🏛️ Ayodhya Kanda

Sarga 100

67 shlokas

AK-100-1Ayodhya Kanda 100.1

जटिलं चीरवसनं प्राञ्जलिं पतितं भुवि। ददर्श रामो दुर्दर्शं युगान्ते भास्करंयथा।।2.100.1।।

jaṭilṃ cīravasanṃ prāñjaliṃ patitṃ bhuvi| dadarśa rāmo durdarśṃ yugānte bhāskarṃyathā||2.100.1||

Translation

रामः Rama, जटिलम् wearing matted locks, चीरवसनम् wearing bark robes, प्राञ्जलिम् with folded palms, भुवि on the ground, पतितम् fallen, युगान्ते at the time of dissolution of the world, भास्करं यथा like sun, दुर्दर्शम् difficult to look at, ददर्श beheld.

Meaning

Rama beheld Bharata with matted locks and robes of bark fallen down on the ground with folded hands like the Sun at the time of dissolution of the world. It was really difficult to look at him.

AK-100-2Ayodhya Kanda 100.2

कथंचिदभिविज्ञाय विवर्णवदनं कृशम्। भ्रातरं भरतं रामः परिजग्राह बाहुना।।2.100.2।।

kathṃcidabhivijñāya vivarṇavadanṃ kṛśam| bhrātarṃ bharatṃ rāmḥ parijagrāha bāhunā||2.100.2||

Translation

रामः Rama, विवर्णवदनम् of pallid countenance, कृशम् emaciated, भ्रातरम् brother, भरतम् Bharata, कथंचित् with great difficulty, अभिविज्ञाय having recognised, बाहूना with his arm, परिजग्राह caught hold of.

Meaning

Rama found it extremely difficult to recognise Bharata with his emaciated body and pallid face. He held him in his arms and lifted him.

AK-100-3Ayodhya Kanda 100.3

आघ्राय रामस्तं मूर्ध्नि परिष्वज्य च राघवः। अङ्के भरतमारोप्य पर्यपृच्छत्समाहितः।।2.100.3।।

āghrāya rāmastṃ mūrdhni pariṣvajya ca rāghavḥ| aṅke bharatamāropya paryapṛcchatsamāhitḥ||2.100.3||

Translation

राघवः born in the race of Raghu, रामः Rama, तं भरतम् to that Bharata, मूर्ध्नि on the forehead, आघ्राय having kissed, परिष्वज्य च and also embracing, अङ्के on his lap, आरोप्य making him sit, समाहितः with composed mind, पर्यपृच्छत् enquired.

Meaning

Born in the race of Raghu, Rama embraced Bharata and kissed him on his forehead. Placing him on his lap, he enquired thus with a composed mind:

AK-100-4Ayodhya Kanda 100.4

क्व नु तेऽभूत्पिता तात यदरण्यं त्वमागतः। न हि त्वं जीवतस्तस्य वनमागन्तुमर्हसि।।2.100.4।।

kva nu te'bhūtpitā tāta yadaraṇyṃ tvamāgatḥ| na hi tvṃ jīvatastasya vanamāgantumarhasi||2.100.4||

Translation

तात O dear, त्वम् you, आरण्यम् to the forest, यत् आगतः now that you have come, ते पिता our father, क्व नु where, अभूत् was he, तस्य he, जीवतः while living, त्वम् you, वनम् to the forest, आगन्तुम् to come, न अर्हसि हि does not behove you.

Meaning

O dear, now that you have come to the forest, where is our father king Dasaratha? You ought not come to the forest while he is living.

AK-100-5Ayodhya Kanda 100.5

चिरस्य बत पश्यामि दूराद्भरतमागतम्। दुष्प्रतीकमरण्येऽस्मिन् किं तात वनमागतः।।2.100.5।।

cirasya bata paśyāmi dūrādbharatamāgatam| duṣpratīkamaraṇye'smin kiṃ tāta vanamāgatḥ||2.100.5||

Translation

अस्मिन् अरण्ये to this forest, दूरात् from a distance, आगतम् have come, दुष्प्रतीकं of emaciated limbs, भरतम् Bharata, चिरस्य after a long time, पश्यामि I see, बत it is a pity, तात dear brother, वनम् to the forest, किम् why, आगतः did you come?

Meaning

You have come a long distance (from Ayodhya) to this forest, O Bharata It is a pity, dear brother, to see you after a long time, so emaciated. What brings you to the forest?

AK-100-6Ayodhya Kanda 100.6

कच्चिद्धारयते तात राजा यत्त्वमिहाऽगतः। कच्चिन्न दीन स्सहसा राजा लोकान्तरं गतः।।2.100.6।।

kacciddhārayate tāta rājā yattvamihā'gatḥ| kaccinna dīna ssahasā rājā lokāntarṃ gatḥ||2.100.6||

Translation

तात dear child, त्वम् you, इह now, यत् आगतः that you have come here, राजा king Dasaratha, कच्चिद्दारयते Is he surviving, I trust so?, राजा king Dasaratha, दीनः dejected, सहसा immediately, लोकान्तरम् to the other world, न गतः कच्चित् I hope he did not depart.

Meaning

My dear (brother), now that you have come here, I trust, king Dasaratha is keeping good health and hope, he has not departed prematurely in despondency for the other world.

AK-100-7Ayodhya Kanda 100.7

कच्चित्सौम्य न ते राज्यं भ्रष्टं बालस्य शाश्वतम्। कच्चिच्छुश्रूषसे तात पितरं सत्यविक्रमम्।।2.100.7।।

kaccitsaumya na te rājyṃ bhraṣṭṃ bālasya śāśvatam| kaccicchuśrūṣase tāta pitarṃ satyavikramam||2.100.7||

Translation

सौम्य O gentle one, बालस्य young ones, ते your, शाश्वतम् permanent, राज्यम् kingdom, न भ्रष्टं कच्चित् I trust it has not been forfeited, तात dear child, सत्यविक्रमम् a man whose prowess is truthfulness, पितरम् father, शुश्रूषसे कच्चित् I trust you are looking after.

Meaning

O gentle one, being young and inexperienced, I trust, you have not forfeited the kingdom for ever. Dear child, I trust, you are looking after father whose prowess is his truthfulness.

AK-100-8Ayodhya Kanda 100.8

कच्चिद्धशरथो राजा कुशली सत्यसंङ्गरः। राजसूयाश्वमेधानामाहर्ता धर्मनिश्चयः।।2.100.8।।

kacciddhaśaratho rājā kuśalī satyasṃṅgarḥ| rājasūyāśvamedhānāmāhartā dharmaniścayḥ||2.100.8||

Translation

सत्यसंङ्गरः who is true to his promise, राजसूयाश्वमेधानाम् Rajasuya and Ashwamedha sacrifices, आहर्ता performer, धर्मनिश्चयः firm adherent of righteousness, राजा दशरथः king Dasaratha, कच्चित् कुशली I trust he is in good health.

Meaning

I trust king Dasaratha, who is true to his promise, a performer of Rajasuya and Ashwamedha sacrifices and a firm adherent of righteousness is in good health.

AK-100-9Ayodhya Kanda 100.9

स कच्चिद्ब्राह्मणो विद्वान् धर्मनित्यो महाद्युतिः। इक्ष्वाकूणामुपाध्यायो यथावत्तात पूज्यते।।2.100.9।।

sa kaccidbrāhmaṇo vidvān dharmanityo mahādyutiḥ| ikṣvākūṇāmupādhyāyo yathāvattāta pūjyate||2.100.9||

Translation

तात dear child, ब्राह्मणः brahmin (versed in the Vedas), विद्वान् learned, धर्मनित्यः ever fixed in virtues, महाद्युतिः effulgent, सः that, इक्ष्वाकूणाम् Ikshvaku's, उपाध्यायः preceptor, यथावत् as usual, पूज्यते कच्चित् I trust he is being honoured.

Meaning

O dear child I trust, the family preceptor of the Ikshvakus, Vasistha, the brahmin (versed in the Vedas), who is learned, ever fixed in virtues and effulgent is being honoured as usual.

