c¥tn£pmhasalan¯    pnsan¯    k[rva|ÞtTa    ,
da¢fman¢p    tan¯    gÏva    è¾qva    ramaE    mhaySa:    .21.
m¢ÚlkamaDv£àWv    cØpkan¯    kEtk£ÞtTa    ,
p¦ÅCÓramaE    vnE    B#aÓt    uÓmäO    iv    lßytE    .22.

c¥tn£pmhasalan¯

mango, nipa and giant sal trees

pnsan¯

jack fruit trees

k[rvan¯   tTa

kurava also

da¢fman¯   A¢p

pomegrenate trees as well

tan¯

those

gÏva	going upto

è¾qva

seeing

ram:

Rama

mhaySa:

highly famous

m¢Úlka:

jasmine plants

maDv£:

madhavi creepers

c

also

ev

only

cØpkan¯

champaka trees

kEtk£:

ketaki trees

tTa

similarly

p¦ÅCn¯

questioning

ram:

Rama

vnE	in the forest

B#aÓt:

with upset mind

uÓmäO:   iv

like a mad man

lßytE

appeared

21,22.Rama,   seeing   the   mango,   nipa,   giant   sal,   kurava   and   pomegranate
trees   and   the   jasmine   plants,   madhavi   creepers,   champaka   and   ketaki
trees   in   the   forest,   went   to   them   and   questioned   them   with   an   upset   mind
and   appearing   like   mad.

AT    va    m¦gSabaX£|    m¦g    jana¢s    mW¢Tl£m¯    ,
m¦g¢vp#EXN£    kaÓta    m¦g£¢B:    s¢hta    BvEt¯    .23.

AT

now

va

do

m¦gSabaX£|

eyes resembing those of a fawn

m¦g

O! deer

jana¢s

you know

mW¢Tl£m¯

about Sita

m¦g¢vp#EXN£

glancing like a female deer

kaÓta

my darling

m¦g£¢B:

female deers

s¢hta

with

BvEt¯

likely to be

23.Rama   asked   the   deer   whether   it   know   anything   about   Sita   with   the   eyes
of   a   fawn   and   glancing   like   a   female   deer   with   the   deers.

gj    sa    gjnasaEãyI¢d    è¾a    Ïvya    BvEt¯    ,
ta|    mÓyE    ¢v¢dta|    t¤×ymaÁya¢h    vrvarN    .24.

gj

elephant

sa

she

gjnasaEã:

with thighs like the proboscis of an elephant

y¢d

in case

è¾a

was seen

Ïvya

by you

BvEt¯

has been

ta|

her

mÓyE

I think

¢v¢dta|

to be known

t¤×y|

to you

AaÁya¢h

please tell me

vrvarN

excellent elephant

24.Rama   told   the   elephant   that   he   thought   it   knew   Sita   and   wanted   it   to   tell
him   whether   she,   with   the   thighs   like   the   proboscis   of   an   elephant,   was   seen
by   it.

SaÑ¥Il    y¢d    sa    è¾a    ¢p#ya    cÓd#¢nBanna    ,
mW¢Tl£    mm    ¢v*ÖD:    kTyÞv    n    tE    Bym¯    .25.

SaѥIl

tiger

y¢d

in case

sa

that

è¾a

was seen

¢p#ya

darling

cÓd#¢nBanna

with a moon like face

mW¢Tl£

Sita

mm

my

¢v*ÖD:

without fear

kTyÞv

please tell

n

no cause

tE

for you

Bym¯

for fear

25.Rama   asked   the   tiger   whether   it   had   seen   his   darling   Sita,   with   a   moon
like   face,   and   tell   him   without   fear   as   there   was   no   cause   for   fear   for   it.

¢k|    Dav¢s    ¢p#yE    n¥n|    è¾a{¢s    kmlEXNE    ,
v¦XWraÅCaï    caÏman|    ¢k|    ma|    n    p#¢tBaxsE    .26.

¢k|

why

Dav¢s

are you running

¢p#yE

darling

n¥n|

even now

è¾a   A¢s

you are in my sight

kmlEXNE

with eyes like lotus petal

v¦XW:

trees

AaÅCaï

hiding behind

c

also

AaÏman|

yourself

¢k|

why

ma|

to me

n   p#¢tBaxsE

do you not answer

26.Rama   feels   Sita   is   before   his   eyes   and   asks   her   why   is   she   running   away
and   hiding   behind   trees   why   she   was   not   answering   him?

¢t¿    ¢t¿    vraraEhE    n    tE{¢Þt    kâNa    m¢y    ,
naÏyTI|      haÞyS£la{¢s    ¢kmTI|    mam¤pEXsE    .27.

¢t¿   ¢t¿

stay, wait

vraraEhE

lovely lady

n

not

tE

for you

A¢Þt

is there

kâNa	compassion

m¢y

for me

n

not

AÏyTI|

excessively

haÞyS£la

given to fun

A¢s

is there

¢kmTI|

why

ma|

me

upEXsE

disregard

27.Rama   told   Sita   to   stay   and   wait;   why   was   she   disregarding   him;   is   there
no   compassion   for   him?;   do   not   indulge   in   excessive   fun.

p£tkaWSEykEna¢s    s¥¢cta    vrv¢NIn£    ,
DavÓÏy¢p    mya    è¾a    ¢t¿    yï¢Þt    saW¶dm¯    .28.

p£tkaWSEykEn

by the yellow silk garment

A¢s

you are

s¥¢cta

foundout

vrv¢NIn£

lady with an excellent complexion

Dav¢Ót   A¢p

even though running

mya

by me

è¾a

was seen

¢t¿

stay

y¢d   A¢Þt

in case there is

saW¶dm¯

any affection

28.Rama   said   that   Sita   was   found   out   by   the   yellow   silken   garment   and
that   though   she   was   running   he   had   seen   her   and   asked   her   to   stay   awhile
in   case   she   had   any   affection   for   him.

nWv    sa    n¥nmTva    ¢h|¢sta    caâha¢sn£    ,
k]ÅC®|    p#açO|    n    ma|    n¥n|    yTaEpE¢Xt¤mrqh¢t    .29.

n   ev

is not to be seen

sa

she

n¥n|

now

ATva

or

¢h|¢sta

who is in difficulty

caâha¢sn£

with a lovely smile

k]ÅC®|

in adversity

p#açO|

fallen

n

not

ma|

me

n¥n|

surely

yTa   upE¢Xt¤|

as if separated

Arqh¢t

should

29.Rama   thought   that   it   was   definitely   not   Sita,   with   a   lovely   smile,   whom
he   saw   and   that   she   was   in   difficulty   or   she   would   not   have   left   him   who
had   fallen   in   adversity.

Ûy³|    sa    B¢Xta    bala    raXsW:    ¢p¢StaSnW:    ,
¢vBÇyaHqga¢n    svaI¢N    mya    ¢vr¢hta    ¢p#ya    .30.

Ûy³|

surely

sa

that

B¢Xta

is eaten

bala

youthful

raXsW:

by the ogres

¢p¢StaSnW:

flesh eaters

¢vBÇy

cutting

AHqga¢n

limbs

svaI¢N

all

mya   ¢vr¢hta

separated from me

¢p#ya

my darling

30.Rama   said   that   his   youthful   darling   separated   from   him   has   surely   been
eaten   by   the   flesh   eating   ogres   cutting   all   her   limbs.