jz£    tapsãpEN    mya    sh    shan¤j:    ,
p#¢v¾aE    dÎfkarÎy|    DmI¢nÏyaE    èFv#t:    .21.

jz£	with matted hair

tapsãpEN

in the garb of an ascetic

mya   sh

along with me

shan¤j:

with brother

p#¢v¾:

entered

dÎfkarÎy|

dandakaranya

DmI¢nÏy:

ever devoted to piety

èFv#t:

firm of vows

21.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   Rama   with   matted   hair   and   in   the   garb
of   an   ascetic   entered   dandakaranya   along   with   Lakshmana   and   herself

tE    vy|    p#Åy¤ta    raÇyaÏkWkEÙyaÞt¤    k]tE    æOy:    ,
¢vcram    ¢¹j½E¿    vn|    gØB£rmaEjsa    .22.

tE

that

vy|

we

p#Åy¤ta:

exiled

raÇyat¯

from the kingdom

kWkEÙyaÞt¤   k]tE

on account of Kaikeyi

æOy:

three

¢vcram

are ranging

¢¹j½E¿

jewel among brahmins

vn|

forest

gØB£r|

the dense

AaEjsa

on our strength

22.Sita   told   the   brahmin   that   being   exiled   from   the   kingdom   on   account
of   Kaikeyi   they   are   ranging   in   the   dense   forest   on   their   strength.

smaás    m¤h\tIÓt¤    SÀy|    vÞt¤¢mh    Ïvya    ,
Aag¢mÝy¢t    mE    BtaI    vÓymaday    p¤Ýklm¯    .23.

smaás

rest

m¤h\tI|

awhile

t¤   SÀy|

if possible

vÞt¤|

yo stay

ih

here

Ïvya

by you

Aag¢mÝy¢t

will come

mE   BtaI

my husband

vÓy|	of the forest

Aaday

taking

p¤Ýklm¯

best produce

23.Sita   told   the   brahmin   to   rest   awhile   if   he   can   stay   there   and   that   Rama
will   return   bringing   the   best   produce   of   the   forest.

s    Ïv|    nam    c    gaEæO|    c    k[l|    cacßv    tÏvt:    .24.

s:   Ïv|

that you

nam   c

name also

gaEæO|   c

your family name as well

k[l|   c

descent also

Aacßv

please relate

tÏvt:

accurately

24.Sita   asked   the   brahmin   to   relate   his   name,   family   name   and   descent.

ekà    dÎfkarÎyE    ¢kmTI|    cr¢s    ¢¹j    .25.

ek:   c

alone only

dÎfkarÎyE

in dandakaranya

¢kmTI|

for what purpose

cr¢s

you roam

¢¹j	O! brahmin

25.Sita   asked   the   brahmin   for   what   purpose   he   is   roaming   in
dandakaranya   alone?

ev|    b#¤vÓÏya|    s£taya|    rampÏÓya|    mhabl:    ,
p#Ïy¤vacaEäOr|    t£v#|    ravNaE    raXsa¢Dp:    .26.

ev|

as above

b#¤vÓÏya|

speaking

s£taya|

to Sita

rampÏÓya|

to Rama's wife

mhabl:

of great might

p#Ïy¤vac

spoke to her

uäOr|

the following reply

t£v#|

a sharp

ravN:

Ravana

raXsa¢Dp:

the king of ogres

26.Ravana,   hearing   Sita's   words,   made   the   following   reply   to   her.

yEn    ¢væOa¢sta    laEkaÞsdEvas¤rp°ga:    ,
Ah|    s    ravNaE    nam    s£tE    rXaEgNEár:    .27.

yEn

by whom

¢væOa¢sta:

have been terrified

laEka:

people

sdEvas¤rp°ga:

with gods, demons and pannagas

Ah|   s:

I am that

ravNaE   nam

Ravana by name

s£tE

Sita

rXaEgNEár:

the king of hordes of ogres

27.Ravana   told   Sita   that   he   was   the   king   of   ogres   Ravana   by   name   by
whom   all   the   people,   gods,   demons   and   pannagas   have   been   terrified.

Ïva|    t¤    ka·nvNaIBa|    è¾qva    kaWSEyva¢sn£m¯    ,
r¢t|    ÞvkEx¤    darEx¤    na¢DgÅCaØy¢n¢ÓdtE    .28.

Ïva|

you

t¤

in this

ka·nvNaIBa|

with golden colour

è¾qva

seeing

kaWSEyva¢sn£m¯

clad in silk

r¢t|

delight

ÞvkEx¤

in my own

darEx¤

wives

n   A¢DgÅCa¢m

no longer find

A¢n¢ÓdtE

blemishless one

28.Ravana   told   Sita   that   after   seeing   her   with   golden   colour   and   clad   in
silk,   he   no   longer   finds   delight   in   his   own   wives.

bº£nam¤äOmÞæO£Nama¶tana¢mtÞtt:    ,
svaIsamEv    Bd#|    tE    mmag#m¢hx£    Bv    .29.

bº£na|

many

uäOmÞæO£Na|

excellent women

Aa¶tana|

brought from

itÞtt:

here and there

svaIsa|

all

ev

only

Bd#|   tE

may all be well with you

mm

my

Ag#m¢hx£

the foremost queen

Bv

become

29.Ravana   told   Sita   that   she   will   become   the   foremost   queen   among   all
the   many   excellent   women   brought   from   here   and   there   by   him.

lÄða    nam    sm¤d#Þy    mÒyE    mm    mhap¤r£    ,
sagrEN    p¢r¢XçOa    ¢n¢v¾a    ¢g¢rm¥DI¢n    .30.

lÄða   nam

Lanka by name

sm¤d#Þy

of the sea

mÒyE	in the midst

mm

my

mhap¤r£

great capital

sagrEN

by the sea

p¢r¢XçOa

surrounded

¢n¢v¾a

is built

¢g¢rm¥DI¢n

on top of a hill

30.Ravana   told   Sita   that   Lanka   was   his   great   capital   built   on   the   top   of   a
hill   and   surrounded   by   sea.