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THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

s£tap#lap:   -   WAILING   OF   SITA  
 
BtaIr|   ¢nht|   è¾qva   lßmN|   c   mharTm¯   .  
¢vllap   B¦S|   s£ta   kâN|   SaEkk¢SIta   =1=  
BtaIr|                 husband
¢nht|                  having been killed
è¾qva                  seeing
lßmN|   c             Lakshmana also
mharTm¯               the great warrior
¢vllap                wailed
B¦S|                   very
s£ta                  Sita
kâN|                  pitiably
SaEkk¢SIta             overcome with grief
 
1.Sita   seeing   Rama   and   Lakshmana   killed   was   overcome   with   grief   and   wailed   very   pitiably.    
Uc¤lIX¢NnaE   yE   ma|   p¤¢æOÎy¢vDvW¢t   c   .  
tE{ï   sv©I   htE   ramE   åOa¢nnaE{n¦äOva¢dn:   =2=  
Uc¤:                   had said
lX¢Nn:                with auspicious attributes
yE                     which
ma|                    me
p¤¢æON£                 with children
A¢vDva                always with spouse
i¢t   c               thus also
tE                     that
Aï                   now
sv©I                   all
htE                   killed
ramE                   Rama
åOa¢nn:                wisemen
An¦äOva¢dn:             are liars
 
2.Sita   wailed   that   those   wisemen   who   had   said   that   she   had   auspicious   attributes   and   will   have   children   were   liars   since   Rama   ha   been   killed.    
yÇvnaE   m¢hx£|   yE   mam¥c¤:   pÏn£|   c   s¢æON:   .  
tE{ï   sv©I   htE   ramE   åOa¢nnaE{n¦tva¢dn:   =3=  
yÇvn:                  of one who performs aswamedha yajna
m¢hx£|                  as a queen
yE                      who
ma|                     me
Uc¤:                   had said
pÏn£|   c               wife also
s¢æON:                  of one who performs satra yajna
tE                      that
Aï                    now
sv©I                    all of them
htE                     having been killed
ramE                    Rama
åOa¢nn:                  wisemen
An¦tva¢dn:              are liars
 
3.Sita   wailed   that   those   wisemen   who   told   her   that   she   will   be   the   wife   and   queen  
of   one   who   will   perform   aswamedha   and   satra   yajnas   are   liars   as   Rama   has   been  
killed.    
Uc¤:   s|½vNE   yE   ma|   ¢¹ja:   kataI¢Ótka   S¤Bam¯   .  
tE{ï   sv©I   htE   ramE   åOa¢nnaE{n¦tva¢dn:   =4=  
Uc¤:                   had said
s|½vNE                 in my presence
yE                     who
ma|                    me
¢¹ja:   kataI¢Ótka:      brahmin astrolegers
S¤Bam¯                 ever living with husband
tE                     that
Aï                    now
sv©I                    all of them
htE                     having been killed
ramE                    Rama
åOa¢nn:                  wisemen
An¦tva¢dn:              are liars
 
4.Sita   wailed   that   those   brahmin   astrologers   who   told   her   that   she   will   ever   live   with   her   husband   are   liars   since   Rama   has   been   killed.    
v£rpa¢TIvpÏn£   Ïv|   yE   DÓyE¢t   c   ma|   ¢vѤ:   .  
tE{ï   sv©I   htE   ramE   åOa¢nnaE{n¦tva¢dn:   =5=  
v£rpa¢TIvpÏn£   Ïv|       you will be the wife of a brave king
yE                     who
DÓya                   blessed
i¢t   c                thus also
ma|                     me
¢vѤ:                    had told
tE                      those
Aï                     now
sv©I                     all of them
htE                     since been killed
ramE                    Rama
åOa¢nn:                  wisemen
An¦tva¢dn:              are liars
 
