THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60

 
l»av&ÄaNtkwnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   EVENTS   IN   LANKA
 
tt>   sItampZy<Stu   rav[Sy   invezne   ,
zaeksagrmasaXy   n   parmupl]ye   .51.
tt:  then
s£tam¯   ApÜyn¯   not finding Sita
t¤  in this
ravNÞy   Ravana's
¢nvESnE   palace
SaEksagr|   in a sea of grief
AasaÒy   drowning
n  not
par|   shore
uplXyE   seen

 
51.I   did   not   find   Sita   in   Ravana's   palace   and   was   worried.
 
zaecta   c   mya   †ò<   àakare[   smav&tm!   ,
kaÂnen   ivicÇe[   g&haepvnmuÄmm!   .52.
SaEcta   worried
c  also
mya  by me
è¾|   was seen
p#akarEN   with perimeter walls
smav¦tm¯   enclosed
ka·nEn   made of gold
¢v¢cæOEN   differently
g¦haEpvn|   a garden
uäOmm¯   the best

 
52.Then   a   saw   a   beautiful   garden   surrounded   by   a   wall   built   with   gold.
 
s   àakarmvPluTy   pZyaim   b÷padpm!   .53.
AzaekvinkamXye   iz<zupapadpae   mhan!   ,
tmaéraeý   c   pZyaim   kaÂn<   kdlIvnm!   .54.
s:  that I
p#akar|   wall
AavÔl¤Ïy   jumping
pÜya¢m   saw
bh^padpm¯   a garden with many trees
ASaEkv¢nkamÒyE   in the middle of the Ashoka grove
¢S|S¤papadp:   a Shimshupa tree
mhan¯   big
t|   that
Aaâ/   climbing
c  also
pÜya¢m   saw
ka·n|   golden coloured
kdl£vnm¯   banana grove

 
53,54.I   went   over   the   wall   and   saw   a   big   grove.   There   was   a   big   Shimshupa   tree   which I   climbed   and   from   there   saw   a   banana   grove   golden   yellow   in   colour.
 
AËre   iz<zupav&]at!   pZyaim   vrvi[RnIm!   ,
Zyama<   kmlpÇa]Imupvask«zannam!   .55.
tdekvasSs<vIta<   rjaeXvStizraeéham!   ,
zksNtapdIna¼I<   sIta<   -rœt&ihte   iSwtam!   .56.
ra]sIi-ivRêpai->   ³ªrai-ri-s<v&tam!   ,
ma<szaei[t-]ai-rœVyaºIi-rœhir[Iimv   .57.
AÑ¥rE   close by
¢S|S¤pav¦Xat¯   from the shimshupa tree
pÜya¢m   saw
vrv¢NIn£m¯   fair skinned
Üyama|   dark
kmlpæOa¢X   with eyes like lotus
upvask]Sannam¯   with a tired looking face due to fasting
tdEkvasÞs|v£ta|   wearing the same clothes
rjaEÒvÞt¢SraEt¤ham¯   hair covered with dust
SaEksÓtapd£naÄñ£   reduced weight due to sorrow
s£ta|   Sita
Brqt¦¢htE   for husband's welfare
¢ÞTtam¯   thinking only about
raXs£¢B:   rakshasis
¢vãpa¢B:   ugly form
@\ra¢B:   cruel
A¢Bs|v¦tam¯   surrounded
ma|sSaE¢NtBXa¢B:   eaters of flesh and blood
ÛyaG#a¢B:   tigresses
h¢rN£|   female deer
iv  like

 
55,56,57.Close   to   the   Shimshupa   tree,   I   saw   Sita     who   was   of   fair   complexion   and   had   eyes like   the   shape   of   the   lotus   petal.She   was   surrounded   by   the   ugly   Rakshasis   who   eat   flesh and   blood.   By   starvation   she   looked   pale   and   there   was   no   lustre   on   her   face.   Her   hair was   covered   with   dust.   She   had   physically   become   weak   and   had   on   her   a   single   cloth shewearing   before.   She   was   thinking   about   the   welfare   of   her   husband.   The   sight reminded   me   of   a   female   deer   in   the   midst   of   lioness.
 
sa   mya   ra]sImXye   tJyRmana   mu÷muR÷>   ,
@kve[Ixra   dIna   -rœt&icNtapray[a   .58.
-UimzYya   ivv[aR¼I   piÒnIv   ihmagme   ,
rav[aiÖinv&ÄawaR   mtRVyktiníya   .
kwiÂNm&gzaba]I   tU[Rmasaidta   mya   .59.
sa  she
mya  by me
raXs£mÒyE   among the Rakshasis
tÇyImana   frightened due to threats
m¤h^:   m¤h^:   every now and then
ekvEN£Dra   with a single braid
d£na   in a pitable state
Brqt¦¢cÓtaprayNa   thinking of her husband only
B¥¢mSÙya   lying on the ground
¢vvNaIÄñ£   helpless
pîn£   iv   like a lotus
¢hmagmE   in winter
ravNat¯   from Ravana
¢v¢nv¦äOaTaI   not finding a way to escape
mtIÛykt¢nàya   decided to put an end to her life
kT¢·t¯   with difficulty
m¦gSabaS£   with eyes like that of a young deer
t¥NI|   shortly
Aasa¢dta   at a distance where can be seen
mya  by me

 
58,59.She   was   sitting   among   the   Rakshasis   who   were   constantly   threatening   her.   Her   only activity   was   to   think   of   Rama   .   Her   hair   was   gathered   in   a   single   knot.   She   was   lying   withered like   the   lotus   in   winter.   She   was   in   despair   not   knowing   how   to   escape   from   Ravana. She   had   even   decided   to   die.
 
ta<   †òœva   ta†zI<   narI<   rampÆIminiNdtam!   ,
tÇEv   iz<zupav&]e   pZyÚhmviSw>   .60.
ta|   that
è¾qva   seeing
taèS£|   in that state
nar£|   woman
rampÏn£|   Rama's wife
A¢n¢Ódtam¯   faultless
tæO   there
ev  only
¢S|S¤pav¦XE   in the Shimshupa tree
pÜyn¯   seeing
Ah|   I
Av¢ÞT:   stood

 
60.I   stood   on   the   tree   seeing   that   woman,   the   wife   of   Rama   and   a   good   soul   in   such   a   state.            
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