¢nÏy|    SÞæO|    p¢rvhn¯    @mEN    s    tpaEDn:    ,
ckar    raWd#£|    Þva|    b¤¢¼|    Ïy?va    tp¢s    ¢nàym¯    .21.

¢nÏy|

always

SÞæO|

the weapon

p¢rvhn¯

carrying

@mEN	in course of time

s:

that

tpaEDn:

sage

ckar

made

raWd#£|

cruel

Þva|

his

b¤¢¼|

mind

Ïy?va

abandoning

tp¢s	in austerities

¢nàym¯

determination

21.Sita   told   Rama   that   the   sage   always   carrying   the   weapon,   in   course   of
time   made   his   mind   cruel   giving   up   his   determination   in   austerities.

tt:    s    raWd#E{¢Brt:    p#mäOaE    DmIk¢SIt:    ,
tÞy    SÞæOÞy    s|vasaÇjgam    nrk|    m¤¢n:    .22.

tt:

thus

s:

that

raWd#E

in cruelty

A¢Brt:

taking pleasure

p#mäO:

was led astray

DmIk¢SIt:

Dharma being reduced

tÞy

his

SÞæOÞy

of weapon

s|vasat¯

in the company

jgam

went

nrk|

to hell

m¤¢n:

the sage

22.Sita   told   Rama   that   being   in   the   company   of   the   weapon,   the   sage
taking   pleasure   in   cruelty,   he   was   led   astray   by   adharma   and   went   to   hell.

evmEtt¯    p¤rav¦äO|    SÞæOs|yaEgkarNm¯    .23.

evm¯	it happened thus

ett¯

this

p¤rav¦äO|

an ancient story

SÞæOs|yaEgkarNm¯

as a result of association with the weapon

23.Sita   told   Rama   that   this   is   what   happened   in   the   past   as   a   result   of
association   with   a   weapon.

A¢g"s|yaEgv¼Et¤ÜSÞæOs|yaEg    uÅytE    ,
s"EhaÅc    bh^manaÅc    ÞmaryE    Ïva|    n    ¢SXyE    .24.

A¢g"s|yaEgvt¯

like association with fire

hEt¤:

same consequence

SÞæOs|yaEg:

association with a weapon

uÅytE

it is said

s"Ehat¯   c

due to love also

bh^manat¯   c

and through great respect

ÞmaryE

I am reminding

Ïva|

you

n   ¢SXyE

not advising

24.Sita   told   Rama   that   it   is   said   that   association   with   a   weapon   will   have
the   same   consequence   as   the   association   with   fire.   She   said   she   is
acquaining   him   of   this   due   to   love   and   not   advising   him   due   to   great   respect.

n    kT|cn    sa    kayaI    g¦h£tDn¤xa    Ïvya    ,
b¤¢¼v©Ir|    ¢vna    hÓt¤|    raXsan¯    dÎfka¢½tan¯    .
ApraD|    ¢vna    hÓt¤|    laEkan¯    v£r    n    kamyE    .25.

n

not

kT|cn

in any way

sa

that

kayaI

to be done

g¦h£tDn¤xa

with bow in hand

Ïvya

by you

b¤¢¼:

in your mind

vWr|   ¢vna

without enemity

hÓt¤|

to kill

raXsan¯

the demons

dÎfka¢½tan¯

residing in Dandakaranya

ApraD|   ¢vna

without a fault

hÓt¤|

to kill

laEkan¯

people

v£r

O hero

n   kamyE

I do not desire

25.Sita   told   Rama   that   with   bow   in   hand   he   should   never   take   into   his   mind
to   kill   the   the   demons   residing   in   Dandakaranya   without   enemity.   She
would   not   agree   to   kill   people   without   a   fault.

X¢æOyaNa|    t¤    v£raNa|    vnEx¤    ¢nrtaÏmnam¯    ,
Dn¤xa    kayImEtavdataInam¢BrXNm¯    .26.

X¢æOyaNa|

for warriors

t¤

in this

v£raNa|

for heroic

vnEx¤

in the forests

¢nrtaÏmnam¯

for pious persons

Dn¤xa

with bow

kayIm¯

fit to be done

etavt¯

only this much

AataInam¯

to those in difficulty

A¢BrXNm¯

protection

26.Sita   told   Rama   that   the   function   of   a   warrior's   bow   is   only   to   protect
the   pious   sages   who   are   in   trouble   in   the   forests.

Àv    c    SÞæO|    Àv    c    vn|    Àv    c    XaæO|    tp:    Àv    c    ,
Ûya¢v¼¢mdmÞma¢BrqdESDmIÞt¤    p¥Çytam¯    .27.

Àv   c

what is the connection

SÞæO|

the weapon

Àv   c

what is the connection

vn|	the forest

Àv   c

what is the connection

XaæO|

duty of a kshatriya

tp:	asceticism

Àv   c

what is the affinity

Ûya¢v¼m¯

are contradictory

idm¯

the two

AÞma¢B:

let us

dESDmI:   t¤

the laws of the place

p¥Çyam¯

respect

27.Sita   asked   Rama   what   is   the   connection   between   weapon   and   forest   life
and   what   is   the   connection   between   kshatriya's   duty   and   asceticism?   The
two   are   contradictory   and   said   that   let   the   law   of   the   place   be   respected.

tdayI    kl¤xa    b¤¢¼jaIytE    SÞæOsEvnat¯    ,
p¤ngIÏva    ÏvyaEÒyaya|    XæODmI|    c¢rÝy¢s    .28.

tt¯

now

AayI

O worthy

kl¤xa

with sin

b¤¢¼:

mind

jaytE

is contaminated

SÞæOsEvnat¯

by use of weapons

p¤n:

again

gÏva   t¤

after returning

AyaEÒyaya|

to Ayodhya

XæODmI|:

Kshatriya's duty

c¢rÝy¢s

follow

28.Sita   told   Rama   that   by   use   of   weapons   mind   becomes   contaminated
with   sin.   After   returning   to   Ayodhya   he   can   follow   the   Kshatriya's   duty.

AXya    t¤    BvEt¯p#£¢t:    ὤáS¤ryaEmIm    ,
y¢d    raÇy|    ¢h    s|ÓyÞy    BvEÞÏv|    ¢nrtaE    m¤¢n:    .29.

AXya

endless

t¤

in this

BvEt¯

will bring

p#£¢t:

happiness

á½¥áS¤ryaE:

to mothersin-law and father-in-law

mm

my

y¢d

if

raÇy|   ¢h

the kingdom itself

s|ÓyÞy

renouncing

BvE:

become

Ïvm¯

you

¢nrt:

a devoted

m¤¢n:

sage

29.Sita   told   Rama   that   it   will   bring   endless   happiness   to   her   in-laws   in
case   he,   after   renouncing   the   kingdom   becomes   a   devoted   sage.

DmaIdTI:    p#BvtE    DmaIt¯p#BvtE    s¤Km¯    ,
Dm©IN    lBtE    svI|    DmIsar¢md|    jgt¯      .30.

DmaIt¯

from dharma

ATI:

wealth

p#BvtE

follows

DmaIt¯

from dharma

p#BvtE

follows

s¤Km¯

happiness

Dm©IN

by recourse to dharma

lBtE

gets

svI|	everything

DmIsarm¯

has dharma as essence

id|

this

jgt¯

the world

30.Sita   told   Rama   that   from   dharma   follows   wealth,   from   dharma   follows
happiness,   by   recourse   to   dharma   one   gets   everything.   This   world   has
dharma   as   the   essence.