THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

s£tya{{y¤DÓyasp#arqTna   -   SITA   REQUESTS   DISCARDING   WEAPONS  

 
et¢°¢mäO|   c   vn|   dÎfka   i¢t   ¢v½¤tm¯   ,  
p#¢ÞTtÞÏv|   sh   B#aæOa   D¦tbaNSrasn:   .11.  
ett¯    for this
¢n¢mäO|    purpose
c    also
vn|    forest
dÎfka:   i¢t    as dandaka
¢v½¤tm¯    wellknown
p#¢ÞTt:    are going
Ïv||    you
sh    along with
B#aæOa    brother
D¦tbaNSrasn:    with bow and arrows in hand
 
11.Sita   told   Rama   that   for   this   purpose   he   is   going   with   arrows   and   bow   to  
the   forest   well-known   as   Dandaka   with   Lakshmana.  
 
ttÞÏva|   p#¢ÞTt|   è¾qva   mm   ¢cÓtak[l|   mn:   ,  
Ïvdqv¦äO|   ¢cÓtyÓÏya   vW   BvW¢°½Eys|   ¢htm¯   .12.  
tt:    from then on
Ïva|    you
p#¢ÞTtm¯    on your way
è¾qva    seeing
mm    my
¢cÓtak[l|    is perturbed
mn:    mind
Ïvdqv¦äO|    your worldly interests
¢cÓtyÓÏya:    thinking of
vW    only
BvEt¯    is there
¢n½Eys||    your highest
¢htm¯    wellbeing
 
12.Sita   told   Rama   that   seeing   him   depart   for   dandaka,   her   mind   is  
perturbed   with   anxiety   thinking   of   his   highest   well-being   and   worldly   interests.  
 
n   ¢h   mE   raEctE   v£r   gmn|   dÎfkan¯   p#¢t   ,  
karN|   tæO   vßya¢m   vdÓÏya:   ½¥yta|   mm   .13.  
n    not
¢h    surely
mE    to me
raEctE    do like
v£r    O hero
gmn|    going
dÎfkan¯   p#¢t    towards Dandaka
karN|    reason
tæO    there
vßya¢m    I will tell
vdÓÏya:    while speaking
½¥yta|    please listen
mm    to me
 
13.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   do   not   like   his   going   towards   Dandaka.   She   told  
him   that   there   is   a   reason   for   that   and   asked   him   to   listen   to   her.  
 
Ïv|   ¢h   baNDn¤Ýpa¢NrqB#aæOa   sh   vn|   gt:   ,  
è¾qva   vncran¯   svaIn¯   k¢Åct¯   k[yaIÜSrÛyym¯   .14.  
Ïv|    you
¢h    surely
baNDn¤Ýpa¢N:    with bow and arrow in hand
B#aæOa   sh    with brother
vn|    to forest
gt:    reaching
è¾qva    seeing
vncran¯    demons
svaIn¯    all
k¢Åct¯    it is your thinkng
k[yaI:    will do
SrÛyym¯    shoot an arrow
 
14.Sita   told   Rama   that   when   he   reached   the   forest   with   bow   and   arrow  
in   hand   with   his   brother   and   see   demons   he   will   perhaps   shoot   arrows.  
 
X¢æOyaNa|   c   ¢h   Dn¤rqh^taSÞyEÓDna¢n   c   ,  
sm£pt:   ¢ÞTt|   tEjaE   blm¤ÅC¦ytE   B¦Sm¯   .15.  
X¢æOyaNa|    for the warriors
c    also
¢h    because
Dn¤:    bow
h^taSÞy    for the fire
iÓDna¢n    firewood
c    also
sm£pt:   ¢ÞTt|    staying near
tEj:    glowing
blm¯    the strength
uÅC¦ytE    enhances
B¦Sm¯    greatly
 
15.Sita   told   Rama   that   bow   and   fuel   staying   near   the   warriors   and   fire  
respectively   greatly   enhance   their   strength.  
 
