THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 49 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

s£raphrNm¯   -   ABDUCTION   OF   SITA  

 
s   c   mayamyaE   ¢dÛy:   Kry¤³:   KrÞvn:   ,  
p#ÏyèÜyt   hEmaHqgaE   ravNÞy   mharT:   .21.  
s:    that
c    also
mayamy:    enchating
¢dÛy:    celestial
Kry¤³:    drawn by mules
KrÞvn:    with a jarring sound
p#ÏyèÜyt    suddenly appeared
hEmaHqg:    made of gold
ravNÞy    Ravana's
mharT:    huge chariot
 
21.Ravana's   huge   enchanted   chariot   made   of   gold,   drawn   by   mules   with   a  
jarring   sound   appeared   suddenly.  
 
ttÞta|   pâxWvaIÀyWr¢BtÇyI   mhaÞvn:   ,  
AHqkEnaEïØy   vWdE¢h|   rTmaraEpyäOda   .22.  
tt:    then
ta|    that
pâxW:    with harsh
vaÀyW:    with words
A¢BtÇyI    threatening
mhaÞvn:    in a loud roar
AHqkEn    with his hand
uïØy    lifting
vWdE¢h|    to Sita
rT|    on the chariot
AaraEpyt¯    placed
tda    then
 
22.Ravana   then   saying   harsh   words   to   Sita   in   a   loud   roar,   lifted   her   with  
his   hands   and   placed   her   in   the   chariot.  
 
sa   g¦h£ta   ¢vc¤@aES   ravNEn   ySÞv£n£   ,  
ramE¢t   s£ta   Ѥ:KataI   ram|   Ñ¥rgt|   vnE   .23.  
sa    she
g¦h£ta    when seized
¢vc¤@aES    cried at the top of her voice
ravNEn    by Ravana
ySÞv£n£    well known
ram   i¢t    'O! Rama' thus
s£ta    Sita
Ѥ:KataI    overcome with agony
ram|    to Rama
Ñ¥rgt|    who was far away
vnE    in the forest
 
23.Sita   when   seized   by   Ravana,   overcome   with   agony   cried   at   the   top   of  
her   voice   'O!   Rama'   to   Rama   who   was   far   away   in   the   forest.  
 
tamkama|   s   kamatI:   p°gEÓd#vD¥¢mv   ,  
¢vvE¾manamaday   uÏppataT   ravN:   .24.  
ta|    her
Akama|    not agreeing
s:    that
kamatI:    stricken with passion
p°gEÓd#vD¥|   iv    like the wife of the king of serpants
¢vvE¾mana|    wriggling
Aaday    taking
uÏppat    rose to the skies
AT    then
ravN:    Ravana
 
24.Ravana   then   stricken   with   passion   taking   Sita,   who   did   not   agree   with  
him   and   who   was   wriggling   like   the   wife   of   the   king   of   serpants,   rose   into  
the   skies.  
 
tt:   sa   raXsEÓd#EN   ¢»ymaNa   ¢vhaysa   ,  
B¦S|   c¤@aES   mäOEv   B#aÓt¢cäOa   yTa{{t¤ra   .25.  
tt:    then
sa    she
raXsEÓd#EN    by the king of ogres
¢»ymaNa    being abducted
¢vhaysa    through the air
B¦S|    loudly
c¤@aES    wailed as follows
mäOa   iv    like one mad
B#aÓt¢cäOa    mind distracted
yTa    like
Aat¤ra    unable to do anything
 
25.Sita   while   being   abducted   through   the   air   by   Ravana   began   to   wail  
loudly   like   one   mad,   mind   distracted   and   unable   to   do   anything.  
 
ha   lßmN   mhabahaE   g¤â¢cäOp#sadk   ,  
¢»ymaNa|   n   jan£xE   rXsa   mamm¢xINa   .26.  
ha   lßmN    O! Lakshmana
mhabahaE    mighty armed
g¤â¢cäOp#sadk    delighter of the mind of elder brother
¢»ymaNa|    being carried away
n   jan£xE    you do not know
rXsa    by the ogre
ma|    me
Am¢xINa    ruthless
 
26.Sita   called   for   Lakshmana   and   whether   he   knew   that   she   was   being  
away   by   the   ruthless   ogre.  
 
j£¢vt|   s¤KmTaI|à   DmIhEtaE:   p¢rÏyjn¯   ,  
¢»ymaNamDm©IN   ma|   raGv   n   pÜy¢s   .27.  
j£¢vt|    life
s¤K|    happy
ATaIn¯   c    wealth also
DmIhEtaE:    for the sake of virtue
p¢rÏyjn¯    giving up
¢»ymaNa|    being carried away
ADm©IN    unrighteously
ma|    me
raGv    Rama
n   pÜy¢s    you do not see
 
27.Sita   asked   Rama   whether   he,   who   had   given   up   happy   life   and   wealth  
for   the   sake   of   virtue,   did   not   see   her   being   carried   away   unrighteously.  
 
nn¤   nama¢vn£tana|   ¢vnEta{¢s   prÓtp   ,  
kTmEv|¢vD|   pap|   n   Ïv|   Sa¢D   ¢h   ravNm¯   .28.  
nn¤   nam    now
A¢vn£tana|    committiing crimes
¢vnEta    as a punisher
A¢s    you are
prÓtp    scorcher of enemies
kT|    how
ev|¢vD|    like this
pap|    sinner
n    do not
Ïv|    you
Sa¢D    punish
¢h    then
ravNm¯    Ravana
 
28.Sita   addressed   Rama   that   he   punished   those   who   commit   crime   but  
how   is   it   he   is   not   punishing   the   sinful   Ravana.  
 
n     sïaE{¢vn£tÞy   èÜytE   kmIN:   Plm¯   .29.  
n    not
    in this
sï:    immeditely
A¢vn£tÞy    of a criminal
èÜytE    is seen
kmIN:    of the evil deed
Plm¯    fruit
 
29.Sita   addressed   Rama   that   the   fruit   of   the   evil   deed   of   this   criminal   is  
not   seen  
 
kalaE{ÔyHqg£BvÏyæO   srÞyana¢mv   p³yE   .30.  
kal:    time
A¢p    as well
AHqg£Bv¢t    plays a part
AæO    in this
srÞyana|    of foodgrains
iv    like
p³yE    ripening
 
30.Sita   said   that   time   will   play   a   part   in   the   fructification   of   this   act   like  
ripening   of   foodgrains.                
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