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THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 13 : SLOKAS 41 TO 50


 

p·vz£|   p#¢t   p#ÞTanm¯   -   GOING   TOWARDS   PANCAVATI  

 
AÒv½mEN   va|   KEdaE   vaDtE   p#c¤r½m:   ,  
Ûy³m¤ÏkÎZtE   ca¢p   mW¢Tl£   jnkaÏmj:   .41.  
AÒv½mEN    exertion entailed by journey
va|    both of you
KEd:    difficulty
vaDtE    is troubling
p#c¤r½m:    fatigue
Ûy³|    clearly
uÏkÎZtE    longs for rest
c    also
A¢p    and
mW¢Tl£    Maithili
jnkaÏmj:    Janaka's daughter
 
41.Agastya   told   Rama   that   all   three   of   them   seem   to   be   fatigued   due   to  
exertion   entailed   by   the   journey.  
 
exa   ¢h   s¤k[mar£   c   Ѥ:KWà   n   ¢vma¢nta   ,  
p#aÇydaEx|   vn|   p#açOa   Brqt¦s"Ehp#caE¢dta   .42.  
exa    she
¢h    because
s¤k[mar£    is tender
c    also
Ѥ:KW:    by fatigue
c   n   ¢vma¢nta    not been tormented earlier
p#aÇydaEx|    full of risks
vn|    forest
p#açOa    has come
Brqt¦s"Ehp#caE¢dta    goaded by love for her husband
 
42.Agastya   told   Rama   that   Sita   is   tender   and   has   not   been   tormented  
before;   she   has   come   to   the   forest   goaded   by   love   for   her   husband.  
 
yTWxa   rmtE   ram   ih   s£ta   tTa   k[â   ,  
ѤÝkr|   k]tvÏyExa   vnE   Ïvamn¤gÅC¢t   .43.  
yTa    by which
exa    she
rmtE    is happy
ram    Rama
ih    here
s£ta    Sita
tTa    that
k[â    do
ѤÝkr|    a difficult thing
k]tvt£    has done
exa    she
vnE    in the forest
Ïvam¯    you
An¤gÅC¢t    coming with
 
43.Agastya   told   Rama   that   he   must   do   that   which   will   keep   Sita   happy  
here.   He   said   that   she   had   done   a   difficult   thing   by   coming   with   him   to   the  
forest.  
 
exa   ¢h   p#k]¢t:   ÞæO£Namas¦¾E   rG¤nÓdn   ,  
smÞTmn¤rÇy¢Ót   ¢vxmÞT|   Ïyj¢Ót   c   .44.  
exa    this is
¢h    is well known
p#k]¢t:    natural
ÞæO£Na|    for women
Aas¦¾E:    from the time of creation
rG¤nÓdn    Rama
smÞTm¯    he is in properity
An¤rÇy¢Ót    they love
¢vxmÞT|    when in adversity
Ïyj¢Ót   c    gives up
 
44.Agastya   told   Rama   that   from   the   time   of   creation,   it   is   the   nature   of  
women   to   love   a   man   when   he   is   in   prosperity   and   give   him   up   when   he   is  
in   adversity.  
 
St»dana|   laElÏv|   SÞæOaNa|   t£ßNta|   tTa   ,  
gâfa¢nlyaE:   SWG#qymn¤gÅC¢Ót   yaE¢xt:   .45.  
St»dana|    of lightning
laElÏv|    inconsistancy
SÞæOaNa|    weapons'
t£ßNta|    sharpness
tTa    similarly
gâfa¢nlyaE:    of eagle and the wind
SWG#qym¯    the speed
An¤gÅC¢Ót    follow
yaE¢xt:    women
 
45.Agastya   told   Rama   that   women   follow   the   inconsistancy   of   lightning,   the  
sharpness   of   weapons   and   the   speed   of   the   eagle   and   the   wind.  
 
iy|   t¤   BvtaE   BayaI   daExWrEtW¢vIv¢jIta   ,  
ÜlaÃya   c   ÛypdEÒya   c   yTa   dEvEÝvâÓDt£   .46.  
iy|    this
t¤    in this
Bvt:    your
BayaI    wife
daExW:    from blemishes
etW:    these
¢vv¢jIta    is entirely free
ÜlaÃya   c    praiseworthy also
ÛypdEÒya   c    deserves to be mentioned
yTa    like
dEvEx¤    among divine ladies
AâÓDt£    Arundhati
 
46.Agastya   told   Rama   that   Sita   was   free   from   such   blemishes,   is  
praiseworthy   and   deserves   to   be   mentioned   among   the   divine   ladies   like  
Arundhati.  
 
AlHqk]taE{y|   dESà   yæO   saW¢m¢æONa   sh   ,  
vWdE/a   canya   ram   vÏÞy¢s   Ïvm¢rÓdm   .47.  
AlHqk]t:    stands graced
Ay|    this
dES:   c    region also
yæO    where
saW¢m¢æONa    with Lakshmana
sh   vWdE/a   c    with Vaidehi also
Anya    this
ram    Rama
vÏÞy¢s    are going to stay
Ïvm¯    you
A¢rÓdm    vanquisher of foes
 
47.Agastya   told   Rama   that   the   region   where   he   is   going   to   stay   with  
Lakshmana   and   Sita   stands   blessed.  
 
evm¤³Þt¤   m¤¢nna   raGvÞs|yta¸¢l:   ,  
uvac   p#¢½t|   vaÀym¦¢x|   d£çO¢mvanlm¯   .48.  
ev|    thus
u³:    being told
t¤    immediately
m¤¢nna    by the sage
raGv:    Rama
s|yta¸¢l:    with joined palms
uvac    said
p#¢½t|    with respect
vaÀy|    the following words
§¢x|    to the sage
d£çO|    blazing
iv   Anlm¯    like a fire
 
48.Rama   being   told   thus   by   Agastya,   said   the   following   polite   words   to  
sage   with   joined   palms.  
 
DÓyaE{Þm¯yn¤g¦h£taE{¢Þm   yÞy   mE   m¤¢np¤Hqgv:   ,  
g¤NWÞsB#at¦BayIÞy   vrd:   p¢rt¤Ýy¢t   .49.  
DÓy:   A¢Þm    I am blessed
An¤g¦h£t:   A¢Þm    I am favoured
yÞy    whose
mE    my
m¤¢np¤Hqgv:    the fourmost of sages
g¤NW:    with virtues
sB#at¦BayIÞy    of brother and wife
vrd:    object of veneration
p¢rt¤Ýy¢t    is fully pleased
 
49.Rama   told   Agastya   that   he   felt   blessed   and   favoured   by   the   sage's  
appreciation   of   their   virtues   which   had   pleased   the   sage.  
 
¢kÓt¤   Ûya¢dS   mE   dES|   saEdk|   bh^kannm¯   ,  
yæOa½mpd|   k]Ïva   vsEy|   ¢nrtÞs¤Km¯   .50.  
¢k|   t¤    but one more request
Ûya¢dS    please tell
mE    me
dES|    the region
saEdk|    with water
bh^kannm¯    forest with many trees
yæO    where
Aa½mpd|    hermitage
k]Ïva    setting up
vsEy|    can live
¢nrt:    without a carey
s¤Km¯    happily
 
50.Rama   requested   Agastya   to   tell   him   the   region   with   abundant   water   and  
forest   with   many   trees   where   he   cn   set   up   a   hermitage   and   live   happily  
without   a   care.              
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