ttaE   ¢vmns:   svEI   dEva   vW   m¤¢np¤Äñv   .
p#sady¢Ót   dEvES|   tExa|   p#£taE{Bvìv:     ¡ 11¡

tt:

then

¢vmns:

upset ( with a troubled mind )

svEI

all

dEva:

gods

vW

indeed

m¤¢np¤Äñv

O! Great sage!

p#sady¢Ót

sang his praise

dEvES|

Lord Siva

tExa|

to them

p#£t:

pleased

ABvt¯

became

Bv:

Lord Siva

O!   Foremost   among   sages!   Thereupon,   all   the   gods   were
confounded   in   mind,   praised   the   god   of   gods   and   Lord   Siva
became   pleased   with   them   (11).

p#£¢ty¤³:   s   svEIxa|   ddaW   tExa|   mhaÏmnam¯   ¡ 12¡

p#£¢ty¤³:

pleased (willing to give his grace)

s:

he

svEIxa|

to all of them

ddaW	gave (refuge)

tExa|

those

mhaÏmnam¯

noble ones

Becoming   pleased,   He   gave   (refuge)   to   all   of   them,   who   were
noble   in   nature   (12).

tdEtêEvdEvÞy   Dn¥rÏn|   mhaÏmn:              .
ÓyasB¥t|   tda   ÓyÞtmÞmak|   p¥vIkE   ¢vBaE ¡ 13¡

tt¯

that

ett¯

is this

dEvdEvÞy

of the god of gods (Lord Siva)

Dn¥rÏn|

superior bow

mhaÏmn:

of the highsouled

ÓyasB¥t|

entrusted

tda

then

ÓyÞt|

was given in safe custody

AÞmak|

our

p¥vIkE

ancestors

¢vBaE

O! Lord!

  O!   Lord!   This   superior   bow   is   of   that   high-souled   God   of
gods.   This   was   entrusted   to   our   ancestors   for   safe   custody   (13).
 
AT   mE   k]xt:   XEæO|   laÄñlaѤ¢ÏTta   p¤ra   .
XEæO|   SaEDyta   lÖDa   naØna   s£tE¢t   ¢v½¤ta   ¡ 14¡

AT	from then on

mE

I

k]xt:

while ploughing the land

XEæO|

the sacrificial yard

laÄñlat¯

with the tip of the plough

u¢ÏTta

arose

p¤ra	once upon a time

XEæO|

the sacrificial ground

SaEDyta

cleaning the place

lÖDa	was obtained

naØna

known as

s£ta

Sita

i¢t

was

¢v½¤ta

famed

When   I   was,   in   the   days   of   yore,   ploughing   the   land   for
making   a   sacrificial   arena,   from   the   tip   of   the   plough
came   out   a   girl.   She   was   accepted   by   me,   when   I   was
engaged   in   cleaning   the   area   for   a   sacrificial   arena.   She
is   from   that   time   onwards   reputed   as   Sita   (14).  
B¥tlaѤ¢ÏTta   sa  t¤   ÛyvDIt   mmaÏmja    .
v£yIS¤ÚkE¢t   mE   kÓya   ÞTa¢ptEymyaE¢nja ¡ 15¡

B¥tlat¯

from the earth

u¢ÏTta

arose

sa

she

t¤

indeed

ÛyvDIt

grew up

mm

my

AaÏmja

daughter

v£yIS¤Úka

to be won as a bride for valour

i¢t

thus

mE

my

kÓya

girl

ÞTa¢pta

has been decided

iy|

this

AyaE¢nja

not born from the womb

Not   having   been   conceived   as   humans   and   having   been   obtained
from   the   earth,   that   girl,   my   daughter   grew   up   gradually.
For   this   reason   she   has   been   made   the   bride-price   (for   the
valorous   one   who   would   seek   her   hand)   (15).
 
B¥tlaѤ¢ÏTta|   ta|   t¤   vDImana|   mmaÏmjam¯  .
vryamas¤ragØy   rajanaE   m¤¢np¤Äñv             ¡ 16¡

B¥tlat¯

from the earth

u¢ÏTta|

arising

ta|

her

t¤

verily

vDImana|

growing up

mm

my

AaÏmjam¯

daughter

vryamas¤:

sought her in marriage

AagØy

having come

rajan:

kings

m¤¢np¤Äñv

O! Best among sages!

O!   Best   among   sages!   Many   kings   came   to   seek   her   hand   in
marriage,   who   has   come   forth   from   the   earth   and   who   has   been
growing   up   as   my   daughter   (16).  
tExa|   vryta|   kÓya|   svEIxa|   p¦¢Tv£¢Xtam¯  .
v£yIS¤ÚkE¢t   Bgv°   dda¢m   s¤tamhm¯      ¡ 17¡

tExa|

for them

vryta|

seeking

kÓya|

the bride

svEIxa|

to all of them

p¦¢Tv£¢Xtam¯

rulers of the earth

v£yIS¤Úka

that she should be won through valour

i¢t

so saying

Bgvn¯

O! Lord!

n

not

dda¢m

give

s¤ta|

daughter

Ahm¯

I

O!   Lord!   I   did   not   consent   to   the   prayer   (to   give   her   in   marriage) of   all   those   kings   who   had   come   to   seek   her   hand,   on   the   ground that   she   had   to   be   won   by   demonstration   of   their   valour   and ability   (17).
 
tt:   svEI   n¦pty:   smEÏy   m¤¢np¤Äñv   .
¢m¢Tlam×y¤pagØy   v£yI¢jåOasvÞtda     ¡ 18¡

tt:	thereafter

svEI

all

n¦pty:

the kings

smEÏy

coming together

m¤¢np¤Äñv

O! Best among sages!

¢m¢Tla|

to Mithila

A×y¤pagØy

reaching

v£yI¢jåOasv:

desirous to know the real import of valour

tda

then

O!   Foremost   among   sages!   Thereupon,   all   those   kings,   getting
together,   came   to   Mithila   and   wanted   to   know   what   was   the
test   for   their   valour   and   ability   (18).
 
tExa|   ¢jåOasmanana|   v£yI|   Dn¤âpa¶tm¯     .
n   SEk¤r¯g#hNE   tÞy   Dn¤xÞtaElnE{¢p   va  ¡ 19¡

tExa|

for them

¢jåOasmanana|

wanting to know

v£yI|

valour

Dn¤:

the bow

upa¶tm¯

has been brought here

n

not

SEk¤:

able

g#hNE

to lift with the hand

tÞy

its

Dn¤x:

bow

taElnE

lifting up

A¢p

even

va

even

To   intimate   them   about   the   test   of   valour   and   ability,   (this)
bow   was   brought     and   kept   here.   They   were   unable   to   lift   the
bow,   nor   even   hold   it   in   their   hands   (19).
 
tExa|   v£yIvta|   v£yImÚp|   åOaÏva   mham¤nE  .
p#ÏyaÁyata   n¦ptyÞt¢°baED   tpaEDn       ¡ 20¡

tExa|

their

v£yIvta|

full of valour

v£yI|

valour

AÚp|

little

åOaÏva

knowing

mham¤nE

O! Great sage!

p#ÏyaÁyata:

were rejected

n¦pty:

those kings

tt¯	that episode

¢nbaED

may you listen

tpaEDn

whose wealth is austerities

O!   Great   sage!   Having   realised   that   the   valour   of   those   valorous
kings   was   but   petty,   those   kings   were   rejected,   O!   One   whose
wealth   comprises   of   penance!   May   you   listen!   (20).