sra|¢s   s¢rtaE   vap£:   kanna¢n   vna¢n   c   .
ta||   ¢vna   m¦gSabaX£|   cr°aï   s¤K|   lBE   =11=

sra|¢s

in lakes

s¢rt:

in rivers

vap£:

in tanks

kanna¢n

in jungles

vna¢n   c

in groves

ta|

that

|¢vna

without

m¦gSabaX£|

fawneyed

crn¯	moving about

n

not

Aï

now

s¤K|

happiness

lBE

derive

11.Rama   wailed   that   he   did   not   derive   any   happiness   now   while   moving   about
in   and   around   lakes,   rivers,   tanks,     jungles   and   groves.

A¢p   ta|   m¢¹yaEgaÅc   s¬k[mayaIÅc   Ba¢mn£m¯   .
n   Ñ¥r|   p£fyEÏkam:   Sré^N¢nrÓtr:   =12=

A¢p

even

ta|

that

m¢¹yaEgat¯   c

being separated from me also

s¬k[mayaIt¯   c

beauty also

Ba¢mn£m¯

beloved lady

n

not

Ñ¥r|

severely

p£fyEt¯

tormenting

kam:	pangs of love

Sré^N¢nrÓtr:

intensified by the beauty of autumn

12.Rama   wailed   that   being   intesified   by   the   beauty   of   autumn   the   pangs   of   love   may   not   severely   torment   his   beloved   being   separated   from   him.

evma¢d   nr½E¿aE   ¢vllap   n¦paÏmj:   .
¢vhÄñ   iv   sarÄñ:   s¢ll|   ¢æOdSEárat¯   =13=

evma¢d

thus

nr½E¿:

the best among men

¢vllap

wailed

n¦paÏmj:

the prince

¢vhÄñ:

bird

iv

like

sarÄñ:

cataka

s¢ll|

for water

¢æOdSEárat¯

from Indra

13.Rama,   the   prince   and   best   among   men,   wailed   thus   and   other   ways   like   a
a   cataka   bird   for   water   from   Indra.

tt:   s·yI   rØyEx¤   PlaT£I   ¢g¢rsan¤x¤   .
ddSI   py¤Ipav¦äOaE   lßmNaE   lßmNag#jm¯   =14=

tt:

then

s·yI	wandering about

rØyEx¤

in the charming

PlaT£I

desirous of collecting fruits

¢g¢rsan¤x¤

on the slopes of the mountains

ddSI

saw

py¤Ipav¦äO:

having returned

lßmN:

Lakshmana

lßmNag#jm¯

elder brother of Lakshmana

14.Having   wandered   about   in   the   charming   slopes   of   mountains   desirous   of
collecting   fruits,   Lakshmana   having   returned,   saw   Rama.

t||   ¢cÓtya   Ѥ:shya   pr£t|   ¢vs|åOmEk|   ¢vjnE   mnÞv£   .
B#at¤¢vIxadaÏp¢rtapd£n:   sm£ßy   s¬¢m¢æOâvac   ramm¯   =15=

t|

him

¢cÓtya

due to anxiety

Ѥ:shya

unbearable

pr£t|

miserable

¢vs|åO|

in a state of confusion

ek|

alone

¢vjnE

in a lonely place

mnÞv£

the wise one

B#at¤:

of the elder brother

¢vxadat¯

due to sorrow

p¢rtapd£n:

feeling helpless

sm£ßy

seeing

s¬¢m¢æO:

Lakshmana

uvac	spoke thus

ram|

to Rama

15.The   wise   Lakshmana,   seeing   Rama   sitting   alone   in   a   lonely   place,   miserable
due   to   unbearable   anxiety   and   a   state   of   confusion,   feeling   helpless   due   to
Rama's   sorrow   spoke   the   following.

