THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 109 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40

 
ïIrame[   naiStkmtinrakr[m!   -   RAMA   DEBUNKS   ATHEISM
 
Am&:yma[>   puné¢teja   inzMy   tÚaiStkvaKyhetum!   ,
AwaävIÄ<   n&pteStnUjae   ivgrœhma[ae   vcnain   tSy   .31.
Am&:yma[>  not having the mind to pardon
pun>  again
%¢teja>  very angry
inzMy  hearing
tt! thus
naiStkvaKyhetum!  who made the heretic utterance
Aw now
AävIt!  spoke
t<  to him
n&pte>  emperor's
tnUj>  son
ivgrœhma[>  censuring
vcnain  words
tSy his

 
31.Then   Rama,   getting   very   angry   about   the   heretic   utterances   of   Jabali,   censured   hi   m   with the   following   words.
 
sTy<   c   xmR<   c   pra³m<   c   -UtanukMpa<   iàyvaidta<   c   ,
iÖjaitdevaitiwpUjn<   c   pNwanma÷iôidvSy   sNt>   .32.
sTy< c  truthfulness also
xmR< c  piety also
pra³m< c  valour also
-UtanukMpa<  compassion for living beings
iàyvaidta< c  politeness in speech also
iÖjaitdevaitiwpUjn< c  worship of brahmins, gods and guests
pNwan<  as a road
Aa÷>  has said
iÇidvSy  to heaven
sNt>  sages

 
32.Rama   told   Jabali   that   the   road   to   heaven   is   through   truthfulness,   piety,   valour,   compassion for   living   beings,   politeness   in   speech   and   worship   of   brahmins,   gods   and   guests.
 
tenEva}ay   ywavdwRmekaedy<   s<àitp*   ivàa>   ,
xmR<   crNt>   skl<   ywavTka'œ]iNt   laekagmmàmÄa>   .33.
ten therefore
@v<  as above
Aa}ay  learning
ywavt!  truthfully
AwRm!  results
@kaedy<  unanimity
s<àitp*  reaching
ivàa>  brahmins
xmR<  virtue
crNt>  practicing
skl<  all
ywavt!  as per practice
ka'œ]iNt  look forward
laekagmm!  the realms of their choice
AàmÄa>  scrupulously

 
33.Rama   told   Jabali   that   the   brahmins   look   forward   to   attain   the   realm   of   their   choice   by scrupulously   and   duly   practicing   virtue   in   all   its   aspects   and   reaching   unanimity   on   this.
 
inNdaMyh<   kmR   iptu>   k«t<   t*STvamg&hœ[aiÖ;mSwbuiÏm!   ,
buÏ(a=nyEv<ivxya   crNt<   sunaStk<   xmRpwadpetm!   .34.
inNdaim  denounce
Ah<  I
kmR action
iptu>  by father
k«t<  done
tt! that
y> who
Tvam!  you
Ag&hœ[at!  accepted
iv;mSwbuiÏm!  with a mind set on a wrong path
buÏ(a  with ideology
Anya  this
@v<ivxya  like this
crNt<  following
sunaStk<  complete atheism
xmRpwat!  path of righteousness
Apetm!  strayed from

 
34.Rama   told   Jabali   that   he   denounced   his   father   who   accepted   Jabali   who   is   a   staunch atheist   and   had   strayed   from   the   path   of   righteousness   with   the   ideology   set   forth   earlier.
 
ywa   ih   caer>   s   twa   ih   buÏStwagt<   naiStkmÇ   iviÏ   ,
tSmaiÏ   y>   z'œKytm>   àjana<   n   naiStkenai-muoae   bux>   Syat!   .35.
ywa ih  like that
caer>  a thief
s> that
twa ih  similarly
buÏ>  Buddha
twagt<  the followers
naiStkm!  unbeliever
  here
iviÏ  know for certain
tSmat! ih  therefore only
y> who
z'œKytm>  under suspicion
àjana<  for the people
n not
naiStken  by atheism
Ai-muo>  show his face
bux>  a learned man
Syat!  may be

 
35.Rama   told   Jabali   that   a   follower   of   Buddha   deserves   to   be   punished   the   same   way   as   a thief   and   an   unbeliever   is   on   par   with   the   follower   of   Buddha.   Therefore   a   learned   man   will not   even   show   his   face   to   one   who   is   suspected   to   be   an   atheist.
 
