THE RAMAYANA
THE RAMAYANA
ARANYA KANDA
SARGA 49 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40
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- ABDUCTION OF SITA
s
kmI
k]tvanEtÏkalaEphtcEtn:
,
j£¢vtaÓtkr|
GaEr|
ramadqÛysnmap"¤¢h
.31.
kalaEphtcEtn:
|
mind vitiated by fate |
j£¢vtaÓtkr|
|
bring life to an end |
31.Sita told
Ravana that his mind has
been vitiated by fate and
will suffer
misfortune at
the hands of Rama which
will bring an end to
his life.
hÓtEdan£|
skama
t¤
kWkEy£
baÓDvWÞsh
,
¢»yE
y¼mIkamÞy
DmIpÏn£
yS¢Þvn:
.32.
baÓDvW:
sh
|
with kith and kin |
DmIkamÞy
|
covetous of virtue |
32.Sita told
Ravana that now that she
the lawful wife of Rama
is being
abducted, Kaikeyi
with her kith and kin
has her desire fulfilled.
AamÓæOyE
jnÞTanE
k¢NIkaran¯
s¤p¤¢Ýptan¯
,
¢Xp#|
ramÞy
S|sÒv|
s£ta
hr¢t
ravN:
.33.
k¢NIkaran¯
|
karnikara trees |
33.Sita told
the karnikara trees in
blossom to inform Rama
that Ravana
had abducted
Sita.
dWvta¢n
c
yaÓy¢ÞmÓvnE
¢v¢vDpadpE
,
nmÞkraEØyh|
tE×yaE
Bt¤I:
S|st
ma|
¶tam¯
.34.
A¢Þmn¯
vnE
|
in this forest |
¢v¢vDpadpE
|
with various trees |
nmÞkraE¢m
|
I offer salutations |
34.Sita told
all the deities in the
forest full of various
trees to inform her
husband that
she has been abducted.
ya¢n
ka¢n¢cdÔyæO
st¯Ïva¢n
¢nvsÓÏy¤t
,
svaI¢N
SrN|
ya¢m
m¦gp¢XgNan¢p
.35.
m¦gp¢XgNan¯
A¢p
|
all animals, deers and
birds |
35.Sita told
all those beings living
in the forest including
all animals, deers
and birds
that she seeks their protection.
¢»ymaNa|
¢p#ya|
Bt¤I:
p#aNE×yaE{¢p
gr£ys£m¯
,
¢vvSa{p¶ta
s£ta
ravNEnE¢t
S|st
.36.
p#aNE×y:
A¢p
|
more than life |
36.Sita told
all the above to kindly
inform Rama that his beloved
wife who
is dearer
than his life was abducted
by Ravana helpless as she
was.
¢v¢dÏva
ma|
mhabah^rm¤æOa¢p
mhabl:
,
AanEÝy¢t
pra@Øy
vWvÞvt¶tam¢p
.37.
mhabah^:
|
the mighty armed |
Am¤æO
A¢p
|
even in the other
world |
mhabl:
|
possessed of great strength |
pra@Øy
|
winning over enemies |
vWvÞvt¶ta|
A¢p
|
even
if carried away by Yama |
37.Sita further
told that the mighty armed
and with great strength
Rama
will recover
from the other world even
if she were carried away
by Yama.
sa
tda
kâNa
vacaE
¢vlpÓt£
s¤Ñ¤:¢Kta
,
vnÞp¢tgt|
g¦D#|
ddSaIytlaEcna
.38.
s¤Ñ¤:¢Kta
|
highly distressed |
vnÞp¢tgt|
|
perched on a tre |
AaytlaEcna
|
the large eyed |
38.Sita uttering
loudly pitiable wailings as
above and greatly distressed
saw Jatayu,
the vulture, perched on
a tree.
sa
tm¤¹£ßy
s¤½aEN£
ravNÞy
vS|
gta
,
sma@Ódìypra
SÖdaEphtya
¢gra
.39.
s¤½aEN£
|
with lovely limbs |
vS|
gta
|
fallen into the clutches |
SÖdaEphtya
|
voice choked with agony |
39.Sita fallen
into the clutches of Ravana
and overcome with fear,
perceiving Jatayu
cried loudly in a voice
choked wit agony.
jzayaE
pÜy
mamayI
¢»maNamnaTvt¯
,
AnEn
raXsEÓd#EN
kâN|
papkmINa
.40.
AnaTvt¯
|
without protector |
raXsEÓd#EN
|
by the king of ogres |
40.Sita called
Jatayu and told him that
without her protector she
is being
abducted ruthlessly
by the king of ogres,
Ravana.
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