THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 26 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

ïIramk«tsItaepdez>   -   RAMA   ADVICES   SITA
 
Ai-va*   c   kaEsLya<   ramSs<àiSwtae   vnm!   ,
k«tSvSTyynae   maÇa   ximRóe   vTmRin   iSwt>   .1.
ivrajyNrajsutae   rajmagR<   nrErœv&tm!   ,
ùdyaNyammn!wev   jnSy   gu[vÄya   .2.
Ai-va*  paying respects
c also
kaEsLya<  to Kausalya
ram>  Rama
s<àiSwt>  started to go
vnm!  to the forest
k«tSvSTyyn>  svastyayana having been done
maÇa  by mother
ximRóe  dharma
vTmRin  in upholding
iSwt>  steadfast
ivrajyn!  making it shine
rajsut>  prince
rajmagR<  the king's way
nrE>  with people
v&tm!  filled
ùdyain  hearts
Aammn!w  having captured
#v like
jnSy  people's
gu[vÄya  by his behaviuor

 
1,2.Rama,   after   paying   respects   to   his   mother,   marched   through   the   king's   way   which   was filled   with   people.
 
vEdehI   caip   tTsvR<   n   zuïav   tpiSvnI   ,
tdev   ùid   tSyaí   yaEvraJyai-;ecnm!   .3.
vEdehI  Vaidehi
c also
Aip and
tTsvR<  all that had happened
n zuïav  had not heard
tpiSvnI  one who is virtuous
tt! that
@v only
ùid  was in mind
tSya>  her
c also
yaEvraJyai-;ecnm!  coronation as crown prince

 
3.Sita   had   no   knowledge   of   the   recent   happenings   and   only   the   coronation   was   in   her   mind.
 
devkayR<   Sm   sa   k«Tva   k«t}a   ùòcetna   ,
Ai-}a   rajxmaR[a<   rajpuÇ<   àtI]te   .4.
devkayR<  worshipping Gods
Sm was
sa she
k«Tva  having performed
k«t}a  one who follows the path of dharma
ùòcetna  with a happy mind
Ai-}a  as an apt person
rajxmaR[a<  for doing state duties
rajpuÇ<  prince
àtI]te  awaited

 
4.Sita,   after   worshipping   the   Gods,   awited   the   arrival   of   Rama.
 
àivvezaw   ramStu   SvveZm   suiv-Ui;tm!   ,
àùòjnsMpU[R<   iÿya   ikiÂdva'œmuo>   .5.
àivvez  entered
Aw then
ram> tu  Rama himself
SvveZm  his palace
suiv-Ui;tm!  well dressed
àùòjnsMpU[R<  with happy people
iÿya  shyly
ikiÂt!  somewhat
Ava'œmuo>  with face looking down

 
5.Rama,   well   dressed   and   a   bit   shyly,   entered   his   palace   with   face     looking   down.
 
Aw   sIta   smuTpTy   vepmana   c   t<   pitm!   ,
ApZyCDaeksNtÝ<   icNtaVyak…ilteiNÔym!   .6.
Aw then
sIta  Sita
smuTpTy  rising from her seat
vepmana  was worried
c therefore
t< pit<  that husband
ApZyt!  observed
zaeksNtÝ<  looking colourless because of worry
icNtaVyak…ilteiNÔym!  limbs slack due to deep thought

 
6.Sita   saw   Rama   was   worried   and   she   rose   from   her   seat   to   meet   him.
 
ta<   †òœva   s   ih   xmaRTma   n   zzak   mnaegtm!   ,
t<   zaek<   ra"vTsaeh<   ttae   ivv&tta<   gt>   .7.
ta<  her
†òœva  seeing
s> that
ih surely
xmaRTma  dharmatma
n zzak  not able to control
mnaegtm!  worrying his mind
t< zaek<  that grief
ra"v>  Raghava
saeFu<  to hide from showing
tt> thus
ivv&tta<  to show that he is worried
gt> became

 
7.Rama,   on   seeing   Sita,   could   not   hide   his   inner   feelings.
 
ivv[Rvdn<   †òœva   t<   àiSvÚmm;R[m!   ,
Aah   Ê>oai-sNtÝa   ikimdanIimd<   à-ae   .8.
ivv[Rvdn<  colourless face
†òœva  seeing
t<  him
àiSvÚm!  sweating all over
Am;R[m!  angry
Aah spoke as follows
Ê>oai-sNtÝa  being drained of energy with worry
ik<  what
#danI<  now
#d<  is this
à-ae  my lord

 
8.Sita,   seeing   Rama's   face   drained   of   colour   and   angry,   asked   him   what   happened.
 
A*   bahRSpt>   ïImanu­>   pu:yae   nu   ra"v   ,
àaeCyte   äaü[E>   àa}E>   ken   Tvmis   ÊmRna>   .9.
A* now
bahRSpt>  with Brihaspati
ïIman!  blessed
%­>  appointed time for coronation
pu:y>  pushya star
nu being
ra"v  Raghava
àaeCyte  said
äaü[E>  by brahmins
àa}E>  intelligent
ken why
Tvm!  are you
Ais ÊmRna>  with worry

 
9.Sita   told   Rama   that   the   day   has   been   selected   for   his   coronation   and   why   is   he   worried?
 
n   te   ztzlaken   jl)enin-en   c   ,
Aav&t<   vdn<   vLgu   DÇe[ai-ivrajte   .10.
n not
te your
ztzlaken  with a number of lines
jl)enin-en  white like the foam of water
c also
Aav&t<  being hidden
vdn<  face
vLgu  handsome
DÇe[  by an umbrella
Ai-ivrajte  appears

 
10.Sita   asked   Rama   the   reason   for   not   having   an   umbrella   over   his   head.            
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