mya    ¢vh£na    ¢vjnE    vnE    ya    rXaE¢Bra¶Ïy    ¢vk]ÝymaNa    ,
n¥n|    ¢vnad|    k[rr£v    d£na    sa    m¤³vÏyaytkaÓtnEæOa    .11.

mya   ¢vh£na

without me

¢vjnE

in the lonely

vnE

in forest

ya

who

rXaE¢B:

by ogres

Aa¶Ïy

taking

¢vk]ÝymaNa

being dragged

n¥n|

certainly

¢vnad|

a loud cry

k[rr£   iv

like a female osprey

d£na

pitiably

sa

she

m¤³vt£

uttered

AaytkaÓtnEæOa

with large lovely eyes

11.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   without   him   Sita   would   have   been   taken   to   a
lonely   forest   and   being   dragged   must   have   uttered   a   loud   cry   pitiably   like
a   female   osprey.

A¢Þmn¯    mya    sarq¼m¤darS£la    ¢SlatlE    p¥vIm¤paEp¢v¾a    ,
kaÓt¢Þmta    lßmN    jathasa    mamah    s£ta    bh^    vaÀyjatm¯    .12.

A¢Þmn¯

in this

mya   sarq¼|

along with me

udarS£la

with a generous disposition

¢SlatlE

on slab of rock

p¥vI|

earlier

upaEp¢v¾a

sitting by my side

kaÓt¢Þmta

with a charming smile

lßmN

Lakshmana

jathasa

seized with laughter

ma|

to me

Aah

spoke

s£ta

Sita

bh^   vaÀyjatm¯

a string of many words

12.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita   with   a   generous   nature   and   a   lovely   smile
seated   by   his   side   on   a   slab   and   seized   with   laughter   spoke   a   string   of   words.

gaEdavr£y|    s¢rta|    v¢r¿a    ¢p#ya    ¢p#yaya    mm    ¢nÏykalm¯    ,
AÔyæO    gÅCE¢d¢t    ¢cÓtya¢m    nWka¢k¢n    ya¢t    ¢h    sa    kda¢ct¯    .13.

gaEdavr£

godavari river

iy|

this

s¢rta|

among rivers

v¢r¿a

the foremost

¢p#ya

was favourite

¢p#yaya:

for beloved

mm

my

¢nÏykalm¯

at all times

A¢p

may have

AæO

there

gÅCEt¯   i¢t

gone thus

¢cÓtya¢m

I think

n

not

eka¢k¢n

alone

ya¢t   ¢h

will go

sa

she

kda¢ct¯

never

13.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   river   godavari,   foremost   among   rivers,
was   the   favourite   for   Sita   and   he   thought   she   may   have   gone   there   but   she
never   goes   there   alone.

pîanna    pî¢vSalnEæOa    pîa¢n    va{{nEt¤m¢Bp#yata    ,
tdÔyy¤³|    n    ¢h    sa    kda¢ct¯    mya    ¢vna    gÅC¢t    pHqkja¢n    .14.

pîanna

with a lotus like face

pî¢vSalnEæOa

with large eyes resembling lotus

pîa¢n

lotus flowers

va

or

AanEt¤|

to bring

A¢Bp#yata

may have gone

tt¯   A¢p

that also

Ay¤³|

is absurd

n

not

¢h

surely

sa

she

kda¢ct¯

never

mya   ¢vna

without me

gÅC¢t

will go

pHqkja¢n

to lotuses

14.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita   with   the   face   like   lotus   and   large   eyes
resembling   lotus   might   have   gone   to   bring   lotus   flowers   which   is   absurd   as
she   will   never   go   to   pluck   lotuses   without   him.

kam|    ¢Ïvd|    p¤¢Ýptv¦XxÎf|    nana¢vDW:    p¢XgNWâpEtm¯    ,
vn|    p#yata    n¤    tdÔyy¤³mEka¢kn£    sa{¢t¢bBE¢t    B£â:    .15.

kam|   t¤

may be

id|

this

p¤¢Ýptv¦XxÎf|

trees with flowers

nana¢vDW:

various

p¢XgNW:

flocks of birds

upEtm¯

filled with

vn|

forest

p#yata   n¤

probably left for

tt¯   A¢p

that also

Ay¤³|

is improbable

eka¢kn£   sa

when alone she is

A¢t¢bBE¢t

very scared

B£â:

timid

15.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita   probably   may   have   gone   to   the   forest
with   trees   full   of   flowers   and   filled   with   various   flocks   of   birds.   This   also   is
improbable   since   she   is   very   scared   when   alone.

Aa¢dÏy    BaE    laEkk]tak]tåO    laEkÞy    sÏyan¦tkmIsa¢Xn¯    ,
mm    ¢p#ya    sa    Àv    gta    ¶ta    va    S|sÞv    mE    SaEkvSÞy    sÏym¯    .16.

