THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 34 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

srmya   ravNaSykTnm¯   -   SARAMA   DISCLOSES   RAVANA'S   PLANS  
 
AT   ta|   jatsÓtapa|   tEn   vaÀyEn   maE¢htam¯   .  
srma   ýadyamas   p¦¢Tv£|   ﬢrvaØBsa   =1=  
AT    then
ta|    her, Sita
jatsÓtapa|    felt agonised
tEn    by that
vaÀyEn    words
maE¢htam¯    put off mind
srma    Sarama
ýadyamas    gladdened
p¦¢Tv£|    the parched earth
ï¬:    the sky
iv    like
AØBsa    with rain
 
1.Sita   who   felt   agonised   and   put   off   mind,   was   gladdened   by   the   words  
of   Sarama   like   the   earth   parched   by   the   sun   with   rain.    
ttÞtÞya   ¢ht|   sÁya¢àk£xIÓt£   sK£   vc:   .  
uvac   kalE   kalåOa   ¢Þmp¥vaI¢BBa¢xN£   =2=  
tt:    then
tÞya:    her
¢ht|    a beneficial turn
sÁya:    to her friend
¢ck£xIÓt£    wishing to do
sK£    friend
vc:    words
uvac    spoke
kalE    in time
kalåOa    who knew the timing of an act
¢Þmp¥vaI¢BBa¢xN£    smiled before speaking sweetly
 
2.Sarama,   wishing   to   do   a   beneficial   turn   to   her   friend,   Sita,   knowing   the  
timing   of   an   act   and   who   smiled   before   speaking   sweetly,   spoke   the  
following   words.    
uÏshEymh|   gÏva   Ïv¹aÀym¢stEXNE   .  
¢nvEï   k[Sl|   ramE   p#¢tÅC°a   ¢nv¢tIt¤m¯   =3=  
uÏshEym¯    am capable
Ah|    I
gÏva    going
Ïv¹aÀym¯    your message
A¢stEXNE    dark eyed lady
¢nvEï    delivering
k[Sl|    welfare
ramE    to Rama
p#¢tÅC°a    hidden from view
¢nv¢tIt¤m¯    to return
 
3.Sarama   told   Sita   that   she   will   go   to   Rama   and   delivering   the   message  
about   her   welfare   and   will   return   hidden   from   view.  
 
n   ¢h   mE   @mmaNaya   ¢nralØbE   ¢vhay¢s   .  
smTa©I   g¢tmÓvEt¤|   pvnaE   gâfaE{¢p   va   =4=  
n    not
¢h    surely
mE    me
@mmaNaya:    while flying
¢nralØbE    without any support
¢vhay¢s    in the sky
smTI:    will be capable
g¢tm¯    my movement
AÓvEt¤|    to follow
pvn:    the Wind god
gâf:    Garuda
A¢p    even
va    or
 
4.Sarama   told   Sita   that   while   she   is   flying   unsupported   in   the   sky,   her  
movement   cannot   be   followed   by   Garuda   of   even   the   Wind   god.    
ev|   b#¤vaNa|   ta|   s£ta   srma|   p¤nrb#v£t¯   .  
mD¤r|   ÜlßNya   vaca   p¥vI|   SaEka¢Bp°ya   =5=  
ev|    as above
b#¤vaNa|    was speaking
ta|    that
s£ta    Sita
srma|    to Sarama
p¤n:    again
Ab#v£t¯    replied
mD¤r|    sweetly
ÜlßNya    in gentle
vaca    tones
p¥vI|    former
SaEka¢Bp°ya    overcome by grief
 
5.Sita,   who   was   overcome   by   former   grief,   replied   in   gentle   tones   to   Sarama  
who   was   speaking   as   above.    
smTaI   ggn|   gÓt¤m¢p   va   Ïv|   rsatlm¯   .  
AvgÅCaØyktIÛy|   ktIÛy|   tE   mdÓtrE   =6=  
smTaI    capable
ggn|    ascending to the skies
gÓt¤m¯    to reach
A¢p    even
va    or
Ïv|    you
rsatlm¯    the netherlands
AvgÅCa¢m    I know
AktIÛy|    which cannot be done by others
ktIÛy|    to be done
tE    by you
mdÓtrE    with regard to me
 
6.Sita   told   Sarama   that   she   was   capable   of   ascending   to   the   skies   or   reach  
the   netherlands   also   and   also   that   she   can   do   which   cannot   be   done   by  
others   in   regard   to   Sita.    
mt¯¢p#y|   y¢d   ktIÛy|   y¢d   b¤¢¼:   ¢ÞTra   tv   .  
åOat¤¢mÅCa¢m   tE   gÏva   ¢k|   kraEt£¢t   ravN:   =7=  
mt¯¢p#y|    pleasing to me
y¢d   ktIÛy|    if to be done
y¢d    in case
b¤¢¼:    resolve
¢ÞTra    is firm
tv    your
åOat¤|    to know
iÅCa¢m    I wish
tE    your
gÏva    approaching
¢k|    what
kraE¢t    is doing
i¢t    thus
ravN:    Ravana
 
7.Sita   told   Sarama   that   in   case   she   is   firm   in   her   resolve   to   do   what  
pleases   Sita,   she   should   approach   Ravana   and   find   out   what   he   is   doing,  
which   Sita   wished   to   know.    
s   ¢h   mayabl:   @\raE   ravN:   SæO¤raDN:   .  
ma|   maEhy¢t   Ѥ¾aÏma   p£tmaæOªv   vaâN£   =8=  
s:    that
¢h    surely
mayabl:    with magical powers
@\r:    is cruel
ravN:    Ravana
SæO¤raDN:    makes enemies cry
ma|    me
maEhy¢t    confounded
Ѥ¾aÏma    evil minded
p£tmaæO   ev    the moment it is drunk
vaâN£    spirituous liquor
 
8.Sita   told   Sarama   that   Ravana   who   is   cruel,   makes   his   enemies   cry,   with  
magical   powers   and   evil   minded   had   made   her   confounded   like   a   spirituous  
liquor   does   the   moment   it   is   drunk.    
tjaIpy¢t   ma|   ¢nÏy|   Bt¯Isap¢t   cask]t¯   .  
raXs£¢B:   s¤GaEra¢ByaI   ma|   rX¢Ót   ¢nÏyS:   =9=  
tjaIpy¢t    threatens by words
ma|    me
¢nÏy|    always
Bt¯Isap¢t   c    snubs also
Ask]t¯    off and on
raXs£¢B:    by ogresses
s¤GaEra¢B:    most frightful
ya:    who
ma|    me
rX¢Ót    guards
¢nÏyS:    everyday
 
9.Sita   told   Sarama   that   he   makes   the   most   frightful   ogresses   who   guard   her  
everyday   to   threaten   her   with   words   always   and   snubbed   her   off   and   on.    
u¢¹g"a   S¢Äðta   ca¢Þm   n   ÞvÞT|   c   mnaE   mm   .  
tìyaÅcahm¤¢¹g"a   ASaEkv¢nka|   gta   =10=  
u¢¹g"a    perturbed
S¢Äðta   c    apprehensive also
A¢Þm    I am
n    not
ÞvÞT|    at ease
c    also
mn:   mm    my mind
tìyat¯    through the fear of him
c    also
Ah|    I
u¢¹g"a    agitated
ASaEkv¢nka|    in the asoka grove
gta    being held
 
10.Sita   told   Sarama   that   she   is   perturbed   and   apprehensive   and   her   mind   is  
not   at   ease   and   though   held   in   asoka   grove   she   is   agitated   through   fear   of   him.              
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