THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 1 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60


pØpad¢SInaE    ramÞy    ¢vp#lap:    -   RAMA'S   WAILING   ON   SEEING   PAMPA

AT    va    vtItE    tæO    vsÓtaE    yæO    mE    ¢p#ya    ,
¢k|    k¢rÝy¢t    s¤½aEN£    sa       ¢nBIrq¢Ïsta    prW:    .51.

AT   va   or else
vtItE   prevails
tæO   there
vsÓt:   the spring season
yæO   where she is
mE   my
¢p#ya   beloved
¢k|   what
k¢rÝy¢t   can she do
s¤½aEN£   lady with lovely limbs
sa   she
  while
¢nBIrq¢Ïsta   under threats
prW:   from enemies

51.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   may   be   the   season   of     spring   prevails   where
his   beloved   lives   but   being   threatened   by   enemies   what   can   she   do?

Üyama    pîplaSaX£    m¦Ñ¤p¥vaI¢BBa¢xN£    ,
n¥n|    vsÓtmasaï    p¢rÏyßy¢t    j£¢vtm¯    .52.

Üyama   my shadow
pîplaSaX£   with eyes resembling lotus petals
m¦Ñ¤p¥vaI¢BBa¢xN£   sweet spoken
n¥n|   certainly
vsÓt|   spring season
Aasaï   having approached
p¢rÏyßy¢t   give up
j£¢vtm¯   her life

52.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita   with   eyes   like   lotus   petals,   sweet
spoken   and   his   shadow   will   surely   give   up   her   life   when   spring   sets   in.

èF|    ¢h    ¶dyE    b¤¢¼mIm    s|p#¢t    vtItE    ,
nal|    vtI¢yt¤|    s£ta    saÒv£    m¢¹rh|    gta    .53.

èF|   firm
¢h   surely
¶dyE   in heart
b¤¢¼:   the thought
mm   my
s|p#¢t   now
vtItE   exists
n   Al|   not capable
vtI¢yt¤|   to surviive
s£ta   Sita
saÒv£   chaste
m¢¹rh|   gta   being separated from me

53.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   thought   exists   in   his   mind   that   the   chaste
Sita   separated   from   him   is   not   capable   to   survive.

m¢y    BavaE{¢p    vWdE/aÞtt¯ÏvtaE    ¢v¢nvE¢St:    ,
mma¢p    Bav:    s£taya|    svITa    ¢v¢nvE¢St:    .54.

m¢y   in me
Bav:   affection
A¢p   also
vWdE/a:   of Sita
tt¯Ïvt:   truly
¢v¢nvE¢St:   is placed
mm   my
A¢p   also
Bav:   affection
s£taya|   on Sita
svITa   in all manner
¢v¢nvE¢St:   is placed

54.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   affection   of   Sita   is   truly   placed   on   him
and   his   affection   is   wholly   placed   on   Sita.

ex    p¤ÝpvhaE    vay¤:    s¤KÞpSa©I    ¢hmavh:    ,
ta|    ¢v¢cÓtyt:    kaÓta|    pavkp#¢tmaE    mm    .55.

ex:   this
p¤Ýpvh:   wafting with the fragrance of flowers
vay¤:   breeze
s¤KÞpSI:   of pleasant touch
¢hmavh:   with coolness
ta|   that
¢v¢cÓtyt:   engrossed in thoughts
kaÓta|   of my darling
pavkp#¢tm:   is like fire
mm   to me

55.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   breeze,   laden   with   the   fragrance   of
flowers,   pleasant   to   touch   and   bring   coolness   is   like   fire   to   him   when   he
is   engrossed   in   thoughts   of   his   darling.

sda    s¤Kmh|    mÓyE    y|    p¤ra    sh    s£tya    ,
maât:    s    ¢vna    s£ta|    SaEk|    vDIytE    mm    .56.

sda   always
s¤K|   agreeable
Ah|   I
mÓyE   thought
y|   which
p¤ra   earlier
sh   s£tya   along with Sita
maât:   breeze
s:   that
¢vna   s£ta|   without Sita
SaEk|   grief
vDIytE   increases
mm   my

56.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   breeze   which   he   considered   as   always
agreeable   in   the   company   of   Sita   increases   his   grief   when   without   Sita.

ta|    ¢vna    s    ¢vhÄñaE    y:    pX£    p#N¢dtÞtda    ,
vays:    padpgt:    p#¶¾m¢BndI¢t    .57.

ta|   her
¢vna   separated from
s:   that
¢vhHqg:   from the sky
y:   which
pX£   bird
p#N¢dt:   emitted a hoarse cry
tda   at that time
vays:   crow
padpgt:   perched on a tree
p#¶¾|   predicting good events
A¢BndI¢t   cries sweetly

57.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   bird   which   emitted   a   hoarse   cry   from   the
sky   when   Sita   was   separated   from   me,   that   crow   is   now   crying   sweetly   as
if   predicting   good   events.

ex    vW    tæO    vWdE/a    ¢vhg:    p#¢thark:    ,
pX£    ma|       ¢vSalaßya:    sm£pm¤pnEÝy¢t    .58.

ex:   this
vW   verily
tæO   there
vWdE/a:   to Sita
¢vhg:   a bird
p#¢thark:   was foreboding evil
pX£   bird
ma|   me
  indeed
¢vSalaßya:   of the large eyed
sm£p|   in near future
upnEÝy¢t   will take

58.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   a   crow   foreboded   evil   for   Sita   and   the   same
bird   is   going   to   take   him   to   Sita   in   the   near   future.

½¦N¤    lßmN    s°ad|    vnE    md¢vvDInm¯    ,
p¤¢Ýptag#Ex¤    v¦XEx¤    ¢¹janam¤pk\jtam¯    .59.

½¦N¤   listen
lßmN   Lakshmana
s°ad|   loud sound
vnE   in the forest
md¢vvDInm¯   heightening my joy
p¤¢Ýptag#Ex¤   with branches laden with flowers
v¦XEx¤   on the trees
¢¹jana|   of the birds
upk\jtam¯   in chorus

59.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   listen   to   the   loud   chorus   of   the   birds   on   the
trees   with   branches   laden   with   flowers   which   hehtens   his   joy.

¢v¢XçOa|    pvnEnWtamsaW      ¢tlkm¸r£m¯    ,
xzqpd:    shsa{×yE¢t    mdaE¼¥ta¢mv    ¢p#yam¯    .60.

¢v¢XçOa|   shaken
pvnEn   by the wind
eta|   these
AsaW   this
¢tlkm¸r£m¯   the bunch of tilaka flowers
xzqpd:   bee
shsa   swiftly
A×yE¢t   approaches
mdaE¼¥ta|   bubbling with joy
iv   like
¢p#yam¯   the beloved

60.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   bee   suddenly   approaches   the   bunch
of   tilaka   flowers   shaken   by   the   wind   thrilled   with   joy   like   one   approaches
his   beloved.  

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