THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 67 : SLOKAS 31 TO 37

 
sItavcnanuvad>   -   CONVEYING   SITA'S   WORDS
 
àitg&ý   mi[<   idVy<   tv   hetae   r"UÖh   ,
izrsa   ta<   à[MyayaRmhmagmne   Tvre   .31.
p#¢tg¦/   accepting
m¢N|   the jewel
¢dÛy|   celestial
tv   hEtaE:   for your sake
rG¥¹h   O Raghunatha
¢Srsa   by bowing head
ta|   that
p#NØy   paying respects
AayaI|   to the lady
Ah|   I
AagmnE   for coming back
ÏvrE   hastened

 
31.Hanuman   told   Rama   that   accepting   the   jewel   from   Sita   for   his   sake,   paid   respects   to her   and   made   haste   to   return.
 
gmne   c   k«taeTsahmveúy   vrvi[RnI   ,
ivvxRman<   c   ih   mamuvac   jnkaTmja   .32.
AïupU[RmuoI   dIna   ba:psiNdG"-ai;[I   ,
mmaeTptns<æaNta   zaekvegsmahta   .33.
gmnE   for returning
c  also
k]taEÏsah|   getting ready
AvEßy   seeing
vrv¢NIn£   beautiful
¢vvDIman|   increasing the size of body
c  also
¢h  surely
ma|   to me
uvac   said
jnkaÏmja   Janaka's daughter
A½¤p¥NIm¤K£   face with tears filling her eyes
d£na   in difficulties
baÝps¢ÓdÂGBa¢xN£   voice choked with tears
mm  my
uÏptns|B#aÓta   was scared because of my return
SaEkvEgsmahta   distressed with great sorrow

 
32,33.Hanuman   said   that   Sita   on   seeing   him   ready   to   depart,   was   in   utter   distress,   eyes   filled with   tears   and   said   in   a   choked   voice   again.
 
hnumn!   is<hs»azavu-aE   taE   ramlúm[aE   ,
su¢Iv   shamaTy<   svaRn!   äUya   ýnamym!   .34.
hn¤mn¯   O!Hanuman
¢s|hsÄðaSaW   equal to lions
uBaW   the two of them
taW  those
ramlßmNaW   Rama and Lakshamana
s¤g#£v|   c   Sugriva also
shamaÏy|   with ministers
svaIn¯   all
b#¥ya:   please tell
¢h  surely
Anamym¯   welfare

 
34.Sita   told   Hanuman   to   please   convey   the   news   to   the   two   brothers   Rama   and   Lakshamana who   are   equal   to   lions   and   to   Sugriva   and   his   ministers   and   to   one   and   all.
 
ywa   c   s   mhaba÷maR<   taryit   ra"v>   ,
ASma΂>oa<bus<raexat!Tv<   smaxatumrœhis   .35.
yTa  such that
c  also
s:  that
mhabah^   with broad shoulders
ma|   me
tary¢t   gets released
raGv   Ragava
AÞmat¯   from this
Ѥ:Ka|b¤s|raEDaÏv|   from the bondage of sorrow
smaDat¤|   to complete mission
Arqh¢s   capable

 
35.Sita   told   Hanuman   that   he   should     render   all   help   in   such   a   way   that   Rama
himself   comes   and   takes   her   away   from   this   ocean   of   sorrow.
 
#m<   c   tIì<   mm   zaekveg<   r]aei-rei->   pir-rœTsn   ,
äUyaStu   ramSy   gt>   smIp<   izví   te=Xva=Stu   hiràvIr   .36.
im|   this
c  also
t£v#|   severe
mm  my
SaEkvEg|   great sorrow
rXaE¢B:   by Rakshasis
e¢B:   these
p¢rBrqÏsn|   c   threatenings also
b#¥ya:   say
t¤  in this
ramÞy   Rama's
gt:  going
sm£p|   near
¢Sv:   c   unobstructed also
tE  your
AÒva   return
AÞt¤   may become
h¢rp#v£r   great monkey

 
36.Sita   told   Hanuman   that   immediately   on   reaching,   he   should   inform   Rama   of   the   intensity of   her   misery   and   the   way   in   which   she   is   threatened   by   the   Rakshasis.   She   also   wished   him a   safe   return   journey.
 
@tÄvayaR   n&prajis<h   sIta   vc>   àah   iv;adpUvRm!   ,
@t½   buÏva   gidt<   mya   Tv<   ïÏTs!v   sIta<   k…zla<   sm¢am!   .37.
ett¯   this
tv  for you
AayaI:   lady
n¦praj¢s|h   King of Kings
s£ta   Sita
vc:  words
p#ah   to be conveyed
¢vxadp¥vIm¯   showing intense sorrow
ett¯   this
c   b¤ÑGqva   knowing also
g¢dt|   said
mya  by me
Ïv|   you
½ÑGt¯Þv   please keep in mind
s£ta|   Sita
k[Sla|   as chaste
smg#am¯   the sign of a lady

 
37.Hanuman   concludes   by   telling   Rama   that   Sita   asked   me   in   all   humility   to   convey   to   you these   words   conveying   her   intense   sorrow.   Know   that   Sita   has   been   able   to   preserve   her chastity.   It   befits   you   now   to   take   the   next     step   in   this   matter.
 
#Tya;ˆR   ïImÔamay[e   vaLmIkIye   AaidkaVye   isNdrka{fe   sÝ;iòtm>   sgR>   .67.
           
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