THE RAMAYANA

THE RAMAYANA


YUDDHA KANDA


SARGA 121 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


 

s£taÞv£kar:   -   ACCEPTING   SITA  
 
¢vS¤¼Bava|   ¢nÝpapa|   p#¢tg¦ÿ£Ýv   raGv   .  
n   ¢k¢·d¢BGatÛymhmaåOapya¢m   tE   =11=  
¢vS¤¼Bava|     with pure mind
¢nÝpapa|     sinless
p#¢tg¦ÿ£Ýv     accept
raGv    Rama, a scion of Raghu
n    not
¢k¢·t¯     anything
A¢BGatÛy|     told harsh words
Ah|    I
AaåOapya¢m     command
tE    you
 
11.The   god   of   Fire   told   Rama,   a   scion   of   Raghu,   to   accept   the   sinless   Sita   with   a   pure   mind   and   not   to   say   anything   harsh   and   said   it   is   his   command.    
tt:   p#£tmna   ram:   ½¤ÏvWt¹dta|   vr:   .  
dÒy¬   m¤h¥tI|   DmaIÏma   baÝpÛyak[llaEcn:   =12=  
tt:    then
p#£tmna    with rejoiced mind
ram:    Rama
½¤Ïva     hearing
ett¯    to this
vdta|    of the eloquent
vr:    the foremost
dÒy¬    thought
m¤h¥tI|     for a while
DmaIÏma    mind set on virtue
baÝpÛyak[llaEcn:     eyes filled with tears
 
12.Rama,   the   foremost   of   tthe   eloquent   and   mind   set   on   virtue,   on   hearing   these   words   of   god   of   Fire   rejoiced   in   mind   thought   for   a   while   eyes   filled   with   tears.    
evm¤³aE   mhatEja   濫tmaÓèF¢v@m:   .  
Ab#v£¢ÏæOdS½E¿|   ramaE   DmIB¦ta|   vr:   =13=  
ev|    as above
u³:    spoken to
mhatEja:    with great energy
濫tman¯     illustrious
èF¢v@m:     with great valour
Ab#v£t¯     said
¢æOdS½E¿|     to the god of Fire, foremost of gods
ram:    Rama
DmIB¦ta|    of upholder of virtue
vr:    the foremost
 
13.The   illustrious   Rama,   with   great   energy,   valour   and   foremost   of   the   upholders   of   virtue   spoke   to   the   god   of   Fire,   foremost   of   gods,   the   following   words.    
AvÜy|   ¢æOx¤   laEkEx¤   s£ta   pavnmhI¢t   .  
d£GIkalaE¢xta   h£y|   ravNaÓt:p¤rE   S¤Ba   =14=  
AvÜy|    undoubtedly
¢æOx¤     three
laEkEx¤    in the worlds
s£ta    Sita
pavn|    purificatory ordeal
AhI¢t    needed
d£GIkalaE¢xta     live for a long time
¢h    surely
iy|    she
ravNaÓt:p¤rE     in the gynaeceum of Ravana
S¤Ba    blessed lady
 
14.Rama   told   the   Fire   god   that   the   blessed   Sita   having   lived   a   long   time   in   Ravana's   gynaeceum   needed   this   purificatory   ordeal   in   the   eyes   of   the   three   worlds.    
ba¢lS:   Kl¤   kamaÏma   ramaE   dSrTaÏmj:   .  
i¢t   vßy¢Ót   ma|   sÓtaE   jank£m¢vSaEÒy   ¢h   =15=  
ba¢lS:   Kl¤     was very foolish
kamaÏma    mind dominated by lust
ram:    Rama
dSrTaÏmj:    son of Dasaratha
i¢t    thus
vßy¢Ót     will talk
ma|    about me
sÓt:    good people
jank£|    Sita, daughter of Janaka
A¢vSaEÒy   ¢h     if not purified
 
