AnayI    k]pNarØB    n¦S|s    k[lpa|sn    ,
Ah|    tv    ¢p#y|    mÓyE    ramÞy    Ûysn|    mht¯    .21.

AnayI

ignoble

k]pNarØB

stooped to do unworthy tasks

n¦S|s

merciless

k[lpa|sn

disgrace to your race

Ah|

I

tv

to you

¢p#y|

is dear

mÓyE

believe

ramÞy

Rama's

Ûysn|

adversity

mht¯

great

21.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   he   was   merciless,   a   disgrace   to   the   race   and
she   believed   that   Rama's   adversity   was   dear   to   him.

ramÞy    Ûysn|    è¾qva    tEnWta¢n    p#BaxsE    .22.

ramÞy

Rama's

Ûysn|

distress

è¾qva

seeing

tEn

thus

eta¢n

these words

p#BaxsE

you say

22.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   therefore   he   was   saying   these   words   even
when   Rama   was   in   distress.

nWt¢ÅcæO|    spÏnEx¤    pap|    lßmN    yìvEt¯    ,
Ïv¢¹DEx¤    n¦S|sEx¤    ¢nÏy|    p#ÅC°ca¢rx¤    .23.

n

not

ett¯

this

¢cæO|

surprising

spÏnEx¤

in enemies

pap|	a sinful propensity

lßmN

Lakshmana

yt¯

which

BvEt¯

will happen

Ïv¢¹DEx¤

in people like you

n¦S|sEx¤

cruel

¢nÏy|

at all times

p#ÅC°ca¢rx¤

moving in disguise

23.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   it   is   not   at   all   surprising   that   a   sinful
propensity   should   exist   in   cruel   enemies   like   him   who   are   always   moving
in   disguise.

s¤Ñ¤¾ÞÏv|    vnE    rammEkmEkaE{n¤gÅC¢s    ,
mm    hEtaE:    p#¢tÅC°:    p#y¤³aE    BrtEn    va    .24.

s¤Ñ¤¾:

very

Ïv|

you

vnE	in the forest

ram|

Rama

ek|	without male company

ek:

alone

An¤gÅC¢s

you are following

mm   hEtaE:

for my sake

p#¢tÅC°:

with concealed motive

p#y¤³:

appointed

BrtEn

by Bharata

va

or

24.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   he   followed   Rama,   who   was   without   male
company   with   a   concealed   motive   for   my   sake   or   was   appointed   by
Bharata.

t°    ¢sÒy¢t    saW¢mæOE    tva¢p    BrtÞy    c    ,
kT¢mÓd£vrÜyam|    ram|    pî¢nBEXNm¯    .25.
ups|¢½Ïy    BtaIr|    kamyE    p#ak]t|    jnm¯    .26.

tt¯   n   ¢sÒy¢t

that will not be acheived

saW¢mæOE

Lakshmana

tv   A¢p

yours

BrtÞy   c

Bharata's also

kT|

how

iÓd£vrÜyam|

dark brown like a blue lotus

ram|

Rama

pî¢nBEXNm¯

lotus like eyes

ups|¢½Ïy

having served

BtaIr|

as husband

kamyE

can I covet

p#ak]t|   jnm¯

an ordinary man

25,26.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   neither   his   nor   Bharata's   objective   will
be   acheived   and   having   served   Rama   as   her   husband   she   cannot   covet
an   ordinary   man.

smX|    tv    saW¢mæOE    p#aNa|ÞÏyßyE    n    s|Sy:    ,
ram|    ¢vna    XNm¢p    n    ¢h    j£va¢m    B¥tlE    .27.

smX|	in presence

tv

your

saW¢mæOE

lakshmana

p#aNan¯

life

ÏyßyE

will give up

n   s|Sy:

there is no doubt

ram|   ¢vna

separated from Rama

XNm¯   A¢p

even for a moment

n   ¢h   j£va¢m

will surely not be alive

B¥tlE

on the earth

27.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   she   will   give   up   her   life   in   his   presence   and
will   not   surely   live   even   for   a   moment   separated   from   Rama.

iÏy¤³:    pâx|    vaÀy|    s£tya    raEmhxINm¯    ,
Ab#v£ÚlßmNÞs£ta|    p#a¸¢l¢vI¢jtE¢Ód#y:    .28.

i¢t

as above

u³:	being told

pâx|

harsh

vaÀy|

words

s£tya

by Sita

raEmhxINm¯

making hair stand on end

Ab#v£t¯

replied as follows

lßmN:

Lakshmana

s£ta|

to Sita

p#a¸¢l:

with joined palms

¢v¢jtE¢Ód#y:

conquered his senses

28.Lakshmana,   on   heaing   harsh   words   as   above   by   Sita,   replied   as   follows
with   joined   palms.

uäOr|    naEÏshE    v³[|    dWvt|    Bv¢t    mm    ,
vaÀymp#¢tãp|    t¤    n    ¢cæO|    ÞæO£x¤    mW¢Tl£    .29.

uäOr|

reply

n   uÏshE

I dare not

v³[|

to say

dWvt|

as a god

Bv¢t

you are

mm

for me

vaÀym¯

words

Ap#¢tãp|

not worthy

t¤

in this

n   ¢cæO|

is no wonder

ÞæO£x¤

for women

mW¢Tl£

Sita

29.Lakshmana   told   Sita   that   she   was   as   a   god   to   him   and   he   dare   not
reply.   He   said   it   is   no   wonder   for   women   to   say   words   which   are   not
worthy   of   them.

ÞvBavÞÏvEx    nar£NamEv|    laEkEx¤    èÜytE    ,
¢vm¤³DmaIàplaÞt£ßNa    BEdkra:    ¢ÞæOy:    .30.

ÞvBav:

behaviour

t¤

in this

ex:

this

nar£Na|

for women

ev|

like this

laEkEx¤

in the world

èÜytE

is seen

¢vm¤³DmaI:

cast aside decorum

cpla:

fickle minded

t£ßNa:

hard hearted

BEdkra:

disposed to create discord

¢ÞæOy:

women

30.Lakshmana   told   Sita   that   in   this   world   the   behaviour   of   women   is   seen
to   be   like   this.   Women   cast   aside   decorum,   are   fickle   minded,   hard
hearted   and   disposed   to   create   discord.