AK-100-10Ayodhya Kanda 100.10

सा तात कच्चित्कौसल्या सुमित्रा च प्रजावती। सुखिनी कच्चिदार्या च देवी नन्दति कैकयी।।2.100.10।।

sā tāta kaccitkausalyā sumitrā ca prajāvatī| sukhinī kaccidāryā ca devī nandati kaikayī||2.100.10||

Translation

तात dear child, सा कौसल्या that Kausalya, सुखिनी कच्चित् trust she is happy, प्रजावती mother of excellent progeny, सुमित्रा च Sumitra too, आर्या noble, देवी queen, कैकयी Kaikeyi, नन्दति कच्चित् I trust she is delightful.

Meaning

Dear child I trust, Kausalya and Sumitra, mothers of an excellent progeny are happy. I trust, the noble queen Kaikeyi is happy too.

AK-100-11Ayodhya Kanda 100.11

कच्चिद्विनयसम्पन्नः कुलपुत्रो बहुश्रुतः। अनसूयुरनुद्रष्टा सत्कृतस्ते पुरोहितः।।2.100.11।।

kaccidvinayasampannḥ kulaputro bahuśrutḥ| anasūyuranudraṣṭā satkṛtaste purohitḥ||2.100.11||

Translation

विनयसम्पन्नः one who is endowed with modesty, कुलपुत्रः born of high family, बहुश्रुतः conversant in scriptures, अनसूयुः free from envy, अनुद्रष्टा one who can give directions, पुरोहितः priest, ते to (by) you, सत्कृतः कच्चित् I trust, you honour.

Meaning

I trust, you continue to honour the family priest (Suyajna, son of Vasistha) who is endowed with modesty, born of high family, conversant in scriptures, free from envy and who can give you directions with regard to your duties.

AK-100-12Ayodhya Kanda 100.12

कच्चिदग्निषु ते युक्तो विधिज्ञो मतिमानृजुः। हुतं च होष्यमाणं च काले वेदयते सदा।।2.100.12।।

kaccidagniṣu te yukto vidhijño matimānṛjuḥ| hutṃ ca hoṣyamāṇṃ ca kāle vedayate sadā||2.100.12||

Translation

ते your, अग्निषु sacred fires, युक्तः employed, विधिज्ञः knower of ritual precepts, मतिमान् sagacious, ऋजुः upright, सदा always, हुतं च what was offered as oblation, होष्यमाणं च what is going to be offered as oblation, काले at an appropriate time, वेदयते कच्चित् I trust he informs.

Meaning

I trust, the sagacious priest who knows ritual precepts, who is upright and is employed to take care of your sacred fires, informs you always regarding what was offered and what is to be offered as oblation at appropriate time.

AK-100-13Ayodhya Kanda 100.13

कच्चिद्देवान्पित्रून् मातृ़र्गुरून्पितृसमानपि। वृद्धांश्च तात वैद्यांश्च ब्राह्मणांश्चाभिमन्यसे।।2.100.13।।

kacciddevānpitrūn mātṛ़rgurūnpitṛsamānapi| vṛddhāṃśca tāta vaidyāṃśca brāhmaṇāṃścābhimanyase||2.100.13||

Translation

तात dear, देवान् gods, पित्रून् fathers, मात़ृ़: mothers, गुरून् teachers, पितृसमानपि relations equal to your father, वृद्धांश्च aged people, वैद्यांश्च physicians, ब्राह्मणांश्च brahmins, अभिमन्यसे कच्चित् I trust you are paying homage.

Meaning

Dear brother, I trust you continue to pay homage to gods, father, mothers, teachers, relations equal to your father, aged people, physicians and brahmins.

AK-100-14Ayodhya Kanda 100.14

इष्वस्त्रवरसम्पन्नमर्थशास्त्र विशारदम्। सुधन्वानमुपाध्यायं कच्चित्त्वं तात मन्यसे।।2.100.14।।

iṣvastravarasampannamarthaśāstra viśāradam| sudhanvānamupādhyāyṃ kaccittvṃ tāta manyase||2.100.14||

Translation

तात dear child, इष्वस्त्रवरसम्पन्नम् he who is furnished with excellent arrows and other weapons, अर्थशास्त्रविशारदम् master in state craft, उपाध्यायम् teacher, सुधन्वानम् Sudhanva, त्वम् you, मन्यसे कच्चित् I hope you pay respect.

Meaning

I hope you treat with respect Sudhanva who is equipped with the most formidable arrows and other weapons propelled by mantras and a master in the science of statecraft.

AK-100-15Ayodhya Kanda 100.15

कच्चिदात्मसमा श्शूरा श्श्रुतवन्तो जितेन्द्रियाः। कुलीनाश्चेङ्गितज्ञाश्च कृतास्ते तात मन्त्रिणः।।2.100.15।।

kaccidātmasamā śśūrā śśrutavanto jitendriyāḥ| kulīnāśceṅgitajñāśca kṛtāste tāta mantriṇḥ||2.100.15||

Translation

तात O dear, आत्मसमाः men equal to you, शूराः brave men, श्रुतवन्तः learned men, जितेन्द्रियाः men with selfcontrol, कुलीनाश्च men of noble birth, इङ्गितज्ञाश्च men skilled in guessing from hints, ते to you, मन्त्रिणः as ministers, कृताः कच्चित् I hope you have appointed.

Meaning

I hope, dear brother, you have appointed men who are brave, learned, selfcontrolled, of noble birth and skilled in guessing from hints.

AK-100-16Ayodhya Kanda 100.16

मन्त्रो विजयमूलं हि राज्ञां भवति राघव। सुसंवृतो मन्त्रधरैरमात्यै श्शास्त्रकोविदैः।।2.100.16।।

mantro vijayamūlṃ hi rājñāṃ bhavati rāghava| susṃvṛto mantradharairamātyai śśāstrakovidaiḥ||2.100.16||

Translation

राघव O Bharata, शास्त्रकोविदैः by men learned in scriptures, मन्त्रधरैः by those who can withhold proper counselling, अमात्यैः by ministers, सुसंवृतः wellguarded, मन्त्रः advice, राज्ञाम् to the king, विजयमूलम् root of victory, भवति हि will become.

Meaning

O Bharata the wellguarded advice of ministers, learned in scriptures and capable of proper counselling, is the root of victory for kings, specially when the advice is kept in confidence.

AK-100-17Ayodhya Kanda 100.17

कच्चिन्निद्रावशं नैषीः कच्चित् कालेऽवबुध्यसे। कच्चिच्चापररात्रेषु चिन्तियस्यर्थनैपुणम्।।2.100.17।।

kaccinnidrāvaśṃ naiṣīḥ kaccit kāle'vabudhyase| kacciccāpararātreṣu cintiyasyarthanaipuṇam||2.100.17||

Translation

निद्रावशम् controlled by sleep, नैषीः कच्चित् are you not, I trust, काले at appropriate time, प्रबुध्यसे कच्चित् are awake, I hope, अपररात्रेषु in the early hours, अर्थनैपुणम् about judicious statecraft, चिन्तयसि कच्चित् are you thinking, I trust.

Meaning

I trust you are not under the grip of sleep but wake up at appropriate times, I hope you always think of the means of judicious statecraft during the last part of the night.

AK-100-18Ayodhya Kanda 100.18

कच्चिन्मन्त्रयसे नैकः कच्चिन्न बहुभिस्सह। कच्चित्ते मन्त्रितो मन्त्रो राष्ट्रं न परिधावति।।2.100.18।।

kaccinmantrayase naikḥ kaccinna bahubhissaha| kaccitte mantrito mantro rāṣṭrṃ na paridhāvati||2.100.18||

Translation

एकः alone, न मन्त्रयसे कच्चित् you are not planning, I hope, बहुभिस्सह with many, न कच्चित् hope you are not discussing, मन्त्रितः when decided, ते मन्त्रः that decision, राष्ट्रम् about the kingdom, न परिधावति कच्चित् does not run through, I trust.

Meaning

I hope you neither decide alone nor discuss with many. I trust a decision once made by you is not leaked in the kingdom.

AK-100-19Ayodhya Kanda 100.19

कच्चिदर्थं विनिश्चित्य लघुमूलं महोदयम्। क्षिप्रमारभसे कर्तुं न दीर्घयसि राघव।।2.100.19।।

kaccidarthṃ viniścitya laghumūlṃ mahodayam| kṣipramārabhase kartuṃ na dīrghayasi rāghava||2.100.19||

Translation

राघव O Bharata, लघुमूलम् with a little effort, महोदयम् yielding great result, अर्थम् an endeavour, विनिश्चित्य having determined, क्षिप्रम् quickly, कर्तुम् to execute, आरभसे कच्चित् are commencing, न दीर्घयसि are not postponing unduly.

