THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 111 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
-rtàitsaNTvnm!   -   CONSOLING   BHARATA
 
s   ih   raja   jniyta   ipta   dzrwae   mm   ,
Aa}at<   yNmya   tSy   n   tiNmWya   -iv:yit   .11.
s> that
ih therefore
raja  king
jniyta  brough into being
ipta  father
dzrw>  Dasaratha
mm me
Aa}at<  was ordered
yt! which
mya by me
tSy his
n not
tt! that
imWya  made as false
-iv:yit  should become

 
11.Rama   told   Vasishta   that   Dasaratha   was   his   father   and   his   orders   should   not   be   made false.
 
@vmu­e   tu   rame[   -rt>   àTynNtrm!   ,
%vac   ptmaedar>   sUt<   prmÊmRna>   .12.
@v<  as above
%­e  being told
tu in this
rame[  by Rama
-rt>  Bharata
àTynNtrm!  who stood nearest
%vac  told
ptmaedar>  the high souled
sUt<  to the charioteer
prmÊmRna>  feeling extremely sad at heart

 
12.Bharata,   on   hearing   the   above   words   of   Rama,   spoke   to   the   charioteer   as   follows.
 
#h   me   Swi{fle   zIº<   k…zanaStr   sarwe   ,
AayR<   àTyupveúyaim   yavNme   n   àsIdit   .13.
#h now
me for me
Swi{fle  on the ground
zIº<  speedily
k…zan!  kusa grass
AaStr  please spread
sarwe  charioteer
AayR<  elder brother
àTyupveúyaim  I will put pressure on
yavt!  till
me my
n àsIdit  not gets propitiated

 
13.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   to   spread   kusa   grass   on   the   ground   so   that   he   can   sit   and   put pressure   on   Rama   till   his   wish   is   granted.
 
Anaharae   inralaekae   xnhInae   ywa   iÖj>   ,
ze:ye   purStaCDalaya   yavÚ   àityaSyit   .14.
Anahar>  without food and water
inralaek>  with closed eyes
xnhIn>  as a destitute
ywa like
iÖj>  brahmin
ze:ye  will lie down
purStat!  in front of
zalaya>  the hermitage
yavt!  until
n àityaSyit  he does not agree to return

 
14.Bharata   told   the   charioteer   that   he   will   lie   on   the   kusa   grass   in   fromt   of   Rama's   hermitage without   food   or   water   and   closed   eyes   like   a   destitute   brahmin   till   Rama   agrees   to   go   back.
 
s   tu   rammve]Nt<   sumÙ<   àeúy   ÊmRna>   ,
k…zaeÄrmupSwaPy   -UmavevaStrt!Svym!   .15.
s> he
tu in this
ramm!  of Rama
Ave]Nt<  awaiting orders
sumÙ<  Sumantra
àeúy  observing
ÊmRna>  disconsolate
k…zaeÄr<  a mat of kusa grass
%pSwaPy  bringing
-UmaE  on the ground
@v only
AaStrt!  spread
Svym!  himself

 
15.Bharata,   observing   Sumantra   was   looking   to   Rama   for   orders,   brought   a   mat   of   kusa   grass and   spread   on   the   ground   himself.
 
tmuvac   mhateja   ramae   raji;RsÄm>   ,
ik<   ma<   -rt   k…vaR[<   tat   àTyupveúyis   .16.
t<  to him
%vac  said
mhateja  glorious
ram>  Rama
raji;RsÄm>  foremost of royal sages
ik<  what
ma<  me
-rt Bharata
k…vaR[<  have I done
tat child
àTyupveúyis  you are pressurising me

 
16.Rama   asked   Bharata   what   has   he   done   to   be   pressurised   thus   by   Bharata.
 
äü[ae   ýekpañˆRn   nraNraeÏ‚imharœhit   ,
n   tu   mUxaRi-i;­ana<   ivix>   àTyupvezne   .17.
äü[> ih  brahmin alone
@kpañˆRn  lying on one side
nran!  people
raeÏ‚<  to restrain
#h in this world
Arœhit  ought to
n have no
tu in this
mUxaRi-i;­ana<  sprinkled holy water on the head
ivix>  powers
àTyupvezne  for pressurising

 
17.Rama   told   Bharata   that   only   a   brahmin   ought   to   restrain   people   by   lying   on   one   side. Kshatriyas   are   sprinkled   with   water   on   their   heads   but   have   no   powers   to   pressurise   others.
 
%iÄó   nrzaËRl   ihTvEtÎaé[<   ìtm!   ,
purvyaRimt>   i]àmyaeXya<   yaih   ra"v   .18.
%iÄó  please rise
nrzaËRl  tiger among men
ihTva  giving up
@tt!  this
daé[<  terrible
ìtm!  vow
purvyaRm!  to the best city
#t> from here
i]àm!  speedily
AyaeXya<  of ayodhta
yaih  return
ra"v  Bharata

 
18.Rama   told   Bharata   to   give   up   his   terrible   vow   and   return   to   ayodhya.
 
AasInSTvev   -rt>   paErjnapd<   jnm!   ,
%vac   svRt>   àeúy   ikmayR<   nanuzasw   .19.
AasIn>  while sitting
tu in this
@v only
-rt>  Bharata
paErjnapd<  of the city and country side
jnm!  people
%vac  spoke
svRt>  all
àeúy  seeing
ik<  why
AayR<  with elder brother
n Anuzasw  are you not pleading

 
19.Bharata   seated   on   the   mat   looked   at   the   people   and   asked   them   why   they   were   not pleading   with   Rama?
 
te   tmUcumRhaTman<   paErjnapda   jna>   ,
kak…t!Swmi-janIm>   sTyGvdit   ra"v>   .20.
te those
t<  to him
^cu>  said
mhaTman<  high souled
paErjnapda  of the city and country side
jna>  people
kak…t!Swm!  about Rama
Ai-janIm>  we know
sTykœ  as per law
vdit  speaks
ra"v>  Rama

 
20.The   people   told   Bharata   that   they   know   Rama   well   and   what   he   is   saying   is   correct.            
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