THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 21 TO 32

  sItanuzaecnm!   -   WORRIED   BECAUSE   OF   SITA
 
sey<   knkv[aR¼I   inTy<   suiSmt-ai;[I  ,
shte   yatnametamnwaRnam-aignI  .   21   .  
sa   that
iy|   this
knkvNaIÄñ£   golden hued
¢nÏy|   always
s¤¢ÞmtBa¢xN£   speaking with a smile
shtE   puts up
yatna|   difficulties
eta|   these
AnTaIna|   troubles'
ABa¢gn£   inexperienced
 
21.Such   a   golden   coloured   Sita   ,   who   always   speaks   with   a   smile   and   who   has never   experienced   troubles   ,   is   now   putting   up   with   difficulties.  
#maNtu   zIls<pÚa<   ÔòumhRit   ra"v>    ,
rav[en   àmiwtam!   àpaimv   ippaist>  . 22 .  
ima|   her
t¤   in spite of
S£ls|p°a|   flawless
d#¾¤|   to see
AhI¢t   deserves
raGv:   Raghava
ravNEn   by Ravana
p#m¢Ttam|   possessed
p#pa|   water source
iv   like
¢ppa¢st:   thirsty
 
22.Rama   deserves   to   see   Sita   ,   who   is   flawless   even   in   the   possession   of   Ravana. She   is   like   a   source   of   water   to   a   thirsty   man.  
ASya   nUn<   punlaR-aÔa"v>   àIitme:yit  ,
raja   raJypiræò>   pun>   àaPyev   meidinm!  .   23   .  
AÞya:   her
n¥n|   sure
p¤nlaIBat¯   by regaining
raGv:   Raghava
p#£¢t|   happy
eÝy¢t   would get
raja   king
raÇyp¢rB#¾:   lost kingdom
p¤n:   again
p#aÔy   iv   like getting
mE¢d¢nm¯   kingdom
 
23.By   getting   her   again   Rama   would   become   happy   like   a   king   regaining   his lost   kingdom.  
kam-aegE>   pirTy­a   hIna   bNxujnen   c  ,
xaryTyaTmnae   deh<   tTsmagmka'œ][I . 24 .  
kamBaEgW:   by the pleasures
p¢rÏy³a   given up
h£na   separated
bÓD¤jnEn   from kinfolk
c   and
Dary¢t   keeping
AaÏmn:   self
dEh|   body
tÏsmagmkaHqXN£   pining for reunion with him
 
24.She   is   pining   only   for   reunion   with   Rama   even   though   separated   from her   kith   and   kin   and   given   up   all   pleasures. She   is   still  holding   her   life for   this   sake.  
nE;a   pZyit   ra]Syae   neman!   pu:p)lÔ‚man!  ,
@kSwÿdya   nUn<   rammevanupZyit  . 25 .  
n   not
exa   she
pÜy¢t   see
raXÞy:   rakshasis
n   not
iman¯   these
p¤ÝpPld#[man¯   trees with flowers and fruits
ekÞT»dya   with concentration
n¥n|   even now
rammEv   Rama alone
An¤pÜy¢t   constantly thinking
 
25.Even   now   she   is   not   seeing   the   rakshasis   or   the   trees   full   of   flowers   and   fruits but   thinking   constantly   of   Rama   alone.  
-taR   nam   pr<   nayaR   -U;[adip   ,
@;a   tu   rihta   ten   -U;[ahaR   n   zae-te  .   26   .  
BtaI   nam   husband alone
pr|   biggest
nayaI:   to a lady
B¥xNat¯   A¢p   compared to all jewels
exa   t¤   she also
r¢hta   without
tEn   them
B¥xNahaI   deserve to be decorated
n   SaEBtE   not shining
 
26.To   a   lady   ,   her   husband   is   the   biggest   jewel   among   all   the   jewels.   Sita   also does   not   look   nice   without   that   jewel.  
Ê:kr<   k…éte   ramae   hInae   ydnya   à-u>  ,
xaryTyaTmnae   deh<   n   Ê>oenavsIdit . 27 .  
ѤÝkr|   difficult
k[âtE   is doing
ram:   Rama
h£n:   separated
yt¯   that which
Anya   from her
p#B¤:   master
Dary¢t   keeps
AaÏmn:   self
dEh|   body
n   not
Ѥ:KEn   by grief
Avs£d¢t   bearable
 
