THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 92 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
icÇkª;àSwanm!   -   STARTING   FOR   CHITRAKUTA   MOUNTAIN
 
yaimma<   -gvNdIna<   zaekanznkizRtam!   ,
ipturśih   mih;I<   devI<   devtaimv   pZyaim   .21.
@;a   t<   pué;Vyaº<   is<hiv³aNtgaimnm!   ,
kaEsLya   su;uve   ram<   xatarmidityRwa   .22.
ya<  whom
#ma<  this
-gvn!  sir
dIna<  pitiably
zaekanznkizRtam!  emaciated due to fasting because of grief
iptu>  father's
ih surely
mih;I< devI<  the queen
devta< #v  like a god
pZyis  you see
@;a she
t<  that
pué;Vyaº<  tiger amond men
is<hiv³aNtgaimnm!  with the gait of a lion
kaEsLya  named Kausalya
su;uve  gave birth
ram<  to Rama
xatarm!  Upendra
Aidit>  Aditi
ywa like

 
21,22.Bharata   introduced   the   emaciated   Kausalya   as   the   first   wife   of   Dasaratha   and   mother of   Rama.
 
ASya   vam-uj<     iðòa   yE;a   itóit   ÊmRna>   ,
ki[RkarSy   zaoev   zI[Rpu:pa   vnaNtre   .23.
@tSyaStu   sutaE   deVya>   k…maraE   devvi[RnaE   ,
%-aE   lúm[zÇu¹aE   vIraE   sTypra³maE   .24.
ASya>  her
vam-uj<  left hand
iðòa  holding
ya who
@;a this
itóit  stands
ÊmRna>  with a sad heart
ki[RkarSy  karnika tree's
zaoa #v  like a branch
zI[Rpu:pa  with wuthered flowers
vnaNtre  in the forest
@tSya>  this
tu in this
sutaE  the sons
deVya>  lady's
k…maraE  sons
devvi[RnaE  with godlike appearance
%-aE  the two
lúm[zÇu¹aE  Lakshmana and Shatrugna
vIraE  heroic
sTypra³maE  with unfailing prowess

 
23,24.Bharata   then   introduced   Sumitra   who   was   holding   Kausalya's   left   hand   as   the   mother of   Lakshmana   and   Shatrugna.
 
ySya>   k«te   nrVyaºaE   jIvnazimtae   gtaE   ,
raja   puÇivhIní   SvgR<   dzrwae   gt>   .25.
³aexnamk«tà}a<   †Ýa<   su-gminnIm!   ,
@eñyRkama<   kEkeyImnayaRmayRêip[Im!   .26.
mmEta<   matr<   iviÏ   n&z<sa<   papiníyam!   ,
ytaemUl<   ih   pZyaim   Vysn<   mhdaTmn>   .27.
ySya>  due to whose
k«te  designs
nrVyaºaE  the two tigers among men
jIvnaz<  the uselessness of living
#t> here
gtaE  have reached
raja  king
puÇivhIn> c  separated from son
SvgR<  to the heavens
dzrw>  Dasaratha
gt> has ascended
³aexnam!  as an angry person
Ak«tà}a<  uncultured mind
†Ýa<  vain
su-gminnIm!  who considers herself beautiful
@eñyRkama<  greed for power
kEkeyIm!  as Kaikeyi
AnayaR<  vulgar
AayRêip[Im!  though appears noble
mm my
@ta<  her
matr<  mother
iviÏ  please know
n&z<sa<  cruel
papiníyam!  who commits sin
ytaemUl<  because of her
ih surely
pZyaim  I consider
Vysn<  danger
mht!  great
AaTmn>  for myself

 
25,26,27.Bharata   tem   introduced   Kaikeyi   as   his   mother   to   Bharadwaja,   saying   that   she   is
vulgar,   cruel,   vain,   angry,   considering   herself   to   be   beautiful   but   is   the   cause   for   Rama   and Lakshmana   to   go   to   the   forest.   He   also   said   that   due   her   actions   Dasaratha   died   being separated   from   Rama.   He   considers   Kaikeyi   to   be   a   great   danger   to   him.
 
#Tyu®va   nrzaËRlae   ba:pgÌdya   igra   ,
s   inzñas   taèa]>   ³…Ïae   nag   #vask«t!   .28.
#it as above
%®va  having said
nrzaËRl>  noblest among men
ba:pgÌdya  voice choked with tears
igra  with words
s> that
inzñas  took a deep audible breath
taèa]>  with reddened eyes
³…Ï>  angrily
nag #v  like a cobra
Ask«t!  hissing

 
28.Bharata   uttered   these   words   with   a   voice   choked   with   tears   and   reddened   eys.   He   then breathed   heavily   like   a   hissing   cobra.
 
-rÖajae   mhi;RSt<   äuvNt<   -rt<   tda   ,
àTyuvac   mhabuiÏird<   vcnmwRvt!   .29.
-rÖaj>  Bharadwaja
mhi;R>  the great sage
t<  that
äuvNt<  speaking
-rt<  to Bharata
tda then
àTyuvac  replied as follows
mhabuiÏ>  with great intelligence
#d< vcn<  these words
AwRvt!  full of reasons

 
29.Bharadwaja   then   replied   to   Bharata   as   follows   with   words   full   of   reason.
 
n   dae;e[avgNtVya   kEkeyI   -rt   Tvya   ,
ramàìajn<   ýetTsuoaedkR<   -iv:yit   .30.
n not
dae;e[  as guilty
AvgNtVya  to be regarded
kEkeyI  Kaikeyi
-rt Bharata
Tvya  by you
ramàìajn<  sending Rama to forest
ih because
@tt!  this
suoaedkR<  in great benefit
-iv:yit  will result

 
30.Bharadwaja   told   Bharata   not   to   consider   Kaikeyi   as   guilty   since   the   action   of   sending Rama   to   forest   will   be   beneficial   to   all.            
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