SARGA 114
[Gloom at Ayodhya after the exile of Rama.]
स्निग्धगम्भीरघोषेण स्यन्दनेनोपयान्प्रभुः।
अयोध्यां भरतः क्षिप्रं प्रविवेश महायशाः।।2.114.1।।
महायशः renowned,
प्रभुः lord,
भरतः Bharata,
स्निग्धगम्भीरघोषेण with its deep, soothing sound,
स्यन्दनेन by the chariot,
उपयान् while travelling,
क्षिप्रम् soon,
अयोध्याम् Ayodhya,
प्रविवेश entered.
Bharata, the renowned lord (of Ayodhya) travelled on the chariot that produced a deep, soothing, sound. And entered Ayodhya soon.
बिडालोलूकचरितामालीननरवारणाम्।
तिमिराभ्याहतां कालीमप्रकाशां निशामिव।।2.114.2।।
बिडालोलूकचरिताम् ranged by cats and owls,
आलीननरवारणाम् where people and elephants were out of sight,
तिमीराभ्याहताम् enveloped in darkness,
अप्रकाशाम् without light,
कालीम् black,
निशामिव like night.
He entered the city, frequented by cats and owls, abiding with crouched men and elephants and looking like a night enveloped by gloom, indistinctness and darkness.
राहुशत्रोः प्रियां पत्नीं श्रिया प्रज्वलितप्रभाम्।
ग्रहेणाभ्युत्थितेनैकां रोहिणीमिव पीडिताम्।।2.114.3।।
श्रिया with majesty,
प्रज्वलितप्रभाम् radiating with lustre,
अभ्युत्थितेन exalted,
ग्रहेन by cruel planet,
पीडिताम् tormented,
राहुशत्रोः enemy of Rahu, (the Moon’s),
प्रियाम् beloved,
पत्नीम् to wife,
एकाम् alone,
रोहिणीमिव like the star Rohini.
(The city looked) like Rohini, the beloved consort of the Moon, the star which was majesticlly radiating flaming brilliance and now, tormented by the exalted Rahu which has eclipsed the Moon, shines alone.
अल्पोष्णक्षुब्धसलिलां घर्मोत्तप्तविहङ्गमाम्।
लीनमीनझषग्राहां कृशां गिरिनदीमिव।।2.114.4।।
अल्पोष्णक्षुब्धसलिलां with scant, hot and turbid waters,
घर्मोत्तप्तविहङ्गमाम् the aquatic birds scorched by the Sun’s heat,
लीनमीनझषग्राहाम् small fish, large fish and crocodiles perished, कृशाम् dried up,
गिरिनदीमिव like a mountainstream.
Ayodhya further looked emaciated like a mountain stream, whose scanty waters had become hot and agitated, birds living in which were scorched by the sun, and whose fish, small and big and alligators had perished.
विधूमामिव हेमाभामध्वराग्ने स्समुत्थिताम्।
हविरभ्युक्षितां पश्चाच्छिखां विप्रलयं गताम्।।2.114.5।।
विधूमाम् smokeless,
हेमाभाम् with the splendour of gold,
समुत्थिताम् rising,
पश्चात् later on,
हविरभ्युक्षिताम् sprinkled with sacrificial offering of clarified butter,
विप्रलयम् extinction,
गताम् obtained,
अध्वराग्नेः sacrificial fire’s,
शिखामिव like flames.
Ayodhya looked like a flame of sacrificial fire which when oblation is poured into it, rises like a golden cone without smoke and thereafter sinks into extinction (ash).
विध्वस्तकवचां रुग्णगजवाजिरथध्वजाम्।
हतप्रवीरामापन्नां चमूमिव महाहवे।।2.114.6।।
महाहवे in a great battle,
विध्वस्तकवचाम् armours scattered,
रुग्णगजवाजिरथध्वजाम् injured elephants, horses and shattered chariots and banners standards,
हतप्रवीराम् with heroic warriors slain,
आपन्नाम् in great distress,
चमूमिव like the army.
Ayodhya looked like an afflicted army, shattered of its armour in a major conflict, whose ensigns borne on horses, elephants and chariots had been torn, and its heroic warriors slain.
सफेनां सस्वनां भूत्वा सागरस्य समुत्थिताम्।
प्रशान्तमारुतोद्धूतां जलोर्मिमिव निस्स्वनाम्।।2.114.7।।
सफेनाम् filled with foam,
सस्वनाम् भूत्वा with roaring sounds,
समुत्थिताम् risen,
प्रशान्तमारुतोद्धूताम् swept by the gentle breeze,
निस्स्वनाम् silent,
सागरस्य ocean’s,
जलोर्मिमिव like a wave.
Ayodhya appeared like the waves of the sea though tosses very high with foam and a roar, is rendered noiseless, being shaken up by a silent wind.
