s£ta|   t¤   maE¢hta|   è¾qva   srma   nam   raXs£   .
AassadaS¤   vWdEh£|   ¢p#ya|   p#N¢yn£|   sK£m¯   =1=

s£ta|

Sita

t¤

then

maE¢hta|

distraught

è¾qva

seeing

srma   nam

Sarama by name

raXs£

ogress

Aassad

approached

AaS¤	immediately

vWdEh£|

princess of Videha

¢p#ya|

pleasant

p#N¢yn£|

wishing well for all

sK£m¯

beloved friend

1.An   ogress,   Sarama   by   name,   who   was   pleasant,   wished   well   for   all   and   best   friend   approached   Sita   immediately   on   seeing   her   distraught.

maE¢ht|   raXsEÓd#EN   s£ta|   prmѤ:¢Ktam¯   .
Aaáasyamas   tda   srma   m¦Ñ¤Na¢xN£   =2=

maE¢ht|

being cheated

raXsEÓd#EN

by the king of ogres

s£ta|

Sita

prmѤ:¢Ktam¯

feeling extremely distressed

Aaáasyamas

comforted

tda

then

srma

Sarama

m¦Ñ¤Na¢xN£

speaks pleasantly

2.Sarama,   who   speaks   pleasantly,   then   comforted   Sita   who   was   feeling
extremely   distressed,   cheated   by   Ravana.

sa   ¢h   tæO   k]ta   ¢mæO|   s£tya   rßymaNya   .
rXÓt£   ravNa¢d¾a   san¤@«Sa   èFv#ta   =3=

sa

she

¢h

therefore

tæO

there

k]ta	was accepted

¢mæO|

as a friend

s£tya

by Sita

rßymaNya

being taken care of

rXÓt£

guarding

ravNa¢d¾a

as ordered by Ravana

san¤@«Sa

full of compassion

èFv#ta

firm of resolve

3.Sarama   was   ordered   by   Ravana   for   guarding   and   taking   care   of   Sita,   full   of
compassion,   firm   of   resolve   and   therefore   was   accepted   by   Sita   as   a   friend.

sa   ddSI   sK£   tt:   s£ta|   srma   n¾cEtnam¯   .
upav¦ÏyaE¢ÏTta|   ÒvÞta|   vfva¢mvpa|x¤s¤   =4=

sa

that

ddSI

saw

sK£

friend

tt:

then

s£ta|

Sita

srma

Sarama

n¾cEtnam¯

stupified

upav¦Ïy

rolling

u¢ÏTta|

risen

ÒvÞta|

soiled

vfva|   iv

like a mare

pa|x¤s¤

in the sand

4.Sarama   saw   her   friend   Sita   stupified,   risen   after   rolling   in   the   sand   and   soiled   like   a   mare.

ta|   smaáasyamas   sK£Þa"EhEn   s¤v#ta   =5=

ta|

her

smaáasyamas

began to console

sK£Þa"EhEn

out of affection as a friend

s¤v#ta

princess of noble vows

5.Sarama   began   to   console   Sita,   the   princess   of   noble   vows,   out   of   affection
as   a   friend.

smaá¢s¢h   vWdE¢h   ma   B¥äOE   mnsaE   ÛyTa   .
u³a   yd#avNEn   Ïv|   p#Ïy¤³||   c   Þvy|   Ïvya   =
sK£Þa"EhEn   tì£â   mya   svI|   p#¢t½¤tm¯   =6=
l£nya   ggnE   s¥ÓyE   Bym¤Ïs¦Çy   ravNat¯   .
tv   hEtaE¢vISala¢X   n   ¢h   mE   j£¢vt|   ¢p#ym¯   =7=

smaá¢s¢h

be confident

vWdE¢h

Sita

ma   B¥t¯

donot have

tE

your

mns:

for mind

ÛyTa

grief

u³a

was told

yt¯

which

ravNEn

by Ravana

Ïv|

you

p#Ïy¤³||   c

was told in reply

Þvy|

own

Ïvya

by you

sK£Þa"EhEn

out of affection as a friend

tt¯

that

B£â	shaking out of fear

mya

by me

svI|

all

p#¢t½¤tm¯

were overheard

l£nya

remainig concealed

ggnE	in the sky

s¥ÓyE

a lonely

By|	the danger

uÏs¦Çy

not caring

ravNat¯

from Ravana

tv

your

hEtaE:

sake

¢vSala¢X

large eyed

n

not

¢h

surely

mE

for me

j£¢vt|

life

¢p#ym¯

is dear

6,7.Sarama   told   Sita   all   that   were   told   by   Ravana   and   which   was   told   him   by   were   overheard   by   her   out   of   affection   for   her   friend   while   remaining   concealed   in   the   sky   not   caring   the   danger   from   Ravana   and   that   her   life   is   not   dear   to   her   for   sake   of   Sita   and   that   Sita   should   be   free   of   grief   and   be   confident.

s   s|B#aÓtà   ¢nÝ@aÓtaE   yÏk]tE   raXsa¢Dp:   .
tÅc   mE   ¢v¢dt|   svIm¢B¢nÝ@Øy   mW¢Tl£   =8=

s:

he

s|B#aÓt:

agitated

c   ¢nÝ@aÓt:

left this place also

yÏk]tE

for which

raXsa¢Dp:

king of ogres

tt¯

that

c

also

mE

to me

¢v¢dt|

is known

svIm¯

all

A¢B¢nÝ@Øy

going out

mW¢Tl£

Sita, princess of Mithila

8.Sarama   told   Sita   that   the   reason   for   which   Ravana   left   that   place   agitated
is   known   to   her   .

n   SÀy|   s¬¢çOk|   kt¤I|   ramÞy   ¢v¢dtaÏmn:   =9=

n   SÀy|

is not possible

s¬¢çOk|   kt¤I|

to attack while asleep

ramÞy

Rama

¢v¢dtaÏmn:

knower of his self

9.Sarama   told   Sita   it   is   not   possible   to   attack   Rama   while   asleep.

vDà   p¤âxÛyaG#E   t¢Þm°WvaEppïtE   =10=

vD:   c

even killing

p¤âxÛyaG#E

in the case of tiger among men

t¢Þmn¯

that

n

not

ev

only

uppïtE

is possible

10.Sarama   told   Sita   that   in   the   case   of   Rama,   the   tiger   among   men,   even
killing   is   not   possible.