ATa{{½maѤpav¦äOmÓtra    rG¤nÓdn:    ,
p¢rpp#ÅC    saW¢m¢æO|    ramaE    Ѥ:Ka¢dIt|    p¤n:    .1.

AT

then

Aa½mat¯

from the hermitage

upav¦äO|

returning

AÓtra

from nearby

rG¤nÓdn:

the delight of Raghu dynasty

p¢rpp#ÅC

the following question

saW¢m¢æO|

to Lakshmana

ram:

Rama

Ѥ:Ka¢dIt|

with an agonised mind

p¤n:

again

1.Then   Rama   put   the   following   question   to   Lakshmana   who   was   returning
from   the   hermitage   with   an   agonised   mind.

tm¤vac    ¢kmTI|    ÏvmagtaE{paÞy    mW¢Tl£|m¯    ,
yda    sa    tv    ¢váasa¹nE    ¢vr¢hta    mya    .2.

t|

to him

uvac	spoke as follows

¢kmTI|

for what reason

Ïv|

you

Aagt|

ahve come

ApaÞy

leaving alone

mW¢Tl£|m¯

Sita

yda

when

sa

she

tv

your

¢váasat¯

out of confidance

vnE	in the forest

¢vr¢hta

left

mya

by me

2.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   had   left   Sita   in   Lakshmana's   care   out   of
confidence   and   asked   him   for   what   reason   Lakshmana   had   come   leaving
Sita   was   left   alone.

è¾qvWva×yagt|    Ïva|    mE    mW¢Tl£|    ÏyÇy    lßmN    ,
SHqkman|    mhÏpap|    yÏsÏy|    Ûy¢Tt|    mn:    .3.

è¾qva

seeing

ev

only

A×yagt|

come back

Ïva|

you

mE

my

mW¢Tl£|

Sita

ÏyÇy

leaving

lßmN

Lakshmana

SHqkman|

apprehending

mht¯   pap|

grave danger

yt¯   sÏy|

which is true

Ûy¢Tt|

was distressed

mn:

mind

3.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   on   seeing   him   come,   Rama,   apprehending
grave   danger,   his   mind   was   distressed.

ÞP[rtE    nyn|    sÛy|    bah^à    ¶dy|    c    mE    ,
è¾qva    lßmN    Ñ¥rE    Ïva|    s£ta¢vr¢ht|    p¢T    .4.

ÞP[rtE

throbbed

nyn|

eye

sÛy|

left

bah^:   c

arm also

¶dy|

heart

c	similarly throbbed

mE

my

è¾qva

seeing

lßmN

Lakshmana

Ñ¥rE	at a distance

Ïva|

you

s£ta¢vr¢ht|

without Sita

p¢T	on the way

4.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   on   seeing   him   on   the   way   coming   without
Sita   Rama's   left   eye   and   arm   as   well   as   heart   began   to   throb.

evm¤³Þt¤    saW¢m¢æOlIßmNÜS¤BlXN:    ,
B¥yaE    Ѥ:Ksma¢v¾aE    Ѥ:¢Kt|    rammb#v£t¯    .5.

ev|

as above

u³:	being told

t¤

in this

saW¢m¢æO:

son of Sumitra

lßmN:

Lakshmana

S¤BlXN:

with auspicious bodily marks

B¥y:	more than before

Ѥ:Ksma¢v¾:

overcome with sorrow

Ѥ:¢Kt|

to the sorrowing

ram|

to Rama

Ab#v£t¯

spoke the following

5.Lakshmana,   being   told   as   above,   was   overcome   with   sorrow   more   than
before   and   spoke   to   Rama,   who   was   sorrowing,   as   follows.

n    Þvy|    kamkarEN    ta|    Ïy?va{h¢mhagt:    ,
p#caE¢dtÞtyWvaEg#WÞÏvÏskaS¢mhagt:    .6.

n

not

Þvy|

myself

kamkarEN

voluntarily

ta|

her

Ïy?va

leaving

Ah|

I

ih

here

Aagt:

has come

p#caE¢dt:

being urged

tya   ev

by her only

ug#W:

with harsh words

ÏvÏskaS|

to your presence

ih

now

Aagt:

have come

6.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   had   not   come   there   voluntarily   leaving
Sita   but   had   come   being   urged   with   harsh   words   by   Sita.

Aay©INEv    pra@[¾||    ha    s£tE    lXmNE¢t    c    ,
p¢ræOah£¢t    y¹aÀy|    mW¢TÚyaÞtÅCqâ¢t|    gtm¯    .7.

Aay©IN

by noble self

iv

like

pra@[¾||

shouted by enemt

ha   s£tE

Oh! Sita

lXmN

Lakshmana

i¢t   c

thus also

p¢ræOa¢h

please protect me

i¢t

thus

yt¯

which

vaÀy|

words

mW¢TÚya:

of Sita

tt¯

that

½¤¢t|

the ears

gtm¯

reached

7.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   the   enemy's   cry   resembling   his   voice   saying
'Oh!   Sita'   and   'Lakshmana   protect   me',   reached   the   ears   of   Sita.

sa    tmatIÞvr|    ½¤Ïva    tv    s"EhEn    mW¢Tl£    ,
gÅC    gÅCE¢t    mamah    âdÓt£    By¢v²ba    .8.

sa

that

t|

that

AatIÞvr|

the plaintive cry

½¤Ïva

hearing

tv

for you

s"EhEn

through affection

mW¢Tl£

Sita

gÅC   gÅC   i¢t

'go, go' thus

ma|

to me

Aah

said

âdÓt£

crying

By¢v²ba

unnerved with fear

8.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Sita   on   hearing   the   plaintive   cry   was   unnerved
with   fear   and   urged   him   several   times   to   go.

p#caEïmanEn    mya    gÅCE¢t    bh^SÞtya    ,
p#Ïy¤³a    mW¢Tl£    vaÀy¢md|    Ïvt¯p#Ïyya¢Óvtm¯    .9.

p#caEïmanEn

being ordered

mya

by me

gÅC   i¢t

saying go

bh^S:

many times

tya

by her

p#Ïy¤³a

was replied

mW¢Tl£

Sita

vaÀy|

words

id|	the following

Ïvt¯p#Ïyya¢Óvtm¯

extolling your prowess to instil confidence

8.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   being   ordered   many   times   by   Sita   to   go,   he
spoke   the   following   words   extolling   Rama's   prowess   to   instil   confidence
in   her.

n    tt¯    pÜyaØyh|    rXaE    ydÞy    BymanyEt¯    ,
¢nrqv¦ta    Bv    naÞÏyEtÏkEnaÔyEvm¤da¶tm¯    .10.

n

not

tt¯

that

pÜya¢m

see

Ah|

I

rX:

an ogre

yt¯

which

AÞy

to him

By|

fear

AanyEt¯

inspire

¢nrqv¦ta

without agony in mind

Bv

be

n   A¢Þt

is nothing

ett¯

this

kEn   A¢p

by someone

ev|

like this

uda¶tm¯

was uttered

10.According   to   Lakshmana,   he   told   Sita   that   there   is   no   ogre   who   can   instil
fear   in   Rama   and   that   the   cry   was   uttered   by   someone   and   told   her   to   be   at   ease   in   her   mind.