THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 24 : SLOKAS 10 TO 20

ra]sItjRnm!     -     THREATS   OF   ASURA   WOMEN
    ywa   zcI   mha-aga   z³<   smnuitòit          ,
    AéNxtI   visò<   c   raeih[I   zizn<   ywa      .10.

    laepamuÔa   ywagSTy<   sukNya   Cyvn<   ywa      ,
    saivÇI   sTyvNt<   c   kipl<   ïImtI   ywa      .11.

    saEdas<   mdyNtIv   keiznI   sgr<   ywa             ,
    nE;x<   dmyNtIv   -EmI   pitmnuìta                    ,
    twahimúvak…vr<   ram<   pitmnuìta                      .12.

yTa

how

Sc£

Sasi devi

mhaBaga

the most respected

S@|

from Indra

smn¤¢t¾¢t

never separated (herself)

AâÓDt£

Arundathi

v¢s¾| c

(from) Vasishta and

raE¢hN£

Rohini

S¢Sn|

(from) Moon

yTa

how

laEpam¤d#a

Lopamudra

yTa

how

AgÞÏy|

from Agasthya

s¤kÓya

Sukanya

Åyvn|

from Syavanyar

yTa

how

sa¢væO£

Savithri

sÏyvÓt| c

from Satyavan and

k¢pl|

from Kapila

½£mt£

Srimati

yTa

how

saWdas|

from Saudasar

mdyÓt£

Madhayanthi

how

kE¢Sn£

Keshini

sgr|

from Sagara

yTa

how

nWxd|

Nala maharaja

dmyÓt£

Damayanthi

how

BWm£

Bhima's daughter

p¢t|

(her) husband

An¤v#ta

followed

tTa

similarly

Ah|

ißvak[vr|

the descendent of Ishvaku

ram|

Rama

p¢t|

(my) husband

An¤v#ta

will follow for ever.

     10,11&12.         The   highly   respected   Sasidevi   never   separated
    herself   from   Indra,   Arundathi   from   Vasishta,   Rohini   from   Moon,
    Lopamudra   from   Agasthya,   Sukanya   from   Syavana,   Savithri   from
    Sathyavan,   Srimathi   devi   from   Kapila,   Madayanthi   from   Saudasar,
    Kesini   devi   from   Sagarar   and   how   Bhima's   daughter   Damayanthi
    always   accompanied   her   husband   Nala   ;   similarly   I   will   always
    follow   my   husband   Rama,   the   scion   of   Ishvaku   vamsa.
    sItaya   vcn<   ïuTva   ra]Sy   ³aexmUrœiCDta>    ,
    -rœTsyiNt   Sm   pé;EvaRKyE   rav[caeidta>        .13.

s£taya:

Sita's

vcn|

statement

½¤Ïva

hearing

raXÞy:

the asura women

@aEDm¥rq¢ÅCta:

became very angry

BrqÏsy¢Ót Þm

threatened.

pâxW:

with very cruel

vaÀyW:

words

ravNcaE¢dta:

appointed by Ravana

   13.       The   asura   women   appointed   by   Ravana,   on   hearing   Sita's
statement, became   very   angry   and   threatened   her   with   harsh   words.
    AvlIna>   s   invaRKyae   hnuman!   iz<zupaÔ‚me       ,
    sIta<   sNtjRyNtISta   ra]sIrz&[aet!   kip>        .14.