27.Rama   is   doing   that   which   is   difficult   to   do,   by   still   living   ,   separated   from   Sita and   suffering   the   unbearable   grief.  
#mamistkezaNta<   ztpÇin-e][am!   ,
suoahaR<   Ê>iota<   †òœva   mmaip   Vyiwt<   mn> . 28 .  
ima|   her
A¢stkESaÓta|   dark haired
StpæO¢nBEXNam¯   lotus eyed
s¤KahaI|   deseve to enjoy
Ѥ:¢Kta|   sad
è¾qva   . seeing
mm:   my
A¢p   still
Ûy¢Tt|   boiling
mn:   mind
 
28.My   mind   is   boiling   to   see   Sita   ,   the   dark   haired   and   lotus   eyed,   suffering even   though   she   deserves   only   happiness.  
i]it]ma   pu:krsiÚ-a]I   ya   ri]ta   ra"vlúm[a_yam!   ,
sa   ra]sIi-ivRk«te][ai->   s<rúyte   s<àit   v&]mUle  . 29 .  
¢X¢tXma   patient like the earth
p¤Ýkrs¢°BaX£   lotus eyed
ya   who
r¢Xta   protected
raGvlßmNa×yam¯   by Rama and Lakshmana
sa   she
raXs£¢B:   by the rakshasis
¢vk]tEXNa¢B:   with ugly eyes
s|rßytE   protected
s|p#¢t   presently
v¦Xm¥lE   under the tree
 
29.The   one   protected   by   Rama   and   Lakshmana   is   now   protected   under   the   tree   by   the   rakshasis.  
ihmhtnilnIv   nòzae-a   VysnprMpryaitpIf(mana  ,
shcrrihtev   c³vakI   jnksuta   k«p[a<   dza<   àpÚa  . 30 .  
¢hmhtn¢ln£   lotus withered by snow
iv   like
n¾SaEBa   lost shine
ÛysnprØprya   by the series of troubles
A¢tp£fYmana   very much affected
shcrr¢hta   without the husband
iv   like
c@vak£   chakravaka
jnks¤ta   Sita
k]pNa|   poor
dSa|   state
p#p°a   became
 
30.Like   the   lotus   withered   by   the   snow   and   beleagured   by   a   series   of   troubles, Sita   separated   from   her   husband   ,   was   in   a   poor   state   like   the   chakravaka.  
ASya   ih   pu:pavnta¢zaoa>   zaek<   †F<   vE   jnyNTyzaeka>   ,
ihmVypayen   c   mNdriZm>   A_yuiTwtae   nEkshöriZm>  . 31 .  
AÞya:   to her
¢h   also
p¤Ýpavntag#SaKa:   bending under the weight of flowers
SaEk|   sorrow
èF|   more
vW   only
jny¢Ót   make
ASaEka:   Ashoka trees
¢hmÛypayEn   at the end of the season
c   and
mÓdr¢Üm:   moon
A×y¤¢ÏTt:   rising beautifully
nWksh*r¢Üm:   with thousand rays
 
31.The   moon   with   its   thousand   rays   and   the     Ashoka   trees   bent   with   flowers only   make   her   more   sad.  
#TyevmwR<   kiprNvveúy   sIteyimTyev   inivòbuiÏ>   ,
s<iïTy   tiSmiÚ;sad   v&]e   blI   hrI[am&;-StrSvI  . 32 .  
i¢t   ev|   as said above
ATI|   words
k¢p:   monkey
AÓvvEßy   thinking
s£ta   Sita
iy|   this
i¢t   thus
ev   only
¢n¢v¾b¤¢ÑG:   deciding
s|¢½Ïy   leaning
t¢Þmn¯   that
¢nxsad   sat
v¦XE   in the tree
bl£   strong
hr£Na|   among the monkeys
§xB:   best
trÞv£   with speed
 
32.The   strong   and   the   best   among   monkeys   ,   thinking   as   said   above   ,   and   deciding that   she   was   certainly   Sita   ,   sat   leaning   on   the   tree.  
  #Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   sundrka{fe
;aefz>   sgR>     .   16.
         
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