THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

s£tap#lap:   -   WAILING   OF   SITA  
 
Þtn¬   ca¢vrl¬   p£n¬   mmEm¬   mg"c¥c¤k¬   .  
mg"a   caEÏsa¢Äñn£   na¢B:   paáa©IrÞk|   c   mE   ¢ctm¯   =11=  
Þtn¬             the two breasts
c                also
A¢vrl¬           without any gap
p£n¬              full and round
mm              my
im¬              these
mg"c¥c¤k¬         suppressed nipples
mg"a             deep
c   uÏsa¢Äñn£     is also with thick edge
na¢B:             naval
paáa©IrÞk|          the portion above the breasts
c                also
mE                my
¢ctm¯             is fleshy
 
11.Sita   wailed   that   her   breasts   were   round   and   full   with   suppressed   nipples;   her   naval   is   deep   with   thick   edge   and   the   portion   above   the   breasts   is   fleshy.    
mm   vNa©I   m¢N¢nBaE   m¦Ñ¥ÓyÄñâha¢N   c   .  
p#¢t¢¿ta|   ¹adS¢BmaIm¥c¤:   S¤BlXNam¯   =12=  
mm              my
vNI:             colour
m¢N¢nB:          is like cat's eye
m¦Ñ¥¢n            are soft
AÄñâha¢N         hairs on limbs
c               also
p#¢t¢¿ta|          flat on the ground
¹adS¢B:          the twelve including ten toes and two feet
ma|              me
Uc¤:             had said
S¤BlXNam¯        with auspicious attributes
 
12.Sita   wailed   that   with   colour   cat's   eye,   soft   hair   on   limbs   and   the   twelve   including   ten   toes   and   feet   flat   on   the   ground   she   was   said   to   be   with   auspicious   attributes.    
smg#yvm¢ÅCd#|   pa¢Npad|   c   vNIvt¯   .  
mÓd¢ÞmtEÏyEv   c   ma|   kÓyalX¢NnaE   ¢vѤ:   =13=  
smg#yv|           with full auspicious lines
A¢ÅCd#|            without gap
pa¢Npad|   c       hands and feet
vNIvt¯            with red colour
mÓd¢Þmta          with a smile on face always
i¢t              thus
ev               only
c                also
ma|               me
kÓyalX¢Nn:       those who knew the attributes of women
¢vѤ:              said
 
13.Sita   wailed   that   with   full   auspicious   lines   on   her   hand   and   feet   without   gap   and   red   colour   those   who   knew   the   attributes   of   women   told   her   that   she   will   always  
have   a   smile   on   her   face.    
Aa¢DraÇyE{¢BxEkaE   mE   b#a'NW:   p¢tna   sh   .  
k]taÓtk[SlWâ³ÞtÏsvI|   ¢vtj£k]tm¯   =14=  
Aa¢DraÇyE             as a queen
A¢BxEk:              will be coronated
mE                   for me
b#a'NW:               by brahmins
p¢tna   sh           along with husband
k]taÓtk[SlW:          who were well versed in astrology
u³:                 had said
tt¯   svI|            all that
¢vtj£k]tm¯           has been negated
 
14.Sita   wailed   that   all   that   the   brahmins   well   versed   in   astrology   had   told   about   her   being   coronated   queen   along   with   her   husband   has   now   been   negated.    
SaEDyaEÏva   jnÞTan|   p#v¦¢äOm¤pl×y   c   .  
t£rqÏva   sagrmXaE×y|   B#atr¬   gaEÝpdE   ht¬   =15=  
SaEDyaEÏva             restoring peace
jnÞTan|              in janasthana
p#v¦¢äO|                the place where she is staying
upl×y               finding
c   t£rqÏva           crossing also
sagr|                the sea
AXaE×y|              cannot be made turbid
B#atr¬                the two brothers
gaEÝpdE               in ankle deep water
ht¬                 has been killed
 
