THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 28 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
vnvasÊ>okwnm!   -   EXPLAINING   HAZARDS   OF   LIVING   IN   FOREST
 
s   @v<   äuvtI<   sIta<   xmR}ae   xmRvTsl>   ,
n   netu<   k…éte   buiÏ<   vne   Ê>oain   icNtyn!   .1.
s> he
@v<  as above
äuvtI<  saying
sIta<  Sita
xmR}>  well versed in dharma
xmRvTsl>  son of dharma
n not
netu<  to take
k…éte  deciding
buiÏ<  in mind
vne in the forest
Ê>oain  the difficulties
icNtyn!  recollecting

 
1.Being   spoken   by   Sita   as   above,   Rama   thought   of   the   hazards   in   the   forest   to   strengthen   his decision   not   to   take   her   to   the   forest.
 
saNTviyTva   ttSta<   tu   ba:pËi;tlaecnam!   ,
invtRnawˆR   xmaRTma   vaKymetÊvac   h   .2.
saNTviyTva  consoling
tt> then
ta<  her
tu in this
ba:pËi;tlaecnam!  eyes filled with tears
invtRnawˆR  intent on making her stay here
xmaRTma  the noble soul
vaKy<  words
@tt!  the following
%vac h  spoke

 
2.Rama,   after   consoling   Sita,   spoke   as   follows   to   convince   fer   to   stay   back.
 
sIte   mhak…lIna=is   xmˆR   c   inrta   sda   ,
#hacr   SvxmR<   Tv<   mm   k«Tva   mnSsuom!   .3.
sIte  Sita
mhak…lIna  from a high dynasty
Ais you are
xmˆR  in respect of dharma
c thus
inrta  conscious
sda at all times
#h from here
Aacr  please follow
SvxmR<  your dharma
Tv<  you
mm my
k«Tva  observing
mnSsuom!  that which pleases the mind

 
3.Rama   told   Sita   that   she   is   well   versed   in   dharma,   having   come   from   a   good   family,   and   she should   observe   her   dharma,   staying   in   Ayodya.
 
sIte   ywa   Tva<   vúyaim   twa   kayR<   Tvya=ble   ,
vne   dae;a   ih   bhvae   vdtStaiÚbaex   me   .4.
sIte  Sita
ywa in which way
Tva<  to you
vúyaim  I say
twa in that way
kayR<  to be done
Tvya  by you
Able  one with lovely skin
vne in the forest
dae;a>  difficulties
ih surely
bhv>  are many
vdt>  detailing
tan!  them
inbaex  please listen
me to me

 
4.Rama   asked   Sita   to   listen   to   me   carefully   about   the   difficulties   that   are   inherent   in   the   forest.
 
sIte   ivmuCytame;a   vnvask«ta   mit>   ,
b÷dae;<   ih   kaNtar<   vnimTyi-xIyte   .5.
sIte  Sita
ivmuCyta<  please abandon
@;a vnvask«ta  to live in the forest
mit>  thinking
b÷dae;<  with many difficulties
ih being so
kaNtar<  uninhabited by humans
vn<  as a forest
#it thus
Ai-xIyte  is called

 
5Rama   told   Sita   that   there   are   many   difficulties   in   living   in   the   forest   which   is   also   uninhabited. The   place   is   called   a   forest   because   of   these.
 
ihtbuÏ(a   olu   vcae   myEtdi-xIyte   ,
sda   suo<   n   janaim   Ê>omev   sda   vnm!   .6.
ihtbuÏ(a olu  for your well being only
vc> words
mya by me
@tt!  these
Ai-xIyte  are being told
sda always
suo<  without difficulty
n janaim  I do not know
Ê>o< @v  only difficulties
sda always
vnm!  the forest

 
6.Rama   told   Sita   thathe   is   telling   this   for   her   well   being.   In   the   forest   there   will   be   no   peace, only   difficulties.
 
igirinHRrs<-Uta   igirkNdrvaisnam!   ,
is<hana<   innda   Ê>oa>   ïaetu<   Ê>omtae   vnm!   .7.
igirinHRrs<-Uta  created by the streams of the mountains
igirkNdrvaisnam!  living in the mountain caves
is<hana<  lions'
innda>  roars
Ê>oa>  will be unbearable
ïaetu<  to hear
Ê>om!  very difficult
At> therefore
vnm!  forest

 
7.Rama   told   Sita   the   various   noises   such   as   running   streams   and   the   roar   of   the   lions   will   make life   in   the   forest   unbearale.
 
³Ifmanaí   ivöBxa   mÄaZzUNye   mham&ga>   ,
†òœva   smi-vtRNte   sIte   Ê>omtae   vnm!   .8.
³Ifmana>  playing with abandon
c also
ivöBxa  without fear
mÄa>  intoxicated
zUNye  uninhabited
mham&ga>  the big animals
†òœva  on seeing a human
smi-vtRNte  will come running towards one
sIte  Sita
Ê>om!  very difficult
At> therefore
vnm!  forest

 
8.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   animals,   playing   without   a   care,   will   attack   any   one   coming   in   front.
 
s¢haSsirtíEv   p»vTyí   ÊStra>   ,
mÄErip   gjEinRTy<   sIte   Ê>omtae   vnm!   .9.
s¢ha>  rivers
sirt>  full of crocodiles
c also
@v only
p»vTy> c  full of mud
ÊStra>  are difficult to cross
mÄE>  intoxicated
Aip gjE>  by elephants also
inTy<  at all times
sIte  Sita
Ê>om!  very difficult
At> therefore
vnm!  forest

 
9.Rama   further   told   that   the   rivers   in   the   forest   are   full   of   crocodiles   and   very   muddy.   This makes   it   difficult   even   for   an   elephant   to   cross.
 
ltak{qks»I[aR>   k«kvakªpnaidta>   ,
inrpaí   suÊgaRí   magaR   Ê>omtae   vnm!   .10.
ltak{qks»I[aR>  full of creepers and thorns
k«kvakªpnaidta>  with sounds of wild cocks
inrpa> c  without drinking water
suÊgaR>  cannot be entered
c magaR>  all the pathways
Ê>om!  very difficult
At> therefore
vnm!  forest

 
10.Rama   told   that   the   forest   has   wild   growth   making   it   difficult   to   walk.   The   sounds   of   wild cocks   will   give   no   peace.   Drinking   water   is   scarce.          
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