è¾qva½mpd|    S¥Óy|    ramaE    dSrTaÏmj:    ,
r¢hta|    pNISala|    c    p#¢v¼aÓyasna¢n    c    .1.
Aè¾qva    tæO    vWdEh£|    s|¢nr£ßy    c    svIS:    ,
uvac    ram:    p#ak[Üy    p#g¦/    â¢craW    B¤jaW    .2.

è¾qva

seeing

Aa½mpd|

the site of hermitage

S¥Óy|

desolate

ram:

Rama

dSrTaÏmj:

son of Dasaratha

r¢hta|

deserted

pNISala|   c

hut made of leaves also

p#¢v¼a¢n

thrown away

Aasna¢n

grassy seats

c

also

Aè¾qva

not finding

tæO

then

vWdEh£|

Sita

s|¢nr£ßy   c

searching also

svIS:

all over

uvac	spoke as follows

ram:	who was the favourite of the people

p#ak[Üy

at the top of his voice

p#g¦/

lifting

â¢craW

charming

B¤jaW

arms

1,2.Rama,   finding   the   site   of   the   hermitage   desolate   and   the   hut   deserted,
searched   all   over   and   not   finding   Sita,   raised   his   charming   arms   and   spoke
as   follows   at   the   top   of   his   voice.

Àv    n¤    lßmN    vWdEh£    k|    va    dES¢mtaE    gta    ,
kEna¶ta    va    saW¢mæOE    kEn    va    B¢Xta    ¢p#ya    .3.

Àv   n¤

where is she

lßmN

Lakshmana

vWdEh£

Sita

k|

what

va   dES|

place

it:

from here

gta

has gone

kEn

by whom

Aa¶ta

borne away

va

or

saW¢mæOE

son of Sumitra

kEn   va

or by whom

B¢Xta

was eaten

¢p#ya

my darling

3.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   where   could   Sita   be   and   where   had   she   gone
from   there?   Or   by   whom   had   she   been   borne   away   or   by   whom   was   his
darling   eaten?

v¦XENavayI    y¢d    ma|    s£tE    h¢st¤¢mÅC¢s    ,
Al|    tE    h¢stEnaï    ma|    BjÞv    s¤Ñ¤:¢Ktm¯    .4.

v¦XEN

behind trees

AavayI

hiding

y¢d

in case

ma|

me

s£tE

Sita

h¢st¤|

to make fun

iÅC¢s

you desire

Al|

enough

tE   h¢stEn

of your jest

Aï

now

ma|

me

BjÞv

come to

s¤Ñ¤:¢Ktm¯

who is very distressed

4.Rama   called   for   Sita   and   said   that   in   case   she   is   hiding   behind   a   tree   to
have   fun   enough   of   jest   and   told   her   to   come   to   him   as   he   was   very
distressed.

yW:    sh    @£fsE    s£tE    ¢váÞtWrqm¦gpaEtkW:    ,
etE    h£naÞÏvya    s£tE    ÒyayÓÏya*a¢vlEXNa:    .5.

yW:

which

sh

with

@£fsE

you play

s£tE

Sita

¢váÞtW:

affectionate

m¦gpaEtkW:

offsprings of deer

etE

these

h£na:   Ïvya

without you

s£tE

Sita

Òyay¢Ót

are thoughtful

Aa*a¢vlEXNa:

eyes dimmed with tears

5.Rama   said   that   the   offsprings   of   deer   with   whom   Sita   used   to   play   are
pensive   without   her,   with   eyes   dimmed   by   tears.

s£tya    r¢htaE{h|    vW    n    ¢h    j£va¢m    lßmN    .6.

s£tya   r¢ht:

without Sita

Ah|

I

vW   n

not

¢h

surely

j£va¢m

will be alive

lßmN

Lakshmana

6.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   will   not   be   surely   alive   without   Sita.

m¦t|    SaEkEn    mhta    s£tahrNjEn    mam¯    ,
prlaEkE    mharajaE    n¥n|    d#ßy¢t    mE    ¢pta    .7.

m¦t|

dead

SaEkEn

with grief

mhta

excessive

s£tahrNjEn

from abduction of Sita

mam¯

me

prlaEkE

in the other world

mharaj:

king

n¥n|

surely

d#ßy¢t

will see

mE

my

¢pta

father

7.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   with   the   excessive   grief   due   to   abduction   of
Sita   he   will   die   and   his   father   will   surely   find   him   in   the   other   world.

kT|    p#¢tåOa|    s|½¤Ïy    mya    Ïvm¢ByaE¢jt:    ,
Ap¥r¢yÏva    t|    kal|    mÏskaS¢mhagt:    .8.
kamv¦äOmnayI|    ma|    m¦xava¢dnmEv    c    ,
¢D?va¢m¢t    prE    laEkE    Ûy³|    vßy¢t    mE    ¢pta    .9.

kT|

how

p#¢tåOa|

your word

s|½¤Ïy

pledging

mya

by me

Ïv|

you

A¢ByaE¢jt:

ordered

Ap¥r¢yÏva

without completing

t|

that

kal|	the stipulated period

mÏskaS|

in my presemce

ih

here

Aagt:

have come

kamv¦äO|

acting as you wish

AnayI|

ignoble

ma|

me

m¦xava¢dn|

as a liar

ev

only

c

also

¢Dkq

fie on

Ïva|

you

i¢t

thus

prE   laEkE

in the other world

Ûy³|

certainly

vßy¢t

will reproach

mE

my

¢pta

father

8,9.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   his   father   will   ask   him   how   did   he   come
without   completing   the   stipulated   period   in   the   forest   as   ordered   by   his
father.   He   also   said   his   father   will   reproach   him   for   being   a   liar,   licentious
and   ignoble.

¢vvS|    SaEks|tçO|    d£n|    Bg"mnaErTm¯    ,
ma¢mhaEÏs¦Çy    kâN|    k£¢tInIr¢mvan¦j¤m¯    .10.
Àv    gÅC¢s    vraraEhE    ma|    naEÏs¦j    s¤mÒymE    ,
Ïvya    ¢vr¢htàah|    maEßyE    j£¢vtmaÏmn:    .11.

¢vvS|

helpless

SaEks|tçO|

tormented with grief

d£n|

pitiable

Bg"mnaErTm¯

with shattered aspirations

ma|

me

ih

here

uÏs¦Çy

leaving

kâN|

afflicted

k£¢tI:

fame

nr|

a man

iv

like

An¦j¤m¯

one who does nto love his wife

Àv   gÅC¢s

where have you gone

vraraEhE

lady with charming limbs

ma|

me

n   uÏs¦j

do not desert

s¤mÒymE

slender wasited

Ïvya   ¢vr¢ht:   c

being separated from you

Ah|

I

maEßyE

will give up

j£¢vt|

life

AaÏmn:

my own

10,11.Rama   told   that   with   aspirations   shattered,   tormented   by   grief,
pitiable,   helpless   with   her   desertion   and   wanted   to   know   where   she   has
gone.   He   also   said   that   being   separated   fom   her   he   will   give   up   his   life.