Meaning

O Bharata, having determined on an endeavour involving a little effort and yielding great results, I trust you commence to execute it quickly without procrastination?

AK-100-20Ayodhya Kanda 100.20

कच्चित्तु सुकृतान्येव कृतरूपाणि वा पुनः। विदुस्ते सर्वकार्याणि न कर्तव्यानि पार्थिवाः।।2.100.20।।

kaccittu sukṛtānyeva kṛtarūpāṇi vā punḥ| viduste sarvakāryāṇi na kartavyāni pārthivāḥ||2.100.20||

Translation

पार्थिवाः other kings, सुकृतान्येव wellaccomplished acts only, पुनः again, कृतरूपाणि वा or almost accomplished, ते your, सर्वकार्याणि all those endeavours, विदुः कच्चित् are informed, कर्तव्यानि endeavours intended to be performed in future, न are not revealed.

Meaning

I trust, other kings come to know of your endeavours only when your endeavours suceed or about to succeed. I hope, efforts intended to be made in future are not revealed to them beforehand.

AK-100-21Ayodhya Kanda 100.21

कच्चिन्नतर्कैर्युक्त्या वा ये चाप्यपरिकीर्तिताः। त्वया वा तवामात्यैर्बुध्यते तात मन्त्रितम्।।2.100.21।।

kaccinnatarkairyuktyā vā ye cāpyaparikīrtitāḥ| tvayā vā tavāmātyairbudhyate tāta mantritam||2.100.21||

Translation

तातः dear, त्वया वा by you, तव your, अमात्यैर्वा or by ministers, मन्त्रितम् determination, तर्कैः by conjecture, युक्त्या वा or by inference, ये चापि other means, अपरिकीर्तिताः so far not been revealed, (with those means or by others), कच्चिन्न बुध्यते I hope are not known.

Meaning

Dear brother, I hope others are not able to understand your determination or those of your ministers, either by conjecture or by inference or through other means without being revealed either by you or by your ministers.

AK-100-22Ayodhya Kanda 100.22

कच्चित्सहस्रान्मूर्खाणामेकमिच्छसि पण्डितम्। पण्डितो ह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेषु कुर्यान्निश्रेयसं महत्।।2.100.22।।

kaccitsahasrānmūrkhāṇāmekamicchasi paṇḍitam| paṇḍito hyarthakṛcchreṣu kuryānniśreyasṃ mahat||2.100.22||

Translation

मूर्खाणाम् among fools, सहस्रात् in preferance to a thousand, एकम् single, पण्डितम् wise man, इच्चसि कच्चित् I hope are preferring, अर्थकृच्छेषु in difficult situations, पण्डितः a wise man, महत् immense, निश्रेयसम् help, कुर्यात् will render.

Meaning

I hope by setting aside a thousand fools, you prefer a single wise man. A wise man will be of immense help in difficult situations.

AK-100-23Ayodhya Kanda 100.23

सहस्राण्यपि मूर्खाणां युद्युपास्ते महीपतिः। अथवाप्ययुतान्येव नास्ति तेषु सहायता।।2.100.23।।

sahasrāṇyapi mūrkhāṇāṃ yudyupāste mahīpatiḥ| athavāpyayutānyeva nāsti teṣu sahāyatā||2.100.23||

Translation

महीपतिः king, मूर्खाणाम् fools, सहस्राणि in thousands, अथवा or else, अयुतान्येव or tens of thousands, उपास्ते यद्यपि even if he seeks assistance, तेषु among them, सहायता help, नास्ति not there.

Meaning

Even if the king seeks the assistance from thousands or tens of thousands of fools, they cannot render any help to him.

AK-100-24Ayodhya Kanda 100.24

एकोऽप्यमात्यो मेधावी शूरो दक्षो विचक्षणः। राजानं राजपुत्रं वा प्रापयेन्महतीं श्रियम्।।2.100.24।।

eko'pyamātyo medhāvī śūro dakṣo vicakṣaṇḥ| rājānṃ rājaputrṃ vā prāpayenmahatīṃ śriyam||2.100.24||

Translation

मेधावी prudent, शूरः brave, दक्षः skilful, विचक्षणः clearsighted man, एकः a single one, अमात्यः अपि even minister, राजानम् the king, राजपुत्रं वा or a prince, श्रियम् prosperity, प्रापयेत् can bring.

Meaning

A single clearsighted minister who is prudent, brave and skilful can bring about great prosperity to a king or a prince.

AK-100-25Ayodhya Kanda 100.25

कच्चिन्मुख्या महात्स्वेव मध्यमेषु च मध्यमाः। जघन्याश्च जघन्येषु भृत्याः कर्मसु योजिताः।।2.100.25।।

kaccinmukhyā mahātsveva madhyameṣu ca madhyamāḥ| jaghanyāśca jaghanyeṣu bhṛtyāḥ karmasu yojitāḥ||2.100.25||

Translation

मुख्याः important, भृत्याः servants, महत्सु in important, कर्मसु एव in tasks, योजिताः कच्चित् have been employed, I hope, मध्यमाः mediocre men, मध्यमेषु to the mediocre tasks, जघन्याः तु low people, जघन्येषु in the lower tasks, योजिता कच्चित् are employed, I hope.

Meaning

I hope you have employed highly competent servants for important tasks, mediocre servants in mediocre tasks and low people in inferior tasks.

AK-100-26Ayodhya Kanda 100.26

अमात्यानुपधातीतान्पितृपैतामहाञ्छुचीन्। श्रेष्ठांछ्रेष्ठेषुकच्चित्वं नियोजयसि कर्मसु।।2.100.26।।

amātyānupadhātītānpitṛpaitāmahāñchucīn| śreṣṭhāṃchreṣṭheṣukaccitvṃ niyojayasi karmasu||2.100.26||

Translation

उपधातीतान् unyielding to bribery and other temptations, पितृपैतामहान् men who hold hereditary positions, शुचीन् full of integrity, श्रेष्ठान् eminent, अमात्यान् ministers, त्वम् you, श्रेष्ठेषु for superior, कर्मसु for tasks, नियोजयसि कच्चित् I hope you are assigning.

Meaning

I hope you are assigning ministers, who are unyielding to bribery and other temptations, holding positions hereditarily and who are full of integrity and eminence, with superior tasks.

AK-100-27Ayodhya Kanda 100.27

कच्चिन्नोग्रेण दण्डेन भृशमुद्वेजितप्रजम्। राष्ट्रं तवानुजानन्ति मन्त्रिणः कैकयीसुत।।2.100.27।।

kaccinnogreṇa daṇḍena bhṛśamudvejitaprajam| rāṣṭrṃ tavānujānanti mantriṇḥ kaikayīsuta||2.100.27||

Translation

कैकयीसुत O Bharata, उग्रेण by severe, दण्डेन with punishment, भृशम् excessively, तव राष्ट्रम् your kingdom, उद्वेजितप्रजम् citizens being agitated, मन्त्रिणः ministers, नानुजानन्ति कच्चित् I suppose will not permit so.

Meaning

Are not the citizens of your kingdom agitated at severe punishment meted out to them reproaching your ministers?

AK-100-28Ayodhya Kanda 100.28

कच्चित्त्वां नावजानन्ति याजकाः पतितं यथा। उग्रप्रतिग्रहीतारं कामयानमिव स्त्रियः।।2.100.28।।

kaccittvāṃ nāvajānanti yājakāḥ patitṃ yathā| ugrapratigrahītārṃ kāmayānamiva striyḥ||2.100.28||

Translation

याजकाः performers of sacrifice, उग्रप्रतिग्रहीतारम् accepting unmerited charity, पतितं यथा like an outcaste, स्त्रियः women, कामयानम् इव to a lustful one, त्वाम् you, नावजानन्ति कच्चित् hope they are not insulting you.

Meaning

Just like a performer of sacrifice scorns at an outcaste or a woman scorns at a lustful lover, do the subjects not scorn you for collecting taxes more than what is due?

