THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 119 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


 

s£ta¢g"p#vES:   -   SITA   ENTERS   INTO   FIRE  
 
evm¤³Þt¤   vWdE/a   lßmN:   prv£rhra   .  
AmxIvSmap°aE   raGvannmWXt   =21=  
ev|    as above
u³:    being told
t¤    then
vWdE/a    by Sita, a princees of Videha
lßmN:    Lakshmana
prv£rhra    destroyer of enemy heroes
AmxIvS|    with anger
Aap°:      overcome
raGvann|    at the face of Rama, a scion of Raghu
eEXt    looked
 
21.Hearing   the   above   words   of   Sita,   a   princess   of   Videha,   Lakshmana,   destroyer   of   enemy   heroes,   overcome   wit   anger,   looked   at   the   face   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu.    
s   ¢våOay   ttÜCÓd|   ramÞyakars¥¢ctm¯   .  
¢cta|   ckar   s¬¢m¢æOmItE   ramÞy   v£yIvan¯   =22=  
s:    that
¢våOay    knowing
tt:    then
CÓd|    the mind
ramÞy    of Rama
Aakars¥¢ctm¯     by facial expressiom
¢cta|    pyre
ckar    prepared
s¬¢m¢æO:     Lakshmana, son of Sumitra
mtE    the wish
ramÞy    of Rama
v£yIvan¯     valiant
 
22.Lakshmana,   the   valiant   son   of   Sumitra,   knowing   the   mind   of   Rama   by   his   facial   expression   and   as   per   his   wish   prepared   a   pyre.    
ADaEm¤K|   tda   ram|   SnW:   k]Ïva   p#d¢XNm¯   .  
upaspIt   vWdEh£   d£Ôyman|   h¤taSnm¯   =23=  
ADaEm¤K|    with head down
tda    then
ram|    Rama
SnW:    slowly
k]Ïva    having done
p#d¢XNm¯     walking clockwise
upaspIt    approached
vWdEh£    Sita, a princess of Videha
d£Ôyman|     blazing
h¤taSnm¯     fire
 
23.Sita,   a   princess   of   Videha,   then   walked   clockwise   slowly   with   bowed   head   around   Rama   approached   the   blazing   fire.    
p#NØy   dEvta×yà   b#a'NE×yà   mW¢Tl£   .  
b¼a¸¢lp¤za   cEdm¤vaca¢g"s¢mpt:   =24=  
p#NØy    bowing
dEvta×y:   c     to gods also
b#a'NE×y   c     to brahmanas also
mW¢Tl£    Sita, a princess of Mithila
b¼a¸¢lp¤za     with joined palms
c    also
id|    this
uvac    said
A¢g"sm£pt:     in the presence of the fire
 
24.Sita,   a   princess   of   Mithila,   bowing   down   to   the   gods   and   brahmins   prayes   as   follows   with   joined   palms   in   the   presence   of   the   fire.    
yTa   mE   ¶dy|   ¢nÏy|   napspI¢t   raGvat¯   .  
tTa   laEkÞy   saX£   ma|   svIt:   pat¤   pavk:   =25=  
yTa    in case
mE   ¶dy|     my heart
¢nÏy|    always
n   ApspI¢t     never turns away
raGvat¯    From Rama, a scion of Raghu
tTa    is true
laEkÞy    of the world
saX£    witness
ma|    me
svIt:    all round
pat¤    may protect
pavk:    god of fire
 
25.Sita   said   that   in   case   it   was   true   that   her   heart   never   truned   away   from   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   may   the   witness   of   the   world,   god   of   Fire,   protect   her   all   round.    
yTa   ma|   S¤¼ca¢ræOa|   Ѥ¾a|   jana¢t   raGv:   .  
tTa   laEkÞy   saX£   ma|   svIt:   pat¤   pavk:   =26=  
yTa    though
ma|    me
S¤¼ca¢ræOa|     of unimpeachable conducct
Ѥ¾a|     to be corrupt
jana¢t    thinks
raGv:    Rama, a scion of Raghu
tTa    truthfully
laEkÞy    of the world
saX£    witness
ma|    me
svIt:    on all sides
pat¤    may protect
pavk:    fire
 
26.Sita   felt   that   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu   thought   that   she   is   corrupt   though   she   was   of   unimpeachable   conduct,   she   wanted   the   god   of   Fire,   a   witness   of   the   world   to   protect   her   on   all   sides.    
kmINa   mnsa   vaca   yTa   na¢tcraØyhm¯   .  
raGv|   svIDmIåO|   tTa   ma|   svIt:   pat¤   pavk:   =27=  
Aa¢dÏyaE   BgvaÓvay¤¢dISàÓd#ÞtTWv   c   .  
Ahàa¢p   tTa   s|ÒyE   ra¢æOà   p¦¢Tv£   tTa   =  
yTaÓyE{¢p   ¢vjan¢Ót   tTa   ca¢ræOs|y¤tam¯   =28=  
kmINa    in act
mnsa    by thought
vaca    by word
yTa    though
n   A¢tcra¢m     not been unfaithful
Ahm¯    I am
raGv|    Rama, a scion of Raghu
svIDmIåO|    who knows all virtues
tTa    truthful
ma|    me
svIt:    on all sides
pat¤    may protect
pavk:    god of Fire
Aa¢dÏy:    Sun
Bgvan¯    god
vay¤:    Wind gos
¢dS:    directions
cÓd#:    moon
tTa    similarly
ev    only
c    also
Ah:   c   A¢p     daytime also
tTa   s|ÒyE     similarly the twilights
ra¢æO:   c     night also
p¦¢Tv£   tTa     similarly Mother Earth
yTa    like
AÓyE   A¢p     others also
¢vjan¢Ót     knows
tTa    similarly
ca¢ræOs|y¤tam¯     endowed with good character
 
27,28.Sita   said   that   in   case   truthfully   she   was   never   unfaithful   in   act,   thought   and   word   to   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   who   knows   all   virtues,   Sun   god,   Wind   god,   directions,   Moon   god,   diety   of   daytime,   twilights   and   night,   Mother   Earth,   and   others   knows   that   she   was   exdowed   with   good   character,   let   the   god   of   fire   protect   her   on   all   sides.    
evm¤ÀÏva   t¤   vWdEh£   p¢r@Øy   h¤taSnm¯   .  
¢vvES   Çvln|   d£çO|   ¢n:sÄñEnaÓtraÏmna   =29=  
ev|    as above
uÀÏva    saying
t¤    then
vWdEh£    Sita, a princess of Videha
p¢r@Øy     going round
h¤taSnm¯     the fire
¢vvES    entered
Çvln|    into the fire
d£çO|     flaming
¢n:sÄñEn     without fear
AÓtraÏmna     with mind
 
29.Sita,   a   princess   of   Videha,   saying   as   above,   going   round   the   fire   entered   the   flaming   fire   without   fear   in   her   mind.    
jn:   s   s¤mha|ÞæOÞtaE   balv¦¼smak[l:   .  
ddSI   mW¢Tl£|   tæO   p#¢vSÓt£|   h¤taSnm¯   =30=  
jn:    gathering of people
s:    that
s¤mhan¯     huge
æOÞt:    with fear
balv¦¼smak[l:     full of young and old people
ddSI    saw
mW¢Tl£|     Sita, a princess of Mithila
tæO    then
p#¢vSÓt£|     entering
h¤taSnm¯     the fire
 
30.The   huge   gathering   consisting   mainly   of   young   and   old   people   saw   with   fear   Sita,   a   princess   of   Mithila   entering   the   fire.              
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