¢kmayI   kamÞy   vS|   gtEn   ¢kmaÏmp¬âÝypraBvEn   .
Ay|   sda   s|¢»ytE   sma¢D:   ¢kmæO   yaEgEn   ¢nv¢tItEn   =16=

¢k|

what use

AayI	Respected one

kamÞy

of love

vS|   gtEn

under the control

¢k|

what use

AaÏmp¬âÝypraBvEn

by belittling own virility

Ay|

this

sda

always

s|¢»ytE

destroys

sma¢D:

peace of mind

¢k|

what use

AæO	in this matter

yaEgEn

by contemplation

¢nv¢tItEn

thoughts running in different directions

16.Lakshmana   asked   Rama   that   what   is   the   use   of   belittling   own   virility   and
being   under   the   control   of   love?   His   peace   of   mind   is   always   destroyed   by
grief   and   what   use   in   this   matter   by   contemplation   with   thoughts   running   in
different   directions?

¢@ya¢ByaEg|   mns:   p#sad|   sma¢DyaEgan¤gt|   c   kalm¯   .
shaysamÐyImd£nsÏv   ÞvkmIhEt¤|   c   k[âÝv   hEt¤m¯   =17=

¢@ya¢ByaEg|

with sustained effort in the task in hand

mns:   p#sad|

undepressed in mind

sma¢DyaEgan¤gt|

assume the correct and even attitude of mind

c   kalm¯

time also

shaysamÐyI|

the capacity of associates

Ad£nsÏv

One of undiminishable prowess

ÞvkmIhEt¤|

the purpose of your mission

c

also

k[âÝv

do

hEt¤m¯

in the proper way

17.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   with   sustained   effort   in   the   task   in   hand   and
undpressed   mind,   assume   the   correct   and   even   attitude   of   mind   and   time   and
with   the   help   of   associates,   think   of   in   the   proper   way   to   acheive   the   purpose   of   his   mission.

n   jank£   manvv|SnaT   Ïvya   snaTa   s¤lBa   prEN   .
n   ca¢g"c¥fa|   Çv¢ltam¤pEÏy   n   d/tE   v£rvrahI   k¢àt¯   =18=

n

not

jank£

Sita

manvv|SnaT

Lord of the clan of Manu

Ïvya

with you

snaTa

as a protector

s¤lBa

easily accessible

prEN	by another

n

not

c   A¢g"c¥fa|

the flames of the fire also

Çv¢lta|

blazing

upEÏy

nearing

n   d/tE

is not burnt

v£rvrahI

One praised by the best of warriors

k¢àt¯

none

18.Lakshmana   told   Rama   that   with   him   as   protector   Sita   is   not   easily   accessible   by   another.   None   nearing   the   blazing   flames   of   the   fire   could   escape   remain   unburnt.

s   l¢ßmva|ÚlßmNmp#D¦Ýy|   ÞvBavj|   vaÀym¤vac   ram:   .
¢ht|   c   pÐy|   c   nyp#s³|   ssam   DmaITIsma¢ht|   c   =19=

s:

that

l¢ßmvan¯

blessed

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

Ap#D¦Ýy|

words that could not be countered

ÞvBavj|

with natural tenor

vaÀy|

the following words

uvac

spoke

ram:

Rama

¢ht|   c

comforting also

pÐy|   c

wholesome also

nyp#s³|

persuasive

ssam	with right import

DmaITIsma¢ht|   c

full of righteousness also

19.Rama   spoke   to   Lakshmana   with   words   that   could   not   be   countered   with
natural   tenor,   comforting,   wholesome,   persuasive   with   right   import   and   full
of   righteousness.

¢n:s|||Sy|   kayImvE¢XtÛy|   ¢@ya¢vSExaE   /n¤v¢tItÛy:   .
n   t¤   p#v¦äOÞy   ѤrasdÞy   k[mar   kayIÞy   Pl|   n   ¢cÓÏym¯   =20=

¢n:s|Sy|

doubtless

kayI||

a task

AvE¢XtÛy|

to be attended

¢@ya¢vSEx:

special efforts

¢h   An¤v¢tItÛy:

have to be relentlessly made also

n   t¤

never

p#v¦äOÞy

having taken in hand

ѤrasdÞy

difficult of accomplishment

k[mar

Child

kayIÞy

of an action

Pl|

result

n   ¢cÓÏym¯

should not to be thought of

20.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   task   on   hand   is   to   be   doubtless   attended   to   and   special   efforts   have   to   be   relentlessly   made   also.   However   having   taken   in   hand   a   task   which   is   difficult   of   accomplishment,   the   result   should   not   be   thought   of.