AK-100-29Ayodhya Kanda 100.29

उपायकुशलं वैद्यं भृत्यसंदूषणे रतम्। शूरमैश्वर्यकामं च यो न हन्ति स हन्यते।।2.100.29।।

upāyakuśalṃ vaidyṃ bhṛtyasṃdūṣaṇe ratam| śūramaiśvaryakāmṃ ca yo na hanti sa hanyate||2.100.29||

Translation

उपायकुशलम् skilled in contrivances, वैद्यम् learned person, शूरम् warrior, ऐश्वर्यकामं च passionate for wealth, भृत्यसंदूषणे in corrupting the minds of servants and making them revolt against their master, रतम् one who is engaged, यः such man, न हन्ति will not kill, सः that man, हन्यते will be killed.

Meaning

A learned person but skilled in contrivances, a warrior with passion for wealth and a man ever engaged in corrupting the minds of servants must be slain. A king who does not kill them is himself killed in due course.

AK-100-30Ayodhya Kanda 100.30

कच्चिद्धृष्टश्च शूरश्च मतिमान् धृतिमान् शुचिः। कुलीनश्चानुरक्तश्च दक्षस्सेनापतिः कृतः।।2.100.30।।

kacciddhṛṣṭaśca śūraśca matimān dhṛtimān śuciḥ| kulīnaścānuraktaśca dakṣassenāpatiḥ kṛtḥ||2.100.30||

Translation

हृष्टश्च cheerful, शूरश्च brave, मतिमान् sagacious, धृतिमान् steadfast, शुचिः honest, कुलीनश्च born of good family, अनुरक्तश्च also loyal, दक्षः efficient, सेनापतिः chief of army, कृतः कच्चित् I hope has been appointed.

Meaning

I trust you have appointed a man who is cheerful, brave, sagacious, steadfast, honest, of a good family, loyal and efficient as the army chief.

AK-100-31Ayodhya Kanda 100.31

बलवन्तश्च कच्चित्ते मुख्या युध्दविशारदाः। दृष्टापदाना विक्रान्तास्त्वया सत्कृत्यमानिताः।।2.100.31।।

balavantaśca kaccitte mukhyā yudhdaviśāradāḥ| dṛṣṭāpadānā vikrāntāstvayā satkṛtyamānitāḥ||2.100.31||

Translation

बलवन्तः powerful, युध्दविशारदाः skilled in war, दृष्टापदानाः men with proven herioc exploits, विक्रान्ताः courageous men, ते मुख्याः those prominent soldiers, त्वया by you, सत्कृत्य having honoured, मानिताः कच्चित् I hope they are respected.

Meaning

I trust you honour and respect those prominent soldiers who are courageous, powerful, skilled in war and who have proven heroic exploits.

AK-100-32Ayodhya Kanda 100.32

कच्चिद्बलस्य भक्तं च वेतनं च यथोचितम्। सम्प्राप्तकालं दातव्यं ददासि न विलम्बसे।।2.100.32।।

kaccidbalasya bhaktṃ ca vetanṃ ca yathocitam| samprāptakālṃ dātavyṃ dadāsi na vilambase||2.100.32||

Translation

बलस्य of the army, दातव्यम् to be given, भक्तं च food (rations), यथोचितम् suitable, वेतनं च wages, सम्प्राप्तकालम् in due time, ददासि कच्चित् I trust you are paying, न विलम्बसे not delaying.

Meaning

I trust you distribute rations and wages to your army in due time without making delay.

AK-100-33Ayodhya Kanda 100.33

कालातिक्रमणाच्चैव भक्तवेतनयोर्भृताः। भर्तुः कुप्यन्ति दुष्यन्ति सोऽनर्थ स्सुमहान् स्मृतः।।2.100.33।।

kālātikramaṇāccaiva bhaktavetanayorbhṛtāḥ| bhartuḥ kupyanti duṣyanti so'nartha ssumahān smṛtḥ||2.100.33||

Translation

भृताः (dependent) attendants, भक्तवेतनयोः regarding food materials and wages, कालातिक्रमणात् beyond stipulated time, भर्तुः about the masters, कुप्यन्ति will be incensed, दुष्यन्ति will become corrupted, सः that one, सुमहान् very great, अनर्थः calamity, स्मृतः has been stated in the scriptures.

Meaning

It has been mentioned in the scriptures that if provisions and wages are not paid in stipulated time, the dependent attendants will be incensed with their masters and will turn hostile and become corrupt, leading to great calamity.

AK-100-34Ayodhya Kanda 100.34

कच्चित्सर्वेऽनुरक्तास्त्वां कुलपुत्राः प्रधानतः। कच्चित्प्राणां स्तवार्थेषु सन्त्यजन्ति समाहिताः।।2.100.34।।

kaccitsarve'nuraktāstvāṃ kulaputrāḥ pradhānatḥ| kaccitprāṇāṃ stavārtheṣu santyajanti samāhitāḥ||2.100.34||

Translation

सर्वे all men, प्रधानतः especially, कुलपुत्राः men of our family, त्वाम् to you, अनुरक्ताः कच्चित् I hope they are loyal, समाहिताः men with steady mind, तव अर्थेषु for your cause, प्राणान् life, कच्चित् सन्त्यजन्ति I hope are ready to sacrifice.

Meaning

I hope all men of a good family, especially those who belong to our race, are loyal to you and are ready to sacrifice their lives for your cause.

AK-100-35Ayodhya Kanda 100.35

कच्चिज्जानपदो विद्वान्दक्षिणः प्रतिभानवान्। यथोक्तवादी दूतस्ते कृतो भरत पण्डितः।।2.100.35।।

kaccijjānapado vidvāndakṣiṇḥ pratibhānavān| yathoktavādī dūtaste kṛto bharata paṇḍitḥ||2.100.35||

Translation

भरत O Bharata, जानपदः one who is born in your country, विद्वान् wellinformed, दक्षिणः favourable, प्रतिभानवान् one with quick understanding, यथोक्तवादी one who repeats, पण्डितः expert man, ते to (by) you, दूत: as envoy, कृतः कच्चित् I hope has been chosen.

Meaning

O Bharata, I hope you have chosen as your envoy an expert born in your own country, wellinformed, skilful and quick to understand one who repeats and reports (exactly) what has been told.

AK-100-36Ayodhya Kanda 100.36

कच्चिदष्टादशान्येषु स्वपक्षे दश पञ्च च। त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरविज्ञातैर्वेत्सि तीर्थानि चारकैः।।2.100.36।।

kaccidaṣṭādaśānyeṣu svapakṣe daśa pañca ca| tribhistribhiravijñātairvetsi tīrthāni cārakaiḥ||2.100.36||

Translation

अन्येषु on enemy's side, अष्टादश eighteen, तीर्थानि officials by close watch, स्वपक्षे on your side, दश पञ्च च ten plus five (fifteen), अविज्ञातैः by those unrecognisable by others, त्रिभिः त्रिभिः three for each official, चारकैः spies, वेत्सि कच्चित् I hope you acquire information.

Meaning

I hope you collect information (of their secret efforts) intelligently through unrecognisable spies with three of them closely watching each of the eighteen officials (there are eighteen categories of officials in a kingdom) of the enemy's side and fifteen (officials) on your side.

AK-100-37Ayodhya Kanda 100.37

कच्चिद्व्यपास्तानहितान्प्रतियातांश्च सर्वदा। दुर्बलाननवज्ञाय वर्तसे रिपुसूदन।।2.100.37।।

kaccidvyapāstānahitānpratiyātāṃśca sarvadā| durbalānanavajñāya vartase ripusūdana||2.100.37||

Translation

रिपुसूदन O slayer of foes, व्यपास्तान् defeated, प्रतियातांश्च having gone back, दुर्बलान् weak, अहितान् foes, सर्वदा at all times, अनवज्ञाय without neglecting, वर्तसे कच्चित् I hope you remain alert.

Meaning

O slayer of foes, I hope you are always alert about your foes who were defeated by you and have come back. You should not ignore your enemies thinking they are weak.

AK-100-38Ayodhya Kanda 100.38

कच्चिन्न लौकायतिकान्ब्राह्मणांस्तात सेवसे।। अनर्थकुशला ह्येते बालाः पण्डितमानिनः।।2.100.38।।

kaccinna laukāyatikānbrāhmaṇāṃstāta sevase|| anarthakuśalā hyete bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninḥ||2.100.38||

Translation

तात O dear child, लौकायतिकान् thinking of this world only, those atheists, ब्राह्मणान् brahmins, न सेवसे कच्चित् I hope you are not keeping company, पण्डितमानिनः fancying them as learned, बालाः foolish, एते these people, अनर्थकुशलाः हि adept in bringing disaster indeed.