15.Rama,   son   of   Dasaratha,   told   the   god   of   Fire   that   good   people   will   talk   about   him   that   he   am   very   foolish   and   with   mind   dominated   by   lust   if   he   had   accepted   Sita,   daughter   of   Janaka,   without   purification.    
AnÓy¶dya|   B³a|   m¢ÅcäOp¢rv¢tIn£m¯   .  
AhmÔyvgÅCa¢m   mW¢Tl£|   jnkaÏmjam¯   =16=  
AnÓy¶dya|     not diverting mind
B³a|    in her devotion
m¢ÅcäOp¢rv¢tIn£m¯     who acts towards me as per my mind
Ah|   A¢p     I also
AvgÅCa¢m     know
mW¢Tl£|     Sita, a princess of Mithila
jnkaÏmjam¯     daughter of Janaka
 
16.Rama   told   the   god   of   Fire   that   he   knew   that   Sita,   daughter   of   Janaka   and   a   princess   of   Mithila,   without   diverting   her   mind   from   devotion   to   him   and   also   she   acts   towards   him   as   per   his   mind.    
p#ÏyyaTI|   t¤   laEkana|   æOyaNa|   sÏys|½y:   .  
upEXE   ca¢p   vWdEh£|   p#¢vSÓt£|   h¤taSnm¯   =17=  
p#ÏyyaTI|   t¤     for convincing
laEkana|    the people
æOyaNa|    of the three worlds
sÏys|½y:     who takes truth as very important
upEXE    ignored
c   A¢p   vWdEh£|     Sita, a pricess of Videha, also
p#¢vSÓt£|     entering
h¤taSnm¯     the fire
 
17.Rama   told   the   god   of   Fire   that   he   takes   truth   as   very   importent   ignored   Sita,   aprincess   of   Mihtila,   while   entering   the   fire   to   convince   the   people   of   all   the   three   worlds.    
imam¢p   ¢vSalaX£|   r¢Xta|   ÞvEn   tEjsa   .  
ravNaE   na¢tvt©It   bEla¢mv   mhaEd¢D:   =18=  
ima|    her
A¢p    even
¢vSalaX£|     wide eyed
r¢Xta|    protected
ÞvEn   tEjsa     by her own moral power
ravN:    Ravana
n   A¢tvt©It     could not violate
bEla|    shore
iv    like
mhaEd¢D:    the sea
 
18.Rama   told   the   god   of   Fire   that   that   the   wide   eyed   Sita   protected   by   her   own   moral   power   could   not   be   violated   by   Ravana   just   like   the   sea   cannot   cross   the   shore.    
n   ¢h   S³:   s   Ѥ¾aÏma   mnsa{¢p   ¢h   mW¢Tl£m¯   .  
p#DxI¢yt¤mp#açOa|   d£çOam¢g"¢SKa¢mv   =19=  
n   ¢h   S³:     not capable
s:    that
Ѥ¾aÏma     evil minded
mnsa   A¢p     even by thought
¢h    surely
mW¢Tl£m¯     Sita, a princess of Mithila
p#DxI¢yt¤|     to violate
Ap#açOa|    inaccessible
d£çOa|     flaming
A¢g"¢SKa|     tongue of fire
iv    like
 
19.Rama   told   the   god   of   Fire   that   the   evil   minded   Ravana   was   not   capable   of   violating   Sita,   a   princess   of   Mithila   even   in   thought   since   she   was   inaccessible   to   him   like   a   tongue   of   flaming   fire.    
nEymhI¢t   cWáyI|   ravNaÓt:p¤rE   S¤Ba   .  
AnÓya   ¢h   mya   s£ta   BaÞkrEN   p#Ba   yTa   =20=  
n    not
iy|    she
AhI¢t    desires
c   eEáyI|     wealth also
ravNaÓt:p¤rE     in Ravana's gynaeceum
S¤Ba    virtuous
AnÓya    by separate
¢h    surely
mya    from me
s£ta    Sita
BaÞkrEN    from the sun
p#Ba    sun light
yTa    like
 
20.Rama   told   the   god   of   Fire   that   the   virtuous   Sita   does   not   desire   the   wealth   in   Ravana's   gynaeceum   and   she   is   not   separate   from   like   the   sun   light   fron   the   sun.              
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