THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 15 : SLOKAS 1 TO 12

sItadzRnm!   -   SEEING   SITA
s   vI]ma[StÇSwae   magRma[í   mEiwlIm!   ,
Ave]ma[í   mhI<   svaR<   tamNvvE]t     .   1   .

v£XmaN:

looking keenly

tæOÞT:

from there

magImaN: c

searching

mW¢Tl£m¯

Mythily

AvEXmaN:

looking down

and

mh£|

ground

svaI|

all

ta|

that Ashokavana

AÓvvWXt

looked carefully

1.From   there   he   looked   on   all   sides   and   also   on   the   ground   searching   for   Sita very   carefully.
sNtankltai-í   padpEépzaei-tam!       ,
idVygNxrsaepeta<   svRt>   sml'œk«tam!     .   2   .
ta<   s   nNdns»aza<   m&gpi]i-rav&tam!       ,
hrœMyàasads<baxa<   kaeiklak…linSvnam!     .   3   .
kaÂnaeTplpÒai-vaRpIi-épzaei-tam!     ,
bþasnk…waepeta<   b÷-Uimg&hayutam!     .   4   .
svRtuRk…sumE   rMya<   )liviÑí   padpE>     ,
pui:ptanamzaekana<   iïya   sUyaˆRdyà-am!     .   5   .
àdIÝaimv   tÇSwae   maéit>   smudE]t       ,
in:pÇzaoa<   ivhgE>   i³yma[aimvask«t!     .   6   .
ivin:ptiÑ>   ztziíÇE>   pu:pavt<skE>     ,
AamUlpu:pinictErzaekE>   zaeknaznE>     .   7   .
pu:p-arait-arEí   Sp&ziÑirv   meidnIm!     ,
ki[RkarE>   k…suimtE>   ik<zukEí   supui:ptE>     .   8   .

sÓtanklta¢B:

by santhana creepers

and

padpW:

by trees

upSaE¢Btam¯

looking

¢dÛygÓDrsaEpEta|

smelling sweet

svIt:

on all sides

smlHqk]tam¯

decorated

ta|

that

nÓdnsÄðaSa|

like a garden

m¦gp¢X¢B:

by animals and birds

Aav¦tam¯

surrounded

hrqØyp#asads|baDa|

with buildings

kaE¢klak[l¢nÞvnam¯

with the sounds of cuckoos

ka·naEÏplpîa¢B:

with golden lotuses and lilies

vap£¢B:

by ponds

upSaE¢Btam¯

beautified

bºasnk[TaEpEta|

with many chairs and carpets spread

bh^B¥¢mg¦hay¤tam¯

with many underground rooms

svIt¤Ik[s¤mW:

with flowers of all seasons

rØya|

lovely

Pl¢v¢ë:

with fruits

and

padpW:

by trees

p¤¢Ýptana|

blooming

ASaEkana|

Ashoka trees

¢½ya

by the glow

s¥ya©Idyp#Bam¯

with the glow of rising sun

p#d£çOa| iv

as if burning

tæOÞT:

from there

maâ¢t:

Maruthi

sm¤dWXt

looked

¢nÝpæOSaKa|

branches without leaves

¢vhgW:

by the birds

¢@ymaNa¢mv

as if made

Ask]t¯

often

¢v¢nÝpt¢ë:

flying high

StS:

various

¢cæOW:

paintings

p¤Ýpavt|skW:

by the jewels of flowers

Aam¥lp¤Ýp¢n¢ctW:

full of flowers from the bottom

ASaEkW:

by Ashokas

SaEknaSnW:

destroyer of sorrow

p¤ÝpBara¢tBarW: c

by the weight of flowers

Þp¦S¢ë:

touching

mE¢dn£m¯

earth

k¢NIkarW:

by karnika trees

k[s¤¢mtW:

full of flowers

¢k|S¤kW: c

by kimsuka trees

s¤p¤¢ÝptW:

blooming

2   to   8.   Maruthi       saw   from   there   ,   the   Ashokavana   which   was   glowing   with   the   blooming trees   of   various   kinds   ,   the   branches   of   which   were   bending   low   as   if   touching the   earth   due   to   the   weight   of   the   flowers.   He   also   saw   many   buildings   and   basement rooms   with   chairs   and   carpets   spread   .   There   were   ponds   of   golden   lotuses   and   lilies. The   Ashoka   trees   with   their   flowers   in full bloom,      glowing   in   the     light   of   the   rising sun   appeared   as   if   the   trees   were   burning.
s   dez>   à-ya   te;a<   àdIÝ   #v   svRt>       ,
puÚaga>   sÝp[aRí     cMpkaeÎalkaStwa     .
ivv&ÏmUla   bhv>   zae-Nte   Sm   supui:pta>     .   9   .

that

dES:

place

p#Bya

by the glow

tExa|

their

p#d£çO: iv

as if burning

svIt:

everywhere

p¤°aga:

punnnagas

sçOpNaI: c

saptha parnas

cØpkaEêalka:

champaka trees

tTa

likewise

¢vv¦ÑGm¥la:

with big trunks

bhv:

many

SaEBÓtE Þm

shone

s¤p¤¢Ýpta:

blooming

9.That   place   looked   as   if   burning.   Likewise   the   other   trees   like   Champaka   etc also   shone   in   the   light   of   the   rising   sun.
zatk…M-in-a>   keict!   keicdi¶izoaepma>     ,
nIlaÃnin-a>   keicÄÇazaeka>   shöz>     .   10   .

Satk[ØB¢nBa:

like gold

kE¢ct¯

some

kE¢ct¯

some

A¢g"¢SKaEpma:

like the flames

n£la¸n¢nBa:

black and deep blue

kE¢ct¯

some

tæO

there

ASaEka:

Ashoka trees

sh*S:

thousands

10.There   were   some   Ashoka   trees   in   gold   colour,   some   were   like   flames   and some   were   black   and   deep   blue   in   colour.
nNdn<   ivivxae*an<   icÇ<   cEÇrw<   ywa     ,
Aitv&ÄimvaicNTy<   idVy<   rMy<   ïya   v&tm!     .   11   .

nÓdn|

Nandanam

¢v¢vDaEïan||

with different types of gardens

¢cæO|

lovely

cWæOrT|

Chaitraratha

yTa

A¢tv¦äO|

best in every way

A¢cÓÏy|

beyond imagination

¢dÛy|

divine

rØy|

beautiful

½ya

by the glow

v¦tm¯

surrounded

11.The   Ashokavana   looked   like   Indra's   Nandanam   and   Kubera's   Chaithraratham. It   stood   above   all   gardens   in   beauty   and   divine   glow.
iÖtIyimv   cakaz<   pu:pJyaeitgR[ayutm!         ,
pu:prÆztEiíÇ<   pÂm<   sagr<   ywa     .   12   .

¢¹t£y|

second

and

AakaS|

sky

p¤ÝpÇyaE¢tgINay¤tm¯

with the stars of flowers

p¤ÝprÏnStW:

with many gems of flowers

¢cæO|

strange

p·m|

fifth

sagr|

ocean

yTa

12.It looked like the second sky with the flowers for the stars and the fifth ocean with the flowers for gems.

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