n    shE    h£èS|    vaÀy|    vWdE¢h    jnkaÏmjE    ,
½aEæOyaEâByaEm©I{ï    tçOnaracs¢°Bm¯    .31.

n   shE   ¢h

I cannot stand

iIèS|

with such

vaÀy|

words

vWdE¢h

born in Videha

jnkaÏmjE

Janaka's daughter

½aEæOyaE:

into ears

uByaE:

both

mE

my

Aï

now

tçOnaracs¢°Bm¯

feel like penetrated by a heated arrow narasa

31.Lakshmana   told   Sita   that   he   cannot   stand   such   words   and   both   his
ears   feel   like   being   penetrated   by   a   heated   narasa   arrow.

upS¦ÎvÓt¤    mE    sv©I    sa¢XB¥ta    vnEcra:    ,
Óyayvad£    yTa{Óyaym¤³aE{h|    pâx|    Ïvya    .32.

upS¦ÎvÓt¤

may please hear

mE

for me

sv©I

all

sa¢XB¥ta:

as witnesses

vnEcra:

those living in the forest

Óyayvad£

speaking what is right

yTa

like

AÓyay|

an undeserving

u³:	being told

Ah|

I

pâx|	harsh words

Ïvya

by you

32.Lakshmana   told   Sita   even   though   he   had   spoken   rightly,   he   has   been
told   undeserving   harsh   words   and   wanted   the   living   beings   in   the   forest   to
be   witness   to   his   words.

¢Dkq    Ïvamï    p#NÜy    Ïv|    yÓmamEv|    ¢vSÄðsE    ,
ÞæO£Ïvaê[¾ÞvBavEn    g¤âvaÀyE    Ûyv¢ÞTtm¯    .33.

¢Dkq   Ïva|

fie on you

Aï

now

p#NÜy

do not stand in fromt

Ïv|

you

yt¯

because

ma|

me

ev|

like this

¢vSÄðsE

suspect

ÞæO£Ïvat¯

through feminine nature

Ѥ¾ÞvBavEn

a wicked disposition

g¤âvaÀyE

by the words of my elder brother

Ûyv¢ÞTtm¯

firmly abide

33.Lakshmana   told   Sita   that   she   should   not   stand   in   front   because
through   feminine   nature   and   wicked   disposition   she   distrusted   him   who
firmly   abided   by   the   words   of   his   elder   brother.

g¢mÝyE    yæO    kak[t¯ÞT:    Þv¢Þt    tE{Þt¤    vrannE    ,
rXÓt¤    Ïva|    ¢vSalaX£    smg#a    vndEvta:    .34.

g¢mÝyE

I will go

yæO

where

kak[t¯ÞT:

Rama is

Þv¢Þt

all be well

tE

with you

AÞt¤

let

vrannE

lovely lady

rXÓt¤

may protect

Ïva|

you

¢vSalaX£

large eyed

smg#a:

all

vndEvta:

the dieties of the forest

34.Lakshmana   told   Sita   that   he   will   go   to   the   place   where   Rama   was   and
wished   her   well   and   also   hoped   the   forest   dieties   will   protect   her.

¢n¢mäOa¢n    ¢h    GaEra¢N    ya¢n    p#aѤBIv¢Ót    mE    ,
A¢p    Ïva|    sh    ramEN    pÜyEy|    p¤nragt:    .35.

¢n¢mäOa¢n

bad omens

¢h

surely

GaEra¢N

terrible

ya¢n

which

p#aѤBIv¢Ót

appear before eyes

mE

my

A¢p

and

Ïva|

you

sh   ramEN

with Rama

pÜyEy|

may see

p¤n:

again

Aagt:

when come back

35.Lakshmana   told   Sita   that   terrible   bad   omens   appear   before   his   eyes
and   hoped   that   he   will   see   her   when   he   comes   back   with   Rama.

lßmNEnWvm¤³a    sa    âdÓt£    jnkaÏmja    ,
p#Ïy¤vac    ttaE    vaÀy|    t£v#|    baÝpp¢rÔl¤ta    .36.