5.Sita   wailed   that   those   wisemen   who   told   her   that   she   will   be   the   wife   of   a   brave   king   are   now   liars   since   Rama   has   been   killed.    
ima¢n   Kl¤   pîa¢n   padyaEyªI:   k[l¢ÞæOy:   .  
Aa¢DraÇyE{¢B¢xÅyÓtE   nrEÓd#W:   p¢t¢B:   sh   =6=  
ima¢n   Kl¤             are present here
pîa¢n                   the lotus lines
padyaE:                  on my soles
yW:                     which
k[l¢ÞæOy:                married women
Aa¢DraÇyE                as a queen
A¢B¢xÅyÓtE              who are coronated
nrEÓd#W:                  kings'
p¢t¢B:   sh             along with husbands
 
6.Sita   wailed   that   married   women   with   lotus   lines   on   their   feet   who   are   coronated   with   their   husbands   as   king   and   queen   those   lines   are   still   present   in   my   feet.    
vWDÛy|   ya¢Ót   yWnaIya©I   lXNWBaIÂyѤlIBa:   .  
naÏmnÞta¢n   pÜya¢m   pÜyÓt£   htlXNa   =7=  
vWDÛy|                  widowhood
ya¢Ót                  attains
yW:                    by which
nayI:                   women
lXNW:                  with attributes
BaÂyѤlIBa:              without merit
n                      not
AaÏmn:   ta¢n           those for me
pÜya¢m                  I see
pÜyÓt£                  even searching
htlXNa                 with clear auspicious attributes
 
7.Sita   wailed   that   those   attributes   without   merit   seen   in   women   who   had   attained   widowhood   are   not   seen   in   her   who   had   clear   auspicious   atributes.    
sÏynama¢n   pîa¢n   ÞæO£Nam¤³a¢n   lXNW:   .  
taÓyï   ¢nhtE   ramE   ¢vtTa¢n   Bv¢Ót   mE   =8=  
sÏynama¢n                bringing good fortune
pîa¢n                    lotus sign
ÞæO£Na|                    for women
u³a¢n                    is told
lXNW:                    science of lines
ta¢n                     these
Aï                      now
¢nhtE                     since killed
ramE                      Rama
¢vtTa¢n                   are useless
Bv¢Ót                    become
mE                       for me
 
8.Sita   wailed   that   the   science   of   lines   tell   that   lotus   lines   are   said   to   bring   good   fortune   but   those   are   useless   for   her   since   Rama   had   been   killed.    
kESa:   s¥ßma:   sma   n£la   B#¤v¬   casÄñtE   mm   .  
v¦äOE   caraEmSE   jHqGE   dÓtaàa¢vrla   mm   =9=  
kESa:                    hairs of tresses
s¥ßma:                   are thin
sma:                    are equal
n£la:                    black
B#¤v¬                     eye brows
c   AsÄñtE               are not joined together
mm                      my
v¦äOE                      with flesh
c   AraEmSE               are free of hairs
jHqGE                     forelegs
dÓta:                     teeth
c   A¢vrla:               are without gap also
mm                       my
 
9.Sita   wailed   that   her   hair   of   tress   are   fine,   black   and   are   equal;   eyebrows   are   not   joined   together;   her   forelegs   are   free   of   hair   and   teeth   are   without   gap.    
SH¯KE   nEæOE   kr¬   pad¬   g¤l¯Pav¥ã   c   mE   ¢ct¬   .  
An¤v¦äOnKa:   ¢Þa"ÂDa:   smaàaÄñ^lyaE   mm   =10=  
SH¯KE                     sides of forehead
nEæOE                       eyes
kr¬   pad¬                 hands and feet
g¤l¯P¬                     ankles
Uã   c                   thighs also
mE                        my
¢ct¬                      are fleshy
An¤v¦äOnKa:                with round nails
¢Þa"ÂDa:                    are soft
sma:   c                  equal also
AÄñ^ly:                   fingers
mm                       my
 
10.Sita   wailed   that   the   sides   of   forehead,   eyes,   hands,   feet,ankles   and   thighs   are   fleshy   and   her   fingers   have   round   nails   and   were   equal.              
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