THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 30 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
vnanugmna_ynu}a   -   AGREEING   TO   COME   TO   FOREST
 
n   c   me   -ivta      kiíTpiw   pirïm>   ,
p&ótStv   gCDNTya   ivharzynei:vh   .11.
n not
c also
me for me
-ivta  will become
  there
kiít!  even a little
piw on the path of dharma
pirïm>  mental worry
p&ót>  following
tv your
gCDNTya>  staying
ivharzyne;u  spending time easily
#h now

 
11.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   follow   him   like   a   shadow   where   ever   he   goes   and   thus   will   not have   any   difficulty.
 
k…zkazzr;Ika   ye   c   k{qiknae   Ô‚ma>   ,
tUlaijnsmSpzaR   magˆR   mm   sh   Tvya   .12.
k…zkazzr;Ika>  sacred grass, reed, bamboo
ye whatever it may be
c also
k{qikn>  with thorns
Ô‚ma>  trees
tUlaijnsmSpzaR>  will feel like cotton and deer skin
magˆR  on the way
mm for me
sh Tvya  with you

 
12.Sita   told   Rama   when   she   is   with   him,   thorny   plants,   reeds,   sacred   grass   etc   will   feel   soft like   cotton   or   soft   deer   skin.
 
mhavatsmuσt<   yNmampkir:yit   ,
rjae   rm[   tNmNye   praXyRimv   cNdnm!   .13.
mhavatsmuσt<  raised by gusty winds
yt! which
mam!  on me
Apkir:yit  settles on
rj> dust
rm[ husband
tt! that
mNye  I will think
praXyRm!  the best
#v cNdnm!  sandal paste like

 
13.Sita   told   Rama   that   the   dust   blown   by   gusty   wind   will   be   like   the   best   sandal   paste   for   her.
 
zaËle;u   ywa   izZye   vnaNte   vngaecr   ,
k…waStr[tLpe;u   ik<   SyaTsuotr<   tt>   .14.
zaËle;u  on tender grass
ywa which ever
izZye  I lie on them
vnaNte  in the midst of the forest
vngaecr  one who has accepted forest as a palace
k…waStr[tLpe;u  on beds with woolen carpets and colourful bed spreads
ik< Syat!  how can it be felt
suotr<  greater satisfaction
tt> more than that

 
14.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   feel   more   comfortable   lying   on   soft   grass   than   on   beds   with woolen   carpets.
 
pÇ<   mUl<   )l<   yt!TvmLp<   va   yid   va      ,
daSyaim   SvymaùTy   tNme=m&trsaepmm!   .15.
pÇ<  leaf
mUl<  root
)l<  fruit
yt! what ever
Tvm!  you
ALp<  easily
va or
yid in case
va or
  as a great thing
daSyaim  you will give
Svy<  yourself
AaùTy  bringing
tt! that
me for
Am&trsaepmm!  will be equal to ambrosia

 
15.Sita   told   Rama   that   what   ever   he   brings   to   eat   easily   will   be   very   tasty   for   her.
 
n   matunR   puittRÇ   Smir:yaim   n   veZmn>   ,
AatRvaNyup-uÃana   pu:pa[I   c   )lain   c   .16.
n matu>  not think about mother
n puit>  not think of father
  there
Smir:yaim n  will not think about
veZmn>  palace
AatRvain  the seasonal
%p-uÃana  eating happily
pu:pa[I c  flowers also
)lain c  fruits also

 
16.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   will   be   happy   with   the   seasonal   flowers   and   fruits   and   will   not   think about   her   mother,   father   or   palace.
 
n   c      gt>   ikiÂt!Ôòumrœhis   iviàym!   ,
mTk«te   n   c   te   zaekae   n   -iv:yaim   Ê-Rra   .17.
n not
c also
  there
gt> having come
ikiÂt!  even a little
Ôòum!  to see
Arœhis  possible
iviàym!  discomfort
mTk«te  in my case
n not
c also
te to you
zaek>  sorrow
n -iv:yaim  will not become
Ê-Rra  to be looked after with difficulty

 
17.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   will   not   be   hindrance   to   him   in   the   forest.
 
ySTvya   sh   s   SvgaˆR   inryae   ySTvya   ivna   ,
#it   janNpra<   àIit<   gCD   ram   mya   sh   .18.
y> which
Tvya sh  with you
s> that
SvgR>  is heaven
inry>  is hell
y> which
Tvya  you
ivna  without
#it thus
jann!  knowing
pra<  very great
àIit<  happiness
gCD please go
ram one who brings happiness to all
mya me
sh with

 
18.Sita   told   Rama   that   whereever   they   are   together,   that   is   heaven.   If   separated   it   is   hell.
 
Aw   mamevmVy¢a<   vn<   nEv   niy:yis   ,
iv;mXyEv   paSyaim   ma   gm<   iÖ;ta<   vzm!   .19.
Aw thus
ma<  me
@vm!  like this
AVy¢a<  pleading from the heart
vn<  to the forest
n not
@v only
niy:yis  taking me
iv;m!  poison
AXy @v  now itself
paSyaim  will drink
ma gm<  I will not remain
iÖ;ta<  enemy's
vzm!  under control

 
19.Sita   told   Rama   that   if   he   does   not   take   her   even   after   these   pleadings,   she   will   drink poison.   She   does   not   want   to   be   stay   with   the   enemy.
 
píadip   ih   Ê>oen   mm   nEvaiSt   jIivtm!   ,
%iJHtayaSTvya   naw   tdEv   mr[<   vrm!   .20.
píat!  there after
Aip also
ih surely
Ê>oen  with grief
mm my
n not
@v only
AiSt  remain
jIivtm!  life
%iJHtaya>  being abandoned
Tvya  by you
naw husband
tda now itself
@v only
mr[<  death
vrm!  is better

 
20.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   will   die   heartbroken   if   he   abandons   her.   It   is   better   to   die   now.            
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