THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 43 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


s£tap#laEBnm¯    -   FASCINATING   SITA

Dna¢n    ÛyvsayEn    ¢vc£yÓtE    mhavnE    ,
DatvaE    ¢v¢vDaàa¢p    m¢NrÏns¤v¢NIn:    .31.

Dna¢n    wealth
ÛyvsayEn    with effort
¢vc£yÓtE    is being collected
mhavnE    in the great forest
Datv:    minerals
¢v¢vDa:    many
c    also
A¢p    and
m¢NrÏns¤v¢NIn:    comprising gems, precious stones and gold

31.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   along   with   hunting,   wealth   too   are   laid
hands   on   in   the   great   forest   in   the   forme   of   minerals   comprising   gems,
precious   stones   and   gold.

tÏsarm¢Kl|    n¦Na|    Dn|    ¢ncyvDInm¯    ,
mnsa    ¢c¢Ótt|    svI|    yTa    S¤@mt|    tTa    .32.

tt¯    that
sar|    appropriate
A¢Kl|    fully
n¦Na|    for men
Dn|    wealth
¢ncyvDInm¯    bring fame to the treasure
mnsa    by mind
¢c¢Ótt|    thought of
svI|    all
yTa    like
S¤@mt|    Sukracharya's principle
tTa    similarly

32.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   like   the   Sukracharya's   method   of   obtaining
objects   of   enjoyment   through   thought,   such   wealth   brings   fames   to   the
treasure.

AT£I|    yEnaTIk]ÏyEn    s|v#jÏy¢vcaryn¯    ,
tmTImTISaÞæOåOa:    p#ah^rÐyaIà    lßmN    .33.

AT£I|    desiring wealth
yEn    which
ATIk]ÏyEn    completing the task
s|v#j¢t    achieves
A¢vcaryn¯    without premeditation
t|    that
ATI|    as wealth
ATISaÞæOåOa:    economists
p#ah^:    say
AÐyaI:    well versed
c    only
lßmN    Lakshmana

33.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   economists   speak   of   that   wealth   only   which
is   pursued   by   one   who   desires   wealth   without   premeditation   to   achieve   the
objective.

etÞy    m¦grÏnÞy    praÒy©I    ka·nÏv¢c    ,
upvEßy¢t    vWdEh£    mya    sh    s¤mÒyma    .34.

etÞy    this
m¦grÏnÞy    jewel among deers
praÒy©I    excellent
ka·nÏv¢c    on golden skin
upvEßy¢t    will sit
vWdEh£    Sita
mya   sh    with me
s¤mÒyma    with slender waist

34.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita   will   sit   with   him   on   the   golden   skin   of
the   deer.

n    kadl£    n    ¢p#yk£    n    p#vEN£    n    ca¢vk£    ,
BvEdEtÞy    sèS£    ÞpSInEnE¢t    mE    m¢t:    .35.

n    will not
kadl£    skin of a kadali
n    will not
¢p#yk£    skin of priyali
n    will not
p#vEN£    skin of praveni
n    will not
c    also
Aa¢vk£    skin of a sheep
BvEt¯    become
etÞy    this
sèS£    equal
ÞpSInEn    in touch
i¢t    thus
mE    my
m¢t:    conclusion

35.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   his   conclusion   was   that   the   skin   of   neither
kadali   nor   priyaka   nor   praveni   nor   a   sheep   will   equal   to   this   in   touch.

ex    cWv    m¦g:    ½£man¯       ¢dÛyaE    nBár:    ,
uBavEtaW    m¦gaW    ¢dÛyaW    taram¦gmh£m¦gaW    .36.

ex:    this
c    also
ev   m¦g:    deer only
½£man¯    is the best
y:   c    which ever it is
¢dÛy:    the best
nBár:    in the heavens
uBaW    the two
etaW    these
m¦gaW    deers
¢dÛyaW    are the best
taram¦gmh£m¦gaW    in the form of a star mrga and the one on the earth

36.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   only   two   deers   are   the   best.   Of   them   one   is
in   the   star   mrga   and   the   other   is   this   on   the   earth.

y¢d    va{y|    tTa    yÓma|    BvE¹d¢s    lßmN    ,
mayWxa    raXsÞyE¢t    ktIÛyaE{Þy    vDaE    mya    .37.

y¢d   va    or if
Ay|    this
tTa    such
yt¯    which
ma|    me
BvEt¯    necessary
vd¢s    you say
lßmN    Lakshmana
maya    conjured by trick
exa    this
raXsÞy    ogre's
i¢t    thus
ktIÛy:    to be done
AÞy    him
vD:    to kill
mya    by me

37.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   if   what   he   said   about   the   conjuring   trick
by   the   ogre   is   true,   then   it   becomes   necessary   to   kill   him.

etEn    ¢h    n¦S|sEn    mar£cEn    ѤraÏmna    ,
vnE    ¢vcrta    p¥vI    ¢h|¢sta    m¤¢np¤Äñva:    .38.

etEn    by this
¢h    surely
n¦S|sEn    by ruthless
mar£cEn    by Marica
ѤraÏmna    evil minded
vnE    in the forest
¢vcrta    roaming
p¥vI|    earlier
¢h|¢sta    have been killed
m¤¢np¤Äñva:    many jewels among ascetics

38.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   earlier   this   heartless,   evil   minded   Marica
while   roaming   in   the   forest   killed   many   jewels   among   ascetics.

uÏTay    bhvaE{nEn    m¦gyaya|    jna¢Dpa:    ,
¢nhta:    prmEÝvasaÞtÞma¹ÒyÞÏvy|    m¦g:    .39.

uÏTay    suddenly appearing
bhv:    many
AnEn    by this
m¦gyaya|    while hunting
jna¢Dpa:    many kings
¢nhta:    were killed
prmEÝvasa:    great archers
tÞmat¯    therefore
vÒy:       deserve to be killed
Ay|    this
m¦g:    deer

39.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   this   deer   deserved   to   be   killed   because   many
kings   who   were   great   archers   were   killed   by   Marica   suddenly   appearing
before   them.

p¤rÞta¢dh    vata¢p:    p¢rB¥y    tp¢Þvn:    ,
udrÞTaE    ¢¹jan¯    h¢Ót    ÞvgBa©I{átr£¢mv    .40.

p¤rÞtat¯    in the past
ih    here
vata¢p:    Vatapi
p¢rB¥y    deceiving
tp¢Þvn:    ascetics
udrÞT:    entering their abdomen
¢¹jan¯    brahmins
h¢Ót    was killing
ÞvgBI:    like own embryo
Aátr£|    of the she mule
iv    like

40.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   in   the   past   Vatapi   entering   ascetics'
abdomen   by   deception   was   killing   them   like   the   embryo   of   a   she   mule
kills   the   she   mule.    

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