n¥n|    tÅC¤BdÓtaE¿|    s¤nas|    S¤Bk[Îflm¯    ,
p¥NIcÓd#¢mv    g#Þt|    m¤K|    ¢nÝp#Bta|    gtm¯    .31.
B¢Xt|    ByS£laX|    sa*pata¢vlEXNm¯    ,
sa    ¢h    cØpkvNaIBa    g#£va    g#WvEySaE¢Bta    .
kaEmla    ¢vlpÓÏyaÞt¤    kaÓtaya    B¢Xta    S¤Ba    .32.

n¥n|

may be

tt¯

that

S¤BdÓtaE¿|

with charming teeth

s¤nas|

with shapely nose

S¤Bk[Îflm¯

adorned with beautiful earrings

p¥NIcÓd#|   iv

like the full moon

g#Þt|

being eclipsed

m¤K|

face

¢nÝp#Bta|

losing splendour

gtm¯

gone

B¢Xt|

eaten

ByS£laX|

eyes blinking through fear

sa*pata¢vlEXNm¯

with eyes cloude by tears

sa

that

¢h

surely

cØpkvNaIBa

with the colour of champaka flower

g#£va

nack

g#WvEySaE¢Bta

adorned with necklaces

kaEmla

soft

¢vlpÓÏya:   t¤

while wailing

kaÓtaya:

of my darling

B¢Xta

was eaten

S¤Ba

beautiful

31,32.Rama   said   that   being   seized   by   the   ogres,   Sita's   face   distinguished
by   charming   teeth,   shapely   nose,   adorned   with   lovely   earrings   and   like   a
full   moon   must   have   been   eclipsed,   her   eyes   clouded   with   tears   and
blinking   out   of   fear   may   have   been   eaten.   Also   the   soft   neck   with   the
colour   of   a   champaka   flower,   adorned   with   necklaces   of   his   darling   would
surely   have   been   eaten   by   the   ogres.

n¥n|    ¢v¢XÔymaNaW    taW    bah\    pÚlvkaEmlaW    ,
B¢XtaW    vEpmanag#aW    shÞtaBrNaHqgdaW    .33.

n¥n|

may be

¢v¢XÔymaNaW

being shaken restlessly

taW

the two

bah\

hands

pÚlvkaEmlaW

soft like a tender shoot

B¢XtaW

eaten

vEpmanag#aW

with trembling fingers

shÞtaBrNaÄñdaW

adorned with bangles and armlets

33.Rama   said   that   the   two   hands   of   Sita   soft   like   a   tender   shoot,   trembling
fingers   and   adorned   with   bangles   and   armlets   being   shaken   restlessly   may
have   been   eaten.

mya    ¢vr¢hta    bala    rXsa|    BXNay    vW    .34.

mya

by me

¢vr¢hta

left alone

bala

youthful

rXsa|

by the ogres

BXNay   vW

whether for their food

34.Rama   wondered   whether   the   youthful   Sita   was   left   alone   by   him   to
become   a   food   for   the   ogres.

sa    vnE{¢Þmn¯    p¢rÏy³a    B¢Xta    bh^baÓDva    .35.

sa

she

vnE

forest

A¢Þmn¯

in this

p¢rÏy³a

left alone

B¢Xta

was eaten

bh^baÓDva

with many relatives

35.Rama   said   Sita   though   having   many   relatives,   was   left   alone   in   the   forest
and   was   eaten.

ha    lßmN    mhabahaE    pÜy¢s    Ïv|    ¢p#ya|    Àv¢ct¯    .36.

ha   lßmN

O! Lakshmana

mhabahaE

mighty armed

pÜy¢s

do see

Ïv|

you

¢p#ya|

my beloved

Àv¢ct¯

anywhere

36.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   whether   he   saw   Sita   anywhere.

ha    ¢p#yE    Àv    gta    Bd#E    ha    s£tE¢t    p¤n:    p¤n:    .37.

ha   ¢p#yE

Oh, dear

Àv   gta

where have you gone

Bd#E

blessed

ha   s£ta

Ha Sita

i¢t	thus thought

p¤n:   p¤n:

again and again

37.Rama   thought   again   and   again   where   his   beloved   Sita   had   gone.

iÏyEv|    ¢vlpn¯    ram:    pyIDav¹na¹nm¯    ,
Àv¢cѤdqB#mtE    vEgat¯    Àv¢c¢¹B#mtE    blat¯    .
Àv¢cÓmäO    ivaBa¢t    kaÓtaÓvExNtÏpr:    .38.

i¢t   ev|

as above

¢vlpn¯

wailing

ram:

Rama

pyIDavt¯

rushed

vnat¯

from one forest

vnm¯	to another forest

Àv¢ct¯

at some places

udqB#mtE

stood astonished

vEgat¯

due to the wonders of affection

Àv¢ct¯

at some places

¢vB#mtE

roamed with fear

blat¯

violently

Àv¢ct¯

at some places

mäO:   iv

like mad

AaBa¢t

appeared

kaÓtaÓvExNtÏpr:

intent on finding his darling

38.Rama,   wailing   as   above,   intent   on   finding   his   darling   rushed   from   forest
to   forest,   standing   astonished   at   some   places   due   to   effect   of   affection,
roaming   with   fear   in   some   places   and   appearing   as   mad   in   some   places.

s    vna¢n    nd£:    SWlan¯    ¢g¢rp#*vNa¢n    c    ,
kanna¢n    Þm    vEgEn    B#mÏyp¢rs|¢ÞTt:    .39.

s:

he

vna¢n

forests

nd£:

rivers

SWlan¯

mountains

¢g¢rp#*vNa¢n   c

streams from mountains also

kanna¢n

dense woodlands

Þm

may be

vEgEn

rapidly

B#m¢t

roamed

Ap¢rs|¢ÞTt:

having no peace of mind

39.Rama,   having   no   peace   of   mind,   rapidly   roamed   the   forests,   rivers,
mountains,   mountan   streams   and   dense   woodlands.

tTa    s    gÏva    ¢vp¤l|    mh¹n|    pr£Ïy    svI|    ÏvT    mW¢Tl£|    p#¢t    ,
A¢n¢¿taS:    s    ckar    magINE    p¤n:    ¢p#yaya:    prm|    p¢r½mm¯    .40.

tTa

even then

s:

he

gÏva

going

¢vp¤l|

large

mht¯   vn|

dense forest

pr£Ïy

ransacking

svI|

all

t¤

in this

AT

then

mW¢Tl£|   p#¢t

for the sake of Sita

A¢n¢¿taS:

with unfulfilled desire

s:

he

ckar

made

magINE

to search

p¤n:

again

¢p#yaya:

the darling

prm|   p¢r½mm¯

with great effort

40.Rama   entering   the   large   and   dense   forest,   ransacked   it   in   search   of
Sita   but   with   his   desire   unfulfilled   again     searched   with   great   effort.