THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 84 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
guh-rtsmagm>   -   GUHA   AND   BHARATA   MEET
 
ttae   inivòa<   Xvijna<   g¼amNvaiïta<   ndIm!   ,
in;adrajae   †òśvEv   }atINs<Tvirtae=ävIt!   .1.
tt> then
inivòa<  staying
Xvijna<  army
g¼am!  ganges
ANvaiïta<  reaching
ndIm!  river
in;adraj>  king of hunters
†òśva @v  on seeing only
}atIn!  to relatives
s<Tvirt>  without delay
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.Guha,   seeing   the   large   army   staying   on   the   banks   of   ganges,   spoke   to   his   relatives.
 
mhtIyimt>   sena   sagra-a   à†Zyte   ,
naSyaNtmvgCDaim   mnsa=ip   ivicNtyn!   .2.
mhtI  is large
#y<  this
#t> from here
sena  army
sagra-a  like an ocean
à†Zyte  appears
n not
ASy its
ANtm!  end
AvgCDaim  I see
mnsa Aip  even with mind
ivicNtyn!  being observed by me

 
2.Guha   told   them   that   the   army   is   so   large   that   he   cannot   see   the   end   of   it.
 
ywa   tu   olu   ÊbuRiÏ-Rrt>   Svymagt>   ,
s   @;   ih   mhakay>   kaeivdarXvjae   rwe   .3.
ywa like
tu in this
olu may be
ÊbuRiÏ>  with bad intentions
-rt>  Bharata
Svy<  himself
Aagt>  has come
s> that
@;> this
ih surely
mhakay>  with a large shape
kaeivdarXvj>  a foreign flag
rwe on the chariot

 
3.Guha   told   them   that   there   is   a   large   flag   on   the   chariot   and   it   looks   as   if   Bharata   has   come with   bad   intentions.
 
bNxiy:yit   va   dazanwva=SmaNvix:yit   ,
Aw   dazriw<   ram<   ipÇa   rajyaiÖvaistm!   .4.
s<pÚa<   iïyimCDn!   s   tSy   ra}ae=itÊlR-am!   ,
-rt>   kEkeyIpuÇae   hNtu<   smixgCDit   .5.
bNxiy:yit va  or take him as a prisoner
dazan!  hunters
Awva  or else
ASman!  us
vix:yit  may kill
Aw now
dazriw<  Dasaratha's son
ram<  Rama
ipÇa  by father
rajyat!  from the kingdom
ivvaistm!  sent to forest
s<pÚa<  permanently
iïy<  kingdom
#CDn!  desiring
s> that
tSy that
ra}>  emperor's
AitÊlR-am!  not easily obtainable
-rt>  Bharata
kEkeyIpuÇ>  Kaikeyi's son
hNtu<  to kill
smixgCDit  appears to have come

 
4,5.Guha   told   them   that   Bharata   may   have   come   to   kill   or   take   us   prisoners   and   also   kill Rama   for   ensuring   that   the   kingdom   is   his   permanently.
 
-taR   cEv   soa   cEv   ramae   dazriwmRm   ,
tSyawRkama>   sÚÏa     g¼anUpe=Ç   itót   .6.
-taR c  is also lord
@v only
soa c  friend also
@v only
ram>  Rama
dazriw>  Dasaratha's son
mm my
tSy for his
AwRkama>  welfare
sÚÏa>  for waging war as warriors
g¼anUpe  on the banks of ganges
  now
itót  please wait

 
6.Guha   told   them   to   be   ready   to   fight   with   Bharata's   army   for   Rama's   welfare.
 
itóNtu   svRdazaí   g¼amNvaiïta   ndIm!   ,
blyu­a   ndIr]a   ma<smUl)lazna>   .7.
itóNtu  be ready
svRdaza> c  all fishermen also
g¼am!  ganges
ANvaiïta>  reaching
ndIm!  river
blyu­a>  with forces
ndIr]a>  as protectors of the river
ma<smUl)lazna>  with meat, roots and fruits as food

 
7.Guha   told   them   to   get   the   fishermen   also   to   be   ready   with   forces   to   protect   the   river.
 
nava<   ztana<   pÂana<   kEvtaRna<   zt<   ztm!   ,
sÚÏana<   twa   yUna<   itóiTvTy_ycaedyt!   .8.
nava<  boats
ztana<  hundreds
pÂana<  five
kEvtaRna<  fishermen's
zt< zt<  in hundreds
sÚÏana<  being reay in all respects
twa so saying
yUna<  strong men
itótu  may be ready
#it thus
A_ycaedyt!  instructed as follows

 
8.Guha   told   them   to   inform   the   fishermen   to   get   ready   in   hundreds   of   boats   and   also   instructed as   follows.
 
yda   ÊòStu   -rtae   ramSyeh   -iv:yit   ,
ney<   SviStmtI   sena   g¼amXy   tir:yit   .9.
yda in case
Êò>  for harming
tu now
-rt>  Bharata
ramSy  for Rama
#h here
-iv:yit  goes
n not
#y<  this
SviStmtI  in a safe condition
sena  army
g¼am!  ganges
AXy now
tir:yit  should cross

 
9.Guha   told   them   that   in   case   Bharata's   intentions   are   bad,   the   army   should   not   cross   the river   ganges.
 
#Tyu®vaepayn<   g&ý   mTSyma<smxUin   c   ,
Ai-c³am   -rt<   in;adaixpitguRh>   .10.
#it as above
%®va  having said
%payn<  to go
g&ý  taking
mTSyma<smxUin c  fish, meat and drinks
Ai-c³am  decided
-rt<  to Bharata
in;adaixpit>  king of hunters
guh>  Guha

 
10.Guha   decided   to   meet   Bharata   taking   fish,   meat   and   drinks   with   him.            
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