THE RAMAYANA

AYODHYA KANDA

SARGA 30 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30

 
vnanugmna_ynu}a   -   AGREEING   TO   COME   TO   FOREST
 
#m<   ih   sihtu<   zaek<   muøtRmip   naeTshe   ,
ik<   pundRz   v;aRi[   ÇIi[   cEk<   c   Ê>iota   .21.
#m<  this
ih surely
sihtu<  to bear
zaek<  grief
muøtRmip  even for a moment
n %Tshe  I do not have the courage
ik< pun>  what can I say
dz> v;aRi[  ten years
ÇIi[ c  another three
@k<  more than a year
c also
Ê>iota  sorrowing

 
21.Sita   told   Rama   that   she   can   not   bear   the   grief   of   separation   even   for   a   moment.   Therefore how   can   she   live   fourteen   years   without   him?
 
#it   sa   zaeksNtÝa   ivlPy   ké[<      ,
cu³aez   pitmaySta   -&zmail'œGy   sSvrm!   .22.
#it as above
sa she
zaeksNtÝa  overcome with grief
ivlPy  pouring out
ké[<  pitiably
  in many ways
cu³aez  cried
pit<  husband
AaySta  deeply hurt
-&z<  loudly
Aail'œGy  embracing
sSvrm!  uncontrollably

 
22.Sita,   speaking   as   above,   embraced   Rama   and   cried   uncontrollably.
 
sa   ivÏa   b÷i-vaRKyEidRGxEirv   gja¼na   ,
icrs<inyt<   ba:p<   mumaecai¶imvari[>   .23.
sa she
ivÏa  with a hurt mind
b÷i->  in many ways
vaKyE>  by words
idGxE>  with poisoned arrows
#v similarly
gja¼na  elephant in the north direction
icrs<inyt<  controlled for a long time
ba:p<  tears
mumaec  shed
Ai¶<  in the fire
#v similar to
Ari[>  arani branch

 
23.Sita   after   pouring   out   her   words   filled   with   grief,   shed   copious   tears.
 
tSya>   S)iqks»az<   vair   sNtasM-vm!   ,
neÇa_ya<   pirsuöav   p»ja_yaimvaedkm!   .24.
tSya>  her
Spiqks»az<  like a spatika
vair  tears
sNtasM-vm!  shed because of grief
neÇa_ya<  form the two eyes
pirsuöav  flowed all over
p»ja_ya<  from the lotus flowers
#v Aaedkm!  water drops like

 
24.The   tears   flowing   from   her   two   eyes   spread   all   over.
 
t½EvamlcNÔa-<   muomaytlaecnm!   ,
pyRzu:yt   ba:pe[   jlaeϯtimvaMbujm!   .25.
tt! that
c also
@v only
AmlcNÔa-<  like the flawless full moon
muo<  face
Aaytlaecnm!  with two broad eyes
pyRzu:yt  looked withered
ba:pe[  with tears
jlaeϯt<  plucked out of water
#v like
AMbujm!  lotus

 
25.Sita's   full   moon   like   face   appeared   withered   with   the   tears   like   a   lotus   out   of   water.
 
ta<   pir:vJy   ba÷_ya<   ivs<}aimv   Ê>iotam!   ,
%vac   vcn<   ram>   pirivñasy<Stda   .26.
ta<  her
pir:vJy  embracing
ba÷_ya<  with both hands
ivs<}a<  losing her senses
#v like
Ê>iotam!  overcome with grief
%vac  spoke
vcn<  thefollowing
ram>  Rama
pirivñasyn!  to make her cheerful
tda then

 
26.Rama,   seeing   Sita's   condition,   embraced   her   and   spoke   these   words   to   make   her
cheerful   again.
 
n   deiv   tv   Ê>oen   SvgRmPyi-raecye   ,
n   ih   me=iSt   -y<   ikiÂt!SvyM-aeirv   svRt>   .27.
n not
deiv  my dear wife
tv for you
Ê>oen  if it causes grief
SvgRm! Aip  even the paradise
Ai-raecye n  will not be to my liking
ih surely
me for me
AiSt  present
-y<  fear
ikiÂt!  even a little
SvyM-ae>  for Lord Vishnu
#v like
svRt>  at all times and places

 
27.Rama   told   Sita   that   he   will   not   be   happy   even   in   paradise   if   it   will   cause   grief   to   her.
 
tv   svRmi-àaymiv}ay   zu-anne   ,
vas<   n   raecye=r{ye   zi­manip   r][e   .28.
tv your
svRm!  all
Ai-àaym!  opinion
Aiv}ay  without knowing
zu-anne  lovely lady
vas<  to live
n raecye  I did not agree
Ar{ye  in the forest
zi­man! Aip  even capable person
r][e  to protect

 
28.Rama   told   Sita   that   so   far   he   did   not   agree   to   take   her   because   he   did   not   know   her   mind.
 
yTs&òa=is   mya   saxR<   vnvasay   mEiwlI   ,
n   ivhatu<   mya   zKya   àIitraTmvta   ywa   .29.
yt! thus
s&òa Ais  you are created
mya saxR<  along with me
vnvasay  to live in the forest
mEiwlI  daughter of king of Mithila
n not
ivhatu<  to be separated by being left behind
mya by me
zKya  deserve
àIit>  Preeti devi, Cupid's wife
AaTmvta  with a steady mind always
ywa  like

 
29.Rama   told   Sita   that   she   was   born   to   live   with   him   in   the   forest   and   thus   cannnot   be   left behind.
 
xmRStu   gjnasaeé   siÑracirt>   pura   ,
t<   cahmnuvrœte=Xy   ywa   sUyR<   suvcRla   .30.
xmR>  to live in the forest
tu in this
gjnasaeé  with thighs like elephant trunk
siÑ>  by elders
Aacirt>  was observed
pura  long ago
t< c  that only
Ahm!  I
Anuvrœte  will accept
AXy now
ywa like this
sUyR<  Sun
suvcRla  Suvarcala devi, wife of Sun

 
30.Rama   told   that   he   is   undertaking   living   in   the   forest   as   was   done   by   his   forefathers.            
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