THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 60 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
sumÙe[   kaEsLyasmañasnm!   -   SUMANTRA   CONSOLES   KAUSALYA
 
tÌt<   ùdy<   ýSyaStdxIn<   c   jIivtm!   ,
AyaeXya=ip   -vedSya   ramhIna   twa   vnm!   .11.
tÌt<  leans towards him
ùdy<  heart
ih surely
ASya>  her
tdxIn<  belongs to him
c jIivtm!  life also
AyaeXya Aip  ayodhya also
-vet!  becomes
ASya>  to her
ramhIna  withotu Rama
twa vnm!  like the forest

 
11.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   Sita   is   thoroughly   dedicated   to   Rama   znd   without   Rama
Ayodhya   will   be   like   a   forest   to   her.
 
piw   p&CDit   vEdehI   ¢ama<í   ngrai[   c   ,
git<   †òœva   ndIna<   c   pdpaiNvivxanip   .12.
piw on the way
p&CDit  enquires
vEdehI  Vaidehi
¢aman! c  about villages also
ngrai[ c  about towns also
git<  course
†òœva  seeing
ndIna<  rivers'
c also
padpan!  trees
ivivxan!  various
Aip also

 
12.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   Sita   takes   keen   interest   on   the   things   she   sees   on   the   way and   asks   Rama   about   these.
 
ram<   va   lúm[<   va=ip   p&òœva   janait   jankI   ,
AyaeXya³aezmaÇe   tu   ivharimv   s<iïta   .13.
ram< va  or Rama
lúm[< va Aip  or Lakshmana also
p&òœva  asking
janait  learns
jankI  Janaki
AyaeXya³aezmaÇe tu  at a distance of two miles from ayodhya
ivhar<  garden
#v s<iïta  as if staying

 
13.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   Sita   asks   Rama   or   Lakshmana   to   learn   the   details   as   if   she is   within   two   miles   of   Ayodhya.
 
#dmev   SmraMySya>   shsEvaepjiLptm!   ,
kEkeyIs<iït<   vaKy<   nedanI<   àit-ait   me   .14.
Xv<siyTva   tu   tÖaKy<   àmadaTpyuRpiSwtm!   ,
hœladn<   vcn<   sUtae   deVya   mxurmävIt!   .15.
#d<  this
@v only
Smraim  I remember
ASya>  this
shsa  suddenly
@v only
%pjiLptm!  some saying
kEkeyIs<iït<  about Kaikeyi
vaKy<  saying
n not
#danI<  now
àit-ait  appropriate
me for me
Xv<siyTva  keeping in mind
tu thus
tÖaKy<  those words
àmadat!  not pleasant to listeners
pyuRpiSwtm!  coming to mind
hœladn<  pleasing
vcn<  words
sUt>  charioteer
deVya>  to devi
mxurm!  pleasing
AävIt!  spoke

 
14,15.Sumantra,   even   though   he   suddenly   remembered   some   unpleasant   facts   about   Kaikeyi, kept   the   thoughts   to   himself   and   spoke   pleasing   words   to   Kausalya.
 
AXvna   vatvegen   s<æme[atpen   c   ,
n   ih   gCDit   vEdeýaíNÔa<zus†zI   à-a   .16.
AXvna  by walking
vatvegen  by strong winds
s<æme[  by determination
Aatpen c  by sunlight also
n ih gCDit  is not changed
vEdeýa>  Vaidehi's
cNÔa<zus†zI  equal to the moon's brightness
à-a  luster

 
16.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   Sita's   beauty   was   not   tarnished   by   walking,   strong   winds
or   by   sunlight.
 
s†z<   ztpuÇSy   pU[RcNÔaepmà-m!   ,
vdn<   tÖdaNyaya   vEdeýa   n   àkMpte   .17.
s†z<  equal to
ztpÇSy  lotus flower
pU[RcNÔaepmà-m!  like the brightness of the full moon
vdn<  face
tt! that
vdaNyaya>  talking pleasantly
vEdeýa>  Vaidehi's
n àkMpte  nas not withered

 
17.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   Sita's   full   moon   like   face   and   pleasant   nature   has   not   changed.
 
Al­rsr­a-avl­rsvijRtaE   ,
AXyaip   cr[aE   tSya>   pÒkaezsmà-aE   .18.
Al­rsr­a-aE  like reddened with red mud
Avl­rsvijRtaE  without being reddened with red mud
AXy Aip  even now
cr[aE  feet
tSya>  her
pÒkaezsmà-aE  equal to the brightness of lotus petals

 
18.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   Sita   whose   feet   were   not   adorned   with   red   colour,   now   is red   like   lotus   petals.
 
nUpuraedœ"uòhelev   oel<   gCDit   -aimnI   ,
#danImip   vEdehI   tÔagan!NySt-U;[a   .19.
nUpuraedœ"uòhela #v  having discarded the sounds of dancing bells
oel<  happily
gCDit  walks
-aimnI  lovely
#danIm! Aip  even now
vEdehI  Vaidehi
tÔagat!  because of love with Rama
NySt-U;[a  unadorned by jewels

 
19.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   Sita   though   discarded   her   jewels   and   bells   on   her   feet,
walks   because   of   love   towards   Rama.
 
gj<   va   vIúy   is<h<   va   Vyaº<   va   vnmaiïta   ,
naharyit   s<Ças<   baø   ramSy   s<iïta   .20.
gj< va  or elephant
vIúy  seeing
is<h< va  or lion
Vyaº< va  or tiger
vn<  in the forest
Aaiïta  living
n Aaharyit  does not become
s<Ças<  fear
baø  by hands
ramSy  Rama's
s<iïta  being embaced

 
20.Sumantra   told   Kausalya   that   Sita   is   not   afraid   of   the   animals   in   the   forest   because   she   is protected   by   Rama.            
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