¢k|    n¤    vßya¢m    rajan|    DmIåO|    sÏyva¢dnm¯    ,
s£taya    jnk|    p¦¾:    k¤Sl|    jns|s¢d    .111.

¢k|   n¤

what shall

vßya¢m

I say

rajan|

to the king

DmIåO|

knows what is right

sÏyva¢dnm¯

speaks the truth

s£taya:

about Sita

jnk|

to Janaka

p¦¾:	when asked

k¤Sl|

about the welfare

jns|s¢d

in the assembly of people

111.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   what   should   he   tell   King   Janaka   who   knows
what   is   rigth   and   speaks   the   truth   when   asked   in   the   assembly   of   men   about   the   welfare   of   Sita?

ya    mamn¤gta    mÓd|    ¢pæOa    p#v#a¢jt|    vnm¯    ,
s£ta    sÏpTmaÞTay    Àv    n¤    sa    vtItE    ¢p#ya    .112.

ya

who

ma|

me

An¤gta

followed

mÓd|	on her own

¢pæOa

by father

p#v#a¢jt|

exiled

vnm¯	to the forest

s£ta

Sita

sÏpT|

to virtue

AaÞTay

clinging

Àv n¤

where indeed

sa

she

vtItE

is

¢p#ya

my beloved

112.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   where   is   Sita,   who   accompanied   him   on   her
own   volition,   when   he   was   exiled   to   the   forest   and   clinging   to   virtue,   his
beloved   wife?

tya    ¢vh£n:    k]pN:    kT|    lXmN    DaryE    ,
ya    mamn¤gta    raÇyad¯B#¾|    ¢vgtcEtnm¯    .113.

tya   ¢vh£n:

separated from her

k]pN:

miserable

kT|

how

lXmN

Lakshmana

DaryE

shall I sustain my life

ya

who

mam¯

me

An¤gta

followed

raÇyat¯

from the kingdom

B#¾|	being exiled

¢vgtcEtnm¯

dispirited

113.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   how   can   he   survive   being   miserable
separated   from   Sita   who   followed   him   when   he   was   exiled   from   the
kingdom   and   dispirited?

tÅcavI¢·tpßmaX|    s¤g¢ÓD    S¤Bmv#Nm¯    ,
ApÜytaE    m¤K|    tÞya:    s£dt£v    mnaE    mm    .114.

tt¯

that

cavI¢·tpßmaX|

with eyes having beautiful eyelids

s¤g¢ÓD

with a sweet fragrance

S¤B|	auspicious

Av#Nm¯

faultless

ApÜyt:

not seeing

m¤K|

face

tÞya:

her

s£d¢t   iv

is indeed tormented

mn:   mm

my mind

114.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   his   mind   is   indeed   tormented   since   he   is   not
able   to   see   Sita   with   eyes   having   beautiful   eyelids,   auspicious   and   sweet   smelling.

¢ÞmthaÞyaÓtry¤t|    g¤NvÓmD¤r|    ¢htm¯    ,
vWdE/a    vaÀymt¤l|    kda    ½aEÝya¢m    lßmN    .115.

¢ÞmthaÞyaÓtry¤t|

punctuated with smiles and humour

g¤Nvt¯

wholesome

mD¤r|

sweet

¢htm¯

beneficial

vWdE/a:

of Sita

vaÀy|

speech

At¤l|

incomparable

kda

when

½aEÝya¢m

shall I hear

lßmN

Lakshmana

115.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   when   will   he   hear   the   words   of   Sita   which   is
wholesome,   sweet,   beneficial,   incomparable   and   punctuated   with   smiles
and   a   touch   of   humour?

p#aÔy    Ѥ:K|    vnE    Üyama    sa    ma|    mÓmTk¢SItm¯    ,
n¾Ñ¤:KEv    ¶¾Ev    saÒv£    saÒv×yBaxt    .116.

p#aÔy

undergoing

Ѥ:K|

suufering

vnE	in the forest

Üyama

my shadow

sa

she

ma|

me

mÓmTk¢SItm¯

stricken with love

n¾Ñ¤:Ka   iv

as if bereft of suffering

¶¾a   iv

as if joyous

saÒv£

the chaste one

saD¤	pleasingly

A×yBaxt

spoke

116.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   even   though   undergoing   suffering   in   the
forest   Sita   who   was   his   shadow,   spoke   pleasingly   to   him   who   was   stricken
with   love   as   if   joyous   and   bereft   of   suffering.

¢k|    n¤    vßya¢m    kaWsÚyamyaEÒyaya|    n¦paÏmj    ,
±   sa    s"¤xE¢t    p¦ÅCÓt£|    kT|    ca¢tmn¢Þvn£m¯    .117.

¢k|   n¤

what reply

vßya¢m

shall I say

kaWsÚya|

to Kausalya

AyaEÒyaya|

in Ayodhya

n¦paÏmj

prince

±

where is

sa

that

s"¤xa

daughterin-law

i¢t

thus

p¦ÅCÓt£|

asking

kT|

how

c

and

A¢tmn¢Þvn£m¯

most blessed

117.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   what   reply   can   he   give   to   Kausalya   in
in   Ayodhya   when   she   asked   him   'how   and   where   is   my   daughter-in-law'?

gÅC    lßmN    pÜy    Ïv|    Brt|    B#at¦vÏslm¯    ,
n    /h|    j£¢vt¤|    S³Þtam¦tE    jnkaÏmjam¯    .118.

gÅC

go back

lßmN

Lakshmana

pÜy

see

Ïv|

you

Brt|

Bharatha

B#at¦vÏslm¯

fond of his brothers

n

not

¢h

indeed

Ah|

I

j£¢vt¤|

to sustain my life

S³:

capable

ta|   §tE

without her

jnkaÏmjam¯

the daughter of king Janaka

118.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   depart   and   see   Bharata   since   he   is   not
capable   of   living   without   Sita.

i¢t    ramÞt¤    ¢vlpn¯    htnaW¢rv    sagrE    ,
n    ddSI    tda    par|    SaEkÞy    p¤âxxIB:    .119.

i¢t

thus

ram:

Rama

t¤   ¢vlpn¯

wailing only

htnaW:   iv

like a drowned ferry

sagrE

in the ocean

n   ddSI

did not see

tda

then

par|

the end

SaEkÞy

of sorrow

p¤âxxIB:

noblest among men

119.Rama,   appeared   like   a   ferry   drowned   in   the   ocean   wailing   as   above
did   not   see   the   end   of   his   sorrow

s    S¤BE    SÝpSynE    ¢náÞy    ¢nxsad    c    ,
spIpyaIysØp°aE    dSa|    tamn¤dSIyn¯    .120.

s:

he

S¤BE

pleasant

SÝpSynE

on the meadow

¢náÞy

sighing heavily

¢nxsad

sat down

c

also

spIpyaIysØp°:

appearing like a serpent

dSa|	the effect of fate

ta|

that

An¤dSIyn¯

exhibiting

120.Rama   then   sat   down   on   the   beautiful   grassland   demonstrating   the
inexorable   nature   of   Fate,   sighing   appearing   like   a   serpant.