THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 29 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
punrip   vnnynàawRna   -   REQUESTING   AGAIN   TO   BE   TAKEN   TO   FOREST
 
@tÄu   vcn<   ïuTva   sIta   ramSy   Ê>iota   ,
às­aïumuoI   mNdimd<   vcnmävIt!   .1.
@tt!  this
tu in this
vcn<  decision
ïuTva  hearing
sIta  Sita
ramSy  Rama's
Ê>iota  being hurt very much
às­aïumuoI  shedding copious tears
mNd<  without anger
#d<  these
vcnm!  words
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.Sita   felt   hurt   on   hearing   Rama's   words   and   spoke   these   words   very   carefully.
 
ye   Tvya   kIitRta   dae;a   vne   vStVyta<   àit   ,
gu[ainTyev   taNmNye   tv   õehpurSk«ta   .2.
ye which
Tvya  by you
kIitRta>  described
dae;a>  difficulties
vne in the forest
vStVyta< àit  in regard to living
gu[an!  as favourable
#it @v  for this reason
tan!  those
mNye  I consider
tv your
õehpurSk«ta  as a devoted wofe

 
2.Sita   told   Rama   that   whatever   difficulties   he   said   were   in   effect   are   favourable   for   her.
 
m&gaiSs<ha   gjaíEv   zaËRlaZzr-aStwa   ,
pi][Ss&mraíEv   ye   caNye   vncair[>   .3.
A†òpUvRêpTvaTsvˆR   te   tv   ra"v   ,
êp<   †òœva=pspˆRyu-Rye   svˆR   ih   ib_yit   .4.
m&ga>  deers
is<ha>  lions
gja> c  elephants also
@v zaËRla>  tigers also
zr-a> twa 
pi][>  birds
s&mra> c @v  big antlers
ye which
c also
ANye  others
vncair[>  forest creatures
A†òpUvRêpTvat!  having not seen the form before
svˆR  all
te they
tv your
ra"v  Raghava
êp<  form
†òœva  seeing
ApspˆRyu>  will run away
-ye that which is fearful
svˆR  all
ih surely
ib_yit  become scared

 
3,4.Sita   told   Rama   that   all   the   animals   will   be   scared   of   him   and   run   away   on   seeing   him.
 
Tvya   c   sh   gNtVy<   mya   guéjna}ya   ,
TviÖyaegen   me   ram   Ty­Vyimh   jIivtm!   .5.
Tvya  you
c also
sh with
gNtVy<  has to be always with
mya by me
guéjna}ya  by the orders of my parents
TviÖyaegen  being separated from you
me my
ram Rama
Ty­Vy<  will have to be given up
#h here
jIivtm!  life

 
5.Sita   told   Rama   that   as   per   her   parents   orders   she   has   to   be   with   him   always.   She   will   give up   her   life   if   separated   from   him.
 
n   ih   ma<   TvTsmIpSwamip   z²aeit   ra"v   ,
sura[amIñr>   z³>   àx;Riytumaejsa   .6.
n not
ih surely
ma<  me
TvTsmIpSwa<  from your presence
Aip also
z²aeit  capable
ra"v  Raghava
sura[a<  devas'
$ñr>  lord
z³>  Indra
àx;Riytu<  to trouble
Aaejsa  with courage

 
6.Sita   told   Rama   that   even   Indra   will   not   have   the   courage   to   tease   her   in   his   presence.
 
pithIna   tu   ya   narI   sa   n   zúyit   jIivtum!   ,
kammev<ivx<   ram   Tvya   mm   ivdizRtm!   .7.
pithIna tu  separated from husband
ya anyone
narI  woman
sa she
n zúyit  has no right
jIivtum!  to live
kam<  in various ways
@v<ivx<  like this
ram Rama
Tvya  by you
mm to me
ivdizRtm!  has been adviced

 
7.Sita   told   Rama   that   at   various   times   he   had   adviced   her   that   a   woman   separated   from   her husband   has   no   right   to   live.
 
Awva=ip   mhaàa}   äaü[ana<   mya   ïutm!   ,
pura   ipt&g&he   sTy<   vStVy<   ikl   me   vne   .8. 
Awva  even otherwise
Aip at one time
mhaàa}  most intelligent one
äaü[ana<  the brahmins'
mya by me
ïutm!  was heard
pura  earlier
ipt&g&he  in father's house
sTy<  forecast
vStVy<  to live
ikl surely
me for me
vne in the forest

 
8.Sita   told   Rama   that   when   she   was   in   her   father's   house,   brahmins   have   predicted   that   she has   to   live   in   the   forest   some   time.
 
l]i[_yae   iÖjait_y>   ïuTva=h<   vcn<   g&he   ,
vnvask«taeTsaha   inTymev   mhabl   .9.
l]i[_y>  knowing astrology
iÖjait_y>  brahmins'
ïuTva  hearing
Ah<  I
vcn<  words
g&he  in the palace
vnvask«taeTsaha  am eager to live in the forest
inTy< @v  from that time on
mhabl  with great ability

 
9.Sita   told   Rama   that   from   that   day   she   was   eager   to   live   in   the   forest.
 
Aadezae   vnvasSy   àaÝVy>   s   mya   ikl   ,
sa   Tvya   sh   tÇah<   yaSyaim   iày   naNywa   .10.
Aadez>  as destined
vnvasSy  for living in the forest
àaÝVy>  has to be undergone
s> that
mya by me
ikl for that reason
sa that
Tvya sh  with you
tÇ  there
Ah<  I
yaSyaim  will come
iày  O! my husband
n ANywa  please do not disagree

 
10.Sita   told   Rama   that   what   is   destined   has   to   be   undergone   and   thus   requests   him   to   take her   to   the   forest.      
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