mda¢Óvtana|    GaEraNa|    k[¸raNa|    tr¢Þvnam¯    ,
kTmEka    mharÎyE    n    ¢bBE¢x    vrannE    .31.

mda¢Óvtana|

in rut

GaEraNa|   k[¸raNa|

terrible elephants

tr¢Þvnam¯

full of speed

kT|

how

eka

alone

mharÎyE

in the great forest

n   ¢bBE¢x

you are not afraid

vrannE

lovely lady

31.Ravana   asked   Sita   how   is   it   that   she   is   not   afraid   of   wild   and   terrible
elephants   in   rut   and   full   of   speed   in   the   forest.

ka¢s    kÞy    k[t¢àt¯Ïv|    ¢k|¢n¢mäO|    c    dÎfkan¯    ,
eka    cr¢s    kÚya¢N    GaEran¯    raXssE¢vtan¯    .32.

ka   A¢s

who are

kÞy	whose wife are you

k[t¢àt¯

from where have you come

Ïv|

you

¢k|¢n¢mäO|   c

for what purpose also

dÎfkan¯

in dandakaranya

eka

alone

cr¢s	you wander

kÚya¢N

blessed one

GaEran¯

dreadful

raXssE¢vtan¯

frequented by ogres

32.Ravana   asked   Sita   to   tell   him   who   she   was?   whose   wife   was   she?   for
what   purpose   she   had   come   to   the   dreadful   dandakaranya   and   wander
alone   when   it   is   frequented   by   ogres?

i¢t    p#SÞta    vWdEh£    ravNEn    ѤraÏmna    ,
¢¹ja¢tvExEN    ¢ht|    è¾qva    ravNmagtm¯    .
sv©Ir¢t¢TsÏkarW:    p¥jyamas    mW¢Tl£    .33.

i¢t

as above

p#SÞta

being praised

vWdEh£

princess of Videha

ravNEn

by Ravana

ѤraÏmna

evil minded

¢¹ja¢tvExEN

in the garb of a brahmin

¢ht|	as a holy man

è¾qva

seeing

ravN|

Ravana

Aagtm¯

has come

sv©I:

all

A¢t¢TsÏkarW:

honours due to a guest

p¥jyamas

adored

mW¢Tl£

Sita

33.Sita,   being   praised   by   the   evil   minded   Ravana   as   above   who   had   come
in   the   garb   of   a   brahmin,   adored   him   with   all   honours   due   to   a   guest.

upn£yasn|    p¥vI|    païEna¢B¢nmn¯æy    c    ,
Ab#v£¢Ïs¼¢mÏyEv    tda    t|    saWØydSIna    .34.

upn£y

offering

Aasn|

a seat

p¥vI|

at first

païEn

with water to wash feet

A¢B¢nmn¯æy   c

tended upon also

Ab#v£t¯

said

¢s¼|   i¢t   ev

as a siddha only

tda

then

t|

him

saWØydSIna

with good intentions

34.Sita   at   first   offered   Ravana   a   seat   and   then   water   to   wash   his   feet   and
taking   him   to   be   a   siddha   said   the   following   to   him.

¢¹ja¢tvExEN    sm£ßy    mW¢Tl£    smagt|    paæOk[s¤ØBDa¢rNm¯    ,
ASÀym¤¹E¾¤mpaydSIn|    ÓymÓæOyëqra'NväOda{Äñna    .35.

¢¹ja¢tvExEN

in the garb of a brahmin

sm£ßy

observing

mW¢Tl£

Sita

smagt|

having come

paæOk[s¤ØBDa¢rNm¯

carrying a water pot and clad in saffron coloured clothes

ASÀy|

not capable

u¹E¾¤|

to know fully

ApaydSIn|

with evil intent

ÓymÓæOyt¯

invited

b#a'Nvt¯

as a brahmin

tda

then

AÄñna

lady

35.Sita   not   knowing   the   bad   intention   of   Ravana   who   had   come   in   the
garb   of   a   brahmin   spoke   to   him   taking   him   to   be   a   brahmin.

iy|    b¦s£    b#a'N    kammaÞyta¢md|    c    paï|    p#¢tg¦/ta¢m¢t    ,
id|    c    ¢s¼|    vnjatm¤äOm|    ÏvdTImÛyg#¢mhaEpB¤Çytam¯    .36.

iy|   b¦s£

here is a sat

b#a'N

O! brahmin

kam|

at will

AaÞyta|

please be seated

id|   c

this

paï|	water to wash feet

p#¢tg¦/ta|   i¢t

let it be accepted

id|   c

here it is

¢s¼|

ready

vnjat|

produce of the forest

uäOm|

excellent

ÏvdTI|

for your sake

AÛyg#|

as convenient

ih

now

upB¤Çytam¯

may be partaken

36.Sita   told   Ravana   to   take   the   seat,   wash   his   feet   with   water   and   partake
the   excellent   produce   of   the   forest.

¢nmn¯æymaN:    p#¢tp¥NIBa¢xN£|    nrEÓd#pÏn£|    p#sm£ßy    mW¢Tl£m¯    ,
p#s/    tÞya    hrNE    D¦t|    mn:    smapIyt¯ÞvaÏmvDya    ravN:    .37.

¢nmn¯æymaN:

being invited

p#¢tp¥NIBa¢xN£|

who spoke with contentment

nrEÓd#pÏn£|

the queen

p#sm£ßy

closely observing

mW¢Tl£m¯

Sita

p#s/

by force

tÞya:

her

hrNE

to abduct

D¦t|	determined

mn:

mind

smapIyt¯

concentrated

ÞvaÏmvDya

to bring about own death

ravN:

Ravana

37.Ravana,   being   invited   for   dinner,   closely   observed   Sita   who   spoke
with   contentment,   decided   to   abduct   her   by   force   thereby   bringing   about
his   own   death.

tt:    s¤vEx|    m¦gyagt|    p¢t|    p#t£XmaNa    shlßmN|    tda    ,
¢vv£XmaNa    h¢rt|    ddSI    tÓmh¹n|    nWv    t¤    ramlßmNaW    .38.

tt:

then

s¤vEx|

neatly dressed

m¦gyagt|

gone hunting

p¢t|

husband

p#t£XmaNa

looking out

shlßmN|

with Lakshmana

tda

then

¢vv£XmaNa

casting eyes around

h¢rt|

green

ddSI

saw

tt¯

that

mht¯   vn|

great foreast

n

not

ev

only

t¤   ramlßmNaW

but Rama and Lakshmana

38.Then   Sita   looking   out   for   Rama   and   Lakshmana   who   had   gone   hunting
saw   the   great   green   forest   but   not   Rama   and   Lakshmana.