Sloka & Translation

[Bharata experiences unhappiness over a distressing and frightening dream.]

ಯಾಮೇವ ರಾತ್ರಿಂ ತೇ ದೂತಾಃ ಪ್ರವಿಶನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ತಾಂ ಪುರೀಮ್.

ಭರತೇನಾಪಿ ತಾಂ ರಾತ್ರಿಂ ಸ್ವಪ್ನೋ ದೃಷ್ಟೋಯಮಪ್ರಿಯಃ৷৷2.69.1৷৷


ತೇ ದೂತಾಃ those messengers, ಯಾಮೇವ on whichever, ರಾತ್ರಿಮ್ night, ತಾಂ ಪುರೀಮ್ that city, ಪ್ರವಿಶನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ were entering, ತಾಂ ರಾತ್ರಿಮ್ that night, ಭರತೇನಾಪಿ by Bharata also, ಅಯಮ್ this, ಆಪ್ರಿಯಃ distressing, ಸ್ವಪ್ನಃ dream, ದೃಷ್ಟಃ has been seen.

On the very night the messengers were entering the city, Bharata had a distressing dream.
ವ್ಯುಷ್ಟಾಮೇವ ತು ತಾಂ ರಾತ್ರಿಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತಂ ಸ್ವಪ್ನಮಪ್ರಿಯಮ್.

ಪುತ್ರೋ ರಾಜಾಧಿರಾಜಸ್ಯ ಸುಭೃಶಂ ಪರ್ಯತಪ್ಯತ৷৷2.69.2৷৷


ರಾಜಾಧಿರಾಜಸ್ಯ (the son) of the king of kings, ಪುತ್ರಃ son, ತಾಂ ರಾತ್ರಿಮ್ that night, ವ್ಯುಷ್ಟಾಮ್ ಏವ when dawn appeared, ತಮ್ that, ಅಪ್ರಿಯಮ್ unpleasant, ಸ್ವಪ್ನಮ್ dream, ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ having seen, ಸುಭೃಶಮ್ extremely, ಪರ್ಯತಪ್ಯತ felt troubled.

The son of the king of kings (Bharata) felt extremely troubled hen he had an unpleasant dream at dawn.
ತಪ್ಯಮಾನಂ ಸಮಾಜ್ಞಾಯ ವಯಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದಿನಃ.

ಆಯಾಸಂ ಹಿ ವಿನೇಷ್ಯನ್ತ ಸ್ಸಭಾಯಾಂ ಚಕ್ರಿರೇ ಕಥಾಃ৷৷2.69.3৷৷


ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದಿನಃ speaking pleasing words, ವಯಸ್ಯಾಃ peers, ತಪ್ಯಮಾನಮ್ grief-stricken, ಸಮಾಜ್ಞಾಯ having observed, ಆಯಾಸಮ್ despair, ವಿನೇಷ್ಯನ್ತಃ with a view to remove, ಸಭಾಯಾಮ್ in the assembly, ಕಥಾಃ stories, ಚಕ್ರಿರೇ made.

Observing him grief-stricken his peers who always spoke pleasant words, engaged him in a variety of ways in the assembly in order to divert him.
ವಾದಯನ್ತಿ ತಥಾ ಶಾನ್ತಿಂ ಲಾಸ ಯನ್ತ್ಯಪಿ ಚಾಪರೇ.

ನಾಟಕಾನ್ಯಪರೇ ಪ್ರಾಹುರ್ಹಾಸ್ಯಾನಿ ವಿವಿಧಾನಿ ಚ৷৷2.69.4৷৷


ಶಾನ್ತಿಮ್ to provide mental peace, ವಾದಯನ್ತಿ played stringed instruments, ತಥಾ similarly, ಅಪರೇ some, ನಾಟಕಾನಿ dramatic scenes, ಲಾಸಯನ್ತ್ಯಪಿ danced, ಅಪರೇ some, ವಿವಿಧಾನಿ various kinds of, ಹಾಸ್ಯಾನಿ jokes, ಪ್ರಾಹುಃ told.

In order to provide mental peace to Bharata, some played stringed instruments while some enacted dramatic scenes, some danced and cracked various kinds of jokes.
ಸ ತೈರ್ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಭರತಸ್ಸಖಿಭಿಃ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದಿಭಿಃ.

