THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 58 : SLOKAS 81 TO 90

 
l»av&ÄaNtkwnm!   -   NARRATING   THE   EVENTS   IN   LANKA
 
ttSta>   sihta>   svaR   ivhtaza   inéXyma>   ,
piri]Py   smNtaÄa<   inÔavzmupagta>   .81.
tt:  then
ta:  they
s¢hta:   together
svaI:   all
¢vhtaSa:   discarding their wishes
¢nâÒyma:   with nothing to do
p¢r¢XÔy   surrounding
smÓtat¯   on all four sides
ta|   her
¢nd#avS|   state of sleep
upagta:   attained

 
81.The   rakshasis,   sensing   their   inability   to   do   anythimg,   surrounded   Sita   and   fell   asleep.
 
tasu   cEv   àsuÝasu   sIta   -rœt&ihte   rta   ,
ivlPy   ké[<   dIna   àzuzaec   suÊ>iota   .82.
tas¤   they
c  also
ev  only
p#s¤çOas¤   having gone to sleep
s£ta   Sita
Brqt¦¢htE   for husband's welfare
rta  single mindedly
¢vlÔy   crying
kâN|   pitiably
d£na   in danger
p#S¤SaEc   became worried
s¤Ñ¤:¢Kta   in deep sorrow

 
82.Sita,   who   was   only   thinking   of   her   husband's   welfare,   sensing   the   danger   she   was   in,   cried in   deep   sorrow.
 
tasa<   mXyaTsmuTway   iÇjqa   vaKymävIt!   .83.
tasa|   from their
mÒyat¯   midst
sm¤ÏTay   rising
¢æOjza   Trijada named
vaÀym¯   the following words
Ab#v£t¯   spoke

 
83.Trijada   named   rakshasi,   rising   from   their   midst,   spoke   the   following   words.
 
AaTman<   oadt   i]à<   n   sIta   ivnzyit   ,
jnkSyaTmja   saXvI   õu;a   dzrwSy   c   .84.
AaÏman|   me
Kadt   eat
¢Xp#|   quickly
s£ta   Sita
n   ¢vnSy¢t   will not be deatroyed
jnkÞy   Janaka's
AaÏmja   daughter
saÒv£   virtuous
s"¤xa   daughter in law
dSrTÞy   of Dashratha
c  also

 
84.She   said   that   they   better   eat   her.   The   virtuous   Sita   who   is   Janaka's   daughter   and
Dashratha's   daughter   in   law   will   not   be   destroyed."
 
Svßae   ý*   mya   †òae   daé[ae   raemh;R[>   ,
r]sa<   c   ivnazay   -tuRrSya   jyay   c   .85.
Þvp":   a dream
¢h  surely
Aï  now
mya  by me
è¾:   was seen
daâN:   it is scary
raEmhxIN:   hairraising
rXsa|   Rakshasas
c   ¢vnaSay   destruction also
Bt¤I:   husband's
AÞya:   her
jyay   c   victory also

 
85.I   had   a   dream   just   now.   It   was   scary   and   creates   horripilations   in   my   body.
There   Rakshas   were   destroyed   and   Sita's   husband   emerged   victorious.
 
AlmSmat!   pirÇatu<   ra"vaÔa]sIg[m!   ,
Ai-yacam   vEdehImetiÏ   mm   raecte   .86.
Al|   without any damage
AÞmat¯   this
p¢ræOat¤|   to protect
raGvat¯   from Rama
raXs£gNm¯   Rakshasi groups
A¢Byacam   please beg
vWdEh£|   Sita
ett¯   ¢h   this alone
mm  to me
raEctE   appeals

 
86.To   escape   from   Rama's   wrath   let   us   approach   Sita   to   help   us   and   protect   us.
 
ySya   ýev<ivx>   Svßae   Ê>iotaya>   à†Zyte   ,
sa   Ê>oErœb÷xa   mu­a   suomaßaeTynuÄmm!   .87.
yÞya:   in whose case
¢h  surely
ev|¢vD:   like this
Þvp":   dream
Ѥ:¢Ktaya:   with great sorrow
p#èÜytE   is seen
sa  she
Ѥ:KW:   from sorrows
bh^Da   in many ways
m¤³a   being liberated
s¤K|   happiness
Aap"aE¢t   attains
An¤äOmm¯   most

.
87.Surely   this   afflicted   lady   about   whom   I   have   had   a   dream   of   this   kind   is   sure   to
be   released   from   her   sorrow   and   attain   unparalled   happiness.
 
ài[patàsÚa   ih   mEiwlI   jnkaTmja   .88.
p#¢Npatp#s°a   generous to those who surrender
¢h  surely
mW¢Tl£   Maithili
jnkaÏmja   daughter of Janaka

 
88.If   we   bow   down   to   her   she   the   daughterof   Janaka   will   be   good   and   help   us.
 
tt>   sa   ÿImtI   bala   -tuRivRjyhi;Rta   ,
AvaecXyid   tÄWy<<   -vey<   zr[<   ih   v>   .89.
tt:  then
sa  that
»£m¢t   shy
bala   lady
Bt¤I:   husband's
¢vjIyh¢xIta   pleased with victory
AvaEct¯   said
y¢d  in case
tt¯  that
tÐy|   comes true
BvEy|   will become
SrN|   refuge
¢h   v:   for you also

 
89.Sita   then   told   them   that   in   case   this   comes   about,   she   will   give   them   protection.
 
ta<   cah<   ta†zI<   †òœva   sItaya   daé[a<<   dzam!   ,
icNtyamas   iv³aNtae   n   c   me   inrœv&t<   mn>   .90.
ta|   her
c  also
Ah|   I
taèS£|   like that
è¿a   seeing
s£taya:   Sita's
daâNa|   cruel
dSam¯   state
¢cÓtyamas   thought within myself
¢v@aÓt:   patiently
n  not
c  also
mE  my
¢nrqv¦t|   agree
mn:  mind

 
90.Seeing   the   state   of   Sita   and   her   benevolence,   I   patiently   reflected   over   it   in   my   mind.   I   could not   reconcile   with   the   two   positions.            
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