THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 37 : SLOKAS 12 TO 20

 
cIrpirxanm!   -   WEARING   BARK   CLOTHES
 
kw<   nu   cIr<   b×iNt   munyae   vnvaisn>   ,
#it   ýk…zla   sIta   sa   mumaeh   mu÷muR÷>   .12.
kw< nu  how
cIr<  bark cloth
b×iNt  wears
muny>  sages
vnvaisn>  forest dwelling
#it thus saying
ih surely
Ak…zla  in difficulty
sIta  Sita
sa that
mumaeh  stood shocked what to do
mu÷> mu÷>  for a second

 
12.Sita   wondered   how   the   sages   wear   these   bark   clothes   and   didnot   know   what   to   do.
 
k«Tva   k{Qe   c   sa   cIrmekmaday   pai[na   ,
tSwaE   ýk…zla   sIta   ìIifta   jnkaTmja   .13.
k«Tva  wearing
k{Qe  around the neck
c also
sa that
cIr<  bark cloth
@k<  the other one
Aaday  taking
pai[na  in hand
tSwaE  stood
ih for that reason
Ak…zla  not used to it earlier
sIta  Sita
ìIifta  bashfully
jnkaTmja  Janaka's daughter

 
13.Sita   stood   bashfully   wearing   one   bark   cloth   on   the   neck   and   holding   the   other   in   hand.
 
tSyaStiT]àmagMy   ramae   xmR-&ta<   vr>   ,
cIr<   bbNx   sItaya>   kaEzeySyaepir   Svym!   .14.
tSya>  her
tt! that
i]à<  immediately
AagMy  nearing
ram>  Rama
xmR-&ta<  among those following dharma
vr> the best
cIr<  bark cloth
bbNx  tied
sItaya>  towards Sita
kaEzeySy  the white silk
%pir  over
Svym!  himself

 
14.Rama   himself   tied   the   bark   cloth   over   Sita's   white   silk   clothes.
 
ram<   àeúy   tu   sItaya   b×Nt<   cIrmuÄmm!   ,
ANt>purgta   nayaˆR   mumucuvaRir   neÇjm!   .15.
ram<  Rama
àeúy  seeing
tu sItaya>  to Sita
b×Nt<  tying
cIr<  bark cloth
%Ämm!  the best
ANt>purgta  those in the harem
nayR>  ladies
mumucu>  shed
vair  tears
neÇjm!  from the eyes

 
15.The   ladies   seing   Rama   tying   the   bark   cloth   on   Sita,   shed   tears.
 
^cuí   prmaySta   ram<   Jvilttejsm!   ,
vTs   nEv<   inyu­ey<   vnvase   mniSvnI   .16.
^cu>  spoke as follows
c alos
prmaySta>  the ladies with unbearable sorrow
ram<  to Rama
Jvilttejsm!  with great luminance
vTs son
n not
@v<  like this
inyu­a  was meant
#y<  she
vnvase  for forest life
mniSvnI  with all virtues

 
16.The   ladies   told   Rama   that   Sita   was   not   meant   for   forest   life.
 
iptuvaRKyanuraexen   gtSy   ivjn<   vnm!   ,
tavÎzRnmSya   n>   s)l<   -vtu   à-ae   .17.
iptu>  father's
vaKyanuraexen  to obey his orders
gtSy  your return
ivjn<  uninhabited
vnm!  forest
tavt!  till then
dzRnm!  presence
ASya>  her
n> for us
s)l<  as a blessing
-vtu  let it become
à-ae  lord

 
17.The   ladies   told   Rama   that   Sita's   presence   til   he   comes   back   will   fulfill   their   wishes.
 
lúm[en   shayen   vn<   gCDSv   puÇk   ,
neymrœhit   kLya[I   vStu<   tapsvÖne   .18.
lúm[en  with Lakshmana's
shayen  assistance
vn<  forest
gCDSv  you may go
puÇk  son
n not
#ym!  she
Arœhit  deserves
kLya[I  blessed one
vStu<  to live
tapsvt!  as an ascetic
vne in the forest

 
18.The   ladies   told   Rama   to   go   with   Lakshmana   to   the   forest   and   that   Sita   does   not   deserve to   live   in   the   forest.
 
k…é   nae   yacna<   puÇ   sIta   itótu   -aimnI   ,
xmRinTy>   Svy<   Swatu<   n   hIdanI<   TvimCDis   .19.
k…é  please do
n> our
yacna<  pleading
puÇ  son
sIta  Sita
itótu  can stay here
-aimnI  beautiful
xmRinTy>  determined to obey father's arders
Svy<  you
Swatu<  to stay
n not
ih thus
#danI<  now
Tv<  you
#CDis  will accept

 
19.The   ladies   pleaded   with   Rama   to   allow   Sita   to   stay   in   Ayodhya   and   were   sure   that   he   will go   to   forest,   obeying   his   father's   orders.
 
tasamev<ivxa   vac>   z&{vn!   dzrwaTmj>   ,
bbNxEv   tda   cIr<   sItya   tuLyzIlya   .20.
tasa<  thier
@v<ivxa>  like these
vac>  words
z&{vn!  hearing
dzrwaTmj>  Dasaratha's son
bbNx @v  tied
tda then
cIr<  bark cloth
sItya  to Sita
tuLyzIlya  equal in virtue to him

 
20.Rama,   hearing   the   words   of   the   ladies,   finally   tied   the   bark   cloth   on   Sita.            
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