s    rajp¤æO:    ¢p#yya    ¢vh£n:    kamEn    SaEkEn    c    p£fYman:    ,
¢vxadyn¯    B#atrmatIãpaE    B¥yaE    ¢vxad|    p#¢vvES    t£v#m¯    .1.

s:

he

rajp¤æO:

a prince

¢p#yya   ¢vh£n:

without his beloved

kamEn

with infatuation

SaEkEn   c

woth grief also

p£fYman:

being tormented

¢vxadyn¯

making despondent

B#atr|

brother

AatIãp:

with a distressed air

B¥y:	more than before

¢vxad|

despondency

p#¢vvES

sank into

t£v#m¯

acute

1.Rama   who   was   without   his   beloved   and   being   tormented   by   infatuation
and   grief   with   a   distressed   air,   made   Lakshmana   more   despondent   than
before   and   himself   sank   into   acute   despondency.

s    lßmN|    SaEkvSa¢Bp°|    SaEkE    ¢nmg"aE    ¢vp¤lE    t¤    ram:    ,
uvac    vaÀy|    Ûysnan¤ãpm¤ÝN|    ¢v¢n:áÞy    âdn¯    sSaEkm¯    .2.

s:

that

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

SaEkvSa¢Bp°|

who had fallen prey to grief

SaEkE

in grief

¢nmg":

plunged in

¢vp¤lE

profound

t¤   ram:

Rama also

uvac

said

vaÀy|

the following words

Ûysnan¤ãp|

befitting the misfortune

uÝN|

hot

¢v¢n:áÞy

deep breath

âdn¯

crying

sSaEkm¯

showing agony

2.Rama   who   was   plunged   in   profound   grief,   fallen   a   prey   to   grief   and
befitting   the   misfortune   that   had   befallen   drew   hot   and   deep   breath   and   said
the   following   to   Lakshmana.

n    m¢¹DaE    ѤÝk]tkmIkar£    mÓyE    ¢¹t£yaE{¢Þt    vs¤ÓDrayam¯    ,
SaEkEn    SaEkaE    ¢h    prØpraya    mamE¢t    ¢BÓdn¯    ¶dy|    mnà    .3.

n

not

m¢¹D:

like me

ѤÝk]tkmIkar£

who had done sinful deeds

mÓyE

I think

¢¹t£y:

no one

A¢Þt	is present

vs¤ÓDrayam¯

in this world

SaEkEn   SaEk:

that grief after grief

¢h

therefore

prØpraya:

one after another

ma|

me

e¢t	is overtaking

¢BÓdn¯

breaking

¶dy|

heart

mn:   c

mind also

3.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   there   is   no   one   else   on   this   earth   like   him   who   had    done   sinful   deeds   and   therefore   grief   after   grief   is   overtaking   him   one   after   another   breaking   his   heart   and   mind.

p¥vI|    mya    n¥nmB£¢Ôsta¢n    papa¢n    kmaIÎysk]t¯    k]ta¢n    ,
tæOaymïap¢ttaE    ¢vpakaE    Ѥ:KEn    Ѥ:K|    ydh|    ¢vSa¢m    .4.

p¥vI|

in my previous life

mya

by me

n¥n|

surely

AB£¢Ôsta¢n

as my mind desired

papa¢n   kmaI¢N

sinful deeds

Ask]t¯

many times

k]ta¢n

were done

tæO

its

Ay|

this

Aï

now

Aap¢tt:

happened

¢vpak:

as a result

Ѥ:KEn   Ñ¤:K|

grief after grief

yt¯

therefore

Ah|

I

¢vSa¢m

am passing through

4.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   in   his   earlier   lifes   he   had   done   sinful   deeds
as   his   mind   desired   as   a   result   of   that   this   had   happened   and   he   is   passing
through   grief   after   grief.

raÇyp#NaS:    ÞvjnW¢vIyaEg:    ¢pt¤¢vInaSaE    jnn£¢vyaEg:    ,
svaI¢N    mE    lßmN    SaEkvEgmap¥ry¢Ót    p#¢v¢c¢Ótta¢n    .5.

raÇyp#NaS:

loss of kingdom

ÞvjnW:   ¢vyaEg:

separation from kin

¢pt¤:

father's

¢vnaS:

death

jnn£¢vyaEg:

parting from mothers

svaI¢N

all of these

mE

my

lßmN

Lakshmana

SaEkvEg|

the force of grief

Aap¥ry¢Ót

aggravates

p#¢v¢c¢Ótta¢n

when remebered often

5.Rama   told   Lakshmana   the   loss   of   kingdom,   separation   from   kith   and   kin,
death   of   father   and   parting   from   mothers   when   remembered   often   all   of   these
aggravated   his   grief.

