THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 36 : SLOKAS 41 TO 47

A¼‚lIykàdanm!   -   PRESENTING   THE   RING
    n   ma<s<   ra"vae   -u“e   n   caip   mxu   sevte ,
    vNy<   suiviht<   inTy<   -mîait   pÂmm! .41.

ma|s| c

fleshy part of the fruits

raGv:

Raghava

n B¤´E

does not eat

mD¤ A¢p

even honey

n sEvtE

does not touch

vÓy|

roots and vegetables

s¤¢v¢ht|

cooked as per correct procedure

¢nÏy|

daily

B³|

boiled in water

AÆa¢t

eats.

p·m|

in the fifth part of the day time

41.Raghava   does   not eat the   rich   part   of   a   fruit   nor   touch   honey;   He   eats   only   boiled   roots   and   vegetables,   prepared   as   per   laid   down   procedure in the fifth part of the day .
    nEv   d<zaÚ   mzkaÚ   kIqaÚ   srIs&pan! ,
    ra"vae=pnyeÌaÇat!   TvÌtenaNtraTmna .42.

n ev

not even

d|San¯

flies

mSkan¯ n

not mosquitos

k£zan¯ n

nor worms

sr£s¦pan¯ n

nor even snakes.

raGv:

Raghava

n ApnyEt¯

does not drive away

gaæOat¯

from His skin

ÏvétEn

directed towards you

AÓtraÏmna

all thoughts

42. Raghava,   with   all   His   thoughts   centered   on   you,   does   not   drive   away   from   His   body   flies,mosquitos,worms   and   snakes   also.
    inTy<   Xyanprae   ramae   inTy<   zaekpray[> ,
    naNyi½Ntyte   ikiÂt!   s   tu   kamvz<   gt> .43.

¢nÏy|

always

Òyanpr:

in deep thought

ram:

Rama

¢nÏy|

always

SaEkprayN:

immersed in grief

AÓyt¯

any thing else

n ¢cÓtytE

not think about.

¢k¢·t¯

never

that

t¤

thus

kamvS| gt:

thinking of you only

43. Rama,   all   His   thoughts   on   you   only,   is   always   immersed   in   grief   and   deep   thought,   never   thinks   of   any   thing   else.
    AinÔ>   stt<   ram>   suÝae=ip   nraeÄm> ,
    sIteit   mxura<   va[I<   Vyahrn!   àitbuXyte .44.

A¢nd#:

sleeps

stt|

never

ram:

Rama

s¤çO: A¢p c

even when He dozes off

nraEäOm:

noblest of men

s£tE

"Sita"

#it - thus
mxura<   va[I< - in sweet   words
Vyahrn!    - uttering
àitbuXyte - wakes   up.
44. Rama,   the   noblest   of   men,   never   sleeps;   even   if   He   does,   He   wakes   up   uttering   the   sweet   word   "Sita".
    †òœva   )l<   va   pu:p<   va   yÖa=Nyt!   ôImnaehrm!   ,
    b÷zae   va   iàyeTyev<   zaec<STvami--a;te .45.

è¾qva

seeing

Pl| va

fruit or

p¤Ýp| va

flowers or

AÓyt¯ yt¯ va

any thing else or

ÞæO£mnaEhr|

attractive to women

bh^S:

greatly

¢p#yE

"O! Dear"

i¢t

thus

ev|

SaEcn¯

grieving

Ïva|

you

A¢BBaxtE

calls.

45. Seeing   any   thing   attractive   to   women   like   fruits   or flowers,   He   greatly   grieving   calls   out   for   you   saying   "O!   Dear".
    s   deiv   inTy<   pirtPymanSTvamev   sIteTyi--a;ma[>,
    x&tìtae   rajsutae   mhaTma   tvEv   la-ay   k«tàyÆ> .46.

dE¢v

Devi!

¢nÏy|

always

p¢rtÔyman:

saddened

Ïva|

you

s£tE i¢t

as "Sita"

A¢BBaxmaN: ev

calling out

D¦tv#t:

steadfast in obseving rituals

rajs¤t:

prince

mhaÏma

Mahatma

for you

laBay ev

to get

k]tp#yÏn:

is making efforts.

46. Devi!   He,   a   mahatma,   a   prince   and   steadfast   in   observing   rituals,   is   always   saddened,   calling   out   for   you   "Sita" and   is   making   great   efforts   to   trace   you.
    sa   rams»ItRnvItzaeka   ramSy   zaeken   smanzaeka   ,
    zrNmuoe   saMbudze;cNÔa   inzev   vEdehsuta b-Uv .47.

She

ramsÄð£tInv£tSaEka

feeling less sad on hearing Rama's story

ramÞy

Rama's

SaEkEn

sadness

smanSaEka

equally sad

SrÓm¤KE

beginning of winter

saØb¤dSExcÓd#a

with the moon hidden by clouds

¢nSa iv

like the night

vWdEhs¤ta

daughter of king of Videha

bB¥v

became

47.She, daughter of Videha, felt her sadness disappear on hearing Rama's story; at the same tine She felt sad on account of Rama's sadness and looked like the night in beginning of winter with the moon behind a cloud.
#Tya;ˆR ïImÔamay[e vaLmIkIye AaidkaVye suNdrka{fe ;qœiÇ<z> sgR> .36.
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