THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 39 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
vngmnap&CDa   -   OBTAINING   PERMISSION   TO   GO   TO   FOREST
 
@;   Sv-avae   narI[amnu-Uy   pura   suom!   ,
ALpamPyapd<   àaPy   Ê:yiNt   àjhTyip   .21.
@;> this
Sv-av>  is the natural feeling
narI[am!  the women's
Anu-Uy  after enjoying
pura  earlier
suom!  all their wishes
ALpam! Aip  even a small
Aapd<  difficulty
àaPy  facing
Ê:yiNt  insults
àjhit  keeps away
Aip also

 
21.Kausalya   said   that   these   women   after   fulfilling   their   wishes,   will   insult   and   keep   away   from their   husbands   in   times   of   crisis.
 
AsTyzIla   ivk«ta   Êrœ¢aýùdya>   sda   ,
yuvTy>   paps»Lpa>   ][maÇivraig[>   .22.
AsTyzIla>  have a habit of infedility
ivk«ta>  with desires of love, anger, greed etc
Êrœ¢aýùdya>  whose thinking cannot be fathomed
sda always
yuvTy>  young girls
paps»Lpa>  with no hesitation to sin
][maÇivraig[>  will discard husband at a moment's notice

 
22.Kausalya   talked   about   the   brazenness   of   young   women.
 
n   k…l<   n   k«t<   ivXya<   n   dÄ<   naip   s<¢hm!   ,
ôI[a<   g&hœ[ait   ùdyminTyùdya   ih   ta>   .23.
n not
k…l<  family
n not
k«t<  feeling grateful for the help
ivXya<  with good education
n not
dÄ<  being faithful
n not
Aip also
s<¢hm!  married accoring to rites
ôI[a<  for women
g&hœ[ait  is steady
ùdym!  heart
AinTyùdya>  with a wavering mind
ih for this reason
ta> they

 
23.Kausalya   said   that   young   women   are   fickle   minded   and   are   not   grateful.
 
saXvIna<   tu   iSwtana<   ih   zIle   sTye   ïute   zme   ,
ôI[a<   pivÇ<   prm<   pitrekae   iviz:yte   .24.
saXvIna<  those chaste
tu in this
iSwtana<  with steady mind
ih surely
zIle  one who is devoted to her husband
sTye  in good deeds
ïute  in scriptures
zme control over senses
ôI[a<  for women
pivÇ<  sacred
prm<  the best
pit>  husband
@k> alone
iviz:yte  is being said

 
24.Kausalya   said   that   for   women   with   steady   mind,   husband   is   the   only   way   to   purity.
 
s   Tvya   navmNtVy>   puÇ>   àìaijtae   mm   ,
tv   dEvtmSTve;   inxRn>   sxnae=ip   va   .25.
s> that
Tvya  by you
n AvmNtVy>  should not be insulted
puÇ>  son
àìaijt>  being sent to forest
mm my
tv to you
dEvt<  like a God
AStu  let him be
@;> he
inxRn>  without any wealth
sxn> Aip va  or rolling in wealth

 
25.Kausalya   told   Sita   to   treat   Rama   with   respect.
 
iv}ay   vcn<   sIta   tSya   xmaRwRs<ihtm!   ,
k«taÃilévaced<   ñïUmi-muoe   iSwta   .26.
iv}ay  understanding the meaning
vcn<  of the words
sIta  Sita
tSya>  her
xmaRwRs<ihtm!  full of dharma and meaning
k«taÃil>  with joined palms
%vac  spoke
#d<  the following
ñïU<  to mother-in-law
Ai-muoe  in front
iSwta  standing

 
26.Sita   understanding   the   inner   import   of   the   words,   replied   respectfully   to   Kausalya.
 
kir:ye   svRmevahmayaR   ydnuzaiSt   mam!   ,
Ai-}a=iSm   ywa   -tuRvRitRtVy<   ïut<   c   me   .27.
kir:ye  I will follow
svR< @v  allof them
Ah<  I
AayaR  motherin-law
yt! which
AnuzaiSt  you have adviced
mam!  to me
Ai-}a  reminded now
AiSm  I am
ywa how
-tuR>  to husband
vitRtVy<  to be attached
ïut<  has been advised
c even then
me to me

 
27.Sita   told   Kausalya   that   what   she   had   said   reminded   her   of   the   advise   given   on   how   to treat   one's   husband.
 
n   mams¾nenayaR   smaniytumrœhit   ,
xmaRiÖciltu<   nahml<   cNÔaidv   à-a   .28.
n not
mam!  me
As¾nen  who does not know chastity
AayaR  motherin-law
smaniytum!  to be included with them
Arœhit  deserve
xmaRt!  from the path of chastity
ivciltu<  to deviate
n not
Ahm!  I
Al<  will agree
cNÔat!  from the moon
#v like
à-a  the cool rays

 
28.Sita   told   Kausalya   that   she   is   not   one   of   those   who   deviate   from   the   path   of   chastity.
 
natÙI   vaXyte   vI[a   nac³ae   vtRte   rw>   ,
napit>   suomexet   ya   Syadip   ztaTmja   .29.
n not
AtÙI  without strings
vaXyte  plays
vI[a  veena
n not
Ac³>  without wheels
vtRte  moves
rw> a chariot
n not
Apit>  without husband
suo<  pleasure
@xet  gets
ya who
Syat!  happens
Aip ztaTmja  even with hundred children

 
29.Sita   told   Kausalya   that   just   as   a   veena   needs   strings   for   playing   and   a   chariot   needs   wheels for   moving,   a   woman   needs   a   husband   for   happiness.
 
imt<   ddait   ih   ipta   imt<   mata   imt<   sut>   ,
AimtSy   ih   datar<   -taRr<   ka   n   pUjyet!   .30.
imt<  just enough
ddait  gives
ih surely
ipta  father
imt<  just enough
mata  mother
imt<  just enough
sut>  son
AimtSy  without any limit
ih surely
datar<  one who gives
-taRr<  husband
ka who
n pUjyet!  will not worship

 
30.Sita   said   that   father,   mother   and   son   will   give   only   just   the   required   love.   Only   a   husband will   shower   love   on   his   wife   and   thus   a   wife   will   worship   him.            
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