THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 111 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
-rtpirsaNTvnm!   -   CONSOLING   BHARATA
 
@;ae=ip   ih   mhaba÷>   iptuvRcis   itóit   ,
At   @v   n   z­a>   Smae   VyavtRiytum[sa   .21.
@;> he
Aip as well
ih therefore
mhaba÷>  mighty armed
iptu>  father's
vcis  orders
itóit  sincerely abides
At> from here
@v only
n z­a> Sm>  not easily able
VyavtRiytum!  to divert
AÃsa  not conforming to righteousness

 
21.The   people   told   Bharata   that   Rama   stands   firm   on   abiding   by   the   orders   of   his   father   and thus   we   are   not   capable   of   changing   his   mind.
 
te;ama}ay   vcn<   ramae   vcnmävIt!   ,
@v<   inbaex   vcn<   suùda<   xmRc]u;am!   .22.
te;a<  their
Aa}ay  hearing
vcn<  words
ram>  Rama
vcnm!  words
AävIt!  spoke
@v<  as follows
inbaex  please accept
vcn<  words
suùda<  of friends
xmRc]u;am!  who sees things in right perspective

 
22.Rama,   hearing   their   words,   told   Bharata   to   accept   their   words.
 
@t½Evae-y<   ïuTva   sMyKs<pZy   ra"v   ,
%iÄó   Tv<   mhabahae   ma<   c   Sp&z   twaedkm!   .23.
@tt!  this
c also
@v only
%-y<  the two
ïuTva  hearing
sMykœ  fully
s<pZy  weigh
ra"v  Bharata
%iÄó  please rise
Tv<  you
mhabahae  mighty armed
ma< c  me also
Sp&z  touch
twa similarly
%dkm!  water

 
23.Rama   told   Bharata   to   fully   weigh   the   words   spoken.   He   told   Bharata   to   rise   and   touch water   and   then   him.
 
AwaeTway   jl<   Sp&òœva   -rtae   vaKymävIt!   ,
z&{vNtu   me   pé;dae   miÙ[>   ïe[yStwa   .24.
Aw then
%Tway  hetting up
jl<  water
Sp&òœva  touching
-rt>  Bharata
vaKym!  the following words
AävIt!  spoke
z&{vNtu  please listen
me to me
pir;d>  assembled members
miÙ[>  ministers
ïe[y>  people
twa similarly

 
24.Bharata,   getting   up   immediately,   touched   water   and   spoke   as   follows.   He   told   all   those assembled   to   listen   to   him.
 
n   yace   iptr<   raJy<   nanuzasaim   matrm!   ,
AayR<   prmxmR}<   nanujanaim   ra"vm!   .25.
n yace  did not ask
iptr<  from father
raJy<  about kingdom
n Anuzasaim  did not instruct
matrm!  mother
AayR<  elder brother
prmxmR}<  knows best what is right
n Anujanaim  did not approve
ra"vm!  for Rama

 
25.Bharata   told   all   that   he   niether   asked   Dasaratha   for   kingdom   nor   instruct   Kaikeyi   to   do   so. He   also   did   not   approve   of   the   step   to   exile   Rama.
 
yid   TvvZy<   vStVy<   ktRVy<   c   iptuvRc>   ,
Ahmev   invTSyaim   ctudRz   sma   vne   .26.
yid in case
tu instead of him
AvZy<  is necessary
vStVy<  to live in forest
ktRVy<  must be done
c also
iptu>  father's
vc> orders
Ah< @v  I myself
invTSyaim  will live
ctudRz sma>  fourteen years
vne in the forest

 
26.Bharata   told   all   that   in   case   Dasaratha's   orders   must   be   carried   out,   he   himself   will   spend fourteen   years   in   the   forest.
 
xmaRTma   tSy   tWyen   æatuvaRKyen   iviSmt>   ,
%vac   ram>   s<àeúy   paErjnapd<   jnm!   .27.
xmaRTma  with mind set on righteousness
tSy that
tWyen  sincere
æatu>  brother's
vaKyen  words
iviSmt>  astonished
%vac  said
ram>  Rama
s<àeúy  looking at
paErjnapd<  of the city and country side
jnm!  people

 
27.Rama,   astonished   at   hearing   the   sincere   words   of   Bharata,   told   the   assembled   people   as follows.
 
iv³Itmaiht<   ³It<   yiTpÇa   jIvta   mm   ,
n   tLlaepiytu<   zKy<   mya   va   -rten   va   .28.
iv³It<  sold
Aaiht<  finally
³It<  bought
yt! which
ipÇa  by father
jIvta  while alive
mm my
n not
tt! that
laepiytu<  to nullify
zKy<  able
mya va  either by me
-rten va  or by Bharata

 
28.Rama   told   the   people   that   whatever   Dasaratha   had   done   during   his   life   time   cannot   be nullified   now   by   either   of   them.
 
%pixnR   mya   kayaˆR   vnvase   juguiPst>   ,
yu­mu­<   c   kEkeYya   ipÇa   me   suk«t<   k«tm!   .29.
%pix>  as a substitute
n not
mya by me
kayR>  should be done
vnvase  exile into forest
juguiPst>  which will be a matter for repraoch
yu­<  was reasonable
%­<  said
c also
kEkeYya  by Kaikeyi
ipÇa  by father
me my
suk«t<  was virtuous
k«tm!  done

 
29.Rama   told   the   peopel   that   he   cannot   agree   to   a   substitute   being   exiled   to   forest   and   said Kaikeyi's   demand   was   correct   and   Dasaratha   had   done   a   virtuos   act.
 
janaim   -rt<   ]aNt<   guésTkarkair[m!   ,
svRmevaÇ   kLya[<   sTysNxe   mhaTmin   .30.
janaim  I know
-rt<  Bharata
]aNt<  forgiving
guésTkarkair[m!  paying respects to elders
svRm! @v  all things
AÇ  for him
kLya[<  will be well
sTysNxe  true to his word
mhaTmin  high souled

 
30.Rama   told   them   that   he   knew   Bharata   to   be   forgiving   and   true   to   his   word.   Rama   also   said that   all   will   be   well   with   Bharata.            
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