae   lúm[ae   nam   yae=PysaE   ,
ik<   n   maecyte   ram<   k«Tva=ip   ipt&in¢hm!   .3.
blvan!  very capable
vIyRsMpÚ>  able to complete any job
lúm[> nam  Lakshmana only
y> who
Aip and
AsaE  this
ik<  why
n maecyte  not relieve of difficulty
ram<  Rama
k«Tva Aip  doing
ipt&in¢hm!  discipling father

 
3.Shatrugna   told   Bharata   that   Lakshmana   should   have   disciplined   Dasaratha   to   save   Rama
from   difficuties.
 
pUvRmev   tu   in¢aý>   smveúy   nyanyaE   ,
%Tpw<   y>   smaêFae   nayaR   raja   vz<   gt>   .4.
pUvRm! @v  before the act was done
tu in this
in¢aý>  should have been stopped
smveúy  analysing
nyanyaE  both pros and cons
%Tpw<  wrong path
y> which
smaêF>  observing
nayaR>  to a woman
raja  king
vz< gt>  under the influence

 
4.Shatrugna   told   Bharata   that   a   king   who   acts   at   the   behest   of   a   woman   has   to   be   stopped.
 
#it   s<-a;ma[e   tu   zÇu¹e   lúm[anuje   ,
àGdœvare=-UÄda   k…b!ja   svaR-r[-Ui;ta   .5.
#it as above
s<-a;ma[e tu  while telling
zÇu¹e  Shatrugna
lúm[anuje  Lakshmana's younger brother
àGdœvare>  at the front door
A-Ut!  was present
tda at the same time
k…b!ja  hunchback
svaR-r[-Ui;ta  with a variety of ornaments

 
5.At   the   time   Shatrugna   was   telling   Bharata   as   above,   Mantara   was   in   the   front   door   with     a lot   of   ornaments.
 
ilÝa   cNdnsare[   rajvôai[   ibætI   ,
ivivx<   ivivxEStEStE-UR;[Eí   iv-Ui;ta   .6.
ilÝa  anointed
cNdnsare[  with sandal paste
rajvôai[  royal garments
ibætI  wearing
ivivx<  in different ways
ivivxE>  various
tE> tE>  those
-U;[E> c  with ornaments also
iv-Ui;ta  adorned

 
6.Mantara   was   dressed   in   royal   clothes,   anointed   with   sandal   paste   and   adorned   with   a
variety   of   ornaments.
 
meoladami-iíÇErNyEí   zu--U;[E>   ,
b-ase   b÷i-rœbÏa   r¾ubÏev   vanrI   .7.
meoladami->  with golden belts
icÇE>  various
ANyE>  other
c zu--U;[E>  with best ornaments also
b-ase  appeared
b÷i->  many
bÏa  adorned
r¾ubÏa  with plaited tress
#v vanrI  like a female monkey

 
7.Mantara   adorned   with   golden   belts   and   many   ornaments,   looked   like   a   female   monkey.
 
ta<   smIúy   tda   ÖarSwae   -&z<   papSy   kair[Im!   ,
g&hITva=ké[a<   k…b!ja<   zÇu¹ay   Nyvedyt!   .8.
ta<  that
smIúy  seeing
tda then
ÖarSw>  gaurd at the door
-&z<  very much
papSy  sinning
kair[Im!  doing
g&hITva  catching
Aké[a<  without pity
k…b!ja<  hunchback
zÇu¹ay  to Shatrugna
Nyvedyt!  told as follows

 
8.The   gaurd   at   the   gate,   seeing   Mantara,   the   cruel   one,   caught   her   and   brought   before
Shatrugna.
 
ySya>   k«te   vne   ramae   NyStdehí   v>   ipta   ,
sey<   papa   n&z<sa   c   tSya>   k…é   ywamit   .9.
ySya> k«te  by whom done
vne in forest
ram>  Rama
NyStdeh> c  death also
v> your
ipta  father
sa that
#y<  this
papa  sinner
n&z<sa  cruel
c also
tSya>  to her
k…é  please do
ywamit  to educate

 
9.The   doorman   brought   Mantara   to   Shatrugna   and   told   him   about   her   role   in   Dasartha's   death and   Rama's   exile.   He   told   Shatrugna   to   teach   her   a   lesson.
 
zÇu¹í   tda}ay   vcn<   -&zÊ>iot>   ,
ANt>purcraNsvaRinTyuvac   x&tìt>   .10.
zÇu¹> c  Shatrugna also
tt! that
Aa}ay  learning
vcn<  words
-&zÊ>iot>  greatly saddened
ANt>purcran!  the residents of the harem
svaRn!  to all
#it the following
%vac  spoke
x&tìt>  steadfast in his respect

 
10.Shatrugna,   learning   about   Mantara's   part,   spoke   the   following   to   all   those   in   the   harem.            
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