mm    BtaI    mhatEja    vysa    p·¢v|Sk:    ,
A¾adS    ¢h    vxaI¢N    mm    jÓm¢n    gÎytE    .11.

mm

my

BtaI

husband

mhatEja:

possessed of great energy

vysa	by age then

p·¢v|Sk:

was twenty five

A¾adS

to be eighteen

¢h   vxaI¢N

years only

mm   jÓm¢n

from my birth

gÎytE

was calculated

11.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   Rama   was   then   twenty   five   years   and   her
age   was   calculated   to   be   eighteen   from   her   birth.

ramE¢t    p#¢TtaE    laEkE    g¤Nvan¯    sÏyvaM¯ÅC¤¢c:    ,
¢vSalaXaE    mhabah^ÞsvIB¥t¢htE    rt:    .12.

ramE¢t

by the name of Rama

p#¢Tt:

known

laEkE

in the world

g¤Nvan¯

with good behaviour

sÏyvan¯

truthful

S¤¢c:

virtuous

¢vSalaX:

with broad eyes

mhabah^:

mighty armed

svIB¥t¢htE

to the good of all beings

rt:

devoted

12.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   he   was   known   in   the   world   by   the   name   of
Rama,   has   good   behaviour;   truthful;   virtuous;   has   broad   eyes;   mighty   armed
and   devoted   to   the   good   of   all   beings.

kamatIà    mhabah^:    ¢pta    dSrT:    Þvym¯    ,
kWkEÙya:    ¢p#ykamaTI|    t|    ram|    na×yxEcyt¯    .13.

kamatI:   c

though stricken with love

mhabah^:

mighty armed

¢pta

father

dSrT:

Dasaratha

Þvym¯

himself

kWkEÙya:

of Kaikeyi

¢p#ykamaTI|

in order to fulfill the wish

t|   ram|

that Rama

n   A×yxEcyt¯

did not coronate

13.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   Dasaratha   stricken   with   love,   in   order   to
fulfill   the   wish   of   Kaikeyi,   did   not   coronate   Rama.

A¢BxEkay    t¤    ¢pt¤Þsm£p|    rammagtm¯    ,
kWkEy£    mm    BtaIr¢mÏy¤vac    èF|    vc:    .14.

A¢BxEkay   t¤

for coronation

¢pt¤:

father's

sm£p|

in the presence

ram|

to Rama

Aagtm¯

come

kWkEy£

Kaikeyi

mm

my

BtaIr|

husband

i¢t	as follows

uvac

said

èF|

decided

vc:

orders

14.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   when   Rama   went   to   Dasaratha's   presence
for   coronation,   Kaikeyi   said   the   following   orders   as   already   decided.

tv    ¢pæOa    smaåOçO|    mmEd|    ½¦N¤    raGv    ,
Brtay    p#datÛy¢md|    raÇymkÎzkm¯    .15.

tv

your

¢pæOa

by father

smaåOçO|

orders passed

mm

to me

id|

this

½¦N¤

listen

raGv

Rama

Brtay

for Bharata

p#datÛy|

has to be given

id|   raÇy|

this kingdom

AkÎzkm¯

without any hindrance

15.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   the   orders   passed   by   Dasaratha   that   the
kingdom   should   be   given   to   Bharata   was   conveyed   to   Rama.

Ïvya    t¤    Kl¤    vÞtÛy|    nv    vxaI¢N    p·    c    ,
vnE    p#v#j    kak[t¯ÞT    ¢ptr|    maEcyan¦tat¯    .16.

Ïvya

by you

t¤

now

Kl¤   vÞtÛy|

should live

nv

nine

vxaI¢N

years

p·   c

and five

vnE	in the forest

p#v#j

depart

kak[t¯ÞT

Rama

¢ptr|

father

maEcy

save

An¦tat¯

from falsehood

16.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   Kaikeyi   said   to   Rama   that   he   must   live   in
the   forest   for   fourteen   years   and   asked   him   to   depart   then   itself   to   save
his   father   from   falsehood.

tTEÏy¤?va    c    ta|    ram:    kWkEy£mk[taEBy:    ,
ckar    t¹cÞtÞya    mm    BtaI    èFv#t:    .17.

tTa	let it be so

i¢t   u?va

thus saying

c

also

ta|

that

ram:

Rama

kWkEy£|

to Kaikeyi

Ak[taEBy:

had no fear from any quarter

ckar

followed

tt¯   vc:

that order

tÞya:

her

mm

my

BtaI

husband

èFv#t:

firm of vows

17.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   Rama   said   'let   it   be   so'   and   followed   the   order.

dïa°    p#¢tg¦ÿ£yaÏsÏy|    b#¥ya°    can¦tm¯    ,
ett¯    b#a'N    ramÞy    v#t|    D#¤vmn¤äOmm¯    .18.

dïat¯

will bestow

n   p#¢tg¦ÿ£yat¯

never accept

sÏy|

the truth

b#¥yat¯

speak

n   c

never speak

An¦tm¯

a lie

ett¯

this

b#a'N

O! brahmin

ramÞy

Rama's

v#t|

vow

D#¤v|

firm

An¤äOmm¯

unsurpassed

18.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   Rama   would   bestow   but   will   not   accept;
speak   the   truth   but   never   speak   a   lie   and   this   is   unsurpassed   firm   vow   of
Rama.

tÞy    B#ata    t¤    ¹WmaæOaE    lßmNaE    nam    v£yIvan¯    ,
ramÞy    p¤âxÛyaG#:    shay:    smrE{¢rha    .19.

tÞy

his

B#ata

brother

t¤

in this

¹WmaæO:

son of step mother

lßmNaE   nam

Lakshmana by name

v£yIvan¯

powerful

ramÞy

to Rama

p¤âxÛyaG#:

tiger among men

shay:

is the companion

smrE

in a war

A¢rha

killer of foes

19.Sita   told   the   brahmin     that   Rama   has   a   step   brother,   Lakshmana   by
name,   who   is   powerful,   killer   of   foes   in   a   war   and   Rama's   companion.

s    B#ata    lßmNaE    nam    DmIcar£    èFv#t:    ,
AÓvgÅC¼n¤Ýpa¢N:    p#v#jÓt|    mya    sh    .20.

s:   B#ata

that brother

lßmNaE   nam

Lakshmana by name

DmIcar£

righteos

èFv#t:

firm of vows

AÓvgÅCt¯

followed

Dn¤Ýpa¢N:

with bow in hand

p#v#jÓt|

going into exile

mya   sh

along with me

20.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   Lakshmana   with   bow   in   hand   followed
Rama   when   going   into   exile   along   with   her.