THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 31 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

s£tamaEhnm¯   -   PLAYING   TRICK   ON   SITA  
 
ttaE   d£namdWÓyahaI|   ddSI   Dndan¤j:   .  
ADaEm¤K£|   SaEkpram¤p¢v¾a|   mh£tlE   =11=  
BtaIrmEv   ÒyayÓt£mSaEkv¢nka|   gtam¯   .  
upaÞymana|   GaEraB£   raXs£¢B¢rtÞtt:   =12=  
raXs£¢Bv¦Ita|   s£ta|   p¥NIcÓd#¢nBannam¯   .  
uÏpatmEGjala¢BàÓd#rEKa¢mvav¦tam¯   =13=  
B¥xNWâäOmW:   kW¢àÓmÄñlaTIml|k]tam¯   .  
crÓt£|   maâtaE¼ota|   ¢XçOa|   p¤Ýplta¢mv   =14=  
hxISaEkaÓtrE   mg"a|   ¢vxadÞy   ¢vlXNam¯   .  
¢Þt¢mta¢mv   gaØB£yaI°d£|   Bag£rT£¢mv   =15=  
tt:    then
d£nam¯    pitiable
AdWÓyahaI|    who had not experienced disrespect
ddSI    saw
Dndan¤j:    Kubera's younger brother
ADaEm¤K£|    with head bent low
SaEkpra|    given over to grief
up¢v¾a|    seated
mh£tlE    on the ground
BtaIr|   ev    of her husband only
ÒyayÓt£m¯    thinking all the rime
ASaEkv¢nka|    in the asoka grove
gtam¯    having arrived
upaÞymana|    spending time
GaEra¢B:    hideous
raXs£¢B:    with ogresses
itÞtt:    all round
raXs£¢B:    with ogresses
v¦ta|    surrounded
s£ta|    Sita
p¥NIcÓd#¢nBannam¯    with face resembling full moon
uÏpatmEGjala¢B:    with inauspicious clouds
cÓd#rEKa|   iv    like the rays of the moon
Aav¦tam¯    coverd
B¥xNW:    with ornaments
uäOmW:    excellent
kW¢àn¯    some
mÄñlaTIm¯    to indicate her marital status
Al|k]tam¯    decorated
crÓt£|    swaying
maâtaE¼ota|    uprooted by wind
¢XçOa|    thrown
p¤Ýplta|   iv    like a flowering creeper
hxISaEkaÓtrE    in a state of no joy or grief
mg"a|    drowned
¢vxadÞy    to grief
¢vlXNam¯    beyond
¢Þt¢mta|    at peace
iv    like
gaØB£yaIt¯    due to her magnificence
nd£|    iver
Bag£rT£|    ganges
iv    like
 
11   to   15.Ravana   saw   Sita   with   face   resembling     full   moon,   having   reached  
asoka   grove   decorated   some   excellent   ornaments   to   indicate   her   marital  
status,   not   experienced   disrespect,   pitiable,   given   over   to   grief,   sitting   on  
the   ground   with   bent   head,   thinking   only   of   husband   all   the   time,   surrounded  
by   ogresses   on   all   sides,   spending   time   among   hideous   ogresses,   like   the   rays  
of   the   moon   covered   by   inauspicious   clouds,   swayinglike   a   flowering   creeper  
uprooted   and   thrown   by   wind,   with   magnificence   like   river   ganges,   fully   at  
peace,   beyond   grief   and   immersed   in   a   state   of   no   joy   or   grief.    
ups¦Ïy   tt:   s£ta|   p#hxI|   nam   k£tIyn¯q   .  
id|   c   vcn|   D¦¾m¤vac   jnkaÏmjm¯   =16=  
ups¦Ïy    approaching
tt:    then
s£ta|    Sita
p#hxI|    with delight
nam    his own name
k£tIyn¯    mentioning
id|    the following
c    also
vcn|    words
D¦¾|    hurting to heart
uvac    spoke
jnkaÏmjm¯    to daughter of Janaka
 
16.Ravana   mentioning   his   name   on   approaching   Sita   spoke   the   following  
words   which   were   hurting   to   heart.    
saÓÏvymana   mya   Bd#E   ym¤pa¢½Ïy   vÚgsE   .  
KrhÓta   s   tE   BtaI   raGv:   smrE   ht:   =17=  
saÓÏvymana    implored with many kind words
mya    by me
Bd#E    blessed lady
y|    whom
upa¢½Ïy    taking him as your own
vÚgsE    who were proud
KrhÓta    killer of Khara
s:    that
tE    your
BtaI    husband
raGv:    Rama, scion of Raghu
smrE   ht:    has been killed in battle
 
17.Ravana   told   Sita   that   inspite   of   all   the   good   words   spoken   by   him,   whom  
she   made   her   own   and   was   proud   of   him,   that   killer   of   Khara,   Rama,   has  
been   killed   in   battle.    
¢C°|   tE   svItaE   m¥l|   dpIÞtE   ¢vhtaE   mya   .  
ÛysnEnaÏmn:   s£tE   mm   BayaI   B¢vÝy¢s   =18=  
¢C°|    is severed
tE    your
svIt:    comletely
m¥l|    root
dpI:   tE    your pride
¢vht:    has been crushed
mya    by me
ÛysnEn    compelled by misfortune
AaÏmn:    your
s£tE    Sita
mm    my
BayaI    wife
B¢vÝy¢s    you will become
 
18.Ravana   told   Sita   that   her   has   completely   been   severed,   her   pride   has   been  
crushed   by   him   and   compelled   by   her   misfortune   she   will   become   his   wife.    
¢vs¦jEma|   m¢t|   m¥FE   ¢k|   m¦tEn   k¢rÝy¢s   .  
Bd#E   Ïv|   Bv   BayaINa|   svaIsam£ár£   mm   =19=  
¢vs¦j   | discard
ima|   m¢t|    this resolution
m¥FE    stupid woman
¢k|    what
m¦tEn    with a dead man
k¢rÝy¢s    will you do
Bd#E    blessed lady
Ïv|    you
Bv    become
BayaINa|    of the wives
svaIsa|    of all
iár£    the queen
mm    my
 
19.Ravana   asked   Sita   what   will   she   do   with   a   dead   man?   He   told   her   to  
become   the   queen   of   all   his   wives.    
AÚpp¤ÎyE   ¢nv¦äOaT©I   m¥FE   p¢Îftma¢n¢n   .  
S¦N¤   Bt¦IvD|   s£tE   GaEr|   v¦æOvD|   yTa   =20=  
AÚpp¤ÎyE    who has not earned enough merit
¢nv¦äOaT©I    your object having ended
m¥FE    stupid woman
p¢Îftma¢n¢n    who prided yourself wise
S¦N¤    hear
Bt¦IvD|    death of husband
s£tE    sita
GaEr|    hideous
v¦æOvD|    the destruction of Vrtra
yTa    like
 
20.Rama   told   Sita   that   she   had   not   enough   merit,   her   objective   has   ended,  
and   she   who   prided   herself   to   be   wise   should   hear   about   the   killing   of   her  
husband   which   will   be   as   hideous   as   the   killing   of   Vrtra.              
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