ಗೋಷ್ಠೀಹಾಸ್ಯಾನಿ ಕುರ್ವದ್ಭಿರ್ನ ಪ್ರಾಹೃಷ್ಯತ ರಾಘವಃ৷৷2.69.5৷৷


ರಾಘವಃ one born in the Raghu race, ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ the magnanimous, ಸಃ ಭರತಃ that Bharata, ಗೋಷ್ಠೀಹಾಸ್ಯಾನಿ conversations and jokes, ಕುರ್ವದ್ಭಿ: while performing, ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದಿಭಿಃ were soothing words, ಸಖಿಭಿಃ by friends also, ನ ಪ್ರಾಹೃಷ್ಯತ could not be delighted.

The magnanimous Bharata born in the race of Raghus, was not delighted by the conversations and jokes and soothing words of his friends.
ತಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ಪ್ರಿಯಸಖೋ ಭರತಂ ಸಖಿಭಿರ್ವೃತಮ್.

ಸುಹೃದ್ಭಿಃ ಪರ್ಯುಪಾಸೀನಃ ಕಿಂ ಸಖೇ! ನಾನುಮೋದಸೇ৷৷2.69.6৷৷


ಪ್ರಿಯಸಖಃ one dear friend, ಸಖಿಭಿಃ with friends, ವೃತಮ್ surrounded, ಭರತಂ addressing that Bharata, ಅಬ್ರವೀತ್ said, ಸಖೇ O friend!, ಸುಹೃದ್ಭಿಃ with friends, ಪರ್ಯುಪಾಸೀನಃ accompanied by, ಕಿಮ್ why, ನ ಅನುಮೋದಸೇ you are not pleased.

Addressing Bharata amidst his companions some one close among them said O friend! why are you dejected in spite of being in the company of friends.
ಏವಂ ಬ್ರುವಾಣಂ ಸುಹೃದಂ ಭರತಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯುವಾಚ ಹ.

ಶ್ರುಣು ತ್ವಂ ಯನ್ನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ ಮೇ ದೈನ್ಯಮೇತದುಪಾಗತಮ್৷৷2.69.7৷৷


ಭರತಃ Bharata, ಏವಮ್ in this manner, ಬ್ರುವಾಣಮ್ saying, ಸುಹೃದಮ್ his companion, ಪ್ರತ್ಯುವಾಚ ಹ replied, ಮೇ my, ಯನ್ನಿಮಿತ್ತಮ್ for what reason, ಏತತ್ this, ದೈನ್ಯಮ್ desolation, ಉಪಾಗತಮ್ that has overtaken me, ತ್ವಮ್ you, ಶ್ರುಣು listen.

Addressing his companion who was speaking thus, Bharata replied, saying Listen to the reason this desolation has overtaken me:
ಸ್ವಪ್ನೇ ಪಿತರಮದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಂ ಮಲಿನಂ ಮುಕ್ತ ಮೂರ್ಧಜಮ್.

ಪತನ್ತಮದ್ರಿಶಿಖರಾತ್ಕಲುಷೇ ಗೋಮಯಹ್ರದೇ৷৷2.69.8৷৷


ಸ್ವಪ್ನೇ in a dream, ಮಲಿನಮ್ pale, ಮುಕ್ತಮೂರ್ಧಜಮ್ with dishevelled hair, ಅದ್ರಿಶಿಖರಾತ್ from the peak of a mountain, ಕಲುಷೇ dirty, ಗೋಮಯಹ್ರದೇ pool filled with cow- dung, ಪತನ್ತಮ್ falling down, ಪಿತರಮ್ father, ಅದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಮ್ saw.

In my dream I saw my father looking pale, with dishevelled hair, his body filled with filth falling from the peak of a mountain into a pool of cow - dung.
ಪ್ಲವಮಾನಶ್ಚ ಮೇ ದೃಷ್ಟಸ್ಸ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಗೋಮಯಹ್ರದೇ.

ಪಿಬನ್ನಞ್ಜಲಿನಾ ತೈಲಂ ಹಸನ್ನಪಿ ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುಃ৷৷2.69.9৷৷


ಸಃ he, ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ that, ಗೋಮಯಹ್ರದೇ in the pool filled with cow dung, ಪ್ಲವಮಾನಃ floating, ಅಞ್ಜಲಿನಾ with both palms cupped, ತೈಲಮ್ oil, ಪಿಬನ್ drinking ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುಃ again and again, ಹಸನ್ laughing, ಮೇ by me, ದೃಷ್ಟಃ was seen.

