THE RAMAYANA

ARANYA KANDA

SARGA 46 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

Aa½mE ravNagmnm¯ - RAVANA COMES TO THE HERMITAGE

S¤Ba| blessed

â¢crdÓtaE¿£| with lovely teeth and lips

p¥NIcÓd#¢nBannam¯ with face like a full moon

Aas£na| seated

pNISalaya| in the hut

baÝpSaEka¢Bp£¢ftam¯ overcome with grief with tears flooding

s: that

ta| that

pîplaSaX£| with eyes like petals of lotus

p£tkaWSEyva¢sn£m¯ clad in yellow silk

A×ygÅCt neared

vWdEh£| Sita

Ñ¤¾cEta: with an evil mind

¢nSacr: night wanderer

11,12.Ravana,   with   evil   intent,   neared   Sita   seated   in   her   hut   with   lovely
teeth   and   lips,   face   like   a   full   moon,   eyes   liek   a   lotus   petal,   clad   in   yellow
silk,   with   tears   flooding   and   overcome   with   grief.

s: that

mÓmTSra¢v¾: pierced with the darts of Cupid

b#'GaEx| vedic mantra

ud£ryn¯ chanting

Ab#v£t¯ said

p#¢½t| politely

vaÀy| following words

r¢htE at the lonely place

raXsa¢Dp: king of ogres

ta| to her

uäOma| the foremost

¢ÞæOy| among women

laEkE in the world

pîh£na| without a lotus

iv like

¢½ym¯ goddess Lakshmi

¢vB#ajmana| shining brightly

vp¤xa with her body

ravN: Ravana

p#SS|s h praised

13,14.Ravana,   pierced   by   the   darts   of   Cupid   to   see   Sita   as   the   foremost   of
women   in   the   world,   being   alone   at   the   lonely   place   looking   like   goddess
Lakshmi   without   lotus   and   shining   brightly   with   her   body   praised   her   and
chanting   vedic   mantras,   said   the   following   words   politely

ka Ïv| ka·nvNaIBE p£tkaWSEyva¢s¢n ,
kmlana| S¥Ba| mala| p¢în£v ¢h ¢bB#t£ .15.

ka Ïv| who are you

ka·nvNaIBE with the colour of gold and silver

p£tkaWSEyva¢s¢n wearing yellow silk garment

kmlana| like lotuses

S¥Ba| mala| in a cluster

p¢în£ iv like the lotus pond

¢h surely

¢bB#t£ having

15.Ravana asked Sita, with the colour of gold and silver, wearing yellow
silk garment and having a cluster of lotuses, who she was?

»£: ½£: k£¢tI: S¤Ba lßm£rÔsra va S¤BannE ,
B¥¢mvaI Ïv| vraraEhE r¢tvaI ÞvWrca¢rN£ .16.

»£: are you Hri

½£: are you Sri

k£¢tI: are you Kirti

S¤Ba blessed

lßm£: are you Lakshmi

AÔsra: are you a celestial nymph

va or

S¤BannE with a charming face

B¥¢m: va goddess of Earth

Ïv| you

vraraEhE best among women

r¢t: va or Rati

ÞvWrca¢rN£ acting according to own inclinations

16.Ravana asked Sita whether she was Hri or Sri or Kirti or Lakshmi or
a celestial nymph or Rati or goddess of earth ?

sma: ¢SK¢rN: ¢s"ÂDa: paÎf¤ra dSnaÞtv ,
¢vSalE ¢vmlE nEæOE r³aÓtE k]ÝNtarkE .17.

sma: are even

¢SK¢rN: are smooth

¢s"ÂDa: lovely

paÎf¤ra: are white

dSna: teeth

tv your

¢vSalE are broad

¢vmlE fair

nEæOE eyes

r³aÓtE red at the end

k]ÝNtarkE with dark pupils

17.Ravana told Sita that her lovely teeth are even, smooth and white and
eyes were broad, fair, red at the end and with dark pupils.

¢vSal| jGn| p£nm¥ã k¢rkraEpmaW .18.

¢vSal| are broad

jGn| hips

p£n| fleshy

Uã thighs

k¢rkraEpmaW like the trunk of an elephant

18.Ravana told Sita that her hips are broad and fleshy and thighs look like
the trunk of an elephant.

etav¤p¢ctaW    v¦äOaW    s¢htaW    sØp#v¢ÚgtaW    ,
p£naE°tm¤KaW    kaÓtaW    ¢s"ÂDaW    talPlaEpmaW    .19.
m¢Np#vEkaBrNaW    â¢craW    tE    pyaEDraW    .20.

etaW the two

up¢ctaW fully dveloped

v¦äOaW round

s¢htaW joined together

sØp#v¢ÚgtaW throbbing

p£naE°tm¤KaW prominent with elevated nipples

kaÓtaW charming and loveable

¢s"ÂDaW are excellent

talPlaEpmaW like a pair of palmyra fruit

m¢Np#vEkaBrNaW adorned with strings of gems

â¢craW appearing

tE your

pyaEDraW breasts

19,20.Ravana   described   Sita's   breats   as   fully   developed,   round,   joined
together,   with   prominent   elevated   nipples,   lovable   and   charming   looking
like   a   pair   of   palmyra   fruits   and   adorned   with     strings   of   gems.

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