THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 8 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

dÎfkarÎyp#ÞTamnm¯   -   LEAVING   FOR   DANDAKARANYA  

 
A¢r¾|   gÅC   pÓTan|   ram   saW¢m¢æONa   sh   ,  
s£tya   ca{nya   saDI|   CayyEvan¤v¦äOya   .11.  
A¢r¾|    in comfort
gÅC    proceed
pÓTan|    on the way
ram    Rama
saW¢m¢æONa   sh    with Lakshmana
s£tya    with Sita
c    also
Anya    this
saDI|    with
Cayya   iv    like a shadow
An¤v¦äOya    who is following
 
11.Sutikshna   told   Rama   to   proceed   with   Sita,   following   him   like   a   shadow  
and   Lakshmana   on   his   journey   in   comfort.  
 
pÜya½mpd|   rØy|   dÎfkarÎyva¢snam¯   ,  
exa|   tpÞv£na|   v£r   tpsa   Ba¢vtaÏmnam¯   .12.  
pÜy    please see
Aa½mpd|    site of the hermitages
rØy|    beautiful
dÎfkarÎyva¢snam¯    dwelling in the dandakaranya
exa|    these
tpÞv£na|    sages'
v£r    hero
tpsa    with penance
Ba¢vtaÏmnam¯    their soul purified
 
12.Sutikshna   told   Rama   to   see   the   beautiful   hermitages   of   these   sages   who  
through   penance   have   thier   soul   purified   and   who   live   in   Dandakaranya.  
 
sp#aÇyPlm¥la¢n   p¤¢Ýpta¢n   vna¢n   c   ,  
p#SaÓtm¦gy¥Ta¢n   SaÓtp¢XgNa¢n   c   .13.  
P[ÚlpÄðjxÎfa¢n   p#s°s¢lla¢n   c   ,  
karÎfv¢vk£NaI¢n   tzaka¢n   sra|¢s   c   .14.  
d#ßysE   袾rØya¢N   ¢g¢rp#*vNa¢n   c   ,  
rmN£yaÓyrÎya¢n   my¥ra¢Bâta¢n   c   .15.  
sp#aÇyPlm¥la¢n    abounding in fruits and roots
p¤¢Ýpta¢n    full of flowers
vna¢n   c    and forests
p#SaÓtm¦gy¥Ta¢n    with excellent herds of deer
SaÓtp¢XgNa¢n   c    and with peaceful flock of birds
P[ÚlpÄðjxÎfa¢n    with blossomed lotuses
p#s°s¢lla¢n   c    and with crystal clear waters
karNfv¢vk£NaI¢n    thronged with waterfowls
tzaka¢n    ponds
sra|¢s   c    and streams
d#ßysE    you will see
袾rØya¢N    charming to the eye
¢g¢rp#*vNa¢n   c    and waterfalls
rmN£ya¢n    beautiful
ArÎya¢n    forests
my¥ra¢Bâta¢n   c    resounding with noise of peacocks also
 
13   to   15.Sutikshna   told   Rama   that   he   will   see   beautiful   forests   abounding   in  
fruits   and   roots,   full   of   flowers,   herds   of   deer,   peasceful   flock   of   birds,   ponds  
of   crystal   clear   water   with   blossomed   lotuses   and   water-fowls,   springs   on  
mountains   charming   to   the   eye,   beautiful   waterfalls   and   resounding   with   noise  
of   peacocks.  
 
gØyta|   vÏs   saW¢mæOE   Bvana¢p   c   gÅCÓt¤   ,  
AagÓtÛy|   Ïvya   tat   p¤nrEva½m|   mm   .16.  
gØyta|    please go
vÏs    son
saW¢mæOE    Lakshmana
Bvan¯   A¢p   c    you also
gÅCÓt¤    may go
AagÓtÛy|    must come
Ïvya    by you
tat    child
p¤n:   ev    once again
Aa½m|    hermitage
mm    my
 
16.Sutikshna   told   Rama   and   Lakshmana   that   they   both   may   go,   but   they  
must   vsist   the   hermitage   once   again.  
 
evm¤³ÞtTEÏy¤?va   kak[t¯ÞTÞshlßmN:   ,  
p#d¢XN|   m¤¢n|   k]Ïva   p#ÞTat¤m¤pc@mE   .17.  
evm¯    thus
u³:    being told
tTa    so be it
i¢t    thus
u?va    saying
kak[t¯ÞT:    Rama
shlßmN:    with Lakshmana
p#d¢XN|    going around clockwise
m¤¢n|    the sage
k]Ïva    doing
p#ÞTat¤|    to leave
upc@mE    got ready
 
17.Rama   being   told   thus,   said   so   be   it   and   went   around   the   sage   clockwise  
along   with   Lakshmana   and   got   ready   to   leave.  
 
ttÜS¤BtrE   t¥N£   Dn¤x£   caytEXNa   ,  
ddaW   s£ta   tyaErqB#aæOaE:   KfqgaW   c   ¢vmlaW   tt:   .18.  
tt:    then
S¤BtrE    excellent
t¥N£    two quivers
Dn¤x£   c    two bows also
AaytEXNa    with large eyes
ddaW    gave
s£ta    Sita
tyaE:    the two
B#aæOaE:    to the two brothers
KfqgaW   c    two swords also
¢vmlaW    shining
tt:    then
 
18.Then   Sita   gave   those   two   brothers   two   beautiful   quivers,   two   bows   and  
two   shining   swords.  
 
AabÒy   c   S¤BE   t¥N£   capaW   caday   sÞvnaW   ,  
¢nÝ@aÓtava½maéÓt¤m¤BaW   taW   ramlßmNaW   .19.  
AabÒy   c    fastening also
S¤BE    beautiful
t¥N£    two quivers
capaW    two bows
c   Aaday    taking also
sÞvnaW    with twanging sound
¢nÝ@aÓtaW    came out
Aa½mat¯    from the hermitage
gÓt¤m¯    to go
uBaW   taW    the two of them
ramlßmNaW    Rama and Lakshmana
 
19.The   two   of   them,   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   tying   the   two   beautiful   quiver  
and   taking   the   two   bows   making   a   twanging   sound,   started   to   go   from   the   ashram.  
 
½£mÓtaW   ãps|p°aW   d£ÔymanaW   ÞvtEjsa   ,  
p#¢ÞTtaW   D¦tcapaW   taW   s£tya   sh   raGvaW   .20.  
½£mÓtaW    venerable
ãps|p°aW    handsome
d£ÔymanaW    glowing
ÞvtEjsa    with their own radiance
p#¢ÞTtaW    started
D¦tcapaW    with bows in hand
taW    the two
s£tya   sh    along with Sita
raGvaW    Rama and Lakshmana
 
20.Both   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   venerable   and   handsome   glowing   with  
their   own   radiance,   with   bows   in   hand   started   along   with   Sita.  
 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   AarNykaÎfE   A¾m:   sgI:   .8.  
           
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