y¢d   nam   kTa   tÞy   ¢n¢àt|   va{¢p   yìvEt¯   .
¢nvEdyETa:   svI|   tÏpraE   mE   Þyadn¤g#h:   =11=

y¢d   nam

whatever it may be

kTa

talk

tÞy

his

¢n¢àt|

that is decided

va

or

A¢p

even

yt¯

which

BvEt¯

becomes

¢nvEdyETa:

report to me

svI|

all

tt¯

that

pr:

great

mE

for me

Þyat¯

will be

An¤g#h:

act of kindness

11.Sita   told   Sarama   whatever   may   be   Ravana's   talks   she   must   report
to   Sita   all   that   was   decided   and   it   will   be   an   act   of   kindness.

sa   ÏvEv|   b#¤vÓt£|   s£ta|   srma   vÚg¤Ba¢xN£   .
uvac   vdn|   tÞya:   Þp¦SÓt£   baÝp¢v²vm¯   =12=

sa

that

t¤

in this

ev|

as above

b#¤vÓt£|

speaking

s£ta|

to Sita

srma

Sarama

vÚg¤Ba¢xN£

gentle of expression

uvac

spoke

vdn|

face

tÞya:

her

Þp¦SÓt£

wiping

baÝp¢v²vm¯

covered with tears

12.Sarama,   gentle   of   expression   wiping   Sita's   face   covered   with   tears
spoke   as   follows   to   Sita   who   was   speaking   as   above.

ex   tE   yï¢Bp#ayÞtda   gÅCa¢m   jan¢k   =13=

ex:

this

tE

your

y¢d

in case

A¢Bp#ay:

is your opinion

tda

now

gÅCa¢m

I will go

jan¢k

Sita

13.Sarama   told   Sita   that   in   case   that   was   her   opinion,   she   will   go
then.

g¦/   SæOaEr¢Bp#aym¤pav¦äOa|   c   pÜy   mam¯   =14=

g¦/

learning

SæOaE:

of the enemies

A¢Bp#ay|

idea

upav¦äOa|   c

returning also

pÜy

see

mam¯

me

14.Sarama   told   that   she   will   return   learning   the   enemies'   idea.

evm¤ÀÏva   ttaE   gÏva   sm£p|   tÞy   rXs:   .
S¤½av   k¢Tt|   tÞy   ravNÞy   sm¢ÓæON:   =15=

ev|

as above

uÀÏva

having said

tt:	from there

gÏva

going to

sm£p|

the presence of

tÞy

that

rXs:

ogre's

S¤½av

overheard

k¢Tt|

the talk

tÞy

that

ravNÞy

o Ravana

sm¢ÓæON:

with ministers

15.Sarama   so   saying   and   going   to   the   presence   of   the   ogre,   overheard
Ravana's   talk   with   his   ministers.

sa   ½¤Ïva   ¢n½y|   tÞy   ¢n½yåOa   ѤraÏmn:   .
p¤nrEvagm¢ÏXp#mSaEkv¢nka|   tda   =16=

sa

she

½¤Ïva

overhearing

¢n½y|

decision

tÞy

his

¢n½yåOa

understanding the decision

ѤraÏmn:

of the evil minded

p¤n:

again

ev

only

Aagmt¯

returned

¢Xp#m¯

quickly

ASaEkv¢nka|

to the asoka grove

tda

then

16.She   after   overhearing   the   decision   of   the   evil   minded   Ravana   and
having   understanding   that   decision,   returned   to   the   asoka   grove   again.

sa   p#¢v¾a   p¤nÞtæO   ddSI   jnkaÏmjam¯   .
p#t£XmaNa|   tamEv   B#¾pîa¢mv   ¢½ym¯   =17=

sa

she

p#¢v¾a   p¤n:

entering again

tæO

there

ddSI

saw

jnkaÏmjam¯

daughter of Janaka, Sita

p#t£XmaNa|

awaiting

ta|

that

ev

only

B#¾pîa|

without the lotus

iv

like

¢½ym¯

goddess Lakshmi

17.Sarama,   on   entering   the   grove   saw   Sita   waiting   for   her   like   goddess
Lakshmi   without   the   lotus.

ta|   t¤   s£ta   p¤n:   p#açOa|   srma|   vÚg¤Ba¢xN£m¯   .
p¢rÝvÇy   c   s¤¢Þa"ÂD|   dd¬   c   Þvymasnm¯   =18=

ta|

that

t¤

in this

s£ta

Sita

p¤n:   p#açOa|

again retuaned

srma|

to Sarama

vÚg¤Ba¢xN£m¯

who speaks kindly

p¢rÝvÇy

embracing

c	after that

s¤¢Þa"ÂD|

most tenderly

dd¬

offered

c

also

Þvy|

her own

Aasnm¯

seat

18.Sita   embraced   Sarama   who   had   returned   and   offered   her   own   seat.

ihas£na   s¤K|   svImaÁya¢h   mm   tt¯Ïvt:   .
@\rÞy   ¢n½y|   tÞy   ravNÞy   ѤraÏmn:   =19=

ih

here

Aas£na

seated

s¤K|

at ease

svI|

all

AaÁya¢h

tell

mm

to me

tt¯Ïvt:

accurately

@\rÞy

of the cruel

¢n½y|

decision

tÞy

that

ravNÞy

of Ravana

ѤraÏmn:

the evil minded

19.Sita   told   Sarama   to   be   seated   at   ease   and   tell   her   the   decision   of   the
cruel   and   evil   minded   Ravana.

evm¤³a   t¤   srma   s£tya   vEpmanya   .
k¢Tt|   svImac¾   ravNÞy   sm¢ÓæON:   =20=

ev|

as above

u³a	being told

t¤

in this

srma

Sarama

s£tya

by Suta

vEpmanya

the trembling

k¢Tt|

the talk

svI|

all

Aac¾	reproduced as follows

ravNÞy

of Ravana

sm¢ÓæON:

with his ministers

20.Sarama,   being   told   as   above   by   the   trembling   Sita,   reproduced   the
talk   Ravana   had   with   his   ministers.