15.Sita   wailed   that   after   bringing   peace   to   janasthana   and   finding   the   place   where   she   is   staying,   crossing   the   deep   sea,   the   two   brothers   have   been   killed   in   ankle   deep   water.    
nn¤   vaâNmag"EymWÓd#|   vayÛymEv   c   .  
AÞæO|   b#'¢SràWv   raGv¬   p#Ïypïtam¯   =16=  
nn¤                 surely
vaâN|               varunastra
Aag"Ey|              agneyastra
eEÓd#|                aindrastra
vayÛy|   ev         vayavyastra also
c                  also
AÞæO|               weapon
b#'¢Sr:             known as brahmasira
c                 also
ev                only
raGv¬              Rama and Lakshmana, the two scions of Raghu
p#Ïypïtam¯          well versed in
 
16.Sita   wailed   that   Rama   and   Lakshmana   were   well   versed   in   varunastra,   agneyastra,   aindrastra,   vayavyastra   and   also   the   weapon,   brahmasira.    
AèÜymanEn   rNE   mayya   vasvaEpm¬   .  
mm   naTavnaTaya   ¢nht¬   ramlßmN¬   =17=  
AèÜymanEn           by him who was invisible
rNE                 in the battle field
mayya               by conjuring trick
vasvaEpm¬            equal to Indra
mm                 my
naT¬                protectors
AnaTaya:            without any resort
¢nht¬               have been killed
ramlßmN¬           Rama and Lakshmana
 
17.Sita   wailed   that   being   she   being   without   any   resort,   her   protectors,   Rama   and   Lakshmana   have   been   killed   in   the   battle   field   by   Indrajit   remaining   invisible   by   conjuring   trick.    
n   ¢h   袾pT|   p#aÔy   raGvÞy   rNE   ¢rp¤:   .  
j£vÓp#¢t¢nvtEIt   yï¢p   ÞyaÓmnaEjv:   =18=  
n   ¢h                  not surely
袾pT|                   the line of sight
p#aÔy                    coming into
raGvÞy                  of Rama, scion of Raghu
rNE                     in the battle field
¢rp¤:                    the enemy
j£vn¯                   living
p#¢t¢nvtEIt               will return
y¢d   A¢p   Þyat¯        even though
mnaEjv:                 with the speed of thought
 
18.Sita   wailed   that   the   enemy   of   Rama   coming   into   his   line   of   sight   will   not   surely   returnwith   life   even   though   with   the   speed   of   thought.    
n   kalÞya¢tBaraE{¢Þt   k]taÓtà   s¤Ñ¤jIy:   .  
yæO   ram:   sh   B#aæOa   SEtE   y¤¢D   ¢npa¢tt:   =19=  
n                     not
kalÞy                 for time
A¢tBar:                unbearableness
A¢Þt                  is there
k]taÓt:   c            Yama also
s¤Ñ¤jIy:                is invincible
yæO                    thus
ram:                   Rama
sh   B#aæOa             with brother, Lakshmana
SEtE                   is lying
y¤¢D                   in the battle
¢npa¢tt:               being felled
 
19.Sita   wailed   that   when   Rama   and   Lakshmana   are   lying   being   felled   in   the   battle,   then   there   is   nothing   that   is   not   there   for   time   and   Yama   is   invincible.    
n   SaEca¢m   tTa   ram|   lßmN|   c   mhablm¯   .  
naÏman|   jnn£|   va¢p   yTa   á½¥|   tp¢Þvn£m¯   =20=  
n   SaEca¢m             am not grieving
tTa                   -  similarly
ram|                    about Rama
lßmN|   c             about Lakshmana also
mhablm¯                with great strength
n                     not
AaÏman|                about me
jnn£|   va             or about mother
A¢p                   also
yTa                   like
á½¥|                    about motherinlaw
tp¢Þvn£m¯              ascetic
 
20.Sta   wailed   that   she   is   neither   grieving   about   Rama   nor   Lakshmana   nor   mother,   mother-in-law   and   nor   about   herself.              

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