lßmNEn

by Lakshmana

ev|

as above

u³a

spoken

sa

she

âdÓt£

crying

jnkaÏmja

Janaka's daughter

p#Ïy¤vac

replied as follows

tt:

then

vaÀy|

words

t£v#|

strict

baÝpp¢rÔl¤ta

bathed in tears

36.Sita,   crying   and   bathed   in   tears,   replied   as   follows   to   Lakshmana.

gaEdavr£|    p#vEßya¢m    ¢vna    ramEN    lÝmN    ,
Aab¢ÓDÝyE{Tva    ÏyßyE    ¢vxmE    dEhmaÏmn:    .37.

gaEdavr£|

in river godavari

p#vEßya¢m

will plunge

¢vna   ramEN

without Rama

lÝmN

Lakshmana

Aab¢ÓDÝyE

will hang myself

ATva

or else

ÏyßyE

will cast off

¢vxmE

in case of difficulties

dEh|   AaÏmn:

my body

37.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   without   Rama   she   will   cast   off   her   body   by
plunging   into   river   godavari   ar   by   hanging.

¢pba¢m    va    ¢vx|    t£ßN|    p#vEßya¢m    h^taSnm¯    ,
n    Ïvh||    raGvadÓy|    pda¢p    p¤âx|    Þp¦SE    .38.

¢pba¢m

will drink

va

or

¢vx|

poison

t£ßN|

deadly

p#vEÜya¢m   h^taSnm¯

will enter the fire

n

not

t¤   Ah|

I alone

raGvat¯   AÓy|

other than Rama

pda   A¢p

even with foot

p¤âx|

a man

Þp¦SE

touch

38.Sita   told   Lakshmana   that   she   will   drink   deadly   poison   or   enter   the   fire
but   will   never   touch   a   man   other   than   Rama   even   by   her   foot.

i¢t    lßmNma@[Üy    s£ta    Ѥ:Ksm¢Óvta    ,
pa¢N×ya|    âdt£    Ѥ:KaѤdr|    p#jGan    h    .39.

i¢t

thus

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

Aa@[Üy

saying in a loud voice

s£ta

Sita

Ѥ:Ksm¢Óvta

overcome with grief

pa¢N×ya|

with hands

âdt£

crying

Ѥ:Kat¯

through agony

udr|

abdomen

p#jGan

beat

h	what a pity

39.Sita,   having   said   thus   to   Lakshmana   in   a   loud   veice,   overcome   with   grief
beat   her   abdomen   with   both   hands   crying   through   agony.

tamatIãpa|    ¢vmna    âdÓt£|    saW¢m¢æOralßy    ¢vSalnEæOa|    ,
Aaáasyamas    n    cWv    Bt¤IÞt|    B#atr|    ¢k¢·Ñ¤vac    s£ta    .40.

ta|

her

AatIãpa|

being distress

¢vmna:

depressed in spirit

âdÓt£|

crying

saW¢m¢æO:

Lakshmana

Aalßy

perceiving

¢vSalnEæOa|

with broad eyes

Aaáasyamas

consoled

n

not

c

also

ev

only

Bt¤I:

husnand's

t|   B#atr|

to that brother

¢k¢·t¯

anything

uvac

said

s£ta

Sita

40.Lakshmana   depressed   in   spirit   to   percieve   Sita   to   be   distressed   and
crying   consoled   her.   Sita   however   did   not   say   even   a   word   to   Lakshmana.

ttÞt¤    s£tam¢Bvaï    lßmN:    k]ta¸¢l:    ¢k¢·d¢Bp#NØy    c    ,
AÓv£XmaNaE    bh^Sà    mW¢Tl£|    jgam    ramÞy    sm£pmaÏmvan¯    .41.

tt:

then

t¤

in this

s£ta|

to Sita

A¢Bvaï

greeting

lßmN:

Lakshmana

k]ta¸¢l:

with joined palms

¢k¢·t¯

a little

A¢Bp#NØy   c

respectfully bowing

AÓv£XmaN:

looking back

bh^S:   c

again and again

mW¢Tl£|

Maithili

jgam

sought

ramÞy   sm£p|

the presence of Rama

AaÏmvan¯

mastered his self

41.Then   greeting   Sita   with   joined   palms   and   respectfully   bowing   down
and   looking   back   at   Sita   many   times,   Lakshmana   sought   the   presence
of   Rama.