THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 27 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
sItya   vnnynàawRna   -   SITA   REQUESTS   TO   ACCOMPANY   TO   FOREST
 
suo<   vne   invTSyaim   ywEv   -vne   iptu>   ,
AicNtyNtI   ÇIn!   laeka<iíNtyNtI   pitìtam!   .11.
suo<  happily
vne in the forest
invTSyaim  will live
ywa in whatever way
@v only
-vne  in the palace
iptu>  father's
AicNtyNtI  with out thinking
ÇIn! laekan!  three worlds
icNtyNtI  with all thoughts on
pitìtam!  to serve my husband

 
11.Sita   told   Rama   that   her   only   thought   will   be   to   serve   him   always   in   the   forest.
 
zuïU;ma[a   te   inTy<   inyta   äücair[I   ,
sh   r<Sye   Tvya   vIr   vne;u   mxugiNx;u   .12.
zuïU;ma[a  serving
te you
inTy<  at all times
inyta  with control
äücair[I  as an ascetic
sh staying with
r<Sye  will spend life happily
Tvya  with you
vIr my husband
vne;u  in the forest areas
mxugiNx;u  with sweet smelling

 
12.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   will   serve   him   well   at   all   times   with   control   and   enjoy   her   stay   in the   forest.
 
Tv<   ih   ktuR<   vne   z­ae   ram   s<pirpalnm!   ,
ANySyaip   jnSyeh   ik<   punmRm   mand   .13.
Tv<  you
ih surely
ktuR<  to give
vne in the forest
z­>  capable
ram one who is the favourite of all
s<pirpalnm!  to protect
ANySy  any unrelated
Aip jnSy  person also
#h in this matter
ik< pun>  what else to say
mm for me
mand  my husband

 
13.Sita   told   Rama   that   when   he   is   present   to   take   care   of   her,   she   will   have   no   difficulty   in staying   in   the   forest.
 
sh   Tvya   gim:yaim   vnmXy   n   s<zy>   ,
nah<   zKya   mha-ag   invtRiytumuXyta   .14.
sh with
Tvya  you
gim:yaim  I will come
vnm!  to the forest
AXy now
n s<zy>  without any doubt
n not
Ah<  I
zKya  will agree
mha-ag  blessed one
invtRiytu<  to be stopped
%Xyta  with determination and enthusiasm

 
14.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   will   not   agree   to   be   left   behind   and   is   determined   to   go   with   him.
 
)lmUlazna   inTy<   -iv:yaim   n   s<zy>   ,
n   te   Ê>o<   kir:yaim   invsiNt   sh   Tvya   .15.
)lmUlazna  having fruits and roots for food
inTy<  at all times
-iv:yaim  will stay
n s<zy>  you need not have any doubt
n not
te to you
Ê>o<  difficulty
kir:yaim  will give
invsiNt  staying
sh Tvya  with you

 
15.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   will   not   give   him   any   trouble   while   living   with   him   in   the   forest.
 
#CDaim   sirt>   zElaNpLvlain   vnain   c   ,
Ôòu<   svRÇ   in-I–ta   Tvya   nawen   xImta   .16.
#CDaim  I desire
sirt>  rivers
zElan!  mountains
pLvlain  lakes and ponds
vnain c  gardens also
Ôòu<  to see
svRÇ  that are in the forest
in-I–ta  without any fear
Tvya  withyou
nawen  husband
xImta  inteeligent

 
16.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   desires   to   see   all   the   things   in   the   forest   like   rivers,   mountains, lakes   and   gardens   with   him   without   any   fear.
 
h<skar{fvakI[aR>   piÒnISsaxupui:pta>   ,
#CDey<   suionI   Ôòu<   Tvya   vIre[   s¼ta   .17.
h<skar{fvakI[aR>  filled with swans and other water birds
piÒnI>  streams with lotuses
saxupui:pta>  beautifully flowered
#CDey<  I desire
suionI  happily
Ôòu<  to see
Tvya  with you
vIre[  husband
s¼ta  in the company of

 
17.Sita   desired   to   see   swans,   waterbirds   and   streams   with   lotus   flowers   in   the   company   of Rama.
 
Ai-;ek<   kir:yaim   tasu   inTy<   ytìta   ,
sh   Tvya   ivzala]   r<Sye   prmniNdnI   .18.
Ai-;ek<  bath
kir:yaim  will take
tasu  in those
inTy<  at all times
ytìta  observing the dharma which will give moksha
sh with
Tvya  you
ivzala]  with broad eyes
r<Sye  will spend time happily
prmniNdnI  with my desires fulfilled

 
18.Sita   said   she   would   be   very   happily   spend   her   time   in   the   forest   with   baths   in   the   rivers.
 
@v<   v;Rshöa[a<   zt<   va=h<   Tvya   sh   ,
Vyit³m<   n   veTSyaim   SvgaˆR=ip   n   ih   me   mt>   .19.
@v<  like this
v;Rshöa[a<  thousand years
zt<  many
va or
Ah<  I
Tvya  with you
sh together
Vyit³m<  spending time
n veTSyaim  not think that time is hanging
SvgR> Aip  even the heavens
n not
ih surely
me for me
mt> desired

 
19.Sita   said   that   she   will   happily   spend   thousands   of   years   in   the   forest   with   Rama   more   than heavens without him.
 
SvgˆR=ip   c   ivna   vasae   -ivta   yid   ra"v   ,
Tvya   mm   nrVyaº   nah<   tmip   raecye   .20.
SvgˆR Aip c  even in the heavens
ivna  without
vas>  living
-ivta yid  in case it happens
ra"v  Raghava
Tvya  you
mm for me
nrVyaº  noblest man
n not
Ah<  I
tm! Aip  that also
raecye  will like

 
20.Sita   said   that   living   even   in   heavens   separated   from   Rama   will   not   be   to   her   liking.            
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