THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 43 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

s£tap#laEBnm¯   -   FASCINATING   SITA  

 
tEn   ka·nraEm¯Na     m¢Np#vr½¦Hq¢gNa   ,  
tâNa¢dÏyvN©In   nXæOpTvcIsa   .  
bB¥v   raGvÞya¢p   mnaE   ¢vÞmymagtm¯   .21.  
tEn    by that
ka·nraEm¯Na    golden haired
    in this
m¢Np#vr½¦Hq¢gNa    by the tip of the horns adorned with gems
tâNa¢dÏyvN©In    by the colour of the rising sun
nXæOpTvcIsa    spots like the stars
bB¥v    became
raGvÞy   A¢p    for Rama also
mn:    mind
¢vÞmy|    wonder
Aagtm¯    filled with
 
21.However   the   mind   of   Rama   was   also   filled   with   wonder   by   the   deer  
with   its   golden   hair,   tips   horns   adorned   with   gems   and   spots   like   the   stars.  
 
ev|   s£tavc:   ½¤Ïva   t|   è¾qva   m¦gmì[tm¯   ,  
laE¢BtÞtEn   ãpEN   s£tya   c   p#caE¢dt:   .  
uvac   raGvaE   ¶¾aE   B#atr|   lßmN|   vc:   .22.  
ev|    the above
s£tavc:    Sita's words
½¤Ïva    hearing
t|    that
è¾qva    seeing
m¦g|    deer
Aì[tm¯    wonderful
laE¢Bt:    allured
tEn   ãpEN    by the form
s£tya    by Sita
c   p#caE¢dt:    importuned
uvac    spoke
raGv:    Rama
¶¾:    rejoiced
B#atr|    to brother
lßmN|    to Lakshmana
vc:    the following words
 
22.Rama,   hearing   the   above   words   of   Sita,   seeing   the   deer   and   allured   by  
its   form   and   importuned   by   Sita   spoke   the   following   words   to   Lakshmana.  
 
pÜy   lßmN   vWdE/a:   Þp¦ha|   m¦ggta¢mmam¯   ,  
ãp½E¿tya   /Ex   m¦gaE{ï   n   B¢vÝy¢t   .23.  
pÜy    see
lßmN    Lakshmana
vWdE/a:    Sita's
Þp¦ha|    burning desire
m¦ggta|    for the deer
imam¯    this
ãp½E¿tya    with surpassing beauty
¢h   ex:    this type of
m¦g:    deer
    now
n   B¢vÝy¢t    is not available
 
23.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   note   the   burning   desire   of   Sita   for   the   deer,  
the   kind   of   which   is   not   available   now   a   days.  
 
n   vnE   nÓdnaEêESE   n   cWæOrTs|½yE   ,  
k[t:   p¦¢TÛya|   saW¢mæOE   yaE{Þy   k¢àÏsmaE   m¦g:   .24.  
n    not
vnE    in forest
nÓdnaEêESE    in the nandana garden
n    not
cWæOrTs|½yE    in caitraratha, Kubera's garden
k[t:    how
p¦¢TÛya|    on the earth
saW¢mæOE    Lakshmana
y:    which
AÞy    this
k¢àt¯    any one
sm:    equal
m¦g:    deer
 
24.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   such   deer   does   not   exist   either   in   nandana  
garden   of   Indra   nor   in   Kubera's   forest   caitraratha;   he   wondered   how  
could   it   exist   on   the   earth?  
 
p#¢tlaEman¤laEmaà   â¢cra   raEmrajy:   ,  
SaEBÓtE   m¦gma¢½Ïy   ¢cæOa:   knk¢bÓѤ¢B:   .25.  
p#¢tlaEman¤laEma:    both vertical and horizontal
c   â¢cra:    charming also
raEmrajy:    rows of hair
SaEBÓtE    look
m¦g|   Aa¢½Ïy    on the body of the deer
¢cæOa:    freckled with
knk¢bÓѤ¢B:    with golden spots
 
25.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   horizontal   and   vertical   rows   of   hair  
and   freckled   woth   golden   spots   on   the   body   of   the   deer   look   charming.  
 
pÜyaÞy   j¦|BmaNÞy   d£çOam¢g"¢SKaEpmam¯   ,  
¢jºa|   m¤Ka¢°:srÓt£||   mEGa¢dv   St»dam¯   .27.  
pÜy    see
AÞy    this
j¦|BmaNÞy    mouth when opened
d£çOa|    burning
A¢g"¢SKaEpmam¯    like a flame
¢jºa|    tongue
m¤Kat¯    from the mouth
¢n:srÓt£||    shooting forth
mEGat¯    from the cloud
iv    like
St»dam¯    a streak of lightning
 
26.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   see   the   tongue,   burning   like   a   flame,   shooting  
forth   from   the   mouth   when   it   is   opened   like   a   streak   of   lightning   from   the  
cloud  
 
msargÚlkIm¤K:   SHqKm¤³a¢nBaEdr:   ,  
kÞy   nama¢BãpaE{saW   n   mnaE   laEByEÓm¦g:   .27.  
msargÚlkIm¤K:    with mouth like a cup made of sapphire
SHqKm¤³a¢nBaEdr:    belly shining like a conch shell and pearls
kÞy   nam    whose
A¢Bãp:    lovely form
AsaW    this
n    not
mn:    mind
laEByEt¯    lure
m¦g:    deer
 
27.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   with   its   mouth   like   a   cup   made   of   sapphire  
and   belly   shining   like   a   conch   shell   and   pearl   every   one   will   be   lured   by   the  
lovely   deer.  
 
kÞy   ãp¢md|   è¾qva   ja|b¥ndsmp#Bm¯   ,  
nanarÏnmy|   ¢dÛy|   n   mnaE   ¢vÞmy|   v#jEt¯   .28.  
kÞy    whose
ãp|    form
id|    this
è¾qva    seeing
ja|b¥ndsmp#Bm¯    with a golden lustre
nanarÏnmy|    with numerous jewels
¢dÛy|    celestial
n    not
mn:    mind
¢vÞmy|    wonder
v#jEt¯    will be struck
 
28.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   anyone   who   sees   this   celestial   deer   with   a  
golden   lustre   and   numerous   jewels   will   be   wonder   struck.  
 
¢k|   p¤nm©ITl£   s£ta   bala   nar£   n   ¢vÞmyEt¯   .29.  
¢k|   p¤n:    how is it possible
mWTl£    daughter of the king of Mithila
s£ta    Sita
bala    young
nar£    woman
n   ¢vÞmyEt¯    will not be wonder struck
 
29.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita   being   young,   it   is   not   possible   for   her  
not   to   wonder   struck.  
 
ma|shEtaEr¢p   m¦gan¯   ¢vharaTI|   c   D¢Óvn:   ,  
G"¢Ót   lßmN   rajanaE   m¦gyaya|   mhavnE   .30.  
ma|shEtaE:   A¢p    for the sake of meat only
m¦gan¯    deers
¢vharaTI|   c    for pleasure also
D¢Óvn:    with bows
G"¢Ót    kills
lßmN    Lakshmana
rajan:    kings
m¦gyaya|    while hunting
mhavnE    in the great forest
 
30.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   kings   with   bows   kill   deers   in   the   great  
forest   for   its   meat   and   also   for   pleasure.              
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