THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 118 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

s£tayW   AaBrNa¢ddanm¯   -   PRESENTING   ORNAMENTS   TO   SITA  

 
sa   ÏvEvm¤³a   vWdEh£   /ns¥ya{ns¥yya   ,  
p#¢tp¥Çy   vcaE   mÓd|   p#v³[m¤pc@mE   .1.  
sa    that
t¤    in this
ev|    as above
u³a    being told
vWdEh£    Vaidehi
¢h   Ans¥ya    free from jealousy
Ans¥yya    by Anasuya
p#¢tp¥Çy    applauding her speech
vc:    reply
mÓd|    slowly
p#v³[|    to say
upc@mE    began
 
1.Sita,   who   was   free   from   jealousy,   applauded   the   speech   by   Anasuya   and   began   slowly   to  
reply.  
 
nWtdaàyImayaIya   yÓma|   Ïvm¢BBaxsE   ,  
¢v¢dt|   t¤   mmaÔyEtïTa   nayaI:   p¢tg¤Iâ:   .2.  
n    not
ett¯    this
AaàyIm¯    is a wonder
AayaIya:    on your holiness' part
yt¯    which
ma|    to me
Ïvm¯    you
A¢BBaxsE    instructed
¢v¢dt|    is known
t¤    in this
mm    to me
A¢p    too
ett¯    this
yTa    like
nayaI:    for women
p¢t:    husband
g¤â:    is a diety
 
2.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   the   instruction   given   to   her   is   no   matter   for   wonder   on   Anasuya's    
part   and   she   was   aware   of   the   fact   that   for   women   husband   is   like   a   god.  
 
yïÔyEx   BvEìtaI   mmay©I   v¦äOv¢jIt:   ,  
A¹WDm¤pctIÛyÞtTa{ÔyEx   mya   BvEt¯   .3.  
y¢d   A¢p    even if
ex:    he
BvEt¯    were
BtaI    husband
mm    my
Aay©I    noble lady
v¦äOv¢jIt:    ignoble and without any means of livelihood
A¹WD|    without scruple
upctIÛy:    has to be served
tTa   A¢p    even then
ex:    he
mya    by me
BvEt¯    becomes
 
3.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   even   if   her   husband   were   ignoble   and   without   any   livelihood,   he   wiil  
have   to   be   served   by   her.  
 
¢k|   p¤nya©I   g¤NÜlaÃy:   san¤@aESaE   ¢jtE¢Ód#y:   ,  
¢ÞTran¤ragaE   DmaIÏma   mat¦vt£I|   ¢pt¦¢p#y:   .4.  
¢k|   p¤n:    why talk again
y:    who
g¤NÜlaÃy:    with excellent virtues
san¤@aES:    full of compassion
¢jtE¢Ód#y:    controlled his senses
¢ÞTran¤rag:    constant in love
DmaIÏma    mind set on righteousness
mat¦vt£I|    loves his mother
¢pt¦¢p#y:    favourite of his father
 
4.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   Rama   is   worthy   of   devotion   since   he   is   endowed   with   excellent    
virtues,   full   of   compassion,   controlled   his   senses,   constant   in   love,   loves   his   mother   and    
favourite   of   his   father.  
 
ya|   v¦¢äO|   vtItE   ram:   kaWsÚya|   mhaySa:   ,  
tamEv   n¦pnar£NamÓyasam¢p   vtItE   .5.  
ya|    which
v¦¢äO|    conduct
vtItE    shows
ram:    Rama
kaWsÚya|    to Kausalya
mhaySa:    very famous
ta|   ev    the same
n¦pnar£Nam¯    king's wives
AÓyasam¯    others
A¢p    also
vtItE    shows
 
5.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   Rama   behaves   with   his   stepmothers   the   same   way   as   with   Kausalya.  
 
sk]ꦾaÞv¢p   ÞæO£x¤   n¦pEN   n¦pvÏsl:   ,  
mat¦v¹tItE   v£raE   manm¤Ïs¦Çy   DmI¢vt¯   .6.  
sk]t¯    even once
è¾as¤    seen
A¢p    too
ÞæO£x¤    regarding women
n¦pEN    by the king
n¦pvÏsl:    devoted to king
mat¦vt¯    as a mother
vtItE    conducts himself
v£r:    gallant
man|    self esteem
uÏs¦Çy    giving up
DmI¢vt¯    knows what is right
 
6.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   Rama   conducted   himself   as   he   would   to   his   mother   towards   a  
woman   seen   once   by   the   king.  
 
AagÅCÓÏyaà   ¢vjn|   vnmEv|   Byavhm¯   ,  
sma¢ht|   mE   á½qva   c   ¶dyE{v¢ÞTt|   mht¯   .7.  
AagÅCÓÏya:    coming to
c    also
¢vjn|    uninhabited
vn|    forest
ev|    like this
Byavhm¯    frightful
sma¢ht|    as taught
mE    to me
á½qva    by motherin-law
c    also
¶dyE    in the heart
Av¢ÞTt|    stands inscribed
mht¯    greatly
 
7.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   when   she   was   coming   to   this   frightful   forest,   whatever   was   taught   by  
my   mother-in-law   stands   inscribed   in   my   heart.  
 
pa¢Np#dankalE   c   yÏp¤ra   Ïv¢g"s¢°DaW   ,  
An¤¢S¾a   jnÓya{¢Þm   vaÀy|   td¢p   mE   D¦tm¯   .8.  
pa¢Np#dankalE   c    at the time of marriage also
yt¯    which
p¤ra    earlier
t¤   A¢g"s¢°DaW    in front of the sacred fire
An¤¢S¾a    being instructed
jnÓya    by mother
A¢Þm    I am
vaÀy|    lessons
tt¯    that
A¢p    too
mE    to me
D¦tm¯    is remembered
 
8.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   whatever   her   mother   instructed   her   at   the   time   of   marriage   is   still  
remembered   by   me.  
 
nv£k]t|   c   tÏsvI|   vaÀyWÞtE   DmIca¢r¢N   ,  
p¢tS¤½¥xNa°ayaIÞtpaE   naÓy¢¹D£ytE   .9.  
nv£k]t|    renewed
c    also
tt¯    that
svI|    all
vaÀyW:    by words
tE    your
DmIca¢r¢N    given to practice of virtue
p¢tS¤½¥xNat¯    by serving husband
nayaI:    for women
tp:    austerity
n    not
AÓyt¯    another
¢vD£ytE    is prescribed
 
9.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   for   women   no   austerities   than   serving   husbands   is   enjoined.   All   the  
advice   given   by   Anasuya   only   renewed   all   she   had   been   taught.  
 
sa¢væO£   p¢tS¤½¥xa|   k]Ïva   Þvg©I   mh£ytE   ,  
tTav¦¢äOà   yata   Ïv|   p¢tS¤½xya   ¢dvm¯   .10.  
sa¢væO£    Savitri
p¢tS¤½¥xa|    service to her husband
k]Ïva    rendering
Þvg©I    in heaven
mh£ytE    greatly respected
tTav¦¢äO:    with the same conduct
c    also
yata    will ascend
Ïv|    you
p¢tS¤½xya    through service to husband
¢dvm¯    heaven
 
10.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   Savitri   is   greatly   respected   in   heaven   having   rendered   service   to    
her   husband   and   that   Anasuya   will   also   ascend   to   the   heaven   through   service   to   husband.              
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