Aa¢dÏy   BaE

Oh! Sun god

laEkk]tak]tåO

knower of what has been done and not done

laEkÞy

in the world

sÏyan¦tkmIsa¢Xn¯

witness to the good and evil deeds

mm   ¢p#ya

my beloved

sa

she

Àv   gta

where has gone

¶ta   va

or abducted

S|sÞv

please tell

mE

to me

SaEkvSÞy

in the grip of sorrow

sÏym¯

truthfully

16.Rama   addressed   the   sun   god   who   knows   what   is   done   and   not   done
and   also   witness   to   the   good   and   evil   deeds   and   asked   him   to   tell   where
Sita   was,   whether   she   was   abducted   since   he   was   in   the   grip   of   sorrow.

laEkEx¤    sv©Ix¤    c    na¢Þt    ¢k¢·ïäOE    n    ¢nÏy|    ¢v¢dt|    BvEäOt¯    ,
S|sÞv    vayaE    k[lSa¢ln£|    ta|    ¶ta    m¦ta    va    p¢T    vtItE    va    .17.

laEkEx¤

in the worlds

sv©Ix¤

all

c

also

n   A¢Þt

is not present

¢k¢·t¯

anything

yt¯

which

tE

for you

n

not

¢nÏy|

always

¢v¢dt|

known

BvEt¯

may be present

tt¯

that

S|sÞv

please tell

vayaE

Oh! Vayu

k[lSa¢ln£|

guardian angel of my dynasty

ta|

about her

¶ta	was abducted by whom

m¦ta   va

or killed by whom

p¢T	on the way

vtItE   va

or is alive

17.Rama   asked   Vayu,   the   god   wind,   that   since   he   knew   there   is   nothing
that   he   does   not   know   in   all   the   worlds   and   requested   to   tell   about   Sita
whether   she   had   been   abducted   or   killed   or   on   her   way   to   some   place?

it£v    t|    SaEk¢vDEydEh|    ram|    ¢vs|åO|    ¢vlpÓtmEvm¯    ,
uvac    saW¢m¢æOrd£nst¯ÏvaE    ÓyayE    ¢ÞTt:    kaly¤t|    c    vaÀym¯    .18.

it£v

as above

t|

that

SaEk¢vDEydEh|

body being utterly overpowered by grief

ram|

to Rama

¢vs|åO|

deprived of understanding

¢vlpÓt|

wailing

evm¯

like this

uvac

said

saW¢m¢æO:

Lakshmana

Ad£nst¯Ïv:

who had not lost his spirit

ÓyayE

to the right path

¢ÞTt:

stuck

kaly¤t|

opportune

c   vaÀym¯

advice as follows

18.Lakshmana,   who   had   not   lost   his   spirit   stuck   to   the   right   path   and   gave
the   oppotune   advice   as   follows   to   Rama   who   was   deprived   of   powers   of
understanding,   body   overpowered   by   grief   and   wailing   as   above.

SaEk|    ¢vm¤·ayI    D¦¢t|    BjÞv    saEÏsahta    caÞt¤    ¢vmagINE{Þya:    ,
uÏsahvÓtaE    ¢h    nra    n    laEkE    s£d¢Ót    kmIÞv¢tѤÝkrEx¤    .19.

SaEk|

grief

¢vm¤·

cast off

AayI	elder brother

D¦¢t|

courage

BjÞv

take

saEÏsahta   c

may vigourousness

AÞt¤	be brought

¢vmagINE

in searching

AÞya:

her

uÏsahvÓt:

who are full of vigour

¢h   nra:

men only

n

not

laEkE

in the world

s£d¢Ót

lose heart

kmIs¤

in pursuits

A¢tѤÝkrEx¤

difficult to carry out

19.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   should   cast   off   grief   and   take   courage.
He   shuld   be   vigorous   in   search   for   Sita   since   only   those   who   are   full   of
vigour   never   lose   heart   in   pursuits   which   are   difficult   to   carry   out.

it£v    saW¢m¢æOm¤dg#paWâx|    b#¤vÓtmata©I    rG¤v|Svrq¼n:    ,
n    ¢cÓtyamas    D¦¢t|    ¢vm¤³van¯    p¤nà    Ѥ:K|    mhd×y¤pagtm¯    .20.

it£v

as above

saW¢m¢æO|

to Lakshmana

udg#paWâx|

with praiseworthy manliness

b#¤vÓt|

speaking

AatI:

in distress

rG¤v|Svrq¼n:

scion of Raghu dynasty

n   ¢cÓtyamas

did not take notice

D¦¢t|

menal courage

¢vm¤³van¯

having lost

p¤n:   c

once more

Ѥ:K|

to agony

mht¯

great

A×y¤pagtm¯

fell a prey

20.Rama   having   lost   mental   courage   and   in   distress   did   not   take   notice   of
the   words   of   Lakshmana   who   had   praiseworthy   manliness   but   lost   courage
once   more   and   fell   a   prey   to   great   agony.