TvÄae   jna>   pUvRtre   vraí   zu-ain   kmaRi[   bøin   c³…>   ,
ijTva   sdem<   c   pr<   c   laek<   tSmadœiÖja>   SviSt   ÷t<   k«t<   c   .36.
TvÄ>  more than you
jna>  men
pUvRtre  elders
vra> c  the best also
zu-ain  blessed
kmaRi[  deeds
bøin  many
c³…>  performed
ijTva  above all
sda always
#m< c  in this world also
pr< c laek<  in the other world also
tSmat!  therefore
iÖja>  brahmins
SviSt  comfort
÷t<  sacrifices
k«t<  done
c also

 
36.Rama   told   Jabali   that   brahmins,   to   have   a   comfortable   life   in   this   world   and   the   other   also, performed   sacrifices   and   blessed   deeds.
 
xmˆR   rta>   sTpué;ESsmetaStejiSvnae   dangu[àxana>   ,
Aih<ska   vItmlaí   laeke   -viNt   pUJya   muny>   àxana>   .37.
xmˆR  to righteousness
rta>  devoted
sTpué;E>  with good men
smeta>  in communion
tejiSvn>  with glory
dangu[àxana>  with giving gifts as prodominent
Aih<ska>  pratice nonviolence
vItmla>  with inner purity
c also
laeke  in the world
-viNt  become
pUJya>  worthy of adoration
muny>  sages
àxana>  foremost

 
37.Rama   told   Jabali   that   foremost   sages   who   are   devoted   to   rigtheousness,   remain   in
communion   with   good   men,   endowed   with   spiritual   glory   have   munifence   in   them   and   practice non-violence   become   worthy   of   adoration.
 
#it   äuvNt<   vcn<   srae;<   ram<   mhaTmanmdInst!Tvm!   ,
%vac   tWy<   punraiStk<   c   sTy<   vc>   sanuny<   c   ivà>   .38.
#it as above
äuvNt<  speaking
vcn<  words
srae;<  angrily
ram<  to Rama
mhaTmanm!  high souled
AdInst!Tvm!  who never felt dejected
%vac  said
tWy<  wholesome
pun>  again
AaiStk<  with belief in the vedas
c sTy<  as well as truthful
vc> the following words
sanuny< c  politely also
ivà>  brahmin

 
38.Hearing   Rama   speak   angrily   as   above,   the   brahmin   addressed   Rama   politely   the   following wholesome   and   truthful   words   which   showed   his   belief   in   vedas.
 
n   naiStkana<   vcn<   ävIMyh<   n   naiStkae=h<   n   c   naiSt   ikÂn   ,
smIúy   kal<   punraiStkae=-v<   -vey   kale   punrev   naiStk>   .39.
n not
naiStkana<  atheists'
vcn<  words
ävIim  said
Ah<  I
n naiStk>  not an ateist
Ah<  I am
n not
c also
n AiSt  not exists
ikÂn  anything
smIúy  perceiving
kal<  the time
pun>  again
AaiStk>  a beleiver
A-v<  have become
-vey  will be
kale  when the time comes
pun> @v  may again
naiStk>  as an atheist

 
39.Jabali   told   Rama   that   he   not   the   spoken   the   words   of   an   unbeleiver   nor   is   he   an   unbeleiver, nor   is   it   a   fact   that   nothing   exists.   He   told   Rama   that   to   suit   the   times   ha   may   again   pose   as   an unbeleiver.
 
s   caip   kalae=ymupagt>   znEyRwa   mya   naiStkvagudIirta   ,
invtRnawR<   tv   ram   kar[at!àsadnawR<   tu   myEtdIirtm!   .40.
s> that time
c and
Aip kal>  time as well
Ay<  this
%pagt>  now come
znE>  one after another
ywa like
mya by me
naiStkvakœ  a heretical speech
%dIirta  was made
invtRnawR<  to take you back
tv you
ram Rama
kar[at!  for that reason
àsadnawR<  to pacify
tu now
mya by me
@tt!  this
$irtm!  was uttered

 
40.Jabali   told   Rama   that   he   made   the   heretical   speech   to   deflect   Rama   from   staying   in   the forest   and   pacify   and   take   Rama   back.
 
#Tya;ˆR  ïImÔamay[e  vaLmIkIye  AaidkaVye  AyaeXyaka{fe  nvaeÇzttm>  sgR>  .109.
           
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