Avk£NI|   ¢vmajIÓt£   BtaIr|   rNrEN¤na   .
AaÞæOªnIynjW:   S¥r|   ¢sxEcaÞæOsmahtm¯   =21=

Avk£NI|

covered

¢vmajIÓt£

wiping

BtaIr|

husband

rNrEN¤na

with the dust from the battlefield

AaÞæOª:

with tears

nynjW:

coming from the eyes

S¥r|	the gallant

¢sxEc

bathed

AÞæOsmahtm¯

killed by an arrow

21.Tara   bathed   Vali   with   tears   from   her   eyes   and   wiped   her   gallant
husband's   body   of   the   dust   covering   it   when   he   was   killed   by   an   arrow.

â¢DraE¢XtsvaIÄñ|   è¾qva   ¢v¢nht|   p¢tm¯   .
uvac   tara   ¢pÄñaX|   p¤æOmÄñdmÄñna   =22=

â¢DraE¢XtsvaIÄñ|

all the limbs bathed in blood

è¾qva

seeing

¢v¢nht|

killed

p¢tm¯

husband

uvac

spoke

tara

Tara

¢pÄñaX|

redeyed

p¤æO|

to son

AÄñd|

Angada

AÄñna

the lady

22.Tara,   seeing   the   body   of   her   killed   husband   bathed   all   over   in   blood
spoke   as   follows   to   her   son,   Angada.

AvÞTa|   p¢àma|   pÜy   ¢pt¤:   p¤æO   s¤daâNam¯   .
s|p#s³Þy   vWrÞy   gtaE{Ót:   papkmINa   =23=

AvÞTa|

state

p¢àma|

dead

pÜy

see

¢pt¤:

of father

p¤æO

Son

s¤daâNam¯

most cruel

s|p#s³Þy

been forced

vWrÞy

of enmity

gt:

reached

AÓt:

end

papkmINa

by sinful acts

23.Tara   told   Angada   to   see   the   most   cruel   death   of   father   as   a   result   of
enmity   which   was   forced   by   sinful   acts.

bals¥ya©Idytn¤|   p#yaÓt|   ymsadnm¯   .
A¢Bvady   rajan|   ¢ptr|   p¤æO   mandm¯   =24=

bals¥ya©Idytn¤|

body shining brightly like the rising sun

p#yaÓt|

departed to

ymsadnm¯

the abode of death

A¢Bvady

offer homage

rajan|

to the king

¢ptr|

to father

p¤æO

Son

mandm¯

bestower of honour

24.Tara   told   Angada   to   pay   his   homage   to   the   king,   his   father,   whose
body   shines   like   the   rising   sun,   bestower   of   honour   and   who   had   departed
to   the   abode   of   Death.

evm¤³:   sm¤ÏTay   jg#ah   crN¬   ¢pt¤:   .
B¤ja×ya|   p£nv¦äOa×yamÄñdaE{h¢m¢t   b#¤vn¯   =25=

ev|

as above

u³:

spoken to

sm¤ÏTay

rising up

jg#ah

clasped

crN¬

the feet

¢pt¤:

of father

B¤ja×ya|

with his hands

p£nv¦äOa×ya|

with stout and rounded

AÄñd:

Angada

Ah|

I am

i¢t

thus

b#¤vn¯

saying

25.Rising   up   when   spoken   to   as   above   Angada   clasped   the   feet   of   Vali
with   stout   and   rounded   hands   saying   that   he   was   Angada.

A¢Bvadyman|   ÏvamÄñd|   Ïv|   yTa   p¤ra   .
d£GaIy¤BIv   p¤æOE¢t   ¢kmTI|   na¢BBaxsE   =26=

A¢Bvadyman|

one paying respects

Ïva|

you

AÄñd|

Angada

Ïv|

you

yTa   p¤ra

as before

d£GaIy¤:

long life

Bv

live

p¤æO

Son

i¢t

thus

¢kmTI|

why

n   A¢BBaxsE

do not bless

26.Tara   wailed   why   Vali   was   he   not   blessing   Angada,   who   is   paying
respects   with   the   words   'live   long,   my   son'   as   before?