Meaning

Dear brother, I hope you do not serve those brahmins who are atheists, who foolishly think of this world alone and fancy themselves as learned. They only bring disasters.

AK-100-39Ayodhya Kanda 100.39

धर्मशास्त्रेषु मुख्येषु विद्यमानेषु दुर्बुधाः। बुद्धिमान्वीक्षिकीं प्राप्य निरर्थं प्रवदन्ति ते।।2.100.39।।

dharmaśāstreṣu mukhyeṣu vidyamāneṣu durbudhāḥ| buddhimānvīkṣikīṃ prāpya nirarthṃ pravadanti te||2.100.39||

Translation

दुर्बुधाः these superficial fellows, मुख्येषु among the principal, धर्मशास्त्रेषु in scriptures, विद्यमानेषु while existing, आन्वीक्षिकीम् relating to the science of logic, बुद्धिम् intelligence, प्राप्य having obtained, निरर्थम् futile, प्रवदन्ति argue.

Meaning

While principal scriptures do exist, these superficial fellows take resort to the science of logic based on abstract reasoning, and indulge in futile talks.

AK-100-40-42Ayodhya Kanda 100.40–42 (त्रिकम्)

वीरैरध्युषितां पूर्वमस्माकं तात पूर्वकैः। सत्यनामां दृढ द्वारां हस्त्यश्वरथसङ्कुलाम्।।2.100.40।। ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैर्वैश्यै स्स्वकर्मनिरतैस्सदा। जितेन्द्रियैर्महोत्साहैर्वृतामार्यै स्सहस्रशः।।2.100.41।। प्रासादैर्विविधाकारैर्वृतां वैद्यजनाकुलाम्। कच्चित्सुमुदितां स्फीतामयोध्यां परिरक्षसि।।2.100.42।।

vīrairadhyuṣitāṃ pūrvamasmākṃ tāta pūrvakaiḥ| satyanāmāṃ dṛḍha dvārāṃ hastyaśvarathasaṅkulām||2.100.40|| brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyairvaiśyai ssvakarmanirataissadā| jitendriyairmahotsāhairvṛtāmāryai ssahasraśḥ||2.100.41|| prāsādairvividhākārairvṛtāṃ vaidyajanākulām| kaccitsumuditāṃ sphītāmayodhyāṃ parirakṣasi||2.100.42||

Translation

ताता O dear child, वीरैः by the heroic, अस्माकम् our, पूर्वकैः by ancestors, पूर्वम् formerly, अध्युषिताम् inhabited, सत्यनामाम् true to its name, दृढद्वाराम् with sturdy gates, हस्त्यश्वरथसङ्कुलाम् full of elephants, horses and chariots, सदा always, स्वकर्मनिरतैः engaged in their respective professions, जितेन्द्रियैः by selfcontrolled men, महोत्साहैः by highly energetic men, आर्यैः by venerable men, सहस्रशः in their thousands, ब्राह्मणैः by brahmins, क्षत्रियैः by kshatriyas (warriors), वैश्यैः by vaisyas (merchants), वृतम् surrounded, विविधाकारैः of various kinds, प्रासादैः with palaces, वृताम् filled with, वैद्यजनाकुलाम् full of learned people, सुमुदिताम् with everything available, स्फीताम् prosperous, अयोध्याम् Ayodhya, परिरक्षसि कच्चित् I trust you are protecting.

Meaning

My dear brother I trust you are protecting the (impregnable) city of Ayodhya worthy of its name, formerly defended by our heroic ancestors, with its sturdy gates, its elephants, horses and chariots, its thousands of venerable, selfcontrolled and highly energetic brahmins, kshatriyas and vaisyas engaged in their respective professions, filled with palaces of various kinds, abounding in learned people and a prosperous city where everything is available in abundance.

AK-100-43-46Ayodhya Kanda 100.43–46 (कलापकम्)

कच्चिच्चैत्यशतैर्जुष्ट स्सुनिविष्टजनाकुलः। देवस्थानैः प्रपाभिश्च तटाकैश्चोपशोभितः।।2.100.43।। प्रहृष्टनरनारीकस्समाजोत्सवशोभितः। सुकृष्टसीमा पशुमान्हिंसाभिः परिवर्जितः।।2.100.44।। अदेवमातृको रम्य श्श्वापदैः परिवर्जितः। परित्यक्तो भयैस्सर्वैः खनिभिश्चोपशोभितः।।2.100.45।। विवर्जितो नरैः पापैर्मम पूर्वै स्सुरक्षितः। कच्चिज्जनपदस्स्फीतः सुखं वसति राघव।।2.100.46।।

kacciccaityaśatairjuṣṭa ssuniviṣṭajanākulḥ| devasthānaiḥ prapābhiśca taṭākaiścopaśobhitḥ||2.100.43|| prahṛṣṭanaranārīkassamājotsavaśobhitḥ| sukṛṣṭasīmā paśumānhiṃsābhiḥ parivarjitḥ||2.100.44|| adevamātṛko ramya śśvāpadaiḥ parivarjitḥ| parityakto bhayaissarvaiḥ khanibhiścopaśobhitḥ||2.100.45|| vivarjito naraiḥ pāpairmama pūrvai ssurakṣitḥ| kaccijjanapadassphītḥ sukhṃ vasati rāghava||2.100.46||

Translation

राघव O Bharata, चैत्यशतैः by hundreds of sanctuaries near villages, जुष्ट: furnished, सुनिविष्टजनाकुलः filled with people where life is made comfortable, देवस्थानैः with shrines, प्रपाभिश्च with centres for providing water, तटाकैश्च with tanks, उपशोभितः graced with, सुकृष्टसीमा wellploughed land, पशुमान् with excellent cattle, हिंसाभिः with violence, परिवर्जितः abandoned, अदेवमातृकः not dependant on rain, रम्यः enchanting, श्वापदैः with wild animals, परिवर्जितः devoid of, सर्वैः by all kinds, भयैः of fears, परित्यक्तः expelled, खनिभिश्च with mines, उपशोभितः adorned with, पापैः by sinful, नरैः with people, विवर्जितः deserted, मम my, पूर्वैः by ancestors, सुरक्षितः wellprotected, जनपद: country, स्फीतः कच्चित् I trust is prosperous, सुखम् comfortably, वसति कच्चित् I hope they are living.

Meaning

O Bharata, my country which is marked with hundreds of sanctuaries near villages where life of the people is made comfortable, where there are shrines, water distribution facilities and tanks, which is wellploughed and rich in cattlewealth, free from violence and independent of rain. It is enchanting. It is safe from wild animals. With fears expelled, free from sinful people, adorned with mines and wellprotected by my ancestors, it is prosperous and I hope people are living comfortably.

AK-100-47Ayodhya Kanda 100.47

कच्चित्ते दयितास्सर्वे कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः। वार्तायां संश्रितस्तात लोको हि सुखमेधते।।2.100.47।।

kaccitte dayitāssarve kṛṣigorakṣajīvinḥ| vārtāyāṃ sṃśritastāta loko hi sukhamedhate||2.100.47||

Translation

तात dear child, सर्वे all men, कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः those who live on agriculture and cattlerearing, ते to you, दयिता कच्चित् I trust are favourable, वार्तायाम् in profession (of cattle raising), संश्रितः depending on, लोकः world, सुखम् happily, एधते हि grows.

Meaning

I trust all those men who live on agriculture and cattlerearing are favourable to you. The world's prosperity, dear brother, grows on the profession of cattle rearing.

AK-100-48Ayodhya Kanda 100.48

तेषां गुप्तिपरीहारैः कच्चित्ते भरणं कृतम्। रक्ष्या हि राज्ञा धर्मेण सर्वे विषयवासिनः।।2.100.48।।

teṣāṃ guptiparīhāraiḥ kaccitte bharaṇṃ kṛtam| rakṣyā hi rājñā dharmeṇa sarve viṣayavāsinḥ||2.100.48||

Translation

गुप्तिपरीहारैः by affording protection and through prevention of adversities, तेषाम् their, भरणम् maintenance, ते to you (by you), कृतं कच्चित् has been done, I hope, राज्ञा by the king, विषयवासिनः those living in the country, सर्वे all, धर्मेण with righteousness, रक्ष्याः हि are required to be protected.

