THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 48 : SLOKAS 31 TO 41


 

s£tap#lap:   -   WAILING   OF   SITA  
 
ca¢ræOs¤KS£lÏvat¯p#¢v¾a{¢s   mnaE   mm   =31=  
ca¢ræOs¤KS£lÏvat¯     having good character
p#¢v¾a   A¢s         you have a place
mn:                 in heart
mm                 my
 
31.Trijata   told   Sita   that   she   had   a   place   in   Trijata's   heart   due   to   her   good   character.    
nEm¬   SÀy¬   rNE   jEt¤|   sEÓd#Wr¢p   s¤ras¤rW:   =32=  
n                 not
im¬               the two
SÀy¬              are capable
rNE               in the battle field
jEt¤|              to be overcome
sEÓd#W:             with Indra
A¢p   s¤ras¤rW:     by gods and demons even
 
32.Trijata   told   Sita   that   Rama   and   Lakshmana   cannot   be   overcome   in   a   battle   field   even   by   gods   and   demons   alongwith   Indra.    
taèS|   dSIn|   è¾qva   mya   cavE¢dt|   tv   =33=  
taèS|             being like that
dSIn|             the situation
è¾qva             seeing
mya              by me
c                also
AavE¢dt|           have been informed
tv               to you
 
33.Trijata   told   Sita   that   after   seeing   the   situation   being   like   that   only   she   has   been   informed   by   Trijata.    
id|   c   s¤mh¢Åcþ|   SnW:   pÜyaï   mW¢T¢l   =34=  
id|               the following
c                also
s¤mht¯            excellent
¢cþ|              identification mark
SnW:   pÜy        listen carefully
Aï               now
mW¢T¢l             Sita, princess of Mithila
 
34.Trijata   told   Sita   to   listen   carefully   to   the   following   excellent   identification   mark.    
¢n:s|åOavÔy¤BavEt¬   nWv   lßm£¢vIy¤ÇytE   =35=  
¢n:s|åO¬   A¢p     even though unconscious
uB¬              the two
et¬              these
n   ev           not
lßm£:            facial radiance
¢vy¤ÇytE          changed
 
35.Trijata   told   Sita   that   even   though   Rama   and   Lakshmana   are   unconscious,   their   facial   radiance   has   not   changed.    
p#ayEN   gtst¯Ïvana|   p¤âxaNa|   gtay¤xaqm¯   .  
èÜymanEx¤   vÀæO©x¤   pr|   Bv¢t   vWk]tm¯   =36=  
p#ayEN             mostly
gtst¯Ïvana|        lost lives
p¤âxaNa|            of men
gtay¤xaqm¯          end of life
èÜymanEx¤          when seen
vÀæO©x¤             faces
pr|               greatly
Bv¢t             appears
vWk]tm¯            distorted
 
36.Trijata   told   Sita   that   the   faces   of   men   at   the   end   of   life   who   have   lost   their   lives   when   seen   will   appear   greatly   distorted.    
Ïyj   SaEk|   c   maEh|   c   Ѥ:K|   c   jnkaÏmjE   .  
ramlßmNaEyaErT©I   naï   SÀymj£¢vt¤m¯   =37=  
Ïyj             discard
SaEk|   c         grief also
maEh|   c         confusion also
Ѥ:K|   c         worry also
jnkaÏmjE         O! daughter of Janaka, Sita
ramlßmNaEyaE:      of Rama and Lakshmana
AT©I              in respect of
n                not
Aï              now
SÀy|             possible
Aj£¢vt¤m¯         to die
 
37.Trijata   told   Sita   that   in   respect   of   Rama   and   Lakshmana   she   should   discard   her   grief,   confusion   and   worry;   now   it   is   not   possible   to   die.    
½¤Ïva   t¤   vcn|   tÞya:   s£ta   s¤rs¤taEpma   .  
k]ta¸¢lâvacEdmEvm¢ÞÏv¢t   mW¢Tl£   =38=  
½¤Ïva             upon hearing
t¤                in this
vcn|             words
tÞya:             her
s£ta             Sita
s¤rs¤taEpma        like a celestial lady
k]ta¸¢l:          with joined palms
uvac             replied
id|               as above
ev|              like this
AÞt¤             let it be
i¢t              thus
mW¢Tl£            princess of Mithila
 
38.Sita,   princess   of   Mithila,   on   hearing   th   words   of   Trijata,   replied   'let   that   be   so'   with   joined   palms.    
¢vman|   p¤Ýpk|   täO¤   s|¢nvÏyI   mnaEjvm¯   .  
d£na   ¢æOjzya   s£ta   lÄðamEv   p#vE¢Sta   =39=  
¢vman|             aerial car
p¤Ýpk|             puspaka
tt¯               that
t¤   s|¢nvÏyI       on return
mnaEjvm¯           with the speed of thought
d£na              pitiable
¢æOjzya            by Trijata
s£ta              Sita
lÄða|   ev         in Lanka itself
p#vE¢Sta           was brought into
 
39.Sita,   who   was   pitible,   was   brought   back   into   Lanka   on   return   of   the   aerial   car   puaspaka,   capable   of   moving   at   speed   of   thought.    
tt¢ÞæOjzya   saDI|   p¤Ýpkadvâ/   sa   .  
ASaEkv¢nkamEv   raXs£¢B:   p#vE¢Sta   =40=  
tt:                  then
¢æOjzya               with Trijata
saDI|                 alongwith
p¤Ýpkat¯              from aerial car puspaka
Avâ/               climbing down
sa                  she
ASaEkv¢nka|   ev     in asoka forest itself
raXs£¢B:             by ogresses
p#vE¢Sta              was stationed
 
40.Then   Sita   alongwith   Trijata   on   climbing   down   from   the   aerial   car   puspaka   was   stationed   in   asoka   forest   itself   by   the   ogresses.    
p#¢vÜy   s£ta   bh¤v¦XxÎfa|   ta|   raXsEÓd#Þy   ¢vharB¥¢mm¯   .  
s|p#Eßy   s|¢cÓÏy   c   rajp¤æO¬   pr|   ¢vxad|   sm¤pajgam   =41=  
p#¢vÜy              entering
s£ta               Sita
bh¤v¦XxÎfa|          thick with many trees
ta|                 that
raXsEÓd#Þy          of the king of ogres, Ravana
¢vharB¥¢mm¯          pleasure grove
s|p#Eßy             surveying
s|¢cÓÏy   c        thinking again and again
rajp¤æO¬            about the two princess, Rama and Lakshmana
pr|   ¢vxad|        great grief
sm¤pajgam         was drowned in
 
41.Sita   entering   the   pleasure   grove   of   Ravana,   surveyed   it   and   thinking   again   and   again   about   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   was   drowned   in   great   grief.  
 

iÏyax©I   ½£md#amayNE   vaÚm£k£yE   Aa¢dkaÛyE   y¤¼kaÎfE   A¾cÏva¢r|S:   sgI:   =48=  

           
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