THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 100 : SLOKAS 71 TO 76

 
ïIramk«t>   k…zlàî>   -   RAMA   ENQUIRES   WELFARE
 
miÙi-STv<   ywaeiÎòEítui-Riôi-rev   va   ,
ki½TsmStErœVyStEí   mÙ<   mÙyse   imw>   .71.
miÙi->  with ministers
Tv<  you
ywaeiÎòE>  as per practice
ctui-R>  four
iÇi->  three
@v only
va or
ki½t!  I hope
smStE>  togethe
VyStE> c  individually also
mÙ<  on state affairs
mÙyse  you consult
imw>  one by one

 
71.Rama   hoped   Bharata   consults   with   three   or   four   ministers   in   affairs   of   the   state   or
individually   one   after   the   other.
 
ki½Äe   s)la   veda>   ki½Äe   s)la>   i³ya>   ,
ki½Äe   s)la   dara>   ki½Äe   s)l<   ïutm!   .72.
ki½t!  I hope
te for you
s)la>  are beneficial
veda>  scriptures
ki½t!  I hope
te for you
s)la>  beneficial
i³ya>  deeds
ki½t!  I hope
te your
s)la>  is supportive
dara>  your wife
ki½t!  Ihope
te your
s)l<  brings benefit
ïutm!  knowledge

 
72.Rama   hoped   that   Bharata's   deeds   bring   benefit   to   him,   his   study   of   scriptures   is   beneficial, his   wife   is   supportive   of   his   cause   and   his   knowledge   gives   him   benefit.
 
ki½de;Ev   te   buiÏyRtae­a   mm   ra"v   ,
Aayu:ya   c   yzSya   c   xmRkamawRs<ihta   .73.
ki½t!  I hope is conducive
@;a @v  as above
te your
buiÏ>  mind
ytae­a  as said
mm by me
ra"v  Bharata
Aayu:ya  to longevity
c yzSya  to fame also
c xmRkamawRs<ihta  also for religious merit, enjoyment and wealth

 
73.Rama   hoped   that   the   above   words   are   on   the   same   lines   as   Bharata's   thoughts   and   that it   is   conducive   to   longevity,   fame   and   for   religious   merit,   pleasure   and   wealth.
 
ya<   v&iÄ<   vtRte   tat   ya<   c   n>   àiptamha>   ,
ta<   v&iÄ<   vtRse   ki½*a   c   sTpwga   zu-a   .74.
ya<  which
v&iÄ<  observance
vtRte  followed
tat>  father
ya<  which
c also
n> our
àiptamha>  forefathers
ta<  that
v&iÄ<  observance
vtRse  you are following
ki½t!  I hope
ya which
c also
sTpwga  the way of life
zu-a  is in accord with

 
74.Rama   hoped   Bharata   followed   the   same   way   of   life   which   their   father   and   forefathers   trod which   is   in   accord   with   the   wat   of   virtuous.
 
ki½t!SvaÊk«t<   -aeJymekae   naîais   ra"v   ,
ki½daz<smane_yae   imÇe_y>   s<àyCDis   .75.
ki½t!  I hope
SvaÊk«t<  nicely cooked
-aeJy<  food
@k> by yourself
n Aîais  do not eat
ra"v  Bharata
ki½t!  I hope
Aaz<smane_y>  those who desire
imÇe_y>  to friends
s<àyCDis  you offer

 
75.Rama   hoped   that   Bharat   did   not   eat   nicely   cooked   food   alone   but   offer   it   to   friends   who desire   it.
 
raja   tu   xmˆR[   ih   paliyTva   mhamitdR{fxr>   àjanam!   ,
AvaPy   k«Tõa<   vsuxa<   ywavidtZCyut>   SvgRmupEit   ivÖan!   .76.
raja  king
tu xmˆR[  with righteousness
ih thus
paliyTva  administering
mhamit>  a wise
d{fxr>  administerign justice
àjanam!  for the people
AvaPy  obtained
k«Tõa< vsuxa<  the entire world
ywavt!  as entitled
#t> formhere
Cyut>  detached
SvgR<  to the heavens
%pEit  ascends
ivÖan!  learned

 
76.Rama   told   Bharata   that   a   king,   having   obtained   the   world,   administering   justice   to   people, as   a   wise   and   learned   person   following   the   path   of   righteousness   surely   ascends   to   the   heavens when   detached   from   here.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   zttm>   sgR>   .100.
           
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