¢k|   kaEpm¥l|   mn¤jEÓd#p¤æO   kÞtE   n   s|¢t¿¢t   vaHq¢ndESE   .
k:   S¤Ýkv¦X|   vnmaptÓt|   dva¢Çnmas£d¢t   ¢n¢vISÄð:   =41=

¢k|

what

kaEpm¥l|

is the root cause of anger

mn¤jEÓd#p¤æO

prince

k:

who

tE

your

n   s|¢t¿¢t

does not comply with

vaHq¢ndESE

orders

k:

who

S¤Ýkv¦X|

with dried trees

vn|

forest

AaptÓt|

caught

dva¢g"|

forest fire

Aas£d¢t

approach

¢n¢vISÄð:

fearlessly

41.Tara   asked   Lakshmana   what   is   the   reason   for   his   anger?   Who   does   not
comply   with   his   orders?   Who   will   fearlessly   approach   a   forest   with   dried   trees
which   has   caught   fire?

s   tÞya   vcn|   ½¤Ïva   saÓÏvp¥vImS¢Äðt:   .
B¥y:   p#Nyè¾aTI|   lßmNaE   vaÀymb#v£t¯   =42=

s:

that

tÞya:

her

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

saÓÏvp¥vI|

of conciliation

AS¢Äðt:

with a composed mind

B¥y:

again

p#Nyè¾aTI|

expressed in most endearing terms

lßmN:

Lakshmana

vaÀy|

words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

42.Lakshmana   on   hearing   her   words   of   conciliation   with   a   composed   mind   spoke   the   following   words   expressed   in   most   endearing   terms.

¢kmy|   kamv¦äOÞtE   l¤çODmaITIs|g#h:   .
BtaI   Bt¦I¢htE   y¤³E   n   cWnmvb¤ÒysE   =43=

¢k|

why

Ay|

he

kamv¦äO:

given to sensual pleasures

tE

your

l¤çODmaITIs|g#h:

losing sight of acquisition of religious merit and wealth

BtaI

husband

Bt¦I¢htE

in the welfare of your husband

y¤³E

engaged

n

not

c

also

en|

him

Avb¤ÒysE

understand

43.Lakshmana   asked   Tara,   who   is   engaged   in   the   welfare   of   her   husband,   why   she   does   not   understand   that   her   husband   is   given   to   sensual   pleasures   and   losing   sight   of   acquisition   of   religious   merit   and   wealth?

n   ¢cÓty¢t   raÇyÞTaE   /Þman¯SaEkprayNan¯   .
samaÏyp¢rxäOarE   panmEvaEpsEvtE   =44=

n   ¢cÓty¢t

does not think

raÇyÞT:

having been established in the kingdom

¢h   AÞman¯

of us also

SaEkprayNan¯

who are steeped in grief

samaÏyp¢rxt¯

along with the ministers and entourage

tarE

Tara

pan|   ev

only liquor

upsEvtE

he pursues

44.Lakshmana   told   Tara   that   having   been   established   in   the   kingdom,   he   is   not   thinking   about   them   who   are   steeped   in   grief   and   only   pursues   liquor   with   his   ministers   and   entourage.

s   masa|àt¤r:   k]Ïva   p#maN|   ÔlvgEár:   .
Ûyt£ta|ÞtaÓmdÛyg#aE   ¢vhr°avb¤ÒytE   =45=

s:

he

masan¯

months

ct¤r:

four

k]Ïva

having fixed

p#maN|

as the limit

ÔlvgEár:

the king of monkeys

Ûyt£tan¯

having already passed

tan¯

those

mdÛyg#:

due to intoxication

¢vhrn¯

busy enjoying

n   Avb¤ÒytE

does not realise

45.Lakshmana   told   Tara   that   Sugriva,   having   fixed   four   months   as   the   limit,
is   not   aware   that   the   time   has   already   passed   being   intoxicated   and   busy   enjoying.

n   ¢h   DmaITI¢s¼YTI|   panmEv|   p#SÞytE   .
panadTIà   DmIà   kamà   p¢rh£ytE   =46=

n   ¢h

surely not

DmaITI¢s¼YTI|

endeavouring to acquire religious merit and wealth

pan|

drinking

ev|

like this

p#SÞytE

is commended

panat¯

through drinking

ATI:

wealth

c

also

DmI:   c

religious merit also

kam:   c

enjoyment also

p¢rh£ytE

are lost

46.Lakshmana   told   Tara   that   drinking   like   this   is   not   commended   for   those   who   are   endeavouring   to   acquire   religious   merit   and   wealth.   Wealth,   religious   merit   and   enjoyment   is   lost   through   drinking.

