THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 121 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


 

s£taÞv£kar:   -   ACCEPTING   SITA  
 
etÅC®^Ïva   S¤B|   vaÀy|   ¢ptamhsm£¢rtm¯   .  
AÄðEnaday   vWdEh£m¤Ïppat   ¢vBavs¤:   =1=  
ett¯    these
½¤Ïva     hearing
S¤B|    auspicious
vaÀy|    words
¢ptamhsm£¢rtm¯     addressed by Brahma
AÄðEn    in arms
Aaday    taking
vWdEh£|    Sita, a princess of Videha
uÏppat    emerged from the burning pyre
¢vBavs¤:     god of Fire
 
1.The   god   of   Fire   hearing   those   auspicios   words   addressed   by   Brahma,   the   creator,   emerged   from   the   burning   pyre   taking   Sita,   a   princess   of   Videha,   in   his   arms.    
s   ¢vD¥y   ¢cta|   ta|   t¤   vWdEh£|   hÛyvahn:   .  
uäOÞT¬   m¥¢tImanaS¤   g¦h£Ïva   jnkaÏmjm¯   =2=  
s:    that
¢vD¥y    scattering
¢cta|    the pyre
ta|    that
t¤    then
vWdEh£|    Sita, a princess of Videha
hÛyvahn:    god of Fire
uäOÞT¬     rose
m¥¢tIman¯     in a corporeal form
AaS¤    quickly
g¦h£Ïva     taking
jnkaÏmjm¯     daughter of Janaka
 
2.Then   the   god   of   fire,   in   a   corporeal   form,   scattering   the   pyre   quickly   rose   taking   Sita,   daughter   of   Janaka   and   a   princess   of   Videha.    
tâNa¢dÏysÄðaSa|   tÏpka·nB¥xNam¯   .  
r³aØbrDra|   bala|   n£lk[¢·tm¥DIjam¯   =3=  
A¢²¾maÚyaBrNa|   tTaãpa|   mn¢Þvn£m¯   .  
dd¬   ramay   vWdEh£mÄðE   k]Ïva   ¢vBavs¤:   =4=  
tâNa¢dÏysÄðaSa|     shining brightly like the rising sun
tÏpka·nB¥xNam¯     adorned with ornaments of refined gold
r³aØbrDra|     attired in red robes
bala|    youthful
n£lk[¢·tm¥DIjam¯     with dark curly hair
A¢²¾maÚyaBrNa|     with ornaments of fresh flowers
tTaãpa|    looked the same
mn¢Þvn£m¯     beyond reproach
dd¬    restored
ramay    to Rama
vWdEh£|    Sita, a princess of Videha
AÄðE    in his arms
k]Ïva    carrying
¢vBavs¤:     god of Fire
 
3,4.The   god   of   Fire   carrying   in   his   arms   Sita,   a   princess   of   Videha,   who   shone   brightly   like   the   rising   sun,   adorned   with   ornaments   of   refined   gold,   attired   in   redd   robes,   youthful   with   dark   curly   hair,   with   ornaments   of   lower   and   beyond   reproach   restored   her   to   Rama.    
Ab#v£Åc   tda   ram|   saX£   laEkÞy   pavk:   =5=  
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
c    also
tda    then
ram|    to Rama
saX£    witness
laEkÞy    of the world
pavk:    the god of Fire
 
5.The   god   of   Fire,   a   witness   of   the   world   then   soke   to   Rama   the   following   words.    
exa   tE   ram   vWdEh£   papmÞya|   n   ¢vÒytE   =6=  
exa    she
tE    your
ram    O! Rama
vWdEh£    Sita, a princess of Videha
pap|    sin
AÞya|    in her
n   ¢vÒytE     does not exist
 
6.The   god   of   Fire   told   Rama   that   this   is   your   Sita,   a   princess   of   Videha,   and   no   sin   exists   in   her.    
nWv   vaca   n   mnsa   nan¤Òyana°   cX¤xa   .  
s¤v¦ta   v¦äOS¬Îf£r   n   Ïvam¢tccar   h   =7=  
n    not
ev   vaca    by word even
n    not
mnsa    by mind
n    not
An¤Òyanat¯     by conception
n    not
cX¤xa    with glance
s¤v¦ta     with strength of character
v¦äOS¬Îf£r     whose conduct has been excellent
n    not
Ïva|    to you
A¢tccar   h     never been unfaithful
 
7.The   god   of   Fire   told   Rama   that   Sita   with   her   strength   of   character,   whose   conduct   has   been   excellent,   was   never   unfaithful   to   you   either   by   word   or   mind   or   conception.    
ravNEnapn£tWxa   v£ya©I¢Ïs³En   rXsa   .  
Ïvya   ¢vr¢hta   d£na   ¢vvSa   ¢n¢jIta   vnat¯   =8=  
ravNEn    by Ravana
Apn£ta    abducted
exa    she
v£ya©I¢Ïs³En     proud of his valor
rXsa    by ogre
Ïvya    from you
¢vr¢hta    separated
d£na    powerless
¢vvSa    lonely
¢n¢jIta    kept hidden
vnat¯    from the forest
 
8.The   god   of   Fire   told   Rama   that   Sita   was   abducted   from   the   forest   by   Ravana,   the   ogre,   who   was   proud   of   his   valour,   separated   from   him   and   kept   hidden   alone   and   powerless.    
â¼a   caÓt:p¤rE   g¤çOa   Ïv¢ÅcäOa   ÏvÏprayNa   .  
r¢Xta   raXs£sHqGW¢vIk]tWGa©IrdSInW:   =9=  
â¼a    though detained
c    also
AÓt:p¤rE     in the gynaeceum
g¤çOa     kept hidden
Ïv¢ÅcäOa     mind focused on you
ÏvÏprayNa     looking on you as the final resort
r¢Xta    guarded
raXs£sHqGW:    by hordes of ogresses
¢vk]tW:    cruel
GaErdSInW:    with frightful looks
 
9.The   god   of   fire   told   Rama   that   though   Sita   was   detained   in   the   gynaeceum,   she   was   kept   hidden   and   guarded   by   cruel   ogresses   with   frightful   looks   nad   her   mind   focused   on   him   and   looking   on   him   as   the   final   resort.    
p#laE×ymana   ¢v¢vD|   BrqÏÞymana   c   mW¢Tl£   .  
na¢cÓtyt   td#XÞÏvétEnaÓtraÏmna   =10=  
p#laE×ymana    though tempted
¢v¢vD|    in various ways
BrqÏÞymana     threatened
c   mW¢Tl£     Sita, a princess of Mithila also
n   A¢cÓtyt     did not even think about
tt¯    that
rX:    ogre
ÏvétEn     set on you
AÓtraÏmna     with mind
 
10.The   god   of   Fire   told   Rama   that   though   tempted   in   many   ways   and   also   threatened,   Sita,   a   princess   of   Mithila,   never   thought   about   the   ogre   since   her   mind   was   set   on   him.              
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