THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 33 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
 hnUmNsItas<vadaep³m>   -   HANUMAN   SPEAKS   TO   SITA
 
    raednaditin>ñasadœ-Uims<SpzRnadip  ,
    n   Tva<   devImh<   mNye   ra}>   s<}avxar[at! .11.  
raEdnat¯   because of crying
A¢t¢n:áasat¯   because of sighing
B¥¢ms|ÞpSInat¯   touching the ground
Ïva|   you
dEv£|   as a celestial lady
Ah|   I
n   mÓyE   do not think.
raåO:   your Lord's
s|åOavDarNat¯   A¢p   name being repeatedly chanted always
 
11. Your   crying,   sighing,  touching  the  ground  and  always  chanting   your   Lord's   name,   make   me   think   that   you   are   not   a   celestial   lady.  
    VyÃnain   ih   te   yain   l][ain   c   l]ye  ,
    mihi;   -UimpalSy   rajkNya=is   me   mta .12.  
Ûy¸na¢n   ¢h   actions only
tE   your
ya¢n   which
lXNa¢n   c   and bodily signs
lXyE  I observe (from that)
m¢h¢x  queen
B¥¢mpalÞy   a king's
rajkÓya  a princess
A¢s   you must be
mE   mta   my guess.
 
12. From   your   actions   and   bodily   signs,   my   guess   is   that   you   are   a   princess   married   to   a   king   and   thus   a   queen.  
    rav[en   jnSwanaÓladpùta   yid  ,
    sIta   Tvmis   -Ô<   te   tNmmacúv   p&CDt> .13.  
ravNEn   by Ravana
jnÞTanat¯   from Janasthana
blat¯   by force
Ap¶ta   abducted
y¢d   in that case
s£ta  Sita
Ïv|   you
A¢s   are
tE   Bd#|   will do you good.
tt¯   that
mm  my
Aacßv   please give clear answers
p¦ÅCt:   to the questions
 
 13. Thus   you   are   Sita   who   was  abducted  by  force  by   Ravana  from   Janasthana;   please   give   clear   answers   to   all   my    queries;   that   will   be   to   your   good.  
    ywa   ih   tv   vE   dENy<   êp<   caPyitmanu;m! ,
    tpsa   caiNvtae   ve;STv<   rammihi;   Øuvm! .14.  
yTa  with all this
tv  your
dWÓy|   c   mental agony
ãp|   c   beauty
A¢p   is immeasurable
A¢tman¤x|   is not that of a mortal human
tpsa   with penance
A¢Óvt:   is shining
vExW:   vW   form
Ïv|   you
ramm¢h¢x   ¢h   Rama's wife.
D#¤v|   are surely
 
14.Your   beauty   is   celestial;   form   is   shining   with  penanace;   mental   agony   is   immeasurable;   all   this   indicates   that    you   are   Rama's   wife.  
    sa   tSy   vcn<   ïuTva   ramkItRnhi;Rta ,
    %vac   vaKy<   vEdehI   hnUmNt<   Ô‚maiïtm! .15.  
sa   that
tÞy   his
vcn|   speech
½¤Ïva   hearing
ramk£tInh¢xIta   happy hearing Rama's praises
uvac   spoke.
vaÀy|   following words
vWdEh£   Vaidehi
hn¥mÓt|   to Hanuman
d#[ma¢½t|   standing by the tree
 
 15.Vaidehi,   hearing   his   speech,   felt  happy  on  hearing   Rama's  praises,   spoke  the  following  words  to  Hanuman  who  was   standing   by   the   tree.   
    p&iwVya<   rajis<hana<   muOySy   ividtaTmn>  ,
    õu;a   dzrwSyah<   zÇusENyàmaiwn> .16.  
p¦¢TÛya|   on earth
raj¢s|hana|   among the powerful kings
m¤ÁyÞy   the important
¢v¢dtaÏmn:   very famous
s"¤xa   daughter-in-law
dSrTÞy   Dasaratha's
Ah|   I am.
SæO¤sWÓyp#ma¢Tn:   destroying the enemies forces
 
 16.I   am  the  daughter-in-law  of  Dasaratha,  foremost among  the   powerful   kings   and   well   known   for   destruction   of   the  enemies   forces.  
    Êihta   jnkSyah<   vEdehSy   mhaTmn>  ,
    sIteit   naça   cae­a=h<   -ayaR   ramSy   xImt> .17.  
Ѥ¢hta   daughter
jnkÞy   Janaka's
Ah|   I am
vWdEhÞy   king of Videha
mhaÏmn:   the great person
s£ta   Sita
i¢t   by
naØna   name
c   also
u³a   called
Ah|   I am
   
BayaI  
ramÞy  Rama's
D£mt:   the brave
 
 17.  I   am   Sita,   daughter   of   Videha   king,   Janaka,   and   wife   of   the   brave   Rama.  
    sma   Öadz   tÇa=h<   ra"vSy   invezne ,
    -uÃana   manu;an!   -aegan!   svRkamsm&iÏnI .18.
sma:   years
¹adS:   for twelve
tæO   there
Ah|   I
raGvÞy   in Raghava's
¢nvESnE   palace
B¤¸ana   enjoyed.
man¤xan¯   all the human
BaEgan¯   pleasures
svIkamsm¦¢ÑGn£   enjoying all the benifits in full
 
 18. There   in   Raghava's   palace,   I   enjoyed   all   the   benefits   and   the   pleasures   of   a   human   being   for   twelve   years.  
       Çyaedze   v;ˆR   raJyeneúvak…nNdnm!   ,
    Ai-;eciytu<   raja   saepaXyay>   àc³me .19.  
tæO   then
æOyaEdSE   in thirteenth
vx©I   year
raÇyEn   with the powers of a king
ißvak[nÓdn|   the scion of Ikshvaku dynasty
A¢BxEc¢yt¤|   consecration
raja   the king
saEpaÒyay:   along with the pundits
p#c@mE   announced.
 
 19. Then   in   the   thirteenth   year   the   king  announced  the  consecration   of   the   scion   of   Ikshvaku   dynasty   as   the   king.  
    tiSmn!   s<iæyma[e   tu   ra"vSyai-;ecne  ,
    kEkeyI   nam   -taRr<   devI   vcnmävIt! .20.
t¢Þmn¯   in that
s|¢B#ymaNE     during the preparations only
raGvÞy   Raghava's
A¢BxEcnE   coronation
kWkEy£   nam   Kaikeyi named
BtaIr|   to her husband
dEv£   queen
vcn|   a promise
Ab#v£t¯   narrated.
 
 20.Thus   during   the   preparation   for   Raghava's   coronation    the   queen   named   Kaikeyi,   reminded   her   husband   of   a   promise   made   earlier.    
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