p¤ra   ¢kl   mhabahaE   tpÞv£   sÏyvakq   S¤¢c:   ,  
k¢Þm|¢àdBvÏp¤ÎyE   vnE   rtm¦g¢¹jE   .16.  
p¤ra    in the past
¢kl    may be
mhabahaE    O mighty armed
tpÞv£    a sage
sÏyvakq    truthful
S¤¢c:    pious
k¢Þm|¢àt¯    in some
ABvt¯    was
p¤ÎyE    holy
vnE    in forest
rtm¦g¢¹jE    with animals and birds birds
 
16.Sita   told   Rama   that   in   days   gone   by   there   was   a   pious   and   truthful   sage  
in   a   holy   forest   where   birds   and   animals   lived   in   joy.  
 
tÞyWv   tpsaE   ¢vG"|   kt¤I¢mÓd#ÜSc£p¢t:   ,  
Kfqgpa¢NrTagÅCda½m|   BzãpD¦t¯   .17.  
tÞy    his
ev    only
tps:    austerities
¢vG"|    obstruction
kt¤Im¯    to create
iÓd#:    Indra
Sc£p¢t:    lord of Saci
Kfqgpa¢N:    sword in hand
AT    then
AagÅCt¯    came
Aa½m|    to the hermitage
BzãpD¦t¯    in the guise of a soldier
 
17.Sita   told   Rama   that   Saci's   lord,   Indra   to   create   obstruction   to   his  
austerities   came   to   the   hermitage   in   the   guise   of   a   soldier   with   sword   in   hand.  
 
t¢Þm|Þtda½mpdE   ¢n¢St:   Kfqg   uäOm:   ,  
s   Óyas¢v¢Dna   däO:   p¤ÎyE   tp¢s   ¢t¿t:   .18.  
t¢Þmn¯    that
tt¯    then
Aa½mpdE    in the precincts of the hermitage
¢n¢St:    sharp
Kfqg:    sword
uäOm:    excellent
s:    that
Óyas¢v¢Dna    as a deposit
däO:    given
p¤ÎyE    holy
tp¢s    austerities
¢t¿t:    keeping busy
 
18.Sita   told   Rama   that   an   excellent   sharp   sword   was   given   as   a   deposit   to  
the   sage   who   kept   himself   busy   with   holy   austerities.  
 
s   tÅCÞæOmn¤p#aÔy   ÓyasrXNtÏpr:   ,  
vnE   t¤   ¢vrcÏyEv   rXn¯   p#ÏyymaÏmn:   .   19.  
s:    he
tt¯    that
SÞæOm¯    the weapon
An¤p#aÔy    getting
ÓyasrXNtÏpr:    constantly mindful of guarding the deposit
vnE    in the forest
t¤    in this
¢vrc¢t    wandered
ev    only
rXn¯    mindful of guarding
p#Ïym¯    the trust
AaÏmn:    his own
 
19.Sita   told   Rama   that   the   sage   getting   the   weapon,   constantly   mindful   of  
guarding   it   wandered   all   over   the   forest   with   the   trusted   weapon   in   hand.  
 
yæO   gÅCÏy¤padat¤|   m¥la¢n   c   Pla¢n   c   ,  
n   ¢vna   ya¢t   t|   Kfqg|   ÓyasrXNtÏpr:   .20.  
yæO   gÅC¢t    wherever he went
upadat¤|    to bring
m¥la¢n   c    roots also
Pla¢n   c    and fruits
n    did not
¢vna    without
ya¢t    go
t|    that
Kfqg|    sword
ÓyasrXNtÏpr:    being mindful of guarding the trust
 
20.Sita   told   Rama   that   the   sage   wherever   he   went   even   to   bring   roots   and  
fruits,   the   sage   would   not   go   without   the   sword   ever   mindful   of   guarding   the   trust.              
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