THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 28 : SLOKAS 21 TO 26

 
vnvasÊ>okwnm!   -   EXPLAINING   HAZARDS   OF   LIVING   IN   FOREST
 
pt¼a   v&iíka>   kIqa   d<zaí   mzkESsh   ,
baxNte   inTymble   svR<   Ê>omtae   vnm!   .21.
pt¼a>  fire flies
v&iíka>  scorpians
kIqa>  worms
d<za> c  forest flies
mzkE> sh  with mosquitoes
baxNte  will torment
inTym!  at all times
Able  O! innocent one
svR<  in all respects
Ê>om!  very difficult
At> therefore
vnm!  forest

 
21.Rama   told   Sita   that   fireflies,   scorpions,   worms   and   mosquitoes   will   torment   always   in   the forest   making   life   difficult.
 
Ô‚ma>   k{qikníEv   k…zkazaí   -aimin   ,
vne   Vyak…lzaoa¢aSten   Ê>otr<   vnm!   .22.
Ô‚ma>  trees
k{qikn>  with thorns
c also
@v k…zkaza> c  sacred grasses and reeds
-aimin  O! lovable lady
vne in the forest
Vyak…lzaoa¢a>  with moving branch tips
ten thus
Ê>otr<  is very difficult
vnm!  forest

 
22.Rama   told   Sita   that   thorns   on   the   trees,   the   ends   of   reeds   and   grass   will   make   life   difficult in   the   forest.
 
kay¬ezaí   bhvae   -yain   ivivxain   c   ,
Ar{yvase   vstae   Ê>omev   sda   vnm!   .23.
kay¬eza> c  bodily discomforts also
bhv>  are many
-yain  dangers
ivivxain  are varied
c also
Ar{yvase  living in the forest
vst>  staying there
Ê>o< @v  is only very difficult
sda always
vnm!  forest

 
23.Rama   told   Sita   that   the   discomforts   and   dangers   outweigh   the   scenic   beauty,   makig   life very   difficult   in   the   forest.
 
³aexlae-aE   ivmae­VyaE   ktRVya   tpse   mit>   ,
n   -etVy<   c   -etVye   inTy<   Ê>omtae   vnm!   .24.
³aexlae-aE  anger and desire
ivmae­VyaE  have to be discarded
ktRVya  has to be concentrated
tpse  in meditation
mit>  mind
n not
-etVy<  fear
c -etVye  in dangerous situations also
inTy<  at all times
Ê>om!  very difficult
At> therefore
vnm!  forest

 
24.Rama   told   Sita   that   fear   also   makes   life   in   forest   very   difficult.
 
tdl<   te   vn<   gTva   ]m<   n   ih   vn<   tv   ,
ivm&ziÚh   pZyaim   b÷dae;tr<   vnm!   .25.
tt! therefore
Al<  discard wish
te your
vn< gTva  to go to the forest
]m< n  is not good
ih vn<  living in forest
tv for you
ivm&zn!  after great thought
#h here
pZyaim  I know well
b÷dae;tr<  with large hazards
vnm!  forest

 
25.Rama   thus   concludes   that   the   forest   is   not   a   fit   place   to   live   for   Sita.
 
vn<   tu   netu<   n   k«ta   mitStda   b-Uv   rame[   tda   mhaTmna   ,
n   tSy   sIta   vcn<   ckar   tÄtae=ävIÔamimd<   suÊ>iota   .26.
vn<  to the forest
tu in this
netu<  to take
n k«ta  not agreeable
mit>  intention
tda then
b-Uv  became
rame[  by Rama
tda then
mhaTmna  the great soul
n not
tSy his
sIta  Sita
vcn<  words
ckar  agree
tt! that
tt> thus
AävIt!  spoke
ram<  to Rama
#d<  this
suÊ>iota  I am in difficulties

 
26.Sita   did   not   agree   with   Rama   and   said   that   she   is   in   great   difficulty.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   AyaeXyaka{fe   Aòiv<z>   sgR>   .28.
           
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