THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 46 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30
Aa½mE
ravNagmnm¯
- RAVANA
COMES TO THE HERMITAGE
caâ¢ÞmtE
caâd¢t
caânEæOE
¢vla¢s¢n
,
mnaE
hr¢s
mE
ramE
nd£
k\l¢mvaØBsa
.21.
| caâ¢ÞmtE
|
with charming smile |
| caâd¢t
|
with shapely teeth |
| caânEæOE
|
with lovely eyes |
21.Ravana told
Sita that she with her
charming smile, shapely teeth,
lovely
eyes and
beautiful face had stolen
his heart like the river
steals its banks
with its
current.
kraÓt¢mtmÒya{¢s
s¤kES£
s|htÞtn£
.22.
| kraÓt¢mtmÒya
|
with slender waist that
can be enclosed by the
thumb |
| s|htÞtn£
|
and breasts without a gap |
22.Ravana told
Sita that she had a
slender waist that can
be enclosed by the thums
and index finger, lovely
hair and breasts without
a gap.
nWv
dEv£
n
gÓDv£I|
n
yX£
n
c
¢k°r£
,
nWv|ãpa
mya
nar£
è¾p¥vaI
mh£tlE
.23.
| n
gÓDv£I|
|
nor a gandharva lady |
| c
¢k°r£
|
kinnara girl also |
| mh£tlE
|
on the face of the
earth |
23.Ravana told
Sita that she was neither
a goddess nor a gandharva
lady
nor a yaksha
woman nor a kinnara girl
nor a lady of such
beauty was seen
by him
earlier on the face of
the earth.
ãpmg#y|
c
laEkEx¤
saWk[mayI|
vyà
tE
,
ih
vasà
kaÓtarE
¢cäOm¤Ómady¢Ót
mE
.24.
| laEkEx¤
|
in all the worlds |
24.Ravana told
Sita that her beauty, youth,
age and living in the
forest
agitates his
mind.
sa
p#¢t@am
Bd#|
tE
n
Ïv|
vÞt¤¢mharqh¢s
,
raXsana|my|
vasaE
GaEraNa|
kamã¢pNam¯
.25.
| Bd#|
tE
|
may properity be with
you |
| kamã¢pNam¯
|
capable of assuming any
form at will |
25.Ravana told
Sita that she should go
back and not live in
the forest
which is
the place of residence
of fierce ogres who are
capable of
assuming any
form at will.
p#sadag#a¢N
rØya¢N
ngraEpvna¢n
c
,
sØp°a¢n
s¤gÓD£¢n
y¤³aÓyac¢rt¤|
Ïvya
.26.
| p#sadag#a¢N
|
topmost storeys |
| ngraEpvna¢n
c
|
the city's gardens |
| y¤³a¢n
|
are suitable places |
26.Ravana told
Sita that the suitable
places for her to live
are the topmost
storeys of
palaces, properous cities with
sweet smelling gardens.
vr|
maÚy|
vr|
BaEÇy|
vr|
vÞæO|
c
SaEBnE
,
BtaIr|
c
vr|
mÓyE
Ïv盧m¢stEXNE
.27.
| vr|
maÚy|
|
foremost garland |
| vr|
BaEÇy|
|
excellent food |
| vr|
vÞæO|
c
|
and
excellent dress |
| vr|
mÓyE
|
I consider the best |
| Ïv盧|
|
as suitable for you |
27.Ravana told
Sita that he considers
foremost garland, excellent food,
excellent dress
and a husband as
suitable for you.
ka
Ïv|
Bv¢s
âd#aNa|
mâta|
va
S¤¢c¢ÞmtE
,
vs¥na|
va
vraraEhE
dEvta
p#¢tBa¢s
mE
.28.
| S¤¢c¢ÞmtE
|
with a bright smile |
| vraraEhE
|
foremost of ladies |
28.Ravana asked
Sita whether she was married
to rudras or maruts or
vasus and
said she appeared like
a goddess to him.
nEh
gÅC¢Ót
gÓDvaI
n
dEva
n
c
¢k°ra:
,
raXsanamy|
vas:
kT|
n¤
Ïvmhagta
.29.
| raXsana|
Ay|
|
this is ogres' |
29.Ravana told
Sita that the plce was
the home of ogres and
neither
gandharvas nor
gods nor kinnaras visit
that place and asked how
did she
come there?
ih
SaKam¦ga:
¢s|ha
¹£¢pÛyaG#m¦gaÞtTa
,
§XaÞtrXv:
kHqka:
kT|
tE×yaE
n
¢v×y¢s
.30.
| ¹£¢pÛyaG#m¦ga:
|
beasts like leopards,
tigers |
| n
¢v×y¢s
|
you are not afraid |
30.Ravana asked
Sita whether she was not
afraid of the monkeys,
lions,
leopards, tigers,
hyenas and buzzards which
were living there.
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