THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 27 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
sItya   vnnynàawRna   -   SITA   REQUESTS   TO   ACCOMPANY   TO   FOREST
 
@vmu­a   tu   vEdehI   iàyarœha   iàyvaidnI   ,
à[yadev   s<³…Ïa   -taRrimdmävIt!   .1.
@v<  like this
%­a  being told
tu in this
vEdehI  Vaidehi
iàyarœha  one who tries to please
iàyvaidnI  always speaking pleasantly
à[yat! @v  being alone with her husband
s<³…Ïa  getting angry
-taRr<  to the husband
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.Sita,   on   hearing   Rama's   words,   told   as   follows   angrily.
 
ikimd<   -a;se   ram   vaKy<   l"utya   Øuvm!   ,
Tvya   ydphaSy<   me   ïut<   nrvraeÄm   .2.
ik< #d<  why like this
-a;se  your words
ram pleasing to all
vaKy<  orders
l"utya  easily
Øuvm!  decided
Tvya  by you
yt! which
AphaSy<  looks like making fun of
me to me
ïut<  what is heard
nrvraeÄm  noblest among men

 
2.Sita   told   Rama   that   whatever   he   said   about   his   decision   appears   to   make   fun   of   her.
 
AayRpuÇ   ipta   mata   æata   puÇStwa   õu;a   ,
Svain   pu{yain   -u<jana>   Sv<   Sv<   -aGymupaste   .3.
AayRpuÇ  my husband
ipta  father
mata  mother
æata  brother
puÇ>  son
twa similarly
õu;a  daughterin-law
Svain  their own
pu{yain  results of good acts
-u<jana>  enjoy
Sv< Sv<  what each deserves
-aGy<  their fortunes ( good or bad)
%paste  they get

 
3.Sita   told   Rama   that   each   one   gets   the   fortunes   as   they   deserve   by   virtue   of   their   deeds.
 
-rœt&-aRGyNtu   nayˆRka   àaßaeit   pué;;R-   ,
AtíEvahmaidòa   vne   vStVyimTyip   .4.
-rœt&>  husband's
-aGy<  fortunes
tu in this
narI  wife
@ka alone
àaßaeit  to share the joys and sorrows
pué;;R-  noblest man
At> c  for this reason
@v only
Ah<  I
Aaidòa  am appointed
vne in the forest
vStVy<  to live
#it thus
Aip also

 
4.Sita   told   Rama   wife   alone   can   share   the   fortunes   of   her   husband   and   thus   she   should accompany   him   to   the   forest.
 
n   ipta   naTmjae   naTma   n   mata   n   soIjna>   ,
#h   àeTy   c   narI[a<   pitrekae   gitSsda   .5.
n ipta  not father
n AaTmj>  not children
n AaTma  not God
n mata  not mother
n soIjna>  not her friends
#h in happiness
àeTy  in sorrow
c also
narI[a<  for women
pit>  husband
@k> alone
git>  is their support
sda always

 
5.Sita   told   Rama   that   for   a   woman,   her   husband   is   the   only   support   and   none   else   including her   near   and   dear   ones.
 
yid   Tv<   àiSwtae   ÊgR<   vnmXyEv   ra"v   ,
A¢tSte   gim:yaim   m&ÌNtI   k…zk{qkan!   .6.
yid in case
Tv<  you
àiSwt>  leave
ÊgR<  forbidding
vnm!  forest
AXy now
@v only
ra"v  scion of Raghu dynasty
A¢t>  before
te you
gim:yaim  I will go
m&ÌNtI  stepping softly
k…zk{qkan!  on grass and thorns

 
6.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   will   precede   him   to   the   forbidding   forest.
 
$:yaRrae;aE   bih:k«Ty   pItze;imvaedkm!   ,
ny   ma<   vIr   ivöBx>   pap<   miy   n   ivXyte   .7.
$:yaRrae;aE  your anger at my rejecting your orders
bih:k«Ty  discarding from mind
pItze;<  remaining after drinking
#v like
%dkm!  water
ny take with you
ma<  me
vIr my husband
ivöBx>  without any worry
pap<  to create problems
miy in me
n ivXyte  is not present

 
7.Sita   requested   Rama   to   take   her   with   him   since   she   will   not   create   any   trouble   for   him.
 
àasada¢EivRmanEvaR   vEhaysgten   va   ,
svaRvSwagta   -tuR>   padCDaya   iviz:yte   .8.
àasada¢E>  more than living in large palaces
ivmanE>  more than living in vimanas in heavens
va or
vEhaysgten  one who with penance can float in the sky
va or
svaRvSwagta  in all situations to be together
-tuR>  in husband's
padCDaya  serving at his feet
iviz:yte  is more important

 
8.Sita   told   Rama   that   for   living   with   him   in   all   situations   is   more   important   than   living   without him   in   palaces.
 
Anuizòa=iSm   maÇa   c   ipÇa   c   ivivxaïym!   ,
naiSm   s<àit   v­Vya   vitRtVy<   ywa   mya   .9.
Anuizòa AiSm  have been adviced and trained
maÇa c  by mother also
ipÇa c  by father also
ivivxaïym!  in various ways
n AiSm  am not
s<àit  now
v­Vya  to be tutored afresh
vitRtVy<  to do my duty
ywa which ever way
mya by me

 
9.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   had   been   trained   well   by   her   parents   how   to   be   do   her   duties   and does   not   need   fresh   training.
 
Ah<   ÊgR<   gim:yaim   vn<   pué;vijRtm!   ,
nanam&gg[akI[R<   zaËRlg[seivtm!   .10.
Ah<  I
ÊgR<  forbidding
gim:yaim  will go with you
vn<  forest
pué;vijRtm!  uninhabited
nanam&gg[akI[R<  filled with groups of varities of animals
zaËRlg[seivtm!  wirh tigers roaming about

 
10.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   is   determined   to   go   with   him   to   the   forbidding   forest   full   of animals.            
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