raXsWdIÎfkarÎyE    bh^¢B:    kamã¢p¢B:    ,
A¢dIta:    Þm    èF|    ram    Bva°ÞæOat¤mrqh¢t      .11.

raXsW:

by the demons

dÎfkarÎyE

in Dandakaranya

bh^¢B:

by many

kamã¢p¢B:

taking the form they wish

A¢dIta:   Þm

been tormented

èF|

firmly

ram:

Rama

Bvan¯

you

n:

us

æOat¤m¯

to protect

Arqh¢t

should

11.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   sages   told   him   that   they   were   being   tormented
by   many   demons   in   the   Dandakaranya.   They   requested   him   to   protect
them   from   the   demons.

haEmkalE    t¤    s|p#açOE    pvIkalEx¤    canG    ,
DxIy¢Ót    Þm    ѤDIxaI    raXsa:    ¢p¢StaSna:    .12.

haEmkalE

at the time of pouring oblations

t¤

in this

s|p#açOE

when it comes

pvIkalEx¤

on holy occasions

c

also

AnG	sinless one

DxIy¢Ót   Þm

attack us

ѤDIxaI:

unassailable

raXsa:

demons

¢p¢StaSna:

eating human flesh

12.Rama   told   Sita   that   they   told   him   that   when   the   time   comes   for   pouring
oblations   and   on   holy   occasions,   the   unassailable,   human   flesh   eating
demons   attack   them.

raXsWDI¢xItana|    c    tapsana|    tp¢Þvnam¯    ,
g¢t|    m¦gymaNana|    Bva°:    prma    g¢t:    .13.

raXsW:

by the demons

D¢xItana|

asailed by

c

also

tapsana|

for the ascetics

tp¢Þvnam¯

poor

g¢t|	the refuge

m¦gymaNana|

seeking for

Bvan¯

you

n:

for us

prma	the greatest

g¢t:

refuge

13.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   sages   told   him   that   he   was   the   greatest   refuge
for   the   poor   ascetics   seeking   refuge,   being   assailed   by   the   demons.
.
kam|    tp:p#BavEn    S³a    hÓt¤|    ¢nSacran¯    ,
¢cra¢jIt|    t¤    nEÅCamÞtp:    KÎf¢yt¤|    vym¯    .14.

kam|

we are

tp:p#BavEn

by virtue of austerities

S³a:

able

hÓt¤|

to kill

¢nSacran¯

the demons

¢cra¢jIt|

accumulated over a long time

t¤

even then

n   iÅCam:

do not wish

tp:

power

K"Îf¢yt¤|

to waste

vym¯

we

14.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   sages   told   him   that   although   they   are   able   to
kill   the   demons   by   virtue   of   their   austerities,   they   do   not   wish   to   waste
the   power   accumulated   over   a   long   time.

bh^¢vG"|    tpaE    ¢nÏy|    Ѥàr|    cWv    raGv    ,
tEn    Sap|    n    m¤·amaE    BßymaNaà    raXsW:    .15.

bh^¢vG"|

with many obstacles

tp:	austerities

¢nÏy|

always

Ѥàr|

difficult to be performed

c

also

ev

only

raGv

Rama

tEn

therefore

Sap|

a curse

n   m¤·am:

not pronounce

BßymaNa:   c

being eaten also

raXsW:

by the demons

15.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   sages   told   him   that   austerities   are   beset   with
obstacles   and   are   always   difficult   to   perform.   Therefore,   though   being
eaten   by   the   demons,   they   had   not   pronounced   a   curse.

tdrqïmanan¯    rXaE¢BdIÎfkarÎyva¢s¢B:    ,
rX    nÞÏv|    sh    B#aæOa    Ïv°Ta    ¢h    vy|    vnE    .16.

tt¯

therefore

Arqïmanan¯

being oppressed

rXaE¢B:

by demons

dÎfkarÎyva¢s¢B:

dwelling in Dandakaranya

rX	must protect

n:

us

Ïv|

you

sh

with

B#aæOa

brother

Ïv°Ta:

you alone are our lord

¢h

because

vy|

we

vnE	in the forest

16.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   sages   told   him   that   to   protect   them   along   with
Lakshmana.   They   said   that   they   were   being   oppressed   by   thedemons
dwelling   in   danadakaranya.   He   alone   was   their   master   in   the   forest.

mya    cWt¹c:    ½¤Ïva    karqÏs"¯yEn    p¢rpalnm¯    ,
§x£Na|    dÎfkarÎyE    s|½¤t|    jnkaÏmjE    .17.

mya

by me

c

also

ett¯

these

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

karqÏs"¯yEn

complete

p¢rpalnm¯

protection

§x£Na|

to the sages

dÎfkarÎyE

in Dandakaranya

s|½¤t|

has been promised

jnkaÏmjE

daughter of Janaka

17.Rama   told   Sita   that   having   heard   the   words   of   the   sages,   livng   in
dandakaranya,   he   had   promised   them   complete   protection.

s|½¤Ïy    c    n    Sßya¢m    j£vman:    p#¢t½vm¯    ,
m¤n£namÓyTakt¤I|    sÏy¢m¾|    ¢h    mE    sda    .18.

s|½¤Ïy

having made

c

also

n   Sßya¢m

cannot agree

j£vman:

as long as I am alive

p#¢t½vm¯

promise

m¤n£nam¯

to the sages

AÓyTakt¤I|

to falsify

sÏym¯

truth

i¾|

is dear

¢h

because

mE

to me

sda

always

18.Rama   told   Sita   that   having   made   a   promise   to   the   sages,   he   dare   not
as   long   as   he   is   alive   to   falsify   the   word   given.   He   said   that   truth   is   dear   to   him   always.

AÔyh|    j£¢vt|    j/a|    Ïva|    va    s£tE    slßmNm¯    ,
n    t¤    p#t£åOa|    s|½¤Ïy    b#a'NE×yaE    ¢vSExt:    .19.

A¢p

also

Ah|

I

j£¢vt|

my life

j/a|	may give up

Ïva|   va

or you

s£tE

Sita

slßmNm¯

with Lakshmana

n

not

t¤

in this

p#t£åOa|

pledge

s|½¤Ïy

given

b#a'NE×y:

to the brahmins

¢vSExt:

especially

19.Rama   told   Sita   that   he   may   give   up   his   life,   even   her   and   Lakshmana
but   not   the   pledged   word   given   especially   to   the   brahmins.

tdvÜy|    mya    kayIm¦x£Na|    p¢rpalnm¯    ,
An¤³Ena¢p    vWdE¢h    p#¢tåOaya{T    ¢k|    p¤n:    .20.

tt¯

that duty

AvÜy|

is necessary

mya

by me

kayIm¯

must be done

§x£Na|

to the sages

p¢rpalnm¯

protection

An¤³En¯   A¢p

although not expressed

vWdE¢h

Vaidehi

p#¢tåOaya

given vow

AT

now

¢k|   p¤n:

how to go against

20.Rama   told   Sita   that   he   is   compelled   to   protect   the   sages   even   if   he   had
not   given   the   word,   much   more   so   when   a   vow   had   been   taken.