kEdarÞyEv   kEdar:   saEdkÞy   ¢nãdk:   .
upÞa"EhEn   j£va¢m   j£vÓt£|   yÅC¦NaE¢m   tam¯   =11=

kEdarÞy

of the field

iv

like

kEdar:

a field

saEdkÞy

with water

¢nãdk:

without water

upÞa"EhEn

through contact

j£va¢m

I am alive

j£vÓt£|

being alive

yt¯

because

S¦NaE¢m

I hear

tam¯

her

11.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   like   the   crop   in   a   field   without   water
survives   through   contact   with   a   field   with   water,   he   also   survives
because   of   hearing   that   Sita   is   alive.

kda   n¤   Kl¤   s¤½aEN£|   StpæOaytEXNam¯   .
¢v¢jÏy   SæO¥Ód#ßya¢m   s£ta|   ÞP£ta¢mv   ¢½ym¯   =12=

kda   n¤   Kl¤

when on earth

s¤½aEN£|

of excellent limbs

StpæOaytEXNam¯

with eyes large like a lotus petal

¢v¢jÏy

having conquered

SæO¥n¯

enemies

d#ßya¢m

I will see

s£ta|

Sita

ÞP£ta|

universally known

iv   ¢½ym¯

like Lakshmi

12.Rama   wondered   when   on   earth,   after   conquering   his   enemies,
he   will   see   Sita   with   excellent   limbs,   eyes   like   a   lotus   petal   and
universally   known   like   Lakshmi.

kda   n¤   caâ¢bØbaE¿a|   tÞya:   pî¢mvannm¯   .
iIxѤ°Øy   paÞya¢m   rsayn¢mvat¤r:   =13=

kda   n¤

when

caâ¢bØbaE¿a|

with charming red lips

tÞya:

her

pî|

lotus

iv

like

Aannm¯

face

iIxt¯

a little

u°Øy

raising

paÞya¢m

shall I see

rsayn|

drink elixir of life

iv

like

Aat¤r:

a patient

13.Rama   wondered   when   he   will   see   Sita   with   her   red   lips   and
face   like   lotus   like   a   patient   longing   to   drink   the   elixir   of   life?

tÞyaÞt¤   s|ht¬   p£n¬   Þtn¬   talPlaEpm¬   .
kda   n¤   Kl¤   saEÏkØp¬   hsÓÏya   ma|   B¢jÝyt:   =14=

tÞya:

her

t¤

in this

s|ht¬

close

p£n¬

bulging

Þtn¬

breasts

talPlaEpm¬

resembling a palmyra fruit

kda   n¤   Kl¤

when on earth

saEÏkØp¬

quivering

hsÓÏya:

smiling

ma|

me

B¢jÝyt:

will press when she embraces

14.Rama   wondered   when   will   her   close,   bulging   and   quivering
breasts   resembling   a   palmyra   fruit   press   him   when   Sita   embraces
him?

sa   n¥nm¢stapaÄñ£   rXaEmÒygta   st£   .
m°aTa   naTh£nEv   æOatar|   na¢DgÅC¢t   =15=

sa

she

n¥nm¯

surely

A¢stapaÄñ£

with dark cornered eyes

rXaEmÒygta

fallen in the midst of ogresses

st£

chaste

m°aTa

with me as huband

naTh£na

without husband

iv

like

æOatar|

a protector

n   A¢DgÅC¢t

does not find

15.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   chasteSita   with   dark   cornered   eyes
with   him   as   husband   fallen   in   the   midst   of   ogresses   without   her
husband   does   not   find   a   protector.

kT|   jnkrajÞy   Ѥ¢hta   sa   mm   ¢p#ya   .
raXs£mÒyga   SEtE   Þa"¤xa   dSrTÞy   c   =16=

kT|

how

jnkrajÞy

of King Janaka

Ѥ¢hta

daughter

sa

she

mm

my

¢p#ya

beloved

raXs£mÒyga

staying in the midst of ogresses

SEtE

repose

Þa"¤xa

daughterin-law

dSrTÞy

of Dasaratha

c

also

16.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   how   Sita,   the   daughter   of   Janaka,   the
daughter-in-law   of   Dasaratha   and   his   beloved   repose   staying   in   the
midst   of   ogresses?

kda   ¢vXaE×y   rXa|¢s   sa   ¢vD¥yaEÏp¢tÝy¢t   .
¢vD¥y   jlda°£laÉC¢SrEKa   Sr¢ÏÞvv   =17=

kda

when

¢vXaE×y

destroying

rXa|¢s

the ogres

sa

she

¢vD¥y

shaking off

uÏp¢tÝy¢t

will come out

¢vD¥y

shaking off

jldan¯

clouds

n£lan¯

dark

S¢SrEKa

the crescent moon

SrÏs¤

in autumn

iv

like

17.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   when   Sita   will   come   out   destroying   and
shaking   off   the   ogres   like   the   autumnal   crescent   moon   will   come   out
shaking   off   the   clouds?

ÞvBavtn¤ka   n¥n|   SaEkEnanSnEn   c   .
B¤yÞtn¤tra   s£ta   dESkal¢vpyIyat¯   =18=

ÞvBavtn¤ka

slender by nature

n¥n|

surely

SaEkEn

from grief

AnSnEn

abstinence from food

c

also

B¤y:	more than before

tn¤tra

be leaner still

s£ta

Sita

dESkal¢vpyIyat¯

due to adversity of time and place

18.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Sita   who   was   slender   by   nature   must
leaner   still   than   before   from   grief   and   abstinence   from   food   due   to
acversity   of   time   and   place.

kda   n¤   raXsEÓd#Þy   ¢nDayaEr¢s   saykan¯   .
s£ta|   p#Ïyah¢rÝya¢m   SaEkm¤Ïs¦Çymansm¯   =19=

kda   n¤

o when

raXsEÓd#Þy

of the king of ogres

¢nDay

piercing

ur¢s

the chest

saykan¯

arrows

s£ta|

Sita

p#Ïyah¢rÝya¢m

will bring back

SaEk|

agony

uÏs¦Çy

casting off

mansm¯

the mental

19.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   when   he   will   be   able   to   bring   back
Sita   after   piercing   the   chest   of   Ravana   with   arrows   and   casting   off
the   mental   agony.

kda   n¤   Kl¤   mE   saÒv£   s£ta   s¤rs¤raEäOma   .
saEÏkÎZa   kÎZmalØÖy   maEßyÏyanÓdj|   py:   =20=

kda   n¤

o when

Kl¤

may

mE

my

saÒv£

ascetic

s£ta

Sita

s¤rs¤raEäOma

like a daughter of gods

saEÏkÎZa

full of longing

kÎZ|

neck

AalØÖy

clinging

maEßy¢t

will shed

AanÓdj|   py:

tears of joy

20.Rama   asked   Lakshmana   when   will   Sita,   full   of   longing,   clinging
to   his   neck   shed   tears   of   joy?