THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 29 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
punrip   vnnynàawRna   -   REQUESTING   AGAIN   TO   BE   TAKEN   TO   FOREST
 
k«tadeza   -iv:yaim   gim:yaim   sh   Tvya   ,
kalíay<   smuTpÚ>   sTyvaG-vtu   iÖj>   .11.
k«tadeza  having fulfilled the prediction
-iv:yaim  I will become
gim:yaim  will come
sh Tvya  with you
kal> c  time also
Ay<  this
smuTpÚ>  has arrived
sTyvakœ  words may come true
-vtu  let it be
iÖj>  brahmin

 
11.Sita   told   Rama   that   the   time   has   come   for   the   brahmin's   predicion   to   come   true.
 
vnvase   ih   janaim   Ê>oain   b÷xa   ikl   ,
àaPyNte   inyt<   vIr   pué;Erk«taTmi->   .12.
vnvase  in living in the forest
ih surely
janaim  I know
Ê>oain  difficuties
b÷xa  many
ikl surely
àaPyNte  will enjoy
inyt<  at all times
vIr brave
pué;E>  by men
Ak«taTmi->  those who do not understand the Gods

 
12.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   is   aware   of   the   difficulties   of   life   in   forest.   However   she   is determined   to   make   the   best   of   it.
 
kNyya   c   ipturœg&he   vnvas>   ïutae   mya   ,
i-i]{yaSsaxuv&Äaya   mm   matuirha¢t>   .13.
àsaidtí   vE   pUvR<   Tv<   vE   b÷ivx<   à-ae   ,
gmn<   vnvasSy   ka'œi]t<   ih   sh   Tvya   .14.
kNyya  before marriage itself
c also
iptu>  in father's
g&he  house
vnvas>  that living in forest is destined
ïut>  was heard
mya by me
i-i]{ya>  from a beggar woman
saxuv&Äaya>  becoming an ascetic
mm matu>  my mother's
#h here
A¢t>  presence
àsaidt>  I am requesting you
c also
vE also
pUvR<  earlier
Tv< vE  you also
b÷ivx<  in various ways
à-ae  O! lord
gmn<  experience
vnvasSy  forest life's
ka'œi]t<  I was looking forward to.
ih therefore
sh Tvya  with you

 
13,14.Sita   told   Rama   that   even   before   her   marriage   it   was   predicted   that   she   will   live   in   the forest   for   sometime   and   she   had   been   looking   forward   to   life   in   forest   with   him.
 
k«t][a=h<   -Ô<   te   gmn<   àit   ra"v   ,
vnvasSy   zUrSy   cyaR   ih   mm   raecte   .15.
k«t][a  awaiting the appropriate time
Ah<  I
-Ô<  let good happen
te to you
gmn< àit  regarding going to the forest
ra"v  Raghava
vnvasSy  living in the forest
zUrSy  brave's
cyaR ih  serving only
mm to me
raecte  is the only desire

 
15.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   was   awaiting   for   the   time   to   go   to   the   forest.   Her   only   desire   is   to serve   him   in   the   forest.
 
zuÏaTmn!   àem-avaiÏ   -iv:yaim   ivkLm;a   ,
-taRrmnugCDNtI   -taR   ih   mm   dEvtm!   .16.
zuÏaTmn!  one with a pure soul
àem-avat!  because of love only
ih surely
-iv:yaim  I will become
ivkLm;a  without any fault
-taRrm!  husband
AnugCDNtI  following
-taR ih  husband alone
mm to me
dEvtm!  God

 
16.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   wants   to   accompany   him   only   because   of   love.   He   is   her   God.
 
àeTy-ave=ip   kLya[Ss¼mae   me   sh   Tvya   .17.
àeTy-ave Aip  even in the other world
kLya[>  the best
s¼m>  life
me for me
sh Tvya  with you

 
17.Sita   told   Rama   even   in   the   other   world,   she   would   like   his   company   only.
 
ipta   r]it   kaEmare   -taR   r]it   yaEvne   ,
puÇa   r]iNt   vaxRKye   n   ôI   SvatÙœymrœhit   .18.
ipta  father
r]it  protects
kaEmare  in childhood
-taR  husband
r]it  protects
yaEvne  in youth
puÇa>  sons
r]iNt  protect
vaxRKye  in old age
n not
ôI  a woman
SvatÙœym!  independance
Arœhit  deserves

 
18.Sita   told   that   a   woman   is   always   under   the   protection   of   some   one   during   her   life   time.
 
ïuitrœih   ïUyte   pu{ya   äaü[ana<   yziSvnam!   ,
#h   laeke   c   ipt&i-yaR   ôI   ySy   mhamte   .
AiÑdRÄa   SvxmˆR[   àeTy-ave=ip   tSy   sa   .19.
ïuit>  are truths
ih ïUyte  is told in vedas
pu{ya  good deeds
äaü[ana<  brahmins'
yziSvnam!  very famous
#h laeke  in this world
c also
ipt&i->  by fathers
ya which girl
ôI  as wife
ySy to whom
mhamte  with generous mind
AiÑ>  with water
dÄa  being handed over
SvxmˆR[  as per custom
àeTy-ave  in the other world also
Aip also
tSy his
sa she

 
19.Sita   reminded   Rama   that   a   wife   in   this   world   will   be   with   her   husband   even   in   the   other world.
 
@vmSmaTs!vka<   narI<   suv&Äa<   ih   pitìtam!   ,
nai-raecyse   netu<   Tv<   ma<   keneh   hetuna   .20.
@vm!  like this
ASmat!  from here
Svka<  your
narI<  wife
suv&Äa<  with great devotion
ih surely
pitìtam!  with thoughts about husband only
n Ai-raecyse  not agrreing
netu<  to take
Tv<  you
ma<  me
ken which
#h now
hetuna  reason

 
20.Sita   asked   Rama   that   being   his   wife   and   thinking   only   of   his   welfare,   why   does   he   refuse   to take   her   to   the   forest?            
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