sa   á½¥mIm   k¬sÚya   Ïvya   p¤æOEN   raGv   .
vÏsEnEv   yTa   GEn¤¢vIvÏsa   vÏsla   k]ta   =11=

sa

that

á½¥:	motherin-law

mm

my

k¬sÚya

Kausalya

Ïvya   p¤æOEN

by you as a son

raGv	Rama, scion of Raghu

vÏsEn   iv   yTa

separated from the calf like

DEn¤:

a cow

¢vvÏsa

having lost the only son

vÏsla

fond of her son

k]ta

was done

11.Sita   wailed   that   her   mother-in-law,   Kausalya,   who   was   fond   of   her   son,   has
been   separated   from   her   only   son   like   the   cow   is   separated   from   its   calf.

Aa¢d¾|   d£GImay¤ÞtE   yWr¢cÓÏypra@m   .
An¦t|   vcn|   tExamÚpay¤r¢s   raGv   =12=

Aa¢d¾|

was predicted

d£GI|

long

Aay¤:

life

tE

for you

yW:

by whom

A¢cÓÏypra@m

with unimaginable prowess

An¦t|

has been falsified

vcn|

words

tExam¯

their

AÚpay¤r¢s

life has been short

raGv	Rama, scion of Raghu

12.Sita   wailed   that   Rama's   life   had   been   short   and   those   who   predicted   a   long   life   for   him,   their   words   have   been   falsified.

AaTva   nÜy¢t   p#åOa   p#aåOaÞya¢p   stÞtv   .
pcÏyEn|   yTa   kalE   B¥tana|   p#BvaE   /ym¯   =13=

AaTva

it is no wonder

nÜy¢t

disappered

p#åOa

prudence

p#aåOaÞy

extremely sagacious

A¢p

even

st:	blessed soul

tv

you

pc¢t	experience

en|

this

yTa

because

kal:	time spirit

B¥tana|

for living beings

p#Bv:

causing anything

¢h

you also

Aym¯

this

13.Sita   wailed   though   Rama   was   extremely   sagacious   it   is   no   wonder   that
prudence   disappeared   because   the   time   spirit   which   the   cause   of   anything
for   all   living   beings   has   made   Rama   also   experienc   that.

Aè¾|   m¦Ïy¤map°:   kÞmat¯Ïv|   nySaÞæO¢vt¯   .
Ûysnanam¤payåO:   k[SlaE   /¢s   vjInE   =14=

Aè¾|	to avert with care

m¦Ïy¤|

death

Aap°:

attained

kÞmat¯

for what reason

Ïv|

you

nySaÞæO¢vt¯

well versed in political ethics

Ûysnana|

of calamities

upayåO:

knew the means

k[Sl:

expert

¢h

surely

A¢s

you are

vjInE

warding off

14.Sita   wailed   that   Rama   being   well   versed   in   political   ethics   and   knew   the
means   of   warding   off   calamities   for   what   reason   did   he   attain   death   which
can   be   averted   with   care.

tTa   Ïv|   s|p¢rÝvÇy   r¬d#ya{¢tn¦S|sya   .
kalraæya   mma¢ÅCï   ¶t:   kmllaEcn:   =15=

tTa

being so

Ïv|

you

s|p¢rÝvÇy

very closely embracing

r¬d#ya

by the horrible

A¢tn¦S|sya

most hardhearted

kalraæya

by diety presiding over the night

mm

me

Aa¢ÅCï

tearing away

¶t:	was taken away

kmllaEcn:

with eyes like lotus

15.Sita   wailed   that   Rama   who   was   very   closely   embracing   her   has   been   torn
away   from   her   by   the   horrible   and   most   hardhearted   diety   presiding   over   the
night.

upSExE   mhabahaE   ma|   ¢vhay   tp¢Þvn£m¯   .
¢p#ya¢mv   S¤Ba|   nar£|   p¦¢Tv£|   p¤âxxIB   =16=

upSExE

have accepted

mhabahaE

mighty armed

ma|

me

¢vhay

abandoning

tp¢Þvn£m¯

crying due to not seeing husband

¢p#ya|

loved one

iv

like

S¤Ba|

fortunate

nar£|   p¦¢Tv£|

the goddess earth

p¤âxxIB

jewel among men

16.Sita   wailed   that   after   deserting   her   who   was   crying   not   seeing   her   husband
Rama   had   accepted   the   goddess   earth.

A¢cIt|   stt|   yÏnaéÓDmaÚyWmIya   tv   .
id|   tE   mt¯¢p#y|   v£r   Dn¤:   ka·nB¥xNm¯   =17=

A¢cIt|

worshipped

stt|

always

yÏnat¯

with devotion

gÓDmaÚyW:

with sandal and flowers

mya

by me

tv

your

id|

this

tE

for you

mt¯¢p#y|

dear to me

v£r

gallant

Dn¤:

bow

ka·nB¥xNm¯

decked with gold

17.Sita   wailed   that   here   lies   his   bow   decked   in   gold   which   was   worshipped   with   devotion   by   her   with   sandal   and   flowers   and   which   was   dear   to   her.

¢pæOa   dSrTEn   Ïv|   áS¤rEN   mmanG   .
svªIà   ¢pt¦¢B:   saDI|   n¥n|   ÞvgEI   smagt:   =18=

¢pæOa

with father

dSrTEn

with Dasaratha

Ïv|

you

áS¤rEN

with fatherin-law

mm

my

AnG	sinless one

svªI:   c

with all also

¢pt¦¢B:

with manes

saDI|

together

n¥n|

surely

ÞvgEI

in heaven

smagt:

united

18.Sita   wailed   that   he   has   surely   been   united   with   her   father-in-law   Dasaratha
and   all   the   manes   in   heaven.

¢d¢v   nXæOB¥tÞÏv|   mhÏkmIk]ta|   ¢p#ym¯   .
p¤Îy|   raj¢xIv|S|   ÏvmaÏmn:   sm¤pEXsE   =19=

¢d¢v	in the sky

nXæOB¥t:

taken the form of a star

Ïv|

you

mhÏkmIk]ta|

who have performed great exploits

¢p#ym¯

difficult to attaing

p¤Îy|

saintly

raj¢xIv|S|

race of royal sages

Ïv|

you

AaÏmn:

your own

sm¤pEXsE

have deserted

19.Sita   wailed   that   Rama   had   deserted   his   own   saintly   race   of   royal   sages
which   is   difficult   to   attain   and   he   who   had   done   great   exploits   had   become
a   star   in   the   sky.

¢k|   ma|   n   p#EXsE   raj¢Ók|   ma|   n   p#¢tBaxsE   .
bala|   baÚyEn   s|p#açOa|   BayaI|   ma|   shca¢rN£m¯   =20=

¢k|

why

ma|

me

n   p#EXsE

do not see

rajn¯

O! king

¢k|

why

ma|

to me

n   p#¢tBaxsE

you do not answer

bala|

ignorant

baÚyEn   s|p#açOa|

youthful

BayaI|

wife

ma|

me

shca¢rN£m¯

who goes with him in all activities

20.Sita   wailed   why   Rama   was   not   looking   at   her   and   why   does   he   not   answer   her   who   is   ignorant,   youthful   and   hife   who   always   goes   with   himin   all
activities?