DmIlaEpaE   mha|ÞtavÏk]tE   /p#¢tk[vIt:   .
ATIlaEpà   ¢mæOÞy   naSE   g¤NvtaE   mhan¯   =47=

DmIlaEp:

loss of religious merit

mhan¯

great

tavt¯

for that reason

k]tE	in respect of help received

¢h

indeed

Ap#¢tk[vIt:

for not returning the help

ATIlaEp:   c

loss of wealth also will result

¢mæOÞy

of a friend

naSE	in the loss

g¤Nvt:

virtuous

mhan¯

great

47.Lakshmana   told   Tara   that   not   returning   the   help   received   will   result   in   great   loss   of   religious   merit   while   great   loss   of   wealth   will   result   in   the   loss   of   a   virtuous   friend.

¢mæO|   /TIg¤N½E¿|   sÏyDmIprayNm¯   .
tdq¹y|   t¤   p¢rÏy³|   n   t¤   Dm©I   Ûyv¢ÞTtm¯   =48=

¢mæO|

a friend

¢h

indeed

ATIg¤N½E¿|

is foremost in the virtue of doing a good turn for a friend

sÏyDmIprayNm¯

devoted to truthfulness and righteous life

tt¯   ¹y|

these two

t¤

in this

p¢rÏy³|

are discarded

n

not

t¤

in this

Dm©I	in righteousness

Ûyv¢ÞTtm¯

steadfast

48.Lakshmana   told   Tara   that   a   friend   is   foremost   in   the   virtue   of   doing   a   good   for   a   friend   while   devoted   to   truthfulness   and   righteous   life.   But   Sugriva   is   not   steadfast   in   the   righteousnes   and   had   discarded   these   two   virtues.

tdEv|   p#Þt¤tE   kay©I   kayImÞma¢BâäOrm¯   .
yÏkayI|   kayItt¯ÏcåOE   tѤdaht¤ImhI¢s   =49=

tt¯

therefore

ev|

like this

p#Þt¤tE

being undertaken

kay©I

in the duty

kayI|

purpose

AÞma¢B:

by us

uäOrm¯

further

yt¯

which

kayI|

duty

kayItt¯ÏvåOE

Knowing the true nature of duty

tt¯

that

udaht¤I|   AhI¢s

you should point out

49.Lakshmana   told   Tara   who   knew   the   true   nature   of   duty   that   she   should   point   out   that   duty   which   should   be   done   by   them   for   acheiving   the   purpose.

sa   tÞy   DmaITIsma¢Dy¤³|   ¢nSØy   vaÀy|   mD¤rÞvBavm¯   .
tara   gtaT©I   mn¤jEÓd#kay©I   ¢váasy¤³|   tm¤vac   B¥y:   =50=

sa

that

tÞy

his

DmaITIsma¢Dy¤³|

full of virtue, wealth and conciliatory approach

¢nSØy

hearing

vaÀy|

words

mD¤rÞvBavm¯

revealing the sweet disposition

tara

Tara

gtaT©I

which has gone awry

mn¤jEÓd#kay©I

in the cause of Rama

¢váasy¤³|

having faith in the success

t|

to him

uvac

spoke

B¥y:

again

50.Hearing   the   words   of   Lakshmana   full   of   virtue,   wealth   and   conciliatory
approach   and   revealing   sweet   disposition,   Tara   again   spoke   to   him   as   follows
which   showed   her   faith   in   the   success   in   the   cause   of   Rama.