THE RAMAYANA


ARANYA KANDA


SARGA 60 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

½£ramlßmNyaE:   pNISalagmnm¯   -   RAMA   AND   LAKSHMANA   REACH  

HERMITAGE  

 
B¦Smav#jmanÞy   tÞyaDaEvamlaEcnm¯   ,  
p#aÞP[rÅcaÞKld#amaE   vEpT¤àaÔyjayt   .1.  
B¦S|    again and again
Aav#jmanÞy    while returning
tÞy    his
ADaEvamlaEcnm¯    lower lid of left eye
p#aÞP[rt¯    throbbed
c    also
AÞKlt¯    stumbled
ram:    Rama
vEpT¤:   c    temor in the limbs
A¢p    even
Ajayt    ran through
 
1.Rama   while   returning,   his   lower   left   eyelid   throbbed   again   and   again,  
he   stumbled   and   a   tremor   ran   through   his   limbs.  
 
upalßy   ¢n¢mäOa¢n   saE{S¤Ba¢n   m¤h^rqm¤h^:   ,  
A¢p   XEm|   t¤   s£taya   i¢t   vW   Ûyajhar   c   .2.  
upalßy    observing
¢n¢mäOa¢n    the evil omens
s:    he
AS¤Ba¢n    as indicating bad portents
m¤h^:   m¤h^:    again and again
A¢p    may be
XEm|    is all well
t¤    in this
s£taya:    with Sita
i¢t    thus saying
vW   Ûyajhar    cried aloud
c    also
 
2.Rama   observing   that   the   evil   omens   indicate   bad   portents,   he   said   many  
times   whether   all   is   well   with   Sita   and   cried   aloud.  
 
ÏvrmaNaE   jgamaT   s£tadSInlals:   ,  
S¥ÓymavsT|   è¾qva   bB¥vaE¢¹g"mans:   .3.  
ÏvrmaN:    hastening
jgam    went
AT    then
s£tadSInlals:    eager to see Sita
S¥Óy|    deserted
AavsT|    dwelling
è¾qva    seeing
bB¥v    became
u¢¹g"mans:    perturbed in mind
 
3.Rama   eager   to   see   Sita   hastened   to   the   hermitage   but   finding   the  
dwelling   deserted   became   perturbed   in   mind.  
 
udqB#m¢°v   vEgEn   ¢v¢XpÓrG¤nÓdn:   ,  
tæO   tæOaEzjÞTanm¢Bv£ßy   smÓtt:   .4.  
ddSI   pNISala|   c   s£taya   r¢hta|   tda   ,  
¢½ya   ¢vr¢hta|   ÒvÞta|   hEmÓtE   p¢în£¢mv   .5.  
udqB#mn¯   iv    as though flying
vEgEn    on account of speed
¢v¢Xpn¯    with impatience
rG¤nÓdn:    Rama
tæO   tæO    here and there
uzjÞTan|    in the hermitage
A¢Bv£ßy    searching
smÓtt:    everywhere
ddSI    saw
pNISala|    hermitage
c    also
s£taya   r¢hta|    without Sita
tda    then
¢½ya   ¢vr¢hta|    deprived of charm
ÒvÞta|    blighted
hEmÓtE    in winter
p¢în£|   iv    like a lotus
 
4,5.Rama   appeared   to   be   flying   here   and   there   on   account   of   his   speed  
with   impatience,   closely   searched   the   hermitage   everywhere,   found   the  
hermitage   without   Sita   looked   like   a   lotus   blighted   and   deprived   of   charm  
in   winter.  
 
âdÓt¢mv   v¦XWà   Ølanp¤Ýpm¦g¢¹jm¯   ,  
¢½ya   ¢vh£n|   ¢vÒvÞt|   s|Ïy³vndEvtm¯   .6.  
¢vp#k£NaI¢jnk[S|   ¢vp#¢v¼b¦s£kzm¯   ,  
è¾qva   S¥Óy|   ¢njÞTan|   ¢vllap   s¤Ñ¤:¢Kt:   .7.  
âdÓt|    crying
iv    like
v¦XW:    trees
c    also
Ølanp¤Ýpm¦g¢¹jm¯    with faded flowers, deer and birds
¢½ya   ¢vh£n|    without its charm
¢vÒvÞt|    in disarry
s|Ïy³vndEvtm¯    deserted by the forest dieties
¢vp#k£NaI¢jnk[S|    with scattered deer kin and kusa grass
¢vp#¢v¼b¦s£kzm¯    seats of grass lying in disorder
è¾qva    seeing
S¥Óy|    desolate
¢njÞTan|    his own dwelling
¢vllap    wailed as follows
s¤Ñ¤:¢Kt:    highly distressed
 
6,7.Rama   seeing   the   site   of   his   hut   desolate   with   crying   trees,   faded   flowers,  
deer   and   birds,   without   its   charm,   in   disarry,   deserted   by   forest   dieties,  
with   scattered   deer   skin   and   kusa   grass   and   seats   of   grass   lying   in   disorder  
highly   distressed   wailed   as   follows.  
 
¶ta   m¦ta   va   n¾a   va   B¢Xta   va   B¢vÝy¢t   ,  
¢nl£na{ÔyTva   B£ârTva   vnma¢½ta   .8.  
¶ta    abducted
m¦ta   va    or is dead
n¾a   va    or lost
B¢Xta    eaten
va   B¢vÝy¢t    may have been
¢nl£na    hidden
A¢p    even
ATva    otherwise
B£â:    timid
ATva    otherwise
vn|   Aa¢½ta    has entered the forest
 
8.Rama   said   the   timid   Sita   may   have   been   abducted   or   is   dead   or   lost   her  
way   or   eaten   or   is   hidden   or   has   entered   the   forest.  
 
gta   ¢vcEt¤|   p¤Ýpa¢N   PlaÓy¢p   ¢h   va   p¤n:   ,  
ATva   pîn£|   yata   jlaTI|   va   nd£|   gta   .9.  
gta    has gone
¢vcEt¤|    to pluck
p¤Ýpa¢N    flowers
Pla¢n   A¢p    even fruits
¢h    surely
va    or
p¤n:    again
ATva    otherwise
pîn£|    to the lotus ond
yata    has gone
jlaTI|    for bringing water
va    or
nd£|    to river
gta    has gone
 
9.Rama   wondered   whether   she   has   gone   to   pluck   flowes   and   fruits   or   to  
the   lotus   pond   or   to   the   river   for   bringing   water.  
 
yÏnaÓm¦gymaNÞt¤   nassad   vnE   ¢p#yam¯   ,  
SaEkr³EXN:   SaEkaѤÓmäO   iv   lßytE   .10.  
yÏnat¯    with effort
m¦gymaN:    searching for
t¤    therefore
n   Aassad    did not find
vnE    in the forest
¢p#yam¯    beloved
SaEkr³EXN:    eyes red through grief
SaEkat¯    with agony
uÓmäO:   iv    as though mad
lßytE    looked
 
10.Rama   searching   the   forest   with   effort   could   not   find   his   beloved   wife  
and   therefore   with   eyes   red   through   grief   and   agony   looked   as   though   mad.              
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