AatIÞvr|   t¤    Bt¤I¢vIåOay   sèS|    vnE    ,
uvac   lßmN|    s£ta   gÅC    jan£¢h   raGv|    .1.

AatIÞvr|

the pitiable cry

t¤

in this

Bt¤I:

husband's

¢våOay

recognising

sèS|

akin to

vnE	in the forest

uvac	said as follows

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

s£ta

Sita

gÅC

please go

jan£¢h

find out

raGv|

about Rama

1.Recognising   the   pitiable   voice   as   akin   to   her   husband's   voice,   Sita   told
Lakshmana   to   go   and   find   out   about   Rama.

n   ¢h    mE   ¶dy|    ÞTanE   j£¢vt|    va{v¢t¿¢t    ,
@aESt:   prmatIÞy    ½¤t:   SÖdaE    mya   B¦Sm¯    .2.

n

not

¢h

therefore

mE

my

¶dy|

heart

ÞTanE

in their action

j£¢vt|   va

or life

Av¢t¿¢t

in proper position

@aESt:

within two miles

prmatIÞy

in great distress

½¤t:

was heard

SÖd:

cry

mya

by me

B¦Sm¯

clearly

2.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   she   heard   the   voice   like   Rama's   crying   in
great   distress   within   a   distance   of   two   miles   and   therefore   her   life   and
heart   are   not   in   their   normal   state.

Aa@Ódman|   t¤    vnE   B#atr|    æOat¤mrqh¢s    ,
t|   ¢Xp#m¢BDav    Ïv|   B#atr|    SrNW¢xNm¯    .
rXsa|   vSmap°|    ¢s|hana¢mv   gaEv¦xm¯    .3.

Aa@Ódman|

calling

t¤	immediately

vnE	in the forest

B#atr|

brother

æOat¤|   Arqh¢s

should rescue

t|

that

¢Xp#|

quickly

A¢BDav

rush

Ïv|

you

B#atr|

to elder brother

SrNW¢xNm¯

asking for help

rXsa|   vS|

in the hands of ogre

Aap°|

fallen

¢s|hana|

among lions

iv

like

gaEv¦xm¯

bull

3.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   he   should   rush   to   rescue   Rama   who   was   crying
in   the   forest   and   should   be   by   his   side   who   had   fallen   into   the   hands   of   the   ogre   and   seeking   protection   like   a   bull   into   the   clutches   of   lions.

n   jgam    tTaE³Þt¤   B#at¤raåOay    Sasnm¯    ,
tm¤vac   ttÞtæO    k[¢pta   jnkaÏmja    .4.

n   jgam

did not go

tTa

thus

u³:   t¤

even when told

B#at¤:

brother's

AaåOay

remembering

Sasnm¯

orders

t|

to him

uvac	said the following

tt:

therefore

tæO

then

k[¢pta

enraged

jnkaÏmja

Janaka's daughter

4.Lakshmana   remembering   Rama's   orders   did   not   move   even   though
asked   by   Sita.   At   this   Sita   getting   enraged   said   the   following.

saW¢mæOE   ¢mæOãpEN    B#at¤ÞÏvm¢s   SæO¤vt¯    ,
yÞÏvmÞyamvÞTaya|   B#atr|    na¢BpÏÞysE    .5.

saW¢mæOE

Lakshmana

¢mæOãpEN

in the guise of a friend

B#at¤:

elder brother's

Ïv|

you

A¢s

are

SæO¤vt¯

as an enemy

y:

that

Ïv|

you

AÞya|

this

AvÞTaya|

predicament

B#atr|

elder brother

n   A¢BpÏÞysE

you do not rush for help

5.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   he   appears   to   be   an   enemy   of   Rama   in   the
guise   of   a   friend   in   that   he   did   not   rush   to   help   brother   in   this   predicament.

iÅC¢s   Ïv|    ¢vnÜyÓt|   ram|    lßmN   mÏk]tE    ,
laEBaÓmm   k]tE    n¥n|   nan¤gÅC¢s    raGvm¯    .6.

iÅC¢s

desire

Ïv|

you

¢vnÜyÓt|

to perish

ram|

Rama

lßmN

Lakshmana

mÏk]tE

for my sake

laEBat¯

due to greed

mm   k]tE

for me

n¥n|

surely

n   An¤gÅC¢s

you do not follow

raGvm¯

Rama

6.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   he   wishes  Rama   to   perish   for   her   sake   and   due
to   greed   for   her   he   did   not   follow   Rama

Ûysn|   tE    ¢p#y|   mÓyE    s"EhaE   B#at¢r    na¢Þt   tE    ,
tEn   ¢t¿¢s    ¢v*ÖDÞtmpÜyn¯   mha濫tm¯    .7.

Ûysn|

sad plight

tE

to you

¢p#y|

is dear

mÓyE

I think

s"Eh:

affection

B#at¢r

for brother

na¢Þt

is not there

tE

for you

tEn

therefore

¢t¿¢s

you stand

¢v*ÖD:

unperturbed

t|

him

ApÜyn¯

not seeing

mha濫tm¯

of extraordinary splendour

7.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   she   thought   Rama's   sad   plight   was   dear   to   him
and   there   is   no   affection   in   him   for   Rama;   therefore   he   stood   unperturbed
not   seeing   Rama.

¢k|   ¢h    s|Symap°E   t¢Þm¢°h    mya   BvEt¯    ,
ktIÛy¢mh   ¢t¿ÓÏya    yt¯p#DanÞÏvmagt:    .8.

¢k|

what

¢h

surely

s|Sy|

into danger

Aap°E

fallen

t¢Þmn¯

he

ih

now

mya

by me

BvEt¯

will be served

ktIÛy|

purpose

ih

here

¢t¿ÓÏya

remaining

yt¯p#Dan:

whom as leader

Ïv|

you

Aagt:

had come

8.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   when   he   with   whom   as   leader   he   had   come   had
fallen   into   danger,   what   purpose   will   be   served   by   him   remaining   there.

i¢t   b#¤vaNa|    vWdE¢h|   baÝpSaEkp¢rÔl¤tam¯    ,
Ab#v£ÚlßmNÞæOÞta|   s£ta|    m¦gvD¥¢mv    .9.

i¢t

thus

b#¤vaNa|

speaking

vWdE¢h|

to daughter of king of Videha

baÝpSaEkp¢rÔl¤tam¯

full of tears and overcome with grief

Ab#v£t¯

spoke the following

lßmN:

lakshmana

æOÞta|

frightened

s£ta|

to Sita

m¦gvD¥|   iv

like a female deer

9.To   Sita   who   full   of   tears   and   overcome   with   grief   and   frightened   like   a
female   deer   Lakshmana   spoke   the   following.

p°gas¤rgÓDvIdEvman¤xraXsW:    ,
ASÀyÞtv   vWdE¢h    BtaI   jEt¤|    n   s|Sy:    .10.

p°gas¤rgÓDvIdEvman¤xraXsW:

by pannagas, asuras, gandharvas, gods,

ASÀy:

is not possible

tv

your

vWdE¢h

Vaidehi

BtaI

husband

jEt¤|

to win

n   s|Sy:

there is no doubt

10.Lakshmana   told   Sita   that   Rama   cannot   be   won   by   pannagas,   asuras,
gandharvas,   gods,   mortals   and   ogres   and   there   is   no   doubt   about   it.