Raghavayadhaveeyam-sloka 2

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sloka-2 sAkEthAkhyA jyAyAmAseeth yA viprAdheepthA AryADHArA pooH AjeethA adhEvAdhyAviSvAsA agryA sAvASArAvA There was a city called Ayodhya,on earth, which was shining with brahmins who were well-versed in vedas, and with merchants and was the place of abode of Dasaratha, the son of Aja, and it was always attended by the devas who assembled there to partake the offerings of the sacrifices and it was the first and foremost of all the cities on earth. sAkEthAkhya-Ayodhya had another name Saketha.Akhya

means named jyAyAm- jyA means earth ( also means the string of the bow here means only earth) and jyAyAm means on earth. Aseeth- was. ya -which, viprAdheepthA-shining , Adheeptha, with viprAH-brahmins, vipraih+ AdheepthA=viprAdheepthA AryADHaRA-ARYAH means vaiSyAH- merchant community, thAh, they were ADHArAh-the support of the city, denotes its riches. pooH-city. AjeethA-derived as ajasya apathyam pumAn= AjeeH, the son of Aja.thEna ithA- acquired by him meaning Ayodhya. adhevAdhyAviSvAsa-means no lack of faith in or no fear from the devas. ViSvAsa is faith and avisvAsa is the lack of it. By using double negative, adhEva and avisvAsa the meaning becomes positive.That is, there was no dhEvAdhishu avisvAsaH, lack of faith in devas. This implies the frequent attendence of the devas there in order to partake the offering of the sacrifices conducted

continously. agryA-first and foremost . The adjective agra is in feminine form as it qualifies ayodhya, a feminine noun.There are seven sacred cities to die at which is said to secure eternal happiness. AyodhyA is the first one mentioned in the sloka that gives out the names of them. ' ayODHyA maThurA mAyA kASeem kAnchiravanthikA;puree dhvAravavathee chaiva sapthaithAh mO kshadhAyikAAH.' They are, Ayodhya, Mathura, Maaya, Kasi, Kanchi, Avanthi and Dvaraka. sAvASArAvA- Sava is sacrifice and savASA means devas, savam asnanthi, those who eat out of the sacrifice, taking the offerings.ArAva is tumultous sound here meaning that of devas who throng there

to partake the offerings. Sloka 2 in reverse vArAsAvAsAgryA saSvA vidhyAvAdhEthAjeerA pooh rADHAryApthA dheeprA vidhyAseemA yA jyAkhyAthA kE sA The city of Dvaraka, which was famous on earth as the noteworthy of the cities,abundant in horses and elephants,the ground of scholars who contest in debates, the place of residence of Sri Krishna, the Lord of Radha and the seat of learning for spitritual knowledge was situated in the midst of ocean. vArASou means in the midst of ocean, vari is water and rasi is the assemblage, meaning ocean. Asa means 'it was.' agryA here means important or praise worthy, being mentioned in the sloka quoted above as puree dhvAravathee chaiva in the end of the list of the seven cities which are supposed to give moksha to one who leaves his body there. saSva- with horses which include elephants and other paraphernalia of kings. vidhyAvadhethAjeera- vidhyAvAdha is the debate of learning ; ithAjee means winning in the battle and irA is the ground.The word is derived as vidhyAvAdhEshu ithAjayaH thEshAm irA. pooH is city. rADHAryApthA- rADHArya is Krishna, split as rAdhAyAh =of radha, AryaH = Lord.tham prAptha means, 'having got Him' meaning the city of dvaraka which had Krishna as its Lord. dheeprA-shining, vidhyAseemA means the limit of learning literally and it implies the Brahmavidhya which is the boundary or the uppermost limit of all learning, being the seat of Bhagavan. yA-which city was khyAthA= famous. sA= that city (was) kE=in water. Dr. Saroja Ramanujam, M.A., Ph.D, Siromani in sanskrit. web address: http://www.geocities.com/sarojram18 http://freewebs.com/gitaclass

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