त्यक्तां यज्ञायुधैः सर्वैरभिरूपैश्च याजकैः।
सुत्याकाले सुनिर्वृत्ते वेदिं गतरवामिव।।2.114.8।।
सर्वैः all,
यज्ञायुधैः with sacrificial appliances,
अभिरूपैः learned,
याजकैः with priests,
सुत्याकाले the time of extraction of Soma juice,
विनिर्वृते has come to an end,
त्यक्ताम् deserted,
गतरवाम् sounds ceased,
वेदिम् इव like an altar.
Ayodhya appeared like a sacred altar, which, when the period of offering oblations into fire has completely expired, has been cleared of all sacrificial implements and deserted of recitations by the learned priests.
गोष्ठमध्ये स्थितामार्तामचरन्तीं तृणं नवम्।
गोवृषेण परित्यक्तां गवां पक्तिमिवोत्सुकाम्।।2.114.9।।
गोवृषेण by a bull,
परित्यक्ताम् forsaken,
उत्सुकाम् longing (for the bull),
गवाम् of cows,
गोष्ठमध्ये in the midst of the herd,
स्थिताम् standing,
आर्ताम् despaired,
नवं new,
तृणम् grass,
अचरन्तीं no longer grazing,
पक्तिमिव like a cow.
Ayodhya appeared like restless kine, deprived of the bull, who cease to graze in new pastures and stand in the cow-pen, dispirited.
प्रभाकराद्यै स्सुस्निग्धैः प्रज्वलद्भिरिवोत्तमैः।
वियुक्तां मणिभिर्जात्यैर्नवां मुक्तावलीमिव।।2.114.10।।
सुस्निग्धै: by the most glossy,
प्रज्वलद्भिरिव by the radiant,
उत्तमैः by the excellent ones,
जात्यैः by those of the finest class,
प्रभाकराद्यैः rubies and other gems,
मणिभिः with precious stones,
वियुक्ताम् detached,
नवाम् new,
मुक्तावलीमिव like a pearl necklace.
Ayodhya was resembling a new pearl-necklace, bereft of well-polished dazzling and excellent gems, rubies and the like, of genuine quality.
सहसा चलितां स्थानान्महीं पुण्यक्षयाद्गताम्।
संवृतद्युतिविस्तारां तारामिव दिवश्च्युताम्।।2.114.11।।
पुण्यक्षयात् due to exhaustion of merit,
स्थानात् from its place,
सहसा suddenly,
महीम् the earth,
गताम् reached,
संवृतद्युतिविस्ताराम् with its extensive lustre dimmed,
दिवः from the earth,
च्युताम् fallen,
तारामिव like a star.
Ayodhya appeared like a meteor, which moved from its position with its virtue exhausted, soon dropped from the sky and fallen to earth, deprived of its splendour.
पुष्पनद्धां वसन्तान्ते मत्तभ्रमरनादिताम्।
द्रुतदावाग्नि विप्लुष्टां क्लान्तां वनलतामिव।।2.114.12।।
वसन्तान्ते at the end of spring,
द्रुतदावाग्नि विप्लुष्टाम् ravaged by the fastspreading forest fire, पुष्पनद्धाम् laden with flowers,
मत्तभ्रमरनादिताम् with the melodious hum of intoxicated bees, क्लान्ताम् withered away,
वनलतामिव like a woodland creeper.
Ayodhya appeared like a flowering creeper laden with blossom in the spring-tide, frequented by a swarm of intoxicated bees, that is suddenly consumed by a forest fire and withering.
सम्मूढनिगमांस्तब्धां संक्षिप्तविपणापणाम्।
प्रच्छन्नशशिनक्षत्रां द्यामिवाम्बुधरैर्वृताम्।।2.114.13।।
सम्मूढनिगमाम् dazed merchants,
स्तब्धाम् stilled,
संक्षिप्तविपणापणाम् with markets and shops closed,
अम्बुधरैः with clouds,
वृताम् covered,
प्रच्छन्नशशिनक्षत्राम् obscuring the moon and stars,
द्यामिव like the sky.
Ayodhya with its markets and shops closed, and its merchants in a daze looked like the sky covered with clouds obscuring the Moon and stars.
क्षीणपानोत्तमैर्भग्नैः शरावैरभिसंवृताम्।
हतशौण्डामिव ध्वस्तांं पानभूमिमसंस्कृताम्।।2.114.14।।
आकाशे lying in the open,
क्षीणपानोत्तमैः with excellent wine exhausted,
भग्नैः by the broken,
शरावैः by pitchers,
अभिसंवृताम् surrounded by,
हताशौण्डाम् with drunkards dead,
ध्वस्ताम् scattered,
असंस्कृताम् uncleansed,
पानभूमि इव like a drinking place.
Ayodhya appeared splendourless, like a deserted and uncleaned tavern, with its vendor of spirituous liquors killed, the excellent wine expended, its drinking pots and glasses broken and the pieces stewn in disorder.
वृक्णभूमितलां निम्नां वृक्णपात्रैस्समावृताम्।
उपयुक्तोदकां भग्नां प्रपां निपतितामिव।।2.114.15।।
वृक्णभूमितलाम् surface riven,
वृक्णपात्रैः with broken pots,
समावृताम् scattered around,
निम्नाम् like a dale,
उपयुक्तोदकाम् water used up,
भग्नाम् broken,
निपतिताम् sunken,
प्रपामिव like a well.
Ayodhya resembled a cistern erected for storage and distribution of water, but now broken and collapsed with its platform riven and sunk, and covered with broken jars and earthen vessels, its water having been used up.
विपुलां विततां चैव युक्तपाशां तरस्विनाम्।
भूमौ बाणैर्विनिष्कृत्तां पतितां ज्यामिवायुधात्।।2.114.16।।
विपुलाम् extensive,
वितताम् stretched,
युक्तपाशाम् attached with nooses,
तरस्विनाम् of a powerful man,
बाणैः with arrows,
विनिष्कृत्ताम् severed,
आयुधात् from the weapon,
भूमौ on the ground,
पतिताम् fallen,
ज्यामिव like a bowstring.
Ayodhya resembled a bow-string, which was large and bent, with suitable noose at both ends, but severed from the bow by the arrows of heroes and fallen to the ground.
सहसा युद्धशौण्डेन हयारोहेण वाहिताम्।
निहतां प्रतिसैन्येन वडवामिव पातिताम्।।2.114.17।।
युद्धशौण्डेन by a warrior skilled in warfare,
हयारोहेण by the rider of a horse,
सहसा suddenly,
वाहिताम् carried,
प्रतिसैन्येन by the enemy army,
निहताम् slain,
पातिताम् fallen on the ground,
वडवामिव like a mare.
Ayodhya appeared like a mare, urged on suddenly by a horse-man, skilled in war-fare and fallen down when killed by the opposite army.
भरतस्तु रथस्थ स्सन् श्रीमान्दशरथात्मजः।
वाहयन्तं रथश्रेष्ठं सारथिं वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।2.114.18।।
श्रीमान् illustrious,
दशरथात्मजः son of Dasaratha,
भरतस्तु Bharata,
रथस्थस्सन् seated in the chariot,
रथश्रेष्ठम् the most excellent of chariots,
वाहयन्तम् driving,
सारथिम् to the charioteer,
वाक्यम् these words,
अब्रवीत् said.
Illustrious Bharata, son of Dasaratha, seated in his chariot, addressed the charioteer as he drove the most excellent of chariots saying:
किं नु खल्वद्य गम्भीरो मूर्छितो न निशम्यते।
यथापुरमयोध्यायां गीतवादित्रनिस्वनः।।2.114.19।।
अयोध्यायाम् In Ayodhya,
अद्य now,
यथापुरम् as in the past,
गम्भीरः deep,
मूर्छितः allpervasive,
गीतवादित्रनिस्वनः songs and sounds of musical instruments,
न निशम्यते are not heard,
किं नु खलु what could be the reason?
How is it that in Ayodhya, the deep and allpervasive songs and sounds of musical instruments of the former days are not heard now?
वारुणीमदगन्धश्च माल्यगन्धश्च मूर्छितः।
धूपितागुरुगन्धश्च न प्रवाति समन्ततः।।2.114.20।।
वारुणीमदगन्धश्च the intoxicating odour of spirituous liquor,
माल्यगन्धश्च the fragrance of flower garlands,
धूपितागरुगन्धश्च the fragrance of agaru or incense,
समन्ततः everywhere,
मूर्छितः pervading,
न प्रवाति does not blow.
The breeze no longer carries the intoxicating odour of spirituous liquor, the pervading fragrance of flower garlands and agaru (incense).
यानप्रवरघोषश्च स्निग्धश्च हयनिस्वनः।
प्रमत्तगजनादश्च महांश्च रथनिस्वनः।।2.114.21।।
नेदानीं श्रूयते पुर्यामस्यां रामे विवासिते।
रामे Rama,
विवासिते having been exiled,
इदानीम् now,
अस्यां पुर्याम् in this city,
यानप्रवरघोषश्च clatter of excellent carriages,
स्निग्धः pleasant,
हयनिस्वनश्च neighing of horses,
प्रमत्तगजनादश्च trumpeting of elephants in rut,
महान् great,
रथनिस्वनः च rattle of chariots,
न श्रूयते are not heard.
After Rama’s exile the clatter of excellent carriages, the pleasing neighing of horses and trumpeting of elephants in rut and the rattle of chariots are no longer heard now.
चन्दनागरुगन्धांश्च महार्हाश्च नवस्रजः।
गते हि रामे तरुणा स्संतप्ता नोपभुञ्जते।।2.114.22।।
रामे Rama,
गते having departed,
तरुणाः the young men,
संतप्ताः distressed,
चन्दनागरुगन्धांश्च incense of agaru and sandalwood paste,
महार्हा: expensive,
नवस्रजश्च garlands of fresh flowers,
नोपभुञ्जते do not enjoy.
Since Rama has departed, the young men in distress do not enjoy expensive incense of agaru and sandalwood paste and garlands of fresh flowers.
बहिर्यात्रां न गच्छन्ति चित्रमाल्यधरा नराः।
नोत्सवा स्सम्प्रवर्तन्ते रामशोकार्दिते पुरे।।2.114.23।।
रामशोकार्दिते stricken with grief on account of separation from Rama,
पुरे in the city,
नराः men,
चित्रमाल्यधराः wearing garlands of variegated flowers,
बहिः outside,
यात्राम् pleasure jaunts,
न गच्छन्ति do not go,
उत्सवाः festivites,
न सम्प्रवर्तन्ते are not celebrated.
This city is stricken with grief on account of Rama’s departure. Men do not go out on pleasure jaunts wearing garlands of variegated flowers. Festivities are not celebrated.
सह नूनं मम भ्रात्रा पुरस्यास्य द्युतिर्गता।
न हि राजत्ययोध्येयं सासारेवार्जुनी क्षपा।।2.114.24।।
अस्य पुरस्य of this city,
द्युतिः splendour,
मम my,
भ्रात्रा सह along with brother,
गता had left,
नूनम् certainly,
इयम् this,
अयोध्या Ayodhya,
सासारा with rain pouring down,
अर्जुनी relating to the waning Moon,
क्षपा इव like night,
न राजति हि does not gleam.
Certainly splendour has left along with my brother. Like the night when the rain pours down during the waning of the Moon, Ayodhya shines not.
कदा नु खलु मे भ्राता महोत्सव इवाऽगतः।
जनयिष्यत्ययोध्यायां हर्षं ग्रीष्म इवाम्बुदः।।2.114.25।।
मे भ्राता my brother,
महोत्सव इव like a carnival,
आगतः having returned,
ग्रीष्मे in summer,
अम्बुदः इव like clouds,
अयोध्यायाम् in Ayodhya,
हर्षम् delight,
कदा when,
जनयिष्यति नु खलु will cause.
When will my brother return to Ayodhya like a carnival and cause delight to every one like summer clouds?
तरुणैश्चारुवेषैश्च नरैरुन्नतगामिभिः।
सम्पतद्भिरयोध्यायां नाभिभान्ति महापथाः।।2.114.26।।
अयोध्यायाम् in Ayodhya,
महापथाः highways,
चारुवेषैः by those elegantly attired,
उन्नतगामिभिः with their majestic gait,
सम्पतद्भिः by those coming together in groups,
तरुणैः young men,
नरैः men,
नाभिभान्ति is not shining.
The highways of Ayodhya thronged with groups of elegantly attired young men or adults with their majestic gait, do not shine.
एवं बहुविधं जल्पन्विवेश वसतिं पितुः।
तेन हीनां नरेन्द्रेण सिंहहीनां गुहामिव।।2.114.27।।
एवम् thus,
बहुविधम् in several ways,
जल्पन् talking,
तेन by that,
नरेन्द्रेण by the king,
हीनाम् bereft of,
सिंहहीनाम् without a lion,
गुहामिव like a cave,
पितुः father’s,
वसतिम् residence,
विवेश entered.
Thus mourning in several ways, Bharata entered his fathers’ palace (now) bereft of the king like a cave without the lion.
तदा तदन्तः पुरमुञ्झितप्रभं सुरैरिवोत्सृष्टमभास्करं दिनम्।
निरीक्ष्य सर्वं तु विविक्तमात्मवान्मुमोच बाष्पं भरतः सुदुःखितः।।2.114.28।।
तदा then,
आत्मवान् selfpossessed,
भरतः Bharata,
सुरैः by gods,
उत्सृष्टम् deprived of,
अभास्करम् without the Sun,
दिनमिव like a day,
उञ्झितप्रभम् shorn of splendour,
विविक्तम् secluded,
सर्वम् entire,
तत् अन्तःपुरम् that inner apartment,
निरीक्ष्य having seen,
बाष्पम् tears in distress,
मुमोच shed.
Selfpossessed Bharata beholding the secluded inner apartment deserted by the gods shorn of splendour, like the day deprived of the Sun shed tears in distress.
इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्दशोत्तरशततमस्सर्गः।
Thus ends the hundred and fourteenth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
Janamejayan's धर्म जिज्ञासा 