THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 19 : SLOKAS 1 TO 6

      tpiSvnIv[Rnm!   -   DESCRIBING   THE   ASCETIC   LIKE   SITA
 
tiSmÚev   tt>   kale   rajpuÇI   TviniNdta     ,
êpyaEvns<pÚ<     -U;[aeÄm-Ui;tm!     .   1   .
ttae   †òœvEv   vEdehI   rav[<   ra]saixpm!     ,
àavept   vraraeha   àvate   kdlI   ywa     .   2   .  
t¢Þmn¯   in that
ev   at once
tt:   from there
kalE   time
rajp¤æO£   princess
  also
A¢n¢Ódta   flawless
ãpyaWvns|p°|   young and handsome
B¥xNaEäOmB¥¢xtm¯   wearing the best ornaments
tt:   there
è¾qva   seeing
ev   itself
vWdEh£   Vaidehi
ravN|   Ravana
raXsa¢Dpm¯   king of the rakshasas
p#avEpt   shivered
vraraEha   noble
p#vatE   in a strong wind
kdl£   platain
yTa   like
 
1,2.Sita   ,   the   flawless   princess.   seeing   the   young   and   handsome   Ravana   shivered like   the   plantain     in   a   strong   wind.  
AaCDa*aedrmUé_ya<   ba÷_ya<   c   pyaexraE     ,
%pivòa<   ivzala]I<   édNtI<   vrvi[RnIm!     .   3   .
dz¢IvStu   vEdehI<   ri]ta<   ra]sIg[E>     ,
ddzR   sIta<   Ê>oataR<   nav<   sÚaimva[Rve     .   4   .
As<v&tayamasIna<   xr{ya<   s<iztìtam!     ,
iDÚa   àpitta<   -UmaE   zaoaimv   vnSpte>     .   5   .
mlm{fnicÇa¼I<   m{fnarœhammi{ftam!     ,
m&[alI   p»idGxev   iv-ait   n   iv-ait   c     .   6   .  
AaÅCaï   covering
udr|   stomach
Uâ×ya|   by the thighs
bah^×ya|   by the hands
c   and
pyaEDraW   breasts
up¢v¾a|   sitting
¢vSalaX£|   broad eyed
âdÓt£|   crying
vrv¢NIn£m¯   beautifully formed
dSg#£v:   Ravana
  in this state
vWdEh£|   Vaidehi
r¢Xta|   watched
raXs£gNW:   by the rakshasis
ddSI   saw
s£ta|   Sita
Ѥ:KataI|   sorrowful
nav|   boat
s°a|   drowning
iv   like
ANIvE   in the cean
As|v¦taya|   uncarpeted
Aas£na|   sitting
DrÎya|   on the ground
s|¢Stv#tam¯   doing severe penance
¢C°a|   broken
p#p¢tta|   lying
B¥maW   on the ground
SaKa||   branch
iv   like
vnÞptE:   of the tree
mlmÎfn¢cæOaÄñ£|   decorated with dirt
mÎfnarqha|   deserve to dress well
Am¢Îftam¯   without any decorations
m¦Nal£   lotus stem
pÄð¢dÂDa   smeared with clay
iv   like
¢vBa¢t   shines
n   ¢vBa¢t   c   and does not shine
 
3   to   6.Ravana   saw   Sita   sitting   on   the   ground   covering   her   stomach   with   her   thighs and   breasts   with   her   hands.   She   was   crying   being   watched   by   the   rakshasis. She   was   covered   by   dirt   and   looked   like   a   drowning   boat   in   the   ocean.   In   this state   she   was   looking   both   beatific   and   not   beatific.          
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