Avl£na

hidden (from others)

that

¢nvaIÀy:

silently

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

¢S|S¤pad#[mE

(sitting) on the simsupa tree

s£ta|

Sita

sÓtjIyÓt£:

the threatening

ta raXs£:

those rakshasis

AS¦NaEt¯

observed.

k¢p:

the monkey

   14.         Hanuman,   the   monkey,   sat   silently   on   a   simpusa   tree,
    hidden   from   others,   observed   Sita   and   those   asura   women   who
    were   threatening   her.
    tami-³My   s<³…Ïa   vepmana<   smNtt>          ,
    -&z<   s<ilil÷dI–Ýan!   àlMban!   dznCDdan!   .15.

ta|

her (ie Sita)

A¢B@Øy

surrounded

s|@[ÑGa:

wicked asura women

vEpmana|

trembling with fear

smÓtt:

on all four sides

B¦S|

very much

s|¢l¢lh^:

biting (their lips)

d£çOan¯

dried

p#lØban¯

(and) hanging

dSnÅCdan¯

lips

15.    The   wicked   asura   women   biting   their   dried   and   hanging   lips   surrounded   Sita,   who   was   trembling   with   fear.
    ^cuí   prm³…Ïa>   àj&ýazu   prñxan!    ,
    neymhRit   -taRr<   rav[m!   ra]saixpm!    .16.

Uc¤:

they said.

also

prm@[ÑGa:

getting very angry

p#g¦/

taking (in their) hands

AaS¤

quickly

práDan¯

axes

not

iy|

this lady

AhI¢t

will accept him

BtaIr|

as a husband

ravN|

Ravana

raXsa¢Dpm¯

rakshasa king

16.       The     rakshasis enraged   at   Sita's   statement   quickly took   axes   in   their   hands   and   shouted   "She   will   never   accept Ravana,   the   rakshasa   king   as   her   husband".
    s<-rœTSymana   -Ima-I   ra]sI-IvRranna     ,
    sa   ba:pmupmajRNtI   iz<zupa<   tamupagmt!    .17.

s|BrqÏÞymana

on being threatened

B£maB£:

cruelminded

raXs£¢B:

by the rakshasis

vranna

the beautiful

sa	she (Sita)

baÝp|

the tears

upmajIÓt£

wiping

¢S|S¤pa|

simsupa tree

ta|

that

upagmt¯

approached.

17.    On   being   threatened   by   the   cruel   minded   asura   women,   the   beautiful   faced   Sita,   wiping   her   tears,   approached   that   simsupa   tree.

    ttSta<   iz<zup<   sIta   ra]sIi->   smav&ta   ,
    Ai-gMy   ivzala]I   tSwaE   zaekpirPluta    .18.

tt:

there

ta|

that

¢S|S¤p|

simsupam tree

s£ta

Sita

raXs£¢B:

by the rakshasis

smav¦ta

surrounded

A¢BgØy

reached

¢vSalaX£

the wide eyed

tÞTaW

stood perplexed.

SaEkp¢rÔl¤ta

steeped in sadness

18.     The   wide   eyed   Sita,   steeped   in sadness and surronded by the   asura   women,   reached   the   simsupa   tree   and   stood   there   perplexed.
    ta<   k«za<   dInvdna<   milnaMbrxair[Im!          ,
    -rœTsyaÂi³re   sIta<     ra]SySta>   smNtt>   .19.

ta|

that

k]Sa|

thin bodied

d£nvdna|

(with) sadness on her face

m¢lnaØbrDa¢rN£m¯

wearing dirty clothes

BrqÏsya| c¢@rE

started threatening again.

s£ta|

that Sita

raXÞy: ta:

those rakshasis

smÓtt:

sorrounded in all four sides

19.         Those   asura   women   surrounded   the   emaciated   Sita,   with   sadness   on   her   face   and   wearing   dirty   clothes,   on   all   four   sides   and   started   threatening   her   again.
    ttSta<   ivnta   nam   ra]sI   -ImdzRna    ,
    AävIt!   k…iptakara   krala   in[RtaedrI     .20.

tt:

thereafter

ta|

that

¢v¢nta nam

Vinita by name

raXs£

rakshasi

B£mdSIna

cruelty in her eyes

Ab#v£t¯

spoke (to Sita).

k[¢ptakara

with anger in her face

krala

ugly looking

¢nNItaEdr£

pot-bellied

20. Thereafter, with anger in her face, cruelty in her eyes,
potbellied and ugly looking asura woman named Vinita spoke .
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