Meaning

I trust you nourish them and also afford portection and prevent adversities. A king must protect all those people living in his country in accordanc with righteousness.

AK-100-49Ayodhya Kanda 100.49

कच्चिस्त्रिय स्सान्त्वयसि कच्चित्ताश्च सुरक्षिताः। कच्चिन्न श्रद्धास्यासां कच्चिद्गुह्यं न भाषसे।।2.100.49।।

kaccistriya ssāntvayasi kaccittāśca surakṣitāḥ| kaccinna śraddhāsyāsāṃ kaccidguhyṃ na bhāṣase||2.100.49||

Translation

स्त्रियः women, सान्त्वयसि कच्चित् I hope you are pacifying, ताः they, ते to (by) you, सुरक्षिताः कच्चित् I trust they are guarded well, आसाम् words of the women, न श्रद्धास्यासां कच्चित् I trust you believe not, गुह्यम् secret, न भाषसे कच्चित् I trust you do not divulge.

Meaning

I trust, you keep the women pacified and wellprotected, you do not believe their words and do not divulge any secrets to them.

AK-100-50Ayodhya Kanda 100.50

कच्चिन्नागवनं गुप्तं कच्चित्ते सन्ति धेनुकाः। कच्चिन्न गणिकाश्वानां कुञ्जराणां च तृप्यसि।।2.100.50।।

kaccinnāgavanṃ guptṃ kaccitte santi dhenukāḥ| kaccinna gaṇikāśvānāṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ ca tṛpyasi||2.100.50||

Translation

नागवनम् habitat of elephants, गुप्तं कच्चित् I trust is protected, ते to you, धेनुकाः milch cows, सन्ति कच्चित् I trust you have, गणिकाश्वानाम् mares, कुञ्जराणांच elephants, न तृप्यसि कच्चित् I trust you are not contented.

Meaning

I trust, you protect the habitat of elephants and you have a large number of milch cows. I trust you are not contented with the existing number of female and male elephants and horses.

AK-100-51Ayodhya Kanda 100.51

कच्चिद्दर्शयसे नित्यं मनुष्याणां विभूषितम्। उत्थायोत्थाय पूर्वाह्णे राजपुत्र महापथे।।2.100.51।।

kacciddarśayase nityṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ vibhūṣitam| utthāyotthāya pūrvāhṇe rājaputra mahāpathe||2.100.51||

Translation

राजपुत्र O prince नित्यम् daily, पूर्वाह्णे early in the morning, उत्थायोत्थाय rising early, महापथे on the thoroughfare, मानुष्याणाम् to the people, विभूषितम् welladorned, दर्शयसे कच्चित् I trust you are presenting yourself.

Meaning

O prince, I trust, you rise early daily and present yourself welladomed to the people on the thoroughfare.

AK-100-52Ayodhya Kanda 100.52

कच्चिन्न सर्वे कर्मान्ताः प्रत्यक्षास्तेऽविशङ्कया। सर्वे वा पुनरुत्सृष्टा मध्यमेवात्र कारणम्।।2.100.52।।

kaccinna sarve karmāntāḥ pratyakṣāste'viśaṅkayā| sarve vā punarutsṛṣṭā madhyamevātra kāraṇam||2.100.52||

Translation

सर्वे all, कर्मान्ताः servants, ते to you, अविशङ्कया without fear, न प्रत्यक्षाः कच्चित् I trust do not present themselves, सर्वे all, उत्सृष्टाः वा पुनः or again (I trust) are not kept in a distance, अत्र here, मध्यमेव middle course, कारणम् reason for welfare of all the workers.

Meaning

All the servants, I trust, do not present themselves to you directly. At the same time they do not remain out of sight with fear at a distance. The middle course is the best way for the welfare of every one.

AK-100-53Ayodhya Kanda 100.53

कच्चित्सर्वाणि दुर्गाणि धनधान्यायुधोदकैः। यन्त्रैश्च परिपूर्णानि तथा शिल्पिधनुर्धरैः।।2.100.53।।

kaccitsarvāṇi durgāṇi dhanadhānyāyudhodakaiḥ| yantraiśca paripūrṇāni tathā śilpidhanurdharaiḥ||2.100.53||

Translation

सर्वाणि all, दुर्गाणि the forts, धनधान्यायुधोदकैः with wealth, grains, weapons and water, यन्त्रैश्च with ammunitions or machines of war, तथा similarly, शिल्पिधनुर्धरैः with craftsmen and archers, परिपूर्णानि कच्चित् are adequately provided, I trust.

Meaning

Hope all the forts are adequately provided with wealth, foodgrains, weapons and water, with machines of war and craftsmen and archers.

AK-100-54Ayodhya Kanda 100.54

आयस्ते विपुलः कच्चित्कच्चिदल्पतरो व्ययः। अपात्रेषु न ते कच्चित्कोशो गच्छति राघव।।2.100.54।।

āyaste vipulḥ kaccitkaccidalpataro vyayḥ| apātreṣu na te kaccitkośo gacchati rāghava||2.100.54||

Translation

राघव O Bharata, ते your, आयः revenues, विपुलः कच्चित् are abundant, I trust, व्ययः expenditure, अल्पतरः कच्चित् is much less, I hope, ते your, कोशः treasury, अपात्रेषु to undeserving people, न गच्छति कच्चित् does not pass, I trust.

Meaning

O Bharata, I trust, your revenues are abundant and expenditure much less. I trust you do not give away your treasure to undeserving persons.

AK-100-55Ayodhya Kanda 100.55

देवतार्थे च पित्रर्थेब्राह्मणाभ्यागतेषु च। योधेषु मित्रवर्गेषु कच्चिद्गच्छति ते व्ययः।।2.100.55।।

devatārthe ca pitrarthebrāhmaṇābhyāgateṣu ca| yodheṣu mitravargeṣu kaccidgacchati te vyayḥ||2.100.55||

Translation

ते your, व्ययः expenditure, देवतार्थे च for the sake of the gods, पित्रर्थे for the sake of ancestors, ब्राह्मणाभ्यागतेषु for brahmins and guests, योधेषु on warriors, मित्रवर्गेषु on hordes of friends, गच्छति कच्चित् is being spent I hope.

Meaning

I trust, you are spending only on gods, ancestors, brahmins, guests, warriors and hosts of friends.

AK-100-56Ayodhya Kanda 100.56

कच्चिदार्यो विशुद्धात्मा क्षारित श्चापरकर्मणा। अपृष्ट श्शास्त्रकुशलैर्न लोभाद्वध्यते शुचिः।।2.100.56।।

kaccidāryo viśuddhātmā kṣārita ścāparakarmaṇā| apṛṣṭa śśāstrakuśalairna lobhādvadhyate śuciḥ||2.100.56||

Translation

विशुद्धात्मा of purehearted man, आर्यः venerable one, शुचिः honest, अपकर्मणा with unworthy act, क्षारितः falsely accused of adultery, शास्त्रकुशलैः by those wellversed in scriptures, अपृष्टः without consulting, लोभात् out of avarice, न वध्यते कच्चित् I trust is not slain.

Meaning

I trust a man who is honest, purehearted and venerable, falsely accused of adultery is not slain out of avarice without consulting experts in scriptures.

AK-100-57Ayodhya Kanda 100.57

गृहीतश्चैव पृष्टश्च काले दृष्टस्सकारणः। कच्चिन्न मुच्यते चोरो धनलोभान्नरर्षभ।।2.100.57।।

gṛhītaścaiva pṛṣṭaśca kāle dṛṣṭassakāraṇḥ| kaccinna mucyate coro dhanalobhānnararṣabha||2.100.57||

Translation

नरर्षभ O best among men, काले at the time of committing theft, दृष्टः who has been caught redhanded, गृहीतश्चैव one who is arrested, पृष्टश्च one who has been interrogated, सकारणः one who has sufficient evidence, चोरः thief, धनलोभात् out of greed for money, न मुच्यते कच्चित् I hope is not set free.

Meaning

O best among men I trust that a thief, caught redhanded and interrogated and has sufficient proof is not set free, out of greed for money.

AK-100-58Ayodhya Kanda 100.58

व्यसने कच्चिदाढ्यस्य दुर्गतस्य च राघव। अर्थं विरागाः पश्यन्ति तवामात्या बहुश्रुताः।।2.100.58।।

vyasane kaccidāḍhyasya durgatasya ca rāghava| arthṃ virāgāḥ paśyanti tavāmātyā bahuśrutāḥ||2.100.58||

Translation

राघव O Bharata, बहुश्रुताः wellinformed, तव अमात्याः your ministers, आढ्यस्य of a rich man, दुर्गतस्य च to a poorman, व्यसने in times of hardship, अर्थम् any matter, विरागाः impartially, पश्यन्ति कच्चित् I trust they look at impartially.

Meaning

O Bharata, I trust that your ministers are wellinformed and look into all matters in times of hardship pertaining to whether a man is rich or poor without any bias to either.

AK-100-59Ayodhya Kanda 100.59

यानि मिथ्याभिशस्तानां पतन्त्यश्रूणि राघव। तानि पुत्रान्पशून्घ्नन्ति प्रीत्यर्थमनुशासतः।।2.100.59।।

yāni mithyābhiśastānāṃ patantyaśrūṇi rāghava| tāni putrānpaśūnghnanti prītyarthamanuśāsatḥ||2.100.59||

Translation

राघव Bharata, मिथ्याभिशस्तानाम् of those who are falsely accused, यानि अश्रूणि those tears, पतन्ति fall, तानि they, प्रीत्यर्थम् for the sake of pleasure, अनुशासतः one who commands, पुत्रान्पशून् his sons and cattle, घ्नन्ति they will destroy.

Meaning

O Bharata, the tears falling from the eyes of persons, who are falsely accused and punished for the pleasure of the king will destroy his progeny and cattle as well.

AK-100-60Ayodhya Kanda 100.60

कच्चिद्वृद्धांश्च बालांश्च वैद्यामुख्यांश्च राघव। दानेन मनसा वाचा त्रिभिरेतैर्बुभूषसे।।2.100.60।।

kaccidvṛddhāṃśca bālāṃśca vaidyāmukhyāṃśca rāghava| dānena manasā vācā tribhiretairbubhūṣase||2.100.60||

Translation

राघव Bharata, वृद्धांश्च the old, बालांश्च the children, वैद्यमुख्यांश्च foremost of learned people, दानेन with gifts, मनसा with affection, वाचा with kind words, एतैः these, त्रिभिः with three, बुभूषसे कच्चित् I trust you thrive.

Meaning

O Bharata, I trust you wish to thrive by treating the old, children and foremost of learned people with the three expedients namely gifts, affection and kind words.

AK-100-61Ayodhya Kanda 100.61

कच्चिद्गुरूंश्च वृद्धांश्च तापसान् देवतातिथीन्। चैत्यांश्च सर्वान्सिध्दार्थान्ब्राह्मणांश्च नमस्यसि।।2.100.61।।

kaccidgurūṃśca vṛddhāṃśca tāpasān devatātithīn| caityāṃśca sarvānsidhdārthānbrāhmaṇāṃśca namasyasi||2.100.61||

Translation

गुरूंश्च prceptors, वृद्धांश्च the old, तापसान् the ascetics, देवतातिथीन् gods and guests, चैत्यांश्च shrines, सिध्दार्थान् acomplished men, ब्राह्मणांश्च brahmins, सर्वान् all, नमस्यसि कच्चित् I trust you are paying homage.

Meaning

I trust you pay homage to the preceptors, the aged ones, ascetics, gods and guests, to shrines and to accomplished brahmins.

AK-100-62Ayodhya Kanda 100.62

कच्चिदर्थेन वा धर्ममर्थं धर्मेण वा पुनः। उभौ वा प्रीतिलोभेन कामेन च न बाधसे।।2.100.62।।

kaccidarthena vā dharmamarthṃ dharmeṇa vā punḥ| ubhau vā prītilobhena kāmena ca na bādhase||2.100.62||

Translation

अर्थेन with prosperity, धर्मं वा or righteousness, धर्मेण with righteousness, अर्थं वा prosperity, पुनः again, प्रीतिलोभेन longing for pleasure, कामेन with desire for sensual enjoyment, उभौ both, न बाधसे कच्चित् I trust you are not thwarting.

Meaning

I trust, righteousness for the sake of prosperity or prosperity for the sake of righteousness or both for the sake of sensual pleasure are not thwarted by you.

AK-100-63Ayodhya Kanda 100.63

कच्चिदर्थं च धर्मं च कामं च जयतां वर। विभज्य काले कालज्ञ सर्वान्वरद सेवसे।।2.100.63।।

kaccidarthṃ ca dharmṃ ca kāmṃ ca jayatāṃ vara| vibhajya kāle kālajña sarvānvarada sevase||2.100.63||

Translation

जयताम् among the victorious, वर best, कालज्ञ one having the knowledge of time, वरद granter of boons (best of men), धर्मंच righteousness, कामंच legitimate pleasure, सर्वान् all of them, काले proper time, विभज्य dividing time for each, सेवसे कच्चित् I trust you are attending.

Meaning

O Bharata, the best among the victorious, conversant with timely actions and a bestower of boons you are the best of men. I trust, you allocate adequate time for attending to all the three expedients of life like dharma, artha and kama.

AK-100-64Ayodhya Kanda 100.64

कच्चित्ते ब्राह्मणा श्शर्म सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदाः। आशंसन्ते महाप्राज्ञ पौरजानपदैस्सह।।2.100.64।।

kaccitte brāhmaṇā śśarma sarvaśāstrārthakovidāḥ| āśṃsante mahāprājña paurajānapadaissaha||2.100.64||

Translation

महाप्राज्ञ O highly sagacious one, सर्वशास्त्रार्थ कोविदाः those who can comprehend the meaning of all scriptures, ब्राह्मणाः brahmins, पौरजानपदैस्सह along with the inhabitants of the city and country too, ते your, शर्म happiness, आशंसन्ते कच्चित् I trust they are seeking.

Meaning

O highly sagacious Bharata, those brahmins who can comprehend the meaning of all scriptures along with the inhabitants of the city and country, I trust, are seeking your happiness.

AK-100-65-67Ayodhya Kanda 100.65–67 (त्रिकम्)

नास्तिक्यमनृतं क्रोधं प्रमादं दीर्घसूत्रताम्। अदर्शनं ज्ञानवतामालस्यं पञ्चवृत्तिताम्।।2.100.65।। एकचिन्तनमर्थानामनर्थज्ञैश्च मन्त्रणम्। निश्चितानामनारम्भं मन्त्रस्यापरिरक्षणम्।।2.100.66।। मङ्गलाद्यप्रयोगं च प्रत्युत्थानं च सर्वतः। कच्चित्वं वर्जयस्येतान्राजदोषांश्चतुर्दश।।2.100.67।।

nāstikyamanṛtṃ krodhṃ pramādṃ dīrghasūtratām| adarśanṃ jñānavatāmālasyṃ pañcavṛttitām||2.100.65|| ekacintanamarthānāmanarthajñaiśca mantraṇam| niścitānāmanārambhṃ mantrasyāparirakṣaṇam||2.100.66|| maṅgalādyaprayogṃ ca pratyutthānṃ ca sarvatḥ| kaccitvṃ varjayasyetānrājadoṣāṃścaturdaśa||2.100.67||

Translation

नास्तिक्यम् atheism, अनृतम् falsehood, क्रोधम् anger, प्रमादम् inattention, दीर्घसूत्रताम् procrastination, ज्ञानवताम् wise people's, अदर्शनम् evasion, आलस्यम् indolence, पञ्चवृत्तिताम् gratification of all five senses, अर्थानाम् relating to the affairs (of the kingdom), एकचिन्तनम् thinking alone, अनर्थज्ञैः by those proficient in worthless acts, मन्त्रणम् consultation, निश्चितानाम् of acts decided upon, अनारम्भम् not to implement, मन्त्रस्य counsel, अपरिरक्षणम् not protecting, मङ्लादि beginning of an auspicious note and the like, अप्रयोगं च not to practise, सर्वतः on all sides, प्रत्युत्थानं च attacking all the enemies at a time, एतान् all these, चतुर्दश fourteen, राजदोषान् defects of the king, त्वम् you, वर्जयसि कच्चित् I trust you eschew.

Meaning

I trust you eschew the fourteen faults of kings, like atheism, falsehood, anger, inattention, procrastination, evading the wise, indolence, gratification of all five senses, planning alone in the affairs of the kingdom, consultation with people who are proficient in worthless acts, failure to implement decisious, inability to keep the counsel secret and omission of auspicious practices and setting out against all the enemies at a time.

