s¤mhaÓÏy¢p    B¥ta¢n    dEvaà    p¤âxxIB    ,
n    dWvÞy    p#m¤¸¢Ót    svIB¥ta¢ddE¢hn:    .11.

s¤mha¢Ót

very great

A¢p   B¥ta¢n

even beings

dEva:   c

gods also

p¤âxxIB

noblest among men

n

not

dWvÞy

from control of fate

p#m¤¸¢Ót

immune

svIB¥ta¢ddE¢hn:

all embodied beings

11.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   even   very   great   beings   and   gods   are   not
immune   from   the   control   of   fate   much   less   all   embodied   beings.

S@a¢dÝv¢p    dEvEx¤    vtImanaW    nyanyaW    ,
½¥ytE    nrSaÑ¥Il    n    Ïv|    Ûy¢Tt¤mrqh¢s    .12.

S@a¢dx¤

including Indra

A¢p   dEvEx¤

even other gods

vtImanaW

are present

nyanyaW

happiness and grief

½¥ytE

is heard

nrSaѥIl

tiger among men

n

not

Ïv|

you

Ûy¢Tt¤m¯

to grieve

Arqh¢s

should

12.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   even   among   gods   including   Indra   happiness
and   grief   are   present   so   it   is   heard   and   thus   he   should   not   grieve.

n¾ayam¢p    vWdE/a|    ¶tayam¢p    canG    ,
SaE¢ct¤|    narqhsE    v£r    yTa{Óy:    p#ak]tÞtTa    .13.

n¾ayam¯   A¢p

even if disappeared

vWdE/a|

Sita

¶tayam¯   A¢p

being abducted

c

also

AnG	blemishless

SaE¢ct¤|

to grieve

n   ArqhsE

you should not

v£r

heroic

yTa

like

AÓy:

any other

p#ak]t:

common man

tTa

similarly

13.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   even   if   Sita   has   disappeared   due   to   her
abduction   he   should   not   grieve   like   any   other   common   man.

Ïv¢¹Da    n    ¢h    SaEc¢Ót    stt|    sÏydSIna:    ,
s¤mht¯Þv¢p    k]ÅC®Ex¤    rama¢n¢vIÎNdSIna:    .14.

Ïv¢¹Da:

people like you

n

not

¢h

surely

SaEc¢Ót

give way to grief

stt|	at all times

sÏydSIna:

who perceive every thing

s¤mhÏs¤

even in gravest

A¢p   k]ÅC®Ex¤

of perils

ram

Rama

A¢n¢vIÎNdSIna:

remain undepressed in outlook

14.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   those   who   perceive   everything   remain
undepressed   in   outlook   at   all   times   and   thus   people   like   him   should   not
grieve   even   in   the   face   of   gravest   peril.

tt¯ÏvtaE    ¢h    nr½E¿    b¤¼Ya    smn¤¢cÓty    ,
b¤¼Ya    y¤³a    mhap#aåOa    ¢vjan¢Ót    S¤BaS¤BE    .15.

tt¯Ïvt:

in true perspective

¢h

surely

nr½E¿

noblest man

b¤¼Ya

with reason

smn¤¢cÓty

please think clearly

b¤¼Ya   y¤³a:

those endowed with reason

mhap#aåOa:

highly intelligent persons

¢vjan¢Ót

discriminate

S¤BaS¤BE

between right and wrong

15.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   should   think   clearly   in   the   true
perspective   using   reasoning   since   highly   intelligent   persons   endowed   with
reason   discriminate   between   right   and   wrong.

Aè¾g¤NdaExaNam½¤tana|    t¤    kmINam¯    ,
naÓtrEN    ¢@ya|    tExa|    Pl¢m¾|    p#vtItE    .16.

Aè¾g¤NdaExaNam¯

cannot perceive the merit and demerit

A½¤tana|

less learned

t¤

in this

kmINam¯

actions

n

not

AÓtrEN

if not performed

¢@ya|

with effort

tExa|

for them

Pl|

result

i¾|

desired

p#vtItE

attained

16.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   those   actions   whose   merits   and   demerits
have   not   been   perceived   they   may   not   attain   the   desired   results   with   their
efforts.

ÏvmEv    ¢h    p¤ra    ram    mamEv|    bh^SaE{ÓvSa:    ,
An¤¢SÝya¢¼    kaE    n¤    Ïvam¢p    saXaë¦hÞp¢t:    .17.

Ïv|   ev

you yourself

¢h

surely

p¤ra

earlier

ram

Rama

ma|

to me

ev|

as above

bh^S:

many times

AÓvSa:

had adviced

An¤¢SÝyat¯

will render advice

¢h	that being so

k:   n¤

who can

Ïvam¯

to you

A¢p

and

saXat¯

himself

b¦hÞp¢t:

Brhaspati

17.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   had   adviced   Lakshmana   many   times
as   above   earlier   and   who   can   advice   him   even   if   he   is   Brhaspati?

b¤¢¼à    tE    mhap#aåO    dEvWr¢p    ѤrÓvya    ,
SaEkEna¢Bp#s¤çO|    tE    åOan|    s|baEDyaØyhm¯    .18.

b¤¢¼:   c

intelligence also

tE

your

mhap#aåO

very wise

dEvW:   A¢p

even by gods

ѤrÓvya

cannot be fathomed

SaEkEn

with grief

A¢Bp#s¤çO|

being dulled

tE

your

åOan|

wisdom

s|baEDya¢m

am awakening

Ahm¯

I

18.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   he   was   very   intelligent   and   even   gods   cannot
fathom   it   and   Lakshmana   only   can   awaken   his   wisdom   which   has   been
dulled   by   grief.

¢dÛy|    c    man¤x|    c    ÏvmaÏmnà    pra@mm¯    ,
ißvak[v¦xBavEßy    ytÞv    ¢¹xta|    vDE    .19.

¢dÛy|   c

divine also

man¤x|   c

human as well

Ïv|

you

AaÏmn:

your own

c   pra@mm¯

prowess also

ißvak[v¦xB

scion of Ikshvakus

AvEßy

bearing in mind

ytÞv	make efforts

¢¹xta|

of the enemies

vDE	for the destruction

19.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   bearing   in   mind   his   divine   as   well   as   human
prowess,   he   should   make   efforts   for   the   destruction   of   the   enemies.

¢k|    tE    svI¢vnaSEn    k]tEn    p¤âxxIB    ,
tmEv    Ïv|    ¢rp¤|    pap|    ¢våOayaE¼t¤Imrqh¢s    .20.

¢k|

what use

tE

of your

svI¢vnaSEn

through universal destruction

k]tEn

action

p¤âxxIB

noblest among men

t|

him

ev

alone

Ïv|

you

¢rp¤|

enemy

pap|

sinful

¢våOay

finding out

u¼t¤Im¯

to root out

Arqh¢s

should

20.Lakshmana   asked   Rama   what   purpose   will   be   served   by   universal
destrution?   He   adviced   Rama   to   find   out   the   sinful   enemy   and   root   out   him
alone.