THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


AYODHYA KANDA


SARGA 118 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

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

 
v¢r¿a   svInar£NamExa   c   ¢d¢v   dEvta   ,  
raE¢hN£   n   ¢vna   cÓd#|   m¤h\tIm¢p   èÜytE   .11.  
v¢r¿a    the most excellent
svInar£Na|    among all women
exa    this
c    also
¢d¢v    in the sky
dEvta    a celestial woman
raE¢hN£    Rohini
n    not
¢vna    without
cÓd#|    moon
m¤h\tIm¯   A¢p    even for a while
èÜytE    is seen
 
11.Sita   told   Anasuya   that   Rohini,   the   most   excellent   of   all   women   and   a   celestial   lady   is   not  
seen   even   for   a   while   wothout   the   moon.  
 
ev|¢vDaà   p#vra:   ¢ÞæOyaE   Brqt¦èFv#ta:   ,  
dEvlaEkE   mh£yÓtE   p¤ÎyEn   ÞvEn   kmINa   .12.  
ev|¢vDa:    like this
c    also
p#vra:    exalted
¢ÞæOy:    women
Brqt¦èFv#ta:    steadfast in their vow of fidelity to husband
dEvlaEkE    in the realm of gods
mh£yÓtE    are highly respected
p¤ÎyEn    by meritorious
ÞvEn    their
kmINa    action
 
12.Sita   tols   Anasuya   that   such   exalted   women   with   steadfast   vow   of   fidelity   to   their   husband  
are   greatly   respected   in   the   realm   of   gods   for   their   meritorious   action.  
 
ttaE{ns¥ya   s|¶¾a   ½¤ÏvaE³|   s£tya   vc:   ,  
¢SrÞyaG#ay   caEvac   mW¢Tl£|   hxIyÓÏy¤t   .13.  
tt:    therfore
Ans¥ya    Anasuya
s|¶¾a    highly rejoiced
½¤Ïva    hearing
u³|    the said
s£tya    by Sita
vc:    words
¢Sr¢s   AaG#ay    smelling her head
c    also
uvac    said
mW¢Tl£|    to Mythili
hxIy¢Ót    cheering
ut    even more
 
13.Anasuya,   hearing   Sita's   words,   smelled   her   head   and   said   the   following   cheering   her   more.  
 
¢nymW¢vI¢vDWraçO|   tpaE   ¢h   mhd¢Þt   mE   ,  
tÏs|¢½Ïy   bl|   s£tE   CÓdyE   Ïva|   S¤¢c¢ÞmyE   .14.  
¢nymW:    through religious observances
¢v¢vDW:    of various kinds
AaçO|    obtained
tp:    spiritual energy
¢h    surely
mht¯    ample
A¢Þt    exists
mE    in me
tt¯    that
s|¢½Ïy    banking on
bl|    energy
s£tE    Sita
CÓdyE    ask for a boon
Ïva|    you
S¤¢c¢ÞmtE    with a good smile
 
14.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   she   had   obtained   ample   spiritual   energy   through   religious    
observances   of   various   kinds   and   banking   on   that   energy   told   her   to   ask   for   a   boon.  
 
upp°|   c   y¤³|   c   vcn|   tv   mW¢T¢l   ,  
p#£ta   caÞm¯y¤¢ct|   ¢k|   tE   krva¢N   Órv£¢h   mE   .15.  
upp°|   c    is reasonable also
y¤³|   c    just also
vcn|    words
tv    your
mW¢T¢l    Maithili
p#£ta    pleased
c    thus
A¢Þm    I am
u¢ct|    desire
¢k|    what can
tE    your
krva¢N    I do
b#v£¢h    please tell
mE    to me
 
15.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   she   was   pleased   with   the   reasonable   and   just   words   apoken   by   her  
and   wanted   Sita   to   tell   what   she   can   do.  
 
tÞyaÞt¹cn|   ½¤Ïva   ¢v¢Þmta   mÓd¢vÞmya   ,  
k]t¢mÏyb#v£Ïs£ta   tpaEblsm¢Óvtam¯   .16.  
tÞya:    her
tt¯    those
vcn|    words
½¤Ïva    hearing
¢v¢Þmta    astonished
mÓd¢vÞmya    smiling gently
k]t|    everything stands accomplished
i¢t    thus
Ab#v£t¯    said
s£ta    Sita
tpaEblsm¢Óvtam¯    richly endowed with spiritual energy through penance
 
16.Sita,   astonished   to   hear   these   words,   told   Anasuya   that   everything   stands   accomplished.  
 
sa   ÏvEvm¤³a   DmIåOa   tya   p#£ttra{Bvt¯   ,  
sPl|   c   p#hxI|   tE   hÓt   s£tE   kraEØyhm¯   .17.  
sa    she
t¤    now
ev|    as above
u³a    being told
DmIåOa    knew what is right
tya    by her
p#£ttra    more gratified
ABvt¯    became
sPl|   c    fruitful also
p#hxI|    extreme gratification
tE    your
hÓt    may good happen
s£tE    Sita
kraE¢m    will make
Ahm¯    I
 
17.Anasuya,   on   hearing   these   words   of   Sita   felt   all   the   more   gratifed   and   told   her   that   she   will  
make   her   extreme   gratification   fruitful.  
 
id|   ¢dÛy|   vr|   maÚy|   vÞæOmaBrNa¢n   c   ,  
AÄñrag|   c   vWdE¢h   mharqh|   can¤lEpnm¯   .18.  
mya   däO¢md|   s£tE   tv   gaæOa¢N   SaEByEt¯   ,  
An¤ãpms|¢²¾|   ¢nÏymEv   B¢vÝy¢t   .19.  
id|    this
¢dÛy|    celestial
vr|    excellent
maÚy|    garland
vÞæO|    clothes
AaBrNa¢n   c    and ornaments
AÄñrag|   c    cosmetics also
vWdE¢h    Vaidehi
mharqh|    costly
c    also
An¤lEpnm¯    rosewater
mya    by me
däO|    given
id|    this
s£tE    Sita
tv    your
gaæOa¢N    limbs
SaEByEt¯    may beautify
An¤ãpm¯    worthy
As|¢²¾|    remain intact
¢nÏy|    for ever
ev    only
B¢vÝy¢t    will become
 
18,19.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   the   celestial   and   excellent   garland,   clothes,   ornaments,   costly  
cosmetics   given   by   her   will   beautify   Sita's   limbs   forever   intact   and   worthy   of   you.  
 
AÄñragEN   ¢dÛyEn   ¢lçOaÄñ£   jnkaÏmjE   ,  
SaEB¢yÝy¢s   BtaIr|   yTa   ½£¢vIÝN¤mÛyym¯   .20.  
AÄñragEN    by cosmetics
¢dÛyEn    celestial
¢lçOaÄñ£    limbs smeared with
jnkaÏmjE    Janaka's daugter
SaEB¢yÝy¢s    will adorn
BtaIr|    your husband
yTa    as
½£:    Lakshmi
¢vÝN¤m¯    Vishnu
AÛyym¯    imperishable
 
20.Anasuya   told   Sita   that   her   limbs   smeared   with   celestial   cosmetics   will   adorn   her   husband,  
as   Lakshmi   does   Vishnu.              
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