I saw my father floating in that pool of cow - dung, drinking oil with cupped palms and bursting into laughter again and again.
ತತಸ್ತಿಲೌದನಂ ಭುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಪುನಃ ಪುನರಧಶ್ಶಿರಾಃ.

ತೈಲೇನಾಭ್ಯಕ್ತಸರ್ವಾಙ್ಗಃ ತೈಲಮೇವಾನ್ವಗಾಹತ৷৷2.69.10৷৷


ತತಃ thereafter, ತಿಲೌದನಮ್ rice cooked with sesame seeds, ಭುಕ್ತ್ವಾ eating, ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ again and again, ಅಧಃಶಿರಾಃ plunging his head downwards, ತೈಲೇನ with oil, ಅಭ್ಯಕ್ತಸರ್ವಾಙ್ಗ: his body besmeared with oil, ತೈಲಮೇವ into the oil alone, ಅನ್ವಗಾಹತ entered.

Thereafter I beheld him eating rice cooked with sesame seeds, his body besmeared with oil plunging again and again into it (the pool).
ಸ್ವಪ್ನೇಪಿ ಸಾಗರಂ ಶುಷ್ಕಂ ಚನ್ದ್ರಂ ಚ ಪತಿತಂ ಭವಿ.

ಉಪರುದ್ಧಾಂ ಚ ಜಗತೀಂ ತಮಸೇವ ಸಮಾವೃತಾಮ್৷৷2.69.11৷৷

ಔಪವಾಹ್ಯಸ್ಯ ನಾಗಸ್ಯ ವಿಷಾಣಂ ಶಕಲೀಕೃತಮ್.

ಸಹಸಾಚಾಪಿ ಸಂಶಾನ್ತಂ ಜ್ವಲಿತಂ ಜಾತವೇದಸಮ್৷৷2.69.12৷৷

ಅವತೀರ್ಣಾಂ ಚ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ಶುಷ್ಕಾಂ ಶ್ಚ ವಿವಿಧಾನ್ ದ್ರುಮಾನ್.

ಅಹಂ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ ವಿಧ್ವಸ್ತಾನ್ ಸಧೂಮಾಂಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಪರ್ವತಾನ್৷৷2.69.13৷৷


ಅಹಮ್ I, ಸ್ವಪ್ನೇ in the dream, ಸಾಗರಮ್ sea, ಶುಷ್ಕಮ್ having dried up, ಚನ್ದ್ರಮ್ Moon, ಭುವಿ on the ground, ಪತಿತಮ್ having fallen down, ಜಗತೀಮ್ the earth, ತಮಸ ಸಮಾವೃತಾಮ್ ಇವ as if enveloped in darkness, ಉಪರುದ್ಧಾಮ್ obscured, ಔಪವಾಹ್ಯಸ್ಯ worthy of a ride, ನಾಗಸ್ಯ elephant's, ವಿಷಾಣಮ್ tusk, ಶಕಲೀಕೃತಮ್ broken into pieces, ಜ್ವಲಿತಮ್ blazing, ಜಾತವೇದನಮ್ fire, ಸಹಸಾ suddenly, ಸಂಶಾನ್ತಮ್ extinguished, ಪೃಥಿವೀಮ್ earth, ಅವತೀರ್ಣಾಂ ಚ split open, ವಿವಿಧಾನ್ various, ದ್ರುಮಾನ್ trees, ಶುಷ್ಕಾಂಶ್ಚ dried up, ಪರ್ವತಾನ್ mountains, ವಿಧ್ವಸ್ತಾನ್ having been destroyed, ಸಧೂಮಾನ್ with smoke, ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ I see.

In that dream I beheld the sea being dried up and the Moon fallen onto the ground. I saw the earth as though enveloped by darkness and obscured, the tusk of an elephant worthy of a ride by the monarch broken into pieces, a blazing fire extinguished suddenly, the earth split open, various trees dried up and mountains crumbled and covered with smoke.
ಪೀಠೇ ಕಾರ್ಷ್ಣಾಯಸೇ ಚೈನಂ ನಿಷಣ್ಣಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣವಾಸಸಮ್.

ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ರಾಜಾನಂ ಪ್ರಮದಾಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಿಙ್ಗಲಾಃ৷৷2.69.14৷৷


ಕಾರ್ಷ್ಣಾಯಸೇ on an iron, ಪೀಠೇ seat, ನಿಷಣ್ಣಮ್ resting, ಕೃಷ್ಣವಾಸಸಮ್ clad in black clothes, ಏನಂ ರಾಜಾನಂ this king, ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಿಙ್ಗಲಾಃ having dark and brownish complexion, ಪ್ರಮಾದಾಃ women, ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ತಿ were laughing.

In the dream, I beheld my father clad in black clothes and resting on a seat made of iron and the women in dark and brownish complexion laughing at him.
ತ್ವರಮಾಣಶ್ಚ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ ರಕ್ತಮಾಲ್ಯಾನುಲೇಪನಃ.

ರಥೇನ ಖರಯುಕ್ತೇನ ಪ್ರಯಾತೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮುಖಃ৷৷2.69.15৷৷


ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾ virtuous one, ರಕ್ತಮಾಲ್ಯಾನುಲೇಪನಃ wearing garlands of red flowers and with his body bedaubed with red sandal, ತ್ವರಮಾಣಶ್ಚ hurrying off, ಖರಯುಕ್ತೇನ yoked with asses, ರಥೇನ on chariot, ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮುಖಃ southward, ಪ್ರಯಾತಃ went.

Thereafter, I beheld that virtuous monarch bedecked with garlands made of red flowers and his body bedaubed with red sandal-paste, hurrying off southward on a chariot yoked with asses.
ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ತೀವ ರಾಜಾನಂ ಪ್ರಮದಾ ರಕ್ತವಾಸಿನೀ.

ಪ್ರಕರ್ಷನ್ತೀ ಮಯಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಾ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೀ ವಿಕೃತಾನನಾ৷৷2.69.16৷৷


ರಕ್ತವಾಸಿನೀ clad in red coloured clothes, ವಿಕೃತಾನನಾ with an ugly appearance, ರಾಕ್ಷಸೀ ಪ್ರಮದಾ a demoness, ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ತೀವ as if mocking at him, ರಾಜಾನಮ್ the king, ಪ್ರಕರ್ಷನ್ತೀ dragging, ಮಯಾ by me, ದೃಷ್ಟಾ was beheld.

Finally I beheld a demoness attired in red clothes with an ugly appearance, dragging the king away as if mocking at him.
ಏವಮೇತನ್ಮಯಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಮಿಮಾಂ ರಾತ್ರಿಂ ಭಯಾವಹಮ್.

ಅಹಂ ರಾಮೋಥವಾ ರಾಜಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣೋ ವಾ ಮರಿಷ್ಯತಿ৷৷2.69.17৷৷


ಏವಮ್ in this manner, ಇಮಾಂ ರಾತ್ರಿಮ್ last night, ಭಯಾವಹಮ್ frightening, ಏತತ್ this one, (ಮಯಾ) ದೃಷ್ಟಮ್ was beheld (by me), ಅಹಮ್ either me, ಅಥವಾ or, ರಾಜಾ the king, ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣೋ ವಾ or Lakshmana, ಮರಿಷ್ಯತಿ might die.

I had such a frightful dream last night. Either I, Rama, the king or Lakshmana might die.
ನರೋ ಯಾನೇನ ಯ ಸ್ಸ್ವಪ್ನೇ ಸ್ವರಯುಕ್ತೇನ ಯಾತಿ ಹಿ.

ಅಚಿರಾತ್ತಸ್ಯ ಧೂಮಾಗ್ರಂ ಚಿತಾಯಾಂ ಸಮ್ಪ್ರದೃಶ್ಯತೇ৷৷2.69.18৷৷


ಸ್ವಪ್ನೇ in the dream, ಯಃ any one, ನರಃ human, ರಸ್ವಯುಕ್ತೇನ yoked to asses, ಯಾನೇನ by carriage, ಯಾತಿ sets out, ಅಚಿರಾತ್ in a short time, ಚಿತಾಯಾಮ್ on the funeral pyre, ತಸ್ಯ his, ಧೂಮಾಗ್ರಮ್ wreath of smoke of his deadbody ascending, ಸಮ್ಪ್ರದೃಶ್ಯತೇ will be seen.

