THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 91 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60

 
-rÖajenaitWykr[m!   -   BHARADWAJA   HONOURS   GUESTS
 
iz<zupamlkIjMb!vae   yaíaNya>   kanne   lta>   ,
miLlka   maltI   jatIyaRíaNya>   kanne   lta>   .
àmdaiv¢h<   k«Tva   -rÖajaïme=vdn!   .51.
sura>   surpa>   ipbt   pays<   c   bu-ui]ta>   ,
ma<sain   c   sumeXyain   -úyNta<   yavidCDw   .52.
iz<zupamlkIjMb!v>  Asoka, Amalakis and rose apple trees
ya> c  whatever
ANya>  others
kanne  in the forest
lta>  creepers
miLlka  mallika
maltI  malati
jatI>  jati
ya> c  whatever
ANya>  others
kanne  in the forest
lta>  creepers
àmdaiv¢h<  in the form of young women
k«Tva  taking
-rÖajaïme  in the hermitage of Bharadwaja
Avdn!  spoke as follows
sura>  wine
surpa>  who are addicted to drinking
ipbt  please drink
pays< c  milk thickened with rice also
bu-ui]ta>  those who are hungry
ma<sain c  meat also
sumeXyain  well cooked
-úyNta<  please eat
yavt! #CDw  to your hearts' desire

 
51,52.Asoka,   Amalakis,   Rose   apple   trees,   creepers   like   Malati,   Mallika   and   Jati   which   are available   in   forest   were   found   in   Bharadwaja's   hermitage   in   the   form   of   young   women,   who told   the   soldiers   to   eat   and   drink   to   their   hearts'   content.
 
%CDaXy   õapyiNt   Sm   ndItIre;u   bLgu;u   ,
APyekmek<   pué;<   àmda>      caò   c   .53.
%CDaXy  massaging
õapyiNt Sm  gave bath
ndItIre;u  on the banks of the river
bLgu;u  charming
Aip also
@kmek<  every single
pué;<  man
àmda>  women
 c  seven or
 c  or eight

 
53.Seven   or   eight   women   bathed   every   single   men   on   the   banks   of   the   river   after   massaging them.
 
s<vahNTy>   smapetunaRyaˆR   éicrlaecna>   ,
pirm&Jy   twa=Nyae=Ny<     payyiNt   vra¼na>   .54.
s<vahNTy>  kneading the feet
smapetu>  came forward
nayR>  ladies
éicrlaecna>  with charming eyes
pirm&Jy  wiping off the moisture
twa ANyae=Ny<  in seclusion
payyiNt  made them drink
vra¼na>  lovely women

 
54.Lovely   women   with   charming   eyes   appeared   on   the   scene   kneading   the   mens'   feet   and wiping   the   sweat   in   seclusion   and   gave   them   drinks.
 
hyaNgjan!oranuò+a<StwEv   sur-e>   sutan!   ,
A-aejyNvahnpaSte;a<   -aeJy<   ywaivix   .55.
hyan!  horses
gjan!  elephants
oran!  donkeys
%ò+an!  camels
twa similarly
@v only
sur-e> sutan!  bullocks
A-aejyn!  fed
vahnpa>  keepers of vehicles
te;a<  to them
-aeJy<  fodder
ywaivix  as laid down

 
55.The   keepers   of   animals   like   horses,   elephants,   donkeys,   camels   and   bullocks   fed   them
with   itemd   suitable   to   them.
 
#]U<í   mxulaja<í   -aejyiNt   Sm   vahnan!   ,
#úvak…vryaexana<   caedyNte   mhabla>   .56.
#]Un!  sugar canes
c also
mxulajan! c  husk mixed with honey
-aejyiNt Sm  fed them
vahnan!  animals used to drive the vehicles
#úvak…vryaexana<  warriors of Ikshvaku race
caedyNte  coaxing them
mhabla>  very mighty keepers

 
56.The   mighty   keepers   of   animals   coaxed   the   animals   used   to   carry   Ikshvaku   race   to   eat sugarcane   and   husk   mixed   with   honey.
 
nañbNxae=ñmajanaÚ   gj<   k…Ãr¢h>   ,
mÄàmÄmuidta   cmU>   sa      s<b-aE   .57.
n not
AñbNx>  the groom for the horse
Añ<  horse
Aajanan! n  did not recognise
gj<  elephant
k…Ãr¢h>  elephant-keeper
mÄàmÄmuidta  enraptured by the wonderous events
cmU> sa  that army
  then
s<b-aE  appeared

 
57.The   groom   did   not   recognise   the   horse   nor   the   elephant-keeper   the   elephant.   The   army appeared   to   be   intoxicated,   maddened   and   enratured.
 
tipRt>   svRkamESte   r­cNdnêi;t>   ,
APsraeg[s<yu­a>   sENya   vacmudEryn!   .58.
tipRt>  being satisfied
svRkamE>  of all their wishes
te that
r­cNdnêi;t>  smeared with red sandal paste
APsraeg[s<yu­a>  attended by a group of celestial nymphs
sENya>  the troops
vac<  the following words
%dEryn!  excahnged with one another

 
58.The   troops   sated  with   all   desired   enjoyments   and   smeared   with   red   sandal   paste,
exchanged   the   following   words.
 
nEvayaeXya<   gim:yamae   n   gim:yam   d{fkan!   ,
k…zl<   -rtSyaStu   ramSyaStu   twa   suom!   .59.
n not
@v only
AyaeXya<  in Ayodhya
gim:yam> n  we will go
n gim:yam>  we will not go
d{fkan!  to Dandakaranya
k…zl<  be well
-rtSy  to Bharata
AStu  let him be
ramSy  to Rama
AStu  let him be
twa similarly
suom!  happiness

 
59.The   troops   said   that   they   will   go   neither   to   Ayodhya   nor   Dandakaranya.   They   wished both   Rama   and   Bharata   should   be   well.
 
#it   padatyaexaí   hSTyñaraehbNxka>   ,
AnawaSt<   ivix<   lb!Xva   vacmetamudEryn!   .60.
#it thus
padatyaexa>  foot soldiers
c hSTyñaraehbNxka>  those mounted on horses and elephants also
Anawa>  without a master
t<  that
ivix<  the happenings
lb!Xva  observing
vac<  words
@ta<  these
%dEryn!  spoke

 
60.The   foot   soldiers   and   those   on   horses   and   elephants   observing   the   events   said   that   those are   independant.            
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