AK-100-68-70Ayodhya Kanda 100.68–70 (त्रिकम्)

दशपञ्चचतुर्वर्गान्सप्तवर्गं च तत्त्वतः। अष्टवर्गं त्रिवर्गं च विद्यास्तिस्रश्च राघव।।2.100.68।। इन्द्रियाणां जयं बुद्ध्या षाड्गुण्यं दैवमानुषम्। कृत्यं विंशतिवर्गं च तथा प्रकृतिमण्डलम्।।2.100.69।। यात्रादण्डविधानं च द्वियोनी सन्धिविग्रहौ। कच्चिदेतान्महाप्राज्ञ यथावदनुमन्यसे।।2.100.70।।

daśapañcacaturvargānsaptavargṃ ca tattvatḥ| aṣṭavargṃ trivargṃ ca vidyāstisraśca rāghava||2.100.68|| indriyāṇāṃ jayṃ buddhyā ṣāḍguṇyṃ daivamānuṣam| kṛtyṃ viṃśativargṃ ca tathā prakṛtimaṇḍalam||2.100.69|| yātrādaṇḍavidhānṃ ca dviyonī sandhivigrahau| kaccidetānmahāprājña yathāvadanumanyase||2.100.70||

Translation

महाप्राज्ञः O highly sagacious, राघवः Bharata, दशपञ्चचतुर्वर्गान् the fifteen of the fourfold divisions, सप्तवर्गं च the seven divisions, अष्टवर्गम् the eight divisions, त्रिवर्गं च the three divisions, तिस्र: three, विद्याः च kinds of knowledge, इन्द्रियाणाम् of the senses, जयम् victory over, षाडगुण्यम् six qualities, दैवमानुषम् evils arising from destiny and human agency, कृत्यम् kritya, विंशतिवर्गं च division of twenty, तथा similarly, प्रकृतिमण्डलम् Prakriti and Mandalas, यात्रादण्डविधानं च practices of yatra and chastisement, द्वियोनिः two sources of, सन्धि विग्रहौ peace and war, तत्त्वतः the true nature, बुध्द्या by intellect, एतान् alone, यथावत् appropriately, अनुमन्यसे कच्चित् I trust you follow.

Meaning

O highly sagacious Bharata, I trust, having understood their true nature you are appropriately following the ten, five and four divisions, the seven divisions, the eight divisions, the three divisions, three kinds of knowledge, victory over the senses, the six qualities, evils arising from destiny and human agency, kritya, division of twenty, similarly Prakriti and Mandalas and two sources of Yatra and chastisement and of peace and war.

AK-100-71Ayodhya Kanda 100.71

मन्त्रिभिस्त्वं यथोद्दिष्टैश्चतुर्भिस्त्रिभिरेव वा। कच्चित्समस्तैर्व्यस्तैश्च मन्त्रं मन्त्रयसे मिथः।।2.100.71।।

mantribhistvṃ yathoddiṣṭaiścaturbhistribhireva vā| kaccitsamastairvyastaiśca mantrṃ mantrayase mithḥ||2.100.71||

Translation

त्वम् you, यथोद्दिष्टैः as adumbrated in sacred texts, चतुर्भिः by four, त्रिभिरेव वा or three, मन्त्रिभिः with counsellors, समस्तै: together, व्यस्तैश्च separately with each one, मिथ: in secrecy, मन्त्रम् counsel, मन्त्रयसे कच्चित् I trust you deliberate.

Meaning

I trust you deliberate in secrecy on your counsel with three or four counsellors, together and separately with each one, as laid down in sacred texts.

AK-100-72Ayodhya Kanda 100.72

कच्चित्ते सफला वेदाः कच्चित्ते सफलाः क्रियाः। कच्चित्ते सफला दाराः कच्चित्ते सफलं श्रुतम्।।2.100.72।।

kaccitte saphalā vedāḥ kaccitte saphalāḥ kriyāḥ| kaccitte saphalā dārāḥ kaccitte saphalṃ śrutam||2.100.72||

Translation

ते your knowledge of, वेदाः Vedas, सफलाः कच्चित् I trust is fruitful, ते क्रियाः your acts, सफला कच्चित् I trust are productive, ते दाराः your wife, सफलाः कच्चित् I trust is useful, ते श्रुतम् the scriptures you have heard, सफलं कच्चित् I trust, is useful.

Meaning

I trust, the Vedas you have studied are fruitful, the acts which you commenced are productive, your wife is fruitful (blessed with a son) and the scriptures you studied are useful.

AK-100-73Ayodhya Kanda 100.73

कच्चिदेषैव ते बुद्धिर्यथोक्ता मम राघव। आयुष्या च यशस्या च धर्मकामार्थ संहिता।।2.100.73।।

kaccideṣaiva te buddhiryathoktā mama rāghava| āyuṣyā ca yaśasyā ca dharmakāmārtha sṃhitā||2.100.73||

Translation

राघव O Bharata, ते बुद्धि: your intellect, आयुष्या is enhancing your life span, यशस्या च augmenting your fame, धर्मकामार्थ संहिता in accordance with righteousness, (legitimate) pleasure and prosperity, मम to (by) me, यथा as, उक्ता said, एषैव कच्चित् I trust it is in conformity with that.

Meaning

O Bharata, I trust your intellect is in conformity with what I said conducive to long life, and fame in accordance with righteousness, (legitimate) pleasure and prosperity.

AK-100-74Ayodhya Kanda 100.74

यां वृत्तिं वर्तते तातो यां च नः प्रपितामहाः। तां वृत्तिं वर्तसे कच्चिद्याच सत्पथगा शुभा।।2.100.74।।

yāṃ vṛttiṃ vartate tāto yāṃ ca nḥ prapitāmahāḥ| tāṃ vṛttiṃ vartase kaccidyāca satpathagā śubhā||2.100.74||

Translation

तातः our father, याम् वृत्तिम् whichever course, वर्तते is following, याम् which course, नः our, प्रपितामहाः followed by ancestors, या च सत्पथगा which one walks the path of truth, शुभा auspicious, ताम् that, वृत्तिम् course, वर्तसे कच्चित् I trust, you follow.

Meaning

I trust, you walk the auspicious path of truth (virtue) followed by our father and forefathers.

AK-100-75Ayodhya Kanda 100.75

कच्चित्स्वादु कृतं भोज्यमेको नाश्नासि राघव। कच्चिदाशंसमानेभ्यो मित्रेभ्य स्सम्प्रयच्छसि।।2.100.75।।

kaccitsvādu kṛtṃ bhojyameko nāśnāsi rāghava| kaccidāśṃsamānebhyo mitrebhya ssamprayacchasi||2.100.75||

Translation

राघव Bharata, स्वादुकृतम् prepared deliciously, भोज्यम् food, एकः alone, नाश्नासि कच्चित् I trust you are not partaking, अशंसमानेभ्यः to those who desire them, मित्रेभ्यः to friends, सम्प्रयच्छसि कच्चित् I trust you are giving it.

Meaning

O Bharata, I trust you do not partake delicious food all by yourself, and you share it with your friends when they want it.

AK-100-76Ayodhya Kanda 100.76

राजा तु धर्मेण हि पालयित्वा महामतिर्दण्डधरः प्रजानाम्। अवाप्य कृत्स्नां वसुधां यथावदितश्च्युत स्स्वर्गमुपैति विद्वान्।।2.100.76।।

rājā tu dharmeṇa hi pālayitvā mahāmatirdaṇḍadharḥ prajānām| avāpya kṛtsnāṃ vasudhāṃ yathāvaditaścyuta ssvargamupaiti vidvān||2.100.76||

Translation

महामति: one who has great wisdom, विद्वान् learned man, राजा तु as for the king, कृत्स्नां entire, वसुधाम् earth, अवाप्य having acquired, प्रजानाम् for people, दण्डधरः holding Danda in hand, यथावत् in accordance with tradition, धर्मेण righteously, पालयित्वा having ruled, इतः from here, च्युतः having been released, स्वर्गम् heaven, उपैति हि will ascend.

Meaning

The highly sagacious and learned king, having acquired the entire earth and punishing the people in accordance with tradition and righteously ruling the kingdom, will ascend the his release (from this world). इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे शततमस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the hundredth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

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