If one beholds in a dream a person setting out on a carriage yoked to asses, the wreath of smoke ascending from his funeral pyre will be seen soon.
ಏತನ್ನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ ದೀನೋಹಂ ತನ್ನವಃ ಪ್ರತಿಪೂಜಯೇ.

ಶುಷ್ಯತೀವ ಚ ಮೇ ಕಣ್ಠಃ ನ ಸ್ವಸ್ಥಮಿವ ಮೇ ಮನಃ৷৷2.69.19৷৷


ಅಹಮ್ I, ಏತನ್ನಿಮಿತ್ತಮ್ for this reason, ದೀನಃ am desolate, ತತ್ therefore, ವಃ all of you, ನ ಪ್ರತಿಪೂಜಯೇ not responded well, ಮೇ my, ಕಣ್ಠಃ throat, ಶುಷ್ಯತೀವ ಚ is as though getting parched up, ಮೇ my, ಮನಃ mind, ನ ಸ್ವಸ್ಥಮ್ ಇವ is as though uneasy.

So it is for this reason that I am desolate and cannot respond well to your conversation. It appears as if my throat is getting parched up and my mind is ill-disposed.
ನ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ ಭಯಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಭಯಂ ಚೈವೋಪಧಾರಯೇ

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಶ್ಚ ಸ್ವರಯೋಗೋ ಮೇ ಛಾಯಾ ಚೋಪಹತಾ ಮಮ.

ಜುಗುಪ್ಸನ್ನಿವ ಚಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ನ ಪಶ್ಯಮಿ ಚ ಕಾರಣಮ್৷৷2.69.20৷৷


ಭಯಸ್ಥಾನಮ್ any reason for apprehension, ನಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ I do not see, ಭಯಂ ಚೈವ fear alone, ಉಪಧಾರಯೇ am experiencing, ಮೇ my, ಸ್ವರಯೋಗಃ voice, ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಃ degenerated, ಮಮ my, ಛಾಯಾ ಚ appearance, ಉಪಹತಾ haggard, ಆತ್ಮಾನಮ್ of my self, ಜುಗುಪ್ಸನ್ನಿವ as if I detest, ಕಾರಣಮ್ ಚ reason, ನ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ cannot see.

I do not see any reason for apprehension but I experience only fear. My voice has degenerated. My appearance looks haggard. Without any reason whatsoever I detest myself.
ಇಮಾಂ ಚ ದುಸ್ಸ್ವಪ್ನಗತಿಂ ನಿಶಾಮ್ಯತಾಮನೇಕರೂಪಾಮವಿತರ್ಕಿತಾಂ ಪುರಾ.

ಭಯಂ ಮಹತ್ತದ್ಧೃದಯಾನ್ನಯಾತಿ ಮೇ ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ ರಾಜಾನಮಚಿನ್ತದರ್ಶನಮ್৷৷2.69.21৷৷


ಅನೇಕರೂಪಾಮ್ of several images, ಪುರಾ formerly, ಅತರ್ಕಿತಾಮ್ unthought of, ತಾಮ್ such, ಇಮಾಮ್ this, ದುಃಸ್ವಪ್ನಗತಿಮ್ the course of this nightmare, ನಿಶಾಮ್ಯ having perceived, ರಾಜಾನಮ್ the king, ಅಚಿನ್ತ್ಯದರ್ಶನಮ್ as incomprehensible view, ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ having thought of, ಮಹತ್ great, ತತ್ that, ಭಯಮ್ fear, ಮೇ ಹೃದಯಾತ್ from my heart, ನ ಯಾತಿ does not go.

On observing the course of this nightmare, with all those images formerly unconceived and having thought of the king's incomprehensible presence, a great fear that has gripped my heart does not leave me.
ಇತ್ಯಾರ್ಷೇ ಶ್ರೀಮದ್ರಾಮಾಯಣೇ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕೀಯ ಆದಿಕಾವ್ಯೇ ಅಯೋಧ್ಯಾಕಾಣ್ಡೇ ಏಕೋನಸಪ್ತತಿತಮಸ್ಸರ್ಗಃ৷৷
Thus ends the sixtyninth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki