THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 38 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70

cUfami[àdanm!   -   GIVING   THE   ORNAMENT   WORN   ON   THE   HEAD
    iÿyma[a<   tda   vIrae   n   tu   ma<   ved   lúm[> ,
    v&Ïaepseiv   lúmIvan!   zae   n   b÷-ai;ta .61.
    rajpuÇ>   iày>   ïeó>   s†z>   ñzurSy   me ,
    mÄ>   àytrae   inTy<   æata   ramSt   lúm[> .62.

¢»ymaNa|

being abducted

tda

then

v£r:

the brave

not

t¤

but

ma|

vEd

did not expect;

lßmN:

Lakshmana

v¦ÑGaEpsEv£

attends to the needs of the elders

lßm£van¯

blessed one

S³:

with great strength

n bh^Ba¢xta

speaks less

rajp¤æO:

prince

¢p#y:

dearest

½E¿:

best

sèS:

handsome

áS¤rÞy

father-in-law's

mäO:

more than me

¢p#ytr:

serving

¢nÏy|

always

B#ata

brother.

ramÞy

to Rama

lßmN:

Lakshmana

61,62. Then   the   valint   Lakshmana   did   not   anticipate   my   abduction;   Lakshmana   attends   to   the   needs   of   elders   and   is   blessed;   has   great   strength,   speaks   less;   to   my   father-in-law   a   handsome,   best,   dearest   prince;   to   Rama   ever   attentive   brother.
    inyuae   xuir   ySya<   tu   tamuÖhit   vIyRvan! ,
    y<   †òœva   ra"vae   nEv   v&ÄmayRmnuSmret! .63.

¢ny¤³:

sent

D¤¢r

mission

yÞya| t¤

which ever

ta|

that

u¹h¢t

completes successfully.

v£yIvan¯

the brave

whom

è¾qva

seeing

raGv:

Raghava

not

only

v¦äO|

late

AayI|

father also

An¤ÞmrEt¯

does not think about

63.The   brave Lakshmana, seeing whom Rama does not think about his   late   father,   successfully   completes   any   mission on   which   he   is sent.
    s   mmawaRy   k…zl<   vVyae   vcnaNmm ,
    m&ÊinRTy<   suicdR]>   iàyae   ramSy   lúm[> .64.

that

mm ATaIy

for my sake

k[Sl|

about his welfare

v³Ûy:

please convey.

mm vcnat¯

my enquiries

m¦Ñ¤:

obedient

¢nÏy|

always

S¤¢c:

a true friend

dX:

very careful

¢p#y:

dearest

ramÞy

Rama's

lßmN:

Lakshmana

64.Please   convey   my   enquiries   about   his welfare to Lakshmana, who   is   a   true   friend,   Rama's   dearest,   always   obedient   and   ever   careful.
    ywa   ih   vanrïeó   Ê>o]ykrae   -vet! ,
    TvmiSmn!   kayRinyaˆRge   àma[<   hirsÄm .65.

yTa

how

¢h

also

vanr½E¿

Noble monkey

Ñ¤:KXykr:

ending the grief

BvEt¯ ¢h

He is instrumental

Ïv|

you are

A¢Þmn¯

in this

kayI¢nya©IgE

accomplishment of the objective

p#maN|

responsible.

h¢rsäOm

leader of monkey!

65. Noble   monkey!   Rama   is   to   be   instrument   for ending    my   grief;   similarly   you   are   responsible   for   accomplishment   of   this   objective.
    ra"vSTvTsmar<-aNmiy   yÆprae   -vet! ,
    #d<   äUyaí   me   naw<   zUr<   ram<   pun>   pun> .66.

raGv:

Raghava

ÏvÏsmar|Bat¯

because of your efforts

m¢y

in my case

yÏnpr:

encouraged to take action

BvEt¯

should become;

id|

these words

b#¥ya: c

please tell.also

naT|

husband

S¥r|

the brave

ram|

to Rama

p¤n: p¤n:

again and again

66. Raghava,   because   of   your   efforts,   should   be   encouraged   to   take   action   in   my   case;   please   repeatedly   the   following   to   my     husband,   the   brave   Rama.
    jIivt<   xariy:yaim   mas<   dzrwaTmj ,
    ^XvR<   masaÚ   jIvey<   sTyenah<   äUvIim   te .67.

j£¢vt|

life

Dar¢yÝya¢m

I will retain

mas|

for one month

dSrTaÏmj

Dasaratha's son

UÒvI|

beyond

masat¯

a month

n j£vEy|

I will not be alive.

sÏyEn

truthfully

Ah|

I am

b#v£¢m

saying

to you

67. I   am   telling   you   emphatically   "Dasaratha's   son!   I   will   live   for   a   month;   beyond   that   tine   I   will   not   live.
    rav[enaepéÏa<   ma<   ink«Tya   papkmR[a ,
    ÇatumhRis   vIr   Tv<   patalaidv   kaEizkIm! .68.

ravNEn

by Ravana

upâÑGa|

being imprisoned

ma|

¢nk]Ïya

insignificant

papkmINa

evil doer

æOat¤|

to rescue

AhI¢s

you are capable."

v£r

O! Brave man!

Ïv|

you

patalat¯

from the nether

iv	(Usathiar who destroyed nether and rescued her) similarly

kaW¢Sk£|

like Kausiki (Usathiar's wife while bathing in river Yamuna was abducted by Varuna and taken to nether)

68.O!   Brave   man!   you   are   capable   of   rescuing   me,   imprisoned   by   the   insignificant   evil   doer   Ravana,   like   Kausiki,   who   was abducted   by   Varuna   while   bathing   in   yamuna   and   taken   to   nether,   was     rescued   by   her   husband   Usathiar   after   destroying   nether."
    ttae   vôgt<   mu®va   idVy<   cUfami[<   zu-m! ,
    àdeyae   ra"vayeit   sIta   hnumte   ddaE .69.

tt:

then

vÞæOgt|

kept in a cloth

m¤?va

taking out

¢dÛy|

divine

c¥fam¢N|

an ornament worn on the head

S¤B|

auspicious

p#dEy:

please give

raGvay

to Raghava

i¢t

thus saying

s£ta

Sita

hn¤mtE

to Hanuman

ddaW

gave.

69. Sita   then   took   out   an   auspicious   divine   ornament worn   on   the   head   and   gave   it   to   Hanuman   saying   "please   give this to Raghava."
    àitg&ý   ttae   vIrae   mi[rÆmnuÄmm! ,
    A¼‚Lya   yaejyamas   n   ýSy   àa-vÑ‚j> .70.

p#¢tg¦/

accepting

tt:

then

v£r:

the brave

m¢NrÏn|

gem

An¤äOm|

incomparable

AÄñ[Úya

with fingers

yaEjyamas

caressed it.

not

¢h

also

AÞy

his

p#aBvt¯

without stopping.

B¤j:

hand

70.The brave accepted the incomparable jewel and caressed it with his fingers; his hand also consented to it.
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