THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 1 : SLOKAS 61 TO 70


pØpad¢SInaE    ramÞy    ¢vp#lap:    -   RAMA'S   WAILING   ON   SEEING   PAMPA

ka¢mnamymÏyÓtmSaEk:    SaEkvDIn:    ,
ÞtbkW:    pvnaE¢ÏXçOWÞtjIy¢°v    ma|    ¢ÞTt:    .61.

ka¢mna|   of lovers
Ay|   this
AÏyÓt|   beyond measure
ASaEk:   Asoka tree
SaEkvDIn:   increases the grief
ÞtbkW:   with its bunched blossoms
pvnaE¢ÏXçOW:   shaken by the breeze
tjIyn¯   threatening
iv  as if
ma|   me
¢ÞTt:   stands

61.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   Asoka   tree   increasing   the   grief   of   lovers
stands   as   if   threatening   him   with   its   bunch   of   flowers   shaken   by   the   breeze.

Am£    lßmN    èÜyÓtE    c¥ta:    k[s¤mSa¢ln:    ,
¢vB#maE¢Ïs³mns:    saHqgraga    nra    iv    .62.

Am£  these
lßmN   Lakshmana
èÜyÓtE   appear
c¥ta:   mango trees
k[s¤mSa¢ln:   in full bloom
¢vB#maE¢Ïs³mns:   with mind distracted with love
saHqgraga:   adorned with sandal paste etc
nra:   iv   like men

62.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   these   mango   trees   luxuriantly   flowered,
appear   like   men   adorned   with   sandal   paste   with   mind   distracted   through
love.

saW¢mæOE    pÜy    pØpaya¢àæOas¤    vnra¢jx¤    ,
¢k°ra    nrSaÑ¥Il    ¢vcr¢Ót    smÓtt:    .63.

saW¢mæOE   Lakshmana
pÜy  see
pØpaya:   of Pampa
¢cæOas¤   picturesque
vnra¢jx¤   through rows of forest trees
¢k°ra:   Kinnaras
nrSaÑ¥Il   noblest among men
¢vcr¢Ót   moving about
smÓtt:   hither and thither

63.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   Kinnaras   are   moving   about   hither   and
thither   through   the   picturesque   row   of   trees   lining   Pampa.

ima¢n    S¤BgÓD£¢n    pÜy    lßmN    svIS:    ,
n¢lna¢n    p#kaSÓtE    jlE    tâNs¥yIvt¯    .64.

ima¢n   these
S¤BgÓD£¢n   with pleasant fragrance
pÜy  see
lßmN   Lakshmana
svIS:   everywhere
n¢lna¢n   red lotuses
p#kaSÓtE   shine splendourously
jlE  in the waters
tâNs¥yIvt¯   like rising Sun

64.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   these   fragrant   red   lotuses   shine   everywhere
in   the   water   like   the   rising   sun.

exa    p#s°s¢lla    pîn£laEÏplay¤ta    ,
h|skarÎfvak£NaI    pØpa    saWg¢ÓDkay¤ta    .65.

exa  this
p#s°s¢lla   crystal clear waters
pîn£laEÏplay¤ta   filled with lotuses and blue lilies
h|skarÎfvak£NaI   abounding in swans and water fowls
pØpa   Pampa
saWg¢ÓDkay¤ta   covered with saugandhika flowers

65.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Pampa   is   charming   with   crystal   clear   waters,
filled   with   lotuses   and   blue   lilies,   swans   and   water   fowls   and   covered   with
saugandhika   flowers.

jlE    tâNs¥yaIBW:    xzqpdahtkEsrW:    ,
pÄðjW:    SaEBtE    pØpa    smÓtad¢Bs|v¦ta    .66.

jlE  in the waters
tâNs¥yaIBW:   shining with the rays of the rising Sun
xzqpdahtkEsrW:   swarming with pollen scattered by bees
pÄðjW:   with lotuses
SaEBtE   is charming
pØpa   Pampa
smÓtat¯   wherever you see
A¢Bs|v¦ta   being spread

66.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   with   the   pollen   scattered   by   the   bees
covered   every   where   with   lotuses   shining   like   rising   sun   reflected   in   the
water   pampa   is   charming.

c@vaky¤ta    ¢nÏy|    ¢cæOp#ÞTvnaÓtra    ,
matÄñm¦gy¥TWà    SaEBtE    s¢lla¢TI¢B:    .67.

c@vaky¤ta   full of the Chakravaka birds
¢nÏy|   always
¢cæOp#ÞTvnaÓtra   surrounded by wonderful forests
matÄñm¦gy¥tW:   c   with hordes of elephants and deer also
SaEBtE   looks charming
s¢lla¢TI¢B:   coming in search of water

67.Rama   told   Lakshman   that   with   beautiful   woodlands   all   around   teeming
with   chakravaka   birds   at   all   times   and   herds   of   elephants   and   deer   coming
to   drink   water   the   lake   looks   charming.

pvnahtvEga¢Bã¢mI¢B¢vImlE{ØB¢s    ,
pÄðja¢n    ¢vrajÓtE    tafYmana¢n    lßmN    .68.

pvnahtvEga¢B:   by the impact of the speed of the breeze
U¢mI¢B:   by the waves
¢vmlE   in clear
AØB¢s   waters
pÄðja¢n   the lotuses
¢vrajÓtE   appears exquisite
tafYmana¢n   being lashed
lßmN   Lakshmana

68.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   lotuses   in   the   clear   waters   appear
exquisite   being   lashed   by   the   waves   generated   by   the   speed   of   the   wind.

pîpæO¢vSalaX£|    stt|    pHqkj¢p#yam¯    ,
ApÜytaE    mE    vWdEh£|    j£¢vt|    na¢BraEctE    .69.

pîpæO¢vSalaX£|   eyes large as the lotus petals
stt|   always
pHqkj¢p#ya|   fond of the lotuses
ApÜyt:   not seeing
mE  for me
vWdEh£|   Sita
j£¢vt|   life
n   A¢BraEctE   is not attractive

69.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   unable   to   see   Sita   with   large   eyes   like   lous
petals   and   always   of   fond   of   lotuses   life   is   not   attractive   for   him.

AhaE    kamÞy    vamÏv|    yaE    gtam¢p    ѤlIBam¯    ,
Þmar¢yÝy¢t    kÚyaN£|    kÚyaNtrva¢dn£m¯    .70.
AhaE   what a pity
kamÞy   of the god of love
vamÏv|   crookednes
y:  which
gta|   A¢p   she who is not seen also
ѤlIBa|   difficult to recover
Þmar¢yxy¢t   constantly reminds
kÚyaN£|   blessed
kÚyaNtrva¢dn£m¯   most soft and sweet spoken

70.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   crookedness   of   Cupid   makes   him   think
constantly   of   blessed   Sita   who   is   not   seen,   difficult   to   recover   and   most
soft   and   sweet   spoken.  

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