THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 30 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10

 
vnanugmna_ynu}a   -   AGREEING   TO   COME   TO   FOREST
 
saNTv!ymana   tu   rame[   mEiwlI   jnkaTmja   ,
vnvasinimÄay   -taRrimdmävIt!   .1.
saNTv!ymana  being calmed down
tu in this
rame[  by Rama
mEiwlI  Mithily
jnkaTmja  Janaka's daughter
vnvasinimÄay  for living in forest
-taRr<  to her husband
#dm!  the following
AävIt!  spoke

 
1.Hearing   Rama's   consoling   words,   Sita   again   spoke   to   Rama   as   follows.
 
sa   tmuÄms<iv¶a   sIta   ivpulv]sm!   ,
à[ya½ai-mana½   piric]ep   ra"vm!   .2.
sa that
t<  that
%Äms<iv¶a  trembling greatly
sIta  Sita
ivpulv]sm!  with broad chest
à[yat! c  because of close association also
Ai-manat! c  also because of relationship as husband
piric]ep  tried to make him agree
ra"vm!  Raghava

 
2.Sita   spoke   to   Rama   with   reason   to   ensure   that   he   agrees   to   take   her   to   the   forest.
 
ik<   Tva=mNyt   vEdeh>   ipta   me   imiwlaixp>   ,
ram   jamatr<   àaPy   iôy<   pué;iv¢hm!   .3.
ik<  why
Tva yourself
AmNyt  thought
vEdeh>  born in videha dynasty
ipta  father
me my
imiwlaixp>  king of Mithila
ram Rama
jamatr<  sonin-law
àaPy  knowing
iôy<  as a woman
pué;iv¢hm!  disguised as a man

 
3.Sita   asked   Rama   whether   her   father   took   him   to   be   a   woman   disguised   as   a   man.
 
An&t<   bt   laekae=ym}anaXyiÏ   vúyit   ,
tejae   naiSt   pr<   rame   tptIv   idvakre   .4.
An&t<  a lie
bt o! God
laek>  people
Aym!  this
A}anat!  unconsciously
yt! which
ih surely
vúyit  saying
tej>  luster
n AiSt  is not
pr<  great
rame  in Rama
tpit  shining
#v idvakre  like the sun

 
4.Sita   said   that   if   people   say   that   Rama   does   not   have   the   glow   like   the   sun,   then   it   is   a   lie.
 
ik<   ih   k«Tva   iv;{[STv<   k…tae   va   -ymiSt   te   ,
yTpirTy­…kamSTv<   mamnNypray[am!   .5.
ik<  why
ih surely
k«Tva  having decided
iv;{[>  worried
Tv<  you
k…t>  for what
va I like to know
-ym!  difficulty
AiSt  is there
te for you
yt! which
pirTy­…kam>  thinking to leave behind
Tv<  you
mam!  me
AnNypray[am!  wothout any other support

 
5.Sita   questions   Rama   the   reason   for   leaving   her   behind   when   she   does   not   have   any   other support?   She   also   asks   himhow   he   has   concluded   that   she   will   face   difficuties.
 
XyumTsensut<   vIr   sTyvNtmnuìtam!   ,
saivÇIimv   ma<   iviÏ   TvmaTmvzvitRnIm!   .6.
XyumTsensut<  son of Dhyumatsena
vIr brave husband
sTyvNtm!  Satyavan
Anuìtam!  as a refuge
saivÇI< #v  like Savitri
ma<  me
iviÏ  please know
Tv<  you
AaTmvzvitRnIm!  as a devoted wife

 
6.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   is   like   Savitri   who   was   devoted   to   her   husband   Satyavan.
 
n   Tvh<   mnsa=PyNy<   ÔòaiSm   Tv†te=n"   ,
Tvya   ra"v   gCDey<   ywa=Nya   k…lpa<snI   .7.
n not
tu in this
Ah<  I
mnsa Aip  even in mind
ANy<  anything
ÔòaiSm  thought
Tv†te  apart from you
An" blemishless one
Tvya  with you
ra"v  Raghava
gCDey<  will come
ywa like
ANya  as any one
k…lpa<snI  one who creates for her family

 
7.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   has   no   thoughts   other   than   about   him   and   hence   she   will   go   with   him.
 
Svy<   tu   -ayaR<   kaEmarI<   icrmXyui;ta<   stIm!   ,
zElU;   #v   ma<   ram   pre_yae   datuimCDis   .8. 
Svy<  yourself
tu in this
-ayaR<  wife
kaEmarI<  wife of one who observes the rule of one wife
icrm!  for long
AXyui;ta<  sleeping with you
stIm!  a chaste
zElU;> #v  cheating one who faith
ma<  me
ram Rama
pre_y>  in the hands of enemies
datu<  to give
#CDis  wish

 
8.Sita   told   Rama   that   he   is   like   one   who   cheats   a   friend   who   has   faith   in   him.   He   wishes   to and   her   over   to   the   enemies.
 
ySy   pWy<   c   ramaTw   ySy   cawˆR=véXyse   ,
Tv<   tSy   -v   vZyí   ivxeyí   sda=n"a   .9.
ySy to whom
pWy<  appropriate act
c also
ram Rama
AaTw  you are doing now
ySy by whose
c also
AwˆR  orders
AvéXyse  you are committed
Tv<  you
tSy his
-v become
vZy> c  pleasing him
ivxey> c  carrying out orders
sda at all times
An" blemishless one

 
9.Sita   told   Rama,   he   can   obey   his   father's   orders   and   act   according   to   his   wishes.
 
s   mamnaday   vn<   n   Tv<   àSwatumrœhis   ,
tpae   va   yid   va=r{y<   SvgaˆR   va   SyaTsh   Tvya   .10.
s> that
mam!  me
Anaday  leaving behind
vn<  to forest
n not
Tv<  you
àSwatum!  to go
Arœhis  deserve
tp> for penance
va or
yid in case
va Ar{y<  or to forest
SvgR> va  heavens also
Syat!  whatever happens
sh with
Tvya  you

 
10.Sita   told   Rama   that   he   cannot   leave   her   and   go   anywhere.            
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