it£v    ¢vlpn¯    ram:    s£tadSInlals:    ,
n    ddSI    s¤Ñ¤:Kata©I    raGvaE    jnkaÏmjam¯    .12.

i¢t   iv

as above

¢vlpn¯

wailing

ram:

Rama

s£tadSInlals:

longing to see Sita

n   ddSI

did not see

s¤Ñ¤:KatI:

overcome with agony

raGv:

scion of Raghu dynasty

jnkaÏmjam¯

daughter of Janaka

12.Rama,   longing   to   see   Sita,   wailing   as   above,   felt   overcome   with   agony
and   did   not   see   Sita.

Anasadyman|    t|    s£ta|    dSrTaÏmjm¯    ,
pHqkmasaï    ¢vp¤l|    s£dÓt¢mv    k[¸rm¯    .
lßmNaE    rammÏyTIm¤vac    ¢htkaØyya    .13.

Anasadyman|

unable to find

t|

that

s£ta|

Sita

dSrTaÏmjm¯

son of Dasaratha

pHqkm¯

marshy land

Aasaï

reaching

¢vp¤l|

greatly

s£dÓt|

feeling afflicted

iv   k[¸rm¯

like an elephant

lßmN:

Lakshmana

ram|

to Rama

AÏyTI|

extreme

uvac

said

¢htkaØyya

solicitude for welfare

13.Lakshmana   spoke   to   Rama   as   follows   out   of   extreme   solicitude   to   his
welfare   as   he   was   overcome   with   agony   and   looked   like   an   elephant
stuck   in   a   marshy   land.

ma    ¢vx£d    mhabahaE    k[â    yÏn|    mya    sh    ,
id|    c    ¢h    vn|    S¥r    bh^kÓdrSaE¢Btm¯    .14.

ma   ¢vx£d

do not give place to despondency

mhabahaE

mighty armed

k[â

do

yÏn|

effort

mya   sh

with me

id|

this

c

also

¢h   vn|

forest

S¥r

heroic

bh^kÓdrSaE¢Btm¯

is adorned with many caves

14.Lakshmana   told   Rama   not   to   give   place   to   despodency   and   to   make
effort   along   with   him   as   the   forest   is   adorned   with   many   caves.

¢p#ykanns·ara    vnaEÓmäOa    c    mW¢Tl£    ,
sa    vn|    va    p#¢v¾a    Þya°¢ln£|    va    s¤p¤¢Ýptam¯    .15.

¢p#ykanns·ara

fond of frequenting the groves

vnaEÓmäOa

is captivated at the sight of a forest

c

also

mW¢Tl£

Sita

sa

she

vn|   va

forest or

p#¢v¾a   Þyat¯

may have entered

n¢ln£|   va

or a lotus pond

s¤p¤¢Ýptam¯

abounding in flowers

15.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Sita   was   fond   of   groves   and   is   captivated
by   forests   and   she   may   have   entered   a   forest   or   gone   to   look   at   a   lotus
pond   with   abundant   flowers.

s¢rt|    va¢p    s|p#açOa    m£nv¸¤lsE¢vtam¯    ,
s"at¤kama    ¢nl£na    Þya¼askama    vnE    Àv¢ct¯    .16.
¢jåOasmana    vWdEh£    Ïv|    ma|    c    p¤âxxIB    ,
tÞya    /ÓvExNE    ½£mn¯    ¢Xp#mEv    ytavhW    .17.

s¢rt|

a river

va

or

A¢p   s|p#açOa

mat have reached

m£nv¸¤lsE¢vtam¯

filled with fishes and cranes

s"at¤kama

with a desire to have a bath

¢nl£na

hiding

Þyat¯

may be

haskama

to have fun

vnE	in the forest

Àv¢ct¯

somewhere

¢jåOasmana

to test their ability to trace her out

vWdEh£

Sita

Ïv|

you

ma|   c

me also

p¤âxxIB

noblest among men

tÞya:

for her

¢h   AÓvExNE

in searching

½£mn¯

glorious

¢Xp#|   ev

at once

ytavhW

let us both strive

16,17.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   Sita   may   have   reached   a   river   filled   with
fishes   and   cranes   to   have   a   bath   or   to   make   fun   of   them   hiding   somewhere
in   the   forest   to   test   their   ability   to   trace   her   and   thus   they   should   at   once
strive   to   search   for   her.

vn|    svI|    ¢v¢cn¤vaE    yæO    sa    jnkaÏmja    ,
mÓysE    y¢d    kak[t¯ÞT    ma    Þm    SaEkE    mn:    k]Ta:    .18.

vn|   svI|

the whole forest

¢v¢cn¤v:

let us search

yæO	where that

sa

that

jnkaÏmja

Janaka's daughter

mÓysE   y¢d

in case you agree

kak[t¯ÞT

Rama

ma   Þm

should not

SaEkE

in grief

mn:

mind

k]Ta:

give over

18.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   they   should   search   the   whole   forest   where
Sita   may   be   and   asked   him   not   to   give   over   his   mind   to   grief.

evm¤³Þt¤    saWhadaIÚlßmNEn    sma¢ht:    ,
sh    saW¢m¢æONa    ramaE    ¢vcEt¤m¤pc@mE    .19.

ev|

as above

u³:	being told

t¤

now

saWhadaIt¯

due to affection

lßmNEn

by Lakshmana

sma¢ht:

getting consoled

sh   saW¢m¢æONa

along with Lakshmana

ram:

Rama

¢vcEt¤|

to search

upc@mE

proceeded

19.Rama   consoled   by   the   words   of   Lakshmana   spoken   out   of   affection
proceeded   to   search   for   Sita   along   with   Lakshmana.

taW    vna¢n    ¢gr£|àWv    s¢rtà    sra|¢s    c    ,
¢n¢KlEn    ¢v¢cÓvÓtaW    s£ta|    dSrTaÏmjaW    .20.
tÞy    SWlÞy    san¥¢n    g¤haà    ¢SKra¢N    c    ,
¢n¢KlEn    ¢v¢cÓvÓtaW    nWv    tam¢BjÂmt¤:    .21.

taW

the two

vna¢n

forests

¢gr£n¯   c   ev

mountains as well

s¢rt:   c

rivers also

sra|¢s   c

lakes as well

¢n¢KlEn

fully

¢v¢cÓvÓtaW

searching

s£ta|

for Sita

dSrTaÏmjaW

sons of Dasaratha

tÞy

that

SWlÞy

of the mountain

san¥¢n

table lands

g¤ha:   c

caves also

¢SKra¢N   c

peaks as well

¢n¢KlEn

fully

¢v¢cÓvÓtaW

searched

n

did not

ev

only

ta|

that

A¢BjÂmt¤:

meet her

20,21.The   two   sons   of   Dasaratha   searched   for   Sita   the   forests,   mountains,
rivers,   ponds,   table   lands   of   mountain,   caves   and   peaks   as   well   fullt   but   did
not   at   all   meet   her.