svI||    t¤    Ѥ:K|    mm    lßmNEd|    SaÓt|    Sr£rE    vnmEÏy    S¥Óym¯    ,
s£ta¢vyaEgaÏp¤nrÔy¤d£NI|    ka¿W¢rva¢g":    shsa    p#d£çO:    .6.

svI|   t¤

all this

Ѥ:K|

agony

mm

my

lßmN

Lakshmana

id|

this

SaÓt|

which was dormant

Sr£rE

bodily

vn|   eÏy

on reaching the foreat

S¥Óym¯

had disappeared

s£ta¢vyaEgat¯

by separation from Sita

p¤n:   A¢p

again

ud£NI|

has flared up

ka¿W:

with firewood

iv   A¢g":

like fire

shsa

suddenly

p#d£çO:

flaming

6.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   all   the   agony   and   bodily   discomfort   had
disappeared   on   reaching   the   forest   but   all   this   had   flared   up   with   the
separation   from   Sita   like   fire   bursting   into   flames   with   addition   of   firewood.

sa    n¥nmayaI    mm    raXsEn    /×ya¶ta    K|    sm¤pEÏy    B£â:    ,
ApÞvr|    sÞvr¢vp#lapa    ByEn    ¢v@¢ÓdtvÏyB£ßNm¯    .7.

sa

she

n¥n|	is certain

AayaI

noble

mm

my

raXsEn

by the ogre

¢h

surely

A×ya¶ta

being abducted

K|

the sky

sm¤pEÏy

on reaching

B£â:

timid

ApÞvr|

in a dissonant voice

sÞvr¢vp#lapa

cried loudly

ByEn

with fear

¢v@¢Ódtvt£

who used to converse sweetly

AB£ßNm¯

again and again

7.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   when   Sita   reached   the   sky   on   being   abducted
by   the   ogre,   she   would   have   creid   loudly   in   a   dissonant   voice   again   and
again   out   of   fear.

taW    laE¢htÞy    ¢p#ydSInÞy    sdaE¢ctav¤äOmcÓdnÞy    ,
v¦äOaW    ÞtnaW    SaE¢NtpHqk¢dÂDaW    n¥n|    ¢p#yaya    mm    na¢BBat:    .8.

taW

the two

laE¢htÞy

red

¢p#ydSInÞy

lovely to look at

sda   u¢ctaW

always worthy

uäOmcÓdnÞy

excellent sandal paste

v¦äOaW

spherical

ÞtnaW

breasts

SaE¢NtpHqk¢dÂDaW

soiled with blood

n¥n|	it is certain

¢p#yaya:   mm

my beloved's

n   A¢BBat:

lose shine

8.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita's   spherical   breasts   which   were   worthy   of
being   smeared   with   excellent   red   sandal   paste   would   certainly   have   lost   its
shine   soiled   with   blood.

tt¯ÜlßNs¤Ûy³m¦Ñ¤p#lap|    tÞya    m¤K|    k[¢·tkESBarm¯    ,
rXaEvS|    n¥nm¤pagtaya    n    B#ajtE    rah^m¤KE    yTEÓѤ:    .9.

tt¯

that

ÜlßNs¤Ûy³m¦Ñ¤p#lap|

capable of speaking with clarity, softly and sweetly

tÞya:

her

m¤K|

face

k[¢·tkESBarm¯

with curled hair on forehead

rXaEvS|

in the clutches of ogres

n¥n|

certainly

upagtaya:

fallen

n   B#ajtE

does not shine

rah^m¤KE

in the mouth of Rahu

yTa	like being caught

iÓѤ:

moon

9.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita's   face   with   curly   hair   falling   on   forehead
and   who   was   capable   of   speaking   with   clarity   sweetly   and   softly   does   not
shine   having   fallen   in   the   clutches   of   ogres   like   the   moon   in   Rahu's   mouth.

ta|    harpaSÞy    sdaE¢ctaya    g#£va|    ¢p#yaya    mm    s¤v#taya:    ,
rXa|¢s    n¥n|    p¢rp£tv¢Ót    S¥ÓyE    ¢h    ¢Bt¯Ïva    â¢DraSna¢n    .10.

ta|

that

harpaSÞy

for excellent garland

sda   u¢ctaya:

ever wirthy

g#£va|

neck

¢p#yaya:

of beloved

mm

my

s¤v#taya:

of noble vows

rXa|¢s

ogres

n¥n|

certainly

p¢rp£tv¢Ót

drunk her blood

S¥ÓyE

in a lonely place

¢h

surely

¢BÏva

having cut open

â¢DraSna¢n

who have blood for beverage

10.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   his   beloved   Sita   with   noble   vows   and   a
neck   which   is   ever   worthy   of   an   excellent   garland   must   have   been   cut   open
by   the   ogres   and   drunk   her   blood   as   a   beverage.