Ah|   p¤æOshaya   Ïvam¤pasE   gtcEtsm¯   .
¢s|hEn   ¢nht|   sïaE   g¬:   svÏsEv     gaEv¦xm¯   =27=

Ah|

I

p¤æOshaya

having the son at hand

Ïva|

you

upasE

wait on

gtcEtsm¯

who is unconscious

¢s|hEn

by lion

¢nht|

killed

sï:

instantly

g¬:

a cow

svÏsa

along with its calf

iv

like

gaEv¦xm¯

the bull

27.Tara   wailed   that   she   was   waiting   on   him   with   her   son   by   side   like   a   cow
standing   with   its   calf   by   the   side   of   a   bull   killed   instantly   by   a   lion.

i¾qva   s|g#amyåOEn   rambaNmhaØB¢s   .
A¢Þm°vB¦TE   Þa"at:   kT|   pÏÓya   mya   ¢vna   =28=

i¾qva   s|g#amyåOEn

performed a sacrifice in the form of fight

rambaNmhaØB¢s

in the waters of the arrow of Rama

A¢Þmn¯

this

AvB¦TE

at the close of the sacrifice

Þa"at:

ablutions

kT|

how

pÏÓya

with the wife

mya   ¢vna

without me

28.Tara   wailed   how   did   he   do   ablutions   in   the   waters   of   the   arrow   of   Rama
after   performing   the   sacrifice   of   battle,   without   her   who   was   his   wife?

ya   däOa   dEvrajEn   tv   t¤¾En   s|y¤gE   .
Satk[ØBmy£|   mala|   ta|   tE   pÜya¢m   nEh   ¢km¯   =29=

ya

which

däOa

was given

dEvrajEn

by Indra

tv

to you

t¤¾En

being pleased

s|y¤gE

in the battle

Satk[ØBmy£|

golden

mala|

necklace

ta|

that

tE

your

pÜya¢m   n

I do not see

ih

here

¢km¯

why

29.Tara   wailed   why   she   did   not   see   the   golden   necklace   given   to   him   by
by   Indra   pleased   in   the   battle.

raj½£nI   jha¢t   Ïva|   gtas¤m¢p   mand   .
s¥yIÞyavtImanÞy   SWlraj¢mv   p#Ba   =30=

raj½£:

the royal splendour

n   jha¢t

has not abandoned

Ïva|

you

gtas¤|   A¢p

even though life had gone

mand	bestower of honour

s¥yIÞy

of the Sun

AavtImanÞy

at the time of setting

SWlraj|

the best of mountains

iv

like

p#Ba

light

30.Tara   wailed   that   even   though   he   was   dead   the   royal   splendour   has   not
abandoned   him   like   the   light   of   the   setting   sun   on   the   best   of   mountains.

n   mE   vc:   pÐy¢md|   Ïvya   k]t|   n   ca¢Þm   S³a   ¢v¢nvarNE   tv   .
hta   sp¤æOa¢Þm   htEn   s|y¤gE   sh   Ïvya   ½£¢vIjha¢t   ma¢mh   =31=

n

not

mE

my

vc:

words

pÐy|

wholesome

id|

this

Ïvya

by you

k]t|

done

n

not

c   A¢Þm

I am

S³a

capable

¢v¢nvarNE

of compelling

tv

your

hta	been ruined

sp¤æOa

along with my son

A¢Þm

I

htEn

killed

s|y¤gE

in battle

sh   Ïvya

along with you

½£:	goddess of fortune

¢vjha¢t

has abandoned

ma|

me

ih

now

31.Tara   wailed   that   her   wholesome   words   were   not   heeded   by   him   nor
was   she   capable   of   compelling   him   and   with   him   killed   in   a   battle   she   with
her   son   was   ruimed   and   along   with   him   the   goddess   of   fortune   had   also
abandoned   her.